Baltimore Glass Manufacturing Company, Baltimore, Maryland

BELMONT'S STAY IN BALTIMORE.

What No Man to Report About the Glass

Houses.

BALTIMORE, April 5. - On March 28 we made a flying trip to Wilmington, del., at which place the workers in the Christiana Window Glass Co.'s works are making good time. Manager Burns informed us that they were having a fair trade.

Swindell Bros., of Baltimore, are operating their flint and green furnaces steadily and report trade about up to the average. At the Carr-Lowry plant in Westport, they expect to have a steady run until the end of the present blast. Their business, while probably not up to what could be expected in this part of the season is nevertheless fair. The new green house in Westport, Baltimore Glass Manufacturing Co., has been in operation the past two or three weeks and is a complete and well equipped plant. They have many good orders and the outlook is very encouraging. Wm. King & Bros.' window works has been in operation the past two months. They are running two furnaces, and Manager Fetters reports business fair, although prices are not what they should be. Seim & Co., Baker Bros., and Swindell Bros.' window houses are not operating, and the prospects for an early for an early resumption at either of these plants is decidedly blue at the present writing.

Geo. Voelker, and old South Side boy, is employed at Swindell's, and is still "pumping them out." He is the same old George as in days of yore. Baltimore hats don't suit George, so he takes a trip to Philadelphia when in need of a chapeau. "The jig's up, Richard."

Ruffe and Louis Donnely, both former Ohio Valley Flints, and are now employed in this city. We were more than pleased to meet these gentlemen and found them as clever and accommodating as ever.

Chris Kley, formerly of Gas City, Ind., and Quaker City, O., is working at Wm. King & Bros. and is the preceptor of the window branch of this place.

Among the prominent workers here we noticed the following Flints: Frank Williams, T. F. Brennen, F. Bunn, and T. M. Clark. In the green houses, Messrs. John Williams, John Frits, Marfield, Wescott, Peck, and Opel.

Another old South Side glassworker employed in this city is G. Burkhart, who will be remembered by many of the Pittsburg people.

T. J. Donahue's mold shop in this city is very busy at the present time and orders are plentiful.

The Anthony Kribs mold shop, Brooklyn, N. Y., is also very busy and reports having orders enough to keep them on the go for some time.

John Holbrook, who worked in Martin's Ferry, O., in its palmy days bids fair to make a big hat as an inventor. Jack has a non-refillable bottle patented and has also obtained a patent on a very neat arrangement - a shade crimper and cutter. This is a machine which will crimp a shade and cut scallops in the edge at the same time. We certainly wish him success. Mr. Holbrook is now employed at Gleason's in Brooklyn.

Will Ciule, Jr., also a former Martin's Ferry boy, is gathering at Gleason's in Brooklyn.

We desire to thank Wm. H. Bustow and Manager Harry Cornell for courtesies extended us while at the Gleason glass works week before last, also the old reliable Rich Burns of Philadelphia, who has rendered us efficient service since our connection with this paper. Rich has been worried over the fact that he lost about a pound in weight during the past week. He says he doesn't want a job as the living skeleton in a dime museum, but as he still weighs about 199 pounds, his chances for getting a position of that kind seem to be rather slim.

Thos. B. Crump, foreman of the Carr-Lowrey mold shop, reports things booming in his department.

John N. Bramin, one of the first presidents of the A. F. G. W. U., is the popular manager at the Carr-Lowry [sic] Lowrey plant in Westport. Mr. Bramin can relate many interesting reminiscences of the early days of the American Flints which would greatly interest all members in the trade at the present day.

Chas. Cudder, formerly of Williamstown, N. J., is the hustling foreman of the Baltimore Glass Mf'g Co.'s mold shop in this city.

Louis F. Duffield, of Royersford, Pa., is here at the same plant and will remain until the present rush is over.

Thos. C. Duffield, formerly of Scranton, Pa., is also employed here.

That new tank of the Baltimore Glass Co.'s is a daisy, and is working well. Manager Jordan says they have orders enough to run the present blast which is certainly good news for the men employed there.

What's the matter with our Salem, N. J., correspondent? Come, wake up, boys, and give us something from your place once in a while. We hope our friend "Harry" will stir them up a little.

Will Adams, Thos. Clark, and our friend Zimmer, all of Carr-Lowrey's took us in tow last Saturday evening and we can recommend them as out of sight guides. At least "Skeet" said the Jew became invisible.

Our patrons would favor us greatly if they would let us know when any of our subscribers fail to get their paper. A paper is sent to every man on our list every Saturday, and if you fail to get it at day time we ask you to let us know at once so we can look the matter up. C. King, of King Glass Co., F. Bunn, of Swindell (flint), Wm. Peck, of Swindell (green), and Frank Williams of Carr-Lowrey plant, will receive extra copies of our paper the next two or three weeks. Any one failing to receive theirs will apply to either of the above. - BELMONT.