MARf)l 'Si. i:i'»i. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



479 



.THE GLASS SITUATION. 



The following report, which recently 

 appeared in the diiily press, was re- 

 ferred by us to a lar^e dealer in glass, 

 who replies that the report is aljout 

 correct, and that the Class Workers' 

 Union will build three tanks so as to 

 manufacture glass this fall, and are to 

 assess the workmen weekly to raise 

 money to build the same. 'l"he dealer 

 continues: "But whether they will be 

 able to continue building them is an- 

 other question, and our idea is that 

 the present manufacturers will make 

 prices low enough so that they will not 

 be able to make the profit that tliey ex- 

 pect. We do not look for any lower 

 prices certainly before fall, and really 

 glass is being sold at a decline in price 

 while most other building materials 

 are sold at a considerable advance." 



If the glass workers are really as 

 strong as indicated in the report we 

 print below it would appear that they 

 will have little difficulty in eventually 

 controlling the manufacture of glass, 

 and the price at which it shall be sold, 

 at least up to the point where it may 

 be profitable to import glass from Eu- 

 rope. But the present manufacturers 

 will probably not succumb to this "la- 

 bor trust" without a struggle, and the 

 "war" may bring prices to a lower fig- 

 ure than ever before. Still it would 

 not be a safe proposition to figure on. 

 But what will be the price of glass 

 should the "labor trust" get absolute 

 control? 



We hear so much of capitalistic 

 trusts that "labor trusts " seem strange 

 to us. But they may prove to be even 

 more powerful than the other type. 

 Following is the report referred to: 



Window glass workers are planning to 

 f<-»rce the manufacturers out of business 

 and gain complete control of the industry 

 In the United States. 



By way of beginning it has prac- 

 tically been decided to construct three 

 large "continuous tank" furnaces for the 

 manufacture of window glass, and to 

 have them completed and in operation 

 b.\' Sept. 15. This entering wedge will be 

 followed by others as rapidly as the 

 wirrkmen can perfect plans, and it is said 

 that inside of five years there will not 

 be a foot of window glass manufactured 

 in this country except by the capital of 

 the workmen who make it. The scheme 

 to invade the manufacturing lield has 

 been fostered in the breasts of the work- 

 men for several years, and has been care- 

 fully nurtured to a great strength. 



The beginning was the establishment of 

 several small co-operative factories in va- 

 rious parts of the country, and the suc- 

 cess of these has made the workmen 

 confident that they can en.ioy the manu- 

 facturing as well as the labor end of the 

 industr.v. The plan has been carefully 

 worked out and submitted in detail to the 

 "preceptories" all over the country. Ev- 

 ery window glass worker in the I'nited 

 States is a member of a "preceptory," 

 and the "preceptories" make up the na- 

 tional window glass workers' organiza- 

 tion, which is known as Local Assembly 

 3(10, K. of L. 



In the voting sheets which were sent 

 out by the executive committee the plan 

 is set forth circumstantially, and the ob- 

 ject is stated to be: "That said member- 

 ship may attain industrial indei)endence 

 and receive a greater share of the profits 

 and benefits of their labor." Api>arently 

 the workmen are in a position to or- 

 ganize the new trust without material 

 opposition. Present manufacturers are 

 at the mercy of the workmen's organiza- 



tion, which Is the m..vi pi.u.iiiil 



kind In the country. Its strength lies 

 mainly in the fact that Us cast Iron rules 

 have ki'pi the sup|)ly of labor way below 

 tlu- demand. 



'l*he tn-tnendous power this gives them 

 Is illustmted by the fact that, although 

 then- are 2AW pots available In the 

 I'nited States, there ar(! workmen to 

 opi-ratc only li.lii" of thi-m. Of this num- 

 ber l.liiii are in trust factorii's. The THii 

 outside of the (■omblnaliou have made the 

 ctiniin'tltlon for workmen so sharii that 

 laborers luive \nrn able to secure wages 

 way abo\-c th«« regular scale. No out? is 

 eligible to an apprenticeship In this Iron- 

 clad labor trust unless he be the son or 

 brotluT of a blower or gatherer. If, how- 

 ever, he is a skilled laliorer from a for- 

 eign count r.\' and desires to become a 

 member, he may do so if he proves ac- 

 ceptable by iKi\'ing into the treasury the 

 sum <tf $.">""o. For years the manufaetur- 

 ers ha\'e endeavored in vain to destroy 

 the i-ff<'it of these rides b\- importation 

 of labor and by other expedients, but the 

 organization has remained in control of 

 the situation. 



As soon as the three furnaces now ci;in- 

 tem|>lated are completed they will be 

 manned by skilled workmen taken from 

 some of the factories of the combined or 

 indei)en.lent manufacturers, leaving the 

 abandoncil concerns powerless to olitain 

 men to man their furnaces. From time 

 to time the contributions of the work- 

 men will be added to the protits of the 

 factories In operation ami the money 

 used in biuldiug additional furnaces or 

 in purchasing those already in existence. 

 It is thought that as soon as the original 

 furnaces are In operation and the manu- 

 facturers realize that they are going to 

 be forced out of business, the workmen 

 will have no difficulty in purchasing at 

 reasonable prices all the j>lants they 

 need. 



So far as known there will not be an 

 attempt on the part of the workmen to 

 enter the field of distribution of the 

 finished product, and it is likely that the 

 jiresent method of distribution will not be 

 disturbed. The strength of the organi- 

 zation is so great and so generally recog- 

 nized that no fear is felt that there will 

 be trouble over the distribution when the 

 output Is under control of the workmen. 



BULB GROWING IN THE SOUTH. 



During the past twelve years I have 

 experimented in various lines in this 

 locality, with fine soil, seasons and 

 climate, well adapted to growing many 

 plants, trees and bulbs. The tuberose, 

 gladiolus, etc., increase very rapidly. 

 The season is long and favorable. 



It seems to me that anyone who un- 

 derstands the growing of bulbs might 

 grow them largely here at small cost, 

 and be able to compete with the im- 

 ported stock. 



Roses and ornamental stock are eas- 

 ily produced, and with a growing sea- 

 son of about eight months our one- 

 year-old stock competes with two- 

 vear-old stock grown in the north. 

 J. P. WILSON. 



Poulan, Ga. 



DETROIT, MICH.— Beard Bros., the 

 West Fort street florists, have pur- 

 chased the greenhouses and etjnip- 

 ments belonging to C. H. Michell on 

 Grosse Isle and w'ill move them to 

 their Fort street grounds. 



PAWTUCKET, R. I.— Mr. .lames 

 Hockey, who is president of the Rhode 

 Island Florists' and Gardeners' Club 

 for the present year, is now opening 

 the Prospect Greenhouses, Dunnell Es- 

 tate, this city. 



UnUlf LIIU (!li3nce to Earn Pin 

 'r:-^'^~= '"^ ^^^ Money by Selling 



TOBACCO WHALE OIL SOAP 

 and TOBACCO DUST 



during their leisure moments. Have them seud 

 for mv sample outfit, postage prepaid. A bicycle 

 in addition to a commission to hoy selling largest 

 quantity of Tobacco Whale Oil Soap by July 

 1st, If he does not want a bicycle. I will give him 

 his choice of any article ttiat can be purchased for 

 $^5 0'. Should a tie occur the prize will lie divided 

 equallv Winni'r'^ rianif in ilns ]).iprr first week 

 In July. 



H.A. STOOTHOFF, ll6WestSt.,N.Y.City. 



M'lifii'ri Tho I^?\iow' when yju write. 



niUI 110 BY THE THOUSANDS. Do you 



UAnLIAu ^^^"^ "^'^ finest novellies. or are the 

 ■'■'""'■**' older tested ones good enough? I 

 have both, and thev have taken the highest nation- 

 al honors. Am a!so headquarters for Cannas. Glad- 

 iolus and Paeonles Write for catalogue and prices. 

 W. W. WILMORE. Dahlia Specialist, DENVER. Colo. 

 Box 382. 

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EASTER PLANTS 



Azaleas from 50c to $6.00 each. 

 Erica Heather. $12.00 to $15.00 per doz.. in per- 

 fect bloom, in three varieties. 



Erica cupressina. $'J 00 to $2.50 each. 

 Lilies. lUc and 12c bv the 1000 per bud. 

 Metrosideros from $1.00 to $5.0u csch. 

 Lilac. $15, $ls and $24 per do^., in variety. 

 Cash with order. 



ANTON SCeULTHEIS, 



P. 0. Box 7S, lollfse Point, NEW YORK CITV. 



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Headquarters for FANCY 



and Dagger 



^ FERNS. 





Order now and be sure of your 

 stock for balance of season. 

 Fine Line of GALAX LEAVE5. 

 CROWL FERN CO., - MILLINGTON. MASS. 



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Edward B. Jackson, 



Wholesale Florist. 



HABSY HERBACEOUS FIiANTS ONI.T. 



In any quantity for the least money. 



STAMFORD, CONN. 



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Rooted Cuttings, usual pries. 



Coleus, Verschafleltii, Golden Queen, Mixed, 

 Heliotrope, Double Petunias, Snh ia. etc. .\lter- 

 nanthera. four kinds. L. H. FOSTEB, 



45 King- St.. Dorchester, Mass. 

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