, 1866-04-07

u Ills Rfeat trade WIS supplied tom the Est md
Pittsburgh, b;n sbout sao2lty divided eetwesn
ane slass I'd ia6se ss1e, nd h. ns1 % eo@paa,
,be1siers ent into their trade taE no<e thsa into
that Of Pttttba1Tt, which Is almost entirely, IN
sa' e'is s0i sS.t F1as" &c Tss, esse e.
nsfiae a' OF window va elss,ss 70 50 "'G 'b.t N n
~, IL fintralas. md bottles, Vi shall soon BE-
In another specially. that OF
WISDoW uLAss,
We vii sl.o soon be independent, and II half tha
hopes Cherished BY the new company now formed
pct that ere long Chicago Will not onlT nysi but
excel the Old cities iu Hbleh thls t.ade has been
certainly offered for ltS Manufacture he1s Sar The
Western trade At al esents. and there appears no
sosa noi wa h anss so.f & he e. saa "s e
much less than II will cost there. The beauty
Of ihe sand Of Issalle h,s alrr.ay been
eponn Of h1 eed sSa ,cyyd oy 20 ens, i9 this
that Of Berkshire, Asss. aud for window efass.
making It Ia even superior 10 ihas. This excellent
ssna can be ls.d down hess n chtsaeo hy The own
whereas the cheapest used in the ruanntae'oues of
Pittsburgh. coarse discoIored Material eoets SO
Ell aSa ,es
Lime, TOO, an element entering largely into the
compotftien Of window clas*, costs here ten cents
per huthe! Iosa than in Pittsburgh, ard lumber, OF
~h.ch 36, Goo feet per month azc employed to box
The product Of snsle ten-pot furnace, costs yery
much less here than there. In view Of Ill these Id
yantcEts company Of gentlemen here hare re-
ccltly formed corporation nuder the tflc Of
TIE NoR1uW EsrEHS GLASS CO.
for the nanutaetuEc Of window glass; a. speciality.
II sass9'1 Il sA.Eas sloan sDs
E. johnson and The stockholders Gre among the
moet influential and pEomiaent men Of The ct y.
ahesr eaal stock = fia9 s:, +, sna 20 iaF hays
location OF their works has BEEN p1tchascd,->c.
tween tie foot Of Rnckes street and Throop's canal
o. Gps o. ss ad1n pa; @ The
lion entered into, The sand beds Of Utica
purchased and most Of the workmen engaged
The buildings will be oi the most improved style,
ard viii cost Tor begnuns, I'll, 900 other build
lrRs will be added as they arc quired the ground
therefor being quite ample, tls0 By sA feeI In es
tent but at present the only bul1dlngs will be two
one 50 By $50 feet to contain The anncallne and
faiiening ovens. and the cutting and packing
rooms. Each Of tho furnaces will be butlt fot Ten
Zach. fhe makers Of .hste hugs pos vi. he al
ork next week, and BY the middle, Or at most the
cose o. July The establishment, WIN its tui com
VII be iu tull operation II Is computed that each
furnace vii! Be able to turn out, per month, 1G0
hoxee q window glas!;;, 81, saeh sonalaiug dy feet
The Bnett qualities Of "donble lhtck" glasa and IN
this The .4forhweatetn Company = III be brought
in co.pe irfoD Wl1h the Boston and New York makeYs
hr mofe than those OF the quality oil the
hitter being the cheaper. The pyens Of the new
COMPANY will be Of sufficient size 10 enable them
10 make plates Of window cl4es u by d5 Inches IN
sire, and the quality Of their materials will enable
them, in plates Of this etze. to rival even the finest
French work. As we have already given the
formula for the mixing Of a batch Of flint
class, We will here also gHe an
approximate Eormn1a for a batch Of window or
'lime" glass Its proportions Will be 100 pounds
Of sand. 35 Of soda tsh, a5 Of lime. aud o. OF
salt, thesc, Of coufse, varying slightly with the
quality OF the several n1ferias, but avays Ia about
ibis proportion. Mention has been made Of The
eand heds at Utica. These bare been p1rch1sed
by thie company for the sum OF $1,000. and VII ar
lord them practically iuexharstib.e supply OF tie
bcel material for their metal. The sand Il thrty-
five feet IN depth. Of the quality We haye already
dcfcribed, UNDERLYING an area Of ffty acres. The
fallacy that French gsase Is tmneasurab]y better
flnn American, hss Tong been exploded. and now
II will stu further be EboWn th7t we CID uroduce
here, at our own doofs, glass Of all kiudi fully
eena1 10 any ohcr In tho laun far less ptice than
Eastern DakeFs can give II, md without the lrevlta-
lily 10 or IL Per cent Of oreakasa 10 be suffered Il
We purcha1e from them.
We have thus sketched ct length: one OF our
ng new elem mt In the wealth aud resoutcss Of
our stsie. and have endeavoed 10 give to The read
el A. clesr nslghi4s possible lnto the mystery OF
ciass making. Nothing more remains to ho satd
npon tho tub;ecs, hut hopr, that all the bright
ttupaIIonf Of be Chicago and Northwestern Glass
Cnmpsuie.. may be fully realized. and with Ibis
,xe di4m{te