The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-12-10
The Central Glass .Works.

10y Our Old Employo.l Ri 4 qa t.sfl
For Nails Wheeling has wide spread
and enyiable reputation. II railway
kings should erase her name from their
route maps or print In indnitessimsl cap;
itals It would not matter to her. tsns 9,
Through the length and breadth. OF the
land abe is known as the Nail City, and
this great interest Is too. often supposed TO
have absorbed all the energy and capital
Of the, place. We recognize Il as the bed
rock OF our prosperity, but is not our
only valuable industry, nor has 1t pre-
cedence in age. This latter distinction
belongs to our glass manufacture. Away
back in the long ago Of the city's history
1t commenced and has always been con.
siderable interest, but VIC can't go back 10
follow It up from It's infancy. eve amt
much on history!) It is only Of late years
that 1t has assumed an importance only
second to the Nail business itself. Down
in the Filth ward stands an old factory
built so long ago that the present genera.
ton scarcely knows its founder. It is
known as the Green Glas Bottle Works,
and has been the birth place Of a
few successful enterprises as well as
tho scene Of many abortive attempts
and the grave OF much small capital.
There The company, whose name heads
this article, commenced its business ca
reer in June, 1868, under the firm name
Of oesterling, Henderson 6 Co, with ten
working men with the small capital oi
fortyItive hundred dollars. The tide In
the glass. business 'IwGsa just setting IN.
Careful management and steady plodding
industry built up trade, and with II .
valuable reputation. In 1866 Mr.. 0eater.
ling, rather against the Judgment Of his
partners bought the property in East
Wheeling, knownas the old pork house,
for,six thousand dollars, a mere cong as
compared wilh1he original cost, and yet
to the casual observer Us nnpromising q
location for glass factory us could well
be found. But Mr.. ocsterlpg,s well bal
anced German brain had carefully copsid-
cred the field and its hidden treasures be.
iorc he bought Il, u cost a large amount
Of money TO convert the pork house into
a glass factory. but they did it From
this nucleus the buildings have been OK;
tended I'LL they present d frontage Of
nearly four hundred feet Three ten.pot
furnaces, with all the machinery aud
other appurtenances Incident 10 such a
productive capacity completely occupy
these expansive buildings. To this array
OF buildings the company have added ex.
tensiye, packing and waretooms, 2ss feet
long andes feet wide, two stories hlEh,
and built Of brick, with a side building 90
by so feet, and also two stories In height.
The products Of this factory are blown,
prcssed'and cut ware Of every description,
and If enumerated would oil a half col
umn OF our paper sf'a q sN'A''-
In 1857, for the purpose Of simplifying
the retirement Of any member Of the firm
who might wish; 10 Withdraw from The
business, It was converted into q joint
stock Company, with its present title, and
its capital was divided into four hundred
and thirty.iour shares. slngplarly enough
not . new stockholder nor q dollar Of
money was added, and all stock offered
for BALE had frat to be offered 10 the
Company. Under this latter provision