Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-11
lFrom the wheeling Inselligsnosr.l
A Visit to Bellaire.

lFrom the Wheeling lneelltgencer.l
A Visit to Bellaire.
[By an old Employed
The youngest of our sisters, from
respectable village mainly supported
by the great transfer trade between the
Central Ohio and Baltimore Railroad,
is rapidly assuming the proportions OF
a considerable city. The advantages
of her location as shipping point
were long ago apparent, and the sagac-
ity of her business men recognized the
fact that the trade of the great public
highways would at no distant day pass
the river in an uubroken line. They
determined therefore, when the trans
fer trade should be superseded by the
new bridge, not to be like Othella with
out an occupation, SO made strenuous
and persevering efforts to attract man
ufacturing capital. The wisdom OF their
foresight has been justified by the re-
suits. A great Nail mill and furnace,
numerous glass factories, besides minor
industries have risen like magic, and
wherever located have drawn after
them population, stimulated building
operations and in every way advanced
the importance of the place. Water
works and gas works have been built,
and in all the appointments which
characterize city, she is far ahead OF
many older and larger towns. We pre-
sent this morning such notices OF hei
specialties as we were enabled to make
during few hours visit one day last
week.
THE BELMONT GLASS WORKS
are the Pioneers of her manufacturing
interests and are situated on the west
side of the town. They were built by
Barnes and Faupel in 1866, and their
specialities were table ware and lamps
The firm conducted the business with
success until the close of 1858, when g
Joint stock company were formed, un
der whose auspices operations have
continued since JAM, 1869. Up to the
close of 1872 the profits of the business
was very large. BY the judicious ex
penditure of their surplus the product
i've capacity of the works has beer
made commensurate with its grea
trade. The company give employ
ment to one hundred and fifty-five per
sons; the total sales for the presen
wear will foot up one hundred ant
| forty-five thousand dollars. The Off
GERS of the company are Messrs. Jane
Hobbs, President, and w. A. GOrby
Secretary.
THE STAR GLASS WORKS
are also situated on the west side of tn
town, and are the property of J. b
lSullivan Il Sons. The commencement
lof the works was in March, 1872, an
their completion and operation in tn
month of July in the same year wer
consistent with the characteristic enel
,lgy of the senior member of the firm
Lamp chimneys are the exclusive pre-
lduction of this establishment. 1t ha
an eight-pot furnace and is worked il
daylight only. 1t is perhaps in all il
appointments the most compactly al
ranged factory in the city. Mr.. Sull
van estimates the frat years bushes
at seventy-five thousand dollars an
expects showing considerably in el
cess Of that for the current year.
THE NATIONAL GLASS co.'s
I works are located south of the creek
: and were built in 1870 by James Gran
l gle, of Wheeling, and designed for tn
e exclusive manufacture of pressed ware
A The concern from some cause was yer
! lslow in stating, and was finally con
verted into, joint stock enterprise, {
5 which John T. Mercer is President an
HI. c. Waddell, Secretary. The .,firs
and second years, for reasons incider
to iuexperience, were unsuccessful, n
sulting in reduction of its capital b
= about fifteen Thousand dollars. NOthin
daunted, however, the Company in tb
face of disaster changed front, and turr
ed their works upon lamp chimney
alone, blown and moulded. Succes
Immediately followed the change. Th
result of the current years business wi
foot up between ninety and one hur
dred thousand dollars, with fiatterin
prospects for large increase of bushes
2 in the coming year.
> THE OHIO GLASS COHPANY-LEvI CAS-
SELL, PRESIDENT, AND w. J. KELLY
SECRETARY.
These works are also south of tn
. creek, and were built in 1872, commend
: ing operations in August of that veal
The capital of the Company was not s
large as that of some of hesimilar con
Germs, but their business has been prC
| portiOnately successful. Their prOdue
! ton is also exclusively lamp chimneys
with an average turn out Of $50 boxe
per week, approaching an aggregat
value of fseventy-tive thousand dollar
per annum.
! THE RELLAIRE WINDOW GLASS
Company's establishment is also soutl
1 of the creek and next to those of tn,
Belmont company, are the largest IN
the city. The company was organized
in the spring of 1879, with s. M. Sheets
President, and G. w. Sanders, former
lIy of the firm of Brues Il Sanders of thi.
tcity, Secretary. Active operations
commenced on the 18th OF Sept, 1872,