The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-06-03

that size is worth $500, rs the proprietor
informed me. This is the only plac" IN
the United States where such glass Is
"cast.N | then witnessed the making
or blowing Of tlasks and fruit jars.
Here the material is melted as before,
and the workman dips one end of Il h0l-
low tube, about $ feet long, into the
vilrcous substance, turning it all the
time until enough Of it llShrrS to the
end of the tube. 1t is then taken ont,
turned around awhile to give it shape,
sci into a mold which is in two SECTIONS,
one u,ovcnblr, which is clampcd up to
the her, and hc then blows into it UNI
ill it is pressed out to the sides Of the
mold, taking its shape whether it be Il
flask or jar, and the impress Of the n;tmc
or date carved on the inside Of the mold.
1t is then lifted out by the tube, broken
Oft, and II little boy runs q rod into the
mouth and places it in u frey furnace.
! All this is done i'm less time than it takes
to describe it. They are, after being I'LL
ncalcd, put into Il furnace, mouths
down, resting upon n erindStonc, run
ming horizontally, which smoothcs
them. Now for the window glass,
which is difficult process, and requires
iskiIlcd labor. The beginning of the
process is just like that of making tlasks
and bottles, but the tube is larger, and
more of the wired stufr is taken up,
placed in q shallow basin, turned over
and over to give it u neck and globe,
blown into until it looks of the shape of
q big drmij"hn, then handed to another
man who stands over Il pit upon plank
| in front of a furnace; he puts the end
which is thick into this furnace-so hot
that you can scarcely bear to look at ii,
takes it outand swings it back and forth,
which stretches it out, occasionally
blowing into it while swinging it; this
| is repeated until it becomes Of the right
thickness, and it is then Il cylinder five
feet long and twelve inches in diamcter
4 hot iron is then run through it longi-
tudinally, cutting it from end to end as
| if YOU had run Il knife through paper.
1t is laid upon table, of which there is
number revolving i'm q heated furnace.
\ man stands at an opening in the wall
Of the furnace, and when itcomc5 round
TO him he spreads it out with Il long iron
rod and ruhs it down smooth on tl4"
table, and after gong further on the cir.
Gle it is taken out 10y anotcr man and
allowed to cool gradually, when it is cut
DN u ultllllOnu lllO tIlc titlCltt'9 HfH'H'
About four hundred hands are employ
ed, and the payroll amounts TO five
thousand dollars per week, some of the
most skilled making rs high Us seventy
five dollars per week. The capital in
vested is one and Il half millions OF
dollars. Tho different engines and fur
naccs consume two thousand bushels OF
coal per day. These facts obtained
from the superintendent, who kindly
showed MS through the works.
There were one hundred and two APP
pointmcnts for preaching on last Sab
bath in the city and ncirhboring vii
lagos. All the churches in the city wcr'
generously tcudcrc'l tp the Conference
for Use on sunday, except the Catholic
and Episcolalian. There arc within the
city tea Southern Methodist, ten Pres
bvtcrian, au,! four baptist rhurchr|,,
lcsi,lcs four Northern MeLhanist, one
Unitarian and ono rnrislian.n The
population Gs Louisville is estimated nj
...om one hundred and thirty to one
hundred and fifty thousand.
supposed bad got beyond the hor-
dcr- Of "lIarl Times" but there is great
complaint Of dullncss in business circles,
which is Of the same family.
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