The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-19


East Liverpool has been n prosperous
town, "a all know, by the pottery trade,
and yet II hasn't near The facilities rs are
possessed by Sleubenville. There Is no
coal there except a very poor article that
Is not ct for pottery burning. There are
no machine shops where repairs can be
made as there are in Steubenville, which
isl great advantage. Sometimes, be-
cause OF a little break, an establishment
has TO lay idle for several days In order
10 have repairing done at Pittsburgh. As
for clay, all except for the yellow ware
comes from Missouri, Illinois and New
Jersey. The only shipping facilities at
East Liverpool are the y railroad and
the river.
DR.. johnson, Of East Liverpool, stated
that the pottery business was not a trade.
It was one Of the fne arts. Mr.. Rigby
stands at the head not only in America,
but elsewhere. The composition /, a Sc.
cret that the potter holds, which is pur-
chased from him by owners at 4 large
price. The potters hold this secret as
their capital. Thomas Haden stands at
the head as n china ware decorator.
Mr.. Rigby said 4 two kiln pottery M
ployed 40 men skilled and other labor.
ers. A i've kiln pottery will make up
into ware FIVE tons Of clay n day, and
there Ia no waste. Cobalt Il the most ex.
pensive material used. $40 per day Is
the cost Of raw material used In q Eve
kiln pottery. Labor costs from S. to s.
per day for skilled, and common labor Ia
very low. 1900 tons OF coal n week are
used. The boilers are supplied by gas,
but the supply is not strong enough.
There is good clay at East Liverpool for
yellow ware.
Agood market ia found all over the
country. One 6rm has made arrang-
ments with a Baltimore house 10 take
$4,000 worth Of ware per year.
ltcosts as much almost 10 make fellow
ware rs II does white, and IA the profits
on the white are greater, Il pays better
than the yellow.
DR.. johnson said the idea was 10 or.
ganiIs q company, with acapital Of S25,.
600, $4,000 10 be taken by East Liverpool
gentlemen skilled In the business, He
thought the people OF Steubenyille were
aware OF the TACT that East Liverpool
stood \ monument to the industry Of
pottery. There isn't houses enough for
the employed people there. One citizen
with whom be was acquainted had TO live
in \ hotel because be could End no house
10 rent This prosperity is all the result
Of The pottery business, aud II will be
made the came here 10 Steubenyille,
There never has been 4 failure there, No
panic was ever felt In East Liverpool.
Everything denotes prosperity. Steuben.
Vile, with superior natural advantages,
only needs . little effort on the part oil
her capitalists 10 make Il prosperous. He
understood that the ires we're this week
70 be started In the Wills Creek Iron
Mile, and he hoped Il would not be long
until they would be lighted In the furnace
Of a pottery.
Mr.. Dunbar stated that he would be
one ofthe 40 10 take the S2l, 900 stock.
Mr.. w. R. E. Elliott when asked 10
take stock remarked that be desired to
know something more about IT, but he
felt that he would put sone means In II
to help II along. he also said that the
greatest draw back be saw In the matter
was We were all ignorant Of the business,
and would have 10 depend on the know.
ledge otthe skilled men from East Liver.