Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-11-03

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REvIvEp.-After an immense deal of
speculation as TO the future OF the glass
works. which have been deserted and idle
for years, arrangements have been effected
bv which the works will resume opera
tions. There has been great lot Of talk
for some time past about this desideratum
being accomplished, but nearly everybody
was accustomed TO hearing such tales and
almost invariably elevated their noses In
derision of the idea that the works would
ever be revived. However, couple of
gentlemen, strangers to this locality, have
been in town for few days looking into
the matter, and the result was that on Mon
day morning, at conference of the parties
concerned, the works were transferred TO
r. Rheine, of Baltimore, and Richard Da-
Wis, of Detroit. Repairs were begun at the
works on Tuesday morning, and Mr.. Davis
says the works will be running and the
first glass made on the evening of next Sun
day week. The furnaces at present In the
works, Mr.. Davis said to our reporter, will
be utilized and permitted TO remain until
July, when they will be replaced with new
furnaces, including blowing furnaces, "on
the European plan" Tho force of en-
ployes will consist Of ten blowers and ten
gatherers, three fstteners, four helpers,
five cutters and number of labOrers-in
all about sixty persons. These men ha, G
all beqn elsewhere, and will arrive by the
date Of opening. Mr.. Davis says Of their
character that they are all sober, steady
and intelligent men, and that each blower
is capable Of making ten boxes Of glass per
day; otherwise, he intimaicd, he would
not have them at all.
The new proprietors of the glass works
have succeeded in etfecting arrangements
materially different from those which, 1t is
said, embarrassed and hindered lessees for
merly. They have secured complete and
undisputed control Of the entire property
and fixtures by purchase, and no Belle
fonte capitalist will be interested in the en-
terprise or possess the slightest power 10
venture suggestions to or interfere with the
management in any particular. As such
seems to have been the bane Of these works
heretofore, this positive prohibition was
certainly wise provision on the part Of
the new proprietors. The terms to the
management are unusually easy and salts
and Messrs. Rheine and Davis express no
doubt as to the success of the works-in
fact are positive Of the most encouraging
results-and they insist the failures Of the
past we're solely attributable to very poor
management
1t is confidently asserted by the propri-
etors that the works will be able 10 manu-.
faeture fifty one-hundred- boxes Of
glass daily, or two hundred and fifty boxes
per week Of five days, which is ell the
time that can be devoted to the actual max
ing Of glass. Mr.. Davis has had lifetime
OF practical experience 81 a glassblower.
while his partner, Mr.. Rheine, Is an exien-
sive dealer In glass in the monumental
city. Mr.. Davis will DO the solo superin-
tendent Of the works, and he understands
the whole business Thoroughly aud in every
particular.
Mr.. Davis desires through the DEMO-
cRAT TO express his hearty thanks for the
kind and courteous trsstpen Esssssed by
himself and Mr.. Rheine at aAds of
General Beaver and Mr.. AdOISh Loeb, with
whom the negotiations for the glass works
were conducted.