The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-18
EXPORTING GLASS.
a TALK WITH a MANUFACTURER.
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printed AZ article from tie Neg fotk III.
lUa< snbodyirg The view. Of . gl,.s mann.
tsc'ufes on the export trade Of this county.
a. considerable gla. b.. hea .h,ppe.
abroad from The 4ctorie. y thi, vicinity. .
reporter yesterdsy called al toe south wEeei.
Ing Glass Works, and bad talk on tie sub.
Sec; With one Of the prop.istot., Nr. C. ".
BroeFuaIet NJ. B:oekualsrs familiarity
With the sla4 business not only a this par,
o! the eountry, bu. OF the United States, Is
we'll known. and the reporter ionnd be h,d
called upon the riga; person to &c: some sup.
Elementary Information OF = more local 10.
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One OF the hnt attempts to ts.a5liah an
e1p1'; Trade ky a !4e.osy,in this country WIS
undertaken By this firm. Nr. B,octuni., in
ISL goiag to cubs 10 person to look into the
business. lie succeeded IN establishing .
eonsid<'abls trade IN the Island, meeting, 10.
deed. With 4 larger measure OF ,uce.,, Than
he had anticipated. While the n,icr, ..I,,i
we're good Tor thi, country, they we're . little
lower than the Cuban merchants hai ht,n
able to purchase At before, aud ,napy Of them
osdetsd largely. so much 70 that Ir. yrotl.
uhitf btgHa 70 feel disposition 10 cease
Operations ~ q measure o! caution, He
touad a!tm .asistscsofy dealers however,
aud for sevesa! year, maintained 4 very rood
trade: The net! entefprisiog and Successful
merchants Of Cuba he found TO he Gsrmans,
anu one CT taese took the agency 70: The
TGtks here. This same pecul!asi,y is notice.
ao'e 10 tae sopsa American State, the lead.
Ing business lGea being Germans.
The shiPn.eHi OF glassware to Cabs was
continued By this holse. aud b. sAytral o,l,,
en- In The country. Gaii! Ike bfesking on. OF
tie civil Va. there uSas all business s0me.
| Fh4t Insecure, when tie manufacturer,
Titht.ew i.o:n that market Since afAirs
base become more settled, PORTION OF the
business has returned, and sGne goods are
sga!n shipped to Ccba. 80 -
Ihe South "hteiiDg Glass Work. he's neye,
bad as much trade Hitb Europe, a.soas OF The
Establishment Qt this ric,ni,Y. notably the
Central GAS Works Of this city anil IN.
Rochester Tnubler Works, have. They send
some good. TO South Atrics, and occasionally
a considerable shipment 70 Australia. Tteir
! principal foreign trade, however, Is with
Cuba and South America. They seud some
! oil their products 10 the west coast o! South
America, ifom which q portion OF their raw
materials ate brought. Chilli and Peru fur.
nish very hae nitrate Of soda, which nov en-.
te'5 20 largely into the Composition OF glass.
ana often the re=selg which Lricg tina. mate.
fiai 10 th!4 country return ladea with manu-.
featured glass. Furmefly sslt peter, or nitrate
ing the I u. Indies. =.
The trad de With ali foreign countries. Mr.
B.ockunieT said, did not form any consider.
.ble Item OF their basines. They advertise
IN The Spanish papers Of y,skiI and the
other States, but 10 doing bu.ines with tina,
par: Ut the world they NEE. wi,h manv
oi!acc!aes- One OF these Is the lack OF
alfect max connection. 1t takes month or
Two to!eceive an answer 10 letter from
south America, the mails going from New
io!~ 70 Liverpool, thence loxA 10 Lisbon.
ana tne!e be!ng .e.hipped ac.o.s TO thu. .ide
OF the Au2htic. OF course this put. the
Atne!Ican manufacturer Oh Il <eriuu. ine.
quality. with his European coppe:I,or.
" atte John Roach's line OF mail steamers
vas ~ operation hetweea this eouclry and
bss4t!, iatS obstacle to the Transaction OF
business With that country was so,uewha,
doFisted, and there va. Il perccp:ib;e i'm.
p'oTsheht Of the demand there Tor Amesi.
can go9cs. Bct Stree the di.continuance Of
shsse steamers the trade has again fallen of.
Va ia's bead NJ. BnoctunieI spoke OF tue
subject Oh subsidies, which materially con.
eefnS me matter under consideration. lie
az; aIu ne We; opposed 10 suosities in general.
peHeF!nc lhem 10 be bad ard dangerous and
70 consatp'e CREST snd growing evil, But
be thought that here az In ali csses ,t,e-e
we're executions. and he believed Iha, II a
llne OF mail steamers between thi. conntrr
and MO !aae;so and other South American
,orH was iualcioc.!r Subaasy.t to 2 reason.
ao!e extent, both IS TO amount OF money and
!ehe'h OF lime, Il would yesu!tin good 10 The
in!eIess OF American manufacturers A..
'Hs "otl!d affect the glass trade. il wonld be
OF Deneh. 70 snch varied interests. so widely
sedtttTed, that the eyil, ifauy. you'd b. more
Than compensated FOR by tue good, the mn.
tet!als beH q produced in seyeI.I S,sihs, ana
the tts, siotEs,ion and labo. interests which
Toc!d be benefited tesyiue 10 sill further
dii!ust the good effects. -"
!AH"tAe! difficulty encountered by manu-.
iaGtniers SEEKING markets for glass in the
nsIu na'neo, % the TACT that while the wares
''aneu commend themselves in price and
queNty the merchants have been
secus'o'nea 70 getting their supplies OF all
.,ti soods IN o.he. countries, and
unless they could buy other goods az iayur.
ably here will not generally pa,rou;z- Amer.
icen giess factories. = /, - - y.
The rapid growth q the manufacture of
e'a3a IN tNls country, Mr. Brctkunier uroph.
ssies, VIZ Gomrsl the manufacturers 10 ind
cassof1ers Tor il abroad. or in few years
they WIZ be cutting each Others th,oats
worse tfah tue nail uIen ever did. The connie.
,ition Is already sharp. - " ~0'i ~
AS 70 TIE quality OF goods sent abroad. the
larger proportion is OF cheaper grades Of ware
ffacaa!iy none Of the fine goods being ex.
ported; Lamps, goblets aud tumbIe,s, and
pressed ware generally are In greatest demand
."r export, ST. B.ockuniets firm furnish
the S!ass l'ts'Hgs for great deal o. silver.
plsted ware made In New England which is
largely exported.
speaking o. the ornamental table ware OF
@hieh ICY male specially, he tsia ,hs.
ifieha OIL tiR at Fittsbu!gl! recently told him
o. having been Invited b. his sister to inspec.
some eSla i:ne imported glassware which
| she bad purchased In Philat 81 Rhia oil deale,
who assured hes. II was OF French male
Upon seeing II the gentleman, who IL himself
interested In glass manufacture. was amused
TO recognize It Z, some OF the famous eyacsIe.
ware manufactured attke South Wheeling
works. -
IN reference 70 the anoInt 2: business OF
an export nature done by other factories in
this ;neishhborhood, Mr.. Brockunier said thew
az SHARED 1t about propostlonalIy, excepting
That the Central had much Larger European
,fade, Which is attributable, to lie fact thsi
~ aessersing, the President, while in
Europe recently Interested llim3elf In build.
lhg up business, with good success They
snlp large orders to the continent frequently.
Shifh certainly seems ike carrying Goals 10
s taS uasl'e." The l'ellaiTe Goblet WORKS
10 lhis connection It is interesting to note
thas q be!iaife factory yesterday shipped a
large e1'l-of glass to London, which was des.
tined Tor rcshipment to Bombay and sinya.
pore. Thus the products oithe factories in
o ot midst find their way into every section
" Luz s,one' anu the wealth OF Ormus and
pockets OF the IS7ELL.oEscgn's readers. 'e
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