The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-04
THE TRADES,

THE TRADES.
Chas. Green has purchased an interest
IN the Dayton Tile Works. This Is one OF
the lively institutions OF Dayton and is
turning out a large quantity of valuable
product
The new Rock Island Window Glass
Works took fire IN the charcoal bin IN the
mixing room one day last week The fire
was discovered in season, and a repetition
of the disaster Of year ago prevented.
The botters OF aerated, carbonatcd, and
other beverages, rs well as the manufac.
urers of bottles and bottler. supplies, will
hold national convention and exhibit at
Pittsburgh, Pa, on the nth, 18th, 10th, and
nth days of November next.
Some gleanings from the GIGSsrdIs R5
porter: The West Penn Glass Company,
Limited, have commenced blowing at their
new works in Sharpsburg.-Fred lleins
new glass works at ST. LOUIS Is in success.
tul operation, having started up on the LIST.
Mr. Heltz is now working SIX pot furnace
only, but expects TO add another later on
The Bellevillc Glass Works, at Bcllcvllle,
H., which were opened recently, furnish
employment to IS hands. They arc now
manufacturing fruit jars, beer bottles etc,
with daily output of 100 gross.-Brycc
Bros, Pittsburg, commenced excavahng
for the foundations OF q new furnace on
last Monday. twill be aGill gas furnace,
and Of the capacity of II pots.-A new fac.
tory Of the Liverpool, o., Glass Co. started
up last week-The Buckeye Glass Co,
Martins Ferry, will increase the capital
stock Sl2 ,S15,-A new factory for Macbeth
& Co. has been running a short time.-The
new factory of Ripley X Co, Southslde, Is
now completed and in full operation. The
factory building Is 10OxS6 feet, and Is well
lighted and ventilated. The floor Is Of
brick, as are also the walls, and II Is as fire
proof as It is possible to make such struc.
ture. 1t has 14.pct Gill furnace. \ nov.
el feature IN this factory, and one never
employed before here or anywhere else, is
a device for adapting steam power to op.
Grating the lears, There is also sus-
pended tramway, from which the pans are
suspended in chains, which greatly facil.
itates their transmission from one end Of
the lears to the other outside. They can
be easily moved by boy, and at a rapid
speed.
STATE OF GLASS TRADE.
Pit,sburg G,d,srare Reporter: "Notwith.
standing that there are many reasons why
one would expect to fnd the window glass
trade brisk, II is not brisk, but very dull
There should be large consumption of
glass about this time, but if there is, the
fact has not manifested Itself TO manutac.
turers. Stocks of both home and foreign
at New York are reported small, although
the imports of last week are larger than for
some time past, as reference to our list
of imports, printed elsewhere, will show.
We are Informed that many large dealers
are almost entirely denuded of stock, but
dAC waning III CAUSSkdstlOu W al llIiCdcS
IN discounts before they purchase supplies.
AS far as New York is concerned, the pros
psct is for a reduction rather than an IN.
crease in the discounts, and as the time is
fast approaching when builders must have
glass to protect their buildings from the
weather, dealers cannot hold out on small
stocks very long, All things considered
we think the chances for good active
trade in the immediate future are flatter.
ing.
druggists glassware and prescription
goods are reported in good demand In the
east. Here they are slow enough, although
improved somewhat since the relighting
of the fires. The houses are pretty much
all at work. Bottles are not very frequently
inquired for, but hopes are entertained ola
good trade in the course of short time"