Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-27
GLASS STATISTICS.
Complete Figures Frsm the Census
Report.

eOIu phctC emC NCosob
s Report.
WASHINGTON, March 26-From the glass
report forwarded to the Census Bureau BY
Mr.. Joseph d. Weeks II appears that there
are 2ll glass establishments in the United
States, representing capital OF $40, sIi, go.
Total number OF furnaces 3is, of which q
are gas furnaces, S tank and S!2 classed as
other kinds" Total number OF pots ., $50.
Hands employed, 2i,l77; males above
sixteen years, T,77s; females above III.
teen years, 7il; children and youths,
5.65S. Total amount Of wages paid during
1850, S9,l4i.lO0. Total value OF materials
used, SS,02S.62l. Total value Of products,
$2l,l5457l. California has one green glass
establishment, representing a capital OF
5000. Furnaces, / pots. .; hands EN-.
ployed, lis; 80 males above l6 years and
SO children and youths Amount OF wages
paid in $780, $i5,92i; value OF materials,
Sis,0I0; value OF products, $liO, 600: Con-
necticut has one glassware establishment,
representing q capital OF $l30, 900, using one
furnace and ten pots; hand employer, lGO;
l30 males above IL years, females above
Is years, and - children and youths;
wages paid in 1851, SIS 90; value OF ma.
/ ,erials' SO OOO: value OF products, 100000.
The District Of Columbia has one glassware
establishment, representing q capital OF
| S25, 900, but was not in operation during
1880.
West Virginia
| has four glassware establishments repro.
| sentiug a capital OF $5JO,522. Hands en-
| ployed, 9i6,Gl5 males above l6 years, 100
| females above Is years, and 23l children;
wages paid in 1850, S3ll, $50; value Of ma.
terials, SOS. .0Gi; value OF products $7is,.
| 500.
Ohio has 20 establishments, 10 glassware,
representing a capital OF $G79, ,750; green
glass, with q capital Of Sl60, 100; window
glass firms, with capital Of $i55, 900. The
10 glassware firms employ l,225 hands, 1sl
males above l6 years, 81 fefnales above 10
years, and 1853 children. Wages paid In
| 1850, $l52, $50; value of materials, $3.50, 2I0;
value OF products, $l,076, 800.
| The fonr greenglass fir ms employ 100
| hands. 100 males above l6 years and 10
youths. Wages paid in 1850, s45, 900; value
| Of materials, 81, ,553; value OF prl ducts,
| Sllj,UO The six window glass firms EN-.
ploy 273 hands, 269 males above ~ years
and children. Wages paid In 1850, $l45,.
| SCI; value OF materials $l06,5l0; products,
l27, ,l22 boxes Of 80 square feet each, valued
at S35SOoO.
| PENNSYLVANIA has seven ty eight establish.
ments, forty.four glassware representing q
capital Of s3,97S, ,4U6, fourteen green glass
| with a capital OF 81 ,3sl 800. twenty win.
dow glass with capital Of S2,279,SOO. The
forty-four glassware firms employ 7,227
hands, 4 O62 males above sixteen years, 2O1
females above fifteen years. 95S children !;
wages paid in lsS0, 81 262, 9Jl; val lue OF ma.
terials, $l,77s,9Ol; value Of products, g..
ssl ,3l2. The fourteen green glass firms
employ, l,SG6 hands; l,20l males above
sixteen years, eighty-seven females above
| fifteen years, and isS children; wages paid
| in 1850 $500, ,7Oi; value Of material. $798::
g25; value Of products, Sl,Gl6, 750 The
twenty window glass firms employ I, ,G9l
hands; l,Gi6 males above sixteen years and
| forty. FIVE children. Wages paid in 1880,
81 ,0i3, 7Ol; value Of materials, S772. .s3i f;
| products. 80, 2S3 boxes OF fifty square feet
each, valued at S. d., ,5l3.