The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-23
Glass.

The gla,, work, of this city are, as before
stated, in full operation once more, and Otta.
wa, in the vicinity of the glass works, presents
lively appearance.
The three window house, are turning ont IA
very fine quality both of single and double
strength, and operators and manufacturers
are greatly encouraged at the prospect, for
the seasons business. The weekly output Is
about 1900 fifty foot boxes. These three fac
toric, give employment 10 225 men and boys
and the monthly pay roll il considerable.
The Bottle and Flint Glass Company's
works, located north of the window houses,
give employment to 2l0 or 23O men and boys,
the pay roll aggregating about $4,000 per
month The production of these works is be
coming Il standard article in the trade, rs no
finer wares can bc produced anywhere in the
country. 1t is also greatly TO the credit of our
facilitc. here that the Ottawa sand is used
,rttoW nraShing in the production of the fine
crystalline flint glass, and thereby saving
greatly in the cost of manufacture. About
the time the flint works started wcll-known
glass maker said, with strong emphasis, that
the sand could not be used without washing
and produce mcrchantablc wares; but the
same man is now convinced that there were
few possibilities in the Ottawa glass business
lac had not counted upon. The fact that the
flint works were run from the beginning of
the season with ready sale for the entire
product. while the glass business generally
was at a standstill, is Sclf-cvidcnt indication
that there is genuine merit in the goods offer
ed to the trade. The flint works are manufac-
turing all sizes of druggists prescriptions,
from Il halfouncc vial to Il demiohn in cy-
cry conceivable moud--plam rounds, oyals,
French squares, Blakcs, various forms of pan
els, &c. and also many private patterns, con
trocd exclusively by their customers. Many
of the druggists throughout the country are
using extensively lcttcrcd wares-thcir bust
ness cards blown in the bottlc-which gives
them an advantage in placing their advertise
ments before the public in new way. This
system of lettering their prescription walls
and bottles is extending rapidly, and the OF
tawa flint house seems to get its full proper
ton Of the trade The old bottle, or what is
technically known as the green, house Is
working ON exports (bccr bottles, two
sizes only, quarts and pints, being made. The
scene here is equally animating, but the opc
ration of blowing bottles i quite different
from that in the flint house, and even 10 an
uninitatcd spectator il is quite evident that a
green glass worker would feel quite ont of
place in flint house. Both factories are I'M
der the excellent supervision Of Mr.. Matchin-
| sky, an expert in the manufacture of both
wares.
The FREE TRADER has always maintained
that there il no point in the country more IA
| yOrably located for the manufacture of glass
than Ottawa, and the experience Of the past
few years furnishes proof conclusive of that
fact Besides the advantages of having album
dance Of coal sand and lime right at the doors
of our factories, and being central in an un-
limited market Ottawa is also much better
located geographically than those unfortu-
nate glass-makng cities along the Ohio river
that for two years in succession have suffered
| heavily from foundations. High water is not
a threatening danger every spring to the glass
factories here