, 1888-05-13
WELL UNDER WAY.
A Well Attended Glass Works
Meeting Held.
The Project Carefully Canvassed
by Earnest Men.
A Good Committee Appointed to
Form a Company.

About twenty substantial citizens, for
the most part business men, with a
s~prinkling of real estate dealers, discussed.
the glass works question at the Office of
John Roberts in the Post block last even
ing.
j. w. Hammond was elected chairman
of the meeting and Louis Kirk chosen to
act as secretary.
J. G. Baird. Esq, read the estimate
for a white ware plant recently published
in this journal, and explained the techni-
cal terms. Mr.. Baird halls from the
glass producing district of Pennsylvania
and is thoroughly conversant with the SUBJ
ject.
Mr.. King, city editor of the San, re-
sponded to an invitation to give his views
on the project. The gentleman was for
merly connected with glass factories and
understands the practical portion OF the
industry. He thought, in fact was GER
tain, that the project would prove a profit
able enterprise at this point and believed
that eastern manufacturers would invest in
a plant to be placed in this city if the
matter were properly placed before them.
Mr.. King made clear the difference be-
tween bottle, white ware and window
glass factories.
Hon. f. Z. Warren, who has been Civ
ing the subject considerable attention, was
the next speaker. He had received let
tiers from New Jersey glass makers writ
ten at the suggestion of Delegate Carey.
The industry is not thriving in the ex-
IRENE east. There is lively competition
and the introduction of natural gas as
fuel in the Pennsylvania establishments
has caused the removal of several facto-
ries to hat state and other producers are
anxious to leave Jersey.
A down East firm furnished Mr.. War
rem with figures commanded for glass in
tons can almost be duplicated here. The
speaker had been assured by the superin-
tendent of the Laramie Chemical works
that a Cheyenne glass plant would be fur
nished with soda at fair figures. Suitable
coal can be purchased here at 81. so per
ton and lime at thirty-fve cents per
bushel.
The glass sand on the line of the Chey-
emit & Northern and but a few miles
from this city, ranks third among the
sands of the United States. 1t assays
$3.50 with perfection at 100.
AT this juncture the discussion became
quite general and all sides of the question
were canvassed. 1t was generally agreed
that the capital stock of the company
should not be less than $40. 900. While
$4,000 would establish the plant a work
ing capital was quite necessary.
There was a diversity of opinion as to
what the product of the proposed factory
should be. There would be less competi-
ton in the manufacture of chimneys and
white bottles, and it would lead to the
making of cut glass, but the opinion that
window glass would be marketed more ex-
tensively prevailed.
L. R. Bresnahen moved hat the chair
appoint a committee of five to solicit
stock subscriptions and hat the d~esigna-
ton of the project be entrusted to the
stockholders. After a few remarks the
motion was unanimously adopted.
MIR. Hammond appointed as the com
mittee Messrs. T. A. Kent, L. r. Bres-
nahen, John Roberts, A. j. Parshall and
j. K. Jeffrey. The gentlemen are all in
dustrious and earnest and will exert them
selves in behalf of the cause. They will
be assisted by Ex-Governor Warren, Mr..
Hammond and others.
1t can now be said hat the glass works
project is well under a An interest
has been aroused, and will not be allowed
to subside, as several monied men are de-
termined to establish a plant here.
The meeting adjourned subject to the
call of the chairman.
Strawberry shortcake at the Saddle Rock