Bridgeton pioneer., 1888-08-30
RISE AND FALL wyNsIow
Win Three Glass Factories. the
Town Succumbs to the Raw
ages of Time

ages Of Time.
All that is now wanting is for the
word to be given when the window
and hollow ware factories at Millville.
Bridgeton, Glassboro. Williamstown,
! Woodbury. and Atco will be put in
operation. Some OF the maihfactur-
ers, notably Mr.. Lamer, at Woodbury.,
have already signed the scale of wages,
and will begin work next month. Du-
ring the past two months active pre-
paratIons have been made for the COM
ing blast. In all the towns mentioned,
masons have been at work rebuilding
the glass furnaces and ovens, which
are now being completed.
WInslow of years ago, with its three
factories : one hollowware and two
window glass-in full operation, it's
many prosperous and happy families,
and its well-filled schools, is to day w.
ing idle, its factories and dwelling
houses gradually succumbing to the
ravages of time. Factories which re-
sounded with the joyous shouts and
laughter of the happy workmen, are
slowly but surely crulnbling to the
ground. Dwelling houses, in which
lived happy and contented families,
are now given over to the ghostly
quietness of an Egyptian desert.
1t was as far back as 1882 when Wins.
low was numbered among the then
few glass blowing towns Of the State
and country. In that year the three
factories were erected, and until re-
cent years. the village enjoyed de-
gree OF uninterrupted prosperity unex-
celled by no other town of its size. An
exceedingly prosperous era in its his
tory, was while Andrew K. Hav. de-
ceased, was at the head of the Win
slow works. Associate d with him. was
his nephew, John B. Hay, who has
successfully operated the Malaga glass
works for the past four or FIVE years.
The firm name was Hay & Company,
which was we'll known in business cir.
cles. During their regime the town
prospered as it had not done before or
since. Every September found the
three factories in full operation, giving
employment to $50 men and bows,
| Every dwelling house in the town.
some two hundred' or more, was seecu,
pied by happy and prosperous family,
and its excellent public schools were
overcrowded.
! In February, 1881, Andrew K. Hay,
the senior member of the firm, died
after a lingering illness, full of years
and honors. The whole town mourned
his loss, recognizing in Mr.. Hay, true
friend to the workingman.
John B. Haysucceeded his uncle and
took hold of the manage ment of the
place with characteristic vigor. Hold
ing large interest in the works as
/ they do now, was Andrew K. Hay's
three daughters and son, William G.
Hay, who apparently did not contri-
I butte much towards the success. John
b. Hay, however, determined that the
town should retain its sphere in the
business world if possible. He took
hold of the works with this determin-
alton and for about three years they
continued to prosper under his man
agement. Unfortunately a diversity
( OF opinion ensued between Mr.. Hay
/ and the heirs, so he withdrew his inter-
est from the place and removed to
Malaga, where he still resides, About
! the middle Of 1884. William and Isaac
/ Tilyer, of Philadelphia, assumed con-
! troll OF the works and all the dwelling
houses. paying an annual rental of
ten thousand dollars. Notwithstand-
ing the enterprise of Tillyer Bros, the
business relations between them and
the proprietors of the place, was one
continual series OF disagreements.
There were suits and cross.suits. and
harmony was a thing which didn't
prevail. On June 30th last 1'ilyer
Bros. surrendered their lease and re-
moved to Vineland, where the Board
of Trade has erected for them one of
the most substantial window glass
plants to be found in the county, and
which will be put in operation early in
September.