New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-31
AMERICA AHEAD IN GLASSWARE.

TO the EDITOR OF IHe
Sir IN last Thursdays Issue Of "The Commercial
Advertiser article appeared entitled High Iari
subterfuges Plainly Expo6d' The writer speaks OF
an Interview had with one OF the members OF the
old and wellknown house Of James \. shaw d Co.
In relation to the tariff china and glassware AMONG
the many things said by Mr. Shaw. In regard to the
tariff. from which l most emphaucaly dissent. was
this:
"This foreign glassware alludng to the better class
Of wares) used by the rich and better of caes OF
workingmen and they will have TO begin at once to
pay 10 per cent extra for It, Now. l do not like to
say anything against our home manufacturers but
the fact is they Of a very inferior character.
Perhaps distant PERIOD the domestic producers
may give fine glassware We will have to wait
for TT
would like to ask Mr. Shaw II he has ever heard
Of Dorflinger, Dithrdge, Ioar or Hawk-cclebrated
names that stand as high Webb Baccaratt or
Val ST. Lambert. I will relate Incident In our
firms experience which will. in my opinion, reiute
the statement made BY our excellent friend ana com
,petitor OF the other side OF town. We received an
order from of the richest men In New-fork, &C
coInpaned by line Of samples Of table stein glass;
ware for twelve dozen pieces Of rich cut glass.
These samples represented ware made In England.
Being little patriotic. told the representative Of our
would be patron that should have the ware made
in this country. He said he was afraid 1t wouldn't
lie good enough told him would guarantee 1t
to be better than any glassware made In
England or France and II he was not
perfectly satisfied would keep the goods. At that
time Qos4) the Boston and sandwich Glass Company
were In existence. They undertook to do the work,
and moreover they made perfect success Of It, pro
ducing land quote the opinion of experts the
finest collection Of table made In any coun
try. The gentleman perfectly satisfied with what
We had done, aud paid without any objection $3.50
dollars each dozen pieces We placed this ware on
exhibition in our window, and one day a gentleman
called In to say that he saw handsomer metal
lie turned out to be, afterward learned, Mr. Hawk oil
the Corning Glass Company. He was ignorant OF TIE
name of the makers OF the ware and, therefore, un
preudiced ,, /.
recommend American productions, but We think that
the general welfare Of tile whole country Is suerved
by tariff sufficiently large t. foster young indu>tre
In q country where workhgmen arc we'll paid for their
labor The quality of glassware depends greatly acr
ALI upon the quality of the sand OF which Il Is made
We have In berkshire. Mass, the best and finest SAND
in the world hence the beautiful color OF our metal
Free-traf England, with its immense export trade 70
India "a south America. does not begin 70 DO the
business In heavy cut glass that we do In TINS country
with our protective tariff The proportion is four "
ore We manufacture much In one week as Eng,
land in one month. Facts are stubborn things ana
/ am prepared to substantiate what say.
THOMAS b. KNlFFlN.
Sev.York October %, 1850.