Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-21
IF GLASS MEN MOVE
One of the Main Objects Will Be to
Secure Lower Taxation,
ACCORDING TO THE MANAGERS.
The Question of Cheap Fuel Also Enters
Into the Matter.
THE VIEWS OF SECRETARY DILLON

It is now almost an established fact that
the seven table ware factories in the United
States Glass Company will be moved from
the Southside. The cause is attributed by
those interested to number of things, one
ofthe strongest being the high rate of taxa
tion the company would have to pay if it
stayed in PIttsburg
Yesterday afternoon a DISPATCH re-
porter called at the company's general Of
fees Mr.. Heistey, one of the managers
said: SIT is true we now hold an option on
], 200 acres of land in the Monongahela VAL
ley will not say now what we intend to
do. If We leave the Southside, about 1000
men, boys and girls would be affected"
The factories that would be moved are
Ripley & Co.. Ninth street; Adams & Co.,
Tenth and Sarah streets; Bryce Bros. Whar-
ton and Twenty-frst streets; Doyle & Co.,
Tenth street; King Glass Company, Eight
eenth street, O'Hara Glass Company, Thir-
tieth street; George Duncan & Sons.
Not Eager to Discuss the Matter.
A visit was paid to all these factories
yesterday afternoon, but none of the mana
gers could be found. Last night General
Manager Anderson, of United States Com
pany, was found. He protested ignorance
of the whole affair and said nothing had
been said to him of the deal.
Mr.. Anderson's son was seen at his home
on Stanton avenue. The young man is the
manager of the O'Hara Glass Company, one
of those affected. He said:
There is a great probability of the fac
1eav he oft he Ie
about by several important causes. One,
the most important, is that Of high assess
ments. There are other factors, such as
fuel, but the taxes play leading part.
'It would seem queer that an offer of
! 200 acres of ground, with gas, water and
taxes free for period of eight or 10 years,
would not be accepted. l am not saving
positively that such an offer has been made.
l am not authorized to. Our factories
have much to contend with in Pittsburg,
which would not be met with if we were to
leave the city. 1 cannot state exactly how
much the seven factories in Pittsburg are
assessed, but it is safe estimate to place
them at 500, 900 each.
An Item to Be Saved.
"Some of them 1 know will run higher
than that. To get out of paying high taxes
on at least S700, 900 will be big item" 1t
would only take 100 acres of the
ground for the factories. This would
leave 900 acres, which would be laid out in
lots and sold to the employees, who would
have to go with the factories AT the small
est estimate these lots would bring $500 a
piece.
Secretary Dillon, of the American Flint
Glass Workers Association, Yesterday said:
"I am inclined to think there is great
deal of truth in the story of the removal.
have heard the principal reason
was the high rate of taxation. 1 can
see how the men can save by leav-
ing Pittsburg The company, too, would
save money. IF the factories go they will
take at least 10000 people with them.
There are in all the departments about
5000 men, boys and girls employed. A
large number of the men are married so
that it would bring the number up, at the
least possible estimate, to 10000.
Reports About Other Plants.
81 have been informed that several other
glass plants will leave Pittsburg as soon as
arrangements can be made. When the big
glass plants at Kensington start heavy
draft of men will be taken out of the city.
1 have been looking this up for some time,
and, as close as 1 can figure it, there will be
about $4,000 people leave Pittsburg this
spring.
"Aside from the glass plants, there are
several big iron manufacturers who are
talking of removing to somewhere outside
the city limits The only reason assigned
is the high tax rate and the inability to get
fuel at proper prices.