Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-01-03
BUYERS EXCHANGE.
SAMPLE ROOMS FOR GLASS FACTORIES AND
POFTERIES TO BE ESTABLISHED HERE.
Meeting Of Representatives Of Local In
eusriss Held Last Evening at the
Chamber Of Commerce.

A meeting OF representatives OF the
different. glass factories, lamp and
stamping works, and potteries OF Wheel.
ing and vicinity. was held last evening
at the Chamber of Commerce, for the
purpose of organizing and establishing
a buyers exchange in this city. The
following gentlemen were present:
Lucius Martin, president OF the Eos
torla Glass Company, Of Moundsville;
Z. N. Strong, secretary OF the Nail
City Stamping Company; Harry North
wood, president OF the Northwood
Glass Company, Martins Ferry; A. D..
Seamon, president Of the Buckeye Glass
Company, Of Martins Ferry; A. G. Stol-
lenwlck, manager of the sales depart
ment Of the Wheeling and La Belle
potteries; Charles ". Franzheim, Sec
rotary OF the Warwick Pottery Com
pany; Captain Muhlman, president OF
the Crystal Glass Works, of Bridgeport;
John Dornan, president Of the River
side Glass Works. Wellsburg, and Mr..
Meder, OF the North Wheeling Pot
terry.
Mr.. Franzheim called the meeting to
order and stated its object-to organize
a buyers exchange, comprising all the
glass factories, lamp and stamp works
and pOtteries in this section OF the
Ohio Valley. Local manufacturers have
been for number Of years displaying
their wares at Pttsburg, and it is now
proposed to make Wheeling central
point for that purpose.
Mr.. Martin was selected as Chairman
and Mr.. Strong acted as Secretary. An
informal discussion took place for about
an hour, and number Of different
schemes were proposed, but the senti-
ment was unanimous aud enthusiastic
in favor Of the project. 1t was stated
that the local factories rented rooms
each year at the Monongahela House,
in Pittsburg, and buyers went TO that
city, when the wares really should have
exhibitedfn Wheeling. The project Of
establishing a central Office here Will
benefit not only the manufacturers, but
also Wheeling merchants. II was sug-
gested that the idea should be encour-
aged by all classes Of citizens and es-
pecially hotel keepers, as 1t would each
season bring buyers TO this city from all
sections of the country, and besides ad-
ding to Wheeling's prestige as a manu-
featuring center, would be OF pecuniary
benefit TO her merchants and hotel
keepers. Many persons who would
come here to buy pottery and glassware
would also take advantage OF the oppor-
tuuity to purchase the product OF other
Wheeling manufactures.
The general opinion appeared to favor
the establishment OF centrally located
office, or rather series Of rooms under
one roof, with different apartments In
which each concern could display Its
samples. 1t was estimated that about
fifteen rooms would be required for the
purpose.
All the representatives Of the differ
ent factories favored this plan. A suit
able building will be rented, rooms fitted
I'D and assigned to each factory, in
which samples will be displayed during
the entire year. A man will be APP
pointed to take charge of the building,
and the expense will be borne proper
tionately by the different concerns.
Several buildings centrally located were
suggested, and the floor plans of one
building were shown. 1t is the inten-
tion to secure permanent quarters.
After discussing the matter in all its
bearings committee was appointed to
examine the different locations suggest
ed, and report also as to the probable
expense at a meeting to be held at the
Chamber of Commerce next Wednesday
night. The committee appointed was
composed Of MessrS. Franzheim,
Northwood and Strong. The meeting
then adjourned.