Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1897-12-23
JTHURS
BUSY GLAssWORKERs,
Ihey VIII Soon be Turning Out the Big
Glass Rollers for the Cutfers.


Glass Rollers for the Cutters.
The situation in Bridgeton's glass world
is decidedly more interesting than it was
week ago. The hollow-ware people.
are now, as they were then, all engaged.
but the window glass workers had no
prospects then of soon standing before
the blazing furnace.
Inc wages are settled. Every prepara-
; ton is being made to start the great win
dow plants of this glass city. In couple
OF weeks the hundreds of men will be
hard at work, and the store houses will
pe receiving the result of their labor.
mat prospect is one that is met with the
enthusiasm that au akens a town when
| its prosperity is frightened. There will
soon be much money in circulation. for
these skilled mechanics will earn big
money and they usually live well.
by the time the people are becoming
nsed 70 writing the figures 1898, the glass
Will be in the process of making and there
| Is little doubt but that the men will be
| engaged continuously until the last of
June.
| The Northwestern LuneberDoan saws:
A seasonable falling off in the demand
Tor sash, doors and blinds is reported
this week. but no weakening in prices.
| The fact that the opening of the winter
season finds the market exceedingly firm
is taken as favorable indication of the
coming years business, and it is certain
that the sash and door men are all look
ing forward to good trade during 1898.
| The shortage of window glass is getting
to be serious matter, though the pros
poets are now that the glass factories will
resume inside of the next 30 days.
| Green glass demand is not strong ex-
1 cept on small ware, but beers and min
erals are being produced in great quanti-
ties for future delivery. Another factory
started this week, which is about the last
one to get in line.
"Commoner and Glassworker' Notes.
The Dlxon-Woods Co. this week have
shipped the blocks for the new 30-blower
tank of E. r Wood, at Millville, N. J.
They will also have the furnace blocks
ready in about three weeks for the two
new pot furnaces Of the Bates Window
Glass Co., Dupkirk, Ind.
Window imports for the week ending
Dec. 10, Were l0,C94 packages and 1856
cases
Bfotcfiky Bros, DesMoines, Ia general
store, have given chatte, mortgages ag-
gregating $4,000.
The Kentucky Cooperative Glass Co.,
OF Louisville, KY, started to work on
Nov. .5. producing amber and green.
| The Libbey Glass Co., of Toledo, o :,
nave begun work on their new 10-pot
furnace. This will give the firm total
capacity of 26 pots.
The Fostoria Glass Co., of Moundsville,
w. Va, are erecting two additional day
tanks, which will have capacity of seven
| tons each.
| The resumption of the West Virginia
plant is again on the carpet at Martins
Ferry. Subscriptions for Sl5, 900 are said
to have been secured.
Streator, ILL.,, has received an offer from
Marion workers to locate an Spot CO.
operative window plant and has pros
pecis of locating large factory.
| The Salisbury Bottle Works Co., Ltd,
are said to have made proposition to the
Greensburg (Pa.) Board of Trade to To-
cate there for $4,000 cash bonus.
| The Thompson Bottle Co. will add to
their Gas City, Ind, plant by increasing
their lehr room. When the improve
ments are complete they will add four
| sbOpS to their force