The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-16

had only one idea in view, vhic
was to furnish plant second to non
in the United States, in superior eS
cellence of the product turned out
TO accomplish this the finest an,
! ffr6ss modern machinery known i
the art Of manufacturing fine Gu
glass table ware was procured. A
expenditure of $4,000 was made :
: buildings and in equipping this ma
chinery which manufactures pre-
duct that recognizes no peer.
]. BY the present contract $50 peopl
are employed. This business vii
necessitate them as soon as arrange
ments can be made to enlarge thei
factory to % shops, when their pay
roll will show up in the neighbor
hood Of 500 employees.
They employ the pot system 70
melting glass, having 20 at the pres
ent writing, using three car loads o
sand every tw6weeks, shipping from
near Baltimore. The output will
fhe present working force in tum
blers alone is 5000 dozen per day. |
the natural gas was to go off for on
short hour while tic glsss was beins
tempered the firm would sustain
loss of $1,000.
! They manufacture only in TIN
white glass ware, and their special
ties are water pitchers, water bot
ties, finger bowls, goblets, puncl
tumblers, sherbet glasses and al
kinds of diminutive glasses for cor
dials, either plain, etched, cut or en-
gfaved The yearly sales are from
100000 to 100000. They hav,
samples Of their wares ON exhibit il
London, Eng, ana export very cx
tensivcly to Nova Scotia, Canada
and Mexico. Their pay roll at tn
present amounts to $4,000 pc
month, paying off semi monthly
| The firm employs four packers-eacl
man can pack from 40 to 60 barrels
per day. They make their own de
signs and moulds. Limited spac,
will not permit me to go in detail
from start to finish-from the gath
ering boy" from the pots, to the
blowers, thence to the knocking Off
boy, and on through the layers which
temper the glass, and thence t
the first "selector' to judge if it il
perfect and then to the cracking of
room which is accomplished by ,
wire and swift revolution of the
wheel These and many more shops
are to be seen on the first floor. Or
the second floor are the cutler shoI
employing II wheels, two etching
rooms, engraving and sand blast
rooms and others which will go into
active operation in few days. TIL,
business is thoroughly systematized
The plant is conceded to be the best
constructed and most skillfully ma
nipulated and the largest of its kline
in the world. The high repute in
which the glass works are held is at
tested by the fact that their order
books are over ruin with orders from
all parts of the United States ant
neighboring countries, the Dominion
of Canada and Mexico.
Messrs. Bannister are pleasant
and agreeable gentlemen and are
known far and near as gentlemen Of
stability and sterling worth, anc
Morgantown may consider hersel
Justly proud to have these cultured
gentlemen members of her commu
nifty.
THE MoNoNGAHELA TEXTILE co.
Is one of the new industries, which
promises to be an important faeto
in the future business life of Great
er Morgantown. This company in
corporated under the laws of West
Virginia was created by Pennsylva
MIA enterprise and capital, and is {
testimonial to the resources of. Yves
Virginia. The promoters of this en-
terprise, after months of search for {
suitable location for this Plant, de
cided that Morgantown, located al
it is, in the midst of wool growing
section, inferior to none in the coun
try, and possessing some other ad
vantages for the manufacture 0
wooden goods, was a good place TO
them to locate. This company wa
offered, we understood, most liberia
inducements by cities in Ohio ant
Old Virginia in bonuses of cash, Blu
they did not consider these as agains
desirable location.
This mill is destined to be tn
largest Wooden manufacturing plan
in the State. Its directory is DR.. j
ID. Sands, Pittsburg, President; W
X. Given, Morgantown, Sec'y ant
Treas. w. H. Magill, Sharpsburg
Pa, farmer; Messrs. L. and J. Kirk
patrick, Pittsburg, of kirkpatrick 4
Co., Iron Manufacturers; John M
Given, Dry Goods Commission
Pittsburg and New York. The Su
perintendent is Jas. Sanderson
boss carder, John Crowley; bos
weaver, Theo. Cahill; boss spinner
Sherman Morgan; dyer, James Skin
: ner. The power plant is in charg
} of Harry Sembower, and the entir
J heating plant and electric ligh
, plant, which will soon be in opera
; ton, has been installed by him
: Owing to the concern not. getting in
to operation until late in the yea
the Company has not attempted t
! operate the plant in full, but expect
early next year to largely increas
!, it's output, and now has in course c
! construction additional machinery
! Upto the present time the pre-
j duct has been blankets only, but tn
product during next year will be di
, versified, and some specialties i
the finest grades of goods will b
: made. The home grown wool wi
be used in preference to any othe
: and the company will always b
prepared to pay cash for the WOO
TYGART MANUFACTURING CO.
+ This plant was started in 1851 b
q Fairchild, Lawhead Il Co. 1t wa
B formerly carriage shop combine
with planning mill. This firm an
G business so continued until 1891
Q With this date the firm name wa
: changed to the present one. tn
character of the business was ais
Y changed; having abandoned the cal
8 riage works, they devoted their Ell
e tire time and attention to The Plal
} ing Mills. In 1892 the entire plar
q was consumed nv fire. So complet