The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-25
MAY HAVE A GLASS Plant.
Eastern Firm Considerinx Moving 20
This city.

An effort II being made to secure the
establishment or glass manufacturing
plant In Seattle. Secretary Moore. OF the
information bureau, Is In correspondence
with a man In the Fast representing firm
that desires 10 move It's plant 10 the Pa
cific coast and wants TO know the facilities
offered here for conducting an establish
ment OF that kind. The matter has not
gone beyond the first stages. but Judging
from the tone OF che letters Of the East
ern correspondent there liz much likelihood
that the business will he transferred TO this
city. The word has already been given
that II the inducements here ARE "a repre-
sensed the firm will accept them and move
within a few months. and as the informa-
ton given by Mr. Moore IL based on facts
there IL much reason 10 believe that a
new industry Will soon be numbered among
those in Seattle.
The most essential things required for
the manufacture Of glass on the large
scale contemplated by this enterprise are
market raw material. cheap fuel. site. rail-
road facilities. navigation. capital labor
and ability.
In replying to the inquiries as to wheth-
er these existed here Mr. Moore has re-
piled: For market all the country west
% the Rocky mountains, ~ well all
lands bordering on the Pacific ocean, il
offered In raw material, silica sulphate
81 soda lime fuel and lumber for boxes
are offered both by rail and steamboat NJ
cheap AZ 10 Eastern manufacturers and
more sites can be secured at nominal
rental one OF them To he given as bonus
or purchase AT low figure contiguous tn
railroads and navigation.
Terminal rates are enjoyed In Seattle
az 1t II the terminus for three transon-
tinenfal railroad lines, and sea-going ves-
sells arrive and depart daily from and 70
all parts 81 the world. The climate win
permit for factory 10 be onerafeh twelve
months In The year, and neither men nor
material viii suffer In consequences OF heat
or cold Labor IL as cheap as In the East
ern manufactures and in eases
cheaper There are fr,ns In Seattle tha,
ran erect and p'it plant In fun operation
10 turn cut goods In from ninety TO tn
DAYS They know hoS 10 prepare the raw
material for any kind Of material and can
make n test ~ " any day. THUS removing
all Doubt ~ ifs quality and ability to make
all kinds ~ glass.
silica for dark glass can be laid down
here for 40 80 70 cents ton: pure white.
- sa~ 100 fine. at t5a, suiphate OF soda,
sii and Limestone at e. lumber for boxes
~ 81 thousand and steam coal at ~
cents long ton. This will enable tbs
supply people 70 guarantee 10 turn on.
quart bottles for export al go gross
when the oainIt IL from nifty 10 i0a gross
a day. or 100 Atty foot hores sf window
glass a year. shus producing net profit
~ from si57 10 1870 n aav. on an invest
'neat 81 from si5@n 10 s25.oo9. which The
firm mentioned cortemr's'es investing
These profits are greater than In the East
t,ecau@e tire plant need never SHUT dnwn on
Account - heat ar cold There are io~er
distributing rates and no competition
me f1@ bi EBMTEAffug a Nss~fgH ffSns
In ainety days ~ turn out from forty 70 NJ
~ gross OF export quart beer hotties would
Re not .a esesed flsNse Including enough
raw material for from ~ Il, sAg gross ~
BATTLES. To double tho capacity would rot
cost more than Is per cent additional An
efrhteen-biewer window glass plant can
slso he conaiefsd Ira four months sor no.
fs sxesef go mn
In tns efforts 20 secure the esta hsa usen.
~ this kind ~ plant the ssie ~ th~
product r. being guaranteed those inter
81.
esre q market for ali a ten or fwenfy-ton
plant car turn out within two years