The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-16
LAMP CHTMNEYS
Made In This Country by millions Annually
for Home Use and Export.

-Thelamp chimney. said q man acquainted
with the trade. seems a simple sort OF thing.
but there are not many things OF more COM
mon use the world over. and in tho aggregate
the number sold Is enormous. In this country
there are 1000 men and boys employed In
making lamp chimneys, and the chimneys
produced number millions annually. The
greater number arc now made west of the
Allegheny Mountains In Pennsylvania. Ohio.
and Indiana. where the majority OF the glass
works OF the country are located. many OF
them In the natural gas regions.
The first glass works in the country was
established In Boston. and formerly the
slsssmakinS industry was principally In
the East. Now there are not nearly 40 many
glass factories here as there once were.
one not iaintIiar with the business might
lamp chiInneys are made. Lamps are made
In these days in very great variety by many
neyS suitable for all of them. There is one
American lamp chimney maker who, count
Among the great variety of chimneys made
ther" are some that are or common use
every where, and then there are some that
are specially suited to demands in this or
that part of the country and are not in de-
mand in other parts.
Lamp chimneys are not only made In
fectly every sort of lamp, but they are also
made better than ever: Ia TACT. lamp chin
IVY INV WI ~ 'N'l HIN fl-'
But enormous and increasing as the pro-
ductioD il. the demand scarcely keeps pace
witt the Increase IN the population. this being
esI ecially true OF cities in which gas is more
and more used. and here In New York, for
instance. by users through slot gas machines,
which have some Influence on the sale of
lamp chimnoyS. Still the number OF lamps
used her" is enormous. There are plenty of
people burning gas, for instance, who have
as well three or four lamps, and the number
of people here who use lamps alone for the
purpose Of illumination is very great. There
ire used in \nw pTE md it, xlRilifp pntIlipna
OF lamp chimney annually,
"lhere are received IN this oltv from Vest
err manufacturer, for domestic Consump-
tion. ! suppose about four car loads Ci CHIN
neyS weekly, ruNning rom l,j0O To- 2.uUh
dozen ChimAaN to tn" car. These are sold
trade 10 customers IN the city and hcrclbouts
md to customers n grc1ter OF loss distances
away. pprhars hHlf al these Chirnrev-.
or rather more, are used In the ti'v or within
fifty " ilCs o. Il. the chimIeyF thrs brought
hero are to TO added 'Irsr produced here.
th" Eastern ctimAc's being made chiefly
for the local trade crd for export.
We imuCrt y low lamp ,hinncys 81 tho
chea' est aud of tho best grades. tho cheap
Ctinncy from Germany and tho C~Cstlicr from
lrTlIv. bur these Imports Cut only q small
figure in the total oonsuurtion. ard va on
port Lamp Chimu"ys in great quantities. We
9ond Ncrs ftw to iur.rc. ihpurh We do sell
side of uror" Vr sell Ian y chimney every
where "" come irln competition in some
parts Of the world with tho Germans. who
nal" chiu'U"vS very chclply. hut our az
iOrt~ ara Increasing md zee 'pni ,hlrunpys.
rs s0'.. ever, where: - Mexico. the Nes!
in fact TO MI lands IN which lamps are used.
all Hrgu"l rho pnrtl."