Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-18
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MorgantowD Glass Works turn.
ing out its Product.

Begun Work at Midnight Sunday
Night-Large Force of Hen Now
HOrking-Others will be Employed
Later-Most Complete Plant In the
/ Yalley-A Visit to The Factory and
What was Seen.
The Morgantown Glass Works is
] now turning out lots of glass having
started up with all the hands that
could be gotten on Sunday at mid
night. The shifts dre being worked
so that night and day product is being
turned out. A representative of the
NEW DOMINION visited the plant on
Monday morning and found every
! thing as busy as it could be down
there.
The building is one of the largest
| factory plants that we have in Nor
I gantown. 1t is built OF brick and
wood and is very substantial struc-
/ ture. All over it everything is of the
very latest patterns in glass making
j apparatus and the idea has been to
get the very best regardless of ex-
/ pense.
Mr. Frank Bannister who is one Of
the principal owners of the plant very
eourteously showed the newspaper
man over the establishment and ex-
planned the workings Of the whole
thing. The furnace was one of the
main points Of interest. It holds
thirty six thousand pounds of glass
and all around tt the blowers were
hard at work. To temper the heat
an np-to-date contri vance supplied
cool air constantly on those who want
ed it. The automatic cutoffs made
this an ideal arrangement.
Two tanks from which the pressed
ware is made hold together twenty
thousand pounds CT glass One is
used while the other is being heated
to the required. pitch SO that there is
never any cessation OF the work. All
over the plant this idea has been fol-
lowed out. It is built ia duplicate so
that there will never be the slightest
delay from any cause but at all times
stream OF glass will be turned out.
About one hundred men are en-
ployed now and more will be added as
fast as they can be gotten until there
are fully four hundred men at work; |
Many of the workers came from Fair
mont others live in Mcrgantown and |
still others come from Ohio towns.
Several orders have already been /
sent out and this morning a car load /
was loaded for San Francisco. The /
arrangements for loading it are very I
convenient and this like every other /
department Of the factory is the very I
best that can be arranged for.
Carpenter shops cooper shops, black /
smith shops and engine rooms are all T
in full blast or are being rushed to
completion as fast az possible. The
machine shop is very complete. The
plant will be lighted by its own cleo
trio light plant three hundred lights
being used.
Power is supplied by two gas en-
gines that are of the latest patterns t
while very fine steam engine is be-
ing built so that in case Of any stop
page or interference with the gas en-
gines there will be a source of power
from another direction.
Elevators go from one floor to an
ObHer anu complete system OF Jele-
phones is being placed in the factory
SO that every part OF it will be in close
touch with every other part at a
moments notice.
1t is hard matter to tell gust
when the factory will be running full
but the men who are behind it are
ample guarantee that it will be an
accomplished fact as soon as it can be
done. The factory is very desirable
addition to the list OF Morgantown's
industries and is another monument
to the enterprise OF this paper which
is largely instrumental in having it
located in Morgantown.
Pressed ware and blown goods both
are being made. All kinds OF tum-
blers and lamp chimneys will receive
the greatest Of attention. The very
finest of cut ware will be turned out.
The cutting shop is now being perfect
ed and will be made to start in a few
days.