Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-10-19
JANUARY FIRST.
Date Set for Start of Point NJ a.
rion Factory.

Auu TlhHL--ElnH ~ u EEActfCdHke one
aud the Scheme has Good Backing
Tomb Stones and Collins also to be
Made OF Glass.
The establishment Of a unique glass
works will probably be completed at
Point Marion by JANUARY /, 1902
Never before has glass been put 10
such use, for tombstones and bath
tubs. The idea, however, is not orig
inal, as a similar plan was considered
at Pittsburg 20 years ago and aban-
doned, owing to The elaborate process
through which the glass had TO pass
before it reached the required conhis-
tency. w. L. Harvey of Point MAJ
rion is the Inventor Of the process
which will be adopted by the Morris
Glass Company of which he was Cen
eral manager until lately, when John
Shaffer Of Pittsburg took the position
upon the formers resignation.
The Morris Glass Company is CAPT.
talized at $780, 900 aud is composed
mostly OF capitalists aid oil sptonia-
tors from Greene and Wasnlngto ton
counties, DIR. Ely, A. G. Jobes, W. l..
Harvey and John Shaffer being among
those most deeply interested. Paul
Sievert OF Dresden, Germany, has a
| process for a glass bath tub which can
be made in tive minutes, but which is
rather expensive. Harvey has worked
for number OF years TO attain a
process which would furnish a tub
/ 10 rv str nd
which could be made at a figure far
below that of a metal or porcelain
tub. Late experiments having proved
successful, he interested capitalists in
the project and as result the Morris
Glass Company was formed and plans
made for tile buildings and .urudees
NJ. L. Titus is the architect for the
building and oversees the work under
General Manager John Shatfer. At
the present time The roof is about com
pleted TO the main building and the
sides, which are OF iron, will be placed
shortly. The roof is covered with
Philip Corey's Magnesia Cement,
and the excavations for the tanks and
furnaces are being dug. The build
ing.is 100x175 feet. It has 10 foot
self supporting truss aud will be a
complete glass factory in itself. At
the one end Of the building a furnace
will be placed having 10 shop capac-
lily for bottles and Mason jars, at the
other end, and extending into another
EoHm SAE pa sAlllg Is i 81 3.Asa So sN.0.
in length and 20 feet wide, in watch
the glass for tubs will be made. M.
L. Murphy of Pittsburg, has taken
the contract for the furnaces, lehrs
and so foot smoke stack. The pro-
cess Of making the bath tubs differs
ia every respect from that formerly
tried, with the exception OF Sieyert's,
and is substantially as follows:
The raw material Is placed In the
furnace and is converted into red
molten mass. From this it is poured
into large pot which is conveyed by
means of small car TO the molds and
is subjected to intense air compress
sion. The tubs. still red hot, are
then placed 10 one Of the three lehrs
fmlta which tue .uotoIy Kin ..e
equipped, A lehr gives the temper
/
cess necessarily depends upon its pro-
per management. The tub Is placed
in the lehr while the glass Is at red
heat, also the lehr. In a short time
the tub Is again moved, this time to
part Of the lehr having a lower tenn
perature, until it has at last been
cooled without injuring the temper,
and Is able to stand heat or cold with
cut being cracked.
The company believe that the tub
will be success, but by manufacture
ing bottles in connection with the
tubs, and by so arranging that both
furnaces can be used for the mana-
| fagture II ti0Sll@s AID 81 ssa
they have insured themselves against
loss whether or not their experiment
is a success. They will not manufac-
ture bottles and jars of ordinary con-
sIstency, however, but will place a
double annealed piece OF ware on the
market, which can be sold as cheap as
wares made by single anneaiing
which are produced by the old
process furnace.
The company expect to excel in the
| furnace line also, as the gas is directly
! applied, aud the furnace is supposed
to do away with one-half the fuel.
Lesides greatly reducing the number
of employees. III there is "a sound
basis for the process, good results
must surely follow. as the company
has 4 ,neayt capitalization and intends
/ te give il q thorough test.
Gensais Manager Shaffer, who has
had oyer 80 years experience in glass
workiap alter spen1 ling sixDr seven
years "a ~ perinenting, has obtained
a process TT the manufacture of tomb
stone AID collins from glass. Upon
the present plant further experiments
will probably be made aud If success
! full aWdhef tluilding may be built ad-
joining lte present site for their
manntaei 4fr. All tisst thought, Dhe
manuiaeeufe Ct these articles ingidss
mat nnt eeai nf much importance,
yet When Sc great reduction which
they viii luakr in the cost is consid-