Evening star., 1901-02-02
LAMP CHIMNEYS.
Millions Made In This Country for
Home Use and Export.

Millions Made In This Country for
Home Use and Export.
From the New York Sun.
1.-The lamp chimney" said a man ac-
quainted with the trade seems simple
sort Of thing, but there are not many
things Of more common use the world over.
and In the ag sregate the number sold Is
enormous. In this country there are 1900
men and boys employed in making lamp
chimneys, and the chimneys produced
number millions annually. The greater
number are now made west Of the Allie
gheny 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.
1.-The first glass works in the country was
established In Boston, and formerly the
glassmaking industry was principally in
the eas.. Now there are not nearly so
many glass factories here as there once
We're.
"One not familiar with the business
might be surprised with the great variety
in which lamp chimneys are made. Lamps
are made in these days in very great va
riety by many makers. and of course there
are made chimneys suitable for all Of
them. There Is one American lamp CHM
ney maker who. counting sizes and Styles
produced 900 varieties. Among the great
variety of chimneys made there are some
that are of common use everywhere. and
then there are some that are specially
suited to demands In this or that part Of
the country and are not in demand in other
parts.
Lamp chimneys are not only made in
far greater variety than formerly. to flt
perfectly every sort of lamp. but they are
also made better than ever. In fact, lamp
chimneys have advanced with everything
else. But enormous and increasing as the
production Is. the demand scarcely keeps
pace with the increase In the population,
ta hA{v fo1lx trryo of tn hfnh
gas Is more and more used. and here in
New York, for instance, by users through
slot gas machines, which have some inf1u
ence on the sale Of lamp chimneys. Still
the number of lamps used here Is enor-
nous. 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 are
used in New York and Its vicinity millions
of lamp chimneys annually.
There are received in this city from
western manufacturers. for domestic con-
sumption, 1 suppose. about four car loads
Of chimneys weekly. running from 1900 to
1000 dozen chimneys to the car. These are
sold to jobbers, who distribute them
through their trade to customers in the
city and hereabouts and to customers at
greater or less distances away. Perhaps
half of these chimneys, or rather more
| are used in the city or within fifty miles Of
It, To the chimneys thus brought here are
to be added those produced here, the east
ern. chimneys being made chiefly for the
local trade and for export.
I'VE import few lamp chimneys Of the
cheapest and of the best grades, the cheap
chimney from Germany and the costlier
from France. but these imports cut only q
small figure In the total consumption. and
we export lamp chimneys in great quanti-
ties. We send very few to Europe. though
we do sell them some Of our best CHM
neys. But outside Of Europe We sell lamp
chimneys everywhere. We come into COM
petition In some parts Of the world with
the Germans who make rchimneys very
cheaply. but our exports are increasing
and we send chimneys, as I said. every
where: to Mexico. the West-In Indies, South
America. South Africa. China. In fact, to
all lands In which lamps are used, all
around the EARTH" se.azes.