The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-01-18
LAMP CHIMNEYS.
Made in This Country by Millions
Annually for Home Use
and Export.

THE lamp chimney" said man &C.
quainted with the trade, 10 New York
Sun reporter. .'seems a simple sort OF
thing. but there are not many things
of more common use the world over.
and in the aggregate the number sold
is enormous. In this country there are
~ 900 men and boys employed in max
ing lamp chimneys. and the chimneys
produced number millions annually.
The greater number are now made
west of the Allegheny mountains in
Pennsylvania. Ohio and Indiana,
where the maiority 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
were established in Boston. and for
merly the glassmal1ing industry was
principally in the east. Now there are
not nearly so many glass factories here
as there once We're.
zone not familiar with the business
might be surprised with the great vari-
ETY. in which lamp chimneys are made.
Lamps are made in these days in very
great variety by many makers. and
of course there are made chimneys
suitable for all OF them. There is one
American lamp chimney maker who,
counting sizes and styles. produces 600
varieties. Among the great variety OF
chimncys made there are some that are
Of common use everywhere, and then
there are some that are specially suit
ed 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 fit perfectly every sort Of lamp. but
they are also made better than ever.
In fact. lamp chimneys have adva need
with everything else. But enormous
and increasing as the production is.
the demand scarcely keeps pace with
the increase in the population, this be-
ing especially 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
chimneys. Still the number Of lamps
used here is enormous. There are
1 plenty of people burning gas. for in
stance. who have rs well three or four
! lamps. and the number Of people here
who use lamps alone for the purpose OF
| illumination il very great. There are
used in New York and its vicinity mill
lions Of lamp chimncys annually.
There are received in this city from
western manufacturers. for domestic
consumption. suppose about four car
\ loads Of climneys weekly. running
from $500 To 1000 dozen chmneys to
the car. These are sold 10 iobbers who
distribute them through their trade
TO customers in the city and here
abouts and TO customers al greater or
4 less distances away Perhaps half q
these chimncys. or rather more. are
used in The city or within % miles OF
IL. To the chimneys thus brought here
are 10 be added those produced here.
the eastern chimneys being made chief
liz for the local trade and for export.
ave import few lamp chimneys Of
the cheaper and Of the best grades.
the cheap chimnevs from Germany and
the costlier from France. but these
imports cut only a small figure In the
total consumption. and we export lamp
ch;mneys in great quantities. We send
very few to Europe. though we do sell
them some of our best chimnevs. Blu,
outside Of Europe we sell lamp chin.
neyseverywhere.W We come into competi-
ton in some parts of the world with
the Germans. who make chimneys very
cheaply. but our exports are increas.
ing. and we send chimneys. as said
everywhere: TO Mexico. the West In
dies. South America. South Africa
China. in fact to all lands in which
lamps are used. all around the earth