The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1901-10-03
HOMER SUGGESTED 1T.
A JAsPERIAN RESPONSIBLE FOR
NEW KANSAS CITY FACTORY.
The New GLASS Manufactury In that
City the Result Of a Sugges-
ton Made by n. r.
Pitts OF this City.

Through the suggestion Of Jasperiau
Kansas City has added new output Ia
her already large list OF manufactured
articles. While IL. f. Pitts Of this city,
was employed in II large wholesale drug
house in that city, the house was in
convenienced great deal by their ina.
billy to receive promptly bottles from
the glass factories in the east. In con.
yersation with his brother Lewis Pitts,
he mentioned that fact with the sug.
gostion that n glass f1ctory would prob.
ably pay in Kansas City. His brother
acted upon the suggestion, and as re.
suit glass plant is almost ready to
begin operations.
Homer Pitts has accepted a position
with the new company and will go up
this week TO begin his new duties His
wife will remain in JASPER for the pres.
emit
Speaking Of the new institution the
Kansas City Journal has tn, following /:
The fires in the furnaces OF the Inter
state Glass Company's plant, at GUM
otte and Agnes Avenues, ware lighted
for tho first time last nj ht, and the
manufacture Of glass will be commenced
n week from next Monday. About ten
days is required to get the furnace hot
enough to begin glass blowing. Other
wise it could be commenced at once, as
the building is completed, the IN ,chine.
ry in place and practically all tbs glass
blowers who will be employed in the
city.
The Interstate Glass Company was or.
ganized "a few months ago, with CAPT
tai stock of 5000. IT. Off ,ars tnl
principal stockholders are Joseph Helm.
president; Harry Rankin, vice president.
j. .. Riddell, secretary: l.. T.. Pitts,
treasurer, and w. f. Modes, president
of the Modes-Turner Glass Company,
which has plants at Cicero and Terre
Haute, Ind. MIR. Modes is the only OK.
perienced manufacturer of glass con
nectcd with tbs company, and for some
time at least he will divide his time be-
tween Kansas City and the points at
which his other factories are located.
Messrs. Riddell and Pitts viii be the
active managers of the manufactory,
Fifty-fyc glass blowers aud about 100
other laborers will be employed and the
companY's pay roll will be about $4,000
per month from the start. Glass blow
ers are among the highest paid skilled
laborers, receiving from tl2 to $lj per
day. They work in such hot quarters
that their lives are cut short, and the
rules Of their union are - riyidly enfor
ed that the number of workman incfeas
es 20 more rapidly in proportion than
the demands Of the business require.
Only one apprentice is allowed for from
twelve TO fifteen iuurneymen. The 9th
or lahorers in the plant will be paid
about the same wages as are given other
unskiled workmen.
Not only is the plant completed and
the skilled workers here, but the mater
isl is also 90 the ground. Sand, soda.
ash, lime and manganese are the raw
materials most largely used in tho man
u'ucture OF glass. Tho sand is from
Eastern Missouri, where practically all
tho sand used in the glass belt OF Iii
nois and Indiana is shipped from. So
da-ash will be brought from Detroit,
lime will be obtained here and mangan-
esa from various points.
For the present, at least, only bottles
aud glass fruit jars will be made, but
the bottles will be OF every kind. 1t is
expected TO later increase the diversity
OF the OUTPUT, aud ii is thought that
within few years employment may be
given to ut least 800 men.
The factory is believed to start under
favorable circumstances, and to have
bright future before it. There is no
other such concern 10 Kansas City or in
any nearl y city,