Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-02-10
GLASS MEN HERE.
Committee Comes to Make
Final Contracts.

EfbFytutuS arranged Tor Location or
New Window Glass Plant Except
Railroad kates-These Have Been
Practically agreed Upon Other
Glass Notes.
A committee representing the new
Window Glass factory which is TO
come here shortly has been in town.
They came here to make the contracts
which are necessary in running the
plant. All the preliminaries have
been arranged except that in reference
to the rates on the NJ s. K. Mr..
Sturgiss has been out of town for sew
eral days but is expected home today
when this will be settled.
The railroad people had confer
ence with other representative of the
company on former visit and while
the contract has not been reduced to
writing or signed it has been agreed
upon by both parties and the only
thing that remains to be done is to
sign it. This will be arranged with
out any trouble.
The committee has arranged for
gas rates and has settled on the loca-
ton Of the plant. The factory is to
be built on the Hackney farm up
Deckers creek. A talk was had with
members Of the committee by the
NEW DOMINION this morning They
were very gentlemanly set of men
and talked very interestingly about
their plans.
They are not yet ready to give out
their names on account of eontin-
gent difficulties but as soon as the
rest Of the preliminaries are arranged
in regard to their coming this will be
announced. The plant is to be built
of brick or wood according to condi-
tions Of cost etc.
Work will start on the factory
about May first and the factory will
begin to make glass in the fall when
the rest of the window houses of the
country begin operations About one
hundred and afty men will be en-
ployed. More than one hundred of
these will come with the factory.
1T is to be cooperative concern and
the men who do the work will own
the stock in greater part. They are
at present employed in large factory
but have formed a company among
themselves and will go into it on their
own hook. All of them are expert
enced men.
They are very much pleased with
Morgantown and the outlook here and
want to come as soon as possible. A
town of several hundred people will
spring UP on the site of the new fac
tory which will take rank with the
best OF the industrial plants of this
growing city. A large number of
houses will have to be built at once to
accommodate them and their families.
The Directors Of the Morgantown
Glass Works were to have held their
annual meeting on Saturday but the
meeting was postponed until next
Saturday on account of majority Of
the Directors not being present. One
OF the important matters to be taken
up at this meeting is the election of a
President to succeed the late Hon. W.
H. Bannister.
UNEXPECTED HITCH ARISEN.
AS we go to press the committee
and Mr.. Sturgiss are in consulta
ton. He has declined to buiid the
necessary sidings unless Messrs
White and Hirschman will pay two
thousand dolaas for the construc-
ton of it. He says that the NJ Il
X. has so much on its hands at pres
ent that it cannot expend any more
money. They are ready to put in
the siding if the money is forthcom
ing.
is stated that these sidings
will be put in if the plant is located
on the Addison place recently pur
chased by Mr. Sturgiss
The outcome ofthe matter is prob
lematical. 1t may be that the plant
will be lost to us.