The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1902-11-12
CoLUMBIA's GLASS FACTORY.
It Makes Tons OF All Kinds OF Bottles
Each Day.
Each Day.

But few people realize the vast inn
pOrtance, or even the extent OF the
new glass factory that has been but
recently established in Columbia
bringing into the city many desirable
families to make Columbia their
home. The industry is one OF The
most important that has come to Co
lumbia, and there is no plant here
that is destined to attract more wide
spread notice. Already it has been
termed by experts who have seen it
the best ventilated and most
thoroughly modern plant in America
OF its class, which is very broad
statement. 1t has been started 10y
progressive young men who were as
Surc1 before they spent dollar that
Sucn factory would mo Il paying in
veStmcnt, and since the factory has
commenced operations they are more
than ever satisfied on this point. ThC
State rcfraincd from giving many of
the details Of this new and important
enterprise until President John +.
ScibclS of the company got everything
thoroughly organized and working
smoothly. This has noN hccn accom-
plishcd. y few essential facts about
tile factory will therefore ncor especial
interest to CulumbanS and others.
The company that has established
this plant is capitalized at 500, 900.
and Si5, 600 has been invested in the
thoroughly up-to-datc factory 1t is
what is known -as IL L. shop l:etory.
running shops since IL was put in
operation on the night of Sept: 80.
The plant runs night and day, six
shops working in the day and live at
night. a shop consists OF three men,
two blowing bottles, while one finishes
the neck, and there are five boys tu
each shop, each bottle passing through
the hands OF all before it is completed
The men work In shifts alternately
each week by day and night and sew
cral or the shops of the factory are
blowing Is and - gross of bottles per
turn OF : hours. 1T is interesting io
note that one Shop 1T the new factory
only few days ago broke all records
for quart bottles ever blown in the
east, blowing 20 gross and : dozen.
which earned for the three blowers
about Sl2.50 Il day each.
The factory shuts down ut noon ON
Saturdays, making the actual work
i've days and nights and half day
extra each week The half holiday i
necessary in order To blow out the tun.
nclS and keep the plant thoroughly
cleaned.
The plant employs l2O men and
boys, of whom 33 are high-priced and
skilled blowers, all carefully selected
The capacity is 36 blowers. The
| factory is at present turning ont
from ii to - tons of glass Il DAY of 81
hours, being between l75 and POO grOS.
of bottles according To the size OF TN,
ware, and giving a daily output worl
ON tile market about $3.50. Th,
class of goods now being manufacturer
consists of coca-cola, soda water, min.
cral water, beer and whiSkcy bottles
The factOry'S payroll amounts tc
about 81 900 Il week.
The plant consumes 10 tons of Goa
IA day, and has been keeping 4 supply
without difficulty. Three cars OF
sand Il week are necessary. Thi.
;omcS from killianS i'm this count,
and is washed, screened and dried b,
the kilIian Fire Brick company. The
| coke used i'm the lchrS for anncalina
/ the ware after it is blown is obtained
from the gas works here. Two car
/ loads of soda ash per week are used
this comes from Syracuse, y. y Tn
glaSSmakcrS' lime comes from Toledo
/ o., and the manganese, arsenic, anti
mony and hcringrCdicntS come from