Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-07-17
Big PROFITS
In Manufacture of Plate Glass at
Morgantown.
Production IN This Country Ear Below
Demand-94 per Cent of Raw Ma
terials Right at Hand Here Factory
viii Run ali Year Round.

Something OF the size aud capacity
of the West Virginia Plate Glass fac
tory has recently been given 10 the
New DOMINION. An idea OF the field
for new factory of this kind, and the
resources for it In the Decker's Greek
| Valley may be obtained by giving at
| tentlon to some of the following gos-
sip in regard to the business.
There are I plate glass factories u
| the United States, most OK them lo
Gated In the Pittsburg district. All.
| these factories are associated together
in making sales of their product. Be-
sides the product of these factories, a
great amount of foreign made glass Is
brought to this country. Seven MIL
lion square feet of plate glass was i'm
ported into the United States within
the last fiscal year closing June 30,
1903.
The new factory TO be erected here
will supply only small part of this
glass now imported, and the demand
is constantly increasing.
Plate glass is the highest product Of
glass manufactured. 1t is the cream
OF the glass business, and takes the
best equipped factory, and highest
skilled labor to make it. The profits
are greater than In any other branch
OF the glass business, on account or
the skilled labor required and also be-
cause Of the fact that cooperation.
among the factories now In operation
prevents competition and price cut
ting.
Boys and girls are not employed in
a plate glass factory as in tumbler
factories, only strong men, most or
them highly skilled, being employed.
The factory will be operated all the
year round. After it is once started
the fires are never put out except in
small sections at a time for repairs.
This is another feature that makes 4
plate glass factory much more desira-
BILE than one for the manufacture OF
tumblers or window glass.
The fact that 81 per cent of the
materials to be used in the manufac
ture OF plate glass are right here In
Decker's Creek Valley, and that the
officers and workers in the factory will
all reside here, make it certain that
great proportion of the money receiv-
ed for the manufactured product will
come back here In the form of cash or
other commodities, which our people
want. This is one ef the most attrac-
tive features OF such an enterprise as
this. 1t consists 10 converting our
raw materials, sand, limestone, coal,
clay, labor etc, into something that
commands the highest prices In the
markets of the world.
A large capital is required to equip
plant for the most economical man
ufacture. While $40, 900 to $50, 600
will build window glass factory, IL
requires half a million TO erect and
equip plant for making plate glass
successfully.
Work on the West Virginia factory
has been delayed for several months
by the illness OF Mr.. Frank Brockett,
the president Of the company, and the
practical glass man Of the enterprise
He fell sick OF typhoid fever in March
and was so i'll, that his recovery APP
peared doubtful for time. Under
these conditions, work remained at
standstill
He has fully recovered and is now
back at work en- the enterprise, which
he expects to push from this time on.
Most Of the capital to be invested
in the plant of this company will be
from the eastern cities. Probably
$780, 900 of stock will be taken by
Messrs, Brockett, Sturgiss, Elkins and
other local people who desire to show
their faith in the enterprise, and In
our own resources.
The building Of the Seneca glass
factory marked the first epoch in Nor
gantown's modern development, and
the establishment OF the West Vir-
ginia Plate Glass Factory is expected
to mark the second era in a great
advancement for this city.