The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-09-18
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at once through the fact that there
are $500 hands emOloyed in the var
ious industries in the, city.
There are a number of large plants
here, as, for instance. the plant OF
the Grasselli Chemical Company.
which organization has Headquarters
at Cleveland, with branches here and
at Birmingham. In the Clarksburg
plant zinc spelter Is manufactured
exclusively, and It is the largest spell
ter plant OF the kind in the world.
At present 500 hands are EMPLOYED
by this establishment, which has con-
tinually grown since 1t has located
here five years ago, the capacity hav-
ing been increased every year by an
amount equal to the original plant.
The success of this Establishment is
doubtless responsible for the estab-
lishment of the Clarksburg zinc
Works, which is financed By local
capital. and was started about two
years ago. with present working
force of 75 hands.
Another very interesting plant IL
that of the Washington Carbon Com
pany, a branch of the National Car
bon Company, which manufactures
merchantable and electrical carbon
and ships 200 car loads annually OF
Its manufactured prodIl,t t all parts
Of the United States, and to England,
Scotland and Japan. The raw ma
terial used " the reslduum of petrole-
UNI obtained from refinerles after all
other substances have been drawn
off, and Is known as petroleum coke
Among the products of this plant are
immense MISUNDERSTANDING blocks
some feet long and 24X1S inches
in breadth and thickness, which are
used for electric smelling purposes
! This is said to be the only plant in
the United States that manufactures
this product, Other products, arc
round sticks OF various diameterP
which are used for graphite and 9TH
or purposes. The establishment was
located here four years ago. The
Electric Carbon Company, one of the
recent yesetablished industries here.
manufactures carbon for electric
lights.
The Phillips Sheet & Tinplate. Com
pany is another important and Sig
nificant development. Two young
men from the Pittsburg district by
the name of Weir took hold OF the
plant few years ago when 1t was in
n bankrupt condition. They have
made conspicuous success OF the
enterprise, and now employ about
500 hands, which number will be in
creased to 1000 by next spring. when
new additions to the plant will give
frontage OF 1900 feet of building
along the railroad tracks. The pro-
duct of this company goes all over
the United States, particularly large
demand coming from the fish can
neries of the Northwest coast
The A Radford Pottery Company
| established about six years ago. Is
manufacturing fine pottery ware al
most the equal Of the, famous "Rook-
wood" pottery OF Cincinnati. One
! hundred hands are, employed here,
and the industry is. meeting with
much success.
clarksburg has for some time been
center of glass making. The
clarksburg Opalescent Glass Works
mako colred glass for cathcdrals.
churches and public buildings. and
the West Fork Window Glass Com
pany. the Tuna Glass Company,
Clarksburg Window Glass Cmpany
Peerless Window Glass Company, and
the Lafayette Cooperative Window
Glass Company, are all engaged in
the manufacture of window glass. in
which industry therc.are more than
thousand hands employed. In the
case of the Lafayette Cooperative
Window Glass Company, French