The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-11-08
OWENS BOTTLE m ACHIlVE go
DESCRIBED BY GLASS BUDGET
Weekly Paper Z els
of Our Ne1v
lndtustry

The National Class Budget 4 Eeel'.
Iy publication that reviews the Amer
lean glass industry. contains the toi.
lowing interesting article abou t.lc
owens Bottle Machine Co1np1ng that
has located q factory here nor the nan.
nfact1re of catsup and marrow necked
condiment ware. The article reads
In our issue of last week The stats
Inent was made that negot5ations ha
been completed between the Rolfi et
trade OF Fairmont. w. Va and ths
Owens Bottle Machine Co, Of 'Toiedc
o., whereby a plant for the aiitoniatle
production ofbottles was to be erected
IN the West Virginia city. The notice
came to us too late in the week to per
NIT of investigation prior to going u
press, but we tmmediate1y took tae
matter up witi the Toledo people gita
q view to obtaining authentic and dss
.aite Information. AS result we apd
that the Owens company plans 70 cree
at Fairnoat probably the most iif;td.
date bottle factory in the country on
a 15-acre tract OF land which has been
procured. 1t is the purposa of the
company to build a plant with dFe or
six tanks, each adapted for two 1Qsarni
automatic machines, and each having
g minimum caracsty OF so, grosssoss
bottles per annum. The initial plan
VIII contain two tanks only, with four
1o-arm machines, later ON addi tionaI
tanks and machines to be adaed The
kind of ware the company nov has uti-
der consideration to start VITA willSbe
the same lines as are being manuIac
tured by tie Owens company and tue
Northwestern Ohio Bottle CO. IN 10
ledo, viz: catsups and narrow ness
ware, Largely for the eas,
ern market. other lines Of bottles io'
which the company has not aiFeaay
grained licenses viii also be made
but just as to what they; viii ne Il hss
not as yet been fully sletet1nfned
In this connection It is ting tor
fer briefly to the rapid stride which
nave been made by this marvellous Ia
ventfon slice it reached a stage of pers
fectton in the summer Of 1903 For
four years prior to that time In7entp7
Owens, aided by a competent crcW9oe
mold makers and mechanics had been
at work on the proposition and the
fact that they were being backed IN
by experienced Toledo glass men IN
Mr.. 3. D. Ltbbey, whose keen
business instinct has always lead him
into paths that are pleasant and way
that are peace" caused bottle ilaltl-
factprers to keep their en- eg'.
on the Toledo experiments plast
which had reached a stage ok peFtec
tfon IN July, 1903, that warranted me
officials of the owens Machine Bottle
Company to invite a represen ;cs
the National Glass Budget to come
Toledo, inspect the plant and pc
forth his views, as regards what has
since come to De looked upon
eighth wonder of the world. The late
Mr.. Gessnerr Of The Budget accepts
the invitation anil in our Issue pe AlL=
gust 90, 1908, his views were clearly
set forth, the prediction being nj
that new star had arisen In the bot
tie making Armament that was des
tined to make Itself keenly fel inI6ct
tie producing circles. SO giofFin VA
Mr. Gessner's report that many lpslsasi
upon it as an eNaggerat ton, yglieress
time has Demonstrated that he shot
far under rather than over the mat
AT that time these machines cpntalne {,
only six blank an1 six blow htplds bl.
they have since been improved eae
now being equipped with ten blanis
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