The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-31

now is pricinpally goblets and water
glasses, being rather cheap and of
nature that can he readily sold. This
is the best class of goods for the
beginners to work on. The boys at
every frame were engaged in making
these when Record man called there
to go over the plant. These can be
sold for little money, being cut glass
just the same as the dearer grades,
but being more easily disposed of.
The motive power of the plant is
secured from two motors, the one
operating the machinery on the sec
ond floor being a 15-horse power
and that on the first floor 10-horse
power. This power is the best adapt
ed to the needs of the plant.
The carpenters are busily engaged
now fitting out the factory and they
will soon have their work done. The
public office is in the front of the
main floor and is large and spacious
Adjoining will be private office.
The display room will be in the rear
of the latter Office and will be at
tractive and light. The wash room
will be in the rear of these rooms
! and the major portion of the rear of
the first floor will be used for glass
cutting purposes and there will be
27 girls put to work there as soon
as the machinery is in place and
ready for operation. The engine
room and the acid room are on the
first floor, the former being lowered
% IN
which is so essential to the work of
| glasscutting. The entire top floor
is equipped for cutting. That there
will be no trouble in the matter of
light is evidenced by the fact that
the company owns sufficien land to
prevent building close to the struc-
ture.
Mr.. Gibbs has secured the services
of two very experienced men to teach
the new hands, the superintendent
being Charles Miller, a very pleasant
and affable gentleman, who takes
great pleasure in explaining the in
dustry, and his assistant, Edward
! Bunnell, both of Hawley. They have
| four other experienced hands at work
and hope to have 20 more in the
! course of a week. To look at the
machinery no one would imagine
that the much-sought-for cut glass
| could be turned out on such crude
machinery, for it is really crude in
| appearance. A frame is a wooden
| trough about two feet in width and
| four feet long and one and a half
| deep. There is a wheel fastened in
! the front part and there is a rest to
steady the hand of the workman.
| Overhead is a receptacle for either
| sand or water or both, according to
! the class of work to be turned out.
| The piece of ware to be cut is placed
| against the wheel and the desired de-
! sign cut on.
1t is the deftness of the cutting that
makes the ware valuable. In the
! course of few weeks, there will be a
| number of the best cutters in the
business engaged at the plant and the
! best of ware will be turned out and
| will add to the fame of Stroudsburg
as the Dorflinger cut glass to Homes
! dale, although there are plenty of
| factories that cut just as good there
and much of the so-called Dorflinger
| glass is cut at factories other than
! that which has gained so great re-
nown in the industry. 1t is the hope
| of everyone that the Stroudsburg
! plant will be very successful in every
respect. AS soon as everything is in
| readiness, the public will be invited
| to inspect the plant and the wares
that are turned out there. The Rec
ord man enjoyed his stay immensely.
viii Start Middle of October.
Of the East Stroudsburg shop the
same paper says:
The work on the new glass fac
tory located in the upper portion of
East Stroudsburg has been going
along at a rapid rate for the past
month, and according to the pres
ent indications the new buildings
which are being erected and the great
| improvements which are being made
on the old ones, including the in
stalling of all frst-class machinery
! in each and every one of the build
ings to be used, will be completed
and ready for use by the middle of
| October.
At the present time there are
about 25 men employed in the work
of building and reconstruction. A
new packing house is now in the pro-
cess of construction and when COM
pleted will be one of the finest and
most modern buildings of it's kind in
the state. No money or labor is be-
ing spared by the company in order
to make everything as comfortable
and convenient for the employees as
possible and at the same time to pro-
duce as much glass as possible at the
least possible expense.
All OF the old engine, boilers and
tanks that were used by the old COM
pany in operating the plant have been
removed and others which are of a
much better quality and equipped
with all of the latest improvements
are being installed in their places.
Each and every one of the buildings
is being covered with a slate roof
which will make them very much