Bridgeton pioneer., 1910-07-28
GLASS NEWS
IN FEW LINES.
Pickups of Many Para
graphs.
FROM everywhere.
Commoner and Glassworker News
Is Told Here By
Courtesy.

A charter has been granted the
Crown Cut Glass Co., Honedale, Pa.
The company is capitalized at s., 1000
and has already begun work at that
place.
Necessary repairs and many added
improvements are in progress at
Swindell Bros. and the Carr-Lowry
plants, Baltimore, Md. These firms
anticipate brisk seaon.
Extenive repairs are being made at
the Buck Glass Co.'s plant, Baltimore,
Md. New lehrs have been built, new
air compressor installed and it is
probable that a small tank may be
eected in the near future.
A new machine is being constructed
for the manufacture of small ware at
the plant of the Maryland Glass Cor
poration, Baltimore, Md. The tank is
being reconstructed and a new con-
crete footbench will replace the frame
structure.
Work on a new glass factory at
Scranton, Pa, was started on July 13
1t is expected that the plant will be
lage enough to use 16 expert cutters
eventually, although but half that
number will be employed at the start
Reports from Belaire, o., are to- the
effect that a number of practical
glassmen in that city contemplate the
operation of cooperative glass plant
at Shadyside, O., near Bellaire.
The Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, O..
recently declared a dividend of 1 per
cent and special note dividend on
each share of stock.
Managers of the Kansas glass plants
met in Caney recently at which the
Kansas delegate to the national wage
scale conference at Atlantic City was
given instructions. He is to ask fol
Is per cent. raise in the scale.
During the summer shutdown of the
Brockway Machine Bottle Co., Brock.
wayville, Pa, extensive repairs will be
made, among which is the reconstruc.
tion of the tank.
The work preparatory to building
the new glass plant of the Modern
Window Glass Co., Salem, w. Va, is
in progress and it is expected that il
will be completed and in operation
in the fall.
The Central Glass Works, Wheeling
W. Va, is operating three furnaces fol
the first time in twelve years. The
resumption took place last Monday
morning.
The Northwood glass works, Wheel.
ing, w. Va, resumed operations July
Is after two weeks shutdown.
The Keystone Cut Glass Co., Haw.
ley, Pa. reumed work July IL. Owing
to the large amount of business or
hand the factory was only closed q
week for his summers vacation.
At Martins Ferry, o., the Haskins
Glass Co.'s two tanks will resume
Monday, and the furnace will be oper.
ated just as soon as the repairs are
completed.
The Point Marion Window Glass
Co., Point Marion, Pa, are increasing
their capacity from 1S to "a pots, in
tending to start September 1.
The H. c. Fry Glass Co., Rochester
Pa, are repairing No. and furnaces
and will start the blank department
on August 1.
The Pittsburg Lamp, Brass & Glass
Co. is installing the sprinkler fire sys,
TEN at their work at Jeanette, Pa
A number of other improvements are
also being made at this factory.
Additions and improvements have
been started at the Travis Glass Co.'s
bottl factory, Clarksburg, w, Va, that
will increase the capacity of the plant
$50 per cent. and will represent and
additional total Investment of S2O. 900