The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-05-11
T0WANDA Is DELIGHTED
Towanda Daily Reviews Account of
the Purchase Of One of Our
Industries.

to between 40 and so people at good
wages.
A deal was consummated recent
ly whereby a number of Towanda
capitalists take over the plant and
good will of the Wayne Cut Glass
Company, incorporated, an establish
ment which has been doing business
at Honesdale for the past seven
years.
j. S. Brown, president of the COM
pany, accompanied by Fred f. Lee,
superintendent of the plant, arrived
in Towanda on the Black Diamond
Wednesday evening, and half an hour
later MIR. Brown and the Towanda
capitalists had come to terms, papers
were executed and Mr. Lee given in
structions to get ready for business
in the new location.
The Tracy shoe factory building
which was recently vacated by the
Seneca Silk company, which is now
located in its magnificent new home
on Plank Road street, has been leas-
ed for a term of years with an op-
tion to buy. Mr.. Lee will commence
work to-day and prepare the building
for the installation of the machinery
which will be moved from Honesdale
at once. 1t is expected to have the
plant in operation within 80 days.
The Wayne Cut Glass company Is
composed of responsible and expert
enced glass men. The officers are:
J. S. Brown, president; Hon. John
Kuhbach, vice president; John Weav-
er, Sr., treasurer; J. A. Kimble is
manager, John H. Weaver, Jr., is Of
fee manager, Ambrose Keleher is
foreman of the roughing department.
and Fred f. Lee is the superintend-
ent. These gentlemen all live in
Honesdale at present, but under the
agreement entered into with the To-
wanda capitalists they will come to
the county seat of Bradford and give
their best efforts toward making the
plant as big a success here as it has
been in Honesdale. There will be
no change in the board of officers of
the management for the time being,
although it is expected that the To-
money in the enterprise will in time,
when they become more familiar with
the business, be known in the direc-
torate and active management.
To Hon. George W. Kipp belongs
the lions share of the credit for
bringing this splendid industry to To-
wanda. Mr.. Kipp lived in Wayne
county for a number of years, was a
county commissioner, and knew near
ly every man in the county.
One of his intimate friends was
a German, John Kuhbach, a former
member of the state legislature. This
same Mr.. Kuhbach took an active in
terest in the politics of this congress
sional district and a few years ago
was the Democratic candidate for
Congress, being defeated by Hon. NJ.
f. Lilley of Towanda. The friendship
of Mr.. Kipp and Mr.. Kuhbach never
grew cold, and some weeks ago while
Mr.. Kipp was in Honesdale, Mr.. Kuh-
bach made some remark about get
ting out of the glass business. As
they talked, Mr.. Kipp became en-
thusiastic over the glass industry and
informed Mr.. Kuhbach that if the
Wayne Cut Glass company wanted to
dispose of their plant and transfer
their business and good will, he
thought he could interest enough peo-
pie in Towanda to make a deal.
Mr.. Kipp returned to Towanda,
took the matter up with U. NJ. Fell,
NJ. NJ. Spalding, and other members
of the Business Mems Association,
and an offer was made to the
Honesdale parties. They took it un-
der consideration, the officers of the
company came to Towanda and
talked the matter over, in fact they
were here three or four times and
finally reached a verbal agreement,
which is now in writing, and the
deal closed.
The full terms of the agreement
cannot be made public, but il has
been given out that the amount OF
money involved in the transaction
is very large. Owing to the fact
that the Towanda parties have nc
knowledge of the glass business, II
is in the agreement that the Off
GERS of the Wayne Cut Glass com
pany, their superintendent, foremen
and managers shall give their at.
tention to the business for a certain
length of time and thus make it a
fe proposition for the Towanda
g. pitalists. In keeping with this
cement, Superintendent Lee will
cs-wence work to-day, and other
:perienced men in the glass busi.
nC-V viii join hands with the To
anda capitalists and endeavor tC
make the plant one of the largest
cutting establishments in Pennsyl
vania.
The Wayne Cut Glass company
has an established business, and {
very large trade, with many order!
on the books All is taken over il
the deal just closed and about the
only thing left of the old business
is the name of the company.
The company owns fine larg,
a