The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-10-14
.WILLETS. COMPANY poi
FACTORY I'm OPERATION
NEW PLANT LOCATED ON 5EAsrs;
SIDE OF RIVER now TURNING 7
OUT PRODUCTS USED EoR, MAN
uFAcTuRE OF GLASS. ~. 81 !:

The 5Wtllets Company, OF Pittsburg..
has almost completed It's new factory
in Industrial Valley on the East Side
OF the river and Is now actively en-:
gagged in the manufacture fof Its ware,
There remains a few little things
to do in the finishing work OF the sfac.
tory but nothing that viii interfere
with the manufacture of Il the clay
products that will he turned out for
the glass houses In this part of the
State. S,s !:
The company has erected one of,
the best factory buildings In the
State constructed Of brick The dt;
mensIons Of the plans are 100 by zuuj
feet three stories high with q tent
house on the top also a large engine
house where two Of the largest en-
glnes in this part Of the State are In,
stalled. The engine house Is large
enough for the Installation Of an ad,i
ditional engine. y, :, Sst i
The erection OF the building was ac.
complshed after9a series Of delays
over which the company: had mo scon.l
troll. One OF the firms from which the
company had bought It's flooring for
the building burned down Destroying
all OF Its product about the time that
shipments were to be forwarded 10
the local factory. This necesaitated
the buying OF material In the open
markets and this consumed 4 q great
deal Of time that should have been.
used. There were other delays OF q
similar character but the company
was persistent and sperslstency wcn.;
1t has now buildings erected and q
plant In actual operation. "a
The Willetts people mann iaetnre
glass pots and tank blocks ln faet atlE
Of the clay product TINT are Used sl1
the construction Of glass factory
tanks. Most Of the clny that is.psed
in the manufacture of the products 10
from Germany: Tint which
|is not imported x from Gefmany ID
brought here from Missouri The
creates care is exercised in getting
Just what ID needed for the nannfae.
ture Of q first class pot. The Willetts
people have the record Of smanuiacthrsf
Ing the longest ME pot vi the mar 4. et y
and III willrbe the aim dt the cbmpany
to max ware Of. greatef durability AtI
the local plant than has eyerSyet been
turned out. With aipurely modern,
factory with the very latest improved
machinery in every department ;of the
plant and with the increased experi.
ence of the manufacturers there Is NO
doubt that the local plant will pro ducesl
a ware that, has no equal in allsof the
qualities that go to make q first class,
glass pot. Y y
While the Importation and long.
shipment OF clay that lis used 5is very
expensive the company found other
advantages that made Fairmont an
ideal place for its new plant. The ad.l
vantage Of cheap fuel was an attracs
tive one together with the abundant
supply OF water the central location
OF the plant In the West Virginia glass
producing towns were arguments
that we're deciding factors IN chooss
Ing Falrmont for the home Of the com
pany's plant. J;33 I, sll j.
The company will start with about
fifty men and this force Will 5bs In.
creased till there will be probably q
hundred men employed. Next sum;
mer an addltiona, building of the
same character and size as the one
now completed will be erected Sforstne
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