Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-06-12
Glass News

The tank at the Utica Glass COM
pany's plant at Utica, Ohio, sprung a
leak last Sunday morning, but the
management succeeded Z stopping it
with the loss of about six inches of
glass. However, it will OF be possible
to blow any more this season and
cullet making is now in progress.
| The Mound Valley Glassware Mfg.
company Mound Valley, Kan, are OPP
Grating their plant steadily, making a
general line of gas and electric. shades.
They have just recently added a cut
ting shop and are now cutting their
shades, globes, etc.
At the Olean Glass company's bottle
works, Clean, N. Y.,they were COM
PEELED to close down one machine fac
tory owing to the scarcity of help. 1t
was impossible to get the boys to work.
The balance of the men are still at
work and are doing nicely thus fara
The Chanute Window Glass COM
pany, Chanute, Kan, have had very
successful run ahd the glass has been
of excellent quality. 1t is rumored
that this plant will not operate 1cxt
season on account of the gas supply
giving out.
The material for the new water tank
at the plant of the Tarentum Glass
company, Tranetum, Pa, has arrived.
The tank will be similar. to the one de-
stroyed some time ago and the work
of construction is now under way:
The Marion Flint Glass comanw,
Marion, Ind, are having considerable
trouble in getting boys to. work. The
management are going to install cleo
trio fans in both departments. Orders
are reported brisk at present The
general outlook is favorable.
The -Fredonia Window Glass com
pany, Fredonia, Kan, have made~an
exceptionally good run this season.
President Lutes states that they have
more orders booked than they will
able to fill this season, Prospects are
favorable, as this concern have their
own natural gas wells supplying an
abundance Of fuel
An excellent run is reported at the
Duncan & Miller Glass company's
tableware factory, Washington, Pa,
with the usual number of shops on the
roster. The outlook for a continued
run until the end of June is roesate.
All the shops at the Morris bottle
plant, Point Marion, Pa, are working
steadily on beers, sodas, and liquor
oNals and are getting along nicely
The good run they had all season is ex- =
pected to continue for the remainder
of the blast. y
1t is currently rumored that /the
Port Allegany, Pa. plant of the Oleap
Glass company will be removed tS
Olean, N. Y, owing to the inability 6f
the company to secure sufficient sup
ply of gas at the, first named place. ~
The Headley Glass company, Dan
Vile, Ill, have been operating their
bottle plant since last October, but
have been handicapped by not having
sufficient small help and the firm have
been. compelled to lay off one shift on .
this account.
In spite of the fact that they recent
ly raised the wages of the boys at
their plant, the Acme Glass company,
clean, N. Y, are having trouble keep
ing them at work. but so far they have
been keeping most of the shops going.
The Standard Glass company's bot
tie plant, Marion, Ind, is running full
capacity day and night shifts, but the
shops are losing some on account OF
shortage of small help.
At the Nivison Weiskopf bottle
plant, Reading, Ohio, the three tanks
are still operating in excellent chape
and a steady run is anticipated until
the end of the season. Recently the
firm increased the wages of the small
help and a general Improvement is
noted.
The Beaver Valley Glass company,
Rochester, Pa, are erecting an addi-.
tional etching and cutting shop which
will triple the cutting and etching ca
pacity. The additions are rapidly near
ing completion. 1.-THE GlassWorker.