Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-02-27
Glass News

The window glas factory at Fair
/ chance, Pa, has been acquired by
Mesrss. Jules ]. Quertinmonet and Al
fred S. Maple, of Point Marion, from
the Diamond Glass Co., Of Cleveland
O., the purchase price being $4,000.
It is said that the plant will be ready
to start by March 10.
Fire broke out in the cooper shop
at the Pittsburg Lamp, Brass & Glass
Co.'S Jeanette, Pa. factory last Sun
day, but the sprinkler system, with
which the plant is equipped, worked
so successfully that the fire was gotten
under control before much damage
was done.
The Haskins Glass Co.'S plant, Mar
| tins Ferry is doing fine. The shops
there are. getting the best of time and
everything points to one iof the most
successful runs in the history of the
company.
The shops at the Monongah Glass
Cos plant, Fairmont, w Va. are all
making full time and present indica-
ions are that they will continue to
10 so until the end of the blast.\
On Tuesday of last week another
tank was placed in blast at the South
Jersey Glas Works, Swedesboro N.
j., operating six machines on beers
and sodaS. Go cd production is the
rule and prospects for the future are
bright.
Some of the shops at the Wilcox
Bottle Co. plant, Wilcox, Pa, are
lima
the scarcity OF boys. The small help
problem is getting to be a serious mat
ter IN that section of the country.
At the G. J.. Root bottle plant,
Terre Haute, Ind, matters are in good
shape. All the employees are happy
and prosperous and are turning out
an excellent production.
At the Dunkirk Window Glass Co.'S
factory, South Charleston, wv. Va, they
are having nice run of glass with
a full complement of shops and all
are making a good production.
Affairs at the Smethport Glass Co.'S
plant, Smethport, Pa, are in good
shape. The company are doing all
they can to keep the shops steadily
employed. This plant turns out a
miscellaneous line of ware.
The shops at the Berney- Bond
Co.'S bottle plant, Clarion, Pa, ares
working steadily with good prospects
ahead. The ware is moving nicely and
both management and men anticipate
q full seasons work.
A new company has been organized
at Festus, Mo-, to erect and operate
plant for the manufacture of bottles,
both hand and machine, under the title
of the Festus Glass Co. The company
has capital of $4,000.
Affairs are in good shape in both
departments at the Olean Glass Co. S .
works, clean, N. Y. This plant has
made a fine run this season and all
the shops have done we'll.
No interruption to their business
will be caused by the appointment of
a receiver for the John B. Higbee Glass
Co.'S table ware factory at Bridgeville
Pa. The received has been authorized
by the court to continue the business
and all orders will be filed promptly.
At the Acme Class Co.'s bottle
plant Olean, N. Y. everything is NOV
ing alonk like clockwoSk. There has
been no lost time this season and all
the shops are working STEADILY.
The plant of the FederAI Glass Co.,
Ottawa, ILL.,, was visite&-hy& fire re-
Gently, entailing loss estimated at
$l5O,000, the loss being covered by in
surance. 1t is thought that operations
will probably be suspended about
three months while repairs are being
made.
The annual meeting of the Pitts
burg Plate Glass Co. is scheduled to
be held at headquarters in the Frick
building on Wednesday Of this week.
Everybody appears to be contented
at the North Baltimore Bottle Glass
Co.'s plant The shops are doing nice
ly on No. 2 tank, which is to be repair
ed in the near future.
At Turner Bros. bottle plant, Terre
Haute, Ind, all the shops are turning
out good production. They are MAX
ing grape juice bottles principally. -,
General conditions at the HGlenshaw
Glass Co.'S bottle plant, Glenshaw,
Pa. are roseate. with every place
working steadily turning out a good j
grade Of flint, green and amber ware.
Shipments are on the increase at this
plant.-The Glassworker.