The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-24
General Improvement Is
Forecast by President
of Company
TO START FURNACE
Etching Department OPP
Grating Both Day and
Night

A general improvement in bust.
ness conditions was forecast here
today by H. L. Heintzelman,
president OF the Monongah Glass
Co., who also announced the re-
sumption of work at another fur.
mace Of the local plant in the near
future, when the factory will be
operating at 80 per cent OF the
furnace tonnage capacity. The
etching department of the plant Is
now operating day and night, and
the cutting shop is working nearly
at capacity.
That the Monongah Glass Co.
is sharing in the general improve
ment is evidenced by the fact that
business Is increasing in better
volume than for many months past,
according to Mr.. HeIntzelman. He
said that when the tremendous
slump in business in every line hN
this country, the Monongah Glass
Co. had to share in the general de.
preston and curtail production to
meet the situation, although. in
general, the plant kept operating
at higher percentage than the
average Of other concerns making
similar lines. ,1 u 2, ~.
"The depression was not confin-
| ed to our country" said Mr.. HelItt-
zelman today. "but was general
throughout the world, being in
eiytable as an aftermath OF the
world war. These disturbed condt.
tions, particularly in Latin-Amer-
lean countries. were koenly re
flected in our business as we have
for many years been exporting our
products in liberal volume, and the
curtailment in this export busi-
ness aggravated our situation.
"The situation In the Latin
American countries Is gradually
clearing up The exchange rates are
improving, and. all IN all, there Is
a decided Improvement" Mr..
Helntzelman continued.
"In this country the matter OF
defation has been painful to
everybody. II was inevitable and
had to be endured. although, II It
had been possible to have this take
place over a longer period, It
would not have been so disturbing.
"It Is nearly over now, and be.
! ginning last fall, conditions gen.
orally begun to improve gradually.
until now this improvement Is
quite apparent. We might say that
our own opinion is that getting
back gradually TO normal condl-
tlons will prove much better and
be more enduring than II We had
! had sudden boom that was likely
! to last but a short time.
$50 far as our company Is con-
cerned we are optimistic. We al.
ways had operated our plants In
full up to the time the whole world
went wrong, and the fact that a
curtailment In production was nee
essary and expensive TO our COM
pany to its employees has not dt'S
couraged u.s." Mr.. Heintzelmsnl
said.
1--WE are glad to say that the
business now coming in warrants
further increase In our produc.
tion and We expect to start another
furnace as soon as we can make
arrangements to do so. With this
furnace operating and repairs COM
| pleted on another Just put out for
repairs we will be operating at
90 per cent OF our furnace tonnage
capacity.
"our etching department is op-
Grating night and day, thus doing
double duty, as we never before
have found 1t necessary to oper-
ate this department at night. Our
cutting shop is working nearly to
capacity.
Our decorating department Is
not crowded. but is operating fair
ly we'll. Business on our lines gen.
orally shows a very decided i'm
promevent." he concluded.