Show THE GLASS WORKS the new and thriving home industry one thousand gross or fruit jars for this market beer bottles general notes for many years past there las been considerable talk at different times of the advisability of establishing glassworks in this city or here long years ago crude and imperfect and other requisites close at band were made and every brought forth to prove eliat glassware could bo manufactured here as well as anywhere else it was all talk however until a very short time ago last fall there was a coming together of a number of our rustling business men with the view of taking steps looking to the immediate erection of glassworks the few present who dis cussed the matter were Ban cuine aa to the results and expressed them selves as being willing to risk a few thousands in an experiment vari ous plans were discussed including size location and possible arary to rule however tiie matter did not end there it was evident that the subject had cot into the hands of gentlemen who were bound to see it through several immediately announced the amount of stock chev were willing to subscribe for and it did not require any herculean efforts to induce outliers to fall into line and the resul the incorporation of the alt lake glass works the company went about its operations very quietly but little being said and yesterday a herald reporter paid his first visit to the works and was both surprised and pleased at the efficiency already obtained especially when he remembered thatis was scarcely six months since the idea of establishing the works assumed any cerious phase the works are situated on a knoll immediately west of the warm springs bath house and about half way between the springs and the deserted refinery on the utah central track aliey are built of frame with the exception of the furnace which is of brick the furnace is known as a four pot furnace each pot yields over pounds of glass metal per day thus producing a little over 1100 beer bottles for a day e work the requirements of the breweries lacre are somewhat in ex too af alil BO eliat employment from this source alone is guaranteed arrangements were also completed yesterday to supply all tho demands for class fruit jars this season the molds for the different sizes of which have been already telegraphed for and will alive in a very few days the pattern is the celebrated mason jar and it is estimated that at least 1000 gross will be placed on the salt lake market this season mr beck haa also placed with the company a laree order for mineral water bottles six blowers are kept constantly busy at the works and these with alie oilier help employed makes up n pay roll of not lesa alum twenty five bands A gentleman of long experience in business who recently visit cd the works and examined the quality of the glass turned out ex pressed himself very favorably over tho result stiO far obtained and paid eliat eo far as natural facilities were concerned meaning of course the supply of crude materials there were no glass works in the united states so well and favorably situated the sand used averages 06 per cent pure and is obtainable in large quantities within three quarters of a mile of the works while the lime is detill nearer soda ash is the only ingredient used that is not at home being brought from new tork and this will yet be produced liere in great quantities and of excellent quality from the natural deposits on the shores of the great salt lake the managers have taken precautions tn secure analysis of the materials at hand by a chemist who has shown which of the various to bo hadas alie roost profitable for the purpose A warehouse feet is now in process of construction const dose to anil immediately east of the factory and athla will be used a a storage room for bottles and for other purposes A flowing well close to alie building lur nishca an ample supply of good pure water and ia of great benefit to fill concerned in response to tho queries oa res porter yesterday a representative of a large eastern glass house said there is no reason why lamp chimneys may not be produced here I 1 think although the attempt in isan francisco proved a failure this however may be accounted for by the fact that frei glit can be sent to ahn bay cheaper alian it ran tu salt laef in alie matter of rates you would of courno havu an advantage advant aga over points nearer thu coast this enterprise commencing as it does nt time when such ventures are fow and but few disposed 10 invest in homo tures deserves the solid support and encouragement of r citizens and should receive all that it IB possible for the well utah to nive it the works are visited daily by large all nt whom return cleaned and nt and with a wish that the men who had the nerve to push forward to tho successful ireae may now be liberally rewarded for their ailt lake herald w |