Hemingray Glass Company - Muncie, Indiana

MUNCIE RIGHT IN IT.

The Eight Large Glass Works Will Be Kept

Busy During the Season.

A recent issue of the News says: The season of '92 and '93 in the glass works is here. The fires in the many factories of this kind over the country are being started, and Muncie will be right there with the best of them and have eight factories working to their full capacity and giving employment to several hundred men.

Many of these people have been in the East for the past several weeks visiting their old homes, but they all gladly return to the Magic City and will be with us for the next several months.

The pay roll of our glass factories reach thousands of dollars every month, and their active operation stimulates business in every branch of trade.

Muncie is proud of them, and welcomes back the old employees who have been away as well as the new ones from the East.

The factories that are here and will run during the season are Maring, Hart & Co., C. H. Over & Co., Hemingray Bros., flint, green, bottle and stamping works, Nelson Glass Co., and the Port works.

M. L. Hageman, of the office force of Ball Brothers, was seen yesterday and a very placid smile illuminated his boutenance. Upon being interrogated as to the cause of his mirth he replied: "The glass houses were started this morning, the blowers being in their places and apparently happy. Nothing could have been nicer than the start made. There were 30 pots and four tanks in all and the quality of glass is of the finest. Not a pot broke, which is an unusual occurrence. It the present good luck continues we will be more than satisfied."

The blowers for Maring, Hart & Co., will not report for duty until the 6th of this month. Their old furnaces will then do duty, but their large continuous tank furnace will not operate for at least two weeks, as it cannot be put into operation before that time.

Thirty-one pots is the capacity of the Muncie glass works and just that many were put into operation yesterday morning. Nothing happened to mar the start as everything had been put in readiness for the event. Thus does Muncie's industries thrive.

The Nelson Glass Co. started their fruit jar house yesterday morning and feel jubilant, as the pots all stood the test and the quality of the glass is excellent. They start with light pots.

The Port Glass Co. did not begin blowing until Tuesday, September 6, and they are running regular as heretofore.

This is from the Muncie Times: "Over two scores of carpenters and laborers are at work on the Over glass factory putting the finishing touches on the buildings destroyed by fire last June. This morning a Times man visited the factory and found the massive structure nearly completed, while to-day's work will put all the furnaces in shape for the fire. The pots will be set to-day, and it is the intention to have the large force of blowers at work by next Saturday morning. The buildings are much better arranged and more substantially built than the old factory, and the ground space inside the main factory has the appearance of a large field All of the blow furnaces have stacks built on them, which is a great advantage in getting rid of the intense heat. The cutting room has been located on the north side of the building, and the whole interior is being heavily planked except where the brick pavements are laid near the furnaces. A new switch is being built on the north side of the factory. The warehouse is 64x100 feet and 140 feet east of the main factory. The factory building is four feet higher than the old structure and has excellent ventilation."