Hemingray Glass Company

HAS PLENTY OF FACTORIES.

And They Are All Enjoying Activity and

Prosperity at Muncie.

MUNCIE, IND., Oct. 28.   —   In looking over the last issue of the COMMONER AND GLASSWORKER one would think there is only one glass factory in this city, when in fact it is the reverse. Our city is one of the largest glass centers in the United States. We have two of the largest window tanks in the country, Maring, Hart and C. H. Over, 48 blowers capacity each. These factories are running up to their full capacity, working night and day and turning out a superior article of glass. Experts say they never saw any better. We have also six green glass tanks, four only of which are operating at present. The others being closed down for repairs, and when started again it will be with increased capacity. We have also five flint glass furnaces, sixty pots capacity, all of which are running full and turning out a superior grade of goods in their different lines.

The Nelson Glass Co. last winter changed their green furnace into a flint bottle furnace and ever since have been making a high grade of drug and liquor bottles. They have had a splendid run which some glass blowers would call luck, but which is due entirely to successful management, and for a well-equipped factory this has no superior and very few equals. They are making good glass every day, and have set but two pots since last February. J. J. Pennypacker, the manager, is an old green glass blower, and for years has managed some of the largest green glass factories in the country. He is as successful in the flint business as in the green.

The Muncie Glass Co. is running full capacity on its line, which consists of flint bottles of every conceivable shape and design.

The Hemingray Glass Co. is making full time and a full line of its specialties.

Among the new faces at the Nelson this season may be seen Dan Tynan and Jimmy Powers, of Parkers Landing, old time flints. Dan looks as young as ever and can make some of the young ones hustle yet.

Ed Donalson, J. Wm. Marshall, and Andy Gallagher make a shop from Bellaire. John Haddick, from Streator, is working here. Ed Gossman, of Baltimore, is here also. Frank Bonham, of Ottowa [sic] Ottawa, Ill. is also working here. James Ramsey, Rob Baxter, and Provy Curran are holding down the big shop.   —   E. D.