. Pittsburgh and Allegheny in the centennial year . oda ash, 4,800tons of lime, 2,400 tons of fire clay, 8,400,000 feet uf lumber, 2,445,600 bushelsof coal and coke, 750 tons of straw, 1680 barrels of salt, 3,400 cords of wood,and nails, iron and castings to the amount of $10,000. They work 44 horses,and employ 36 wagons in hauling. They produce 840,000 boxes, of fifty feeteach, of window glass per year, weighing 29,400 tons, whose value at presentrates is $2,500,000. The works occupy a si)ace of 47 acres, and there is $1,557,-000 of capital in the buildings, machinery and ground. The,manufact
. Pittsburgh and Allegheny in the centennial year . oda ash, 4,800tons of lime, 2,400 tons of fire clay, 8,400,000 feet uf lumber, 2,445,600 bushelsof coal and coke, 750 tons of straw, 1680 barrels of salt, 3,400 cords of wood,and nails, iron and castings to the amount of $10,000. They work 44 horses,and employ 36 wagons in hauling. They produce 840,000 boxes, of fifty feeteach, of window glass per year, weighing 29,400 tons, whose value at presentrates is $2,500,000. The works occupy a si)ace of 47 acres, and there is $1,557,-000 of capital in the buildings, machinery and ground. The,manufacture of window glass was the earliest established here, and theamount manufactured is quite one-half of all made in the United States. Thelargest size of double strength is made from 4 in. by 5 in. up to 42 in. by 78 in. The market for the productions of the window glass of Pittsburgh is con-stantly extending. The tables given of the shipments by rail in 186lr-5, showingthe reach of this tiade Ihroughoui tiie United States, vvmild be much augmented. INTERIOB OP ? WINDOW GLASS WORKS. MAKING WINDOW GLASS CYLINDERS.
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