Berney Bond Glass Company, Smethport PA, Plant History

Assumption: Haines Flint Bottle Company written/referred as "Haines Flint Glass Company, Haines Flint Glass Bottle Company, Haines Bottle Factory, Haines Flint Bottle Factory, Haines Flint Glass Bottle Works, Haines Flint Glass Bottle Factory. All are the same operation.

6-21-1895 (Smethport Bottling Works) - Business good.
6-28-1895 (Smethport Botling Works) - Puts Delivery Wagon on road.
11-22-1895 through 9-24-1897 - No operating glass plant in Smethport, many articles to citizens and businesses support various plans.
12-10-1897 (Plant coming)
6-2-1899 - Congratulations to Smethport on securing glass plant. Holten (Halten?) & Hamilton Window Glass plant will go under new name "Smethport Glass Works" (window glass).
7-27-1900 (Hanies Flint Bottle Company) - New bottle factory to be 70 blower, built at once & be twice the size of Pr. Allegheny's bottle factory. Application of charter filed today for "Haines Flint Bottle Co., by Thomas Camp, F.F. Rigall, W. S. Haines, R. E. Burdick, & F. D. Gallup, (SP)
7-27-1900 (Haines Flint Bottle Company) - Apply to Incorporate.
8-10-1900 (Haines Flint Glass Bottle Works) - M.N. Allen in charge of plant construction.
8-17-1900 (Haines Flint Bottle Company) - 2 tanks: flint & amber being built.
8-24-1900 (Haines Flint Bottle Company) - Charter granted. $30,000 working capital.
9-7-1900 (Haines Flint Bottle Company) - Under construction.
11-12-1900 (Haines Flint Bottle Company) - Date of first blown bottles.
11-16-1900 (Haines Flint Bottle Compnay) - 1st tank starts production.
12-21-1900 - 3 glass factories operating in SP, Camp, Smethport, Haines.
7-4-1901 (Haines Flint Bottle Factory) - Down last Thursday for summer.
8-16-1901 (Haines Bottle Factory) - E.R. Owens goes to Long Island, NY, last week.
8-29-1901 (Haines Flint Bottle Works) - Plant will start September 6.
9-26-1901 (Haines Flint Bottle Company) - Railroady war, big fight between Camp & Haines men over RR access. many sore heads, no fatalities.
10-10-1901 (Haines Flint Bottle Factory) - Running full time.
10-17-1901through 11-21-1901 (Haines Flint Bottle Works) - Boys wanted.
12-19-1901 (Haines Flint Bottle Works) - Down 1 day, high water.
1-2-1902 (Haines Flint Bottle Works) - Truman Krader, boy at HFBW, cuts hand in fall, walks to doctor.
6-26-1902 (Haines Flint Glass Company) - Down 2 months, summer vacation.
10-16-1902 (Haines Flint Bottle Works) - Running day and night shifts.
11-6-1902 (Haines Flint Glass Bottle Factory) - Boys Wanted
11-6-1902 (Haines Flint Glass Bottle Company) - Boys Wanted
11-13-1902 (Haines Bottle Factory) - Ready to start 2nd tank.
11-20-1902 (Haines FLint Glass Bottle Factory) - Boys wanted
11-20-1902 (Haines Flint Glass Bottle Company) - Boys wanted
11-27-1902 (Haines Flint Glass Bottle Factory) - Boys and men wanted
11-27-1902 (Haines Flint Glass Bottle Compnay) - Boys wanted
12-4-1902 (Haines Flint Glass Botle Factory) - Boys and men wanted
12-11-1902 (Haines Flint Glass Bottle Factory) - Boys and men wanted
1-15-1903 (Haines Fling Bottle Company) - Down, no gas.
1-22-1903 (Haines Flint Bottle Company) - Injured worker.
2-26-1903 (Haines Bottle Factory) - Down all last week, gas shortage. 1 tank will stay down until supply gets stable.
8-20-1903 (Haines Flint Bottle Factory) - Plant will start in September.
9-17-1903 (Haines Bottle Works) - Plant starts last Saturday.
10-22-1903 (Haines Bottle Factory) - John Schaffar, manager, goes to Pittsburgh.
2-11-1904 (Haines Flint Bottle Factory) - Plant down several days due to high water.
4-7-1904 (Haines Flint Bottle Factory) - Plant down 1 day, gas engine broke.
5-26-1904 (Haines Flint Bottle Factory) - Tank burst, down 2 days.
6-30-1904 (Haines FLint Bottle Company) - Down today for summer.
9-29-1904 (Haines Flint Bottle Company) - Starts fires in furnaces.
10-13-1904 (Haines Flint Bottle Company) - Plant starts last Tuesday.
1-19-1905 (Haines Flint Glass Bottle Company) - New bookkeeper.
3-8-1905 (Haines Flint Bottle Company) - Largest shipment to date, 707 gr. to Charles DeWitt, Baltimore.
5-18-1905 (Haines Bottle Company) - 2 tanks, one with machines, Doing much better than last year. Looking at using local sand.
6-29-1905 (Haines Botle Factory) - Gypsies camp near plant.
6-29-1905 (Haines Flint Bottle Factory) - Shuts down tomorrow, good season.
8-31-1905 (Haines Flint Bottle Factory) - Fires started.
9-21-1905 (Haines Flint Bottle Company) - Plant startup (date unclear).
11-23-1905 (Haines Flint Bottle Company) - Down several days, raw material shortage.
12-21-1905 (Haines Flint Bottle Company) - Down 1 week for Christmas.
3-22-1906 - Hamlin and Pancoast(?) in Bradford yesterday in meeting of Flint Bottle manufacturers.
6-28-1906 (Haines Flint Bottle Factory) - Down next Saturday for summer.
6-28-1906 (Haines Flint Glass Company) - Closes down next Saturday.
1-31-1907 (Haines Flint Bottle Factory) - Down 2 days, no gas.
Berney-Bond Glass Company (BB)

3-21-1907 (Berney Bond) - Date Berney Bond buys Haines Flint Bottle Company.
3-28-1907 (Haines Bottle Factory) - Plant down, tank leak & fire.
8-22-1907 (Berney Bond) - Plant resumes operation after summer.
8-29-1907 (Berney Bond) - Boys wanted.
9-5-1907 (Berney Bond) - Plant starts up last Thursday.
11-21-1907 (Berney Bond) - Boys and men wanted.
11-28-1907 (Berney Bond) - Boys and men wanted.
12 -19-1907 (Berney Bond) - Plant down 1 week for Christmas
2-15-1908 (Berney Bond) - Normal Operation, Gas supply OK, outside temerature zero to -38, not using new cooling fans.
3-28-1908 (Berney Bond) - Minor fire, back in operation quickly.
4-18-1908 (Berney Bond) - Tank burst, half plant down (8 shops) 8 shops on 2nd tank operating.
7-2-1908 (Berney Bond) - Down for summer last Tuesday.
11-14-1908 (Berney Bond) - Up and running.
11-19-1908 (Berney Bond) - 1 tank running and 1 tank idle.
3-2-1909 (Berney Bond) - Added night shift.
4-10-1909 (Berney Bond) - All OK.
5-15-1909 (Berney Bond) - Plant had ben idle, high water. Up and running now.
6-26-1909 (Berney Bond) - Running good, but shutdown coming soon.
10-9-1909 (Berney Bond) - Tanks fired
10-14-1909 (Berney Bond) - 1 tank up (8 shops on days, 6 on nights) 2nd tank under repair, up in December.
4-23-1910 (Berney Bond) - Smallest ware produced is 2 oz. making beers, Rx, and sodas.
6-30-1910 (Berney Bond) - Plant down for summer, Business very good.
7-7-1910 (Berney Bond) - Clam bake last Friday.
9-8-1910 (Berney Bond) - Starts Monday
3-25-1911 (Berney Bond) - All OK.
5-20-1911 (Berney Bond) - All OK.
8-31-1911 (Berney Bond) - Plant starts.
9-15-1911 (Berney Bond) - Glue court case.
3-14-1912 (Berney Bond) - May move or shut plant down because of gas shortages and price increases.
4-4-1912 (Berney Bond) - Plant down, high water.
4-18-1912 (Berney Bond) - Boys go on strike.
7-24-1913 (Berney Bond) - Plant down 4 weeks for summer.
9-4-1913 (Berney Bond) - Plant starts next Monday.
3-26-1914 (Berney Bond) - Beating in plant.
5-14-1914 (Berney Bond) - Plant down for inventory control.
5-21-1914 (Berney Bond) - Plant down last Saturday.
9-24-1914 (Berney Bond) - Plant starts next Monday.
2-18-1915 (Berney Bond) - Article, "A practical bottle blowing machine".
4-15-1915 (Berney Bond) - Plant starts next Monday.
10-7-15 (Berney Bond) - Fires lit.
10-21-1915 (Berney Bond) - Plant does not start up last Monday, late soda delivery.
1-20-1916 (Berney Bond) - Very cold, gas shortages. SPWGC down, but BB OK to run as part of gas comes from Crosby Gas Co.
1-27-1916 (Berney Bond) - Second Gump - Johnson botle machine to be installed, (SP). Semi-automatic, as still requires manual gob, gathering and loading. Designed by BB in Smethport.
2-3-1916 (Berney Bond) - Johnson-Gump bottle machine recieved. Goes into operation next week.
4-13-1916 (Berney Bond) - Boys wanted.
4-27-1916 (Berney Bond) - Business so good will run to end of July.
6-29-1916 (Berney Bond) - Tank bursts big time, all glass drained, workers to Clarion.
8-31-1916 (Berney Bond) - Plant to start tomorrow.
9-1-1916 (Berney Bond) - Plant starts.
9-7-1916 (Berney Bond) - Have enlarged tank, 2 hand blow shops and 4 Gump/Johnsons.
1-25-1917 (Berney Bond) - Down for 3 weeks because of gas shortage. Oil burners installed under tanks at BB. No more shutdowns because of gas shortages.
4-19-1917 (Berney Bond) - BB in Smethport to start up this week.
5-3-1917 (Berney Bond) - 80' tall flag pole put up.
6-9-1917 (Berney Bond) - 2, 1 man Gump-Johnson machines, 2 more Gump-Johnson's being built, 10 blow shops.
4-4-1918 (Berney Bond) - Plant starts last Monday, all automatic machines installed. Many workers gone.
5-4-1918 (Berney Bond) - Plant burns last Monday.
5-11-1918 (Berney Bond) - Plant burns 4-20-1918, 3 Gump-Johnsons and 2 Jersey Devils lost.
9-22-192 (Berney Bond) - Stack and lehrs still standing. Much talk about buying and rebuilding the plant. Nothing happens.
8-2-1928 (Berney Bond) - Remains of plant is torn down.
7-24-1930 (Berney Bond) - Deed transfer to OI for $1.