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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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U.S. investors Philip B. Bateson (New York) and Walter L. Maguire (Stamford, CT) are building a $2.5M glass factory in Kingston, Jamaica, to employ 200 locals starting Sept. next year. North American technicians will train staff; government tax relief applies. Abundant silica/quartz sand available.
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By Wilbert E. Hemming
KINGSTON, Jamaica—(ANP)—
American investors are setting up in Kingston area a two and a half million dollars glass factory. Operation of the plant which will give 200 Jamaicans employment is set for September next year.
Technicians will be recruited from North America to start the factory and train Jamaican employees. The plant will enjoy Government tax relief.
Manufacturers are Messrs. Philip B. Bateson and Walter L. Maguire who are industrialists of New York and Stamford, Connecticut, respectively. Together they've formed Jamaica Glass Products Limited and Jamaica Ores Limited.
A vast quantity of silica and quartz sand is found in Jamaica for the purpose of the plant. Prospecting is however proceeding in various parts of the island to ensure that inexhaustible deposits occur here.
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Kingston, Jamaica
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September Next Year
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American investors Philip B. Bateson and Walter L. Maguire are establishing a two and a half million dollars glass factory in the Kingston area, set to employ 200 Jamaicans starting September next year. Technicians from North America will train local employees, and the plant will receive government tax relief. The companies formed are Jamaica Glass Products Limited and Jamaica Ores Limited. Jamaica has vast silica and quartz sand deposits, with ongoing prospecting.