John Dove & Sons

JOHN DOVE & SONS, Wholesale and Export Bottlers, Aerated Water Manufacturers, 49, 51, and 55, Pitt Street, Glasgow.

    In reviewing the progress and present standing of the very important bottling and aerated water manufacturing industry of the City, the above firm is one of the first to attract attention.

    Established by Mr. John Dove in Vicarage Street, Hope Street, in the latter end of the last century, its name soon became a household word in and around the City. Under the name of its founder, the firm was carried on with increasing popularity and success till 1878, when the present designation was assumed. The partners now are Messrs. John, Peter, and Daniel Dove, all of whom are entirely devoted to the interests of the business, which, after all, are the interests of the public.

    The premises comprise the usual factory, office, yard, and stabling accommodation, the factory being, of course, the most interesting department. There may be seen all the latest improved appliances of the trade : generators, syruping, filling, and corking machines, of the most ingenious construction, washing apparatus, &c. The name of Fielding & Smith, of Belfast, appears on several of the machines, and this alone is a guarantee to the initiated of the most improved form of appliances.

    The washing arrangements are specially noteworthy, and so effective are the mechanical appliances used in this department that a blind attendant can do the work with the greatest ease. All through the factory, the means adopted for securing purity in the water and syrups, and cleanliness in the process of manufacture, are praiseworthy in the highest degree, being, indeed, the vital point of the manufacture.

    All the machinery is driven by steam power, and from 50 to 70 attendants are engaged, the number varying with the season of the year. The connexion both for aerated waters and bottled brewings is very strong in and around Glasgow, and full facilities are provided for prompt delivery, some 30 horses and a large number of vans being engaged in distribution. In a word, the standing of the firm is of the highest in all respects, well maintaining the repute of this great industry in the City and district.

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