 Glaholm and Storey shared the same Radical and Liberal ideals and, some 10 years later, they went on to become two of the founding members of the "Sunderland Echo" newspaper.Glaholm was also involved in several other businesses, including the "Wreath Quay Forge", the "Wear Pottery" at Southwick, Sunderland, and the "Phoenix Iron Foundry" in Coronation Street, Sunderland.He eventually retired from the Hendon Ropery in 1878.