The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-19
OuIs INDUSTRIES.
What IL Being Done IN the Vari-
Gus Manufacturing EstRbIish-
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What Is Being Done In the Vari-
Gus Manufacturing EstnbIish-
ments of wheeling.
We last week visited the leading man.
uiacturing establishments Of the city and
vicinity, and make known below the con-
dition Of business rs reported TO Us by
the manufacturers;
MILLS AND FURNACE.
Top Mlll--In full operation, employ.
Ing AIS men; hbs been running to f1llest
capacity since starting up in the fall; fair
demand for nails, perhaps better than last
year.
Top Mil Blast Furnace-Hm not yet
been put 10 operation, NJ the company
think they can buy iron cheaper than
they can make Il.
Riverside Mills-The two mills owned
by this company are running to their full.
estcapacity and giving employment to 663
men and boys. Demand for nails fairly
active.
Riverside Furnace Been in blast since
January LIST, and made over $4,000 tons Of
pig metal in that time. Employ full force
Of 100 men.
Belmont MiIl-Double turn in all de-.
par;menls; $50 men and boys employed.
Demand for nails much better than LAST
year, but not so much money for them.
Belmont Blast Furnaco--Went out Of
blast the 14th Of February last; now put
ting things in readiness TO resume opera.
tionA about the first OF February.
La Belle Mill-WorkiDg 10 fullest ca
pacity,with force Of about $50 employees;
started up this fall one month later than
usual, and prospects are favorable for a
steady run during the winter; demand for
nails fair, butsales hardly SO large as at
this time last year.
BenWood Mill-Full force Of 800 men
and boys at work; running 70 full capaci-
y in all departments; business hardly as
good as last year.
Benwood Furnace-This furnace Ia in
blast, employing 20 hands.
Crescent Acknowledgements iron only,
and not working rs full Us II making rails
alFo; 200 men employed.
Etna Mill-Douhle turn 10 fall capaci.
ty; $50 hands at work.
Washington Mill-All portable pro.
perry was sold at auction last week, and
the real estate Is offered at private sale.
FouNDnEs.
Arlington Stove Works Joseph Bell &
Co.)-Employing full force Of 10 men;
business better than during came period
last year; have been Obliged TO work ex-
ira time lately 10 fill orders.
Star Foundry (Benj. Fisher yin, full
operation, employing 40 hands, on full
time; business never better; as much as
they can do 10 Gil orders.
Centre FOundry-Capacily Of 80 hands,
but only employment for Is; business
very dull, but a little better than at this
time last year.
Spence, Baggs & Co. (Nartin's Ferry
Working to their fullest capacity, and
have about all the orders they can gil.
MACHINE sHoPs,
Superior Machine Works Sweeney &
son)-Doirg moderately we'll, about the
same as last year; 40 men employed; con.
tracts now on hand for engine and boilers
for Burley's mill, and two pumps, shaft.
ing and gearing to be used in cleaning
out Hobbs, Brockunier & Co.'s coal banks.
B. & o. shops-Business very slack;
about 1926 men and boys working nine
hours day; have not worked full time
for two years. Ten years ago 200 men and
boys were employed. Not doing much
building now; work principally repairing.
Hobbs & Taylor-Haye worked ~
many as 20 and % men, but now only keep
three or four busy; business very dull,
but some slight improvement over last
year.
Redman & Co.-The three members Of
the firm, Messrs. Henry Redman, Geo. G.
McKeown and W. J. Hamilton, are prac.
teal machinists, and do their own work,
with the assistance Of several boys; they
have about all they can do.
GLASS HOUSES.
Central Glass Works-Running stead.
lily, on full time, with full force Of $50
employees larger, and business gem
orally better than this time last year,
lamp teason has Get in under the most
encouraging circumstances.
Hobbs, Brockunier & Co.-Running
full in all departments, with force Of
4l6 employees on full time; demand for
products good-better than last year
but prices are much lower aud not 80
much money received for goods.
La Belle Glass Works (Bridgeport)-
Over 200 employees = full capacity Of
works-on full time; working night and
day in cutting shop, and still about three
months behind with orders. Cut glass
is made speciality at these works. Bust
ness very brisk; over 10000 pounds Of
goods manufactured every week.
Belmont Glass Works (Bellaire)-Run-
ming full in every department; so men
employed on full time. The sales for
October aggregated $4,000, the biggest
months sales ever made by the company.
Excelsior Glass Works tMartin's Fer
ry)-Been idle about year, and no pros
pect Of starting up.
FLAMING MILF
Armstrong, Coen & Co.-BusiLess about
thessme "a last year, but prospects very
favorable for good opening in the
spring; about 40 men employed in tile
mill and Is outside, the same number as
heretofore; all the employees working on
full time.
Kleives, Kraft & Co.-Busiuess not 60
good during the summer as las. year, but
improving now; now giving employment
to 20 men, nov 80 many as 10 former
year.; in June last employed Is men,
and in July only 10. Last year this firm
did more work than ever before, having
received several large contracts.
Hanes & Wilson-Working q force Of
25 men, nine hours a day; would work
them full time il possible, but days are
too short. Business much duller than
last year. Some years ago, when doing
steamboat work, this firm gave employ.
ment to 50 men. Have capacity for do.
ing three times as muchw work asai present,
and the force Of employees has been re.
duced about one.half during the last two
or three years.
Star Planning Mill Holiday & SOM
Working only about dozen men in The
mill now; have worked as many as thirty
In The mill and upon outside contracts.