Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-25
INDUSTRIAL NEWS.
Manufacturing, Mining and
Commercial Notes, Local, State
and General.

and General.
The second attempt in the United
States to roll imported steel has just sue
ceeded in Vermont. From imported
English blooms the st. Adams Iron and
Steel Works are rolling steel rails with
out flaw or blelnish.
IT is not long ago that the first nail
factory built outside OF Pittsburgh was
considered hazardous speculation. The
enterprise succeeded, however, and now
as far west as Omaha nails are manuiac-
tured in successful competition with the
East.
THE prospects OF large business in
the woods this winter continues, and
already number of jobs have been
commenced. We understand that an
advance will be allowed workmen in
their wages generally, which seems to
he fair. the indications being that lum-
Der will be worth an advance OF three 10
five dollars per thousand next season.
BroOkrWe Republican,.
THIS has been bad year Tor most
men connected with the hop interest III
England. Some hop fields have not
been thought worth picking. The
scarcity has, however, quadrupled the
prices, and farmer wit ha fair crop.wlll
do pretty well. English brewers were
nj one time prohibited IRON using hops,
as they were supposed to spoil the flavor
of ale, and beer was the name when
gradually came to be applied to the
beverage made with hops. England has
about G0,0O0 acres under hops, about
half of it in Kent, heavily taxed.
TIE directors of the SteubenviIle
Furnace and Iron Company have recon
sidered their action about shutting down
their works for repairs, and are going to
try to run a while longer.-ScubenuHe
Press.
The sale OF glassware seems to be on
the increase. The Belmont Glass Works,
without any statesmen ON the road, has
sold more ware the past two months
than ever before in the same time, and
the factory is making more, and OF a
better quality, than at any time since 1t
was built.-Beiioire Tribune.
THERE is considerable quiet talk among
the business men about starting pot
terry for the manufacture ut stone china.
If some practical men in this line were
to come here they could, We think, find
parties willing 10 unite with them IN
starting an establishment OF this kind
Beiois IHJUuc.
THEY are now putting up the frame OF
the cutting rooms and packing depart
mcnts ut the glass works, and, nothing
occurring TO prevent, will soon have the
entire establishment under roof. They
will he ready for business, without much
doubt, by the first Of January Wis
burg Herald.
THE salt yards on this side OF the river,
in the bend, are overlooking with salt
awaiting shipment. \ big lot OF this
salt will go ont on this rlse.-ChortesIo"
Courier.
The coal diggcrs i'm the Pomeroy bend
struck on Monday for an advance OF
one-fGurth of Il cent on each busheI
mined. We are informed that their de-
mands were not iavorably received
Charleston Courier.
THE pottery boom is booming. Al
ready $4,000 OF the stock has been
taken. Mr.. Lowe, an experienced archi-
tect from East Liverpool, who is an cN-
pert at pottery building, is in the city,
and will begin ut once to draw plans for
the building.-Steibcnril'e Ga,ctc.
CrxClNNATIis leading ofrin the manu-
iacture OF telephone supplies. The fol-
lowing cable message was received upon
the day OF its date:
"MANCHEsrER, Eng, Nov. II, 1879.
"PoSt Il Co.,
Cincinnati, o.
"Send fifty (5O) telephone bells to
use with Blake's trnsmittcrs.
Lancashire Telephone EX-
change"
The above is a first order for trial,
but amounts to four hundred dollars. IL
will doubtless open up good trade.
INTEREST in the extension Of the Pitts
burgh Southern railroad is rcviving.
Messrs. Geo. G.. Sturgiss and Il. l.. Bcrk-
shire, OF MOrgantOwn, passed through
Grafton on Tuesday, going over the
route looking up matters connected
with the project and consulting with
prominent men in reference to the road.
They everywhere met with the best of
encouragement. ii our people but half
do their duty, this road will be in run
ming order before another year passes
bv. Its advantages and benefits to this
portion Of the State would prove well
nigh incalculable. VIII the people do
their dutv2-GrdttOn Sentinel.