Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-27
INDUSTRIAL INTELLI-
GENCE.
Notes from the Mills, Furnaces,
Shops and Railroads of the
Vicinity.

Notes from the Mills, Furnaces,
Shops and Railroads of the
Vicinity.
A TRACT OF coal land was recently sold
in Barbour county for $50 per acre.
The Riverside glass works, at Wells
burg, will be ready for operation in jan
uary.
MEANS & Co, ioundrymen at Steuben-
vile, have added boiler making to their
other business.
THE Jefferson Iron Works, at Steub-
enville, shut down Tuesday evening un.
Ill next week.
ALL the rolling mills at Youngstown,
Ohio, are on full time, with good pros
poets for the winter.
The removal from Niles TO GOungs-
town of the Arms & Ward blast furnace
has been commenced.
The Baron Manufacturing Companys
works, at Bellaire, resumed work with
full force yesterday.
NEARLY every tableware factory IN
lllSDuIEu 10 HlNHoAAhS IN" ~ ~ -
ware for the coming spring trade
The Buckeve Lantern Company, OF
Bellaire, shipped in the last five months
over twelve thousand dozen lanterns.
THE Bellaire street railway is said to
be IN a more prosperous condition than
at any other period since its completion.
Mosr of the Pittsburgh factories, on
account of the press OF orders, cannot
shut down for more than one day dur
ing the holidays.
The Bellaire Iron Works only stopped
work one day for Christmas. They will
try to take week or so Of rest early in
the new year, however.
The new boiling furnaces, ten in num-
Der, recently built at the Laughlin Mills,
Martins Ferry, have been started, and
are now working satisfactorily.
Tue proposed narrow gauge railroad
from Steubenville to Cleveland, via Car
rolton, is being duly talked mp. We
hope the time for action will soon ar
rive.
The Laughlin Iron Mil, at Martins
Ferry, shut down for Christmas, but Is
80 pushed with orders that their holiday
will be curtailed to the shortest possible
time.
THERE were iOrty-Seycn land slides on
the Bellaire and Southwestern railroad
on Wednesday, but the train hands
worked through them all and got in only
eight hours late.
The Bellaire TriJUUs SAYS: There is
no sign of the boom abating in Wheel
ing. Anything and everything in the
shape of furnaces or rolls are being put
in operation and taxed to their utmost
capacity
SEVEN of the principal manufacturing
concerns Of Bellaire sold goods in OctO-
ber OF this year to the amount OF 81 6s,-
4O5.OS, as against Sl05, ,Ol5.l9 in October,
1878, gam of about go per cent
AmcricU, Manufacturer.
SOME heavy shipments of iron were
made the last week by the .Etna mill
bv the steamers Andes, 81. Lawrence
and John l.. RhOads for points below.
The mill is now in full blast, and run
ming double turn with orders ahead.
THE Lagrange Glass Works Company
has called upon its stockholders for the
first instalment OF their subscription.
The Wellsburg Herald states that the
concern will be incorporated in West
Virginia, and have its office either at
that point or IN this city.
LAST Monday tine c. d L. Il. Il. de-
livered fOrty-one carloads OF freight, at
this station, besides local freight. Tues
day morning there were eighty seven
freight ears lying on the side track here.
How is that for railroad business at a
Perry ?"-Mutm's Ferry Ners.
THE B. d o. railroad shops in this city
are briskly engaged in turning out the
work needed for the increased business
OF the road. More railroad cars are now
being constructed at these shops than
for several years past. The present ten
dency for a busy winter at this point is
hattering.-ZOusNi'e Signal
The Ohio Press says The tools and
other property belonging TO the contrac-
tors who are putting up the coal chute,
over the river, have been attached by
the workmen. They say they have not
been paid any wages for two months,
hence the attachment. Two barges, the
property of the same parties, have been
attached for debt.
4 NEW railroad line is proposed from
Morristown to Belmont, and is report
ed that Mr.. Hudson. Superintendent OF
the Ohio division OF the b. d o. X. Il.
will assist in its construction. This
will be more sensible movement than
"A connection with the Tuscarawas
Valley road, as it not only affords direct
communication with Wheeling and the
East, but also with Columbus an the
West.
THE Centreville correspondent OF the
Barnesville Enterprise says the business
boom has affected that village in its re-
tirement: "Our prosperous little vii
lage has had its exodus, not OF COlOred
folks seeking land and liberty in Kansas,
but of diligent and laboring families who
have gone to the great metropolis OF
Belmont county, Bellairc, seeking to
better their condition 10y getting employ
ment in its factories and workshops.
Up to this date the exodus numbers
twenty-eight persons, old and young,
and from reports received from there,
they are all doing we'll All were fortu-
nate enough to secure steady employ
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