Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-11
INDUSTRIAL ITEMS.
Notes from the Mills, Markets
and Workshops.

The Elgin (lll.) NATIONAL Natch OoIn-
pauy are extending their works.
THE late advance in the price OF nails
was the third increase of price in six
months.
Ir is stated that an iron pipe mill is to
established at Beaver Falls, Pa, within
short time.
TExAs is rapidly putting up cotton
factories in order to utilize her supera-
bundant cotton crops.
OK Saturday, two weeks ago, the Beth
lehem pa Iron company paid out to
its employees $4,000.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has contracted for loo freight cars OF
twenty tons capacity each.
GROCERIES are active, and most OF the
staples in the trade sustain the advanced
prices of the early season.
A NEW rolling mill is talked OF at
Chester, Pa, that will give employment
to a large number OF hands.
4 COMPANY is in process OF Organiza-
ton i'm Louisville, KY, for the manutac-
ture of crucible steel castings.
FoUR hundred locomotives are turned
out by the Baldwin Locomotive Works,
OF Philadelphia, annually. This is more
than one day.
THE Danford Car Axle Company,
Chicago, with Il capital of 100000, was
licensed to organize by the Secretary oil
State some days ago.
IT is reported that S37 900 out OF $5O,-
600, to be raised by the citizens OF Nit
tanning, Pa, toward the erection OF the
new rolling mill, has been raised.
ALL the rolling mills in the vicinity
are busy with orders, and some have all
they can do for sixty days 10 come to
meet the present wants OF customers.
THE people of California, Washing
ton county, Pa, offer to give land Tor
manufacturing sites and liberal money
aid TO such industries as may locate in
that place.
THE Ferrol Iron Company have leased
the Buffalo Gap furnace, in Augusta,
which has been idle since 1874, and will
Immediately put it in blast. More work
for the workingmen.-J indicator.
The Lehigh Car Manufacturing Com
pany of StemtOn, Northampton county,
Pa, have closed Il contract for eleven
thousand cars, which will keep the works
running at their full capacity for many
months.
APPLICATION has been made for a
charter To incorporate the Manchester
Iron and Steel Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa.
They are to lease to the old Superior
rail mill and furnace, and make consid-
erable enlargements. The incOrpOra-
tors are prominent iron men.
JOSEPH WHARTON, OF the American
Nickel Company, having purchased the
German patent, is erecting a building
- bv 100 feet, on tina east bank of Coop
er's creek, Camden, y. j., for the pur-
pose of rolling nickel plates, which has
never been done in this country.
Is boots and shoes both manufacture
ers and wholesale dealers have been re-
markably busy for ninety days, and the
demand continues large. Some leading
houses have been running day and
night to fill orders, and the pressure
still requires a great deal OF overwork.
LABOR is fairly employed in this city
at the present time. There Is no
scarcity of wOrkmen, however, except
i'm some branches where the highest
skill is required. We advise everybody
that can find employment where they
are to remain there through the winter.
-.CmciuHdtj 1rdde List
TIE ohio Pres says: Geo. \. Dean,
secretary oi the MingO furnace company
at Mingo junction, informs us that the
furnace is doing splendidly, yield
ing about ffty.fve tons every twenty
four hours. The company contemplate
making arrangements fOr blowing IN the
second furnace, when, with their addl-
tional facilities, they expect to turn out
about one hundred tons OF good iron
daily.
Iron seems to have expended the en-
tire limit of its advance and has been at
a stand for more than two weeks. But
few manufacturers OF pig have realized
ANYTHING from the enhanced figures, for
as a rule they were at work upon old
orders at the old prices. The rolling
mills have been largely the gamers, but
most of the orders for are now filled,
and the furnaces must soon come IN for
their profit. There will be some demur
at prices when new contracts are made,
but the producer should manage TO pro-
tect himself hereafter, and he will, II the
lessons of experience are to be utilized
at all in the iron trade.