Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-01
BUSINESS FONTS.
Intelligence from the Boom i'm
the State and Vicinity.

Coal has been advanced at the differ
ent shafts and banks in and about Steu-
benville from 5lc to 6lc per bushel.
THE new coal shaft and glass works at
Wellsburg will give employment to
about 500 hands.
THK Canton, o., manufacturers paid
their wOrkmen last week $50, 900 in gold
for last months wages.
The Pan Handle turned out two more
new passenger coaches this week from
their shops in Steubenville.
All the Bellaire glass houses are run
ming at their full capacity, and yet are
unable to ill all their orders.
The p, C. & ST. L. Railroad Company
have added one thousand new box cars
to their equipment during the present
year.
The work OF remOieling the old lead
works al the head OF Market street, at
Steubenville, into flour mill, has been
commenced.
The Bellaire blast furnace and rolling
mill have all they can do to supply the
demand for their products. They are
considerably behind with their orders.
THE New Cumberland FIRE brick man
ufacturers have advanced all their prod
ucts another ten per cent. This, with
the re-establiShment Of the cash system,
is an item OF no small amount.
ABOUT thirty miners of the O'Donnell
coal mines, near Fairmont. went out on
a strike last week. They had been re-
ceiving 81 cents per ear, and demanded
40. AT last accounts the matter had not
been adjusted. Ii j. likely new men will
take their places.
THE oak lumber, and il requires an
immense lot of il in heavy pieces, for
the Wellsburg coal shaft, will very
probably be obtained from Marshall
county, from Mr.. A. ). White, OF Belton.
At last advices the contract was not
closed, but was under consideration.
VIZ are now informed that tn dis
covery OF silver on Thirteen Mile Creek
is a certainty. The lead Is tuated on
Mr.. B. Smiths farm. We hope the
find will prove true, for We know of no
man " HON We would rather see sudden-
" made rich than our friend Burwell
Smith.-PoUi PissdHi Register.
THR "crimping" boys at the Acme
glass works came out on strike Friday,
demanding an advance in the wages
from eighty cents 20 one dollar per day.
AS the pots we're full of glass at the time
OF the strike they very properly agreed
TO 90 to work again at the old rates until
the pots were empty, when It ~ expect
ed they will quit work unless they re-
ceiye the advance asked fDr.-OhiO Pres.
PROPOSITIONS are now before gentle
man Of Wellsburg from party IN New
York city, proposing 10 put up there an
establishment for the manufacture OF
patent railroad spring. on a large scale,
II certain inducements, in the shape OF
land and stock can be given. The pro-
positions as We heard them stated, seem
fair and reasonable, and II would not be
surprising if they resulted in something
tangible.
4 GOOD many strangers interested in
glass and iron have been attracted here
of late to inspect the Improvements 90
ing on Of which they have heard and
read reports. Asa location for manu-
featuring establishments there is none
better in the Ohio Valley; all We want
is the population, and with a few booms
such aS We are now having and have in
immediate prospect, there need be- little
apprehension on that Score.-Usl'sb,Tg
Herald.
IT is thought that the Hancock coun-
" silver mine will prove 10 be an iron
ore deposit, but Of rich quality; at
least. il has been pronounced such by a
gentleman from Pittsburgh, who seems
10 be posted on such matters. Ii il a
well known fact that many of the West
Virginia hills abound IN an excellent
quality OF this most useful metal Just
before the late war a large amount OF ore
was mined q short distance east OF New
Cumberland, and shipped by the barge
load to the jefferson Iron Works at
Steubeuvil.e. Now. when iron Is BOOM
ing il might justify some enterprising
furnace company 10 prospect a little IN
that locality.