The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-18
INpusrRIAL nrATrERs.

INDUSTRIAL MATrERs. 4
A quiet but Busy state or Aaairs Among
Iron ana Glass MRnufaeturers-Notes
And Observations.
Without any exception the men who
are engaged In the iron and glass indus
tries in this city and the suburban towns,
represent business in their various depart
nents as being steady and quiet at this
time. Yet all the manufactures are rum
ming on full time, and ap pear to be max
Ing satisfactory shipments Of goods to the
various points Of the compass. There Is
not the least depression felt In any depart
ment. The men naturally look for the
slack trade to strike them during the clos.
ing months OF the year. The opinion is
that the spring trade will open earlier than
1t has been accustomed to do in the past.
Indications seemto point in that direction
now. Everybody Is busy working" said
one man to the reporter who was visiting
the different shops yesterday, "and there
is no special news. We may have some.
thing more interesting after the New Year
opens up" There are no glass statesmen
on the road now.
MAEriN'sTERRr.
The Buckeye Glass Works is moving
along full with both furnaces as usual.
"There Is nothing especially new with US,
said Secretary Miller. eve are turning
out our regular line Of staples in table and
engraved ware. We think trade will open
up earlier next year than heretofore. Al
ter the holidays we hope to have liyelier
items for you.n To day Is pay day.
The Benwood furnace Is on full, but
running light and may have to stop on
short notice on account OF scarcity OF
stock-coke and ore. The immense de.
mand for cars on the O. & P. causes the
delay in obtaining tho supply OF stock reg.
ularly. Fifty tons OF iron are turned
out daily. ed.
The Laughlin mill is running full, and
shipping its usual amount Of iron daily.
GTSAvlLLR.
The Etnaville Iron Works is running
along full, on orders, and shipping as
m UGH iron as can be turned out. About
so tons OF iron are manufactured every y
hours. "For the last six months" said
Mr.. Tallman, "our principal trade has
been in the Northwest; we also have a
good trade in the Southwest, and arc ship
ping now in all directions. Oders are
offering freely, and the market seems to
be stitfening up a little. We do not know
how long we will shut down during the
holidays as yet. The men who were to
make repairs for us then are not prepared
yet" Next Saturday 10 pay day.
The Nail City Glass works Is quiet and
busy.
BRIDGEPORT.
The LaBelle Glass Works will shut
down on Friday, before Christmas, for
one week. Orders are coming in by mail
at fair rate now, but no statesmen are on
the road at this time Of year. The manu-
facturers are anticipating good spring
trade. After the first Of the year the
LaBelle will introduce new line OF table
ware, almost as attractive as their Queen
Anne" pattern. The designs are new,
plain and very pretty. They are running
full on their usual line Of staples now.
To-day is payday.
BgLLAIRE.
The Window Glass Works is running
both furnaces. The amount OF stock on
hand Is small, and orders from neighbor-
/ ing towns are very satisfactory. They have
had no statesmen on the road since
last fall. Business Is better now than 1t
has been in other years at this season.
The National Glass Works is running
full as usual, and making fair shipments
for the dull season.
The E.na Manufacturing Company is
moving along quietly. "You will have to-
wait till the new year to get any news OF
special importance" said the Secretary.
ave have tried our new line OF table ware
and like 1t very much. Our gas furnace
is complete success, and We can turn out
as much work with ties with two OF the old
style. Our salesmen are all in now. To.
day Is payday. We distribute 81 500 in
Bellaire every Saturday"
The Bellaire Nail Works is in full blast,
doing the usual large amount OF business.
WHEELING.
At the Glass Works OF Hobbs, Brocku.
nier & Co., the reporter learned that their
new fifteen pot furnace was finished, but
the building around it, which is about 100
feet square, Is yet under headway. II
the weather continues propitious the
work will soon be completed. The height
OF the stacks in this new furnace Is about
100 feet from the lowest floor. The fur.
mace Ia an improved Gill gas furnace, the
same as the two others already in opera.
ton by this company; also the same as 10
used by Mr.. Gill himself at Steubenville;
the Etna Glass Works; and Goblet
Works, at Bellaire. These new furnaces
are rendering excellent satisfaction in
every case. 1t is claimed that as much
work eau be turned out with one OF them
as with two oil the old style, and besides
they cost much less for their construction.
To-day Is pay day at Hobbs, Brockunier
4 Co.'s Glass Works.
The iron and nail mills are all on full
and doing good business, though trade is
considered slack.
The holiday week will bring about some
changes here and there, and items Of
greater iterest may be looked for with the
beginning oil the new year.
James Peters is managing the nail fac.
tory OF the Belmont mill during the sick
ness OF Mr.. Sam Whitesides. :,
The Belmont furnace, under the careful
management Of Mr.. McOune, is doing
very well, and about fifty tons per diem
are turned out. This furnace Is badly in
need Of new lining, and this will likely
be attended 80 early in the year. II is
expected that when the furnace stack has
been increased in height ten or fifteen
feet and refined, the capacity will be
about twenty per cent additional.
At the Central Glass Works materials
are on the ground and others are being
added daily for the erection OF new
twelve pot Gill furnace. Yesterday was
pay day at these works and 1000 in gold
distributed. Stock will be taken during
Christmas week.
AxusRMESrs.-salsbury's Troubadours
will hold the boards this evening at the
Opera House. There Is no troupe on the
road that can excite mirth and please au-
diences as this one can. Tickets at Baum
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