The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-07

MILL NorEs.-Work on the new hot
blast at the Belmont Mill has suspended
for the present, on account OF the weather
and awaiting thearrival Of pipes and cast
ings.
A large driving wheel OF the Upper
Riverside broke night before last, which
will necessitate lay-of for some time for
repairs, in the department In which the
break occurred.
Thursday was pay day at the La Belle.
Nei5hhorh00d Mil Notes. .-Middlesex Pa,
has one rolling mill and three blast fur.
naces in operation at present.
The Wheeling iron compsny, at Middle
sex, Pa, are about to make an addition to
their rolling mill.
The Lawrence rolling mill, Ironton,
Ohio, started up on large order for cotton
ties last monday.
The rolling mills at Ironton, Ohio. are
pushing to their fullest capacity, and Or
ders are pouring in faster than they can
be filled.
The new six-inch mill at the Mahoning
iron works, youngstown, Ohio, will be in
operation soon.
The Laclede iron works, st. Louis, re.
sumed work January 2S, after suspen-
sion OF nearly a year. They employ about
500 men.
Chess, smyth s. Co.'s nail mill, this
city, will run until nine O'Clock, on &C.
count OF the recent increase Of orders.
The puddlers Of the Penn rolling mill at
Lancaster, Pa, have received an increase
OF so cents ton for pudding.
The finishing department OF Clark's
mill, this city, will be stopped for at least q
week on account OF the explosions last
Monday. !
The Valley mill, Youngstown, Ohio,
started up full last Monday, the founda.
ton OF the bar mill having been repaired
and strengthened.
The Western Nail Association will hold
a regular meeting on Wednesday next
when another advance in the price OF nails
will likely be made. The reasons for the
advance are that merchant bar has ad-
vanced one-half cent. and the demand
keeps'up. 1t is proposed 10 make the
price S. so or S. go per keg-present
price here S. co. and in the East S. 25.
The Wheeling mills, 1t is said, will resist
this, owing to having contracts ahead.
The Bellaire Nail Works some time ago
purchased cargo Of iron ore from the
Island OF Elba. Mr.. Davis, the manager,
knew the quality Of the ore, having smelt-
ed II in Europe. II costs about 50 per ton
delivered there makes excellent iron, and
is about as cheap as our native ore,
though 1t seems strange, sayst the Indepen-
dent OF that place, that ore can be brought
from the Isle Of Elba to Bellaire, and sold
as cheaply as 1t can from the Iron
Mountain, the Superior Mines, or from
the mountains Of Pennsylvania and Vir-
ginia.
The nail works at Clifton, W. Va, hav.
ing been sold, will hereafter be known as
the Standard Nail WORKS. The mill is
running single turn at this writing. There
are IA pudding furnaces, 8 heating and
annealing, an l8-ioot muck and 20.foot
nail plate train and 40 nail machines; 90
more will soon be added.
The report that the Lochiel rolling mill
at Harrisburg, is to be arranged 10 roll
steel rails from imported ingots, is at least
premature. No positive conclusion has
yet been arrived at.
The Ohio Valley Iron Works, Martins
Ferry, have been leased by company Of
gentlemen who will at once begin the
work OF putting the mill in order for
running.
The Valley Rolling Mil, Youngstown,
Ohio, was compelled 10 shut down last
week, owing TO the foundation OF the bar
mill weakening. The mill is now on try
ing 10 catch up for lost time.
A correspondent Of the American Manlt-
tacturcr says: The amount OF iron manu-
factured in this country in the year past
has been half million tons in excess OF
the make OF any previous twelve months.
The stove moulders Of Pittsburgh had
not succeeded in obtaining the advance
asked for by them February lst, but It is
believed that their demand will be con-
ceded in q few days.
The mill Of Arms& Wick, Youngstown.
Ohio, known to iTonworkers as the Smoky
Hollow mill, Is running full time, with
orders ahead.
The Ohio stove foundry company have
ordered in all Of their drummers, having
more orders ahead than they can Gil for
months 10 come.
Mr.. Joy. the former manager at the
Moundsville mill, will retain bis position
under the Whitaker regime.
Satisfactory tests OF Robinson's device
for utilizing petroleum as fuel in blast fur
J naces have Just been made at the Fannie
, Furnace, West Middlesex, which recently
went into blast. The patentee Is native
/ OF this city, and this is the first expert
} ment OF the kind ever made.