Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-30
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
From the Mines and Factories
of the State and Vicinity.

Work has been commenced on glass
house at Cumberland.
PAEEERSBUEG is to have a furniture
factory on an extensive sCUle, possibly.
There Is IN unusual amount of aCtly-
ity in the lumber business in Garrett
county, Nd.
The three furnaces at Catoctin, Md,
are in iulI blast. Several hundred hands
are employed.
ruE Clifton Nail Mill has been run
ming steadily on full turn since getting
the engine repaired.
\ stock company with capital OF
siDOOO, has been iOrue lat EastOn, Md,
to erect paper mill,
The sash factory OF Mcknight & Co,
ia Charlcstown, was purchased at pub
lie sale on Tuesday last by John ii. Me
Knight, at 5000.
An ice manuiucturing machine is 10 be
introduced in Charleston to supply the
demands Of the citizens during the in
coming hot weather.
The next meeting OF citizens for the
promotion Of manufacturing IN Mar
tin hur.. will be- held at The court house
On Wednesday, March 3lst.
TuE West Columbia, West Virginia,
salt Furnace is now being put in
thorough repair, and Clarksun 4 Gclgcr
expect to be ready Tor work within a
month.
John Shrivcr, OF Middlcport. Ohio,
viii remove his extensive WOODEN mill
To- rarhrr>burs ii the citizens will sub
scribe $4,000 20 the capital stock OF =
company to operate 1t.
UNE effect ui the pending strikes and
l0ra-uuts will Ice the getting rld ola good
deal OF supcriluous stock by the manu-
Muugcrs. aui in 50 lar the advantage, as
usual, will Ice on the side Of capital
Experience has shown at the Petrol
cum iron works, Titusvillc Pa, that u
barrel Of petroleum will generate heat
sufficient Tor making u ton OF iron, while
ton and quarter OF coal would he
required Tor the same result.
Alex. Johnson, Of the Sterling Coal
Works, near Huntingdon, was IN attend
aurr az the Miners Convention at Pitts
hurgh and was Chairman OF the temper
airy session. aitcrward, VAS one OF the
Wee Presidents.
IIE salt Furnace at New Haven is
now idle. aud viii remain SO until about
.hc first OF May. The New Castle salt
Furnace will blow out on the last OF this
month, ior repairing. Both OF these
furnaces are in Mason county.
About three hundred hands, inclu-
din. twenty-five Chinese, are employed
or the Shenandoah railroad between
| IIg.rrstowu aud the bridge. Two hun
lr,i men will be- added to the force
about the first II April. 1t is thought
! the railroad will enter Hagcrstown by
October next.
The CharirStown SPIRIT Of Jefferson
saws. "Mrssrs. GcO. ". Graham, L, ii.
| Prrciyal and y VI. Sponceller have
/ been prospecting Tor ores, in the vicinity
Of Bolivar, Jefferson county, for some
/ days past. and have struck a rich vein
Of John II. Allstadt, ESQ.
The lloprwrll Mil Property IN JET
/ icrspu county, on tie Shenandoah rlyer,
| two tracts of iaui-about II acres IN all
aud wooden factory, machinery, &c,
/ was sold 81 public sale on thursday
( last. by Benjamin Lacy, assignee in
/ baukruptcy. to Hon. John A. Gary, OF
| MARYLAND. for the sum OF $1,000.
\ number ui Philadelphia gentlemen
propose forming stock company and
/ igyirg the ground near Northeast, Ce-
/ rIl county. Nj, where a bank Of whit"
clay. Known a. kauiiu, was recently
F.r-,.f I'll. r1ly /, said 10 be equal 10
. :nr finest imported from England, and
/ is u,,i i'm the manufacture Of tine porce-
/ lain, pottery and paper.
Tlrt1W oi Winchester, Va, has a
shoe factory, a sumaC mill, TWO glove
factories, a paper mill, three furniture
factories. seven cigar factories, three
. tauueyics. three iron ioupdues, three
. carriage factories aud three wagon tao
/ tarir, i'm it, limits. and eight Noolcn
/ ,acturlrs m the county outside, all IN
/ tuii operation and giving work TO 6+5
hands.