The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-19
nANURAoTURINe MATrERs.
Itema Of Interest 4b0nt Mills, Factories
and Workshops.

TENS Of InteFo1t Ab0ut HIS kRetoFtes
and workshops.
In some departments Of industry there
a fair trade going on, while the opposite
,ay be sAid Of some Others, Among the
all mills there Is the wonted activity and
he average number Of kegs of nails is
urnsd out weekly. Iron is also being
old In large quantities and nearly every
,ost that passes this city going south Is
aIpsly ireighted with nails and iron.
shipments by rail are proportionately
Srpe. The glass trade continues very dull
MI some dealers say that there Is
,o,hing encouraging whatever in the
,utlooE, The general impression 70
4 that there IL no truth In tbs claim that
n made Of an over.prodlCtion, IS there
M been no extraordinary production in
he matter Of tableware during the last
year, on the contrary twas hArdlyin pro-
portion to that Of other years, and In con-
firmatIon OF this theory dealers herespolts
point to their very limited stocks on
hand, On the other hand It Is alleged
mai the protraCted depression Is oG0s'
stoned by the bad faith, or In other words
me recourse to tic cutting" policy had
by some manufacturers not c. .nM V'Iy "
vicinity, Dealers in gsSS eoRe IRON
various quarters. TO Pittsburgh and thll
city and .. nearly every factory they visit
a different scheduls Of prices is presented
and as consequences they rptlrn home
without having purchased any goods
This rule has not been universal but &C
nearly 90 that the results Of to-day have
been brought about.
MARTINS FERRY,
Two furnaces are in full blast at the
Buckeye GlasH works and large quantity
Of glass is being turned out. The score
tary says trade 10 much better this month
than Il was last, Several buyers have
called at the works during the week anc
indications are In the direction oil q bTiskel
business.
The Benwood blast furnace Is making
only partial time now, on account OF thu
difficulty encountered In procuring lime
stone In sufficient quantities for the pur
poses OF the furnace. The supply Of ston'
has been coming from Mlpgp, but on &C
count OF the severity Of the weather thu
contractor has not been able 10 put In
quantity adequate to the requirements o
the furnace. I'M. a.
Mr.. Joseph Bird who has been thu
manager Of this furnace has resigned hi
position.
.ETNAvILLR,
The E.na mill Is running full, and
large quantity OF iron Is being turned GU
daily. A large shipment Of iron wa
made on Thursday on tho pacotah Il
Louisville, St. Louis and New Orleans.
The Nail City Glass Works are MAXIM
all the ware they can turn out, and sellinI
1t too. Orders are plentiful and busines
is brisk. .. ...Eg.
BRlDdgPoRT.
The La Belle Glass Works have one fur
mace on full and are making quite a guam
tity OF glass, The Secretary informed GU
reporter that orders were slightly NOR
numerous than they had been for geVera
weeks back, "but we eau stand q much
heavier influx Of them yet" was his com
mentary on the business they arc doinl
over there.
DELLAIRR,
The Bellaire Mill, as usual, Ia doing {
good business in the way Of manutaCtur
ing and selling nails. Shipments are be
ing made on all lower river packets.
The Etna Manufacturing Company ART
doing very good business In their ma
chine shop and foundry, but only indif
ierently well in the glass works, ut 4
tearlulty dull In this department. said
one OF the clerks yesterday.
The Goblet Works have closed up one Of
two OF their furnaces aud are doing very
little with the other. The cut In the
prices Of goblets has affected the business
everywhere, and, In common with Other
this one hag to stand the
IDEAL"
"rhe trade Is bad, and there seems 10 be
encouraging. We are running
both furnaces" came over the telephone
yesterday from the Office OF the Belmont
Glass Company.
DESwooD.
The Nail Mill Is running along smoothly
and turning out 'l'ots' Of nails. A large con
Segment will be shipped on the St. Law
renee to-day, to Cincinnati and pointt
below.
The Riverside Furnace Is running along
smoothly.
WHEELING.
The La Belle Nail Factory Is running
full. Yesterday was the iortnightly pay
day.
To-day will be pay day at the South
Wheeling Glass Works.
The repairs TO the Belmont Blast Fur.
mace are nearly completed, and Manager
McOune promises large results as conse.
luence. To-day will be pay day at the
Belmont Mills.
The tack factory Is running four days q
week at present..
The new furnace at the Central will be
lighted Just as soon as II is required.
A new bottle factory Ia on the tapls Of
Ferry. ....4..
A kiln Of ware has been turned out at
he pottery which dealers say Ia unsur.
passed in this country and eQualled by
1ery few potteres. Large sales are being
made, and the management are very san.
,uine about the success Of their Under.
.aking.
THE FIRST VETO.
Governor Jackson opposed to MOnopO.