The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-23
INDUSTRIAL ITRMs
Collected from MIlls, Factories and
workshops,

WOfkhnopts
The beautiful weather that has pre-
vailed for the last week has been a power.
iul incentive to action TO carpenters, build
era and all outdoor workers, and the many
new buildings begun within few days
will attest the truth Of our assertion. The
iron business is just booming. Not boat
passes this city en- route down without
receiving heavy consignment Of nails or
Manufactured iron, while several towboats
have been started in the same direction
recently with large cargoes OF nails and
iron. Glass Is in NO better demand than
It has been for some months back, and the
outlook 10 not at all Teassuring. Some OF
the oldest men in this business in this
locality express themselves as decidedly Of
the opinion that there will be no brighten.
ing up oil business before next fall, II then,
BELLAIRE.
Mr.. N. Sheets, OF the Belmont Works,
says; "The spring trade Is over now, and 1t
has developed nothing for us, suppose
we shall close down again; that Is, block
up our furnaces, in short time. We do
not propose to accumulate stock for moth.
ing, Our agent, Mr.. Gill, has just re.
turned from the West, and reports very
dull trade out there, The roads are in a
horrible condition, and 1t will be some
time before anything can be done on
them. lu regard to the eight weeks close
down, that matter will have to be arranged
by the factory owners themselves, II
they have business enough to run all
summer, they will run; II not, they must
accommodate themselves to CirCum.
stances. We have heen running our two
furnaces right along but the trade hardly
justified 1t, and am sure we have had az
good q run as any other factory"
The Etna furnace Yves lighted up last
week and the factory Is running full, "but
there is no telling how long 1t will last,
said one Informant. "Rep0rts from the
west indicate nothing Of an encouraging
nature. The roads are very bad yet and
there Ia practically no inter.CommuniCa'
ton. We have two men out now, one In
the West and one in the South. The West
ern man reports but little, while the
Southern man reports moderately good
trade. think that all factories will be
controlled by circumstances; II they have
orders they will lun, and II not, they will
close down, The eight weeks business
will fail on account Of lack oil unani
mitv,"
The Etna Ia getting up new line o.
cheap figured table ware that promises Il
be very attractive.
A new Britannia top molasses jug
"ll8," Is also a recent novelty, This jug
has q screw top, which can be readily re-
moved, thus allowing the cleaning OF the
vessel very easily.
A brick addition Ia being built to the
store house OF the Bellaire MILL
The Goblet works at Bellaire are almos
closed down, all the furnaces but one hay
ing been extinguished. Mr.. GOfby the
Manager, says 1t Is not likely that tho fur
naCes will DO re'llghted before next fall,
BRIDGEPORT.
The La Belle Glass Works are In active
operation and report a good trade. "Wt
have no stock ahead at ALL" said the Man
ager, "and think we are getting oul
proportion Of orders. OF course If there
Is a general close down we will initiate tht
example OF others, but 1t will take gen
eral movement In that direction TO induce
US to do anything oil the kind"
A new three.story addition to the cultinI
house is going up at the La Belle Glass
Works. One the stories will bv used as {
sample room.