Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-20
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
INDUSTRIAL ITEMS.

Jacob Altmeyer. manager Of the BenwoOd
nail factory, visited the Belmont mill yes
terday.
The roof is being put on the handsome
new building OF the Nail City Brewing
Company.
Fisher e. Son are casting the parts for
self-feeding attachments for the Belmont
mill. The first self-fccder was sent To the
Belmont nail factory yesterday.
One million two hundred and fifty thou
sand pounds of finished iron were sent out
from the bridge works of McsSrs. Cofrode 4
SAVIOR, at PottstoYn, during the month OF
November.
The South Pittsburgh, Tennessee, fur
naccs, are compelled for want Of coke To
run on short time. The company hope
soon to have The road through to their I'M
mensc coal and iron beds.
A double force of workmen are on at
the rolling mill at Moundsville. w. Va,
and the min has been running double turn
in order to keep up with orders for muck
iron The shipments are being made TO
Pittsburgh.
Mr.. George Stein, who runs a sclf-fceder
at the Riverside, says that during the past
week his machine, attended onlyby a small
boy, made 80 kegs OF fOur-pCnny nails. and
this too in face Of the fact that there was
one delay of six hours.
Under the management Of Mr.. Raincy,
the Belmont blast furnace has yielded for
the last two weeks from siXty-fOur 10 sew
cntv tons Of iron daily. This exceeds
ANYTHING that has ever been done at this
furnace, and is a very large yield consider
ing the amount OF power.
During Christmas week McssrS. Sweeney
| & Son will put up the new shatting and
pullcys necessary 10 the operation OF their
new engine. During the time indicated
there will he noCaSting done in the foundry
or other work about the shop except put
ting up the machinery. The boiler men,
however, will be at work all the time.
At the I.aughlin mill Saturday they tried
| the three engines, and everything worked
| satisfactorily. The information comes
| from good authority that the forge depart
ment will go on next Tuesday. The nail
| plate and muck rolls are in good shape and
| ready for business. and the nailcrS and
| feeders will doubtless all be at work before
the end of the week.-NGtins Ferry TimHS.
The Calumet and Hccla Company have
nm engine on the ground ready to be set
up. the maximum power of which IS 1,iOD
| horse power. The weight Of the engine
| alone IS 100000 pounds. There are two
| cylinders. one Of five feet ten inches in
| diamater, the other three feet six inches.
| The large one weighs p tons. the smaller
| one Sl.6l6 pounds The walking beam
weighs 40, $50 pounds the shaft and crank.
| 26.9OO pounds. This engine cost 100000.
The visit Of Pittsburgh business men to
! the coke regions last week was success.
| Many who had heretofore vague idea OF
! the coke making trade had their eyes widely
! opened. There are over I,Vtp ovens III the
region. employing nearly l2,UOO men and
| bows. and over Sl2OOO,0OJ of capital, and
| the product of the coke regions is sought
| for BY furnace men all over the country.
The Ironton (Ohio) Register Of 10th: All
! the mills are running double turn, with
| plenty of orders. The Iron and Steel
! Company expect to start their furnace
| soon after the first of the year. Etna was
| compelled 10 blow out last Sunday, owing
! to falling in OF furnace lining. They will
repair at once and expect to be able to re-
sumo operations about January l. The
! lining Just taken out had been in use since
! 1874. The property of the Pennsylvania
| and Virginia Coal and Iron Company, con-
sisting Of two furnaces and lands, have
passed into the hands of Receiver. The
| frame work of the addition to Belfont
Nail Company is up and the work Is
! being rapidly pushed to completion. Col:
| Gray's agency reports: Market firm for all
grades of foundry and forge irons. Car
wheel brands not in as brisk demand as
above named grades, but fair consumptive
demand continues. Supplies OF all kinds
are rather scarce. The charcoal furnaces
are nearing the close of their blasts, which
| have been shorter than usual. There Is
| less of this class of iron now on hand than
| for many years at this season OF the year.
| Charcoal Furnaces have not commenced
! preparations for another blast as yet, and
they appear loath to do so in the face OF
q stiff market and high prices for all sup
plies that go into the manufacture OF pig
| Y,a aful