The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-23
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Foundry Establishment.


A reporter Of the INTELLIGENCE, in
making his rounds yesterday, dropped
into the extensive foundry establishment
Of BENZ Fisher & Sons, on Market street,
below Sixteenth street, and engaging in
conversation with Mr.. ". B. Fisher, about
the business outlook with particular rel.
ersnCe to the foundry trade, We became SO
much interested in the matter that our re.
quest to be shown through the establish.
msnt was promptly complied with by that
gentleman, The moulding and casting
room 10 one Of the largest and best ap'
pointed Of any In the State, The room Is
Just now being enlarged to make space for
more workmsn and to meet the demands
OF an increasing trade. 1t requires two
large cupolas to melt the metal required
Tor one days pouring,
The finishing rooms, carpenter shop, &C.,
are all conveniently located and are mod.
els OF their kind. In the foundry proper,
forty hands are kept constantly employed,
In going through the storage rooms we
wondered at the scarcity OF stock, and
asked Mr.. Fisher II II was an indication OF 0
brisk business.
"Well, this room was full Of stock las.
winter, and you can see for yourself how
empty 1t ia, We find II difficult to keep
up with the orders that are coming In"
The ocular proof was enough Tor the re.
porter, and fully Satisfied him that the es'
tablishment was doing rushing business,
This was further evidenced by the hustle
and activity in every department Of the
foundry,
In the show rooms the display Of sam.
pea OF Atoves and mantels was very com-
plets, One OF the main comforts Of well
regulated home Is a good cook Btove-thst
Is, 1t prevents contention in the kitchen
and dissatisfaction at the table. OF these
the reporter lonnd an almost endless va
riety, The leading stoves manufactured
by the firm are the "GladiRtor" and the
"Valley Star" which sell on sight, They
are OF the most modern and approved pat
tern, and are the most conveniently ar
ranged cooking stoves in the market. Be
sides these were Of number oil handsome
heating ,stovep, The firm Is making
preparations to turn out eleven new pat
terms OF cooking and heating stoves II
TINS particular line the hTm IL not eXCelleC
by any in the West.
| Nothing adds more to the comfort ant
Cheeriulness Of Rhome than handsome
mantel and fireplace, and in looking oye
the display OF this class OF goods the re-
porter had to acknowledge that he hat
never seen anything handaomer. Thl
slate mRntels are real beauties, some o
them being hand painted In beautiful de
signs, and the iron mantels while not a
costly were equally as attractive anC
elegant In finish.
II would take columns to describe al
that we saw, and In the limited article
we have written 1t Is not to be supposed
that we have given anything but merI
outline Of tina establishment and the
stock. The firm besides turning out thu
ware We have enumerated, does largI
casting aud general foundry business. L
has built up trade second to that o
no other establishment OF its character
in the west, and Is widely known for fat
dealing and the superior quality OF thu
wares 1t sends out and Is concern tina
the city may we'll take pride In.