Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-11-30
INDUSTRIAL ITEMS.

The iowcy Riverside mill will start up -.
day.
The Belmont blast furnace closed down
yesterday for want Uf coke.
The nail factory at the Top mill was shut
down yesterday, but will resume opera
tons to-day.
The cold iron feeders say that the few
men who have returned to work are no in
diCatiun that the strike il broken.
The Ohio State Grange will meet al Chill
licothc. Tuesday. December IL. lSSl The
meeting will be held in the Couot house.
-Four scH-fceders are in operation at the
La Belle mill and the nailrr> Nsy that they
will soon have twenty-five more in opera
ton.
The .Etna mill made a heavy shipment
OF iron to southern markets yesterday on
the Audcs This mill il i'll tourl'hihS
condition At present
The cold feeders ut a recent meeting
determined tu hold out until their demands
shall be conceded 10y the uailrrs They say
that they will allow the raiicrs t" make
Use OF sell feeders before they will give IN
in the matter.
Thoma, EavliS ana Henry Frtjzr, who
were with the La Belle mill when il first
went into operation, twcnty-cight Years
avn arr still nj work there and hold the
same places they then held.
4 charter has been granted to the l;ochcS-
ter and Pittsburgh Coal and Iron Company,
with capital stock Of Si,"D,0p" The
main business Office Of the company will
be located AZ Brookvillc, Jefferson county,
in which county the company will carry on
its operations.
New railroads are being constructed so
rnpidly that the Locomotive works uf the
country are not able to keep up with tho
orders upon them, and, rs 4 consequence.
the price of engines has advanced COnSid-
crably. Engines which sold Tor $1,000 two
wears ago. readily command SS,trW now
and il il said that secondhand locomotives
command more thu their original cost.
Hobbs Brockunisr & 60. have for some
time been experimenting in the manutac-
turr of ruby cracked pitchers" These
pitchers are al beautiful ruby color and
have cracked appearance. None of them
have ever been manufactured in this COun-
try, and the few which have been imported
have hccn sold at fancy prices. Yesterday
the firm mentioned succeeded in turning
out several dozen 0i these piece, which
have been pronounced equal Ia tho finest
imported work in tin, finish and workman
ship. II is intended 10 continue tho cxpCr-
imrntN and 10 make Il specially Of This
work.
An Athens, Ohio, dispatch says: The
managers OF the Ohio Central Railroad have
contracted Tor building their r"adhcd from
Corning to llerald'a Salt Works. within
sight of this place. There are eight miles
Of grading completed and the distance now
under contract is about fourteen miles.
On one section teams are now at work. and
the work on the remaining portions will be
commenced next week. 1t has not been
decided how close the road will run to the
town, and it will depend largely on the
efforts of the citizens /" secure il. One
plan ContcmplatcS running the road back
Of the Insane Asylum. Ii the road is
brought close Ia town it will neCcSSitate
bridging the Hooking Valley.
The machine shop is still busy on work
for the Laughlin and 4Etna mills. The
usual slackneSS in the glass trade about thus
time OF the year has not vet appeared, and
business at the Buckeye Glass works gives
every indication ui holding up steadily
until the holidays. They are giving en-
ploymCnt now to 49, hands. Mr.. u. Phil
lips. of this city is constructing machine
IL blow glass We have been shown it. and
experienced glass men have also examined
! II. and the opinion is quit" decided that II
! will work successfully. II is very simple
| in operation and not at all expensive III
construction. \ practical test of its quail
| titles will NJ made in the near future. -
Nn.ii''s Ferry Times.
Btuminous Goals are in good request, rs
| the season j. rapidly closing; this has the
| effect Of advancing The prices obtained for
| supplies. We expect that 4 fortnight
! hence, there will hc Il much easier market.
! There are facilities for getting coal To- tide
! water all winter, and those who are in :,
! position I" know say that the output will
! he larger this winter than in previous win
! ter months. There Is the Usual cry uf an
! insufficient car service in regions leading
! tn the tide. hut the weekly t0nnagcS are
! fully up la the average. both for this sea
| son and those preceding. With all the
! favorable reports that are received rs 10 the
| future nj this particular branch Of the
| coal trade il is doubtful ii the operators
! will reap any peCuniary benefit. There i
| - much anxiety 10 make heavy tonnage
! that rates are cut until net results are
! mcayrc indeed. The railroads make q
! handsome income out Of the coal trade and
! there is nothing LETT for the operators bu;
! the hope uf better things some other year.
| ClCartrld tonnage To the r2th WAS 2,OIj, ~
! net tons rs against l,i6S.3hl tons last sea-
/ son. Georges Greek was l,Ii2.2l9 gross
! tons ~ against l,S65, 1n9 tons last season.
I Broad Top shows ali increase Of 2f.U1n tons
! far this Year The Pennsylvania railroad
/ keeps up an average business uf 2yp,o 600 tons
: per week. and the total for the year of coal
! and coke IS 1.SiJ,2 40 net tOnS.-Lydi Trade
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