Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-05-13

names of the GAINESVILLE parties who have
taken charge Of The. Quaker City machine
shop.
J. B. Barnhill is making locomotive
boiler for the Evansville Touring mill. He
is also repairing the boiler for the Etna
mill. ezEss
The Cambridge Roofing Company have
contracted with the Union Glass Company
at Martins Ferry to put roof on their
large buildings.
Under the new organization of miners
the Ohio Coal District extends from the
Cambridge mines to Bellaire, and up the
river to the Yellow Creek mines.
The bricklayers on the Court House,
Cambridge, stopped work Friday, and the
County Commissioners had to become sure
ty for their pay before they would resume
Fred Howell and James HUFF of Zanes.
vile. went through to Quaker City, Mon
day, intending to put the machine shops
at that place, which they have leased, into
immediate operation.
A large quantity of new unwashed wool
has been purchased at from 20 to 70 cents
per pound by w. A. Rainey within the
past few DAYS. The price eff good wool for
the incoming clip is fixed at 30 cents.
A reporter from Batesville assures us that
the Atkinsons are all Sound as roach,
and that the Wheeling, Cincinnati and
Mineral railway will soon be vigorously
pushed forward without so much vexa-
tious delay as has been experienced III the
last few months.
George w. McKim, who was thrown out
of the Swartz agricultural works by the
L.. md
into glass-house, is fixing up convenient
and desirable quarters for the manufacture
of stone-cutting machinery in the Etna
works at Bellaire.
Every manufacturing enterprise put on
foot in Cambridge has been eminently sue
cessful. The old and the new all flourish
we'll Others might be proftably begun.
A glass factory, costing little money and
confined to the making of bottles and walls
might be tried now.
MARTINS FERRY.
To-day is payday at the Etna mill.
Mr.. Wells, traveller for Spencer, Bags &
Co, is at home from Western trip.
The new pick and rake factory OF Heaton
&Graysop, will be in operation before long.
The box, key and barrel factory OF Parks
& Mears is in full operation and orders are
plentiful. =.
The nailers weH off a day or two at the
Laughliu mill, this week, on account OF
scarcity of iron.
The work of building the new foundry
began this week, and it Will be vigorously
pushed until done.
There are As men at l.. Spence's machine
shops at present and this force will be aug
mented within short time.
Fire has been put in the new gas fur
mace at the Laughlin mill, and in day or
two the new furnace will be tested.
l.. Spence has so far this season sold nine
or ten of his threshers, and on Thursday
sent steam thresher TO Harrisville, U.
The dimensions of the new Standard
mill have been enlarged somewhat. In.
stead of making them l20xlO2, they will be
l40xl02.
A new glass factory here would make
Martins Ferry one of the most important
manufacturing towns out OF Pittsburgh IN
the West.
The glass pot factory would have been
coated in Wheeling, Bellaire or Martins
Ferry if a building of sufficient strength
had been available.
The Benwood furnace yards are being
locked up with limestone, large quaint.
ties coming in daily. Some necessary. re-
pairs will be made while the furnace is idle.
The Buckeye Glass Company report
their inability TO keep up with the orders
Tor crucifixes, candlestiCks, DC, which they
make in several varieties and beautiful de-
signs.
Spence, Baggs & Co. report the full force
of men at work in their stove foundry, al
though the trade might be better. The
dizziness, however, is natural at this season
of the year.
On account o. the strike in the rolling
mill at Cleveland, Rainey's coal works
which supplied this mill with coal, has
suspended, and about $50 men are out of
employment.
Mr. Lnderman has been trying all week
to get chance to lay out the grounds upon
which the various buildings for the Stand
ard mill are to be erected. but the weather
has been so wretched that he has been un-
able to do So 1t is likely that the ground
will be broken this coming week. -
The Laughlin mill was off on Wednesday
on account of a kick by the heaters, who
claimed that too much of their iron was
wasted by the sheaIs The trouble was
composed by those in authority cOnceding
pile weight until June lst, when the settle
ment with the Amalgamation will govern
matters.
Work on the new Union Glass Works is
being pushed with all the vgOr practicable.
The rains of the present week have delayed
the work of the brick layers very material
ly, otherwise the stack would have been
completed. The machinery in the old
Swartz building is being repaired and
ADAPTED to the uses of the glass house.
Mold makers are at work getting up mOlds
for use as soon as the factory is completed.
At the Buckeye Glass Works five new
molds were tried on Thursday, and yester-
day our reporter saw several very fine
novelties, notably berry dish of exquisite
finish and unique design, called the 'Celes'
tal." This company has also been expert
menting with cracked glass ware and some
beautiful blue tumblers which are so fash
ionable Just now Some white cracked ware
such as tumblers, etc, the first we have yet
seen, are very beautiful.
The location of the new Elson Glass house
has been matter of conjecture ~ all the
manufacturers in this vicinity up and
down the river. Steubenville has been
making overtures. Bellaire has been look
ing at the project with wistful eye, while
Bridgeport is not by any means averse to
havingit within her borders. The matter of
locating has not yet been determined upon,
and we have 1t on the higher authority that
if Martins Ferry makes the proper exer-
ton she can obtain the location. The COM
pany is disposed to regard the old Steel
works site with favor, but think the price
asked is excessive, but are willing il the citi.
zens of Martins Ferry will make up the
difference in the estimate of value about
1880, they will locate in this city. The
erection of the works will neCessitate the
employment of several hundred employees,
which will of course, inure largely to the ma.
terial interests of this city, as they will all
reside here and spend their money here.
This overture of the glass company should
be received in the proper spirit and all ac-
tive MEASURES taken to make 1t good. The
company asks nothing but guaranteed
subscription. which, if made, will very
likely secure the works.
BRIDGEPORT.
The Nail City is stocking up fruit jars
and shipping great many.
The LaBelle will put out one OF their
glass furnaces in short time.
The furnaces at +. p. Rhodes & Sons
Touring mill, gave way on Thursday, and