Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-29
MARTINS FERRY.


mill.
Workmen are excavating for the side
tracks at the Standard mill.
Over twenty cars OF material have been
received at the Benwood furnace.
Work will be begun next week in nearly
all of the brick works in this vicinity.
The daily output OF iron at the Benwood
furnace. this place, has been sixty one
tons.
VIM. Mann has contracted with l.. Spence
to cast the engine, tywhcel, etc, for the
Standard mill.
Tie freight traffic on the C. d p. road is
very large, unprecedented in fact, in the
history Of the company.
About 200 boxes of glassware will be
shipped to day from the Nail City glass
works on the ST. Lawrence.
VIM. Mann has secured the contract for
furnishing the pulleys for the nail mill in
process OF erection at Mingo.
Nearly all the more important contracts
Tor the building and equipment OF the
Standard mill, have been made.
The work of making the rolls, guide
mill, etc, for the new Standard mill has
been given to Garrison, OF Pittsburgh.
Phillip Burner, Superintend of the c.
x J.. road, will likely remove his office
from Cleveland to Wcllsvillc in the near
future
The segments for the immense tiywheel
for the Ktna works, below this city, are
being placed together, and the wheel will
be complete next week.
The new 36H inch cylinder which has
been undergoing the boring out process at
SpenCer'S for the last ten days was finished
Tbprc1au NIGHT &c for EtDo mill
The C. & p. Company is removing the
shops or rather the contents of the shops
at Cleveland, piecemeal, to WellSville. a
quantity of material arrives nearly every
day.
Spence, Baggs d Co. report only a fair
stove business attributable in part it is
presumed TO the increasing warmth OF the
weather, which neCeSSitateS the use OF oil
stoves
Workmen Lave been engaged this week
in testing and repairing the machinery in
the building soon to be occupied by the
Union Glass company. Ii was all found to
in good condition.
At the new brick works OF VIM. Lacy,
near lrondale, new dry house 50xS0 feet
two stories high, has just been erected
The capacity will be 10000 bricks per day.
{. NJ. Croft is manager.
The stone work at the Union Glass works
is finished and the work OF laying brick
upon the furnace foundations has begun.
1t Is expected that the furnace will be fin
ishcd i'll about four weeks.
John Nolan has leased the stone-quarrie~
and coal works of +. i. Rhodes, Esq, at
Bridgeport. and is furnishing some OF the
limestone in use at the Benwood furnace.
lie also sends stone to Steubenville.
The Wheeling and Lake Erie rails are
laid within four miles of Fremont, coming
from the east. Within two days they will
have reached that point. Work is going
on day and night, and also on Sundays.
The storage places at the Benwood fur
mace are OVERLOOKING. and along the side
tracks and switches large quantities of
material are stacked up. The average arri-
val OF cars generally is from twelve to
fifteen.
We think we can now safely say that the
glass.po mandatory will be located here.
and that the old cotton factory will be used
for the new industry. Further particulars
may be expected i'll few days-StcUbewiHe
Gazette.
r. J. Baggs and Sons at Bridgeport are
making extensive repairs and improve
ments TO their large planning mill. A new
engine room, and improved water facilities
from the Back river are among some of the
changes.
The threshing machine boom has had lit
tie set back a consequence of the recent
freeze and frosts, whereby rumors affecting
the grain crops have been extensively cir.
culated and all to the detriment of this de-
scription of machinery.
II. IL. Fickes, Secretary of the Improve
ment Board, of Steubenyille, is meeting
with excellent success in collecting both
regular installments of membership fees
and glass house subscriptions, all OF which
proves that Steubenville is yet living and
that Mr.. Fickes is the right man in the
right place"
Rody Robinson, the new manager at the
Buckeye glass works is very popular with
his employers and with the employees. The
quality of glass is reported very much i'm
proved. and also a general improvement in
things. Some new molds are being made
for line of goods that will be soon placed
upon the market by the Buckeye company.
Recently five 'molders were discharged
from the Perry stove foundry, at Salem, o..
and for several days a representative OF
that concern has been looking up molders
in this city to supply the places of those
discharged, but he met with very poor sue
cess, as all the molders here are either en-
ployed or are awaiting situations in the
new foundry being built here.
The Cleveland & Pittsburgh. railroad at
Forman's station, has made a preliminary
survey of the switch to run to the river for
the purpose OF loading freight from the
other side of the river. Each year the
West Virginia Fire Brick company of New
Cumberland ship by rail about 100000 or
or 10000 brick, and 1000 or 5000 tops of
clay. To do this, they are compelled to
haul ii from the river, about fourth of a
mile, at cost of IS cents to 81 per thou
sand, and - cents per ton for the clay to
McCoy's station. and load it into the cars
II this switch is laid 10 the river they can