Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-11-14
TIE MOBILE OF LABOR.
Happenings throughout the Unsse'
atates-H0me industries.

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The La Belle mill was running full forc'
yesterday.
James Humes will now take charge OF thu
rolls at the LaBelle mill.
Charles Birch has taken charge Of the
mold shop at Hobbs, Brockunfer q Co.
glass works.
The fourth double pudding furnace ha'
lust been completed and fired in the LOOK
out Rolling Mill, Chattanooga.
The contractors force was not at work or
the new structure at the la Belle, yester
day, on account of the wet weather.
A portion of the new machinery for
Can't. Princes new Bellaire packet, was
transferred from Sweeney & Sens works TO
the landing yesterday.
James Tasting, Taylor Griffin and john
Anderson, all workmen at the LaBells
mill, will leave for Mingo today, having
accepted positions there.
More scythes are manufactured in West
Wateryille, Maine, than in any town in the
world. Winstead, Conn, stands second 10
this respect, and Birmingham, England
third.
Horseshoes made OF three thicknesses Of
green rawhide compressed in steel mold
are used TO some extent in England. They
weigh about a quarter as much as an iron
shoe, and are said to wear we'll.
Furnace No. at South Pittsburg, Tenn,
made 1881 tons Of pig iron in the twenty
four hours ending October 3lst. This, the
Chattanooga Times says, is the largest daily
product ever made in the South.
An Ohio paper says, and probably cor
rect: THE South will make 1000, 600 gal
Ions of cottonseed oil this year, and you
will buy some of it nicely put up and
labelled finest Italian olive oil, warranted
pure"
Dory Orem, formerly manager OF the
mold shops at the South Wheeling glas:
works, has accepted similar position al
the Belmont glass works at Bellaire, and
will take charge OF his new position imme
diately.
The new pump and gearing at tie Pot
terry work like charm, the only trouble
that the reporter could see about it, Wa.
that the en- lneer does not have much to dc
now end as he is Republican, of course hs
will talk about the coming election
Every thing about the Pottery was working
full force, yesterday.
The following companies to operate
works in Toledo were organized in August
The Maumee Rolling Mills Co, capital
$500, 900; the Tumbull Wagon Co.. capital
$500, 500, the Bed Spring Manufacturing
Co., capital, $4,000 and the Bending and
Handle Works, capital S5O,0O0.-Phts. Ef
The Toledo Car Wheel and Foundry
Company have their new buildings com
pleted, which with yards and railway sid
ings, occupy six acres of ground. The
company was organized last year with
100000 capital, and now have works with
a capacity of 100 car wheels day, besides
large amount of foundry work.-EI.
The Colorado demand for nails is about
10000 kegs per annum; New Mexico and
Arizona probably 10000 kegs; Utah, about
1000 kegs, while the California demand
will probably reach at least 10000 kegs
more. This total of 10000 kegs can be
supplied by the present plant Of the Col
orado Iron and Steel Works by running
double turn
The Cooke locomotive works, of Paterson,
n. j., have several locomotives nearly com.
pleted for the Central Pacific railroad. The
engines have eight driving wheels and four
wheels placed under the truck. 1t is be.
lieved that these are the largest locomo.
tivcs in the world. The weight of each is
70 tons. or ten tons more than the CONSOLE
dated engines. They will be called the
"Mastodon."
Yesterday morning about 6 o'clock, the
Belmont blast furnace was compelled to
close down on account of the jacket break.
ing and allowing the iron to escape into the
water pipes. When the reporter visited
the works yesterday afternoon about
o'clock the damages were nearly repaired,
and they expected to have them completed
and 90 to work by o'clock. In reply to
the amount OF damages sustained, the
manager stated that they were very slight,
as the hole was very small.
Statistics show that charcoal at present
produces IS per cent. of all the pig iron
made in the United States. During 1881,
G3S 1888 net tons of pig iron, and 81, COG net
tons of blooms and 'billets, total Of 1913, 444
net tons were made with this fuel, consum-
ing about 1,000, 900 net tons of it. Never
in the history of the iron trade have 80
great quantities, both OF pig iron and
blooms, been made with charcoal as fuel,
and it is probable that 1882 will considera-
bly, exceed the product of 1881.
Unless the railroad companies soon in
crease their coke transportation facilities
the operators of the Connellsyille region
will suffer serious loss. Perhaps one half
of the present output cannot be shipped
for lack of cars. For example, the Trotter
works making twenty.six cars per day, had
not single car Saturday or Monday. The
Cambria works have their yards full, and
are stacking coke in the neighboring fields.
The Stewart Iron Company can not get
enough coke from their works to keep their
one furnace now in blast going, and are
compelled to buy or beg where they can
En-.
The "Jacobus & Nimick Manufacturing
Company" this city, was changed to
"Nimick & Britain Manufacturing Compa-
n.y. on the 1st inst, with Alexander
N,mick as President, Arthur Britain Man.
ager and Treasurer, and Glendy s. Graham
Secretary. They are now giving employ
ment to 300 hands-an increase Of 100
hands. The business will still be under
the management of Mr.. Arthur Britain,
who has for years had charge of this de-
partment. The main building is brick,
500 feet front, three stories high, with an
ell $50 feet. Extensive improvements are
being made for the coming year, when
they expect to add 60 per cent. to the pres
ent capacity. PITTSBURGH TcLe1TuDh