Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-08-13
THE WORKING WORLD,
And Ito Appearance During the
sd Great Strike. % ro,ii


dous in the history OF the iron industry Of
America, is still in force. Quite . number
of mills have yielded 10 The demands Of
the men, and few have gone to work with
noA-union men, but the general situation
Is materially unchanged. : About the city
the mills hare been completely oyerhsnled
and repaired and put In readiness for such
time rs work will be resumed. Yesterday
q member OF the RKGIsrEa stan was de-
tailed TO gather these Improvements, and 3
complete round was made. >'&,
AT THE BzLAorr MILL. .-7-l-
he was escorted through the entire building
BY Manager Reister, who took great pride
| in showing the vast improvements that
have been made since the start. The first
| that was noticed was the tearing down OF
the two heating furnaces which were situat-
| cd at the southeast corner of the mill, and
building new ones about 30 feet further
east. The old furnaces have been in the
| way of the rolls for some time, and the work
men will be thankful to hear of the change,
as heretofore il has almost been unbearable
for them to work around the rolls on &C
| count of the intense heat coming from these
| two furnaces. The roof had to be extended
4 the same distance, and the elevated coal
| track also had to be changed. Thesechanges
of course cost a goodly sum Of money, be-
sides the cost of paving the open space oe-
| casioned by the removal OF the furnaces.
| There is now an abundance OF room for the
workmen to get around without being al
most melted, as heretofore.
There have been four new driving wheels
put up in the old factory, as the old ones
are about worn out. New timberS were
| put under the forge engine and the much
needed arms to the fly-wheel were put in.
| The heating and boiling furnaces have all
been rebuilt and all the necessary repairs
| made. including about 1000 feet of water
pipe and 500 feet of sewering laid, making
everything neat and we'll watered. The old
carpenter shop which stood on the east side
of the nail factory has been torn down and
the tools etc, moved into the new brick
structure, which is used for machine and
carpenter shops combined. Then the build
ing of the new machines for the cooper
shops were made rs hereafter mentioned.
TIE BELMONT COOPER SHOPS
Were then visited Here were found great
er changes thah had been made at the mill.
The entire building. which was heretofore
divided into two compartments, had sud
denly been changed into one shop, about
$50 feet long, the machinery being strung
out to the best advantage.
At the north end is the new patent
crossing machine and in the centre OF the
building the new staye machine, the head
ing machine and also the iointiDg machine,
ali of which were built at the new machine
shops Of the company. In the southern
end is the fine new patent hoopiug ma
chine. The north end Of the building Is
opened so as to allow track running from
the nail factory to enter the shops, on
which the kegs are run on large cars d.
rectly to the factory, doing entirely away
with the handling OF kegs.
The old engine has also received some
attention, il having been thoroughly over
hauled and repaired, making it look like
new engine.
The next thing worthy of note that
attracted attention was a new machine, the
like Of which has never entered our city
before and is called the b. +. Sturtevant
Fan and Patent Heating Machine, which is
which is used for the purpose OF drying
timbers. The hot air from this machine is
forced through twenty-four inch pipe,
seventy feet from the drying house, by q
large fan, and connected with the drying
rom, in 3 II inch pipe from the steam
drum of the engine to the basement OF the
drying room.
This makes il a very thorough drying
house, as the currents of air have great
force coming from above and below the
tinbers. They have two distinct drying
houses, so arranged that the pipes can be
turned on to either or both at once il need
ed. Another great improvement was
made in the waste pipe by having a steam
trap which contains all the heat until a
certain pressure is reached; then the trap
discharges the water. Between the dry
house and shops is a large shed, 40x60 feet
and 20 feet high, and under this shed will
be tracks laid to run the timber into the
drying house without being haudled ex-
cept once. A man of forty years expert
ence told the reporter, yesterday afternoon,
that these shops were the best arranged
and most complete in the city, and can do
the work quicker and at less expense than
any in the country.
SWEENEY SONS FOUNDRY
was then visited. These works are doing
all in their power at present, as they have
several large orders on hand. The ma.
chinery Cor the new transfer boat, Town
send, was being removed to the boat yes
terdsy. The cylinders measure IL inches
by foot stroke. The 20 nail machines Tor
the Mingo mill will be completed next
week, also the machinery for the new cot
ton boat will be done shortly.
The repairing of the machinery OF the
steamer Scioto is being done by this firm,
who expect to have it completed this
! coming week.
The repairs at the
BELMONT BLAST FURNACE
are yery slight The roof Of the hot blast
fell in few days after the furnace stopped.
when the hot blast and the two other ones
were thoroughly cleaned and re-roofed.
| The incline from the river, which has been
| in a very dilapidated condition for some
time, was being repaired yesterday. No
! men were at work aronnd the furnace yes
| terday except the charpenters and helpers.
/ We fnrSher noticed thai n very large sup
| Div Of lime stone had been received, and
4 there not beisg room near the furnace had
to be piled on the river bank.
The FURSTTURE FACT, RrEs
/ on the river bank are not doing rs Dig a
business as has been carried on by them
this last spring, but still they have enough
to keep them gong. The Riverside factory
| was paying OF its employees yesterday after
| noon, and its officers did not have much
time to talk, but stated that they were still
receiving orders and shipping stuff every
week.
Beneke, Hubach & Co.'S factory was run.
ming full force, but the proprietorS stated
that business had fell of considerably, but
still, they were hot complaining, and that
| all orders would be promptly filed.
| The only improvement of note at
HoBRS BRocKUSIEs co.'s
| glass works was the painting aud fixing up
of the interior portion OF the warehouse
| that recently burned down. This hrm Is
doing an immense business with orders
4 rush ing in every day.
| The masonry weak Of the nav addition to-
Schumlbach & Co.'S brewery will not be
com leted before the 2lst inst These walls
are about fifteen feet high, aud are built to
] protect the structure from the caving in of
| the hill The west addition of this brewery
is at last completed after numerous delays,
| and the new patent elevator from Chicago
are in place and doing very satisfactory
| work.
! A large lot of bark was received at
HoFFaAN's TANSERY
last week. This firm has not been working
/ full force for some time on account Of the
| decline in the market but are get
\ ting ready 20 do q rushing bust
ness as soon as trade brightsns up.
There has been several wild rumors ahoat
for the last week aDout the discharge of
| wOrkmen from this industry on, account
| OF their being members OF the Knights Of
LABOR, and that q. committee had waited
! on the firm and would not be received. &c
These reports are entirely false and have
had no foundation as the men were only