Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-18

and between and cars of coke TO make
IS tons OF pig iron. which Is done IN the "a
hours. They use only about Is bushels OF
coal every "a hours at the engine, Is they
use the gas which generates in the furnice
10 make steam.
Tney have % boiling furnaces at the Bel
mont mill, which employ SD boilers with
two helpers to each of them They work
the Dig iron into muck iron about as fast
as the blast furnace can make u, and IN and
around that portion OF the mill they en-
nloy about 80 other men,. They also have
four night watchmen on duty every night.
Prospects, are very encouraging for the
new glass works at Steubenyiile. A meet
ing was held the other night 81 which II
was stated that 5000 could probably be
raised as a donation. and the projectors Will
hold another meeting to-day to make fur-
ther arrangements. There has been over
$500 subscribed, and 3 reasonable hberaiity
on the part of those who have not yet con-
tributed will easily bring the amount up
to the required figure.
The Riverside nail works have b nai!ers
and I'D feeders at work regularly, who turn
out on an average 1000 kegs OF medium
nails per week. They have not been cut
ting any large nails for two weeks. Is there
is hardly any demand for them. In the
west end OF the building they have five
heating furnaces, of which four run stead
ily, with rolling machines which do moth
ing but roll iron for the nail machines.
Hobbs, Brockunier & Co.'S glass works
are being rebuilt very rapidly. The eight
liers TO temper glass in are finished. and
the flooring is also about done. The blow
ers and glass boys to the number OF about
three hundred are hard at work making
glassware, while the briCklayers, carpenters
and their assistants are getting the remain
der OF the building in order. They are only
running two furnaces, as the other one is
of. They are rebuilding il as fast as posi-
bic. and ii will be ready for work in few
weeks.
Lagrange. O., has bright prospects for
rolling mill and nail factory. McssrS
David and C. II. Spaulding, formerly of the
Jefferson Iron Works, are about to form
company with capital of $3.50 600 for the
opening up OF coal lands and building
large rolling mill and nail factory at Bril-
liant. They have 500 acres of coal land, 20
acres of surface, and 4 shaft with all the
appurtenances for hosting, etc. This
property will be put into the enterprise at
$4,000, and the Mcssrs. Spaulding will
make cash subscription OF 100000 addi-
tIonal, thus taking half the stock.
81 have got little patent" said Super
intendent Dillon, OF the Gas works TO the
REGISTER mill reporter, yesterday, that
might interest you" The reporter follow.
ed him up stairs over the office and found
himself in q small room hung with dried
beef. 81 can cure beef" he said. "in the
middle OF an ice house or out on the
plains" His plan is simple. Instead of
smoking the beef and Saltipg it, he smokes
the salt and simply puts it on the meat
The salt is smoked with hickory smoke
and the beef so smoked, as tasted by our
man, waJvery nice. Mr.. Dillon is now on
correspondence with a Chicago packing
firm and thinks he has banana" in his
patent.
Railroads are booming in the southern
part OF the State The Norfolk and Western
road, running from Norfolk Ia Bristol,
Tennessee, has now two projected forks
running into this State. One branches OIL
&c miles west OF IynChburg, and goes up
Mercer county. The other goes down the
New River. and strikes the Chesapeake and
Ohio at Huston. On this branch 200 men
are at work and cross ties are piled up for
- miles. The contract calls for a compile
ton at June /, but the soft winter will
throw il back. The Norfolk and Western,
Shenandoah Valley and New River roads
will soon consolidate. and Elbert Fowler,
Esq, is now here for the purpose OF push
ing the necessary legislation.
Very few persons have any adequate idea
OF the extent and magnitude of the Rey-
mann Brewing Co property, in Manches-
ter. Our industrial reporter visited the
establishment, yesterday, and was shown
through it by Mr.. Rcymann. Very exten.
sive improvements are being made and
will, when completed. largely increase the
capacity OF the brewery. A fine large
building on the west has just been cont
pleted and force is now engaged in pac-
ing the machinery, watts, tubs, etc. The
company buys barley, malls it and brews
it. requiring no double handling. The in
creased capacity will he 275 barrels per day.
The new buildings are not only large and
commodious, hut are very handsome, and
would ornament any manufacturing To-
Guilty