Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-10-05
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bic Tor this portion OF the mill To nave ocon
ready TO start yesterday morning, as sevT
not finished. Though, rs one OF the owners
stated Yesterday, they are not in hurry
about starting this department. as there IS
quite 4 large quantity OF muck IRON son
hand. AZ
The heaters and rollers were doing good
work Yesterday, but all of them say IL is
mighty bard for them to stand the work
lust at present, aud all of them claim that
by Monday they will be ready to run the
mill to its fullest capacity. The nail tac-
tory was on full yesterday, not machine
idle. The Company shipped about l,OOO
kegs of nails yesterday, and will continue
to Ship steadily every day, The key factory
Is not running to its fullest capacity,
though they are now turning out enough
KEGS 10 supply the immediate demand.
Over /, 100 kegs were made aud sent to the
factory yesterday. This Company are also
piling MP material for their blast furnace.
Large quantities of limestone and ore are
piled in every available space,
and Yesterday men were kept busy unload
ing several bsrgss which have Just arrived.
The furnace will not be started for Few
weeks vet. as they run long time after
the mill stopped, and of course there Is
large supply of pig iron on hand.
The Riverside nail works were working
along nicely, yesterday, but still all the
machines are not running. Whether 1t
IL on account of the tenders or feeders the
reporter was unable to find out. This mill
Ia shipping quite lot of nails to Iowa and
different points in the West. At the
Tpper Mill the forge and bar department
were ON in full force and the wagons were
kept busy hauling away railroad iron, which
is shipped out the B. & o. road for coal
bank purposes. n. -
The Top Mill was on with q full force OF
men, though of course they will not work
full turns this week. In the nail factory
several machines were idle, but 1t was on
account of the feeders knocking Oh, as their
wrists were very sore. All OF the machines
will be on in full blast to-day. Arthur
Garrity, engineer at the blast furnace, re-
turned from Pittsburgh, yesterday, and
will inspect and oil up his machinery to-
day. The furnace will certainly start up
next week.
The La Belle mill was working all light
yesterday, and as one Of the nailers stated,
the new engine was darling" and sent
the machine "Aying." Several old heads
did not think the engine would work, but
so far she has been q success, and as lt
works smoother every day, they have great
er confidence in its being the finest ma
chine for that purpose in the city. George
Albright and David Shaefsr, who have
been visiting at Bellville, ILL.,, have return.
ed and taken their respective positions in
the mill. The building OF the foundation
for the new iron structure is being rapidly
put up. The contractors are certainly
puttinr down a very strong foundation.
Chambers It Co.'s Coal Works, at Elm
Grove, are doing an immense business in
their line, and also making several large
improvements. They have just finished
building a large brick stack for their sen-
CINE, and are repairing the timbers In the
bank and on the chutes. This Company
have at present 20 miners in the bank and
could work 20 more il they had them. Mi
ners seem to be scarce just at present.
Armstrong, Coen & Co.'s planning mill
is doing a very large business. They are
crowded with work, order after order is re-
ceived every day, and they have also taken
contracts for six large buildings, to be put
up in the city this fall. In conversation
with one of the owners last evening, the
reporter was informed that business was
better this fall than for some time, though
trade as general thing frightened up every
fall, but not to such an extent as the pres
Cnt season.
All the planning mills report trade very
brisk and an abundance Of work on hand to
keep them busy nearly all winter.
Bells foundry is running full force.
There were about thirty moulders at work
yesterday, and business in the stove line
booming.
Wilson & Dunlevy's cooper shops are
turning out about $500 kegs per day.
The large shears for the Mingo Iron Works
were dressed al Sweeney IL Sons foundry
yesterday, and will be shipped to-day.
This firm has quite number OF large orders
on band.
The other day the two 4-ton converters
of the Bessemer Steel Company at Home
stead, made an output of 3S7 tons ingots.
On the same day the product of blooms
was 373 tons, and of rails 500 tons.
Chess, Cook Il Co.'S mill, on South Nine
tenth street, Pittsburgh, is now running
double turn.
John G. Schlecker, Esq. has been elected
to succeed Mr.. Henry Permar as Treasurer
of the Window Glass Workers Association,
Of Pittsburgh.
Mr.. Jones, Secretary of the Miners I'M
ion, denies that there is at present any in
ten ton on the part of the miners to renew
the strike on the ground that their chances
of success would be good now that the
mills have started up.-Phtsburgh Dispatch.
The pressed. flint and stained glass fac
tories of Pittsburg report business from 80
70 50 per cent. better this year than ever
before in the history of the trade. Prices
are somewhat lower than usual, but the
increased production makes the profits
larger than those of last year.
benjamin Davis, a coal pusher at the Top
mill bank, had one of the bones of his
right arm broken yesterday, by car catch
ing his arm between it and the wall OF the
chamber Medical attention was immedi-
ately called and the fracture reduced.
The Standard Nut Company, of Pitts
burg, are building n new factory, $50 by
/ ii itet, fronting on Neville street, between
South Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets.
The works will be in operation in about
sixty days and will employ $50 men. The
product will be so tons per day OF pressed
nuts, Siemens' gas-heating furnaces will
be used in their manufacture. sEs ..-
READING, Pa, October 4.-The Reading
Iron Works have been busy cutting down
expenses. The number OF their employees
has also been reduced. A month ago about
week the labor OF some more was dispensed
with. The extra welders who were receiy-
ing 81 so per day, were notified that after
the Ist of October they would receive 300
per day. The extra firemen were notified
that hereafter they would receive $l.25
instead of $3.50 Employees in
the pipe finishing department
who received 81 so were notified that their
wages would be reduced to 81 IS per day,
and the wages Of others were cut down in
Some laborers who received
81 10 and 81 Is will be paid 81. Those in
the shipping department who received 81 25
will get 81 10, and those who were paid
81 Is were cut down to 81. The regular
welders, fremen, machinists and pipe cut
tiers have not yet received any notice OF
reduction Of their wages. The pipe cutters
make from 81 so to 81 so per day accord
Jig TO the quality of iron used and the
kind of pipe they make. As yet there are
no indications of strike.