Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-05-06
LABOR LAC0NICs.
News from the Min, Factory, Glass
r House and Coal Mime,

ray Qay at HOODS, prOCAuuieI u w. .
glass works, to-day.
Philadelphia manufactures more stoves
than any city in the Union.
The Mendel furniture factory is begin
ming to assume considerable proportions.
The Belmont blast furnace has made ex.
ira large casts this week, averaging ABOUT
sixty-nine tons per day.
At Beneke, Hubach & Co.'S furniture
factory some very fine work is being done
on wardrobes and bureaus.
The Belmont Nail Works made large
! shipment of nails TO st. Louis, yesterday,
BY the steamer John W. Garrett.
Hoffman's tannery is doing an immense
| business, with orders ahead that will keep
them busy for some time to come.
David Rankin, the district organizer of
| the Knights of Labor, will lecture at the
Academy of Music on Monday evening.
The moulders at Fishers foundry
| knocked off Thursday on account OF the
circus, but were hard at work yesterday
A charcoal kiln was kindled yesterd ay,
at the La Belle mill, and 1t will take about
four days burning to make good charcoal.
Sweeney Il Sons have cast "sagman" for
the large driving wheel at the Belmont
mill. which will be taken to the mill to-
day.
Thursday was the first day that the nail
feeders at the Top mill did not lay on 10
attend circus, not man was absent from
work.
The Sugar Refinery has not been making
as large run of syrup this week as hereto
fore, about 40 barrels Of A l syrup being
made.
The hot machines in the new addition to
the Riverside nail works. were of, yester.
day, as the tending furnace was out OF
order.
The Tack factory, after closing down all
last week, 10 take stock, started up on
Monday last, and has been running steadi-
ly all week.
The dark and gloomy weather has been
drain on the gas works, and has kept the
production up TO about round loo'VVV GU
bic feet daily.
Visitors are not allowed 10 wander about
in the Whitaker Iron Works, as they are
liable to injury and also annoy and disturb
the wOrkmen.
One Of the large gum belts used in the
press room at the Pottery broke yesterday
afternoon. 1t was fixed in few minutes
by engineer Carroll.
C. Cratick, decorator at the Wheeling
pottery, returned yesterday from New
York with his family, which arrived from
England a few days dgo.
A new patent stave machine was placed
at the Belmont keg factory yesterday,
Which will be started up on Monday. They
received large load of slaves, yesterday.
The kettle work at the new Reymann
Brewery is finished, and beer will be made
there next week 1t is well worth 4 visit
to inspect the immense concern.
Thompson & Hibberd were at work clean
ing the sand out OF the we'll on the west
side of the Belmont mill, yesterday and
expect to be able to put the pump in, to-
day.
A couple of workmcn at the I.aBelle mill
b ave purchased tickets in the Louisian
lottery, and expect TO be rich men in
short time. The drawing comes of mex
Tuesday.
The Howell blower at work on the Bel
mont blast furnace boilers has not been
working satisfactorily, but the patentee
claims that they did not blow the boiler
out often enough.
The champing and casing machine at the
Belmont keg factory was finished and ready
for work yesterday, but they considered 1t
bad omen toStart on Friday, and will not
start il TO work until Monday.
Fred. Enjoy, an engineer at the Belmont
blast furnace, has lost twenty-five pounds
in the last month, but claims that he never
was in better health. 1t is needless to say,
however, that he was married short time
ago.
Pat Daily, the "boSS engineer" at the
Belmont blast furnace who has been on
duty as a top filler for short time, by re-
quest of the men below, was brought down
again as they could not do without him at
the engine boilers.
The Portsmouth iron and steel works
have cast large Spur.wheel weighing four
tons. to be used in their mill. 1t is now
being dressed at the Portsmouth foundry
and machine works 1t is the largest steel
wheel ever cast in Ohio.
The men at hwork digging tie foundation
for the new addition 10 Schmulbach Co.'S
brewery were compelled to stop work yes
terday on account of wet weather. The
stone masons will not be able to begin lay
ing the foundation until the latter part Of
next week.
Holidays planning mill is doing rush
ing business this season. Mr.. Holiday
says they have shipped three times as many
car loads of lumber, etc, since the lSt OF
July last than they ever did before, and
he cannot see any good cause for the trade
not keeping up.
At the last meeting of the Amalgamated
Association there was stronger vote in
favor of the new scale than at the previous
meeting. From expressions made by men
at different establishments, it is thought
probable the new scale will be adopted,
with a few Slight variations.-PHtS. Times.
The boilers at the Top mill had to double
up yesterday to keep the furnaces running
as their helpers struck for lighter tongs,
yesterday morning, claiming that the tongs
now in use were so large in the handles
that they could not grip them well. At
this writing it is hard to tell just how the
strike will terminate, as the boys seem
determined to stay out until their request
is complied with.
On Wednesday 81, 600 worth of stock was
taken by the CanonShurg Sheet Iron Roll
ing Mill Company, and the organization
will take place next week; SSl, 900 wer
subscribed by private subscription, and tn
balance, $4,000, was assumed by the Bank
The mill will he located near the dam. west
of Mr.. Munnells ice pond, and within a
few hundred yards of the coal bank. The
railroads east and west of Pittsburgh have
assured the company that they will be given
Pittsburgh rates OF freight.
A party of gentlemen, among them sew
eral members of the Wellsburg Gas Com
IdliN paul NlSlb W Tie Edo we'll,
in Washington county, Pa, on Wednes-
day last. They express themselves as we'll
pleased with their trip, and think it will
amply repay any one TO visi: this wonder
full we'll. These gentlemen met with Dir.
Croker, the Superintendent. who gave
them great deal of information in regard
to the manner, etc, of boring this we'll.
To the members of the WellSburg Gas Com
pany this information was particularly in
tereSting. When Mr.. Croker learned that
a well was to be put down at Wellsburg, he
set his compass got the proper course, and
informed these gentlemen that they might
expect to get gas As they were in the oil
or gas belt HeIisJTg Ne,cs.r
BELLAIRE.
Crozier Bros yesterday fired kiln of
2O0,OOO bricks. SO far they have made about
80, 900 bricks this season.
The -Etna Glass Company is turning out
some very handsome goblets and punch
tumblers with Garfields profile on.