Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-11-19
The United States BottIers' Asso-
citation in eonvsn$ioa---The
Marvellous Gso~th
OF q Grsat Industry---Ths MInsfs'
Meeting and the New
President.
Work of the Ohio River csmHIis-
sion---Ths Week On
'Change---0H.

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PrrrsBuReM. November is.-Thc wesk'
jnst closing has been bnfy ape '5 ~
city. Dnring fae hfst days the
bottiers OF America held convention and
an exhibition OF their manufactures, ma
chinery and processes. The convention
was held for the purpose Of organizing an
association OF the bottlers, and this object
was effected in the formation of "The
United Bottlers Protective Association"
Representatives of the trade were present
from all parts of the country, Chicago,
Cincinnati, Boston and Rochester being
the cities most largely represented. A
number of interesting addresses were made
upon various topics connected with the
bottling industry, its growth, the I'M
proved processes, adulterations, etc. The
convention has called the attention
of the public TO the immense stridesIthis
business has made within q few years and
the wonderful extent it now has. Ameri-
cans are fast Cultivating, taste for soft
stuff" and ii promises eventually to take
the place of stronger drinks. A conyersa-
ton your correspondent had with q gentle
man connected with the large bottling es.
tablishment of II. W. Putnam & Co., OF
New York, will give your readers some idea
OF the growth of this business He said:
The bottling business has experienced
wonderful growth within the last decade.
Ten years ago do not suppose there was
over 200 bottling establishments in all the
States and they were very insignificant AT
present there are not less than 10000 diher-
ent firms engaged i'll
BOttIing Drinks
of various kinds. Many OF thenU DO
small trade, but some carry on business ON
large scale. The aggregate capital en-
gagged is not less than Sl2,U00,0O0. By the
improved machinery Cor filling, corking
and wiring bottles the output Of all the cS-
adjustments has been greatly enlarged
by the old method Of filling by hand and
funnel, it took eight minutes TO fill d
bottles, now the same number can be filled
in ffty.six seconds. A modern machine
will put barrel of beer into bottles IN
eight minutes By the improved washing
machines two men in three hours can wash.
more bottles than any establishment will
use In the whole trade there is used p
OO0,00o gross of BEETLES of various sizes
every year. The business is divided in
beer, ale and porter bOttling, and the bot
Ting of Carbonated beverages"
Another gentleman whose name it would
not do to give, divulged some Of the secrets
of the business. He said almost all.
the supposed foreign natural mineral
waters are manufactured In this country.
My firm makes large quantities OF Vichy,
ppoiiIAsApd- kissepgep,.- Others ma ke Ap-
and other, American minerals waters are
also made in unlimited quantities, and they
are just as good as the original, being con-
posed of the same ingredients
The A ASsopiatipp Lad "A lpnqs talk abOubtlp
Customs Department letting. in foreign APP
pollinaris Wate- free of duty. IL was shown
to Secretary Window this was a manufac-
tured water, and he impOseda duty OF 81. 80 q,
q case upon it. Secretary Folger removed
this and allowed il to come in free as a
natural water. The Association adopted
a resolution declaring that the Appollina-
riS water was a manufactured article,
declaring their sympathy for the
Boston and New York manufacturers,
in their fight against the importers and re-
questing the releyying of the tariff. They
allege that if the Appollanaris water is adj
mitted free American bot'lers cannOtm man,
ufacturs this mineral water" to advantage.
The next meeting of the association will he
held in New York city.
Miners's Convention.
The miners also held a three days, con-
vention this week at which some impor-
serious thing done was the demand made
for an advance to four cents for mining,
with resolution to get is peaceably if
possible, on strike ii necessary. The As
sociation also adopted seonstitutlen., Here
tofore il has had no written constitution.
beiRg governed by an unwrittsn, but
we'll understood code, which. placed
q large discretion in the hands Of the .Presi-
dent, making him, a9. President Jones ex-
pressed it,a little czar" amoGlEsthe miners.
Another matter before the oDrEention was
the election of q successor t. NE Jones, who
resigned about month ago The contest
for this office was prOtraccted through two
days, but finally narrowed d. swn TO a fight
between Jos. Schaming, of Il INt city, aud a
Mr.. Trevelick, of Detroit, Mich, and re-
sulet in the election OF th . RittSburgher.
SChaming is a native of Al aee. and speaks
English, German and Fren, n 6rtently He
has been connected with Il le miners gene
raj office, and win probat lp make a good
President. The dues of tn q lodges were so
fixed by the convention { aak the President
and Secretary Will have n . income OF from
$500 to $50 per month.
The Ohio River & EAzamission
met at the rooms of the Chamber OF Com
merce in this city, VI ssbeEday morning,
with the following sc ntlemen present:
Capt. John AcLure, 'E Wheeling, John
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Shank, Cincinnati, Goa, VIM. +. Merrill,
u. S. A, and Messrs. j. oseSh Walton, Geo.
II. Thurstoa and Gene raj J. X. Moorhead,
of this city. In comp Aay with a number
of Pittsburghers the commission boarded
the steamer John T. case, and proceeded
to inspect the Davi'S Island dam on the
Ohio and the new DriBDiS dam at Lock No.
/ on tue Monong; Lhola, At the former
place everything WAS found progressing
To- ha .Sof IA hat af-
tracted most attention was the service
bridge This is an arrangement to ba used in
raising and lowering the wickets. By the
necessary machinery, il can be lowered TO
the bed of the riveR'Ghen not in use. When
raised the bridge forms series of piers
eight feet apart UPON which planks or rails
can be laid in casa q car is used in raising
the Wickets. The service bridgais used in.
nearly all the dams of this style in France,
but none OF 'hese are over halt ~ large as
the Davis Island. structure.
|. Col. Merrill was asked where the next
dam on the Ohio would be hailt. He re-
piled that he did not know bat thought
number would Be built ii the river men
4 only eyinced desirc TO hsEe them. FelIr-
teen such dams. hefhinks, would inake the
0hionayigable from Pittsburgh TO- Wheel-
ing the year rennd.
The company next visited the BR Rois
largest of sts kind- being Ii0 feet in width
and having q heigha OF eight feet, The
dam is raised by sdmitsing the water under
the leaves, and e4hausting the water
lowers, the dam. This dam has luSt been
finished. and was tested yesterday. When
the Water was adIsltted the dam rose eight
feet in just six minutes and was lowered in
three, At the afternoon session OF the com.
mission a committee was appointed to pre-
psre n memorial 10 Congress- asking the i'm
provement of thelower Ohio, especially M
the Louisville Falls.
There has been considerable
Excitement On EhanRe
this week, particularly in the oil exchange.
The price has bobbed up and down with
| remarkable rapidity. Yesterday the bears
got control of the fluid and sent il down
at q rate that drove the color from the eyes
| Of the bulls, During bear movement
| there is not the same external excitement
that there is during strong bull market
Vpdar a f.lf7n0 p,arkas thu hrOkerS an