Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-09-10
MANUFACTURING MATTERS.
Notes of Interest From the Workshops
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MANUFACTURING MATTERS.
Notes of Interest From the workshops
of this Vicinity.
There is no change in the status OF the
strike, nor is any expected in the near tu'
ture. The belief is growing that now the
chance for he fall trade is about over, the
GENERATORS will make no effort at q compro-
mise, until the time comes for the spring
trade, II such be the case, hard winter
may be anticipated.
Passenger engine Ne. 6S, OF the B. 4 o:
road, is undergoing general repairs, and
will be out some time next week, a
stronger and better engine than when she
first came out.
|. new passenger coach was finished at
the B. & o. shops yesterday, and viii be
put on the Hemp6eld division, Monday
morning.
ing all their old rolling stock with new i'm
proved ones, and will in a short time be
one of the best stocked roads in the country.
1t was also rumored yesterday that the old
piece Of a round-house would shortly be
Iorn down and fine brick structure be put
in us sight.
The repairs at the Belmont Nail Factory
were com pleted last week.
The Belmont landing presented very
lively appearance yesterday, and in fact all
last week Not less than four barges OF
ore, stone, cinders or sand have been I'M
loaded every day. The stock for the blast
furnace is covering every available space,
and the company expect to have enough
stock on hand by the time the furnace
starts to run it four months.
The sugar refinery is working along very
nicely. but, If course, the presence of Prot.
Dwight and Mayor Egerter are badly need
ed at the works.
Hobbs, Rrockanier & Co.'S glass works
ere d, ing an immense business this season.
They have quite bundle Of orders on hand
and are working the factory 10 its fullest
capacity.
The new addition to Schmulbach & Co.'S
brewery is fast being completed. after
about dozen set backs from heavy. washes
from the mill. The brick work is COM
pleted to the third story, and the carpen-
iers will go TO work Monday.
The iron for the new iron mill, on the
sight of the present La Belle mill, has not
arrived. which will throw the workmen
back a couple of weeks, as they Intended
going to work last Monday morning
The North Wheeling Glass Works are
running full force, and are turning out
immense quantities Of bottles every day.
The fUundries throughout the city are
all doing good business now, trade In
their line having frightened up in the last
two weeds.
The Belmont key factory has been COM
pleted and is ready to start on minutes
notice. This factory is the finest in the
city and will turn out more kegs per day
than the mill can possibly use.
Tie workmpn grading the extension OF
the 7. w. 4 ny. road were compelled to stop
work opposite the b. & .. engine house on
account of the intense heat coming out OF
the old cinder bank upon which they were
working. This bank was first fired in 1878
by lot of hot cinders from the Belmont
blast furnace and that company spent over
$500 trying to eXtinguiSh it, but were only
partially successful. 1t has been slowly
burning ever since, and yesterday morning
the worEmen dug into the bank about two
feet and it burst out distance Of about 100
yards, compelling them to stop work and
get the hose and water from the Il. Il ..
works tn hold the fire in check. report
er visited the ground about 3 o'clock yes
Re day afternoon and found the men at
work about 2UO yards below the fire, and
from their conversation and from the IRE
itself il was impossible for any person to
work over such intense heat; in fact. Por-
shows that there must be very large fire
under it.
At the E'son glass works, Martins Fer
~, work is progressing rapidly. The
f. foundation for the furnace is completed
and the work of building the foundations
l. being pushed forward as rapidly as pos
sble. krick-laying will begin on
the furnace rs soon as the carpenters
have finished their work on the floor Of the
ract"ry. This will be an Immense enter:
prise emI,l'H ing about $40 persons.
:, Tie new Martins Ferry foundry Is APP
preaching complexion and operations will
begin about the first of October.
MICord's brick ward at Martins Ferry il
running steady, turning out about 1900
brick per day. A kiln OF 10000 was fired
on Friday.
Everything continues to boom at the
Union Flint Glass works, Martins Ferry.
The cutting shop will be put on this week.
Mann's foundry, at Martins Ferry, is
running full with plenty Of mill work on
hands A cylinder weighing about $500
pounds was cast on Thursday. 1t is for
the Standard mill
L Spence's Ohio Valley agricultural and
machine works is rnnuing right along turn
inc out the usual routine of work. This
enterprise will be represented at the State
Fair by thresher and portable engine.
The brick yard of Wood Bros, Martins
Ferry, Is running full, turning out about
Is 600 brick per week. There Is a ready de.
mand for all the brick turned out, and the
demand exceeds the capacity. Brick will
be made out of doors as long as the weather
will permit, after which the pressed brick
machine will be put in operation and
probably operated during the entire fall.
and winter
Hoyle Bros. Agricultural Works of
Martins Ferry, will be we'll represented at
the State Fair.
Spence. Bags & Cos. stove and hollow
ware foundry. at Martins Ferry, is running
10 its fullest capacity. turning ont much
fine ware with very tiattering prospects for
the fall trade.
The Buckeye glass works at Martins
Ferry il Masking full time-eleyen turns
or week. Immense quantities of ware are
wing turned out and shipped as fast as
hacked. Yesterday was the semi-monthly
ray day, over 5, 900 being disbursed among
!he employees
The casting house at the Benwood blast
furnace at Martins Ferry is nearly COM
pleted. This is sVery substantial building,
measuring 4Ox60 feet
Warwoed's rake and pick factory at Mar
tins Ferry shut down yesterday for in
ds finite period. No iron.
Kerr & Sons planning mills at Martins
Ferry are running every day, with consid.
cradle work on the books.
+. Exley & Co.. planning mill men at Mar
tins Ferry, report good deal OF work on
Lands and are quite busy.
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