Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-20
THE CIGAR SCALE.
As Decided By the Union-Iudustrid
information Of General and
Varied Charae-
ter.

| As Ueci0e0 by We uhi0n-iuuusuiA
| Information Of a General and
Varied Charae-
ter.
The Cigarmakers Union had meeting,
last night, which was devoted TO full con-
sideration of the question OF an increase in
the .cale of prices. The following is the
official scale, to be demanded, to 60 into
| effect On and after May /:
On all grades above tips, an increase Of
| 81 per M.
Tirs, from $3.50 to 90 per thousand.
Kentucky stogies, 81 50 to $275 per thou
sand.
Ohio seed, hand made stogies, 1915 to
$500 per thousand.
per thousand.
thousand.
Teasers, $500 to 81 so per thousand:
Hayanna stogies, $500 to $3.50 per thou
sand.
Hand stogies, shaped in moulds, $500 to
to So % per thousand.
Fine hand made seed stogies, $3.50 to
I 500 per thousand.
Hand made seed stogies, with binders,
| So 90 TO 1925 per thousand.
II will be understood the first price is
the present one, and the second the price
| to be asked.
A REGISTER reporter asked one OF the CT.
gar makers what he thought OF the pros
pects of the increase. He said: From
| the reports brought in we think we will get
| the increase, as it is fair and just, and will
allow at the same time, better price for
both manufacturer and consumer
Fishers foundry reports trade very good.
Armstrong, Coen & Co.'S planning mill is
running as usual
The Central glass works are running full
in all departments.
Everything is working smoothly at the
Riverside Nail Works.
The stock of nails in this district is re-
ported lght.-Phts. Dis.
Bells foundry is still rushed with orders
for their make OF stoves,
The work of refining the Belmont blast
furnace will be completed next week.
The Belmont foundry is busily engaged
casting irons for the blast furnace.
The pottery is running to its fullest
capacity, and turning cut some beautiful
ware.
The tanners are still striking at Pitts.
burgh. They will have meeting Saturday
afternoon.
the Top mill is running full in all de-
partments, nothing OF special mention
having TRANSFERRED.
The work on the new four story addition
to the Central glass works is being pushed
along rapidly.
Yesterday piece flew out OF the face OF
the finishing rolls at the Lower Riverside
N l.1n nfa boz, h,.1tr 4
half.
The forge department of the Upper Riv-
erside mill isrunning full capacity, moth
ing of special note having TRANSFERRED there
this week.
South Wheeling are running TO their full
est capacity, all the men and boys making
excellent time.
The fly wheel shaft in the bar mill of the
Riverside mill broke wednesday, which
necessitated stoppsge Of this mill for
about ten days.
Bodley Bros wagon making establish
ment is very busily engaged, have plenty
Of work TO do and big demand IN the
market for their wagons.
Hubach Beneke & Co. 8 furniture factory
is turning out some very fine work. This
establishment has a very good record in
this vicinity for the class OF work done.
The Riverside furniture factory has plen-
ty OF work to do. The managers OF this
industry deserve great praise for the man.
ner in which they have conducted their
business.
Workmen at the Phoenix Glass Works at
Water Cure, Pa. have struck. and employ
ers are said to have come 10 Pittsburgh 70
secure men to take the place OF strikers.
tal .
risburg TO the lhmsen Glass Manufacturing
Company of Pittsburg, despite the protest
of the lbmsen Glass Company, limited.
The Belmont mill is working full in all
departments under the able management
Of Mr.. Rusttr, assisted by Mr.. Cline. This
mill has better record than any in the
city.
A member of the firm OF Moorehead Bros
e Co. denies the rumOr thatthe firm in
tends to sell the Vesuvius Iron works at
Sharpsburg, to Carnegie Bros. Co.-Phts.
Exchange.
1t is rumored that at the coming meeting
of the glass manufacturers a proposition
will be made TO revive the old sliding scale.
If this gees into effect, the men will be paid
less wages if trade does not pick up.
The mold shop of Bryce Brothers South
Side glass works Of Pittsburgh, has been
cry introduced. The room is under the
control of Mr.. H. J. Smith, mold maker
Of many years experience.
The Tack factory is working as usual four
days week. This establishment for some
time back has had very large stock on
hand, but as orders are now coming in
lively, the chances are very good for full
time to be made at this industry in q few
weeks.
The extensive iron foundry OF the Gen.
trail Manufacturing Company, on Main
street, Allegheny, lately the property OF
the Crawford Manufacturing Company,
will be sold at auction sale this morning
at 10 A. NJ, on the premises. The foundry
is complete for making gray and malliable
iron.
The Cannonsburg Iron Company, Linn
tied, which commenced operations on Jan
uary ], last, employ about 225 men. The
make a speciality OF fine grades OF iron and
have an abundance Of orders to keep them
running up to full capacity. The proprie-
tors are very much encouraged with their
new venture.
The Reyman Brewing Company received
yesterday, from Lynn, Mass, patent
lightning bottle cleaner. One workman
can clean IS dozen bottles per hour. This
Is great labor saving apparatus, as hereto
fore the washing Of beer bottles was very
lsborious job, and occupied the attention
OF several men daily.
There was nothing new in iron circles
over the wage question yesterday. The
Labor Tribune OF this week in speaking edi-
torially of the late conference says: The
first session was necessarily Inconclusiye,
but there is no reason at present to expect
other than al amicable arrangement in
good time for the first day OF the scale
year"
Mr.. James Jones, an operator OF the
Fourth pool at whose pit the recent troub-
lie over checkweighmen occurred, states
that his reason for Directing TO check
weighmen is the obstruction and delay
thus occasioned TO the running OF wagons.
He says that the checkweighmen dispute
over every load.-Pihi. Leader.
Dufield's copper works on the wharf are
pushed with work. This is the only estab.
lishment OF the kind in this vicinity, and
as Mr.. Dufield has always turned out good
work he is never idle. Orders are received