Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-22
INDUSTRIAL BELlAiRE.
The BeIlaire MIL and the Men on the
strike interesting Figures - GLASS
Natas and Other " OrkshOp Items.

Notes and other n Workshop Items.
At the Bellaire mill full time is made 10
all the different departments, AMI the mil
presents a business appearance. In the
factory l2l machines are running ana sew
eral more will be put up soon. Nails are
shipped ss fast as turned out. and the OUT
LOOK is fair. The factory lost little time
during the week on account OF the pump
Friday was thanksgiving day. The
blast furnace is being gotten IN readiness
for immediate operation. Everything al
nrssent moves along smoothly between
The EMPLOYERS and the employees, but
trouble is anticipated this summer.
The puddlers are all determined thai
thew shall not work .or less tnan
IS. IS per ton, the present price. Ihls Is
not ONLY so among few, but all OF them.
Said prominent puddler to your reporter
Yesterday: las far as | am concerned
shall never put bar into another furnace
for less than 1915 per ton. BY tue time
we pay our helpers there is nothing lelt.
Why, my dear sir, shall go to laOoring
first. The idea of standing up before atur-
mace and burning out our brains tor less
paw than we are getting. It's perfectly
ridiculous. For my part, | AIN ured OF
boiling. ANYHOW" This is not only
the sentiment of one workman, but all.
They appear TO mean business, and
all talk alike. One man who has
kept strict account OF his earnings Tor the
past five wears produced his memorandum
book, and after little figuring showed that
from April /, 1882, to April |, 1883, he
made l69 days, fO- which he received
1913 IS, an average OF 81 96 per day TOR tue
year. This was his net earnings, that is
after payiGg for help: All the employees
here expect strike and are already making
preparations for the emergency. Some e1,
pect 10 work elsewhere, anu maay Will
spend the summer fishing.
The crown of the lower furnace at the
Belmont glass works fell in on Thursday,
shutting the furnace down for some time
The upper one was lighted on Friday and
will be used instead of the lower one.
Glass making will begin next Friday, by
which time the factory will be on as usual.
The lower furnace will not be USED before
fall. The Belmont has been doing very
fair business, shipping all the ware turned
out. The entire force mas been working on
table ware OF different kinds.
The foundation for the Crystal window
glass works is nearing completion, AID
large force of carpenters are at work on the
frame work. II is expected that the works
will be ready for operation by September
next.
At the Dellaire goblet works everything
moves along smoothly and looks enc lurhg.
ing. The large furnace is running full and
turns out large quantities of tine ware,
which is shipped 10 different sections as
fast as made. The offices and sample
rooms of this enterprise, located
on Union street, over the pnStottiCe,
are credit to the company. Not only
this, but they are very handsome quarters
and are not excel!ei anywhere.
ba No,;npal ulaa0 works NJ Rode see
Brothers continues booming with TAR
outlook.
At Barnhill's boiler works orders are
plentiful and the large force of men are
busy on various kinds of work for different
sections.
The Ohio lantern factory will resume
about the first of June. New and improved
machinery will be put in the works,
thereby increasing the capacity consider.
ably. Several new lanterns will be added
to the present list. This company antici'
pates q good trade
Good time is still being made at the
Etna glass works and nearly all the ware
turned out is shipped. John Randolph,
the very competent and clever assistant
Secretary, is quite sick with consumption
In the foundry and machine shop work is
plentiful. The new steering apparatus is
approaching completion and will certainly
prove success.
The Buckeye Lantern factory reports
trade good. They are shipping all they
make, and feel much encouraged.
The Lantern Globe works is booming.
The lnew furnace works 10 perfection.
The production is good and Mr.. O'Harra,
the manager, smiles all oyer. The ware
he is making is very fine. Lantern globes
street lamps and ieiiies are heiug maie,and
the demand is good. Hiram Rose, the
packing boss, is laid up with cut hand.
The work of rHlargng the works will
soon begin.
The plumbers are all busy. as well as
the carpenters, painters. stone ma>OnS and
other builders.
The bottle works, the planning mill, the
mines. the flour mills, the railroad shops
the black smiths aud the wagon makers are
all busy and report work plentiful.