Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-08
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General IndustTiai Notes

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General IndustTiai Notes
Yesterday morning the gathering boy.
employed at the Nsil City glass works no
tilted the manager that they wanted IN
extra 81 per week. This the owners re-
fused to give and the boys struck for the
advance. There are nine boys Of this class
employed at this industry and tbsJ were
receiving 50 per week.
Yesterday The rollers a. the Top mill de-
manded an extra "hook>ap,"' which w,s
refused By the managers, and they ssTack
and went ont. This causes the boile5e 10
make only two heats and knock oil. Ine
rollers claim that it is customary when To
warsa weather sets in for the mill to fIIa-
ish them with an extra maa termed
hook np," and as it is now hot weather
they demanded the extra man, which the
company refused TO aocede to. Mast even
ing reporter vas informed that every,
thing had been arranged satisfactorily, ana
the forge department will go o. IN tuli
this morning.
The manager claims that the boyI struck
at this time knowing that the firm had
very heavy run on their house fos ware
and thought to make them acceed to the
demands. Unfortunately reporter OF this
paper was unable to see any OF the boys 10
get their side of the trouble, but this
much is known, they are new out for an
advance of 81 per week and II new boJs are
not engsged the owners will have TO COM
promise with them or pay the amount
asked.
The repairs to the Belmont blast furnace
are completed, and il there is any chance
of COMPROMISE of the the trouble between
tn. manufacturers and workmen the estab.
lisb nent will start 10 work n once.
The workmen who have been interviewed
BY q scribe of The REGISz ER are unanl-
mously in favor of standing up for the old
scale and not accepting sry reduction.
They claim it would be impossible for them
to pay their daily expenses if a reduction
were made. One thing is very certain,
rents are extremely high near
our industries, and the necessaries OF life
are also high. On the other hand
the manufacturers claim they cannot keep
their mills running at the present scale and
make expenses.
The nail market at the present time IS
very brisk, and from what could be learned
of the manufacturers they have no one
but themselves to blame for the reduction
in price OF nails, as they are underseliins
each other all the time, trying TO draw the
trade.
Hobbs, Brockunier & Co.. Glass Works
are doing good business.
The La Belle mill is running steadily.
Nothing OF special note has transpired.
The new machine shop building at the
La Belle mill will be completed this week.
Sweeney & SON are engage in moving the
IS new nail mills TO the La Belle mill.
The Centre foundry is working as usual.
The Riverside furniture factory is dong
a big business. as is also Benese, Hubach
4 Co. : establishment, Just south OF the
former.
The roofing OF the new addition to the
Central glass works will be completed in
few days.
The Top mill is running steady and
turning out large quantities OF nails.
The North Wheeling glass wor Ks are do
ing big business in their speciality.
Armstrong, Coen Il Co.'S planning mill IS
doing a very fair business. Trade has Ia
ken very decided, strong tone.
Dutiield's copperworks on the landing re-
port business very fair.
The plumbing business, which has been
slightly off for several weeks, is again
Frightening up and trade is expected to q
boom shortly.
Con Il Morrison's boiler works are doing
a yery big business this week, trade hav..
ing suddenly frightened up, but, as one of
the owners stated, that is the way with re.
pair work. one week il is OIL and the next
we are rushed with work.