Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-15
GENERAL INDUSTRIAL NOTES

Inc POttery ID running iuh iofOe'
The glass trade in this vicinity is bright
ening up.
Sweeney & Son are very busily engaged
on the machinery for THE new boat.
Nothing of special note took place in the
industries throughout the city yesterday
The heaters, boilers, rollors and nail
plate shearers are at work at the Top
mill.
The work on the construction OF the
new addition to the Riverside nail works
warehouse is being pushed along rapidly
The Etna Iron Works are idle over s
difficulty regarding wages on the part Of
the men. Work will be resumed this
morning il is supposed.
A strike is in progress at the Red Jacket
Furnace, Mercer county. A number Of
Italian laborers have been put to work, and
the furnace was banked" until Monday
next
The work of casting thu 16 nail ma,
chimes for the La Belle mill was about
completed yesterday. 1t will take several
weeks before these machines are dressed
and ready for service.
The heaters and rollers at Brown. Bon.
nell & Co.'S works had some difficulty abou,
wages paid for "punchings" in No. 8 mill.
At a meeting, however, they decidad 10
abide by Pittsburgh rates.
S. B. Hollis & Co.'S new tack factory, on
Josephine street, near Twenty-fourth,
Pittsburgh, will likely start up during the
latter part of the week. 1t will give en-
ployment to large number of hands.
The pudding, nail and roll departments
at Chett, Cook & Co.'S mill started up yes.
terday morning, and after running several
hours shut down for several days on &C.
count Of break in the squeezers.-Pats.
En-.
Because several Italians were put to work
in place OF number of bottom laborers at
the Red Jacket Furnace, near Newcastle,
on Saturday, several of the remainder
struck. The difficulty was amicably ad-
justed on Monday.
Anumber of gentlemen who went from
here to Cumberland, Md, to work in the
Zillman glass house, have returned TEN.
porarily. The pots at the glass house all
broke, and several other minor accidents
occurred, throwing them out OF employ
ment for a short time, hence their visit
BelLaire En-.
The Mtclligencer will certainly have to &C.
knowledge the corn as to the article headed
1.-THE Nail Outlook" which stated light
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future shut.downs," or their authority was
not well posted, for by yesterdays decision
the nail mills will only run three weeks
before closing down.
A new lodge, composed OF the nail feed.
ers OF the Laughlin mill was formed yes.
terday, under the title OF Ohio City Lodge
of the A. A. |. & s. W., and the following
officers elected: President, Orlando c..
Truxel; Vice President Howard A. Deitch (;
Recording Secretary, Stephen Clark; Finan-
cial Secretary, Thos. Ealpin; Treasurer,
Vim. Bowman; Guide, Willard F. Bailey;
Inner Guard, Thos. o. Donnell; Outside
Guard, Frank Walters; Representative,
Stephen Clark.
A most disgraceful occurrence recently
took place at the Pullman shops in st.
Louis, and one which is a reflection upon
the intelligence ofAmerican workmen. A
poor China boy was sent to these shops to
pick up some information prior to his re-
turn TO his native land. He was set to
work in the paint department and
employed, sent in to the superintend-
ent their ultimatum: either they or the
Chinaman must go. To the credit Of Mr..
Wickes, the Division Superintendent of
the Pullman Company, be it said that he
at once told the strikers to do as they
chose, that the Chinaboy would not be
sent away, and that whoever should quit
on this account, would not under any cir.
cumstances be again employed. Nearly
all OF the men thereupon left, and now are
out of employment. Upon reflection, the
Judgment OF each one of them will tell him
that he is fool.
A mill, who has long been known as an
active member of the Amalgamated, in
conversation this morning upon the pros
pect of next years scale, said: There is
disposition among the workmen this year
to keep mighty quiet about the scale mat
ter. In fact many Of them are expecting
strike next summer, as they look for a pro.
position from employers to reduce wages.
The Pittsburgh men cannot settle the scale
question this time, and they are lying
back to see what the other dis
tricts will do, but it will be seen
that this district is willing to do what is
right by the manufacturers. 1t is the Opin-
ion of those who ought to know, that the
matter will be settled by the men yolun-
teering to make such an alteration in the
scale as 20 provide for the present selling
rate, which is below az the lowest point
OF the card. 1t is proposed that the scale
for next year be fixed so that when iron is
Selling at pa cents, pudding shall be IS
per ton. At present $50 is the lowest
price for pudding, but the men will likely
volunteer to make this alteration. Pitts.
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