Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-08-19

their immediate demands, knowing full
well that the stockholders of the larger
mills VIII In a very short time, become
uneasy about the non-appearance OF
their regular semi.annual dividends and
raise y kick about the nails not beins
sold NJ q very small margin, instead OF
holding stock for better prices"
"Can not the Western nail assocla-
ton order q stop aud COMPEL ali the
mills to close DOWN."
"No indeed, the Western Nail Asso-
citation amounts to nothing. You gu
there to exchange views Oh the nail SUBJ
ject andthen il they are unanimous on
any one subject it is adopted, but moth
ing binds a member. There Is no by
laws, rules or regulations. IL is simply
n social meeting of the representatives
of the different mills. Now when you
talk Ofthe Association of steel ami iron
manufacturers, that is entirely y dit
ferent subject. There everything
is run systemsti cally, having sll
the necessary laws to govern every sun
ject. The Western Nail Association
snIC units TO nothing. II any small, II
hOrse, nail factory wants tO run, there
II no obligation III this Association DS
which they III be compelled 10 aoidr
by the wishes OF the majority
We decide at a meeting to
sell nails at a certain carl
rate, and all ofus came home expecting
to abide by it. In a few weeks some
one of the lesser mills, which Is no
making u first class nail, finds that trade
is not as brisk as they should expect.
The consequence is they sell at u us
count and III a few days we hud gu
that sales are being made under us,auu'
although we are making a better nall
the trade will demand us to come down
10 tue cut rate, and away goes the bot
tom u Of the card rate"
"What about the mills stopping the
OH inst"?"
II do not know anything about it. i
know this much, We cut our W
Threats last June by not closing down,
n even after my theory had been
fully demonstrated they decided Z"
start up again, aud repeat the "cut
throat act" on the 18th Of this month.
The mills all should have stayed closed
from the last Of May until the first o
September, and then We would have
had "a steady run all winter, and have
held up the prices for a while, at least.
AS the matter now stands, the Jobber,
have us by the throat, aud will ia Il
very short time compel US to either
close down or sell nails at cost. One q
the two things are a certainty aud vii
be realized before two months pass e
our heads without another stop is unau
inlously ordered. Why, at this tim
orders are scarce and all of them de
mand nails at cost or so close to it il
hardly will will pay a mill to operate.
Oh, We made q big mistake in not shut.
ting down from the last of May until
the first of September.
A helper at the lower Riverside
blacksmith shop is now a happy father.
Ii is a ten pound boy. He intends build
ing a new house on 9th street, i'll hon
or of the new addition to his family. ln
tact, he is almost completed the con-
tract with the builder.
Everything is working nicely at the
Upper Riverside mill, with the eXcep-
ti0ns already noted this week.
The La Belle mill is working as usual,
nothing of special mention having
transpired.
Manager Linch, of the La Belle mill,
is around and is looking much better
this week, though he is still far from be-
ing we'll.
The new fan blower Is being erected
at the La Belle mill blacksmith shop.
The main factory at the Riverside
mill did an extra fine weeks work.
The workmen have about completed,
the flooring of the new addition 10 the
new factory, at the Riverside mai
works.
Tue extra machines for the addition to
the Riverside nail factory will hardly be
completed and ready for work, before
the 1st of November.
Holidays planning mill is doing a big
business. Trade very brisk.
The boss blacksmith at the Lower
Riverside mill returned to work again
Friday, his limb having became we'll.
Redman X Co. are doing u very good
business.
The Central Glass Works is doing a
rushing business. Everything is work
ing along nicely.
The Tack Factory is only working
four days Il week.
The Belmont blast furnace will light
up tO.night.
The brickmasOns completed their
work at the Belmont blast furnace yes
terday morning.
The Belmont mill is on full force.
Nothing of special mention took place
this week.
The new factory of the Riverside
works will start up O.mOrrOw.
Armstrong, COen d Co.'S planning
mill is working to its fullest capacity,
trade being very brisk III this line ut
present.
Owing tOthe great demand for freight
caIs the Il. & q. Railroad Company will
increase their force of carpenters at the
hops, 80 that they will be able to turn
nut eight new cars q week instead OF
>iX, as is now being turned out.
The Il. X o. railroad shops are alive
with men, all busily engaged on their
special work.
Centre foundry has several large on
tracts on hand, among which is the
Brilliant Iron Works job, they having
TO do all the iron work for the entire
mill.
The top mill is running as usual, full
force, nothing of a startling nature hay
ing transpired.
The Top mill blast furnace will not
start up for about q month. The firm
have enough pig metal on hand to keep
their mill running for, at least a period
of four weeks, and, of course, are not in
any hurry to start the furnace.
The North Wheeling cooper shops Is
working to its fullest capacity.
Bells foundry is on full force. This
firm is shipping quitea number u fstoves
every week.
Hanes K Wilson's planning mill is do