Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-08
MARTINS FERRY WORKSHOPS.
The New Furnace at the Buckeye Glass
WoTks-The DOings Of the other Glass
Enctorics-The Wis. EOmndries. Etc

At the buckeye glass works the two
upper furnaces are running full with
first class production. The new Il pot Gill
furnace was filled Yesterday and glass
making will begin on next Tuesday. The
blower has been put up and everything is
in readiness with catering prospects This
will be the boss furnace. VIM. Martin,
blower; Will King, blower; Mike Hoar,
blower; ThOs Dean, presSer; Greeley Far
geSon, gatherer and Harry Powers blower,
all from the Union, will so to work at this
furnace. Ten shops will be put on. OF
these eight will be put on tumblerS, one
on stem goods and one on shades. The
STYLES to be made here are all new aud very
handsome. They will take like hot cakes.
The upper furnaces have been working
on table ware, lanterns, punch tumblerS
aud other small goods. Goods are being
shipped about rs fast as turned out and the
outlook is fa;r. Yesterday was pay dlv.
+. J. Noylc Il Bro $ threshing machine
works is busy on threshing machines and
ali kinds Of farm implements. A5Out
twenty threshing machines will he made
this year, which it IS thought will be all
sold.
At SyenCe Baggs IL Co s foundry full
time is sull being made with fair prospects.
Mr.. Il. OBeirne has at present charge OF
the eupola in the absence of Mr.. Henry
SDOOSIdSS, the mail
The planning mills are both in active
operation with lots of jobbing on hand,
but only fair outlook.
At the Union glass works, at present,
only seven shops are running owing to the
moderate demand. These are working on
punch tumblers and stem goods. The men
thrown out of employment by the reduc.
ton of shops have all secured positions in
the factories hereaboutS. The ware could
not be better, and the shipments during
the week were heavy. Mr. Frank c. Win
cessful Western trip. Mr.. Francis Fergu-
son, smoother from the Buckeye, has
accepted position here.
Mr.. VIM. Mann's foundry continues busy
on hot blast pipe rolls, nail bins, annealinS
boxes. boshes and other mil. work. the
outlook is goOd
Mr.. Charles Lyman, the blacksmith, is
turning out large quantities OF some very
fine shoes, which he expects a large de-
maud for.
The RenwoOd Blast Furnace here is turn
ing out about 90 tons of 4 No. l iron per
day, without prospects of a stoppage. \
new culvert is being run to the river. Mr..
Charles W. Thorngste has been appointed
labor boss, vice Theodore McCue. Mr..
Andrew Hirty, formerly keeper, has accept
ed similar position in the Riverside Fur
mace.
At the Eison Glass Works eleven turns
are made per week. Fifteen shops are on,
eleven working pressed goods, three on
punch tumblerS and one on jugs. The
production is heavy and the ware is nice.
The "Pandora" aud No. IS sets being made
are handsome and are selling well. No
goods are stacked up; everything is ship.
ped as rapidly as made. Mr.. Smith, tray-
cling salesman for the Elson, is back from
a six weeks trip in the West and reports
success. Mr.. Sniveley is at present the
only man on the road. All the men are
pleased with the works The enterprise is
large and attracts much attention.
Eleven mouiders are'now working at the
Martins Ferry tive Works, an tnerel APP
pears to be demand for all the ware turned
out. Mr.. Isaac Wagner is the latest addi-
ton to the mouiderS-
At the Laughlin mill 6,lO0 kegs OF mails
were made this past week, and IN no de-
partment time was lost. Everything Is
booming. The pay next Thursday will be
large and the boys are all happy. Thos.
ONeill, boiler, and john Brown, catcher.
here, have both resigned and will go West
the coming week.
Wsrwood's factory is busy on rakes, for
which there is a good demand.