Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-15

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The mines at Ashland, Pa. have only
run half time the months OF this yeal
SO far, and some OF them less than that
owing to accidents.
At Pain Creek, w. Va, the Kama.
wba Camel Coal Co., have now in full
operation one Of the finest cal mines
along the kanawha river.
The new Pratt coal shaft, at Birming.
ham, Ala, Is now 200 feet deep, Is fitted
to hoist two tons on cage, and the ca
pacity is expected to be 600 tons per
day. 80.
The general manager of the collieries
of the Philadelphia and Reading Com
pany states that they will not ship s.
00o, 900 tons Of coal this year, against
S,36S, $50 tons last year.
The new Co operative Coal Co., at
Ashland, ILL.,, spushing.work with great
vigor. They have their machinery on
the ground. The men comprising the
com pany are all practical miners.
Capt. John Douglas, who since 1856
has been mining boss for the Georges
Greek Coal and Iron Co., Homecoming,
Md, has accepted the superintency OF
the New Central Co.'s Big Vein and
Koontz mines. Mr.. David Dunn is e6-
pected to succeed Mr.. Douglas as mine
toSs ut the new mine, Homecoming.
The situation in the coke regions Is
given in the Journals of that section as
follows: Milwood works are still on
half time-Alicc is running fuli-Smith-
ton ovens are running OH 72-hour coke
AT Lemont, water in the pit has caus-
ID ta "a NJ
ming 3lU ovens on 4S.hour coke-M0re.
wood started on Monday last with all
her ovens on 4S-hour cOke-lt has de-
termined not TO shut down the Nit.
sNernon ore mines at present-James
Cochran, of the Spring Grove coke
works, has commenced grading for 200
coke ovens up the right hand branch OF
the Vanderbilt railroad, about half a
mile above Oanderhilt.
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The Carpenters.
There are 5000 carpenters in Chicago,
Ill.
Work is very dull in Chicago for this
season of the year.
Cincinnati carpenters get s. per day
If first class workmen.
The carpenters of San Francisco will
work but niue hours per day after May
LIST.
Carpenters wages vary from S2.25 to
81 IS in Cleveland, o. Work continues
dull.
Work is good in Detroit, Mich, but
wages abominably low-Only Sl.oD to
S22J per day.
On the first Monday in April the car
penters of Albany, n. y, asked an adj
vance from 3. so to So per day.
In Brooklyn, y. V, a meeting OF
the carpenters. has been held, and 1t is
resolved to demand an advance of p
cents day.
The Iron holders.
Tbcie is but little doing in Cincin4ati,
O., k"ndries.
There is a strike at VOLS foundry,
Beaver Falls, Pa.
Lorain, O., moulders are all idle aud
the foundry closed.
The re is a lockout at Akron, o., aud
the fLundries are idle.
A stove made in 1928 in York, Pa,
was recently sold for 81, 900.
Roct ester, n. V, advertises "mould-
ers TO let" Pretty good, that.
The bottom is clear out OF the foun-
dry business in Richmond, Va.
Trouble is expected at Batavia, \.
V, and molders are requested to stay
away.
The lockout continues at Pittston,
Pa, and molders are urged to stay
away from there.
There is trouble among the Erie, Pa,
mCulder sand there is large number OF
men idle in that city.
Philadelphia molders report trade
very poor with them, and prospects
not by any means good.
The Metropolitan Stove Co., Il con-
Germ with million dollars capital, has
decided to locate at Conneaut, o.
Myers foundry, Pittsburgh, is still
"clOsed" against union men. The
union has ordered it declared "struck
shop"
More trouble is in store for Cleve-
land, O., molders, it seems, and they
urge men To stay away from there I'M
til definite understanding is had.
st. Louis, Mo-, has now four shops
"closed" to the union men. This
makes molders plenty, hence men
should keep away from there until
further notice.
The lockout continues at Evansville,
Indiana. There seems to be a concert
cd movement all along the line to
throw molders idle with view to
forcing acceptance of any terms the
elnlrlOyees see fit to offer.