Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-24
SEVERAL STEEL PLANTS
Instead OF One - General Industrial
Talk.

Instead OF one - 6eneraI Inuustriai
Talk.
For some time past little or nothing has
been heard of the steel plant that was to
convert steel for our mills and revolution
ize the nail trade of the world. At the
same time various rumors have been float
ing about, in effect that one or two of the
mills proposed starting steel works Of their
own. Yesterday REGISTER reporter had q
talk with nail manufacturer and worked
the conversation around 10 the subject Of
the steel plant. 1t seems that
various difficulties have arisen
to confront the union steel scheme, though
the work OF obtaining information is still
in progress. Some Of the mills have not
voted to subscribe to the stock and others
cannot agree on a basis Of stock. The
Riverside wants a stock basis and some OF
the others do not The upshot OF it is that
in all probability several Of the mills will
put up steel plants of their own. Many OF
the costly patents connected with the con-
version of steel are going TO pieces, ex.
piripg by Limitation, which will all the
more rapidly enable individual mills to
bear the expense, 1t is said the Bellaire
mill will be the first to put up an establish
ment.
1t looks as il we were. going to have an
Embarrassment" of railroads in Brooke
county Some weeks ago an act OF incor-
poration was recorded tor q company to
construct road across the county along
the valley of Cross Creek, and more re-
Gently another was incorporated to con-
struct one from the mouth of Cross Creek
through Wellsburg to Wheeling II looks
L thA Ntrn al oh
seemingly independent corporations, were
designed TO hook together and constitute a
part Of the Grauu Trunk railroad with the
hand of Vanderbilt largely in it, OF which
we have been reading a good deal lately.
The parties moving in the matter very
evidently mean business and it would not
be at all surprising il Wellsburg would
have through railroad yet before Wheel
ing does We can afford TO be magnani-
nous, though, and will not object to her
having all the advantages Of the"terminus.'
-WeiiSboTg Herald.
Speaking of the iron trade, the Iron Age
says: There has been fair degree OF &C.
tivity in the general trade during the past
week-all, possibly, that we could look for
under existing circumstances and sur
roundings. Mill owners generally report
more inquiry. Some OF them appear to
be pretty we'll employed, and but for the
unremunerative pr ices there would be no
particular cause for complaint. Reports
from the West and South are gener-
ally encouraging. The crop reports, with
here and there an exception, are favorable,
and orders from those sections for all
kinds Of Pittsburgh manufactures are eX-
pected to come forward freely before long.
There is no getting over the fact that busi-
ness is not up TO what it usually is at this
eoa,or &c Tho yoar Tho Stnnk nf row iron
while in excess of present needs, is by no
means excessive. Many furnaces are out
OF blast, and many of the mills, since the
advent of the present year, have only
been running single turn; indeed, but few
if any, are being worked up to their full
capacity.
The McTighe Electric Light and Man.
ufacturing Company will shortly be started
in Pittsburgh. This company expect
great things from this new machine, claim
ing it far superior to the old style. \
Pittsburgh exchange says: THE McTighe
electric machine is model in It's way, and
in tests of its powers made this week and
al other times has been more than ordinar-
ily successful. Great results are expected
OF il in the way of economy. The machine
will shortly be exhibited in public, imme-
diately en receipt Of the charter of the
company. 1t is not intended for public
use, but will be manufactured for sale to
electric light companies
A new manufacturing establishment on
a large scale will be erected at Pittsburgh,
in a short time, and will be known as the
Lake Shore Tube Works, . the purpose Of
which works shall be for the manufacture
ing and selling of wrought iron tubes and
pipes, and vii! be rival of the National
Tube Works of McKeesport.
The Pan Handle Glass Works, at Wells
burg, is now crowded with orders, and is
turning out large quantities OF window
glass Of superior quality.
*THE surprising success of Mrs. Lydia L.
Pinkham's Compound for the several dis
eases peculiar to women forcibly illustrates
the importance of her benefcent discovery
and the fact that she knows how to make
the most of it.-Dr. HASKELL