Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-16
WORLD OF WORK.
Interesting Matters Ia the Circle of
Industries.
A Little Scheme in Connection With the
Lockout-Gas Well TaIk-General
Laboring Notes.

The following article was clipped from
the Pittsburgh Commercial. Gazette, aud
from its general tone looks as if it were
Jockey work on the part of the Pittsburgh
man ufacturers to make it appear a disad-
vantage to the Pittsburgh workmen TO
allow mills outside of that city to run
during q lock out on the compromise plan.
"A movement is said to be on foot To
have Pittsburgh become the sole battle
ground between the iron manufacturers
and mill men on the wage question. 1t is
limited among certain classes thai when the
iron manufacturers outside of this city are
Individually asked 10 sign the scale they
will attempt to make an arrangement with
the men 10 continue AT work at the present
rates, with the understanding that the prices
for labor which shall eventually be paid
in this city will govern the prices outside.
This would make an enforced idleness here
and accrue to the benefit OF outsiders at the
EXPENSE Of local man ufacturers and work
men. How the workmen will take prop.
osition of this kind is not known but it IS
safe to presume that Pittsburgh workmen
will not allow their associates to supply the
trade and thus diminish the chances OF
success OF enforcing the demand for the
present rates of wages. President Jarrett,
of the Amalgamated Association, was out
of the city yesterday and his views on this
matter cannot be given"
Looking at the above from a working
mans standpoint Id Pittsburgh, ii certain
ly would be to their advantage for the
mills outside OF Pittsburgh to run during
the settlement of the lockout, for then the
members of the Amalgamated Association
that were working could support the idle
thoy, ha ah m OF
long lockout, and eventually beat the
manufacturers.
The excitement incident to the numer-
Gus gas wells has spread everywhere, and
papers are busily commenting upon it.
The Cincinnati Enquirer has not much
faith in the extent of the supply. A man.
: featuring firm near Steubenville, it says,
ecently drilled a well for gas, and were re-
warded by a heavy flow at the depth OF
| 800 feet The firm is erecting extensive
iron and nail works, and the present vol
ume OF gas is sufficient to supply very
large portion of the fuel required i'll run
ming the establishment. Another firm in
that section has also found large vein OF
gas at about the same depth. IL is more
than probable that natural gas can be OBJ.
possibly in every State in the Union, and
is suffi sient quantities to be useful as fuel
in manufacturing establishments. a vein
of natural gas, although 1t be small one,
flowing steadily under boiler will take
the place of a large quantity OF coal, and
the cost of fuel be very materially les.
Sensd. These gas veins become exhausted
in time, some lasting few months, while
others will last for years. When the sup
ply fails in one well new supply may
often be found in another well only few
rods distant. When large flow is struck
several establishments can be supplied
from the same we'll. Experiments in the
oil fields of Pennsylvania and New York
have long since demonstrated the utility
OF natural gas for the purposes OF coal,
particularly in making steam; and, as gas
is not confined to that section alone, 1t is
likely that business firms in other direc.
tons may seek their fuel from this source
instead of the coal yard. The experiment
might be tried in Cincinnati with profit.
From the Steubenville Gazette we learn
that a number in and around Brilliant are
going to put down gas wells, and in Steu'
benville money enough has been subscrib-
ed to sink a well there for general heating
purposes. The same paper contains these
items:
The Jefferson Iron Works Co. contracted
with the gas well driver for a well, which
is to be dug at once. The price to be paid
is understood to be 81 600.
Three veins of coal were struck in the
Brilliant well, one, at a depth of 600 feet,
beinga six foot vein
The Brilliant we'll has casing OF larger
diameter than the Wellsburg well, and the
-, g oil CO.. ynH no m ri
flow of salt water, which is a great diSad.
vantage to the Wellsburg will.
Sanguine citizens predict that the gas dis
covered will make the Ohio Valley the
workshop of the country.
The South Wheeling glass works are
running full force, and are turning out
very fine class of ware.
The La Belle mill is on full in all de-
partmentS, nothing Of newSy nature hay
ing transpired.
The boys at the mills are all talking OF
the picnic at Beaver, which comes off on
large majority Of the wOrkingmen will
attend.
Workmen were busily engaged yesterday
putting in the foundation for the new en-
CINE in the new machine shop building at
the La Belle mill.
The work of covering the new machine
shop at the La Belle mill is progressing
very slowly.
Manager Lnch. of the La Belle mill, as
usual was making everything rush at the
mill yesterday.
The upper Riverside mill was working
full capacity yesterday.
Yesterday morning the inside drivers a.
the Riyeride coal works struck for an adj
in I.fH A irhf nf
them came out. Their places were filled
by other men, and the work of taking out
the coal continued without an iutermis-
sion. No persou could be found by the re.
porter who seemed to know just what the
men struck for. The manager was asked