Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-07
INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.

During a visit to the nail factories yes
terdaY, q REGISTER reporter preached the
subject of the tan hour system and was in
formed by a large majority of the men
that they liked the system, especially,
| during the summer, when it was really
too warm in a nail factory to stay 10 hours.
As one of them remarked, There is no
doubt but 10 hours is long enough for any
man to work, and IN a nail factory quite q
number of boys are employed, and of
course ii is entirely too hard and straining
for them to work IL hours. No sir, the
10 hour system is the best move ever
made in a nail factory. II we nailors had
thought different would we have made
the change? This outside talk Of going
back to the II hour system is bosh, moth
ing in ii, and you will not find a nailor or
feeder that will express himself, as willing
to work the IL hour SYSTEM.
The Top mill forge department is only
working three heats to a turn.
Bells foundry is still OFF. Just when
they will resume work, ne one seems to
know.
Tee North Wheeling glass wo:ks aie
running iull in ell departments.
Wilson d Dunlevy's cooper shop are on
full force.
The planning mills all report trade very
good.
lust as soon as the company can get the
material on the ground TO run it. They
have ordered a supply, but just when 1t
will reach there, thev are unable to state.
The heaters at the Belmont mill started
Yesterday TO working 6 heats to a turn. A
full turn with them Is eight heats. -,
As far as the REGISTER reporter could
ascertain no boilers in this vicinity wish to
work 8 heats to a turn. When a boiler Is
making full time he only works 5 heats to
a turn. The majority of them are not
averaging 4 heats 10 a turn tals week,
owing 10 the intense heat.
The breaking OF a spindle at the La
Belle mill yesterday morning about y
o'clock caused the stoppage OF the forge
department all day. Everything was fully
repaired last evening and the day turn
went to work at the usual hour this morn
ing.
The pottery is running full in all depart.
ments and will so continue until the LIST OF
July, at which time this establishment
will close down for a few weeks to take
stock and make necessary repairs.
The Central and South Wheeling glass
works are working their full capacity. and
will so continue until the LIST of July
They will be off for a period of six weeks,
starting up again August Is.
The B. & {. railroad company will build
a large number OF freight cas- at their
shops in the Sixth ward this summer. A
| portion oil the workmen have already been
hired and the managers are engaging the
| needed number OF men as fast as practical
hle. They expect to commence the con
struction of the cars this month.
Master Charlie LYONS, aged about II
wears, who runs a jOinter at the Belmont
| cooper shops, had a thumb taken oil by his
machine Yesterday morning, The little
fellow was very sick for awhile after the
accident, but soon grew better, and was
kindly cared for by the men.
A new roll lathe and an ore CruSher were
| received at the Belmont yesterday morn
| ing.
Yesterday the thermometer in the River.
side nail factory ran up to 10 degrees.
Only three heating furnaces were at
work in the Riverside mill yesterday.
The coal shipments over the Chesapeake
| ard Ohio railroad, from the kanawha and
| New river regions, up to the nth ult.,
were 3SS,GSH tons, as against 33l ,S2i tons
Tor the same period last year.
Tie present mining situation al Pitts
Iuigh. can be outlined as follows: Rail-
| road pits all at work at the 3 cent condi-
| tional rate except two. one in the SAW Mill
| Run region and the other on the Panhan.
| die. River pits busy at 3H cents. Coke
dull but a trife better than a week ago.
| Miners interested in the tribunals deci.
| sion hope that the starting Of all the iron
| mills will strengthen their chances for 3H
cents. According to leading members OF
| the tribunal, however, this will not follow.
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