Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-01
MARTINS FERRY INDUSTRIES.
Newsy Notes From the Buckeye. The
EIson and the Union Glass Factories
MILL Doings. Eic.

At the Elson glass works fifteen shops are
working and good time is made. In speak
ing of trade a member OF the firm said:
We'll, the business is not bright, only fair
To Medium. We are doing vol for works
lust starting up. some ware IS sellIn We |,
out there is no demand Tor other kinds.
Prices are low" At this works shops are
on punch tumblers, one shop on bowed
goblets, one on water pitchers one on soil
vers five on the new square set, one on
cocktails, and three on stem goods. The
production is good and the ware is excel
lent. John Gabe and Charles Kaufman, of
Bellaire, have began working here. Iester-
day was the regular pay day.
Spence BaggS & Co.'S foundry continues
running along every day. The shipments
are only moderate, and the prospects are
not as good AS they might be. Mr.. Henry
Snodgrass, Cupola man, has removed his
family to Deep run, but will continue
working here.
The Union Flint Glass Works continues
making full time with. orders coming in
freely. Shades, gOblets, pitchers and punch
tumblers constitute the production and the
ware is as hne as you ever saw. The styles
too, are also fine. Thirteen shops have
been running during the week, ten on
punch tumblers, two on shades and one on
cob.cls. Frank Mourot, blower, of Pitts
Gus Mourot, blower, of the ElSon, and
Greeley Furgison, gatherer, OF La Grange,
Tie pay day has been changed
from every Saturday TO every other Satur.
day. Yesterday was the first semi monthly
pay day. The shipments during the week
we're rather heavy, and the outlook is fair.
Vim. Mann's foundry is quite busy on
mill rolls and other work. No time is ever
lost here on account Of work.
J. b. keefer, a Harrisburg, Pa, ma
chinist, was added to the force of men at
Spence's Ohio Valley Agricultural Works
on Thursday. This enterprise is working
every day on different kinds Of work.
Business continues booming at the Buck
eye glass works. The pots were put in the
new l5-pot Gill furnace last week. Fire
will be put in tomorrow AMI fill
ing in will take place next Monday.
The pavemeuts have been laid around the
furnace. Men are being hired to
work at the furnace, and glass making will
soon begin. When this furnace goes on u
new shops will be added, making over 80
in all. Both the old furnaces are now
being worked full and the best kind OF
time is made. In all 20 shops are on.
OF these, seven shops are working on bub-
kled ware Another goblet shop was put
on last week making two now on. Eleven
turns were made last week. Owing &c
pots and pot arches this is better than
they have been doing for some time.
Some Of the gatherers will be promoted
when the new furnace goes on and they
are the happiest set of of fellows you ever
saw. The order book shows a healthy
condition and they continue coming in al a
good rate. Considerable ware is being
shipped to different points and the Buck.
eye is ahead of many glass factories in the
way of trade. Everything looks encourag-
ing and good feeling prevails among all
interested.
Bayless Brothers, the Martins Ferry tim
ners, are making large blow pipe for the
new furnace at the Buckeye glass works.
They have just added brazing machine to
their shop.
The F,na mill is again on in all depart
ments. Yesterday was pay day, Spot
LLOYD now has charge Of the guide mill.
Messrs. Henry Kane ana Tim Couley, of
the Lsughlin mill, will leave for Iowa this
week, where they will engage in farming.