Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-12
THE IRON WORKERS.
A Partial Victory for the Ten Hour
System.
The Packing Boys at the Top Mill
Strike for an Advance and
Get it-General Mill
Notes.

ANY person visiting the nail factories
yesterday would rave noticed q look oil
anxiety in the managers face and a sup
pressed excitement among the nailers and
feeders. The aus of the above was the
question of how many hours the feeders
would work. Promptly at half.p past four
o'clock yesterday afternoon the nail feeders
at the Top mill commenced making
preparations to leave, and Immediately
the whistle blew, which slgnihed'
THE DAYS WORK
! IN the nail factory was completed.
1t the Riverside only a portion OF the
men quit promptly at 3 o'clock, but from
that time until g o'clock a few were leaving
every few minute
Al the Belmont factory over one-half
the men stopped, leaving sixty-two feeders
at work out of one hundred and thirty-one.
At the La Belle mill the entire factory
worked up to 6 o'clock.
Last evening a reporter met several OF
the workmen from the different mills and
the following information was cleaned:
During the afternoon, yesterday none oil
the mills, with the exception OF the Top
mill, held a regular meeting. At the Top
mill, out of ITO feeders, 1913 voted to
WORK ONLY TEN HOURS.
The feeders claimed that to-day the other
factories would hold a regular meeting and
decide what hours they would work.
The mailer expressed himself in this
wise: If the National Assembly makes a
law calling for ten hours work, or for any
other particular thing, it is the duty Of
the local lodges to accept it. Why, if
local lodge can defy the action of the grand
lodge, what is the use OF the latter lodge
Meeting and acting on any ISSUE
Word received from the Ohio City mill
last evening stated that the nail factory
only worked ten hours.
SMALL STRIKE.
Yesterday morning about S o'clock the
packing boys, numbering about twenty
five, employed ut the Top mill, struck for
an advance of twenty-five cents per week.
They walked down Main street to the
packing bosses boarding house and notified
him of their demand. After a few minutes
debate their demand was acceded to and
they marched to their work, yelling and
hooting like wild boys.
THE NEw GLASS WORKS.
The following was clipped from the
Washington Reporter OF last evening: A
meeting was'held in the Court House, on
Saturday night last, for the purpose OF dis
cussing the propriety of establishing an
extensive glass works in our midst. SAM
uel Hazlett explained that the object was
not TO start a new establishment, blu
that an extensive glass works is
now in successful operation in
Pittsburgh and the proprietors are
DESTROYS Of removing to this place, II
the citizens of Washington will furnish
$4,000. This would male the capital
800, 900, the management having an in
vestment of half hat amount already in
the enterprise. If the managers Of these
works can be induced to locate here, en-.
ployment for from 200 to 800 hands,
quite a number being women and
children, will be furnished. The pay
y roll would amount to from $1,000 to $1,000
per week, which would be expended
among the business men OF our town.
Dwelling houses would be in demand,
thus giving our mechanics more work in
building. Property holders would also
be benefited, as the value of property
would be greatly enhanced. Besides this
other works of a similar nature would
locate here, soon largely increasing oar
population.
About 81 900 have already been sub.
scribed, leaving only S23. 600 yet to raise.
Another meeting will be held tonight,
when it is hoped sach an interest will be
taken that those TO whom this enterprise
would prove a benefit will reach far
enough down into their pockets to make
the thing a success.
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
Porter Smith is still confined to his resi-
denCe.
The Central glass works are running as
usual, full capacity.
The Creek mill will be on full in all de-
partments this morning.
No. I,O5O drew the watch donated by
Seabright. Sold at Youngstown.
The bar department and small mill at
the Upper Riverside works are running
full.
Mr.. Chas. Edge has accepted the position
of Kiln boss at the pottery, vice Mr.. Thos.
Glenn.
The watchmen at the Belmont blast fur
mace are engaged in drying out the fur
mace.
The sinking of the new well at the La
Belle mill reached the depth OF 30 feet yes
terday.
Chas. Clark, a nail feeder at the Belmont
mill, left for Pittsburgh on a short visit
yesterday.
Frank Loss, who had his ribs broken at
the Upper Riverside mill last week, is get
ting along nicely,
John McAndrews, q boiler at the Bel
mont mill, was slightly unwell yesterday
and knocked of.
The B.. & O. railroad company have start.
ed their hands TO work on the construction
OF the new freight cars.
One night turn sheet mill a. the Crescent
works was off, yesterday, on account Of one
or two of the workmen being off.
John Hill, a tender at the Riverside nail
factory, was off yesterd ay, but expects 10
be able to resume work again to-day.
4 prominent heater at the Belmont mill
will Join the benedicts next Sunday. The
lady in the case is a North End belle.
Manager Smith, of the Belmont blast
furnace. left for Frostburg, Nd, Saturday.
He is expected back the latter part of this
week.
The boilers at the Upper Riverside mill
are working single turn, % day about,
each turn making six heats, instead OF the
customary five heats. when running
double.
The Belmont mill foundrymen are en-.
gagged casting the irons for the new cinder
cars for the p. W. q Ky. railroad. About
fifteen of the castings for the cars have al
ready been completed.
A lodge organized at Martins Ferry,
composed of employees of the Standard
mill, was named Mountain City Lodge A.
A. /. &. S. ". The officers are: John Seal
lett, president; Charles Matthews, vice.
president: Thomas O'Neal, recording sec.
rotary; Charles Coffman, financial secre-
tary; David Nennum, treasurer; David
Pearl, guide; William Hildebrand, inner
guard; David Nennum, corresponding rep
resentatiye.
The Great Lottery War"
A greedy, INSCRIPTIONS, grasping mon-
opoly of a Lottery Company, instead OF CIV
ing ticket holders a chance to win a prize, is