Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-23
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Yesterday was the hottest day OF the SEA-
son. and was so felt in our mills. The
men in sill Of the departments were COM
pletely tagged out and had to stop work.
Though a majority of the workmen, taking
the mills together. kept at work and wor-
ried through the day. The Thermometer
raised, about O'Clock yesterday, 70 100
degrees in the shade. What it was In she
mills could only be guessed q. So.ae :of
the yorkmen thought Il wooid run Up 70
$50 degrees in the mills. A ew days kxe
Yesterday will cause all the men to cease
work.
The Belmont nail factory was off yester,,
day, on account OF their having no NAL
plate. The factory will start up again TINS
morning. .-1- =,
The Belmoat blast furnace is working
very nicely, and the company expect 1t TO
turn out q very large quantity OF pig iron,
under the management Of Mr.. Smith.
HOLIDAYS plsnipg mill is doinga very
large business. This establishment only
furnishes material to builders, never tax.
ing contracts to build houses. This will
give our readers slight idea Of the mum
Der OF buildings being erected in the city
and vicinity.
Yesterday a partial test wassmade' Of the
new boilers at the Belmont Cooper shops
and the works will commence operation
to-day. Saturday faller test will be made.
The Belmont cooper shops have been
thoroughly renovated, changing the entire
inside of the factory. Now ali the coopers
are in one long loom and the engine and
boilers have been placed at the southern
end of the building. The new brick dry
houses are also completed much to the sat
isfaction of Manager Cline.
The new nail factory at the Riverside
Works was started up yesterday and all the
machines were working except four.
The work men at the Riverside nail fac.
tory are busily engaged getting in the new
erindstones and other needed changes Tor
the new nail machines which will be put
up as soon as they are completed.
1t the Upper Riverside mill everything
was working nicely.
large majority OF the workmen at the
Creek mill knocked off on night turn yes
lerday ON account Of the intense heat.
Hobbs, Brockmier K Co.'S works are run.
ming full force, excepting few workmen
who were compelled to quit on account OF
the heat yesterday.
Work on the new boiler.room at Schmul-
bachs brewery is progressing very rapidly.
Redman & Co.'S machine shop, IS
working along steadily, but are not pushed
with work.
The work on the new addition to Bodley
Bros. wagon factory is progressing very
rapidly. The building is now taking some
definite shape.
Cox 4 Morrison are very busy. They are
cutting down the old sugar refinery boilers
for the Riverside mill company, aud have
received a contract from Caldwell McCreary
for large boiler TO be used at his new mill,
situate on Wheeling creek, twelve miles
from this city. The blower for the mill at
oakland. Cal, is completed, and will be
shipped in a short time.
The Tack factory is working as usual.
The La Belle mill was working nearly
full yesterday. The factory was on all day
and the heaters and boilers made very
good time considering the hot day.
Yesterday, at noon, the Top mill nail
factory knocked oil. The boys claimed
that il was entirely too hot to work. They
will resume work again this morning.
Yesterday afternoon cog wheel on the
forge engine at the top mill broke, caus-
ing the heaters and boilers to cease
work. The managers have thought for
some time that this wheel would break, as
it was not exactly the right size for the
other wheels. The heaters and boilers
will not go to work to-day and probably
not this week.