Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-02
GESERAL INDUSTRIAL.
How the Wheels Go Round In Our
Mills and Factories.

Yesterday reporter of this paper visited
the residence of Vim. Goering, Esq, corner
of Main and Seventh street, in course OIL
completion by Hasting & Miller, the con
tractors; designed by Chas. p. Hamilton
architect.
The house is finely situated on the west
side of Main street, overlooking the Ohio
river, commanding the line view OF the Is
land. Martins Ferry, Bellaire and sur
rounding country. 1t is built in the i'm.
proved French style, two stories, Mausard
roof and basement. The whole contains
ten rooms, most convent emily located aud
disposed of and pronounced by experts 10
be the best and economically arranged
not allow us to give more extended de-
scription of the house and surroundings,
and also of several other finely improved
residences on the west side Of Main street,
north of Tenth street.
Messrs Sweeney & Son are busily en-.
gagged putting up the machinery on Capt
Thompson's new tow boat.
The sixteen new nail machines tor the La
Belle mill have been completed by SWee
ney & Son, but will not be shipped to the
mill until the new machine shop is com
pleted.
The La Belle mill capacity in the forge
department is now twenty-three boiling
furnaces. The last one was completed a
short time ago, and put in operation this
week.
The forge department OF the Riverside
mill is running full force.
The bar mill at the Riverside works will
be ready for operation the latter part OF
this week.
The manufacturers in this city yesterday
decided to reduce the card rate OF nails
from $40 to $40.
Hobbs, Brockuuier & Co.'S works are
running full and are rushed with work in
the blowing department.
The North Wheeling Glass Works are do
ing big business.
The pottery is running along as usual,
turning out some very fine work. This
establishment is having q very successful
run.
Holidays planning mill is doing very
good business.
Bodley Bros wagon making establish
ment, corner of Eighteenth and Chapline
streets, is doing an immense business.
The Top mill is running full in all de.
partments.
Dufield's Copper Works have plenty OF
work on hand.
The Riverside furniture factory is en-
larging its working force, owing to the de-
mand for their work.
The Central glass worksis running full in
all departments and reports trade very
The new addition to the Central glass
works is fast reaching completion.
The Creek mill is running as usual,
nothing OF special interest having trans
pired this week.
The new machine shop building at the
La Belle mill will be completed in a week
or ten days.
Swift L Co.'S refrigerator building. on
Water street, south OF the ID. Il D. depot Is
nearly completed.
The workmen are bgsily engaged on re-
pairs to houses in this city.
Cox & Morrison's boiler works are not
doing a rushing business just now. As one
of the firm stated yesterday. Work has
suddenly ceased and can assign no cause
for it,"
One hundred new ovens are in course OF
erection at Stoneville, near Mt. Pleasant,
The new works OF the Elba Iron Com.
pany will be placed in operation some
time this week.-Mrs. Er.
P. J. Dalton, of Latrobe, has contracted
TO build 20 ovens for the Despard Coal and
Coke Company at Clarksburg, W. Va
The coke business around Latrobe is
rather dull. The Latrobe works have shut
down for lack of orders and the Monastery
works are reduced to an output OF four
cars per day.-Pits Er.
II is reported that at o number of mills
extra turns are being put on 80 that suffi
Gent stock can be gotten on hand to with.
stand any strike that may occur.-Disp1teh,