Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-26

Lei weil Alsne : Gsaeral Ind.strial


NOtea.
In talking with . cigar maker on Satur-
day, REaIsrxR reporter gathered that .
strike of the stogie makers was improba-
BILE. Said he: "There are quite number
who want IN increase Of IS cents thou
sand, but most Of the men P,eie. to stay
where We are to running risk. The man.
crease and Q strike must result We are
better off now than in other cities and 1t
Cambridge they are striking for Wheeling
prices. At Pittsburgh stogie makers have
TO furnish their own strippers. l think
We had better let well enough alone"
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
The pottery is running as usual.
The Standard mill will commence work
Wednesday next
The Belmont blast furnace will now lie
idle until the latter part Of May.
The hinge factory IL at present running
full time and orders plenty for this season.,
The foundation for the new machine
shops at the La Belle mill were completed
last week.
The Central glass works has plenty Of
work on hand and are rushing their works
to their capacity.
Everything about the Belmont mill and
factory is working nicely, turning out
large quantities Of nails.
The Riverside furniture factory is work
ing full capacity. This industry was not
running Friday, it being Good Friday"
The North Wheeling glass house is doing
q rushing business. This establishment
made very large shipment of ware this
week.
Billy Ritz is putting up the machinery
on the steamer Minnie Bay. She is intend
ed to be the fastest boat on the upper
Ohio.
The brick work on the new addition to
the Riverside warehouse is completed. This
week The work of roofing will be COM
menced.
John Muhleman has been engaged to
take charge of the machinery at the RiyeI-
side blast furnace, and is employed by the
year at good salary.
The foundation for the three story brick
addition TO the Central glass works was
started last week. This new addition will
be partially occupied by the cutting de-
partment.
Alb. Nelson, employed at Bodley's wagon
works, East Wheeling, split the index fin
ger of his left hand to the second joint,
Saturday, on a circular saw, while engaged
in cutting spokes.
All of the painters in the city report
orders for the spring trade as being in
fourishing condition, aud expect big
trade. One party reports having taken in
over 81 600 worth in two days.
Sweeney & Son are busily engaged on
steamboat machinery. The machines for
RaFFU'c N hnat Mai
ed. In the foundry the men were busily
engaged casting crate bars for the machin-
cry.
The new iron structure at the La Belle
mill will be completed this week. The con-
tractor has experienced great trouble in
getting his material on hand, or this build
ing would have been completed some time
ago,
The La Belle nail factory is running full
capacity. The forge department Of this
industry will be on full this week. Owing
to the telegraph rail not having been fully
completed, only twelve or fifteen OF their
boiler furnaces were working last week.
VIM. Hildebrand and Benjamin Sheldon,
boilers at the Riverside mill, have accepted
POSITIONS at the Standard works, and will
commence work at the new industry this
week. Robert Wood and Charles Gearing,
boiler helpers at the Riverside, have also
accepted similar positions at the new mill.
The Riverside forge department worked
steadily all week All the muck iron made
has been Immediately shipped to Pitts
burgh, this industry having a contract for
muck iron from Pittsburgh firm. Every.
thing looks very favorable for steady run
of this branch of the Riverside mill until
hot weather sets in.
On Saturday a reporter dropped into the
Office OF Cox & Nor rison. boiler makers,
and cleaned the following information in
regard TO work being done: Their hands
were not working yesterday, owing to the
great rush of WORE the fore part OF the
week, the men having been working all
night in some instances. Friday night they
were busiy engaged until after daylight,
repairing the mud drum on the steamer
Lettie. New Cumberland and Steubenville
packet. she having bursted It Thursday
and was Immediately brought to this port
for repairs. Two large boilers, IL feet long
and As inches in diameter, with go iues,
will be completed next week and shipped
out the B. & o. railroad. The boilers for
Schenck, the butcher, are under way. This
firm had to work all last night on repairs
to the boilers at the La Belle glass works,
The above will give our readers slight
idea of the immense business done by this
firm.