Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-22
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strike. The Progressive union men
came out, but the international men
remained at work. The Progressive are
Socialists; che others are not. The
feeling between the two associations b
very bitter. Ia ,.- -.s...J. -....-...,f
For period of forty-four years none
OF the men employed In a German ultra
| marine works had been observed to
suffer from consumption. Thefmmun.
ity of the employees Is attributed to the
constant production of sulphurous acid
by the burning Of sulphur In the course
of the making of the ultramarine.
Mines and Miners.
Leadville shaft is runng full time, the
output going to the mills of Brown,
Bonnell 4 Co., Youngstown, o.
Work is somewhat better in the mines
of Clearfield county, Pa, at present, but
even then it is bad enough, in all
conscience.
The Halifax, n. s., Company are pay
ing cents per box for coal filling this
season, an advance of one cent on form
Ell price.
All of the gas coal mines at Coal Val.
icy, w. d., dIS NClJ o.
present, with but poor prospects of inn
mediate improvement.
About 800 miners employed at the
Soddy coal mines, near Chattanooga,
Tenn, struck yesterday, mainly because
they claim that the weighing scales are
inaccurate, but demand for higher
wages is expected.
The Market street coal shaft, Steuben-
vile, O., shut down last Monday. Some
days ago the proprietors asked a reduc-
ton, but the miners refused to accede.
About one hundred and fifty men are
thrown out of employment.
The introduction of the electric light
into mines is only q question of time,
aud already large number are in use in
different parts of the country. The
many advantages are already appar-
ent, and this method of lighting mines
is gradually growing in favor.
Glass Gatherings.
All of the glass factories On the South
side, Pittsburgh, are idle but one.
The Independent glass factory, Pitts
burgh, will run all summer on fruit
jars, etc.
Window glass is not in brisk demand
ut present.
Tie dispute in the glass trade con-
corning wages continues at Blrming-
ham, England.
The Sippo Valley glass works, at
Massillon, o., will be idle two weeks
for repairs.
The Denver, Col, Glass Co. expect to
make window glass by the first of De-
tober, according TO the latest reports
from there.
King, Son d Co. were unable to start
their factory last Monday morning, not
being able TO raise enough scalawag
blowers to operate it protitsbly. They
have wisely concluded not to run dur
ing the vacation.
Robt. {. Schmert2 is undoubtedly the
leading window glass manufacturer Of
America. Of the thirty blowers at his
Bellevernon factory, eighteen are regu-
| lar double strength blowers, making
double exclusively, and the remaining
| twelve make at least One-half double.
| strength. He also operates factories at
Brownsville, Pa, and Columbus, o.,
| where most of his siugle-strength is
nIade.-American Glassworker.
Baker Bros, of Baltimore, Md, are
making q stagger at running their
factory through the hot months. Re-
port has it that they have sent a man
| to Europe to buy more workmen. In
| 1868 the United States shut down on
cheap African labor. InlSSl the United
States shut down on cheap labor from
Asia. If European counties will allow
their culprits to be bought, why not
! shut down Oh them?-Glass Worker.