Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-06-17
CITY INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

The Crescent mill is working full in
all departments.
The North End cooper shops are
working to their fullest capacity.
"How many molders are thrown out
of employment" asked the reporter.
Monday every nail factory in this
district will be working only ten hours.
This week the Belmont mill received
six new grind stones for their nail fac:
tory.
The glass houses in this vicinity will
close down on the 30th inst, for period
of six weeks.
The we'll at the La Belle mill is a sue
cess. Yesterday there was twenty-seven
feet of water i'll it.
The Central Glass works are running
to their fullest capacity and will so con-
tinue until the SOth inst.
Messrs. Cox & Morrison are doing
very good business, though principally
repair work, having no large orders on
hand.
The Belmont forge department
worked full time double turn this
week, and the heaters made six heats
to turn.
Mr.. William Kullmer has been work.
ing as striker at the La Belle blacksmith
shop, in Mr.. Jacob q. Brocius' place,
this week.
David McCleary, a mOlder formerly
employed at Bells foundry, accepted
position at Parkersburg and left for that
city yesterday.
The work of digging the
fundatiOn, for the IL addition nail ma
chine to be place in the La Belle fac
tory about completed.
Robert Gray, molder formerly en-
ployed at Bells foundry, accepted a
similar position at Parkersburg, and left
yesterday for that city.
The workmen at the glass houses in
| this city expect to have a grand time
during their six weeks holiday, which
commences the first day of July.
Mr.. Morrison, of the firm OF Cox X
Morrison, leaves Monday, accompanied
by several of his hands, to do II big job
of repair work on mill in Ohio.
The large tank formerly used at the
sugar refinery, has been purchased by
the Crescent Iron Company, and will
be used as q reservoir at the mill.
VIM. Bayliss, an apprentice mailer at
| the La Belle mill, was on the sick list
the latter part of this week. He eX-
poets to be able to resume work again
next week.
"Well, there are fourteen of us not
working, and one man at work. One
| thing is certain, none of us will work
at the reduction"
Hobbs, Brockunier * Co.'s glass
works are running to their fullest eapa-
city, and judging from the number of
shipments made by this firm, trade
must be very fair.
The Belmont nail factory has been
running all week. A portion Of their
machines are working eleven hours and
the balance only ten, which has been
very unsatisfactory to the owners.
The Mcdonald shield, improved by
John Regular, is working finely at the
Belmont rolls. The hook-up boys
claim it is the best invention Of the age
TO shield them from the intense heat.
Armstrong, COen & Co.'s planning mill
is running steadily. They have no
large contracts on hand, their work
now being entirely small jobs. This is
the largest industry of this kind in the
city.
II. 5. Whites cooper shop is working
steadily, but are not rushed with orders.
| This industry is situated just west of
| the La Belle mill warehouse, and
works exclusively on barrels and half
casks.
The pottery has been running very
steadily all spring, and with marked
success. This industry will close down
next Saturday for two weeks, or there
about, to take stock and do the neces-
sary repair work.
The night turn in the boiler depart
mont of the La Belle mill, worked
three heats to the turn, and the day
| turn five heats, this week. Theiheaters
/ worked as follows: Day turn, seven
heats; night turn, six heats.
The Wheeling Pottery has name
| throughout the country and justly de-
serves it. They only employ the best
| of workers in all branches, and of
| course naturally turn out No. l ware,
both in designs and quality.
The Schmulbach brewing company
| will make large improvements this
| summer and fall. They have contract
| ed with Messrs. Sweeney d Son for two
| additional steel boilers, which will be
used to run their new ice machine. The
latter cannot be put into place until q
large quantity of ice already stored is
used up.
The Belmont mill foundry is still bus
lily engaged casting the einder carriages
for the p. w. & KY. railroad, several
weeks will yet elapse before the so car
riages are completed.
James Galley, an employe at
Sweeney d Sons foundry, who mashed
his foot last week at the works, is still
off duty.
Messrs. Sweeney & Son have receiv.
ed the contract from Messrs. Kieevis,
KRAFT & Co., for new engine of the
following dimensions; ten inch cylin
ders by two foot stroke, This engine i;
to be used by the firm at their industry
on Chspline street.
| A casting for the squeezers at the
Htna mill was cast at sweeney Il SOM
foundry. yesterday. 1t weighs 7,67,
pounds,
The Riverside furniture factory is do
lug 81 immense business under til