Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-01-29
General Labor NOteS.

Under the head of "Schooners on the
Ohio" a Pittsburgh paper publishes an in.
teresting article relating to our coal trade
with South America and the West India
islands. The scheme is TO run schooners
directly from the great coal fields TO these
ports and return them ladened with coffee,
sugar and the other valuable products.
At present Great Britain has this monop,
oily, and il We can bring the matter about,
it will be a source of renewed life to the
coal interests of Western Pennsylvania.
h The new reservoir at the Standard works
has a capacity of 80 900 barrels. 1t lies 100
feet above the yard level, aud is fed by
pumps run with steam conducted 100
feet from the slope boilers. An eight.
inch pipe serves as n pumping and dis.
tributing main by an arrangement OF valves
which allows the water TO drain from the
basin and flow into the yard plant without
returning to the pump house.
A coke operator in explaining the pres.
ent lull in the coke trade says: "When
cars became plentiful we sent off a large
stock of coke, and this has glutteu the
market so that furnace men refuse 10 take
any more. They claim that the condition
of the tariff question makes the future
very uncertain, and that the price OF ore
may change. We are all running on sew
enty.two hour coke, and hope that trade
will brighten up within the next sixty
days at the farthest ."-Kcystone Courier.
In the Meyersdale, Pa, region the men
in Reese's mines are working for 40 cents,
while those in Shaw's mines have been
reduced from 50 TO IS cents per ton.
Edmund Turner, Chief Engineer OF the
Bellaire, GAINESVILLE and Cincinnati Rail
road Company, has organized a corps OF
engineers, under the direction OF +. q.
Perkins. to make the preliminary surveys
between Cumber land and Caldwell. The
engineer has been instructed to determine
the shortest, best and most feasible route
between Cumberland and Caldwell, and
will, therefore. survey two or three differ.
erent routes, to be yet determined upon.
The corps proceeded TO Cumberland last
Tuesday, and begun its work at the end OF
the line as located to hat town. The
main line of the road as now projected, is
from Bellaire via Woodsfield and Cald-
we'll to Beverly.
A stove moulders' strike is imminent in
this city, caused by a request Of the man
ufacturers for a fifteen per cent reduction
on board prices" for the purpose OF eq lsl'
izing the rate Of wages with other cities.
A member of the firm of W. G. Davis II
Co. says Cincinnati is paying S. per ton
more than other. cities. The stove trade,
he says, will not be seriously affected by a
refusal of the men to accept the reduction,
as ample stock Is OH hand TO meet future
demands.-Cn. Trdie LAST.
Yesterday morning. Yard Master Jasper,
oil the b. & O., met with a very painful &C
cident. He was in the act Of uncoupling {
car, when the engine moved forward and
back very quickly, catching his right fore
finger between the bumper and badly
MASKING it.
Saturday evening the La Belle mil re
ceived the iron for a large crane, in fact
the largest in this city, which will be
framed this week.
Bells foundry will start up tomorrow
morning in all departments.
The Top mill forge department will STAR
up on the 5th of next month.