Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-05-27
LOCAL INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

Cox 4 Morrison's boiler works are busily
engaged on repair work. They are also ell
gagged in making pair OF iron doors for
Delaplaine X Co.'S wholesale establish
ment.
The press department OF the pottery is
oil this week, but will resume work again
tomorrow. The pottery IS doing big
business.
Hobbs. Brockunier * Co.'S glass works
are On full in all departments. Nothing
of special interest has taken place this
week.
The Schmulbach Brewing Company are
doing rushing business.
Yesterday was pay day in all the mills
in the city excepting the Riverside and
La Belle. The former pays OIL next Satur-
day and the latter handed the men their
money last Friday.
The La Belle mill is working full in all
DEPARTMENTS. The men are all trying to
do as much work as possible during the
present run.
Yesterday, a REGISTER reporter accosted
A. J. Sweeney, of the firm of Sweeney Il
Sons. This gentleman is the senior mem
Der OF the firm. The following informa-
ton regarding the work at their industry
was cleaned. They have about completed
all the contracts on hand and to give the
reader slight idea of the immense guam
tity of work turned out by this firm, the
following are a portion of the contracts
completed: A pair of engines for s. Brady
Morgan's steamb boat which is plying in
the Parkersburg and NJ arietta trade. A
stern:wheel steamer for Capt Stoles. which
vessel Is intended to run in the Musklng-
UNI river. A similar boat for Capt. Spur
lock, to run in the Big Sandy river. A
cotton boat, also a stern wheeler, for Capt.
Hull, of Memphis. The machinery for all
of thelabove boats is completed and ready
to place aboard the hulls. The steamer
Lowell Just completed by this hrm IS a
model Of leatnesS and is expected 10 be
very test for the size of her machinery.
The new Chesapeake, a side wheeler, will
have all the machinery placed next week.
Messrs, Sweeney 4 Sons turn out their
work very rapidly and from what could be
learned from the senior member OF the
firm last evening, they were ready for more
work. He will leave to-day for Gadson,
Alabama to put up the tow boat for the
Goose Iron Company, the material for
which was made by this firm and shipped
to Alabama about month ago.
Holidays planning mill, i'll fact all the
planning mills in this city. are very busily
engaged and plenty OF work on hand to
keep them Running steadily, though none
OF them are really rushed with work.
The Central glass works is working to Its
fullest capacity.
The work of sinking the gas we'll at the
Central glass works is being pushed
The furniture factories throughout the
city are doing a big business, none OF them
are idle.
The marble cutters report trade very fair.
The Centre foundry has enough work on
hand to keep them running. None OF the
foundrieS in this city are rushed with
work, though they manage to keep their
men employed.
The gas works is running along smooth
" under the able management OF Superin'
tendent Dillon.
The work of fitting up the new machine
shop building at the La Belle mill is pro-
grassing very rapidly. Next week the
nail machines will be placed, or q portion
of them, in the nail factory.
The North End glass works is DONG a
All of the mills in this vicinity will
make full time in their nail factory up TO
the last of the month.
The bar mill at the Upper Riverside Is
only working single turn.
The forge department OF the Upper
Riverside mill is on full.
The Creek mill is having very success
| full run and are turning out large quantities
| of their speciality.
Bodley Bros wagon factory is making
shipments of wagons TO the South ana
| Nest every few days. This establishment
| is doing an immense business.
| The North End cooper shops are all IN
full force and will so continue until the
| stopnaee of our mills.