Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-29
LOCAL INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
Among the MiIIs-The wage Question
I'm the Factories and workshops.

Among tie MfIls-The wage 0uesuO1-
I'm the Factories and workshops.
The Central glass works is running full
capacity.
The La Belle mill is running full in ell
departments.
Redman 4 Co.'S machine shops are doing
good business
The Nail City glass works were running
full force Saturday last. ..
The Belmont nail factory has been doing
very fine work this week. g..
The Forge department OF the riverside
mill is working full force.
The Top mill is running steadily with q
good run OF orders on hand.
Bodley Bros, wagon-makers, establish
ment is doing rushing business.
Tie Centre foundry is working steadily
with an average number OF orders on hand.
The work on the new addition to the Gem
trial glass works is fast reaching compile
ton.
The Pottery Assembly X. of l.. will give
q grand picnic at the Fair Grounds on the
30th Of Nay.
The North End glass works are doing a
big trade. shipping a large consignment on
the Carrier Friday.
Cox & MorriSon's boiler works are rush
ing with orders. This firm has at all times
plenty OF work on hand.
The Riverside Furniture Factory is DO
ing good business and are increasing their
force as fast as practicable.
The carrying.in boys at the Nail City
glass works resumed work Friday at the
old figure, 10 cents per day.
The plumbing trade in the city is very
good. All our shops have plenty OF work
on hand-nOt push hut still good trade.
The Elm Grove Railway Company are
rushing their new track along to compile
ton. Their force will be working on the
pike next week.
The new addition at the Ia Belle mill for
the machine shops will be completed next
week. The brick masOns completed their
work this week.
The machine shop tools will BE taken
ont OF the La Belle factory next week, and
the placing of the sixteen new nail ma.
chine, will be commenced as soon ~ pos
sble.
The Riverside nail factory closed Thurs.
day afternoon in respect to the funeral OF
promincn nail feeder, VIM Fitsch, who
was inferred that sfternoOn at Green wood
cemetery.
Report saws Wood Glass quits the La
Belle mill this week and Will leave for
Texss to engage in the stock business and
further that Jack Glass will take chi ge of
his machines.
The burr mill at the Riverside mill
which has been OFT for some time, owing to
a broken shaft, will be ready to start up
again next week. This portion of the mill
has plenty of orders on hand.
Armstrong, Coen x Co.'S planning mill is
doing good business. One Of the owners
stated Several gentlemen have called on
us with a view ofbuilding, and | think,
considering everything that trade will DO
much larger than any OF the workmen
think"
The work on the repairing OF the Bel.
mont blast furnace was completed thii
week and from the general tone of tn ,
managers conversation it looks as if the
furnace will not start up again until next
September. They claim TO have plenty Of
pig iron on hand ia run them until that
time. Ui course that includes 4 two
months stoppage.
The nailers held meeting at their Lodge,
corner Of Twelfth and Market streets, Fri
day evening, at which meeting President
Jarrett was present. From the scowls
exchanged between several OF the members,
the reporter drew the inference that there
had been big difference OF opinion be.
tween the factions in theI.odge on the sub
jet presented.
From several conversations with the mill
workers in this section a reporter could
not but admire the firm stand they propose
to take against the sweeping reduction
asked by the manufacturers. The boilers
especially think, and Justly, too, that they
are now receiving very small wages in
comparison to other skilled labor at our
the most determined men while OH strike
the chances are that if no compromise is
reached strike OF long duration may be
looked for.