Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-01-28
OVER THE RIVER INDUSTRIES.
workshop and Industrial Notes In Bel.
Iaire and Martins Ferry-What IL Go
ing on Among the Employers and
EmDlOyes.

Employees.
Dubois & McCoy's planning mill at Bel
laire will shut down this week to take stock
and make needed repairs The prospects
for building this spring are bright.
At the Belmont glass works, at Bellairc,
only one furnace is being worked, and the
other one will be put in operation shortly.
Little shipping is done just now, but the
prospects are good.
full time furnishing the B. & O. road with
a part OF the "black diamonds" used by
them.
The BellaiIe Bottle Works continues run
ming right along with orders coming in at
good rate Some heavy shipments are
made West. The prospects are excellent,
but the prices are reported weak.
The work Of building the new ten.pot
furnace at the Bellaire Lantern Globe fac
tory is being pushed forward as rapidly as
possible. The Office will shortly be car.
peted and Oyerhauled. ~
ing works are on and the piece workers
will resume this coming month. About
1000 dozen lanterns will be turned out
next month for the Buckeye Lantern Com
pany, of Bellaire. \ new top, without
solder, great improvement over the pres
ent one being used by the Stamping COM
pany, will be hereafter used. This will
cut four solderers off the present force.
On Friday the directors of the Bellaire
Nail Works met at the office OF the COM
pany and declared a cash diyident of per
cent. This makes l3 per cent. in dividends
within the last six months, and during that
time the mill was only in operation eight
weeks. During the year 1882 the cash div
idends amounted to $4,000 and in 1881 the
dividends amounted to $4,000, making 4S
per cent in two years, or S205, 900 in divi-
dends on a capital of S500OO0 Looks as
though the iron and nail manufacturers
made some money even If they don't run
all the time. Twelve new machines will
be put in the mill. The forge department
is on full and orders are coming in at
good rate. The prospects are fair.
Spence. Baggs 4 Co.'S stove and hollow
ware foundry. at Martins Ferry, contin-
ues running full making great prepara-
tions for the fall trade.
Hoyle's agricultural works, at Martins
Ferry, is on full. Job work is coming In
freely, and preparations are making for the
coming season.
Mann's foundry, at Martins Ferry, con-
tinues running along as usual with mod.
crate amount of work on hand.
l.. Spences threshing machine and en-
CINE works, at Martins Ferry, is on full.
The engine for the Standard mill Is com
pleted, and the men are now on portable
engines. Mr.. Spence says the winter has
not been a very good one on wheat. The
iron trade is only fair, and on this account
the prospects are not so fattering as they
might be. However, he says his
agents report the prospects fair. These
works were established i'll lSio by Benla,
min Hoyle, Sr.. who operated them until
1874 manufacturing the Ralston Separator
and Cleaner. also the Hussey Resping Ma.
chine. Mr. Hoyle employed six men. In
the winter be was succeeded by Griffith,
Moore K Souders, who employed about the
same number of hands. In 1859 Layosier
Spence purchased the interest OF Griffith
and Souders and in 1864 bought Moore's
interest and has carried on the business
since. The works are known as the Ohio
Valley Agricultural Works. From thirty
TO fifty men and boys are employed, and
the weekly payments range from $500
upwards. About $l25,OOO is invested IN
the works. and Mr. SpeHce's machines are 30
Southwest that his name as manufacturer
is a sufficient guarantee of eXceilences.
About 7S threshers are turned out per an
mum, besides portable engines and other
farm implementt and heavy machinery for
all purposes. Much repairing IS also done.
The enterprise is one of the Oldest in Mar
tins Ferry, and when running full pre-
sents a lively appearance.
The repairs 20 the Union FLINT Glass
works, at Martins Ferry. are completed
and fires we're put in on Thursday night
Glass making will begin tomorrow week.
At the Buckeye glass works, Martins
Ferry, everything continues to boom. Full
time Is being made and q general line OF
ware is turned out. Orders are coming IN
at moderate rate and fair shipments are
made TO different parts of the United States.
The prospects for trade are rather good.
Yesterday was pay day and not quite as
much was paid out as usual on account OF
the little furnace being torn down. The
new l5-pot Gill furnace will De Rpt in op-
Grafton as soon as the weather will permit
Exley's planning mill. which hss been OF
for the psst week on account OF repairs 10
the boiler, will resume to morrow.
Mr.. Jas Holloway has been elected
cashier of the First National Bank of
vice VIM. Graham, resigned,
" no goes TO the Standard mill.