Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-08
THE WAGE WORKERS.
The Industrial intelligence Of the
Past Week
IN THIS VICINITY AND AT LARGE.
Notes Concerning the Iron Men, Coal
b. Miners, Cigar Makers, GLASS
Blowers, Railroad Men,
ETC., Etc.
INDUSTRIAL BeLlAiRE.

NeHsy Notes From the Different Glass
Factories. the Mill and other Manu-
factories and the Men Who Work I'm
Them.
Trade is reported good at the Beilaire
Bottle Works. The production is good and
ware is shipped as fast as turned out. They
have orders enough booked to keep them
running for the next three months. Mr..
VIM. Myers, blower from Hutton, Pa,
has began working here, also Mr.. George
Highfield, a Belmont glass works packer.
Mr.. Vim. ST. Clair, a packer, is on the sick
list.
At the Bellaire Window Glass Works the
best kind of time is made aud the produc-
ton is good. The shipments are fair and
prices satisfactory. The office now located
on Union street will be removed to the
works some time this spring. Mr.. Samuel
X. Fox, first-Class blower from New Al
bany, Indians. has accepted a position at
this works.
Ten shops are running at the Belmont
Glass Works. Table ware Of all kinds is be-
ing turned out and sent out to different
parts OF the country as fast as made. The
designs are nice and are taking well. 1t is
not believed that the upper furnace will be
started until August next as il is now too
late for the spring trade. The glass now
being turned out is tirst-clasS, in fact it
could not be better. Mr.. Henry Crimmell,
the new manager. is having the best kind
OF luck and is we'll liked by the employees.
Mr.. Crimmell is an old glass worker and
knows how to treat men. Mr.. A. ]. Mer-
Ger, the newly elected Secretary, will step
into the shoes of Mr.. Charley Gill, made
vacant by his resignation. Mr.. Sam Leigh,
a mould maker here, will 90 to Pittsburgh.
At the Beliaire Lantern Globe Works
the new furnace Is turning out lots OF
glass and the quality Is 4 No. /. The
force is working Oh lantern globes and
ieliies and full time is made The ship.
ments are fair bat the prospects are not as
good as they might be. Work on the adj
ditiOn will soon begin.
The wagon makers and biaCksmlthS all
report work plentiful.
At the National Glass Works the best
kind of time is being made and everv-
thing moves along smoothly. Shipments
are moderate and the prospects are fine.
Frank Dennis and James Bali, who have
Ferry, will begin working here tomorrow.
Manng, Hart x Co. have three men on
the road and report trade fair.
Dubois 4 MCCoy's planning mill has lots
of iObbing on bands and other work. Tue
outlook is not as encouraging now as it
was this time last year. They say there
will he almost as much building i'll the
country this season as in the towns. More
work is expected when the weathar opens
up.
business is reported moderate at the
Union window glass works. Full time IS
made here and nearly all of the ware man
uiactared is shipped The old force OF men
has been re-employed.
The blast furnace is still! idle.
only one furnace is running at the goblet
works, and the ware is shipped about as
fast as made. Mr.. A. J. Mercer severed his
connection with the enterprise yesterday,
and will be succeeded by Mr.. r. J. Riley.
Work was began on the foundation for
the Crystal glass works the early part OF
the week and walls begin to show up nice
~.
The mill continues booming. Every de-
partment is running and full time is made.
Next Friday is pay day and about $4,000
will he distributed among the employees.
Full time is still being made at the .Etna
glass and manufacturing works. No sales
men are out and orders are coming in at
reasonable rate Mr.. Thomas Shelly, the
manager, continues having splendid success
with his glass and pots. Few pots are
broken here. In the foundry lamp posts
and all other kinds OF work is being made,
and the machine shop is also busy. Every
thing looks encouraging hereabOuts
Coed reports come from the stamping
works. Some extensive Improvements are
contemplated here. among which will be a
three story tire.prOOf building.