Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-03-02
GENERAL NOTES.

The forge department at the BAyVleW,
Wis, rolling mill is Idle this week.
About thirty rail machines are in
full operation at the Bayview,' Wis,
nail Mill.
The guide mill of Kimberly, Carnes &
Co., OF New Castle, Pa, which has been
idle for a long time, is again in operation
Extensive changes are being mGdein
the machinery OF the Elmira, \. \.
rolling mill.
The proposed nail factory in Steuben-
vile, o., is taking shape. Meetings
have teen held and stock is being rap
Idly subscribed.
Every department of the rolling mill
at South bethlehem, Pa, is runu,ng
iuiI. Puddlers are paid S4.25 per ton.
Philadelphia puddlers receive $3.50.
The coal mines at Avery, Iowa, are
closed.
Cum berland coal sells at Baltimore
at IS and at New York at 81 p.
Dsuueltnn gas camel coal sells at
Newport News IS Do.
The mints in and around Reynolds.
willie, Pa, are running less than half
time and are overcrOwded with men.
The window glass houses, Pittsburgh,
are all now bpSily engaged in the man.
ufacture of glass, and peace relgns!
The green gloss prescription factories
are still idle. This causes a demand for
flint ware.-Labor Tribune.
The chimnty factories are all doing
well at present, though stocks are rath'
er heavy in some tactories.-La6or Irl-
bUne.
I'll Of the pressed ware glass factor
les ut P.ttsGm gu are doing a good bus
mess, with good prospects for the spring
trade.
Tie nail factorp at Omaha, Neb., is
once moe in full operation.
The tin plate project at Hubbard, o.,
is making very slow progress.
Ofthe $685. coke ovens in the Con-
nellsviile coke region but $50 are idle.
Tie Nationa! Flint Glass Manufac-
tu;els' Association has disbanded.
The Acme and Standard mines, the
largest in ,he vicinity Of OSkalOosa
Iowa, are not running more than halt
tine.
-Four thousand miners have struck al
| AuZin, Department du NOrd, the cen
ire of the coal mining Industry Of
| France.
Connellsville coke is steady in the
Chicago market, and prices remain at
| to 10 per ton on board cars. Crushed
coke commands So % per ton.
The STANDARD Coal Company, of An
gus, Iowa, has issued an agreement
| with its miners TO the effect that each
man shall be personally responsible for
any risk he may run.
Two important mining bills are being
| considered by the Senate Committee OF
the State of Iowa. One to provide for
the proper ventilation of mines and the
orhtr to establish bureau OF labor.
TAYLOR Ramsey, of What Cheer, Iowa,
is candidate for the position OF State
| Nine Inspector Of Iowa. The position
;U appointive one, and Mr.. Ramsey
Ia keu by numerously signed petit
| i'm.
| We. K in the mines is progressing
fairly. Most of the banks got tiXei up
ala 7, any Tor work latter part of last
wt,k. The jacksonville Mining Com
rspy did not get to work until Wednes.
day morning. Jacksonville, O., News.
c. a. Hege, of the Salem N. c. Iron
Works, will not move his establishment
to Florida, as rumored, but will start a
branch factory on the st. Johns river,
Fla, probably at Palatka or Sanford.
He will also enlarge his works at Salem.
incorporated at Birmingham, Ala, the
Jefferson Rolling Mill Co., by n. L.
Beggs, b. Wellmau and l.. G. Petty
John, capital SjO, 900, to manufacture
iron and steel.
Rumored to be started at Knoxville,
Tenn, a large cracker mandatory,
glass factory and wooden mill.
TN. King, Wilmington, n. c., has
sold the Clarendon Iron Works of that
| city 10 Northern man, who will prob.
atty establish large manufacturing
enterprise there.
G., w. Palmer's zinc works at Mar
| tins Station, Va, will probably add 30
new furnaces, if pending negotiations
are successful.
Reynoldsyille and Fairmont bitumin-
Gus coal sells at Buffalo, \. Y, as fol-
lows: Screened lump, - 80; screened
nut, g 40; nut and slack, mixed, 81 So;
slack, 81 -.
The miners employed at What Cheer,
Iowa, have nearly all signed an agree
ment to contribute six and two thirds
per cent. of their earnings to the strik-
ing miners of Cory mine. Nearly every
miner, whether q member of the
Amslgamated Association or not, signed
the contract.
| At a regular meeting of the glass
manufacturers of Pittsburgh, held last
Monday, the topic for discussion was
the prospects for an increased spring
trade. Ii was agreed TO by all present
| that the indications for an increased de-
mand are faltering.
Hibblsr & Rauch, Brooklyn, \. Y, is
over, the men having Returned TO work.
Four weeks ago the employers docked
two of The men twenty cents each for
alleged imperfect work. Thisled to the
| lockout. The men appealed to the ar
1 bitratiop committee OF their union
and the manufacturers union agreed
with the finding in favor Of the men by
the arbitration committee. The ems
ployers then gave In, and agreed to di-
vide the work equally among the men.
The Cleveland, o., Labor Star Of
February %, says: The Forest City roll.
ing mill, which has been lying idle for
several weeks, started up on Tuesday
morning last. The bar aud small guide
mills are still idle, but 1t IS thought that
they will start up next week.
| alterations and repairs In the Bessener
steel works are at last completed, and
| the mill has started up double turn.
L The Tyevalaod Rnllinu Mill ~, D..