Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-03-09

has fallen through, and each man Is
selling his own prodIct.-Pittsburgh
| Leader.
A new machine shop Is to built at
Carlisle, Pa, by Frank Gardner & Son.
The salt works of Aaller, Beck & Co.,
located at the foot of Western avenue,
Allegheny, resumed work Friday, hav.
ing been closed down since the flood.
The, damage, which was considerable,
has been repaired.
A number of practical men in Pitts.
burgh, New Castle and Beaverville, Pa,
are said to be making arrangements for
the erection of steel works at Wam-
pun, Lawrence county, that town hav-
ing raised about 5000 to secure the
works.
1t is said that q syndicate OF Eastern
capitalists have purchased the tack fac.
| tory o. S. p. Hollis & Co.. at the head
of Twenty-fourth street, South Side,
Pittsburgh. The machinery will be
shipped East. The factory, which has
been in operation about a year, ran fly
machines and employed about thirty
bsLds.
The executive committee of the Anal
CANA ed Association held long con-
ference Friday afternoon, in Pittsburgh,
in regard to the trouble at Singer, Nj.
mick & Co.'s mill. The proceedings
were kept secret. Some OF the EN-.
ployes at that mill say they will take
their lodge out of the Association ifthey
are ordered to accept the reduction.
Labor leaders in this city have re
ce!ved petition from @. Edmonston,
second vice president of the Federation
of Trade and Labor Unions of Ameri-
ca, at Washington City, in reference to
the establishment of night schools. 1t
is proposed to have Congress pass bill
for the founding of free night schools
where such institutions are not sup
ported by the Board of Education.-
Pittsburgh Leader.
An accountant connected with iron
trade makes the estimate that If the
puddlers are reduced fifty cents per ton
it will make yearly saving of 1880, 900
TO the Pittsburgh manufacturers. He
says that owing to the large number of
men employed in other departments
about the mills the manufacturers look
upon the puddlers reduction as an in
significant matter. They hold besides
that the increasing consumption of
steel is making the pudding depart
ment Of less importance each year
Pittsburgh Leader.
Mr.. II. +. De Bardeleben, OF Birming-
ham, Ala, has just closed what is prob.
ably one of the heaviest contracts for
iron ever made in this country, the
amount involved being S20OO,0OO. Mr..
De Bardeleben, who is already an eX.
teIsive pig iron maker, has agreed to
build one, and possibly two, furnaces at
Elyton, near Birmingham, Ala, and
the Phillips & Buttorff Manufacturing
Company, of Nashville, will erect ut
the same place al extensive stove
foundry, and also enlarge their present
foundry at Nashville; and it is with
this company that Mr.. De Dardeleben
has closed bis heavy contract. The
delivery of the iron will, we suppose,
extend over several years.-BaltlmOre
Manufacturing Record.
The value of the plants of the phos-
phate mining companies Of South Caro-
lima is 81, 100000.
The Coosa Furnace at Gadsden, Ala,
which has been under repairs since the
fire, will start up this week.
The large furnace at Rusk, Texas,
has been completed by Messrs. Corner
& Fairns, and was started up February
9th.
There is movement on foot to form
a new labor organization in Pittsburgh.
The plan is to get up secret organiza-
ton to be composed Of both laboring
and business men. The object Of the
new association is 10 accumulate fu Ids
for the purchase of homes for It's mem
bers. The project has not, as yet, taken
definite shape.
A remarkable machine for the man.
ufacture of tight barrel cooperage stock
has been invented by Col. A. G. Blount,
now of Decatur, Ga. 1t is said that
this machine will completely revolu-
tiouize this business.