Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-01-05
WHEELING KAIlERS
Stirred Up on the Subject of a New
Factory.
Another Meeting Held Yesterday at Which
Plans Were Discussed Induce
ments Wanted From
Citizens,

Although Wheeling has many more prac-
teal nailers within her limits than any
other city in the world, little or nothing
has been heard here about a cooperative
uail factory, although enterprises Of that
character have been organized in less
favored cities and towns in all the sur
rounding States. Homestead, Pa, Steu-
bauville, o., Wellston, O. and Belleville,
ILL.,, have witnessed the formation OF large
concerns since the inception OF the present
unfortunate strike, but here, where the nail
industry has grown up and hourlshed,
where facilities are ample, and where first
class workmen are as thick as clover bios
SONS in O pasture field, things have been
drifting along as though We were so well
Oft in industrial enterprises that
SoruINr uOEg MAS DESIRED.
This state OF affairs arose not so much
rom the disuclination OF our local work.
men 10 get co operative factory under
way, as from the lack Of announcement
received from capitalists and owners Of
| eligible mill sites. In other communities
| these people have come forward and met
| the uailers halt way, being perfectly will
| log TO put their cash and real estate against
the nailers skill ard the money he has
saved through years o. toll and the result
| has been that workmen were soon busy
night aud day upon new factories, ranging
in capacity from 30 machines, at Steuben'
Vile, to 65 at Welston.
To be sure, there has been some scat
tered talk here OF building a new mill, and
one or two shiny attended meetings have
been held with that purpose in view, but
nothing was accomplished. Men possessed
ofths means and disposition to back the
pailers were afraid 10 risk their capital in
ventures which they thought held out no sub
siantial promise OF taIr return, while Others
became
ALARMED Or INCENsED
q, the attitude of the bOycotting movement
and declined to open their pocket books
Some ct the striking mill men, too, wert
uufavorably disposed toward the project o
puttiny up another factory and between
them all Wheeling did nothing while othel
/ communities worked day and night to add
10 their manufacturing interests, witt
the inevitable result 10 draw from the Mai
civ" certain proportion Of her capital
many of her most enterprising and expert
workmen, and much of her reputation a.
being the nail center of the Union.
This disposition to allow other towns t
ontstrip us in this matter has been viewed
with
DEEP CONCERN
by a large number Of nsilers, rollers anC
heaters. many OF whom are possessed o
considerable means. and their discussion
and plans resulted in meeting being
called for yesterday TO talk over the situs
ton and see what could be done The
conference took place at Moran Hall, on
the South Side, and was quite largely at
tended. Many expressions OF opinion
were had, the result being an entire willing
ness on the part of all present to organize
3 company provided outside help ould be
secured from persons possessed OF suit
able location, or of the necessary cash to
procure the same, and if portion OF the
stock could be placed among men OF means
One of the gentlemen presea, at this
meeting said to u REGISTER reporter: I'll
will be very much 10 the advantage OF this
CITY if the factory con be built. The SET
tlemrn. of the strike
ONE WAY Or THE OTHER
will not affect my statement in the least
for whatever happens, We will have one
more nail factory. giving employment tc
one TWO or three hundred men, as the case
may be. We will thus keep our men and
money at home. whereas, If this thing Of
building mills elsewhere goes on, Wheel
irg will Inevitably lose very largely. Sup,
pose We lose this strike. Our skilled
workmen will be forced to seek employ
mant in the factories uOw building a,
other points. aud the city will be drained
OF her skilled naileys. rollers and heaters,
many Of whom possess quite consider
able amount Of property, while other
towns viii be corresp5adinglY benefited,
while if we gain the strike tho same thing
/ holds good-we will have one more fac
tory. more money in circulation and a
substantial addition to the wealth of the
city. Let some OF our monied men
| GIVE $ 1 LIFT,
and NE will have one hundred nail ma
chimes ruunipg in ninety days.
The new cooperative mill at Belleyille,
;yst under roof. is to be enlarged from its
original capacity Of sixty machines to an
even HUNDRED Several Wheeling raiierS
will take blocks o! he additional stock and
move away in the near iutme.
MIL Briefs.
President Wier. Of the United Nsilers,
WAS c-uen 10 Irouton and other down river
points yesterday He will probably 60
thence to Columbus, g attend the delegate
convention organized there last night,
Secretary Chew did not 90 yesterday. as De
had anticipated.
/, Is rumored that the Ia Belle will pu;
in twenty Gcrs machines this spring,
Work on the Wheeling Steel Company
plant n, Beuwood, is to be pushed : night
by the aid Of the electric light. The bst