The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-11
THE WORKING WORLD.
IRON, GLASS AND OTHER WORKS,
TIE Ia Belle NIL to start-Ths Nall MA.
chine BOOm-Notss from the Nail NIllI
Of the WsSt-Ths KIomAa AllIl to b
Purchased Other Idle Mills, Etc,

The Local Union No. 9 Of Flint Glass
workers held meeting in their hall on
the southslde, this city, Saturday, and
adopted q resolution propoatng terms Of
a compromise, which it is confidently
said will lead TO the early resumption oil
the La Belle factory, at Bridgeport,
II the expectation proves correct
the towns over the river are TO be Congrat-
ulated on their escape from another glass
lockout, The Assembly agrees to release
all its members employed, or to be en-
ployed, at the LABelle Factory, and allow
them to become members Of Local Union
No. 10 over the river. This will much
simphfy matters, and it is reasonable to
expect that the change Of jurisdiction Of
the La Belle factory Workmen thus being
affected, they will have no difficulty
whatever in agreeing to plan Of opera.
tions similar to that In vogue at the Elson
and Buckeye works, whose employees also
belong to Union No. 10,
A DooM IN NAIL MACHINES.
II Wheeling is not holding her own
Just now as the leading nail making town
OF the world, she 10 certainly taking the
lead on the manufacture Of nail machines.
Sweeney i Sons, who sometime ago re-
ceiyed the contract for making the ma.
chimes for new factory at Bslleyille, II.
linois, have received additional orders in
the past week. The Centre Foundry Ia
running to It's full capacity on the ma.
chimes for the Wellston factory and Red.
man 4 Co. have also an extensive order
for nail machines which is taxing their
shops to their capacity.
NEW MILL PROJECTS.
George OrumbSCker, oil this city, Mr.,
Decker, ioymer manager OF the KIoman
mill, at Moundsville, and others CON
template rehAbilitating that mill as a
nail factory II MIR. Weeks will transfer his
bid for themill, which. was successful al
the recent sale, to the syndicate which
CrumbRcker and Decker represent.
The old nail mill at Leetonia, Ohio, has
been rendered Sharon nailers free. There
are sixteen machines, and prospects now
look encouraging for an early start,
A very tlattering offer has been made
by Western city to some OF the striking
nailers Of Benwood to go out and establish
cooperative nail mill. The parties in.
terested are seriously discussing the mat.
ter, and in all probability the offer will be
accepted.
INDUSTRIAL ITEMS,
The Hinge Factory was idle Saturday
on account Of lack OF coal. 1t will re.
sumo to-day.
Edward Dryer, Of Chaplino street, had
his right foot mashed at the Belmont blast
furnace Saturday by piece Of ore falling
on 1t.
Hobbs, Brockunier & Co. q South Wheel.
ing glass works will probably be idle ten
days longer. They have q full stock on
hands, however.
Mr., Smith, who put In the patent gas
furnaces at the Buckeye glass works, Mar
tins Ferry, has received q contract for
building all the furnaces Tor the new nail
mi. at Wellston, Ohio.
A serious accident occurred at the River.
side steel plant, in Benwood, which re-.
suited in three men being badly burned.
Their names are Charles Campbell, John
Gardner and John Hemsr. The men were
at work near a large mould, which burst
while filled with steel, the molten con-
tents being scattered in all directions. The
wounds received by the men are not Of q
dangerous nature.
The official column OF the United Nail.
ers, In Sundays Nv; Letter, contains the
following: I'VE have information that
CorreCts the last report Of Secretary Wise
regarding the number Of machines In ope.
ration at five Of the western factories, as
follows: AT Bslleville 81 machines are re.
ported running instead OF %; Laughlin,
90 instead OF 90; Riverside, 81 instead OF
SO; La Belle, 80 instead Of %; Calumet,
50 inslead Of 10, and Bsnwood, instead Of
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