Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-05-30
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PoTTERIES,
An enterprise embarked in q few years
since by q number of Weddings capital
SITS, and which has proved successful be-
,ond their most sanguine expectations at
he time of the organization of the COM
osny, is that of the Wheeling Pottery.
Stone, china and decorated ware, with nu-
nervous specialties not handled by other
are made. They are now per-
fsctipg totally new ware which will soon
be placed on the market. They employ
many skilled workmen and workwomen,
the whole number of employees being from
$50 to 800, and their weekly pay roll
ranging from $4,000 to $4,000 per week,
is considered among the most
points in the United States
for this industry.
FouYDRIEs AND MACHINE SHOPS.
There are two extensive stove foundries.
The Arlington Stove Works are owned by
Joseph Bell & Co. and they turn out all
kinds of hollow ware and make specially
of stoves of all kinds. The other is the
Star foundry conducted by B. Fisher Il
Sen which is also most extensive estsb
lishment. They make cooking and heat
ing stoves of oil descriptions, also, man
tells. CRATES, and many kinds of ornamental
work, which finds a ready sale in q wide
extent of territory.
There are two extensive foundries and
machine works combined, one OF these be.
ing owned by A. ]. Sweeney Il Son, and
conducted on a large scale. This hrm
makes mill machinery, ornamental iron
fronts for buildings. supplies boilers en-
gines and all other necessary machinery to
steamboats,, and superintends the work to
it's completion. The Centre Foundry
Company" do similar business and on en-
equally large scale, but more especially
paying attention TO heavy css;iogs aud
machinery for nail mills and other large
factories. Redman 4 Co. are also extern
siye machinists.
BREwERIES.
There are FIVE 5reweries in this city do
ing an extensive business and having CAPT
tai invested to the extent. Of 100000.
The product reaches 10000 barrels per
month and finds ready sale in many cities
and towns, ~ it has reputation at home
and abroad equal 10 the highest gtades
made anywhere in the country.
HOTELS.
Wheeling is amply supplied With large
and commodious hotel accommodations
there being FIVE or ak irst.class hotels and
ak or eight excellent taverns. Excel
lent restaurants and private boarding
houses abound in the city.
RETAIL STORES.
Our retail stores and merchants deserve
something more than the passing notice
which is all our space will permit. But il
must be ssid that they are up to the times
in every respect, and some OF the estab
lishments OF this class are as fine as can be
found anywhere, and affording opportunities
to people outside OF the city to shop by sam
pie, by mail, as we'll almost as in person. The
good taste display ed in many of these stores
IN the style of goods selected and the neat
displays made by the same is very noticea
BILE. Many CT our retail stores are DON
Quoted on an extensive scale, and, although
making no preteptions, do quite q whole
sale business They sell SO close and the
goods are of such excellent quality, that
it is no uncommon occurrence for former
residents to continue their dealings with
Wheeling merchants.
BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS.
There are now organized nine building
associations having q combined capital o.
FIVE aud half millions. These associa.
tons are the best form of savings banks
and small amounts paid in weekly soon &C
cumulate to large amount, and the secur
ity is all that could be desired. The man
agers are men of large business experience
and it ia source of qualification, in a city
where 80 large number OF workmen are
employed whose skill and industry enable
them 70 save something from their earn
ings each week, that by the aid OF these MI
merous building associations, they may &C
ouire comfortable homes early IN life A few
shares OF stock in the course of two OF
three years forms a sufficient nucleus for
the partial purchase Of home, and the
deferred payments are satisfied by weekly
installments, 80 that during the life Of one
Of these associations man can have his
home fully paid for.
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
There are ten we'll conducted home in.
surance companies besides the numerous
foreign agencies). having an aggregate
capital OF Il, 200, 900, several companies
having their capital all paid up. These
companies are all managed with excellent
business judg ment and are prompt in pay
ing all policies written by them. All the
paid up companies declare semi.annual
dividends of four and five per cent
NATURAL GAS COMPANIES.
Frequent reference has been made to the
natural gas companies These are the
Natural Gas Company OF West Virginia
and the Manufacturers: Company. They
are both composed of Substantial men, and
are both actively engaged in putting down
their pipes, and our citizens will, in very
short time, have this Incompatible fuel in
their homes One company is empowered
to sell and supply gas within a certain
price to private consumers, while the other
company is authorized to supply all manu-
lecturers who may own stock in the com.
pany, 80 that the manufacturer virtually
controls and fixes the price 10 suit him
sell, and it is needless to say will have it
at minimum figure.
NEWSPAPERS AND PRINTIYG OFFICES.
There are three daily newspapers, one
being German, two Sunday papers, and six
job printing Offices, ali we'll equipped for
doing good work.
MISCELLANEOUS.
There are six factories engaged in
making candy, the amount made yearly ex.
ceedDg 100000 pounds. One wooden
factory uses from 10000 TO 10000 pounds
of wool, making 5000 yards of flannel a
month, also knitting yarn. Two factories
make soap and candles. The supply OF
clay ia good, abundant and largely worked,
This industry will doubtless largely in
crease as burning brick by natural gas has