Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-02-07

is the lowest bidder tor Urn oeams iof 'n
new government buildings in that city.
The following were elected by the bricl
layers union for tbs ensuing year: Presl
dent, Alexander Darfsh. OF Sc, Louis
Vice President, j. P Carr. of Pittsburg
Secretary, Thomas O'Dsa, Cohoes, n I.
Treasurer, Patrick Murray, Albany, n. I
The fellow who took the position of fore
man az DeHaven's foundry, Ailegnen.
city, during the strike of 1884, has beer
discharged BY that firm. The rule IN s9cI
cases is to use the poor wretch and kcf
him afterwards.
The moldsrs employed By ]. B. Sargent
OF New Haven, Conn, have made q re
quest for ten per cent advance on all worl
on which they new receive 81 40 per lo'
molds, and fifteen per cent on work pay
ing less than that.
The Ohio State Trades Assembly, which
met last week in Columbus, before adjourn
ing adopted q resolution ~fsyoriDg the en-
actment Of an eight. hour law to be obSerV
ed by corporate companies. 1t did not en-
dorse the action of the National Fedora
ton Of Trades, held at Chicago, proposing
q strike May l for the eight-hour system
but recommended legislation on the sub
ject.
The committee manufactures and hol.
low ware pressers, to when was referred
the question OF price for making q new
shape Of dinner ware at Trenton, N. D.,
some DAYS ago, smicably adjusted the same
after q short session, and thus once more
exemplifed the wisdom ofsubmittipg these
questions to arbitration when cool, level
headed men on both sides, animated BY the
principle of give and take, can decide what
is fair and equitable to each OF the parties.
A number of girls employed in Chatter
L Col shoe upper factory, Pittsburg, quit
work owing to q reduction in their wages
amounting to about 20 per cent. They
claim that it is impossible for them to
make a living at the wages proposed. Mr..
Chantler admits that a reduction has been
made, but he claims the introduction Of
power in the establishment more than
counterbslanced it. He says the girls can
make from S. to 50 per week at the re-
duced figures, while the girls say 50 TO 81
is the average.
Reports from Pittsburg says the outlook
in our iron mills is q shade less encoursg-
ing this week than it was last week. A re-
porter visited several Of the leadin iron Of
fees and learned that there was q slight
falling of, but a very favorable spring trade
is looked for.
The plate and sheet mill in the Sligo
works are all that were on single turn this
week. The pudding forge is idle and may
remain so for several weeks. 1t is expected
that the forge will be started up next Mon
day.
The idle mills are the Anchor nail and
tack works, the Keystone, the Cennsington
and 1.-THE Clinton. These five mills have
l42 pudding furnaces. The shut down IN
the Clinton vas caused by a demand OF 10
per cent advance by the men working
around the blast furnace connected with
the mill.
The outlook at the Union iron and forge
mills of Carnegie, Phipps 4 Co., at 18th
street, is not very hopeful. The puddlers
are still on double turn, but q great deal Of
the muck iron is being stocked up. The
finishing departments in operation are all
on single turn again. A shut down OF
about four weeks will soon take place in
order to build q new foundation under the
main engine.
The future 80 predicted by 10 last week
about the Vesuvius mill Of Moorhesd Bros
& Co. can still be prolonged, with nothing
favorable ahead. Two trains Of finishing
rolls are on single turn for a very short and
indefinite period. The puddlers are on FIVE
heats single turn.
Oliver Bros. l. Phillips commenced this
month with q view of doing q great deal OF
business. The Allegheny mill is good for
double turn for at least six weeks. The
forge in the Tenth street, ~Southside, mill
has Is out of 81 furnaces on double turn,
which are likely to remain so for at least
three weeks. In the Fifteenth street works
II out of IS pudding furnaces are also on
double, but not any longer than this week,
with slight hope Of about three days the
same way mex week.
The run in general in all the other mills
is on double turn in neary every depart
ment, excepting probably three, and from
these there are very hstteriDg reports. This
week there are 609 pudding furnaces on
double and SO only on six heats; on single
turn, FIVE. From these 692 furnaces at
least l,4oO tons Of muck iron is made each
dsy from Two turns. Ali of this is rolled
into finished iron as soon 40 it is made,
except at two mills, where a very small
amount from the output is put on stock.