The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-23

President Priest, OF the junction Iron
Works, is on u Western trip.
The Benwood nail works made large
shipment Of nails yesterday.
James S. Gill, Of BeIIaire, is still ship.
ping glass house pots to Fostoria.
The Wheeling Natural Gas Company
is introducing gas into TaylorstowH.
On Thursday OF next week the flint
glass factories will close for five weeks.
+. Kyle & Company contemplate erect
ing a corn and feed mill at Huntington.
The brick work on the new lining Of
the Riverside blast furnace has com
menced.
The Laughlin mill is of on account Of
broken valve. 1t will be on i'll full
Monday.
The Parkesburg Mill Company have
put in seven new boilers, increasing the
capacity of the mill.
The Riverside company has contract
ed to furnish the pipes for piping three
towns for natural gas.
The Wheeling Steel Plant is idle,
owing to broken cylinder on the re-
versing blooming engine.
The Wheeling Pottery Company is
building new decorating department so
by 100 feet, double the present capacity.
The West Virginia China company
will commence grinding clay next week.
Its machinery is pronounced by experts
MS fine us any in the land.
Caldwell & Peterson, OF this city, have
lust completed the buildings for the
Nickel Plate Glass Company, Fostoria,
covering the same with their steel roof
ing,
The New England & Western Coal
Company, OF Fairinont, lately reported
us building 200 coke ovens, will not
build any ovens at present, having shut
down their mines.
The Warwick pottery is running
smoothly and doing good work. They
drew kiln Of glazed ware yesterday and
will begin operations in the decorating
department at once.
The Joseph Bell stove works will close
down next week for two weeks, on ae-
count OF the extreme heat and to give the
employees brief vacation. During the
shut down they will make repairs.
The window glass houses at Bellaire,
notwithstanding the large shipments
made while running, are still shipping
large quantities. The freight business
will be good all summer on the railroads
from Bellaire to all points.
At the Top mill the furnace is making
her usual output and the factory is rum
ming partially, being compelled to shut
off the hot machines about half OF each
day on account OF the extreme heat. The
company is making some shipments Of
nails, also adding some to their ware
house stock.
The Mingo NcSsays that the Junction
Iron company has placed Il contract for
another large and capaCious furnance,
which will be fitted with n new drawing
engine. The capacity Of the new ad-
ditiOn will be from $50 to l75 tons per
day, and when fully completed will EN-
plOy at the least calculation from % to 30
new men.
The National Association of Window
Glass Manufacturers will hold their
semi.annual meeting in New York about
July 20. About the same time the Ma
tional Vial and Bottle Manufacturers
Association will meet. 1t is probable
that'a new price list will be made by the
former organization. Previous to the
meeting the Western Window Glass
| Association will meet to take action in
regard to the wages to be paid the fol-
lowing year.
Work began Thursday morning on
the extension OF the New Cumberland
branch OF the Pan Handle to the Union
Brick Works, two miles north OF the
present terminus. New Cumberland is
enjoying big building boom this sum-
mer, and the new railroad has braced
up every kind OF business. Ground for
the building OF new white ware pottery
has been broken, and the structure will
be completed before the coming winter.
VIM. II. Mcbride has brought suit
against the Jefferson Iron Works for
Sl27 %, alleged to be due for the viola
ton OF contract. Plaintiff on April Is,
1887, entered into contract with Geo.
S. Miller, Superintendent OF the steel
plant, to act as steel blower for one year
with salary OF $50 per month until
November |, and 500 per month until
the completion Of the contract. On the
18th OF September, he says, he was dis
charged without reasonable or probable
cause, and was refused thereafter en-
ployment.
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