Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-02
SUBURBAN B00MS.
AT BI.LI.AIRF.
The Past Year the Most Prosperous In the
History of the Town.


History of the Town.
The wear 1887 was probably the most
PROSPEROUS in the history of BellaiTc. FoE
the greater part Of the year all the manu-
/ featuring establishments run to the tul
capacity and all made money Tor the stock
holders. The window factories had al
they could do TO fiji orlers, and as the pro
duct commanded fair price, their pccu
mary condition is better than II was - ia
ago Natural gas should receive s0m'
credit for the present rosy condition 4"
finances. 4 box of glass branded Nalura
Gas Made Glass, " means that the glass in
side manufactured by natural gas and tn,
! trade is already aware of the FAC. that
snch glass IL clearer aud nicer thII that
| produced tom coal
The advent Of tie c, l. x W Tohh WAS
! a hujm 10 the city, and came wrllnu' 4
cent Of cost to any OF the citizens. Win
| this road came the American Express Com,
pIy, and other commercial advantage
| we shall not cnuuIcrltc.
Daring the past year ii hl- been dc,ri-
op"d that the city is the centre Of fine
/ ciny district. Samples 1T clay w,r. SOD;
to Columbus for chemical analysis, t.d re-
/ turned with the Information that IT,
composites could not lie better
. for the manufacture OF !irt
brick. There has beeh some talk 81 .
brick manulactory, but a. yet nothing
! 1 ~ Il. :
featuring establishments al different
nature are projected Tor next year, and
will likely materialIz" IN the spring
Once the spirit Of ''hoom' catches Hcllaii'
il does not desisL Tor several years. Let II
come.
Regarding. the trade Of the city in zen
yIal, the truth is stated when "c HllIrml
that the volume Of business done in The
Glass City last year taken Us Il whole, Lu
surpassed that Of any previous year. ON
merchants had feared a dull Christmas,
owIug 10 the closing down of several Lass
factories, but the effect of the stop has
hardly been perceptblc, as yet. On all
sides expressions Of an enthusiastic ma
ture, regarding the Christmas trade, are
heard among our merchants.
The various industrial establishments
were visited and below we give what wa
learned regarding the business ot l~-1:
Maring, Hart X Co., feel that they have
no reason to complain. BUSHES, with
! them is steadily increasing and next year
! the firm expects to receive greater reCOgnl-
ton than ever before from the trade.
The IGtna Glass and Manufacturing es-
tablishment have run steadily until Il few
days since. Trade WAS pretty good, and
at present there is only moderate stock
of goods in the warehouse.
ROdefer Bros. report the years business
MP to expectations. There Is less stock IN
the warehouse than for several years. The
factory il still in operation but may close
down shortly.
The Ohio Valley Foundry had a pretty
fair years business Stock is being taken
now. The works will resume 10 couple
of weeks
The BellaiIe window glass works made
a good showing for 1857. Goods were
sold faster than they could he made. \
dividend Of ~ per cent was declared snm"
months since, the first for several years
The indications for l~~S are very bright.
The Enterprise glass works, lIk" the
Brllairc, did well. At present there is no
stock Of any consequence and orders
enough To run the factory for January and
February are already booked.
The Rcllarr goblet work. closes the
year with good record. To the already
excellent trade in the United States was
added Il trade in foreign countries Dur
ing the month of November the pay roll
Of this works was greater than ever before
Owing to the existing trouble lie.
tween the flint glass workers and the
manufacturers the factory is at present
shut down
The planning mill ofDuBois " Mccoy
continues to run in lUll Trade has held
on better this year than formerly owing
to the open winter. This iirm ~ well
pleased with the business oi III" Ia,t year
The Belmont Glass Work4 pulled
through the year in good shape and Is
ready Tor 1855 At present the factory Is
closed owing to difference between The
Flint Glrs Workers Union and the works.
The OHIO Lantern Company operated
steadily through l--T except during the
summer stop This works contracts ahead
for most Of its product The concern Is
not III The present dlN'cuIIy' pu' may 'i"S'
down.
The Crystal and Union Window Glass
| Works, like the BcllaIre and Enterprise,
comes out ON top OF the heap, both having
made some money and having bright pros
poets tor the future.
The steel works WAS in operation most
of the year, aud the product turned out
was OF excellent quality. After tO-mOr-
row the plant close, down for several weeks
to allow a big blowing engine to be put in
the works.
The Brllaire Nail Works made poor
time last year, hut is likely ahead tinan-
cialy. The warehouse has a good sized
stock in it just now, hut the spring trade
will soon wipe it out. The factory was in
operation last week, bnt will not work
a,r,iu FIR zonc DAYS. "ROZ.N
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