Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-03-11

made weekly. The proprietoTs claim that
they can sell as cheepiy as do Philadelphia
manufacturers.
The Philadelphia Natural Gas Co. Of
Pittsburg, claim that the Delinquent Tax
Collector has no right to class It's pipes as
taxable property, and asks the court TO
prevent him from proceeding to collect the
tax.
The Federation OF Labor has appealed
for funds for the Reading railroad strikers,
aud the Central Labor Union Of New York
has arranged for two concerts, the pro-
cetds Of which will be used tor the same
purpose.
Nearly all the houses in San Francisco
/ are built Of wood. 4 local paper says the
| reason for this is the fine climate that they
enjoy that makes the houses comfortable
and permits the use of plenty OF space for
window glass.
The capacity of the natural gas pipe
lines reaching Pittsburg Is about 500. Co.,
900 cubic feet every tw~enty-four hours.
Daring the winter season all this gas is
consumed, while in the summer there is a
Surplus.
Oliver Bros. steel mill, at Pittsburg, re-
Gently turned cut 1000 finished billet5 in Il
week. This record, 1t is claimed, has
never been equaled. Natural gas is a big
factor in the Increased production.
The largest cotton mill in the world is
at K~rahnhoIm, Russia. Seven thousand
persons are employed on the $40, 600 spin
dies and :, 200 looms. A fall on the Marc
va River furnishes the motive power.
A tract Of over 5000 acres between Ket-
tie Greek and Shutdown Run, in Clinton
county, Pa, possessing coal and good fire
clay, will be developed 10y A. II. Mann
and Wukesbarre people.
The introduction of natural gas at Pitts
burg has displaced the use Of 4. 800 600
tons of coal q year. OIe-half Of the So
pDG houses in Pittsburg use the natural
gas for incl aud light.
+ A noticeable feature OF the modern tTans-
plrtatiOn development of this country is n
much moTe rapid increase in the number
Of freight cars than in the number Of pas
sengtr ears.
General Master Workman POwderly
has heeu Invited to speak at the enteE-
tainmeut 70 hg given on March Is for the
striking miners by District Assembly "a,
Of New York.
The Valley Works, at Williamsport,
have Just made one Of the largest Ccatre
c;auk .dublc disk automatic cutoff en-
zines ever put together. II weighs 10000
pounds.
\ delegate of the Steam Pipe and
Boiler Filters Union at New York claims
that the bosses have combined not to IN
ploy any union men under penalty Of
$3.50.
The coal deposits Of Vera Cruz, Mexico,
cover $50 miles, but are FROM 1900 TO
! 1000 feet above the seq, and it would cost
considerable to develop them.
P..tsburg Knights of Labor statesmen
propose the formation of 4 national as
sembIy and have elected L)uis Van Ullen
National OcEanizsr.'
'Lopgshoremen Knights OF Labor. repre-
Sent;ng t~airty-nine cities, mutin New York
the pas, week. They will apply for a
national charter.
The largest reducing works in the United
| States will be established at Great Falls,
Montana, by q company with . capital OF
/ =, COO, 600.
There are three big saN-mlils constantly
90 work on the grounds rear the Forth
nrdse turning ont work for that great
/ structure.
Minneapolis, MINI peopjeconsume a.
UnO. n0O cigars 4 year, but only 90GO,U coo
I Of Ibis number are made by it, 200 cigar
makers.
Pittsburg's iron aud steel output is now
greater by l,l6i tons a day than 1t was be
fore the introduction OF natural gas.
The electric light plant at Sault Ste.
Marie, Mich, is nj 10y water power fur
nished by a canal dug tor that purpose.
indianapolis, Ind machine shop owners
| expect the coming year to be one Of the
best ever known IN that city.