The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-26

other Saturday, Us they have beep getS
ting paid. There are about twenty-five
of them. W
All the nail factories in the section
are running except the one in Bellaire.
The Bellaire nail works is closed down
this week on account OF n scarcity OF
steel slabs.
The Spears axle works are being put
in shape, but when they will start up is
not yet known.
The strike OF the boys at the Buckeye
glass works at Martins Ferry has been
settled by the boys going back at the old
wages.
The West Virginia Fire Clay Com
pany Mt New Cumberland burns from
100000 to 100000 fire brick eacf
summer.
The Bellaire, GAINESVILLE & Cincinnati
railroad was appraised just the same as
last year except that the stock was nd
vanCed $50 per mile.
The Pittsburg parties who contempl9
ted building chimney house in Find
lay, have given up the project. They
will remain in Pittsburgh.
The packers at the Belldire Fruit Jal
works are out on strike. They asked
for an advance, but it was not granted
and other men were put in their places
The LaBelle factory is running full
time. The Benwood factories have beer
running this week. The Top mill fac
tory and blast furnace is running q
usual.
Union stone cutters Mt work on thu
foundations OF the addition to the Stand
ard mill, quit work Thursday, OF
account Of Joel Hobensack, non-unior
man, going to work.
At u meeting Of the stockholders OF til,
Belmont Glass Co., Mr.. Matthias Sheet
was elected president, and Mr.. w. +
Snively, secretary. Mr.. Sheets succeeds
Charles Tallman, deceased.
Those OF the guide mill employees a
the Etna steel company's plant, VIII.
are not governed in wages by the Anal
gamated Association, are on strike fo
an advance to 81 "a per day.
Joseph Frazier, OF Martins Ferry, lef
on Tuesday for Muncie, Ind, to TAXI
charge OF the erection OF glass work
at that place, for which he was awarded
the contract some weeks since.
A Belgian glass blower at Meadville
Pa, accomplished the ieat OF driving
locomotive and train Of cars with gai
manufactured from crude oil. The de
vice, which occupies n small space on
the tender and is connected with the
furnace, is very simple. The expert
ment has been pronounced by compe
tent persons complete success.
Members OF the Amalgamated Associ
alton say the manufacturers are givinl
them the annual "blulf" about low
prices OF iron, no orders, etc. They 81.
this has been done so often that the!
have become used to ii. They say tina
propositions OF reduction to So, 10
pudding on two.cent card, will not BIZ
entertained by the association.
Mr.. W. +. Snively, the efficient Secre
tary and executive head OF the Belmon
glass works, Bellaire, o., rs late strokt
Of business policy in catering TO tht
greater convenience OF the trade, ha!
secured New York sample room ant
fitted up n handsome display OF thei
new lines OF novelties at 81 Barcla,
street, where all their friends will b.
made weicome.-Net0 York Cr0ckery an
Glass Journal.
The West Virginia China Company
buildings are progressing satisfactorily
All the machinery is in, and will be test
ed this week. They expect to be manu-
featuring ware in about twenty days
they will give employment, at first Il
from 100 to $50 hands, and inCreas,
both their force and number OF kilns II
fast as moulds and saggers can be made
They will make vitrified hotel china ant
white granite, both plain and decorated
W. II. Browns Sons, perhaps the mos
extensive coal operators in the Monon
gahela Valley, will soon commence t.
build number Of iron coal barges. They
will range in size from l75X30 feet t
200X60 feet, and will carry from 25,OOC
to 10000 bushels OF coal. The company
expects to have them in, use in the fall
This is new departure, as the Goa
bNrges in this trade have all hitherto
beeen constructed OF wood.
The Baltimore & Ohio road is building
u large number of new engines
which, when completed, will pro
badly be the largest and most power
full on earth. The boilers will be much
larger and capable OF producing three
times the motive power OF the largest o
any OF their present mountain climbers
These engines are constructed for the
dual purpose of making greater speed
and Mt the same time with reference tc
dispensing with the services OF SO many
helpers.
TIE best local talent will take part in
the G. A. II. entertainment ut the Opert
House Saturday evening.