Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-29
General Notes,
The steel trade is reported good.

Inc steel trade Is reported good.
The Belmont factory is still running full
time and manufacturing lots OF nails.
The Tack factory is working to its fullest
capacity and turning out a large product.
The Top mill factory is running full and
the blast furnace is making a good output.
The BenwOod factory is running full
time and turning out a great many nails,
The Etna Iron and Steel Company will
build an addition to their mill this sum-
mer.
The Wheeling pottery is running along
at its full capacity, and business is report
ed fairly good.
The Hinge factory is running full in all
departments and the prospects are good for
d continued run.
The Buckeye and NorthwOOd Glass COM
panys ia Martins Ferry are running full
and making good time.
A broken roll at the Laughlin mill, at
Martins Ferry, has caused the forge de-
partment to lay off two days.
The Riverside factory was off on Monday
on account of a scarcity of nail plate, but
is now running along rs usual.
The planning mills report a little SLACK
up in work, but all have enough business
to keep them running steadily.
The Bellaire Stamping Company is get
ting ready to build q new factory near
where the present works a e situated.
Natural gas been struck in the BeIea well,
on the Boggs farm, near Cadiz, The con-
tractor thinks the prospects are good for
oil.
Tom Robinson, the well-knOWn glass
worker, is lying quite ill at his home on
Jacob street, South Side.
The La Belle Glass Works in Bridgeport
is again in shape to turn out the same fine
class of ware which they were making be
fore the fire last September.
There hassbeen a good deal OF trouble on
the New Cumberland branch railroad, du-
ring the present wet spell, the ill.sides
slipping badly ut several points.
The Laughlin and Top mills shipped
1000 keg5of nails between them on the An
des, and the BepwOOd, LaBelle, Riverside
and Belmont shipped from 200 to 800 kegs
each.
The Wheeling steel plant is stil working
full time and running steadily with the ex-
ception of a day or so last week, when
scme repairs were being made. 1t is max
ing a good sized output.
The Spauldipg Iron Works at Brilliant,
will commence cutting nails today. The
men were busy Yesterday o~verhauling their
machines. The starting of the works has
been hailed with general rejoicing up the
river.
The Bellaire Goblet Company had con.
siderable trouble getting sufficient fuel TO
operate the works before the shut down,
and noW the operators are talking Of NOV
ing the concern to Findlay or some other
city where fuel can be obtained in plenty.
W. A. Gorby, the Secretary, is now in
Findlay viewing prospects.
Work on the new addition 10 the Stand
ard mill OF Bridgeport will be commenced
IN a few weeks. The addition will be
and occupy the space between the
north end of the mill and the brick ware
room, and will he about 100 by 80 feet. 1t
will contain two sheet mills, a plate mill,
and a 30 by 90 inch engine.
Signs multiply that the hint glass COL
is nearing an end. 1t was stated
in Pittsburg yesterday that consideration
Of the lists and moves had been completed,
and that the scales of wages were all ar
The only thing which remains 10
be considered is the rules, over which there
nay be some trouble. The decision is
looked for about the end Of the current
week.
The La Belle nailers and feeders were
,equested to work Ten hours and three
quarters per day and did SO on Monday,
but on Tuesday they refused to work more
ban ten hours for a day. OF course il is
piece work with them and the extra time
MAS extra money, but they decided ten
lours a day enough for them. Some of
he cold nail machines at this factory are
If on account of having no plate.
The WoOdsfisld Spirit wants Council to
pend 500 to locate the vein of coal which,
{ asserts, is right under them, and says
hat if Council a~scertains the depth at
which the vein can be struck q shaft will
,e put down. The Spirit says that Woods
ield spends $50, 600 every winter for coal,
he money going out Of the neighborhoOd,
md that the sinking of the shaft would
ave $40, Geo annually, besides keeping the
money at home.