The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-14

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Stock Is being taken this week at the
Etna, besides the general repfirs that
are always to be made during the sum-
mer stop.
The Wheeling Soap Company has put
new cheap laundry soap on the mar
ket, called the PAY Day." 1t is very
tastefuiiy put up.
L. spence's machine shops are run
ming along smoothly. The finishing
touches are being put on the engines
for the new Standard mill.
On account Of numerous orders re-
ceived from the Northwest the Steuben-
vile Pottery Company will not shut
down for the summer as contemplated.
The planning mills are all busy, and
the present season shows almost ii not
quite as much activity in building as
did last season, which was regarded Us
phenomenal.
At the Riverside the plate, bar and
guide mills, and the steel works, are on
full, this week. The full capacity OF the
steel department is being tested to meet
the demand for steel pipe.
The Northwood Glass Works is do
ing nothing at all this, week except
making some necessary repairs and
shipping much of their fine stock OF
goods, with which the building has been
stocked since last January.
The foundation for the mammoth en-
CINE in the new Standard mill will soon
be completed, and the engine will then
be set in position. The company is
making shipments from its stock this
week, and a force Of men are making
necessary repairs.
The Laughlin mill made few kegs OF
thirty and forty penny nails this week
TO fill an order that came in lately. The
work Of repairing the housings in the
forge department is being carried along
nicely. Mr.. James Findlay has charge
OF the latter job.
The Elson Glass Company have dur
ing their six weeks Of work managed to
stock their ware rooms with MS fine lot
OF ware rs is ever put on the market. The
factory has undergone all necessary re-
pairs and will be ready for business as
soon as the summer stop is over.
]. II. Kirk is building a large new ex-
tension west OF his business place on
Main street, which will be fitted with
steam machinery for the manufacture OIL
picture frames, and have capacity o.
400 frames OF any size per day. The i'm
provement was demanded by the growth
Of his business.
The Elson Glass Company at Martins
Ferry, held its annual meeting Wednes
day and declared n cash dividend OF five
per cent. This is a nice July present Il
the stockholders, but the Elson has
been doing hourishing business for thu
two or three years past and shows W
with a "divy" twice a. year.
The carpenters have begun work OF
the new three.story warehouse anc
storage-room for the Buckeye elias:
Company over the river. The building
is much needed by the firm, owing t.
their unusually large output OF ware
and will be made moro Of a necessity il
the fall, as the company intends putting
up a third furnace after the summer
stop.
The following dispatch from Tifiin, o.
appeared in the Cincinnati papers o
yesterday morning: "a contract wa
signed to-day for the removal to thiI
city OF Beatty's Glass Works, OF Steu
benville, 0. The building will cover fou
acres. The plant will be worth quar-
ter OF million, and five hundred me,
will be employed. The works will b,
running by October To-"
Some OF the glass men from the gu
districts are located in Wheeling will
samples to show to the trade. Thi
ought TO be evidence enough for all gu
people in the Ohio Valley that it is no
good policy or good business to go Il
, Pittsburgh. The trade can be brough
right here, and it is worth an effort OF
the part Of the Ohio Valley manufac
turers to make this section as prominen
a glass center as possible.-Belldire In
dependent.
The Norfolk Coal and Coke Company
has been chartered ut Parkersburg, Yves
J Virginia, with q capital Of 100000. l
will operate in Mcdowell county. on al
: extension OF the Norfolk and Western
road. Tho West End Coke COmpan!
has been organized at Tunneiton, Wes
Virginia. II owns 1;400 acres OF lane
embracing the entire railroad frontage
from Kingwood tunnel TO Austen, ant
expects to build 100 ovens this spring
| Coke oven building continues in tn,
West Virginia region. The Montana
Coal and Coke Company are erectini
100 ovens at Fairmont, and the Yves
Fairmont and Consolidated Gas Goa
Company are adding forty ovens to thei
, plant.
A new machine is in operation at tn
works OF the Etna Iron and Steel Com
pany, which promises 10 work quite
change in the matter OF turning ant
dressing rolls in the sheet iron mills
, For many years rolls have been turnet
in the housing pit, and it has Away!
been necessary TO run the engine, Il
, which the train is connected, ut such
slow rate OF speed lone revolution
minute) as to necessitate the closing o
all the departments connected with thu
power from the same engine. A few
months ago, an employee of the Etni
Company conceived the idea OF reCeiv
ing the speed procured from the engin,
by means Of worn" and toothet
wheel, 10 be applied to the rolls in sucl
way that the engine might be kept W
to its usual speed of forty-ive revolu
tons per minute and all parts OF til,
mill receiving power from it kept il
operation, except the one train OF roll
in which the one to be dressed is 10
Gated.
AIOUNDSYILLE