The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-06
INDUSTRIAL DREyITIRS.
Notes from the Various Industries of the
City nnl Vicinity.

full force.
Fishers stove works increased the
force OF men this week.
Sweeney & Son made new cylinder
for the Benwood this week.
Beltz, FIading & Co. have been com.
PEELED to increase their force.
The West Virginia China Company
will erect two new kilns next week.
The burned furnace Of the Bellaire
window glass works is being rebuilt.
The Benwood is making good time
and running rs usual in all departments.
The Top mill is running full in all
departments, and turning out its usual
output.
The Crescent mill is on full and run
mag in good order, and turning out its
full output.
The sewer pipe and brick manufacture
ers up the river are embarrassed by a
lack Of cars.
Tho Riverside factory went on last
Monday, and all departments are now
running full.
The glass.packers' scale has been sign.
ed by the manufacturers, and the strike
has been averted.
Caldwell Il Peterson are compelled to
run fur into the night each day to keep
pace with the orders.
The Standard axle works are running
full time and are receiving all the orders
that they eau accommodate.
Benekc, lIubaCh & Co.'s Central fur.
nlture factory is running full, and shin.
ping goods us fast rs it can produce
them.
Bloch Bros. are running double gang
in the cutting department and the rest
OF the factory overtime to catch up with
their orders, which arc ahead OF them
month.
The Belmont factory is oil this week,
putting in new cylinder; the other de-
partments are running us usual. The
output OF the furnace for September was
$500 tons.
1t is currently reported that deal be-
tween the G. & 0. railroad company and
the X. Il o. company will be shortly cf-
fected by which the G. &: o. people will
control the X. & o. line,
The talk Of starting up the Bellaire
nail mill has died out entirely. THERE'S
noprobability ofits being putin operation
as long us they can find II profitable
market for their output OF steel.
The Jefferson Iron Company at steu.
benyille are about to award Il contract
for the erection OF new blast furnace,
1t Will be IL by 70 feet, and will increase
their capacity 100 tons per day.
The Warwick pottery is running full
to II strong demand. The establish
ment isa little behind with orders and is
shipping right along. They are turn
ing out some very handsome decorated
ware.
The Ohio Valley Gas Company struck
a new well in their Frankfort field one
day this week. This well opens up n
new field, and n pipe line will be laid at
once to connect the wells in the new
field with their main line.
The Bellaire Stamping Works are
moving their machinery and stock from
their old building into the new one and
expect to run it on large scale in tho
future. They will repair the old brild-
ingandcover the outside with corrugated
iron.
III several branches of glass manufac-
ture much more active movement has
taken place; yet in others there has been
very little improvement noticed though
for them the time has perhaps not yet
arrived for expectinga very lively condi-
ton OF trade.
The contracts for the erection OF the
extension OF the Cumberland Valley
railroad from Martinsburg to Winches-
ter, n distance of % miles, have been
awarded and work will be begun in u
very short time. The road will be COM
pleted by April |, 1850.
The LaBellc is running full and turn;
ing out lots OF nails, and shipping al
most daily. Among the Improvements,
past and contemplated, is n new stock
house TO store plate in, andan increase OF
power in the tack factory by the substi-
tuition OF Skinner engine for the one
now in use. .a.t a
At the Wheeling Pottery there is
slight let up in orders this week owing
TO business disturbances in the South
occasioned by the yellow feycr cpidcin-
ic; and this is the season OF the year
when southern orders are generally
plentiful. Still they are making large
daily shipments.
The Hobbs Glass company started OF
with fifteen.pot furnace, the largest in
this vicinity, and the trade has been
found SO good that it was foundnecessary
to increase the capacity, so fires were
some time ago started in the thirteen
pot furnace, tho next largest in tho
works, and glass is now being made
from il. Thebusiness OF the new COM
pany is hOurishing, and IL may not be
long ere the third furnaceis lighted.