The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-14

ana the factory VIII De placed IN opera
ton as coon as possible.
The file works Of Beaver Falls have re-
ceived one order from q South American
firm for $1,000 doEsn iles.
The Buckeye Glass Works are making
good time, With plenty Of orders ahead,
The decorating shop goes on Monday.
Fink 4 ZahniEsE, who have machine
shops ct Washington, Pa, have leased
ground from Samuel Munnel at Oanons-
burg, and will at once erect shop there.
The manufacturers in all lines but iron,
nails and steel were busy yesterday get
ting their shipments made, this being the
last day before the advance Of freight
rates.
Steal is arrivingGt tho Laughlin mill In
large quantities, but as yet there is no
possibility Of resumption Of work. A
was held in their hall last evening.
Mr.. 6. O. Dunlevy, travelling salesman
for the Northwood Glass Company, 10 at
the MonongRhels House in Pittsburgh in
the interest Of his firm. The company
will make It's first shipment to-day.
=. Georges ssck paper mill, at Wells.
burg, wss shut down for o few days this
week, owing to the high water interior.
ing with the river pump. Everything is
working smoothly now and on full time.
Mr., Sawyer, the proprietor Of the base
ball cover factory on Main street in the
Sixth ward, NOW has on bis books contracta
for 100000 dozen ball covers, sufficient
number to keep his tannery and shops
at work till the season Is pretty well adj
vanced.
George A. Rue, a German employed in
clock factory at Pittsfeld, Mass, claims
to have discovered process whereby cop.
per can be made from scrap iron by
chemical process OF a cost Of eight cents q
pound. This beats the philosophers
stone" Of the ancien!G.
About half the stock for the new Mar.
tins Ferry pottery has been subscribed.
Business, however has been suspended
until next wesk, when certain valuable
correspondence will be received. After
that the scheme will be pushed forward
with all possible speed.
Two barRes built at MurrayBville, w.
Va, for the lower river trade, are loading
at the Wheeling wharf with iron for the
E!ns, and nails from several oil the nail
mills Of the city, for ths Memphis and
New Orleans markets. They will take
out about 1000 tons Of nails.
Compressed gas is q portable article now
in use, and tank under or over car or
in other convenient place, will carry 100
to 800 cubic feet and feed gas engine Tor
running street cars just as satisfactorily as
from the street main. 1t will also warm
and light cars without danger.
At the stockholders meeting held in
the Office OF the Belmont Glass Works, at
Bellnire, the following named gentlemen
were elected directors: Charles Hanke,
Louis U. sifel, George Wiae, OF Wheeling;
John Ctimmsl, Henry Fauple, James 8.
Gill, Charles q. Tallman, Of Bsllaire.
It Is given out on good authority that
two.thirds OF the capital gtoCk for the pro-
posed steubenvills pottery has already
been subscribed by the stockholders, and
indications point to the success OF the
project. Tho stockholders will be largely
the same as In the present pottery there.
The Brilliant Glass Works shut down
Thursday to enlarge their well, the one
now in use not being large enough to hold
sufficient supply Of water to run their
boilers. It Is thought that the factory will
be ready to resume operations Monday.
The company have large number OF big
orders to fill.
Manager Graham, Of the Sumner Glass
Works, steubenviIle, says that the Sum-
ner works will probable remove to Bowl.
ing Green, Wood county, Ohio, on April
l, where they have been offered six acres
Of land, free gas Tor fuel and 5000 in
cash. The works employ one hundred
men and boys,
The Bsllaire Bottle Works has reelected
the following bosrdsnd officers. Directors,
7. 4. Smith, G. W. Yost, Warren Yost, DAN
lei Colbert, ]. A. EvGns, Anton Fox and
Stephen Gardner. Daniel Colbert was
appointed manager in place Of W. A.
Boyce, resigned. The directors elected 7.
K. Smith President and G. W. Yost Sec
rotary.