Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-12
INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.
Items of Interest Piche ed Up About tho City
and Vicinity.

ltemb Oh Iutefest Tlcheo Up AOOut tuo Sts,
and Vicinity.
The Hinge factory is making full time
and business continues very fair.
The Crescent mill ID making full time
and trade is reported in good condition.
The Wheeling steel plant is running
along steadily and is making its full ont
put.
The Top mill continues along as usual
the furnace and factory both making full
time.
Bloch Bros tobacco factory is making
full time, and big lot Of gsods are beinl
shipped daily.
The La Belle mill is running full time
and nails are being shipped as fast - made,
Trade continues fair.
The Norway Tack Company 10 running
at two-thirds capacity, and trade ID re
ported as being only fair.
The test we'll for gas or oil. at Lasear
vile, is now down almost 2, 800 feet, with
very encouraging prospects.
A part Of the Laughlin mill wss closed
down yesterday on account Of q scarcity ol
nail plate. They resume in full this morn
ing. : '','---' p ~
A large force OF men are laying water
pipe on Thirty second street, from Eoff tt
the neighborhood of the new La Belle pot
terry.
The Central glass works is running full
time As usual, aud a large amount of table
ware is being turned out. Business is re-
ported very fair, with prospects good.
A large part Of the iron frame work foI
the new addition to the Standard mill Is
put up. A large force Of men is employed
and the work is pushing as rapidly as pos.
sible.
The team owners Of this city met last
evening and formed an association and
agreed upon s'scale Of prices for work,
which will be found in our advertising
columns.
1t is reported that number of the stock.
holders and others interested in the La
Belle Glass Company will ask the Court tO
appoint another person assignee instead OF
Mr.. Thompson.
The Belmont factory continues to run
steadily, and the full capacity Is being
turned out. The furnace is also making q
good output of metal. 1t is running
smoothly since the last start.
The Riverside Is running full in oil de-
partments, except the tube works, which
Is held back slightly by scarcity Of skelp
iron. The steel works is making its full
output and both factories continue full
force.
Coal has been lately used at the Ben
wood mill for fuel. under the boilers and
in the nail plate furnaces, but q change
was made to natural g,s, Saturday last.
The gas was short, on Monday. and the
employees requested that coal should again
be used, which was done under the boilers,
and both factories were on again yesterday.
The following telegram received from
Pittsburg last night looks discouraging to
glass workers TO say the least, and Il Is sim
cerely hoped that the conference may agree
to meet again and come TO an understand.
ing:
PITsBURG, Pa, April 1.-THE 6int
glass manufacturers and workmen, who
have been trying to settle the strike, dis
agreed tonight and the conference adjourn
ed sine die. The indications now are tha,
the strike will last until next fall.
Last saturday afternoon witnessed th'
practical application of natural cas- in the
manufacture Of salt in Ksnawha county.
Edwards Well No. 2, was shot with nitro
glycerine some ten days ago. The result
was favorable and the flow of gas increased
The tubing and packing Of the well hnl
since been in progress and by SATURDAY.
evening the piping was laid from the vel
to the Dickinson salt furnace. The guagt
registered a rock pressure of $50 pounds
The gas from this well is not sufficient Il
entirely supply the furnace, but materially
increases its salt making power. Active
work is in progress at Well No. ], gettipl
II under control and pipe line from II will
be Immediately laid, two miles to the fur
nance, and to Maiden il the pressure and
volume of gas warrant it. The success o
the wells and their practical utility as now
demonstrated seem certainly to sugur vel
for Ksnawha's future salt industry.