The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-07
Manufacturing BrevitIes.

stock.
The Ohio Valley Foundry, at Bellaire,
was started up Thursday.
R, Greineger has succeeded Milt Evans
as roller on the No. 8 mill at the Etna.
The Bellaire Window Glass Company
Is making large shipments to the north.
west.
After this week the LaBells mill will
shut down for an indefinite period. twill
take stock next week.
The production in all leading branches
Of the iron and steel trade for the year 1885
was larger than ever before.
JamesSmith, formerly blacksmith at the
Elson, now has charge OF the blacksmith
shop at the Northwood glass works.
The Bridgeport Glass Company Is run
ming to its fullest ecapaclty; fruit jars
are claiming its special attention for the
present.
The Wheeling Pottery Company, which
shut down on Saturday to take stock
and make needed repairs, will resume
next week.
The E!na mill will start full in all de-
partments on Monday next. They are
we'll supplied with orders, and the future
is full Of promise.
According to the report Of the United
States Geological Survey the use Of nat
ural gas as fuel in 1885 displaced the use
Of coal to the extent Of nearly ten millions
Of dollars.
The Western Nail Association ia to
meet ct the Office Of the Benwood Iron
/ NRaH1ra aark yr,aalr hoyyian haar oolla1
together by President Vance at the request
Of members.
A committee is soliciting stock at S25
per share at GAINESVILLE and vicinity,
having in view the establishment OF a
creamery on the cooperative plan, with
capital Of 5000.
The brick layers started in again on
Tuesday at the West Virginia China Com.
pany's works. The company expects
10 BIO in the market by the first Of May
with full line Of china ware.
The Wheeling Hinge Company Is push
ed with orders. 1t is now filling q large
order Of hinges and wrought goods for
Greensborough, N. O., but will shut down
day or two next week to take stock.
Fourteen shares Isl, 000) of the common
stock OF the ClsvevelRnd, Lorain & Wheel
ing Railroad Company brought 500 at the
sale OF desperate claims" Of the Issac
Holloway estate, ITuesday.-Flui.ing I'D.
UsrtiSer,
There will be q meeting Of the old and
new nailers OF the city and vicinity at
Trades Assembly hall, Beck's block, on
Sunday morning. The character of the
business to be transacted could not be
learned.
The Riverside Glass Works, OF Wells.
burg, started up full in all departments
yesterday. The works have been repair.
ing for the past three weeks, and as con.
sequence some 165 men, boys and girls
have been idle.
William Lszatae, Zimmerman at the
Standard axle works, had the second
finger Of his left hand badly mashed yea.
terdRy morning. Dr.. Pipes took off the
MANNED finger at the second joint and
dressed the wound.
The Riverside has Suspended opera
tons in the steel department indefinitely,
or until ouch time as the market shall JUST.
fy continuance OF work. In the nail
and tube departments work will continue
to be pushed as vigorously as the demand
will justify.
At the coal mines OF Forbes, Oarmi-
chssl & Co., Wellsburg, thirty.fivs miners
are employed, the daily output being
twenty-five hundred bushels. Alter sup
plying their homo trade the remainder,
about two car loads per day, goes to the
Riverside Iron works at Wheeling.
It Ia rumored that new pottery Is to BIO
established in this city and the ground
occupied by the old Anderson lumber
yard Is about to be purchased for the pur.
pose. The principal stockholders in the
new concern arc the directors Of the Steu.
benyille Pottery Company.-iSteubenVills
Herald.
The Lszear bottle works, near Wells.
burg, is reported to be running steadily
and with all the orders on hand that can
be attended to. The works has recently
lures its own boxes, buying the lumber in
the rough and thus giving employment
to number Of men.
A visit to the Wellsburg paper sack
mandatory yesterday disclosed the fact
that the industry Is running on full time
and capacity, with plenty Of orders ahead.
Mr.. W. B. schatfer, manager, Is at present
confined to the house by sickness, but Mr..
Thomas Buckalew, in charge, was as busy
as o bee filling orders and keeping things
running smoothly.
The nailers Of the Jefferson lad q meet
ing Thursday afternoon and are IBRid to |
have taken come action in regard to the |
affair OF the Jefferson, but the Herald says
that e6ch and every one Of them say they |
were pledged to the utmost secrecy and
refuse to disclose what they will do. In |
the meantime the Jefferson Ia In operation |
and both parties maintain wonderful |
reticence.
Secretary Dillon, Of the American Flint |
Glass Workers Union, yesterday received |
q telegram from President Smith, who is |
investigating the trouble in the East, to |
the effect that everything looks rosy and
an early settlement Ia assured. The trou.
BILE In the pressed ware factories here will 1
likely be adjusted in q few days, as the
manufacturers show signs Of weakening.-l
Pitt,burgh Dilpdteh.
The new Standard Glass Works, at
Wsllsburg, have commenced operations,
There are three chops at work, making
samples. In. conversation with Mr..
Archie DobHherty yesterday, he said that
when they got down to business they
would work from twenty to twenty-five
shops and employ about 200 hands. The
capacity for making glass with their three
furnaces Is about fourteen tons per TWEEN.
ty.four hours Quite an unusual thing oc.
CURED In the start of. They made two
full moves. The woTkmen say the fur.
mace they are now working Is dandy and
runs very hot. The class Of ware made Is