Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-12-01
NDUSTRIAL ITEMS.
-.rp AND WHATTHB HARlESlS
IN III ARB
Wa5 Hands a1t Brains and Their
-,-Fs.s and Happenings ID Nils
rt Factories IN the City, SAFE
srd Country.

r-r fH..rle 10 Ia.t gay o-asl
sri Country.
o.,,rw. Of New Albany, Ind, who
i... very extensive steel works
~. b,s company proposes 20 manu-
bca new process, BY which they
-steel direct from the ore. Toe
-i- Saws Mr. Depauw, was the IN
f. MI Charles Adams, OF Pittsburg,
.rsir,s for bis invention that il les
i -,.,.t but 10 does not differ ma
ram other processes now in use.
l-rion Is accomplished by gas,
%. ,sssed directly through an up
...-rlr 90 the ore, mixed with some
,,s,ns ustegiaL Then the process
M ron the reducing furnacs to
hearth and from that on the 0p-
similar 20 the ordinary methods.
.,.sSs hes been tried and proved
isrsc.orv To- an experimental way,
-,s never been attempted on a COM
fs..Ie The saving 10 the cost is
.- the production Of the stock for
.-ssrth process, as the necessity
81. fnrracs IS obvisted, and it is not
$3.50 to nut the ore into what is
--,u- IS the pig iron condition before 1t
.s3e into steel
Tina ,osl development in West Virginia
..--.,.- ,..s- .ic strides, and the State is
.-,5-r b.iss opened up by railroed facil-
The g-s-e1t year has witnessed a
..,r, In rii.l-ci1 some psrts Of this State
h.fs handy SHOWN outside the Stale.
~-s,.tDat Of cosi i1 the Flat-T0p region
ESQ viii rssch i. $40 009 tons, while IN
--s.,t vil reach 800. l62 tons. This field
-l-4ss Mercer aud Mcdowell counties.
V..- Virginia and TazeWell county, VIZ
-s Tas coal is shipped cas-, while the
Basket for coke depends mainly o. the
S,-t5 nd Southwest. Six yesrs ego the
ss,i was unknown, and sc preseu. there
.-s nearly twenty mines m operation,
~rv n West Virginia The railroad
t-. .be shipping ia the Norfolk and
western road.
1h Bell & Co. have al the work
as- IAN 90 AZ their foundry. They are
s-.r row shipping stoves and ranges. lt
s-o. M sx3ggerstion 20 say that Wheel
rrrrs cOt os 6Qe goods IA this line as
.-v I, the world. Some rev, handsome
Ia ss-vieeabls designs have been Intro
l-,43 by ibis 6rm which have attracted
~-,h attention Mr. ID. Walter Bell has
gently returned from q trip for the hrm
md rerorts business good and orders plen-
r.7f Their other travelling statesmen
likewise send in numerous orders. This
frm has recently increased their force and
.orl9 "a. present put ia more mounters il
,,v choose 90 spp'y. The fall business is
s-csr than for number Of years.
.Tts BOYS a., The Ia Belle Cooper Shops
-o1t on q strike two weeks ago, their
sr.c ng Co work ten hours for q day S
L. vr5 They bad previously been working
sr.- -i a half, starting at SIX ID the
- and getting hg'f "a hour for din
-i iaishiug 40 SIX in the evening.
'ss tod them 10 30 10 work last
- week. Tney worked a week this
u w Yesterday was pay day at the Ia
aud when they went to get their
money the boss told them they could look
G mother job, as be didn't need them
s17 mora."
The Warwick China Company are run
1.-- full IN every department, with about
l they can at present handle and orders
cming 10 daily. The travelling men ere
al at home, and the demand for the holt
Day novelties of this company makes q
.15d trade in itself They are making
9reparations constantly for a yigOrou;
spring trade and have a number OF neH
things top7sseut.
At the Wheeling Pottery business is re
ported FAIR, end the product, though no
sl being disposed Of, is being shipped
very istteringiy. This pottery, in add
ton to filling an orders promptly, is en-
gagei ia bringing out some new design
and ssspes that will be popular with thf
trade when presented.
There Is rather a refreshing lot Of order
coming in these days 20 the various glas
factories for specialies to be sent at ono
for the holiday trade. These 20 to hell
make up a very good business on engraved
goods, while the unique designs IN SOM
other lines are also IN fair demand jus
now.
Al. Sweeney &c Son still continue busl
on the contracts previously mentioned
The drm has been given letters patent OF
an improved table for the manufacture @
plate glase. A. J. Sweeney has invented
sad bad patented a device for distilhnl
water
b FISHER & Son ind orders a little
slack 1st at present, owing to the baC
Dads and wet weather Of the past two
weeks. They are now putting by large
stock of stoves, in order to be 10 readiness
for any future demands.
AT the Hobbs Glass Works things ar
,11ning along nicely, and the Company
has a good share of orders on hand. SOmu
o. .ls latest designs have proven so popu
Jan with the trade that they are IN gooC
demand ahead
wilson Is Dunlevy are running ful
and . doing q good business. The sea
son Is now over for taking contracts FOL
The erection Of houses, but this irm Is nov
bidding on plans for buildings to be puf
mp next season.
Mes of the mills and factories closed
down on Thursday 70 allow their men &
chance to observe Thanksgiving day. 4
few did not start again the latter part o
last week AN will be running as usua
tomorrow.
When the Whitaker Iron Co. have thei
Westinghouse system of electric light
completed, the mill will present a beauh
ful appearance at night. There will b.
thirty lights Of . 600 candle power each.
K6eyes, Kraft & Co. have their ful
force at work completing contracts. Thu
arm the last week completed and turned
over to the proprietors the handsome new
llstallment Store room.
The lamp trade from this section wa'
never equalled in any past season. Beau.
uiuI.y decorated hand and swing lamps
bad ,he lead and the trade in them is still
ar
lls-e has been some trouble st the ia
Belle Cooper Shops abou. the length Of s
day work O1e Of the boys states the
matter and outcome as follows;