Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-07-21


The plate, bar and skelp mills, and steel
and pipe works at the Riverside are all
running iul and turning out the usual
output, also the old factory and the fur
mace at Steubenville. Commenced tear
ing down the Benwood blast furnace last
week preparatory to the erection Of q new
one large force 10 engaged IN the Work.
The pipe mill is well crowded with orders
and is full capacity is thoroughly tested.
Last Tuesday they booked orders ior lo
miles of line pipe and - miles OF steam
pipe.
The Belmont County Builders' League,
a union comprising mechanics Of the yari-
Gus building trades, was organized in this
city Friday night by the election of the
following officers John Parrish, President;
John Herbert, Secretary; A. G.. Feeley,
Treasurer. The meetings Will be held al
ternately in Martins Ferry and this city,
meeting at each place every four weeks
BeHGire Democrat
The Brotherhood Of Painters and Dec
orators of America, which was founded IN
Baltimore two years sgO, has now branches
I'm 40 American and Canadian cities, with
a large membership. Besides its trade tea-
tures il has g mutual benefit system,
under which nearly s., 900 have been paid
ont within two years. Ii IS also protee-
tive union. affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor.
The local lodge Of the Order Of Railway
photographers, which includes the operators
on the @. 0l p, c., l. x w, B. * D. and
p. ". & Ky. for 3 distance OF nifty miles
from Wheeling, held its regular monthly
meeting IN Bridgeport Friday night. This
order has only been organized here about
two yeags aud includes all the railroad OPP
orators in the district.
President Austin COrbin, of the Reading
Railroad Company, has given notice that
the men employed at the Reading Iron
Works must sign a written pledge that
they will not JOIN any labor organizations
except such as are purely beneficial or
benevolent. About 5000 men are en-
ployed in the works.
At the Buckeye Glass Works the repairs
mentioned last week are being pushed
with all possible yigor. Business in the
decorating department is quite brisk Just
now. Superintendent Smith having re-em-
ployed nearly the whole force Of decorators
last week. Mr. Lewis Smith made quite
successful short selling trip last week.
Wizard Edison has, during the past
week. hsd on exhibition at Reading, Pa,
an electric Continuance for separating iron
ore at the miues from foreign substances.
Ii Ia said TO possess the faculty OF sepaTst-
inc base ores from the clay and other
foreign substances, so that they are made
valuable for use in furnaces.
A Pittsburg paper last week announced
that the National Progressive Union Of
Miners and Mine LsbOrers is rapidly dis
migrating II is said that the new
plan Of paying dues TO local tTe'sureIs,
and the consequent failure Of the men TO
pay up is tie eause.
The Royal Brick Company, which has
It's main office in Bridgeport, and OF which
Mr.. A. J. Baggs is manager, has gotten
out o new sidewalk paving brick, a little
larger than two common bricks. Ii is
burned hard and even and makes pretty
pavement.
All the labor unions except the window
glassworkers have withdrawn their sup
port from the C0mmOner and GiGSic0rker.
The American Fhnts have endorsed the
Bulge. as their organ. To all comes from
the trouble with imported men at Jean
nette Pa
The hobbs Glass Company has gotten
out some ice new goods for fall trade.
Their new designs are: No. $50 in imita-
ton Of heavy cut, No. 33l in ruby, pink,
0rrate and crystal, blown, and No. $50 in
crystal, plain and engraved, pressed.
The oandaTd Iron Company viii occupy
i.s new coUugating shop and warehouses
this week. The mill is partly of for re-
pairs and VIII no. get on full before August
-'t ANEW steam crane viii be among the
Improvement.
Spence, Baggs d Co.'S stove works at
Martins Ferry continues to run full time
with the regular force of men. The pro-
duct Is being turned over to the ware
houses, but prospects for fall trade are
splendid
The Convention Of the Window Glass
Workers, which closed in Pittsburg last
week, made such charges in their apprep-
tceship rules as vii make further impor-
tatlon Of foreign glass makers unnecessary.
The Pittsburg, Cincinnati & St. Louis