Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-10-17
Indna,riaI Noiea.


The eight and ten panny machines at
the Laughlin mill, Bellaire, are of on &C
count of a shortage Of iron.
At Fishers foundry the wOrkmen are as
busy as can be. They are doing an espec-
tally big business in stoves. Trade gener-
ally continues good.
An addition to Schmulbach's brewery
is in process Of construction. The build
ing will be 81 feet long, "a feet wide and
Is feet high, and will bs used for storage
purposes. II is located in the rear Of the
brewery.
1t is not likely the factory OF the Bell
aire Nail Works will resume for two or
three weeks, as the company is turning the
produc. of their steel works into rlvets for
shipment, instead CT slabs. The late shut
down caused the company to get back on
filling orders for rivets.
Nearly all the iron work for the union
railroad bridge across the creek, from the
east portal of the long tunnel to the penln-
suls, is in place, and the structure is a very
handsome one. The bridge is evidently Of
great strength, and, like all the work done
by the contractors, has been evidently de-
signed to last.
There is project on foot to have e piece
of brick road made somewhere in the couu-
t. where pike ought to be, Just to try it.
When the farmers once get an idea OF the
advantage of this kind OF road the will In
all probability be willing to psy for such
convenience. 1t is claimed it will be ~
good as paved streets, but we Opine there
are several places that will require strong
support, on one eide, at least, to make 1t
as good. .-Belldre Independent.
The reports from glass works in the
boom burgs Of Findlay, o, and Muncie,
Ind, are anything but flattering Most OF
these factories are owned and manned by
former residents of Bellaire and Martins s
Ferry. 1t was supposed that the factories
would make a good showing when the
fuel that YVES used was free, but the
years inventory shows that the s'ayat-
home factories Jared as we'll, il not better
than the others.
One of the engines used 20 raise the
large stones that are being used in the
abutment wslls Of the Union bridge, at
Martins Ferry, broke down. Another en-
CINE could no, be secured. One of the
workmen, an inventive genius, construct
ed a kind of frame work, in which he
hitched horee. The horse walks in cir
Gle, after the syle of merry -go-round, "
thus turning cylinder that draws the
heavy stones to where they are to be
placed.
Alta meeting of the Western Window
Glass Manufacturers Beneficial Associa-
tion in Pittsburg the price Of glass of all
sizes was advanced fise per cent. The
reasons assigned for the advance are tina,
the Chambers & Mckee Company have
raised the price FIVE per cent, and that 1t
gss trade necessity on account OF the In
crease in wsges txscted by the window
Glass Workers Association. Trsde pros
poets are reported fair, with sctive demsnd
and ready sales.
The CRYSTAL window glass works has re
arranged the furnace, and now gas manu-
fsc.nred from slack is used. The furnace
il hot enough for pot setting. There are
several Belgians in these parts who claim
n know how to construct furnaces for the
use of slack gas. They have been gwen
trials in the neighboriug towns and have
most always demonstrated that they were
mot wholly familiar with the work they
undertook. The Enterprise window glass
works spent about $1,000 trying TO get
bIow furnace 10 work that Belgian
named Heuse built The Crystal window
class works had similsr experience. The
Secretary cf the latter works has come to
the conclusion tha, # experiments are re-
ouired he will not hire it done. but will
20 II himseli. IfSscTetaTy Voeckley don
find out means for producing window
glass cheaply it will not be his fault.