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

Company has a corps of surveyors in New
Cumberland surveying the branch mp ss
far as Georgetown, Pa. This Will open up
new clay land north OF New Cumberland.
The Council at GAINESVILLE has appoint
ed a committee to investigate as to the
praoticability and cost of erecting system
of water works for the protection of that
city from fire.
The Pottery and Glass Ware Reporter of
last week contains a very flatteriug notice
of the American Glass Co., of Anderson,
lad. This company is composed OF Wheel
ing people.
B. Fisher & Sons foundry is still busy
and working full force on full time.
They are making specially of marbilized
iron mantels. Prospects for fall trade are
very good.
The Homestead sliding scale, which it
is reported suits the men very well, is
asked for by other mills that come into
competition with Carnegie, Phipps * Co.
At the Crystal Glass Works fire has
been put into the Nicholson furnace, which
has been changed in the recent rebuilding
from thirteen to fifteen pot furnace.
The natural gas find reported about a
week ago from the neighbOrhOod of Bell
sire has entirely fixed out, and now there
is not enough gas to make blaze.
Thomas Shelby, who has managed the
Etna glass works at Bellsire for a number
OF years, has accepted similar position
with the Beatty Bros, at Tifin, o.
The paper box workers find trade
little dull Just now. This is due to the
fact that the glass factories are all closed
and are shipping but little.
At the next convention of the Inter
national Cigarmakers' Union several i'm
POrtant amendments to the constitution
are likely to be adopted.
The Bellaire nail factory is on almost
full, only few machines lying idle. The
improvements at the blast furnace are near
ly completed.
Workmen are scare in all building
trades this season. This is owing to the
unprecedented number of new buildings
erected.
The repairs in progress at the Laughlin
mill are well under way, and the factory
will be ready 10 start before August first.
The carpenters are at work on the new
Ena mill warehouse. Other improve
ments and repairs are progressing nicely.
All reports from the interior of the State
show that the miners and lumbermen are
suffering from scarcity OF railway cars.
The Belmont Glass Works, of Bellaire,
has made some heavy shipments since July
first. Reports are good for the fall trade.
The Builders Exchange, which was or
ganized last week, promises to be one OF
the important institutions Of the city.
KHevis, Kraft & Co., J. A. Holiday &
Son and Bsllz and Flsdlng are all running
their mills to their full capacity.
The coal beavers at Superior, Wisconsin,
struck for so cents an hour last week, but
compromised at 10 cents.
Tue Creamery Co. at Somerton, Ohio,
has recently increased its capital stock from
S., 600 to $1,000.
An effort will be made to form a co-ope-
ratiye company to lease the Ktna Glass
Works, at Bellaire.
The Central Glass Company has made
some very good shipments during the past
few weeks.
Messrs. Wilson and Dunlevy are busy
on inside shop work and several building
contracts.
1t is proposed to have tin plate plant
in operation at the Pittsburg Exposition
this fall.
The LaBelle forge is running on muck
bar for shipment. The factory Is on near
ly full.
William Schwertferger & Co., have in
creased their shop force during the past
week.
The work Of tearing down the old Riv-
erside furnace, at BenwOod, is well under
way.
sweeney's foundry is only running half
time now. The rest OF the plant is on
full.
The Warwick China Company will &C.
cupy their new addition in few days.
The Benwood and Top Mill furnaces con-
tinue to make their usual output.
Prospects for fall business at the Joseph
Bell Stove Co. are first class.
All the green glass bottle blowers have
been united under one head.
The BenwoOd factory has been closed
down during the past week.
The Lantern Globe Works at Bellaire, is
rebuilding its furnace.
The repairs at the Bellsire steel plant
are about completed.
The Caldwell & Peterson Company is
running full.
Simon Baer's Sons are putting in a new
elevator.