Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-12-29

Of committee to confer with similar
committee from the Eastern manufacture
ers 70 consider the scale Of extras in the
mice lists. The conference will consider
The extras in the merchant and bar iron
schedules.
There is fine opening in BellaiVe for a
irst.olass foundry, and the stock could
readily be secured. An effort will also be
made shortly to Organizs an iron bridge
mandatory, and a sheet iron mill is
talked Of by men able to put such an en-
terprise in good shape to 20. There never
was a better time or more favorable one
to begin sll of these things right here
Bellaire Independent
The Ohio Valley Steel Company has
been incorporated Of Cincinnati, with
capital of 100000 for the purpose of
manufacturing steel wire, wire nails and
barb wire. The principal incorpOrators
are the members of H. Belmer 4 Co. and
he Cincinnati Barb Wire Fence Company,
together with number of capitalists. 1t
is proposed to 81 mp fine rod mill.
An effort is being made to resurrect the
old Western Nail Association. 1t IS Just
about time that something was done IN
that direction so that the card rate on cut
nails could be advanced to point that
would admit of the uailers getting their
portion Of profits from the increased trade.
Labor Tribune.
The Joseph Bell Stove COmpany's
works ars partially shut down. The
moulders will probably be given q rest OF
week. Mr Walter Bell got home last
week from trip TO Baltimore and other
eastern cities in tbs interts. Of the COM
pany, and reports business encouraging.
The consumption Of fIe brick, mainly
for paving, has grown so out of proper
ton 20 the gIoWth Of the capacity OF the
manufactures that though the manufac-
turers of New Cumberland, ". Va, have
a capacity OF 3 600, 600 year, their pro-
duct Is an sold ahead.
At the Belmont mill the men were given
Christmas only for a holiday. The pud-
oilers and part Of the factory resumed
Thursday morning, and a small part OF
the factory will lie idle the rest OF the
week. The meu were given special pay
Tuesday.
Christmas pay was dispensed to the en-
ployes of the LaBelle mill on Tuesday at
ternoon. Only one day Was taken of there
this week. Tee mill has been running to
its full capacity, and the product shipped
as fast ss cool.
at the Riverside everything is running
with full force the men having knocked
off Tuesday night and resumed work sgain
Thursday morning. This will probably
be the only holiday rest at the Riverside.
The Benwood nail mill has been doing
8 big business lately, their December
shipments being especially large. 1t IS
not an unusual thing to see their wharf
covered with nails.
Klieves, Kraft & %. worked right up to
Christmas eve, and resumed again Thurs
dsv morning. Work was begun on the al
terstiou and addition 70 the Reilly block
Thursday morning.
The Whitaker mill rested Christmas
only Business is reported a little slack
this week, though good for the season.
Buyers are holding eff a little IN view of
high prices.
The $ andard mill blew out q boiler last
week and the holiday week has been 0ccu-
pied in making repairs. Ii is expected to
get the mill started Monday morning.
The National Brickmskers' Association
has adopted the Pittsburg brick as the ma
tional standard. II is . inches thick, 4
inches wide and So inches long.
The Caldwell & Peterson Company Is
putting in machinery for new work, and
making some repairs. They will probably
take stock next week.
President Weihe returned to Pittsburg
from Canada on the oath inst, where he
has been quite as successful as he could
wish in organization.
Bstz. Fading & Co. took only ore days
rest for Christmas. Business is good with
them and an usually large force employed
for this season.
Many manufacturing concerns IN this
vicinity will close down within the next
few DAYS 20 allow Of the ANIMAL taking Of
stock.
b Fishers stove foundry only took one
day of for Christmas, that being all the
irm could spare or the men wanted.
Tire Wheeling Oil Company is drilling
their No well, on the Fair Grounds, at
Little Washington to afourth sand.
Work has begun on the new decorating
department addition to the pottery Of the
West Virginia China Company.
August Wayer late Of the Brilliant
Glass Works, will have charge Of the New
Cumberland Glass Works.
The Top mill blast furnace is making its
usual output. Work progresses steadily
on the new sheet mill.
The Sboenberger nail mill at Pittsburg,
which has been idle for the past two years,
will soon be started.
Both OF the Central snd Hobbs glass
factories are closed down for the usual
holiday stop.
The Benwood mill shut down Tuesday
night and resumed work Thursday morn
ing.
Only one day was taken by the men at
A. J. Sweeney & Sons as a holiday.
The Etna mill shut down Christmas
eve for the remainder of the week.