Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-07-25
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
Current Items of Interest About Local
Manufacturers and Workmen

Current Items of Interest About Local
Manufacturers and Workmen
Brick work on the new Stifel tenement
block was commenced yesterday.
The steamer Lizzie Townsend took two
hundred kegs of nails from the Top mill
yesterday.
The steamer Andes carried large ship
ment Of glass from the Northwood Glass
Works on Tuesday.
Miss A O. KDo,e's building on MHiu
street, which is being remodeled, is be.
ginning to assume shape. Ii will be
modern in all respects.
The La Belle, Riverside and Belmont
mills are all still on in part. The Ben
wood is idle, and Bellaire is on full. The
L1ughlin is still making repairs.
The foundation for the new front of the
Wesleyan Methodist Church, on the South
Side, is completed, and brick are on the
ground for the remainder of the front.
Mrs. Altmyer's new three story brick
buiiding at the corner Of Thiriy-ninth and
Jacob streets is well under way. The car
penters are at work finishing up the job.
Contractor Chisholm has force OF men
at work noS putting the second line Of
pipe up Eighth street 60 the new rtseT-
voir. Another pipe line, to be used in
cleaning the basin, is yet to be put in.
The Reymsnn brewery and surrounding
buildings are being coated with nice fresh
paint. D. @. Kurner has his entire force
at work on the job, snd the buildings are
beginning to present much finer appesr-
ance already.
Quite a number of painters in the city
are idle just now because 20 much of the
new work has bSen delayed. The very
rainy weather of the early summer is the
cause of the lateness of the builders in get
ting their work under way.
Messrs. Cox & Morrison have been
working their men eight and ten days a
week on repair work during the past
month. They have little new work on
hands, but are figuring on several large
jobs.
The Wheeling Hinge Company reports
business very dull just now, but the pre-
diction is ventured that it will improve
quite rapidly within the next few months.
So strong is this feeling that several orders
have been refused within the past few days
because ruling prices are low.
Henry Morris box factory, on Four
tenth street, is working about half the
usual force OF employees. The box people
always expect six weeks or two months
dizziness during the Summer season, while
the glass factories are closed. Mr.. Morris
states, however, that the present season
has been better than the same season
in years past.
The piles for the shore pier on this side
of the Union bridge have all been driven,
and the grillage ard caisson for the Same
are about done. The pile driver has been
moved over to the site of the channel pier
ard work has been commenced on 1t.
Stone work has been commenced on the
ss>Hnd pier out from the Ohio side, and
has progressed far enough that ordinary
high water can do no damsgs.
TEE Baltimore ard Ohio Railroad Com
pany have Just placed an order with the
Pittsburg Locomotive Company, of Ale
gheny City, for % of the latest improved
locomotives. The engines will be eight
wheelers and will be used on the Trans
Ohio division. The company is now at
work on the order and will turn out the