Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-06-30

There has been a marked decrease of
strikes within the past three years. In
1889 the number of employees involved in
strikes and lockouts was 449, 600, in 1887
about 345 600, and in 1888 only about
211, 900. AT the same time there was an
increase in the number of successful
strikes.
Beltz, Fladiug & Co. booked contract
for a two-story frame dwelling for A. J.
Halsted, near Elm Grove, and the remod-
cling, including the addition of snOteer
story, of the house at LeatherwOOd, known
as the McCabe house, for r c. Dalzell, OF
this city.
The NOrthwOOd Glass Co. will, during
The summer stop, put new floor in their
factory, and possibly build a new crown
into the furnace. Nearly all thsir pots
are burned out. They have new set of
very pretty designs, which they make in
ruby, crystal and Rose DuBsrry.
At meeting of the Directory of the
Bellaire Window Glass Works held Fri
day it was decided to repair both furnaces
and operate them during the coming year,
using the coal stack gas system that was
used some time ago at the Crystal Window
Glass Works.
The Novelty Mould Works at Martin 8
Ferry has wound up its business for the
season and within the week will be ready
to begin on fall business. The glass fac
tories have all gotten their new moulds
tested and have made samples for the fall
trade.
Three new locals of the American Flint
Glass Workers Union have had charters
issued to them this week. One is in
Rochester, Pa. to which Nc. 81 has been
given, one in GAINESVILLE, Ohio, known as
90, and one in Anderson, Ind, known
ae SO.
The only changes in the Pittsburg iron
market the past week were 80 cests ad-
vance in pig iron and the same in rails.
The inquiry, however, was better along
the line of the slower grades, and COED
trade was reported.
President GOmpers, of the American
Federation of Labor, has been in CORE
spondence with the Swiss Government re-
specting representation at the coming in
ternational congress on factory and labor
legislation.
The American Flint Glass Workers
National Union, in its latest report, shows
yearly income of 800, 900, and total
membership of ), $50. There are less than
100 nOn-uniOn men in the entire trade.
There are 5000 members in the sixty
eight branches of the Horseshoers' Nation
al Union, and there were fifty delegates,
representing forty cities, at its recent ma
tiOnal convention in st. Paul.
Architect Wells is making plans and
specifications for the buildings of the new
artificial ice company, to be located on
Water street, between Twenty-secOnd and
Twenty-third.
Az was stated last Sunday, the Wheel
ing Steel Works closed down yesterday to
make repairs. Among the most important
is the Strengthening of the foundation Of
the engine.
The members of Machine Wood Work
ers' Union No. 10, of New York, have
secured a weekly time schedule of fifty
three hours, with minimum wages of SIS
q week.
A ten per cent. reduction in the wages
/ of all the employees in the offices and &C
counting departments of the O., L. & w.
K r. went into effect on the 18th Of this
month.
The pudding department of the 4Etns
mill was ibid of yesterday. It will re-
main idle four weeks to allow repairs a
be made in that department.
Nine-tenths of the lamp chimneys made
in this country are manufactured IN Pitts
burg, while most Of the balance are made
at Steubenville, o.
The plans of the Odd Fellows building,
at Bellaire, have been changed. There
will be but one room on each OF the first
and second stories.
The Bellaire Lantern Globe Works will
not let out the fire in their furnace, but
will keep it in readiness for an early start
in the fall.
The Labor tribune says ''The general
iron and steel trade outlook Is good, but
the weakest spot in the western trade Is
cut nails"
The recently organized National Assoei
alton of Mschinists has thirty-four lodge:
and 9. 600 members in fifteen States of the
Union.
Both the stove foundries are working
fairly good time. The warehouses are
taking majority oft product, however.
All unions ought to follow the example
Of the Brooklyn Cake Bakers Union IL
establishing free labor bureau.
There will be nine Bellaire boys return
from Munc'e, Indiana, Monday, TO spend
the Fourth.
Isaac Cline reports 94S window glass pots
in operation and 405 idle at the close OF
last week.
Jerry Meade, who has been laid up with
a felOn on his thumb, is again at wOr TX IN
the mines.
Klevis, Kraft & Co. put on Six new men
last week to keep up with their trade.
A new steam engine and boiler have been
| put in at Hunters spice mills.
a roll was broken in the plate mill at
the E.na yesterday morning.
The La Belle mill continues on full in
all departments.
A. J. Sweeney & Son are busy.