Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-14
INDUSTRIAL MOTIFS.

Beltz & Flading are busy on general job
work. sey have contracted to build a
new dwelling and store room for Mrs.
Martha NJ. Altmyer at the corner o.
Thirty and Jacob streets. They
are also Just finishing fine new counter
and railing for the City Bank. 1t will be
an exquisite affair, built with circular
end and composed of walnut, polished
brass and bevel plate glass.
The Top mill went on yesterday morn
ing after a loaf of several weeks The
nsilers accept the Bellsire scale, but the
bows who tend self feeders went on strike.
Ten hand feeders quit their jobs, because as
they say there is not living at tina rate OF
wages now paid even if steady time were
made. The pudding department is still
makingmuck bar for shipment.
The miners IN this district have decided
upon the following prices as the lowest
they will accept: Run of mine coal, 40
cents per ton OF 1000 pounds; over Il inch
screen, 81! cents per ton, provided the
Ohio miners are reduced to that price;
drivers and common laborers to be paid at
the rate Of 81 90 per day Of ten hours, and
skilled labor $l.75 per day for ten hours
work.
The Bellaire Window Glass Works will
take ont the pipes and fixtures recently
put in as an experiment for oil gas fuel and
will put in coal gel plant. The expert
ments of the past season at these works
have been very expensive and proftless,
while the coal gas plant seems II have been
a success at other points.
Business at the Hinge Factory is dull,
principally because ruling prices are 80
low that the company does not care to
book many orders. Every day there are
orders received for future delivery at cur
rent prices. There prices, however, are
expected to improve, and such orders are
treated negatively.
The Buckeye Glass Company are en-
ploying all their men this week, but will
be unable TO give them full time. The
packing and sorting department was of
yesterday but goes on to-day.
Local Uuion No. Is, A. F. G. W. o.,
has elected the following gentlemen del;
gates to the Bellaire Convention: Thos. j.
Irwin, Frank Dennis, Victor Foose and
Patsy Daugherty.
At Spence, Baggs * Co.'s stove foundry
busine is dull, Just az it everywhere else
with the stove men. Mr.. w. P. Baggs,
the secretary, is on the rosd in the interest
of the firm.
The national convention Of the pattern
makers. which met in Pittsburg yesterday,
parsed X oolutions c1king that eight hours
{ )nstitue days work for the coming
year.
The Riverside pipe mill is running along
steadily on six-inch steel tubing. the
welding mills were of two days last week
u allow the threading icor to catch up.
At the Belmont mill yesterday about
twenty-five machines were off on account
of shortage of plate. All other depart
ments are on full at the Bellaire scale.
The Elson Glass Company went on again
yesterday in part. The plant will run
this week about the came as last, with one
third of the men employed.
The Tack Factory W.T. clc1ed down yes
terday to allow the steam boiler to be in
spected by the agent of steam boiler in
surance association.
John Kline's new houso in North
Wheeling is nearing completion, also the
new brick store rooms of August Korn in
the same locality.
The Hobbs GlC-I Company after full
weeks run with one furnace, banked the
fires yesterday morning and will do moth
ing this week.
The Benwood nail factory and nail plate
rolls went on yesterday after an idleness
of thrl1 weeks. The Bellsire scale of
prices is paid.
The West Virginia Tobacco Company
has been forced through the press OF bust
ness to call another story OF their factory
into use.
The Northwood Glass Company went on
again yesterday with four shops working.
This is about the same as last week.
The painters are still very busy, and the
prospects for continuance of the rush
throughout the season are bright.
1t is estimated by the builders that
there will be fifty houses built in Martins
Ferry this year.
Cox & Morrison put q new fiue boiler in
place at the Reymann Brewery yesterday.
At the Riverside only the new factory
s working. The Bellaire scale is paid.
The self-feeder boys at the Lsughlin
mill are still on strike.
The LaBelle mill is on full.
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