Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-31
INDUSTRIAL ITEMS.
Notes of Interest Gathered in the Mill
and Factories.

anu FActOTless
John White has accepted charge of
the planer on night turn at Sweeney's
foundry.
On account OF push of orders at
Sweeney's foundry, the machine shop
has gone on night turn. The shaft on
the planer broke Monday night.
new elevator for hosting coal for
the furnaces in the forge department
of the La Belle, is being built to replace
the old one, which is worn out.
Ground has been broken on Jacob
street, above Thirty-ninth, for new
two story frame dwelling for Mrs. Son
dermann. A. C. Fisher has the con-
tract.
Caldwell & Peterson are putting
new metal ceiling in the South Side
Bank building. They will also put L
steel ceiling in the millinery store Of NJ.
l.. Colvig.
A new tubular boiler has been placed
in position 1T the Standard Axle Works.
About two weeks ago coal was substi-
tuted for natural gas as fuel, and but
one furnace has been In operation since.
Fire will he started in the others to-mor-
row, aud the works will go on in full.
The Convention OF the potters' Broth
erhood will be in session at East Liver
pool all this week. Delegates are pres
ent from all the potterieS west OF the
Allegheny mountains. A Potters'
Trades Union will be organized, after
which the union will probably apply
for admission into the American Trades
Federation.
There was an important meeting OF
the Window Glass Association at Chi
cago, yesterday. 1t is understood that
no action as TO consolidation has
been reached, owing to the refusal OF
several firms, including the Belairc
Window Glass Works, TO enter the or
ganization. A cut rate war will likely
be the outcome Of the meeting, un.css
an agreement is reached.
Plans are being prepared for new
planning mill for j. A. Holiday Il Son,
TO be erected on Jacob street, between
Twenty-ninth and Thirty-iirst streets.
When completed il will be probably the
best equipped mill in the State. 1t will
will double their present capacity, be-
sides giving them additional yard room.
A two-story lumber shed, 150x20 feet.
will also be erected.
Work on the new electric light plant
and power house. at Thirty-sixth and
Mccullough streets, is being pushed as
rapidly as possible. The foundations
for the machinery are very substantial,
and there will be no complaint about
shaking. They alone will cost in the
neighborhood OF $500. The capacity
OF the plant will be doubled, with iaciI-
tiles for TRIPPING il, if necessary. Two
engines, of 200 and lao horse power re-
spectively. were ordered last week from
the Westinghouse Company, In Pitts
burg.
In a conversation with reporter,
yesterday, regarding the reference in
Yesterdays REGISTER to an article in
the Council Bluffs Ga.) Nonporcu. Mr..
Andrew j. Sweeney said: 1--WE have
abandoned our plans for building wire
nail factory in Council Bluffs, as a re-
suit of a fractional fight in that city,
oyer the location Of our plant. Oar
proposition To them was plain one.
We asked for 500, 900. which they pro-
posed TO raise by a sale OF lots. Two
sites were offered us, and we selected
the one which we considered the best
The gentlemen representing the other
side were dissatisfied, and secured the
defeat Of our proposition in the Board
of Trade. We have received good offers
from several cities, but have not yet
decided upon location"
The necessary changes arr icing mado
at the La l,elle. mill for the substitution
| for natural sas of the Smith patent pro.
cess for manufacturing fuel gas. Chas.
, Webster. OF Pittsburg, has charge OF
the work, and 1t will be completed In
about two weeks. Three producers
are building in which the gas will be
generated aud conveyed through six
foot iron pipe into large vessel. from
which il will be conveyed through an
underground conduit into the furnaces.
The three heating furnaces will be torn
down and replaced With two Smith fur
naces, nine feet longer than The present
furnaces, nth capacity " 9ne:tAird
greater. Eight similar producers were
recently built 1t the mill OF Carnegie i
Phipps, and others in course al pon.
struction al Beaver Falls and Johns
town.
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