Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-04
THE STRIKE.
A LOOK AT THE RESULTS TO WHBBLING'S
BUSINESS INTERESTS
Should The Building Trades Remain Idle as Ihsy
Now Archie Prospects Good for
Settlement.

The prospects are that if the present
trouble between the building contractors
snd their workmen is not settled before
the spring building season sets in, tue re-
suit will be very hurtful to Weddings
buildipg interests, and to her business
generally. As has been stated in the REe-
TER. a fair estimate of the loss TO the city,
should the present state of affsirs continue
beyond certain time, in dOllers and cents
would amount to at least quarter OF
million of dollars, and it would be long
time before the lost ground could be re-
gained and the building interests again
put il successful motion.
There ore many ways in which long
strike would work injury TO the
business interests of the city.
Something like thousand to one thou
sand five hundred men would be out OF
withholding the support from
at least 5, 0C0 persons, and OF course the
contractors would be idle and season oil
building, than which promises, II the strike
is promptly settled, 10 be one OF tie
most prosperous and extensive ever expert
epced in the city Of Wheeling, would be
knocked out. Money would
become tight, and even new industrial en-
terprises would be stopped on this &C
eouut. which is already the case.
Men who contemplated putting up large
business buildings aud dwellings are timld
about proceeding with their plans. ana 1t
is known that several who bad gone so far
as to have plans drawn up have stopped
all further progress until it Is known bow
thu prssent trouble will terminate, and OF
course those who have buildings or im-
movements 10 course OF construction ore IN
a plight that is working them great IN
Jury every day, and from which there is no
escape unless the present trouble 10 soon
settled.
Among the most prominent buildings
and improvement which have been stopped
by the trouble is the work on the leland
school house. lumber for which ID being
furnished by Klieves, Kraft Il Co. Work
has alec been suspended on the Stiiel
block OF residences on North Main street,
which are almost completed, hut cannot
be finished until the strike is settled. The
extensive improvements IN Geo +. Shfel
& Co, q business house on Nsin street are
also suspended, as are those on the Riley
Block, W. P. RObinson's double frame
A yelling on the Island, and other smaller
contracts in the city, pd dwelling for
Misc Pendleton az Bethany, for all OF
which Klieves, Kraft & Go. are contractors.
Beliz, FisoiDg & Co have q double
frsme dwelling for Fred Wingerter in the
EIGHTH ward; three story brick business
and dwelling house for Edward Meigil, in
East Wheeling; the building for the new
ron ceiling works ut the Whitaker mill,
which was expected 10 be started at no
distant date, and some other smaller con-
trscts.
Wilson & Go. wsIe furnishing lumber
for two houses being built BY Contractor
Emhoff on the Island. two by Contractor
Hartong, also on ths Island, one for Louis
Weiizsl and one for Richard Mooney in
the First ward, tue improvements on
the Hubbard building, the improvement
for O. II. Wheeler on North Main street,
md a number of other smaller jobs.
Holiday & Son were furBishing mster-
al for two double and si1gle frame
dwellings, on The Island for Contractor
Philip Limerick, a frame dwelling for John
Krsft on Twelfth street, a large double
frame dwelling for NJ. L. E.zIer on the
Island. two dwellings, on the Island for
Horh Haw kins, three dwellings for James
T. GRAY, four dwellirg s for L. W. Steph'
sns, a dwelling for NJ. A. Lssbley on the
Island, dwelling for Henry Murray at
Elm Grove, the NJ. +. Church at Nc.
Mechen, the Triadeiphia school house and
pliers.
r ]. Baggs & Co., of Bridgeport. have
several contracts on which work has been
stopped by toe shut down, and the in
stances cited above tend TO indicate the
yreat extent Of the stsgnstiou OF the build
ing interests, while Gil contractors have
in hand numerous plans FOR buildings for
both business and dwelling purposes,
Sh;ch would make thOse mentioned pale
into sigui6c ,nce whea their extent is
known
And so, should the present trouble con-
time TO exist until the season is upon us,
when everything should be in readiness to
push ahead, all present Improvements aud
those contemplated will be, to use an ex-
oressive slang phrase, "in the soup"
There is no doubt but that both sides to
the controversy see this stale OF affairs snd
appreciate il 8. its full value and Gig
nificarce, and that tbsy will act according
ly is to be sincerely hoped.
That they are on the high road to sue
cess, the smicsble feeling shown at the
conference between the two committees,
evening is ample evidence. The
REGISTER suggested, some days ago, the
ides of permanent scale committees being
appointed by each side, which would meet
some time before the end Of the scale year
and adjust the scale Of prices for ell the
trades. each side binding themselyes TO
live Cd 20 those figures for the year, and
then the contractors and the builders
would know ast where they stood at all
times, people contemplating building
would not have cause for anxiety, and
q great deal of money that is now taken
cut of the city and invested. and much
more that would inevitably come in from
outside sources would add to Wheelirgs
and g;0~sh.
Stree The scale committee plan was
mentioned by the REGIsTEB II has met with
much favor By both sides and no doubt 1t
Sill be considered.
The conference commit 'ees of tie Bald
ers' Exchange and the Building Trades
Council will meet again this evening, and
the prospects are that something dtfisite
will be the result. The Bnilders' Ek-
change held meeting last evening, bat 1t
was sn informal one, merely to hear what
the conference committee bad 10 report.
FOB bargains in Boots end Shoes call at
II. o. HOFF's,
S1ccelscr TO J. W Auick & Co,
No. 1143 Main Street.
Rlas.fnC n Mankind.