Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-08-17

Some New York clOakmakers want
% per cent. advance, and will run
cooperative shops.
An three OF the flint houses at Eos
toria started up in full last Monday
with good prospects.
I'm Austria by law man may not
work I'm factories or at trades more than
I'm hours daily, not including rests.
Wood workers met at st. Louis to
form a national union. They want 5
hours and no piece work, nor Sunday
work.
At st. Paul soft stone cutters work
eight hours at so cents an hour. The
granite cutters work 9 hours for 80 to
40 cents
The N0lion0l Glass Budget says: j.
II. Burt, of Wheeling. has been in our
city for some days looking up newSpa-
per enterprise in which he will probably
engage
Nearly an the mills in Fall River,
Mass, shut down on August II for so
of "a week may not in some cases be Il
hardship ON the operators.
The Parkersburg, w. Va, Chair and
Furniture Company, which has not
gotten 10 work yet, has made a propO-
sitiou 20 Mr.. Hastings 10 turn its plant
over 70 him for a nail mill.
Jas. IL. Parrish, of Bellaire, has re-
ceived "a contract for the erection of
two r. foot 6 inch kilnS for the War
wick China Co., of Wheeling. These
TWO kilnS make 20 kilnS put up by Par
IRISH for the four different pOtterieS in
the last TWO years
At the national convention of the
mOlders letter was received from the
Manufacturers Defense Association of
the United States and Canada asking the
molderS TO appoint "a conference COM
mittee 90 meet with them i'm future and
adjust all differences between the two
great unions.
An Ohio paper states that the Warren
Iron Mil. the Trumbull Iron Company,
of Girard, and the Youngstown Rolling
MIL of Youngstown, will be conSOli-
dated. If the change is made, it is pro-
posed To- have the OFF ,eS of the COM
pany In Youngstown, and conduct the
business there.
10 is reported that a company is being
organized by capitalists interested in
the Norfolk Il Western Railroad to
build basic steel plant at Salem, Va.
This is in addition 10 the McCarty steel
plant 10 be built at Salem, and upon
which. it is understood, work is to be
commenced soon.
The Tyler Tube and Pipe Company
are about ready 10 start their tube and
pipe mill, recently erected at Washing
ton. Pa They will make their own
,keip iron. having put in an Is inch 3
high Garrison roll train for that purpose.
The firm is erecting number of dwell
ing houses near the new works to be
occupied by the workmen.
Al. Sweeney Il Co.. shipped ON last
Friday some go tons of plate glass ma
chinery 90 Butler. Pa. The firm is now
busily engaged In constructing the new
steel boat, and orders for various de-
vices are rapidly pouring in. As the re-
porter called several OF the wOrkmen
were adjusting and testing the mann
moth Whitaker fly wheel.
We are pleased 20 see the encourag-
/ ing reports from our contemporaries in
/ West Virginia. Pennsylvania and Indi-
.ana and earnestly hope that the good
work. now being done shall never cease
until each and every miner will have
taken his place within the organization.
Then viii il be that the condition long
sought aud hoped for will be obtained
Labor Tribune.
Mark Beaufoy, of London: Il am glad
| 10 be able 20 say that my experience OF
the eight hours system has been the
most satisfactory. So far from reduc-
ing the amount of production l have I'M
creased 30 considerably. l attribute
this entirely 90 the increased amount OF
vigor with which my men have been
able t0 work I'm consequence of the
shortening of their hours of labor.
Patrick McBryde. senior member of
the National Executive Board of the
United Mine Workers, and VI. f..
Moran. of District II. of West Virginia,
II viii address mass meetings of miners at
Montana mines, August 25th; Newburg.
o. August 2sth. and Terra Alta, August
B. 30th. There viii be grand Labor Day
o. celebration of the Knights of Labor
, land Farmers Alliance of Preston conn
, ty. at Terra Alta. ON the 30th of August.
b . Oh celebrate Labor Day.