The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-04

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The Virginia mill was founded in 1S47,
and was tho second iron mill and the
first exclusive nail mill west Of the
mountains. The Benwood mill is its
successor. Located first where the B.
& o. station now stands, it was removed
to Benwood in 1858. The mill is on the
Ohio River and B. & o. railroads and the
river. The company's office is on Four
teenth street near Main. This COM
pany owns third interestin the Wheel
ing steel plant at Benwood, the Belmont
and "TopN mills being the joint owners
with it. Its blast furnace at Martins
Ferry turns out first class Bessemerpig.
The company has always been noted for
good management. Major A. I.oring
has long been its Secretary and George
Wise his assistant.
THE BELMONT.
The Belmont mill, of which Mr.. A.
". Kelly is president and Mr.. ]. D.
Dubois the experienced and efficient
secretary, owns one Of the two blast
furnaces in Wheeling, as well as the
second largest nail factory. Its history
dates back to lS40, and it has for the
most part been solid and prosperous
concern, though its former owners be-
came unfortunate, and in 1879 twas
sold, and since that year has enjoyed as
great degree OF prosperity as any like
Ohio valley concern. 1t has veryfne
factory, with l52 nail machines and an
annual capacity OF $4,000 kegs OF nails
The "red.headn brand Of nails is afgYor-
lite wherever Wheeling nails are sold.
THE "ToPn MILL.
The Wheeling Iron and Nail Com
pany's works at the extreme north end
Of the city have always been known as
the "Top" mill. This was also pic
neer industry and has had an important
part in the industrial life OF Wheeling.
The plant now consists of a blast fur
mace, making Bessemer pig, a nail fac
tory and nail plate mill, and sheet
iron works. The last named depart
ment has been in existence only little
over year, but in thattime its product
has won its way in the market as a No
iron. The destnies OF the mill are
conservatively and well managed by
C. R. Hubbard, President; Il. II;
Hornbrook, Vice-President, and.
G. D. Hubbard, Secretary, and q board
Of directors composed Of leading eapi-
talists and business men of Wheeling.
WHEELING ooRRuoATlNG COMPANY.
Not much oSera year ago the Wheel
ing Corrugating Company went into
business, having completed a large and
modern factory on the banks OF Wheel
ing Creek and the line of the TERMINAL
railway east of,the Whitaker Iron Com
pany. Its affairs were in the efficient
hands OF Mr.. L. @. Ewing, president,
and Mr.. Alex. Glass, secretary, both be-
ing experienced men. In few months
the large factory was found to be too
small for the company's purposes, and
IN addition had to be erected.
To-day the company could use
still more room to advantage. The
record it has made is almost unpreced-
ented in SO short a time. Its product
is corrugated iron and iron roofing Of all
kinds, and it is about to put in Inacllin-
cry for making metal ceiling, Of which
it will manufacture several artistic de-
signs. The company's factory Is one Of
the most complete and admirable IN It's
appointments in the city, all the iron
being handled on tracks with the least
manual labor necessary. 1t furnishes a
gratifying illustration Of the possibilities
still left in Wheeling Tor intelligence
and experience.
THE CALDWELL q PETERSON COMPANY.
The goods made by the Caldwell q
Peterson Manufacturing Company are
iayorably known wherever Wheeling
products are sold. Some OF the most
stylish buildings in Wheeling owe their
beauty to the artistic work OF this con
Germ, and there is nothing anywhere
that excels in attractive appearance or
seryiceableness the companys metal
ceiling. In its prosperous career
the company has been almost con-
stantly engaged in making improve
ments and additions to the work, anqthe
factory on South street near Main, is
one OF the most complete and alinira-
BILE in the country. It is not only
locally that the goods this COMPANY
make have a high reputation, g IS
shown by the fact that the US. barracks
| at Davis Island, n. Y, are ceilet With
their metal ceiling, and present, IN ap-
pearance which has won for the sons
pany fame extending from the Alian'
tic to the Pacific Enterprise anl ar
tistic taste are shown in eyerythiRSsne
company docs, and Wheeling haSdew
concerns which are rs good .adyerl,lse-
ments OF her capacity as q manui4ilnr-
ing community US the Caldwell x feIer-
son Company.
THE wHEELISa HINGE coNPASf'
The Wheeling Hinge Company IS a
representative concern which is well
known for the variety andhigh quRlity
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