Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-02
LOCAL INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

The Top mill has not yet started up.
The Bellaire blast furnace was of last
Friday while undergoing repairs.
The Standard mill, at Bridgeport, is
running full in all its departments.
The Wheeling and LaBelle, and the
warwick potteries are all in operation,
and are not making nearly full time.
Al. Sweeney & Son are still in op-
Grafton. but orders are not coming In
very rapidly. The foundry Is only run
ming about half full.
Barnard's big brick works In Bellaire
hogan operations yesterday. After the
plant is in good running order It's daily
capacity will be 10000 bricks.
AE. Case and A. b. Hilman, OF VIII
Transport Pa, and. Clarence .Rlnssharlti
S1sftins Ferry.
Yesterday was payday at the Stand
ard Axle Works, Riverside Iron Works,
BOggs Run Mining and Manufactur-
ing Company, and the Wheeling and
La Belle Potteries.
Bloch Bros tobacco factory will re-
sumo work tomorrow, after being idle
all of last week. The equipment of the
factory has been placed in first class
order during the shutdown.
Fire will not be started at Hobbs I'M
til the annual list is signed by the man
ufacturerS, so that II will be impossible
to start the factory next Monday, at the
termination Of the six weeks stop,
The new department which is being
built at the Etna mill will be completed
and ready TO commence operations in
October. 1t will make the Etna one Of
the best equipped mills in the country.
The Etna mill started up last Mon
day with twenty pudding furnaces on.
The plate mill, sheet mill No. ?, and
breakdown mill did not get on until
Thursday. Everything is running along
smoothly.
The annaul shutdown for repairs at
the Whitaker mill will occur later than
usual this year. Matters are not yet in
shape for suspendlng operations, but
the mill will probably not run later than
this week.
The coming celebration of Labor Day
by parade and picnic at the Fair
Grounds, is stirring up an unusual
amount OF interest among workingmen,
and no efforts will be spared to make
the event notable one.
IA. Holiday e Sons model planing
mill. on LaBelle street, has been COM
pleted, and is ready to start in operation
this week. The mill Is equipped with
the latest and most improved machinery
and increased facilities fOi turning out
work.
The Bellaire and Union window houses
are being reshingled, and it takes about
65. 900 shingles for each one Of them.
Both were built about eleven years ago
and this is the first time they have had
new roofs put on. The Union is also
making an addition to its warehouse and
other improvements.
The La Belle mill is running tlll in
all departments. Is Is understood that
after this week the plant will dose
down for six weeks for the two-old
purpoSe of giving the employees a vsca-
tiop. after a long and prosperous rtn,
and making repairs TO the equipment
of the mill, which are badly needed.
There is no change in the situation az
the Standard Axle Works. Manager
Howe closed the factory down last
week, and yesterday the striking en-
plOyes were paid of and discharges.
The plant will be closed down indie
inltely, or until such time as 1t can De
operated at a profit. The Spears Axle
Works is also idle.
The stockholders Of the Bellaire Bot
tie Company, at their annual meeting at
the Office Of the company, reelected the
old Board Of Directors aS follows; Geo.
w. Yost, ThoS. K. Smith, VIM. Cleaver,
d. A. Colbert, J. w. YOst. They or
ganized by re-electing Thos. K. Smith,
President, George w. YOst Secretary,
and D. H. Colbert Manager.