Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-06
LOCAL INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

Work on the Fostoria Glass Com
panys new plant at MoundSville is
progressing nicely, and will soon be
completed andready for operation. The
F0storia factory has closed down, and a
great many OF the wOrkmen, whose
homes are In this city, are spending the
time until the factory starts up with
Wheeling friends. Among the Wheel
Ing people visiting here are Jos. VOitle
and wife, Fred Voitle and wife, and
Geo. BrysOn and family. 1t is rUmorei
that Nr. Otto Jaeger, formerly Of the
Hobbs factory, will manage the old
plant Of the FostOria Company, under
the new owners.
The employees OF the Wheeling steel
plant, at a meeting held last week at
the BenwoOd City Hall, formulated a
scale Of wages for the ensuing year, and
a committee was appointed to confer
with the officials, A conference was
held and the scale was rejected by the
officials. They submitted a counter
scale, providing for a general reduction.
The steel workers held another meeting
at the City Hall, last night, and the
matter was discussed, but the result Of
the meeting could not be ascertained.
The Buena Vista va correspondent
Of the Pttsburg COmmORer writes:
There are here a goOdly number Of
staid, Industrious married men at house,
keeping. Most all are from the Ohie
Valley Martin has returned
from Martins Ferry, where he was visit
ing through the death OF his mother.
Co.'S King, of Martins Ferry, en-
joys this place In good shape. When
he has day of it is passed looking up
the grand scenery Of the mountains.
Ten pudding furnaces went to work
At the BenwoOd mill, last Thursday
morning, the test Of tho skelD submit
ted to PittSburg experts having proven
entirely satisfactory. IL is expected
that the remaining furnaces will 60 on
tomorrow morning. The rolls were
Widened on Friday, and are now Of
standard guage.
The heaters employed at the BenwoOd
Iron Works have been asked to work
Tor $3.50 per day. The present rate Of
wages IS 20 cents per ton, and as they
can make double the proposed wages, il
Is probable that trouble Will occur If the
officials attempt to force them to accept
$3.50 per day.
Work on the new jObbing mill Of the
-tJna plant is progressing as rapidly as
possible. The foundation for the new
miii is about finished, The hOuSenS and
Jed plates are on the ground ready to be
placed I'm position. The foundations for
the furnaces are nearly ready.
The E,na mill has not been running as
steady as usual during the past week.
he muck mill and sheet mills Nos.
ana = have been Off all week on account
OF The breaking Of the piston rod on the
engine.
A notice was posted in the Buckeye
sls> factory, IN Martins Ferry, yes
,sIuay, notifying the men that it will
De closed after next Saturday. The
shutdown is supl OSed to be due to a
Jack OF orders.
lle Wheeling steel plant has been
NotNlls steady during the past week,
alo u no accidents occur, 1t is expected
.Sal this will continue until the first of
'1e year az least.
Inc LaBelle nail factory resumed
'0Ta last Wednesday morning, and st
s1oa on the same day the puddlers were
.oyteI to quit work, on account Of
scarcity Of metal.
John Kellogg, formerly Of Martins
.ett'y' has accepted position as shade
a. 3 q l.. Y II.
factory.
The work Of enlarging the Eagle
ia, lass Works, Lazearville, is being
pushed rapidly forward.
The Wheeling Lime and Cement
spy'As Is running steady with goOd
'1land for the product.
The local factories OF the United
f r1s' Glass Company are both running
go. 10 all departments.
+, The BeIlaire window glass works has
Eo Ole furnace, and will be blowing next
me new addition to the Riverside
, ,,,tS mill is not assuming shape very
an ~ le standard mill has worked full in
apartments during the past week.
ta Sslt Snodgrass has resigned his posi-
d the Wheeling steel plant.