Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-30
AMONG THE MILLS.
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FIELDS o. LABOR
n, United States Glass Company Preparing for
Businss-Minor Happenings Of tie
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Industrial matters, during the past
week. have assumed a somewhat liveller
asuect than for some time past. Al
though but few plants have resumed
operation, those stin idle are showing
signs Of activity, and the prospect for
the workmen is decidedly cheerful.
The chief event of the week in labor
circles was the magnificent demonstra-
tion OF yesterday, surprising all sim
liar affairs, which have heretofore taken
Mace in this city. The parade was in
tereSting, as showing the strength OF
labor organizations in this section OF
the Ohio Valley, and the apparent en-
thusiasm with which the marchers en-
tered into the spirit OF the days cele-
bratiOn, BODIES we'll for the future OF
labor uniOnism.
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The United States Glass Co. are get
ting things in shape fast and have their
working organization pretty well COM
pleted. They are putting up a new ad-
dition 70 the four story building on
Ninth and Bingham streets, South Side,
and the Offices will, when completed,
extend from the latter street back TO
Cabot Way. The excavation for the
foundation is finished and the wall OF
the present building adjoining the new
one Is being torn away, as IL Is the In
tentiOn 70 make the whole Office one
structure. The ground and second
floors will be used as Offices and the
third as a sample room. The samples
N present are shown in the display
rooms Of the different factories as OF old.
The different factories OF this company
are now described by letters, such as
,.Factory A, Factory d" ETC., but as
IL might be confusing to some 70 re-
member them, they will be known by
their old names for some Budget.
Mr. II. Z. Waddell, will continue as
manager OF the Hobbs Glass Factory,
which Is a member Of the organization.
LOCAL INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
James McCaffrey, OF Martins Ferry,
The pots will be set at the Buckeye
glass factory tomorrow.
The Belmont factory and blast fur
mace are both on in full.
The Whitaker mill will resume full
in all departments tomorrow.
left last week TO organize union OF the
A. f. G. w. u, in Beuna Vista, Va.
The Wheeling and La Belle pOtterles
will close down tomorrow for a week.
The Wheeling steel plant did not
close down for the labor demonstration
yesterday.
The Hobbs glass factory has been
handicapped since reSuming work, by a
scarcity of boys.
Pat BrannO0, manager Of the forge
department of the BenwOOd Iron Works
is in Pittsburg, on business.
The lining Of the Bellaire blast fur
mace was blown out last week, and II
will not start up for several weeks yet
James Campbell, OF the South Side
VINO mas Deen. working IN Toronto, WI
The owners Of the Wellsburg window
glass house advertise their plant fol
sale at about one-fourth its original
cost.
Andrew Howard left Friday for
Blairsville, where the glass factory in
in which he is employed, will resume
work tomorrow.
President Frank Lawn, Of the Elec-
trio Motor Employees Union, A. F. Of L.,
who has been indispOsed for the past
week, is improving.
The bell weld furnace in the new ad-
ditlon to the Riverside Tube Works, In
BenwoOd, was tested with satisfactory
results last week. The machinery has
all been placed in position. and a start
will be made this week.
The Ktna is on in full. The build
ings for the new addition are about
completed and the machinery Is now
being put In place. A part of the new
works will be ready to start up about
September IS, and then the entire addi-
tlon will go on in full by October1.
Business IN the building lines Is brisk
at this time, and at the planning mills
everything is rushing. The orders are
usually small, but there are a great
many Of them pouring in, and they are
usually for delivery as nearly immedl-
ate as possible, which makes work rush
ing.
The extensive changes which are be-
ing made In the forge department. Of the
Benwood Iron Works are progressing
nicely. When they are finished, the ca
pacity and facilities OF the mill will be
greatly enlarged, and the equipment will
be practically new. A new battery Of
three Sterling boilers, OF the most i'm
proved pattern has been placed In posi-
ton, and three new furnaces are about
completed. These boilers are OF the
same pattern as those which have pro-
duccd such satisfactory results at the
Etna mill. The foundation has been
been finished for the new 3-high rolls,
which will be set up, as soon as the
machinery arrives. The new skelp mill
will roll ls-in. nail plate, and also pipe
plate. The management Is pushing the
work as rapidly as possible, and it isex-
pected that the plant will resume oper-
ationS, full In all departments, about
the latter part Of September.
Disastrous Prairie Fire.
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