Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-06
AMONG TIE MILLS.
EVENTS OF THE WEEK IN INDUSTRIAL
FIEpS
The Situation in the LOpl lntsreSis-Brlsf hap
psnings in the Busy Workshops
Of This Ficinity.

throughout the coutry Is imploFinb'
and Wheeling is int. lnsthe glass IN
terests, everything has been moving
along nicely since the resumption OF
work, and the mum fer OF break-downs
generally attendanhpon the first weeks
run. has been com aratively light. In
the iron and steel nils, an air OF act
ivity has settled, aid the prospects for
the future are brght. The building
trades are fndingno change from the
brisk trade they hse been experiencing
throughout the seton.
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Two more factoies have joined the
United States GlaS Company-the Cen
trail. of this city, nd Beatty bros'' Of
| Tiffin. O. This makes fifteen plants
| w ooIOnsIn,y - that organization.
The authorized caital stock Is $4,000
600, of which S3DOO, 900 is common
stock, and S1,00OloO preferred stock.
OF the latter 500 shares-namelY,
$500, 900 IS offerd for sale, and on
which an per lent. cumulated divi-
dend is guaranteed before anything is
paid on the commQ stock. The United
States Glass Comany expects to make
an original and extensive exhibit at the
Worlds Fair. Alfactory will be con-
structed of brick, ron and glass on the
Exposition ground. and will be part of
great exhibit. The visitor will have
an opportunity OF witnessing the manu-
facture of the different specialties OF
this great concen In Its various
stages.
A Pittsburg telegram under date OF
the 5th says: Between and o'clock
this afternoon thelssignment papers OF
James A. Chambes, the Jeanette glass
manufacturer, will be filed, unless II.
Sellers Mckee agees to dispose Of his
interest in the graf tank factory. The
town OF Jeannete is considerably
wrought up ovei the prospects OF a
change in ownership OF the great win
dow glass works here. Business men,
employees and thepopulation in general
feel depressed by the probabilities OF
company. Manybf the Oldest and best
employees OF the works have noti-
fed Manager Moore that they
will not work during the next
fire AS the furnaces are now
out of the blast ne men find time to
discuss their prospects II change
should take place. When a reporter
visited Jeanette, yesterday, he found
the workers scattered In groups
all over town taking of nothing but
Mr.. Chambers embarrassment. All
were in sympathy with him. The ma
jority signified their intention OF going
away IL Mr.. Chambers retires from the
firm. Short interviews were had with
thirty of the mel. They said double
that number would go away. Last
Wednesday body OF twenty-five Bel
gian blowers called on Mr.. Moore, the
manager, and notified him they would
not work at the factory during the next
fire II Mr. Chambers withdrew.
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LOCAL INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
The North Wheeling Glass Works
will start up In full tomorrow, after the
usual summer stop OF eight weeks.
John Schaub has been promoted from
the butt weld to the bell weld depart
ment at the Riverside Tube Works.
The Wheeling and La Belle potteries,
which have been closed down for the
past week, will start up again to-mor-
row.
The work on the new glass factory at
Is progressing rapidly, and
the buildings are beginning to assume
shape.
One OF the travelling cranes at the
Riverside broke Thursday night and the
plant was thrown off for about six
hours in consequence.
The coal miners at the bank Of the
Benwood Iron Works have been ordered
out, and it is expected that the pud-
ilers will go on this week.
The Top Mill will resume In all its de-
partments tomorrow. During the stop
the equipment Of the mill has been over
ha uled and generally repaired.
The Eagle Glass Works, of Lazear-
vile, are running steadily on lamps,
liners, fruit jars and lantern globes,
giving employment to about sixty or
seventy hands
The West Penn glass factory, Blairs-
Vile, Pa, Of which Asa G. Neville, OF
Lazearville, is manager. started up last
Thursday morning. Mr.. Neville has