Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-13
LOCAL INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

A dispatch to the Cincinnati Enquirer
from ElwOOd, Ind, says: "A deal was
closed to-day between J. +. Rodeter,
the window glass manufacturer Of Bell
sire. O., and J. T. JeffrieS, Of ElwoOd,
Mr.. Rodefer buying 800 acres Of land
living three-Quarters Of a mile from
town along the l.. s. :. w. railroad.
Mr. Rodefer employs about 200 men,
and will move his plant from Bellaire TO
ElwOOd at once. Mr.. Rodefer went
there asking no bonus, free land and
gas from anyone, aud after looking the
field over concluded to locate here"
The new galvsnizing tank at the
Standard continues TO work TO the en-
tire satisfaction Of the management and
turns out galvanized sheets free from
rough or uneven edges and covered
with spangles of indispensable beauty
and brilliancy. An old iron man said
the other day that in the course OF many
years spent in the mills he had never
seen finer galvanized sheets than those
now turned out by the Standard.
Mr. Whitaker is called by some the
sheet iron king OF America. He Is con-
tinually running seven sheet mills triple
turn. and buys considerable sheet iron
from other mills. He is one of the
most pleasant gentlemen to his employees
that ever owned a rolling mill. Some
time ago be presented Crescent Lodge,
No. s, with 9 beautiful United States
dag.-LGb0T Tribune.
Chas. II. Donovan, foreman Of the
plating department Of the Wheeling
Lamp and Stamping works, has re-
signed his position and left for his fu-
-.re home 10 New York. A very pleas
aat event occurred Friday evening,
when Mr.. Henry Dean, on behalf Of the
employees, presented him with a hand
some silk umbrella. ---.-
The Brilliant Steel and Iron Company
Is contemplating the erection Of an cleo
JrIc plant in the mill for the purpose OF
lighting the same, and has asked the vii
lage If it is willing to use the light pro-
y.diug they furnish 10 az an advance
over the amount that IS now being paid
out for oil lamps.
All departments Of the Etna Iron
and Steel works have been working
steady during the past week, No. 3
plate mill was idle three days on &C
count OF an accident TO the engine
which operates il.
The new skelp rolls at the BenwOOd
Iron Works, after being widened did not
work properly, but last week the diff
Guilty was remedied, and on Friday
Test was made which was In every way
satisfactory.
The Wheeling and LaBelle potteries
closed down yesterday until after the
holidays. The men will be paid next
Saturday. During the stoppsge a num-
Der OF necessary repairs Will be made.
The old Belmont Glass Works could
easily De converted into n window glass
works. The two stacks could be used
Tor two ten-pOt furnaces, or the factory
could be arranged for a tank furnace.
ThoS. Shelley, manager Of the Fos-
nr.a Glass Company'S works, spent sew
era. DAYS at his old home in Bellaire,
-aS' week. He will have charge of the
lew works at Mounds,ille, w. Va.
The Tifin Glass Works, which has
le-l operated by j. NJ. Marting for the
l4st year, has closed down, and good
many Of the vorkmen have returned to
Bt.aire
The Bel,aire steel plant and blast fur
-sle are inactive operation and turning
yi q very satisfactory volume and
quality Of product.
Toe Standard mill has been running
| tho uraaLr hfrf tho
s---i1g department has closed down
Indefinitely.
i r.Hu. WiXey, formerly OF Kidwelly
"1S, has accepted a position as
] l2l..
Ia2 Beiiaire Window Glass Works
a ave started their second furnace, and
'e. gas viii be utilized from now on.
/ 1-a crystal Window Glass Works has
- making some Of the finest glass
a '-' turned ont In Bellaire.
tle Fostoria Glass Company are pay
n s lle transportation expenses of their
oyes TO MOundSville.
"a ''o mill at the Crescent has started
~ '" again, the hOusen having been
II aleo some time ago.
q. -.,lsfything is moving along smoothly
III Le Whitaker mill and the entire
IN. Is 10 full operation.
~ "ofA has been commenced upon the
,,.,S work for the addition 20 the Riy-
~ y, plate mill.
tM ~. -o new bar mill at the Etna is run
6 ass5,s-olg smoothly and giving entire
s's L1Belle and Belmont nail fac
n %Ta both running full.
'~' Wheeling steel plant is working