Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-10-04
LOCAL INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

PeIlOu ltSt year
LOCAL INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
The Lantern Globe Works is working
steady and the boys are all making full
time.
The La Belle IS still rushed, and
working a full force in all its depart
ments.
The Rodefer Bros. glass factory In
Bellaire will start up as son as matters
can be put in shape.
The Acme factory in Steubenville Is
running full, but the bottle works has
but one furnace on.
The Circus glass works, In Bellaire,
has lost several days recently on account
OF shortage of patural gas.
At the Etna and Standard mills
everything is moving along smoothly,
with full force of workmen.
The Wheeling Lime and Cement Com
pany are pushing tho improvements to
their plant out Caldwell's Run, and they
will soon be finished.
Bloch Bros tobacco factory resumed
work yesterday morning, after being
idle several days, on account OF the
death of Mrs. Helen Bloch.
Yesterday was pay day at the La
Belle Iron Works, Riverside Iron Works,
La Belle and Wheeling potterles, and
United States glass factories.
The contract for painting the North
Wheeling Pottery has been awarded TO
M. Tannebaum & Co, This firm Is also
painting the B. & o. repair shops.
Slight repairs have been made at the
sheet rolls at the Belmont during tho
past few days. The nail factory and
blast furnace are both running full.
Large new signs withe the inscrip-
ton .United States Glass Company,
Factory a." have been painted upon
different portions Of the Hobbs factory.
The Tyler Tube Works, Of Washing
ton, Pa, are running night and day.
They have their own rolling mill and
manufacture only charcoal iron tubes.
VIM. Boles has been promoted to the
position OF bell-welder at the Riverside
Tube Works, Mr.. Schaub having &C
cepted similar position at his home In
Pittsburs-
The Wheeling Lamp. and Stamping
Works is running full In all depart
ment.. The company has recently
added several novelties to its line OF
manufacture.
The Riverside plant is on as usual In
all its various departments. The plant,
however, may close down at any time,
unless there is an improvement in the
market condition.
The Barnesville Glass Company, Of
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, has fire now lighted
in both It's furnaces, eight and ten pots
respectfully, and will begin blowing as
soon as heated up.
The hot iron machines Of the Laugh
lin mill were obliged to quit work FRI
day on account Of scarcity Of iron.
They will probably be of until new
stacks are put up.
The Bellaire steel plant is on. The
blast furnace is yet idle, while the nail
mill is not likely to resume soon, unless
there should DO some change In the
market likely to make its operation
profitable.
Tho heavy top and bottom heads for
the blowing cylinder at the Belmont
blast furnace arrived yesterday, and
will be placed in position this week.
The spider head is expected 10 arrive
about Tuesday.
The machine shop Of A. ]. Sweeney
e Sons plant is running full. The
foundry has been idle since Tuesday
morning, on account OF refining the
cupolas. Some heavy shipments OF
plate glass machinery are being made TO
Pennsylvania concerns.
It IS understood that Number Of men
EMPLOYED in the Bell Stove Works at
tended the sale OF lots at Moundsville,
for the purpose OF purchasing property
upon which TO build when the company
removed its plant TO that city, but they
were scared by the price and did not
invest.
The second furnace at the Hobbs
factory will 90 on tomorrow, giving
employment to large number OF men.
Considerable difficulty is anticipated In
securing boys to ''earry over" and "car-
~ in" as they are nearly all employed
az more lucrative work.
The Etna bar mill which has b cen OF
single turn since resuming work, start
ed double turn during the past week,
which will continue until the mill IS re-
moved 10 the new addition. The break
down mill which has been on night
turn since starting up, will go on day
turn some day this week.
It IS announced that there IS pros
pect that the Wellsburg Glass Company,
manufacturers OF table ware and lamps,
will joln the tableware combination IN a
few days. The local stockholders In
the concern have been asked for an
opinion In the matter, and il Is believed
they are fsyorably disposed, and that
the transfer IS as good as accomplished.
Mr.. Carl Dorer. boss noldmaker at
at Rodefer Bros, has invented an appli-
ance for the use Of oil 10 glass furnaces
that works like charm and reduces the
cost Of using that kind Of fuel very ma
terially. With the crude appliances
heretofore Ia nse two men were neces-
sGry that will not be necesffY
now, aud there Will be Al even NV
of oil always. The invention promises
to yield handsomely to the inventor as
we'll as to save literally 70 manufac-
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