Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-23

iucn III time Wncn the business was
plainly very dull. In each case COM
promise has been effected, and II there
was any real danger OF trouble II was,
happily averted. The flint and window
houses are already making preparations
TO start up, and last week. q confer.
ence was held between the National
Committees OF the Green Glass Manu-
iacturers' and Workers Associations.
An agreement was arrived at by which
the impending strike In tho trade will
be averted, and the green glass factories
throughout the country start up at tho
usual time. The Workers Committee
submitted the price list and rules adopt
ed by the convention In st. Louis last
July, and the manufacturers agreed TO
the list with two exceptions, In which =
compromise was effected. Tho appren-
ticeship question remains the same.
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LOCAL INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
The Wheeling aud La Belle potterics
were idle Friday afternoon on account
OF a shortage OF material.
Hobbs factory will resume work to-
morrow, and the Central will start up,
about the middle Of the week.
The Wheeling Lamp aud Stamping
Company are enjoying brisk fall trade.
They have put out several new patterns.
A. ]. Sweeney & Son are running ful.S
on a lot OF contract work, In which Is
included some materials for the new
jail.
The Riverside glass works, OF Wells
burg, will run both furnaces this hrs.
The Eagle factory has had big run on
fruit jars all summer.
Both OF the mills AZ Etnayille, the
Standard and Ktna, are In full opera
ton and have entered with full swing
into q busy fall trade.
At the Belaire mill the blast furnace
has been blown out aud Is being refined.
The steel plant continues '.s-etAsatifn.
and the nail mill romans Idle.
Tho extensive repairs and changes
being made at the Benwood mill are In
such state OF progress that IL Is ox-
pected that the puddlers will go on
about the first OF September.
Whitaker mills Nos 1, 9, 3 and are
undergoing repairs and overhaullnE,
which have not yet progressed sun
cIently to enable them 70 say definitely
when these four mills Will resume.
Nos. ;, and continue In operation.
The new Brooke Glass Company VIII
not be ready 10 start before October ist.
George Given, who has supplied tho
Riverside works with gas, Is sinking y
new well. The Standard factory II Ia
operation with non-union workmen.
All tho glass factories In Martins
Ferry are showing sings OF activity. Al
the Elson force OF men has been ~
work repairing the furnace for some
time. The Northwood will start up
next Wednesday, and the Buckeye a liz
tie later.
The Crystal Window Glass Company
held their annual meeting st the Office
of the works last week. The old Board
OF Directors was continued as follows:
z. w. Muhleman, G. GAntert. II. Bona
rIous, c. Rumbacb, A. Klotz, Ernest
Bentaeld. and d. X. Brookman. The
Board organized by the reelection Of
T.. w. Muheman, President, and a. W.
vooghtly. General Manager.
The repairs TO the Ia Belle mill are
progressing rapidly, and IL is expected
that the mill will resume this week, a.
the company Is pushed with orders. 10
was announced that the mill would
close down for about six weeks. a new
battery OF boilers, tubular, $50 h. p,
made by the Skinner Engine Company,
arc being put In position during the
stoppage. IL Is desired 10 resume on
the 25th.
The stock house OF tho Riverside
blast furnace IN Benw0od Is being en-
Iarged by building an addition 70 The
vest end. II Il understood that the Riy.
erside Company will dump the refuse
from the furnace between tho Ohio
River Railroad tracks aud the river
hank. This would practically open up
water street, as far as the ferry landing,
and the Council Of Benwood viii no
doubt grant the privilege.
The pew bell weld department AZ the
Riverside tube works has been deleyed
bv the pon-arriyal OF machinery, bat Il
will nevertheless start up this week.
Two bell weiders will assume charge,
one on each turn, and two men from
the lsp-weld department will DO taught
Tho new department VIII run on singlf
turn for q short time, after which itvit
be operated night aud day,
said a prominent Wheeling glass
worker yesterday;-''The United STAG
Glass Company. OF which the Hob
factory Il member, aud the Contra
confemplstes Joining, may be . goo
thing for Wheelipg's glass InteretE
and Il may be the reverse. Only tho4
factories will run. which can
operated the most economical
and II the Wheeling factories -
at all, they will run In full. as Il CO.
little more 10 operate three fufnnt
than one At Hobbs line Of noye|If
! Is Manufactured, and the prospects
. good run. are fairly bright Tho O.
trial manufactures bar ware alm0stf
ciusiyely. and except In case Of russ
orders, II II cannot turn out these
pie articles as cheaply a. anotf6r
tory, II will, Of course. close doF
| Another thing--if Hobbs factory ,tal
| ia full. With three furnaces, Il WI
| impossible 70 find boys 70 run tie 8
/ tory. There are 50 many i11n4ti
/ thr6uahonf this yicinit7 10 which ~
can msX better wages, thai f1e ~
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