Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-03-27
LOCAL MANUFACTURING NOTES.

Some OF the Industrial papers have
been publishing an item to the effect
that the Laughlin nail factory, OF Mar
tins Ferry, has closed down for an In
definite period. In contradicting tho
statement the officials of the company
say that the mill has been in operation
for two years and expects to continue
In operation. The Langhlin factory is
the largest in the world, with 225 ma
chimes, the Riverside coming next with
224.
Bloch Bros. tobacco factory will start
up tomorrow after being idle one week.
The electric lights have been placed
throughout the building and will be
ready TO turn on this week The plant
is q splendid one. Bloch Bros. factory
equipment is now a model one, with the
very best arrangements for heating,
lighting and extinguishing fires in all
its big buildings. Work will commence
in short time upon the new six story
addition.
The Richardson electric bulb factory
in Findlay, managed by Michael Owens,
OF this city, and In which large num-
Der OF local glassworkers are employed,
will close down In short time, Libbey
& Co. being unable to secure lease up
on the plant for another year. A fac
tory will be built in Toledo.
The WellsDurg glass factory OF the
Wheeling Lamp and Stamping Company
is kept busy making chimneys, globes,
etc. The company is enjoying good
run OF orders. Next week the top floor
OF the new addition on South Water
street will be ready TO receive it's equip
ment OF machinery.
The Bellaire Window Glass Company
will, at the end OF the fire, unless there
Is marked Improvement In business,
quit manufacturing glass, and may pos
sibly wind up It's business and dissolve
the corporation.
The Belmont blast furnace again
broke one day last week and consider
able amouat OF metal ran out. IL did
not do as much damage as the previous
accident, however.
The Falls Riyet and Machine Co., OF
Cuyahoga Falls, o., are putting the
shafting and clutch pulleys IN the new
electric light plant. K. w. Evans is at
tending TO the work here.
The Wheeling steel plant resumed
operations last Tuesday after being idle
over a week. The repairs To the boilers
made necessary by the recent explosion
are in progress.
The addition to the Riverside furnace
to be used as the shipping department
is now under roof. Ii will have solid
two inch floor and will be enclosed.
The FIVE nail factories in the Wheel
Ing district which are In operation at
present are the Jefferson, Mingo, Laugh
lin, Belmont and La Belle.
The foundation for the new Wheel
Ing Corrugating Company's plant has
been finished and work Of erecting the
superstructure begun.
The Warwick, Wheeling and La Belle
potteries are all making fair time. but
there IS room for considerable improve
ment In trade.
The Riverside tube works have been
idle in some departments during the
past week on account Of shortage of
metal.
Yesterday was payday at the River
side Iron Works, Boggs Run Mining
Company and United States Glass Com
pany.
An accident at the Riverside Steel
plant caused delay for some time on
Friday night.
Sweeney's foundry and machine shop
are both in operation and making good
time.
The Etna and Standard mills ara
making full time.