Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-07-24
sDarl-s from he F'urnaces.

Allen Miller, who was IN bis time 4
widely-knOwn window glass worker,
died 3 short time ago az his home In
Glen EastOn, Marshall cOuaty. he was
born in this city 70 years ago. and was
familiar with all branches OF the trade
before he attained his majority. he did
his last work at the old Robinson fac
tory in this city 10 1867, and thOn retir-
ed to his farm. Two OF his sons are
glassblowers, ID. X, OF Findlay, o., and
H. B., Of Bsllalre, o.
Mike Owens, OF the Libby Glass
Works, Toledo, and formerly, Of this city,
will probably manage the factory which
his firm will operate at the Worlds Fair
In Chicago. The company will have a
y ~ furnace IN operation, and expects
TO Bell all the glass it manufactures.
Mike" is q practical glasSwOrker, IA
miiiar with all branches Of the business.
Several Martins Ferry men have already
been employed TO work IN the factory.
The Warwood tool works will be In
operation this week. This plant is
equipped with the latest and most I'm
proved machinery, and will have facili'
ties for turning out Its line OF mauufRc-
ture second TO none in the country.
The Company will make fine line Of
garden implements, mining tools, eec.
1t will be a valuable addition TO Wheel
ing's diversified manufacturing in
forests.
AT the LaBelle the pudding depart
ment and the tack factory are both in
operation. The tack factory employees
are not an members Of the A. A. OF is.
& 8. W., Dat the nailers are paid ayear-
~ salary. The nail factory Is still idle
IL expected that the pudding depart
ment will close down In few weeks for
repairs.
The Wellsburg gas field has been re-
opened by Wheeling capitalists and
two good wells have been struck be-
tween bazearyille and Weilsburg, and
another well is being drilled on the
Freshwater farm. The depth Of the
we'll which came IN last week was 1855
feet.
The Brilliant Steel and Iron Company
will resume operations next week, and
the puddlers have been notified TO re-
turn. This means that the Amalgamat-
cd scale will be signed. The coal miners
returned 70 work Tuesday.
Quite number Of buyers visited the
rooms OF the Wheeling Glass, Lamp and
Pottery Exchange last week, and are
we'll pleased with the samples shown. A
number Of nice orders were placed with
the firms represented.
One bell weld and one tong weld
furnace in the tube works at the River
side are OF for repairs. They will
likely be started up by the close of this
week. All toe other departments are
Oh In full as usual.
The foundation is we'll under way for
the galyaulzing department Of the Riv-
erside tube works, and will soon com
menee upon the superStructure.
The repairs 40 the Wheeling steel
plant ale progressing nicely, and II Is
expected that operations will be re-
snmed IN about week.
1t is expected that the Whitaker
mill will close down ia few weeks for
repairs. The men are are already plan
ming fishing excursions.
Beltz, Fading & Co. will make alter
atiOns and improvements az their plan
ing mill, which will almost double its
present capacity.
The Bostwick Fire Proof Steel Lath
Company has a large force at work aud
is turning out a large quantity Of its
product.
Sweeney & Sons are kept busy on the
two steamboat contracts mentioned Ia
the REGISTER and local repair work.
The Wheeling Lime and Cement
Company, up Caldwell's run, IS being
operated steadily.
The Steubenville pottery has re-
sumed work after the usual summer
shutdown.
The Belmont furnace Is the only de-
partment Of the plant In operation.
The w hitaker mill is running full in
al departments.