Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-04-10
LOCAL INDUSTRIAL NOTES.


The electric lighting plant of the
Whitaker mill was started up March H.,
and since that time has been carefully
and exhaustively tested and found 20
work TO the entire satisfaction of the
MANAGEMENT. Everything about 10 runs
easy, smooth and true, without parti-
Gle OF jar or friction iu any quarter.
This light plant is different, so far as
known, from any plant ia the equip
ment of any other mil, In the Ohio Val
lev In that no arc lights 40 all are used.
The lighting of an entire rolling mill
by iRcandescent electric lights is some
what of a novelty, but the tests 20 which
the system has been subjected have
satisfied Mr.. Whitaker that for his uses
this plant is much superior 90 natural
gas or arc lighting, be having hereto
fore tried both systems.
The'Elson Glass Company, Of Martins
Ferry, are adding ru6y,staiued glass to
the list OF their product. They have
put uD new building Tor this purpose,
aud Joseph y. GroggIn, late of the
Buckeye, will have charge.
The Enterprise Window Glass Com
pany held "a meeting In Belaire on
Monday last 20 authorize branch
Office az Dunkirk, Ind, where they Will
build TWO teu-pot furnaces, that town
furnished the site aud most of the cost
of the furnaces. MessrS. T. h. john
son and Joseph Bates came in from
North Baltimore, and they held the
proxies of nearly al. the company, so
there was mo- trouble narriyinS at de-
ciSiOn.
The pudding department, plate mill
and furnace at the Benwood are al. on.
The Bellaire blast furnace, steel
plant. foundry and machine shop are all
on in full.
Both the Aetna and the standard are
making iull time in all departments as
usual.
A. j. Sweeney & Son are running
foundry and machine shop as usual on a
line OF general repair work.
All departments at the Riverside are
going as usual. The new additions in
course of erection are rapidly aSsum-
ing shane, and will soon be equipped,
and ready for operation. The new
shipping department is about finished.
Notwithstanding the reports OF DUH
ness i'm the sheet business, one or the
largest makers In the Ohio Valley stated
that HIS March output had been the
heaviest he had ever made, and all or 10
wen into immediate consumption
MOnl9qc,DTcr.
The Wheeling Corrugating Company
is running full in all departments. The
new addition 20 the plant Is rapidly as
suming shape and work on 10 being
pushed.
The Wheeling Novelty Manufacture
ing Company, which was recently char
tered by Wheeling people, and with its
principal office in this city, will proba-
blv remove 20 COShocton, q. The Com
panv IS now considering q proposition
which includes a cash bonus and free
site. to locate In that city. The Com
pany manufactures an improved pattern
OF safe.
Bellaire has some prospect Of getting
q nav industry this summer. James
Tappan and NJ. Mccormick, Of the firm
Of James Lappan q Co., or PittS0urg'
were IN the city last week looking over
the ground with a view of establishing
a large plant 20 manufacture steam
boilers and all kinds Of plate and Struct-
ural work. At their works IN Pittsourg
ssveral hundred men find employment.
'Tbev expressed themselves as tayora-
NV impressed with the location and
shipping facilities.
About fifty employees OF the BeI'aire
s.smnlne works will leave FOR Harvey
nm On Tuesday. The machinery was
an shipped last week. In about two
weeks about forty more Of the employees
viii leave for the same place. The
office force, excepting Mr.. w. c. Stew
at its secretary, is all there now. The
removal OF this plant takes about 100
neople out of Bellaire.
The Benaire steel works has been
tnrning out about twenty-five per cent.
more steel than the estimated product
~ the plant when it was put up. TINS
Is not for one day, but for the generai
run Of the works.
The day turn at the RIVERSIDE tuOe
works. which has been idle since last
ThursIfnme,I an resume work on Tuesday
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