Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-08-21
snarks From the FactorIes

The Crystal glass factory, Of Bridge
port, will start up about September 5th.
Aug. Shelly, formerly with the Fostoria
factory OF MOundsville, Will manage the
Crystal during the next IRE.
The Crystal Window Glass Works,
of Bsllaire, was sold at public auction
at Bellaire last Thursday, for $4,000.
A Bellaire man was the purchaser, and
il is probable that the plant will again
be placed in operation.
The Bellaire Iron Il Nail Company
officials and the employees OF the plant
have adjusted their differences, the
men agreeing 20 return TO work at a re-
duction Of Is per cent. The plant Is
expected 10 resume operations this
week or next,
The tack factory department OF the
La Bell mill closed down on Friday,
making the plant idle in all depart
ments. As soon as the necessary re-
pairs are completed. every department
will again be placed in operation. The
second heating furnace has been torn
down and is being rebuilt.
The Standard, Etna and Top mills
have settled the controversies with their
employees over the wage scale for the
ensuing year.
Two ssss, ILLS and the nine-inch
guide Essd at LEtna started up Friday,
ana sac puddlerS will 90 on tomorrow
morning. AT the Standard everything
will be going some time this week.
Said a jefferson man to-day: The
reason the scale was not signed was be-
cause il was not understood. Ii was
sent IN from the association about July
/, and asks for 20 cents a heat instead
OF IS cents, which has been paid and is
all the men ask The heaters called In
the jefferson Office were entirely igno-
rant OF what the scale called for and
could not'explain it. When all under
! stand the scale and they come together
it-nlay be signed. lie yeutured an after
remark that the scale would not be
signed, and that the Jefferson would be
run nOn-uniOn, and that there had been
no trouble until the men formed the
AmAlgamated Association, and that
things would be settled easier when the
union was dropped. AS there Is no rea-
son to believe that this will be done,
there Is strong possibilities that the
lockout will last for some time, or until
after the meeting for election OF Off
GERS, September Is, when new man
agement may take hold and the scale
be signed. Gazette.
The offer made by the citizens OF
MorgantOwn, w. Va, TO induce manu-
featuring establishments 10 locate there
has failed to materislize. The green
glass plants of the South Side had about
reached a basis on which they could
consolidate that branch. 1t was pro-
posed to build one or more tanks and
turn out what was equal TO, II not in
crease, the production of Thomas
Wightman's, William McCully'S and ID.
o. Cunningham's bottle works, and OPP
crate them under one management sim
liar TO the United States Glass Company.
Morgantown was agreed upon as the
location. When il came 10 the point
the Morgantown' people did not make
their offer good. Ii is said Mr.. Wight
man is now investigating the Kent, o.,
offer with 4 view TO locating there
Budget.
Bloch Bros. tobacco factory started
ND on Thursday after a few days idle
ness made necessary by needed repairs.
! The work OF repairing was pushed rap
idly, as the factory has been running
steady and il was found impossible 10
get any stock ahead.
The Acme Glass Works, Steubenville,
resumed in full on Monday. The boys
are back from their camping Out eXcur-
sions and are in good trim for the fall
and winters work.
The Bellalre Board Of Trade has
closed deal for the Belmont Glass
Works and will have that plant operated
by competent and experienced glass
men as soon as things eau DC put in
order.
The miners strike at the BOgg's Run
mines has not yet been settled. although
several efforts have been made 10 that
end.
The Wheeling steel plant Is in steady
operation and making a good output
All the local potteries are in opera
tion, with fair prospects for good fall
trade.
A collection to aid the Homestead
strikers was taken up in the Wheeling
steel plant one day last week, and net
led Sl37.
The picking department at the
Laughlin nail mill be placed in opera