Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-01-17
LOCAL INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

The Buckeye, OF Martins Ferry, is
still idle.
The Acme and Sumner, Of Steuben-
vile. are running very irregulsrly on
account Of poor supply Of natural gas.
The Washington Glass Company, of
Washington, Pa, has closed down for
the present owing to a scarcity OF or
ders
The stockholders Of the Riverside
Glass Company, of Weusburg. met Sat
urday, January 9, and elected the fol-
loving directors for the coming year:
John Dornan, Samuel George, Sr., John
B.ankinsop, Sr., d. w. Baird and Henry
Gasmire. This is the same as the for
mer board.
Notwithstanding the unfavOrable
weather, work on the new addition TO
the Riverside plate mill In Benwood
goes right along. Much of the iron for
the superstructure is on the ground and
will be placed in position as rapidly as
possible.
II was announced last Saturday that
thirty pudding furnaces at the Ben
wood Iron Works would go on during
the mast week. Delay In the arrival OF
metal made il impossible to start up as
soon IS was intended, but il is expected
thar the furnaces will resume work to-
morrow morning or Tuesday.
The Top mill furnace is turning out
on an average l35 tons Of Bessemer pig
per day.
The pudding department OF the Top
mill has been closed since December Fl,
With no immediate prospect Of resum-
Ing. The factory closed down on the
9th inst for an indefinite period.
According TO statistics gathered by
the mine inspectors, the coal produc-
ton of West Virginia during the year
ending June 30, 1891, was ',2Sl,45o
tons. The coke production in the same
tine was l. 3s, AIS tons. These hgures
shows an increase over the preceding
year OF ., 555,3 tons Of coal and 5I2'-
225 tons OF coke, the coke product nav
Ing more than doubled in q single year.
The mines in operation during ls9O-9I
numbered 170, employing l4,l's men,
AZ the close of the year there were
4ll7 completed coke ovens and az
under construction.
The Bellaire nail mill furnace is still
On in full and work satisfactory. The
steel works are yet idle for repairs,
which will likely be completed in time
70 start on Monday.
an departments at the Htna are on
10 full except the 9-inch guide mill
which is closed down for repair OF FUR
lIcs. This mill will be on next week
as also will another new sheet MILL
The Wheeling Corrugating Company
Is running full Mr.. Ewing and MI
Class eft Tuesday for Canton, o., to at
tend the annual meeting OF the National
Iron Roofing Association, OF Wnlcn MI
living is Vice President.
The Whitaker, Standard and La
Belle mills are still running tull IN All
apartments.
j The Belmont furnace is in operation
ogt the factory has closed down for re-
pairs and the annual inventory.
The machinists have been at work
'a7 and night at the Wheeling Stee.
P.alt and the repairs are5being pushed
y completion as rapidly as possible
Zoe scale has not yet been signed Ior
ne ensuing year, but the company EVIL
.eatY intends 10 start up in very
10y. time.
The uew wage scale at the Riverside
zee. plant was signed last "Wednesday
"p,1yides for the same rate OF wages
Is last year with the exception OF one
position the Manganese furnace, wnere
~e wages have been reduced. Inc
@npluy pushed the work Of repairs IN
Aler 20 get In readiness for starting up
"-lOrr0w, but 10 was found TO be I'M
s.sSi5le IL is expected that the plant
". 70 on the latter part Of this week,
@,ae frs, Of next.
Both local factories Of the United
Yates States Glass Company, Hobbs
20 the Central, resumed operation
% Monday after the holiday stop.
HE addition to Caldwell i Peter
1S factory is under roof, and VIII
Won be finished.
The Wheeling and LaBelle p0tteries
va resumed operations last Tuesday
N.A.ug. Some of the stockholders In
s Belmont Glass works are dlSap-
,-aled They thought the company
Nl finally wind up yesterday. BET
~'e Independent.
"a majority OF the stockholders OF the
,,I0ont glass works, Bellaire. failing
re present at the meeting called Tor
Ss'sday afternoon, the old Board will
'o'd over.
m tae FostOria glass works, OF Mounds
IN Will start work in their new plant