Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-07-17
SPARKS FROM THE FACTORIES.

Sweeney & Son are kept busy on two
steamb boat contracts, and local new and
repair work. Work on their plant sc
Harvey, ILL.,, is progressing as we'll as
could be expected. The walls are all
up and it is expected that the plant
will be completed, equipped with ma
ehinery aud ready for operation by
October 1st.
It is reported that some of the mould
makers at factory II of the United
States Glass Company, will resume work
tomorrow.
"a larks force is working night and
.4ay on Ehe repairs at the Wheeling
steel plant and it is expected that oper-
alton will be resumed next Monday.
The Wheeling CorrugatIng Company
is making extensive Improvements to its
plant.
The stockholders of the new Bellaire
stamping works will hold meeting on
Monday afternoon to elect directors and
mako arrangements TO apply fora char
ter. The new company will have about
$50, 900 to enter into business with as
soon as the charter is secured.
Neither the Standard nor Etna mill
is doing anything at present, but at the
latter mill large force is employed In
the work Of making necessary repairs.
One bell we'll furnace in the tube
works department az the Riverside is
still off undergoing repairs. 1t will
likely be completed this week and ready
for resumption next week. All the
other departments are going in full.
It expected that the pudding de-
partment al the La Belle will start up
tomorrow morning. It isrumored that
an effort will be made TO start the fac
tory, but the men do not think it will
be successful.
Everything at Bloch Bros and the
Red Letter factory is running along
nicely, with both firms enjoying large
and steadily growing demand for their
respective brands Of tobacco.
The Wheeling lamp and Stamping
Company is still in steady operation in
all departments.
The Wheeling Lime and Cement Com
pany will shortly commence work upon
two new kilns.
The Leasearville Glass Works is
now running non-uniOn men. They
claim that the union would not consent
TO work through the summer months,
and as they were rushed in getting out
fruit lars they had 20 take the only
course omen 10 them. One Of the big
gest daily yields Of the factory occurred
last week.
The Brooke Terra Gotta Company is
now almost ready 70 take OUT its first
FIRE. There is every reason to believe
that the brick will prove Of excellent
quality.
The proposition 70 unite the Window
Glassworkers and Flint GlasSworkers'
National organizations, meets with
great favor among local glaSSworkers.
It would make one of the strongest
labor unions in the world.
Mr.. II. E. Waddell, the manager Of
Factory II, Of the United States Glass
Company, Wheeling, spent part Of last
week at the cOmpany's headquarters In
this city. He has been quite sick for
some time past, and Mr.. A. @. FrOhme
Is In charge of the factory at Wheeling.
Mr.. Trohme is one OF the oldest at
taches, having served with Hobbs,
Broekunier & Co., the Hobbs Company,
and now with the United States Glass
Company. Budget
The new works Of the Bellaire Stamp
ing Company, at Harvey, Ills, has been
partially started, and is turning out en-
ameed ware and their regular line Of
lamps. The firm is still engaged in
eouipDlng their plant, and expect to get
heworks in full operation some time IN
the earlY fall.
The Bellaire Window Glass Works is
offered at private sale. If not sold by
August 1st, it will on that day be offer
cd at public auction.
The C0mmOner and GlGssaCorker pays
a high compliment to Hon. John A.
Howard. Of this city, and prints in full
his address delivered st the opening of
tn A. f. G. w Q. Convention in Corn