Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-12-31

JoHNsTowN, PA, December s0.--
The Cambria Iron Company has begun
the erection of a steel rail mill, the esti-
mated cost OF which will reach 81 ,0o0,-
600. The foundation has been laid and
part of the construction mostly Is In
position. The plant is to be one OF the
models OF the world, equal IL not sups-
rior to the steel plants ~ Sparrow Point,
SteeIton and BraddOck. There isa
veritSble boom In all the departments
of the Gauter Steel Works here. II is
reported that the works are two months
behind orders. II is at least certain
that over 1000 meh are working over
time, making fifteen hours day.
IMPROVEMENTS ABOUT PITrsBURo.
PITrsBURG. PA, December 30.-The
advent of the new year will be accom-
panied by decided boom In Industrial
circles in this section.
BY announcements made by the vari-
Gus mill owners on the South Side,
,nearly every mill will be In operation
by the middle of next week. Most OF
the plants will be run double turn,
something which they have not done
since the beginning OF the present de-
preston In the business circles last
spring.
The assumptions on the South Side
aloLe, IL Is estimated, will give employ
ment 10 5000 idle men. Among the
mills preparing 90 start up next weeks
are the Sligo rolling mill, Oliver Il
Roberts mammoth wire and rod works
and divers Tenth street mills. These
plants will all resume on Tuesday or
Wednesday. Dilworth. Porter & Co.,
the Wharton Iron Works and A. NJ.
Byers 81 Co.. have been In partial opera
/ tion for several weeks. but will begin
work Ia several other departments.
Jones g. Daughllns's works have been
running right along and will continue
TO do 80.
THE WIRE AND PLATE
mills at the Black Diamond, which have
been only running three days week,
will be put on full Tuesday. There
was rumor that tho puddlinl - sSIy,tils
ment would be closed next week. 6delt
is almost certain now that this will be
averted.
As stated several days ago, all Of the
Carnegie plants will be In operation on
Monday.
The various wage scales arc being
rapidly accepted by the men. The
scale az Beaver Falls was signed by 300
men Yesterday, and fully as many more
have signed the Lawrenceville scales.
Nearly all the men have slgnsd az
Homestegs Assurances have been
given the men that work will be reasen-
ably steady, as the company is taking
all the orders 10 can secure with the In
tention Of operating the mills as
coYTINUoUsLY As POSSIBLE.
After ap Idleness OF nearly ten
months the Carrie Fnrnace No. /. at
Keatlng's Station, will be put In blast
next week The furnace has been re-
paired and enlarged, and 10 practically
new furnace. About 300 men will be
given employment.
Munhall's coal works, near Home
stead, will resume work next week AZ
ter being closed down for nearly five
months. Over 200 men will be given
work.
The Rochester tumbler works. al Ro-
chester, will start up next week on
double turn. Three hundred hands will
be given employment.
The outlook is much better than a.
any time since spring. There 10 q bet
ter tone 10 the iron market and orders
are coming in more freely. At present
9. 900 coke ovens are In operation 10 the
Connellsvllle regions, more than az any
time within the last six months, and az
the blast furnaces are starting up
further increase is looked for very
soon.
The operations OF the large plants
here will necessltate the resumption OF
numerous small mills, which furnish
them the unfinished product This
will give employment 70 many addi-
tIonal men. while hundreds OF others
will be furnished work 10 rigging and
handling ore and the movement Of
freight.