Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-02-12
HUN 0F INDUSTRY.
GENERAL INDUSTRIAL NEWS OF WHEELING
AND VICINITY.
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can. for aratlfcation and Pride.


Wheeling is peculiarly an industrial
city. Few cities OF her size IN all the
land can boast 50 many and so Varieu
industries. Few cities OF any size In
the whole country can make so gooc
showing Of genuine and constant pros
perity.
ANYTHING which effects the leading
industries OF the city is matter OF gen
eral interest 10 every intelligent and
loyal citizen.
The potteries OF Wheeling, considered
especially as 70 their number, the
amount OF money invested in the plants
and their capacity, form one OF its
principal industries. Not 50 much
conld be said as 70 the sue
cessful working OF these potteries
until within the past year. 80
far as Wheeling was concerned
the business was largely an experiment,
meeting either with entire failure or
but Indifferent success. Within the
past twelve months a most gratifying
change has taken place, which bids lar
10 lift almost the entire pottery indus
try OF the city into the very hrst rank
20 which it is possible 10 elevate the
manufacture Of ware in the country,
and with no successful competitors.
This upward movement was inaugu-
rated one year ago at the Warwick,
when its successful President. Mr.
Charles w. Franzheim, actuated by keen
business sagacity, selected Mr.. Thomas
Carr as Manager, that position being
then vacant Almost at once the
superior merit Of the ware
produced was recognized, and
the business began 10 increase I'M
I'll, at the present time, more orders are
coming through the mails, without
any solicitation through agents, than
can be filled. The ware produced Is
pronounced by importers and other
dealers 10 take the lead Of all the other
lotteries. Warwick ware is classed the
first in America, and second 10 none
imported
This is truly great cause for gratih-
cation and pride 20 every citizen. Re
cont events indicate that two other
plants OF the city are 70 share in this
increased property and reputation,
Mr.. Franzheim having been chosen
President. and Mr.. Carr Manager, OF
the Wheeling and La Belle POtteries.
AT present the three plants are under
their control, although they have re-
sipne, T ieir positions az the Warwick.
Ole noteworthy popularity about
this splendid success is the fact that
Messrs. Franzheim and Carr are each
American born, while IL has usually
been thought necessary by capitalists
embarklng in this enterprise 10 depend
solely upon foreigners for skilled labor.
That each Of these gentlemen has had
superior opportunity to know potting,
Is seen, since Mr.. Franzheim has been
connected with the business ever since
II was added to the industries OF this
city, while Mr.. Carr has been in the
business more than twenty-five years.
The most Of this time he spent in the
employ OF his father, Mr.. James Carr,
OF New York City, one Of the pioneer
Dotters OF this country, and, as we'll,
one of its most intelligent, enthusiastic,
skilfull and successful. Wheeling may
we'll congratulate herself, since one OF
her leading Industries has fallen so
largely into such competent hands; and
she can we'll believe that even as in the
past she earned the title mail City, ="
from the amount and quality OF her
nail product, 50 she shall be none the
less widely and favorably known In the
future for the products Of her potteries