Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-09-24
In LABOR'S FIELDS.
LATEST NEWS FROM FACTORY, NIL AND
BUSY WORKSHOP.
Notes Showing Return Of Prospsriiy-Sais Of
Trade in the Big Mills Of Wheeling and Vi
Ciniy-Mo7anms Of WOrkmsn.


business is reviving, though just how
much it is impossible to state, inasmuch
as We cannot gauge the reliability Of
the aforesaid reports. 10 Is not an I'M
common streak ia human nature for
one 70 take the view that appeals most
TO what one wants 20 be the fact; hence
10 Is that reporters Of the press too fire.
Quently state rumor as fact or exager-
ate fact. Press reports from the east
show very considerable resumption OF
cotton fabric mills, and those Of the
center and west Of iron and steel plants.
There iS,hOWever, no reports OF better
prices and there are numerous reports
Of cuts 10 WageS.-LObOT Tribune.
The pottery at TiltonviIle, which was
burned down, is rapidly being rebuilt.
A large force OF wOrkmen are employed
layinC brick and the carpenters will
soon begin their work. It is expected
that within three weeks from now tho
large building viii be ready for the
Roof Wheeling contractors are hgur-
ing on the extensive roofing contract
BY the rebuilding OF the pottery the
capacity win be increased so per cent.
Some Of the extra wOrkmen who will be
given employment have begun 70 build
neat and comfortable homes OF their
oWR 10 the town.
It's difficult TO tell here ia Wheeling,
just how much trade has improved since
last week. Many of the smaller plants
are not so busy as last week, and several
of these have reduced their number Of
employees since then. On the other hand
several of the big industrial concerns
have started and more win resume to-
morrow. In conversation with an old
manufacturer 10 was given as his opinion
that the advance, though slow, was
perceptible.
Word comes from Steubenville that
the Industrial outlook ia that city is
much brighter. For some time the big
glass house OF Gill Bros, the largest
industrial concern In the city, has been
having but one furnace al work. The
entire plant Will go on tomorrow.
There IS also strong probability that
the sumner glass works will again be
started. Gil Bros. factory alone en-
plOys over four hundred persons.
The planning mill OF Wilson S Chap
man, IN North Wheeling, never went
more steadily than it is going al pres
ent. Every workman is given employ
ment, and 10 Is thought that 10 will be
necessary TO work overtime 20 I'LL or
derS. These contractors are making
rapid progress with their improvements.
The elegant new Brennan residence, on
North Main street, is about completed.
Tomorrow morning. tow heating fur
naces and mills 5, 6 and z at the Whit
aker will resume double turn. These
departments have not been in opera
tion for TWO months. One hundred per-
sons will be given employment, or one
half the employees Of the plant will
be given work. If things move of as
expected, the remainder Of the plant
will go on ia full one week later.
The sheet bar mill at the Top mill has
resuRsd giving employment to twenty
FIVE persons. The sheet mill ia full will
resume I'M the morning, and seventy
i've persons will again be given employ
ment In the department. This plant
has been closed down since the second
OF this month.
Some mills OF the city in full opera
ton: Beltz & Fiading's, Wilson q
Chapman's, Wood Bros aud Holiday
& Sons planning mills; Spears Axle
Works. Warwo0d Tool Company, War
wick Pottery, Reymann's and Schmul-
bach's breweries, and the Nail City
Stamping Company.
w. T.. Donaldson, OF the Donaldson
Carriage Works, who suffered such
painful injuries in runaway nearly
Two months ago is a0le 10 be driven
around q little In his buggy. A few
days ago he was at the factory for the
first time since the accident.
The elegant new furnace at the North
Wheelng sottle works IS completed.
BY the rebuilding Of this furnace the
capacity of the glass house will be In
creased 40 per cent. When the plant
shall resume is yet indefinite.
The greater number Of employees Of
tho Manchester and Whitaker Coal
Mines will be given employment again
tomorrow. The mines employ eighty
diggers. For ten weeks now one-tOurth
the force has been at work.
The Cox boiler works Is busy on new
and repair work. The company has
good contracts at LOudOnville and
Moundsville The new upright boiler
for Chris He'll, Of Martins Ferry, is
completed.
One OF the greatest business changes
noticeable this week in the city Is the
brisk way In which the coal trade has
picked up within q week. Nearly all
the coal dealers are operating their full
force.
An the roof surface Of the immense
Riverside plant is being painted with a
patented tar aud paint solution. The
roof when painted Is very black and
gives the whole surroundings new
look
Geo. P. McGown, Jr., a son Of George
MeGown, Of the firm OF Redmar & Com
pany, is visiting at the Worlds Fair.
lie IS accompanied by Ellsworth Scho-
field, q well known mechanic Of this
city.
The Centre foundry got In four days
steady run last week since the compile
tion of the repairs az the plant. The
outlook for steady run is bright. Bus
iness is reported much better
The Wheeling pottery, Of the Wheel
ing Pottery company, is going in full,
and goo run was made last week.
The I. OF Starting Of the remainder
OF the plant Is yet indefinite.
The Belmont blast furnace, which is
now ready for operates, is more com
plete than ever before. Orders have not
vet been given for the starting Of any
part Of the Belmont mill
The planning mill Of Beltz & Flading,
IS going. The work being done at the
Egerter block on Market street and the
Juergen's block on sixteenth street, is