Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-07-30
WORLD OF LABOR
LATEST NEWS FROM FACTORY, MILL AND
WORKSHOP.
Progress Of Industry in Wheeling and Vicinity
The General Outlook as Gained From
Tours Of the Labor Centres

al Master Workman POwderly intends
TO resign his position at the close or the
present term and practice law, adding
TO this statement the intimatiOn that
she X. OF L. has fallen away so consid-
erably Of late that the dues paid In do
not equal the expenses OF she Organiza-
ton. The item seems to be OF the kind
that Is sent out occasionally by the
thoughtless sensatiOnalists and persons
who are opposed 20 organized labor.
OF course, union men know that
Mr.. POwderIy will not have TO
resign az the close OF his term
should he wishstO retire. All he has 20
do is 20 decline reelection. whether
he will do this or not will be decided
finally In October, when the election
takes place. In the meantime II Is au-
thoritatively stated that be desires TO
retire, but be is being urged to accept
reelection, aud he may consent 10 do
so II 10 can be shown 20 his satisfaction
that it will be for the best interests o.
the Knights for him 70 remain In office.
We do not believe this desire 20 retire
has anything 10 do with the alleged
weakness IN number and dues OF the
X. of L.
Wilson & Chapmans planning mill is
In steady operation. The progress Of
their contracts are: At the Masonic
Temple the first floor is being laid, the
foundation for the business block on
North Main street is about completed,
work is progressing well on the founda-
tion for Isaac Fry's residence on TWEEN
ty-sixth street. This IS 10 be one OF the
most handsome structures on the South
Side. ]. +. Baron, Of S.. Mary's, mas
purchased an elegant stone front, with
other materials. The Kirbach block on
North Market street Is about finished;
delay has been caused by the difficulty
in receiving the materials FOR the roofing
OF the Second ward market house. Ten
car loads OF shingles have arrived and
this work will be begun tomorrow. II
will REQUIRE 300, 600 shingles for the
roof, and large force Of wOrkmen will
be put 70 work.
Some plants In full operation: Rey-
MAINS, and Schmulbsch's brewery;
Wilson & Chapman, Beltz & Flooding,
Wood Bros, Holiday & Sons planning
mills; Spears Il Riddles machine shop;
wheeling Mold and Foundry Company,
Flaccus Bros and Geo. G.. McMechen
& Sons Company, Preserving Works,
AUison's Wheeling Wire Works; Cox
boiler works: Morrison & Chew, Wheel
ing boiler works; West Virginia To6ac-
co Company, and Bloch Bros, Warwood
Tool Company, and c. Redman Il Co.
Not one-third Of the workmen for
merly employed 10 the Etna-Standard
mill are now 10 the town Of Atnaville.
Some have gone fishing. and II Is said
very large number OF them have gone
elsewhere to secure employment. Ii Is
asserted, by those In position 70 know,
that were the plant ready for operation
AZ once Il could not be operated from
the difficulty in securing sufficient work
men.
Fine progress is being made on the re-
pairs and improvements at Factory "H.
The lehrs IN the factory proper are
being rapidly torn down TO be replaced
by improved ones. and this entire de-
partment is being thoroughly equipped.
The large new brick cutting shop is
being rapidly built IL is calculated
that the plant will be In operation again
by the middle OF September.
At the Top Mil the only work being
done ia the repairing Of the old furnace
bottom, in preparation for the enlarged
new furnace to be built on il. Mcclure,
Amsler & Company, Of Pitts6urg,
who have the contract for the stone
work, will begin their work this week.
Glleland's glue works are being
greatly improved during the summer
q
being painted, and new machinery will
be put 10. IL Is intended 70 have the
plant ia the finest working order 1t ever
was when the plant shall resume again.
The Etna-Standard mines are ready
FOR operation. The mines were never
in such good condition as at present.
There is an abundance OF fresh air sup
piled and the mine Is fully equipped for
starting. Great improvements have been
made during the stop.
The Whitaker mill closed down yes
terday In every department, and will
not again resume at least before next
September. During the shut down re.
pairs will be rapidly progressed. In
provements at Mill No. 5 are about
cOmdleted.
The force OF workmen sinking the
fity-fve foot shaft for Koehnline Bros.
for their two mines in Bridgeport,
struck a rock, aud caused a delay, IL
Is thought that heavy blasting will nee
essarily have 70 be done to pierce the
solid.
The report is circulating among the
mill men, that all departments OF the
Top laill, except the furnace under
going repairs, will be started in full the
latter part Of this week.
Squire Riddle, OF BenWood, with 3
large force OF workmen from the lower
mill, have finished the repairing Of q
large sewer for the blast furnace In
Martins Ferry.
Mike McNichols, one Of the most
popular miners in the Etna-Standard
mill, Is home from an extended North
ern trip.
Wood Bros. planning mill Is in full op-
Grafton. The company finished large
contracts Of houses on the Island last
week. They report the outlook encOur-
aging.
One furnace OF the three at the Cen
tEal klNSc WI NS - IA A~t oPSA@s
10 is confidently assured that the
other two furnaces will soon begin
again.
Among the greatest improvements
being made at the Etna-Standard mill
is the changing Of the bottom Of the
immense scrap furnace 70 a sand bot
tom.
The time when the Etna-Standsrd
mill shall again resume is yet indefinite.
At the mill the authorities say there is
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