Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-16
INDUS TRIAL TOPICS.
Points Picked Up About the Mills and
Factories.

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Factories.
The Ohio Valley China Company re-
ports trade ABOUT the same.
The Speidel Grocery Company moved
into their new Offices yesterday.
The fine new Bremen residence Ia
| Nerth Wheeling is nearly finished.
A new gravel roof is being placed on
Wilson & Chapman's planning mill.
The Riverside steel works were again
successfully started yesterday morning.
The Eoff Street Simpson Church is
nearing completion. 1t is being plas-
tered.
Additional men will be put to work
next Monday at the Riverside tube
works.
Harry McKown has started new
plumbing shop near the Market street
bridge.
The Lincoln school building is being
plastered. The structure makes fine
showing.
II. H. HornbrooE, manager OF the
Ton Mill, who has been quite sick for a
| week, is GU uuby oSUiu'
All except the pressing departments,
both plants of the Wheeling Pottery
Company are on in full.
The Joseph Bell Stove and Range
Company received large consignment
of goods from Muncie, Ind, yesterday
by the B. & o.
The new furnace at the Top Mill is
being lined. Unless things brighten
the new furnace VIII not be completed
before next spring.
The Brilliant Iron Works have been
of since last Monday. No pig iron is
on hand. The mill will probably start
again next Monday.
The hall in West Bridgeport being
erected by Wilson & Chapman, and
owned by Lawrence GlStz, rapid pro-
gross is being made.
Fire has been put in the furnace at
the Elson glass works in Marti 5 Fer
ry. 1t is reported that start Will be
made before many days.
Peter Geisen, the we'll known mill
right Of the Etna-Standard, has re-
signed his position. He has acceped
a similar position at Covington.
A cog was broken 10 the shaft run
ming mills and of the Etna-StaDdard
last Monday. The twenty men operat-
ing these mills from Apollo, Pa, have
gone home till they are sent for.
The last span of the new steel bridge
across the Back river is being complet-
ed. The side walks will be begun soon.
! Ii is expected that by the middle OF
December the bridge will be completed.
Harry Hawkins, of this city, and Chas.
Kaufman. of Bridgeport, delegates from
the Amalgamated Association OF this
vicinity, left yesterday evening for
Pittsburg to attend the convention
| there to-day.
Thos. Mears, proprietor OF the keg
and barrel works across the river, is
building another similar factory at
| GAINESVILLE, O. This factory will employ
TIVE ty men, and will be completed this
week, and will be started soon altar.
II was reported that probably the Top
| mill would be started on orders from
the Whitaker. No orders from the
| Whitaker have been received yet, and
nothing has teen said regarding 1t to
the management at the Top mill.
| Things are very dull there, and there Is
no immediate prospect OF resumption.
An uncertain trade is being had at
| Etna-Standard mill. Mills 8 and 9 oil
tie Ftna are not running by reason Of
a slackpess. and but twelve puddlers
are on. Mill No. 3 in the Standard de-
partment has been of for few days
but will resume to-day. The spur
wheel running the pinion broke, caus
ing the lay-otf.
Sherman Lodge, of the Amalgamated
Association, OF Etnav'lle, met yester-
day afternoon in Peltz's ball. David A.
Morgan, a sheet heater ia the Esna-
Stand. and George Owens, heater al
the same mill, were chosen delegates To
60 10 Pittsburg to-day to attend the
convention OF the Amalgamated Associ-
alton and the operators
The information comes direct from
the Etna- STANDARD that unless the sheet
rollers and heaters accept the general
ten Der cent. reduction offered the mill
will be closed down. II the rollers and
heaters were not working only the bal
mills could be operated. The company
has notified all It's agents not to take
anv orders for sheet iron till the matte
is settled. An endeavor will be mad
to day in PittsburR to decide the matter
Knees DAUGHTERS fancy sale anC
lunch at bursts, Thursday, Novembel
10th.