Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-05-28

VIM. j. johnson, a well-known glass
man Of S~teubenville, ex-manager OF the
Sumner glass works OF that city, will
leave this week for Los Angeles, CAL,
where he will work at the glass max
ing business. Ut is said that when Mr..
Johnson gets lhis plant In operation
quite a number Of men formerly OF the
Sumner works will go to work in his
new factory.
T. j. Cotnum, a popular employe OF
the Acme glass works, Of Steubenville,
died last week OF bronchitis, aged "a
years. He was an exceedingly popular
young a
The new glass factory at MorgantoWn
will be begun this week.
John Warner, of Huntington, a we'll
known glass man, has returned home
after a pleasant visit here.
The immense plant Of the Beatty
glass works, Of the U. 5. Glass Co., at
Tinin, o., was burned last week. Loss
5000. 900. Six hundred persons are out
OF employment. Spontaneous comous-
ton In the pressing room is given
as the cause OF the fire. Since the glass
works OF the Beatty Company have been
moved from S%teubenville their building
has not been occupied. When the
Beatty glass works were removed from
S~teubenville several years ago IL was
the worst industrial blow the town eVer
received. People in Steubenville are
again hoping that they may get back
the glass works.
Some Of the works in full operations:
Wilson & Chapman, Ohio Valley China
Company, Top Mill, Riverside Mil,
Warwood Tool Company, Warwick
China Company, Nail City Stamping
Company and the Whitaker Mill.
Stephen Mccullough, the contractor
and builder, is turning out more work
than ever this year, and has a lumber
Of good contracts booked.
]. n. Hunters pickle and catsup
works on the South Side Is having a
good trade. The factory, in all proba-
bility, will have large additions OF new
machinery put in soon, though 1t is not
definitely arranged.
The bread and cake departments at
the factory of the Wheeling Bakery
Company are running full and have
been for a month. The trade in these
lines has been so good rs TO exceed the
e~xDectations Of those concerned. The
greater part Of the machinery for the
cracker department has arrived, but
has not been placed. Work will be rap
idly progressed in this department. and
the cake factory will soon be running.
The besk down at the Central foun-
dry has been repaired, and the plant Is
going again in full. Trade is good, and
workmen are very busy as the result OF
the delay. New orders from the mills
have been received.
The Nail City Stamping Company is
going to it's fullest capacity. Large or
ders are ahead.
President and Manager Thos. Carr,
Of the Warwick China Company, has
good reasons to feel proud OF the FAC
tory, under his management. Not a
day has yet been missed this year, not
even a turn has been s%lackened. The
outlook for a steady run is bright.
Last week q new roof was put on the
white warehouse at the plant.
The McMechen Preserving Company
reports trade as good and the outlook
very encouraging. The Company has
Just completed an addition, 55x3O feet
and three stories high, made necessary
by the increased business. The build
ing Is OF corrugated iron, and will give
much-heeded room.
n. n. Cecil, eastern salesman OF the
Warwick China Company, is home from
a very successful trip east.
Everything at the Wheeling Ice and
Storage Company is moving off in a sat
isfactory manner. The new cold stor-
age department Is in operation. The
Cleveland Dressed Beef Company has
secured a large room in the cold storage
department.
George Porter has resigned his post
ton with the Cleveland Dressed Beef
Company and has accepted a better one
with the Wheeling Ice and Storage
Company.
The output Of Hoffmann's tannery Is
very large, the factory being In full
operation.