Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-11-12
WORLD OF LABOR.
CONDITION OF TRADE, SECURED At LABOR
HEADQUARTERS
Intelligence Showing a Better Outlook Word
from the Industries Of W~assling-No:es
About Workmsa.

probably feel the FIRST benefit OF the new
demand, and IL is now probable that
some very large transactions will be con-
summated during the current month,
for December and later delivery. Steel
billets, it must be remembered, have
been depressed to prices which II Is un-
reasonable 70 expect a remain avail
able 20 customers very long. Manutac-
turers are willing just now 10 book
large orders, but those who are familiar
with their views and sentiments on the
question will not be surprised TO see a
sharp advance made 10 billets rather
suddsnly.-AmeTiCGp Manufactured.
A peculiar riding machine is being
built az the plant OF the Wheeling Mold
aud Foundry Company. II is called a
hand car tricycle., and . rig like 1t was
never built 1efore,in Wheeling. 1t IS
patented and is being made for a gentle
man living at Bridgeport. The rig con-
sists Of Two large wheels at the rear and
one small one in front. There Is no
wood work about it, it being made OF
gas pipe and cast iron. One person can
ride the tricycle. and q will be propelled
by a sort Of pilot wheel and chain gear
ings. II the machine Is successful many
are 10 be made.
Last Wednesday evening the River
side blast furnace, after nearly ten
weeks idleness, was blown IT,. IL was
intended that the furnace 90 on again
the previous Tuesday, but the repairs
necessary were greater than was eX-
peeted. Last Friday the FIRST iron was
made and the furnace is said TO work
well. Nearly two hundred persons have
been given employment by the start.
Not an the laborers are yet employed,
but they will all be given work in q few
days.
Wood Bros planning mill Is going
steadily. and trade is much improved.
The firm is at work on the new Bridge
port opera house, five houses at Nc
Mechen, a house for Chatham Sinclair
on Forty-sixth and Jacob streets, Offices
are beiag foished for the Joseph
SpeiGel Grocery Company, and the firm
has contracted for the carpentry and
mill work for Editor c.. 3. Harris fire
new residence az Echo Point.
The Enterprise Boiler Works, Of
Youngstown, Ohio, which had an eX-
tensivs exterior repair contract az the
Wheeling Steel Works, has completed
the work. About twenty men were
employed by this firm for the last two
months. This force has been trans
ferred to the Top Mil, where two
months work is begun. The force is
IN charge of John GeLRing, Of YOungs-
town.
President Thomas Carr, Of the War
wick pottery, was found in a happy
frame Of mind yesterday. His big
plant is humming and on IN all depart
ments. Trade is rapidly Increasing.
The last two weeks there has been
more orders coming in than for months
previous. The management is highly
encouraged. A steady run this winter
seems assured.
About forty WOrkmoR are now at work
about the new furnace being built at the
Top Mill. The cast house is being made
thirtv feet longer and the three large
stoves are being rapidly finished out
side. The furnace will not be started
this winter, as a large number of the
labOrers have been laid OF, the intention
being 20 complete the cupOla early next
year.
Both the Wheeling and LaBelle pot
teries will 60 on again tomorrow morn
ing. These plants employ 500 persons
and have not been on IN full since las,
June. Probably about 200 men are now
at work. For the last six weeks the
white granite department at the La
Belle and a considerable part Of the
Wheeling, has been in operation.
Trade is improved at the North
Wheeling pottery. About ninety men
are now given employment. The deco
rating shops are on ia full. Small orders
are coming in e~ncOuraEingly. Manager
thinner stated that probably no more Of
the plant would be put on this winter.
When full, the plant employs one hun
dred and fifty persons.
Reymann's brewery is having a steady
run. The employees brew at nights, as
the old brew house is being torn away
70 be replaced by the new structure.
The b%ricklayers will begin work on the
new brew house tomorrow. A large
consignment of brick arrived yesterday
for this building. These brick were
made at GAINESVILLE.
There are hundreds Of PolanderS,
Italians and Hungarians hanging about
the Riverside plant these DAYS for work.
Recently there were two bad fights and
two OF the foreigners got badly beaten
up. Joseph GOiSke, who lives near the
street car barns, got the worst beating,
and it was thought be would die, but he
will recover.
Bloch Brothers tobacco factory Is on
in full 10 oil departments. Work on
the new warehouse is being rapidly
executed. The last story is about COM
pleLed and Wilson IL Chapman are
fttlag up the interior of the structure.
1t is expected that 10 a month the
building will be completed.
Hervey Bros, OF Wellsburg, have
finished the drilling OF "a water well at
the new pottery at T|iltonville. The
two large new boilers are being placed
az the pottery, which is now nearly
rooted. Many neat new residences are
being built iu the town by reason Of the
pottery being rebuilt.
The Cox boiler works IS busy on new
boilers and repair work. Work is beiGg
done at Bloch Bros new warehouse, q
boiler is being built for 3. @. Lowry,
the new tauk for Schenk Sc Sons is
about completed, aud work on the new
city fence out Caldwell's U is pro-
crossing rapidly.
Fully 1900 men are now given en-
ployment az the Riverside iron works.
The following departments are on in
full: The plate mill, the steel works,
the foundry ana the machine shop.
The tube works are on in part, and
nearly all the employees are at work at
the furnace.