Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-12-17
INDUSTRIAL WHEELING.
CONDITIONS REPORTED FROM MILL FACTORY
AND LABOR CENTRE
Reports From the Plants Of This City and Vicinity.
Nos@ Abogi Wofkmea-Sas Of Trads

Business generally is Of small proper
lions. In crude iron vevy few transac-
tions have been closed. While stocks
are sufficient for any probable demand,
less effort has been made 70 unload than
FOR some weeks past. Holders Of stock
thtDk that things cannot get much
wore, and they are willing TO bide their
time. Consumers are inclined 70 hold
or. The decentralization In steel billet
prices continues; buyers in Eastern and
Western markets are purchasing only
small lots. Western Pennsylvania COM
petition is felt at all points, and is keep
ing prices very low. In the merchant
bar mills business is very light and
manufacturers are a~nxiOusly awaiting
the promised Improvement. The nail
trade is depressed, competition still
crOwdiag prices down. Buyers through
out the West aud Northwest, who's
purchases frequently inpart a little &C
tivity in December business, are hold
Ing OF. The sheet, plate and structural
iron makers are doing a very small bus
mess, but all hope for a general I'M
prOvement early 10 the new year. The
steel rail situation has not improved,
but an adjustment is gradually taxing
place.-Americdn Manufacturer.
State OF trade a. some OF the fac
tories: Redman & Co. report trade
brisk. Hall IL Beckett are having a
steady run OF custom. The Red Letter
tobacco works IS operating its full
force. Spears & Riddle, az their ma
chine shop, report all their workmen
on with business about the same. The
Crystal glass works, of Bridgeport are
having a steady run; the plant Is on In
full. The new sanitary pottery at Til
t~Onville will be ready for operation the
first Of next month. The Bellaire bot
tie works Is on in full, and large ship
ments are being made. The Mears
key and barrel works are again on in
full; the full force got In six days last
week. BeltZ 81 Fading report business
about the same at their planning mill.
Wood Bros. are not so busy as a week
ago at their planning mill. About one
half Of the employees at the Hinge
Works are given employment. The
Reymann and Schmulbach 0reWerIes
are on 60 full. Trade is little brighter
at the Corrugating wor6s.
Notes About Well-known WOrkmen.
Albert Redman is on the sick list.
Michael eileen, OF the city gas works,
a bad attack Of grip. Adam Mauer,
o. the power house, is quite i'll. VIM.
Adams, Harry Bennett and Frank Cox,
all of the Wheeling Mold aud Foundry
Company, are on duty again after sick
ness Frank Llewellen, Of the water
works, is uuwell. Newton Pritchard,
nightWatchmaL Of Wood Bros, has re-
covered from his recent accident. WIN.
Travis, boss at the La Belle nail
factory, is home from q visit East.
James Sullivan, late of Peoria, Ill.,, for
merry of this city, has accepted a posi-
tiOu in q pottery aJ Broadway, Va.
Harry Leeds, foreman az the tube
works, is recovering from q dangerous
illness. Chris Mccormick, q potter Of
Tilin, o., is visiting his friends OF the
South Side. William CrOckard, nan
ager OF the Riverside blast furnace, is
laid up with a bad attack Of grip. Her
man Storm, OF the Riverside, has gone
q. McKeeSpoTt, Pa, to work.
William b. McMechen is home from
G business trip to New York City.
The McMechen preserving works are
having @ good trade. Cars are being
loaded for western shipment. IL is
coming the dull season az the plant,
and business is not so brisk as this time
last week.
William NJ. Cox, Of the Cox boiler
works, reported trade q little slack.
Boilers have been delivered TO Bloch
Bros factory and 10 b. C. Lowry, at
Bridgeport.
Manufacturer VIM. NJ. Cox shone at
the cake walk, az the Musee Theatre q
few nights ago. A large hne cake to
be contested for In a "C2ke Walk" was
placed 10 the centre Of the theatre. Mr..
Cox was successful in securing It,. The
music began, and the veteran renewed
his war march, which easily won the
coveted article.
w. B. Allison, manager OF the Wheel
Ing wire works, stated 70 the REGISTER
that a good run on small work is being
had. Plenty OF holiday orders are be-
ing received, out there is an absence OF
many orders for heavy wire work. Re
Gently jobs were sent 20 Allegheny
City, and 10 Cumberland, Nd. A con-
tract az Weston is also completed. Mr.
Allison enjoys patronage from all parts
West Virginia.
Business is not quite so brisk az the
Wheeling boiler works. A force OF
workmeu will leave tomorrow for Cam
bridge, o., 10 work on q contracts.
Lewis Niebergal's new ice plant, at
FOrtv-flth and Water streets, has been
supplied with five large new tanks by
the firm.
Trade is brisk with the Wheeling
Mold and Foundry company. Addi-
ti0nal workuen have been given en-
plOymeat.
r.. r. Spears is at Canton setting up
his patent box turning machine for the
Cleveland Axle company
Four thousand kegs Of nails were
shipped from the La Belle nail factory
last week down the rive, by steamer.
The new lap-weld furnace at the
tube works is in successful operation.
This furnace was begun q wear ago., and
&c was intended 90 have IL in operation
last May. The hard times caused the
delay, and &c went on but o few days
ago. 10 is q model furnace, having all
the latest improvements. Employment
IS given 60 one hundred and fifty persons
at the new furnace Of the Wheeling
Pottery company.
The puddlers at the LaBelle mill will
20 on in full tomorrow after four
weeks idleness. Pig iron is TO be made.
The nail mill is of, but viii resume
early this week, making the entire plant
on again.
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