Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-29
ECHOES OF LABOR
ALL TEE NEWS OF wHEELlSG'S MILLS AND
FACTORIES
State Of Trads and Conparisons-Nsws From
Forsga Helds-Psograss Of improvement
Personals About Mil Men.

mill, In the plate departments, was
ready TO 20 on last Thursday, but the
miners deciding TO stay out prevented
this. Over 100 men were 20 90 TO work.
There is gas under some Of the boilers
AT the Wheeling steel works, but it is
thought the works cannot be run long
under the existing complications. The
workers OF the coke regions Of Con-
nellsviue, Pa, joining the coal miners
in their strike makes 10 impossible
to operate the blast furnaces In
this locality by reason OF the
scarcity of coke. BY reason Of this the
Riverside blast furnace is banked,
throwing about 200 men out Of work.
and the Belmont is 20 Do shut down In q
few days. The Belmont employs about
200 men. who have been working but q
few weeks ia the past ten months. The
Riverside steel works are closed down,
owing TO the scarcity OF coal. It's said
they will 20 on in the morning, how
ever, as twenty-five loads of coal have
been received al the works from ID Q
FairmOnt region. 10 is feared that the
miners OF the Etna-Standard will all
quit work. and then this entire big
plant must close down. The outlook in
the mills caused by the strike is very
gloomy.
THE GREAT Coal STBITE:-In differ
ent districts the operators are offering
the price paid before toe reductions.
In this matter President Mcbride or
ders, There must be no coal mined al
any price for any purpose until gen
eral settlement. Hang together or you
IA Ffrr hnr
says, This fight for bread, and the
miner who takes a days work 70 mine
coal at any price before a general set
Element comes helps TO starve his own
and fellow wOrKman's children" 10 is
said that over 1900 miners are out
on the strike. Ii is said to that many
more miners are 20 go ont at the oXpi-
ration Of contracts next Tuesday.
In the strike the miners OF Ohio are
solid, and those Of Pennsylvania are
also well in line. Following are figures
OF the number OF miners out in differ
ent States: Alabama, S, 600; Tennessee
and Kentucky, 5000; West Virginia,
1000, Indiana, 1000; Ohio, $4,000; Iowa.
1900; Indian Territory, 1000; Missouri,
1900; Pennsylvania, $4,000; Michigan,
800, and Illinois, IS, 600.
The potterymen's strike in this city
presents few new phases. As ever both
sides are confident Of victory finally.
The men think they see much encour-
agement from the reports from East
Liverpool and Trenton. They think
that the effort being made 10 have the
strike settled ia Trenton by the day
wage system is favorable to them.
Nothing is being done at the Warwick
pottery and the strikers are keeping
close watch on the LaBelle, where they
saw but one man now is working against
their advice There was little incl
dent at the LaBelle pottery few days
ago. Early In the morning a committee
OF the strikers went % the plant 70
peaceably ask the men al work 20 quit.
A good many people assembled and
some Of the management called FOR the
police and two or three responded.
They were not needed as when they got
there the strikers had gotten the work
iugmen 20 quit and had gone peaceaoly
20 their homes.
In most branches Of trade, the symp-
toms indicate a readiness 20 resume
business upOn an active scale as soon
as the legislative restrictions are re-
moved. It is conceded more and more
that there is large measure OF pur-
chasing ability among the community
at large; and that naturally leads 70
the inference that, when this long pro-
tracted restraint upon both production
and marketing Is Withdrawn, there
must be a very sharp rebound or activi-
" In order TO recruit the supplies that
have been subjected 90 a twelvemonthS'
curtailment ranging between - and 40
per cent. But while these prospects
are counted upon with almost entire
unanimity, the fact that they stand tor-'
ward some four or i've months To the
future prevents them from being dis
counted in Wall street operations, and
inclaes spectators % a MicaWberish
attitude.-HGry CIClrs 81 Go.
Foreign Mil Notes: Three thousand
coal miners are striking at Birmingham,
Ala. Patrick O'Brlen, OF Ohio, was
killed 40 B.uefeldS, this State, last
week while influencing the coal miners
not 90 strike. The wire and nail mills
~ New Philadelphia o., have closed
down. Tha greater part OF the Repu0-
Die mill % Pittsburg is To operation.
Not So many puddiers are az work IN
tho mills of Youngstown, o., as last
week. A rolling mil. in Canton, o., is
being built which Is 90 have few equals
in this country. NiugO Junction iron
furnace has resumed.
The BeIlaire nail works are TO be
greatly enlarged and improved. The
work Is 90 be done This summer. A new
furnace is to be bulls and the steel
works are 90 be- remOieled. 10 is the
intention Of the company TO keep both
furnaces To operation when the new
one is built The cost OF the improve
ments aud the new furnace will be over
a half million dollars. When the inn
prOvements are made the mill will en-
p.Oy over 200 workmen.
They have new way az Muncie, Ind,
of dealing with the trampS who flood
the town al present. The policemen
are given stout whips, and they tell tue
tramps 10 leave town. Ii they do not,
they are whipped out Many of them
are workmen from the mills OF Pitts
burg and the East who have gone there
10 the hopes of securing work. The
practice is regarded as unlawful and
bruta.
Wheeling Association No. l. Nationa.
Association OF Stationary Engineers, are
having their hall az 1049 Main street
improved and remodeled. The engin-
GERS will hold an open meeting in the
near future. The object OF the associa-
ton is 70 elevate the profession, ana TO
disseminate the knowledge OF the steam
boiler. The open meeting being ar
ranged for will be addressed by cleo
trical and mechanical experts.