Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-09-02
INDUNTRIAkCI 'Ti,ssS;5s,ORD.
ITEMS CLEANED Il : MILL FACTORY AND
BUSY 1'ORKSaOP.
Business Better at IN the Plan's-wOrd From
AL tbs Big EOrks Of the City and
Locality Personals About Well
Bl0Wa Mil Men.

through number OF hands and changes
before reaching the converters. The
process was tried some time ago at the
Bellaire nail works, and did not prove
q success. It is used in this locality
only at BraddOck, Pa, in the Edgar
Thompson steel works. IL tue trial
Is successful IL will be a great stride on
the part Of the company for great
output Of steel. The change, II made
however, will throw about 40 men out
OF work.
The business outlook, is better at the
Etna-Standard than for the last four
teen months. None OF the departments
are now idle, except those made neces-
sary by break downs. About l, 100 men
are now At work al the big plant. The
new department OF the Standard will 90
on in the morning. These four sheet
mills or the department have been idle
for the last week owing 20 n break
down. Most OF the miners are again at
work. The number now is about
thirty. The No. 4 iObbiug mill is on
again, having been idle for tAe last
F. three weeks owing TO the building OF a
new furnance. Eight OF the pudding
4uEAaEeH dIn OAs 4 AN FtetS F'-N~ - N@i
AID is doing eXcellently.
Last week was a good one at the
Riverside tubs works. More OF the
works are now on than since last Octo-
Der. Last Tuesday there was an impor-
tant resumption. On that day the ball-
weld furnaces were both In operation.
For some months bus one OF the fur
paces has been Oh. The resumption
gave work 70 about go idle persons.
There is aOw as now as much or the
tube works on Is ever before in the his
tory Of the mill.
Work has At last begun on the finish
Ing of the immense new furnace at the
Ton Mill. When the hard times came
on. the Wheeling Steel & Iron Co., quit
work on the furnace. Thomas COutas
has a force OF thirsy-tWo bricklayers at
work in the employ Of Mcclure 81
Amsler, OF Pitlsburg, who have the
contract. The furnace is being lined,
and it will be about two months yet be-
fore the furnace is ready 10 be blown
IN.
The coal mines at MassillOn, o., are
still idle. and have been since the 17th.,
Of last January. Four thousand men
are out OF work. The operators AZ one
OF their recent meetings decided 10
employ non-uniOn men 10 work the
mines The cause OF the strike was
tha refusal OF the miners 70 abide by
the decisions msdO At the Columbus
COMPROMISE Of the end Of the great
strike.
Charles Price, AGED thirty-fve, well
known mill man OF the Wheeling steel
works. died very suddenly az his home
in Renwood. Brain trouble was the
cause Of his death. The burial was on
Thursday st Nj. Calvary. and the works
were shut down part OF that day so
that the employees could attend the
funeral, which was very large,
Work is better than for some tins at
the works OF the BOggs Run Mining Co.
More Of the men have been put to
work. There are now about thirty OF
the old employees at work again. Some
Of the employees who went 10 Ohio 70
work have returned 10 the city, and
have gone % work in the mines again.
ReymapTs brewery is again on with
coal. II takes 10 600 bushels day 20
supply the plant. The coal as secured
from the Manchester mines, ana gives
work 10 about q dozen miners. During
the coal strike the two batteries Of boil
ers were put on gas.
Mills G aud 2 at the Whitteker are
still on 10 full, and they are the only
part Of the works on. The big engine
Is being placed, and iJ is thought that
before long more OF the works will go
on. About 125 men are now 81 the
plant.
Last week was fairly good one at
The Belmont mill. The furnace is on
in full, aud the heaters, rollers and
shearmen are making good time. Part
OF the nail factory was on last week
Tor several days.
John CunOck, injured at the gas pro-
ducers st the Riverside, is at the City
hospital, and getting better rapidly.
Edward Valley, hurt at the Wheeling
steel works, is recovering, also.
The planning mill Of John w. Beltz
G. Son Co.. in the East End Is going
steadily. Work has been completed
rcmodeling the business place Of IL.
Emsheimer on Main street.
The Riverside bar mill at the head OF
Twenty-fiith street is on in full. They
have been going steady now for the
last two weeks, which Is the best
record since last October.
Joseph Greenlee, one Of the miners Of
he Wheeling Creek coal works, was
very badly crushed = few days ago ct
his work by falling stone. lie is on s
safe way 10 recovery.
The breaking OF roll at the plate
nill Of the Beliaire nail works caused
the department Go So IDLE the greater
part OF last week. lac mill will be on
this week as usual.
Isaac Moore, Of Etnaville, one Of the
best known among the miners Of the
Wheeling Creek coal works, will move 10
his former home 81 Uhrichville, O., in
the near future.
The furnace OF the Junction Iron Co.,
AZ Mingo, o., is OF by reason OF the
need OF coke. The steel works, which
gives work 20 about 800 men, are At
work.
OTTO Bros, the bottle manufacturers,
Of Martins Ferry, have received the
contract OF making bottles for the
Belmont brewery. Their plant in on in
full.
The plate mill at the Bellaire nail
works is running. The furnace is in
booming operation. The new furnace
will be ready TO be blown in eighty
days.
Redman & Co., have completed alter
ations st the two new boilers for the