Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-07-29
AMONG THE MILLS.
NEWS FROM MILL, FACTORY, AND BUSY
WORK SHOP.
No.ss From Mine and Labor Centres Of Wheeling
and LOealiiy-Trads Reported Better .
EYerywhars-PersonalS

More OF ths big Etna-Standard mill
Is on AZ present than has been Tor over
year. About two thirds OF the works
is or, and this gives employment 10
over 200 WOrkmen. Both the mills OF
the new tin plate plant are on, and they
give work 70 about 100 persons among
whom are several girls. The workmen
suffered much from the heat last week,
and they were few OF them who were
able to make full time. Some OF the
parts Of the mill now on are, the plate
department. eight sheet mills, the
eight inch guide mill, the break down
plant, and twelve OF the pudding fur
nsces. The situation at the coal mines
IS about the same. About two dozen
miners are al work, one half OF them
being old men. The mill management
still refuses 10 take some OF the former
workmen back into their employ, ana
those OF the old miners at work are
there against the wishes OF the Mine
Workers union. The local forbids that
any men, union or otherwise, go TO
work In either OF the collerieS.
One week from tomorrow ;hs first
ware is 20 Do made at the immense new
sanitary plant OF the Wheeling Pottery
company. The works will give employ
ment 10 about 200 persons. The man
ager of the new works is Herbert
Nachin, formerly a. the sanitary works
81 TIitonville. As far as possible the
management OF the pottery will en-
deavOr 10 get workmen from this local
ity at the new works, but 8 number OF
skilled wOrkmen in the business will
have 20 be- brought from abroad. Ihe
new works starting will make boom
that part OF the city.
Iodustry is on the boom az the River
side iron works. There Is more Of the
big plant on than for some time. AT
the present time there are over 1000
men at work there The steel works
have been idle since Thursday, but will
20 on on in the morning. No metal is
the cause OF the idlenesS, All the plate
mill expect one mill Is on. About two
thirds OF the tube works is 90, and the
furnace is la booming operation.
Japan lS Mccormick, OF Pittsburg,
have the contract for the iron work for
the immense new blast furnace being
erected at the Bellaire nail works.
They have the contract under the gen
eral one for the whole furnace from
Mcclure, Amsler d Co., also OF Pitts
burg. Both the firms have forces OF
men at work, and they Will complete
the contract without any more help.
Last Tuesday morning Mills and
OF jhe Nhittaker went on in full, and
aud Eal- work 10 l25 persons. This
was ta- Irsj OF the mill 10 start since
the destruction Of the plant by fire on
the l2th., OF last November. The mills
had q good run all last week. IL will be
long until the mill is all on. When the
kiant is al. on, IL gives work to about
N0o persons.
v Both the Warwick and the La Belle
p0,.eries are on Ia full, and give work
q about 500 men. The pOtters being
q, work again makes things brighter
sN ever the city. Gas Is short at the
"a Belle plant but II has not de-
Rrded the work much yet.
The nail epa-tment OF the La Belle
- has gone on in full This gives
Wotk 10 about $50 employees. The tack
factory had beea idle for the last three
weeks. II is thought that the run will
be a steady one. The big nail mill was
operated yesterday, something very I'M
usual for that department.
After a long stop, the big Wheeling
steel works employing over 800 persons
are 20 30 on this morning. Steam has
been raised, and the laborerS are at
work. II is now thought that the run
will be a good, steady one. The works
have made but forty-6ve days the last
twelve months.
II mas been a long time since so great
part OF the BelIaire nail works has
been on. The plate mill, the steel
works, and the blast furnace are on, and
they give work to over 600 workmen.
The miIl men over there feel better
than they have for a long time.
All the twenty six pudding furnaces
OF the lower BenwoOd mill are on In
full. This gives work to 100 puddlers
alone. The skelp mill At the plant is
on 10 full. The miners are all at work,
aud there are about 400 persons employ
cd there.
The novelty stamping works, Bell
aire, are on In full, and are turning out
some as hGe ware as is on the market.
The jefferson iron works at Steuben-
vile, have resumed in full. They
have not had a steady run FOR the last
year
All the Belmont mill that is on Ia the
furnace. 10 gives work 10 about 200
employees, and the run is an excellent
one. The daily output is about $50
tons.
The S,u5envi.le pottery is working
a. Ia
have been idle for the last six months,
aud give work TO 300 persons.
Andrew Benuns, formerly OF Evans
Vile, Ind, has gone 10 work AZ the
Warwick pottery.
Richard Gibbs, one Of the kilumsu
a. the WarwjcS loJtery, has returned
10 the city after long visit to his par
eut's home at East Liverpool, o.
The puddiers OF the La Belle mill,
are out OF work. They were paid of a
few days ago, aud 10 is not known when
they will have any work there again.
~ / seems that, the pudding Industry at
= the mill has about died out.
Miller Bros, tool works on the South
Side, are on in full. II has been a long
time since they missed day. Trade
jss and is on the increase.
Thomas Bruce, the correspondent for
the Manufacturers Record, who has
been in this locality, writing industries,
has gone to his home IN Baltimore.
The boiler works OF William NJ. Cox
& Co., in East Wheeling, are shut
down. They are TO De started in few
days.
Redman & Co., says that trade with
them is better than a week ago, and
that the jobblng business is looking up.
They have all their men at work.