Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-23
INDUSTRIAL TOPICS
Points Picked Up About the Mill' and
Factories.

EactOrie5-
Harry P. Hoag, a prominent glass
house man, has gone to Muncie, Ind,
to work.
P. J. Conuors, of the Ealvsnizing de-
partment of the Etna-Standard, Is on
the sick list.
Wilson q Chapman have resumed
work on the busch hotel on North Mar
ket street.
A new bottling house is being erected
at the Belmont brewery. The founda-
tion is being built.
VIM. Otto, manager OF the North
Wheeling bottle works, is recovering
from his sickness very slowly.
The North Wheeling bottle works
will resume next Monday. The works
have been idle about ten days
ga large part of the product Of the
Relaire steel works furnace is sbeing
shipped to the Wheeling steel works.
A housen of No. 4 sheet mill OF the
Etna-Standard broke last Wednesday.
All the sheet mills are now on except
this one.
After an idleuess since last Saturday,
caused by breakdown, Wilson a CHAP
mans planning mill resumed in full
yesterday morning.
The manager Of the Wheeling Steel
works, stated TO the REGISTER, that the
works would 20 on again next MONDAY
in full in every department
Jesse Barton. one of the progressive
young men in the employe OF the Wheel
ing Corrugating Company is home from
a business trip to Washington, Pa.
Several mill men from the Whitaker
Iron Works have accepted positions at
the Etna-Standard. There are several
crews of rollers. There are about
twenty-five of them.
Joseph O'Neal one Of the best known
veteran mill men Of the Htna-Standard,
is able TO be about again after suffering
the bad accident as the result OF an ex-
plosion some time ago.
The decorating shop at the pottery in
North Wheeling is on in full. Eighty
persons are given work at the plant.
The workmen are employed at the CID
wages, as no cut has been offered.
Seamon & Son, the cigar dealers, will
nut their factory on 10 full again next
Monday. 1t has been off for two weeks.
Repairs have been made and the factory
is now as complete as any in this state.
More of the Etua-Standard mill is on
now than since last Jnne, and business
is much better. The three and nine
inch mills and the big plate mill went
on this week, giving employment to
100 idle workmen. All the Standard
departments are now full blast. There
are now fully 1000 persons at work at
the big plant.
At the Etna-Standard Offices yester-
day the Board OF Directors held its
regular monthly meeting. A REGISTER
reporter was at the Offices and learned
from the management that In less than
two months the tin plate manufacture
al the plant will be ia full blast. Two
mills will 6e changed and no new
buildings erected. Materials are soon
TO be ordered. 1t is not vet definitely
decided which mills will be changed.
Yesterday morning. four furnaces Of
the Labelle forge department were put
on scrap. This made more OF the mill
on than for some time - the NALL mill,
the tack factory, and the heaters being
on in full. The mill was rushed in its
orders, out shortly afternoon most
unfortunate accident occurred, throw
ing the entire mill idle. The follower
of the cylinder head OF the big forge
eaglne broke. 1t will take week to
fix it. 1t is now probable that the mill
will not go on then, as the contemplated
repairs OF the heating furnaces will be
made before another start is made.
Last Tuesday was a record breaking
day at the Bellaire steel works. 1t ap-
peared that all the mill men on this
particular day were in fine trim for
record breaking, and they did IL. 1t
resulted in the largest daily output in
the mills history. The day turn start
ed it and made 81 turns. Then the
might turn wanted to beat this great
record, and they did it, their run being
60 turns. In 81 hours the two turns
made over GOO tons OF steel. This is a
great record when IL is remembered
that so turns 10 Il hours is big run
Never since last June has the mill been
having such a run, as this makes the
second week Of steady running.