Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-10

ing almost their full complement of
hands, Levy Brothers, Hess, Goldsmith
e. Co., Ashley & Bailey, Hamil & Booth,
Doherty & Wadsworth and the Holmes
SILK Company. Ia the Williams Strange
mills, Pelgrim & Myers. Bramford
Brothers, Hand & Sons, the Patterson
Ribbon Company. and other large rib
bon and piece goods mills, new looms
+ are beiae started daily.
AT DanDury, Conn, Crofut & White,
manufacturers, employing over three
hundred hands, have resumed business
after a shutdown OF several weeks, and
have made arrangements to increase
the capacity Of the factory by building
a large addition. Beltaine, Lurch Il Co
have started no on fun time after tve
weeks OF idleuess. They are hat man
ufacturers and employ two hnudrod
persons. The lockout has closed TWEEN
" hat factories, but orders have accu-
mulated 70 such al extent than an early
resumption is absolutely necessary II
the manufacturers intend 70 continue
in business. Tho fifteen hat factories
I'm Danbury not Included ia the lockout
report a general increase Of business.
To Bethel, three miles distant there
are eleYen hat factories. Each one OF
them Is fairly busy. The Judd & Dun
ming Hat Company has been organized
and has already begun operations with
about two hundred employees.
AT Joliet, H., the rod mills Of the
Illinois steel mill have started up, Civ
ing employment 90 200 men. The con-
verters have been run for one week
with 900 men aud more will be put on
next mouth. February /, after a stop
page Of two years, the rail mill started
up, and 10 Is now thought that the
mills will run steadily for az least six
months MANY smaller factories are
commencing 70 run full turn.
Far the frst tine 10 many months
work IN all d partmeuts Of the big
plant OF the Cleveland rolling mill COM
pany was resumed last week. The
company has just completed new
Bessemer steel plant 40 a cost OF over
$500, OOO, which was also started. Dur
ing the business depression only 500
men have been working at the mills,
but when running full time $500 hands
are employed.
The Cambria Company is now opera
ting the MOrrel & Wheeler works In full
blast, aud the Atlas plant viii be fred
A. as sooa as IL is ready, which will prOba-
bly, be this week. The contract for
L. 600 tons Of steel rails, 90 he delivered
by the first OF next September, has en-
livened business at the works ei the
Cambria Company.
The numerous saw mills along the
line OF the West Virginia Central,
which have been idle for months, are
starting up again. Large tracts OF tim
Der land have recently been sold TO
Pennsylvania capitalists, and several
nav saw mills will soon be located be-
tween Schell and German stations.
Nearly $500 people have gone to
work In NOn6ers since January 1. after
an idleOess Of six months. The big car
pet mills OF the Alexander Smith &
Sons Carpet Company, the most imDor-
tznt industry in Yonkers, which closed
July last, have resumed with about two
thousand hands.
The large brick works Of Frederlcks,
HunrOe & Co., near Lock Haven, Pa,
have resumed operations. The outlook
for large trade this spring is bright
sod the company has decided TO in
crease their large plant so they can
tprn out $4,000 brick day.
The American Wire Nail Works, at
anderson, Ind, are now 10 Full blast
with 500 men on the pay roll, ana al
most every factory ia the city, except
ing those controlled by a trust Of some
Kind, is In operation.
Fully 1000 men were given employ.
ment by the resumption Of work ct the
National Tube Works. McKeesport Pa.
Other departments Of the Naa1pal roll
ing mill resumed, giving worlAto aAout
IS many more men.
Business is good with the rubAer far
tories. ThR Colchester mill s,s m
With ful rec 10 January. s. n
befiment running overtime
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