Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-03
WILL NOT CL0SEDOWN.
TIE MONTH WHEELING POTTERY WILL con-
TINUE IN OPERATION.
The Employees Will Devote Part Of Their Wages
to Payment for SOck-0Ihsr In
dustrial News

1t will be good new to all that the big
plant of the Ohio Valley China Com
pany, in North Wheeling. Is not to be
shut down as was intended. Matters
were arranged yesterday morning so
that the pottery will be run as before.
The causes leading up to the conditions
which made it possible that the plant
would be closed down were the charges
made by the Ohio Valley Trades and
Labor Assembly that the company was
bringing labor to the country from for
eign places against the alien law.
A little over two weeks ago, under
these circumstances, the stockholders
of the company and the Board OF Dr.
rectors met. They appointed q com
mittee TO wind up the affairs OF the
plant at once that 1t might be closed
down. This committee went TO work
and had not something been done by
this evening the big pottery would have
been Idle this evening, all the work be-
ing done and the orders filed.
For some time the workmen have
been thinking OF way of Strengthening
up matters, and decided to petition the
management, stating their willingness
TO put certain per cent OF their week
~ wages in stock at the plant, this per
cent. TO be guaged by the amount Of
wages of the employees. Yesterday
morning the workmen presented their
petition TO the management, and it was
accepted. Nearly all OF the manage
ment signed the agreement. The pot
terry which was about to close will be in
operation again to-day with the pros
poets bright for steady run, and CIV
ing about 100 men steady work.
The North Wheeling Glass company
has now made q mold which will make
the bottle which cannot be rstilled,
better than ever. The new mold was
tried Yesterday, and gave full satisfac-
ton. Since the matter Of the great in
vention OF William Hays, OF Boston,
which was completed in the bottle
works, has been given publicity in the
REGISTER, the company receives letters
in every mail asking about it, and from
manufacturers who are willing TO give
the bottles trial. Mr.. Hays is now at
his home, and Will at once proceed TO
introduce his invention for which he Is
to receive $4,000 1t is when the bot
tie is placed on the market that the
North Wheeling Glass company expects
its great boom. The fact that the bot
tie cannot be filled again, will alone
make an immense demand.
The planning mill OF Wilson e Chap
man is going steadily. The manage
ment reported yesterday: The contract
for finishing the new building Of Spence,
Baggs e Co., in Martins Ferry; that
the big improvements at the busch
hotel on Market street, are about COM
peted; good progress on the repairs at
the saloon and residence of Michael
Mauer, on Market street also, and the
contract for store front for A. A.
Schramm.
Arrangements were begun last even
ing to bank the Bellaire furnace. Nc
coal and coke are the causes. The fur
mace which has been having a steady
run for the last three months, will be
idle this evening. 1t makes the last OF
the blast furnaces in this locality to be
closed by reason OF the strike. BY the
shut down over 200 men will be idle.