Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-06-03


I'll the strike was settled, but they
could not be kept out.
President Mcbride, of the United
Mine workers reports, that the strike
is In fne condition, and that over $50
more miners have been added to the
lists OF the strikers last week. These,
il is claimed, come from Kentucky, and
Illinois
Work building the Whitaker mill,
is progressing rapidly though the wet
weather is detardiug 10 some. The
structural iron is now well under way,
and the sheet iron roof is being put on.
About fifty men are at work.
j. Gill, Of Steubenville, the glass
manufacturer candidate for Congress In
that district OF Ohio carried every dele
gate in Jefferson County. No other
candidate in the history OF the country
ever did IL before.
Trade at the Etna-Standard was
about the same last week as on the one
previous. Some of the mills are on with
gas, but the supply is getting short.
There were not more than 500 men at
work last week.
The plate mill OF the Wheeling Iron
and Steel company is having the best
run IN the history of the mill, but coal
is getting very scarce. Steel skelp Is
being made successfully.
Everything is being sold from factory
/ II. on the South Side. All the horses
have been disposed Of, and the coal has
been sold. Even thu mOulds are being
shipped to PittsOurg.
Wood Bros, have completed the new
building al Mozart park, and the job
done is an excellent one. The building
is 40 feet high, $50 long and so wide,
and cost $4,000.
The entire Belmont mill is idle again.
The tack factory made few days last
week. but closed down last Friday.
The probabilities are that it will run
some this week.
The sheet department OF the Top
Mill made good time last week. The
run for this week will be uncertain.
Enough coal can be secured for the
run, however.
The great strike 10 the mills of
ADolla, Pa, is still on. The men have
now been on the strike for the last ten
months, and there is no sign Of a break
yet
Daniel j. Coakley, of TItonville, a
well known potter, has gone to the
State Of California 10 live. He vii! be
employed in q pottery there.
The Riverside bar mill at the head OF
Twenty-ffth street, is inactive, because
of the need Of steel. About 100 men are
out Of work as the result.
An arrangements are now made for
the big picnic of Local No. A. f. e.
L., OF this city, at the Fair Grounds on
the 2ISt., OF this month.
The new tin plate works at the
Etna-Slaudard, will soon be ready to be
tried. Some of the new machinery is 70
be tried this week.
The name Of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
cooperative glass works Of Beliaire has
been changed to that Of the PuItney
Glass company.
No part Of the Bellalre nail works
made any time last week. There IS
little probability that any part will go
on this week.
Contractor Charles EiSenach reports
trade i'm his line good. lie has the con-
tract of building the new stables at
Echo Point
The plate mill, and the steel works
at the Riverside iron works are idle,
ana the tube works is only on in part.
Some delay has been caused at the
building Of the Whitaker mill, some Of
the structural iron rot arriving.
George A. Letzkus, one Of the best
known glass workers Of Wellsburg, has
gone TO HYDE Park, Pa, 10 work.
Ted Collins, an East Liverpool potter
who has been in the city the guest Of
friends. has gone to his home.
The Fostoria glass works at Mounds
vile are on 10 full, after shut down
COused by the want of coal.
The Wheeling steel works closed
down again last Friday evening owing
20 the lack of materials.
The mill Of the Akron, o., Iron com
pany has resumed in full, and Is now
making full time.
James Power, one Of the well known
Uotters Of Tiltonville, has gone to Tiff
in, O., 10 work.
William SheenaD, Of New Albany,
Ind, 4 glass worker, is in the city on a
pleasure trip.
The New Philadelphia, o., wire nail
mill, is closed down for al indefinite
period.
The Belmont brick and tile works on
the other side Of the river are on in
full.
The West Virginia Glass works at
Martins Ferry are having a good run.
|. Howard Hastings, OF the forge de-
partment Of the LaBelle mill, is i'll
Business at the plants at Muncie,
Ind, is much better, 1t is reported.
Big Improvements are being made at
the Riverside steel works.
The Standard glass works at Wells
hurcr have resumed.