Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-06-17
FROM MILL and FACTORY.
TIE LATEST NEWS FROM The PLANTS OF
TIE CITY AND LOCALITY.
IN Some Mills Trade is Bsttsr-Labor Movements
in Foreign Fislds-Psrsonal Mention
GsDsta News.

son rate for mining, proposed at the
Columbus convention. The mines
which are TO 90 10 work soon, II not In
the morning are; WellsbHrg, Short
Creek, Charles Becker's, Elm Grove,
Whitaker, Belmont, Riverside, La
Belle, BOEgs Run Mining company,
Lower BenwoOd mill Glendale and
MOundsviile. This represents about
500 miners. While by the strike, which
lasted over seven weeks, the miners
were not able TO restore wages 10 what
they were in 1898, they have In many
instances prevented reductions from
taking place, and In other parts they
have secured part Of what they asked.
Reductions have been prevented in
Southern Illinois, and In Iowa, and the
organization is now thought to be on a
strong basis.
Among the mills Of the city, which
has struggled best through the hard
times, might be named the La Belle.
There was a time during the depression
when the plant was entirely idle, and
when one Of the departments would be
of, there would be repairs being made
there. The plant, is in first class con-
ditiOn now for good run, when the
coal strike is settled. The big nail
factory made the best time last week
than for some time, six days being the
run. The tack factory never misses a
day, and many, OF the employees are
making over time. Orders in this de-
partment are coming In right along,
and good shipments are being made.
The heaters will probably get some
work this week.
Assistant Labor Commissioner John II.
Jordan, OF this State, was in the city the
latter part of the week on business per-
tAing 10 the industrial concerns of the
city. While here he visited several OF
the plants OF the city, and was sur
prised 20 find so many Of them Ia opera
zion. In all be found twenty-five OF
the plants within the city limits in full
or Ia part operation. Mr.. Jordan lives
AZ Charleston, and this was ais first trip
to Wheeling. In the report OF the
labor commissioner AZ Charleston,
Wheeling is booked TO have but forty
manufactures, but IL has a much lar
ger number OF manufacturing concerns
than that.
There is little OF the Riverside iron
works now running. The only parts
now on are the furnaces OF the tube
works, and there will be another OF the
furnaces OF this department go on soon.
There is no talk that the furnace will 20
on soon, and the plate mill situation Is
about the same. Repairs are still in
progress at the steel works. This idle
ness is all cansed by the coal strike, for
II il were not for il, IL Is said by those
70 authority, that eveay department Of
the big mill would now be in operation.
About 1900 of the Workmen OF the plant
are now out OF work.
The plate mill Of the Wheeling Steel
and Iron company, in BenWOod, after
&c Ns,of :hs most successful runs in the
history of the mill, is idle The sop
was caused by reason Of the coal strike,
as when the shut down was made neCesS-
". there were orders enough on hand
10 keep the mill in steady operation for
the next six weeks. Ii is thought, the
works will go on gain not later than
next Tuesday.
The season OF work for Gilleland's
glue factory in upper BenwoOd, Is about
over, and the plant has not felt the hard
times much. Ali the past season the
workmen have had the steadiest kind
of work, and before the resumption is
made in the fall, the works are to put
10 better shape than ever before. The
new ice plant being erected AZ the works,
Is we'll under way.
The work beginning the big improve
meuts to be made at the works OF the
Bellaire nail works, is progressing rap
ldly. The new foundry is partly under
roof, and the machine shops are being
bun out up rapidly Mcclure, Amsler
& c., Of Pittsburg, has the
contracts for the g"3ater part OF the
work, though some OF The contracts are
being sub-let.
Wood Bros from their South Side
planning mills report that trade is not
quite so good as month ago, but that
the outlook is CD ouraging. The new
building at Wheeling park Is completed,
and the one at Mozart park is also
finished. The houses OF Louis Tiers,
and John Liptsy, on the Island are
ready FOR occupancy.
Bloch Bros, tobacco factory probably
now has more persons employe than
any of the other manufactures OF the
city, and the run had there is, and has
been one Of the steadieSt OF any OF the
works OF Wheeling or locality. There
are at the works, and employed every
day about 200 peasons.
The Etna-Standard has two OF the
mills, in the new tin plate plant in oper-
alton, making black tin plate. The new
works will not be 10 readiness for the
coating OF the plates before the first OF
next month. IL is thought, that the
capacity Of the new plant will then be
900 boxes Of tin week.
About one half Of the Etna-Standard
Iron aud Steel company, were on last
week, and il is said by those in authority,
that IL arrangements can be made TO
have the miners go 10 work, 1t will not
be long until the entire works, employ
Ing over 200 men, will be on In full.
There is a club on the South Side,
conn posed OF workbench OF the Riverside
plat mill, called the big four The men
we're weighed a few days ago, and just
tipped the beam az 900 pounds The
club has gone for a fishing trip down
the river, and now can be found at
Captne Island.
Sweeney's old foundry on the South
Side is now tOEn down. Even the old
frame which stcod on the the spot long
after the brick vans were removed Is
also removed, 4nd business BLOCKS anu
residences will probably be built some
time on the groJ mes
The big impr otemen'S oegun at 'ne
Bellalre nail wcHAs are beginning 70
show up from thN sue Oh tue river
The new foundry eTeSuy OeIus tool-
al and the machiNo SHOPS nave Oeeu