Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-01-07
INDUSTRIAL WHEELING
TEE OUTLOOK AMONG TIE MILLS lyD
FACTORIES.
Lah7r Items From NsiShb'ring Plaoss-Ps-soa,l
POia;s-S'a.s o. TrAds-Dawn Of
Better lines.

NaUe - W no mcdos encouraging, AL
though there are some elements
OF Improvement shown. Prices
have been hammered TO the
lowest point. To all appearances
manufacturers are not over anxious to
book large orders for the winter.
Whether there be reason for the hope
or not, there is feeling that this years
business will be done on terms some
wha. more advantageous TO manufac-
turers. The long curtaiiment of pro.
ductien, the general decline n cost OF
production, ana short stocks and the
need Tor the purchasing OF material of
ell kinds-all help TO broaden tho foun-
cation Tor restoration OF better con-
2 otions.- american Manufacturer.
LARoR Notes Outside Wheeling's
Field; List Thursday thousand OF men
were given employment In the mills
ABOUT Pittsburg. At Homestead, Pa,
5000 men went to work AT the Carne-
gle plant. The National tube works OF
Mcheesport, Pa, are idle. The locked
out men OF the Apollo and Leechburg
mills. are becoming more determined
In their strike.
few days ago, H. w. Ewing, gen.
eral manager OF the Yorkvlle
coal mines, requested his so employees
TO call at the Office on their way home.
received from the big hearted manage or
large fat chicken, with the kindly
words "a little gift for you"
Wilson &c Chapman's blaming mill did
larger business last year than ever be-
fore 10 the mills history. Asked n TO
the outlook for this years trade, Mr..
wilson said the year had not advanced
far enough yet TO judge accurately, but
he looked for good run" The mill
is running steadily, stock having been
taken. Recent contracts: The Masonic
block, Brannen's residence on North
Main street and <he busch Hotel are
being flushed.
Stock is being taken at the North
Wheeling pottery. 1t is not yet de-
cided when the plant will DO started
again. The decorating shops are in
o peration.
Business is dull. and 1t mas dropped
of wonderfully since the first OF this
year." said David Bell, OF the Joseph
Bell Stove and Range Company. The
plant al Muncie, Ind, has not been
running for time, the cupalo being
repaired. Tomorrow the plant will go
on in fuli.o A car load OF stoves was re-
ceived few days ago from the plant.
The Top mill is idle. There are no
prospects Of start.
Eleven Of the fifteen sheet mills at
The -Etna Standard are In operation.
Several pudding furnaces and the bar
and break down mills are on. Four and
five OF the Ktna department have re-
Iumed. Mills !, . and OF the stand
ard department are of for repairs. A
roll on mill was broken 4 few days ago.
Trade little changed.
The Cox boiler works arc having
fair run. Boilers are being repaired at
Board Tree and on the Island. A large
contract at New Freeport, Pa, has
been received.
Trade is Stacker now with the Wheel.
Ing wire works than IL ever has been.
None OF the employees worked last week.
Orders are coming in slowly. An en-
couraging feature IS that Mr.. Allison
Is arranging for a bigger trade this
year than ever before. In the sprIng
the store room and Offices are 10
he moved TO Market streets above tho
creek. A room 100 feet deep is to be
rented then, when fine show OF wire
work will be on exhibition. The pres
ent store room and Office Will he made
into part OF the factory.
Probably the Inost encouraging word
from any works In the city comes from
Morrison Il Chew's Wheeling boiler
works. All the force is making full
time, and difficulty Is encountered in
getting enough skilled boiler makers.
Men are at work, as recently have fin
ished contracts NJ tho Riverside Iron
Works, Reymanu's brewery. the Wheel
Ing and Elm Grove railway Shous, the
La Belle mill and the street car power
house. Business i> 5e''ar than mas been
for six months The Grm Is also build
Ing stack for tue Nal city Stamping
Company ana has tho contract for
punching twenty seven tons OF sheet
iron for tho -Etna standard Iron and
steel Company. work is also being
done az the Laulc block.
Mr.. Campbell agent OF Park Bros.
PittSburg, OF the Black Diamond steel
works, was in the city few days ago
and talked encOuraGiugly. He stated
that orders were coming IN rapid y and
work is now ahead % keep their nam
moth works running for three months.
East End Mils-Business is better in
the forge department az Redman a.
20. s machine works. The star Foun.
dry Is making FIVE days week Stock
ls being taken at the Red Letter" To-
1accO Works. The outlook rs reported
brighter. large shi pment OF siftings
we're sent TO New York few DAYS ago.
The galyanizinR department al the
WHITAKER is on in ful. Hale g. Beck
ett' at their wagon factory, report trade
oull, but good trade this year Is an
tlclpated. Beltz a. Flading's uianInp
mill is smut down Zoe time % arrange
business matters. Trade is the same AZ
Spears & Riddles machluo shop.
thursday the employees OF tho city gas
works were paid. and yesterday was
payday at McMecben's factory. The
hlnge Works are shut down In stock
taxing. a start is indefinite Nc
Mechen's preserving plant Ia on In full
again after the stock taking.
The Glenn, Meehan & Kids coal
mines, near Bellaire,, have Quit work.
DlHerences as 70 the price 10 be paid a
ION caused the shutdown.
The Bellaire Bottle works are again
10 operation after an iiene3s.
The Department of Labor reported
the average day wsga for miners 20 be.
IN the United States sI.7f:in Great
britain Si.75 and 90 Canada 81. SO.