Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-27
Field OF LABOR.
INDUSTRIAL MOVEMENTS IN WHEELING
AND FOREIGN FIELDS
Conditions Prevailing in All the Mills Of this
Nciniiy-Progrsss Of lmpro7smsn.-
Personals About Mil Men


enter upon new work that has been
practically determined upon.
Pig iron has been quiet and weak in all
markets, II Bessemer is expected. The
suddenness with which the coal strike
was entered upon mas left many large
users AOf billets with very moderate
stocks. Merchant iron mills Of capacity
that can be kept in operation will, with
the stocks available, be sufficient TO
tide over a little time. The situation
IN general is this, that the necessities
Of consumers are such that manufac-
turers will be allowed considerable
lseway in the filing of orders and con-
tracts. The smaller industries will SUI
fer more from the LONG coal strike than
will the furnaces and mills"
For five months now the great strike
of the Dotters has been on, and there is
little change in the situation. The
strike is a very peculiar one, as one
might be with either OF the parties en-
gagged for day, and not hear the
question mentioned. Both sides are
determined, and the wOrEmen have
left the strike in the hands OF commit
tees, and they have full confidence In
the power Of these men TO do the best
thing for their interests. A large num-
Der of the former WOr6men have
secured employment in other cities, and
few Of them, only about 80, are de-
pendent in any way on the relief COM
mittee. The wOrkmen got no en-
eOuraging work last week from
Liverpool, or Trenton, IN fact they re-
ceved no official news Of the situation
in these cities at all.
The outlook at the Riverside iron
works is not so bright, and unless there
is some change soon in the miners strike
the probabilities are that the entire
works will be idle before the middle OF
this week as the result. IL was hoped
at the beginning Of last week that the
furnace would resume soon, out that is
now improbable as there IS no aSsur.
rance that coke can be gotten steadily.
The steel works are off, aud the time
of resumption Is indefinite. One half
OF the plate mill is of, and the tube
works are running single turn. The
plant employs over 1000 men, and
those idle resulting from the strike
are; at the furnace, 200; at the plate
mill, $50; at the tube works, 200, and
at the steel works, $50, making 500
men idle at this plant alone as the re-
suit Of the miners strike.
The LaBelle mill is having the best
run of aOy plant in this locality, and all
the time during the depression IL has
been among the,iOremOSt in its industry
As much OF the mill is now on as has
been for a year, only the puddlers being
idle, and they have not had work for
so long that they are hardly counted
az all. The tack factory is having the
best run of any department at the
mill, and the employees are making full
time. The wOrkmen of the Dig nail
mill make about four days a week and
the heaters are making good time. AT
the plant there are now about 200 per-
sons at work. The firm finds no diff
Guilty in getting enough coal 10 keep
the works in operation.
The entire lower BenwoOd mill is
idle. The plate mill ran two days last
week and then shut down by reason of
the coal miners strike. This throws
over 100 men idle. The puddlers are
idle, and there is not any probability OF
their resuming even IL the strike were
settled. The steel works are of by
reason OF the need Of materials. There
is no probability that the steel works
will go on this week. At the plant about
500 persons are out OF work attributa-
bic 70 the miners strike, not including
the puddlers.
Gillelaud's glue factory Ia upper Ben
wood will soon be shut down for the
summer season, as the time of the good
trade for the year is about gone. Not
with-staUding the hard times, the works
have gone very steadily, and the years
work will compare fayorably with that
of last. Work on the new ice plant be-
ing erected at the works is progressing
rapidly. The capacity OF the ice plant
will be about five tons day.
Wheeling is including in the First
District OF West Virginia, known in
the great coal strike. This district in
cludes the Pan Handle and extends out
as far as Fairmout There are In the
district about 1000 miners, aud all Of
them are with the strikers except
about 200. No other district OF this
State has so many Of its miners out.
Local 2S9 Of the Mine Workers, is
the organization which includes all the
miners south of the creek. This local
is now one of the most prosperous OF
It's k!cd in this State, ard numbers over
goo persons. AT the recent meeting OF
this local the members seemed TO be
stronger than ever in favor of staying
with the strike.
The X. of L., Of the Riverside, is
making the best Of progress. The reg
ular meeting place is Notes hail, on
South EOf street. Meetings are held
every Saturday night, and at some OF
these meetings over so men members
are taken 10. The object is TO get all
the wOrkmen of the Riverside into the
organization.
Workmen have begun the brick work
for the second new pair Of scale at the
Riverside iron works. These scales are
70 be the finest in this locality, ana
will have the capacity OF weighing
over 100 tons each. Ali the product
Of the mill will be weighed on the IN.
The entire plant Of the Bellaire nail
works is silent. The steel wor ks will
run two days this week, to make plate
20 keep the plate mill In operation for
few days TO fill necessary orders. The
work OF making the big Improvements is
progressing very slowly.
Local No. 9, of the American Flint
Glass workers Union has making ar
rangements for grand picnic at the
fair grounds on the 2lst., Of next
month. The workmen will arrange for
one of the greatest picnicS ever held in
this locality.
At the recent international meeting