Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-16
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

The proposed plant Of the American
eight miles from Buffalo, and the power
for which will be entirely electrical, to be
transmitted from the big generators at
Niagara Falls, will, if it turns out to be
anything like the success claimed for it,
revolutionize the entire structural iron
and steel business. The plans and claims
of the company are being watched with
keen interest Oy iron men all over the
country, but particularly at Pittsourg.
The new plant Is to cost million dollars,
and Mr.. K. VI. Butt, the entirely compe
tent Plttsburg engineer, who invented the
new process TO be used, claims the concern
will be able 10 make beams and intricate
structural shapes at the cost Of billets, or
one-half present cost, and such products
will be without rivets. He explains the
principle of the new idea by saying that
a beam, for instance, will be worked sim
ultaneously from all four Sides and be-
sides will be worked directly from
the billet into the finished article,
without relocating. This is accomplished
by train Of eight sets of rolls, each set
adding its quota to the bloom or billet as
it passes through. The material enters at
the rough ends a bloom or billet and
comes out after eight passes through the
rolls ready for shipment. This method can
be applied TO beams Of any size. Channels
and angles can be made by aprocess as
rapid and in such shapes as will lessen the
labor on built-up work. For instance,
where column is built up Of angles and
plate riveted together the new mill will
furnish solid shape that will dispense
with rivetiug altogether. Round columns
that now require four shapes riveted to-
gether to make them can in the future be
made by joining two.
The Washington City bakers have re-
duced the price of bread from DC to 4c., but
announce they will somit butter, sugar.
lid aud oUher i-s-~~ii~sSs. wonder If
they leave the -four QUIT
They're telling good story in Philadel-
phia on Frank Daniels-he Of Little
Puck" fame, who has been seen in Wheel
ing more than once, at the Opera House.
Daniels was lately induced TO give up
Little Puck" for princess Bonnie" and
went TO Philadelphia 10 rehearse, renting
very handsome rooms in very handsome
hotel. He did not inquire the cost or his
rooms for couple of days. but one even
ing he walked up TO the clerk, pushed his
hat on his head and took a tOOtnplcK.
"How much am | being set back every
day for room rent!" he asked.
Fourteen dollars" said the clerk.
The young comedian was too good an
actor to show either surprise or regret, but
he put back the toothpick and lowered his
hat
''Ain't that pretty steep!" he suggested.
"Wen, don't know" replied the clerk.
at costs money TO build hotel like this.
That porcelain bathtub in your rooms stood
US $500 and the rug in front Of it cost $500
If you want luxuries you've got to pay for
'em."
The next morning Mr.. Spenser came
into Daniels bedroom TO wake him up.
The comedian was not there and his mana
ger looked further. He found the young
man, finally, asleep in the bath tub covered
with rug aud smiling TO himself.
Get out Of this" roared Mr.. Spenser.
"What the deuce are you doing hereW
Daniels awoke and slowly shifted him
self into as comfortable a position as his
cramped quarters would permit Then he
looked mp at his manager
This bathtub cost $780," he said, land
the rug cost $500. I'm paying for en- aud
you don't suppose I'm going to sleep in
burned old seven-dollar bed, do your