Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-02-25

their action tin the tenth Of next
month, when the other reductions at
the mill 90 into effect An account OF
last nights meeting, relative TO the
action 60 be taken by the plate workers,
will be found In another column OF the
REGISTER.
Alta meeting between the president
! Of the Wheeling Steel and Iron Com
pany and the puddlers OF the lower
Benwood mill, the puddlers were Of
fered "a ton for pudding. but they
refused Steady work was not guaran-
teed them. There were four OF the
sixty puddlers in favor OF going 10
work 40 the reduction. The mill,
which employs $50 persons, has been
Idle since last Christmas.
BHarry T.ce, a young man Of the South
Side, employed az the Riverside iron
works, had a close call from death a few
days ago. He caught hold OF an cleo
trio wire while az his work, aud the full
current was transmitted 70 his body. IL
took two strong men 20 pull him from
the wire. He vas unconscious Tor over
an hour, and 10 was thought be was
dead. He has now about recovered.
The Joseph Bell Stove and Range
Company reports trade fair. The plant
40 Muncie, Ind, IS 10 steady operation
Large cOnsignments of stoves are being
received in this city FROM there. d. >.
Bush. the travelling salesman OF the
firm, is now on o trip through this state.
joseph Bell, of the firm, is al Muncle
yet aud has been there since last Iall.
He Is expected home soon.
The Ohio Valley China Company Is
having a good run considering the pot
terry troubles over the country. Inc
decorating shops are on In FULL mere
has been no cut in wages az the pottery
Very many beautiful styles have been
placed on the market. AT the works
there are now nearly 100 men given
work,
Part OF the Mears keg and barrel
works across the river are in operation.
The prospects are no brighter for more
of the plant 90 be put on soon. Mr..
Mears states that all his branch works
are now on in FULL These works are at
GAINESVILLE, Beuaire, Last LiVerpooi
and Elwo0d, City, Pa.
I'm his rounds OF the factories Of
Wheeling, q REGISTER reporter visited
the Warwick pottery. The decorating
shop was found on DO full nearly. Or
ders are few, as the buyers are holding
or. The works are open at any time
for the potters 90 60 70 work az the re-
duction, il they wish.
Everything is in readiness for the
Wheeling steel works % go on Ia the
morning double turn. They have been
of for ab1uta week. The STOP was par
TALLY caused by the necessity OF read
justing the new machinery. The plant
is now in the best of trim.
There is not a works in this locality
having better OF more encouraging
run than the Crystal glass works.
Every department Is running az us
capacity The glass house is having a
Dig trade, and an unlocked for rush OF
business is being had.
A fair trade Is reported from the
Wheeling bakery. One of the finest de-
livery wagons In the city Is built for
the bakery by the Donaldson carriage
works. Vernon Beal one OF the best
known workmeu, is home from a trip 10
P.ttsburg.
The cigar factory Of Seamon & Son
will 20 ON again in full in the morning.
10 has been idle for two weeks. During
the shut down, repairs we're made at the
factory, and now 10 is as complete one
as there is 10 this State.
The Bridgeport bottle works are no.:
vet startad. The works are IN readiness
FOR a resumption, though labor differ
ences have not been adjusted. The hrm
will start the works If the men viii take
slight reduction.
Morrison d. Chew reports thar their
works arc not so busy as a week ago.
They have a force OF men 40 the Key
mana brewery 40 work on the erection
of three large tanks for the new brew
house.
Business is better at the machine
shops of Bedman d Co. Repairs are
being made 40 the paper mill 10 Wells
burg General repairing IS coming IN
in an encouraging manner.
Glendale coal miners are at work
I again al the 5I-cent rate a ton for min
ing. Am complications az the works
have been settled. There are 10 miners
employed
Fifty miners are sc work at the mines
Of the Elm Grove Coal Company.
Good shipments are being made and
orders are coming In ia an encouraging
( manner
Last Friday the West Virginia glass
works. of Martins Ferry, made the
/ largest shipment in nine months. The
run being had there is very eucourag-
ing one.
( G. ~. Eronhart, Of BenwoOd, has
purchased the Noundsville brick works
I for $4,000, and viii put them in first
class order. lie will operate them as
usual
Yesterday the employees OF the Boggs
I Run Mining Company were paid. The
miners fel, much encouraged, as this
will make their seventh weeks steady
run.
Thomas r.. jackson again has good
force OF men at work az his stone quar-
/ ries near the Whitaker mill, and some
excellent stone are being Quarried.
The new Cleary Electrical Co., is IT.
ting up its new Office In the "Red Let
ter" building in a suitable manner The
firm reports a good outlook.
Some of the Pi;tsburg puddlers have
broken away from the Amalgamated
Association, and have gone TO WORK az
the 81 a ton pudding rate.
Three hundred coal miners near
I Zanesy.le, o., are on a strike. They
claim the employers have not lived up
90 their contract
Wilson Is Chapmans planning mill is