Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-03-04

Inc most mQkOfliau or tuuuuNtut
can make now Is SLIP a day. Sixty-hve
persons are effected.
AT the Riverside the furnace is on in
full. All the steel works are in opera
zion, and the plate mill is having great
run, with all its departments on in full.
Another butt-weld furnace was put on
40 the tube works last Monday, now
making over three-fourths Of this de-
partment on. A full account Of the
plate mill men, meeting last night will
Oe f0nnd in other columns OF the REG
IsTER,
Tomorrow the cut offered by the
company 20 the employees OF the River
side, will so into effect. The cut will
effect over $50 persons. The cut aver
ages a little over II per cent. Labor
ers will get Sl.15. FiRers and helpers
will get s1.53 a day. and the engineers
will make Sl.sO day. BEFORE any cut
they made S1.4O, $780, and $3.50 re-
spsctively.
All the miners OF the two mines OF
the Etna-Standard have accepted re-
duction. Formerly they have paid 20
cents ton for mining, ana now they
get So cents a ton, q reduction OF ID
cents. The cut was not unlocked for
One hundred miners are effected, and
they claim, as they are not making full
time, that 10 is difficult for them %
make a living under the reduction.
The Joseph Bell Stove and Range
Company reports a good traae for the
last two weeks. Large cOnsignments
Of stoves are being received from the
plant at Muncie, Ind, and good ship
ments are being made from tho head
quarters TO this city. J. ). Bush, the
travelling salesman Of the firm, started
this morning for a western trip.
James r. Kelley, a welI-known fire
man OF the Wheeling steel works, and
Recorder OF the city Of BenwoOi, sur
Tered a most painful accident while at
his work last Thursday. A large lever
with which ho was working became
loosened and flew up, striking him on
the Jaw and breaking it. lie was I'M
conscious for over an hour as a result OF
the very painful accident
The contract for the rebuilding OF the
Whitaker mill has been let. IL Is ex-
pected that within the next three
months the mill will be ia operation
again. A force OF workmen have be-
gun the tearing away OF the debris OF
tho fire. It will not take long to do
this, SO only one of the large smoke
stacks will have 20 be removed.
The Etna Standard Iron aud Steel
Company is making out the contracts
for the machinery and appliances Tor
the making of tin plate atthe big works.
The contracts will be let this week. II
is expected that in six weeks Tin plate
will be made az the mill in connection
with its present manufacture.
Nearly all the Wheeling wire works
are on again. Mr.. Allison is deriving
much encouragement from the outlook.
The Offices and stOrerOOm OF the works
will be removed 10 141S Market street
the first of next month. At this time
the plant viii be-extend ed.
The Ohio Valley China Company re-
ported that their plant was having a
good run considering the pottery sltua-
tioD over the country. The decorating
shops are going nearly in full, and at
the works there are now employed about
so persons.
George Beds0n, one OF the oldest and
best known ex-mill men OF North Wheel
ing, is not expected % live. be was at
the North Wheeling hospital, where he
had an operation performed, aud now
the doctors have given him up.
Hollingsbe.d Bros, Of the Mounds
Vile planning mill hrm, report good
trade. They are doing much work for
Plttsburg firms Last week the firm
shipped q large consignment OF dressed
lum Der % that city.
It now seems probable that the pud-
dlers OF the lower BenwOod mill will
soon have employment again. An &C
count of the conference yesterday will
be found in other columns Of the REG
IsTEE.
The electrical workers viii give their
annual ball tue 9TH OF next month at
Beethoven Hall. Arrangements are
under way 10 have il the finest ever
given by the WOrSmeu.
John Hoag. a well-known mill man Of
the Eua-Standard. gave big "blow
out" 90 his friends last Wednesday, the
occasion being the celebration of his
thirty-6fth birthday.
James Rooney, a well-known glass
worker oi Gas City, Ind, who has been
visiting south Side friends, has gone
90 Beaver Falls, Pa, where he has &C
copied a position.
James Burns is again among his
friends on the South Side. He has been
absent from the city tor three years az
work in a glass factory At Gas City,
Ind
The Wheeling steel works are now
having s. good run. a good quantity Of
ore is ON hand. The works are on double
turn, aud over 800 persons dnd work
there.
A company proposing to erect tank
bottle factory az Bclsjre Is being organ
lied. The proposed location is on the
Pultnoy farm south of town.
Spears aud Riddle report that all their
men are az work. A new line Of shaft
ing FOR the Corrugating works has been
completed.
A. C. Fishers planning mill on South
Wood street is being overloaded. Sew
eral new machines are being put in.
Some Of the employees Of Bloch's to-
bacco works have 20 Work over time TO
keep up with the orders.
James Fulton. of South Water street,
weIl-kuown mill man OF the Riverside,
is 900.
The Top mill is not on, and when any
par- OF 10 WELL resume depends on or
ders.
Wilson & Chapmau's planning mill is
having its usual good steady run.
Part OF the Laughlin mill, Martins