Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-08
INDUSTRIAL WHEELING.
PROGRESS AMONG THs HILLS AND FACIO-
RIRS OF THlS CITY.
Noes Glowing Increasing lud1sty-Labor
Items From Foreign Fislis-NO:ss About
Nil heh.

coal mines In the vicinity OF Birming-
ham, Ala, which have been idle Tor so
long will be started Ia the morning at
an average cut Of 10 per cent. The
immense mills OF the Pennsy lvania
Steel company at Steelton, Pa, are now
being operated in full Nearly all the
mills at Youngstown Ohio, are now In
operation. Congressman Johnston Of
Ohio will be the leader 10 the movement
20 have erected an Immense iron mill
built in Cleveland. The strike az
Piedmont W. Va. has been settled, and
all the coal mines are again at work.
The miners at Saliueville OHIO, have all
gone TO work az reduction OF from 65
20 50 cents q ton. At Ironton, o., the
coal miners are paid S2.7O for mining
100 bushels OF coal.
Among the Mines; All differences at
the LaBelle mines have been settled.
The miners have been reduced again,
and have accepted the cut. This time
it was from SLIGO for mining 100
bushels TO $40 for mining the same
amount. The miners are all az work,
and in all they have been reduced Ia
per cent. The miners OF the Elm Grove
Coal company are now on In full, ana
giva employment 20 upwards or 100
persons. The Wheeling Creek coal
mines are having a moderately good
run. Kasley and Son report that they
have about so men At work in their
mines. The miners OF tae Boggs Run
Mining company are making good tins.
Last week they made nearly full time.
The Glendale coal works are in full
operation. The BenwoOd pudding
mill mines are not ia operation.
Last Monday the Warwick pottery
rot up steam, and blew the whistle that
the strikers might have a chance 70 90
80 work az the terms offered by the
company. The potters went 10 the
plant but not with the intention Of
going 70 work, but to watch any who
should apply. Only one man applied
for work, and he was a stranger from
East Liverpool, Ohio The strikers
went 70 him, and told him OF the situa-
sion, and took him away. He was taken
up town, given a biz meal, which he
needed, and o good wash and then the
potters took him 20 the bridge, and
after paving his fare told him TO go
home and not 20 come back. He went,
and none have applied for work there
since.
Business IS about the same At the
Etna-Standard Twelve of the pud-
ding furnaces are now on In full, being
the Iargest number for some time. The
men went 20 work az the "a for pud-
ding. and the old Amalgamated price
has been deserted az the ok mill. The
coal miners are not making full time,
but uao the new way of having the
coal weighed. Nearly all the sheet
mills are again being operated. Good
progress is being made with the erec-
ton OF the tinpIate plant, and the
ground for E., staked OF. The machin-
cry is rapidly arriving. The contracts
for the tinp.ata plant were placed with
about O half dozen different firms.
All the stone masons OF the city are
on strike. They were offered a re-
duction FROM 40 90 30 cents an hour for
their work by the Contractors AsSocia-
tiOn of tue Ohio Valley, aud they re-
fused 90 worE. The wOrkmen say they
will never give iu, and the employers
saw the men ia other cities are getting
50 cents an hour for their work, and
they think those of Wheeling should
a.rea 90 work for the same. The brick
LAYERS OF the city, who have not been
offered reduction yet, will join the
inasons ia their strike through Sympa-
thy. The strike will throw about 300
men idle in this city and locality.
That the Belmont furnace did not 90
On asst Wednesday as was arranged,
was a sore disappointment 20 the
many employees WAC have been idle Tor
so long. Everything was In readiness
for the start, the furnace was charged,
and the fire put under the boilers, but
the strike ia the COnuellsyiile, Pa,
coke regions reu1Cred this jmpJsS BILE.
Its not known when the furnace will
60 on. that depending on the state OF
nfairs tn the coke fields. The factory
and nail mill are on.
The Bellajrs stee, works are on at
their caDacity. The run being had is a
good one. The furnace is on, but 10 is
feared ia VIII have 90 be smut down un-
less the strike Boa the Conuel.sviIle coke
regions is settled soon. The plate
mill at the works which has been of
for the last FIVE weeks vii. 90 on in the
morning. No farther steps have been
taken toward the big Improvements al
the plant.
The LaBells mill is having as good q
ruf.as any OF the mills OF tulS locality.
The nail and the tack factory are on 10
finn. The tack factory Is having a re-
marSable run, and &c is necessary 20
rrn the department part OF the nights
10 keep I'D witn the orders which are
coming in very eucOuraslnEly' The
heaters ara also making good time.
Three girls and the office forces are
al that are wOr6iDE at the LaBelie pot
terv now. The management states that
thew ara not considering making any
farther uroDositious 20 ihe men % 80 %
work. IL Is received on good authority
tina. the company has just received Is
crates OF white granite ware from the
lotteries OF England.
STATE OF Trade: FROM the American
Manufactured, "S1me points report
sfgps OF returning Improvement, and
tho outlook is very much brighter
fn many districts" Henry C.ews, the
Now York banker, says, THE PreSi-
dents veto of the Bland Bin is great
cain toward the recovery OF conf
dence."
Bpsinass IS on the boom az the plan
enc mill OF Wood Bros. AT the begin
ming of last week the firm pat on a
large force OF additioosl workmeu, and
begun work on the new buildings at
Wheeling and Mozart parks. IL was
necessary for the firm 20 run their mill
a part OF last week at nights,
The Patton Manufacturing Company,
OF Columbus, o., and Jetersonviiie,
IND. is % build an immense hollow
ware and novelty foundry az Munc'e,