Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-12-30
IN LABOR'S REALM
An INTERESTING NTHRVsw on wESr VIR-
GINA COAL AND oOER
ne Past Tear Has Been Fairly Prosperous Ons
New Tin Nil Projected at lrOndals
Notes and Personals


most approved methods Of mining 10 the
discovery Of markets for the output Of
this Incompatible field.
~ have heard Of no new organization
10 the coal trade except the KanaWha
and Coal and Coke Company, recently
incorporated under the laws Of West
Virginia to extend the market for the
product OF those two fields. and to take
advantage Of the growing demand for
sm0keless Goals which the city ordi-
nauces against smoke are creatins. In
fact, Ia Chicago it has been found that
there ought 10 be sold exceeding 500, 600
tons Of our coal per annum, 10 view OF
its being, next 20 anthracite, the most
smOkeless fuel procurable.
heretofore, as YOU know" he went
On 50 say. there have been large guam
tities Of KanaWha cold sold In the west,
but not very much New River, the bulk
OF the latter having gone TO Newport
News. Our c0kes, however, have been
sold IN the west for the past fifteen
years, as we'll as considerable black
smithiUg coal. but little, II any, steam
coal until very recently.
THE company under consideration
has an authorized capital Of 81, 600, 600,
and the various mining companies
whose members constitute the new COM
pany will participate 10 the results on
mutual basis. The entry Of this organ
iEatlon into the coal trade Of the west
means vigorous aud weil-directed en-
Geay0r 20 put New River aud kanaWha
Goals where they belong, and where
once introduced they will stay In the
market. In Chicago our coal mas been
found preferable, on account OF It's con-
parative smokelesSoess, az S2.75 a ton
20 local Goals from Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois 40 only S1.25 q ton.
Referring again 20 the rumored coal
combine, Mr.. Miller said that be saw no
occasion for us existence. because, ex-
cept 10 the case Of coal having peculiar
merits, such as the product Of the New
River field, the price depends so largely
on she length Of the haul. To other
words, for ordinary bituminOus Goals
nature has worked of FOR each field a
territory OF its own, but, on account Of
sue demand for smOksless Goals, these
natural boundary lines had TO give way
10 favor Of special high qualities, as 10
TIE case OF anthracite. Aud this very
superiority OF the New River product
makes any "combioe" or trust super
dnOus. Speaking OF the merits OF New
River coal TO the matter OF freedom from
smoke, Mr.. Miller stated that II had
been shown that with Intelligent cir
ing" New River coal is but little infer
Tor 90 anthracite, aud 50 some such
agency as the new company will provide
was alone needed to add enormously TO
the output
News Of an Industrial nature Is rather
quiet this week. The approach of the
new year-the time for stock taking
b Is closed down q large number Of in
dustrial plants 10 and about the city,
especially the glass houses aud pot
teries. SO far none of the iron and steel
works have been closed down on this
account, but 10 Is probable that they
will be about the first Of the year. Busl-
ness with the majority Of the works in
this locality has been fairly good during
the past year, and during the past three
months most all the plants, with the
exception OF those belonging TO the
United States Glass Company, at which
there has been q strike for more than
eighteen months, have been running
full. The indications now are that as
soon as stock has been taken ia these
concerns which have been running, and
the plants which have been idle can be
gotten In shape TO resume, there will be,
early in the year, decided increase Of
business in all lines Of trade.
The striking tin workers at Irsndale
have been formulating plans for 3 new
tin mill for several weeks past. They
are practical men-many OF them men
OF long experience In the business.
They have sOme property, upon which
they are preparing TO raise money, and
they have promises Of assistance from
several Welisviis gentlemen Of some
money. Already negotiations have been
opened up 10 several cities, and some Of
the projectors want 70 locate IN East
Liverpool. The company already has
good offers FROM one or two towns
They will need either a bonus or sub
stantial assistance 10 the shape Of sub
Serlptlons TO stock.
The Buckeye glass works made an
attempt during the past week 70 intro
duce non-uniOn men In their works with
disastrous effect Several OF the non
union men were pretty roughly hsndled,
and il Is understood the most OF them
have left IL is reported that pot set.
ting has been commenced, and by the
first or the middle Of next mOath it is
expected the plant will be ready TO re-
sumo IN al departments.
At the La Belle works the new tin
mill is being pushed rapidly forward.
A large force Of workmen are employed
10 removing the debris Of the old pud-
ding furnaces, and everything is NOV
Ing along as rapidly and smoothly as
could be expected under the present
condition OF the weau8er.
It seems that the publication some
weeks ago BY an evening paper, 20 the
effect that The Riverside management
intended putting IN number OF pud-
dllng furnaces, was rather premature.
There has been nothing d0ne so far to-
ward she erection Of the furnaces, and
the Indications are that there viii DOT
be for some time yet, II there should be
&C all.
The Warwood Tool works, who have
been very busy for several weeks past,
moving from their old quarters near
the LaBelie mills 70 their new quarters
ia the old B. q O. carpenter shop as
Twenty-ninth and Chapline streets, got
everything fixed up Ia proper running
order the irst Of the week, and are now
running full time. In addition 70 reno
va.ing The old carpenter shop, a new
f~ame huIIdinr was erected in the rear