Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-09-23
|dN LABOR CIRCLES.
lHB INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY IN AND ABOUT
WHEELING CONTINUES
III the Plants Running Nearly or Quite Full.
News From Out Of Town
Centres

The Industrial activity in and about
Wheeling still continues in a very salts
factory manner. During the past week
the various factories and mills have
maintained their activity and there is
every indication that the coming fall
season will be an industrious one In
most lines Of manufacturing. Some OF
the steel plants are still somewhat
handicapped by a shortage Of steel and
coke, but. while at present annoying,
these drawbacks will only be tempo
rary, and will gradually disappear.
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The Increased aud well-maintained
activity in this neighbOrnoOd IS Illus
trate6 oy the volume Of business done
by the railrOds. Freight traffic Is ABOUT
up to the limit on all the lines touching
this city, and the depot and yard forces
have all they care 70 do in the matter
OF work, while sidings. are full or
freight cars ~everywhere-a marked
contrast with the situation for a good
many mODths past. On some local
lines platform men and others nave
been forced to work over time, and in
other cases additional men have been
put 10 work.
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The resumption OF Industrial activity
has had a marked effect on general
business ia this city. This has been
especially evident on Saturdays, Of late.
Not only our own people, but the In
habitauts Of the surrounding towns turn
out strong on the Wheeling retail streets,
aud the weekly pay is expended for all
the long list OF necesSarieS in which
trade was so slack during the period OF
depression, now happily at an end. The
situation in this regard has improved
immensely during the past few weeks,
and the future has a bright aud cheer
ful look.
In the raw iron aud steel market az
Pittsburg during the past week q
smaller volume Of business has been
moving and the general market has
shown less animation that for several
weeks past. IL is believed that the
market is now in process Of finding its
correct level after the activity following
Tue HAHGAAA - hAE AG 1AA'f $500
is no falling off 10 the consumption OF
raw material, however, and with stocks
still lower than ever aud the production
running full, there appears TO be q
ready request for all the material turn
ed out. The stocks in the makers
hands are now a little more than 200,
600 tons, or less than Two weeks pro-
Cucing capacity Of the country. StocSs
have not been this low since Decem-
Der, 1859, when they were 100000
tons. On February /, 1854, the
stocks amounted 20 4sO, 600 tons. Dur
ing the month Of August the decrease
ia stocks amounted 10 about $4,000
tons. There has never been a time
since statistics have been gathered
when the supply Of material 10 cOnsum-
ers' hands has been as low as IL is at
present. Therefore is will be seen that,
statistical!y, the situation is quite IA
vorable. In steel the market has been
somewhat irregular owing TO the supply
pig iron keeping the production
I'm. Buyers are holding of, expect
70 ger material at lower prices.
miscellaneous Labor Notes.
Corth Wheeling bottle works is
Eeratlon, after the summer stop.
eeling steel plant will be of
kys on account Of the lack OF
employees OF the Acme
II Sieubenyille, are of
Ahands.
brick pavement on
East Wheeling, is
down.
cagO has made large
st Virginia coal, for
hoOls Of the city.
putting up . hand
esidence on Jacob
LY-ftth and Thirty
Z Moundsville will
lair Grounds Octo-
Agramme is being
louise, on Fourth
rapidly nearing
roof has Jus,
gn Ia some de-
allow the en-
3 big picnic at
~ Inspectors
eighth annual
adelphia City
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y" retaining
rth street, is
'wo or three
upon the job.