Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-10-14
THE9UN OF INDUSTRY.
BUSHES IN ALL LINES LOOKING VERY
BRIGHT.
The Ms and Railroads Doing an Increased Trade
Nsw Plate Mil at the La Bella
kinOr Industrial News.


Asreportej By the REGISTER during
the week, business in all branches about
Wheeling is getting better. The mills
are most all running and have plenty Of
vo,k to do. and in sOms departments
the workmen are getting in consider
ate overtime. The departments Of the
iron mills which have been closed down
for repairs are being put in shape as
rapidly as possible, and as soon as the
repairing has been completed they will
De put on. Among the potterles and
glass works business is fair, aud some
of the plants are working steadily. Ine
railroads all report an increased volume
Of business, both in passenger and
freight tra.iC, aud without doubt
within the next two months Wheeling
will once again ba as prosperous as In
her p2lmieSt days.
The erection Of the new plate mill at
the LsBelle plant IS pow an assured
fact, as reported by the REGISTER some
time ago, which report was so vigOr-
ously denied. at the time, by the man
agement. Work on the new mill will
be commenced in a short time, and the
building will be pushed 10 completion.
During the past week the Axle works
put in considerable overtime.
Some Of the nail factory force at the
LaBelle got on ginger thai Is,
working twelve full days this pay.
As previously reported the work OF
excavatiDg for the foundation Of the
new ice plant a. Schmulbach's Brewery
has been completed, and the work on
the foundation will DO commenced at
once.
The BeDaire steel works went on
wednesday.
The three stacks OF the Riverside
steel works, which blew down las, week,
are up again. The three stacks aggre-
gate height OF $50 feet.
Rodeior Bros glass works at BeIajre,
has had q great run this fire, aud nave
turned out = large amount Of the best
goods, and have found ready sales for
this ware.
The new sheet mill No. 6, at the
Etna-Stsndard has been finished aud
will go on tomorrow. No. z will also
60 on at the same time.
The steel works, the bottle works,
Rodeier Bros, the Novelty stamping
works and all the industries are busy
running, over In Bs.aire, aud the deni-
Gems Of that place are COrrespOndingly
happy, as business is good in all
branches.
There is considerable new building
going on 10 the city, aud Of course this
keeps the wood wOrSing factories NOV
ing along brisklY. The pllliuE mills re-
ports plenty OF orders aud lots OF work.
On Tuesday there were three rolls
broken at the E;Ua-StsUdard cue in
No. /, one in No. 10 and The other 10
No. 4.
At East Liverpool, Ohio, the East
Liverpool Pottery Company have COM
menced work on q new biscuit kiln.
. 'As~aeW- EGss iSEti pottery, now uoar-
80. x completion, viii add TWO kilrs 20
total nun Der ia the city; Mouutiore *
Co, have just finished work on one kiln
and the Standard Pottery Company is
70 begin work on four kiln
addition, which viii double the capacity
OF that plant.
The workmen at the warwick tool
works worked over time nearly all o!
this week.
The work on the new furnace ct the
Top mill is progressing rapidly ana will
be completed some time during next
month. The fires will be lighted in it
as soon as possible after it is finished.
The Belmont has been running full
blast this week and last.
The roof OF David HAhne's house Is
ready 70 be put on.
The handsome new brick residence
being erected on South Jacob street by
Otto Auber is almost completed.
The work Of putting the slate roof on
the annex to the Webster school is be-
lag pushed as rapidly as possible.
The La Belle mill is on full now, ex-
cept the puddlsrs, who have been of for
three months.
The third turn WAS put on the big
mill az Whittaker's this week. The
work on No. mill is progressing nicely
and 10 will likely go on in about week,
thus giving work TO about s5 or so more
men.
As the Mcconnell barrel works the
management reports plenty OF orders,
lots of work and q general revival all
around 10 their business. The starting
up Of the pOtteries ana glass works has
brought them many orders, aud the
works are running steady.
The Belmont brick works at Martins
Ferry have been closed down for a short
time on account Of q lack Of storage
room for their product
A new furnace is being built IN mill
No az the Etna.
The sheet bar mill at the Etna went
on Wednesday morning.
The Benwood plant o! the Wheeling
Steel Company was started up on full
time this week, and will run STEADY.
Previously the works were only run
ming about two-thirds time.
There is a well defined rumor in in
fustrial circles % the effect that the
Etns will start up their tin plate mill
leIt week.
GEN sRAL INDUSTRIAL NOTES
There is wheel trust
Toronto gets coal for So 25.
Chicago has 201 mi'HouaireS