Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-09
MANY WHEELS STARTING UP.
Improvement in Business Makes Ii fossi-
BILE to Employ Men Out OF Work.
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pITTSRURG.-As an evidence Of I'M
nroyement in business in Allegheny
county. the second in the State, the
Sheriff reports that he has not closed
bus,ness-house I'm the county for the
past ten days. This Is a most favora-
bic showing when IL Is known mat III
the first two weeks of his term he
closed up thirty places.
Since January lst the weekly output
OF coke has increased 20.J0o tons. or
this over 1900 tons have been gained
since February list. Last weeks produc-
ton shows a net gain of about 1900
tons. and the shipments took a squirt
Of more than 100 cars. Three hundred
ovens were added TO the active list.
The Isabella Furnace Company at
Sharpsburg will start up furnace NO.
3 on Monday. 1t has been banked
since July 5th, and Will give employment
To 100 men. The Spang Steel and iron
Company, at the same place, VIII re-
sumo in full on Monday giving en-
ployment to 80 additional men. EV-
erything Is on double time In Moore
head Brothers & Co.'S plant. The Port
Royal Coal and Coke Company's plant
at Greensburg which had been idle for
eleven UlOutflSt IL IDN iHihAA'7 HNN"A''F
The Ford City Plate-Glass Works VIII
resume in full March 18th. The Clinton
Mills which have been idle for over
week, resumed to-day.
EASTON. PA.-The Bangor Union
slate quarry. at Bangor. which suspend
ed I'm December. resumed work WIN
It's full force OF about 100 hands to-day
ST. LOCIS.-Arrangemen have been
completed with j. Stewart * CO.. or
this CITY, TO construct the new draw
bridge at St. Paul, MINI. IL Will cost
s, 500. 900. It's length will be :,2O feet
four lj0-foot spans. and a draw span
OF $50 feet The bridge will he operated
by the Burlington. the Milwaukee ara
ST. Paul, and the Chicago and Kansas
City.
MARTINS FERRY. O.-Af.er a sus-
pension OF three months the Laughh"
Nail Company notified its employees
yesterday they would resume. work
next Monday Seven hundred men ana
boys will be employed.
WILMINGTON. DEL.-The Harlan *
Hollingsworth Company to-day entered
into a contract for the construction OF
machinery which will keep them running
for four months.
GLOUCESTER, MASS.--So many YES
sells have been lost his winter tha' me
chances are the builders VIII DC Kept
very busy during the next few mcnths.
They already have their yards full, and
are figuring on may new orders. IL
is generally believed there would have
been a tendency TO return 20 slightly
shoaler models had II NOT been FOR tne
experience Of this winter. This trial
OF the boats, which has been mucn more
severe than anything the fleet has lad
since Captain McClains ]. J. Merritt
model and Edward Burgess FredoDa
model have been used, has clearly
shown that deep vessels have withstood
the weather better than the shodl
ones.
RALEIGH, ~. C.--There is much ac-
tivity among lumber mills. The Aber-
deem mills of the Page Lumber Com
pany are at work filling orders for
100000 feet for n Pittsbury Pa.l firm.
this being the largest single order ever
placed In North Carolina
SUSQUEHANNA, PA.-The employees
I'm the locomotive shops OF the New York,
Lake Erie and Western Railroad here
were to-day placed on eight hours time.
each man to work every other day.
WEST SUPERIOR. MICH.-About two
hundred men will begir' tomorrow TO
repair the whale-backs preparatory 10 the
opening Of lake navigation.
PORTLAND. ORE.-The woollen-mills at
Oregon City started to-day with 200 hands.
SANILAC CENTRE. ICH.-The San
dusky fiour-mills will resume Immediately
L0CKHAvEN. PA.-The Lockhaven
Clay Works will resume Wednesday after
shutdown OF three months. Rich Bros.
woollen-milis at woolrich. resumed to-
day full-handed.
ANSONIA. CONN.-The Derby Building
and Lumber Company, which has been
running on short time. Is now running
nine hours day.
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