Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-13
INDUSTRIAL WHEELING.
EOEOS FROM TIE WIDE FIELD OF
LABOR.
News Of the Sia.s Of Trade From All the Labor
OsnisTS-EOrsign Noiss-Psrsonal News
AboU. Town.

OF the old miners 90 70 work, and four
OF them agreed 10 do so. A large
number Of miners from the Wheeling
creek shaft, and delegates from other
banks in that locality, went 10 the mine
aud when the four men appeared. told
them not 10 go 10 work. They did not
and the occurrence created no little
excitement The management will pro-
tect their miners II they want 10 so TO
work again.
Since the coal strike has closed the
plant Of the Beiaire nail works down,
the Company has begun 10 make the big
improvements aud additions 10 the
works. Part OF the old nail works,
which have not been ia operation for
the last two years, is being torn down
10 give room for the new furnace which
IS TO be built. Already the new ma
chine works are we'll under way. The
steel works are 10 be completely re-
modelled, but this work will not be be-
gun for some time. These, improve
ments will cost over half million dol
lars.
The annual meeting OF the American
Flint Glass Workers Union will be at
week OF next July. About twenty dele
gates from this locality will attend.
Those chosen are: From Local No. 9,
or this city, John Cochran and Fred.
Strasser; from Local 90, Of Bridgeport,
DOminick McGrai and Thomas Brady,
both of Bellaire; Local 25 of Bellaire,
Charles Ziegler. The other delegates
Will be elected in the near future.
William Stoetzer, the plastering con-
tractor, mas the report 70 make that
trade with him is very good, and that
the outlook is very bright. Ae has the
contract for an extensive job at the
asylum at Weston, and IL will take
force Of his three weeks to finish the
work. Work there will be begun soon.
Wood Bros. are now as busy at thor
South Side planning mills as ever before
80 the history OF the plant. A large
force of men are at work at Mozart
Park, while az the new building al
Wheeling Park alone thIrty-three car
penters are employed. The outlook
with the firm is very encouraging, IND
some good jobs are being bid on.
The LaBelle mill is having fairly
good run The big nail mill is making
more than half time, and the tack fac
tory is busy all the time. 10 is neces-
sary for the employees 10 this depart
ment 10 make over time 20 keep up vita
the orders. The heaters are making
good time. Gas has been put under
many OF the furnaces.
Four car loads OF structural iron for
the rebuilding OF tie Whitaker mil,
have arrived. None OF the wOrkmen
who are 70 build the structure have ar
rived yet, but their tools have, and
they will be at work within the next
few days The only force now working
at the kill is the workmen engaged IN
cleaning up,
The pew miners local OF the South
lSide, composed OF the miners Of the
riverside, La Belle, HogS's Run aud
the lower BenwoOd mines, is called To-
cal ESQ Of the United Mine Workers OF
America. The miners are holding reg
u,ar meetings, and about 200 Of them
belong 20 the organization.
The striking potters OF East Liver
pool have bought out large works and
are operating them on the cooperative
plan. About 400 Of the men who were
idle find work at the plant. There is
talk OF them buying another OF the pot
terieS. The men are az work a. the old
scale.
There is no change in the situation
among the striking potters of the city.
They are holding regular meetings at
their headquarters on the South Side,
and are confident OF winning the strike.
The management OF the plants seem
equally as sure that they Will win.
r. NJ. Gllelaud, owner of the glue
factory Ia upper Bsnwood, Is having an
EGGPLANT built az his works. August
Fisher has the contract for the erec-
ton OF the buildiag, and he has begun
work. The plant will have a capacity
OF five tons daily.
The National convention OF the Anal
gamatsd Association of Iron and Steel
Workers will convene at Cleveland,
Ohio. next Tuesday The delegates
who will 90 from this locality are Harry
Hocking, David Liewslyn and George
Owens.
Timers OF the city are complaining
that the coal strike has raised the price
OF American TN plate 80 cents on box
OF 200 pounds. With the same price
charged for roofing, the proceeds OF the
timer are very much iessened by the
RAISE.
The Bellaire steel works will 60 on
Tomorrow. The works we're closed
less tnan week ago by reason of no
coke. and the proper kind OF metal mix
ture not being on hand. Plenty Of Goa.
can be secured from the Fairmont re-
Eiou.
About thirty OF the miners are at
work az the mines OF the Elm Grove
Coal Company. The management has
lots of orders, aud the outlook as re-
ported is encouraging. The miners are
At work al the 20 cents a ton rate.
The Whitaker tin mill, at Washing
ton, Pa, made q success by Wheeling
capital, and named for y. f. Whitaker,
OF this city, is 70 be begun within the
next thirty days. The works will en-
ploy over 500 men.
About an the plant Of the Ohio Val
ley China Company in North Wheeling
is again in operation. Good orders are
coming in, and the men are perfectly
satisfied with the new order OF things
at tie big plant.
The Riverside Iron Works are liable
10 be closed down any time by the need
OF coke and the proper kind OF metal
mixture. At this writing the steel
works, the plate mill and the tube works
are on ia full
In Cleveland, o., next Tuesday, AT
o. ~, a meeting between the delegates