Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-11-25
IN THE WORKSHOPS.
INTERESTING BITS OF INFORMATION OF TEE
LOCAL INDUSTRIES
Business Rsviyirg EysrTwhsrs-Ths New Shovel
Works-Waai is Going On ASOat
tie Mills.

traffic. From the mills and other in
dustries come the reports that most all
departments are running full time. All
kinds OF business is looking much
brighter than for some time, and the
general opinion is that the country is
on the eve OF very prosperous season.
Thursday morning q force Of men
were put TO work tearing out the inte-
TiOT Of the old Riverside nail factory at
Twenty-fOuTth street. preparatory TO
putting In the necessary machinery Tor
the manufacture OF shoVels. Not long
since the management OF the Riverside
mills had an expert shovel manufacture
sr here from Pittsburg, who examined
the scrap tubing aud skelp at the River
side plant, and the putting in OF the
shovel works is the result OF consul
tation with the management.
The Crystal Glass Works are a lit
tie short on orders Just now, and will
probably shut down for a couple or
three weeks soon 70 make much needed
repairs.
1t is reported that the West Virginia
Glass Works have been shut down in
definitely.
1t was reported some time ago that
the management OF the Buckeye glass
works, at Martins Ferry, would start
I'D soon. Such was the intention, but
lt(Was not done for some reason. Now
COMES the report that IL will start about
the)frst Of the year, after an idleness OF
aim lost two years. The factory has
been put ia first class condition, and
everything is in shape TO resume.
Rhe decorators at the Union glass
Aks, at Martins Ferry, are working
OVID time.
The Putney glass works, south OF
Bell eire, are having a good run OF or
dSSrs, are working steady.
The National Brotherhood Of Opera,
tive POtters was Incorporated at COlum-
bus last week. None but working pot
ters are eligible TO membership. East
Liverpool is named as headquarters.
The officers are: Albert 5. Hughes,
Presidents; Charles McCauley, Secreta-
~; Samuel Eardley, Treasurer, all OF
Fast Liverpool.
Monday morning the LaBelIe con-
menced work tearing down the old pud
ding furnaces az their works prepare
tory 90 erecting a new tin mill on the
site. IAN the furnaces but two will be
torn away. 1t will take some time 70
clear away all the debris. but as soon as
possible the work OF putting up the new
mill will be commenced.
The carpenter work on the new
cooper Shops at the Belmont mill has
been completed and It will be but a
short time Until the shops will be ready
30 resume work.
The Bird Report bottle works have
closed down and 10 is not likely they
will start up again for some time. Their
work is principally fruit jars and bottles,
and the seasO b being over they will not
resume again this year.
The puddliag department OF the Ben
wood iron w8rks went on Wednesday
after an idlene ss Of several days on &C
count OF repAi
The steel m Of the Benwood iron
works was OF pe first Of the week on
account Of org ken roll.
The new thr ee-story building Of the
Dresden POTTERY Com pany, at East LiV-
erpoOl, Ohio, VA com DIeted last week,
and the works \ . DO started up in q
few weeks. Tho new works are on the
site OF the old o9es, which were burned
down about yei r ago.
There was I'd port early in the week
to the effect tbl ht the Brilliant iron
works were to b sold to a McKeeSpOrt
company for q consideration approx
mating Sos, 900.
The Bellaire Steel plant started up
Tuesday morning and has been running
ever since.
The new BLAST furnace at the Bel
laire steel works has been about con-
pleted and will bh blown in few weeks.
The new machine shops and the
foundry al the Bellaire steel works are
working aud everything points to
prosperous run OF work.
At the Aetna Standard there are nine
sheet mills running and several others
which are being repaired will be put on
rs sooR as the repairs have been COM
plets d.
The sanitary department OF the La
Belle pottery was of several days the
early part Of ID e week on account o. a
lhortnesS OK sag gers.
A bust-weld furnace at the Riverside
tube works CaVhd In Wednesday, and
necessitcted tho laying of of the men
until the first OC H. week.
A utt-weldTfurnace 40 the Riverside
which has be C. or for some time on &C
count OF a 9c6 Of ore, went on last
Tuesday.
The North Wheeling glass works re-
sumed MondaP, and tn e indications are
that they will have long aud steady
run.
During the past week or so there has
been Considerable talk about the United
States Glass Company reSumiug az their
factories IN this city with non-uniOn
men. A few weeks ago a force OF
lsbOring men were put 70 work az the
Central plant cleaning things 10, aud
this action looks rather significant
Nothing can be learned from the repre-
sentatives OF the company what their
Intention is. Several members Of the
GlasswOrkerS' U8iOn were seen aud they
all expressed themselves as confident
OF YET gaining IKE strike which has been
on at these wor for more than eiEh-
teen months. said tSey did not
believe the CON would attempt TO
start up their In this city with
nOn union men.
IL is learned o authority that
the Laughlin lr Steel Company
is contemplating ditiOn of an
other departme6S~ ant. The ex.
act nature OF the impIcN Aent could not
be learned, but IL will AeiIher a tin
mill or wire nall factory.Nhe Laugh
lln plant is located 10 the ~ th end OF
MartIe's Ferry, AID includes the largest
-. In F.oe,,v In rha World Vb& o.