Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-10-27


road man states that the long trains Of
freigh, passing daily on the New Cum
berland branch of The Panhandle Is
greater than the business done on any
branch road OF the same size I'm the
United States The freight consists Of
fire brick. paving brick, sewer pipe.
pottery ware. coal, etc, destined 20 all
points Of the compass.
The steel plant az MingO shut down
on Wednesday evening until Monday.
due TO @ shortage OF steel.
George Baron IS 90 got the position as
turn foreman IN place OF Lou Franz
helm, resigned. az the MlngO steel plant
Mr. Baron is competent In every way 70
al the position. and s popular with the
men. A new pair q power shears for
the merchant mill arrived this week.
Bepa'rsares tlll In progress az the Bril-
liant tube works. and the works viii be
in operation shortly.
The George L. Conn foundry, 40 Jed
do. Is running and Is making full time,
and Is sending ont large shipments.
The clay recently mined 40 the Mar
lkla fire clay works has been burned and
tested, and presents beautiful color
when burned. proving what was claim
ei-that s, is @ superior quality OF fine
clay
Word comes from T.lolville that 60
hands are az work 40 the Western Sanl-
t3ry works there. and Sir. Rowe Is max
ING arrangements 20 increase the force
10 $50 because OF increasing business.
hl r,,r..,- r.-fff he.- lao hoau q efQvI-
by aS q part VI Steubenvills's manUfac-
turing concerns. The paper mill was
originally built IN 1916. Ige oder Mr..
H8rtze operated o. paper NIL for years,
aud for the pas. four years his four sons
have had charge and have made I'M
proveUents and enlarged IT'S capacity,
the ray8ges OF fire only seeming 20 OIer
opportunities FOR larger buildings and
more expensive machinery. Il IS % the
present imprOvemeCt that interest a.
caches. A W0rth.ngJol pump. OF ca
pacitv Of 500 gallons q minute, is being
put ih 10 g5t The supply Of wafer used
from an inexlaus,s5ia ding we'll, only
go feet deep. Besides lhis. well water.
OF which an immense quantity IS used,
is g-etea from The city pipes and from
Che river. The wood pulp mill 81 being
/ rapidly put up. The boiler house is il
I brick. and Is 40 by 20 feel -Four boil
/ ers. Of q c9Dsc''v OF 1856 horsepower.
ere .n place 4 IN connection with
them are 0Iurp stokers. which viii
/ make them sm06eless a brick build
/ ing. % feet square, viii be bUilc TO pre-
( psre the LOGS and bark them. The
+ grinding department and engine room
/ VII be IN two buildings being erected,
J each 40 by 65 feet Two grinders viii
be PIT IN 40 once which will have a ca
p3City OF 10000 pounds OF pulp every a
+ hours. When they work successfully
/ two more vii De put en-. A Cooper Cor
/ liss engine. 26 by IS feet. OF zoo horse
/ power capacity. and an All.s-COrHss en-
CINE, "a by IS feet, of 500 horsepower
capacity, are being put In place. Two
immense drive wheels, is feet IN diam
etsr and 40 inches across the face, have
been put In. Spruce logs are being got
ten ,n from Canada. enough to last 70
April From this locality such timber
as poplar, linn and Ouaking ash Will be
reduced TO pulp. The firm manufac-
lures q high grade of MANILA and wrap
ping paper 8t present. and when the
pulp mill is completed will manufacture
news and book paper. Mr. Hartje prom
Uses 90 take q spruce log in the morning
and have it IN the shape OF a printed
paper in the evening. They expect 20
have this new mill completed and IN Cp-
Grafton inside OF TWO months.