Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-02-09
STEURENvILLE INDUSTRIAL.

Steu5envilra, O., February S.-The
SteubenvJle Ice plant, one Of the finest
equip2edFplants in the valley. KS to be
sold 20 MeCsrs. Koehnl,ne. Of Bridge
port, beth young nen and sons Of john
kOsAnl,ne. and ne purchase price IS 70
be 100000 for a plant costing SIS, 900, so
that y, : bargain. Negotiations are
on looking to contamination of the
bargain by Monday, and the plant will
be in operation shortly. The young men
nave practical knowledge OF the ice
business as fa- as handling and d!spos-
ing OF IL are concerned. The elder
KCshnEnes, who were connected with
tle natura! Zee business. sold cut TO the
Wheeling Company with a prOv,s0 not
to enter the trade again in that locality
bu. cn.S VIII not Atnder me young men
from making ice and selling IL IN Mar
tins Ferry, PsllatTe, Bridgeport and
Wheeling, ard q cutting IN rates and
composition g sure to follow down TIE
r.ver. The young men Will employ a
fcrme- superintendent Of the zee plant.
and tAus gain practical knowledge Of
tins business in this way
There has been a reorganization in
the management Of me Winston brick
works. OF New CUmherlad. and the firm
is now known as Winston & Co. The
n6w member CT he firm IS Johnson NIL
Ter, who has been employed as engineer
Of NE works. fireworks have Daen lcas-
ed to John Atkinson, of New Cumber-
land.
The Merkle fire clay works. which
were started up recently, are running
along nicely and turning out a superior
lot OF pipe New nen were added TO the
force this week. and repairs looking to-
ward better equipment OF the works
ara being made.
James B. Ryan left Sunday for Ma
ron, Ind, with his family. to take
charge CT the selecting and packing de-
partmencs CT Evans glass factory, a po-
e,t,On similar 10 the one he held In the
Acme here On Saturday at noon the
employees OF the packing and sorting
floors met. ond Mss Mercy Cus'ck IN
their behalf, presented Mr.. Ryan with
& geld chain and x. u p cIarm. and
John B. Brsnagan, On bahalf OF the fac
tory employees. prescn ted Mr.. Ryan with
a diamond stud. Mr. Ryan responded
feel.ngly TO both presentation speeches.
?. J. L.ggeot was granted a contract
for 100 yards of mapped stone on West
Market street. at s1.99 a cubic yard, by
the County Commissioner.
Surveying IS being done west OF
Bloomfield and Untonport tunnels for
the extension Of the doU6le tracks en-
tho Por-H ar6'e - g . cloeo IN 30
section Of single track between Skelley's
ond M.lers. \ few miles of grading
ard 'wo small bridges over Cross Creek
s all that a needed to complete the
work
The Market street shaft miners have
been working for So cents since the no.
tics Of 4 reduction of 5 cents by the com
Tauy, and have finally accepted the re
duction after ? committee waited ON the
company officials, who announced that
they would not pay any more.
Rev Father Walter RJss, who built
church >. Mingo IN hard times, IS doing
The same thing at COshOctcn
The Mack Ccmpany's Sligo works
have been operating double turn this
pas. week.
A strike 3 ON al The jefferson furnace.
The top filters were recently given nara
u-o~k ar1 ma man WIS added 20 fhe
force, but this extra man was taken OF,
making he duties &C he remaining m7n
50 much harder, so they struck An at
temp. was made to fiji the places from
the ranks CT the laborers. but they re-
fused, and we're an discharged. There
Is considerable feeling over the matter.