Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-19

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iniiiS, owing to tbs setting in Of the hot
weather. AT the different mills in this
vicinity many lost turns are reported
uufing the week on account of the heat.
Inc most important incident OF the
week was the announcement that the
shdlng scale at the pudding depart
ment OF the Wheeling Iron and Steel
company would be advanced on May
hrSi. Owing to the agreement between
the Amalgamated puddlers with this
company, the scale can be manipulated
up or down. just as the price tiuctuates.
Inc puddlers are receiving 81 per ton
a. present, which is the lowest rate
thal puddlers have ever worked al IN
THIS locality. Of this amount one-half
goes 10 the helper. leaving about S2.25
ior eight hours work Since steel has
been put on the market the wages Of
the pudddler has slowly dwindled
Nown TO the present price. In former
years puddler could easily pay 10 his
assistants fair wages and have good
oay 5 wages left for his own labor The
ShOing scale allows change OF nifty
cents per ton every two months, &C
eOrding 70 the iron market. The local
men VIII receive the advance, which
Will enable them to earn S2.75 per day.
To a Register reporter a puddler said
that at the next convention, 10 be held
In July, they did not anticipate any
very radical changes. as the iron indus
Try has experienced too much compeu-
lion Of late. He further stated that
steel is losing its hold and iron is again
gaining favor for durability. as many
buyers have declared against the steel
pips, preferring the iron over all.
The Riverside bar mill, at the head
of Twenty-fifth street. on Monday
changed from double turn to single
turn. Orders have not been coming IN
as wei as was expected.
The Wheeling Steel works has been
On during the entire week. running
very smooth.
The Riverside is on in all depart
ments. as usual. The question which
ls agitating the minds OF the workmen
Is whether the company will manufac-
ture iron pipe as it is growing in favor
rapidly
Three mills az the Whitaker mill
have been off during the week.
Spears axle works was idle last week
on account Of lack of orders.
The repairs at Schmulbach's new ice
plant in the Eighth ward are about
completed. The plant will go on as
usual in a few days
The tin mill at the La Belle iron
works was operated the entire week
without the loss of a day. The factory
was off, while the tack factory is on in
full.
Matters at the Belmont mill are re-
ported as usual. About fifty machines
have been working during the week
which is about the usual amount that is
operated. The heaters are the most
fortunate OF all the various depart
ments. having worked six weeks with
out the loss of a single heat. The slit
ting nIaehiAe IS beng erected and will
be ready for operation in about week.
The BIAS, furnace is going right along
without any serious accidents.
Boyle Bros. who operate the coal
mines on the Wheeling and Lake Erie
read. are having a hard time getting
miners TO I'll the places which were va
Gated some time ago by union miners.
During the past two years the miners
experienced very hard times. many of
them leaving the mines and accepting
Othsr employment. refusing to return
10 coal mining. declaring that there is
a very poor living in il. These circum-
stances have thrown the operators far
behind in filing their orders. Local
miners are elated at the failure OF this
company in inducing union workmen
10 return 70 the mines
Park Brothers. the new owners Of
the Porter brick works, went on last
Monday. giving sevsnty-fve men en-
ployment. This brick yard has been
idle for the past seven months.
The Wheeling Hinge works. on Nine
tenth street, are working steady at
present The orders are very small,
considering the opening of the building
season. This factory is one of the
steadiest in the Fourth ward.
The Cleveland and PitJsburg Rail-
road made some very radical changes
during the past week. The hours of
work was reduced in various depart
msnts from 90 10 40 hours. which is
considered as a very large item. The
gravel train has been abandoned for
several weeks. rendering fifty men
without employment. 1t is stated from
oficills that the gravel train will be
put on in short time.
Local glassworkers are very much
interested in the outcome Of the pro-
posed erection of glass factory for the
employment Of the locked out work.
men. The propositions which were re-
cs'ved at the meeting at Pfttsburg on
Tuesday were o. a very 1Iattering ma
ture. II is stated that the Clearfield
Manufacturing Company will cooper
ate with the glasswOrkers. allowing the
shares which have been subscribed TO
be worked out in employment If this
scheme proves successful. the country
will see very few glasSworkers idle.
]. W. Beltz Sons planning mill was
idle on Monday owing to many needed
repairS The mill has been kept very
busy OF late on several good contracts.
At present a huge ScaffOld is being
nlaced in the St. Alphonsus Church for
the purpose of enabling D. c. Kurner's
frescoers 10 reach the ceiling Of the
church. The scafOlding will cost $500,
while the decorations will cost a like
amount The work win be completed
in about four weeks.
The warm weather has brought the
painter out The season mas opened
much earlier than in former years.
which will enable the local men 70 do
considerable work.
Workmen will commence tomorrow
IN demoliSh the house formerly Cccu-
nied bv Mr.. Edward Schaefer. on the