Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-03
THE INDUSTRIAL WORLD.
LOCAL AND TELEGRAPHiC LABOR NEWS.

Messrs. Hollaway and Graham, own
ers of the Bridgeport bottle works, have
Secided to shut down a part of their
factory or possibly the whole of the
plant. It is contemplated at least to
quit the making of bottles and jars.
This was decided upon for the reason
that other newer and modern factories
with whom the Bridgeport firm comes
INFO competition can make the ware
much cheaper. The only alternative
the Bridgeport people had was either
I'D remodel the plant and put IN new
machinery. or else quit business. IL
looks as If they might do the latter, as
The owners hesitate about making the
--a outlay Of money which would be
ded for this purpose. II this plant
shut down permanently il viii be
felt seriously by the people OF Bridge
port. upon whom many have depended
% more or less extent.
The Wheeling Mattress Company, or
the East End. viii make number or
improvements 20 their factory. The
plan is to enlarge the plant and en-
plov more labor. This company has
been enjoying a very satisfactory bus
mess and feel encouraged TO branch
UuJ
The Wheeling Iron and Steel Com
parys plant at .BenwOOd started up
Tuesday. and ran for a few days last
week.
Ere Wheeling pottery will resume
Monday after the holiday shut down
The Warwick will also start up this
week. The managers of the local pot
Ieries say they anticipate a good trade
iu heir line for this year.
The factories which started up after
Christmas did not work full time last
week. but are expected TO start up IN
rII Monday. The LaBelle mill and
he Riverside az BenwoOd worked half
time last week. At the Riverside the
laD-weld and the believed furnaces
were or
The Belmont heaters worked last
week. Some of the nallerS also start
aI The dog" factory was OF. Only
six and eight penny nails were made.
new elevator has been put in the
Warwick pottery by Pittsburg parties:
The large Chelsea china works OF
New Cumberland. are advertised IN
the Crockery Journal for sale or lease.
FOR several years this was one or the
les. manufacturing plants IN the VI
ciri-v of New Cumberland. It's ll-iot-
tune resulted from disagreement
among stockholders and the attempt
.f some of the largest holders OF STOCK
CD freeze out the small ones.
Prosperity it not reigning in the
sewer .ue industry around Toronto
Ohio The Greet Western Fire Clay
mpany. one of the largest sewer pipe
..uce~ns i'm the country have mace
general reduction of wages.
The Riverside COmpany'S blast tOr-
mace i'm Subenviue is running stead
Hr
There is some talk of the United
States Glass Company starting the
Beatty glass works mt Steubenyille.
Parties were in the city last week with
lris idea in mind.
The reduction of nailers wages
which was made az the LaBelie re-
Gently. or rather. the increase OF work
which each mailer is expected to DO,
has also been made in the other nail
ctories Of the city The nailers ct
tho Belmont viii also have TO work
under TIE % pc~ cent. reduction. This
done by compelling the nailers to
-,rd to FIVE machines instead OF four,
es formerly
The members of the local Stogie ma
fsrs union are talking of withdraWinS
'-1u -he Knights Of Labor and ahllat-
ing with the American Federation OF
Labor. This is due TO complications
Arising from the fight of the union
inst q certain Wheeling factory now
located outside of Inc city. Ii is claimed
hr the stCg,e makers that they nave
rr been ciycn proper support by the
s..c i f. officials.
The ;1-cent rate for mining has
gone i-to effect at the Pennsylvania
mines a1d The miners up there rear
comp petition from the Wheeling mines
for Che reason that they realize pretty
Wen that the Wheeling mines will not
lcr- the CO. cent rate. Some OF the
D1eIatC-s I'm Pennsylvania have de-
f.ercd that they viii not pay more than
tee present rate. Among these is said
ha Henry FlOersheim. who supply
e city of wheeling. the big Riverside
.' Do-1jrC works with coal IGe
-t1rv Cf the miners organization at
F,nieyyiuc says chat Floersheim, IN