Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-09-19


one of the finest of that locality which
is noted for its beautiful homes. VIM.
Pfarr is building $4,000 residence on
portion of the Hughes property, cor
ner South Broadway and Ohio streets.
A. d. Seamon, of Martins Ferry, Will
also build on the lower side OF this
ground and two tenement houses Will
be erected in the rear of his dwelling.
The local industrial situation has
been somewhat improved during the
past week The puddlers at the Whit
aker mill resumed work last Tuesday
and nearly all of the plants of that mill
are working except a couple Of depart
ments that are being converted into
tin mills. The puddlers at the lower
Benwood mill, resumed Friday after
several months idleness. They had been
kept idle for some time on account OF
the strike of the miners who returned
Thursday.
1t is reported again that the Top
mill blast furnace will be started as it
is being put in working condition.
This furnace has been idle for a couple
Of years.
The plate mill and steel works at the
Wheeling Iron and Steel Company's
works at Benwood will start up again
Monday and the whole plant will be in
operation, the first time for number
of months.
The big Bellaire steel works will be
started Monday after an idleness since
July first
The Belmont coal miners have re-
turned to work Notwithstanding that
gas connections were put in the mill
after the miners went out on a strike.
The gas supply has not proved salts
factory or reliable.
The Riverside bank will not be re-
opened. This proves that the bank
was only opened temporarily during
the strike on account of the scarcity of
coal.
The courts may have to settle the
difficulty between the miners formerly
employed at the Laughlin and Aetna
Standard mill mines At both places
the men signed agreements with the
company to retain five per cent. of
their wages as a guarantee that they
would work out the year. At the Aetna
Standard the men thrown out of en-
ployment when natural gas was sub
stituted for coal in some departments
were paid the money held back but
the other % men who worked out the
year claim the company refused to pay
them the five per cent. due after the
first of July The men threaten to
bring suit in the courts. They claim
also that since the mines were reopen
ed last week that they have not been
employed again but new men were
hired in their places.
The Belmont Brick Company, at
Martins Ferry, are putting in new
brick machine. 1t is q Chambers stiff
mud machine and is put in on trial 1
The work of tearing down the olu
church at Martir :, 81 s,yaaTIy,
to be replaced by finer RE
modern structure, will be CO. eced
this week
1t Is probable that the AetnaStand
ard mine will furnish coal to the Min
go steel plant since both concerns have
been consolidated. This will deprive
the Kelly mines, of Portland, of a good
contract, as the Kelly mines has been
furnishing the Mingo plant with fuel
for number of years.
1t is said that the Tiltonville Pot
terry Company has recently been reor-
gained and that the plant will shortly
be started again. The plant shut down
several weeks ago because the men
would not work until back wages were
paid in full. Some of the men have as
high as 5000 due them and several have
from $50 to $125. They had no system
of paying, but the installment plan
was generally used until it finally got
to such a point that the men refused
to work longer and some moved away.
Under the reorganization it is said all
back wages are to be paid soon and the
plant started in full
DOrer & Rossbach's enameling
plant at Bellaire is to be capitalized
and operated on a larger scale. They
make d splendid quality of ware there
and have had a demand for more than
they make right along. Several gen
tlen4en with cash have been interested
n the matter and it is quite probable
this new plant will be enlarged and
furnish employment to several times
Ihe number of persons that have here
tofore been employed there.
The Ohio State Inspector of mines
has ordered all mines to be thoroughly
ventilated and the machinery careful
ly examined before resuming after a
two months idleness and Inspector
Thomas McGough has been busy for
several days past examining the mines
across the river.
The Barnard brick works at Bellaire
is to be offered for sale for the fourth
time next month
The Novelty glass works at Wash
ington, Pa, which was destroyed by
fire in June, has been rebuilt and will
resume Monday.
The HeatheringtOn mines near Bel
1aire are not working as they have no
mine trade on account of the extreme
ly low stage of water.
1t is said that the Laughlin company
at Martins Ferry, contemplates build
ing another tin mill in addition to its
six mills now in continual operation.
1t is said that the company will soon
ask certain concessions of the city and
citizens of Martins Ferry. in the way
of acquisition of the property needed,
and that a duplicate of the present tin
plate plant will be built south. of the
present works at g cost of 5000. 900.
The present plant is made up of twelve
mills, six cold roll and six hot roll, to-
eether with annealine furnaces. pick
lers. etc 1t is intimated that the
Laughlin has received a flattering offer
to establish tin plate mills elsewhere,
but that with anything approaching
equal inducements at Martins Ferry.