Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-31

AO improvements 10 the HdAulSiC-
turing plant of Caldwell & Peterson
nave already been referred to. The
improvements will be extensive in
tnelr character and require the outlay
OF several thousand dollars. j he Pitts
burg Bridge Company has the con-
tract for the structural iron work and
the masonry is in charge Of L. G. Hal
lock. The new building will be erect
ed on the rear part of the site of the
present one, extending 30 feet further
over the creek. Two heavy stone piers
are being erected along the creek bank
TO allow this extension to be made.
Work on the piers has been started
and is well under way. The new build
ing is to be 230 feet long and 81 feet
wide. 1t will be Of structural iron and
practically three stories high. Iron
will be employed throughout, insuring
an entirely fire-proof edifce.
The superstructure of the new tin
plate mill at the LaBelle has been
nearly completed and work has been
commenced on the covering Of sheet
iron.
The Wheat brick company has been
given the contract for furnishing brick
for the two-story addition being built
to the Schmulbach brewery.
Contractor Fahey is repairing the
outside woodwork Of the Church of
Immaculate Conception.
The lower Benwood plant worked
all last week, but will be laid off this
week on account of scarcity of metal.
The large force of Pittsburg brick
layers who have been working on the
Riverside coke ovens accomplished
considerable work last week. These
men get $3.50 a day.
The Riverside workmen who have
been given back one-half of the reduc-
ton they met with last April, expect to
get the other half next spring.
The E. M. Holiday company have
commenced work on the new Edward
Hearne residence at Leatherwood q
Thirty thousand feet Of lumber were
used to enclose the Bellaire steel plant.
This furnished good sale for Bel
laire lumber firm at least
The situation in the strike at the
Bellaire steel works was marked dur
ing the past week by the serving last
Monday morning of thirty-six hour
notice on the company by the blowing
engineers and assistants, the mill
wrights and assistants, the greasers
and the engineers and brakemen of the
"dinky" engine. The notice which
was to the effect that they would join
the tonnage mems strike unless the
strikers were restored to their old
places under the present demands AS
no action was taken on the notice by
the company the employees joined the
strike Tuesday evening. They were
about forty in number and together
with the striking tonnage men aggre-
gates about seventy-one men who are
now out.
During the entire week the plant
operated on single turn with a full
force of non-union men, the majority
of whom are from Pittsburg.
Last Wednesday force of men were
put to work in tearing off the old cor
rugated iron roof of the retort build
ning at the gas works 1t was replaced
with a new roof Of the same material
and was finished last evening.
The Top mill blast furnace failed to
start up Thursday morning as was in
tended on account of proper arrange
ments not being completed. How
ever the fires will be lighted some time
to-day and work begun tomorrow
morning.
w. A. Wilson & Sons will erect
fine double frame residence on Market
street between Fourth and Fifth for
The senior member of the firm The
foundation of the new house is about
completed.
The bar mill at the Whitaker was
idle on Monday Tuesday and Wednes-
day of last week due to lack of met
al. Otherwise the mill operated in
full.
The Central glass house was running
during the past week as previously.
The Wheeling corrugating works
was in operation in every department
during the week.
Spears & Riddles machine shop was
in full operation with large number
of orders on hands.