Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-08-22

resume work at the Whitaker plant
Tuesday and it is likely that otheE pOt-
lions of the mill will start TINS "eeh,
The puddlers have not been notiheo
when they shall go to work. Two VI
re old heating furnaces are IN the
hands Of bricklayers and are Deihs
converted into blackplate mills.
Frank Peterson, a maehinlst az the
Riverside has purchased a small piece
OF ground south Of the mozart az n
pavihon. and will soon erect summer
cottage thereon.
The Tiltonville pottery resumed
work last wednesday after an ldIeheSs
OF several months.
Work was commenced last week 10
nut in the machinery in the new aodl-
ZION of the Spears Axle Company on
Twentv-seventh street. The pulleys
and shafts being placed in position.
The Wheeling steel works yesterday
completed a two weeks steady run, the
longest it has accomplished IOr many
month. It will probably be forced TO
ouir on the account Of scarcity OF coal.
The Taughlln tin plant is still run
ming The employees Of that plant ned 4
meeting and notified the company Jhat
they were willing TO Work, noIWlth-
standing that the LaUghlin miners are
on a strike and West Virginia coal Is
being used.
Thomas Shelley, manager or the
CRYSTAL Glass Works, has invented q
glass fnisher. the experiments with
which have been remarkably success
full. His first experiments have been
in turning out tumblers and from the
specimens exh-b' ted they are as fine as
a quality Of goods as is on the market.
Mr. Shelly is OF an inventive turn OF
mind and hss cC-trived several other
useful glass making appliances.
A notice was posted in the Bellaire
steel works Friday that the foremen
and helpers employed ar the plant
would be retired. According TO the
plan proposed by the company foremen
ire to be henceiOrth employed on a sal
Try basis ranging from SO TO 800 a
month. and the helpers to be paid ac-
eording TO the tonnage. This means
an increase 10 these men, and will af-
feet about twenty foremen and as many
helpers. Although the bosses viii re-
ceive better wages the working force
Of the plant will be reduced 100 men
when the improvements now in pro-
gress are completed.
The coal famine is compelling a
number Of local industries 10 stop. The
Riverside steel works shut down
Wednesday night and three plate mills
stopped Friday morning. Il is proba-
bic that the entire plant viii be forced
10 stop this week. also the Wheeling
steel workers, which completed a two
weeks run last night. Rodefer's glass
factory at Belai-e shut down Friday
at noon. the first time for a year, throw
ing 200 men out Of work. The Bel
mont mill is also handicapped by coal
shortage and wood has been used In
heating the furnace,
The Bloch tobacco factory IS work
ing partly A few men employed at
the DOUgherty mine are supplying it
with coal
One reason why the local industries
cannot get enough coal TO run is be-
cause the railroads have been appropri-
ating IL Tor their own use. Twenty
Se s,'S ~ % SH,Tsy-rxs 70, SSrs eonsigned
hscated last week by one OF the roads.
The La Belle tin department has
been closed down since Wednesday.
because Of the breaking Of a couple Of
spur wheels. New wheels have been
put in and all four tin mills ar ex-
peCted TO resume this week Excavat-
ing for the addition to the plate de-
partment is being continued but the
new plate mill is not expected to be
completed and in operation for several
months.
A big lot Of stone for the new build
Ing at the Riverside has been brought
to the grounds.
The stone work has been given to
Contractor LandkrOhn, Of Bellaire.
That the building will be very large is
proven by the fact that the stone cor
tractor is engaged 10 use 1000 percfes
Of stone in tho construction Of the
foundation, and a couple of million
bricks are to be used in the building.
A few miners are working at Man
chester and NOcum'S banks, supplying
the city fectric light plant and Rey-
mann'S brewery.
The Toronto pottery is being put in
shape pr operation in the near future.
This pottery has been idle about four
years.
The exterior OF Gnleland's glue fac
tory in upper BenwOOd is being lined
and the whole appearance Of the fac
.ory being greatly improved.
John Corcoran, who has been hold
Ing down federal job for a number OF
years, will resume his old trade OF
ElaSsworking soon and viii accept
position az the Central glassworks.
President NJ VI. Garland OF the 4 A
OF l. q ). W. has appointed John II.
Morgan, OF Cambridge. yice-president
OF this district. 10 succeed David Lew
ellyn, who recently resigned.
WORLD OF LABOR.
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