Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-03

stead of running his mines at the 60
cent rate, will close them and buy coal
70 fill his contracts, il possible from
the mines where only "a cents is paid,
and will thus have an advantage, as
some of his contracts call for certain
prices above the district price for min
ing. Mr. FlOerjheim. however. denies
this report, and said that his mines
will be in operation and that he did
not believe that his men would insist
on the 60-cent rate The men think
different. Notwithstanding, and have
petitiOned the parties with whom
Foersheim has large contracts to pay
on the basis of the 60-cent mining rate.
This petition has been made to the
Wheeling Council, but will probably
not be granted.
The appointment by the Civic Fed
Grafton of the committee to look after
the matter of home industries and o.l-
deavor TO bring new industries TO
Wheeling was made with a most COM
meldable object This object has too
long been lost sight of by those who
wish to see our city grow and prosper.
Wheeling is essentially manufacture
ing city, and as such has always been
claSSed in the first rank with other
cities. Manufactures and industries
of various kinds have made it the city
it is and given it a prominent place
among other towns where the
people live and thrive by the sweat Of
their brow 1t was as the Nail City
that il won a national reputation as
a manufacturing centre, and since this
n i'm FRY no n
per. owing TO the supplanting of Wheel
ing's former system of nail making by
industries in other parts of the country,
we are no longer termed the Nail City
of the world. We have had to depend
upon other factories and industries
for the support, directly and indirect
", of our thousands of people, and the
season of great prosperity which the
nailers enjoyed in those days is only
remembered as a dream. Those days
will never come to the working people
Of Wheeling again or to those who
depend upon them unless a spirit OF
public zeal and enterprise actuates It's
citizens. Almost every city and town
in the country of any importance have
committees or delegations appointed
Of its citizens whose sole purpose is to
locate and bring new manufactures TO
their midst. Wheeling has too long
shown a neglect in this respect, and 1t
is about time for her to awaken TO
her interests and possibilities. 1t GER
tainly can furnish inducements, the
equal OF which would be hard to find
elsewhere. Surrounded by gas terri
tory. situated in the midst of mex
haustable coal fields, ii would be i'm
possible TO locate an industry where
fuel would be cheaper or more easily
IN get. With nearly a half dozen rail-
roads cutting its way through aud with
The broad. navigable Ohio, its shipping
facilities are unsurpassed. Wheeling
has been and now is great manufac-
turing city. but its present and past is
uncomfortable with what its future
wight he if more encouragement and
more interest were displayed towards
hose who are seeking places for the
ipvestment OF capital.
Michael Fennel. potter of East Liv-
ernool visited Michael Hlethrow last
Thomas Devlin, of East Liverpool,
,,.as ouest of his friend, Barney
OuigIey. last week.
Mr. Klethrow. a South Side potter,
has returned from Trenton.
NJ Beach. manager of the prem
;rm department at the Bloch tobacco
f sl-t has been off duty sick last
week. e.o4.,. :. ov,oot
"a - START M about the middle of next
week II was shut down last week
wing Ty TO repairs Of the machinery be-
ing made. ,or.o,l,. ohsor,,ed
New Years was geheraiiy ouseII We.
NV All the factories, and the majority
s5uf down Thursday until Monday
crE1-BENvILLE INDUSTRIAL.
Stenhenville. O.. January 2-Sharp's
sonrSrv has been shut down since be-
foTe christmas. the employees beng
eiren notice that it was indefinite when yIl:
s $50 ' would be resumption. This
f saS,T had run steady before that for
TWO years. az. ,o+tor,. +beir
.oaoroting department is being en-
1oroed They have been crowded mere
t ,ot ore' and they expect to turn out more
soNoroto1 ware than ever wheh tney