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

ment at the Aetna Standard mill shut
down permanently and that the pud-
ding furnaces may be changed into
black plate mills.
The laughing nail factory is work
Ing partly after long shut down.
The Berger property on the Island is
being rapidly built up. Three new
houses are about completed or under
construction. They are for Mr.. Schen-
erlein, John Reed and Herbert Nesbltt.
Edward Schenerlein, the lsiand
roofer, has the contract for putting
new tin roof on the Loeb Lynn Hotel'
at Mountain Lake Park.
The Whitaker plant was shut down
last week on account of new water
pipe being laid on the east side OF the
mill, the employees being put to work
on the job. The job will be finished
In time for the mill to start up again
l the first of the week. 1t is expected
that the puddlers will start also TINS
week
The ARRANGEMENTS for the ADJUST
ment of the new working list for the
potteries are being rapidly completed,
and an amicable understanding will
soon be arrived at as a basis for the
121h per cent. advance in wages to be
given the potters at Christmas. The
potteries are both busy.
John Radcliffe, of Staffordshire, En-
gland has written in regard to the
whereabouts of his son, Jesse Radcliffe,
who is known among Wheeling and
East Liverpool potters. He is print
er by trade and has worked here and
in East Liverpool potteries.
The wagon and carriage establish
ment Of Walters & McCluskey, of
Twenty-fOurth street, has turned out
fine dairy wagon for Campbell & Kelz.
Spears & Riddle, the machinists,
are furnishing all the machinery for
Lewis & Aliens new spring and axle
factory at Jackson, Mich. A carload
of machinery was shipped to that city
last Friday and some more will be
shipped in the near future. They have
also secured the contract for rebuild
ing the boilers at the insane asylum at
Weston, w. Va.
The new steel plant at Bellaire dur
Ing the past week turned out from four
hundred to five hundred tons of metal
each day. The management intends
y placing another crane in the plant for
lthe purpose of handling the ingots at
the soaking pits. They will also Sc
cure much larger buggy for carrying
the ingots to the rolls. With these adj
ditional improvements the daily out
put is expected to reach seven hundred
and fifty tons.
The entire force of men at w. A.
Wilson & Sons planning mill were idle
last Friday, owing to a break in the
main driving belt, which occurred just
after the machinery had been started
a for the days run.
The Excelsior planning mills are
working ON full time.
The Central glass factory was work
Ing last week with the same activity
as the week previous, when one fur
mace was on with an employment of
one-third of the full force of men.
The Corrugating works is working
full in every department.
During the past week engineers have
been surveying for a second c. & P.
switch to the Laughlin plant This
will make the fourth switch to the
Laughlin mills, besides the Terminal
and Wheeling & Lake Erie railroads
are very close to the plant. In addi-
ton to these four railroads, the Laugh
lin mills are very near to the Ohio
river, giving them unsurpassed ship
ping facilities.
The work of razing the old Presby-
terrain church at Martins Ferry was
commenced last week, to make room
for a new $4,000 structure.
Thomas e. Shelly, manager of the
Crystal glass works, has been laid off
for day or two with an abcess that
was painful and annoying, but he is
getting along all right and will be on
duty again soon.
State Labor Commissioner I. V. Bar
ton has about finished the work of in
specting all the local factories, gather
Ing information for voluminous re-
port which he will make to the State
shortly He is at present making a
tour OF the State in company with an
agent of the national labor commits
sioner who is reporting the number of
electrical, gas and steam plants in the
State, and whether they are owned by
municipalities or by private parties.
The national labor commission is get
ting similar reports from all over the
country.
AS stated exclusively in the Register
Thursday, committee of South Side
parties commenced to make a canvas
among business men and others to Sc
cure enough stock to refurnish and re-
operate the old Hobbs glass factory on
the South Side, known as Factory "H"
of the United States Glass Company.
The plant can be purchased for $685.
O00, but it will cost this much to fur
nish the plant with the new machinery
which will be required. Over thirty
parties have subscribed for stock to
help the movement, aggregating about
$4,000. Of this Henry Schmulbach
has agreed to take $4,000 worth of
stock, and the Glass Workers Union
$4,000 1t will require about $4,000
to buy the plant and put it in opera
ton. The promoters are enthusiastic,
and are confident of making the pro-
ject go.
STEUBSNVILLE INDUSTRIAL.
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, October O.
Your correspondent has had confirmation
of the news sent out about the monster
improvements in contemplation by the
Aetna STANDARD for ATinoa function