Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-06-26
THE INDUSTRIAL WORLD.
LOCAL AND TELEoRApHlc LABOR NEWS.

The machinery. formerly a part of
tie machinery used at the Brilliant
MILL and bought at the recent re-
ceivers' sale by the Wheeling Iron and
Steel Company, will be moved to the
Belmont mill and added to the skelp
department Of that mill.
The entire Laughlin tin plant is now
working full, having resumed Thurs
day.
Word comes from Steubenville that
tie Steubenville Glass Co., composed
almost entirely of former Martins
Ferry people, will be reorganized in
the near future. The receiver is en-
gagged in the work Of settling up the
affairs of the company and it is be-
lieves that they will be almost ready
for the reorganization the latter part
of the coming week. S. G.. Robinson
is assisting the receivers.
The Wheeling delegates to the pot
ters' convention at East Liverpool will
leave July 5th.
Roman Dobler, Jr, local cigar
maker, will leave shortly for New York
City, where he will make his home
with his parents.
The strike of the Richland miners
was settled last week through the eff
forts OF the Arbitration Committee of
che Ohio Valley Trades and Labor AS
senbly. The strike had been in eff
fetc since the first of April, and the
operators tried to start the mine with
men imported from Pittsburg district,
but failed, the new men agreeing to
return home, their way being paid.
The old miners return to work with
the agreement that they willy get IS
cents ton.
The rumor is revived that the North
End pottery will be started. 1t is
stated that the Colorado Pottery Co.
will operate the plant and negotiations
to this effect have about been COM
pleted.
The GAINESVILLE glass workers are ex-
pected to pay their Wheeling brethren
a visit to-day They will be accom-
panied by a band, and will be enter
tanned by the Wheeling glassworkers
at Wheeling Park. Mayor Gibson, Of
GAINESVILLE, will be with the Zanes-
vile delegation, which will be well
coined by Mayor Butts. The object of
the visit of the GAINESVILLE people is to
induce Wheeling to send a large dele
cation to the national glassworkers'
convention to be held at GAINESVILLE in
July.
The Wheeling Iron and Steel Compa-
ny's various plants are all in full OPP
Grafton.
Bellaire factories are all busy. The
steel works will close during the latter
part of the ensuing week, and will be
closed down for week or two for re-
pairs Rodefer's glass factory, which
has been running steadily and full in
all departments, will also shut down
soon for repairs.
The Steubenville Glass Co. has been
closed by the sheriff on claim of So
500. 1t is reported the shut down will
be only temporary, and as soon as
matters are settled up operations will
be resumed.
James Riddle, who lately resigned
the position of master mechanic at
the Wheeling steel works at Benwood,
has accepted a position as mechanic
at the Riverside new coke plant.
A change in the management of the
Wheeling Steel and Iron Companys
furnace at Martins Ferry went into
effect Wednesday, Fred Zimmerman,
of st. Louis, taking control of the
plant, elevating Mr.. McCpahan to man
age the Top mill furnace. Mr.. Nc
Cahan has been managing both fur
naces for some time, and it was prob
ably too much for one man to have full
responsibility for, the two being sepa-
rated as they were.
Thomas Price, manager of the To-
ronto pottery, reports business fair,
and that their pottery will close July
for only a few days for repairs
Advices from Toronto report bust
ness very slow and a probable shut
down in many of the potteries there
for four or five weeks.
The LaBelle pottery, Wheeling, will
shut down July and start again July
9Th
President A. L. Hughes has received
word from the Akron pottery that
they are SO busy it is improbable that
they will shut down ON the Fourth
of July.