The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-17

the LaBelle Iron works, RETURNED yester-
day afternoon from Chicago, where they
attended the meeting OF the projectors Of
,he American Tln-plate Company Che
comb!ne). Messrs. w. II. Graham, pres
yden, Of the STANDARD. and Cecil
A. Robinson, president OF the LaBelle,
also attended the meeting. but they are
no. expected home before tomorrow
morning,
The principal work at the Chicago
meeting, at which thlrty-elght COM
panles, operating 2sS mills, nearly ull the
un.plate mills in the country. were rep
resented, was the election OF officers Of
the new company. and the formal turn
ing over Of the various establishments
Into the control of the combine.
The following plants are in the COM
bine
Ae,na-standard Iron & Steel Com
pany, Bridgeport, Ohio, eight mills.
La Belle Iron Works, Wheeling ten
mills.
Ferry, Ohio, fourteen mills.
American Tin Plate Company. Eli
wood. Indh twenty mills; Montpelier,
Ind. six mills.
Atlanta Steel & Tin Plate Company,
Atlanta, Ind, five mills.
Baltimore Tin Plate Company, Balti-
more, two mills.
Beaver Tin Plate Company. Lisbon,
Ohio, six mills.
Blairsvllle Pa.) Rolling Mil & Tin
Plate Company, two mills.
BrttOn Rolling Mil Company, C!eVe-
and. Ohio, three mills.
Cincinnati Rolling Mill G, Tin Plate
Company, Cincinnati. Ohio, four mills.
Crescent Sheet & Tin Plate Company,
Cleveland, Ohio, six mills.
Cumberland (Md.l Steel & Tin Plate
Company, five mills.
Elwood Tin Plate Company, Cleveland,
Ohio; works at Elwood City. Pa, five
mills.
Great Western Tin Plate Works Chi
cage: works at Joliet. Ills, four mills,
works partially destroyed by fire re-
Falcon Tin Plate & Sheet Company,
Niles. Ohio. six mills.
Hamilton & Co, West Newton, two
Humbert Tin Plate Company, Con-
nellsvllle. Pa, six mills.
Irondale Steel & Iron Company. Rich
mond, Ind; works at Mlddletown, Ind,
Johnstown Tin Plate Company. New
York; works at Johnstown, Pa two
mills.
phia, six mills.
Pittsburgh. fourteen mills,
Morewood Company, Gas City, lnd.'
eight mills.
bridge, Ohio, six mills.
National Tin Plate Company, Ander-
son. Ind. six mills
NeshannOck Tin Plate Company, New
Castle, Pa, six mills.
New Castle, (Pa.) Tin Plate Company
twenty mills.
lag -, Pa. two mills.
Pcnnsylyania Tin Plate Company,
New KensIng;on. Pa, six mll!s.
Pittsburgh Tin Plate Company, New
Kensington, Pa. six mills,
Reeves Iron Company, Canal Dover
Ohio. four mills
shenango Valley Steel Company New
Castlv, Pa, thirty mills.
Somers Bros. Brooklyn, n. Y. three
mills.
Star Tin Plafs company Fit'sp"'s gu
eis s.t,T HIisls' 1ron conpopy. Baltimore,
two mills.
United states Iron & Tin Plate Com
pnny, pemnie ,.s "a y ilVs or mill Iron.
daIC ai nS,, sSnr mills
Washington Steel & Tin Plate Com
pany, Washington, Pa. four mills
In the electlon OF officers It VIII be
noted that Wheeling is honored by the
selection OF Mr., Graham OF the Aetna
Standard, as second vice-president. lie
IS also a member OF the board of direc-
tors and Of the executive committee Mr'
Robinson is mads a member OF the
board of directors
In addition to the LaBelle ana AETNA
Standard, It is now known that inc
LaushlIn Is in the combine me ueaI
for the acquisition OF the LauBnlin' u y
said, Is not entirely contaminated ou'
win be in the course OF a few days II Is
said the LaugGiin people nave heia on.
for an all cash consideration instead OF
tho part cash and part stock proposIloh
.wo other Wheeling plants.
.r.o yvbI,oksr Ir,n works. which makes
Hack plate. is not connected VITA 'ne