Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-03-13
THE INDUSTRIAL WORLD.
LOCAL AND TELEGRAPHC LABOR NEWS.

The plate mill at the Wheeling iron
and steel works, at Benwood, resumes
Monday after a shut down of about a
month on account of the strike of the
helpers. who finally accepted the new
scale and will go to work at the com
panys terms. There does not seem TO
be much encouragement for the pud-
dlers, who have been idle since before
Christmas. President Hubbard states
that the market price of iron has been
forced SO low that there is no protlt IN
it.
The Riverside steel works is only
working single turn now, with an I'M
usually large stock of pipe in the ware
house. A shut down of this depart
ment is expected soon.
The pottery trade is not as brisk at
present as it has been during the pre-
vious few months All three local pot
teries are running nearly full, now
ever, but with good stock on hand.
The sanitary department of the Wheei-
ing pottery has been working snort
handed for some time. and the COM
pany is making no effort to secure or
ders for this particular kind OF ware
on account of the close profits which
are given.
By the first of May the Kelley mines,
at Portland, will be equipped with the
latest improved electrical machinery
for mining, and the capacity will be
about 600 tons a day, or two flats an
hour. Major & Gardiner OF Chicago,
have been given the contract for the
work, and member OF the firm IS now
here to arrange for the construction
of the plant.
L. G. Halloek intends to commence
work on the construction of 2le track
of the new Parkersburg street car line
within ten days.
Forney & Hamilton, Of this city,
have been employed by the congrega-
tion of the Christian church OF
Moundsville to draw plans and speci-
fcations for their new church build
ing, which will cost between $4,000 and
$4,000.
B. f. Hodgman, the brick manufac-
turer of Moundsville, is putting ms
factory in operation for a big sum-
mer's work. A new dry press brick
machine is now being tested, and does
les work very satisfactorily. The ma
chine has a capacity Of 10000 brick a
day.
The blast furnace at the Top mill
closed down Thursday to have its flues
cleaned 1t is expected to resume OPP
erations tomorrow, which will put the
entire mill at work.
w. A. Wilson & Sons and the Elk
celsior planning mills are working as
usual.
Smear & Riddle and Redman & Co. S
machine shops are working in full.
The Whitaker mill is operating on
double turn in all departments.
The Wheeling corrugating works
is on. in all departments.
The Central glass factory continues
to work with one furnace on.
The Wheeling Mould and Foundry
Company have a number of small or
ders on hand and are kept busy.
The little" department at the Top
mill resumed work last Monday after
weeks idleness on account of lack
of material.
The Bellaire stove foundry was idle
during the week undergoing general
repairs.
The Bellaire steel plant continues TO
work double turn in all departments
Considerable progress is being made
in the steel plant. About sixty-six
beats are being made each day, which
is equivalent to about 666 tons OF
metal.
The stonemasons' dispute with their
bosses has been settled, the bosses
granting the demands Of the work
men and the latter returning to work.