Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-02

full IN every department, nut VIII close
down in a couple of weeks to take
stock and make general repairs. An
other temporary shed is being built at
the coke and gas plant to furnish shell
ter for the workmen during the winter.
The Wheeling steel works shut down
last night to make repairs. The pud-
ding and plate departments have been
closed for over a week to rebuild and
repair the furnaces.
The LaBelle mill is working to its
full capacity, with plenty of orders
ahead. Three of the new tin mills will
be started this week. The engines and
machinery have been tested and oper-
ated successfully. Work has been COM
mencea on the foundation for the new
plate mill.
/ The Belmont is working steadily.
Rhe men received their regular pay
Friday instead of yesterday.
None of the local factories or indus
trial plants closed down for New
Years, although several paid their en-
bloyes Wednesday.
After it was decided at a regular
Meeting of the BARRIERS union to keep
shops open on New Years a number of
iss2tisfed members held a meeting
Ind voted to close. The division, how
Ver, caused them to reconsider the ac-
ion, and as a result the BARRIERS. like
)ther people, worked the first day OF
lie new year
The Wheeling City Stamping works
las been working at night until ten
o'clock for some time past to keep up
with orders. This is gratifying as this
plant a short time ago was generally
supposed to be noE-paying business.
Tomorrow the local potteries will
esume after the holiday shutdown,
and the employees renew their work
NTH the gratifying knowledge that the
wages which wer paid previous to the
,ut Of 1894 have been restored.
The kilnmen of the local potteries
held an important business meeting
Friday night.
The Pabst Brewing Co., Of Milwau-
kee, whose trade has been growing ex-
tersiyely in this vicinity, will build
two large warehouses in the spring,
one at Thirty-third street on the South
S.3e. and the other at Benwood, in the
rear Of the place of w. P Curran, the
local agent there.
The local painters union held a reg
ular meeting last Tuesday night, and
elected officers for the ensuing year.
The meeting was adjourned to the
busch house, where a bountifuI spread
of all good things that could be fur
nished by culinary art was partaken
of.
The Top MILL which has been idle
during the past week with the excep-
tom of the blast furnace, which was
running as usual, will resume work to-
morrow. During the idleness stock
was taken and some repairs made.
Sheet mill No. az the Whitaker
which has been idle for the past five
weeks, will resume operations to-mor-
row. This puts the big mill in opera
tion on double turn in every depart
ment, and as there is a large number
OF orders on had it will be kept busy
for an indefinite length of time.
The Central glass factory closed
down Friday evening and paid off its
The factory has been run
ming for some time past with one fur
mace on with an employment of about
sixty people, but will resume work the
first of February with two furnaces on
in full blast. During the idleness stock
will be taken and repairs will be made
gen erally.
Spears & Riddle, the we'll known
completed during the week
the big contract which they received
some time ago for a complete axle
e. Comfy, ard aV1o
of Racine, Wis. The ma
chinery was shipped to the latter city
yesterday.
The Wheeling corrugating works is
running on double turn in every de-
partment with the exception of the tin
mill, which is operating on single turn.
w. A. Wilson's planning mill closed
down Friday evening and PAID OIL It's
lands, but will resume work next
Monday. During the week stock viii
be taken and repairs will be made in
mary departments. During the past
week the mill worked as usual.
The Bellaire steel plant is working
Oil double turn and making much pro-
gress in the output Of steel. There are
now from five hundred to six hundred
men employed in the various depart
ments. There are still a few touches
to be made TO the new crane which Will
place it in better working order IMAM
at present It is expected that within
the next several weeks that from thlr-
ty-6ve to forty heats will be made on
each turn.
Contractors Jones and McGraw, OF
Bcllaire. received the contract Wednes-
Gay evening from the Bellalre stoNe
foundry for the building OF an addlllon
to the OLD structure. The addltlon Is
to be seventy-two by seventy-hve ieet.
and will be placed at the west enc OIL
the building The foundry company
has also contracted with Dubois ana
Mccoy at BelIaire for the improve
menj of their old mould and pattern
rooms, which will greatly increase the
capacity. 1t is said that the new addl-
ton will give employment to ABOUT
twenty-five men.
The Enterprise enamel company at
Ballaire when their new buildings are
in shape for work, will do business on
an exceedingly extensive scale. one
OF the new structures was completed
Cu1ing the past week and is located IN
the First ward. The work was con-
racted by H. G. Burrows, who has be-
gun work on another one of their new
factories, the location of which is near
the one just completed.
Meme Of the mills and factories at
Bellaire are to close as has been the
custom previously at this time of the
year. A number of the industries have
large numbers of orders on hand and
viii be kept busy for some time to