Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-11-13
THE INDUSTRIAL WORLD.
LOCAL AND TELEGRApHlc LABOR NEWS

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The foreman, F. A. Lawrence, Of SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, has arrived and everything
Is In readiness for the plant to start.
The Riverside continues to work in
all departments without interruption.
Some of the local manufacturing
plants closed down a half day on Tues
day to give the employees an opportun-
ity to vote.
The LaBelle is working full.
The Belmont including the new plate
mill, Is running steadily.
Nothing has been heard here re-
Gently of the pottery trust. 1t is given
out by parties who know that neither of
the Wheeling potteries are in the COM
bine.
1t is not likely that the Dawson
pottery, in the Eighth ward, will be
started. The idea to reorganize the
old company and operate the plant
seems to have been given up.
T. L. Lewis, President of the Ohio
Federation of Labor, has sent out the
official call for the annual meeting to
be held at GAINESVILLE Tuesday, Decem-
her 9th, commencing at ten O'CLOCK.
Each trades assembly is entitled to one
delegate for every 100 members Or
major fraction thereof. Each local Or
ganization is entitled to the same rep
resentation or one delegate if the mem
bership is less than 100. Each dele
gate is entitled to one vote for every
100 members or less, and one additional
vote for every 100 votes or major frac-
tion thereof after the first 100 upon
which per capita is paid to the body
No delegate is entitled to more than
Eve votes and no proxies will be per-
mitted. Mr.. Lewis friends are urging
him to be a candidate for reelection
but it is not known yet whether ne Will
or not
Ohio Valley Trades and Labor AS
eembly meets this afternoon.
The new cold storage building at the
Echmulbach brewing plant has been
practically completed. The Pittsburg
Bridge Co. has been putting in the
iron and steel work for the building,
and when the job is entirely finished
will commence on improvements to the
wash house. A second story will be
added to the wash house, and its walls
will be extended to connect with near
by buildings.
The scheme to consolidate all the
tin mills of the country, including local
tin mills, was consummated at meet
ing of tin plate manufacturers held IN
Pittsburg Thursday. 1t is stated by
one of the principal promoters that
the purchase price of all the tin plate
factories of the country has been
agreed upon, and a deal for all the
plants has virtually been closed at fig
nres apprcximating 100000. This
deal will include about forty factories,
thirty of which are located in Pitts
burg and Wheeling districts. These
plants are to be purchased outright,
and all are expected to be ready for
the organization before January LIST.
The window glass factory at Barnes
willie was started up on Wednesday,
the dispute between the company and
employees having been finally settled.
The Crystal glass works is very busy
and made some unusually large ship
ments last week.
The Bridgeport Preserving works has
been running steadily. The company
mas sen oyeS,-sat-~ very satiS>IctOry in
crease Of business since starting and
now have two statesmen on the road.
The Wheeling Creek mines worked
six days week before last, the first
time for three years. and started to
work again last week.
The Enterprise bottle works, at Mar
Tins Ferry, started work last week.
The select hop to be given at the
Opera House in Bridgeport on Friday
evening. November 49, 1898, bv the
Belmont Central Trades and Labor
Union promises to be splendid So
cial and financial success. The rom
mittee in charge of the dance are Will
liam Neal, B. B. Williams, c. f. Rode
wig, George H. Miller and It. L. Lewis.
The night turn at the Bellaire steel
works recently broke all previous rec
ords, and turned out 40 tons of steel
in y hours. This is getting up pretty
close to the ! 900 ton mark in "A hours,
which the management desire to make
their standard output
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