Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-12-18

HE'D last week at Trenton. The trust
mas an authorized capital of $27 100000.
me trust includes all the general ware
lotteries OF the United states, with
few exceptions, but the others are ex-
peyteu to be absorbed The Homer
laugnlin China Company and the
f3arAsr Pottery Company, OF East
Liverpool, have joined the trust.
THESE concerns formed the backbone
Ill me opposition to the trust. Inc
Wheeling Pottery Company joined the
4rast Friday. President Carr, OF the
.lvaIcA. says his pottery will not
ann. Col. John N. Taylor, OF East
erpooI, will be President OF the new
xoa.Dany. Pottery manufacturers mere
wI,o are intimately associated with the
trust people state that there Is no IN
fantion of forcing a reduction in wages
AZ fhe new scheme goes through. They
saw the combine will insure steadler
employment. and the output OF the
American potteries will be Increased
rather than diminished. Employees OF
r.ytteriss make some allowance Tor
these promises.
The Warwick pottery Will stop tne
middle of the coming week and VIII
be shut down until after the holluayS.
The IaBelle tin department Is sOili
idle, and will not likely resume before
tie first of the year, II tnat soon DIS
there is a large stock on nand. fresl-
cent C. A. Robinson and secretary
j. w. Wright have been IN chicago
the past week comforting with the tfusI
people. Many of the employees OF the
IxaBelle tin works do not look Win
fsvor on the tin trust, and think tnat'
ii is likely to prove to their dlsau-
vantage when the new scale IS 10 DO
arranged the first of next July. IA the
present time mechanics IN the Tin pldIe
mills have been receiving Satisfactory
wages, but many employees rear, since
the advent of the trust, that tnelr pest
days are coming to close. fuIure
events, probably within the next SIX
months or so, will settle whether SUCH
predictions are correct.
A. J. Smith, manager, and X. b.
l,slniek, travelling statesmen, OF the
Nest Virginia Glass Company, OF Mar
tins. Ferry, were in East Lyerpool
Wednesday. Their business here was
to secure a competent person TO con-
duct dekalcamona experiments at the
tory. II this process OF decorating
can be used on glassware the company
VIII adopt it.-East Liverpool Crisis.
1t seems that the pottery trust Will
be opposed by the potters' organlza-
ton. The East Liverpool Crisis says
that the National Brotherhood OF OPP
erative Potters have not yet made any
PREPARATIONS to combat the trust, Dut
will wait until it becomes reality;
then information will be made against
it by the Brotherhood before the State
Attorney General ON the basis that the
organization is in violation of the anti
trust laws of the State OF Ohio
1t is stated that the East Liverpool
PARTIES who intend building stone
ware pottery at Kittanning, Pa, have
been offered bonus of $4,000 to To-
cate there. The deal for the plant has
not yet been closed.
1t is reported in up the, river towns
that W. H. Banfield is tcSbe appointed
r,7rnaysc the TIN plate mills of the
Hstrict of Irondale, Lisbon and New
Castle. Mr.. Banfeld is proprietor OF
the mill ct Irondale.
According to local iron manufactur-
ers the conditions of the iron trade are
very satisfactory and the lookout for
the future very bright A manufacturer
fave out as authoritative the state
ment that the volume of business so
Tar this month had exceeded that OF the
month OF December for several years.
Trusts are the fad at the present
among manufacturers in most all
branches Of industry. Ornamental and
architectural iron manufacturers at
tempted to form combine by calling
4 meeting OF manufacturers at Pitts
burg last week. The scheme failed for
lack OF interest, and on account OF
the failure of prominent manufacture
ers to attend None of the local man
UGacturers attended the meeting, and
according to the statement Of one
gentleman engaged in this particular
branch OF business, none from this
city are interested in the project.
Without considering the Wheeling
plants, trust could not be successful
as the Wheeling plants, he said, are
among the largest in the country.
The new furnace at the Crystal glass
house is shut down undergoing repairs,
buhis expected to be in operation and
maling glass by Monday week. AS
SOC 1I the new factory is put on the
tyb furnaces in the old factory will
shut down and extensive repairs made.
The repairs will consist of a new steam
engine, boiler and a tank furnace.
A new heating furnace is to be
built at the Belmont
Quite number of manufacturing
companies paid their employees yester-
day and a large sum 81 money was dis
tributed, much OF which will go to-
wards increasing the holiday trade
during the coming week.
Both the Ohio Valley Trades and
Labor Assembly and the Belmont Cen
trail Trades and Labor Assembly meet
this afternoon. Next Sunday would
have been the regular day for the
Ohio Valley Trades Assembly to meet,
bat the time was changed to give the
members a chance to spend Christmas
at home or elsewhere.
Last Wednesday one Of the walls Of
lap-weld furnace at the Riverside
tube works cayed in. The furnace is
now being torn down and will be re-
built.
The Wheeling steel works in Ben
wood is still busy. The plate and pud-
ding departments are still idle and
gill not likely resume before the first
81 the year.
w L. Medill, Esq, receiver Of the
Western Sanitary Ware Company plant