Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-23
PIEDMONT INDUSTRIAL

PIEDMONT INDUSTRIAL.
Fledmont, W. Va, January 22.-Ap
enort is beng maue here to organize
company 10 establish a wnolesai 10
grocery here.
mere are prospects of number of
gentlemen building an artihcia; ice
piaAt III Westernport, just across the
Iotonhdc. IL is proposed to use the
wafer from the moving artesian Well
oelohglns to James hughes. This
wen mas Deen moving constantly since
july 10, 1885, large stream OF pure
coiu water, which runs into the Poto-
mac river
The coal shipments from the
Georges Creek Cumberland region DUR
ing the week ending January Is ag-
gIegated S6,246.03 tons, and for the year
to date l63,277.10, an increase of 3d.
6l7.06 tons over the same period of
1896. So far the Baltimore & Ohio
has received rs, 35032 tons, or q, oIS.iJ
tons more than during the correspond
ing period last year. To the Pennsyl-
vania line, 39,1S412 tons have been Ge-
livered, an increase of 2,96S22 tons.
The tonnage of the Cumberland and
Pennsylvania railroad shows an in
crease to January is Of 1915 tons, and
the Georges Creek and Cumberland an
increase of 2,SS1.06 tons. During the
week, 27,17415 tons of coal and 5,346,07
tons Of coke were shipped from the Elk
Garden and upper Potomac region in
West Virginia. The West Virginia
CentraPs haulage to date shows an in
creased output of 5,254.0G tons OF coal
and 3,17S.12 tons CT coke. The Balti
more and Ohio carried II ,5i4.02 tons
more of West Virginia Central coaljand
3,4040S more of coke, and the Tenn
sylvania 7,050.13 and 226.16 tons less
respectively than during the same per-
iod last year.
Contractor w. A. Lillcr, Of keysCr,
has been awarded the contract to erect
four double dwelling houses for the
Davis Coal and Coke Company at The
West Virginia Junction.
The Z. J. Fredlock Company propose
to furnish hacks to any part Of the
town for 90 cents a passenger.
John Brophy, Of Elk Garden, las
succeeded w. 3. Redgrave IS superin
tendent Of the Union Mining Compa
ny's coal mines on Georges Creek.
J. C. Watson & Co. Of Barnum, Min
eral county. have organized the Wat
son-Loy Mining Company. and haze
opened coal mine III that place. and
have already begun shipping coal
The project to build an elcc.;i" lire
between Cumberland and Piedmont,
via George's Creek route. is assuming
form. John W. Burt hinaj Of Mounds
vile, w. Va and 4. I7icl. of Altoonr,
Pa. have employed Hon. Benj. \.
Richmond, of Cumberland. to secure
the right OF way. Work will begin IS
STEUBENVILLE INDUSTRIAL.
Special to the Register.
Steubenville, Ohio January 22.-The
Acme glass works is enjoying brisk
trade and they are buying lime Chin
news from an Indiana firm to fill or
ders. They will drop four mold shops
on Monday and start up twelve OF
hand shops. which means increasing
the factory force sixteen men.
The first kiln Of decorated ware was
drawn at the American China Com
pany's works, at Toronto, this week.
Samples were gotten and the statesmen
have started out The first shipment
of ware, five casks, has been sent out.
1t is given out that the plans to start
the Brilliant mill have fallen through,
due to the firms placing orders for
muck iron withdrawing the orders.
Col. Mulaney expects to close other
contracts and then he viii start the
mill. There are other parties talking
of leasing the mill.