Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-03-27

industries Of the city and vicinity.
The LaBelle was high and dry, but had
TO shut down Wednesday night on ac-
count of the natural gas giving out
The water got in the cellars of both the
Warwick and Wheeling potteries, and
compelled them to shut down. The
first floor of Hoffmans tannery was
flooded, but all the stuff was removed
and the tannery continued to work, the
men going to and from their work by
boats The Belmont was forced to
shut down early, including the blast
furnace, which had been running for a
long time. The Wheeling stamping
works, on Water street, shut down
Wednesday night and resumed Friday
morning. Both the Riverside and the
Wheeling Iron and Steel Companys
plant, at Benwood, were under water
and quit Wednesday. All of the fac
tories, which are not yet in operation,
will resume about Monday. The Laugh
lin tin plant, at Martins Ferry, start
ed up again Friday. The West Vir-
GINA glass works resumed yesterday.
The Crystal glass works, at Bridgeport,
will start as soon as the pots can be
heated.
The foundation for the new bottling
department at the Schmulbach brewery
will soon be completed. Guench &
Borchert have the stone contract; j. R.
Butts brick work; and Klieves, Kraft
& Co. will put up the building.
The machinery for the addition to the
ice plant is being placed in position,
and the plant will soon be ready to
commence manufacturing.
The Bloch tobacco factory shut down
temporarily on account OF the nood,
but resumed yesterday.
A meeting important TO the glass
workers of the United States and Can
ada will be held in Wheeling March 81,
when delegates from the Green League
composed of bottle blowers, will con-
fer with representatives Of the bottle
blowers section of the American Flint
Glassworkers' Union, for the purpose
of discussing plans as TO their ANAL
gamation in one union.
The W. W. Woods Company, sue
cessors to the late firm of Wood Brosa,
are doing a good business and have
number of important contracts ON
hand. They have the contracts TO fur-
nish lumber for the j. t. CcCammoh
frame residence, being built on the olo
Berger property on the Island, and fof
]. f. Paul's handsome frame residence
on South Penn street. They nave also
the sole contracts for the w. +. Pal
ner residence on the Giles addition,
upper Island. and are building an adj
dition to Fred Bye's property on
South Broadway.
John C. Stroebel, of the South Side,
who is secretary of the State Grocers
Protective Association, expects to soon
organize local unions at Warrington,
ST. Marys, Huntington and Wellsburg.
Secretary Stroebel has organized un>
ions at Sistersville, Benwood, Par
kersburg and Charleston within the
last five weeks, and all are flourish
ing. When the next State convention
OF the organization is held at Sisters
Vile on June 8th the membership Will
have been considerably increased since
last year. The programme for the
convention in June is now being pre-
pared and will soon be out.
The new Enterprise Enameling Com
pany at Bellaire are constructing
new building alongside of their pres
ent factory. which, when completed,
IS to be used as their stamping works
The foundation for the additional
building has been laid, and the frame
structure is in readiness to be put up.
1t is 114xS5 feet and is to furnish the
STAMPED ware for the enamel factory.
The company was only recently or
Eanized and is making great progress.
In the present factory two furnaces
have lust been put on, and there is
n0l
dipping room is equipped with twenty
tubs, all of which are in use. Inc
entire factory is constructed IN a mall
per affording the convenient handllng
of the product from the raw material
10 the finish.
1t is likely that the Bellaire Steel
Company will adopt new system OF
regulations within a short time. Ihere
Is considerable talk of running the
mill on three eight-hour turns instead
Of the present method of two turns OF
twelve hours each. This system would
give employment to an addition force
Of men.
The soaking pots at the Bellaire steel
plant were considerably damaged by
the high water. 1t will require a cou-
ple of weeks to put them in condition
Tor operation.
All the mills and factories at Bell
are were idle during the week on ac-
count of the flood shutting Off the wa
ter and gas supplies. The majority OF
the industries it is likely Will be WORK
ing in full during the early part OF the
week.
The Top mill was forced to close
down Wednesday night on account OF
the water The only damage sustain
ed at this mill was to the pit OF the
fy-wheel 1t is not likely that things
will be gotten into shape for work be-
fore the middle of the week
W. A. Wilson & Sons planning mil
was idle Wednesday and Thursday OF
last week owing to a majority OF the
employees living on the island being
caught in the flood. The mill was
working in full yesterday.
Spears & Riddles machine shop III
the East End was compelled to shut
down during the week, owing to the
state of affairs. Their machinery,
which was moved to the second story,
Is being replaced and the shop Will be
on in full during the early part OF the
week.
The Excelsior planning mill is work
ing in full
The Central glass factory continues
operation with one furnace.
The Wheeling corrugating works is