Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-06

THE wage u4LnCulCiS6 stI CuS b6uWOOO
r-art of the Wheeling Steel & Iron
-,mnany remain unsettled. There
las been a discouraging reaction in
,t7 plate mill situation and no effort
-.ade on either side to compromise.
n Is apparent, however, that the
(r~pany desires to effect an amicable
es-iomcrt with the steel workers for
+ssy have been requested to meet
President Hubbard to-day to have
Conference.
he big Riverside plant is still
busy.
The La Belle is running full. The
company is counting on having the
iss three of the new tin mills ready
81 operate this week.
There is a movement among the
West Virginia miners TO leave the U.
VIZ Nj. Of 4. and form an Independent
orraLization. The West Virginia
roian miners charge that they were
-ated at the settlement of the last
4e and intend to organize all the
miners or the State in an Independent
,nion for the protection Of their own
interests The West Virginia opera
5-rs have a bitter competitive fight on
v.tA the Pittsburg district operators
fla The northwestern markets. and
5Uov believe that they could get better
results, especially in times OF strikes,
ny dealing directly with the officials
of q state organization of miners than
through the national officials of the
United Mine Workers of America So
f5r as this district is concerned, the
old ORGANIZATION seems to have lost its
potency.
Ir Sta.a Labor Commissioner Bar
TOMS report, just issued, the following
interesting facts concerning the num-
Itch Of miners employed in this State
ard OF er statistics are given in his
summary; One hundred and flfty-four
operators report Is 049 miners en-
Moved; 5,314 out during strike; 4,597
Wis have resumed work January l,
1898: 1902 who have resumed at an
advanced rate and 758 who have re-
sumed at union wage scale. Forty To-
I unions. United Mine Workers OF
America. report 1888 organized min
ars n West Virginia, January I. 1893;
six local unions report a membership
ot 20G prior TO strike; 997 Of the total
membership of forty local unions re-
ported unemployed January /, 1898.
T. L. Lewis. of Bridgeport, was
presented with a diamond pointed
fountain pen by the Illinois delega-
tirn ait the recent conference of
operators and miners at Chicago as a
mark Of their appreciation Of the as
sistance rendered the illinois miners
in the past
The Crystal Glass Company, OF
Bridgeport, have their new furnace
completed. The addition amounts to
an entire new factory and greatly in
creases the company's facilities. an
augmentation which th9r business
much needed.
The Schmulbach Brewing Company
will commence at once to build their
new bottling house, as contemplated
for some time. The ice machine, which
has d capacity of 125 tons. will be
soon put up and in operation. This
viii give the company's ice plants
combined capacity Of 200 TONS.
The following item concerning the
transfer OF an East Liverpool pottery
plant, owned by Wheeling parties, ap-
peared in the Crisis Friday: The new
stock company which is being organ
lied by M Joseph Chetwynd TO buy
the oll Wallace e ChetWynd potter,
now owned by Mrs. Nancy Wallace, OF
Wheeling is almost ready to incorp0r-
ate The greater part of the stock is
already taken. East Liverpool people
are taking most of the stock in the
concern. The amount Of the capital
ilati0n Of the company is not known.
When asked about the matter to-day
Mt Cheiwynd said he was not quite
ready to give details yet. The plan,
E running steadily this week, with
1Lr. Chotwynd as manager. Mr.. Chef
1yDd win be manager under the new
stock company. 1T is said that, not
Withstauding the transfer of the plant
Up Mrs Wallace the latter part Of the
Year On her mortgage, the concern
made money last year for the firm 1t
N NOT known. who the Wellsville part
ids are VINO are interested with Mr..
Cuetwynd in this venture.
A sheet department and a tin de-
rartme1t were idle at the Whitaker
mill during the past week for The pur-
pose Of having one of the boilers re-
paired. Both departments will resume
work tomorrow morning and will put
the entire mill in operation on double
turn.
Spears & Riddle. the East End ma
cliulsts. continue tC devote most OF
their time to the large contract recely-
ed from Dcfries & Co, at Dusseldort,
Germany. Tor a complete set OF axle
manufacturing machinery. The ma
chiDcry will be ready for shipment IL
eboGt two weeks.
NJ. a. Wilson & Sons and the Excel
Rior planning mills arc working as
usual
Tile corrugating works is working
double turn in the tin and stamping
apartments, and single turn IN aA
oher departments.
THE central Glass factory is work
ing with one furnace on and hkeiy
Start the second one some time soon
Tho Ton min is working in all de-
p2vnente on double turn.
Gre Wheeling hinge factory IS OPP
Grating i'm full,
Furnace 10. >, at the Crystal glass
works In Bridgeport. which has been
idlt since Christmas undergoing re-
pairs. viii be started up some time
soon.
THE firm of Ludwig & Co., the car
Ijsge manufacturers. at Belaire, dis
solved during the week, the interest
" q W. Rodewig being purchased by
-ir. Ludwig.
The Benaire steel plant is working
on double turn in every department,