Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-12-25

The big Riverside plant is busy, eX-
cept one plate mill, which is idle for
repairs. The top of the blast furnace
which was blown out by an explosion
has been repaired and the furnace is
again in operation. Eight bricklayers
from Pittsburg are working on the re-
pairs OF one of the lap-weld furnaces
which caved in. 1t will be several
weeks yet before the construction OF
the new iron trestling to the stock
house is completed. 1t is considered
one of the best pieces OF iron bridge
work constructed in the country. 1T is
estimated that it will cost between S50,-
600 and $4,000. The treStles are being
built by the Shiff1in Bridge Company,
of Pittsburg. The job is superintend-
ed by Foreman VIM. Nixon. The tres
ties comprise a dozen tracks and
switches leading to the stock house.
When this work is finished and the new
stock house built, the Riverside Com
pany win be able to keep enough ore
in stock to make it unnecessary for
shipments in the winter. The freez-
ing of the ore during past winters has
been a source of considerable worry and
loss of money to the company.
1t is very probable that the pud-
oilers ait the lower Benwood mill Will
be at work again the first OF the year.
Word to this effect has been given out
by parties in management.
w. r. Garrett, of Martins Ferry, will
be associated with the Crystal Glass
Company after the first of the year, as
manager of the decorating department.
The Crystal Company Is erecting
tank furnace where they will make
white ware, something they have long
needed to fill out their splendid lines.
The plant is shut down in order TO put
in the new engine and boilers.
A. L. Wetherald has gone to Frank
ton, Ind, where he will assume the
Office of general manager OF a large
tin mill at that place. Mr.. Wetherald
has been the general manager OF the
Laughlin tin plant at Martins Ferry
for some time, and his departure is
much regretted by the mill company,
as he has proven himself an efficient
official.
The Pittsburg Block Coal Company
operating the RockershouSen mines.
lust south Of Bellaire, is doing a big
business, and Manager ). P. Hood says
that by spring $50 men will be at work.
The men and machinery will take out
an immense amount of coal. Most of
1T will be shipped by river and to the
lakes by rail.
The Warwick pottery closed the last
week and will be idle during the first
week in January for the annual IN
ventory of stock to be taken. The
Wheeling pottery will close the first
Of the year.
l. "a n
turers interested in the proposed COM
bination in that industry was held IN
Pittsburg last week. j. IL. Parks, or
Boston, successful promoter IN a
number of enterprises, is at the head
of the movement. Mr.. Parks says that
English capital is to be invested IN
the flint bottle industry.
The cold roll department ait the La
Belle resumed yesterday after being
idle since the shut down of the tin
plant to take an inventory OF stock.
The Register published exclusively
some time ago that the Warwick
China Co., of this city, would not go
into the pottery trust. This was MADE
upon the statement of no other person
than President Carr himself, and this
declaration has been corroborated by
reports that have come from East
Liverpool. 1t is known that the War
wick concern has held aloft from the
project all along and it is stated On
good authority that the refusal OF the
company to treat with the combine is
final.
President Charles w F'ranZheim, of
the Wheeling Pottery Company, went
to Trenton last week to confer with
the pottery trust people. 1t is report
ed that Col FranZheim acted as agent
of the trust in closing the deal with the
big Harker pottery, of East Liverpool,
to join the combine. Officials OF the
American China Company, which has
a big pottery at Toronto, o., are also
in Trenton negotiating with the trust.
Patterson & Sons, of Wellsville, who
have thus far held out, are known to
be negotiating with the trust people.
One of the members OF the trust said
that within week there would be only
six general ware factories in the West
outside of the trust. These, he said,
would be two in East Liverpool, the
Akron (OhiO) pottery, the Peoria Qlls.)
pottery, and two at Cincinnati. At the
National headquarters of the Potters'
Brotherhood, at East Liverpool, yes
terday the Brotherhood officials denied
the story sent out from Columbus, that
they had appealed to States Attorney
General Monnett to proceed against
the new American Potteries Company.
They said they had not been in COM
munication with the Attorney General
The following is list of nominations
made for the national officers of the
United Mine Workers, to be voted on
at the coming annual convention:
For President-John Mitchell, Indian
apolis, Ind; Patrick Dolan Pittsbrug;
4. l.. Lewis, Bridgeport, o.; James
Chatworthy, Coalburg, w. Va. Vice
President-T. w. Davis, Indianapolis,
Ind; H. A. Bradley, Strunks, Ky;
James w. Murray, Westville, H.;
John Fahey, Pottsville, Pa; Jasper
Eastenday, Oakwood H.; Patrick Nc
Bryde, Columbus, O.; w. G. Webb,
Pittsburg, KY; F. N Dunn, Powderly,
Ky. Secretary Treasurer w C.
Pearce, Indianapolis, Ind; John Fa-
hey, Pottsville, Pa.
One of the most important matters
to come before the interstate conven-
ton of miners and operators to be
held in Pittsburg next month will be
q stand on the part of the miners for
the run-of-mine SYSTEM throughout the
country. An anti-screen law was pass
ed by the last Pennsylvania IegiSla-