Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-07-31

Local industrial news is rather
scarce at present. this being the dull
season OF the year in manufacturing
establishments. Most OF the big plants
are running about as usual, but there
Is little of noteworthy character to
chronicle. The wage difficulty at the
Riverside is still unsettled, and just
what the result will be is unknown.
The Top mill furnace is scheduled
to resume the first OF the week.
Repairs have been in progress the past
week at the La Belle. At all the in
dustrial establishments the hot wealth
er had a great effect upon the men,
but aside from discomfort there were
no serious results.
In the building trade line matters
are quiet. Work is progressing stead
lily upon a number of big edifices, and
these will ensure work for the forces
engaged until late in the fall, in
some cases, but little new work is
projected, and the season will scarcely
rise to the dignity of an ordinary one.
City work is plodding along as usual,
and the street railway contracts on the
Island and out the pike are affording
work for the usual number of men.
The Wheeling and Elm Grove work
has been big thing for large num-
Der of men, the present summer, and
this result alone shows the wisdom or
encouraging improvements and the
expenditure of money in times OF
stagnation and depression.
The trouble in the Builders Ex-
change over the contracts for the
Hearne residence, east of the city,
caused ripple of interest In the build
ing line during the past week, and may
cad to a serious schism in the organl-
Eation referred to- The withdrawal of
e. NJ Holiday & Co. from the Elk
change means the loss Of a large and
influential firm, and independent oper-
y atoms by it will probably prove en-
sassing and bring a new factor TO
front in local competition.
me interest and curiosity has late
cen aroused over the closeness OF
res on bids for work. Often IN
6htracts for large sums there is only
range of few dollars in number
of bids, and the fact has given rise to
some interesting surmises as to how
it happens Lists of bids for work
opened frequently show almost lden-
tical figures, and the coincidence is
sometimes rather startling, although
1t is probably susceptible Of clear ex-
PLANTATION. 1t is here referred to SIM
ply as matter of current gossip in
some circles.
This is the opening Of the busy sea-
son in the local canning establish
ments. and for the succeeding six
weeks or two months they will be
working to their capacity. The to-
mato season means big boom in this
line, and taken in connection with
other work, means the employment of
many people.
Only part of the sheet mill at the
Top mill was On last week on account
of Leeded repairs All the depart
ments, with the exception of the nail
mill, will start some time this week.
The Belmont mills have not been
very busy during this last week. The
factory was off all week, but will re-
sumo Tomorrow.
An G, enlng paper stated in one of its
publications last week THAT the Wheel
ing lice & Storage Company had re-
FUSED to supply a Bridgeport ice ilrn
with ice The facts of the case are
that the ice and storage company were
short on their supply and preferred
that the regular patrons should be sup
kplied before an outsider, who is not a
Regular customer. The company have
Hhad sufficient supply for their regulat
customers, but hardly any ice has been
supplied to outsiders. Ice Is firm at
81 per ton, and while there is room for
an advance, since the Pittsb,.rg .Iust
has raised the price. the Company pre-
fers to keep the prices the same
The Wheeling stamping works have
put in brass mill for the purpose Of
experimenting with their own brass.
The works will run night turn all this
week on account of the heavy order
list.
The I.aBelle tin mill ran out of sheet
bar Friday and the whole department
has been off since. They will resume
tomorrow.
The fly wheel on the muck sheers
at the Benwood iron works broke last
week, throwing that department of
one turn.