Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-24

moters. There is a splendid opening
for q coal channeller that combines q
qualities OF speed, facility OF operation,
and durability, and all these, 1t appears,
the Gallaher machine has. Coal men
throughout the country are watching
the machine closely.
The contract was awarded during the
past week for the stone foundation for
the big shovel factory to be erected by
the Laughlin Nail Co., in Martins
Ferry. The Avondale Stone Co., OF
that place, was the successful bidder for
the stone work. The contracts for the
brick and wood work have not yet been
let. There will be approximately 800
perch of stone to be laid in the founda-
ton and the work must be begun at
once in order to have it completed
within thirty days. The excavation for
the foundation was begun Wednesday,
the company doing the work them
selves. Siler Bros, of Wheeling, took
the contract for moving the oil house
and carpenter shop and have already
started on the work. The north end OF
the blacksmith shop was also torn
down yesterday and will be removed
TO another place.
The NatDnal Glass Company, which
has its eye on the two plants over the
river, is not having plain sailing. The
owners in this section have heard moth
ing from the combine promoters of late,
and the supposition is everything is
pAt Daax-inr rvoaofh1r Tn a~OpPnhnTQ-
ton of this surmise is the following
from the China, Glass and Lamp Jour-
nal in yesterdays issue:
A meeting of the directors of the Ma
tional Glass Company was held in this
city yesterday for the purpose of per-
fecting organization details. There is
some hitch in the plans, and another
meeting next week has been decided on.
The outside factories are yet too form
liable, and there is lack OF agreement
g. to price raising. Negotiations still
pending between officers of the combine
and optional large factories prevent
fuller report as we go to press.
The North Wheeling Bottle Company,
Wheeling w. Va, who recently pur-
chased the plant of the old Brooke
Glass Company, at Wellsburg, w. Va,
which has been idle for some time, for
several weeks have had a force of work
men overhauling the factory and max
ing extensive repairs and improvements
preparatory to putting it in operation.
1t will take about two or three weeks
yet to get the factory in shape to run,
and they expect to begin operations the
latter part of October. Gas is being
piped into the works and it will be used
for fuel throughout. 1t is the intention
Of the company to operate the factory
OF blown punch tumblers and it will
be designated as the Brooke factory OF
the North Wheeling Bottle Company.
STEUBENVILLE INDUSTRIAL.
The BARRIERS Union of S%teubenville
has been organized. The officers of the
union are: President, Bart J. Guyder;
vice president, J. C. Larimore; secre-
tary, H. J. Weber; treasurer, F. C.
Each. These four officers, with G.. u.
Murray, comprise the executive COM
mittee.
The Steubenville Wall Paper Co. is
meeting with decided success in secur-
ing orders for their product. They
have doubled their capacity since start
ing and have two more printing ma
chimes on the road. The wall paper
season opens on Monday, when they
start five statesmen out on the road.
Work on the foundation for the new
mill at the LaBelle here is progressing
fast. The structure will be nearly 600
feet long. 1t will be a universal mill,
and structural iron of all kinds will be
made. 1t is said there is only one
other such mill as to be erected at the
LaBelle in the United States.
The Jewett Steel Car Works are run
ming full with a force of 70 men. They
are now building some extra fine cars
for Cleveland and Cincinnati.
Messrs. B. S., Louisa and E. E. Pope.
of Parkersburg; E. j. McIlvaine and
w. r. Graham. of Pittsburg, and S. B.
Goucher, of Toronto, have purchased
the Steubenville ice plant from the
Miners & Mechanics bank for $25, 900.