Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
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The past week has been very quiet
among the industries of this city and
almost all over the entire country and
the coming week will be of a similar
kind, owing to many establishments
taking the holidays for repairing and
also waiting to start up until they have
taken their annual invoice. Some in
dustries closed down for Christmas, re-
Stunning on Tuesday, but these are num-
bered among the few and only those
who had rushing orders made the
short shut down. The jobbers n
wholesale houses, as well as the retail
er, look for a quiet trade during the
coming month, ana are buying eau
tiousiy for spring trade still hopeful OF
q decline in prices, but in most in
stances, and those especially controlled
by trusts, no change can be expected.
The high price of wool, which is direct
ly caused by the great falling off of the
Australian crop, has been a great ben
EFT to the American wool grower. This
with the high prices for cattle and
hogs, 1t is thought, will create a large
demand for farming machinery and
will in fact help all trade lively. The
farmers condition to-day is fairly good
but is not what he hoped for, as wheat,
corn and oats are at very low prices,
but if the Boer war continues wheat
and all cereal products will advance.
The Aetna-Standard has made no
change since last week. A part of the
tin mills are on, but the balance OF the
plant is still off. From now on the part
of the mill not owned by the American
Tin Plate Company will be known as
the Aetna Iron and Steel Company.
There is a report current that in time
this part of the plant will be abandon
ed, and moved to Mingo, where the
plant has a large steel plant and other
mills. This company receives its steel
from Mingo and by combining would
save the freight on the steel. The only
inducement for the continuance of the
Aetna, is the elegant coal facilities at
this plant. The resignation of Mana
ger Caldwell has added many rumors
TO the above.
The Riverside steel plant is closed
down for repairs and will be off for
several weeks. Very little work is be-
ing done on the pumping station, and
the arch over Bogg's run is having but
little work done to it at present. Large
consignments of coal nave been receiv-
ed and crushing of same has been going
on all week. The new tanks are being
rapidly pushed to completion, the cold
weather proving no barrier to the
work. A few days ago a deal was con-
summated, transferring the property OF
Henry Remhoff t othe National Tube
works. Consideration, $4,000 This
property will be used for their proposed
new Improvements.
In Bellaire a part of the industries
are on and the balance will resume
soon after the first of the year.. Bel
laire has a bright outlook for 1900 and
1t is thought some new industries will
be started in the coming year, those
who are likely to take birth in the new
century is the resuming Of the old
l Aetna glass house, a new stamping and
enameiing works and a carriage fac
tory. The latter is assured and will soon
be in operation. The city will also
have a new electric light Company,
which viii ommence lighting the city
on the eve of January list. 1t will be
onesof the most complete plants along
the valley.
TIE La Belle tin mills are still Idle.
1t is thought by some that the mills
WI start up after the first of the year,
while others are Of the opinion that the
mill will not be started up for several
months. These are conjectures only,
and the fact is that no one knows only
whose who are at the head Of the trust
and when the word comes from Chica-
go to start, then will 1t be a fact, and
all rumors are of little value until such
word Is received. The iron works of
the La Belle are on in full except the
new plate mill, which is off for repairs.
1t is thought this mill will soon be put
on.
Martins Ferry will commence the
New Year with far brighter hopes and
the congratulations of a happy New
Year well meant by all its citizens. A
new life has been given the city by the
news OF the starting UP of the Laugh
lin tin mills on January eighth. This
plant has been idle almost three
months and for a New Year gift Fri
day notified the managers it would go
on in full at the date given. This no
tice lifted many a disconsolate soul out
Of the depths of adversely and made
him happy, and it is hoped this run
will be a continuous one.
The Wheeling Iron and Steel Com
pany are working as usual. Their
mine has been closed on account of the
mine being flooded, and from other
points many car loads of coal have
been received this week. The mine
has a very poor drainage system and
the pumps are not in good working Or
der. The system of draining and
pumping will soon be o~verhauled and
the mine will again be in operation.
The closing down of the mine has
thrown a number of men our of en-
ployment.
A blast furnace in a western State,
which captures the smoke of its char
col pits and conveys it into stills, has
been able to realize enough from this
source to pay a large amount of its
running expenses. 1t has demonstrate
ed that each cord of wood contains 2S.-
600 cubic feet of smoke and $500, 900
feet of smoke produces $4,000 pounds
of acetate of lime, 200 gallons of alco-
hol and twenty-five pounds of tar.
The West Virginia Glass Company
will soon start I'M as thew have nlen+v