Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-05
THE INDUSTRIAL WORLD.
LOCAL AND TELE6RApHIc LABOR NEWS.

gotiations may be expected to reach a
climax at an early date. The PROPOSE
ton of the American Tin Plate Co., to
have the stockholders accept $166 Of
the $266 per share in stock seems to
be the stumbling block with several
who possess these highly priced Sc
curities.
The Ohio Farmers Telephone Co.,
expects to develope a line in Belmont
county the coming season and steps
have already been taken to push the
work forward. The scheme to con-
meet the smaller towns in the country
and such of the farm houses as desire
it, is an ambitious one and would be
a great convenience, but it will be
found to be quite expensive when all
the items of cost are counted.
Those who profess to see nothing
but i'll in the absorption of the manu-
facturers of this vicinity by the trusts
are getting some consolation from the
fact that enough money will be turned
loose here by such sales to start new
plants if the present ones are not
kept in active operation. Respecting
the danger that these manufacturing
corporations may stifie competition
and exact from the community prices
exceeding those which would prevail
but for their formation, it may be said
that the rapidly increasing wealth of
the country and the prevailing low
rates of interest for money, which
threatens to fall still lower, are par
tial guarantee against such condition
for any great period. There are
among us too many able men seeking
employment, and too many owners of
capital ready to lend it to them, for a
permanent monopoly to be established
in any branch Of industry. Great as
is the power welded by corporations
with great capitals, it is not greater
than the power that can be brought
against them whenever they overstep
the limits of moderation. Competi-
ton can be suppressed only by max
ing it hOpelessly Improbable, and the
knowledge of this fact is a partial pro-
lection Of the community against any
i'll effects of industrial imperialism.
A deal was closed recently, by
which the Hartong building fronting
on Main street, in Benwood, and
numbered 73O and 1872 passed into the
hands of Michael Deegan, and the
ground upon which the building
stands, was transferred into the pos
session of the Pabst Brewing Company
of Milwaukee, Wis. Some time dur
ing the coming week, force of men
will be put to work in removing the
building from its present site to va
cant lot on McMechen street, owned
by Mr. DeCgan and which is on di-
rect line east from the Hartong prem
Uses. After the building has been re-
moved it will be remodeled for dwell
ing purposes. The Pabst Brewing
Company, just as soon as the ground
has been cleared of the building, will
have excavations commenced for the
foundation for a new and modern
brick building, which will be occupied
by them as a place for the carrying on
Of their business. The establishment
is to be managed by W. P. Curran,
who is at present their local agent at
Benwood. The plans aqf the new
building have been drawn up, but as
yet, have not been accepted. 1t may
be said, nevertheless, that it will be a
structure ninety-three feet long and
fifty feet wide, to contain two stories
and in all probability third story.
There will also be a cellar under the
building. The structure is to be
lighted throughout by electricity and
connections will be made, which will
supply the different apartments with
natural gas, to be used for the pur-
poses of illumination in case an acct
dent happens to cause the electric cur
rent to be shut off. The various sec
lions of the building are to be heated
by means of a furnace located in the
cellar. The first floor is to be divided
into number of dwelling apartments
and a saloon, for use by the company.
On the second floor will be a spacious
hall to be fitted up as suitable place
for the holding of various sorts of en-
tertainments. If a third story is put
to the building. it will contain apart
ments to be made convenient for use
by different lodges in the holding of
meetings. The building throughout
will be fitted up with all the improve
ments known to modern architecture.
John Brooks, of Moundsvile, has
been granted the right by the Ben
wood City Council, to make tunnel
beneath MCMechen street in Benwood
at a point some distance north of the
B. & o. bridge, for the purpose of
reaching the rich coal veins beneath
the surface of the hill at the rear of
the city. The tunnel will be made
about forty feet below the surface Of
McMechen street, and the point select
ed for the work by Mr.. Brooks is con-
sidered generally, as a favorable and
promising one 1t is said that Mr..
Brooks is acting in the capacity of an
agent for a syndicate of Pittsburgers,
who are to start up a coal mining
plant at a point short distance below
Benwood, which will give employ
ment to force of about two hundred
men. Very little credenCe is placed
in the report, however, as there is a
mine located a short distance above
tie proposed bank, which was operated
until the supply of the product was ex-
hausted and was then abandoned.
The bell-weld and butt-weld fur
naces at the Riverside works at Ben
wood, which were put off owing to an
excess in the stock of small pipes, re-
manned idle during the week, but it is
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