Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-05

lighted and heated throughout with
natural gas.
A new building is. to- be erected on
Forty-fourth street il Bellaire by
Messrs. Leach some time in the near
future.
The steel plant at lthe Riverside
works is being operatedlin full.
The Barnard brick works west of
Bellaire is now running in full and is
giving employment to a large, force OF
men. 1t will be but short time I'M
til a large stock of bricks of excellent
quality will have been turned out.
The Wheeling Iron and Steel Com
pany's coal mines at Benwood were
started up in full last Wednesday
morning, after an idleness OF about
twelve days, which was due TO a strike
of the employees. The strike as is gen.
orally known, was of brief duration,
the men declaring it off about four days
after its Inauguration and reporting for
duty on Monday before last. The re-
sumption of operations at the bank was
deferred until last Wednesday owing to
the fact that the company had on
hands a large supply of the product,
which had been shipped to the works
from other points during the strike.
The mines give employment to twenty
six diggers, eight haulers, six coal
bumpers, one water hauler, one track
man. one trapper and one furnace man,
numbering altogether forty-four men.
1t was reported that the blast fur
mace at the Riverside works was snort
of men during the week.
The work of placing a new bridge
across Moore's run, between Bellalre
and Bridgeport, was begun during the
week, and will be vigorously pushed
forward to completion. The new struc-
ture is to be much wider than the old
bridge.
Contractor Nj. A. CaStoe, of Bellaire,
has received the contract for new
water works at Alden, n. Y, and Will
have work on the structure commenced
very shortly.
The pudding department and plate
mill at the Wheeling steel and iron
works at Benwood are on in full, but
the steel plant remains idle, OWING 10
the work of repairs and improvements,
which is going On in its various depart
ments. 1t will be some time before
things will have been gotten into shape
for a resumption of work in the larter
department.
meeting of the employees of the
Rockenhausen coal works, located
south of Bellaire, was held last Wed
nes6ay night, and union was organ
lied. Alexander Smith, OF Mineral
Point. President of the sub-dlSJrlct,
presided over the meeting, which was
largely attended. Every one OF the
forty-five men employed at the banks,
became a member of the organization.
Extensive improvements will be made
at the mines during the coming spring.
Electrical hauling machinery is 10 De
set up and electrical mining macnlh-
cry is to be put IN.
A report is in circulation to the effect
that the new combine, proposing to pur-
chase all the window glass manu1ac-
tories throughout the country, mas OIL
fered the Bellaire Enterprise Company
a price which will net $500 per share
for shares of the par value OF SZOU.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Stewart Enamel works
at Bellaire, held last Tuesday afternoon
the old board of directors were re-
elected and cash dividend OF tour
per cent was paid. Preliminary steps
were taken at the meeting to increase
the capital stock to 100000. Inc PAID
I'D capital stock at present amounts
to S25 900. This increase in the cap
ital stock was made by the company
with a. view of increasing the business
to very considerable extent The
company intends to erect new build
ing as an addition to their present plant
some time shortly. The plans OF the
structure have not been accepted as yet,
but it is safe to say that it will be a.
modern factory, and will be equipped
throughout with machinery OF the lat
est improvements. The capacity Of
the plant will be a large one and the
equipments will be suitable for the
manufacture of all kinds of enameied
ware, including lanterns. The site for
the DuilulUS Has nv p0CAA SCASS0SN' ~
it is very likely it will be at a point
in close proximity to the old works.
The new plant will give employment to
quite a large force of men.
The directors of the Enterprise en-
amel works, Bellaire, held their regular
monthly meeting last Wednesday at
ternoon and transacted business OF a
routine nature.
The Bellare steel works continues to
operate on double turn in all the de-
partments.
The coke plant at the Riverside
works is being worked in all depart
mentS.
ST. MARY'S INDUSTRIAL.
st. Marys, w. Va, February Our
boom continues. There is nothing in
sight that would bespeak let up.
Every day brings new people. Many
of these are buying lots and building.
Others are renting. Realty has appre-
ciated wonderfully during the past five
months. Houses and lots which could
have been purchased year ago for a
song are now held at stiff prices, and,
in many instances, the owners refuse
to let go at anything in reason. While
the lately acquired population is build
ing, the older inhabitants are sitting
+bo now comarS a SD1eudid eyaD1nIp