Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-13
THE INDUSTRIAL WORLD.
LOCAL AND TELE6RAPHlc LABOR NEWS.

The propositions and counter propo-
sitions that have been passing back
and forth between the glasshouse own
ers of this locality and the National
are still receiving consideration, but
no steps have been taken to close the
deals. Both the West Virginia, at Mar
tins Ferry, and the Crystal, at Bridge
port, are on the verge of being absorb
ed, but it is yet impossible to say II
some contingency may not yet arise
to defeat the deal at the last mo-
ment.
The stogie manufacturers of Wheel
ing have asked the Chamber of Com
merce to assist them in the enforce
ment of the decision of Judge Colt,
which holds that the name Wheeling"
cannot be applied to any stogies ex-
cept those made in this city. In the
communication to the Chamber OF
AOHutICG LuC SSt Iva sAA
their objects and intentions thus:
what we desire is to have you call
the stogie manufacturers Of Wheeling
together at your chamber and explain
to them the Importance of concerted
action, and endeavor to get them to
form an association for their self-pro-
lection ;adopt laws governing same,
al 20, ici, fundc m
the matter along"
The pudding department and plate
mill of the Wheeling Iron and Steel
works were thrown idle Wednesday
morning about 5 o'clock on account of
the breaking of the follow head or
spider" in the cylinder of the big en-
CINE. The accident occurred on the first
heat, and is, indeed, to be regretted,
as about two hundred and fifty men
were compelled to quit work. About a
weeks time will be required TO make
the necessary repairs to the broken ma
chinery.
The Riverside is buying job lots, so
to speak, and are negotiating for all the
land from First street to Boggs Run
east of Marshall street, Benwood. Just
north of this are two buildings belong
ing to Jacob Kesler and Mrs. e. David
son, respectively, and an agent has
been making offers to buy these. What
is to be built on the land is still mat
ter of conjecture.
The Wheeling steel plant was
forced to become imperative Thursday
morning about nine O'Clock, owing to a
break in the rocker of the blowing en-
CINE, and, according to expectations, 1t
will be about two weeks before things
have been gotten into shape for re-
sumption of work. 1t is expected that
the work of repairing the spider In
the cylinder of the pudding depart
ment engine will be finished shortly.
Quite a number of the employees have
arranged to spend their time at various
distant points during the idleness OF
the works.
The lads employed on the cold rolls
at the Laughlin tin mill went out on
strike Tuesday morning, owing to the
discharge of one of their number, the
reasons for which they considered I'M
just, and to show their feeling in the
matter took this step. The trouble
was adjusted and the boys are back to
work.
Three cars loaded with timber, in
transit from Washington State to Bal
timore, Nd, passed over the main line
of the B. 0. Thursday. The timber
was perhaps the largest ever seen here.
Each piece was 103 feet in length and
twenty-seven inches square at the butt,
and contained about 5000 feet. This
indicates the value of prime timber In
these fin de seicle days, when 1t is
shipped clean across the continent.
At the last meeting of the Belmont
Central Trades and Labor Union, a
movement was set on foot to organize
the printers in the Belmont county
towns across the river. At the time
there was request that the fact should
not be published in the proceedings of
the union, but as that restriction has
been removed, it can be asserted that
such a step is being taken by the or
ganization committee of the central
body. A meeting of all the printers
of Bridgeport and Martins Ferry will
be called for the first named place one
night this week. 1t is stated that the
jurisdiction of the Bellaire Typograph-
ical Union will be extended so as to
include the other two towns.
1t is stated that the machine shops of
l.. Spence & Son, on First street, Mar
tins Ferry, are about to pass into the
hands of a new company which will
organize for the purpose of manufac-
tuying light structural apparatus for
iron bridges and building purposes.
The proprietor of the new enterprise is
Mr. C. f. Dickinson of this city. who
has been engaged in similar work for
years. Other prominent manufactur-
ers and capitalists have accepted stock
in the company whose names are suf-
tlcient to insure the success of the I'M
dertaking. 1t is understood that the
price to be paid for the concern as it
stands is $4,000, $1,000 of which will be
paid in stock, and $4,000 cash. II the
plant is acquired it will have to be
equipped with additional machinery and
at least one new building will have to
be constructed.
The Suburban Brick Company has
had considerable trouble this during the
week just passed to secure freight cars
to get its product to the builders. This
condition led to the report that the
company's stock of brick was short but
this is NOT the case The delay Tins