Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-24
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The industries of this city and adj
joining towns are preparing for their
usual inventory the first of the year,
and less activity from this cause has
been shown the past few days. Most
manufactors have been shipping all
their goods out, and trying to leave
their stock as low as possible for the
coming year. Quite a number of in
dustries will take advantage of the hol-
iday stop and do all the repair work
possible.
Good news come to the tin workers
of the La Belle plant last week, as no.
tees were posted to the effect that all
departments would resume about the
first of the year. This plant has been
idle for some months. and this is en-
~couraging news to the employees and
all interested in industrial conditions,
especially the people on the South
Side.
The La Belle iron mill is on in full,
the repairs being made to the ma
chinery broken in the e plate mill,
of which mention has been made.
The Riverside mill will probably
close down the steel department and
plate mills for two weeks or longer in
order to make repairs and remodel
some of the mills. The other depart
ments will continue to run as usual.
The work of improving still continues
and a large gang of men are at work
filling in the bank below Bogg's run
with gravel in order to make more
available ground. Work on the new
coke plant is progressing SATISFACTORY
ly.
Both the steel and pudding depart
ments of the Wheeling Iron and Steel
Company at Benwood are on in full.
The Belmont mill is on in full, and
it is not known when the work on the
new plate mill will be commenced.
The furnaces will be refined sometime
after the first of the year.
The usual force of men and boys are
at work at the Mckay shoe machinery
company's plant, on South Water
street.
The Top mill is having a steady run
with all departments on in full.
The Central glass works will only
have a short stop as their orders are
Of a rushing kind.
Work on the new building Of the
Stifel calico works is progressing rap
idly, and will soon be completed.
Both the Wheeling and Warwick
potteries are experiencing a steady
run.
Spears axle works at the foot OF
double turn. Minor improvements are
being made to the plant.
Some of the bottle houses are MAX
ing a vigorous kick in regard to some
of the houses not keeping faith in re-
gard to the ten percent. advance re-
Gently agreed to.
The employees of the Jones & Laugh
lin. limited, of Pittsburg, think they
will receive an advance of ten per cent.
the first Of the year.
United States consul, Mr.. Thos.
Smith, at Moscow, Russia, says that
the people of that country look to
America for all their machinery, and
only one who knows this country can
realize our great opportunities in Rus
STA.
The new tin plate plant at Tyber-
dale Washington county, Pa, was
started last week, making their own
black plate from charcoal iron.
The West Virginia Steel Company
have commenced tie erection of their
new plaat "a East Wheeling. The
building Will be of iron and steel
throughout, and will be n Of the
largest Of its kind, being 100x200.
Over six hundred tons of American
railway material is lying at New York
awaiting shipment to Port Arthur,
China.