Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-10
Mingo Industrial.

Mingo Industrial.
MINGO JUNCTION, O., Dec. Dur
ing the year 1899 the progress this
town has made along all lines is
something remarkable. The popula-
ton is 5000, a gain of 400 the past
year, and territory to be annexed the
coming year will increase the popula-
ton 100. Forty-two houses were built
the past year and one hotel, and j. c..
McDeyitt has started the foundation
for a three story hotel building. Of
the above number 20 were erected by
the Aetna as temporary
quarters for housing some of their
foreign born workmen, and they fitted
up a pottery shed also In which to
house number. During the past year
the Mingo Junction Water & Light
Company have put in an electric light
plant and a water works. A fire de-
partment consisting of two hose COM
panies has been organized. A num-
Der of streets have been opened, and
others are to be opened. Commercial
street is to be severed and paved.
They have as railroad facilities the
Panhandle, c. & p, and the w. G. l..
E., and also they have the Ohio river.
Within six months they will have
electric railway connection with the
adjacent river towns.
R. A. Bryant, publisher of the Min
go Advocate, is arranging to start a
daily paper.
-Four land additions are offering in
ducements to all to buy lots and build
homes, and they are adding to the
general push seen on all sides in this
town since the Aetna-Standard started
to expand. McKee's addition has 80
lots, Murphyts IL, Lincoln Terrace 60,
and Mays 40. Several additions will
be opened next year.
The present status of the Aetna
Standard, it's past and promised expan-
sion, commands attention, as it is
one of the foremost industrial plants
along the valley. At present they have
two old style furnaces, aggregating 700
tons capacity, but they are eXcavating
for two more of modern style, which
will be 600 tons each, and it is said
two more of the same size will be add
ed in time. They have eight stoves at
the furnaces and four more are to be
built, four having been built this year.
There are four blowing engines at the
furnaces, one of 1000 horse power hav-
ing been erected the past year, and
one more of this large size is under
way. At the furnaces are batteries of
Sterling water tube boilers, and this
part of the plant is to be tripled in
size. The two converters have 1000
tons capacity. The blooming mill has
the same capacity as the converters.
The capacity of the continuous bar
mill is 100 tons; that of the continu-
Gus sheet bar and billet mill 500 tons.
Attached to this plant is labratory,
machine shop and electric plant, all
fitted out with the best modern ma
chinery and appliances. They are pre-
pairing to erect a water works of 49,
100000 gallons centrifugal pumps to
take water from the river, and six
100000 gallon pumps to distribute
the water. The enormity of the plant
as projected can be gagged from the
proposed size of the water works. For
some time molten iron has been taken
from the furnaces in vessels, and
dumped into the mixer and from the
mixer it is poured into ladies, which
carry it to the converters. Two 400
tons each cupalos melt pig iron ship
ped in from elsewhere and these send
molten metal to the mixer in order to
supply the eonverters, capacity sixteen
shifting engines, thirteen belonging to
the company are used in the yards.
These dinkeys are termed the Kiss
ingbug," the Grounding" etc. The
company has received twelve new gon-
dolas lately for use in their yards.
When the new furnaces are completed
hand loading will be dispensed with
and cars of coke, ETC., dumped in hop
pers and then poured into buggies,
which will work automatically and be
taken to the top and dumped. Lately
there have been an unusually large
number of accidents in and about the
plant, which have caused comment,
and workmen have been cautioned to
be careful and permits to see the plant
are rarely given on this account.
The daily association of Irish, Ger
man and negroes with the Slayish and
Hungarian laborers, has made it pos
sible for them to acquire considerable
Hun and Slavish and they talk these
languages like linguists.
SteubenvilIe Industrial.