Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-22
INDUSTRY AND TRADE.
Progress of Manufacturers In this Section
of the Ohio Valley.

next few days. The plant IS to be
constructed on the site of the old stove
works, in the upper end of tho city,
between the Laughlin tin plant and the
c. & P. tracks. The building will be
of brick and will be 102 feet by so
feet with a 37-foot L. The L will be
two stories, on the first floor of which
will be the ware room and offices, and
the second floor will serve for the tin
and metal shop There will be two
Office rooms 12x12 and 12x16, and the
one story part will be used for machin-
cry. A foundry will not be erected this
season as the company has all it's cast
ings contracted for for the year. The
company expects to be occupying the
new apartments inside of two months
Gradually it has been dawning upon
the minds of lumbermen that West
Virginia would some day have to be
reckoned with as source Of supply,
says writer from Davis, W. Va, but
the actual development of the lumber
trade already in the Mountain State
presents some surprises to those who
have not kept in touch with the pro-
gress the industry has been making
In talking. on the subject with John
F. Davis. at Elkins. he remarked:
There are about 60 stations on the line
of the West Virginia Central railroad
and at all or nearly all of the stations
there are saw mills. There is more
manufacturing on this road between
Cumberland and Elkins than between
Baltimore and Grafton on the Balti-
more & Ohio"
Some of these saw mills are not very
big, being the little portable equip
ments that cut hard wood, and that
move from point to point as the timber
supply is consumed. But among the
others are the gigantic establishments
like that of the Blackwater Boom and
Lumber Company, which few days
ago, in ten hours, turned from the saws
100000 feet of finished lumber, to say
nothing of the box boards and short
stuff from the speciality departments.
This is an enormous quantity of sawed
stuff, and perhaps it is the biggest out
put known to American mills. The
Blackwater company has an annual
capacity of at least 100000 feet, and
if the activity now prevalent in Davis
is kept up, this capacity is likely to
be increased by lengtheoned season
and the continuation of night and day
work. Nor is the Blackwater plant
uncommon in its output. The Beaver
Creek Company, located not far up the
river from the Blackwater mills, cuts
easily 100000 feet year, and is ex-
ceeding the usual product now very
materially. 1t will not be surprising
if the Beaver Creek mills reach 20,000,-
900 for the year. The Otter Creek
Boom & Lumber Company, at Hamble-
ton, is said to be good for 100000
feet; the Condon-Lane Company. at
Horton, for 25,000,000 feet; the J. l..
Rumbarger Company, at Dobbin, for
15,000,0 900 feet the Buffalo Company,
at Bayard, for 100000 feet; the
Thomas Burger & Sons Company, at
Douglas, for 10000 feet, to say nothing
of the mills that are cutting smaller
quantities, or those that are operating
on the waters that drain to the south
or the west. Two of the most compe-
tent lumber authorities in this State
have given it as their opinion that the
amount of lumber cut annually on the
line of the West Virginia Central road
will run from 100000 900 to 200 600, 900
feet annually, with the prospects
rather toward the higher figure.
The glass bottle trade is exception
ally good from a manufacturers point
of view. and blown ware as a rule is
fair. Tableware is not moving as
brisk as is necessary to keep factories
employed, and general glassware, spe-
cialties, packers. common tumblers
and jellies, tankards and small set
ware. and especially opal novelties, are
being resorted to to keep the shops
employed. The window glass produc-
ton is rapidly decreasing and several
additional factories have been shut
down the past week. among which are
the factories at New Castle, Bradford
and Monongahela City.
The Secretary Of State has issued a
certificate Of Incorporation to the
Warrington Glass Co., of Warrington,
W va, with an authorized capital of
100000. The company is organized
for the purpose of manufacturing and
dealing in glass. They win make ruby
lantern globes and make a specially
of glass signs.
The incorporators are Fred w. Stew
art, Bellaire, O.: j. III. Tetrick. ]. O.
Huey, A. c. Free. #. w. Barrett and
E. J. Thomas, Of Warrington.