Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-27
In the
WorIdof Labor

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The mills, workshops and factories
of Wheeling were generally suspended
all day Saturday to permit the employ
es to participate in the Labor Day DEM
ontration. This is the one day OF the
year that the toiling masses of this
community claim for themselves and
employers with few exceptions, are
glad and willing to concede it. The
day, coming as it does, on Saturday in
| terrupts the trend of industry to only
| a limited extent as the afternoon is a
half holiday in many factories all the
time. The demons tration was great
success and was credit to the great
| labor interests of this manufacturing
centre.
The work on the new building of the
| Stanton Heater Company in the Fifth
ward, Martins Ferry, has again been
resumed and it is expected to have the
plant under roof by the middle of Sep
TENDER. The travelling statesmen of the
heater company reports unprecedented
success in his recent trip through
West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
The Belmont Glass Works at Mar
tins Ferry has passed through a series
of mishaps since starting up in July,
but everything is now moving along
smoothly. Under the management OF
the capable gentlemen at the head Of
the company there should be no fears
, for the success of the new concern.
The West Virginia Glass House at
Martins Ferry will resume one week
| from Monday. The plant has been
shut down for the past four weeks to
permit repairs to be made to certain
parts and these will not be completed
before that time.
The construction on the big addition
| to the National Enameling works at
Bellaire continues, but it will be some
weeks yet before the improvement is
completed. When the new furnaces
are all at work the National will be
one of the most important producers
of stamped and enameled ware in this
section Of the country.
The Riverside Pottery is said to be
short of sanitary hands.
The eight tin mills at the Laughlin
thrown idle by the breaking of the
large shaft a week ago are still idle
and the time required to replace the
shaft is indefinite. This only leaves
six out of the fourteen mills working
The tin houses have continued unin-
terrupted.
The steel plant of the Wheeling iron
and steel works at Benwood is said to
be rushed with orders.
The meeting of the printers on the
Ohio side of the river which was to
have been held at Bridgeport Tuesday
evening did not materialie owing to the
absence of the members of the Bellaire
| union who were to he present and give
information on the question Of the
proposed typographical union A mete-
ing will be held at Hobensack's o.fice
at Martins Ferry Friday evening of
this week.
The coal operators in the Fairmont
region have voluntarily granted an in
crease to their employees, taking effect
Monday last. The advance amounts
to more than eight per cent. The rate
heretofore has been 35 cents per ton
for run of mine. The new rate is 3T1a
cents per ton The miners are in good
spirits concerning the matter and the
fact that the advance was given with
out a demand by the men has done a
great deal to cement the good will be-
tween operators and employees in the
Fairmont district.
The Wheeling pottery has been OPP
Grating in full and has been adding to
it's line of fancy table ware, some of
the handsomest novelties that have yet
been 1erned out from these veteran
shops. The management reports the
outlook good for brisk fall trade.
The plate mills at the La Belle iron
works, which are idle owing to lack
Monday morning.
| Rapid progress is being made in the
work of putting up the Riverside coke
| plant.
1t is likely that the Belmont nail
factory will be put in operation some
/ time shortly. The machines of the fac
! tory are now being overhauled. The
department has been idle for the past
month.
The pudding department and plate
mill of the Wheeling iron and steel
works were imperative during We'd
nesday on account of break in the
! machinery. The cylindar head of the
! big engine blew out early in the morn
! ing. The work of repairing was COM
menced at once and things were put in
shape for a resumption of operations
! Wednesday night.
The cylinder head of the big engine
at the Wheeling iron and steel works
! again blew out Wednesday night,
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