Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-08
T. BEACH.
SCOTT M'NICHOL.
SITUATION AT BOGGS' RUN

), During the past week there have
. been several rumoTs with regards to
B0ggS' run coal mine.
Rumors of strikes were very prevalent.
/ Yesterday the management stated that
the company had lost the Riverside
contract and were obliged to discharge
fifty or sixty miners. There are at
present only about fifteen men at work
and they are mining for 33c per ton.
The Bellaire Steel Company issued
to it's stockholders the past week a
four per cent. cash dividend, amount
ing to about 100000, out of the earnings
4 of the company for the past six months.
! 1t is also understood that the surplus
/ fund was largely increased.
/ Within the past week or so the Crys-
tai Glass Company has made about
$4,000 worth of Improvements to their
factory at Bridgeport. The order list
is also very heavy.
A number of industries have been
! elnsea down the past week in order
to allow the companies to take stock
The Royal Clay Company's plant in
Uhrichsville was sold, Thursday, to J..
F. Townsend and others, of Akron, O.,
who are interested in the manufacture
OF sewer pipe. The price paid was
$4,000. 1t is the intention of the new
owners to place the plant in operation
and manufacture line of novelties.
The big plant has been idle ever since
the assignment made by the company
some time ago, in which a number of
Wheeling people lost heavily. The plant
was bought in by a number OF bond
folders of the company at the time, and
Thursdays price paid for the plant
means substantial profit for them.
ROdefer'S glass works go on Tuesday
after two weeks idleness for repairs
and taking stock.
The Bellaire steel works laid off last
Monday for New Yearo. The plant
went on in full the next day.
The puddlers Of the Benwood mill
30 on in full tomorrow. The plate
mill will go on about the middle of the
week.
The West Virginia glass works re-
sumed the past week after a stop of
several weeks for repairs and taking
stock.
Some big improvements are contem-
plated at the La Belle plant. A new
nail factory, two new plate mills and a
new Office building are reported as be-
ing included in the proposed improve
mentS.
Grafton Division No. 227. Order Rail-
way Photographers, are arranging for a
big time in the above city on next
January 18th. Their new
officers will be installed and these ex-
ercises will be followed by a banquet
1t will be very interesting and en-
joyable affair for those lucky enough
to be present.
Freight business on the B. & o. is
still very heavy, and on nearly all
scheduled trains extra sections are
being run. The Benwood yards are
full of freight, and the company have
all they can do to move it.
The 'B'' mill at the Riverside Steel
w5eS's idleness
The improvements made at the Bruins
wick, under the direction of Mr.. John
Giesey, have been completed
To-day will be the first regular meeting
of the year of the Ohio Valley Trades and
Labor Assembly. There will be an cleo
ton of officers and a number of caudi-
adtes for each Office will be presented to
the Assembly Ex-President Tighe will
again be candidate. and Thos V Sails
bury for Secretary. The contest will be
quite spirited and shows the interest that
IS being taken in the welfare of the AS
sembly There will also be other business
of Importance before the meeting. 80,
The employees Of the Wheeling and Elm