Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

The boiler works are working to their
full capacity, its only drawback being
| the trouble to get steel plates.
The stove foundry is havl0g its usual.
continuous "a
Again there is a movement on foot to
start up the old Aetna glass house.
This is a good factory, is in good con-
dition, and it is understood the own
ers OF the plant will put it and the
| grounds in as stock if a company can
be organized, and the price asked is
said to be very reasonable. This is a
| good chance for capital to invest.
The Crystal glass works at Bridgeport
| will go on partially Monday. Owing to
| the repairs made on n OF the furnaces
a part of the factory will be off for a
few weeks.
The new ice plant being erected by
| Geo. Koehnline is being rapidly pushed
to completion, and it is expected to
have it completed so as to manufacture
| ice for the coming season.
Martins Ferry has no change from
| last week, except the resuming of the
| West Virginia Glass Co.. The mills and
factories have a fair amount of orders
| DOOhCQ " IL lutuAOS ohA
look may be said to be fairly good.
The Aetna mill, known as the Aetna
| Standard. until the tin trust bought
the tin department, has not been par
| ticularly active in the other depart
ments. since the resignation of Man
| ager Caldwell, and also the manager OF
| the Mingo plant resigning. At present
the part of the mill outside of the tin
-1.-k hale m, ond II ic Sfotn0
| that two more mills will go on Mon
| day. In the tin department several
mills are off and while there are rum
ors of their early resumption, nothing
| definite could be learned. The men
ton in last Sundays Register OF the
| final abandoning OF this plant and mov-
! ing it t Mingo to combine their whole
works, looks more plausible every day,
and to add to its proof, it has just been
learned that the Mingo plant has re-
Gently bought several tracts OF land
south of their plant. While the people
OF Martins Ferry and Bridgeport Will
deeply regret this move, they have one
| consolation, that there is still plenty OF
capital left in this valley and this plant
would most probably Don be in oper-
alton and managed by people who
would nave an interest in the welfare
| of the two towns.
The West Virginia Glass Co. will re-
sumo Monday in full. AS the company
has a line Of ware that is having a
| large sale, it is expected the factory
will have a steady rum. The plant, be-
fore going into the trust, was u on
the cooperative plan, each workman
agreeing to take stock to the amount of
| $500, and at the time of selling to the
| trust the men averaged about $500 In
stock. The men have all received this
| money and many now have neat bank
accounts, and are anxiously waiting for
thor dividends.
! The Laughlin Co., who have control
. of the new shovel works, are very m
phatic in their claim to be able to make
shovels by February first, and if the
continued rush of work still goes on,
the company will most undoubtedly
keep that promise. All of their ma
chinery has arrived, some being already
in position, and the floor will likely
be completed this week, also the roof,
if the weather is Favorable. The
Laughlin Company is known to never
| do things by halves, and they are proud
in their claim that this will be one of
the most complete factories of its kind
in this country.
The Stanton Heater Co. is still rush
ed with orders, with no indication of
closing down.
The great key to prosperity of Mar
tins Ferry is the working of the
| Laughlin tin mill, which has been
closed down for several months. 1t
will start up with eight mills going on
Monday. The tin house will go on the
| following week. 1t is said as soon as
the engine is repaired the entire mill
will be on. 1t is hoped this is true.
The Beaumont Glass Co, is on in full,
with plenty of orders, and their new
ware just put on the market is having a
| good sale.
Mann's foundry is having it's usual
steady run.
The structural iron works are very
| busy in their machine shop.
The Spence, Baggs Co. have not. yet
opened their order books, and still are
trying to catch up with orders booked.
The Enterprise Bottle w rks is hav-
ing quite a good sale for its ware.
The Benwood Blast Furnace is run
ming to its full capacity.
Mr.. w. M. Scott, of Atlanta, in speak
ing to a reporter last week, said: 1.-THE
pine lands of the South Garge tracts)
are practically sold; the iron lands fast
being bought up. and the next will be
the gold mines" This, Mr.. Scott says,
IS true prosperity.
The output of lead and. zinc in the
Joplin QMo.) district in 1899 was 509,-
S04, 700 pounds of zinc, and AZ, 795, 1920
pounds of lead, valued at $10,715,307 an
increase over 1898 of So, 9 ,440. The
increase was greater than the total out
put of 1894.
A dispatch on the third instant from
East Liverpool, says: During the past
year the white ware p0tters of the
country have been ~endeavoring to get
together and form a combination to
prevent the ruinous competition which
has made the business improbable. A
great deal of quiet work has been done
during the past six weeks among the
potters of this section, and it is an
nounced that the combination is prac-
tically accomplished, taking in all. but
three or four of the tableware potteries
of this country. A valuation of $12,-
0O0, 900 has been placed on the prop
erty. The stock will not be negotiated
on the market, the owners of the plants
each taking a pro rate interest. No
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