Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-04-15

was formerly s50,000 but now 500, OCO,
of which $4,000 is paid up and the bal
ance will soon be placed on the market.
Mann's foundry continues to work as
usual.
Novelty mould works is busy but not
rushed so much as they were a few
days ago. Mr.. S. Hopkins, the pro-
prietor, is contemplating building a
new plant much larger than the pres
ent one, as his business continues to
increase and the present building is
not large enough The new structure,
if built, will be of brick.
Spence, Bags Company is working
every day During last week their
vance, which was granted and the
plant lost no time.
Martins Ferry key and barrel works
has changed hands, and is now under
the management of E. W. Houser. The
plant is now partially in operation, but
it is thought it will all be on this
week.
The Aetna works, formerly Aetna
Standard, has made quite change
during the past week. All of the ma
chinery in the tin house has been torn
out and shipped away, ana no more
finished tin will be made at this plant,
although several mills are still at
work making black plate. AT present
all of the mills are on except four of
the tin mills What the future of this
plant will be is a question. There Is
all sorts of rumors abroad, but as to
how true they are is question. The
most plausible rumor is that this plant
will change to sheet and jobbing mill
and that several new mills will be add
ed, also a new galvanizing department
built, increasing their capacity and
that the guide and plate mills will be
taken out in July, and sheet mills will
replace them. 1t is almost impossible
to find out any thing special about
this plant, as the managers keep their
future intentions quiet.
Eastern Fan Handle Industrial.
KEYSER, w. Va, April Hitch
ardson Brothers, who conduct an ex-
tensive furniture factory in Keyser,
have just added a new IS horsepower
boiler and other improved machinery
to their plant thus increasing its pro-
ducing capacity so per cent. Twenty
five to 35 men are employed and the
number will be increased.
A new opening is being made by the
Davis Coal & Coke Co., at Thomas
1t is on the west side of Black Fork
river, and is the only opening on that
side. Side track is being laid and a
new tipple will be built Eight open
ings are now in. use at the Coketon and
Thomas mines.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.
is laying S5-pound steel rails in the
yards here. Other yard improvements
are contemplated, and Keyser peoples
hopes of the removal of the division
from Cumberland to this place are re-
newed.
Work on an order for $4,000 hard
wood sticks for the United States
Government, for use in fastening
down the seats in Cuban school
houses, was commenced this week by
the Keyser Door and Box Factory.
This concern is now running full time
and is working nearly 100 men,
A canning factory is one of the pro-
posed industries for Romney. Locat-
ed as Romney is in one of the finest
fruit and vegetable growing sections
in the country, the wonder is that en-
terprising manufacturers have not long
ago launched such an industry.
A telephone line from Martinsburg,
Berkeley county, to Shepherdstown,
Jefferson county, was commenced this
week, and will be pushed to compile
ton A line from Rio, Hardy county,
to Romney is also being projected
Coke is now being drawn from 80
of the Junior Coal & Coke Company's
ovens at the Harding mines, on the
line of the West Virginia Central,
and IS others will be completed with
in a few days. AS soon as these are
finished so others will be pushed as
rapidly as possible. This company, OF
which J. T. Davis, son of ex-senator
H. g. Davis, is manager, has the finest
tipple in the State at it's Harding
mines.
A portion of the Whitmer farm, at
Bedington, Rerkeley Co., has been
leased by Pennsylvania capitalists
who now have force of men at work
opening a black slate quarry. The
slate from this quarry is about the
the York. Pa, quarries, and the in
dustry promises to be a valuable one
A tract of 100 acres of heavily tim
bered land lying on Glover Run, in
Tucker county, has been bought by
Johnson Bros, of Nestorville, Barbour
county, who have set up large mill on
it, and are manufacturing export lum-
Der.
A mill will start this week on the
John Kabrick land, at Knobley, this
county, the timber having been pur-
chased by the Acme Lumber Co.
For the second time within three
months the Merchant and German
coal companies, operating at Tunnel
ton, have increased the wages of their
miners. The first increase was IS per
cent. and the latter Is per cent.
SiXtv-five feet of the Davis Coal &
Coke Company's shaft at Henry, has
been sunk. and the work is being push
ed as rapidly as is possible. The shaft,
when complete, will be 400 feet deep
No other mine has ever been worked
nearer than Hampshire along the W.
Va. Central. and this new one will be
the first within a distance of 20 miles
on one side and 7 on the other. Henry
promises a bright future.
Burglars will not enter the Tygart's
Valley Bank at Philippi so easily now.
a modern fire and burgiar-proof, time
lock safe having heen placed, instead of
the old one. which burglars blew open