Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-01-06
SteubenyilIe.I Industrial.

SIEBENVlILE, u, January 5.-Ine
year 1900 was a banner year for Steu
benville manufacturers and the rail
roads, based on the following inter-
views had by your correspondent.
Geo. Cochrane, Secretary Of the Ohio
Valley pot works, reports their bust
ness nearly one-half better in 1900
than the year before. Jas. o. Irwin, of
ness was about the same as in 1899.
j. H. Timberlake, of the Steuhenville
wall paper factory, says their 1900 bus
mess was very satisfactory. Superin-
tendent T. A. Bygate, of the paper mill,
says the results at the end of 1900
showed as good as at the end Of 1899.
Their output the past year was greater
than the previous year. Geo. Sharp,
of the Ohio foundry, reports trade for
1900 little better than 1899. He says
the year started better but dragged at
the close |. A Shane, >planing mill
owner, reports business better than
1899. Chas. fireman, Of the Central
Sewer Pipe Co., reports the net results
of the sewer pipe business better than
the year before, due to better prices for
the product. He looks for a good
trade this year. At Thornburg's broom
factory they did one-third more bust
ness than in 1899. Superintendent II.
B. Grier, of the Acme chimney works,
reports a good years business, al
though their summer stop was longer
than usual. Secretary Wintringer of
the Steubenville pottery. says they ran
steady in 1900, which duplicated 1899.
Edward Nicholson, brick manufac
turer, says the Toronto Fire Clay Co.
doubled it's 1899 output of building and
paving brick He also made more
brick at his shale brick plant here than
he did in 1899; also he contracted for
more building brick than the year pre-
yious. Agent st Clair, of the W. &
L. E. railraod, says freight business
was considerably better in 1900 than
the year before. J. J. Mccormick,
general freight agent of the river di-
vision of the C. & P, says the bust
ness done by the road during the past
year was the largest in its history. J.
p. Parks, Panhandle freight agent, re-
ports a wonderful increase in bust
ness the past year. He says: I'VE
never did the business in any year be-
fore we did last year. The volume of it
was tremendous. Our local stone
contractors, Cashier Bros. and Floto
Bros, report greater business than the
drink manufacturers. say: I'VE did
double the business of 1899, but not as
good as 1892" Joseph Bicker, soft
drink manufacturer, says; Last years
business was the best | have had in
Steubenville.'
Superintendent Hodge, of the Toron-
to shoe factory has ordered new line
of lasts for the spring trade.
The Hartje Paper Manufacturing Co.,
of this city, has been chartered with
a capital of $1,0o0,000 The new
concern is a reorganization of the firm
of Hartje Bros, who have extensive
paper mills here. The incorporators
are Richard, Augustus and Edw. G.
Hartje, Chas F. Briggs and Thos. A.
Bygate. 1t is given out that the re-
organization was effected in order that
the business of the firm might be ex-
tended to meet increasing require
ments. The mills here have a capacity
of 100000 pounds of paper day. The
company has its own pulp mills, and
employs about 400 men. The intention
is to increase the production of the
plant as occasion requires and keep up
with the times.
The George l.. Conn Foundry Co. is
one of Toronto's busiest industries.
and runs along eleven and one-half
months in the year.