Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-14

sale OF this large property has injured
the prospect Tor Shadyside's develop
ments for several years. Fifth, that 1t
| will be necessary for the city to open
two new streets and improve them.
| The most OF the buyers of lots contem-
| plate building as soon as possible.
Some houses will De put up TO rent, but
most Of them will be occupied as homes
by the owners.
The price paid for lots ranged from
s75 for the most undesirable, TO $1,000
for some in the Sut.
Not for many years has this city had
brighter prospects for rapid growth
During the past year almost one hun
dred new houses have been built and
the city now has under way $4,000
school house and has completed two
new buildings for the Fire department
The new city building to cost not less
than 100000 will be started as soon as
arrangements can be Hlade and this con-
tract let. The Second Presbyterian
! Church will erect handsome new edi-
flee to cost about 2o60 on Gravel Hill.
| The Catholic congregation have pur-
chased plans to build a magnificent edi-
flee To cost about 100000. Ut Will 0e
built after the same plan as the church
| of Notre Dame in Paris. They are try
ing to buy piece OF property at the
! head of Guernsey street on which 10
place this beautiful structure, but have
not been able to secure reasonable
terms as yet, Such structure would
| add dignity to our city and with the
fine buildings already built and under
way would do much to put our city up
| to-date and give us something to brag
| about.
In addition to the new properties
| going up the tide Of Improvement seems
| to have struck Us. a'he First National
Bank is having their large building re-
painted and changed inside. The
Wassman block and the First Preshy
terrain Church have had their appear
ance improved in this way. Several
business houses have had new fronts
put in and many private dwellings have
had additions put to them or porehes
built. The outlook for more rapid
growth is certainly very encouraging.
"A visit among the manufacturing
plants shows them to be in a very
fiourlshinB condition. The .Bellaire Bot
tie Company, employing about lj0 men,
report a poor year for prices on ware.
Orders were plentiful and prospects for
next fire encouraging. The scale has
not been settled for next year but 1t
Is not likely there will be any trouble.
The works will be in operation again
about September /.
The Novelty Stamping Company re-
port their enameling business as grow
ing. They now occupy all of what was
formerly the old belmont Glass House
property aside from their own large
buildings. In addition to this they pur-
chased the two large buildings owned
by the lBellaire Stamping Company pay
ing for the same about $4,000. They
will soon start the construction OF a
new brick and iron three story building
1l0x150 feet Ito cost between $4,000 and
$4,000. The new building will be used
as a stamping department. They em-
ploy about 250 people.
The National Enameling & Stamping
Company now covers all available
ground and could Use more if it were
to be had. They have done away with
their machine shops and stamping de-
partment in order to have room TO
handle the finished ware. They are
able TO secure a great variety of shapes
from the other factories of the combine.
Work for the past year has been very
satisfactory. they have orders t. keep
them busy for sSIe time. The outlook
is encouraging. They have about 20
people on their pay roll.
The Bellaire Foundry & Machine
Company have plenty Of orders and are
running steady. During the last year
they have doubled their capacity. They
do purely jobbing business.
The Enterprise Enameling Company
has been very busy industry for over
a year. Their entire product is sold as
soon as finished. During the year they
have made several additions to their al
ready large plant At present they are
building a new furnace room and have
plans prepared for an addition that will
be "a feet long and "a feet wide and
three stories high, to cost several thous-
and dollars. They now have about 200
employees.
The c. l.. Dorer Foundry Company Is
a new institution that is rapidly coming
to the front. They have been organized
less than year and have found 1t nee
essary to enlarge their plant to double
its former capacity. They have secured
& number Of excellent orders for large
amounts of castings. They make d spe-
cialty OF mould makers iron.
The Century Glass Company IS an
other Institution that has made excel
lent progress in the short time 1t has
been in operation. They make cleo
trcal supplies and have shipped some
very large orders to foreign parts.
The National Steel Company has been
pushing the work in its mills here to
their utmost capacity in order to supply
the immense demand there is for steel
goods. They have made some extensive
additions to their already large works
here and it is rumored that they will
build another large plant just below
their Offices.
With all the factories running, new
buildings going up, a government dam
and a railroad being constructed into
the city, it looks like something Of a
boom For Bellaire. The only disagree-
able feature about it seems to be the
uncertainty concerning the coal indus
try in this section. None OF the mines
except that of the National Steel Com
pany, are running near half time.
The Empire mines are not doing
much, and Trolls at st. Clairsville
Junction, only worked seven days last
pay The Neff Mining Company will
not be ready for operations for several
months.