Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-03-25
Hotfmann's Tannery working halt

time. fH 4
The Bloch Brothers tobacco com
pany enjoying good steady run.
The Pollack Stogie plant on Water
street running five days week; al
his plant about 40 men are EN-
.1loyed.
The Marsh Stogie plant on 1T
street is working about five days
week; present sales not very heavy
working on stock. The Big Havana
plant on Market street working mer
Eve days week, 400 ped day.
Burke Stogie company working |
about four days week.
Freight at the B. & o. and the
Pennsylvania r. R. platforms appear
be holding up well, due principally.
20 the merchants buying through tn
winter months for early spring ship
ments.
Many small jobs and several build
tngs are being erected at Bellaire with
the result that carpenters are making
fair time. +
Wheeling Traction has six separate
crews of men repairing the tracks
throughout the valley.
The Haskins Glass factory, of Mar
tins Ferry, shut down Tuesday, March
is. So far. no announcement has been
made when the plant will resume.
The Rodefer Glass Co., of Bella-re,
80 pots and two tanks in operation
working steady; eight carloads OF
glass and many local packages were
shipped from here last week; $50 en-
Dloyed. Y
Imperial Glass company, of Bellaire;
working half time.
Bellaire Bottle works-one tank in
operation; one tank being rebuilt-on
this, account, better than so per cent.
or 200 employees, will be idle for the
next four weeks. H.
The .Northwood Glass Co., Of this
city, worked four days last week; will
: do about the same this week.
Bottle works in the North End work
; ing steady the last four weeks; will
l. continue working this week.
The Central Glass Co. will continue
working steady the next few weeks
: The Fostoria Glass Co., of Mounds
vile, working three of the four tanks (;
TOO employees working steady.
Mound City Cut Glass Co.. a small
concern, working steady. This con
Germ is recognizing, intending in the
near future to erect larger plant.
The Clay department of the War
wick worked five days. The decorat-
ing department is not doing so well,
as sales reports show plain white ware
having the preference.
All but a fey of the men employed
at the North End Sanitary Pottery
were shut off last Thursday They
are not losing much, as less than 20
per cent of capacity was ben, made.
The Pottery at aCmeron has enjoy
led steady run since the New Year.
The Homewood Pottery, of Manning
Pton, this week are making 50 per cent
Of regular output
Hudson Brick Co., of Bellaire, en-
ploying 80 men, are working six hours
every day. six days per week.
The Suburban Brick company, of
Moundsville, has been idle since the
18th day of last December.
4 Coal mines in Moundsville and VIC
Z Unity are working about three days q
:, week.
The laundries of Bellaire, while not
rushed. are giving their employees a
| fair weeks work.
Bellaire Brewery working in full.
Men employed on engine repair
work for the Pennsylvania r. r. At
Bellaire are working on reduced time
equal to about four days per week.
Belmont Brewery working in full.
LaBelle Box works Of Martins Ferry
working steady; 100 employees.
Martins Ferry Box Works. i've days
this week; % employed.
! Novelty Enamel works, of Bellaire
employing 400. working steady. 1t il
understood this company is erecting .
plant in Massillon. o., where the goods
Twill be made, shipped to Bellaire, burn
ed and finished at the old plant, and
from theer shipped to the trade. Many
Of the employees will be transferred to
Massillon in couple of months
Enterprise. Enamel works, of Bel
laire. employing about 500 people. is
working steady.
The United States Stamping Co., of
fMoundsville, manufacturing Enamel
ware. is working two shifts. night and
day. steady. More than 700 people
Io.n Att