The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-01
BENWO0D STEEL
PLANT To OPEN
At SIX 0 CLOCK
WHEELING STEEL 4 IRON CO. TO
FURNISH WORK FoR 1000
MEN.
Largo Last Of Applicants Await Open
ing Of tho Mill Oates This
Morning.

over 1000 men are expected 10 go TO
work this morning at the Benwood
steel plant Of the Wheeling Steel &
Iron company. After being idle for
several months. the big plant will re-
sumo operation in full tndhy giving
employment :" NOR" than n thousand
employees. Not only EenW GOD pso pie
will he benefited by tho resumption OF
the plant. but there arc many Of tho
workers from other towns who also
arc eager 10 60 back TO work.
The steel works department will be I.
gin. operations at six o'clock this morn
Ing. and at seven the tube mill goes
on. 1t is said that orders on hand are
sufGcicn; to keep tho mill running TOR
n long time. Up until late Saturday
night. applications were being received
from men from all parts of the valley.
and II Is reported that over thousand
have been assigned to jobs, although
this will not mean that all the tt~Ns
ave been filed because men looking
for laborng work were not required
To send In applications. but were "H!y
requested u be at tie gate when tho
whistle blows.
II Is expected that an enormous rum.
her OF Job seekers Will surround tho
entrance TO the plant in hopes OF ind
ing something 10 do.
Tie company has added a sufficient
number OF clerical employees TO their
departments especially the employ
ment department which will he on hand
this morning 10 write the names Of
ali persons who are hired.
B. ; o. Official Rsturns.
H. 6. Lynch. division engineer FOR ;he
Wheeling division OF the baltimore ~
Ohio Railroad company returned home
yesterday from Fairmont after being
in that city for severa! days looking
over sites for bridge work 10 be built
BY the company. Other officials accom-
panied Mr.. Lynch on the trip and was
met by officials from different
branches which included the Grafton
division over which road the bridge Is
10 be built.
Attend Ball Game
Owing to the Nictors playing at Woods
field yesterday. local fans were present
at the Bristle- kindleberger game staged
on the Nick He'll Grounds. The two
teams which arc from out of town
played All interesting game tho Rrestics
winning by the score o So. The teams
sired TO play on neutral ground. that z
dispute might be settled over champion
ship.
Requests Copy OF Charter
Las; week. city officials received re-
quest rom The Mexican Consul at New
York cay. asking for Il copy OF the
Citys Ihartur. No reason was given
why the Information was wanted. For
this reason Il copy was not forwarded.
Some time ago. Bcnwood police arrested
Mexican who in turn II supposed to
have made complaint to his superior
In hopes Of getting Judgment
Repairing Engines.
The 3. & Q. railroad company Is re-
pairing many engines, including some
that were sent here from other points
70 hc rrrairtd. The round house IL
practiC; - full and many others stand
ing on =" SIde-tracks. 1t Is the general
view that the company want 20 get their
power Is first class shape in order that
equipment will be ready when business
picks UP. The engines include the
larger type HlV and il-+ which are used
IN long distance freight service.