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Wheeling Sunday Register
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
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Industrial news from Piedmont, W. Va., on June 19: layoffs at railroad shops and paper mill due to surplus and mechanization; shingle mill purchase; booming lumber sector with exports to Europe; executives departing for Europe; quiet coal trade; land leased near Oakland, Md., for oil/gas drilling.
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Piedmont, W. Va., June 19.-Fourteen machinists and four boiler makers at the Baltimore & Ohio shops were indefinitely furloughed this week. This makes about 40 men put off recently. The Piedmont Pulp and Paper Company laid off twelve wood peelers this week, on account of a surplus supply of wood. They are putting in a machine to peel the wood, and an arrangement to carry the wood from the yard to the peeling and clipping machines. R. C. Chaffe of Hambleton has purchased the shingle saw mill of W. A. Mason, at William, Tucker county, which he will operate to its fullest capacity. He will move his store to that place. All the saw mills along the line of the West Virginia Central are running full time, and several of them are working night and day on account of a rush of orders. The lumber business is reported as quite brisk. The Mackie Lumber Company of Piedmont will ship a large quantity of lumber to Europe this summer, the low freight rates making it possible to secure paying prices in that country. Harry B. Buxton, of the Davis Coal and Coke Company, left today for New York, from whence he will sail on the 22d for Europe to spend two months. E. E. Price, of Grafton, accompanied him. The coal and coke trade in this section has been rather quiet this week. Over 8,000 acres of land near Oakland, Md., have been leased, and test wells for oil and gas will be put down.
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Piedmont, W. Va.
Event Date
June 19
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fourteen machinists and boiler makers indefinitely furloughed at baltimore & ohio shops, totaling about 40 men recently; twelve wood peelers laid off at piedmont pulp and paper company; saw mill purchased and to be operated fully; lumber business brisk with full-time operations; large lumber shipment to europe planned; coal and coke trade quiet; over 8,000 acres leased near oakland, md., for oil and gas test wells
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Fourteen machinists and four boiler makers at the Baltimore & Ohio shops were indefinitely furloughed this week, making about 40 men put off recently. The Piedmont Pulp and Paper Company laid off twelve wood peelers this week due to surplus wood supply, installing a machine to peel wood and an arrangement to carry wood from yard to peeling and clipping machines. R. C. Chaffe of Hambleton purchased the shingle saw mill of W. A. Mason at William, Tucker county, to operate at full capacity and move his store there. All saw mills along the West Virginia Central line are running full time, several working night and day due to rush of orders; lumber business quite brisk. The Mackie Lumber Company of Piedmont will ship large quantity of lumber to Europe this summer due to low freight rates enabling paying prices. Harry B. Buxton of Davis Coal and Coke Company left today for New York to sail on the 22d for Europe for two months, accompanied by E. E. Price of Grafton. Coal and coke trade in this section quiet this week. Over 8,000 acres of land near Oakland, Md., leased for oil and gas test wells to be put down.