Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-06-06

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viousiy Thess roads be built At great reduce
on oi The recently anticipated expense. Nor will the iron
be oss tho present psces yield large
sno increasing profits. For time the iron businesz
has afforded of the profitable and desirable
offnvessmsnL Under present active demand for iron
'ne furnaces and ioses Of 'hs eoy have been better
empioyed hantcr some yssu pfsvioesy. The manufse-
sare OF ifoa H. therefore. extended h.n ever Tia
eonditioa Of The onmongs Of the LEADING
iron ss.s Of The Union, forth very osebiy By The
renasyvenisn The production of the United tatcs last
year 10 csmssed $50 600 TONS all II which vas
ed In addition 10 the stocks hand A. the Of the
ihedemand loo the present will much this
amount ~ every cstabhment In Tho county now push
cd to is utmost capacity and going ass opcr
suon daily In Pcnnsylvanaa extraordinary iapetus has
oee" sssn % the business our nnnerous foo disres
says the authority 10 which REFER shave assumed new
NE End enemy; and the grsaning Of mighty sngnes and
the light Of glowing furnaces aud rolling milk can smos,
- sna seen ifon one es.bshmens to another
ncky are they located sonz the Wyoming valley and the
Sasqushsnns-snd Ia many other sections Of the St.c
where valuable depoaes VI rich have been d,scov
cree. the same activity y persspubs. marked every
nano ny the exhibition OF enterprise and sk accomplish.
ing In noahs what would formerly have bssn considered
inc labor Of year, Notwithstanding sli this energy sud
SO Tar are the oden In advance OF the production.
The comparatively discovery Of
IRON with sn,hrsce coal has very rapid increase
ear
out Vt the $4,000 tons. produced 2a5U00 tons add tina
year viii increase her product 800 200 tons In ii.
tons OF the Stats there IL the greatest activity in building
new furnaces and starting old Among the Last new
works, the prominent /. rolling mill az
one OF the largest in the country and
cost SI50O0 In size il 265 feet by 1884, The ,finer,
are oo ieet BY 81 The nail factory rs ee< by a. 10
the mill engines Of 90 and one Of So horse
power The larger drves sheet iron lnis forge
rolls aud hammer and Contemplated to add to the ma
chnery ono Of Burdens squeezers The sm,ll.r
one drives large merchant mill rod and hoop mill fan.
or the fnraces and blowing cylinders for refinery &c
There heating furnaces and double puddiino fn,
naees. Attached To of the reiners ted ON
new Pan and capable Of making 20 peray Of
on' Is mehng furnace tapping into tins refinery. The
nan mcehnes twenty-five in number driven by an n
Ene OF twenty-five horse powe they now produce 80 tons
per week-l5O00 tons per annum, and give empioyucn
to 81 men, The yearly product OF these works In manu-
non found IN any MARKET from nail rods to cable iron is
estimated al 5000 The number Of hands now en-
Ployed IN the establishment Is 25O. UllT-f -
Inc Mon'our Iron works. at Danvillc. arc also In full one
rafion, and large additions, nearly completed w. and
extensive rolling MILL 400 feet by l60 building In adj
dinon to extending their branch railroads the limestone
iuaIres, they ALEC have nnae aud
twenty dwelling houses for their wor,cn There re nav,
TOUT anhaeiie furnaces In constant blast ut Danvie and
min Is soon TO be built Eac Of the large furnaces WELD
~ tons weekly and the smaller So making 23 TON,
per weekend III $50 per year. Deducting fourth
OF hs amount Tor casngs made tho taps will leave In
pe o;''o tons Allowing loss OF IL per (ard Il
vares IRON Is 10 l7) 1910 Il pgs in manufacturing n
into merchant iron would tons that the produet
OF those three furnaces alone ia pigs would yield in MGR
e"as' iron lao tons. and the same calculation will hold
good IN regard the other furnaces in The vicinity
there are several. and all Of the largest class
In 'enango Co. three furnaces are in the cour,e of
eeou' 'ogetner with several ia Clarion ind Arnstrous
.ouues In New York there has been great attention to
'ne iron Trade, which despite the decline by the Last
ers bids lair tor long time yield liberal re,n IN M.
capital engaged in its manufac ture.