The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-25
Manuf.ctures or Pitt.burg.

wv TITTsbUHOt way III lofJ.
have spent most interesting dny here in visit
ing number Of the manufacturing and other estab-
iishmenis, with which the city abounds. I have
viewed the Water Works, situated on the Allegheny
river. The building Is very large and fine piece Of
plain architecture The plan Of forcing the wnter Is
believe, an Improvement on the first one used.
which consists In having m air cell into which the
air Is drawn 70 ms TO leave the pump free TO force the
structed that at each revolution of the engine 23s
gallons Of water s forced into the basin, about 700
feet from The works. The cylinder Ia 2S inches In
diameter, with l2 feet stroke and makes ten revoln
tons minute, thus throwing mp 1880 gallons OF
water each minute. The basin Is In sight Of the
works, and in II Is placed dial indicating, at all
times, the height Of the water so that The engineer
can always know what quantity OF water IL In II
without the trouble Of sending oui mensurcr. The
works belong TO the city, and The cost Of water about
one half of that in Baltimore and no extras for baths
horses &c.
There are in Pittsbure abou, 100 furnaces and
ether iron manufacturing establishments included in
which Ia rolling mills with mil factories to most
Of them 20 iron foundries and Ia engine shops. The
amour. Of iron rolled daily fully equal e 300 ,ons
arges, establishments IN the Union Is here, belong
ing 10 Messrs. Knapp IL Totten. II is called the
|" Fort Pitt Works" They have u foundry, boring
cast large numbers Of cannon for The Government
and are now casting the iron portion Of the new
State House for Louisiana, being built at Baton
Rouge, consisting In part Of frnmes for doors and
windows, lintes, ornaments, &c. They have already
cast 400 tons, and are still at II. They also hnve
contract for the air vessels and pipes for the Ale
ghany Water Works. The immense business in its
great variety, Of this establishment, caused me TO
visit 1t twice. and then II appeared as II had scarce
~ seen 1t.
win notice the rolling mill and nail factory CT
Messrs. Graf, Lindsey e. Co. Hero WINS much
graifed, and for the first time, knew what that say
ing Is "busy as Mailer" | was told that each
man made five nails second, or three hundred a
minute. In this establishment l saw in operation
what they call "squeezer.n win not pretend to
describe II, further than TO say Il is ga wheel within
n wheel into, or between which, Is thrown lump
of nnsliaped melted ore, and II comes out hand
some futcd pig, which is at once put through the
rollers and Is very shortly turned Into bar or boiler
iron, &c.
The "Novelty Works. Of Messrs. Livingston Rog-
gen 4 Co., employ 200 hands. The cash paid week
y for labor Is 1920. They finish $500 worth Of
different articles weekly, and their sales sl75o00
annually, consisting of platform and counter scales
coffee and paint mills, locks latches maenble cast
ings Of various kinds, &C. They make $50 dozen
locks In week, besides 1000 dozen ntches. These
gentlemen have invented decided Improvement In
!her locksi II Is In constructing them for right and
left as they may be wanted. Tie shaft Is ALSO made
10 su the thickness Of any door. This certainly is
very desirable Improvement The most Of these
locks are sold In the New York market They make
fully 900 coffee and paint mills year of all sizes
and shapes.-B baltimore Patriot.