The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-13


prom the Philadephia North American, Aug. ~
From authentic statistics, gathered under the au-
spices Of the Iron makers Convention, which an
nually assemblies in this city, we learn that of the
62 counties which the State embraced at the date
Of the last report, 10 contain iron works. and Of tho
remaining IL, contain abundance ofiron and coal
though, owing to the absence OF any cheap road
TO market, they yet remain Notwithstanding
only counties IN the state not adapted TO the man
ufncture OF iron.
There are 30i bias, furnaces and boomeriee In
the State, with an invested capital Of sl2 92l $40;
their present capacity IL for the making OF $50 800
tons per snnum; in 1917 they made $50 $50 tons;
in 1s49 253, $40 fops in 1850, their probable make
is estimated at l9o, 5I3 tons. OF the above furna-
ces 81 use anthracite coal; have a capital Of % 22l,-
GOO, and present capacity for making 2 400 tons;
in 1917 they made l5l ,33l tons; in lSty; 100, 100
tons; and the estimated product OF 1850 Is 1851
tons. The furnaces using biiuminous coal are Y
in number with capital Of t22', 600, and a pre-
sect capacity for making IL 600 tons. In 1871 they
made 500 tone; in 1870 400 tons; IN 1850 the
make will probhby be 3 800 tons. furnaces use
coke, have capital Of tsOO00O and present ca
they made 10 200 tons. - are charcoal hot blast
furnaces, with an investment Of capital Of 6,t7s,-
600, and a capacity for making 100, 705 tons per
mum The make Of 1871 was ~ ,5is; 1919, $500;
in 1850 II will be 1855 The charcoal cold blast
furnaces number las, with a capital Of a.. no.
$40, and n capacity for making 1865 tons per
annum. The make OF IsH wss I25 1856; Isp,
s0,655; in 1850 II will be 10TH There are 8
city for producing 600 tons per snnum The pro
duct for 1871 6l5; Ists, 5D; probable pro-
duct Of 1850, 80. The estimate for 1850, 10 OBJ
tanned by deductinR from the product Of 1919 the
amount made by such furnaces now idle.
OF the 29s furnaces in the State, lac, or exactly
one-bah are in blast this year, and Of these about
ns ,bs are on g blow dur
decrease Of 100, 5S7 since 1871, or 40 per cent IN
three years. Should there he no change in the
ssPect OF Affairs, the make Of 1861 will not exceed
The number Of FORCES and rolling mills in the
State Is 30, with capital Of o., So, 800, with t4
forge fires, and i36 pudding furnaces, and capa-
city TO make ~, $50 tons per annum. Their actual
make for 1871 was 12,72 tons, and for 1870,
1868 tons OF the above, there are III charcoal
fotRes, with investment Of capital amounting to
t2,026,30. These forges have D2 fires, with .
ssgsc y Of ", too, gs fire per no Or total
In 1st9, y, ie5 tons. The rolling mills number 49,
with capital Of $50, 200. They contain t9s
pudding furnaces, which, 400 tons per furnace,
gives total capacity Of ia, 400 tons per snnum.
Their make in isa7 vas Iss, 200 tons; and in Isis
IOe s5s tons
There are Cog nail mschines in the State, the
annual product Of which is COS 900 kegs, or 10 SO
tons; being an average Of 1000 kegs, Of 100 lbs
each, to a single machine. There are thirteen
works engaged in the conversion Of IRON into steel,
mailing annually 6,07s tons Five OF thesc works
s.s IN rh,.depn" -, IN f ny. .so,e one sumb.r o.
iron works in the State 10 sot, with capital @
A2O, 5C2, O76 invested in lands and machinery, EN-
ploying mnedis y, JOB men, and 1901 horses
besdes m SIS lsbofers not in the pay OF the iron
masters but directly dependent on the iron works
for surfort; making total Of ~ GIG men. Allow
ing 6ye rersons to each litorer, and we have
the population dependent the iron works 1Os 0sO,
or about tenth Of the population ~ the State.
In 1877, the consumption Of fuel in all the iron
WORKS Of the State Is3 900 tons OF anthracite
sG. . a. scs'sss bushels y.ss q ,S% . ss
At cents per bushel, making ESQ NO and ,feD,-
30 cords 81 wood, at t2 pr cord, 49, 90.
Thvs giving the total cost Of fuel n, 81, -