Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-08-22
lFor IL. vyh.elias 1a..laseaeet.l
The Iron Business in Wheeling.
no. g.
TIE WARRINGTON ROLLING HILL.
nRakELEY { co.

NO. g.
TME WARRINGTON BOILING HILL
DR4KKLEY CO.
Eiit1rs OF IateIIigeReer- coresPon-
dent On Yesterday visited this, the last OF tue
Wheeling Iron Mills, that are IN operation l.
There Genains. however, Ine other, that 81 pr
IJg,yer which has been standing Idle during the
,,5.t wear. which he proposes alSo 10 visit.
lie does NOT kn0w. that his feeble efforts viii
resi,It in The least benefit to either the Inann-
f,r,nrcrs themselves or tt the city at large, but
h,, aloet know thai if the subject Of manniactu-
ring In Wheeling should be properly dealt with
bv some one fully competent for the task oil
presenting the BaoJeGie.i Hd5TNtLge5 she pre-
s,nts % the manufacturer in their proper light,
her pr6ss6t population Woud SOou reap ! T1cii
itart.>t which must otherwise remain for > fu'
turc generation Let the citizens of NheciinS,
only exert ElE The enterprise in this cause that
oltcc characterized tiieir feyeriSh railroad sPec-
iations. aud NC shall SO0n witness different re-
snIts from those tlI1t now follow her CONNER
,ial efforts. Strange As it mag seem to others,
dat lie should mention il lin this connection,
/ set yotir correspondent feels compelled to say
that Wheeling contains as generous and ehtcr-
y,risiHg \ population, as can be found in any
city in the Union: md hut for the disastrous
consequences that have followed the Wild dooSe
wnndcrings of few blind leaders, whose efforts
have ended in abusing the confidence and sIuan-
ierin.. the wealth Of her people, that SAME en-
crry and wealth would he sufficient TO place
her upon the desired footing. Bun as the case
noiY stands, Wheeling needs edpitFi. Lr0a abro'1t
10 be invested in a business that will bring
surr reward of wealth,-thnt Of manufacturing.
We will nov turn our attention to the @aSti-
ington Rolling Mil.
TnE LOCATION.
The Washington Mil is beautifully situated;
it stands upon the bank Of the ''Dhio, which
+ L. ali ~ lsnzngu IndISfuFtle0
/ freedom, the fraiI bark Of tie lone Indian, in
ages long agone and the floating palace of the
nineteenth ccntufy,-whilSt at a distance OF a
few hundred yards in the rear runs the =. & o.
+. X. Il. This mill, thus situated between two OF
I our great national highways, affords theme for
abundant reflection. and whilst We cannot but
grieyc over the final departure OF the noble
steamers that once so proudly and bragciY
breasted the current Of our noble river, we are
I cOmuelIed to applaud the tTinmphS Of genius
! that has superseded their utility and sent the
/ iron horse upon the wings of tic wind, TO trans
port with greater speed and safety, the larger
portion Of the inland commerce of the country.
!s TnE coal NiSEs.
From which the works are supplied, consists Of
over 80 acres Of foot vein Of a superior quail
5ity of stone coal, belonging to the company, and
distant from the mill about two hundred yards
s railway leads from the works to the farther
EXTREMITY Of the mines, upon which the coal Is
T hauled ont by mules. in cars containing about
one ton each, and delivered in the yard, by con
tract, Mt two and quarter cents per bIsheli
addng to that, the cUmpany's other expenses
in connection with the mines, would make the
total cost Of the coal delivered about two and
fiycuighth cents per bushel, or ~ cents per ton.
TIE DumDlSG, MACHINERY, &c.
The IN tin building fronts on the river some
22O feet, and runs back to depth Of 105 feet,
SC 1,N. Vvin nj ahOuH Ifl Ivy
70 feet. 1t contains fourteen boiling and four
heating furnaces, 2 pairs of mick rolls, and 3
pHiTs Of railrOls, rotary squeeZer, two shear
ling machines for cutting muck bars, two circu'
lar saws, for cutting the rails to an uniform
length, one Slotting machine, for nicklnS the
iamges, and one machine for punching the rails
where they arc to receive the splice bolts. The
machinery, which appears to be the best of its
kind, is driven by II large steam engine, hav-
ing - cylinder 81 inches i'll diameter, and & feet
stroke supplied by 9 boilers, ~ inches in di-
nrnctcr and 2G feet long. Everything about the
works bears the impress of good order and
The Washington mill IS confined exclusively
to the s.-s. ~,
MANUFACTURE Of RAILROAD moS.
OF which they turn out an avcragr of 800 tons
week; the Tnaxirnum capacity being about 40
IONS. Tie entire product Of this establish
ment is taken by the T. & OR r.. Company,
for the renewal and extension Of their road;
which, together with portion of that required
for laying the Parkersburg branch, has consIi-
med all it has made since first established four
years ago, except lot sent to Kentucky for the
Louisville i Nashville road.
We observe an improvement in the FORM and
NJ. increase in the weight of the rails nov being
made for the Il. & o. r. r., neither of which,
however, though Of Importance, would be oh
served by any other than one practically ac-
| qUninted with TailrOuding. Tho incIraseis three
! lbs. to tile yard.
! Your correspondent is of the opinion that no
/ better recommendation can be given the iron
/ manufactured by this or any other company, than
/ 10 state tile fact of its having stood the severe
practical test to which that composing the track
iof the u. 4 q. road is submitted. Wendell
! lfollman, Esq, the Master Of road, is known to
4, have but few equals and no superior in his line
of business; to whose enlarged experience and
sound Judgment the Il. & o.. X. Il. Co. owes n
very great portion Of its advantages derived
from the almost unparalleled success Of good man.
Agenent.
The principal items embraced in tic
tEcEIPTs AND EXrgHnrrrEEs
4 arc as follows: Revenue from amount of rails
made, about 1874 900 per annum cost of pig iron,
$902, 900; labor. So. 1000, and fuel $500. The
number of workmen employed varies from 100
to lao, aud the weekly pay ntents from 81 300 to
$1,000 for labor.
The mill is owned, we believe, by the Messrs.
Drakcley & Fcnton, Of Baltimore, but is worked
under the firm of Drakeley & Co., with whom
is associated the present efficient manager,
d. Darnh, Esq, to whose kindness your cores
pondcntis indebted for the information contained
in this article a.
DrAril or 4 PaISTEL-Wc learn from the
Philadelphia Penasylranida, of the 18th, that
The body Of wu. a. Woolley, long and f,vOra-
bly, known in Philadelphia, as a member of the
typographical profession, who was employed in
the EsaasytcdaidA Office, was found in the Del
aware, at Dock street wharf, on Saturday. The
deceased had been missing from his residence
since Tuesday last, and the cause. of his death,
is, thus far, involved in mystery. The body