The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-06-11
The National Foundry Question.

10 The peculiar advantages Afforded by the Hope
we'll region, IN this county, as a site for the
National Foundry The Philadelphia Eeening
To9rnai copies our article and makes the fol-
lowing comments
We have copied the above article from the
BcJford Goeeffe, for the purpose of saying that
We think there can be bat one opinion as 10 the
proper State locality Of National foundry, and
il is that il should be located somewhere in
Pennsylvania, Tor there IS no other State in the
Union where material aud facilities Tor carrying
on a National Foundry are SO extensively com
bined She is the great mineral State OF the
Union, and Tor an establishment Of this kind, is
better situated, geographically, than any other,
because OF her accessibility 10 The great seaboard
and her means Of communication with all parts
ofthe country. We are mol prepared 10 say hat
t he locality advctod 10 by The Go-die is better
than some others that could be named in this
Commonwealth, but w have no doubt that IN
the Btoad Top region, to which that article al
Iudes, there is every requisite necessary Tor the
successful establishment and supply Of foundry
such as would be required government purpo-
ses. The region is perfectly accessible now by
the Huntingdon and Broad Top road, which CON
meets with our great Central road al Hunting
titfls ana can iluS tt ItItUCU rom Ltit ~ t>t
ria Pittshurg, from The East pia Philadelphia,
and from the South eia Baltimore, and the Nor
thren Central road, which also connects with
our Pennsylvania road. 1t has been satlslac-
toriy demonstrated that, IN the Broad Top re-
gIon, there are ineNhauStible deposits ofthe very
best coal for making iron, all the various ores
for the production Of the best quality Of iron,
and limestone, also, in the immediate vicinity
as we'll as fire clay Of a superior quality. 1t IS
seldom that all these materials can be found in
such close proximity 10 each other as in this re-
gjou. Last year Prof j. w. Whitaker made
thorough examination Of the region, and his re-
port says
''The opportunities for the manufacture Of
IRON are greater htaR aay IN Oihcr region Of hhe
Stafe with which am acquainted, and have
travelled, Professionally, nearly the whole OF #.
There are abundant localities where the ore and
the coal could be mined in the closest contact
with the furnace and, although it seems look
ing into the future, believe that ten years Of
time will see Hc 1rtoie region ieeming wh
ttTHaces 0ad j0undrics, and rrsounding in every
direction with the din OF industrial pursuits,
and calling into action the powers OF men for
It's development and the good of humanity
Since this report made, and within few
'i'hthN past tue bIpdu ipil ores nave b'tI ttS-
TED by Mr.. Henry ). King, OF Phts5rg, at bE
furnace ana The following letter from h'n Suo-
stimulates all mat MT. " hI'a&er SAID IN hS fe-
IotI year ago
PlrrsnURe, Feb. 2llh, 1898.
~ al HiF'--I nave bfth experimenting az
Lri"Hos uiHac': mating pig Ifon. ana am using
COKE maze al f"jJt@ Coal BANK on HnooP
nun. we started WIN miAi"t' o' nan !, 4ei''"-
ne tlFo,n btuGeF BANK aHd nail IoSsi, ore
changed to all hard FOSSIL ore then 10 all soft
I.ssli ''rr' ana nave 'le furnace no" WORKING
-, an '.s,a','T VI }'"I ohs,' as y ou ''g
'.'s 0o'.' '''
~. I'o''' ',,I ''.''
Ii am 80 ~ t'''' " -
same Jaf Goa1
Each charge Of the furnace. after she became
properly heated, consisted Of 10 bushels. or l5S
lbs. of coke, and 81 boxes. or 100 lbs. Of ORE
This coke would carry heavier burden of ore
in a furnace properly constructed with bot
blast.
We have kept separate ihc iron made from
the different ores, and intend having some
blooms made Of each kind, and subject them 10
a thorough practical test, and ascertain correct
Iy the quality and character of each kind
letter from the furnace this evening informs me
,na' The stack Is giving way, and we will most
my intention 10 trv al the different ores in the
neiehborhood separately. and in mixture bpt
we have tried enouob 10 satisfy any nrac,ical
man what could h, dane in ihat RrI,J 70,