Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-06-28
The Froaress Of Iron Manufacture

GEo-Ef-s oA AAoa
The CLEvELaND ROLLING MILL.-About one
hundred citizens on Saturday afternoon last at the
invitation Of Messrs. STONE, CHIsHoLN & JONES',
proprietors paid visit 10 the Cl, veland Rolling
NH at New burgh. A special train. very gener-
oBsy provided by the officers of the C. Il P r. r.,
free Of charge left the Depot at 3:I5, and at 4
O'Clock arrived at the Mil, which is situated Few
rods from the tracks sof the c. & p. and c. & n.
r. T. in the outskirts Of the village of ofNewbmgh-
The particular object Of the excursion was to af-
ford the gentlemen invited an opportunity of vii
Messing tie operation Of rolling the iron beams for
the new Court House, OF which about one hundred
and thirty tons are being made. The process Of
rolling these beams is precisely similar to that cf
the rolling Of railroad iron, save that they are
much more difficult to handle from their greater
weight These beams are quite equal TO those
made anywhere, and the prOprietors Of the Mil
have the satisfaction OF knowing that they
have shown the practcabiliiy and profitable
ness Of rolling beams west Of Philadelphia and
Treuton fact of which many Western people
have heretofore been in doubt. Messrs Stone,
Chisholm & Jones are prepared to manufacture any
quantity Of them for fire proof buildings quite as
cheap as they can be made in any city in tie
Union. and equal in the qualities of strength and
finish
The Mil was finished and put in operation in
December last by Messrs. Chisholm, Jones & Co..
and the first work done by them was re-rolling
rails for the Buffa'o and State Line Railroad Com
pany Theyhave yet about three thousand tons
OF rails 10 re-rol for this Company, and are doing
them at the rate Of about three hundred tons per
month. Mr. Chisholm, the senior member Of tie
firm at the time its operations were commenced, is
well known as a consIactor on the c. & p. and c.
& NJ Railroads durmg their construction. and
drove the piles for the protection of those tracks.
He is gentleman Of energy and tact aud business
ability. Messrs. d. J. and John Jones, are both
practical and experienced iron workers, and in
person superiHtend the operations Of the Mill
Under their CAREFUL supervision, no work is per-
mitted to 60 ont which will not creditably stand
the tests oftime and wear.
Ia January, ISIS. Mr. A B. Stone, formerly Of
the firm OF Stone, boomer & Bouton, Bridge Build
ers Chicago, became interested in tic business Of
the Nh. We may here remark incidentally that
the firm Of StoEe, Boomer & Bouion has built more
railroad bridges than any other in the country
The famous Bridge at Rock Island On tie c. & r.
L Railroad, over the Mississippi river, seventeen
hundred feet in length was built by them, as were
all the bridges On the Illinois Central Railroad
Liue-besides many Others on various railroads in
the Western States Mr.. Stone has entered into
this enterprise with a resolute determination 10
prove The great advantages possessed by Cleveland
for the nanuactuse OF iron, and 10 show that iron
can be worked as cheaPly here as in any manuiac-
turing town in the Union. He is firmly Of opinion
that Cleveland can successfully compete with
Pittsburgh il this kind Of manufactures.
There are now in operation in the Mi four fur
naces, by means Of which twenty-five tons Of rails
o. beams can be turned out daily. With the addi-
ton Of two more furnaces, which they are now
building, forty tons per day can be made. The
Company will also build in the coming Auiumn
four puldug furnaces, for the pudding of new
iron for the heads of rails One hundred and twen-
ty men arc constantly employed in the Mil. and
when the additions Contemplated are all finished,
will furnish employment for an additional number
Of workmen
L Is proper TO add in this connection that IS
near as We can estimate there are already employ.
ed in working iran in and about Cleveland ap-
pIoximaiing TO six hundred and fifty work nen.-
tbs fact, together with another quite significant,
to wit that ir0n manufactures is branch Of busi.
ness which has tho mos constant employment and
at more remuDerative prices that large proportion
Of other branches, should teach our resident capt
talisis that the investment o. money in iron
enterprises affords the prospect Of sure aud large