The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1858-01-21
Young America Furnace.

It always affords us great deal of pleasure
to notice any Home Enterprise chat is OF gener'
al interest TO this community. Many Of our
readers are aware that there is Furnace Com
pany, composed Of n number of our enterprsing
citizens, who have erected Furnace about 212
miles from town, only g few rods from the
track of the scioto g. Hooking Valley Railroad.
II will certainly be exceedingly gratifying to
our citizens to learn that the Company is sue
cecding beyond their most sanguino cxpecta'
tons.
Our attention has Just been called to speci-
men Of Bar-Iron, made at the Scioto Rolling
Mill, Portsmouth, OHIO, from the Pig Metal
produced by our new Furnace, and also tospe'
cimens of Castings from Messrs MURRAY Dc
SrrvEysoy's Foundry from the same Iron 1t
is stated by P. G. KINNEY, Esqr. in letter to
the Company, to have been made from Young
America Furnace Iron unmixed with any other
We are in formed that these are the first returns
from lots of 10 tons each sent TO various points
to thoroughly test it for the many uses to which
Pig Metal isopplied.
these specimens are pronounced by judges,
to be excellent in their kind. They arc beau
ufulIy smooth soft and pliable. They must
convince all who See them and who are conver-
SAINT with the mineral pecuIiaritieS of this coun-
ty that the regions of the JACKSON Coal must
speedily become a region Of Iron Furnaces 10
US, they are Of great interest. 1t may not be
known abroad that this Furnace has been speci-
allv constructed to use THIS Coal 1t has Tor
some years been believed that twas snsce ptIbIe
of being used for smelling iron, but all expert
monts made in the surrounding Charcoal Funa-
ces with it seem to fail to confirm the idea AT
length an cuterprsing Company Of gentlemen
was formed 10 thoroughly determine the ques-
ton. THE YOUNG AMERICA FURNACE
IS THE RESULT. After sixteen months la
bor, several mishaps, and at an expenditure of
over $50 600 they are now producing over 10
tons of No.,l Foundry and Mill Iron, aud it is
confidently expected will within two months
produce over TWENTY TONS quality fully
= comparable with ordinary Charcoal Pig. The
interest we feel ls that of cxulation at this
end OF the long mooted question, Had failed
but one or at the most two additional Furnaces
= r could have been operated in this cOunIy--now
: there is scarcely a limit 10 tho number which
; may be built, and thar profably
But apart from the mere experiment, this Fur
mace is worthy Of commentator and the pride
pf the Company, as a thing Of proiit-as pay
y investment. # is most noble Furnace
pnd to perhaps none in Southern Ohio /
large capacity aud has most powerful ant
kctmachinery. In Its location tis possess
zFcd Of enyiable advantages. 1t is IN the miu'
d of n healthy and wealthy neighborGood' and
abundant raw material for its supply--ca th'
side of the R. r. and but 2JG miles lipm Jack
y son @. II. and in R. r. cawmdnlcation with al
the surrounding markets
In concluding this brief notice of this noble
enterprise we will remark that its building vii
>, form an important era in our history; and W
/; sincerely hope that the Young America Furnace
Company will reap fair reward for all II
: risks in this connection, They have Senturet
for tho public gool--the public will sustain
them till they achieve full success, Thirt
90 Furnaces in district OF 10 miles square--eac
Il furnishing market for food and labor to 10
hands aud their famics--such is the upshot q
the cptsrprise Those who sneer and doub
l. will ERE LONG find they were behind he spir
r. of progress, which ensures given results to iixe
0. laws, where both owner aud engineer are we
ll paid,