Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-10-19

fRos WORKS AT LYNcnBuRa.--in my last, |
merely alluded ~ some Of the advantages Of Lynch
burg Tor tho location Of iron works. and the nppnr
unities Of obtaining the various kinds OF coal rs
!uel. can still produces more satisfactory eviden-
ces On these points; but more Of the location. &C.,
bye aud bye. AT present we propose to discuss
the supply Of iron.
The obi ar wJrn-oat lY,n from over thou
sand miles ol our railroads, might and could, be
sent u II rait-road mil at Lynchburg, T., be re.
rolled. with profit, instead Of being seat to
the North. Tho depreciation of rails has been
calculated Mt ten per cent. and on such rails rs
those impurtel fron England we have no doubt
such calculation woold hold good Indeed the
past h demonstrated this fact, but cten cacu-
iatng the depreciation, or wear aud tear, twenty
per cent. and an u sholt tlme shall have to
roll hearly, il not fully, $1,000 tons of old rails
per annun. which would keep large size rolling
mill in foil work Re-roci rails arc the best.
and the ,ost OF re rolling il not great that Of
manufacturing railroad IRON direct from the pig.
Where prncticcd it has bccn n profitable business
To railroad companies it Is II matter of import
nnce To have their WORKOUT rails re-r ctl NJ home
since 1t saves large Item IN transportation.
In addition TO tho la &c am unt o old railroad
rails, We must eventually re roll. will lie u great
quantity OF old wheel. castings. scrap iron, &c,
thrown of hy the conslast wear and tear of rail
road. much ct which would 20 to the rolling mill
ns the must appropriate place. But We may not
DO able To obtain all this vast de l,recatou There
are rival points where rolling mills might mud
Will hr located. Pennsylvania contains about one
hundred rolling mills. and Virginia. having all
the advantages Of that State. except tho start
may "he day have rs many mills in operation and
as many furnaces IN blast. Still, should we not
be aldo Ia nhana single ton of old rails to re-ro
We can show that Lynchburg would be good To-
cation.
The mountains around tho city abound in iron
ore ct the best quality Limestone is also near
and we have shown that mineral coal Of II desra-
bic chnlan'er can be obtained on reasonable terms
Pig iron Gfn therefore. be mauua .tused here MT n
low Inquire. recilrncating business between
Richmond aud l.ynchburs would be the most ad
vsab'e aud the most profitable. A furnace To-
catei near the Richmond coil fields and another
near the IRON ores ut Lynchhurs, could be worked
with grrA, economy. Thu l,,ats that carries ole
and limestone to the furnace ut Richmond w. aid
convey the al back to the furnace Mt Iyncnbure.
In this way n most magnificent ha,ncss could Le
done The same orc 'mI rs md the same coal
minos wouli sun. both furnaces. The cost of
opening The mines and preparing for such busl
ness. woall be about The Tor two rs for one
! furnace.
t. erect very complete aud improved furnace
near l,YnthHurg, would require about $40 900. to
produce p t's' oi pig iron pcF day. To make
such nu amount ul iron daily. furnace of l6 feet
'osh anu Nv 'ctt nlHn NouIl pe reluTou. we
know inraa 90 OF this size that has produced over
80 ton, pee day, on ~ high 80 tons per week.
IL would, ticrcirc be safe to calculate on 25 tons
rs the average daily product iae<eust per ton,
under favorable circum tanccs, ,Anuld not exceed
Sl3 ut tie furnace. or IN the shape of pig. But
/ IN order I" approximate the probable cost under
present circumstances, We will give the figures.
! which shall be rather over than under. 81 tons OF
iron ore. - %; ! ton of limestone, SlOO; 2-5tll
tons of coal, 50 90 cost Of manufacturing $3.50
total SlI -. Sh"win N cost nI SIT 80 per ton
clulng lnhr wear aud tear Of furnace. superin-
tcndrnce, e. We lclieve it could be done for less
under energetic mana cement. but under ny ordi-
nary circumstances, 1t could ut exceed this amount
Even II an iron furnace sheuid he established
independent Of II Rolling MIL those figures would
admit of the pig iron being sold Tor sum much
! below the present prices Ut iron in the lynchburg
market, with fair pratt To the manufacturers -
1t must hr hnrnr III mind. however, that those
figures cou'l not he realized except in connection
with furnace in Richmond, in order to make the
! lreigllting business reciprocal.
Oar mountain ehuro al furnaces would occa
, sonaliy find good market for their irons whic,
arc worth more ncr ton than the iron minufn ;tur-
! ed from niue nj coal. When rolled iron Of n su.
rcrior quality shout be required, tho charc ,a
! pig would fad ready sale. Mixed with the iron
| produced by mineral irrl, it would produce de
Sratic effect in all caves.
In my ncyt ! viii cndeavor to show tho coe, Of
rolling iron or of producing hoishel rails ir"rr
the raw L. or the old rail. aud also. give Ie
scrntlon OF some OF tho most improved mills of the
North, with which am acquainted.
s IT, Deb