, 1860-10-11
An Old Iron Ila~scr HfstsA the ChtcaG
ikalfiin:r Mill

An Old Iron Master Visits the Chicago
tkuiisn:s Mil.
El:t:s t're.s sal Ts1a-e:
stop2ed ths nttt.r day at the Rolling Mill
OF the North Braac3 Of the Chicago River,
owed as learned oy Csp:. E. u. Ward Of De.
tzoit. This branch ct BUSINESS l feel good
deal Of in:c7ss: il, 3: haze been for twenty
years eagaG=,l il the iroa m:an featuring busl-
uesa. went i3to thu mil an! Inquired fer tie
manager. | was soon Eoscted 10 l::ln. ;ro'
duced myself and ask=a the privilege 70 look
tarough the mill. Sad he, mos. cetta!Elf, aad
r, mari < ed he would b. at .e'sure IN q !e~ no"
ment:, AID TEu:L accompany t1e. IN snort
tlnl' Mr. ClasE Returned aud went lhrouEi
with lie.
foun.l the rai!t IN corrie'e order, and work
ing as we'll ss a1v riitt 1 sa~ in nv travels.
| Tr:e, ther- might be improvements u1ade II the
ARRANGEMENTS If MACHINERY, &c but cl7re in
| the mauai ieueas and WORK tnrneo cuf. askea
| Mr CLARK hos: he @.rlsd hts 1ton; also how be
! uaed the Like Superior l7'n, II s6" zone IN
| the mill; this 4aes:ia3 nc answered. r9chp1is'
l.r this ,ln,a iue lie 4ta had 80. .resdf, an thu
| Rolls started a1a kocn caa,e on llens Q; lion,
| with nice heat. una manufactured Is ues!est
Rail ~ ever sa~ NJ we any heFt.
| When learned tue mill cad aot had as much
! work az it cnald 10, MSS >orn.~hat xufpri.ed d
for aln hure, Messrs. Eaiioss, there ID tp mere
1
| ja.,s ltua IL ti5ue Ut ,hht mill, nor hsv- seen
| apy better rails N ade tnan s,w there, hEsic 9
| within SIX weeks visited LIglbsr ot Rolllu E
Mills, no:e Of which does ars better ecsk.
would think TIE managers lit they hare mott
OF the Various railroads. running laio CA.eag1
| would call ana examine TIE works fo:@ them.
seiyea, tor uu1 CERTAIN :aaer ~z1d i,s nleased
with the works, ani ;lr. Clark, who Is very
polite, :eG,lsmauly man. / Am certain HAT i
the plts-u. y stem IL working iron IS con.iLueG
as the Cb'cas 50 Sihls. they VIII Soon have E<p.
utat on a. Soud ~ any mil.
Ar. Clarke is doing III much for the R1ads be
is working :or as 4 man eau with the stock he
has to work. On i5ok.ng over the old rails tina
.ay on the dock, brought in from the yasiou:
roads, saw rails thai from appearance had 70
be=n in use more than from six 10 twelve
months.
t.. matter: Messrs. Editors. hare not th
| leaSt Interest in, AZ a.,I out OF the business
| but will SAT to the managers OF raalro Ids tha
tasre is no use in sending their old ralls Awa,
from s;5.c .ea expecting 10 % betfe!. IN M
h.,u.l. oSiaioa .ney can't do it. When rali
road n,aaasels Gre willing to let the workers o
iroa u>e te.ir own judgment. sad pay them
IL compensation for heir wolk. then they vii
g-t ~ art:c.e OF iron tt&t will pAy them in " "a
Is 10 70 per cant. Hore than .hey are se.tir G
There i> not II Concern in the LATED Statez, no
in the wo1li, bat will work with reference t
tbs PAP it is to recover. When you sara 81 Q
in price, {ou kare IS 90 in wear Of iroa. Thi
is nun6n nature, nad it csn't be he ped, and
| am OF opinion there is not concern that h1
shipped iron from hero to yet it roliel ], but ha
lost maEes by it WHEN al charges VIE take
| | into account.
t Excuse ne, Messrs- Editors. for writing thu
plain, for DE- Wish to Sc The manufacturing il
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