Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-01
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TICAL REPORTS.

A special despatch to the Cincinnati Gazette,
dated 26th ult., says
The Iron and Steel Association reassembled
this morning. President Ward, on taking the
chair, announced that the Union Rolling Mills OF
this city since the meeting OF the Association
yesterday had succeeded in rolling q steel Trail
made fr m Western ore, cast By the Pneumatic
power at The steel works Of Z. B. Ward, Of Wy
andotte, Michigan. The rail attracted much at
tention and elected no little admiration as TIL
umph OF Western manufacture.
Several statistical reports from members as TO
the condition of their respective works. were pre-,
sented w. b. Berger, OF the Chenango (Penn.)
Iron Works said they would cease operations as
soon as the present stock of material is ex-
hausted G. Grant Of Southern Ohio, reported
four rolling mills, with capacity OF
sixteen thousand tons per snnum when
RAINING full time, but all idle now; also,
forty blast furnaces which can produce sixty
tons Of charcoal pig metal, will this year produce
about thirty thousand tons. The furnaces on ADD
near the Allegheny river, Penn, nu nber about
twenty which, in full blast, made about one hun
dTed thousand tons per annum. Only about eight
OF these furnaces are now IN blast. Out Of nine
blast furnaces in the state Of Missouri, making
annually, when In full blast, about forty-fye
thousand tons but three are now running. Or
tour blast furnaces at and near Detroit only one
is in operation. Pittsburg has twenty-five roll
ing mills with capacity of producing eight
hundred TO nine hundred tons of finished iron
and nails daily. These mills are not averaging
more than quarter time at present There are
five blast furnaces in that city, each having ca
pacity 70 produce twenty-five tons Of pig iron per
day, and but two OF them are now out Of blast.
The production Of bloom iron in the counties bor-
dering on Lake Champaign N. Y, is believed 10 be
sbou, one-third of that of last year. Many FORCES
are idle Others working on halt time. Other
reports from districts represented in the Con-
vention, showed a similarly depressed condi-
ton ofthe iron business 10 all part Of the country,
with hardly an exception. Mr.. Sinclair one of the
editors OF the Iron Age, by invitation addressed
the Association upon the relatio between the
European iron manufacturers and those in this
country, asregards the high rate Of wages paid
here, and the consequent Immigration of opera
tives from abroad. Several gentlemen discussed
this topic in all its bearings. Some deprecating
the practice Of hiring foreigners as long as so
many good native workmen are TO be procured.
while Others were in favor of carrying out the
great republican idea of American Ifs, of open.
ing our dJors TO all who visa to come 10 reside
among Us. Cleveland Ohio, was designated as
the place for holding the next quarterly meet.
ing.
Mr.. May presented the following
Resolved, That the Executive Committee of
this Association are hereby authorized to inves.
tigate and report at the next quarterly meeting
the eXpediency OF offering such inducements or
suggestions TO inventors and machinists as shall
furnish a practical machine for mining COAL
iron, &C.; which W s received and referred to the
Executive Committee.
The Convention then adjourned to meet at
Cleveland on the fourth Wednesday in August
next.