, 1865-08-29
IRON AND STEEL.

1can Iron and Steel Association, which has
Just closed it's sessions at this place, brought
together large number OF the Iron and steel
in its discussions. The objects Of the associa
tion are to secure fec Interchange Of opinions
upon Ill matters pertaining to these great
branches OF American industry, to collect
and preserve facts, to stimulate invention,
md to direct the public mind to the necessity
ofProvidlug by all Just md proper means for
the divcr=Ilcation OF labor in our country and
generally 10 advance the development Of the
national resources.
The meeting was opened by . brief address
from tie President, Capt. E. B. Ward Of De-
troit. It Is in Lis usual vigorous and straight
forward style, and sets forth the work nc
complislcd and what Is yet to be donc- The
following extract Is worthy of notice:
'1mportatfous from Europe have largely increased
dur1ng the past three months Dut little gold l,aa
SSn S;. ihe @ Szans g. dHs sa On
bends. 4 slight Improvement has recently ItaEen
place tn the iron and steel trade, but General dc.
preston TN e1tsts is, ,,hsoughSut The Seany Our
the Government continues di.aaraing lsrreiy. and
our bonds arc freely taken ic paynlent of EuSopcan
20 1e;c nui s ar sntc Doa q cease
Willec The ptopriety ct - It, all l1s' -
sasSas sss 4 r. fs & Sus 1n nlss s
male stri1r~ ~14sope H. canaot tAi TO produce ulti.
kiada u,ine.ys IN money and stasnasion in ali
IS our organization has kept iteelf free ron, nj,
combinations aiming At increasing thc pfees Of anu
cra,s S.sss ~ eommoanes, trnst they wifi ia future
lending toward that result We asE Conrrrss ioy
nnd ns AEs;e m7rkst for American
nm
ana healthy competition among ourselves, Pnhiie
policy se Ill os or e, .-tetests uoubted1v rofnt
:;hts direction. ind We nanet rot allow oarseyes
viii Isn fn tncnr nnic iii,r NC ~ ustas u.Hn!Cn
iiifr. If We st.nd frmiv ~ ~ I.nn;t,s nos
tsn IN Sn onr ea9se ~ hn t. Congress At
rs en- Ia yriorr W3lI he the eatt pn nat .a gss
for our future Conduct. S'.u otsl quite
UFr,r trsderN nf thts conrtrv h.ra ,xo.,, l., ~,
habit Of cen1uc 10 Eurani ns ra;tctn ior ~ M ~ ~
fellow. Whenever thcy obtain clear monopoly Of
alade they ut once advocate free trade. DnI their
eqcan1mlty Is put 70 teyerc test the moment pro-
epeene eomPeta1on arises. a locomotive and
!,ana! n9 ;, ana " a. onsS saw Inc Ensish
;iat .n1rs n re.t trcsnoes u5,on " n l1
Sttissrs ord 1annt.t tureTs. Were our nconIe haif
a. careful to defend Their own ire inic!sia ~ thc
Ene1ish manulacturess arc theirs. We would soon
advocates in America
DR.. Rotert u. Sanborn then rend his squar-
tcsly report, prepared with great labor and
enbodying facts Of great public importance.
tcrcst br all Who have to do With Tho iron
trade:
''0t the twenty yniae arthsacie blaet furnaces in
the Iehigh Valley, which produced ID 1854. ol1OOJ
r Il q ae q @ on,
when laFt 1cportca, or the 1irodact Of the reeton
.ras at The ratc of 900 tons per annum less tn
gIon ia eG7, ,GI0 tons.
.Twcuiy-one anthracite blast furnaces IN the
pis iron. EeGs of these only we're IN s.t t 1ben ",
lst rrFertcd The prodnct was ut tie re Of uboat
IS per cent. Of the amount turned ont LAST rear
the valley Of the Upper Susqrehanna, but four
In blast on the gth Of Anguat, or tne product
Of the region ,vas less than twenty1yc par cct OF
it, capacity. f-N ~~@@'
Lower Susurehanna, hye werg In blast on ihe lUtI
cf August, o7 icss tLan Thirty per cent.
flesc. MEh partial returns fron Other districts,
;a Ssaier me- 70" PIT p,11anens 1 ever onehttd
III f1 hy,c1 ~ t s w. ~ s;n -
les tsaIs 81, t,ooS pcr ycar ID direst taS and fsr
taore mo- T than thst sum in ID indirect taxcs.
stnrt J,,ir II NJ, a,rnnnt n III. iT ,1;r. ~ ;rnu
,natfn" i imnossc IN rnr.. ~ ts ~. ~ ~ ,v.ns
aurea ss Tie opcratiSes. TIC annna! mn capaeity ol
nrrv ~ othsr :eqc r I'll nti,s ~. ha inn H. c5n
fierey If stfnnnr thrir works mil ihc cos1 rof
rrcducs!cn md u,e n'asse. p5iee become SO prupor
:. Thi's5cinhi, @ 4ith NJ efarsn ro'i;n. 1,.r, ot co
noritv ~ =; IN trms 49, nnr n1r~Hs III ni.o%t
~ XXX rffx T. tf,i .1d +crrrsilr i,ni,
itshGr,h wtth thirfvt,vn inn and efx stcc, ~,
,,b,ihmcnts T. ncrr nrniurn. :. 1rss than nnsittr1
rc ,,is I'M one NJ 1re iiaaI farnacea n ne css
is IN nrcr,,,in., 40 eA-'s ana tN'' - @ee ses
ain Cincinnati. IN to within the list two ueeks.
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