The Cecil Whig., 1867-04-06
Changes in the McCuIlOugh
Iron Company,

, has disposed of his iron works located nea
Elkton, Nd, to the Mccullough Irol
Company, and associated with, and becom
: a member of that company. This is re
union of an old firm, Mr.. Harvey being 0
the firm Of Mcdaniel & Harvey, well
known iron house in former years III thi
city, doing business at the coruer of Thirt
and King Streets. Delapaine McDanie
and Edmund A. Harvey with Mr.. Jethro ]
Mccullough were the original founders o
the Mccullough Iron Company, who rur.
chased the old established iron works al
North East, Nd, consisting of charcoal
forges, &c. The location of these works was
selected about $50 years ago by company,
composed chiefly of English gentlemen and
Augustine Washington, the father of George
Washington, the founder of our glorious
republic
We find the campany consisted.ot William
and Thomas Russell, William Chetwynd,
Samuel and Osgood Gee, William White.
wick Of England and Augustine Washing
ton Of Virginia. This appears to have been
an old company in England, of substantial
men Of that age. The Rnssells were the
relatives Of the late Lord John Russell. -
| We trace the origin Of the company back
. for several centuries in England. This loca.
! ton was no doubt selected on account of
! the superior quality Of the iron ores in that
section and the fact Of it being a wooded
country and laying between two fine navlga.
bic rivers and the wood being. suitable for
the cheap production ofcharcoal from which
all tho iron in those days was manufactured
The iron produced at these furges was prin.
cipaly shipped to England and sold at high
rates there on account Of its superior quality
compared with the locke iron " of that
country. And it was on account Of these
natural advantages this location was select.
ed, more than 20 years ago, by the present
owners, the successors Of this English
company, aud the manufacture Of sheet iron
commenced by the erection Of works for the
purpose, which for many years were carried
on undcr+hc name Of Mccullough & Co.
Nj. Harvey having subsequently retired FROM
this firm it was afterwards continued by the
remaining partners, Mcssrs. Mccullough &
Mcdaniel, We also hear that Mr.. John
II. Adams, late President of the " Dia.
mond State Iron Company has become as.
socatcd with this company. This is also a
re union Of an old partnership, as the Dla.
mond State Iron Company was established
by the firms Of Mcdaniel & Harvey, after.
wards Mcdaniel, Harvey & Craigc; Me.
Daniel, Craige 4 Co.. Mcdaniel, Adams &
Co.; and now the Diamond State Iron
Company" iuwhch company Mr.. Mcdaniel
is still interested. These reunions show
how pleasantly these gentlemen through
many years Of business intercourse and
friendship have appreciated each other, that
now at this date to unite themselves again
with their former partners, Mr.. Delaplaine
Mcdaniel and Mr.. Jethro j. Mccullough,
the present President aud Vice President of
the Mccullough Iron Company under whose
industry foresight and good management
the Mccullough Iron Company" from
small beginning have become one Of the
institutions OF this country, and are now
making more thin black and galvanized
sheet iron than any other establishment in
the United States. This company have in
operation no less than five different "Shcet
Iron Rolling Mills" four which are driven
by water power and one large Que by steam
power. They also have ''forge' with
several refinery fires, &C., &C., all located
in Cecil county, Maryland, with water pow
er yet unemployed sufficient to drive two or
three more rolling mills, when requlred.-
The company have adjacent to their works
at North East, Nd, from four to five thous'
and acres of land, considerable portion Of
which is laid off in fine farms, the balance
woodland from which they obtain the char.
coal consumed in the manufacture Of
superior quality of iron used almost exclu.
siyely for galvanizing purposes. The con.
sumption Of this article (charcoal alone
amounts to over one hundred thousand
bushels yearly. They are also interested in
the manufacture Of pig iron and in the min
ing of anthracite coal of which they use
large amount annually. And it may bo
said that they dig the iron ore and coal from
their own mines, and manufacture i. through
the various processes. into the finest quality
Of black and galvanized sheet iron of all
descriptions.
The galvinlziug works of this company
arc located in Philadelphia, also their Office
and warehouse, where the principal business
Of the company is transacted. This com.
pany was the first to introduce the manu-.
facturc Of galvanized sheet iron, hoop iron,
galvanized water pipes, &C., &C., &c; in the
United States, haviinns ~ il; 1862 imported
skilled workmen from England for that pur.
pose. The Manufacture Of which now is
very important branch of their business
The galvanized sheet iron manufactured by
them has wide reputation and is said to be
superior to any other make either of domes.
tic or foreign manufacture. Among other
advantages this company possess is the ex.
elusive right of Mr.. Il. A. Harvey valuable
patent for cleaning iron aud other metals
from dust, dirt or oxide, which must in time
become invaluable. The black dust from,
the bituminous coal used in the process of
manufacturing remained on the sheet when
| fnishdd and was always very Objectionable
| to the workers in this article. by this pro.
cess the sheet passes through cleaning
| machine of Mr.. Harvey's iuyeution (which
| takos but pno.nent( when they come out as