New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-02-01
HOW MANUFACTURES BLESS FARMERS
CAMRR1A IRON WORKS,

JouNsTowH Pa, Dec 20, 1885,
SAMUEL WnKEsoY esq.-Dear Sir Yours Oh the
18th inst was received on my return from SNORT UP
South and notwithstanding the pressure OF other aa
make haste to answer it.
You want to the amount Of Western agricultural
produce the Cambria Works make amarket for
In trying to ascertain this have made my Investigations
broader than for particular point and send you the
total amount thinking that the particulars might be use
full for purposes OF comparson-say to statesman OF
Justin s. Morrins grip of the subject.
The Cambria Iron Works make market indirectly Tor
an immense deal Of produce which cannot pretend to
trace They have created and they sustain, the popua-
ton and diversified industries OF the city Of JOhnsOwn
which would be nothing without them. can only ana
I'VE and follow the wages OF its wOren and this have
done very carefully, leaning always to the safe side
NV ANALYSIS and estimate, contained IN my letter 10 the
Iron and Steel Association, has been before ie county
for more than year. and has enclted uch
Tf t e gf ~ a58 am It'll We'll satisfied that close
pproximati0n 10 the truth-ceralnly cannot InprIYe
upon it. The cost Of producing railroad IRON Remains
about the same as then and few, If any ralmaEers "
this country to-day who have TO purchase the COl anu
rails at less net cost than $50 to SIS per n exclusive OF
all interest capital, royalties &c Inc IoSwi VIII m 6o
ment taken from our books shows the cost OF Is ~ tho
month of October last and is made up somewhat IN tle
manner Of that published in The London Engineer OF oct
~ S9o sg% o g ySSS r Wbe the strike going IN the
North the Welsh houses Cleveland Pg by 5 Ss T e
oma IN the London market While the Northern padier who
work 10 Z
pay being per the Welsh pudd work seven heats and BAL up
5i and get but 5s per un AT Iese a's
Welsh pudr 81 day and his under hand 70 he NORTH
en puier 1911 per day and his under hand ~ 9oes Ot
appe, why should work 50 much harder IN ana Cr
money than the North but such the fact gam ana Sgn
has been expected that really practicable pudding "oo %
Introduced the time should now be soon 20 a.
put possible forever puders strikes Inc cost u a se
North at price OF labor about 80 ~ ~
while this allows profit the Welsh To9ma at y ABOVE e
amount find good their whole outlay MAJ
26i pigs and 81 cgt Of coal are required Tue e 5
the average price IN the Cleveland district comes TO X ~ ana
~ Feng materials orepaiI Of furnaces ana sOe
amount making 81 OI IN all Ihencomes the hoo n
paid Of Puded bar and are Increased Oy oo @
fourth APPLYING each the tun Of finished r9s hs tle ~
To- per pided bars singng rolling PgddS Ta
repairing pudding 3D. wheeling, tipping euh8 anu
that description r. and steam hammer drivers engine on i " h.
ous other minor charges H. To all these charges oneOun 70 m
added to apply them the finished rail- az increase o. P
,un ON on rail Then mill lnfnathB anu 20.
uscng rolling, 26i cutting down saving sg tBep
ard punching, q repairing mililrnaces o. SUI
cone long series payments engaged in eoaIgPpn@
helpers chargers leaders, MAS eIs y,
m stablemep eusneyers general aborers wghefs, &C.
making nearly Al l6 IN az p va
@ mon be tun rails To all this has 70 be adeu ne st
discounts commissions rs "eA
Tae water The utmost saving that could Ue eHegtol W
Of puidlng machinery would not De great IN
with lie Total finished rails bat would no DOUBT e
by leseuing the evils Of pud
This calculation It win be seen, shows the total cost TO
be about the the estimate based upon Az ud99
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