The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-11-16

NORWAY IRON MANUFACTURING Con-
PAHY-In our Eambies- through the
manufacturing portion OF our city yes
tsrday, we visited the Norway Iror
Manufacturing company's Works.
which are eligib1y located near The
creek. and are bounded by Market,
Zane and Fourth streets
Upon entering the works, we met the
efficient sppedptendentr Mr.. Jacob
Harlan, who conducted US through the
establishment, and explained the work
ing of the machinery. This company
was organized In May, 1865, Mr.. A g.
Quarter, It's President, o. @. Dewey, NJ.
Lewis, J. Harlan and others being its
corporators, and was incorporated un-
der the name of the Norway Iron Tack
Company, which was shortly thereafter
changed to the Norway Iron Manufac.
turing Company-its present tItle-the
latter being more comprehensive, as 1t
was found desirable to add
other manufactures to that of
tacks. The company is now produ-
cling all kinds, sizes and varieties Of
Taeks, Shoe, Finishing, Hungarian,
Clout, Barrel, Fine I'd and Sd Nails;
also Machine Forged Nuts, Machine,
Plow, Cal, and Truck Bolts andWashers,
besides doinga fine business in the way
OF Job Machine Work and BlAcksmtth-
ing. ~
The first floor of the main building is
devoted to the machine shop, where we
noticed a full supply of the most Inn
proved tools, including one Of the hnest
engine lAthes In the city, made by the
New York Steam Engine Company!
90 the same floor are the washer
presses and nut machines, which make
from the heated iron a nut Of aoknoWl'
edged superiority.
In room adjoining we ind
the Bolt Machinery, which is cHpa-
BILE of rapidly heading bolts in
almost any manner, with square, hex
agon, or round heads, and are far su-
periOr in finish and strength TO those
made by hand. This company makes
n speciality of the larger bolts for track
(R. h. roof, foundation purposes, etc.
or the former they are now executing
"a large order, and of the last named
have furnished the principal structures
needing them by which our city has
recently been so improved. Among
others are named the Riverside Nall
Works, the Fourth street NJ. p. Church,
the 81. Matthew'S and st. Johns
-
On the second floor we ind the tack
and nail machines under the immedi-
ate direction of Mr.. J. w. Darcy, an
experienced tack maker, formerly
of the Hobank, celebrated factory in
Massachusetts,. The tack machines
seem as noisy according TO their size
as their cousins, the nail machines.
The shoe nail machines are quite Gu
riosity, making nearly 700 revolutions
10 the minute, and throwing the
"sparables" out in a stream. Every
thing made in the most complete facto.
tories is made here: Iron, copper,
timed, leather tacks, etc.
The third floor Is occupied by the
packers, whose nimble fingers seem
peculiarly appropriate TO this work,
some OF the girls being able to put up
2 600 papers per day.
The trade of this Company is con-
stantly increasing, and 1otwithstand'
ing the general depression in business,
everything here seems activity, so
much SO, indeed, that we learn
the Company expect 10 s.erect
Mil shortly for rolling their own iron,
which Will give them every advantage
in competing with other manufactu-
rers, misunderstanding our city in the first
rank for the variety and superiority of
its productions in iron. Success 10 Its
endeavors.