The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-01-18

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charge, and the paper was subsequently,
known a. the Baltimore Clipper. There are
several Of the members or the old Trades
Onion now In business, who speak Of IL
In very high terms, and express the opinion
that, had 10 mot been for the introduction Of
politics IL would still be In existsnce. The
last one was mot 80 prosperous in It's career,
10 never had weighty treasury they never
could raise more money than was needed for
current expenses; they were never in a con-
dition TO render assistance IT. it should have
been required and this probably was their
weakness. Had they created a treasury,
and Get on foot some enterprise, there is no
doubt but that 1t would have been In four
ishing condition to-day.
- MARYLAND PkRIFENTIARF.
From the annual report OF the president
and directors Of the Maryland Penitentiary.
which has just been published. II appears
there iva balance against the institution Of
| $6,375 20. The report shows that the exuea.
ses proper Tor the fiscal year ending Noyem-
Der S0th, were $lOl 500. 80. There were
696 prisoners, 1868 of whom are contracted
for, and the revenue accruiBg from their Ia
Dor amounted to $40, 476-64, leaving the
state TO furnish $Sl, 03l.S6. What a gen
erons people We are or rather our law max
ers. L--e Is an institution, supposed to be
sop c-.sd by the people OF the State, in
which there are S68 Of the criminals at labor
for contracts who reap all the profits. The
sans system presume prevails throughout
the Union. Now il seems to me that our
law makers must be either knaves or idiots
to tolerate such q system As this, and the
people are worse TO suffer it. A due respect
for economy ought 10 constrain them to de.
mand that Ill such institutions should be
made self-sustaining ut least. il they should
not be made to yield a revenue which could
be applied, If to no other purpose, to reduc
ing the State debt.
TIE BALFIM0RE IRON TRADE.
have thought that 70 some OF your read
ers q few facts concerning the iron trade OIL
this city might prove, il not useful, at least
interesting The Abbot iron Company:
Rolling Mills cover some ten acres Of ground
ut Canton, within the city limits The first
mill for the manufacture Of boiler-plate IRON
was erected by Horace Abbot, ESQ, in ths
year 1851. There were were afterward.
erected three other mills adjoining the FIRST
+ for the manufacture Of the same article. Tn,
product at first was about 800 tons PEI
annum. During the late war these mill
supplied about 5000 tons Of iron for boilers
and plating ships.
In 1868 these works were purchased by
the present stock company, and a new raj
mill was Immediately erected, its capacit,
being 20, 900 tons per annum, aud has beer
ID operation since March last From tn,
eight furnaces of this mill, the product Of
single turn, has bs n 113 tons, and this ha.
been the largest yield for one day in tn,
same sized mill which has ever been mad
: in the United States. The largest Of tb
/, plate mills has been converted into
7 puddling mill. for the use Of the RAJ
mill it contains fifteen double pudding
furnaces, and can make $50 tons muck ba
. ron per week. The total product Of tn
Q mills is about q, 900 tons per annum, an,
the value Of the product is about ~ 800, 600
The capital OF the company Is about $500,
600, all paid in. In addition to the mil
, property, the company has $4,000 acres il
B the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, where !
\ manufactures its own charcoal, pig-iron an
blooms, so as to insure uniform quality 0
iron plate. The consumption Of iron a
these mills Is about 500 tons per week, ant
} 1t is purchased in Pennsylvania and Balti
more chiefly. The consumption Of coal j
about q, 900 tons annually, all Of the Cum
berland varieties, brought ever the Baltimor
, and Ohio Railroad. VERIrAs