, 1869-11-27

To ate Edlor " The catesqo Tribune:
In your tssue Of the 7lst nat, nolce al article
=" The Coat Of 1ron,'-ln Wnlca i'd many
e1fors aLd ukAtateneotsL
Having beeu one OF tie onztual contributors to
the starting Of the furnace referred at CaroLde-
le., ald having sold, through ny ST Lou's house,
the sreates psston et !s psolsc'!o too, an Ia po-
stttun 10 give you the fac's. In tie drst place. tn
B!cad OF the furnace rot working up 10 It's capaci
y, I can safely challenge the county to sno Y a
!urtsce OF tss stEe< working WITH e.tarn.no1* coal
that hss produced such large quantity ot ,ouai1J
Fetal In teten month";
Tou take The best weeks work Of the furnace,
when iron WAS said to haze been unde Al ~ g
rer lon, It'd On thAt 5ou hase your assertions thAt
non can pe made AZ ~ Per ton, rejecting, the
statement Of tne p1uptetors, who eaF me cost w4s
- rs Per ton. Al which 1s undoubtedly correct,
a. tie figures arc given for each teen tnst eatess
INTO It's ccet-Loal ose, labor. &c
Anyone at al couvc1saot wlsn tne manufacture
q q Pig 1ron = zen Axafe ~ MT you cannos selsct
base esfinates OF the coat Of making ton for
Tnetc L probably no manufacturing butiaess
~he1e 'heTo Is 20 much ittrYu1z1tJ tn its work.
pgs ~ bakt furnace. therc being 50 Eang coa-
stt zercies such Is the state Of tne atmosphere,
n nschtne1y. hos blss:s, &c, and Chemical ehansss I
@hlch A1e continuously taxing place in tho InE-
naee, and may other uattsfs over winch sne
5ps pf1e- Of the tron It carondeler nas bean 50
per tor, which ro1id give an average prudt Of
q Pes ae o. s, 9te fon Of sees
Of tnat itze}. pro1t Of saasoo equal 70, say,
S7a per cent On : capital Of 1ac. COG:
t1re p1se nc =, Which il can 10 oe q ooia;ned s Fl =
bzrgn. freight. Il course, added. The g.. Louis
,roh nastera are projected ., tue lretgh: On ooe
10 the iI,erests Of project Cd cias.es ode tas
pro'ececn tn ;dit p7:e. The result "a That Pit14-
bnrSn uou eonpeIs .n e. Loais with the same
noT1nse Of facts- The ruth Is, tne1e nss not
lxen q ton cf ~ rattat se"t to st Louts Jtsa
ffttsbt1rYh to4 nun,t<r af years, While, % he
St. Lolts to C1ncilnsri ard otner Ono RIVER
,aG az ss. s osss e ~ sn e goe IN g
tbnn they are in Pst1burph-
By us1t ire r1ca snd excellent ore Of Iake 9u-
u 1hs Wen 81 ie.s Price Il u = san oe il Penn:
rylvarts. where, - uu ttate, ~fhe tFon oR 9 And
The coil oto;E e to re- s:ne 4 Tse n9mp,ny ..a 1e
srd require txrge quantity Of f1el to reduce
them. ,-.-.-
lard and landed IN Ncw YORK for less than s2s
s1for, :. 1ooa gs.l.t.ss ., Eosl!:h ana scIen -
8lT 10 SO tn god, freight paid
Again, 3ors coEpaft'tve htattments Of cost Of
iton neteg tn'pp<d from New fork TO st. lon!s
Are 1t tablt, - there has not breh a ten shppch
ht fhAt fpute ttncc the brave FuffdEus Opened 1p
rhe b.ocka1e Of the n.uu,h OF the Mi4tsalppi
K'EeE
1t, Louif, ria New Orleans, as co4t IN currency
Vi " do4!ats Fer ton lcts than II I! teltg nste
ut al Csrt rtnde,tt Inrtc4d of EIGHT dollars II ten
collars per too. which 1ou tR5 We-tetu rtoduceEs
cculd MAKE u rtunct'un Of duty was tu8ne 70
three do!larr PR tor, there would cot be profit
nj over TWO dnfiA.B pei ton, hlSn vould bs very
Improbable hLaiura..
We CAD usnufactnre q ton Of pig iron hese Ii
TIE We1t With II feH Js' laooT as 1t caa W done
II E. r!ar6. 70 that the only difference to cost.
trerr or ncrt, 10 question Of wages patd to
Il tre1s anu .anorer1.
lbs,tad Of making rrrft Of 20 per cent, dstJpg
toIe'en conpeurtob, which you say The Western
HanuIsctrgtrA can co by Maktug iron outJ-gree,
The tetolt would be TO czuse the stopyag- Of every
Dill and furnace In the West, and not 1tiE eat~s
the han1rLplcJ oI the ptoprtet, ,fA, but It %ould
throw mo the ranks Of agTcnitar1sts fho:HaodA
oI cur minefs ano Ho1ktfs Of Iron, md The 1ts 1t
~onld be stu ioweE pt1ces isr our greet sspto-
wheat
70 day, with Al exte1t denaed OF 20, per
ceLs Of osf Wheat, Mx&k 1aAe 1xeS the pttce n
our msEtek What \ EtaaaiaEs for ouf faraess in
lhe Great W&stt
We are Jutt beainutcz to EnAo1f4ctuso pg irou
from Cur owl coAlA, and The next step viii be 10
erect rolling mllls to DsDuiAcsurn the crude lion
tito tafr, rails, ana nalla-
The Tree Trade po lc3 3ou advocate II discourage
NE here iD tie Wes,- What the Weht needi l. 4
s-ore dlseT>1ttd tfdus1rg, and Hlse protens1se
poltcy to fcs1ef uat utscsQr NJ. aud With our be-
pv ockbt be1ttAQa IN our CCx1 dtlds, 70 drAH the
orts Of Laie Superior, and becuue The great foau-
ulAetu711g p411 Of tne world Thg will Cite the
until sten vii he ceAte 10 be 0eperdrnt On !ot-
eRu marteH,> = xhlco AZe au8ss Uncertain. ard
OILY good In nnea uf var or famine. foar+ trulJ ,
A 4 AKEkkx-