Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-07-14


wards making Milwaukee the Great
Iron Manufacturing Point OF the
West-Purchase of Iron Rfdge-The
Milwaukee Iron Company En1arging
the works-New Blast Furnaces-A
new Rolling Mill, etc.
From the Evening Wisconsin, July 2d.l
1t has for some time been understood that
measures were on foot for demonstrating
| to the world that Milwaukee was the most
available point in the country for the man.
ufacture of iron. It is a qualification to be
able to say that everything is we'll"
The Milwaukee Iron Company, the North
Chicago Rolling Mills Company and the
Wyandotte Rolling Mills Company have
bought the entire property, real and per-
sonal, of the Swedes Iron Company. This
Includes nearly all of the iron ore lands in
Dodge county, known as Iron Ridge, and
over one thousand acres good furnace in
blast and over one hundred acres of land
in the city of Milwaukee. The amount of
ore in this purchase is not less than thirty
millions of tons, and is more accessible
and cheaper to get out than any iron ore in
the world so far as known. The impor-
tance of this to our iron interests, and to
our city, cannot well be estimated, and we
are very much mistaken if this is not the
beginning Of a Ue7y large iron interest here.
The iron made from this ore has proved it
self the best known for the manufacture of
rails, and by mixing it with Lake Superior
ore In the proper proportions, iron suitable
for any purpose can be made. When such
men as Capt E. B. WARD, of Detroit, ALEX.
MITCHELL, and others associated with them
are willing to take hold of this, we can be
sure it has merit.
It is the intention of the Milwaukee
Iron Company to very materially increase
their works at Bay View as fast as possible.
They are now putting up and have we'll
under way one of the largest blast furnaces
in the United States. It will be built un-
der the superintendent of Mr.. JOHN
PLAYER, the builder of the famous Norton
furnaces in England, and it is to be 67 feet
high, 18 feet in the clear in the boshes, and
capable of making forty tons of pig iron
daily. The engines are well under way at
the works of Robinson, Rea & Co., Pitts
burg. Most of the other iron work is be-
ing done by E. P. ALLIs & Co., in this city.
The Company have also commenced the
construction of new puddle mill, S5x170
feet, to contain sixteen new furnaces. All
this work will be pushed to completion as
rapidly as possible. Many parts of the
smoke stack, &c, &c, will be built for two
furnaces, it being the intention of the
Compa- ~ to build other furnaces as soon
us it caA be done.
AT recent meeting of the Board of Di-
rectOrs the capital stock of the Company
was increased from $3.50, 600 to $500, 600,
and Capt. E. B. WARD was elected Presi-
dent.
It will be seen at a glance that this means
business for Milwaukee,. Tt means that
Milwaukee will, within a short time, be-
come the leading iron manufacturing point
OF the United States, outside of Pittsburg,
and we are ambitious enough to expect
soon to rival her.
The iron can be brought from Iron
Ridge to this city at a mere trife in COM
parison with what it costs at Pittsburg,
and every dollars worth of iron made is in
market here The Wyandotte Co. will put up
blast furnace, for they can save money by
SO dong, and as pig iron is the basis for
all iron work, and pig iron can be made
at Milwaukee much cheaper than it can at
any other place in the country, is it not
reasonable to suppose that iron works of
every description will spring up rapidly
Indeed, negotiations are now pending that
viii result in the expenditure of many hun
dred thousand dollars in machinery and |
works in this city during the coming year.
Capt. E. B. WARD is interested IN the |
three mills mentioned above as having
purchased the great bed of ore, and he |
is so well satisfied of the great inducements |
which Milwaukee presents as a manufac-
turing point, and SO well assured of the |
great works which will be built up here !
that he at once consented to take the
Presidency of the Milwaukee Iron Com
pany.
Every citizen of Milwaukee has reason
to feel proud of the prospects before her.