New-York tribune., 1869-04-17
IRON MANUFACTURERS
,AcuTTIEs AND RESOURCES OF ST. LOUIS
by S. wATERHoUsE.

AN
,orr rr1Fs AND RESOURCES OF ST. LOUIS
BY s. wATERHOUsE.
Tho 10Th day of April 1863 is the date of an
,rnnortant to the Industrial interests OF the WesS
% that day the experiment Of making iron with mineral
ol was successfully tried at Carondeet Missouri The
,ace then started sti continues In active operation
has produced in all than 5000 tuns of iron The
n,acter OF this iron is by the following state
ut s,pned by some Of largest and most experienced
tron.makers and dealers
O. LOUIS Mo- Feb. 90 1s59.-DEAR SIN: In reply 20
eGl from the Big Muddy coal and Iron Mountain
e beg TO state that IL is OF excellent qualltythe No
sbenc a superior foundery iron, and the Nos. and
& adapted to forge purposes, both possessing exraor
ds strength gSI Se m @ Ton %S We hSS 6Sye 1 eVs
used Yours respectfully co
& yAhIfE WILEY PsSsS EI6sSS MaSauTng C
GERARD B. ALLEN Co, Fulton Iron Works
NREEERc gy Rs Co Dealers Ss,ia !. F PIG IRON
sIiDS5x = R FOX President MEiissbie Iron Work.
sslaIcELB HARRISON Co. Rtns Iron worEs
yIigX CROzIER Proprietor Bagls FOundsry
Two or three Of these firms judge OF the properties OF
iron merely from observation, but all the rest have
a the iron their manufactures and express re-
r,s of practical knowledge. An old iron-maker from
pittsburgh observing the superiority of this metal,
,,.ed 10 believe that II was made with COAL The
ronrietors OF the PhGnixville and Danville Iron
works in Pennsylvania have testified the excellence
n, tins ron Its fusibiy, ductilty and strength render
# especially suitable for common and malleable castings.
The iron redshort At first the yield Of furnace
from GO to 70 tuns Of iron per week. now the mean
oduct is 12s uns The proprietors feel confident
f their ability 70 this amount to I40 tuns week
But the present production is large for furnace with
poshes only II feet inches in damSter The first and
Doores product Of the furnace brought $33 tun; the
1o,er Weld has commanded from $94 to SO a tun.
Tormerly the producing iron Carondelet was
hout SOS tun. This high price Of production at
buable TO the radical defects Of the furnace and
hinery Great credit is due to Messrs McKernan, Lilly,
Co FOR the success which they achieved under grave
5acultes But though they introduced many improve
oent. the imperfecOns of the original structure
lpespable OF complete remedy.
The sl o. n. s furnace Ss,s, 49,; Get
T5s diameter Of the bOshss feet inches
tits apparent from mere inspection Of these dimen
uous that the furnace not properly proportioned for
smelling with COAL 1t is, single furnace
and therefore does not permit that economy which
donbe furnace secures The propretors not able to
avail themselves OF the latest results OF experience aud
fectye furnace and inadequate machinery IL Is matter
Just surprise that under such the cost OF
after examining the works at Carondeet ana learning
fhe cost OF materials and labor recently expressed the
opinion that with rightly constructed double furnace
and improved machinery oneffh Of the above cost OF
In order that Eastern and foreign manufacturers may
not compelled to rely upon mere assertions the data
s distance Of CSrODdelei Louis s.......... 81 meL
The distance Of cSoSGsisi rom Iron Mountain. 7l niles
TIE distance Of esToSd from from BIZ si M5S Coal miles,
For the different kinds Of labor the Carondele Iron
Works pay the following prices In currency 6 % .,
the
To ,ss Founder lgs % per , ysaT;,
To The eKeepers.........'''.'''''''''''' 5@Per9g'
To he Flsrs and cadcTIs6.,...,. 2oopaday
Co%petition and greater facilities for transportation
win materially reduce some Of these expenses but cal
SSn no% be msde DaieG at tHn
Of pig iron at CarOndelet not estimate, but
hbit copied from the books OF the Company, OF the
81 uHs ffo5 Sod5isS ore at per
ss Of ConneiTis coke Of per 70
3 Sa a5 OF Of NM eBasl At % g per
Cay and ssnd.''''''''''' '''''''''''''''''''''''' ~
Istsr taxes, and insurance 50
Total COS. q o.; % t9n S q s Scsi
Net pres-d,hvered barges-Per -
60, 81 ,5t sSGa "a & per peI t1 10
Value Of slack hai rs
Total COS, Of ere tun Of Big MUddy eoa...... s5
To supply the Of determining the relative cost OF
manufactOry in Johnstown, Pa, are submitted:
Per Per S:a Ssai Of s s1s carbon f IL
per Of coal. ~
Cost per ton Of ealcinsd ................. 90
rt ,ST S1s eefamepis efl r9a II OF cost are not given
The ubjoned table is furnished by one OF the largest
Iron works in Pittsburgh, Pa; es
of III
bnsh OF coLO at cents 60
pebird ofinesions at 81 50
S,sSs and ts.. on ss iaau roda Of o.
Is cSo pI y.s 81 for repair. and Hcdelas rs
Total cost Of pig iron. 20
containing but 81 cent OF metal Sdd uh more
Of %
go 70
n these estimates which are made by some OF the
Hrst ronmen the country, are correct then 81 LOUIS
must inevitably become the great center OF American
iron manufactures The cost Of making iron at Johns
town Penn. Brazil, Ind, AassiOn and youngstown,
Ohio varies from S25 to $33 per tun O1 the cost AT
the courtesy Of the propretors OF the MA
bortrr Works enables MS 10 speak with certainly. VIC
nuote from letter OF Mcssrs. Brown, BonheI W.
In our manufacture Of pig metal we use a9ou' VI
Jake guperior and of native ore 10 the un oi pig
Iae r costs delivered at our furnaces aDsut W. d to
ore IS per tun. Backband ore yleidlhg ABOUT o.
ney cent OF iron costs s. per tun Inc coa eVet apo
e9 20 per tun IL takes p or n tun OF coa W
ons tnn ~ metal The limestone used AS Hn1 Wo eess
delivered to us at 81 12t tun ana the "hoe coS1 VI
Possibly Brazil may be able TO manufacture IRON some
what cheaper than Youngstown ean but even II he cost
of production st. LOUIS Is no less than az Braz sun
Tor the markets Of that vast region yug west OF tne
Missslppl LOUIS would have IN us faVOr the Ielght
between Brazil and the This alone WIN no dlHer
ence i'm eeonomy OF manufacture, would give our me
trOros control trade beyond the Mississippi This
freg Is about 81 tun aud the cost of carrying Missouri
orc 10 Brazil Of bringing back the iron 10 bt Louis s
about s. tun And il, our trOn.nAsteIB stIehuouhy
iron ultimately be smelted at Caropdcet IRON