The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-07
PITTSBURGH WHITE LEAD AND COLOR
WORKS

Pittsburgh is generally known throughout
our western community for It's enormous
iron works, and is Justly regarded as the
Iron City. But it can boast, also, OF its
Glass and White Lead Works, and we now
take pleasure in referring to the latter branch.
for the purpose of calling attention 10 the
house of Messrs' J SCHooSMAKER & SoN,
the proprietors of the PITTSBURGH WHITE
LEAD AND Color WORKS, established as lar
back as 1885, and which may be regarded
the pioneer establishment of the West.
The history of the works is interesting from
the fact, that it presents view Of the pro-
gress of this brsnce of manufacture west Of
the Allegheny Mountains, from its beginning,
and il is fair illustration of the growth OF
our country in arts aud manufactures. In
1885 small frame building was erected,
with the most primitive machinery, and
driven by horse power, very much az the
old fashioned cider mills were worked. One
ton q week, or fifty tons year, was about
the product. What led to its establishment
was this The parties were engaged IL
building steamboats, for the western waters,
and finding that the cost of white lead,
owing to its transportation from the east,
was so great they determined to try the ex
pertinent of making their own, and this
primitive mill was the result. The senior
member of J. s. & Son became the pur-
purchaser in 1874, and many years of expe-
rience, combined with constant and earnest
attention to the business, has resulted IN
securing @ reputation for their manufactures
unsurpassed by any other in the country.
And upon the spot where the old frame mill
stood in 1885, is now erected q noble, sub
staniisl building, covering nearly square
of ground in the city of Allegheny.
As white lead is the basis of most colors,
and is in itself the most valuable of all pig
ments for preserving wood or iron, it's use
has become matter of great Importance,
and it will be readily seen that it is of great
moment to secure reliable article This
we hesitate not in saying can be obtained by
the of the lead made by this firm, for by
long study and chemical care they have
succeeded in producing article which is
% pure carbonate, entirely free from acetate
hydrate, or impurities which reduce the
strength and impure the color, and which
being whittier, admitting Of finer grinding,
and having greater covering properties, is
submitted to the public ss al absolutely
indispensable article.
Not confined to white lead alone, they also
manufacture pigments OF unriValied bril-
lancy, and their Prussian blues, chrome
veliows browns and reds, cannot be ex-
celled, as the dry eolors are made by them,
and In some instances the chemicals from
which they are formed. Grinding,
mixing with oils, and putting them
up in assorted cans, al-o being attended to
here, AIDA much to the facilities of supply
and the wants of a trading cummunIty. In
one particular they stand pre-eminently
above all other houses, and that is in the
superiority of their verditer green, entirely
free from arsenical or other poisons. brilliant,
smooth as oil can make it, aud not liable to
change its color from exposure, and what is
extremely important to painters, it will bear
larger quantity of white lead as medium
than any other.
The encomiums Of practical men, freely
and constantly expressed, warrant this ver-
die. on the color named.
What we say of this firm and their goods,
we say from experience and after trial, and
cheerfully recommend it's pigments to all,
with the assurance that they will give entire
satisfaction.
And IN addition to what we say of the
quality OF this firms product, we feel that
we would be wanting in personal duty if we
closed without some mention of the senior
partner Of the firm, MIR. j. Schoonmaker
What We say is not only what we have felt
in our personal intercourse, but also what
his neighbors say of him.-And if strict in
tegrity Joined with courteous and benevo-
lent habits will secure success, then we feel
that those of our friends who appreciate
these qualities will agree with US if they will
only make the personal acquaintance of thi.
firm.
We respectively call attention to the caro-
of Messrs. J. s. g. Son in another column