, 1873-06-11

bhnl again rank no1t to EcnneylVhn1a- NO nhFo
now ono moro establishment for tho manufacture
ie, threo to hor two; but another ia soon to DO
started there, making her ngain equal to Illinois
In that respect. . - ..,-'
But 70 Our subject: On Monday small pa1tyg;
Iron and stool Works. They wore accompanied
about tho works and on tho cars BY 4. Mcekor,
Esd, Prosldent, J.; f. Wrenn, Secretary and
Tresaures, r., md !, z; FoErenee, Esq:, snpertn-
Wm. MoArthur. Esd. London, Eng; 0leye.
land Footo Of Vlbbard, Foote 4 d., Nav York
". @. Whittomoro, Of D. r. Pratt & Co., New
York Cor. Wm. Drose, Chicago; q. 3. McOor-.
mick, Esd, ohtcagoi HarEiss aastwoll: eocro:
Washington i. 4. Hineiloy, Preaident ohioaso
4 Iowa Railroad Gen. MoArthur, Postmaster,
Chicago; tho Hon. J. D. Ward, Member Com
I,ogR ,ogRle%sby xntSd 4saa states t Senators
The works must DO visited in order that. ono
may understand their great o1tont, tho intricaoy.
and yot tho simplicity OF tho Processes By which
ranv ]
One branch Of tho works is uaod for ro-rolling
old rails and manufacturing. them from scraps.
The prooosa by. which this is; done
- int uaoa ~ mus os
stool rafl mill Interested ia mont. The iron
from which tho rails aro mndo oomea from
tho Missouri or tho Lake Superior. mines, and
no other is euitablo. Honco, mills in Chicago
and vicinity havo tho advantage Of bning nearer
tho sourco Of supply and to tho market Tor tho
product, for oil our lending roads are putting
down stool rails az fnst as their finances will per-
nit. Great caro- Is exercised aa to the quality Of
tho iron. It Ia all fused In furnaces In q high
building, whonco 1t is run into q rotor, t,-:ho1e
arc two now in uso,-and q powerful b1ast
is thrown In till all impurities are driven off.
Then an orc highly charged with carbon, also
meltod In n furnaco sufficiently high to Let tho
INT IN
tho retort in proper quantities, md, whon tho
combination is thoroughly offooted, tho steel ia
poured into moulds Weighing Home 10000
pounds, and suffered to cool. The charge Of
amount OF stool Ia made in eaoh rotort ut every
blnst. These stool ingots aro then takon around
Oh railway to tho furnace building, whore they
aro hoa.ed In furnaces by gas made from Illinois
machinery that makes them into rails, and then
cut In two,-onch dngot, as It comes from tho
mould, containing atoel enough to mako two bars.
Aftor careful inspection for flaws and other i'm
perfeotions, they aro again heated. and rolled
into rails Eighty to ninety tons arc now tho
average daily product OF tho steol rails, and 1t
is intended to 10 increasa 1t % to make $50 tons
daily during, tho soason.
We aald Tint no coal OF coke is uHcd in this
which Illinois coal is prepared to make tho gas
is exceedingly intorosting. For most Of fho
works the screenings and rofuse OF tho minos,
costing only $l.25 per ton, ia used. These
screenings arc thrown in large troughs fl1od with
water, md by very simple machinery ore thor
oughly washed, Tho ooarser, say that Of the
sizo OF walnut, Is burned in the furnaces aud
boilers andis used for making tho gas to heat tho
ateel furnaces. Tho 1ne stuff Is thrown into
tho coking ovens and boing by tho washing
thoroughly o1eansod OF a1l impnritios, makos q
very superior article ct cote. Honoo the prob
lem, not only Of making iron with Illinois coal,
but Bessemor steel as well, is solved. Both Mr.
Mcokor and Nr. Torrence assured us thoy would
rather have 1t than any other ooal. ThiB fact
eottles the question as to the manufacture Of
iron and steel In Chicago. We give our Bistor
city st. Louis, notice that sho must look to hor
paueB or VIC will bent her both In tho quantity
and quality Of our iron manufacture as We have
in tho manufacture Of DoBsomer steel.
Ne might speak OF tho manufacture Of fire.
brick by this Company; Of their Immense blaat
furnaces soon to be, put In operation /; Of tho
number and sizo Of thoir buildings but whou
It is known that tho Joliet works will, before
tho year Ia out, turn out moro rails than tho
Columbia Company ut Johnssown, Pa, eomo
idea may DO formed Of the energy and tho on
torprlso Of this Company, Some OF their ma-
chinery ia new. and caves large percentage to
tho Company Chicago may vol bo proud that
tho manufacture Of iron and eteol hore aud In
her vicinity is great and q triumphant succcae.