New-York tribune., 1873-02-20
THE IRON INDUS "RY.
MEETING OF THE IRON MASTERS.

INTERESTING ADDRESS BY =. y. SToNE--VALG-
ABLE STATISTICAL INFORMATION REGARDING
THE IBON TRADE.
The members cf the American Pig Iron
Manufacturers Association assembled Yesterday a' the
81. Nicholas Hotel The iron industry Of ncars aI sec
t,ons of tHe country isEucnal'y rcprcsen el
Among tic companies firms represented were tie
following;
Pomerov rron Company. Massachusetts,; II. Burden
Sons Troy NcthcrOec. Fletcher q CO., Cedar Point
Eew-Y n; Franklin Ipon Works, Ncw-Iork Pcigr 7.
Parrott. Ncw-Nerk; Mhuesidc, Barrett Co, New
cong iron Company, Now-Jersey Franklin Hon Com
pany, Rew,irseyi EmanS Iron Company, Peonttyn,I ntt5ynI
Claw Furnaces. PcnnsSivania: Cjymer. McHoss a
Co. Pennsylvania; d. O. Il II ;. Hitner Penn'5 wanna
JaE2cS Hoover T. Sons, PonuSylvaAai bI'oH',,uS IRON
Company, Pcnnsylvania; Duucmuon Icon Company,
PcnnsYlvauis; Glamorgau Iron Comniny. Penns}Nauli
Il. Haldcmau Co. fennay lyam' oahpT ls1l GoI.
Kembc Ccal and Iron COMPANY, P'nn'I 'INana; Long
dale Iron Company, Virginia; PvNhat iu lfo1 CO.nlnV
land Roiine Au company; Western Iron Company. In
diana; G j. Wan NostraLd, M.oAlsdn'
A. B. stone Of Ohio, Presidou, Of the Association
presided Thomas Dunlap acting Secretary. Ater
the minutes OF the last meeting which held at the
onongahola House, Pittsburgh Penn. had been read
tho President stone. delivered the following address
GENTLEMEN: Before proceeding TO business permit
me to express you my regrets for not haNlhS pcon
able to attend the last meeting OF this ASSocla''o'
where might have taken part Ia the interesting uso.'
sisns which took place and would have thanked you for
the honor you conferred upon me by reeectRg me Pre
dent There are many members who could undoubtedly
e,vo r,or, time to the duties Of the Office, and fill
A with greater credit than |; but as. YOU
have elected mo- will do the best can, relying mainly
upon your able and efficient Secretary for collecting ana
compiling the statistical information, which is one or the
Inportaut functions OF your Association, and is best
calculated to its It'll now one year since
tins Association organized and as 1t was the hrst
general association Of pig iron makers ever formed IN
this country the labor Of inducing iron masters TO JOIN W
and OF gathering Of statistics Of the number location ana
production OF our ron furnaces distributed as they are
over avs area has been arduou still can con-
cratulate you upon the glready accomplished
Several iron masters have withheld their countenance
from the scheme, fearing that it would fail; others
because they conceived that those engaged III
the same honorable branch Of industry with
themselves might learn too much Of their business
Affairs gaIJlnS the first class 1t is TO be hoped tha
their fears are now removed while Of ho second would
say that 70 only by knowing and comparing the result OF
each others experience that excellence can be attained
The smelling iron is OF the most importahtlh
dustrcs Of the nation second only to agriculture which
Is greatly indebted 10 the iron master Tor the primary
Inateria! Of the cheap laborsaying agricultural
implements that have enabled our farmers TO
make so many and varied improvements in the
cultivation Of the soil twenty-five years ago
the planting Of performed by the slow opera
of certain NUMBER OF bttue' MIi-u N'AN
dropped into ground from tbs hand, ana Wheu the
plant grow up IL had to be cultivated by the
tedious, backaching labor Of hOo'ng. Tbs mas
all been changed. Corn is now planted by
the socd-lrl, and brought 10 maturity by the
ala Of The cutyator. quarter of century ago. gram
was cut By the handcrldle and grass by the scythe
now the reaper has replaced the cradle, and the mower
the seytAe. 1t Is obvious that this progress is
due in great measure, 10 the iron
master. whose persistent labors have cheapened
the metals Of which labor-sayng machines are
made. and who has impaired an impulse
10 agriculture 10y employing vast army OF workmen IN
the ningc Of coal ana and the conversion Of the
latter into metals thus creating active, permanent
home demand for the products of tho coil The manu-
facturc OF iron Is comparatively speaking, only IN It's
infancy The experiments of the iron master, with the
Wow Of reducing the cost Of production and at
the same time improving tho quality Of his
ron still Of primary character while the field of
invcsticltions practically unlimited. In view of this
work the cannot but be of the greatest ben
eft to iron masters 10 come occasionally together and
Interchange their views regarding the qualities and
best mixtures Of ores; the hest Goals for
smelling; the best methods of collecting and
utilizing gases and Of heating the blast, beside the
uumicrlcss other questions which constantly present
themselves 90 The mind OF an IRON master Let
u tcu continue o. encourage this Association; give II
our heartfelt support ana MAKE IL such source anu
medium 1f al seuinalng information among its mem
Ders thai no iron master can aOid 10 remain OUTSIDE oI
Al the conclusion Of the address Mr. Dunlap, the Sec
retary roId long and interesting report from which
the following statistical information has been condensed:
PRODUCTION.
The total production of pig iron In the United states
during 1872 has yet been entirely returned, but
from such data as are hand Will not vary far from
225J tdus increase OF 25 per cent over the pro
duction OF ISL OF tnis total production, we nave
Il2J tuus reported by members OF this Association,
number of whom have not yet reported their product
for 1872 The amount Of pig metal made IN 1872 may be
divided follows:
TurS
Arthrtrte ,lEUO
Raw huunous coli and coke ron............ ~ loO
4'3i'tV
".
The production as reported by members OF thls Associ-
atOu Ia companies, representing 254 furnaces Is as
follows:
Anilr t'ot9
karb coal anu coke 2.l,-S5
Charcoal %4'f00
This Is divided tie several States, 90 far as this
Association is concerned, as follows:
,o5., or p,g Iron as IDorSd J Members Of he Aneeaa