The workingman's advocate., 1874-12-05

PENNsYLVANTA.

60 PEsEsYLvANIA
The blast furnace At Erie, is making
sixteen tons Of No. charcoal iron Der
day. .s-E
The furnace Of Messrs Wister, Danphin
county, In 10 have the addition Of a new
hot blast. 1t 10 thought the furnace will
be kept in operation al winter, as a con-
tract has been made with the Pennsylvania
steel Company TO furnish the Baldwin
Works with 1000 tons Of pig iron.
The Etna and Onondaga Iron Comuan-
les, Of New Castle, have been consolidated
under joint stock company, with Samuel
Kimberly as president.
The Pittsburgh Steel Casting Company
are making from 1900 to 20, 900 steel
guards for mowers and reapers per annum
fora Rockford, ILL.,, firm. The company
putting in Siemens melting furnace for
"A pts. This will greatly increase their
facilities. They make steel castings by the
Halnsworth patent process. The works
are running with full set Of hands, and
turning out some very heavy castings.
Messrs. Jones, lDgold 4 Co. are erecting
crucible steel works at Mexican Station,
near Nick eespOrt, which, it is expected.
VIII be completed in about six weeks. The
works will contain 24-PoL Siemens fur
mace, three steam hammers and four heat
ing furnaces. The company are erecting
knobbhng furnaces and will make their
own iron. The steel at first will be ham
mered, instead Of rolled
Hussey, Wells d Co., Pittsburgh, are
putting ia new sheet train and three
heating furnaces, room for them having
been made by the abandonment of three
melting holes, consequent uppn the erec-
tiOn Of the Siemens furnaces IN the new
addition to their building
All the iron works of Danville are now
In operation for the first time in eighteen
months.
The machinery Of the Cooperative Iron
and Steel Compsny's new rail nall, at
LanvIlle, wa put in operation a short time
ago, and it worked admirably.
The second furnace Of the Cambria Iron
Company, at Hollidaysburg, will soon be
blown in
The locomotive worAs Of Porter, Bell 4
Co, at Pittsburgh, are running four DAYS
IN the week
NEW YORK
The Elmira Rolling Mills have secured
contract for rails for the Chippewa Falls
and Western Railroad
The Onondaga and the Etna Iron
Works, at New Castle. owned and run by
JOINT stock company, will probably con
unue operations throughout the entire
winter without cessation. The Onondaga
mill Is now being repaired, and will soon
be completed.
The Marietta Rolling Mill has an order
for 2UO car loads " railroad iron.
The Grafton Iron Company il running
nll force and running No foundry.
The blast furnace and rolling mills Of
NM RishAnas a. SSa- Xsaasssswn. are
going in full force
Rdge~aY Iron Works. Youngstown.
better kuown as the Valley Mil. and
owned by Wick. Ridg1ay a Co.. manu-
tacturers Of railroad iron, was built In 1871
and 1872. The entire mill is go feet
long, rail mil 10 feet wide, and the pud-
ding mill 90 feet vide. These works are
nov running single turn only, making
from 90 to 100 tons Of rails per day. The
tull capacity Of the mill is. when running
double turn. about 900 tons uf rails per
week. At the present time about 500 men
and boys are employed about the mill,
and the monthly pay roll foots up some
$4,000
The stacks of the Wilson Furnaces, al
jackson, are up, and furnaces are fast ap-
preaching completion.
Rumor has it that ground will soon
be broken for new steel works at Cleve.
land
Messrs. Bolton, Myers a Co.'S new
steel works at Canton, are rapidly ap
preaching completion, and will probably
20 INTO operation about the first Of Ds-
cembcr