Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-10-02

THE MCCULLOUGH IRON co.'s NEW ENTERPRISE IN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO BIZ COMMENCED
IN A FEW DAys--DEsCRIPrIoN OF THE NEW
MILLS.
The new rolling mills of the Mccullough Iron
Co., at the foot OF Seventh street, i'll this city,
will begin work regularly, next week, with two
pairs OF sheet rolls. During last week, the mills
were started to test the machinery, and the first
product WAS satisfactorily turned out Of the bar
mill.
The7opening of these rolling mills will mark
an important era in the industrial history OF this
city, and their commencement of operations at
this particular time will be hailed with delight
by our workingmen, being as it ID another cheer
full indication of the anxiouely awaited revival in
trade. This event is also important i'll the view
of the addition of another distinct branch to our
diversified industries ; for while we have several
rolling mills here these are the only ones which
manufacture sheet iron. They are also among
the largest, if not the largest sheet iron mills Ill
| the world, and in the nature of their construc-
| tion and adaptation to the requirements of their
work they are unsurpassed by any kindred ell
| terprise anywhere. They have been built slowly
and with great care, the company being desirous
| to secure permanency and strength rather than
| al early occupation of the mills. Taking ad-
| vantage of the depression they have not hurried
| the work along, being able with their other ex
| tensiye rolling mills at North East, Elkton and
the 'octoraro" to meet the demands of their
| business until quite recently.
The new rolling mills have been named the
Minquas" from the name which the Christana
| River first bore and also from tribe of indians
which occupied this part of the New World.
| Their site embraces between eight and nine
| acres, extending from tile Ciistiana River,
where there is a splendid water front, to the 7.
| W. N B. Il. r., branch of which runs directly
| into the Yards The mills are two i'll number
sheet and bar mills The sheet mill is that one
next the railroad and is 220 feet long by 80 feet
| span, with shed about IS feet wide extending
| the whole length of the front. In this mill
there are al present three pairs OF rolls SO
| inch and two Al inch. There are also two ma
chimes for washing iron, patented by E. A. Har-
| vey, Esq, which remove all dust from the iron,
| making 1t as clean as tin and relieving the work
| men from that coating OF dust which ID insepa-
| rabe from them without the process.
Beyond the sheet mill from the railroads.
| the bar mill, but connected with the former by
| wing 50x40 feet. which will bo used for bar
| yard The bar mill IL 1S5 feet long with a span
| of 10 feet, and IL foot shed extending along
| the side. In it there are at present four pud
| ding furnaces and one heating furnace, but 9TH
ers will be added as necessity requires. In fact.
| there is not il either mill all the machinery
| which they are capable of receiving, or which it
| is designed to put in them, but additions will
| hereafter be made. There is also in this mill
one steam hammer, weighing $500 pounds man
| ufactured by VIM. Sellers x Co., rotary squeez-
| er, and two trimming shears with independent
| engines and with a capacity to cut of bar of
| IRON 6x2 inches when cold.
Tho machinery is driven by two horizontal en-
| gines with cylinders 80 inches in diameter and
| 60 inch stroke. They were designed by Il. A.
| Harvey ESD, and embrace some new principles,
being n combination of the Corliss with the
| Babcock ~ Wilcox. They We're built by Seyfert,
McManus 4 Co., Of Reading, and work most sat
| i4factorily. All the heaters are self-acting.
| Steam is generated from the waste heat from the
furnace, in Babcock boilers, manu-
fac;ured by j. NJ. Poole d Go. The fly wheels
| are q feet in diameter and carry belts 36 inches
wide, 15G feet long, and weighing 1400 pounds,
being among the largest in the United States.
Worthington pumps supply the furnaces, which
| have water doors and water frames, with water,
| lifting it first into reservoir in which the
height OF the water regulates the motion of the
pumps, driving them faster when the water ID
low and slow when it is high.
The buildings are covered on their roofs and
| sides with galvanized iron, corrugaged, while
the frame work is OF the strongest kind, well
braced. The foundations are laid in sulphur,
and all that could possibly give strength to the
buildings was employed. The pitch is high, and
an abundance of light is afforded. All tile work
which could be given out in Wilmington with
Justice to the proprietors was done, and while
our own mechanics were largely engaged in the
erection of the mills, much of the machinery
and castings was built in our our own shops.
The product of these mills as OF the others
operated by the Mccullough Iron Co., will be
the Best Refined Haryeys Patent Cleaned Sheet
Iron. This brand is quite popular in the mar
ket, because of its intrinsic valne, and it is re-
markable fact that while the various industries
of the country have been suffering the McCul-
lough Iron Co. have felt the depression but lit
tie, and most of the time have been running all
their works day and night. At the present time
| they are behind with their orders and are strain
ing every nerve to get up again. After the
sheets rolled to the required thickness, thost
which it IL desired to gayanize shipped tt
the Company's extensive gavaIiZing works a
Philadelphia, where thoy are put through til,
required process, and from this place delivered
One OF the rules adopted by the Mccullough
Iron Co., and which they will enforce i'll tht
Minquas Rolling Mills, is, that no man will be EN-
ployed who uses liquor as beverage who sell
liquor or encourages the use or sale thereof
Most Of their employees in the other mills al,
steady, reliable workman, and they propose tt
employ only the best here.