, 1876-06-28
SOUTH CHICAGO.
A Visit to the New Rolling Mills
There.
How They Aro Equipped, and
What They Intend Doing.
Annual Meeting Of tho Civil Engi.
ncers' Club,

Tho Civil Engineers Association Of tho North
west held 10 annual meeting yesterday ut the
tan1es II. uruwn 4 Co. Ro1l!ns-M MIL, South Gill;
cngo. II hae been the practice Of Tho Association
to combine the annual meeting With an excursion,
ai,t this year tcy wcko invited ia meet at the new
rolling mill and Inspect !ta tacllitlen- The invita-.
tons were not restricted to ricmbcrs Of tho Asao-
ciat!on, but were generously extended 10 nnnber
Of prominent architects md others In the city
whose company was desirable. Tho excursion was
placed Hnler thu management Of Tratu.Mnst
crry, Of the 1Il!nois Central who provided special
train to takp the party to tho mills and return.
IN The gar.y were Ctr Ens,nees .Ghesbfough md
tstT'' Of shs 1osrd e Fable Wolk,.j ~; /: 7.
!. i: ssrcelcy, NJ. Ufsefcy, Ale.a9ls5 %oleottt
e. Fied esr T. t. a1cssf cssu %sf Get
NV. Atto;aoy 1at1ill, Or. Lssko, itGn: j.: +
i,owon, Mr. anl Slrs. dudley Wllkln.oti,, Mrs.
iisainard, Of Kenwooa; Mir sharp, Mrs., undot.
eo G' {. e. T. nan,ao ss an H. s psna!s Gu y'nsa
| llrilues, t., y: Cleveland. Il. Diblec. ". II.
Layinia, and Others, 49,,
ii. ihe e1caruionIsts had quick and aellghtsn!
by sung south on the illinois Central track 10 tho
flock Island jranch, themes Gust OF that branch TO
Sa sa = s s eas %1sh vef
astenes, ne asy aenefal Asnasef ss o the ons M
| Company, and shown iht1ngh the place. Thu hrHt
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE cLun,
an w!le t. We Fong on The S laes accepted sn
| Florence, miniature Steamer, oil the river. :.
% ue.pa Of to Units spcs tcsEs Enssneess
ard now in ch4rsc Of tho harhar Improvements,
sseca msnst ~ ting 's A+sosa
ssa.o q sho clnb, and npii.g !ts pfogrs., anins
hooks, documents. and suecia,cns Ind been nadc,
| arl n,ote were pFon!scd. Arrangements had been
mado BY which the vartoas uarstt re- read dGfsng tie
Tho report was accepted and placed on ale.
In accortlancc with s4stnnl, 1t was expected that
MR.. CllEsH1touoM d
cxcused himself froni r,asing my extended 70:
marks, tic ground that pressure OF huAnc:a Ind
sion lie had Intended 10 drscribe ihc three great
rnutca 10 tho Eurt, unt T. eohpare them with those
routes, wIfsh ylr: arastson had In his minds eye,
wcre first tho Hudson River route BY the northcfn
III liz a.as "s H. fssa ass asa
vsf: sozisk: 3 thu 0'a%af aa
thu sthsspii sash 81 n theso ro"ts. s ' oonae
M yosG ~ y sssmea r LIN
a!cl in time Of var. Mr. Cllestroagh altn briefly
referred /" tho wonderful improvements made f.
now thc euussy naw railway train hurled across
tts BORDERS from New Yees to snn, Francsico in
aay. fs,S .s4si: Mnua s "ss M Ssa
.ona they coald al out the details ntnch better
Than ho ctnld, and would thereby sparo themselves
tho inAicton 0f any cxtentell remarks from him.
'aSf HI s I'D rs aaesusva s G
hftes passing i yutc vi thanks to the propslcsora
Of tho sherman l!ouso for thu uss Of ,heir club.
DuS. Meet II fa trs 'T icr~ay M ~ ]" sptenaar M "s -
Having thus dispatched h'lslllets+ ihc monloera
' IssrEcr rim NEW MILLS.
In company with coi. Terrence, Manager Of tic
mills, fat6usE rcpurtcr went through Tho place.
building and machinery. - ihc out%ar4l view to
general shapo nf tte mill eucs not aiHcF from ttc
ss1 # sa s,3 ns' asw .. i sMyss Se ~ 0si IND
conatructcd With on eye u looka ns
a Sf on @ s!y u y gss s ss s5sSy By Ss
iimo shis ycar tas Cdn,pany viii ~ rolling Iron;
1hc building stands on nud earth, 7nr sfect Of
ws s"y yyasa %ass ~ i rec u IN %
ssTa ss 9'nx i:, ss r5SPs;,S
tracks, eo*t rs''etl'lng l!ke s49i' nog rhere arc
rtx s1aa. parnsss. the capital tt'ek Of the Cnu,.
y Ses " ' i'aie IT, WIZ"
Ircs!unnt; Chhslcs II. lSac. IIcasufnFs ac6fsG
%o. 'r' sfs'e''1yi + Fosenso, .ho 'st dcne.n e't
Manager. Iton-men nnl mill. .incn will nntlcrs.ant
somcittns Of The nfzo Of t!e wnrks and ths facfi.
ites for turning oHt material, ffom the following
statements III regard ta
The Mill has one u'!nch trhin. one 14-tnch tsnln.
tom Mill, and one e.-!nch train tor making hean,s
hts ronnds Each train il drse,, by its own sng!nu
conlcnscTs: There nre four ttcnin tuEce pumps
s,s sin a,sf 1 No ns heating M
sSsny sfs g: "a. II 'e ia s!se IN
Sns q s hs Y, u fsssi ss ss
i thirty.two las. producers, with soo!in: subcs
l. mo q t,S latesi I'll inventions in shr production
swing which ioidws tho introduction Of th'
tSas an o1anary yitra fass.ee e"s " lamp coal vi
produce o''o ion ei merchant iron from iho pig. y
which costs lt!o nothing except for transpotta
tl9, VII psodass eny tan o. merchant Iron.
s @ess taak whicl. hois u. oob Ea.lons, ". Wlicl
ca, ~ .illed n eleven n,.ates rhc ,y!oe plqse
apeyW Ws,rt !S5 9sn ,staN
t"'A fec; ~'n .,s"t tsn sn 'ns s'ss; IT, ant F'i
3i feet from tho ground, Thsro aro i,oro attach
nents en4 all iho other necessary apparatus Il.
9 extraordinarily well protec,Gd 4 dozen stream
q could ba nut on are u once. -..
When ihu NIL! e nn.cs fun operation It will tnr'
out frum 15U 10 2O0 tons Ut finished mntefal day
All kinds Of merchant iron will br nadr, nill son,
, railroad iron. NJ arrangements hayo been nl;ld
fur the production Of ztecl, hut It IL tic lcalsn
tho Cuuipnuy to put In two HIeuacns l. Martin far
taCes this full. aud to then engage In tito manuae
tutc OF atcel.
THEUuILhlN0
ls frame structure, but thu axtnror Ia to DO GOV
cred With corrugated Iron In order 10 runder It a
4 nearly arr. .pront AZ possible. h1iiln3 ouru ar
ranged around the bu!lHIuy which can be Opened Q
il c!oNed In ,cty short tlus., The wSrks vii prob
: aby glys employment, within the ,t1i year, to 80
men and thelr tanlillcA will bo cstanshcd IN tt
o vicinity.
In rcsponso to = question by tho reporter, Col
Tosfrace atssed taas the great advantage III tho Il,
lron ore from Lake Superior IL delivered IL
y eents freight y .hs doeks, Of which II II
On tsiu Calumet isiycr Thr river has depth Of
y ses, which III! ALLOW ths largest Yeassls 70 1un
delivery Of Lake huncI!Qr ORC Muull hp 81. Is