The New York herald., 1876-12-05
HOT TURKEY STUFFING.

AMERICAN WAR MISSILE MANUFACTURERS RE-
cE1vINo LARGE RUSSIAN ORDERS FOB Nus
TALLIc CARTRIDGES.
Yesterday there q despatch from ST. Petersburg,
coming regularly through proper channels, which
stated that the Russian government had ordered
twenty millions OF cartridges from manufacturers in
tho United States or course TINS news was mpor-
ant in two directions vixas showing The decision Of
that government for war, and as determine
ing American Of explosives and
deadly missiles, at least to be benefited by tho
great struggle HERALD reporter sent TO various
firms and companies who would be likely to particle
pate in such large order and although ignorancs was
generally avowed as TO any unusual demands from
abroad yet there was perceptible undercurrent OF
mystery, proving that secrecy was desired by the
manufacturers, psrhaps essential in the matter
of competition and profit but that the Russian gov.
ernmcnt desired It's orders to be kept secret
gentleman, whose place OF business Is In Chamben
street. waited upon and he volunteered the lnfor
nation that instead OF 20, 900 tho Russians had
orders here for 20o 900 OF cartridges This gentle
man was considered by the reporter as an authority
from the fact that ne the inventor Of ingenious
revolving cannon, and is courdnt with tho manner
OF ioresD governments in closing their contracts He
stated that It was probable that Messrs Schuyler,
Hartley & Graham, the well known manufacturers oi
explosive material, had received the order mentioned
in the despatch, as they had been executing large
orders for the Russian government
Mr.. A. Alvord, the manager OF Z. Remington Sons
Brcech-loading Firearms Company, whose works
ut ion, N. Y. waited at his ohce In Broad.
way. lie stated to the that the principal
uiacturers Of cartridges besides their firm
the Winch, ster Arms Company, at New Haven, Conn
the Union Metallic Cartridge Company, OF Bridgeport
~ thoI Ifp,to nj I
Mass, owned by benjamin r. Butler. Mr. Alvord
stated that personally. he knew OF ORDER but
probably their representatives IN Paris London had
some knowledge OF the iacts
brown Brother visited in their extensive
warehouse in Cnambers street, below Broadway, Tor
the purpose OF ascertaning whether any unusual
OF brass hud been made lately, such metal
used IN the manufacture vi cartridges. member Of
this firm deIled that sales Of such metal
Mr.. Amory Edwards is tho representative OF the
Winchester Arms Company whose office is No. s
Barclay street. Tho gentleman named stated to the
reporter thai they mad no unusual orders from Russia
present. but they wcro just nnishiug order from
Turkey. Within the last two years latter Power
has contracted for about 300 000 l50 900 have
already been delivered and the balance is being rapidly
supphed. The ruinor OF the order from the Russian
government may have got abroad from the fact that
large quantities OF Lake Superior copper had been
ordered, aud this the only that could be used
IN the manufacture OF small cartridges. II Is well
known that al metals expand with heat. and
foreign copper ore has considerable sulphur after
the barrel Of weapon becomes the cartridges cx-
pand and clog the Darrei now this is avoided in tie
use OF Lake Superior ore II was probable that Russia
would come ~ the United States supplies o such
explosives, because IN Prussia and Franco those gov
crnments had condemned $ worthless over forty per
cent OF their ammunition, and there could 90
bundcr equal to that OF Power going into great
struggle whose soldiers equipped with modern
arms and carrying themselves decctive ammunition.
The next interview with Mr.. Hartley, Of the
firm Of schuyler, Hartley n Graham Instead OF the
courteous reception accorded the reporter other
places his search after legitimate news Hartley.
the first, assumed belllcosc air. and the f0own ing
conversation ensued:-
RRPoRrEg-Can you inform me- sir, for tho HERALD,
whether the despatch printed the morning papers
by Russia TO manufacturers here rs corrcct?n
Mr.. HARTLRy--No, will not INFORM you.
REroRrER-May ask whyy
Mr.. HAETLEy-Because II is none OF tho HKRALDs
business. Tne paper Is always nterfcring--
REPORTER--lafdon me, SIR. IL seems to that the
lie question, and N Russia has ordered large quaA-
thy of cartridgcs--
Mr. HARTLEY thotyl-No matter. The newspapegD
are nuisance. several reporters have been hero ~
ready, and besides they Interfere with our eoo.
tracts
RKPoRTEg-Ah-h! you have some contracts, thon
Mr. Hartley at tins stage seemed TO lose all his seiIs
possession, snapped his nnges In tho air, and IN pS
heat gave the cold aud patient reporter tho very news
he had been searching for "Ycs we have. he cor
As long as We keep things secret attend 70 ous
business but the HERALD lnterlercs win US los
think you have got news, ehf'-snappiug DIS nnger1
with sound oil miniature bombshelIs that couiu only
have been attained by long practicc--"Wcl ~ ten
you-thc thing is STALE hntsbed. We arc just enoiu1
the contract and IL is iour or i've months old"
There seems to be no doubt then that large oruor.
the market Tor cartridges for the Russians ana
that sofno Of them have been nllsd