Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-09

it was lncrely a matter OF upnan between the
Senator from Connecticut aud hlr. Conant as
to whether he gold premium shou 4 be d.
Quoted in 1915 or not, MIR. Conan, made 20
conceainent whatever 10 his statement.
i Mr. Paddock, OF Nebraska said he Was sur
priSed t. hear the Senator from Connecticut
use suci language towards the Assistant Sec
retary IF the Treasury. Ii was not fair,
Mr. Eaton said he accepted the Ictuke, bu
be had no words 10 take back.
The Iron Interests Of Virginia.
To the editor Of the Alexandria Gazete:
i propose to consider the gu .stlou. 1T iron
cal be prcf;ahy mauufactur,d 10 Virginia or
at Al xandria ID the p:es,Ot depressed condition
/ OF he iron trad" p There are vast uumb"rs
4 of small furnaces, constructed previous 10 $50
also FORCES aud rolling mills bow out Of ~ soy
mcDt, the iron business beipg in very iepiess
ed condition, pig iron, merchant lr0u and rails
selling at low prlces-l"SS han the cost OF pro
ductlon. Yct while this condition of the iron
business Of the C 'untry is true respecting the
We1ks Of the character mentioned above, ali the
large furnaces and rolling mills, those cstaD
lisicd ou the modern plan, having tbG latest
improvements. furnace, with the capacity 10
manufacture FROM forty tons OF pig rcta! per
d ~ and upwards, aud all those WJrk= known
as Bessclner Steel Works, are, Ut the treseut
timc, 10 successful operation, notWlih>a dag
the depression in The iron trade and the los"
prlc" of iron aud its produces. Al such cs-
adjustments 10 the mlid!e States are 10 sue
cessfu, operation, anu are reported Is making
Ill ncy. Las. March The furnace Of th: u 10
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ported as having luade the biggest ru1 ever
ma c nj that institution the cas-, h4ving footed
up fifty four TONS rs average production per
day being about forty live tons. | average for
1S73-'74 was reportei at thirly zine :ous then
n lug ~ per c.. Vi Il Ike Superior ore aud 10
: pr cuot. OF Ohio or; tor iuct, tltumnOu> coal
to run the boiler, aud c k" from Piitsourg used
10 ihc iurDacc 10 reduce The ore lDto pls IRON.
The LAX: Superior lion ore costs, delivered q,
!CnVeiaud, 50 621 per ton, over 81 per ton
.!dcivered a Il a,selIlo. Tue Mu5kirgum aud
Perry couLty uuD ores cJntalD a0,u' 80 per ct.
iot metallic IRON, vt. With this drawback, trans
portation OF ores from tie Lake Superior +, Glon,
Ithe spnrtatlon OF all The fuel, tor the reduc
t.iiou OF the ore, from PttsDurg, and the 're-eut
low pre- OF IRON th1s. wyrks contit u 10 full
blast At Lotstouc Ridge, aIlowug jU cents
royalty On cach iou .. ore, - ceut, per 800 Tor
tatinn to The furuacc mouth-a very Ito, raj al
: Iowancc--the orc caa be delivered at tic fur
nae uou.h at cost not cxc:cdlng Sl.5r per
ton. By making al average Of i tJus Vi ore
for each ton Of pig iron the retail cost OF ore
will be ory 81 g. per each ton OF pig metal
At the furnace, i. tn Lake Superior district,
the actual cost Of delivering the ore at the iur-
mace, or the cost at the niue, Is gwen at 81
! uer ton. The favorable advantages that III
unier presents 10 abundant supplies u pro
visions, the reduction III transportation % 81!
supplies required for the living expenses u
the miners from the sea board, will Dc il favor
of mining on L,dstonc Ridgc over the re
duction | have uudc OF fifty four cents per
ton. 10 this cost, or the cost at he mlne,
Ia branch railway will be required from u
apan 5 10 the mines, a distance not uvr II
miles. Ii will be TO the uterest ui thu ral!rO1u
com iany to establish this branch,) add the
trcigh by raroat to Alexandria, $ per ton,
al tn" rate Of l. cents per Ioa per mie-thc
esllm tic ioI transporting l. Ike Superior orc IN
Indiana is at the rate OF Il cent per ton per
mile-thrn the orr can D. delivered at AK
audrla DIT cost OF 81 81 per ton OF metal The
fuel can be procured FROM Cumbc or the
New Dora cmi-aothrac;te coal h.id, even AZ
less cost than the Evansville iuroace has
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Again Alexandria is much Ii re avoraby sit
uatcd Tor iron works she ha, noble harbor,
open to the shipping Of the world, being The
outlei and principal shipping port OF the Cum.
berland coal fields, she will also be the pruclp1l
shipping port OF the Dora coal field, aud the
extensive coal aud iron deposits on the line Oi
; the Washington and Ohio Railway aud the
Washington City. Cincinnati aud 81. Louis
Narrow Gauge Rallway | notice by the New
York Price Current OF April Is, 1876, that re-
fined bar, store prices are Bar, Swedes, or.
dlnary sizes at $3.50; bar refined American or
; English, from S55 bar re6ned. ordipa:y SIS,
t; 60l$7O, tor iar.e rounds D p 20 34a4 in.
The iron Manufacture out OF the cry u
magnetic ore OF Lodcstoue Ridge will prove 10
be equal to the Sw4des iron, aud on the mark ct
will com .nand az equal price, and at n 'se
manufacture of such iron will pay. Bys the
mixture OF the ores oil L,destoDe Ridge and the
Uruuked Ruo dep ,sit>-l know Of four tltci-
cot varieties Of ores aud The Use, as mix urc, oi
the pure and rich brown and red hem t!te ores
from the western slopes of the Blu: Ridge aud
the Shenandoah Valley, iron OF any d, gree OF
strength or quality Tor pig, bar, cruclbe or
besscm4r s.cc eau be produced equal tc
any iu the world. Limestone exists 10 any
amount and quality required, suitable t. te
used as hux. In the manuiactu!. OF the lrJn,
aud eau be procured at a cost only sufficient to
pay for the quarry Ing and the transportation.
HUGu HOS. DOUGLAS.
Catlett's, Fauquier county, Va.
The University Of Virginia.
To the editor Of the alexandria Gazette: