The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-24
OUR IRoNToN LETTER.
Interesting Items for the Iron
manufacturers.
IRoNToN, O., Feb, 81, 1877.

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All the blast furnaces OF our place are
out Of blast except the IEtna.
The Iron Il Steel Companies furnace
blew out during the cold weather for the
want OF material, and the break up of
the ice destroyed their incline. Ii il
now repaired, anil the understanding is
that as soon as they can get coke from
Pittsburgh they will blow in again.
The Belfont Furnace blew out about
two weeks ago for repairs and improve
ments. These improvements, etc, are
expected to cost about $25, 900. She ex.
poets to remain idle about four months.
All our rolling mills are in operation
once more. 1t looks like revival Of
business to hear them all pounding away.
The shop keepers have put on their Sum
day faces, and business Of all kinds, feel
ing the quickened pulsation OF the vital
current, is warming into life.
The Belfont Nail Works have n very
large stock Of nails in their warehouse,
though they are reducing this stock con-
siderably by large shipments. The 9TH
er two mills, the Lawrence and Ironton,
from all appearance, have their stock Of
manufactured iron run down very low.
The general expectation is, these mills
have started for good long run.
The Rev. VIM. Poster, OF the Wesley
NJ. +. Church, owing to failing health has
been relieved Of his charge; and it is cur.
rently reported that the Rev. W. NJ.
Mullenix, A. NJ, ut present stationed at
q Ashland, Ky, formerly Of the Fourth
Street charge Of your city, will be station
ed at Wesley. The charge is good one;
having the largest and best Methodist
Church editice in the city, with very
large congregation, u llOurshing Sunday
School, and everything TO make 1t first
class appointment. From the well known
character Of the reverend gentleman,
Wesley will not suffer under his admins
tration.
The mining company operating about
live miles below here, at Wurtland, Ky,
owing to the increased demand for their
coal have advertised for so additional
miners. They have the facilities to send
large quantities Of coal TO market il they
can get it mined. They propose to pay
cash the 18th Of every month. The re.
lusal to pay money by these companies,
has been the great draw back in the in.
terror Of this county and in Kentucky.
When the Norton Bros. took hold Of the
nail works here matters were. in the
same condition, and a hat full Of mill
scrip could be purchased for % cts. But
they soon changed matters by declaring
that they would pay cash so long as il
would last, and when it would run out
they would stop the works. This is the
true theory, and l am glad others are
coming to it. The moral is: treat your
workmen right, and you VIII command
the best; with the best workmen your
wares will he the best, and you will be
able to command the market. There Is
greater activity displayed in ore, coal
and furnace matters than since '73.
The Charcoal iron men, in a quiet way,
are very jubilant The stock Of Hanging
Rock, hot blast, charcoal iron is very
low. The furnaces smelling this iron
are ont Of blast and will not be blown in
for some months. Thus it seems rs II
their desires will be gratiGed, and the
long looked for rise in iron will take
place; because with an advance Of this
grade all other grades must soon advance
1t will be blessing to this region when
iron will be such price "a will pay for
smelling. Quite a number Of furnace,
that have been out OF blast for scyera
years are making preparations to blow
in this spring. Other furnaces (by fal
the majority Of them) that have RUIZ
every year since the panic, arc making
no more than their usual preparations
Tor blast, while others are making pre-
parations for larger blast than the!
have made for several years.