, 1879-05-09
IRON AND STEEL.

I'LL III AG ANOfit
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IRON ANN STEEr,
oN "A'D oA11CHs
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Ann"". Heport o. tho Secretary OF the Amer
lean IRON nnu stanl Association, alr. Jnlncs
NJ. bwnn1s, Made to tho Convention at Pitts
burg.
Thc year 1S7B wl.nessel nm tpcrcospd nro,1,,c.
t,c,, If n,r.Ir,,, ;, ,ho 11rt,o1 a,.,.. -. ~.
war 1s77 "a 1s17 ,,a,, ,..t,o..a,, NV ,na.,ao ~"
..s',..at,1.' ~ ' 1oro .'". =" ''eica'c'.
"'t. oau~' ,'e, "'e, l''"' "n,s' "a0 ac year VI
'o"cst prohuet'on sthce tAo panic OF 1879. Tic
production Of plg-ron tn 1878 was @,577 ,oGl tons
OF 1900 pounds, an.l from 1879 TO 1878 It has
been as follows: " ~
iR :. GIL ay,' ns o9S is isy 9! Ivy
is1 ..''.' - 3f n9n' 1a7s - sI 3s
1875. 49,. ..2 2oo' 5sI ~ '''' 80 ''"o1
The Increase In ls77 over 1870 vas 2a1 o4 Tons.
ana IN io's over 1871 1t was G'77b TONS, II
similar rate OF Increase 10 maintained 10 1870,
rs we haye 10 doubt it wil be, tho production
in this wear viii couoi lint Of hitler Of the cr.
contionaIlv nfoct,va xsnrs " ,s1a om s ,e7n
sop,io.'liy pf'auc'Ho yours 1o'3 ana lofo;
whl1o d much >css rats OF l1crensu win curry
our production IN 1880 above 3,0o9,0O0 tons,
,olocl to the reduction in stocks AZ mir ,rom
whcl, toot r,.co w 1s77 " ar5 ' 1sea ~ ~ u
t,.,,. A"u to'o' 'ne iac' u
iully established TINT tho consumption OF pig
Iron IN this country has greatly Increased since
1870. This incrcascd consumption Is not wholly
accountcd for br thc rro,rth IN the nm, w.,
~, -. 4'a ~ NV 'o"sa ~ 4nu pas' '"o
yehfs o. Tue beaseh1ef oThn:h OF our steel In
dustrs. rapidly rs 1t has been developed; and
It Is to bo noted also that tho produc-
Tim os irnn rails md a,, forms -, ro,,oa
tso. ~. ,asa T., 1s-z 49,: ~ ,o.o 'u,.,a .,
greater In 1878 tlian iu 1876. Tho Inference Is
therefore clear that, although tho iucrcnsed
consu,nntiop of nfr.ira, In fhc ,o.t two vonra
was due pnrt " to tic activity In our steel
works, It was also pnrtly d,te IL m i,nnrnyo.
mc,,t In thu business Gf tllo fountlrics md
macna.shona Of Tic co,,ntry. nnd In. sIIptiv III,
1uu 10 tl,s rol..rall Mills and otacs iron.rollinyy
mills. PTtcrs hnyo not. however. shawn S amS
imtrnvcmrnt' In ~" ncntrnrv ;t"" tia,,,.,a't 1
stratitiy In iS7a, rs ti!ey had nrvfe;,siy aiTt.n
iST; jhc Ieci;,,c froni 1879 20 is7s waa NJ 1' nep
nnd tS lowcst IN 1s!a s1f sn H. i, W. W.
1omhcr' Strrn .bcm hor.. i,s oe .,,.,. ~ "a ~
vanrr. 0S~'' " '"''''' A>A
III Inc tota1 prot1uc.fon tn 1879 nj nE77 aei
ct tons s ~ ~, ,p M 81 n t,a ~ r,r. ~
Win anthracite coal. J. iii '0la toms wcrc mnia
with bi.,nsnous eoal MD coke, md 2o3 800 tons
were nude with charcoal Il table ia published
showing TINT the production Of anthracite p!g.
Iron steadily declined from lsd0 Sl3 net tons iu
s yess + s 5 cFs It as Va, Sut a !" s1sss sss q o ,s
the production OF 1915. The production of btu
1872 TO 1876 Ut frayton less than l00o00o tol.s
a i" IS eio was s rsner osFeasc
Tic production Of charcoal pIg.ivon Increased
from, about 5(DO05 tons in lSi3 to n!,ork 5f5 0Oo
tons in each of the ycurs 1873 au 1874 but sf,lce
thu attrr ycor Il lips stca.ly tlcclincu until In
1S7S onIy 1IE}. ;,tO iona ycrn nnIe. Lrsa tnnn
iifty ycars ugt, iii thc Iron nrmiucen Il, this
co,iniry wax made viii, chnr,mai: in ink isss
thin ID ner cent Of tic ycars product wns nIatie
with II. ''~N' ~ ''''e'0
sr.rss THAT ,,,vu ,ucuy.svn .v,, s-,u.s
9i19as uaxr ,1 Mvn aaoMnAsEp Ahn s1AIss
r,tA us.At ~ nA'h nhGHhAsipInsl fAonuoIloa'
TIC STATES which Increased their production
Q! plg,'foh n 1872 were Vermont, Connect!cut,
tieorela, A!nbama. Wcst HiF.!nia, kentuclty,
Tennessee, OHIO: Illinois, Wisconsin, anu Orc.
Eo'.. Itausa which deerensea thsir rTo.surtioM