Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-07

The Pc. lar creek coal contains q larger
proportion of carbon, and is thought 10 be
one OF the strongest cutls in the state.
Twenty-four years ago it was preferred by
blacksmiGhs in Knoxville and the sur
rounding country 10 any other coal, AID
it retailed readily to them at TWEEN five
Gems n bushel. Experiments have demon
stTated its coking q AaiIies. The sram in
which it occu s is from five to seven fert
thick and if Knoxville seriously entertains
the idea Of EN- bal king in tbs pro1ut tiun Of
pig iron, for which she has such ample
facilities ia other respects, she should Lose
no time in reaching this excellent coal.
i do not entertain doubt, after thor
ough study of the surroundings and re-
sources IF Knoxville, that the time is near
when that city will enter the race success
fully in competition for the production Oi
cheap iron Exactly what the cost will be
can not now be determined with certainty,
bat l do not believe II will exceed
81 per ton for hot blast stone coal
mill and foundry iron made Of brown and
red hematiLes; Lor more than SIG per ton
for Bessemer pig made Of magnetic ores.
The Bessemer pig from the brown ores
obtained in Blount and Hamblen counties
would cost probably less.
The prosperity OF iron establishments al
ready in operation sufficiently shows the
strength of Knoxville as an IRON center
I The Knoxville car wheel compeny began
| operations a few years sgo with q small
capital, which has been increased by
| gradual accretions to SOL 600. 1t employ
thirty.fve men and boys at from 75c 10
| $3.50 per day, turning out every day
thirty-fve car wheels, which are warranted
to run 60 0 q miles, and have been known
to last for twenty years The market for
these wheels is not only at home on the
line from Bristol 10 Memphis, but The
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis rail
road, the Pullman southern car company
and the Georgia Central railroad GTc all
supplied from this establ shment.
: In the manufacture of the pig iron al
= Carter furnace for these wheels, from Eve
Q to ten per cent. of manganese Is used
4 which gives ioughness and elasticity to tho
Il wheels and improves the chilling qualities
a OF inc IRON, BY new process OF casting,
% interlace with and are doyet,iled into The
II gray IRON, giving superior strength and
: elasticity, and avoiding the dead line of Ia Z
Y old process
g 1t is gratifying and encouraging ,r
: know that in all these enterprises tho
C management Of the East Tennessee, Wiz.
= ginia and Georgia railroad act with un
wonted liberality. The pig iron is brourb
. ITO miles from station nearest Carte
! Furnace for " per ton, which is considered
o a 10 al rate, but the railroad company pay
r a local price for car wheels.
was informed by Mr.. Maxwell, tht
e president of the car wheel company, tha
< the railroad ttilcefs always Accommodate
{ the tariff Of freights TO the price of tn,
. product OF the various markets tc which i
It is sent. This is true policy, and is akin It
Q craftsmanship Of high order.
If The knoxvil iron company was incor
porated in 1864, and has u cauital 0
n $3.50, Co., of which the sum Of S23U, 600 i
d PAID IN. 1t employs z5J hands, dstrib
" utes In wages S8UO0 per month. has nh,
o capacity OF making 200 kegs Of nails pe
IT day, has eight pudding furnaces, foui
Q trains If rollers and thirty nail machines
J, Besides nails, the company makes railroad
J, spikes, boat spikes, street rails and light 4