The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-21
/ MILL NOTES.

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ALL OF the rolling mills in Youngstown,
o., are now in full blast,
The nail works at Towanda, Pa, have
again started up, having been thoroughly
repaired.
The mills of Cartwright, McCurdy & Co.
Youngstown, O., are running double turn
at present.
The rolling mills OF Chicago now en-.
ploy over 5000 men and are running night
and day.
THE mill at Safe Harbor, Pa, is now
ready to start up. 1t is said the furnaces
will be lit up in about ten days.
THE night turn on finished iron ct the
Phoenix iron works, Phoenixyille, Pa, ha;
been discontinued.
TWENTY thousand tons OF steel rails have
been ordered in Westphalia for the Ameri
can market.
TuE Danville, Pa, rail mill. recently
purchased by the Reading Railway Com.
pany, is among the Oldest in the State.
The nailers at the Norton iron works
Ashland, KY, were idle several days To
allow a stock OF iron to accumulate.
KRugr's rail mis at Essen, Ger;hanys ID
tur urUTueIS, auu jritt nut 7tIKe any mora
iur delivery until aIter Jun ieo -. .-.s.e
The rolling mill at Leechburg, Pa, Is
running steady and the outlook ia very
encouraging for continuance.
TIE Ohio Iron and Steel Company ex.
pect to have the Lowellville furnace in
blast on the 1st of April.
THE South Chester Tube Works have
made an addition to the same, and also
doubled the capacity Of their rolling mill
ALL OF the employees of the Hinrod
furnace, youngstown, Ohio, will be paid
off at an advance OF ten cents per day from
February l, 1880.
0SE OF the heating furnaces fell in at the
Norton iron works, Ashland, KY, few
days ago, but was in operation again with
in "a hours.
The New Albany, Ind, rail mill has re
sumed business in the manufacture OF ]
rails. The works have been idle for many
months past.
The puddlers OF Thorndale, Pa, iror
works have been granted an increase o
fifty cents per ton, making 81 rs per ton a!
their present wages.
REAug & GIRDoSs' iron works, at Park
ersburg, Chester county, are working
800 hands, and have orders enough TO keel
them running for three months.
Iris rumored that the Danville, Pa, iror
rail mill will be changed into steel raj
mill at once, Frank Gowan having pur
chased 1t for the Reading Railway Com
pany.
BEssEMER steel rails were sold in Eng
land in 1873 at S22 per ton. January !
1873, they were quoted at S42 per ton ant
now their price Is so and the market j
rising,
The sheet iron manufacturers east hav
entered heavy orders for forward delivery
They are, on an average, probably full u
to July, with enough business offered t
carry them to October.
The lEtna iron and steel works, Q
Bridgeport, Ohio, Is running steady
double turn in all departments, and pros
poets are bright fora long continued sea
son OF prosperity.
WILLIAMS, LONG & Mcdowell, OF tn
Keystone iron works, Pittsburgh, hav
contracted for four double pudding fui
: naces at the Keystone mill ineFessipsth
capacity to that extent.
The Indianapolis, Ind, rolling mill CON
pany intend erecting steel rail mill |
that city. 1t will be double the capacit
OF their large iron rail mill, and wilf Civ
employment to over 400 men.
TuE rail mill at Danville, Pa, recent
sold to Frank Gowan, has a producin
capacity OF $4,000 tons, They are locate
on branch Of the Catawissa railroat
. about ten miles from Danville.
SHOULD the decision OF Attorney Generl
, Williams be favorable TO American mant
Iacturers, in the questions referred to hil
! regarding the statutes relating to importe
iron, large additions will be made to til
machinery already in use for the pr
duction OF hoop iron.