Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-09-29
The Nittany and Sugar Valley
Railroad.

some OF tHt lHuuCetnents lOE tHc oaiia
ing of this road in plain and practi-
cal manner that should command
attention. We trust that all persons
interested in this new improvement
will carefully read the article and
give it the earnest consideration its
Importance certainly merits:
Tue RAILWAY ASp WILL ADvocAToR.
This issue, as in all preceding publ
cations by me, advocating the Nittany
and Sugar Valley progressive develop
ments, is free from capitalists or prop.
erty owners inducements. The prime
motive is life, serenity in choice of
home, where there il most internal and
natural external wealth concentrated in
the least space, in favorable cline, that
would yield remunerating income to
the agricultural, miner, manufacturer
and railroad company transmitting
anthracite and bituminous coal, &c, on
the shortest route. For the accomplish.
ment of this mutual benefit, there has
been some effort made toward consoli.
dating the whole in unity. And now,
in this renewal of faith and hope TO
impart some facts worthy of your kind
consideration and aid, you will please
forbear any repetition oil those subjects
familiar to you.
Successful mining property is bene-
fetal to non.mineral joining property,
by creating home market for its sur
face product. Therefore, each one
should join issues for its economical,
thrifty workings. This is realized by
providing the best equipage OF machin.
cry and transporting method from the
mines to the furnace and mills at least
cost. The values OF iron ore for char.
coal and coke furnaces and charcoal
retineres is not estimated by the per.
centage of iron contained in the ore,
but by the amount of charcoal requisite
to make one ton of the best iron. Nit.
tauy's best hematite is worth 81 per ton
at the mines, which yields 80 per cent.
of iron in actual cold blast furnace, on
a charcoal consumption Of l25 bushels
per ton of the best iron. The same
process of smelling the iron ore of the
coal formation would require 200 bush.
els of charcoal per ton OF iron, and the
output would be two, thirds the value Of
Nittany iron, which is suitable for the
finest wire. thinest plate, or the most
reliable boiler iron, &c. This has been
proven by actual workings at the How
ard. Curtin. Milesburg, Bellefonte,
Heckla. Washing gton and White Deer
Furnaces, on an estimated consumption
of four hundred thousand tons OF Nit.
tauy ore. The three latter isolated fur
naces are now closed, two Of them near
TO iron mines, with unsurpassable natu.
ra! advantages for providing congenial
homesteads ard life commodities on the
most reliable base from the mine, farm
and factory. By the former, IN The
quality. we get a medium Of exchange
aud a true conception of what can be
accomplished by manipulating the
mineral into finished goods of the
highest values At least cost, and which
ia best attainable where all three are
working side by side.
Good steel aud iron cannot be made
from bad ore and common iron ore will
not pay the charcoal smelling, and the
frat four furnaces named 4 L. charcoal
furnaces, working full blastSsziring the
five years stagnant trade, and their
output from these crude works has
yielded the propristors a silver income.
and 10 the Agricultural, merchant and
miner the nickie and copper.
The gold standard is attainable by
converting this valuable iron ore into
planished sheet, stamp, iron. &c. mar
ket value 10 cents per 10. When 40
manipulated within five miles of a
mine you add cipher TO every 81 per
ton OF ore. This quality of iron is made
at McKeesport. Leechburg aud AppoIa.
Pa, and stamped goods, consisting Of
wash, baking and culinary pans, fruit
cans, or any portion OF the importation
of tin and terne plate should be Clin.
ton and Centre county speciality.
Last years importation Of tin and
terne plate 100 per cent. iron, coated
with tin and leadl was l77,0l6 tons,
Eneland's market value. Sl6,jls,0I3.
This il an increase Of 81. 600 tons since
the year Of lS77-all admitted under a
delusive name on half the tariff of com.
mon iron of the same thickness, which
will be soon modified in favor OF Amer.
lean artisan schools and the producers
and consumers gain, by the introduc
ton of home competition, east, west,
north and south. and we, rs Americans,
should aid profitable manufactures here
of which can be best attainable by
building mineral railways.
The primary and most elfectual step
is accomplished by The producing class
being willing TO pro rate with the capi.
talist according to their means 10 build
and equip the railway that changes
forests into farms, gardens to towns
and cities. This enhances values on
real estate one hundred fold. Il be-
comes the best advertising medium,
and where natural wealth predominates
over the artificial, as In your vicinity. IL
makes perfect bill to the materialistic
mind nov moving east and west, seek.
ing the best investment, and ghich is in
your pover to guide over hs summit, now
needing your prompt attention and aid
10 make success to you and yours. and
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