The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-21
STEEL NAILS.
REVOLUTION IN THE TRADE
What Is Said Of The Il,poris T.l,srsph.d 10 the
intsllIs,nctr from Pl,hLursh-ln Immense
n Steel plant 10 be Located At Benwood.
AdTantaga OF the Plan.


lntsilIs,pc.r from rl,hLursh-ln immense
n Steel plant 10 be Located At Benwood.
Adraa.aga Of the Plan.
The special telegram from Pittsburgh
printed In yesterday mornings 1NrELLioEx.
GER naturally caused a good deal Of comment
about the city, those to whom It came rs
revelation being scarcely less surprised at
the publication than those who have oil along
had cognizance OF the plans detailed. A re.
porter called upon number OF the leading
nail manufacturers OF the city with view to
getting further details OF the programme.
Tho first gentleman interviewed was Mr.. ".
l.. lIearne, OF the Riverside company, WHO
was found at the Office OH Main street.
THE Story DENIED.
When the subject was preached, Mr.. IIearne
promptly pronounced the statements con.
tained In the telegram .t1aggera,ions, and
declared that he had never heard the projec
broached In the form represented by tho dis.
patch. lie said ihnt number OF manu-.
lacturers OF the vicinity had combined TO
make some experiments In the cutting OF
steel nails, and had appointed a committee
feasibility Of introducing this branch Of In.
dustry In the mills here.
These gentlemen hnd procured some steel
nail plates 1T Pittsburgh, and had had some
nails cut at tho Riverside mill, but their ex.
periments had not yet been entirely salts.
fnctory, and they had never made report TO
Their associates. desir ring 10 pursue their In.
designations further before doing so, Some
iitst.class nails had been cut. a=
Mr.. llearne showed the reporter specimen
nail OF medium Size. which was of perfect
shape. This was cut hot, rs Iron mills OF the
same size are. The cutting OF the steel nails
required the grinding OF the knives of the
InIchincs In n peculiar way.
This was all progress that had been made
toward introducing the manufacture OF steel
nails into the Wheeling mills, and any state.
ments 10 the contrary were unauthorized and
premature.
Another gentleman largely interested in n
mill rs stakeholder made substantially the
same statement as Mr.. Hearne.
CONFLICTING STATEMENTS.
Other manufacturers while they regarded
pj ti,c corresnonIenTs inforn"nt inj;.o.aat
did moi ottem nj IN Jsnr ,brt tho aiIr",,;ons
of the dispatch were truc In nil ma,ct,.i 20.
spects. One gentleman snid Tint ha had
been in noysf ssion nj ihc facts for soma ,;m,o
but considered himself in honor homnS mn,
TO dlyulpe them Otbers t.ci,lv aIna;,1oJ
Inc truth of ihe ncconnt Int re.rc,,cd n NJ
II had become public.
OBrien. both stockho,ders in Tho noInnnt
mill, were Of the latter closs Thev could
only guess how tho rsnorter had nyoc"rsJ
his Information. and thourht thar ,rn man.
ufuciurcrS who were Irlerss,ci in no n,o,an,
con Iidenrc r"o'' '''o '"e''
Mr. Wilson said tba ns,mo,, mil, w.s +,
favor nj INV mnvemen, ,.bici mrnr,i.a5 IN
maintain for Wbeciin" ,,s snnro pU in th No
manufactures Of nails This wa. .no,, n
movement. ard ,he mil hnd enIis,sa IN !,
The manufacturers had appointed com.
mltlee OF Three Of their number. Messrs.
ffahS Hearne, j. H. AlcCourtney and VIII
nam .. wallace, 10 investigate the matter,
anu they are now engaged i'll doing so.
ADVANTAGES To WHEELING or TIE sTEr coyrgM.
PLATED. II.
Both the gentlemen rsmcd arreea that tho
successful inaueuratinn NJ sho n ,". saI
chanre would result in ,nuci ,ond ~ W%sei'
inr and tho manuinc,nr;n" rs s ~ wh;oh
She Is The centre In Tho trs, niacs ,h % es.
adjustment of The steel nlom, st nsnwooJ
would add, directly ar indirectIr btt, somIs
10 Inc nonnlatinn II wonlJ al r,nto, jou,s
TO the anonnt Of mon"v c;rcmia,sI 1t 81 ,i,s
business communiiv nni Time nnIs,ca ,he
prosucritv of Mi branrhcs ~ Srsiraua '"e
Moreover il is n nscessarv stnm II III, o;,r
i, 10 maintain hcr nrasn;,t .ptno , ,sd ~
sI,nremacy in ibc mi, ,roJ" S,ani nn;,u rn
yrdluaIly coming into use and tbn;r .dson,
ages over iron ones re- ranidiv hecon,;nr nan.
erallv known They are destined ~ su mar
soJn ION AND in Nv. tho ,e;iia ,i ~ nupei