Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-24
PITTsBURG.
Our Regular Letter from the iron
City.
The Siemen-Anderson Steel COmpany-ihe
Basic Process of Steel haking-Steei
from SIag-Glass Works and
What is Needed.
RESUME OF THE POLITICAL SITUATION,

PITTSBURGH, January -o.-Ooniuy W S1N
general expectation, the Siemens-Anderson
Steel Company was unable to come to any
satisfactory understanding with its credit
ors. and Saturday the sheriff commenced
the sale of its property in this city, consist
ing of three mills and a large amount OF
manufactured steel. The first lot OF six
hundred tons OF steel was knocked down to
the NJ. and NJ. Bank at Az cents. Other
sales quickly followed this, and the total
fnr. ths day amounted to ahetls .aaas
fair prices were generally realized, several
bids being above card rates. The sale will
be resumed tomorrow and continued until
all the company's property is disposed oi'
The Basic Process.
Some time since the American Bessemer
Steel Association purchased from the Eng
lish owner the sole right to use IN TINS
country the Basic process for steel making
By the use of the Basic lining ores high III
phosphorus are made TO produce just as
good steel as can be made by other meth
ods from the dearer ores. 1t is stated that
tLe Ressemer Association became possessed
of this valuable patent through the efforts
of Mr.. Andrew Carnegie, the gentleman
who recently contributed $2J0,0O for the
founding OF free public library in this
CITY, and OF whom | wrote you some time
since. Mr.. Carnegieis said to have received
$50 600 for his services in this matter.
The Edgar Thomson Steel Company,
whose works are located at Braddock,
suburb of Pittsburgh, is one OF the eleven
Bessemer Association steel-making hrmS oil
the United States, and about the shrewdest
of them all They very senSibly concluded
that Inv the Basic process a large amount OF
good steel could be distracted from the
Stag left over from the ordinary method:
Having come to this conclusion, they did
not deem il necessary TO give much pub
licity TO that fact, but very quietly sent out
an agent to oil the mills in this vicinity
who purchased their supply, visible and
invisible, of Pittsburgh ore i. eS<{pill
cinder. The Edgar Thomson plant has
been remOdled SO that it can use the Basic
process, and expects to get as good steel
from
as from the highest priced and most far.
fetched article in the market. This shrewd
move of the Braddock concern places them
in position Independent of the rise and
fall Of card rates" because they will al
wavs be able to manufacture steel at very
much less cost than their competitors, and
can make o profit at a price which would
bankrupt the latter Should the other
members of the Bessemer Association con-
clude To follow the lead OF the Edgar
Thomson company and remodel their
| works il of course means complete revo-
luton of the steel industry in this country
Glass Making.
Pittsburgh is not only 4 center OF iron
manufacturing. but also of glass making.
| There are in this city fifty establishments
| of all kinds engaged in the manufacture OF
this article, with an aggregate capital OF
Z. .i9l 600 Some branches Of the trade are
| ia a very hourishing condition ut present,
while others are not so. The cheaper bot
| tic trade, for instance, is notably poor. This
| state of affairs is laid upon defect in the
! tariff: hence the glass men are interested
| equally with the iron men in the proposed
| tariff revision. One Of our largest glass
manufacturers said, = few days since,
There are sold in the whole United States
| about 5000. 900 beer bottles annually; glass
manufacturers in Germany are laying these
| bottles down in Chicago to-day at 81 % per
gross, and in st. Louis at So sS6, paving the
| duty OF 50 per cent. adyalorem, too. We
| consider So gross about as cheap as we
| can handle the bottles" When asked why
European
| explained, in brief, as follows:
"Labor Costs Very Little There.
In the United States-a good blower wants
| five dollars per day, while in Germany he
considers himself well paid ii he receives
| ten or twelve dollars per week. OF course
we want 10 keep our wages up il possible.
| but il can only be done in one way
"HOw is that was asked.
-. hn tylac
! and soda ash. This is made OF articles all
of which can be obtained in abundance in
| the United states. Foreign manufacturers
have monopoly OF this trade and every
attempt 10 break il down has failed. They
| charge us for the ash, pa cents per pound.
| Two firms in Philadelphia attempted 10
| engage in its manufacture, but were una
| Bile to compete with European makers at
the low rate of duty existing.
| You remember that Bennett, Clyde
4 Co. Of this city. attempted the
same thing and failed. In 1850, 2DS, i2j, 100
pounds OF soda ash were imported paying
duty of &c per pUunl. The value Of the
importation was S2l2S, I52.;1. III Il duty of
| &c per pound was put upon this commod-
| iIy the United States would be the gamer.
| In any line of glass manufacture requiring
! the use of machinery, We can successfully
| compete with the German and English
| manufacturers but in a line of goods where
labor is the principle cost they have deCid-
| cdiy the advantage OF us
The Political Waters
| Of Pennsylvania are troubled. and indca-
| tions Of Il coming storm are plentiful. The
stalwart wing OF the Republican party
seems 20 be pretty unanimously in favor
| of General James \. Beaver for Governor,
! but then politics is mighty uncertain"
and before the nominating convention
meets the gallant Beaver may be thrown
| over for some more available candidate.
| An available" candidate.is one whom the
bosses can manipulate. Tom Cooper, who
| engineered the last campaign and brought
| his man out victorious over both the Demo-
cratic nominee and Independent Republi-
can, Wolfe, seems to think his services de-
! mand some recognition at the hands OF the
party, and will doubtless be a candidate
| unless Cameron lcan succeed in hushing
him up by promise of something better.
General Beaver is man OF undOubted in
tegrity, was lately President of the Young
Mems State Christian Association, is
strong temperance man, carries one leg as
sn evidence OF his devotion to his country,
and in every way has an unassailable
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