The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-22
NOBODY FRIGHTENED.
President jarrett and the Ir0ii VI cn Uiiit
in COminrn.iiuS Wheeling EutcrurI.,..

President JNrrcft md il,c Ir0ii Men Unit q
in C"mmrnsiiuS Wheeling Enterprise.
PlrrsErRGII, November 2l.-l President
jarrett, OF the Atnalsanatcd Association,
said yesterday lie did not apprel,cnd any
trouble among the Wheeling puddlers
because OF the syndicate who were going
to try to do away with puddlers in tho nail
mills. "rhc new l'essemcr mill whicl.
they will ercct,'' said he, "will
require more men in the skill.
ed departments tl,an are now re,
CURED in the boiling depart.
ments. When tho big rail mills
OF the country began the use OF convcrlers
instead oi pudding furnaces the men were
Il little uneasy at ii's!, hut soon found ,ha,
their condition had been improved BY the
change. These facts arc well known
among iron workers everywhere, aud YOU
never saw pnddler vino was SO in love
with his job tinA he would not exchange il
Tor something lighter, and which paid
aE we'll. have eentstccl nails cut
on Il regular mailing machine and they sur
pass those made Of iron III every respect.
l am pleased to hear OF the change"
Mr.. Chess, Of Chtss, Cook K Co., tack
and nail manufacturers in this city, said
TIE move had been discussed quietly by
the Wheeling men for year back, ant!
that he was glad they had undertaken it.
"Nails can be cut rs easily from low grade
steel as from iron,' he continued; ''at lens.
the Wheeling syndicate have plenty of
money to fully test the matter. II they
make better nails, or cheaper nails, than
we can Of iron then we will follow suit,
for we will not allow Wheeling 10 run
:!way with our nail trade, ii il is only
y small part OF the iron industry Of Pitts
burgh. They argue now That they can
make steel which cannot be told from iron.
vlm.>will he used agains. tho nails when
they are brought out by opposing firms;
ior steel nail plate that cannot be told from
iron nail plate will not make steel nails
that can readily be distinguished from iron
nails, think, The driving nails should be
still, rather than easily bent, even il they
shonll be brittle, for a null bud better
break than bcu,l in the driving. We make
our own nail plate from the Jig iron, and
il necessary could make our own steel. or
we could }slst us easily buy steel blooms Is,
pig metal. l do not know whether steel
nails can be made cheaper OF steel than
they are now made OF iron. 1t takes y
very good grade Of pig iron to make steel
without loss.
"l think tho plan good one for this
reason. When You nrc making mills out
O.! l'essemer and find T. blow that makes n
tirst.class mil, it can he analysed and more
of the same kind made. Different degrees
Of hardness ca1I he used in making nails OF
different sizes. III making naila Of iron
there Ia no certainty tllat the different
heats will be OF the same quality. In d
Eesscmcr furnace everything is done on
scientific principles. Ii the Wheeling
manufacturers succeed We will be ready to
take advantage Of aul prof. by their ex.
periencc.' .t
Several steel and iron men, mol directly
interested in nail manufacturing, we're in.
tesiewed OH tho subject. and all wished
the revolution inaugamted in the Nail City
Il hearty success. They expressed tho be.
lief that nails were not the only articles
which were now made Of iron that during
the next few years would be made Of steel