The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-30
IRON AND STEEL
SECRETARY swASK's FIGURES
Showing the Exnct Number OF Fnrnaees II
Operation In Tho Country aud the stand. ,
ing OF iron and Steel WORKS. Great. n
ly Increased Production. y

Mr.. James N. Swank, Secretary Of the
American Iron and Steel Association, has
puced tho lNrELLi0EScEn under obliga-
tons for a copy Of his revised directory
Of the Iron and Steel Works Of the United
states" just from tho press, embracing q
full report OF the blast furnaces, rolling
mills, steel works, foryes and bloomarles
in every State and territory. Iii very
interesting and comprehensive work. This
il the seventh edition OF the book, and it
has been thoroughly revised up to the LIST
Of September, 1884. a *. ~ ~
Since July %, 1882, according to the re.
port, there has been u decrease Of II in
the number OF furnaces in the United
States, or from $50 to go. The total num-
Der abandoned on account Of being badly
located, burned down and torn down was
Is. The number Of new ones.built, %.
CLASSIFICATION OF TIE FURNACES.
The G75 blast furnaces are classified ac-
cerding to fuel, o2l being biinminons
coal und coke, 222l anthracite, 80 charcoal
and one ras. Those OF the preceding wear
,,ar. on h;,,,n;,or. 90, ,r,hr,o;,a o5n
I as,,c -ie AL ann .,os m osn t;,,,nna Il ~ ~.
nn ;ncr"a " ~ !, h;tum;,,o,,s n Jsc5a.ss
" i. nntLra,.;,, and n Jnnroosn ., 10 cSn y.
coal. The nominal capacity Of the fur.
. naces last year had increased from $780,.
900 net tons in 1852 to 100000 net tons
~ i"3, ,o,,;,Ie "S'' WIZ tin ,mI
e" ";,, r ~ w. ,,rnl"aS ,., Iva "nJa s =,
r" r", ,inmnMd WITH h;,h 3r;" ., " IL nro Nv
" rf y, ue aruant Isss nn p tSo 10 piuo
"J o. OK fo,1 net toms Instead y
:. . 100 900 ne, IONS: ,l,al Is, g937 SIS En-
\ ish tons, instead OF S,303,j7l English tons
), II is, however, certain that the wltolensini
! Der OF blast furnaces in this country to-la!
. which arc in blast, or will be put it blast
does not exceed 600 instead Of $50
ROLLING MILLS AND STEEL WORKS.
8 Tho una.},.r of roll;u,, mills md .,oa
,.o.rs has ;,,.rooSoi irnm IN ~ III ' D.
3 ,w v 40 III. 1870 mi Ss,totrhor7 ,ss, =
49,. nv. ,o oI , .o mil, H., ~ H., .'h ~,
n.r;oS Il ro1Iinrmitis md stool worts sor,
abandoned ieayinga net increase Of Il
Sono nj thps. pnV Wart = u.n an hEil. IN yre
dire nails and snikes In the sam" ner;o s
thn nmmhar If nail machines a ;nc psot
i ;ron 4 n"S - Seo3 Tha anmn,, canac;,,
M1 tv,v IL s ~ tr;shSn" irnn rI staai
" to ,nn "aa ,nnroosod tron, SnN o w. !.
W. cnn 1 Mnn 1 .nn p'nhon "; ,o;; Tv Iii, Is
,UuT' v,;I iac l irn, q ~ Ftar,
nro oa aa' ;"e,or;eS hm;ld;na ~ mi NJ no;
,nooI;nas ~ hs ,,scd ~ Tho new f,ctor; III"
naa;mst i5s - .bort to ha ,scd in ,Le sams
1s. 10 auu t,c.ora S,' Nil NV, 1 sTo
T Ha,oe, o' :.1" ,ni;n" Mill now m, I'm
na; as air 81 tmn rnars nrc row 1 nml
, ,s "sas. ro,;rW mI;s ";n, a.,o ut
sms!e aF r. = iSsi N'i''' pe'''s e'ec'ee
; "s"'"S' ~ NJ ts'=' :.
! SPREAD or nETwtS INDUSTRIES.
y 1T is noticeable that some Of the new
: rolling mills are located in sections OF the
country that have not heretofore giver
). mucl, attention to the manufacture OF iro,
j. in any form. ll;nnesqta, iowa and Texa.
have each built rolling mill Tor the FRO
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