Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-04-05
MILL NOTES.

Inc W estern NalL 20 OF DellSyllLe, Ill.
has been authorized 20 increase its capital
stock from $50, 900 to $500, 600.
The Helm5acher forge and rolling mills
OF ST. Louis Mo are not working as strong
on orders as heretofore.
Next Monday the South Chicago rolling
mills start up full. They will directly and
indirectly employ nearly 1000 men.
The puudle and plate mill and nail fac
tory Of the Pottstown Iron Company has
started up double turn, and the boiler plate
mill will resume shortly.
p. L. Kimberly & Co.'S rolling mill, at
Sharon, Pa, has started up. The mill has
been shut down for long time. Over 1000
workmen are affected by this order.
Representatives of nail mills in Pennsyl-
vania and New Jersey, have reathrmed the
card price, - 80 base. That price will
prevail in the Eastern and Middle States.
The plate mill Of the Central iron works,
in South Harrisburg. Pa, turned out POI
tons OF finished plate iron last week, sur
passing all previous records.
The nail factory, uaiI plate mill and Hope
mil of the POtstown, Pa. Iron Company,
have been shut down. They employ 500
men.
The Calumet Iron and Steel Co.'S works,
at Cummings, III are now in full running
order. The pudding and plate mills started
on the 18th inst, and the rail mill on the
10th.
4 dispatch from England says: The steel
works in Moumouthshire and Glamorgan
are having share Of the order of rails for
Suakim. The irst shipment Of 200 tons is
to be sent out this week.
The property of the Manchester Iron and
Steel Company, of Allegheny City, Pa, has
been sold under the hammer. Dnox 4 Reed,
attorneys, bid in the rolling mill, blast fur
mace, etc
The New Philadelphia Iron and Steel
Co., of New Philadelphia, Ohio, capital
stock $1,000 is 8 new organization iucor-
porated recently. 1t is said that there is q
probability Of the erection in Massilon, o.,
of plant for the manufacture of nails from
Bessemer steel.
Judge Brewer, of the United States Cir
cui: Court, at St: Louis, has made an order
of sale of the Vulcan steel works under
81 coo, 600 mortgage, unless cause TO the
contrary he shown before April Is. The
sale is to include the right to manufacture
Bessemer steel rails.
The Philadelphia and Redains Coal aud
Iron Company rolling mill ct Reading
Pa recently loaned sil Pinch rolls to the
Ncntour Iron and Steel Company Of Dan
vile, Pa aud out of this circumstance
arose the rumor that the irst.nsued rolling
mill was to be removed to Danyille. The
mill will not be removed.-Biietin.
The galvaaizers in the wire mill Of L. S.
Wheeler & Co, of New Haven, Conu., are
on strike for an advance to Sl.I5 per day.
The firm is unable to fill their places. The
wire-drawers are watching the strike with
interest, for If the gAlvsnizers are defeated
they fear it will be their turn to receive
reduction.
After making number OF changes the
Scranton Steel Company has succeeded IN
making the unparalleled record of blowing Il
heats with two converters IN twelve hours.
A few days before that the works had reach
ed 60 heats in spite of some delays. The
rolling capacity is now 80 tons of rails an
hour when necessary, or at the rate OF 6,UoO
tons per week.-Bulietin.
Report he's it that no work will be done
this wear at the rolling mill OF the Phlladel
phia sud Reading Co, az Reading, Pa. The
rolls have been sent to the works OF the
Montour Iron and Steel Co., at Dany!ue,
/ where fish. plates are being made for the
! Philadelphia and Reading Co., and the en-
gines and other machinery are being CREASED
TO prevent rust.
The naiEplate feeders of Mingo, o., are
a iollv los. They propose 10 have grand
mSsuaerade on skates on Friday April 10th
/ The committee OF arrangements will be
John Kieter, ]. j. Keeting, John henns
ard Robert McEroy. MGnagers-Oavt
I Abel. ]. Stafford, Amos Siegfried, aud Mike
Achlemer. A cordial invitation is extended
to al. -
lis alleged that Messrs. Oliver Bros. &
Phillips, OF Pittsburg, have a process Sc
that completes plant producing 30. 600 toni
of steel a wear can be constructed tor no
over S., 600. The steel produced is claimed
70 be better for nearly all purposes thar
iron and the cost Of production is SIS PEI
tom less at the very least This is expected
10 reyolutionize the iron industry.
Work in the melting department of tn
steel works has been resumed, after stop
ns0e OF over three months. The works ar
running about on the same scale that the.
have been for the past six months. The e1
tension TO the works is about completed, bu
oneraiions in the new portion have not bee
Commenced, and the managers cannot 81
when the establishment viii start up in full
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