Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-04-26
MILL NOTES.

I
about ready to begin operations.
It's expected that the new nail works at
Ashland, Ky, viii start up next week.
ThsJefersou nail works, at Steubepville,
0hio, are running this week.
Over 5000 worth Of nails were stored in
the warehouse Of the recently destroyed mill
at Niles, Ohio.
The Sharon, Pa, Iron Co, bss resumed
work. AT the Atlantic iron works there is
every indication of 3 steady run until June
! lSt at least.
All departments Of the Bsyview, Wis,
mill were on last week, but both nailplste
mill and factory were idle this week.
! The number of tack machines in this
country is stated at $500, of which only 80
/ per cent are running, the rest having been
kept idle BY the manufacturers combina-
ton.
An order FOR -, 900 tons Of steel rails,
/ for the Suakim- Berber railway, has, il q
stated, been equally divided between Charles
Csmmell Company and the Barrow Hems-
tite S.eel Comaay.
The Kloman mill, at Mouudsville, ". Va,
was not sold, OF; is siin idle A gentleman
from Pittsburg proposed to purchase the
plant and turn ii into steel mill, but said
il Eould cost So, 900 to make the change
and Withdrew his offer.
A special from Brazil, Ind. says that
during the noon hour last Saturday Patrick
Crsddcck, boss roller in the rolling mill al
tempted 10 fix the set.screEs on the rolls.
Bv some means be WAS drawn through the
rolls, and his body was smashed to pulp.
Crzddock was forty years old and lsaTes
family.
The Joliet. H. rolling mills are idle. They
viii be closed two months during which
time improved machinery will be put in aud
general repairs made. The chief improve
meut viii Be the automatic bloom aud rail
rolls, doing away with q large number OF
employees and greatly cheapening the cost
OF manufacturing rails.
Booth, Miller { Co, founders and machin-
ISIS, Youngstown, Ohio, made complete
set Of eotion-ie rolls for tie Houston RoI-
ing Mills snd Iron Company, a, Houston,
Texas, WHO are about to engage in the
Manufacture Of eoston-ties This mill wSs
erected in 1884, and put in operation in May
Of the same year. lis products hitherto
have been Eght-the rails, merchant bar
iron, railroad spikes, 6Sh-plAtes and general
railroad supplies. \ great many cotton ties
are used in Texas II Is better for Texas
to make her eotton-iies and SPIN her cotton
than to serI to England for the ties and
then send both the cotton and the ties to that
country, and after the former hiss been
made into cloth bring il back to the spot
where il Was grown. To do 30 IS 3 misdi-
rection Of human energy, for Texas has as
many u&turSl advantages IS England for
the manufacture OF cotton goodS-AmeEi-
can Manufactures.
The long-talkedof steel works to be built
On tie Richards farm, above Po,tstoEn, Pa.
are about to become 3 reality. A part Of
the contract for the erection Of the plant
hiss been awarded The bridge works Of
Cofrode / Savior have the contract for the
iron work Of the roof Of the new mill which
viii require about 100, 900 pounds Of mann.
factured iron, and the same firm viii probs-
bly receive other Eo-k ss the enterprise I'D
vanceS Contracts are vel under way for
stationary engines and other machinery, |
ard II Is understood that one Of our BRICK |
las N OElSI
10 Oee, Geo bricks TO be used IN bnilding the |
walls These prospective works. with the |
iron works and nail factory Of Ellis. Less;s !
A Co. and the Warwick Iron Compa1ys |
farnAce. grOGped together IS they VII Be,
and 81 in tun blast, VII give the upper end |
Of tosn 8 fresh starr onsard-ReAdiny
HERALD
AYear's Iron Production.
From complete returns to the American |
Iron and Steel Association II appears that |
the total production Of pig iron in The United
S,asez last year vas SIS. SIS tons, against |
:, l4S,sT2 tons in 1888. The nunbnr Of |
furnaces in blast on January l. 1855, was
$50. against SoT at the beginning Of the
PREVIOUS JeS., and Al on January l, 1888.
he nnnhr Of furnaces ont Of bias: jana
ary l, 1885, vas 432. The production Of
charcoal pig iron last year was As. ils tons
against ST, T26 tons the previous year; Of
bitruinoEs eoal and coax pig iron. 1874.
74s tons, sna Of aath-sSiss pig iron. l.55s,