Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-28
the STEEL QUESTION,
And tho Effect II Is Having on tho
Amalgamated.
A WIDE DIVERSITY OF OPINION.
Anew Discovery in Steel Manafas'u'.
Which, II is Alleged, Will ReT,'u.
tioni,e The Business,
AND RELOCATE IRON TO A BACK SEAT.

As announced in our issue Of Thursday
morning, Hersey Lodge, Of Bellaire, surren.
dered their charter and withdrew from the
Amalgamated Association because Of differ
ences of opinion growing out Of the intro
duc,ion of the steel nail, and the action was
widely discussed in this and other cities BY
The manufacturers and workmen,
By some Of the former this action was
received as an acknowledgment on the part
Of The class which has hitherto ignored the
si,el question as unworthy Of notice, that it
IS factor in the trade whose influence must
be recognized. Many Of the workmen seem
10 think, however that it will have no bad
effect upon the association, and that IT will
be as strong as before, and deny the report
that all the other mills in the Second dis.
tTict withdrew from the association.
4 Pttsburg Times reporter id converse
lion with prominent manufacturer OF that
city, suggested that the great cost
OF pants for the manufacture oil steel would
probably postpone anything like O general
substitution of,lat melal for iron for many
years.
The boy was met with laugh. Why,
my dear bey, the gentleman said, that diff
fculty was overcome long ago,and although
the fact has not been advertised We have
right in this city process for the manutac-
ture of steel whose cost is comparatively IN.
significant, and the results Of which are des-
lined TO completely revolutionize the trade.
Brief notes have been published several
times of the new steel mill built by Oliver
Eros. 4 Phillips, at the foot OF South Fat
teenth street, over \ year ago. but no eh'
rerisl description Of the place has been
printed The reason is that no person has
! zen admitted The firm, in connection
vi h Mr.. j. y. Wiherow, Of New Castlehas
teeu experimenting with a new process
h, own ms the Clapp Grit'ith-ior working
steel Mr. II. W. Oliver purchased the ex-
elusive right for the United States two years
ego when he was in Europe. After many
months of waiting the trade has been con-
,lnced tha, the process is q success.
Oliver Bros h Phillips will not be in tho
slough of despond mach longer Numerous
applications have been made TO them Tor
permission 10 use the new process, and in
short time they will be in receipt Of royal
ties annually that viii equal fortunes. A
complete plant, producing 10000 tons OF
steel year, can be constructed for not over
S5j, 900. The steel produced is better for
nearly all purposes than iron and the cost
of production is IS per ton less at the very
leas st. This being the case, any OF our large
firms will save three times the cost o.
Changing their mills in single year. 10
there not reason for my belief that iron will
| be almost entirely put out OF the way within
the next Eve years?
Meetiag Mr.. c. ID. Thompson. ex'Vice
! President OF the Association, yesterday, .
| reporter asked him what he thought OF the
! situation, but he stated that he was no long
or an officer and had nothing TO say in re-
gard TO the matter. Mr.. Thompson, who
| has always been faithful aud efficient OIL
! Ger OF the Assoc alton, handed in his resig
nation some time last month, but al the
| solicitation Of President Wright he continued
to act in his oiiicisl capacity until last Sat
urday, when John W. Stuff, Of the t.ina
mill, was appointed by President Wright 10
gil the vacancy. Mr. Thompsons reasons
Tor resia ming WAS that he has been selected
10 the position OF manager Of the new A.
hambrA Palace rink, and he proposes TO de-
vote his attention TO it entirely. The mem
bern of the Association will regret 10 lose
Mr.. Thompson, but extend to bis successor
n hearty welcome, as he 10 competsnt
and one who can al the position accepts,
bly,.
A report was circulated yesterday ths, the
La0ghiin mill, OF Martins Fs'ry, would go
on steel nail- in about two weeks, bot the
rumor could no, be subsantiated on sccoun,
Of being unable to fnd any oi the gentle
men connected with the mill. ], is stated
,ba, Nail City Lodge Of this city will Eold
a rrseting in n week or so. but the nature
of,he bn,ine.s 10 be transacted could not
be learned.
via Mako steeI.