Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-08
TIE REDWOOD STEEL PLANT.
Some Interesting Facts in Relation to Its
Construction.

Some Interesting Facts in Relation to Its
Construction.
a REGISTER reporter had the pleasure
yesterday OF talking to a gentleman who
had returned from an inspection Of tie
machinery and general plan Of the Ben.
wood steel plant that is now in process Of
erection. The gentleman was highly
pleased with what he saw, and ssid all the
machinery Was Of the very latest Invention
and only material OF the fGest quality was
being used. He was confident hat the
money expended in building the plant
when finished, woald produce IS much
steel as any in this section.
THE PLAN or Tue PLANT
he considered as especially praisewortby.
lie product, ha thought, would be abou;
three hundred ions in tveutY.four hours,
and owing to the superiority of the design
this output can be almost doubled at a
comparatively email additional expense.
The plan adopted is the resul;
OF long study and is receiving compliments
from sll conveEsaHt with architectural
studies who have examined it.
Owing to bad weather since work on
the plant was commenced it is nov appa-
rent that it will net be finished before May.
The greatest care has been exercised By
the managers to operate the largest work.
ing force when the weather would allow
them 10 work to the best advantage. AT
prese: t the work has advanced SO far that
only skilled LABOR cen be employed aud
thus the number of hands has been very
materially reduced. All
& BUILDINGS
are nearly finished. The min building is
S4x266. Engine and pump house 72z72
Boiler house 44xl20. Several small build
ings are erected. AS to the machinery the
blooming mill and reversing engines are
entirely completed and are ready for
steam. The blooming mill is q t~hirty,six
inch two high. The cylinders Of the
reverse engines are forty inches in diane.
ter with torty.eight inch stroke. The
blooming engines cylinder is thjrty-six
inches in diameter. The blast cylinder ia
forty eight Inches in diameter, with a five
foot stroke. The sixteen boilers are set
up, but the brick work is not nniahed.
Thase are two 6ve.ton conVerters which
are rotated by hydraulic power. Eight
hydraulic cranes will be used in handling
ladies', iDgots, etc. The tSopair OF duplex
pumps for producing the hydraulic power
are set up. The largest piece OF ma.
. be seen in the neS plant is the
bloom shears. The are capabls ofcutting
\ slab of steel while hot taas IS twenty-four
inches wide and six Inches thick, or q bar
steel nine inches square, which furnishes
he same resistance.
THE GAS FURNACES AND PRODUCERS
re entirely completed All the pumps
re in place and the cranes are nearly
The eonveFters sad tipping gear
ire ready for use, and a little more work
Sill complete the bottom house and drying
,vens. The pipes and smaller details are
lot yet in place.
One will readily see that by far the most
ificult part OF the werk is done. and what
emsins may very appropriately be termed
be dressing up
Benvood bids fair to be one OF the
noueyed. towns OF the valley. Let the
lew steel plant start up, the Riverside keep
sKd the two hundred and thirty. {
bur nail machines in the factory be set
and that section will certainly '
Experience q financial boom. {
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