New-York tribune., 1886-03-31
A QUESTION or REMUNERATION.
REPORT OF THE ORDNANCE COMMISSION.
AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS READY TO MAKE
HEAVY GINS rEnNLDEn II TAYs InEM.

AMLihChN MANEFACIIRERS KfAD1 ~ man.
HEAVY GUNS PROVIDED IT PAYS THEM'
WAsuINGToS, March 0.-Reprcsentatlvcs
Randall, Hewitt. Burnes. Crisp. Hiscock. Reed ana
Phelps, constituting the select Commission on ord
nance and Gunuery. to-day reached final unanimous
agreement on their final report and 1t Will he prosecutor
TO the House by Chairman Randall Tie commission
was appointed July Is. ls-I and 1t has been taxing 'e''
tmony at different manufacturing points IN the Ihleu
States and collecting and Gigesng he facts collected
since that date The report which Is accompanied by
record Of the testimony taken. begins with recital of
the Inquiries with which the Commission was charged
and continues follows: An examination OF the
testimony shows:
"l )There to-day he made in the United states
a steel gun above eightinch calihre l2) that vari
ons companies are willing to undertake the operations OF
casting, forging, rouchboring rouChturning ana tenn
perng the parts necessary to make the guns OF the
largest calbre provided they receive sufficient remuh-
Grafton.
1.-The whole question OF al-see hiGh-pOwcred guns In
the UneG States hinges what is sufficient remuner-
alton The replies the various companies indicate
what they considered this bc. The Bethlehem Iron
Company requires contracts the extent of 5000
tons per year for a period OF five years.
The Tredegar Company from 1000 TO 1000 tons
per year for long term OF years The Cambria Iron
Company 1000 tons per for period Of five years
These above for caibres upto Gnch. loOton guns
For cabres up lO.inch the Midyale steel Company
bres mp to l2-inch. gross order OF 5000 tons Tho
figures furnished by the Cambria and tho Midvale com
panies about $500 per ton, and may he taken as
about what would have he paid; that TO say
For lOnch guns, 5000 OF steel S2,5OooOo Will be
required.
"The report OF the Gun Foundry Board. created 10y
Congress. shows that the cost complete plant for
casting and forging. rough boring rough turning ana
tcmpering parts OF up :" 700 tons. 81 lu.ve or
buildings. would lie about <1bO,Oou. "A the 'AmhTa
ptuv " An orI fpTN
hat there must oe Wild: margin OF prohi 10 cover te
high standing to undertake such contracts l. great
proof " Their enterprise and sk. and srenTt9ens the
commission IN their conviction tnaf a t- work ought
br. and he. dom IN the United states ana that
the benefits and advantage Of doing II mere more
than compensate FOR any probable lner'ns" ni cost
The question OF making gun steel In small mh-'cs
IL delicate and difficult operation. II therefor" seems
that the best course To pursue l. TO connnr nu't ~
prcHcnt to guns of from eixt 10 twelve inches '"I
BY thlS means workm"n. foreu.n corpor"'ion- ana
ordnance oilceis VIII DE educated ana 'N ~ ~ "'.'
accumulated that ought to result IN improved ana more
economical proc"sses aud enable them u" '"u'.'&I,t &
arEer guns "h'H VII ""i "tF or il'. 'l' "'
Will remove the element ~ uncertainty from tue ques
ton o' what u sufficient remuneration
"Shou.d Congress be of the opinion that a. present
guns exceeding twelve inches cainro Dee made "rc
aitrN the question: shs 'n"utn hon'' % ue ~ "mipa"lr'
aiel 10 warrant one IN f tu' "" y,
"Guus uiy he made Boy the Government alone hF
WIv't' par "s alone hy lAIiAer,iIP urt"'' & ,n' NV
ernmelt ana lTW'lr p'iU--: NY c,W''h' ',i"n ~ ,r
tween the Government and private Pr'ic-. s'rh WORK
pr"'crhei quality ard shapes. whrh ne '"fWr'
nni'ie' and "'s'ml.es ~ 'h-. comp H'e R"",
Mt Il SplIW, oi tho ui'n OF W 20 '''' " '''' ''
Ncv-lcrs. who have imported plates 'oI o." Govern
ueu states That The plant complete. "'cl-I''oi nih'H
vouII cost itoIt ~-1upuuO to r1onunnp nat = com
tract for -uuOuOo tor nye years would be nee
10 induce ftrufac' 20 20 t' 'Hc H~u"'-.
According fp hIS statement arwor iWeN' ANA h'Il
Thick about 90. prr-rUf C1pFcl'y ~ 'r" tinted
States. about 500 per ton. and twenty ihch'"
th,k 800 per tom In fhl. ho i' .urpoTtrd h} Mr. "
amin Aua. ~ tie Gru"I Ben IanlIu AHA Coz NrN~tN
y j.. Who II tAc on one uiaalut drhti" proposal
receives an orler for AZ 'c.. D. 600 ton. ,. ear Tor
i've vear' IN" pI'eN heur 900 per ton, og total ~
Sl2.5 .5OO.OOO.'
'ourusiu- ro"ar'u- gun construction and 'h" question
competition a..u .cl Co.. lu reference q" 'Lr con-
sIIIttIau o' uAlc steam cus's troy rrrre"~r' thht
tic machinery and machine t"ns Iu %" navy }arl- "i
Government ami 100 ilc private 'uuudli.- sh9 IA
shops IN 'hr Tf,I s;a'~s at - 'ho r'c-.s'fy
character and sgfic'ucy fp- tie construction oi steam
ru-Irc- .itIb.c for vrssr. ~ wtr.
Steel and iron lp. ,an Doe built in tHo navy yards NJ
Boston. ~ N,v-l,rk and a. Nurfo.E. From 'e-'m"hy
ami information lrrr'ufurr obtained hv Congress II
would .pIrar maj iAr mott favorable rtc !"r the CON
.tiultiuu tie -, .AwAsc.l..,.r.