Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-12
MORE MILLS VISITED.
A TRIP TAKEN UP THE ALLEGHENY AS
FAR AS TARENTUM.

The Skillful Handling of a Cast Excites Much
Admiration-Notes Made of Some Fig
ures That Were Displayed-A Thorough
Inspection Made.
Another section of the city's guests trav-
eled up the Allegheny Valley, yesterday
morning, and inspected the mills along the
line as far as Tarentum. The route taken
was along the north bank.
The party, which numbered about $50
persons, was in charge of Colonel I. P.
Roberts, assisted by the following gentle
men from the local committee: Messrs.
Samuel P. HARRISON, of HARRISON &
Walker; Captain Alfred E. Hunt and George
W. Clapp, of Hunt & Clapr; David Nc
Cargo, of the A. V. r. R.; j. j. Saint,
William Metcalf, of Miller, Metcalf &
Parkin; n. G. Ayres, E. E. Ziegler, Benjs-
min Caruthers. Superintendent Hutckin-
son, of the West Penn, accompanied the
party and the railroad arrangements under
his management were perfect
A start was made at 8 o'clock from Federal
street. The first stop was made at tine 1sa-
bella furnaces. One of these was ready for
tapping and a cast was made. The visitors
observed with interest the skillful name
in which the work was handled.
A card on one of the furnaces that at
tracted attention read: "This furnace was
blown in May 26, 1856, and has made 27O,-
600 gross tons of mill and foundry iron"
This was carefully put in note books, which
were quickly produced, anG the record was
commented on as almost beyond belief 1t
is the best made by any furnace without re-
lining. The other furnace was blown in
August l, 1888, and has made 175, 600 gross
rNr r RpcS Iror7
Every part of the plant was open to the
visitors and carefully inspected. There was
no process or piece of mechanism that was
not fully explained to all. Comments were
freely made and iavorably of the plant
There was general admiration at the mag
nitude Of the plant the processes, the man.
ner Of construction and operation, the out
put and everything connected with the
plant
The new furnace is nearly completed and
was carefully examined. One of the chief
attractions and the one most carefully ex-
amined and favorably commented on was the
natural gas regulator the invention of Mr..
Hugh Kennedy, who showed the party over
the works.
A portion of the party which had gone on
to Spang Brothers mills, re-embarked at
Etna, and the train ran on to Tarentum,
which was reached at 1915. When the
Ford Plate Glass plant was reached the
party was met by 7. B. Ford, Jf. A thor
Ough inspection of the factories was made.
All the various processes of making plate
glass were described, every portion of the
works was thrown open, and skilled work
ers detailed 10 explain the means and meth
oGs OF their respective departments A large
amount OF plate glass was made. The visit
ors expressed much satisfaction, and were
pleased with the works.
Return was made by the Valley road.
Lunch was served, and the trip voted very
pleasant and profitable one. The Lucy fur
Daces were next visited, and Superintendent
James Scott and detail of intelligent work
men explained the various methods Then
followed visits 10 the Crescent Steel Works,
the keystone Bridge Company's plant and
other works in the city. The party con-
sisted mostly of Germans, who enjoyed the
instructive trip very much.