Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-02
VERY GOOD FOR US.
The Passage of the Tariff Results in
an Immediate Boom for the Tin
Plate Industry.
A MAMMOTH PLANT PROJECTED.
English Capitalists Will Invest $1,5OO,000
in Works to be Located Near
Duquesne.
NO END TO PITTSBURG'S LATEST BOOM.
Gsntlsnsn's Kid Gloves Will Cost q Little More This
A MAMMOTH PLANT PROJECTED
NO END TO PITTsBURG'S LATEST BOOM
Gentlsnsns Kid Gloves viii Cost q Little More This
Winter.


brings with it new, but long promised in
dustry, which is expected to start another
large sized boom in pittsburg. The manu-
facture of tin plate in the immediate future
bids fair to vie with the city's other grea
products.
Captain John A. Wood is authority fol
the statement that plant to manufacture
tin plate will be erected on his property
near Duquesne, covering an area of 60 acres,
at the cost of 81. 800, 900. 1t is estimated
that the new concern will give employment
for at least GOO workmen at the out
start, and ii the project proves successful
the capitalists behind it Will enlarge the
plant and give work TO as many more. The
gentlemen interested in the project repre-
sent foreign capital, and, recognizing the
natural facilities that abound near the city,
have chosen this site out of a number of de-
sirable places that were offered.
WAITING FOR PROTECTION.
Captain Wood said yesterday that he was
not prepared to give the details of the new
concern until the sale of the property was
completed. The Captain said:
"The sale of this ground mas been pending
for several months, the purchasers only
awaiting the passage of the NcKin-
ley bill. But now, as this has def
initely settled the import duties on the
article which the company will manufac-
ture, 1t VIII be pushed to completion. 1
have every assurance that the gentlemen
interested, whose names 1 cannot give at
present, will conclude negotiations within a
nxur n ha,, ~
ago and secured an option on my property,
with the understanding that it would be
purchased provided the duties on tin plate
were maintained. and as this has been done,
the work Will be pushed forward at once
The cost Ot the enterprise is estimated at
about 81, SOC, 900. which includes everything.
cannot say what the capacity of the plant
will be, not being interested in it myself.
1t will be a very desirable acquisition TO
Pittsburg and believe Ill few wears tin
plate will rank as one of the city's leading
products.
A DISINTERESTED VIEW.
considering the tariff bill from disinter-
ested standpoint" continued Captain
Wood, ''t cannot but be beneficial to every
one. This new departure-the manu- facture
of timed plate-is only one of the many in
dustries that will ultimately locate mere.
The benefits to be derived from high tariff
are lnnumerable, and the people of this city
will reap the greatest benefit from its protective
features. The locating of vast tinplate plant
in our midst, following upon the heels of the
Mckinley bills passage, is the best evidence of
what it is going TO do for us. think that it Is
only question of a short time until many more
such concerns come here. if not to this city, to
some place in the United States"
The United States Iron and Tinplate Com
pany, of which w. q. Cr0nemeyer, Secretary of
the American Timed Plate Association, is
chairman, will go into the business of making
tlhned plate at once. Fer some months past
MI. George LeyShon, who holds patents for the
manufacture of the article has been expert |
mentIng at the works. The firm satisfied of
his method closed down that section of their |
plant until The tariff bill had become law. 1t |
Will now resume at once.
NOT IN HURRY.
NJ. W. Leecn. of Kirkpatrick & Co., CHARTERS |
Iron and Steel Company said: 1--WE have not |
yet given any consideration to the question of |
the manufacture of tin plate 1t is too prema- |
ture yet. We are SO busy as it is that there is |
no reason why we should give the matter any |
thought. We certainly are not making auy |
preparation to make tin plate. We could,
though. commence manufacture at very short |
notice There are some people in Pittsburg
who are going into the business right away.
We would rather see them show us the way
than lead"
Louis A. Megran, of the Cannonspurr Iron
bestowed any consideration on whether we
shall make tin plate not. That Will be fur
ther along. when we have time to look into the
question of cost l believe FOR myself tnat the
uuty is just sufficient TO afford makers protec- I
ton against foreign manufacturers. The only
plant know of as going into the business OF
once is the one at Demmler. When we have
time to figure on it we may 60 into the bdsi-
ness too"
The Appolo Iron and Steel Company now
engaged IN manufacturing iron and sfeel at
m n act I'm MIA a q lril1
the Leechburg Iron and Steel Works
IT WILL BOOM TIN PLATE.
Other gentlemen whose business is of a
character to cause them to feel deep interest
in all that relates to tariff were asked for their
opinions on The measure sguei by the Presi-
dent yesterday afternoon. Their replies are
gwen below:
Thomas Diegan, of ]. P. witherow & Co..
said: The new tariff will boom the tin plate
know of ppmber of Cornish man |
ifacturers who will commence to move their |
plants to this country at once. 1 think they
Will locate in the South where sites are cheap |
and plentiful, and they will have the benefit of
markets. The transplanting OF this
industry means chat SOS 600 600 will be Kept here
and produced in America, which sum ,
we are sending out of the country ,
annually. The immediate effect of the new
.ariff will be TO advance the price of Dig iron
md the general tendency OF the prices of ali ,,
kinds of iron will be upward. The skilled
will not reap much of the fruits,
lut the increase in wages will go to the coal
miners and coke workers. The manufacturers
wild be able to pay more for their coke.
Jsst year 5000 600 tons of pig iron were pro-
luced in this country. The production doubles ]
bout every ten years, and / often wonder
phere it will all end. The iron and steel busi-
ess has never had such period of prosperity
S within the past two wears. 1t has been diff ,
ult for US to get sufficient supply of
ngle iron, rivets. boiler plates
nd structural iron in general. The mills have
II they can do and when we placed an order
re couldn't have it filled for at least six weeks
he iron business done
is SIMPLY ENORMOUS.
Last year 1856 900 tons of steel rails and So 600
ons of horse shoepails were made This IRON
oes into circulation, and really never re- !
urns in the form of scrap. Miles and miles
f iron are being buried uuder the ground in
able roads and pipe lines that will never see
he light of day again. l have often Thought T; {
s much iron is returned to the earth as we take I
ut of 1t. A good deal of corrugated iron. the
teel beams in houses and many other varieties
re daily disappearing and will never come {
ack. wonder where it will all end, and vet
his tariff will increase the activity and the VOL
me of trade" 9
Sir Edgar Watts. the English manufacturer
t the Duquesne, who owns a steel plant in the
outh, is very much opposed to the tariff. He