The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-15


selves are wealthy and prosperous.
Manufacture Of Tin Plates In tho
United Stntcs-..Onc Year Under the
Mckinley Bill.
Tho Bulletin OF tho American Iron and
Steel Association Is d recognized author.
ity OIL all matters regarding the iron
and steel trade In tho United States,
and Is in no sense Il partisanncwspapcr
although 1t holds protection views. 1t
is published by James NJ. Swank for
tho Iron and Steel Association, conse
quently Its publications affecting that
industry are authoritative. In It's issue
OF October 7, the BuAdin contains tho
results Of Il careful inquiry into tho
growth OF the tin plate industry In this
country since tho passage OF the Nc.
Kinley bill:
On August l q circular letter OF in.
quiry was sent out by tho association
to tho companies and firms then max
ing or preparing to make tin plates,
and secured the following information
which VIC condcnse from tho a~ssocia.
tons very full report:
No. l-Somcrton Tin Plate Works,
Brooklyn, works nearly completed;
daily produc. will be 800 boxes Of tin
plates; about $50 men will DO employed;
capital invested, S2j0,010.
No. 2--PcnnTrcaty Iron Works, Phila-
delphia, Beach and Marlborough streets;
now making terne, or roofing plates;
daily product 60 boxes OF terne plates;
$4,000 invested in this branch OF their
works; now e%nlarging their capacity.
No. 3-Locust Point Iron and Steel
Works, Baltimore, Md; tin plate
buildings were finished August 90,
and were to bo in operation in from
ninety to 100 days; weekly capacity
1900 boxes.
No. 4-P. II. Lauiman & Co., limited,
Apollo, Pa, now manufacturing tcrnc
plates; daily product 100 boxes; capital
invested in tin plant exclusive OF roll
ing mill, $4,000.
No. 5-Unitcd States Iron and Tin
Plate Works, United States Iron and
Tin Plate Company, Demmlar Station,
Mckccsport, Pa; now making both tin
and terne plates; daily capacity 200
boxes OF &c tin and tcrne plates; $780,
coo invested and IN additional 500, 600
tin mill building in course Of erection;
addition will increase capacity to 400
boxes per day and Srire employment TO
200 more skilled laborers.
No. 6-Flcming & Hamilton, Pitts.
burSh, (Bl-64 Third avcnuc), now pro-
ducing so boxes ternc plates per day.
No. West Penn Steel Works., Jen-
nings Brothers, Allegheny City, Pa;
are not making tin plates, but are max
ing large quantities OF steel in white
pickle form Tor stanpers who arc doing
their own timing.
No. S-Thc lronda!e Rolling MILLS,
Irondalc, jefferson County, Ohio; now
erecting tin plate buildings; expect to
be in operation November l; daily
capacity $40 boxes OF tin and terne
plates; capital invested Sl00, 900 and
will employ l20 additional hands to
those now employed.
No. 9-Falcon Iron and Nail Com
pany, Niles, Ohio, will make tin and
tcrnc plates as soon us plans are fin
ishcd.
No. 1O-American Galvanizing Works,
29S-302 East Pearl street, Cincinnati
now making terne plates daily capacity
100 boxes per day.
No. ll-Boston Rolling Mill Com
pany, Cleveland, Ohio;now erecting one
tin plate mill and and has buildings,
engines. etc, ior three more. Will in
vest Sl50,0O0 in the plate department;
daily capacity OF proposed plant 400 to
COO boxes per day.
No. Henderson Tin Plate Com
pany, Anderson, Indiana; now making
from 40 to so boxes per day.
No. 13-American Tin Plate Com
pany, Elwood, Indiana; organized Sep
TENDER 10, with Col. A. L. Conger,
President; capital 100000 weekly ca
pacity OF works will be $500 boxes OF
tin and terne plates.
No. l4-Norton Brothers, Chicago,
works at haywood, NY; have success
fully experimental; will increase ca
pacity OF works and turn out from
1000 to 1900 boxes per day to supply
their WI wants; have 100000 paid
up capital in their works and will use
what is required for tin plate depart
ment
No. l5-Lewiston Works, Joliet, ILL.,;
now building two mills and inside OF
year will have six moro in operation
capacity 1000 boxes per day; capital
invested S350,O00.
No. 1G-St. Louis Stamping Company,
st. Louis; extensive additions being
made to works ut cost OF $500, 900;
daily output will be GOO to 7CO boxes.
No. I'm. & G. Taylor Company,
Philadelphia; at present making ternc
plates. and preparing to make bright
tin; capacity 40 boxes per day.
No. lS-Cincinnati Corrugating Com
pany, piqua, Ohio; has made terne
plates cxpcrimcntally with California
TIN, Missouri lead and Ohio steel sheets.
No. l9-Welsh-American Tin Plate
Company, Philadelphia; will erect tin
plate plant; capacity 1900 boxes per
week capital $1,000, OC0.
No. 2G-T. NJ. Fair, D%lairsville, Pa,
now forming company; capital $4,000;
daily capacity OF works will be 200
boxes. ~ s E
Tho foregoing information brings tho
development OF our tin plate industry
down to September &c, 1891, and shows
how rapid this now great industry is
growing under the fostering protection
thrown around it by the Republican