Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-31
ON A BROADER BASIS.
The American Timed Plate ASsocia-
tion 10 Be Reorganized.
MILLS NEARLY READY TO OPERATE
Miners Want Revision of the Bills Re.
lating to Their Craft
MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIAL ITEMS

The American Tin Plate Association is to
be broadened in its scope and field of oper-
ations.
Edwin Norton, OF Norton Brothers, Chi
cago, and Clarence R. Britton, of Britton &
Co., Cleveland, were in the city yesterday.
and both gentlemen visited the United
States Tin Plate mill at Demmler for the
purpose of investigating the plant.
At large meeting held in the Office of
the association in this citv. the question Of
disbanding entirely was first taken up. 1t
was argued by some that the need for con-
tinuing the organization was oblite-ated BY
the attainment of the object for which the
association was established-to secure a
duty on tin plate. The friendly relations
created since the organization has been in
existence worked against the proposition to
disband, and instead of carrying it through,
plan to reorganize on broader basis was
adopted.
Scope of the Scheme Proposed.
The proposed scheme is to include in the
association all the present members; to ab-
sorb the Western Sheet Iron Association,
which is largely represented in Wheeling,
Cleveland and Chicago, and to admit all
manufacturers of sheet iron. steel billets and
tin plate who desire to become members.
The details for the new organization have
not yet been perfected, but another meeting
will be called shortly for this purpose.
The association will be representative
manufacturer association, and will in
clude some of the largest firms in the coun-
try. 1t is thought there will be at least %
firm Sfa MT md fonr
five local concerns. One point that has
been definitely settled. at least for the pres
ent, Is that prices or wages will not be tam
pered with.
Mr.. Norton, whose firm is preparing to
make tin plate, has considerable faith that
the industry has been firmly and perma-
nently established in America. Norton
Bros are erecting three mills, which are ex-
pected to be in operation by August 1, and
Britton q Co. will complete two mills by
that time.
Recurrence of Big Plant Rumors.
One thing that carries out Mr.. Norton's
idea is the fact that so many firms are pre-
pairing, with apparent confidence, to manu-
facture tin plate on an extensive seal. A
local firm is said to be preparing for the
erection of plants that will have combined
capacity of 10000 boxes a week, while
Philadelphia concern is said to have a new
automatic machine about ready to put on the
market for the manufacture of the article by
machinery.
The United States Tin Plate Company
will be ready to manufacture plate for the
market by the time the duty goes into effect,
and it is expected that inside of two or three
years the market can be supplied by the
home product. .
Congressman Niedringhaus, of St. Louis,
passed through the city last evening, bound
for Washington. He will retire at the
close of this Congress
Mr.. Niedringhaus has faith enough in
the tariff to build tin plate plant. and he
thinks there is little hope of a Democratic
House knocking off the duty. His plant
will be completed in July. and !, 200 men
will be employed. Most ofhis machinery
was ordered in Pittsburg.