The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-11
der competition, but take ticlu as tl,isy area,
compare them with prices al ConAellsvi,le.
/ Coz o. cox. 81 connelsyiilc Occemues 1870.
Faftace ra.c. 81 10 ,igt sssr

raai shlgmentS from Geanrlisyt, Tor week. nj, .
so,ssobcr p 1921 ,3|' cars, distributed! g. fsars
e. ri,fsau t l,5GJ cars; 20 he vest $50 .rg: 20
tsc E.ls3, l,S!1 cars
Desscmcr ore IS costing at PittsbNrg s. 81
,,r t,u. and nGu- Bcssemer ort. costs ut pitss-
burg from $500 to $500 per ton.
Non-Bcsscmer ore will cost al ZIG stone Gan
| from $l.2j to $3.50 per ton, and the Besscmc:
ore from 500 TO $3.50 per ton
Limestone viii cost at least twice .,s :accb
~ ii;tsburg IS at Big Stone Gap.
It is said that 700 tons of pocsloItas coke
passcs west through Bristol daily FOR furnaces
( IN TIC Alabama and Chattanooga districts,
! Thu, coke will cost from $3.?5 &c 81 80 per ton
( p those furnaces.
These facts show the smaller cos, Of coke
and iron ore at Big Stone Gap aud require no
comment Coke can be delivered at The ovens
/ here mach cheaper than these figures indicatc,
and sill afford a large profit TO the maker.
OPINION OF TWO ENGLISH eXrERrs
Mr. John w. Darby. Of Wexlam, SIng., ana
Ir. T. Monks, Of Warrington, Eng, sncnibe:s
- the British Iron d Steel Institute. ,rec4lliiY
Visited Big Stone Gap. Mr. Darfy is q Young
mau. but has already reached prom!nca; pc
,ition among the iron and steel producers o.
Euqand lie inherits his aptneSs for these in
lustres from ancestors who have been prom
,ncut IN them for century. His grandfather
wa. the first 10 make iron from Knocked coal,
aud his own plant, located near Chester, was
lie first Ia use successfully the basic process
lel ma,inc' steel. Mr.. Monks is one OF the
n est and BEST known Of the practical iron AND
coke ucn of England
'rh, very things | wanted to see age here
dii not care to see the manufactures il opcr-
atjca for wc have those at home IS nl:mcrnus
and as ucaIly perfect as one could wish 10 see
although, / must say jhat have been greatly
.eruriscd and pleased 1T The great concerns We
-..5 in In. Noril, Their equiprlcnts arc nes
complete nor trcir uncthods 20 eccnomics a.
cars IL England. bat they arc rapdiy ap@
a.oachi1g il. hat these o. us WHO mean
,n>:nc5S wished 70 see in America Is Just what
h..ye seen to-day az Big Stone Sap; AZ fine
cone as | have ever seen in England. with iron
e' only two miles sway, and limestone be
ts.ceu n, together with water power AID railroads.
I lis IL 4 combination that is bound 20 make
VIM 2rea: here. ! nave ncrcr seen Il cqUn -
,l-g,yherc. Your coke is the hes, have seen
in America. The brown ores we Inspected to-
la' are admirably adapted to the basic process.
~ course, vourproximitv to the magnetic ores
at r;tnbcr:y is q gre;. card in tonr i.Tnr ont
you will not need that TO :nake The possibilities
= Ills point simply incalculabe We iavc
-. "a over large portion Of the Souter:l II IL
.i! bet. and ! -cgar! this as the le.t point
we lave seen for the manufacturing pf HASH.
>teel, owing TO the qnalits and qu..tl:tg o.
your brown ores and their proximity to this
coSe. haze enjoyed my day here greatly,
aud hope | can return soon.
Mr.. Monks spoke in the same strain. say lng
i,e bad been Il practical producer Of coke ;snd
non for forty years, and that chad never scel,
tier ccl.c; and the iron ore, both brown .'ni
I'D were fine. He thought the best card tor
.ae future Of Biz Stone Gap in the ron indus
ti5 VAS the advantage it had over any other
place hc had seen for tl:c production Of stec'hy
Tie basic process.
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