Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-11


of three pots Two men were at work
here. At one of the pots workman
was engaged in dipping the white
sheets into the tin, which was boiling
and bubb1ing within. The sheet was
at once lifted from this pot and placed
in an adjoining one, also containing
boiling tin, from which the second
workman seized it with his tongs and
passed it between pair of rollers.
which were revolving in the midst of
pot of hot palm oil. The tin plate, for
such the piece of sheet iron had been
transformed into with these manipula-
tions. was placed on an adjacent rack
to cool. A moment later it was picked
up by ten-year-old boy, and a quantity
of bran was thrown upon one side of
the plate and rubbed with rag until
it glistened. It was then passed to a
second boy, who polished the other
side. A short, heavy-set man, who
seemed to be directing operations, then
took it, and after critically examining
the plate put it on pile of others. and
it was ready for boxing and shipment
as piece of domestic tin plate.
There bean't much to this said the
man, his voice and dialect betraying at
once that he was an Englishman s.All
this ere polishing's gals work in the
old country, an suppose they'll have
them ADDING 1t ere. The 'oIe tricks
hin the dipping. There bean't many
men in this ere country what can do
hit, but then they'll learn 'em in time"
What part of the old country did
you come from?" asked the reporter
''The Swansea district. l were born
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That's where they make nearly all the
tin plate used IN the world. There are
factories in Germany and some in Spain,
but they don't amount to much"
''How long have you been over?'
I've been over and back three times.
l was down in Tennessee when they
started up their works. 1 had been
there a couple Of years working in the
rolling mills You see, I've been a
workman in every branch of the bust
ness and can make tin plate from the
steel billet through every process
THE OUTPUT.
''Eow many boxes of plate are you
turning out now day?"
about twenty-fve.''
"HOw many can good workman
turn out in day?"
about thirty
''HOw many sheets are there in a
box?''
Zone hundred and twelve of the size
they are making here. This here fur
mace is only a temporary thing. We
are putting up a new one out in the
yard -
The reporter then viewed the new
furnace and dipping pots which were
heir ~
were nearly completed, and were twice
the size OF the temporary affair in the
lean-tO. The workmen said they were
of double the capacity-that is, that
fifty boxes of tin might be turned out a
day.
The third room of the lean-to was
hardly more than a large sized pantry,
and in it was kept the tin metal and
other articles.
The reporter then visited the rolling
mills to see the ''black sheets turned
out, but upon examination found they
were simply sheet iron cut to the suit
able size.
In one corner of the ground occupied
by the works an iron building 125x9O
feet was being constructed. This ad-
joins the rolling mill, and is fully three
hundred feet from the place where the
new furnace and dipping pots are being
constructed. This building has been
termed by Mr.. Niedringhaus 1.-The tin
works. but from it's location it would
seem to simply be an extension OF his
rolling mills. In fact, employees said it
would be an addition to the rolling
mills
The reporter then called on Hon. F.
u. NledringhauS, president of the St.
Louis Stamping Company, at his office
at Second street and CasS avenue.
What success are you having, Mr..
Niedringhaus, with your new tin fac
tory?''
Everything is progressing very sat
isfactorily. We are now turning out
twenty-five boxes a day. We would
turn out more, but our capacity is so
limited. Our new tin factory at Main
and Destrehan streets is being pushed
rapidly to completion, and we will be
able to occupy it by July. We then
hope to turn out 500 boxes of tin plate
day
do you think that the manufacture
of tin plate in this country will prove
success with the aid of the Mckinley
TARIFF
Il think that it will But we will
have to depend on small margin of
profit and large sales. -
DECLINED TO GIVE FIGURES.
Mr.. Niedringhaus declined to enter
into discussion regarding the deta lis
as to the cost of manufacturing tin
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