Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-29
TIN BY THE TRUCK.
The Largest Shipment Yet Sent From
a Mexican Mine Now En- Route.
TWENTY TONS OF 1T COMING HERE.
Another Welsh Timed Plate Manufacturer
Coming to This Country.
DAVID OWENS SELLS OUT. HIS PLANT

The first consignment Of tin in any bulk
from mines on this continent is now on the
way to this city from the mines of the
Pittsburg and Mexican Tin Company, in
Durango, Mexico. The shipment is one OF
| 20 tons, and is the initial of large trade
which the company is now in position to
undertake. 1t will enter the open market
in competition with the imported article,
and the product of this and the American
mines may reasonably be expected in time
to supply the requirements of the country.
The Pittsburg and Mexican Tin Company
was organized about year ago. The stock
is held in this city. The shipment referred
to is the first made by the company and
follows on the development of the COM
pany's property made during the past year.
The first annual meeting of the shareholders
will be held in this city to-day, and facts in
connection with the mining of tin will be
presented which will dispose of the asser-
tions that tin is not to be procured for
American use except from foreign shores.
DEVELOPMENT OF DURANGo's MINES.
Colonel Fitzhugh, who is the general
manager of the company, arrived in town a
day or two ago. The development of the
mines in Durango has reached point
whence regular shipments can be made
The amount of tin which it is proposed to
place on the market, for the present, is be-
tween 20 tons and 80 tons per week. The
material is reported as of excellent quality
and will more than compete with the i'm
ported article.
The enterprise of this company may have
the effect of instilling courage into the
owners of the Dakota and California mines,
which, though opened up, are not producing
tin for the market A tariff of cents per
pound is placed on imported tin for two
years, beginning with 1S93 and if 5000 tons
of American tin are not produced in both
these years the duty is to be removed.
The production of tin so near the States
as in Mexico may have the effect of stimu-
lating the growth of the timed plate indus
try. If Americans are slow in taking ad-
vantage of the opportunity offered by the
duty, Welshmen are every day beginning
to recognize It, In addition to r. c. Jen-
kins, of Maesten, South Wales, who was
reported in THE DISPATCH of O recent is
sue as arranging to come here to engage in
the industry, it was ascertained yesterday
that another Welsh maker has decided also
on trying his luck in this country.
wELsHMEN NOW INVESTIGATING.
John Jenkins, ex-manager of timed plate
works in Wales, is at present in the city.
He arrived here from Wales short time
ago, to investigate matters for Welshmen.
He is also interested in certain patents
which ne is arranging to dispose Of. Mr..
Jenkins says that David Owens. of the
Glamorgan works, near Swansea, in
formed him, before his departure, of
his intention of selling out and
embarking in the business here. Since his
arrival Mr.. Jenkins says he had heard
from Owens, who informs him he has COM
pleted The sale of the Glamorgan works to
Bowen & Sons. Mr.. Owens is worth in the
neighborhood of $500, 900. He proposes to.
invest some of this capital in timed plate
works in this country.
Mr.. jenkins says he has patents which
are valuable for timed plate working.
Asked why he should bring them over here
instead of using them over there in Wales, /
he said that labor there was so cheap the ]
had no object to join in using
or labor-saving devices. AS
well, the Welshmen were slow in departing
from the old order of things, and were max
ing as much money as they wanted.