New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-17
THE TEMPLATE INDUSTRY.
PROSPECTS OF THE PLANTS N NETWORK.
PITTSBURG AND ST. LOUIS
PLATES ALREADY TURNED OUT EQUAL TO
THOSE OF ENGLISH MAKE-DEMAND
FOR BLACK PLATE


FOR BLACK PLATE
Pittsburg, jan - specal-The first tin plate mill
in America located near Pittsburg, and this city
Is the headquarters Of the American TinPlatc AS
sociaon, whose abors were more potent than those
OF any other agency employed in securing suihclent
tarh on tn-plate. The first tn-plate mill on this
side OF the Atlantic Ocean Wa at Lccclburg, Arm
strong County. Rogers & Burchfeld the owners.
They ruined by the decision OF Secretary Fcssen
den The United states TinPatc Company. at
Demmlcr Station. ten miles ont the Baltimore
and Ohio from PittsburC, also operation AT the
time that the decision was rendered. The company
has ever since been engaged in the manufacture Of
plain shect-iron. The tin plate department was not
disturbed during the long ycais OF agitation by means
Of pamphlets. widely distributed. and while the new
tariff i not yet in operation, the manufacture OF tin
plate has already begun at Dcmmler. are the
Norton Bros, Of Chicago, while mill, are being con
struccd at several other places. The Chicago plant
Will not be in full operation until July /. At present
the firm is importing the base steel sheets and
timing them. far they have only put then
dipping pots in position. The Norton Bros. admit
that AT first II may cost little more to make tin
plate than TO import it, but In short time they
cct TO reduce the COS, cf manufac turing. They have
employed worhmen from Walcs and paying them
three times tile wage, received from their former
employers sample, Of the tin plate have been dis
tributcG among Chicago merchants. None has Yet
been made for the market II IS proposed 10 improve
the machinery, that the steel sheets can be timed
automatically. The Norton Bros. have large can
factory at haywood, and among the heaviest
sumers OF tin plate in the world When their tin
plate plant is complete they will manufacture tho
steel sheets base. well tin them.
Congressman I. G.. NiedringhauS, president OF the
IT. Louis stamping Company. is having tinplato
machinery manufactured in thi, city, and expects To
have hi, plant IN operation not later than July !, with
a daily capacity Of from 400 to 500 boxes. The II.
Lon fttruf ont in Mai il
own use. Congressman Nicdringhau has had spcci-
men, Of tiu-waIc manufactured from American tin
plate sent 10 Washington for distribution among rs
fellow mcrabcrs. The steel sheet, made al
Chattanooga they can be made in any steel Mill for
that matcr-and the timing done at It. Louis.
Tho brooklyn plant Of s,meg, brothers Will be pu,
up by Lewis Brothers ~ Co.. Of Pttsburs Half
million dollars Will De- invested by th, firm. and the
plant will have wcekly capacity Of 900 boxes The
Lewis brothers once tin plate manufacturers IN
Wales. and thcs are thoroughly familiar with the
process. The >omcr, Brother, among the largest
stampers OF tin-warc IN the East
The Canon,burs. Penn. Iron and steel Company are
overwhelmed with orders for black plate and expect
to 90 into the nplac busincs, themselves The com
pany ship, a great deal of black plate to New-lork
City for tnpins purposes. and recently was compelled
b refuse lOOOton order because they were unable
To- iii il. They viii enlarge their plant AT once.
Charles Ncyran, the Ptt-burS banker who lf also
president Of the Canousburg company. says That b!a'h
plate is coming into more extended Use every day IN
some directions II taking the place Of tin scli lis
company recently had under consideration an order
from a firm Of Lakin powder manufacturers who want
ed 10 substitute black plate for TN in MAKING tie sides
Of cans. Black plate MI Ncynn says. j. also largely
used in metallic ceilings and panels. cornccs ana en-
bo,~cd ornaments 1t is said that nearly one hhi the
output 4 the CauoL-buIs mill + SHIPPED to New
York cts. II Is prncP aly in demand for
IL. hot .tf,1t u-YI
manufacture Of milk cans. Another statement, made
on the authority 81 a NcwNork importer. Is that a
great deal Of the Pt>burg black plate Is timed in
Sew York and ,od under The sui-e of the imported
article. Inquiry among Htt-burg tnwarc mahcr, re-.
vealcd the that they able and willing - tin
the sheets Themselves but the Ptsburs mills. BENG
20 pushed with outside orders. were unable to supply
them with black platcs. \ sample If tin plate
made by OF those Pttburg firms, was submitted To-
an expert pronounced it equal t. the best imported
article. 1t VT, made by hand. The same INN had
also made fcw sample, II tern plate Wrd for
roofing purpo-c which the expert pronounced a. good
a, he had ever .-cn. There h. firm Of Pti-DurS I'm
porcrs who can make tern plate by Timing the black
"a per Of the cot % the imported article
when the tariN rOc- into effect II f. superior
article and can be- made here % dav without ahnery
much larger prpnt D. reserved for the American r.m
PAM which VIII make the steel sheet from th' hlI,
aud th,n Do II, own Timing 40 present tr h''h Pit
maker a- % pas the billet mtnuii'turr - prui ana
then the timer must d" likewise "lth the bLtA llup
people.
Inc rcnu-y lvauld steel Company :, huIldiuc
mill Al >tecltpl, Md. wh"r' th"r expect {" make unnch
plate.
Matirai. H. gram y Co.. II HalfiWorc have placed
Ovirr- iu Ptt-hurE. for tiI- machinery for r-"ooO
timed plate mill They VII import ID" PIX 'u.
". Z. Crp.Lrmeycr hi, been to New York tlty q
coi -u with several capital. regarding ~" erection
Of TN plate plants tu rtt,hure. NJ. trpnu"mc''r,
who b.. tine leading stockhod'r 90 The DcmmirT plant
q, well ~ -,'Ict1ry II Tho American Timed late A--o
citation. not yct U po-itilu 10 d-clo-" the names
OF the Eastern capitalist. lut j, confident that h
aprinc arrangement, VIII be- made for The building If
-cN'ral factur.c- la iIti-burs.
Tie secret ~ maxim. tim plate, is 20 make hr-t-
cla-, sheet black plate. The tin plate men
call them. There b. trpuul" on That score IN
America. ard coal ro.i, ONLY one third 4, much a u
England. \ hundred pounds Of sheet iron require, |
about Avc pounds 81 block tin 10 cot II. The Eng
l.h production of tlu orr IA, almost entirely ceased
and The block tin Of Australia ard the Dutch Islands
can be- laid down iu New York NcwOric1n, about !
a cheap }, II B, imported e. London