Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-18
Timed Plate Men Meet and Discuss
Methods for Manufacturing
That Famous Product.
MANY MILLS ARE BEING ERECTED.
Steel Makers Will Supply the Slabs to
the Timers at Prices Much Under
the Cost Abroad.
THE TEsTERN.IRON SCALE GIVEN OUT.
II Is the Same as Last Years With Few Unim'
pOrtant ChaIeeS in Extras.


monthly meeting yesterday in the parlors OF
the Hotel Anderson. Representatives from
q establishments interested in the manu-
facture of, or already engaged in making
timed and terne plate, were present. Dis
cussion during the meeting turned princi-
pally on methods for making timed and
terne plate, and some little time was de-
voted to a consideration of what constituted
eligibility to membership in this association.
This was point not decided Those present
included: Norton Brothers, Chicago; st.
Louis Stamping Company; United States
Iron and Tin Plate Company, The Britton
Rolling Mill Company, Cleveland; Somers
Brothers, Brooklyn; Republic Iron Works,
The Welsh American Tin Plate Company,
Philadelphia; W. Devices Wood & Co., The
Piqua Rolling Mill Company, Falcon Iron rand
Nail Company, Niles, O.; Shoenberger Co..
Marshall Bros & Co., Philadelphia; Bellaire
Nail Works, Wellsville Plate and Sheet Iron
Company, Aetna Iron and Steel Company,
Bridgeport, O., The Standard Iron Company,
Bridgeport. O.; Alan Wood Company, Phila-
delphia; Sharon Iron Company, Limited,
Sharon. Pa; Mccullough Iron Company,
Philadelphia; The Lewis Steel Sheet and
Tin Plate Company, Joliet Ill; Jones &
Laughlins, Limited; Laufman & Co., Apollo,
Pa: Canonsburg Iron and Steel Company,
Jennings Bros. & Co., Summers Bros. & Co.,
EbIublGlsy O-' " N A-SOAIosAA ehAAN a" As-
Flawson, of Piqua, o.
When the meeting WAS over Mr.. Crone-
never. of the United States Iron and Tin
Plate Company, informed THE DISPATCH re-
porter that an invitation had been extended
to the members to witness the result of a
new method for making timed plate which
would be in operation at Demmler in two
weeks time. His firm are now turning out
40 boxes of coated plates per day, in addition
rrNl.l lfac fO
other places for timing. Arrangements were
being made to erect another stack, and the
works would be able then to turn out an
other 40 boxes per day. The new method of
making timed plate was in conjunction
with Shoenberger & Co., who would supply
the slabs of certain size, rendering the
manufacture of the article more economical
Still.
Steel Men to Supply Tin Plate Makers.
John 2. Speer, of Shoenberger & Co, who
was present at the meeting, had a few re-
marks to make which were to'the point.
"UnQuestionably'' he said, ''tinned plate
will be made in the course of time, but the
industry is new one about which we, in
rhis country, have little knowledge, and
those interested in it are going slow. The
first thing prospective makers consider is
the best method, and no man is going to put
down a plant until he is satisfied he has the
best method produced. The way in which
timed plate will be made, at first, will be by
steel makers pounding slabs of a size which
will leave the timed plate man but little to
do in the way of rolling. We have expert
mented with this matter and find that slabs
cut down to l4S inches wide, one
eighth thick and 2l1z long, can be
supplied to the timed plate manufacturer at
l6per pound, and place him in position to
make plate at mucn cheaper cost than it is
now being made from billets as is done on
the other side. With steel makers supply
ing slabs of such handy size all the timed
platter has to do is to erect his cold rolls and
finishing plant, because he can buy from
the manufacturer, who is already equipped
for making those slabs at a much lower cost
than he can erect a plant and make the
steel for himself.
P H Iaufman received q very interesting
letter from the Government architect super
vising the work the New York Court
House and postof1ce which he handed to a
Mr.. Walker who represented trade paper,
supposing he was connected with the daily
press. but he refused to impart its contents
when so requested. The letter was COM
mandatory of terne plate made at Apollo
and set at rest any doubts, if they still
existed. of the ability of American manu-
facturers to make plate in competition
with the foreign article. Mr.. Lauf-
man said that his New York
agents, II. R. De Milt & Co., of 23S Water
street, had written him pressing letters for
an immediate supply, and Ringle & Son were
using his plates on the new Emigrant build
ing on Ellis Island. Mr.. Laufman's product
Is 80 boxes of terne plate per day,or equal to
y boxes of l4x3O size. He said he would
have two more pots in operation in 60 days
Preparing to Enlarge Their Plants.
Alfred Marshall, of Marshall Bros, Phila-
delphia said his firm were going to enlarge
their existing galvanizing and thinning
works They might erect plant later on
Mr. Ames, Of the Solar Iron and Nail Com
pany, Miles, o., said he was figuring on a
tinned plate plant. He was, first, to acquaint
himself with the best methods, and would
wait until he saw the result of Mr.. Crone-
meyers experiments with the Shoenberger
steel
Mr. Britton said his firm would be making
timed plates within a short time. He eX-
Eccted TO have five mills, with an output of
800 boxes, in operation by September or
October.
A member OF the association read a paper |
defining "a tin plate plant" part of which is |
reproduced.
4 tin plate plant is plant that grows; it |
resembles the grain of mustard seed. 1t is a |
small seed, but it will grow until il will be /
the greatest among the herbs and becomes a |
tree. and the birds of the air will come and |
lodge in the branches thereof
A rich man owns large garden, beauti-
FULLY endowed by nature and full of all kinds
OF choice plants.
His dominion is very large and his people
comprise all nationalities of the world, and 1
therefore mistake now and then must be
pardOned. By some such oversight one of
the servants of the rich man was allowed to
throw the tin plate plant outside the garden
fence. The consequences were that the little
plant being left entirely without any foster
ing care could not take root So it fingered for
q great many weary years. but at last the
rich man concluded to mend his fences and
employed q crew OF expert fence builders
These fence-builders were led by an admir-
They fenced in carefully all the plants; but
left many gates open, through which the
nelghbor could bring to the rich mans peo-
pie such products as his own soil would not
produce.
Little Plant on the Outside.
Tho foreman of these fence builders OBJ
served a little tinplate plant struggling out
side of the fence, and he said to his col
leagues we must build our fence around that
little plant and take it inside. 1 am
convinced it will grow nicely on our
soil if properly cultivate it, and accord
1ngly SO 1t was done. This action, however,
created great uproar among the people be-
cause good deal of the fruits of such plant
was consumed In the garden: it grew across |
the pond, and many of the rich mans work
men had made quite fortune by fetching it
across and selling it at a good profit to
their other fellow workmen. They said to
themselves, If this plant is to be grown in
side of the fence and IL bears fruit our oc-
cupation is gone. A large number of the
people IN the garden first hearing the grave
charge against the fence builders and being |
called on to express opinion before they |
had had a chance to hear the other side and |
ana to weigh the matter thoroughly in their |
own minds, condemned the fence builders |
ana the consequence Was that a good /,
MANY of them. among them tho foraToo,, 4 ,