The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-21
JERSEY AT WASHINGTON.
What Our Representatives
Are Doing Revolution
airy Daughters.
CAST IRON PIPE FACTS.
A Census Bulletin Which Shows
That We Lead the Union in
Its Manufacture.
Special 10 he Jsr.su Ctr Netps.

tative Buchanan has prepared a favora-
able report on n measure to repeal the
law requiring farmers to furnish state
ments, under oath, of all sales OF leaf to-
bacco. The Judge says farmers produc-
ing tobacco are not required under exist
ing laws to pay taxes upon their products.
and there Goes not appear to be any good
reason why producers of leaf tobacco
should be required to perform duties not
imposed upon other classes of the COM
muuity similarly situated.
The officers OF the army who hold a
higher brevet than actual rank are en-
deavoring to have Congress pass a bill to
Rllow them use the 20 title and wear the
uniform of the brevet position, privileges
now forbidden by law. The only New
Jerseymnn of any high ank on the petit
ton is Brigadier-General d. II. Rucker,
retired, who would like to wear two stars
instead of one, he being a m~ajor-gener,l
by brevet.
DAUGHTERS OF THE REVOLUTION.
has been asked to pass an act
'to incorporate the National Society OF
the Daughters of the American Revolu-
only one is from New Jersey, Mrs.
Georgina Z. Stippen. Mrs. Caroline
Scott Harrison, wife of the President,
heads the list.
Judge Buchanan was deputed by the
Committee on Judiciary to prepare an
adverse report on the measure providing
that the remedy and right Of action shall
be the same in the United States courts
as IN the courts where the suit is brought
and recovery had in the same manner as
IL the suits mad been entered IN the State
courta- The Judge SAYS the statutes of
the United States already provide that
the form of proceedings shall conform as
nearly as may be to the practice of the
Stste in which such courts are held. and
that this is as far as it is necessary or
judicious to go.
senator Mcpherson has proposed an in
novation in ava practice which will
shock the wives OF our most exclusive get
the naval commanders. Under existing
law none but graduates from the Anapo-
lis Academy can ever hope to wear
shoulder-straps in tine line of the navy,
not even the President of the United
States having the power TO override this
custom, The New Jersey Senator, how
ever. ropOs to open the way for the pro-
motion of laval apprentices to commits
stoned officers on passing the requisite
examinations. 1t is safe TO say. though,
that all the potential social influences of
Washington will be invoked to beat down
any leveling process in our naval admins
tration.
NEW JERSEY LEADS.
A census bulletin, whicn Is of consider
able interest to Jerseytnen, is that relat-
ing to the manufacture of cast-iron pipe.
1t shows that New JERSEY is the first
State in the Union in the importance of
its manufacture in This line.
During the census year 1890 thirtv-six
establishments in the United States re-
ported the manufacture of cast-iron pipe
as a leading speciality of their business.
The total capital Invested in these works
was $14. 800. 933, which includes sos. 500 re-
ported by two establishments not In oper-
:, u 80, a n nj 80 tho n,,c xynnn TgxA ln -
employed, including officers and clerks,
numbered 7,7SS. to whom SS,749.407 in
wages was paid. The total cost of ma
terials consumed was So. 43S. 3S9. and the
value OF products was SIS. 1863. 6S2.
The principal material consumed by
the pipe foundries was pig iron, the guam
tity used amounting to sol, 25S net tons,
costing 81, 800, 40S, while cast iron pipe
formed the principal product. the output
being 518,030 tons Of 1000 pounds, valued
at SIP. 556. 3l5.
The pipe foundries in operation in 1850
were tabulated with other foundries of
the country, so that no data are available
for comparison. Thers has, however.
been a considerable growth i'll this indus
try during the past decade, especially in
the South and West. The returns for
1890 show that twenty Of the establish
ments reporting were built since the GEN.
sus OF 1880.
The manufacture of cast-iron pipe Is one
Of the leading branches of the foundry in
dustry of this country, the business being
confined with few exceptions to establish
ments devoted to this class of work as q
specially. A comparatively s.naIl amount
OF cast-irOn pipe Is made by ~foundries de-
voted to general work, but the demand
for standard sizes of pipe necessitates its
manufacture on a large scale in plants es-
pecially equipped for this work. although
many of them produce also hydrants. fit.
tings and connections as well as specific
styles of gate valves, and in some in
stances, hydraulic and gas machinery.
CAST.IRON PIPE INDUSTRY.
The oldest seat of the cast-iron pipe in
dustry is eastern Pennsylvania and the
adjoining sections of New Jersey, the
largest works being located in the imme-
diate vicinity of Philadelphia. Pa. One
establishments, situated at Millville, N.
j.. has been in operation since 1903, and
has been conducted by the same interests
since its organization, but it did not begin
the manufacture of pipe until some years
later. Two other works in this section
were established prior TO 1850, and five
works were built and put In operation be-
tween 1850 and 1880. During the last de-
cade five cast-iron pipe foundries have
been built in this territory. The older es-
Establishments in this section are all of
large size, while those recently built
are of comparatively small capacity.
During the census wear 1890 the pipe
%foundries in eastern Pennsylvania aud
New Jersey produced forty-three per
cent. of the total output Until within
recent years these works supplied the de-
mands of almost the entire country, but
the advance in municipal improvement
In the West and South west and the
growth of the pig iron industry in those
sections have resulted ia the establish
ment of large plants nearer to the new
markets and at points where pig iron and
fuel can be cheaply Obtained. The cost of
transportation is a very important factor
in the cast iron pipe industry, and tends.
with the wider distribution OF The indus
try and the increasing competition, to re-
strict the trade of each establishment to a
limited territory.
The tabulated statements show that