Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-03
A LOOK AROUND.

ACCORDING to one of the oldest and best
posted manufacturers the present labor diff
fculties in Western Pennsylvania, Eastern
Ohio and West Virginia have decreased the
output of iron and steel about one-thiro.
This cannot but have its effect upon prices
ultimately, although it is expected that IL
Will be some time before there will be re-
covery of prices and demand which will
justify running the mills and furnaces fuiL
AND yet, in spite of this, the gentleman
who gave me the information have quoted
says that never in the history of the steel
and iron trade was there the activity of
preparation and the development of inter-
est in the business that there is at this time.
There are now in process of organization or
construction no less than 20 new plants OF
important additions to old ones. New cor
rorations to manufacture specialties OF iron
or steel in some form are seeking charters
or have been chartered in considerable num-
Ders. The meaning of this is thatthe Ala
bama or other iron-making districts are not
worth considering in connection with Pitts
burg. The local output. the local capacity
and the local capitalization are all growing
enormously. Pittsburg's hold upon all I'M
portant branches of the iron and steel trade
is growing tighter every year. In methods
and in results it is far ahead Of any of its
competitors.
THESE things are not being accomplished
with flourish OF trumpets. 1t is known
and regretted fact that Pittsburg is slow OF
speech concerning herself. She needs more
of the windiness of Chicago in conjunction
rotion 80 ~. .-,.o,,..,, 80 ,ha iron ord
aIa +hat sSi,.i VI sn ta,e EGnar rhoro'
son Steel works Witbin the mast three wears
the canacitv of that grant nlant has been
doubled II t,rns ont abont 5oO toms a dav
for Ok doys nontb I.s canooitu is consid-
erabIy oyer An mn +ons of tinisbed nrodncta a
month Tbi. r,aona on in ond ont tonnaqa
ofaImost 15o ooo toneo montb or 2 oOo ono tons
nerapnum JtisaIsoa "a matter or fact that the
gross Carneeie ontnnt of iron and steel has
grown to %, Ooo tons ner snnum of finished
nroduct end this 10 onIv nort it Ar.
ranoen,ants ora a. r,ro1ross 70 incraasa tho
nin ;,or, ortnrt 81 ~. % rn.rio fnrnoca. 20
> nm mn tons Witch ia mora ;tbon a onarter
States.
THINK what such a tonnage means TAX
ing the finished tonnage of the firm at lO0-
COO tons a month IL ia safe tn set at the
total in and out tonnage bv multiplying it
by five: that is to say. one and tbree-fourths
tons of pig, one ton of coke, half a ton of
limestone and other materials and hand
ling bring the total up to 100000 or 6. .OOO-
600 tons of railroad freights per annum.
which is twice the size of the whole cotton
crop of the United States. based on the ay-
erape of 5000 600 bales. Ana this ia only one
firm.
IT IS A matter of general gossip among
noliticiops here that the non-copf,rma rion
of George MilIer as Co,Iector of Internal
Reyanpe hos atlast csnsed a direct cassa.
tion of fr,and;y rala tions betvaen Senator
ouav and Mr. e 7. Mapee. after a trnce of
over a ve.r,s duration The cont, rmation of
George sbiras. Jr.. is said to have been that
which upset the agreement to have Miller,s
ann ointment smicabIv bunr m until after
November. Republicans generally. without
REGARD To former associations and frien IL
ships. regret exceedingly that this condition
of affairs has arisen. az it causes niohlv nm
pleasant combinations in many directions.
Tur naners are fplI of detail. of the an.
,or,,a,nant of +h. pf,t.buro E,ro.,tion t. ia