Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-05
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We remain yours truly,

ROBERT W. Hunt & Co.
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10 inches squarel.
The Lone Star iron company has been es-
tablished, with 81, 900, 900 capital, in order
to work these iron interests Mr.. John A.
kruse, a thoroughly practical iron worker,
is president of the company, and is pushing
the matter to telling results. The company
now has in operation blast furnace turn
ing out seventy tons of pig iron daily, and
which iron has no equal in the United
States. This iron is being extensively used
in railroad and machine shops all over the
country, and testimonials from many promz
inent railroad men show that this iron
stands a greater test than any other wheff
made into car wheels. A number of Fdll-
roads are now using iron from jefferson -sto
the exclusion of all other in the manufactur-
ing of car wheels. The company now have
$500, coo in actual cash invested, and at pres
ent employ 600 hands. But the Lone Star
iron company came to jefferson to work up
the full iron interests, so do not propose to
stop at merely making pig iron. Mr.. Kruse
has on file in his Office the detailed plans
for a large rolling mill plant, which is to be
constructed at once. Capt. Robert w.
Hunt of Chicago has just been to Jefferson
and located the new mill.
One hundred cars of machinery is now
on the road and arriving, all of which is
new and the latest improved. Thirteen
Corless engines will be used, one of which
will be the largest in Texas, having 1900
horse power. This large mill will be used
to manufacture all kinds of fat and round
blacksmithing iron, cotton ties, car links,
fish plates, general iron works, stoves, etc.
The work on this new mill is being pushed
and the whole will be in full running opera
ton within the next few months. On the
completion of the mill hundreds of skilled
workmen will have to be added to the 600
already in the employ of the company, the
whole making quite an army of men. For
years the old Kellyville furnace and
foundry near jefferson has been working
this iron into hollowware with satisfactory
results. Recently Mr.. Il. Ballauf of Jeffer-
son has bought this plant and is now manu-
featuring plows hollowware, andirous, sash
weights, etc. He has also ordered the ma
chinery for manufacturing wagon Skeins
and will add this to the old plant Mr.
Ballauf now ships goods to Mexico, Arkan-
sas, Louisiana, as well as all over Texas.
Jefferson now has three plow factories
whose output is shipped all over the state.
Murray & Porter have Just opened a large
machine shop and foundry, using nothing
but Jefferson iron. The Lone Star iron
company will eventually add a complete
steel mill to their present plant and will
make as complete plant as can be found in
the South. and the superiority of the iron
viii make the output much sought for. JEFF
fersOn has put on new lease of life and
the old time activity has begun to assert it
self. and this time it has come to stay. All
avenues of trade feel the influence of the
iron trade, and a few years will see Jeffer-
son assume the position in Texas that Bir5
mingham has in Alabama.
Charters for two new national banks have
been applied for and are expected to be
soon in operation. The cotton seed oil mill
that has for three years been idle will be
furnished with new machinery and started
by next season. A refinery is to be attached
so that the mill will be complete in every
particular. Many other enterprises are on
foot for the interest of the town, but there
is no boom. nor no boom desired.
And all Texas reJoices that the iron in
terests of the state are being worked in fact
and not in theory. Texas has inexhaustless
quantities of iron TO be found in various
parts of the state. The Development of
these iron fields viii be of untold value TO
Texas and the successful start now made
at Jefferson will be promptly followed up
by New Birmingham, LlanO, Rusk and San
Saba. Texas should and will furnish the
iron fer the great Southwest and to Jeffer-
son belongs great credit for first success
fully operating large and growing plant
in the iron industry. c. w. W.