Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-25

tin plate works, which will include . COM
plete rolling mill plant for the manufacture
of black plates
"The Cumberland Steel and Tin Plate
Company, of Cumberland, Nd, is erecting
substantial works to consist of four hot
mills, two stands of rolls each, and four
stands of cold rolls; also picking machine,
and other necessary appliances for the man
ufacture OF black plates. One building that
for the rolling mill, which Is of steel. COX
100 feet, is now in process of erection, the
object being to perfect the manufacture OF
black plates before engaging in timing.
The New Castle Plant Described.
'sThe New Castle Steel and Tin Plate Com
pany, of New Castle, Pa, is building COM
plete new plant and is pushing the work as
fast as possible. The foundations for the
machinery are nearly completed. The main
building is all of steel and iron, and is 1131
251 feet, and IA feet high from the floor line
to the under side of the lower cord of
trusses. The roof is now going on to the
roll, lathe, machine and Toulouse,
which is 40 feet inches by 20
feet and 16 feet high, built of
stone and brick with slate root.
''The annealing, picking, timing, ship
ping and Office building is 60 feet 8 inches
by $50 feet. Contracts are closed with the
Garrison Foundry Company, of Pittsburg,
for four hot mill, two stands of rolls each,
and four stands of cold rolls; also for one
21-inch, three-hlgh bar mill. When in
Pittsburg June %, 1892, 1 called upon this
firm and was shown the plans for these
mills, which it was then making. Two
7OO-horse power Corliss engines, with
boilers, etc, have been contracted
for with the Bass Foundry and
Machine Works, of Ft Wayne, Ind. The
timing machinery, doubling and trimming
shears, ETC., is contracted for with the Lloyd
Booth Company, of Youngstown, o. The
machinery is TO be delivered in August and
September, 1892. The engines and build
ings are arranged Tor two additional mills,
which will be put in soon The plant,
which is being built for cash, will cost
$780, 900. The firm hopes to begin the
actual work of manufacturing by December
1, 1892, at the latest
List of the Manufacturing Firms
Mr.. Aver subioins to his report the fol-
lowing complete list of manufacturing firms,
excluding all who had not begun actual
operations on August 10, 1892, with pros
pective figures and estimates:
A. A Thompson & Co., New York; Ali
Quippa Tin Plate Company, AIiQuippa, Pa;
American Stamping Company, Brooklyn. n.
Y: American Tin Plate Company, Eiwood,
Ind; American Tin Plate Machine and
Manufacturing Company, Philadelphia, Pa;
American Tin and Terne Plate Company,
Philadelphia, Pa; Anderson Tin Plate COM
pany, Anderson, Ind; Apollo Iron and Steel
Company. Apollo, Pa; Britton Rolling Mill
Company, Cleveland, o.; Bairsvtlle Rolling
Mill and Tin Plate Company, Blairsville, Pa; |
Cincinnati Corrugating Company, Piqua, O.;
O.; Coates & Co, Baltimore, Md;
Columbia Til. Plate Company, Piqua, |
o.; Corning Steel Company. Chicago, Ill; |
Cumberland Rolling Mill and Tin Plate Com |
pgny, Cumberland, Nd; L. Morewood & Co.,
Gas City, Ind; talcon Iron and Nail Com |
pany, Niles, o. .;Griff1ths & Cadwallader, Pitts
delphia, Pa; Hughes & Patterson, Phila- |
delphia, Pa; John Hamilton, Plttsburg, Pa; |
Kahn Brothers, New York; Keystone Tin |
Pate Company, Philadelphia, Pa; Marshall |
Ingram & Co., Baltimore, Md; Mckinley Tin |
Plate Company, Williamsburg, Pa: Merchant |
& Co.. Philadelphia; Morewood Tin Plate |
port, n. j.; n. & C. TAYLOR Com
pany, Philadelphia Pa; Norton Brothers, |
Chicago, Ills; New Castle Tin Plate Com |
Limited. Apollo, Pa; Pittsburg Electro |
Plating Company, Apollo, Pa; Pittsburg |
Tin Plate Works. New Kensington, Pa; |
Record Manufa curing Company, Conneaut, |
st. Louis Stamping Company, St. Louis, Mo-; |
Somerston Tin Plate Works. Brooklyn. n. |
Y; United States Iron and Tin Plate Manu- |
featuring Company, Demmler, Pa; Wallace |
Banfield & Co, Irondale, OHIO; W. II. Ed |
wards. Norristown, Pa.
Manufactories and Production.
Total number of companies August Is,
Number OF companies manufacturing Au-
gust l5 1892 .....-......-..-.........2 26 |
Number of companies building August Is,
IS92. --.......-..-.............. IA /
Number of companies production sus-
pended August Is, 1892. s92.......... 2 |
Number OF companies enlarging works
August l5, 1892 10 |
Number of companies making or prepar-
ing to make black plates August Is, 1892. Is
Pounds. /
Production of tin and terne plates
fiscal year ended June 80, 1892. lS,646, 7l9
Total production fiscal year ended
June 80. 1892, including manufac-
lures from American sheet iron
or steel, timed or terne coated,
about. ......................... 100000
Estimated production tin and
terne plates fiscal year ending
June 80, 1898. 100 600 900
Estimated annual rate OF produc-
tion close of fiscal year ending
June 30, 1893 ................,.... 200, ,ooo. 900
Estimated investment buildings
and plant close of fiscal year
ending June 80, 1898. 5000, 900 |
The entire report is remarkable refuta-
tion of the oft repeated assertion of the free
traders that tin plate cannot be successfully
in America. They will hard |
ly assume, after reading these statistics
based on sworn statements, that all of these
firms are engaging in futile attempt to
produce tin plate merely for a 'blutf " or