Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-10-17
STEEL THEN AND N;
A FEW YEARS. pRoapreo
MANUFACTURE or ,po "a Y NJ

How tbe prlce 81
i '"ea Steel H.,
"ere" within rwenty-five =, ~
vention That Led 10 n. :, Afs-iA
ssses OF Manufacture. ''ra Pss~
c.a,,,
o.ee, ~ a., ,ne rough Is now sold \. I,
purs .. esl.o per ton Of 1910 y i1tls
iI'c.io'. less than cent pound pounds
seeei ran, sI ~ .he same mart w,rs y, q ~
TOM IN 49, sig; in 1882. sis. a' sl'd n
Gov. now mas result 50 sar,r,'s wv 'od4J
pIonsne hpo'itf Why is it that ~ X IN
o.".ss ,ase year manufactured S,s y. vbte&
" s'eci AGAINST a,ogo,e00 tons nros0 lc3
ureao britain, with promise tl,s, .uced III
widen rather than diminish A. M ,as WI
'o,, ~ 'da
i.lse anu ehleiiy, from the yicb,,
'"9'.es' VI .ne iron mines of Thu a y Nd
emu aa., e"1 sooi fortune that many n II
nspec'ai'y III PENNSYLVANIA, Alah.,s uen
ie',hesSee' enjoy IN being conti,r.s aa
.oai us anu Where. as at the n,;s
ono er,h,iion range in northern ~ y
Ian, rue. - remote, water tiansno,.''s a
o-i,, ses W 'ne furnace regions ara 49, 's'0
,o NV u,eai,en'hg OF steel is in the ms;a
as rrst 1a, ~ .ie SO called Bessemer Y.
, ,e,, IL. ue'iscu py " lillian Kelly. .t KY
90, az 'ne Iuuyvliie iron works Il NJ y Y
.uoNy' .enn.u molten iron bya blass ", w
~ aii "oiu ,inc, vessel. The Enolish y
nei'or ueveiopen this principle q bns,@
.n1 eupeiiiuous carbon out Of iron ~
on!y s'eei remained with SO much ~; 10y
huity ana boldiess that his mama L !. iust
soiu"iy ii'heu win The process. Whasee
PROCESS Is employed III manufactliripgr NM
'ie hi,ser part OF Our American steal 1 Y
op1 ni nesi.n furnaces devised by Siems.
M &c. are s.e'su'iy gaining In AM
.ne Aie' Vi .hei' 10 De built in The TJssS
.1'a'ee was erected at Trenton in IsWxa
NI ri iie"''o :" 20.
no'pho,uS IN steel makes the MA
n'l,'n, anu us many ores of iron, mart.
,"i :, onose VI 'he southern states conts.
" h''aoie percentage OF phosphorus 4 NJ
on ~ 'Pol.ano discovery when in lS7qM. 4
.oiIiuy oiichrlso Ihomas perfected MI
1aiie'' pasic process by which such ORES ~
~ ~ " haae ,'.o excellent steel In EngIaI
on 80. pans peooi'ies blessing, the Stag from
=" oa7i. i.''ii'sce' containing as it does NINA
phos'h"r'c ncid' yielding valuable fst;
'ine', Mi. lnoihas discovery was first /.
piieu III An'eflca 10 an open hearth frrn.,.
IN 1905 at the Homestead steel wo,ts !
oarhe9ie' Ihipps d Co. There are now 4, \
opei' ie"reh seeel works III this country !,
'ie auap'a.ioii OF particular process Ia, 4
'Peoiai Org carrying sulphur, phospbons
VI wii'o hoo' n considerable economy isr,l
l~eu:
" sun more influence in the cheapenipg
VI stee. - .ie Introduction OF machineryi n
mining ooth ore ana coal, in gettingoutth
ilii'eA'ohe 10 DC mixed with the coal ami
ore anu III Saving manual labor at eys,y
sway Vi 'ne manufacturing process. A
'ne oarlieSie works III Plttshurg is themet
e,aoor",e anu COSTLY mechanical plant in
'he "orio' one machine alone Representing
an outlay Vi Ti'VVo,ooo. Remarkable alsoh
'he seeauy gam III the efficiency Of ore, coal
anu limestone as furnaces have been II.
o,e"seo III SIZE ana improved in design
l ne engineering ana Mining journal N
Gently gave some details taken from the
COUNTS oi Il wei managed, typical concern
III oo years ehuihS with lss2 the coal NJ
luireu 10 produce ton of pig iron bad
oeeh reduced 81 per cent, the ore 20pereeat
anu 'iie limestone oo per cent. The saving
IN .he lhaiiulacture OF steel of course paral
leis .hese ilsures.
Aioer inc BRUSH and German mining
'hsiiieerS hao met their American breth
rem IN New York i'll October, 1890, they Wis
yea .he leadihg iron and steel works in
ms country " nat chiefly struck them
was the pace at which operations weN
-orceu 10 htlsh. The English furnace has
capacity OF 3o.oo0 cubic feet, produces
ia'ly ~ TONS uses ,3oo pounds of coketoa
on % pfoduct' with 100 hours as the time
u furnace operation. The American fur
iace Win smaller capacity, 1850 cubic
ecu Turns out "a tons day, Uses but S3
'ounds OF coke per ton of product and
'rowos an operation into q hours.
beyond the causes, metallurgical and
hecnsiilcai' winch nave cheapened steel
're the irresistible forces of business. Com
'etitloh mas become exceedingly keen, and
these days have TO be con
eht with sim profits, and often with|
'folts at an.
because u Is stronger aud tougher than
he material for rails. A steel rail lasts
pout III times as long as an iron one