Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-05
ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES.
BUSINESS or THE HEAVIER INDUS
TRIES STEADILY IMPROVING.
Instead Of Idicness and Hard Times,
the Merry ciAns OF LAbor'- Mighty
niows Resounds From Many and
siany MiII.

Below VIII be found q number OF
uoics concerning the recent improve
ment IN the volume 81 business in
many great iron ana steel industries.
II viii be observed that in various Sec
lions OF the country many new enter
prlses nave been inaugurated, plants
which have bsen established for years,
but which have been closed down for
some time, are starting up again. aud
numerous other works are so busy that
the expenditure CT thousands OF dol
lars is rendered necessary in order
that contracts already on hand may
bo nlled promptly and expedltiously.
In addition to all this, locomotive
shops. bridgs building works. car build
ers and other Industrial enterprises OF
similar character. which consume
annually thousands OF tons Of iron
aud steel liz more or less finished
form. nro daily increasing the force OF
their employees, suuc OF thoin. indeed,
being sufficiently suppued With work
10 Keep their shops running Tor months
~ come hut tue news given below
Hpeaka for itself. There has certainly
boon a marked improvement In the
iron and steel trade ana many OF It's
auSihary industries since September
last;
The Soho furnace OF the M0rohoad-
McClc8ne company of pittaburg Pa,
b. being cleaned out and necessary re-
pairs made. 90 that the furnace may
be blown IN on short notice. II has
been Idle for come time. Several par
Ties nr0 reported us being DESTROYS OF
leasing the stack.
t.ycn the blast furnaces IN Scw Eng
land arc beginning 70 feel the effects OF
the better trade which has 7prung W
rpccIuy. Ltmc Rock furnLee, at Llm3
Rock, IN Eltcnneld county. Conn. has
just gone Into blast after having been
idle Tor over three yosrn The furnace
makes ilne grade OF charcoal pig iron,
suitable Tor the manufacture OF car
wheels ard malioablc irsn castings
ono % the blast furnaces ui the lil,-
Itim-ficiurdBun cumulns 90 East ca
uaan, Conn, which has not made q
pound OF non Tor long time. Is get
ting ready TO so into blast New boii-
crA are being erected and the furnace
stuck Is being repaired. Like the Lime
Rock furnace, this stack also makaa
charcoal pig Iron for car wheels and
malleablc purposes.
The two Reading furnaces Of the
Reading Iron company " Reading, Pa,
while not at present blowing, are IN
o
be blown In at an early date. one OF
thc KsyHtone furnaces OF the same
company has just gone out OF blast
after running continuously for two
years
The Thomas furnace Of the Thomas
Iron company. at Nllos. Ohio. continues
70 DO natoushmgly good work In
twcnty-four hours recently $50 gross
tons and 500 pounds OF Hegsemer pig
iron, an OF standard quality, were pro-
! duced.
Colonel a. NJ shook president Of the
/ Tcuncs7au Coal, Iron and Railroad
company &C Naahville. Tenn. says OF
dc Zig Iron business In the south:
"Ihe IRON business In tho south rs I'M
proving. tho increased production is
finding market at ful advance OF so
cents per ton above the prices that
] were obtained during the spring and
| early summer" Tho company OF
| which Colonel SHOOK 10 president is tho
I largest manufacturer OF plg iron In
| the south, owning seventeen blast fur
! n0ccs. with combined yearly capacity
! of about 100000 gross tons.
one ~ the Reeves Iron cumnnny's
| sheet mills at Canal Dover, Ohio. has
| beun cunN ertel INTO mill for the
mnnufacttre ~ black ghoctg of .in-
Mug a slN-mll plant is talked of.
a continuous rolling min W nhout 10
1 be cractod by The Union Iron and stool
/ company OF Youngstown. OHIO. ground
/ having just been broken. EVERY appl-
/ auce for economy In luhor and In every
I othor coFt element wifi be introduced
| ana "A large output VIII be made p1ssi-
bic, The min VIII be built adjoining
/ what is kuown az the unpcr Mil OF the
| present plant,
Tho BosAemer steel works, blooming
/ works ana billet mill OF the Camhrlu
! Iron company, OF JuhnstoWn. PA
/ started worl, on Sunday, October "a,
| This ls the iirat work done on Sunday
J In these departments for more than n
l yunr on october 10 tho now rnu min
! rails,
! Negotiations have been closed where
1 by Converse Ind, hus secured the To-
| cation OF large tiup,ato mlll, worl, on
] which VIII be hcgun mt once, and IL ia
! expected the plant win be in operntion
9y inc hiat 81 the year Several hum
| AIRED men VIII be glVcn employment
The Soottdale Iron and Steel compa-
] ny, OF Scottdnic, Pa, 10 running ia
mill fun double turn, Tho company
has this year Increased It's plant bv
Two double sheet mills and cold roll
ms mill,
The Midvale Steel company. with Inn.
mense works az Nloetown. Phiodoi-
/ mia, ls building new casting house.
/ which II expects 60 have completed this
month
! The Pittsburg Wire company. OF
! pittsburg, Pa. ia figuring on 400 wire
nail machines. 10 DC placed IN It's mDl
| NJ nroddock, Pa. Tho building be erect
ed and the company expects 70 he ore.
pared 10 make nails IN tho very near
future, The company IS now q larre
manufacturer OF brass ana steel-wlre
1 rods.
Maclntosh, ucmptll & Co, OF Pl,ts-
I burg, Pa. have decided to engage Ia the
/ manufacture OF tin and terne plnto an
an cSttnslve scale II 81 proposed 10
erect a model plant Ia every respect.
The engines Cor driving the mills WIN
| be especially heavy. and the driving
/ viii be done direct.
| II Is stated that the Eiltler Manufne.
! turlug company OF Newburg, n, ~
Largo manufacturers OF bale tles. wire
and wire fencing, have leased d factory
/ az Joliet. III anil win occupy Il us a
/ plant Tor the manufacture OF bale Ties
/ ana galvanized iron.
! The Munclc Iron ana Steel eonpnnv
I OF Muncle, Ind, turned out III nrst
hoops ON the i9th instant Il 4 ths
| ihtontlon OF tho managers Of the com.
/ pauy 70 convert considerable nart OF
/ the MN product iutn hoAns hereaftrr
Work Is helag vigorously pushed an
4 the new rolling mill which n being
erected Al South Tacoma. hi tho stats
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