The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-19
MONEY IN METAL WORKING.
,r 4 MILLION DOLLARS IN THE
INDUSTRY IN SAVANNAH.

81, 800 Hands Employ ed I'm the
,o,eu Establishments and 1900
p.o,Ie Derive Their support From
r,...,,-S4OO. 900 Paid ont In Wages
r,.ry Year-The Capacity OF MANY
plants Being Increased.
-.- metal industry, comprising foun-
~ machine shops. boiler makers. rail-
~ ~snair shops and coppersmiths. is of
80 Importance to Savannah. The value
s.ss riants in which these Industries are
.--.sf on aggregates s5S5.000. One hun
5-.5 and seventy-three machines are in
--.-st,on. and $40 hands are continually
,,-,ovcd. Of which 1875 are skilled me-
-.soi.s. The wages paid out annually ex-
eesss $4,000
70 those dependent for living on the
.1,,loves are counted. fully 1880 people
a. supported by the metal working in
5Is-rfes alone. The railroads are. of
course. included in this canvass, as they
4 IT, machine shops in a strict sense of the
4 word.
Mr. william Kehoe, of the Kehoe Iron
8 Works. employs steadily 40 hands. The
srereeate amount of wages paid annually
ranges from $4,000 to $4,000. we have
r. said "25 skilled mechanics. and very
3 eomnlete modern plant, with % machines
8 If various descriptions. I should place
4 IN estimate Of the cost of our plant at
s something like $4,000. on an average we
4 have earned more than bank rates of in
terest on the capital invested for the last
ME wears. We manufacture extensively,
and have a large trade in sugar cane
q mills and evaporating pans. We also do
q general foundry machine shop and boiler
work We can discount any offer for this
H lJnd of work made anywhere else and
ne are dong daily as good work and
8 cheaper than is done in any other city,
John Rourke & Son pride themselves
#that they have. or soon win have, when
Sthsir new building is completed, the larg-
EST machine shop and foundry in Savan-
hal. A low estimate of the value of the
liant is above $4,000. Fifty-three hands
are steadily employed of which 80 are
Skilled mechanics The pay role ranges
from Sj.J to sou per week. There are a.
maehue. of various descriptions in the
plant, and some OF the hest and largest in
the south For instance the steam ham
mer This alone has earned more than
Nears. Messrs. Rogrke a. Son DO an ex~
Intensive marine repairing business besides
#new work, both in boilers and engines,
and whatever is done in first-class foun-
#dry.
McDonough & Ballantyne are the oldest
establishment in Savannah, and their rep
Mutation for the excellent work they do
IL boiler, foundry aud machine work
Mboth new and repairing, is too we'll known
N 10 need much comment. They employ %
#lands, their pay roll exceeds SIC 900 year,
land the plant could not be duplicated fol
less than $4,000,
T +. O'DonneU has Q well equipped ma
chime shop, and his long experience as
foreman Of the former lyman works has
#qualihed him eXcellently for the business,
(Which is a successful one, and which has
#farned more than bank rates of interest
Don an investment of $1,000. Mr.. ODon-
#nell employs steadily 10 hands, ) of which
#Hre skilled mechanics. His pay roll foots
lp SS.or a year. He has seven machines
n his plant.
The Central railroad has a very extern
#lve and wei equipped machine shop, val
ped at over $4,000. T. b. Irwin, master me-
Chanic. is o. the opinion that all iron and
&netal work can be done as well and as
n heaply TN savannah as anywhere in the
kOuth. and the repair expenses here COM
pare fayofably with any other southern
ONT. Plenty of skilled labor can be OBJ
aimed at reasonable wages. The Central
alroad has 35 machines, such as laths,
alners, stating machine, drill presses,
te, SiXty-tOur hands are steadily en-
(oyed in the shops, thirty-ive of which
Rle skilled mechanics
The Savannah. Florida and Western
has also a well equipped plant, having %
4nachine tools. They employ in all 1lS
netal workers. of which56 are skilled me-
hanics The city and Suburban railway
las also small machine shop, valued at
$1,000. giving employment to eight hands,
Tour of which are skilled mechanics. The
nop has eight machines. In the aggre>
gate. the three railroad repair shops pay
a ~,
Mr.. y, ]. Mcmillan of Il. J. Mcmillan &
pro- copper smiths, says: I'VE manufac-
lre new and repair anything in copper
hq we certainly claim to do Is good work
nd as cheap work in Savannah as is done
# hNWhere. We manufacture new turpen-
ING stllls very extensively, but we also do
great variety of other work required in
edmbcatS and manufacturing generally.
employ steadily fourteen hands and a t
mes as nigh as twenty-five. Our pay role
Aceeds 5000 a year. The plant Is worth
III oout S3o,oW and earns more than bank
dtes OF interest on the investment
III Mr. T. j. OBrien has established brass
oundfE within the last year. He has not
Pen long enough in business to say what
Is investment of 81, 500 yields, but Is well
ausned with his returns so far Mr..
btlen being an expert brass moulder and
under himself and anxious to give salts
&dctlon viii no doubt meet with the en-
SERVES
Mr.. " O"Mara has also started new
ear. Mr. OMara has twenty seven years
II Aperence in the business he is now turn
tle out a large amount of amalgamated
hnc castings for electrical batteries; his
Il ofk was formerly done north. He has
noqt SLO90 invested and says he is doing
amy Wei, and that he receives a fair
4 rare OF patronage, which he certainly de-
Il IEes as such young industries are eX-
n ly what Savannah needs.
VT. George w. Parish, manufacturer of
w Well-known pillow bearing his name,
nay also be classed among the suece So
~ metal workers of Savannah. Mr..
arlsh says that he has $4,000 invested in
H. asricultural implement manufacturing
dHl ana that his investmer. yields more
ldh pank rates of interest He employs
lgtaiulIy SIN hands, three of which are
S!!dea mechanics. His pay roll is about
30 or $1,000 year.
METAL workers in Savannah may all be
aSsed as successful, receiving good re-
4uIhs on their investment
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