Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-06-01
THE IRON WORKS.
Extensive Improvements--M More Coke
Ovens--Coai rIines to be
Operated.
EMPORIUM WILL BOOM.

Last Saturday, Mr.. Frank b.
Baird, of Buffalo, n. Y, represent
ing the firm of G. r. Baird & Co.,
of Buffalo, Philadelphia and other
cities, with headquarters at Phila-
delphia, visited Emporium, where
he met the Supt Mr.. A. Brady, and
talked over business matters in
connection with the resumption of
business at the plant formerly
owned by the Sinnemahoning Iron
and Coal Co., but now passed to
the firm Of G. r. Baird & Co. COM
posed of G. r. Baird, of Philadel-
phia, Frank b. Baird, of Union
Iron Works, of Buffalo and other
members of the Baird family.
While the Press does not deem
it policy to inform our readers of
all the many improvementsan and in
tentlons OF the new firm, yet we
violate no obligations to secrecy
when we state this Company are
making arrangements for large
business at this place, the magni-
tude ofwhich will be seen and appre-
ciated in the future. The present
furnace will be thoroughly repaired
in a substantial manner and put in
blast about August 1st. The i'm
provements to be made at the fur
mace, Mr.. Baird informs us. will be
not for a day, week or month, but
Of such a nature to enable the
furnace to turn out $50 tons of
iron each day for years. Mr..
Brady left Monday morning to
purchase fire brick and procure
some expert workmen and is ex-
pected to return today, when the
work will be pushed.
1t is also the plan of the Com
pany to make a thorough test of
their coal for coking purposes and
should their tests prove satisfactory
one hundred more ovens will be
erected, making two hundred in
all. The hundred ovens erected
some years ago, but never fired,
can be used with some repairs.
The coal mines will be reopened
and coking carried on in large
scale, provided it proves suitable,
as we said above. New railroads,
trestles and every necessary i'm
provement will be promptly made.
The prospects are very hattering
for an extensive business in the
near future, that will greatly aid
Emporium, as well as the entire
county. Should the new company
meet with the desired success no
doubt another and more modern
furnace, to cost $780, 600, will be
| erected here.
The firm of G. h. Baird & Co..
are solid business men and practi-
cal furnacemen, largely engaged in
the manufacture of iron and are
heavy stockholders in prominent
business concerns in several states.
The firm now own the Union Iron
| Works of Buffalo, and are interest
ed in many other important Buf-
fulo industries; are owners Of large
iron ore mines in Michigan, the
Mt. Sterling ore mines in New
York. two furnaces in Virginia
and largely interested in the Potts
town, Pa, bridg eWorks. The ores
will be shipped in chartered
boats to Buffalo and deposited up
on their own docks and thence to
Emporium in their own cars.
Mr.. Baird met many of our
citizens and all who had the pleas
ure of conversing with him were
pleased to see the interest he mani
tested in our town, outside of his
purchase, when he expressed q
Willingness to aid financially in the
establishment of other industries
in Emporium, or surrounding
country-having quietly visited
our county months ago and made
an investigation of our advantages.
We believe this enterprising COM
pany will greatly aid the prosperity
of our town and county.
/ Mr.. \. Brady, of Lebanon, has
accepted the position of Supt and
has entered upon his duties. He
is a gentleman highly recommend
ed and comes here from one Of the
largest iron plants in the state.