The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-30
Pittsburg.

The year book Of the Pittsburg
contains some figures illustrating the
Industrial resources of that city which
are of especial interest to all Pennsyl-
vanians. For instance
The output of the Carnegie Steel
company during 1898 was as follows:
Pig iron, ferro manganese and other
blast furnace products, 2063, 466 gross
tons; steel ingots, 2,171,225 gross tons,
these being rolled into finished pro-
ducts and shipped out; finished cast
ings, 55,154 gross tons. This is a larger
output than that of any other steel
industry is that of the National tube
works, employing 1000 men. using $500
tons of raw material daily and pro-
ducing 1,250,000 tons of finished goods
yearly. The Westinghouse electrical
manufacturing establishment, with
$500 skilled workmen, produces sS0,OOO,-
900 worth of goods per annum.
In the production of plate glass
Pittsburg is again the leader of the
world. Capital aggregating $12,OO0,00
is invested and 5000 workmen are en-
ployed, who receive s3,00O.000 annually
in wages. The total annual tonnage
capacity from 612 pots is 24,5O0, 900
square feet. This represents three
quarters of the entire output of the
United States. The Pittsburg district
yields 40 per cent. of the window glass
output of the country, having 757 pots
in operation, out of total of 1850 pots
in the United States. The annual out
put from the 757 pots is 2,573,S00 boxes,
each containing so square feet of glass.
Pittsburg also has the largest tumbler
works in the world, that of the Roches-
ter Tumbler company, the weekly ca
pacity Of which is $4,000 dozen. The
capacity Of flnt and lime glassware
amounts to $4,000 tons annually. Pitts
burg also has the largest picklinS and
preserving works in the world. It's
annual sales amount to $780, 900, and
$4,000 are paid in wages.
Regarding the tonnage of Pittsburg
the Chamber of Commerce year book
traffic of Pittsburg can be had than
the statement of the ascertained ton
mage handled, which is as follows for
1898: Traffic by railways, 39,SS7, 1925
tons; traffic on rivers, 7,4S7,243 tons; to-
tai, 46,S57,16 tons. This is by far the
greatest tonnage of any city in the
world" No freight in transit is included
in this statement. In the Pittsburg
district, in Allegheny county. during
1897 were produced q per cent. of the
pig iron used in the United States, 81
per cent. of the Bessemer steel ingots
and castings, 45 per cent. open hearth
steel ingots and castings, so per cent.
of crucible steel, 80 per cent of Besse-
mer steel rails, 63 per cent. of struc-
tural shapes, S3 per cent. of plates and
shapes, 25 per cent. of miscellaneous
products not enumerated above, and 81
per cent. of rolled iron and steel.
The total output of coal for 1898 was
12,6000 900 tons. The coke tonnage was
S,460,12 tons. The enormous total of
1,S04156 cars were used in Pittsburg in
| 1898. OF these 5O4, 900 cars were used to
| transport coal and 156, 961 cars were used
to transport coke. In 1898, 1888 ves-
| sells passed through Davis Island dam,
| the combined tonnage of which was
35O5,s20 tons. There are 67 banks and
| trust companies in Pittsburg and
Allegheny, with a combined capital OF
| $50, 332, $50 and surplus of 1881. .992
| Their deposits amount to sl15,O2S, ZIG
and resources are s159,526,s37. The
clearing house report of 1898 shows total
exchanges of $975.45l,S ,S15.24 and total
balances of $2O5, ,5S5, ,6O421. Permits FOR
buildings costing $5,496,OS were issued
last year.
Continued health and prosperity to
this wonderful town!