The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-02-18
COKE OVENS AND
OPEN HEARTH PLANT
To be Built In Connection With
the Furnaces--New Company
Will be Capitalized at
100000.

Options upon large tract of land
In the eastern portion of the city have
just been secured by Canton capitalists
who propose to build a group of i'm
mense blast furnaces. The site select
ed for this great industry is a shor.
distance west of Crystal park.
The building of these furnaces will
be the last step taken toward making
Canton what she has long been des-
tined to become, one of the principal
iron manufacturing centers of middle
Ohio.
Mr.. Ed. I.angenbach, general mana
ger of the Berger works, and others
interested in the industries that have
sprung up in the northeast part of the
city, have leased or secured options
upon about three hundred acres of land
lying west of Crystal park and the
plans are about perfected for launch
ing the new industry.
The blast furnaces have become a
necessity, in view of the immense
amount of crude or pig iron that will
be needed to supply the open hearth
steel furnaces that are to be built in
the city. the one at the Berger works
and the other at the Structural Steel
Car works in the west end, with the
difficulty now experienced in getting
supply.
OPTIONS ARE SECURED.
The farms on which options have
been secured are those of Christian
SchwertZberger. the Barnett heirs and
possibly the Leeds and Henry Houtz
tracts. The prices that are offered for
these tracts of land are said to be
large. An effort has been made also
to get an option upon the Hilschep
farm, lying Immediately west of the
Berger works, but the owner has thus
far refused to put price upon it, as
he sees prospects of an immense town
growing up about him, which will
greatly enhance land values.
While no details will be given out
as to the furnaces, it is known that
they are to be of great capacity
and to have the most modern equip
ment, with automatic feeders, etc.
They will make double the iron that
will be needed in the city for all pur-
poses. Their cost will be something
Immense, exceeding perhaps any out
lay in the city for many years.
MEANS NEW ADDITION.
1t is the intention of the project.
Drs to lay out an immense addition to
tho city and locate the furnace CEN
trally upon it. 1t was originally in
tended to place the plant upon the Ida
Mckinley farm Of 43 acres in the south
part of Canton, adjacent to the Wheel
Ing g. Lake Erie railway lines. 1t is
Iaid that this tract has already been
purchased by the projectors, but the
idea of placing the furnace upon it has
been abandoned, as the territory was
not extensive enough to carry out tho
plans of the scheme.
The entire project has progressed
Tar enough to be announced as a cer-
,ainty, and the company has already
Interested sufficient capital. There Is
considerable detail yet to be arranged
before construction will begin, bu3
when all is ready the new furnaces
will be pushed to a rapid completion.
This new plant has given an addi-
honal impetus to the boom that CAM
Jon is just now enjoying, and the an
nouncement will be received with q
great deal of satisfaction by all classes
of citizens.
So far the matter has been arranged
by the immediate parties interested
and the board of trade has not been
psked to do anything toward aiding in
occurring the plant.
The blast furnaces for Canton are
assured. Already sufficient stock has
been subscribed to insure their erec.
lion. The company has been capital.
lied at 5000. 900, and Edward Langen-
bach and J. e. Carnahan, who are
prominently interested in the Carna-
han plants In the northeast part of the
city, are heavy stockholders and are
Engineering the deal. They are in the
east at present completing the ar
rangements and consulting with CAPT.
talists who are interested In the pro-
ject.
The story as told exclusively in Fri
days News-Democrat only partly re-
vealed the facts. It was necessarily
Incomplete for the reason that those
Interested were not quite ready to tell
lll the details. 1t has been learned
That the first blast furnace to be erect
ed will have capacity of ESQ tons a
day Of pig iron. and other furnaces
~ equal capacity will quickly be add
y.
BAR MILL IN CONNECTION.
In addition to the blast furnaces, q
bar mill and open hearth furnace will
~ built, so that from the crude ore