Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-04-13

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plates Capital of Nearly 100000
Already Invested.
Through the courtesy OF Mr.. Geo.
s. Humbert, who is building the Roll
ing Mill OF America short distance
up Deckers Creek, a repres sntative OF
the New DOMINION was shown'through
the new mill today. 1t is reyela-
tion TO the un#Hitiated to see the
stability with which everything is be-
ing constructed, and the first class
quality OF all machinery and equip
ments.
If one has any idea Of the difference
between temporary and permanent
building, and he has any doubt about
the permanent nature Of this Rolling
Mill, he ought to make 1t visit, and
see for himself He would then have
no doubt that the mill IS built for
operation long as he aud his children
live.
Mr. Humbert, who is superintend-
ing IL the erection and equipment OF
this mill knows the steel and tin plate
business from the start to the finish.
He has done all the practical work in
the manufacture OF tinplate, and is
thoroughly acquainted with all the
processes Of manufacture, and all
modern and improved methods. He
has been actively connected with tin
plate factories since 1891 when the
manufacture of tin was first under
taken in this country.
Many Improvements have been
made in the Rolling Mill Of
America over any other plant
of the kind with which Mr.. Humbert
has been connected. 1t is just the
best rolling mill In the world accord
ing to his judgement and he knows
thoroughly what he is talking about
All the machinery except the mills
for rolling the steel from the billets
into sheets is operated by electricity,
A Bullock dynamo is driven by one
hundred and twenty five horse power
engine, and the dynamo furnishes
power for the work. The mammoth
crane is being operated by it now, IN
putting in position the shafts for the
big fly wheels. This crane has
guaranteed capacity Of fifteen tons,
but it was used few days ago to un-
load from a fiat car bed plate for
the machinery, weighing $1,000
pounds, and moved the heavy mass
with ease
The rolls for making the steel bill
lets into plates are operated by two
1000 horse power engines, one for each
five mills. Four mammoth boilers,
which were used at the Buffalo Ex
position for few months are EN-
ployed to generate steam for these en-
gines. The boilers are upright and
modern in every particular, being
constructed on the same principal as
the boilers for automobiles.
The cold rolls and those in the tin
ming pots are to be operated by cleo
trio motors.
The Boiling Mill Of America is a
ten mill factory Six furnaces have
already been built and foundations
are laid for the other four. The six
sets of rolls for these six furnaces are
now being installed, and these mills
will be put into operation while the
others are being completed. Each
mill will employ while in operation
about So men.
A big annealing furnace is just DOW
being built, in which the steel plates
are tempered twice 1t has modern
automatic truck for eleyating the
plates on edge, after they are put in
the furnace.
A picking tank has been built and
twelve Timing pots, with rolls, have
been installed ia the tin plate section
of the mill. These pots contain, at
all times when in operation, Sc, 600
worth of molten tin each, making a
total capital invested 10 this one arti-
Gle alone, $72, 900.
The capital Invested in the plant
already amounts to nearly $500, 600,
and it will not be completed ready for
operation for perhaps six weeks yet.
Two Of the principal raw materials
required to operate a rolling mill and
tin plate factory are water and coal.
These are both in abundant supply
and cheap, almost at the door of the
mill up Decker's creek.
A 500, 000-gallon reservoir has been
built just above the mill, which is
supplied from Deeker's creek by pump
ing. The steam pump is located in
the boiler house, and is operated by
the same power which runs the other
machinery. A hot water pump is also
installed, so that If for any reason one
pump should be disabled, the other
can be used. The water flows from
the reservoir by gravity, and a heater
is used to heat 1t before it passes into
the four big boilers.
The greatest quantity of water is
used n the picking process. A con-
stantly downing stream is kept flowing
through the picking vat all the time
it is in operation.
The Rolling Mill Company owns its
own coal, and produces it at cost Of
65cents per ton for mining and deliv-
ering to the mill, while at Connells-
vile, where Mr.. Humbert formerly
operated tin mill, coal costs consid-
erably more than dollar ton.
The output OF the mill, when in
full operation. will be at least l 200
tons OF tin plates per month, and for
every ton or plates one and half
tons of coal is used 1t can readily
be seen that the saving in the cost Of
coal here is big item ia itself.
Freight rates to and from this place
are the same they are at Connellsyille
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