The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-08-25
GREAT BRITAIN IN QUEST OF ORES


fact significant Trade Association
has asked the instruct its consular officials throughout
the world to collect information and report the iron ore resources OF
with assist British makers in their search
Tor the materials needed carry the industry In its letter to
Prime Minister the association has suggested the appointment OF
royal commission to inquire into the question OF raw materials and 10
collect through the consus all facts relating supplies which
it the buyer and the user Of such ores to know
application says the Marine Review illustrates the changed
position OF Britain iron manufacturer 1t not
that their iron and the limestone needed for ung
together that they could pig iron out OF their blast
cheapy than other country In the
districts of Cleveland south Scotland Safordshre and Lincolnshire
and coal side by side while district OF the kingdom
they separated than miles and hardly district
by than fifty sixty miles.
the hand United and the coal
generally about miles apart Alabama and Germany
bulk OF the had be carried by rail to the coal distances
varying from miles Today however Great Britain bring
millions OF iron thousands OF miles to her COAL and the
interesting Great Britain still resources
iron But great change has occurred all the iron markets
The iron is decreasing while the demand for steel is growing
every year. large variety of articles made of iron
made OF steel and the fact deeply regretted by all B sh
that the larger part their native iron ores contains too
PHOSPHORUS for the production OF iron suitable for the manu- aure OF
The most important the kingdom is the Ceve
district south of Newcastle Until about
twenty the iron from which its millions OF tons pig iron
annually produced almost wholly from the hills Of the Cee
seemang compes the importation of large quantities OF Tor
gn hea which used Cleveland to the extent OF near
The same change has Scotland where until about
fifteen years ago. Che produced almost wholly from local ores
nearly oneha made from imported in order
provide quality of pig iron suited to the demands OF the local steel
nothing than that the future Scotland must rely
increasingly upon imported ores
important ironmang district after Cleveland is the
Cumberland and northwest Lancashire
The pig in this district exceeds year
N and that of steel from 10000 tons The pig chiefly
this being the only important center
the British Isles but the local supplies have in the past
four been largely supplemented by imports of hemate
ores from foreign countries.
Germany today producing Steel though
pig Great Britain due the poverty steemang
of the British Isles The result therefore, OF the substitution OF
steel for iron many manufactures that Great Britain no longer
supplies its blast together Nearly the
whole the for the important form OF iron that used the
Bessemer steel mild steel brought miles over
Some of from other countries but Spain
supply 1t has been evident for time that
north Spain will longer be equal to the
which Britain and less extent Germany max
them Evidences of approaching exhaustion already
Spanish districts 1t imperative
y should other of supply of hema
te that has helped the ror
Britain that richer found and worked II
some foreign Cumberland and Lancashire hema
tte 81 of ron while the Cleveland iron
very much Lake Superior the other hand
tain 90 ron while the Geevara mines OF north
ern Sweden give 68 per cent iron.
"Thu happens Great Britain which had always held the
mer position among ronpoducng countries has lost its supremacy
Thirteen years ago United States weed the lead from Great Brit
ain and except years. held since Fifteen years
the British production double that of the United States But
the British have now left far behind and there every indication
that within the blast furnaces of this country will
than twice much iron those OF Great Britain