Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-09-14
Iron and Steel Industry.

iron ana steel Industry.
Pittsburg.-One hundred and fifty more
men to be given employment in new mills
being erected by the Interstate Steel Com
pany of Tarentum and the Allegheny Steel
and Iron Works.
Pittsburg.-By producing 1851 cotton
bundle ties in eight hours work the en-
ployes of the Pittsburg Steel Company
break the worlds record; previous record,
1914 bundles.
st. Paul-One hundred thousand tons of
ore in excess of last years product will be
taken out of six working iron mines on the
Iron Range, adding in royalties to the
school fund $4,000.
Ensley, O.-Ensley steel plant running
on double time turning out 10000 tons of
steel rails for the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad Company.
plant of the United States Steel Corpora
ton has resumed operations, giving employ
ment to 1000 workmen.
Pittsburg.-Twelve hundred men given
employment by the resumption of work in
Clarion Furnace No of the United States
Steel Corporation and Mills Nos s and 8 of
the American Sheet Steel and Tin Plate
Company.
Pittsburg-Six hundred and fifty given
employment by resumption of mills in the
Homestead plant Of the Carnegie Steel
Company.
Pittsburg-New open hearth furnaces of
the United States Steel Company plant at
Canton started up together with the plate
sheet, bar and billet mills.
Chicago, Contract for "a, O0OO 900 pounds of
material awarded the American Bridge
Company by the South Side Elevated Rail-
road, to be used in extending the system; ;
estimated cost, 100000.
Newport, Ky.-Five hundred men given
employment by a resumption Of work in the
sheet, puddle and bar mills.
Braddock. Pa.-One hundred and forty
thousand dollars was paid out by the Ed
gar Thompson Steel Works after the first
week Of resumption of business.
Pittsburg.-The pay roll of the Home
stead Steel Works has been increased $780,
600 by the employment of additional men.
Pittsburg.-The large portion Of the big
rail order Of the Pennsylvania Railro I'D
Company was secured by the Carnes e
Steel Company. This, with otter orders
will keep the rail mills at Braduo,I- ono.
ating for the next six months.
New York.-At cost of 81 ZOO, 600 a new
plant of the Seamless Tube Company il
being built at Monessen, Pa.
Southern Industries.
Asheville, N. C.-In the last year III
buildings have been erected at Asheville
at a cost of 100000 and work under way
represents an additional expenditure of
SIZE, 600.
Chattanooga.-Th Government will spend
millions of dollars the coming year in near
by Improvements to the benefit of Chat
tanooga wage earners and producers.
Charleston, w. Wa $4,000, 600 ak fac
tory is to be established at Charleston
Memphis.-More than "a, OO0, 600 has been
spent in building enterprises during the
present year.
Tampa, Fla.-During the year sos. 319
has been expended in new buildings and
$4,000 of binds are to be issued for mu-
Rock Hill, S. CA hydro-electric plant
recently completed at a cost of $1,1OO, GOO
is furnishing power for machinery and
lighting purposes covering an area Of TWEEN
ty-fye miles.
Paris, Tex.-More than $1,000, 900 is the
estimate OF investments at Paris during the
year 1904.
San Antonio-Building operations now
under way represent an expenditure Of
$4,000.
Berkley, VA steel door and blind fac
tory is new addition to industries Of
Dallas, Tex.-There is a demand for
100000 laborers in the cotton fields and in
the factories of the South.
Memphis Tenn.-The Mena Coke and
Coal Mining Company of Mena, Ark, has
been chartered with a capitalization of
5000, 200.
Columbia S. CA cotton mill is to be
established at Columbia by the Marion
Cotton Mills Company, with capital stock
of 100000.
Richmond, va.-The new Ashby Cotton
Mill, containing 5000 spindles, viii be
Charlotte N. C.-The remodeled Loray
Mills Of Gastoria will have over O.OOO
spindles and 700 looms in operation by Oc-
tober
Columbia, S. C.-The Drayton Mills of
Spartanburg, operating IL, 400 spindIes and
800 LOOMS will double its plant
Austin, Textile Brazos Valley Cotton
Mills Company has been Incorporated with
capital stock of 100000.
Charlotte, n Cm The contract has been
ava awarded for 10000 for the erecting of
buildings for the Etowah Mills of Green's
$1,000, GOO. 49, ~ go 1o'
Nashville-A $4,000 plant for the man
ufacture OF carbon paint is to be erected at
Nashville. Work on the $4,000 stone dam
Of the City Mills Company has been
started.
Sandersville, Ga.-NIore than s245,
mas been spent in Sandersville in the last
year in industrial enterprises and improve
ments.
Baltimore.-Three million dollars is to be
invested in commercial enterprises upon
the resumption Of navigation of the Oc-
mulgee River between Macon and Hawkins
vile, Ga.
Louisville.-The Kentucky Packing and
PROVISION company is a new industry for
Louisville. The plant has a daily capacity
OF 1000 hogs, 100 cattle and 800 sheep.
Memphis:-At cost of $4,000 the
Welsh 4 Lesh Manufacturing Company is
doubling the capacity Of its spoke factory
at Grenada, Miss. $4,000 sand brick
plant is being erected by the Grenada Cot
ton Oil Company.
Birmingham, Ala-Universal EQUIPMENT
Company organized, capital $50, 600
Sylacagua. Ala.-Capital stock of the
Alabama White Marble Company increased
to quarter million dollars; property to
be developed.
cellaneous.
New York.-The lockout and strike of
LOO plumbers in Brooklyn has been de-