The indicator., 1904-11-26

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OF the cast foundry and open
hearth department, and at the
pipe foundry, is much larger than
usual.
As consequence the condi-
tions are extremely favorable for
an uninterrupted run OF the con-
verter and rail mill as well as all
other departments, until after the
holidays is extremely hattering,
and considered certain, barring
unforeseen accidents. No en-
ploye of either the rail mill or
converter has necessarily been
idle during the brief shut down
as there has been plenty OF re-
pairs and cleaning work to do
about those departments.
A largeforce OF pipe filters and
riggers have been busy during
the past few days making some
needed repairs on the great pipe
that passes high in the air from
the big cold blast blowing en-
gines to the converter. The
standards which support this big
pipe have become somewhat I'M
steady, and the men have been
engaged in Strengthening them
up in order to stop the increas-
ing vibrations OF the pipe when
the powerful blasts are turned on,
This work will be completed by
the time the blowing vessels are
ready for the blasts Sunday night
Increasing activity along blast
furnace row" continues, with ev-
cry indication that the dawn OF
1905 will see a third pig pro.
ducer" in operation. a force OF
men are putting in a new pit
cleaner at "E' furnace, and Su-
perintendent Thompson has big
gang of bricklayers at work re
lining the furnace. The work OF
cleaning out "B' furnace contin-
ues unabated and several car
loads OF Stag and debris are ta-
ken out daily.
1t is at this furnace that the
daily explosions that are heard
all over the city occur, as 1t re-
quires dynamite to tear the stag
and brick from the base and sides
of the Jacket. Some work is be, ;,
inp done about the top OF ~
furnace, and there are also a lew
men "tinkering" around the EN-
brvoic "F" furnace. The yards
west of furnace row are pretty
well stocked with coke, especial
lv in the vicinity OF &c" furnace
The old ore trestle has been near,
1v all torn out, and the ground
generally cleared up on the orders
Of Superintendent Means.
The filling in work for enlar,g-
ing the rod stock yards at the
wire mill has been completed and
the buggy" tracks for moving
the rods from the conveyor to the
piling ground and the cleaning
house Of the mill are being laid.
The new addition just doubles
the capacity of the yards, much
to the satisfaction OF general
foreman Okerbloom, who hereto
fore has been greatly cramped for
Mr.. Okerbloom, by the way, is
one of the busiest men about the
wire mill. Besides looking alter
the rod stock at the conveyor, he
has charge of all general labor
work about the mill as well as the
men in the annealing and clean
ing rooms. He is protege OF eu-
perintendent Hogan, having oeeh
with that gentleman in eastern stern
Mills Mills for years, and came here
with him from Joliet. y Ihe de, n,,
partments of the wire mil are an vi
r,,nning full capacity and some OF
them on double shift. Daily ship
ments Of all kinds of product con or +
TIME to be heavy, and from the the
number of orders booked for
shipment, there seems to be little
prospect of holiday shut down;
A. present there is a large yard
gang engaged in dumping and un-
ioading dirt and ashes from cars
in the south yards near the frame n
building formerly occupied by T.
& W., Superintendent George
Van Brimer as an office. This is
lust north of the sheet and tlr
9plate mills, and it is the spse,
that will probably be used oy ina