The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-26

$ilS.SG2. 900 in 1899. showing an in
crease for the decade OF 1862 per cent.
ON account. however. OF differences in
method Of reporting freight on materi-
ais at h several censuses. the stats
tics In regard to cost of materials are
not strictly comparable.
Growth In Coke Furnaces.
The heavy growth Is In coke fur
naces. pig iron made with bituminous
fuel increasing for the decade from
1884 600 tons 10 2i.GO9. 600 tons. or
1Oi per cent. and in value from $l73.-
10000 TO $369.GSi.00O. or 113 per
cent; whereas the increase I'm char
0 coal pig iron is small. and pig iron
mnde with anthracite coal and coke
mixed or with anthracite coal alone
has decreased largely. The average
value OF the pig iron made per ton
was Sl51j in 1909. compared with
! $14. 20 I'm 1899.
or the 1908 product. 15.S5S. 900 tons.
or 81 per cent. was produced for con
sumption I'm the works OF the produ-
Ger. chiefly in steel convcrters or fur
naces. compared with 9.S2C.OO tons.
or so per cent. Of the product In 1901.
Like data for 1893 are not available.
Of the pig iron produced for such
NHNFAhAN''Nll A-sAF .NNN lOflF. or per
cent. was delivered in a molten con
dttion. compared with $500. 500 tons.
or - per cent. In 1904.
The active establishments reported
3SS completed furnaces with n daily
capacity az 10l .261 tons in 1909. com
pared with 343 completed furnaces
with a capacity OF $3.50 tons I'm 1904.
and 2i3 with a capacity Of 54.425 tons
in 1884. an increase for the decade of
IL per cent. in number and sc per
cent. ~ capacity. In 1909 there were
II furnaces Of 3.S07 tons daily ca.
pacity completed during the year: IN
1903. = furnaces Of G.OSj tons capaci.
ty- while the number completed I'm
lN|' was not reported. There were
IN course Of construction at the end
or The year 10 furnaces Of 4.lOO tons
daily capacity in 1909. 1 Of 1875 tons
IN 1904. and 16 OF 7.275 tons in :
The number OF furnaces i'm active cs.
Establishments which were idle during
Oh" entire Ear was. in 1909. q OF
i'-' tons daily capacity: ia 1904. % %
800 tons capacity. and I'm 1899. Is.
me capacity OF which was no report.
J cd. Three furnaces OF 40 tons daily
capacity were abandoned or dismau-
Tied by active establishments in 1909
and Of l.o25 tons capacity in 1904.
Steel Works and Rolling Mills.
There were 40 establishments I'm
l''' equipped for the manufacture of
steel or for the hot rolling Of iron or
steel. compared with Az establish.
mcnts In 1908 and AS IN 1893 The
capital reported iu 1909 was $1,000
80 600. in 1904. S700.1S20uU. and ,n
1899. S43o..222. oo". an increase Of az
per cent. for 1Iof-f30p. and Of CO. for
IN'j-l'"i Tho employees. Including
saIaricd officials. clerks and wage earn
er-. in 1903 numbered 2Cp. r-.- I'm ~,
--l.NH-.. and iu 1-HH. iHp.-Is. an I'm.
crease or ls.2 IDr cent. for 1sn4-1q0q
% or lfi per out for 1SHq-Igoi
p" products of these establishments
amounted iu value TO $3.50. 1910 In
1909. s6'3.9G'.0oo In 1904. and s597.
.i-.'oh in 1889. an increase I'm value ~
40 per cent. for the period IqOf1qOq
and g. per c for the decade
The principal material, used moun,-
cd i1 value 10 S-o9. q-guuu ia 1000
compared with S}G4f-- 900 In 1908
and S"-2.26'.u00 ln $500. an increase
FOR th" decade Of 60 per cent. The
chief Item is pig iron. ~ which there
was consumed i|.n19.O0O tons. costing
&217. Az 200 On 1909.
The rolled. forged. and other cIas.l.
h'd iron and steel products En- 1909
aggregated .i.G39.o0o tons.
win ls.tl9.N0' 1 ln 1904. and IT,.
10000" tons in 1890. au increase for
I." I"ttd" of u per cent. the value
'' iH' Sam" for tlc several years br.
'nr a follows 1909. SSGf.1cS ulu.
.."l s.-l 2ss.nI'. and 1899. g6fo4Uc
M 1000 increase for the decade az 90
ger cent.
There las been very heavy growth
|r certain oi fhe rOilugmiI products
notably iu wire rods. the OUTPUT Of
which Increased from gI1U0p tons in
1893 to ..2P5. 900 tons ln 1909. or 100
per cent. structural steel. from SCI
r"u tons in 1899. or las per cent. and
plates and sheets. not Including black
plates or sheets for timing. from
f's 900 tons ln 1899 20 3.s73.0 900 tons
InIFn9. or 12f per cent.
There was sold direct for orporf
if fIo establishment producing SOS
''I TOMS az rolling mill p-oducfe tho
chief items Zoo order OF ionnaRc being
rails. pipes 1nd tubes. sheet and ffr
plato bars. plates and sheets. eaIvar
iI'd plates and sheets. cf-rcfuraf
shapes. bars nrd rods. r1iI flafsr
'nfa. "ir" rods. blooms. lIilcts and
labs. and sko'p
Steel Production.
Tho total production ~ steel ir~.fe
ari castings. Including that ~ 20 .s
frh|I. hmtufs equipped fnr Tho mann
frcflr. OBI sf0al huf engaged pf'm4r
iIs iu tho manufacture ~ other bro
ducts vHs -21. 900 tons and n ,aIra
rf 2is2Hft.nHU In 1907. compared
With f..f5f.NYD toms and 90 value off
t-.l c1l.Nn1 ln 1908. and f0.c.snUl
tons and OBJ value ~ g|2i2.E2q.O00 ir
It'9 Hn incrofs. for tho decade az
i.I rrr cont boo tonnage and o.. frr
cont Iu value ln t~41 &c., senior efaef
formed l1 ror rent OF fhc steel .r
1000. t'f 10 only constituted g.. Dor
cont ~ tho total. during tho decade
ending with 1909 tho production ~
oTen hearth steel was 1"f.212.OO0 toms
nrd formed cp per cent of tho steel
production The heavy growth has
l.cu .u basic ourr hearth afreL which
Increased Tor HIafNnl TONS In fsau %,