The Iron Age 1880-10-21: Vol 26 Iss 17

LTY. ’ IVES lass. AND S. uote the y other e 4 ICAN. Vol. XXVI: No. 77. A Wrought Iron Roof. We give this week a well-designed ex- ample of am iron roof construction, recently built for the trustees of Columbia College. The design, which is by Mr. Alfred P. Boller, C. E., of this city, is so fully illus- trated by our drawings as to leave little to be described. The roof covers the college boiler house, which is 42 x 54 feet, the walls being 2 feet thick. Figs. 1 and 2 give plan and section, re- spectively, of the roof, while Fig 3shows on a somewhat larger scale the exact construction of one rafter. Figs. 4 and 5 area plan and a section, respectively, of the wall plate or shoe, while Figs. 6, 7 and 8 give a side view, plan and end view, re- spectively, of the collar plate. The raised lantern has movable louvres on the four sides, and glass in the trancated corners. The roof is slated on narrow matched boards, planed on the under sides, which are exposed from below. a - The Duty on Iron Ore, A correspondent of the Buffalo Express writes as follows about the duty on iron ore : The present duty on foreign iron ore coming into our markets is 20 per cent. ad valorem (of their current value), but as their worth is determined by the fur- nace companies who test and use the ore in making irons of differ- ent values, there has a question sprung up as to the fair dutiable value of the ore ; also, as to which is the fairest way of establish- ing a rate of duty which shall not discriminate in favor of the seller, the government, or the consumer. Under the present system the seller endeavors to avoid paying full duty by entering his ore at less than its actual value, in which effort he is abetted by the purchasers here in many in- stances. On the other hand, the government is continually trying to show that the ore is worth more than tk- seller claims it is worth, and the ‘esult is a con- stant state of 1 »stility between the seller ani the government. A number of special agents have been appointed by the govern- ment, whose duty it is to visit the different ports of entry and spy out anything the least bit suspicious. One of these ‘* spec- ials” has lit upon ore coming from Canada, and to post him- self fully, went over to the mines on a tour of inspection. In the course of his dahensie report to the Secretary of the Treasury he claims that most of the Canadian ores upon which he reports (including about all of the developed mines) will yied 60 per cent. of metallic iron, and that any ore yielding that amount of iron ought to be worth $3 per gross ton dutiable value. He also points out anticipated dam- age to shippers of native ores through an influx of cheaper foreign ores to this country, and requests the government to issue instruc- tions to all its appraisers to enter this Canada ore at not less value than $3 per ton, which is virtually a plea for a specific duty on ore. The reasoning of this ‘‘special” has no practical foundation to rest upon. It can be easily proved that one brand of ore of 60 per cent. yield which is easy of flux, and hence can be run through the furnace cheaply, is worth considerably more than a refractory | ore yielding the same percentage of iron which can be put through the furnace only ata much greater expense. The yield of iron is only one item to be considered in as- certaining the value of am ore, while the amounts of sulphur, phosphorus, silica and alumina it contains are other and more im- portant items. This ‘‘ special” simply makes an assertion about a matter of which he | seems to possess but little knowledge, and without stating why the ore should be worth $3 per ton he closes his report. That a specific duty, estimated upon the j | actual yield and character of any foreign ore, should be adopted in justice to all parties dealing in or using these ores, we think can ! be strongly advocated. We have specific duties on pig iron, new and old iron, and steel rails, wrought and cast scrap iron, on | salt and on lumber. Why not adopt the same rule on iron ores? European ore with a fair yield of iron is laid down in this country at | about $4 per gross ton. According to the theory of the ‘‘ special” referred to, what | would be the fair dutiable value of that ore / A specific duty saves the government the ex- | pense of keeping special agents to watch the | shippers, and it facilitates the importation of good foreign ores, which are wanted in this gountry, and which must sooner or later Some in at all hazards, With an ad valorem duty the government officiale and the im- porters are in a constant state of uncertainty as to the value of iron ore, as every fluctua- tion of the iron market either enhances or depreciates its value. Shipments of ore from the same mine have been entered at different ports here at widely different values, much to the loss and disadvantage of those who enter their ore at the exact pur- The Iron Age A Review of the Hardware, Iron and Metal Trades. ° 2 Published every Thursday Morning by DAVID WILLIAMS, No. 83 Reade Street, New York. Entered at the Post Office, New York, as Second-Class Matter. New York, Thursday, October 21, 1880. 84.50 a Year, Including Postage. Stngle Copies, Ten Cents. voices, and to threaten purchasers with law- suits if they protest against such inspections being made. Some large operators have re- fused to touch foreign ore while their trans- actions are liable to lead to so much annoy- ance from these governmentagents. Let us have a fair duty, but it is better for all con- has made her last trip, and there is nolonger| worthiness. The Baltic’s record is said to a Collins vessel to be found. The Baltic) be still good for having made the quickest was in the government service during the | transatlantic trip entirely under steam and war, long after the line had gone to pieces, | without sails. The record of the rest of the and was under command of Capt. Comstock, | Collins line is pitiful. Tho Arctic was run one of the oldest and most popular of Amer-| into by a French vessel and sunk; the Pa- ican sea captains. She was run for some! cific, with all on board, including the wife of Mr. Collins, was never heard Figs. 1 and 2.—Plan and Section of Roof. from after sailing from Liver- pool; the Atlantic was broken up in New York last year; while the Adriatic, the queen of the fleet, is used in the Western Islands as a coal hulk by an English steamship company. on —— — Steel Castings at Chester. —A correspondent of the Rail- road Gazette writes as follows about the steel casting works at Chester, which he has visited: The Chester Steel Casting Com- pany are making a further ad- dition of 60 x go feet to their works, to increase their capacity. They now make locomotive cross- heads, freg-points, centerplates for cars, wrenches, coupling-nuts for valve stems, rocker-shafts, arms for cylinder cock shafts, gearing of all kinds, some as heavy as five tons; crank shafts and links for portable engines, and a variety of other castings for almost all other machinery in which great strength is re- quired. The composition of the metal which is used for making these castings is kept a secret. It consists of@ mixture of Besse- mer metal, charcoal pig and wrought-iron turnings, but the proportions are not revealed. One of the greatest difficulties in making these castings is to get them perfectly sound—that is, without blow-holes. To make them so they are always cast with, very large rising heads, and with suitable ingates to collect any impurities in the metal. The amount of metal contained in these is often as great as the castings themselves. When the latter are taken cold from the sand, the steel is very hard, and to make it workable and give it the requisite toughness, it must be thoroughly annealed. For this purpose large annealing furnaces are required, in which the castings are heated and then slowly cooled. During this pro- cess they are covered with a ma- terial whose composition could not be learned. When the cast- ings are annealed they often are so much distorted in shape that they must be bent or straightened before they can be used. For this purpose a powerful hy- draulic press is used. The Eureka Cast Steel Company is another establishment also en- gaged in the manufacture of steel castings at Chester, and is an offshoot from the older one referred to first. The ex- tent of the “business of these two foundries indicates that the use of steel castings is gradu- ally extending, and the orders they receive indicate that such castings are being very generally substituted for forgings which are difficult tomake and there- fore expensive. It is likely that with growing experience |the danger of unsoundness will disappear | entirely. | a ——— The Water Power of Paterson, N. J. —The water famine in Paterson, N. J., | which, at the time of this writing, has be- | come so nearly absolute as to stop almost all | the important industries of that place, re- | calls some items of interest relative to the history of the Paterson Water Company and its privileges. When Alexander Hamilton | viewed the Falls of the Passaic his business | proclivities overcame his admiration for the beauty of nature, and he thought that a large amount of motive power was going tu waste which could be utilized. He accord- ingly secured the passage of a charter, giv ling to the Society for the Promotion of | Useful Manufactures, of which he himself | was president, the exclusive use of the | Passaic River above the falls, to be used as the society might decide. The charter was perpetual and the society to this day virtually owns the Passaic River. By means of race- | ways the bulk of the water is diverted from the river channel a short distance above the falls and used to furnish motive power toa number of mills before it returns to the river. It was soon discovered that in dry seasons the water would not give a steady supply of power, and accordingly a dam was | built, so that at all times there might be | millions of gallons of water at the disposal Fig. 6. Fig. 7. Fig. 8. |of the suciety. And thus have things ex | isted since Hamilton made them so. During WROUGHT IRON ROOF OF THE COLUMBIA COLLEGE BOILER HOUSE. |last week the results of the protracted chase price. This uncertainty leads to} trouble also for the purchasers of the ore, | who are constantly being annoyed by these | government specials, who consider them- | selves authorized to call upon the purchasers cerned that it be a specific duty, from which | there can be no dodging. The old Collins steamer Baltic, the last and the only lucky one of that ill-fated line, | drought were felt in the exhaustion of the time as a supply ship. She was altered over | available water supply and the stoppage of into a sailing vessel after the war, and has| all the works depending on the water com- been freighting wheat from San Francisco| pany for power. Among them were the to Europe. She is sold now because, on a | Paterson Rolling Mill and the Paterson Iron recent voyage to Boston, she underwent} Works. Nothing but a heavy rain will and demand an inspection of books and in-| is about to be broken up in Boston, She| strains that practically finished her sea-! enable them to resume, =. a oo ——— a z- * an ’ 2 a ee or ae ee OE ea Oe Eee ie, ee Se oa 1 Ge * ee 7 a Pe me — cole . ee ne = oH y' 4 i Ma) tie a Le ; Wf & get ent Ea St, rr Pre - THE IRON AGE. 2 : jActals. fActals. PActals. ANSONIA | The Plume & Atwood BRASS & COPPER CO., No. 19 Cliff St set, Phelps Building, NEW YORK. Mfg. Company, SHEET and ROLL BRASS and WIRE, German Silver and Gilding Metal, Copper Rivets and Burs, Kerosene Burners, Lamp Trimmings, &c. 80 Chambers Street, New York. 13 Federal Street, Boston. 109 Lake Street, Chicago. Rolling Mill, Factories, THOMASTON, Ct.| WATERBURY, Ct. Bridgeport Brass Co., MANUFACTURERS OF BRASS AND COPPER Waterbury Brass Co, Copper, Brass and German Silver Wire, BRASS AND COPPER TUBING, COPPER RIVETS & BURS, BRASS KETTLES, Door Rail, Brass Tags, PERCUSSION CAPS, POWDER FLASES, Metallic Eyelets, Shot Pouches, Tape Measures, &c. And small Brass Wares of every Description. Cartridge Metal in Sheets or Shells a Specialty. Sole Agents for the Capewell Mfg. Co.’s Line ot Sport- ing Goods and Wood’s Paper Shot Shells. Sheets, Bolts, Rods, Wire, &c. Seamless Brass & Copper Tubing. Ansonia Corrugated Stove Platforms. PURE COPPER WIRE For Electrical Purposes, Bare and Covered. Pnospher Bronze Rody for Pumps, &c. ANSONIA REFINED ____ INGOT COPPER. PHELPS, DODGE & CO, IMPORTERS OF DEPOTS: Millis At TIN PLATE, 296 Broadway, New York, WATERBURY, Sheet and Roll Brass, ROOFING PLATE, [189 Eddy St, Providence, R.1. Con. | Brass & Copper Wire & Tubing, German Silver Metal and Wire, Copper and Iron Rivets. OILERS and CUSPADORES, { LAMPS and TRIMMINGS, LANTERNS and TRIMMINGS, | KEROSENE BURNERS, Clocks & Fly Fan Movements. | PLUMBERS’ MATERIALS, Particular attention paid to cutting out Blanks and Sheet Iron, Copper, Pig Tin, Wire, Zine, &c. MANUFACTURERS OF COPPER AND BRASS. Manhattan Brass Co., Manufacturers of Olmsted Patent Oilers, Prior Patent Oilers Breughton Patent Oilers, Brass, Tin & Zinc Oilers, Sheet Brass, Brass Wire, Copper Wire, Copper Rivets, CLIFF STREET, NEW YORK. Brass Tubing, Brass Butt Hinges, Zinc Tubing, Hurricane Lanterns, manufacturing Metal Goods. Brown’s Patent Picture Hooks. MANUFACTORY, WAREHOUSE, 19 Murray St., N. ¥. Bridgeport, Conn. Harrison Wire Company, 8ST. LOUIS, MO. Cuas, Fiss, Secre’ SCOVILL MFC CO —_—o_—- BRASS, HINCEG, WIRE, CERMAN SILVER. Fire Sets, Fenders, &c. BRASS BLANKS AND TUBES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION TO ORDER. OFFICE AND WORKS, Ist Ave., 27th to 28th Sts., New York. THE NEW HAVEN COPPER CO., 255 Pearl Street, New York. Manufacturers of and Dealers in Tuos, W. Fitcn, Prest. and Treas. MANUFACTURERS OF PHOTOGRAPHIC GOODS. BUTTONS, CLOTH AND METAL. DEPOTS, FACTORIES, 419& 421 Broome St., N, ¥ Waterbury, Conn. All kinds of 177 Devonshire St., Boston New Haven, Conn. ho Hae IRON & STEEL WIRE DICKERSON, VAN DUSEN & “C0, |Braziers’ & Sheathing} Wire mau ‘Specialties. Tin, Sheet COPPER. Holmes, Booth & Haydens, Tin Plate, Pig Tin, Sheet Iron, Cooper, Wire, Zinc, Ete. Kettle Bottoms, Bolts, Circles, Rivets, Cees ee 29 & 31 Cliff St., cor. Fulton, NEW YORE, DICKERSON & CO., Liverpool. NEw yorK.| Ingot Copper, Spelter, Solder, &c. | 49 cnambers st. 18 Federal St. Manufacturers of all kinds of Incorporated 1876. Brass, Copper & German Silver, ROLLED AND IN SHEETS. BRASS & COPPER WIRE, Tubing, Copper Rivets & Burs. BRASS & IRON JACK CHAIN, DOOR RAIL. German Silver Spoons, Established 1837. WATERBURY MANUFACTURING CO., WATERBURY, CONN. Brass Machine Screws, Jack and Safety Chain, Bibb Screws and Springs, Whip Mountings, Chisel & Screw Driver Ferrules, Patented Articles, BRASS AND METAL GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. A. C. NORTHROP, SILVER PLATED FORKS & SPOONS, Waterbury, Conn., Kerosene Burners, &c. NOVELTIES IN BRASS AND OTHER METAL GOODS| youn DAVOL & SONS, asuans Boon ant pease Mochine Sqrors), a 0d, Hora on, Beane ont Square 3 Head Cop and Dealers in Set Screws; Brass and Iron ety and Jac n; t, e an ronze mmings 0! Ingot Copper, Spelter, Lead, Tin, — from Sheet ee ae are d ti f Sheet Metal ‘k, tfull, licited d timates on n articies, or any escri on 0 ee e wor respec 80) au promptly give. . silaniaeiad Antimony, Solder & Old Metals ohn Stree ABRAM 8. . HEW see, Fresident. TRENTON IRON COMPANY, PASSAIC ZING CO. INCORPORATED 1847), TRENTON, NEW JERSEY MANUFACTURERS oF , Pure Spelter FOR Cartridge Brass, Gas Fixtures, Bronzes AND ALL FINE WORK. Also for Galvanizers & Brass Founders. MANNING & SQUIER, Gen'l Agents, 113 Liberty Street, N. Y. IRON and STEEL WIRE OF ALL CRADES, BRIGHT, ANNEALED, COPPERED, TINNED AND GALVANIZED; Iron and Steel Wire Rods; EXTRA QUALITIES OF BAR IRON AND RODS. Best Qualities of Gun-Screw and Charcoal tron Wire; Crucible, Siemens-Martin and Bessemer Steel Wire. Wire Straightened and Cut to Lengths, _ Represented ia | ao York oF | COOPER, HEW ATT Pf é& CoO., 17 Burling Slip. BRODERICK & BASCOM, IRON WIRE ROPE. 800 Ns Main St. aaa Geo. W. Prentiss & Co., HOLYOKE, MASS., Bright, Copper, Sania and Tin ated. sGUN SCREW WIRE. Of all sizes straightened and cnt to orcer ‘The Schoenberg Metal Mfg. Co., Manufacturers of and Dealers in SOLDER, TYPE, Stereotype, Hatt ll and Babbitt icatnn Importers of Block Tin, Antimony, &c. Refiners of Lead, Spelter, &c. Highest rice pald for ¢ Old 1 Metals and al kinds or Drog 528 a sue i t 20th Breet, between Brepees2 A&B, ~ . = Lo : ~ : t. M 2 October 21, 1880, CA ive, ete. . PHILIP L. MOEN, CHARLES F. WASHBURN, President & Treasurer. Vice President & Secretary. Washburn & Moen Mfg. Co. Established, 1831. Capital, $1,500,000 WORCESTER, MASS. WIRE DRAWERS. Patent Galvanizing, Rolling and Tempering. MANUFACTURERS OF TRON, AND IRON AND STEEL WIRE, A SPECIALTY MADE OF GALVANIZED TELEGRAPH WIRE, GALVANIZED TELEPHONE WIRE, PATENT STEEL WIRE BALE TIES, PATENT STEEL BARB FENCING, AND PUMP CHAIN. ST. LOUIS WAREHOUSE: CHICAGO WAREHOUSE : 82 No. Second St. 107 Lake St. NEW YORK OFFICE: a Wire & Lantern Works, Warehouse, 45 Fulton St., New York, & tt ® 5 EAL / M oO re Ss ee ail G 7 a « INVA SPARED + Fra AE Ro aeiS 4 : Manufacturers of oA a Brass, Copper & Iron Wire Cloth, SOS EF ESE Locomotive Spark Wire Oy Cloth, Iron Wire Bolting XT | Cloth, Ship & Railroad [zp ‘ Lanterns, Signal Lights, ORS Conductors’ Lantern, Ad. OX justable Globe Hand Lan- SI tern, Desk & Office Rail- SEN ing, Riddles,Coal&Sand {() OY AI Screens, Nursery Fenders = and Spark Guards, Orna- = XH mental Wire Fence. a i aa 1 LV WORKS New York Office aT AND TRENTON, Warehouse, 3117 Liberty Street. THE JOHN A, ROEBLING'S SONS CO, WIRE ROPE), lron, Steel and Copper FOR Als Iron and Steel WIRE Telegraph Wire, Market Wire, Vineyard Wire. Hoisting Purposes of all Kinds, for Ferries, Stays, Ship Rigging, Sash Cords, Lightning Rods, &c., &c. Buckle Wire, Spring Wire, Suspension Bridge Cables, Rivet Wire, &c., &c, GALVANIZED WIRE CLOTHES LINES. IRON AND STEEL WIRE ROPE . For Hoisting, Running & Standing Ropes, Ferries, &c. Bri OONSTANTLY KEPT ON HAND. p Address, HAZARD MFG. CO., Wilkesharre, Luzerne Co:, Pa. FELTEN & GUILLEAUME, Carliswerk, near Cologne, Germany. PATENT CRUCIBLE STEEL WIRE, For Mining and Plow Ropes, Hawsers and Bridge Cables. SIEMENS- -MARTIN AND BESSEMER STEEL WIRE, GALVANIZED TELEGRAPH WIRE of Charcoal and Swedish Iron and Steel, also with high conductivity, and in long lengths. GALVANIZED STEEL WIRE, For Plain, Barb and Strand Fencing, 3, <en4 gly Grand, Staples, &c. Annealed ma Oiled Fencing and ov WIRE ROPE OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. TELEGRAPH CABLES. Contractors to the German and Foreign governments. The oldest h tinent. Velegraph Address, CAKLSW ERK, C ‘OLOG E. euae Ss the teens on the Con General Agents for U. S. and Canada, PERKINS & CHOATE, 23 Nassau Sty Ne Ye cI arket ies Fence Wire Sridee Wire, Chain Wire, Col PERI SHO x J. WOOL GRISWOLD. WIRE RAILING am —_ ‘Ornamental | Wire Works. Boil oly co ercl No. 36 Henan ae -~ See aaa Manufacture WIRE RAILING for Cemeteries, Balco nies, &c.; Sleves, Fenders, Cages, Sand and Coal tron Bedsteads Cbaize, WiRE, Screens, Woven’ Wire, TROY, N. Y. Betteos, &c. £25 LR 7 7, 625 ix S HORACIO KISOrOS October 21, 1880. THE IRON AGE. 0. LINDEMANN & (0., NO Patentees and Sole Manufacturers of Spring Brackets for Bird Cages, And manufacturers of the largest variety of Japanned, Brass and Jin-Plated Bird Cages in this Country. Catalogues furnished to the trade. 254 Pearl Street, New York. Office and Works, STAMFORD, CONN. BROWN & BROTHERS, 81 Chambers St., N. Y. Waterbury, Conn. Manufacturers of BRASS, COPPER AND GERMAN SILVER, In Sheets, Rolls, Rods, Wire, Tubing, Rivets and Burs, Etec. ALSO Seamless Brass & Copper Tubing. PATENTED SEAMLESS BRASS AND — HOUSE BOILERS, warranted to stand 200 \ pressure and guaranteed against vacuum. NG TEMPERED SHANK, gftccrab, Fat TABLE WARE, in rich designs. GERMAN SILVER SPOONS AND FORKS. POPE, COLE & Co. BALTIMORE COPPER WORKS, No. 57 South Gay St., BALTIMORE, MD., Have always on hand and for sale INGOT COPPER, Also Cakes, of unequalled purity and toughness. Wrought lron Fence, Our specialty. Also Crestings, Finials and Vanes; Stable Fixtures, Hitching Posts, Door and Window Guards, Wrought Iron Grat- ings, &c. Address CLEVELAND WROUGHT IRON FENCE WORKS, J, H. VAN DORN, Proprietor, CLEVELAND, a ALL waraucuT [80N, Ohio, U. 8. A. "ROME IRON WORKS, Manufacturers of Brass, Gilding Metal, Cop- per and German Silver (In Sheets, Rods, Tubing or Wire), COPPER & BRASS RIVETS AND BURS. Rome, New York. THE MONTOUR IRON & STEEL COMPANY, Works at Danville, Pa. RAILS =“ AND PIC IRON. A general assortment of Mine and Narrow-Gauge Rails kept on hand, from which shipments ante made promptly. W. E. C. COXE, President, Reading, Pa. 8. W. INGERSOLL, Treas., Philadelphia, Pa. F. P. HOWE, General Supt., Danville, Pa. MOSES GOLDSMITH & SON, Key Box 156, CHARLESTON, 8S- C- Wholesale dealers in METALS, IRON, RAGS, And all kinds of Paper Stock. We invite correspondence. Boiler and Tank Plates, Merchant Sheets, Nail Sheets, Nail Strips, &c. JOHN SUMMERS & SONS, Glebe Iron Works, Stalybridge, England, Manufacturers of EFL WIRE for all vurvoses and STEEL SPRINCS of every description. CCE CCLLLAL EL yO UESLMA ALA AAL LAL STELLA WELLE t 1 ra Pa > bd = S : bd S i = = 3 ~ ae = S : A S| — S SS bs Uf a J a market steot Wire, Crinoiine Wire, tempered and covered. Also Patent Tempered Steel Furniture Springs, constantly on hand. 234, 236 and 238 West 29th Street, ———— a YALE LOCK MANUFACTURING CO. New Illustrated Catalogue and Price List No. 7 ready for distribution to the trade. SALESROOMS: 563 CHAMBERS ST., 506 COMMERCE ST., PHILADELPHIA. STREET, BOSTON. STREET, CHICAGO. Rule & Level Co., MANUFACTURERS OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK. PEARL 64 LAKE FACTORIES, | Stanley New Britain, Conn, Improved Carpenters’ Tools. Manufacturers of Bailey’s Patent Adjustable Planes. ents for the sale of Leonard Balley & Co.'s ** Victor Planes, Manufacturers of ** Defiance”? Patent Adjustable Planes, WAREROOMS, 29 Chambers St., New York, This Advertisement is Changed Every Week. D. G, GAUTIER, Chairman, D. J, MORRELL, Treasurer, CHAS. DOUGLASS, Gen’! Supt, GAUTIER STEEL CO. LIMITED, JOHNSTOWN, PENN. STEEL, WIRE & CARRIAGE SPRINGS, Of all ‘Kinds, of the Best Quality. FINGER BARS AND WIRE FENCE STAPLES. Buckle Wire, Chain Wire, Telegraph Wire, Pail Bail Wire, Hay Bailing Wire, Broom Wire, WIRE RODS, HORSE RAKE TEETH, STEEL Pitman Steel, Mower and Reaper Steel, Plow and Plow Coulter Toe Calk Steel, Annealed Wire, Coppered Wire Galvanized Wire, Tinned Wire, Wire for Barbed Fenc- Shovel Steel, Hoe, Fork & Pick Steel, Tack, Plate and Shoe Bessemer Rounds and h Shoe Steel, Cutter Shoes, Harrow Teeth, Scythe Back Steel, Grain Drill Steel, Wire for Tinners’ Stock, Cultivator Steel, Wire for Rope, Cutlery Steel, Cast Spring Steel, iprings, Baby Carriage Spring Wire for Wire Nails, Steel Vineyard Wire, Round, Square and Shapes Wire, Wire Straightened and Wire Furnished in Long Lengths. CARRIAGE AND WAGON SPRINGS. Elliptic Springs, Platform Springs, Concord Side Springs, C Springs, Road Wagon Springs, Seat Springs. RAILROAD Eastern Warehouse and Office, Philadelphia Warehouse and Office, Steel for Agricultural Tools and Implements a ut to Length, All orders filled promptly. SPRINGS. * 93 John St., New York City. 505 Commerce Street. WiLLiaAanme VOGEL, Manufacturer of Plain and Stamped TINWARE, SEAMLESS BOXES, ROUND, OVAL AND SQUARE CANS. Special Articles Manufactured of Sheet Metals. 41,43 & 45 South 9th Street, Near the Ferries, BROOKLYN (E. D.), N. ¥. HENRY J. VOGEL. LOUIS B. VOGEL, MOULDING SAND, Albany Sand a Specialty. FOUNDRY FACINGS, Shovels, Riddles, Brushes, &c. WHITEHEAD BROS, RICAN FACING CO, _ FIRE SAND AND CLAYS. WM. WHITEHEAD, Treas., 517 W. 15th St., New York, Established 1810, N.&G, TAYLOR GO, PHILADELPHIA, Manufacturers, Importers and Dealers in ODD AND REGULAR SIZES TIN AND ROOFING PLATES, Black and Galvanized Sheet Iron, Metals, Wire, Stamped Ware, Registers, &c. The Be in the United States, The New York World prints the follow ing, which, if not strictly correct in some of its historical data, is probably correct in the main as regards the Lackawanna Iron and Steel Company, and is certainly of much general interest : The first T-rail laid on a railroad in the United States was imported from England by the Erie Railway Company—then the rail of that kind ever made in this country was manufactured for that company in 1846 by the Lackawanna Iron Works of Harrison, Pa.. now the city of Seranton. The recent resignation of W. W. Scranton from the general managership of the Lack- awanna Coal and Iron Company, which is a series of incidents inthe early history of the Erie road and of the iron works by which the pioneer of trunk railroads in America was saved from bankruptcy and the forfeiture of its franchises to the State of New York, and the struggling iron man- ufactory was enabled to raise itself from in- significant proportions and impending ruin to be the most wealthy and powerful corpo- ration of its kind in the country. Work was commenced on-the New York and Erie Railroad in 1835, but the great financial revulsion of 1836 7 compelled the sus- New York aided the company by its credit to the amount of $3,000,000. This large sum was expended, and only 61 miles of railroad were completed up to 1845. The road then extended from Piermont, on the Hudson River, to Otisville, Orange County, on the summit of the Shawangunk Moun- tains. The original idea of the engineers was that the rails must be laid on piles to miles westward from Owego, two miles of posts were actually sunk. This ridiculous proceeding not only absorbed a large portion of the company’s funds, but wasted months posts remained standing. In 1845 the State of New York, anxious to have the great work of connecting the lakes with the ocean by a line of rails com- pleted, once more came to the aid of the company. An act was passed by which the New York and Erie Railroad Company were relieved of the claim of the State against them for the loan of $3,000,000, and such substantial aid was extended that the com- pany were enabled to resume the work of construction with a well-filled treasury. The act contained a proviso, however, that the road should be forfeited to the State if, on January I, 1849, it was not in readiness for business between Piermont and Bingham- ton. The company had four years in which to complete 137 miles of road. In 1843 Colonel George W. Scranton and Selden T. Scranton, of Oxford Furnace, N. J., established a nail factory and rolling mill at Harrison, Pa., then a village of a dozen houses. That portion of the Lacka- wanna Valley was then almost entirely un- developed. The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company had opened coal mines in the upper part of the valley and had founded several villages. Their now famous gravity railroad extended from Archbald, nine miles north of Harrison, to Honesdale, the head of the company’s canal. That was the first railroad for actual transportation purposes constructed in the United States. ‘The min- ing property of the Lackawanna Iron Works was valuable, but the company had a very meager capital and the region was preju- diced against it. The works struggled along for three years, and financial disaster seemed inevitable. In 1846, however, the Scranton Brothers determined to either assure the fu- ture by a bold stroke or to go down with the effort. They knew that the Erie Railroad Company were obliged to pay $80 a ton for the rails they were importing from England, and that in their straightened circumstances, and in view of the time to which they were limited in finishing the rvuad to Binghamton, they must necessarily obtain iron at cheaper rates and more speedily than the foreign material could be furnished. The brothers resolved to venture on manufacturing the rails at their works. They suggested the idea to a number of capitalists who were deeply interested in the Erie road, and these gentlemen agreed to advance to them $100,000, in order to enable them to buy the necessary machinery, with no security but their word of honor. A contract was made by which the Lackawanua Iron Works agreed to fur- nish the Erie Company with 12,000 tons of rails at a rate much less than the English iron cost to be delivered at Lackawaxen, Pike County, Pa., during the years 1847-8. It required several months to fit the works with the furnaces and machinery, which were hauled by teams more than 60 miles over the most primitive of mountain roads. The first rails were turned out in the latter part of 1846. As fast as the iron was ready it was sent in wagons to Archbald, where it and transferred to canal boats, which deliv- New York and Erie—in 1845, and the first | the Lackawanna Iron Works of 1846, recalls | pension of operations. In 1838 the State of | havea solid and even foundation. For 90 ginning of Rail Manufacture} threatened to prove fatal to the completion of the road to Binghamton in the stipulated time. Finally the matter was compromised. The unfortunate delay in the work made it necessary for the iron company to distri- bute the iron at the different points along the route, the nearest of which was fifty miles from the works. The rails were hauled by teams over the heavy mountain roads of Northern Pennsylvania to Narrowsburg, Cochecton, Eguinunk, St ckport, Deposit and Lanesboro. To some of these points roads had to be cut through the dense for- est. Over four hundred mules and horses were required, as many as ten span fre- quently being attached to one wagon. The rails were simultaneously laid east and west from the points named, and five days before the time for the road’s completion to sing- hamton had expired the last spike was driven. The event was celebrated in Bing hamton on the 28th of December, 1848. Ben- | jamin Loder, then president of the com- | pany, delievered an address, in the course of | which he declared that the energy, enter- prise and promptness of George and Seldon Scranton had saved the New York and Erie Railroad to the company. The contract was a profitable one to the iron works, notwithstanding the great ex- pense and labor connected with its fulfill- ment. That contract laid the foundation | for the city of Scranton. It led to the build- ing of the Delaw are,,Lackawanna and West- ern Railroad and to the Pennsylvania Coal Company’s Railroad in the Lackawanna Valley and to the great coal development that followed. It brought more than $250,- 000,0C0 capital into the valley, and made of the tottering Lackawanna Iron Works the rich and powerful Lackawanna Coal and Iron Company, the iron, steel and mining industries of which to-day give employment to 3000 men, EE The London Guilds. A Parliamentary commission is about to of valuable time. For years these lines of | iuvestigate the following among the London companies, or guilds: 1, Apothecaries, founded A. D. 1623, (in 1721 Sir Hans Sloane, founder of the British Museum, gave them his garden at Chelsea); 2, Armorers and Braziers, A. D. 1453; 3, Bakers, A. D. 1485; 4, Barbers, A. D. 1327; 5, Basket- makers, A. D. 1569; 6, Blacksmiths, A. D. 1325, (united to the Spurriers, A. D. 1571); 7, Bowyers, (Bow-makers), A. D. 1621; 8, Brewers, A. D. 1437; 9, Broderers, A. D. 1561; 10, Butchers, A. D. 1180; 11, Car- men, A. D. 1665; 12, Carpenters, A. D. about 1300; 12, Clock makers, A. D. 1631; 14, Cloth workers A. D. 1680; 15, Coach makers, A. D. 1677; 16, Coopers, A. D. 1396 ; 17, Cordwainers (Shoemakers), A. D. 1272; 18, Curriers, A. D. 1367; 19, Cutters, A. D. 1425; 20, Distillers, A. D. 1638; 21, Drapers, A. D. 1364, (patroness the Virgin Mary); 22, Dyers, A. D. 1471; 23, Fan makers, A. D. 1709; 24, Farriers, A. D. 1356; 25, Felt makers, A. D. 1604; 26, Fish- mongers, about A. D. 1300; 27, Fletchers, (Arrow makers), A. D. 1487; 28, Founders, A. D. 1365; 29, Framework knitters, A. D, 1663 ; 30, Fruiterers, A. D. 1606; 31, Girdlers, A. D. 1327; 32, Glass sellers, A. D. 1664; 33, Glaziers, A. D. 1661; 34, Gold and Silver Wire dra wers, A. D. 1693; 35, Goldsmiths, A. D. 1300; 36, Gunmakers, A. D. 1637; 37, Haber- dashers, A. D. 1448; 38, Horners, A. D. 1638 ; 39, Innholders, A D. 1446; 40, Iron- mongers, A. D. 1463; 41, Joiners, A. D, 1571; 42, Leather Sellers, A. D. 1397; 43, Loriners, A. D. 1245; 44, Making of Play- cards Company, 1628 ; 45, Masons’ Company, A. D. 1410; 46, Mercers’ Company, A. D 1394; 47, Musicians’ Company, originally instituted in the reign of Edward IV; 48, Needle Makers, A. D. 1327; 49, Parish Clerks, 1232; 50, Pattern Makers, A. D. 1670; 51, Pewterers, A. D. 1474: 52, Plaisterers, A. D. 1501; 53, Plumbers, A. D. 1611; 54, Poulterers, A. D. 1666; 5, Saddlers, A. D. 1364; 56, Salters, A. D. 1380 ; 57, Scriveners, A. D. 1617; 58, Ship- wrights, A. D. 1380; 59, Skinners, A. D. 1328 ; 60, Spectacle Makers, A. D. 1629 ; 61, Stationers, A. D. 1357; 62, Tallow Chandlers A. D. 1462; 63, Tin Plate Workers, A. D. 1670; 64, Turners, A. D, 1604; 65, Tylers and Bricklayers, A. D, 1568; Upholders (Upholsterers), A. D. 1495 ; 66, Vintners, A, D. 1364; 67, Watermen, A. D. 1514; 68, Wax Chandlers, A. D. 1330; 69, Weavers, A. D. 1158; 70, Wheelwrights, A. D. 1670; 71, Woclmen, A. D. 1335. The Musicians Company was originally instituted asa guild or fraternity of minstrels by King Edward IV, in the ninth year of his reign. The charter is still extant and printed in Rymer’s ‘* Foedera.” The court of the company was formed of musicians in the service of the King, who had also been in that of his predecessor, Henry VI. The master, who was then called the ‘‘ Marshal,” held his ap- pointment for life, and his two wardens were elected annually. Power was given to exam- ine the qualifications of all public performers and to silence the incompetent. The guild was loaded on the cars of the Delaware and | was attached to the Chapel of the Virgin, Hudson’s gravity road. By these it was car-| under St. Paul’s Cathedral. It was to keep ried to Honesdale over the Moosic Mountains | wax tapers burning, and to pray for the health and for the souls of the King, the ered it to the company at Lackawaxen. The | Queen, the Duke of York and the rest of the ; | first 1500 tous were taken to Port Jervis, N. Y., by canal, and the track between that place and Otisville, the western terminus, | was laid. Everything worked smoothly | until it was attempted to carry the road | across the Delaware from Port Jervis into Pike County, Pa., where serious trouble arose. It was originally intended that the line should cross into Pennsylvania at the village of Matamoras, nearly opposite Port Jervis, but that route was found to be ut- | terly impracticable. To cut a road-bed along the perpendicular rock boundary of the Delaware on that side for three miles | would have required the outlay of millions | of dollars and more time than the company | had. In anticipation of a crossing at Mata- moras, however, the Milford and Matamoras Railroad Company had been chartered by the Pennsylvania Legislature, its purpose being the construction of a line up the Dela ware Valley to connect with the New York and Erie at Matamoras. When the Erie Company, therefore, sought, to cross at Saw- mill Rift, three miles farthtr up the river from Matamoras, it was met with an injunc- tion and the work was stopped, This delay royal family. Funds were provided for by a payment not exceeding 3/4 from each person upon admission, and by fines inflicted upon pretenders to minstrelsy, or upon de- linquents for irregularities or indifferent performance. ‘The London Tablet, in a re- cent article on ‘‘The Guilds of Catholic London,” points out that the religious ele- ment entered largely into the constitution of many of these companies, and that they were founded, to quote the words of an old ordinance of the Grocers’ Company, for ad- vancing the honor of God and of His holy Church and enlarging the hour of charity. The books of the same company, early in the reign of Edward III, contain an account | of its origin as a chartered corporation, and it is told ip quaint Norman French how, ‘in the honor of God and of His blessed mother and of St. Anthony and all the saints, 22 ers met together and formed themselves into a trading society, their first duty being to appoint a chaplain.” Of late years it is asserted that they have deemed it to be their first duty to appoint a cook, so that the du- ties of a chaplain, when they have one, are confined to grace before and after meat, I | ! ii { — Vee OES ———- a eee wr 2 eer oe ——_ ~ te i _ ay aah ar is SS ieee ao = a Le £ -s" FC 7. : ara od ~ > a - - - ~- - 2 ~ ~— alll . ° 4, Ero. = ~NEW YORK. | GGDEN & WALLACE,|A, B. Warner & Son, Successors to GAM’. G. SMITH & CU., TRON & STEEL, 85,37,89 & 91 ELMST., N. ¥ COMMON AND REFINED |, 4 59 west and 52 Washington St BAR IRON. SHEET AND PLATE IRON, WIOOP, BAND AND SCROLL IRON, Rod and Horse Shoe Iron, Angle and T Iron, Swedes and Norway Iron, Norway Nall Hods, _ on of all sizes and shapes made to order. PIERSON & €0,, 24 & 26 Broadway, 77 & 79 ts St., and Gasometer Iron. Special attention to Locomotive ‘ewter, Zin iron. Fire Box Ironaspecialty. ROME MERCHANT IRON MILLS, mus 0 OXFORD NEW YORK CITY. “PICKS” of all kinds, “ ESOPUS” HORSE SHOE IRON, ' BEAMS, ANCLES, 4 Tees, Channels, Sheets, Plates. | All descriptions in stock. IRON & STEEL. ABEEL BROTHERS, ry ANCE lron Merchants, 190 South Street and 365 Water, N. Y. ULSTERIRON A full assortment of all sizés constantly on hand. Refined Iron, Horse-Shoe Iron, Common Iron, Band, Hoop and Scroll Iron, Sheet Iron, Norway Nall Rods, Norway Shapes, ___Cast, 9) Spring an and Tire @ Steel, et ete. A. R. Whitney, Manufacturer of and Dealer in IRON, 6, 58 & 60 Hudson as. 50 & 62 Thomas, and na NEW oe 12, 14 & 16 Worth Sts Ow sanaiina o in Manufacturing Iron Used in the Con- struction of Fire-Proot Buildings, Bridges, &c. Plans and estimates furnished, and contracts made | NO. 50 BEEKMAN ST., NEW YORK. for erecting Iron Structures of ever description. Books containing cuts of all Iron made sent on ap- plication by mail. Sample*pieces at office. Please address 58 Hudson Street. BORDEN & LOVEULL, Commission Merchants 70 & 7i West St., New York. Agents for the sale of Fall River lron Co.’s Nails, Bands, Hoops & Rods. AND Borden Mining Company’s Cumberland Coals. WILLIAM H. WALLACE & CO., IRON MERCHANTS Cor. Albany & Washington Sts., NEW YORK CITY. Ww. Bisruam. Borden, | aiid Wo, L. N. Lovell, f _M. H. WALLAce. B. F. JUDSON, Importer of and Dealer in SCOTCH AND AMERICAN Piss Iron, Wrought & Cast Scrap Iron, OLD METALS. 457 & 459 Water St., | _NEW YORK. 233 & 235 South St,,} DANIEL F. COONEY, or to Jas. H. Hutdane & Ce.) of and Suc ss Ww eee tne St., N. Y. BOILER PLATES and SHEET IRON, LAP WELDED BOILER FI “ er Rivets, Ang e&T iron, Cut Nails ‘ Solies Viodns a ye on Werks, , Laurel Lro a Re oll nz ‘Mills, a = ev City. (Late rency or Potts we Ire nc Work Tne P. W. GALLAUDET, |S Banker and Note Broker, No Sand 5 Wall Street, | NEW YORK. \ .E, METAI IRON RUBBER, SH¢ _ sND PAPER-HANGINGS, LUMBER, COA PAILNOAD PAPER WANTED. ANCES MADE ON BUSINESSS PAPER AND BATES & DESPARD, richly seal alaaattaas | STEEL AND IRON AILS, SWEDISH BARS, STEEL AND PIG IRON, SCRAP IRON and OLD RAILS c. ¢. and 1 Awierica, orf..0. b Euglish ports 117 Pearl was Boiler and Tank Rivets. —/“Kureka,” “Wawasset,” Lukens, Bar Iron, B and Fine Hoo s,| Scrolls, oval Bands Half Rounds, 2 eee | G u t N a 4 i] a Horse Shoe Iron. itrcets s, Newr Ve York MARSHALL LEFFERTS, Galvanized Sheet Iron, Gaivantees ' Wire, Tele Hoop jalvanized Rod and Bar Iron =— Nails, Galvanized Chain, Galvanized Iron Best Charcoal, Best Refined and Common Plate and ‘Tank Iron, Best Flange Fire Box, Circ Tinned to order. FULLER BROTHERS &CO., THE IRON AGE. Kron. PITTSBURGH. W. D, woe & C0. s ¥Xron. NEW YORK Xron, NEW YORK. John W. Quincy, 98 William Street, New York. Anthracite & Charcoal Pig Irons, Wrought Sorap, Cut Nails, Copper, BOILER PLATE, BLOCK TIN, LEAD, SPELTER, ANTIMONY, NICKEL, &e iat teen” «or | A RRISON & GILLOON ae ae IRON AND METAL DEALERS, PeONNOCKS, | 1:0. so, see waren st. and 002,904, 90s CHERRY ST. NEW YORK, NBC on hand, and offer por og ome the followns: tch and Ameri « a t, Cast and Iron, Car-Wheels, Axles and Heavy 1 achinery Scrap Brands of Iron. Alsoall d ptions of Plate, Sheet, Wrou htt Iron; valso, old Copper, ‘Composition, Brass, &c. IRON CO., (B. G. CLARKE, Receiver,) IRON MERCHANTS, PATENT Planished Sheet Iron. Patented March 14th, 1865 ; April 8th, 1873 ; Sept. 9th, 1873; Uct. 6th, 1874; Jan. 11, 1876. Guaranteed fully equal in all respects to the IMPORTED RUSSIA IRON, and at a much less price. FOR SALE, by all the principal METAL DEALERS ROME, N Manufacturers of the ao grade of Also from Charcoal al Pig a supe rior | uality of Iron reg - TT G. All puddle ed balis s re | — o amet Orders may be sent to the M er ENTER, our Agent, at 59 Jo In the Large cities throughout THE UNITED STATES. And at their Office, Ill Water Street, PITTSBURGH, PA. R A. Wilson SPIKES. J. 8 SCRANTON, Sales Agent, -81, 83 and 85 Washington Street, i ee he. a -BURDEN’S HORSE SHOES. “Burden Best” lron 90 Beckman 8t., New York City, MANUFACTURER AND DEALER, C. A. von Bonnhorst Ist and 2d Qualities. ph and Fence ; Galvanized PIG IRON, and nda Iron, BLOOMS AND ORE, 88 Fourth ave., cor. Wood st., Pittsburgh. John |, Williams. Henry M. Long, Nathan M. McDowell, “CORRUGATED SHEET IRON For Roofing, &c., Galvanized, Plain or Painted. SHEET IRON. C No. 1,C H No. 1, C Fg 1 Flange, Best Flange, es. Williams, Long & McDowell, Manufacturers of BOILER IRON Stamped and Guaranteed. All descriptions of Iron Work Galvanized or Price list and quotations sent upon application. W. BAILEY LANG, | . LOW.MOOR_ Biiler Rivets. IRON COMPANY, Sheets and Plates of all sizes, Office, No. 87 Water Street, Mill at Sono, Second Avenue. CHAS. G. LUNDELL. No. 7 Exchange Place BOSTON, Burden.lron Works, H. Burden & Sons, | Troy, N.Y. EGLESTON BROS. & CO., 166 South Street, / 267 Front Street, s NEW YORK CITY. JAMES WILLIAMSON & CO., SCOTCH AND AMERICAN PIC IRON, REPRESENTING | - _ No, 69 Wall St., New York. io BU RDEN’ S P ULSTER IRON WorKS| Hi. B. & S. 18 Wall St., New York. + GOTHENBURG, “| ULSTER BAR IRON, oa All sizes and shapes in stock. Also Best Grades of Am, & Eng, Ref’d Iron,C lron,& Passaic Rolling Mill Co.,|—-.-_-_-_-. PATERSON, N. J. = ton Dat DAN’L W. RICHARDS & CO,, lron Bridge Builders | Pig Iron and Bar Iron, And Manufacturers of Beams, Channels, Angles, Scrap Iron, Scrap Steel, Old Rails and Old Metals, Agency of N. M. HOGLUND’S SONS & CO., Stockholm. | Tuckerman, Mi Mulligan & Co Morton B. Smita. of every descri Bite Stock on hand at Boston, | New eet and hiladelphia, Importation orders ¢ alty. specialty | GUSTAF LUNDBERG, 38 — st., Boston. Front nek SABLE IRON & Tees, Merchant Iron, &c., &c. New York Office, Room 45, Astor House. WATTS C OORS, Presid el O. FAY ‘RW EATHER, Treasurer. CARMICHAEL & EMMENS, |W. . MIDDLETON IRON AND STEéI BOILER PLATE Broker in Machinery & Iron Lap-Welded Boile Tub ’ & ’ & Agent for . ent for Ot celebrated, Cast Boiler Plates, FORSTER'S CRUSHER & PULVERIZER, ge yas C asville Iron Co, Pottstown Iron Cx Laurel Rolling Mills, ‘ond iv aoe on yy = Works ;W 60 vat The best in market. gles , | Ww.s. MIDDLETON, 52 John St., N. ¥. | Glengarnock and Carnbroe SCOTCH PIG IRON, DEALER IN FOREIGN AND AMERICAN RAILWAY, PIG AND SCRAP IRON, | Estimates furnished for all kinds of Iron Work. For spot delivery and for prompt or forward . | shipments to New York, Boston, Philadelphia, s. A. LISSBE RGE R, Baltimore or New Orleans, IRON & METAL DEALER, For sale in lots to suit by 56 PINE STREET, NEW YORK. 509, 511 and sig to sag East roth St., New York, . _ ‘ I ‘ have yn hand, and offer for sale, the following: JAMES LEE & co., 88 to 96 Mangin St., New York. and Nails of Superior Corner 1 13th and Etna Streets, LEECH BU R G st KIRKPATR RI Manufacturers of OFFICE, No, 143 First Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. D. L. COBB. Steel and Iron Str ote) 2 and American Pig Iron, W rought, Cast | wad Machinery Serap Iron, Car Wheels, Axlesand| Sele Agents for the United States, Heavy Wrought lron; also. old Gepper, Compost: | | tion, Brass, Lead, Pewter, Zinc, 2 Pine Street, New York. CUT N AILts Hot Pressed Nuts, Bolts, Washers, &c. Bars for Thielsen Car Truck. SPECIALTY—Unus 139 Greenwich Street, New York. and other structural shapes in [ron or Merchant Bar and Skelp Iron, . | Pres’t and Gen’! Sup’ t. Ekman&C0. s+ Louis Malleable Iron | Saree M. FIuuey, Kloman Hatent Solid Rolted Eye Bars, finished in Iron or Steel without welding or Universal Mill Plates of lron or Steel. Steel Rails of all sizes and patterns. Splice Bars. neal October 21, 1880, Fron, PITTSBURGH. A. G. HATRY, © Commission Merchant. Bar, Sheet, Tank, Boller, Angle, T, and Ratiroad Iron, And Railroad Equipment. Nails & Spikes Steel & R. R. Supplies, WINDOW GLASS, GAS PIPE & BORAX, a PA. — SUNIATA ‘ROADSTER PATFERN. R. A. WILSON & GO.,, SNOW SHOES. ; itely only —— Shoes in the market that abso- Iron and Steel Rails, All Sizes, facie - et ee Improved _Sulow Shoe Shapes. Standard Siz $6X7-16, 11-16X7-16, 4{X7-16, 13- ee “ HX7-16, Ux 15-16K34, 1X44, 1 1-16K%, 1 1-8X%. STEEL TOE CALKS,. Keystone Rolling Mill, sHoeNBERGER & co., =z" Cc. maim, Dealer in IRON and STEEL. Old Rails, Wheels, Axles, Springs, Scrap, Turnings, &c., G IRON, BLOOMS AND BAR IRON. Duquesne Way, near 6th Street, PITTSBURGH. Pittsburgh, Pa.|Portsmouth Iron and Steel Co., Successors to CAYLORD ROLLINC MILL Co., Manufacturers of Siemens-Martin (Open Hearth) STEEL BOILER PLATE, Agricultural and Machinery Steel and Steel Tire. Also, Homogeneous Iron Boiler Plate and Rivets, Merchant Bar, Hoop and Sheet Iron, Wroughr Spikes, Fish Bars and Bolts. Office and Works : PORTSMOUTH, OHIO. J. C. LEWIS, GEO. 8S. LEWIS, Sec’y and Treas. Company, 2116 MARKET STREET, ST. LOUIS, MO. Joun D. Fiuuey, President. Secretary MANUFACTURERS OF Swedish & Norway Iron ‘Malleable and Gray Iron Castings, NAIL WORKS Established 1828. Manufacturers of Merchant Iron, Universal Mill Iron Quality and Finish. Orders for odd sizes Iron filled promptly. aUoUGe & CO., PITTSBURGH, PA. LRON WoRKS. CK & CO, all grades of FINE SHEET CRON S, (Refined, Cold Rolled, Show Card, Stamping, Tea Tray, Polished, Shovel, Ferrule Iron, &c.) NATURAL GAS USED AS FUEL. WORKS, Feechburg, Pa: - ANDREW KLOMAN, | PITTSBURGH, PA., MANUFACTURER OF uctural Material EYE BAR BLANK AS IT LEAVES THE ROLLS. EYE BAR FINISHED FROM THE SAME. lt shapes and sizes in Steel or Iron; Angles Tees 1880, it. pplies AX, iat abso- sal satis- pes. 16, 4x% is. burgh, Pa. iy EL. ings, IRON. et, co., TE, Steel 11 Rivets, Wrough' Io. LEWIS, | Treas. ET, LLEY, ecretary ray 9 be, KS ron PA. < SS. psetting. Channel gies Teea October 21, 1880. Fron, PHILADELPHIA. Evo. PHILADELPHIA. Siemens’ Regenerative _ HENRY LEVIS & Co0., GAS FURNACE. Manufacturers’ Agents For Iron and Steel Rails, Car Wheels, Boiler and RICHMOND & POTTS, Sheet Iron and General Railway 119 ®, Fourth St. PHILADELPHIA, PA. The Cambria Iron and Steel Works, Eq Old Rails, Axles, and Wheels bought and sold. Having enjoyed for over TWENTY YEARS the reputation of producing the best quality ef 234 8. 4th St., Philadeiphia. RAILS, have now an annual capatity of 100,000 Tons of Iron and Steel Rails, Splice Bars, &. ADDRESS, CAMBRIA IRON COMPANY, No. 218 South 4th Street, Philadelphia. Or at the Works, JOHNSTOWN, PA. Or LENOX SMITH, New York Selling Agent, 46 Pine St., N. ¥. — THE PHCENIX IRON CO., 410 Walnut Street, PHILADELPHIA. Manufacturers of Wrought Iron Beams, Deck Beams, Channels, Angle & Tee Bars, STRAIGHT AND CURVED TO TEMPLATE, Largely used in the construction of Iron Vessels, Buildings and Bridges. WROUCHT IRON ROOF TRUSSES, CIRDERS & JOISTS, and all kinds of Iron Framing used in the construction of Fire Proof Buildings, PATENT WROUGHT IRON COLUMNS, WELDLESS EYE BARS, and built up shapes for Iron Bridges. REFINED BAR, SHAFTING, and every variety of SHAPE IRON made to order. Plans and Specifications furnished. Address DAVID REEVES, President. NEW YORK AGENTS, MILLIKEN & SMITH, 95 Liberty Street. BOSTON AGENTS, FRED. A. HOUDLETTE & CO., 19 Batterymarch St. ALAN WOOD & CO., MANUFACTURERS OF Patent Planished, Galvanized, Common, Best Refined, Cleaned and Charcoal Bloom PLATE c& SHEET IRON. No. 519 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. licited especially for Corrugated, Gasholder, Pan and Elbow, Water Pipe, Smoke Stack, test tee Ferrule, Loomotive Headlight and Jacket Iron. JAS. ROWLAND & 60. Kensington Iron, Steel & Nail Works, 920 North Delaware Ave., - - PHILADELPHIA, Manufacturers of the Anvil Brand Refined Merchant Bar Iron, Also. the James Rowland & Co. Kensington Nails, cut from their Refined Anvil stock. Also, Plow and Cultivator Steel, Rounds, Squares, Flats, Bands and Hoop Iron. Correspondence with Dealers solicited. PENCOYD IRON WORKS. A. & P. ROBERTS & o0.,_,t = CAR ASLES. Agents for the sale of Glamorgan Pig Iron. rh L BAR, ANGLE, TEE AND CHANNEL IRON. Office, No, 265 S$. Fourth St., Philade!phia. MANUFACTURERS OF FOUNDRY FACINGS. FOUNDRY SUPPLIES. MOULDING SAND A SPECIALTY. Albany, Crescent, Tullytown and Lumberton Sands, | MACHINERY SAND, SHOVELS, BRASS SAND, BRUSHES, CHANDELIER SAND, CRUCIBLES, STOVE PLATE SAND, BITUMEN, SIEVES, ANTH#ACITE, CHARCOAL, MINERAL, GERMAN LEAD, AMERICAN LEAD, PLU MBAGO, STOVE PLATE, ‘ W. PAXSON & CO., | 514, 516 and 518 beach St. PHILADELPHIA, PA. ALLENTOWN ROLLING MILL . COMPANY, Manufacturers of Rails, Bars, Axles, Shafting, Fish Bars (Plain and Angle), Spikes, Rivets, Bolts and Nuts, &c. Bridges and Turn Tables, ; Walnut St., Philadelphia. Works at Allentown, Pa. General Office, 3 JAMES C, BOOTH. THOMAS H, GARRETT. ANDREW A, BLAIR, BOOTH, CARRETT & BLAIR, Analytical and Consulti