The Iron Age 1884-09-04: Vol 34 Iss 10

184, ES : > | ea ther ers.) ‘Y. OO DO 50 SO sae a 7 The [ron Age iNDEX TO READING MATTER PAGE 25. A Review of the Hardware, Iron and Metal Trades. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS PAGE 38 Published every Thursday Morning by Davin Wrtuiams, No. 83 Reade Street, New York. Entered at the Post Office, New York, as Second-Class Matter. Vol. XXXIV: No. The New Otis Hoisttng Engine. Furnace and mining engineers will appre- ciate the design and construction of the ‘New Otis” hoisting engine, shown on this page. It is manufactured by Otis Brothers & Co., 92 and 94 Liberty street, New York, who have made hoisting and elevator machinery a specialty for over 30 years. The engine, while being designed more especially for blast-furnace duty, is adapted for all kinds of hoisting service, and can be arranged for any depth of shaft or hicht of lift. Among its special features are the valves. The center or change valve is the ordinary slide-valve, and by simply removing the steam-chest cover it is readily exposed. The eccentric-valves are their standard pis- ton-valves, and can be reached independent of the other. This combination of the valve movement is peculiarly their own and is worthy of some note. The steam cylinders are placed directly over the stands, which, on the whole, is considered preferable to over- hanging cylinders and guides, as in some other engines, in which the necessary rigidity is obtained by means of brackets or arms. Every part of the engine is readily accessible and the shafts and gearing are so arranged that either can be removed without disturb- ing the other or removing the stands or drum. The gearing is extra heavy, and the first motion is machine-cut, insuring smooth- ness of running and durability. Every part of the gearing is covered, preventing acci- dents and damage from obstructions. The engine in all its details is built very heavy, of the best materials and workmanship. The automatic safety attachments are the Otis standard safety devices. The en- gine is also adapted for inclines and fillings by the automatic skip and dumping appara- tus. —_———E The Corrosion of Marine Boilers. At the recent meeting of the British Insti- tute of Mechanical Engineers, held at Car- diff, the following paper on the ‘‘ Corrosion of Marine Boilers” was read by Mr. J. H. Hallet : The principal causes of corrosion may be discussed under the two heads of defective design and defective management, which is equivalent to saying that an ordinary marine boiler will hardly be subject to corrosion at all if well designed and well managed. The most frequent fault is absence of space for examination. The tubes are often placed so far out in the wings that it is impossible to get down to look at the sides of the furnaces, or so close to the furnace crowns that there is no room to get over these. It would be preferable to allow at least 9 inches between each furnace crown and the bottom row of tubes, especially as this row is not useful as heating surface when placed so close down to the crown. Manholes are often incon- veniently placed and too small, which affords an excuse for inattention on the of the men in charge. Manholes should always be fitted in the wings if the size of boiler will allow. A manhole at the bottom of the back end is also to be recommended. There can be no doubt that the best way to prolong the life of a boiler is to watch it carefully and constantly, so as to note the commencement of deterioration and take steps to check it. Another fault is the pitching of the steam space stays so that they come over a space instead of over a tube, thus rendering the effective use of the scaling tool very difficult. With the object of securing the conven- tional 20 feet square of heating surface per horse-power, tubes are sometimes too closely pitched, which causes bad circula- tion, besides rendering the s liable to become soon choked with e. The tubes should never be less than 1% inches apart, both vertically and horizontally. The first point to be looked to in the man- agement of a boiler is the circulation. In an ordinary multitubular marine boiler the circulation takes place by the water ascend- ing from the furnace crowns and the sides, backs and fronts of the i " and descending at tre wings ; the tubes do, of course, somewhat obstruct the upward current. Double-ended boilers, being longer, are more prone to suffer from racking strains, due to the difference of temperature between their upper and lower parts. One method of reducing this difference as far as possible is to fit the internal feed-pipe so that it is led on a level with the upper tubes, so as first to warm the water inside it, and is thence carried down so as to discharge the warmed water in a horizontal direction at the bottom of the boiler. The scum-pipe should be fitted with a pan shaped like an inverted saucer, and placed just above the level of the water for the scum to collect under it, and it should always be blown off upon raising steam, and also about once a day when under way. The blow-off cock should either be attached at the bottom of the boiler, or else an in- ternal pipe should be fitted to it, reaching down to the very bottom. Salt is not de- posited until the density of the water ex- ceeds 44, by the salinometer—that is, until there is more than 4 pounds of salt in 32 pounds of water; beyond this proportion the deposition of salt then begins upon the furnace crowns, &c. It is recommended that the opportunities occurring from time to time by the engines being stopped should be taken advantage of for pumping up the boiler to the top of the gauge glass, and then blow- ing it down to the bottom of the glass. 5 This 10, New York, Thursday, September 4, 1884. repeated about twice or thrice on each occa- sion will work wonders. The great useful- ness of this plan arises from the fact that while the engines are stopped there is little or no steam being made, and therefore no solid matter is being deposited from the water, so that the extra feed-water pumped in at that time does much more to freshen the boiler than it would if the engines were at work. When in charge of the engines of a steamer on a voyage from England to whole round—that is to say, the boilers were never entirely run out and refilled, but were 72-days, and upon being opened out at the end of that time had only a slight scale upon them of uniform thickness, and no indication of pitting or corrosion. The mode of treatment adopted by the author for new boilers is to have them well washed out before filling ; then to run them up, and when they are filled with water up |to the normal hight, to throw into each through the tép manhole about a bucketful of common ode. When steam is raised to about 30 pounds per square inch, blow out a little through the scum cock. Before antag any more water start the feed donkey an let it deliver for some time over the side of the ship, so as to get rid of any dirt, &c., in the pump. This is a very useful precaution to observe whenever the feed donkey is em- ployed. After ing the main engines let them run at first with the feed-water over- flowing from the hot-well into the bilges ; this will clear the condenser. When under way it is advisable to use the blow-down cocks sparingly. The appearance of the water in the gauge glass shows at a glance the state of the water in the boiler; if the glass is at all dirty inside, that is proof posi- tive of the water not being clean enough, and this can be cured by the use of the scum- cock. In a double-ended boiler a scum pipe should be fitted at each end. The scum- pipes are sometimes so fitted that their po- sition can be altered to suit the trim of the Rangoon, calling at several ports on the| way, and thence to Venice, the author kept | water in the boilers continuously during the | blown down from time to time as above | described. They were under steam about | frequently repeated, the water at the bottoms became so impregnated that the | heads of the rivets and the lower half of the compensating rings round the manholes were | corroded away, while the other parts of the | boilers were in good condition. Many good | boilers are ruined through careless manage- ment, and the makers are wrongly charged with allowing their work to come from the |shop not properly finished. Another ex- ample, out of numerous cases met with, is that of a pair of boilers which were fitted some little time ago with hydro-kineters, or internal steam jet nozzles for stimulating the | circulation of the water in the cooler spaces below the furnace flues. Upon a recent ex amination the valves of these appliances were found to be hard and fast, in consequence of carelessness in supervision. Another greatevil is raising steam too quickly, and blowing out under too great a pressure, which cannot be too strongly condemned. Corrosion in the |upper parts of the boilers is principally | caused by the introduction of oil, tallow and | other greasy substances from the engines. | In all the steamers with which the author is !connected he has discarded the use of all | | | I MM 4 i os THE NEW OTIS HOISTING ENGINE oil or other lubricant in the cylinders, with the most satisfactory results. Various remedies have been aepeaes for prevent- ing corrosion—among others, air extractors |and circulating tubes. Zinc has been tried, both cast and rolled, and some engineers report favorably on its use; but to make it effective very large quantities must be used, as it so quickly oxidizes, and thus loses its protective qualities. The electrogeu of Mr. Hannay’s invention, which is gaining favor, is a — appliance, and, as far as the author has experimented with it, is very effective. It consists of a ball of zinc cast upon a copper bar; on each end of the cop- per bar a wire is soldered, and the two wires are again soldered to different parts of the boiler, so as to obtain m ic contact. Boilers which had shown a tendency to cor- rosion looked quite healthy in a very short time after these appliances had been fitted to them. Marine boilers are not troubled with much external corrosion, especially modern boilers, 84.50 a Year, Including Postage. Single Copies, Ten Cends. manhole doors except one at the bottom, put | stitute the residue from the manufacture of in a small stove full of burning coke, and | aniline, contain sesquioxide, forming arti- | close up the bottom door quickly. The ob- | ficial magnetic oxide (fer owydulé), which ject of both these methods is, of course, to | has no effect upon sulphureted hydrogen. exclude air as thoroughly as possible. Diecke’s purifying material, which is gen- | erally made at the gasworks by mixing old material with iron borings, is without doubt ‘The Purification of Gas by Oxide of | °"° of the best, as it contains the oxide in a Iron. minutely-divided state, but it is difficult to oe oP of acento, and gy ae | composition, and it contains 20 per cent. o W e take from the Abstracts of the British ular before it is brought cia ade Institution of Civil Eagineers the following ac- More attention is generally paid to large count of oxide of iron in a gas purifier, which | proportions of iron in the material than to originally appeared in a French periodical : | the form under which it exists, and to other Gas purification is generally effected either | conditions which are of considerable impor- with lime or with oxide of iron. Lime possesses | tance for the purification of gas, such as its the advantage of eliminating both carbonic | state of subdivision, its degrees of oxidation acid and sulphureted hydrogen, while oxide | and hydration, and the presence of foreign of iron only acts on the latter. Oxide of | substances which may diminish its efficiency, | iron, however, is in many respects preferable. | so that the results obtained are often below | Lime can only be used once, and is converted | what is expected. In deciding upon the into carbonate and sulphide, which are not | composition of a purifying material which only valueless, but injurious, and frequently | should avoid these objections, the following difficult to dispose of. The hydrated oxide points are suggested: It should contain the of iron, on the other hand, can be returned | largest possible quantity of oxide of iron in over and over again to the purifier, because | @ state of hydrated sesquioxide, and in the form of a fine powder, without any foreign substance which might diminish the effi- ciency of the oxide, and it may be desirable to add some substance to increase its effi- ciency. To produce a purifying material fulfilling these conditions, it is proposed to roast finely-powdered natural iron ore in a farnace with carbonate of soda. This gives a mixture composed of sesquioxide of iron, soda, silica and any alumina contained in the ore. This mixture is treated with water, which precipitates the iron, the foreign mat- ters being dissolved; the precipitate is washed by decantation until the washings do not indicate more than 1° Baumé, and is then dried at a slightly elevated tempera- ture. The material thus obtained contains 70 per cent. to 80 per cent. of hydrated oxide in a fine powder, and 5 percent. of carbonate of soda, the remainder being moisture, sand, &ec. It is claimed that, on account of the large proportion of finely-divided oxide of iron that this product contains, with the addition of the soda, it has a very energetic action on the sulphureted hydro- gen from the commencement of its use, and that it will therefore purify with more cer- tainty and rapidity than other materials, of which the action is imperfect. The revivifi- cation of the material takes place easily and rapidly, on account of the large quantity of sulphureted hydrogen it absorbs each time it is placed in the purifier; spontaneous combustion, however, does not take place, on account of the presence of the soda. On account of its finely-divided state and poros- ity, it will absorb substances to be precipi- tated in a solid form, such as carbonate of ammonia, of which some traces always exist in the gas; and it is also claimed that, on account of the presence of the soda, it will take up the bisulphide of carbon and other sulphur compounds, which are not arrested with ordinary iron oxide. The results ob- tained by its use are given as follows: 1c, m., or 1000 kg. (about a ton) of the material! will, before needing revivification, purify 5000 to | 18,000 ce. m. of gas, and even more, and it can be revivified 30 to 40 times, and conse- quently would purify 150,000 to 500,000 ec. m. (5,297,400 to 17,658,000 cubic feet.) These variations in its efficiency are more apparent than real; the proportion of sul- phur in the gas varies with that contained in | the coal; the temperature of the retorts ; the length of the charges, and the amount of condensation and scrubbing; its efficiency is also influenced if tar is present in the gas. The above results may therefore be consid- ered as the extremes. The cost of the ma- terial is given at 25 francs per c. m. (ton) at Ludwigshafen, on the Rhine. —_— ——————_$_$_— ———S Pe SS = Se : aa The r f Ds 4 " ae in = _ cg 5 : aS In the course of a lecture on the ‘‘ Econ- the sulphide of iron which is formed by the | omic Applications of Seaweed,” recently absorbtion of sulphureted hydrogen becomes | delivered before the British Society of Arts reconverted by exposure to the air into the| hy Mr. Edward Stanford, F.C.S., the lec- hydrated oxide and sulphur; thus a mini-| turer spoke of the establishment in the | mum quantity of material 18 required, and Hebrides of works for the recovery and _ the products have a commercial value which | treatment of seaweed. The princial prod- frequently covers the cost of purchasing the | yot sought to be made in these works was original material. iodine, but in the process the weed was cal- Various substances have been employed cined in retorts, and the works were lighted for gas-purification, emong which are: | by the gas produced during distillation. It Laming’s purifying material. which may be | was stated, however, that, owing to the | considered as intermediate between lime and presence of salts of sodium, the gas after | oxide ; the refuse of pyrites ; some iron and massing through a series of purifiers still | ocher ores ; the residue from the manufac- — with a strong monochromatic yellow | ture of aniline, and the mixture made by the | fame. Iron retorts, heated by coal or peat, Diecke process with iron borings. On ac-| were first used, but have been superseded by count of the high temperature to which py-| brick ovens. The tangleweed swells in the | rites are exposed, the residues contain oxide | oven, and produces a very light and porous of iron in a very inert state, on account of | charcoal, without sulphides, from which the which they are with difficulty dissolved by | salts are easily washed out. This charcoal acids, and have only a feeble action upOD | ig more like animal than wood charcoal. sulphureted hydrogen, and, being in lumps | Ammonia is collected from the distillate, and | varying between the size of a pea and a nut, | jg used on the farm attached to the works, | they do not present a large surface to the | and the tar is utilized on the roofs, &c. ship, which is a point of far more importance | because much more care is now taken in fit- than is generally imagined. After a run, | ting them into the ships than was formerly when steam is finished with, the water should | the case. They are now properly coated, be blown from the bottom, and the boilers and are not fitted too close down to the bot- then kept thoroughly dry. Before refilling | tom of the ship, plenty of room being al- they should be carefully swept down inside | lowed for access to the seams. But all the washed out. mischief to be contended with is not con- There is no doubt that one of the most | fined to the water side of the boiler. There active cause of deterioration in boilers is | is nothing like cleanliness to prolong the life the want of proper care in their treatment. | of a boiler. When a vessel is to be laid up Cases have come under the author's notice of | a good plan is to pump the boiler full up to boilers being blown down as far only as the | the very top of the dome, and keep it so un- level of the bottom manholes, and refilled, til it is again required. Another method of without care being taken to draw the water preserving a boiler not in use is to empty it out of the bottoms. This process having been! and clean it thoroughly, then close all the | gas; they also at times contain as much as | 10 per cent. of sulphate of iron, which is also | | without influence upon the sulphureted hy- According to the recent researches of M. ‘drogen unless ammonia is present in the|Bouty, the neutral salts in very extended gas. A current of sulphureted hydrogen | solutions of water form a group apart as may be passed through a solution of sulphate | regards their electric conductivity. For of iron without any being absorbed, but an | example, ethylic alcohol, glycerine, erythrite energetic reaction will take place if an alkali | and phenol, glucose and candied sugar, ordi | is added to the liquor. The utility of ocher nary ether and dichlorhydrine, ethylic | and other ores is frequently much diminished | aldghyde and acetone, as wel! as albumen, on account of the small surface they present | all conduct very badly. M. Bouty has also to the passage of the gas, as well as from the | come to the conclusion, from his experi presence of organic residues. The sub-| ments, that an anhydrous alkali or acid 1s stances obtained in large quantities in the | not a conductor, but that a hydrated acid | reduction of nitro-benzene, and which con- | or alkali conducts like a salt. 3 Zz AT Dp » : Sug — —_ ~ a Re ee eae see : Se A 2 Veen & ss : i ) A. A, COWLES, - | Secretary. 3 4 COPPER AND BRASS. 2 THE IRON AGE. September 4, 1884, The Plume&Atwood Mfg. Company, MANUFACTURERS OF ANSONIA BRASS AND COPPER CoO., MANUFACTURERS OF PURE COPPER WIRE, For Electrical Purposes, Bare and Covered, O’NEILS'S PATENT PLANISHED German Silver and Gilding Metal, Waterbury Brass | Co. COPPER. Seamless Brass and . | 5 ae aed Copper Tubing, ESTABLISHED 184s Copper Rivets and Burs, i - &. = Sheets, Bolts, ods, Pres't Sects, Bol Hoas,! Sheet, Roll and Platers’ Brass, Copper Electrical Wire, Pins, | G. P. 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UNDEMANN 2 c0,| GCAEtY & MOEN, STEEL WIRE forall purposes and STEEL SPRINCS of every description. Manufacturers of | | | | | Japanned, Brass, Conductors’ : aa Revolving Tin Platec ~unch, Flower Stand, Wrought-iron Fence. Chair. Punch. and Wood , COVINGTON, Ey. Manufacturers of WIRE GOODS OF ALL KINDS, Wrought-iron Fencing, Cresting and Hardware Specialties. Send for Illustrated Catalogue. em FRED. J. MEYERS MANUFACTURING CO. BIRD CAGES. Original inventors WOU ILLEL LLL CELL LL VEL EEE LELELELERLLLALLLALLAE , SOUL LL Ld an » pepentes of Bright etal Cages, constructed without HL on) a 4 solder. ) , ala ; ARAL &) \ 3 ! eek Fas ea ey) fey = ARR IA RLE GS iW ‘caus coma, ii es a = aa eH PLEO OE ADEE) NEW YORK. Market Stee! Wire, Crinoline Wire, tempered and covered. me AH ts ; page ST ieee Also Patent one MMT ea cA _ [hoe Tempered Steel Furniture Springs, constantly on hand. Sand and Grin Riddle. encdeieneniceaen ja 234, 236 and 238 West 29th Street, ; « = NEW YORK, | IRON AND BRASS RI Studs, Pins, Screws, &c., : For Manufacturers of Light Hardware. *| BLAKE & JOHNSON, Waterbury, Conn. COLD ROLLED MACHINERY STEEL. The Gautier Steel Department of Cambria Iron Co., Johnstown, Pa., has the only steel mill in America properly equipped with special machinery for making Cold Rolled Round, Square and Flat Machinery Steel. lis product is guaranteed, when necessary, not to vary more than 1 1-1000 of an inch from true round, and is all hand-straight- ened and perfectly free from kinks or bends. Superior to Cold Rolled Iron in every respect, as the following comparative tests show : VETS, LUDLOW-SAYLOR WIRE CO., - LOUIS, MO. Counter Railings, Window Guards, Iron and Wire Fences, PLAIN AND BARBED FENCING WIRE. MANUFACTURER OF BRASS, COPPER, STEEL AND IRON WIRE CLOTH | ESTABLISHED 1818, INCORPORATED 1874. THE GILBERT & BENNETT MFG. CO., 42 Cliff Street, NEW YORK. Manufacturers of Iron & Galvanized Wire Of Every Description, Material Elastic limit. | Ultimate strength. ; Lbs, i | Lbs ars inc CLEVELAND. - - - = QOHIO, pce en men _|__Lbs. per square inch. Sleves and Wire Cloth. Cold Rolled Iron. 49,660 69,010 “ ‘“ “ 49,610 67,140 Power Loom Painted and Gal- Cold Rolled Steel. 76,950 11,500 vanized Window Screen, Wire FOR PRICES ON ™ $6 $6 7 210 i . 8 Cloth, Galvanized Wire Cloth for 79,2 T10,690 Drying Fruits, World’s Galvanized Web Wire Fence, Galvanized Twist Wire Poultry Netting. Factories, Georgetown, Conn. From the above it will be seen that the elastic limit of Gautier Cold Rolled Steel is greater than the ultimate strength of Cold Rolled Iron, while its ultimate strength is nearly 62 per cent. above that of Iron. All Sizes of rounds, from } to 3 inches, of standard lengths kept constantly in stock for prompt shipment, cut to any lengths desired. The surface is bright, and sizes are so accurate that no lathe work is necessary. This material is guaranteed superior in accuracy, straightness and finish to any made in this country. GAUTIER STEEL DEP’T CAMBRIA IRON CO., JOHNSTOWN, PA. NEW YORK OFFICE: PHILADELPHIA OFFICE: 104 Reade St. LNo. 80.] 523 Arch St, FLY TRAPS, DISH COVERS, THOMPSON McCOSH, President, JOHN A, McCOSH, Sec. and Treas, BARB WIRE “cinmer.— WIRE CLOTH, Scrub, Shoe, Whitewash and Other Brushes. ADDRESS THE BROMWELL BRUSH NO DANGER OF CUT TING HANDS OR TEAR- ING CLOTHES. SAVES THE PRICE THE LIFTER MAN TIMES EVERY DAY. & WIRE GOODS CO., CHARLES A. OTIS, President. SAM’L ANDREWS, Vice President. SAM’L A. SAGUE, General Manager. CINCINNATI. THOS. JOPLING, Treasurer. JOHN C. ANDREWS, Secretary. scanner sv, tncovortetss.| THE AMERICAN WIRE COMPANY, Manufactured Solely t DRAWERS OF a DEWITT WIRE CLOTH C0.!"™°* Sm, WAV | FR EL esciterios Heaniones. Ss Beee Bere. oo. [PATENTED.] 87 Chambers St., PHILADELPHIA, * TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE WIRE. NEW YORK, GALVANIZED, TINNED AND COPPERED, WIRE. TO MEET D AND ‘or good and) : . heap Railings, we offer this Composite tron MANUFACTURERS Eusrans Gores, STRAIGHTENED AND CUT TO LENOTHS. ie Railing at $1.50 per lineal toot ft. 6 in, high Room 24, Astor House Office we he The Chilled fron Ornaments are poured on to th i = New York. ° CLEVELAND OHIO —_ *eciidine Chios. L Bank Wesughe er Tenia. ‘alias Pres toad into one piecé Brass and Co per ire BaF Goons. ? , BEN. PATTERSON, Agent without joints, rust cannot enter Pe posts and brace: Oa mee z ; ’ nea have large iron flange at base. You can set this fence: - into ground yourself Stone foundations are not neces~ sary, so that the $1,50 per lineal foot covers the whole 0 83 Reade Bt.N.Y. WIRE CLOTH HOWARD EVANS. of every description, Double Selvage, Painted Wire Window Cloth rr1—. : om NSF <0 ING FOR FENCING, w* eae MOLDERS’ TOOLS, POULTRY YARDS, &c., FOUNDRY FACING, Wire Rope for Mines, Elevators, Gables and MOLDING SAND Transmission of Power, . . an —~ - FOUNDRY SUPPLIES, , . - oa. = Se WIRE CORDS FOR PICTURES WINDOW SASHES, &¢., &c. & J. A. EMERICK & CO., 1056 to 1076 Beach St., PHILADELPHIA, Barbs 3 inches apart stand in all directions, PATENT OFFICE WIELDING STEEL BARB, ACTING LIKE A NATURAL THORN. Bde Lightest Weight per Rod. Painted and Galvanized. Only one Agent in each town. Address % i 9 EN WE STILL SURVIVE: THORN WiRE HEDGE co., To whom it may Concern :—We would most respectfully announce that we are prepared to give CHICAGO, ILI. F. Vv. B R i ES ’ rompt attention to all orders in the line of Wire and Iron Work, Wire Cloth, Cheese Safes, ac., and if , he Hardware & Woodenware dealers, Architects, Builders & Mill Furnishing trade of the United States 82 and 84 Nassau Street, who do not succeed in having their orders filled ‘promptly wiil send them to us we will endeavor to fill . them without delay. (~~ Catalozues of lron Fencing ard other lines of goods free on application, NEW YORK. toned Detroit, NATIONAL WLRE & IRON CO. Mich. AMERICAN AND FOREIGN a PATENTS Solicited promptly and at the lowest rates. ROOEF CRESS TING, lron Fence, Railings, Stable Fittings, BUILDERS’ SPECIALTIES, &ce. J. &. BOLLS c& CO., DETROIT, MICH., U. 8. A. Send for Catalogue. Mention this Paper. The above cut represents Preston's Patent Braided Cable Wire Fence Rail, manufactured by the | HOLLOW CABLE MFG. CO., Hornelisville, N. ¥. We also manufacture extensively wic KW IRE BROTH ER s, CORTLAND, N. Y., WILLIAM MANN JR & CO four different sizes Wire Clothes Lines. Send for Circulars and Price Lists, ’ , “ Chamberlain & Miller, Western Agents, 89 Lake St., Chicago, Ill, MANUFACTURERS OF ~~ woomanene” WIRE GLOTH and WIRE GOODS, LEWISTOWN, PA., ESTABLISHED 1948. main aap aad WM. CABBLE EXCELSIOR WIRE MFG. CO. Dish Covers, 43 FULTON STREET, NEW YORK, “CORTLAND” Corn Poppers, Coal Sieves, Flour Sieves, Etc., Ete, AYE, BROAD AVES o-o55 Copper and Iron Wire Clot, a2 Adzes, Broad Hatchets, AND BRASS AND COPPER WIRE, SPANISH AXES AND TOOLS. Coal and Sand Screens, Riddles, &c. Metallic Stove Sieve, WIRE CLOTH. ¥ on =, ° mee % a 2 | a seatieetierdnes SE Sa SS Sey Ene - J ch = SS é Ty, = 4. THE IRON AGE. September 4, 1884. OGDEN & WALLACE,|! 85, 87, 89 & 91 Elm St., New York. 90 Beckman St., New York Oity, iron and Steel MANUFACTURERS OF IRON AND NAIL CO.., Of every description kept in stock. Galvanized Sheet Iron, C u + N a i ils 9 Agents for Park Brother & Co.'s Best BL , Best Ref 10 BLACK DIAMOND STEEL. | Gaivanizea Wire Telegraph and Fence ; Galvanized AND Hoop and Band Iron rivanized Rod and Bar Iron, - ~ of Cast and Machinery Steel constantly S P | K Ss . Galvanised Nails, Galvanized Chain. Galvanized Iron on ban J. 8 SCRANTON, Sales Agent, CORRUGATED SHEET IRON 81, 83 and 85 Washington Street, PIERSON & C0. CO, remem conan cr Best Charcoal, Best Refined and Common NEW YORK. 24 TO 27 WEST ST., Cor. Morris, SHEET IRON. JOHN W. QUINCY & CO., New York City. —ae _— "Mank Iron, 98 William St., New York, Cc C. H. No >. Hi. _ 1 Flange, Best Flange, lron & Steel... Iron Work Galvanized or Tinned to Order. une ae Sg and Price list and quotations sent upon application. COMMON & REFINED IRON, . me Cur Nails, Inget Copper, Tin, Lead, and Hoops, Rods, Scrolls, Bands, Ovals, tated 7 ee eee Horse Shoe, Nail Rods, I sha SNOW SHOES. Roadster i Pattern. \e PATENT Planished Sheet Iron. Patented March 14th, 1865 ; April 8th, 1873 ; STEEL TOE CALKS. Sept. oth, 1873 ; Oct. 6th, 1874 ; Jan. rx, 1876. Guaranteed fully equal in ali respects tothe} Extra Quality Homogeneous Steel “Si. BOILER PLATE STEEL PLATES, all descriptions. | HARRISON& GILLOON METAL DEALERS Cut Nails and Spikes, Plate and Sheet Steel, &c. In the Large Cities throughout Orders promptly filled from etock. wronrey Saison ws____| RAILWAY AND ROLLING MILL | jnom AnD METAL OBALERS, | THE UNITED STATES, Iron, all descriptions, MATERIAL, ta NEW YORK, And at their Office, Pittsburgh, 6S Wall Street, NAW YORK. | "7507 'and,and oer for ale the totlowing:, | 111 Water Street, PITTSBURGH, PA.| SHOENBERGER & CO., "*va:"*™ ee —_—__—— i achinery Scrap Irom, Car Wheels, Axles amd Heavy | cc Ee than itu stiabss _ ¥in.torin.| JAMES WILLIAMSON & CO., Wergugh irom algo old Copper pemesece. > WHEELING NAILS Sea recone Sees gino ions naar call SYRACUSE MALLEABLE Laughlin Nail Co., IRON WORKS, Junction Iron Co., SYRACUSE, N. Y. WwW. K. ROSS, Mower and Reaper Castings 97 Chambers Street, New York, and Carriage Irons a Manhattan Rolling Mill. Specialty. <_ LEONARD, W. B. BURNS, Proprietor, | 445 to 451 West St., 177 & 179 Bank St., NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA IRON WORKS Meneteananer ot SPECIAL PRICES FOR LOTS. 5 ALSO GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF B U R D E N % uisren” “catasauoua” “atu co"! PEG TRON, ae dae eee | AO UR Ree tem _ HO RSE SHOES. ABEEL BROS., ULSTER IRON WORKS, s03 warmer, | NEW YORK. 36 TELEPHONE CALL, ‘‘ NASSAU, ASSAU, 379." 90 Broadway, New York. A. R, WHITNEY & CO, Tuckerman, Mulligan Co MANUFACTURERS OF AND DEALERS IN Iron and Steel! CARMICHAEL & EMMENS 130, 132 & 134 Cedar St., New York, and Nos, 21, . 25 7 West Lake 8t., Chicago, lll. “Burden Best” lron AGENCIES: rorzare ror °o-tnirtMeewstvet|IRON AND STEEL BOILER PLATE. Everson, Brown &C0., |" see com eres . oe Lap-Welded Boiler Tubes, &c, &c. amenities ave, PITTSBURGH, ra. Rods, Ovals, Half Ovais and Fiats. teel BAY STATE IRON Co., Tank, Boiler and Girder Agent for The Coatesville Iron Co. The Laurel po P. ing Mills, and Union Tube Works; Wrought [roi BRANDYWINE ROLLING MILL. Reiter Plates. Beams, Angles, Tees, Rivets, &c. ae 70W TUBE Soa Boiler Flues. M. BYERS & CO., Wrought Iron Pi Se i oe de cea CARNBOTE BROS. & "00, Limited mited icon and DANIEL F. COONEY, saivagiiniahe eb KEYSTONE ROLLING MILL, Limited. Boiler Rivets. Light Sheet Iron. Manutacarer Steel Beams, Channels, Sha ROOFING SH Hk Stink neeaSs"athe co.” | BOWLER PLATES AND SHEET inoN,| The Burden Iron Company) rs mies may | CER OI Plans and estimates furnished and contracts Prices quoted promptly upon application. made for erecting Lron Structures of every descrip- oe coe Lae &T ont cm oem & ieee. Pittsb ah, - a. - Pa. on application BY mal malls Sample piegs at oc. pine iron, Works, Lepanon féliing Wilt, neater Tepe CORRUGATED AND GRIMPED IRON cael SEI EE AE chaaciach tie Ee dapmemenmanannn Co.'s « elobrated | Better Evens: Homogeneous Steel. EGLESTON BROS. & CO.., Bonnell, Botsford & Co., BORDEN & LOVELL, Commission Merchants, &W. LEAVITT &C0.,""sew’ souk.” ©. W. Leavirr. Epw'p CoRNINe. ROOFING & SIDING, eee i, Baotes Siete mre lron, Nails & Spikes. MOSELEY IRON BRIDGE AND ROOF CO. $86 Fouth Street | NEW YORK CITY. BURDEN’S 70 & 71 West St., RAILS, LOCOMOTIVES AND CARS. & Dey Street, New York. YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. N. LOVELL, PIG AND BAR IRON, OLD RAILS AND SCRAP IRON. : i. i: YREMLAND, AGENCIES : | AtWoOD B EMP CAR WHEEL (O., H. H. WESTINGHOUSE, Gen’! Agt. W. W. CARD, Secy. Agents for the sale of PARDEE CAR& MACHINE WORKS. AND - = Fall River Iron Co.’s Nalis,, B. F. JUDSON, Importer of and Dealer in Bands, Hoops & Rods, SCOTCH AND AMERICAN AND - Borden Mining Company’s Pi = iron , Wrought & Cast Scrap Iron, Cumberland Coals. VOUGHT & WILLIAMS, OLD METALS. MACHINERY, TIRE AND 2575352 Sats Sto! ~NEW YORK. ULSTER BAR IRON, All sizes and shapes in stock. Also Best Grades of* Am, & Eng. Ref'd Iron,\Common lron,&c WILLIAM H. WALLACE & CO., IRON MERCHANTS Cor, Albany & Washington Sts., NEW YORK OITY. Westinghouse Air-Brake Co. PITTSBURGH, PA., U. S.A., MANUFACTURERS OF THE WESTINGHOUSE AUTOMATIC BRAKE, Westinghouse Locomotive Driver Brake, Vacuum Brakes (Westinghouse & Smith Patents). WESTINGHOUSE FREIGHT BRAKE. SPRINC STEEL. The Automatic Freight Brake is essentially the same apparatus as the Automatic Brak AGENTS FOR HELLER BROS.’ CHESTERMAN’S Wa. H, WatLace, Wu. Bispham. E. C. WALLACE. | passenger cars, exce 7. the various parts are 50 combined as to form Practically ous pies of mechanism, and is so toa a var low [oe ng in accidents, flat wheels, brakemen’s wages, Clay Crucible Cast Steel. METALLIC & STEEL TAPES, and the increased speed wit eee aaa Gis venen tie cat af i application within 288 Gneenvicu Staeer, NEW YORK. SURVEYORS’ LAND CHAINS, The “ Automatic ” has oe ieoalt to be the must efficient Train and Safety Brake known. Its caveman emanegienapieneaee aimee STEEL RULES, &c. spaiestion ne eancens it can . aa . be operated from any oe oe Sorc , and should the euro n separate, or hose or pipe applies automatically. IMPORTED & AMERICAN gy against a trom PATENT SUITS on the apparatus sold them. eiven — PIG IRON. | \™Seztnsrscnncom R CH WM. McFARLAND, Founder, TRENTON, N. J. Chilled Cast Wire Dies a Specialty, Any size or style made at short notice, The WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE is now fitted to upward of 15,000 ENGINES AND 80,000 CARS, and is adopted by the principal Rempess in all pats of the world. FULL INFORMATION FURNISHED ON APPLICATION, LEECHBURG IRON WORKS. KIRKPATRICK 4 Rpt cE CO- Limited, FIN sHHET IRONS, Refined Cold Rolled, Show Card, Stamping, Tea Tray, Polished, Shovel, Ferrule Iron, &c.) NATURAL GAS USED AS FUEL. OFFIOR, No. 148 First Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. CHAMPION BOLT & RIVET CLIPPERS. For cutting off the ends of Bolts and Rivets, on carriages, wagons, harness, etc. Ask for them where you buy your hardware, or send for cir- lar price list. CHAMBERS, BROTHER & CoO., 52d St., below Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. For Malleable and Car-Wheel Purposes, A SPECIALTY. | CHARLES HIMROD & CO., CHICAGO AND DETROIT. PASSAIC ROLLING MILL CO., Manufacture and have always in stock ROLLED IRON BEAMS, Ohannels, Angles, Tees, Merchant oe Riveted Work, HOG RINCER Forgings, Eye Bars, £o RINGS and HOLDER. PATERSON, N. J. nvtedl tae’ only &® Roem 45, Astor House, New York. ay 4 Oe rooting. No sharp points in t Ringers, 7<c. Rings, soc. 100. Holders, 75¢, Huskers. 15c —, BERING & QUINLAN, Exclusive ee ioe Il, Joun J. SPOWERS, THE JERSEY CITY G GALVANIZING Ce Co., CUT NAILS. Hot Pressed Nuts, Bolts, Washers, &c, DOVER IRON CO’S a 0 WOOD & C0. Philadelphia, Manufacturers of Cast Iron Pipe CALVANIZED MATERIAL OF OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. GALVANIZING IN ALL ITS BRAN Galvanized Sheet Lron—Best Bloom, Best Refined, Common. eaunen TS Square Band and Hoop Iron, &c., &c. BOILER RIVETS, | ee af j Aathew’s Pat. Anti-Freezing Hydrants. Sizes Boiler Brace Jaws, Socket Bolts, &c. | etna aces and Painted. iron Corrugated Sheet ron « Specialty, Galvanized. Biack s Corrugated for the Trade. WORKS GREEN AND BAY STREETS, JERSEY CITY, W. J, OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE, 98 JOHN STREET, NEW YORK. FULLER BROTHERS & CO., S=aaamaes 139 Greenwich Street, New York. at ) es tr or ts ne September 4, 1884. THE IRON AGE. 5 Hdward J. Htting, IRON BROKER anp COMMISSION MERCHANT, 2323 8. Third St., Philadelphia, Pa. Pig, Bar and Railroad tron. OLD RAILS, SCRAP, &o. Agent for the MOUNT SAVAGE FIRE BRICK, The Allentown Iron Co, and the Greenwood Rolling Mill. ee WHARF AND YARD ENUE ABOVE CALLOWHILL STRERT, connected by track with railroad. r Cask advances made on Iron. WILLIAM R. HART & CO.,| HENRY LEVIS & C0., AMERICAN AND FOREIGN Manufacturers’ Agents PIG IRON, SPIEGELEISEN, For Iron and Steel Rails, Car Wheels, Boiler and Sheet Iron and General Railway ui , Steel Blooms, Crop Ends, Tin Plates, &c. ot Bes pom nemshe entent. No, 224 South Third St. PHILADELPHIA. 934 8. 4th St., Philadciphia. Heavy Rails, Light Rails, Railway F'astenings, STREET Jas. G. Linpsay. Tuos. S. Parvin. LINDSAY, PARVIN & CO., ADDRESS: 5 Successors to Luoyp & Linpsay, ‘ 328 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. am ra ron 0, Iron Ship and Bridge Builders’ Materials, Steel j and Iron Shapes and Bars, Sheet [rop. Sheet Steel, Pig Iron, Muck Bars, Plate Girders for Bridges and js Westen Buildings. Contracts placed for Iron Structures, 218 South Fourth St., Johnstown, Ethelbert W r y § > Philadelphia, Pa. Pennsylvania. atts. Jos. C. Poulterer, ETHELBERT WATTS & co., Iron Brokers and Commission Merchants Offices, No. 220 So. Third Street, ‘Phila. SALES AGEN CORNWALL ORE BANK CO. )" CROMWELL IRON CO., § IRON ORES, VESTA FURNACE, - MARIETTA FURNACES, § PIG IRON. Messrs. EVERETT & POST, } Chicago and St. Louis, '{ PIG LEAD & SPELTER, Correspondence Solicited. nmin ee L. & R. WISTER & CO., IRON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 230 So. 4th St., Philadelphia. AGENTS Kemble and Norway Foun ry and Fo Py 2 5 ‘ rge Pig Iron. Wyebrooke C, B. Charcoal Pig I ’ . B. gtron. Bucl Red Short Pig fron. : er DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF SCRAP IRON, THE PHCENIX IRON CoO., 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 fo Iron Bridges. REFINED BAR, SHAFTING, ané covery variety of SHAPE IRON made to order. Plans and Specifications furnished. Address DAVID REEVES, President. NEW YORK AGENTS, MILLIMEN & SMITH, 95 Liberty Street. BOSTON AGENTS, FRED; A. HOUDLETTE & CO., 19 Batterymarck St. ALAN WOOD & CoO., MANUFACTURERS OF Patent Planished, Galvanized, Common, Best Refined, Cleaned and Charceal Bloom PLATE cc SHEET IRON, ALSO LIGHT PLATES AND SHEETS OF STEEL, No. 519 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Orders solicited especially for Corrugated, Gasholder, Pan and Elbow, Water Pipe, Smoke Stack, Tank and Boat Iron ; Last, Stamping, Ferrule, Locomotive Headlight and Jacket Iron, WwW. H.WALBAUM & CO., 206 S. Fourth St., Philadelphia. 61 Pine St., New York. NEW AND CLD RAILS, BLOOMS, BESSEMER PIC, Crop Ends, Spiegeleisen, Iron Ores and Railroad Supplies Generally. AGENTS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTH LONSDADE IRON & STEEL CO., Limited, Bessemer Pig [ron, brand ‘* Ulverston ;” Malleable Pig Iron, brand “U. H. M.” MOSS BAY HEMATITE IRON & STEEL CO., Limited, Spiegeleisen, Crop Ends, &c. Also for ‘‘ Lorn” Malleable Charcoal Pig Iron and N. B. ALLEN & CO.’S Dinas Fire Bricks, JAS. ROWLAND & CO,, Kensington Iron, Steel & Nail Works, ANVIL BRAND REFINED MERCHANT BAR IRON. Also, the James Rowland & Oo. Kensinton 9 asc from a Re mel nytt PENCOYD IRON WORKS. A. cc PP. ROBERTS cw CoO., MANUFACTURERS OF BEAMS, CHANNELS, DECK BEAMS, ANCLES, TEES, PLATES, MERCHANT BAR. MORRIS, WHEELER & co., IRON, STEEL & NAILS. WAREHOUSE and OFFICES,| SALES OFFICES 16th & Market Sts., 400 Chestnut St., PHILA., PA. PHILA., PA. New Work Address, 14 CLIFF 8T. REUBEN HAINES, CHEMIST, 738 Sansom St., Philadelphia. Analysis of Ores of Iron and other Metals, Pig Iron and Steel. Assay of Gold and Silver Ores. Water Analysis for Manuf’ing and Household Use. BESSEMER ORE, Specially adapted to Soft Foundry or Highest Grades of Mill Iron. J. WESLEY PULLMAN, 407 Walnut St.. PHILADELPHIA. NORTH BROTHERS, lron Founders, LIGHT CASTINGS A SPECIALTY. N. W. Cor. 23d and Race Streets, PHILADELPHIA. Correspondence solicited. TESTED $16 Richmond 8t., - - SHAFTING AND ROLLED OR HAMMERED AXLES OF IRON OR STEEL. Office, No. 26 8. Fourth St., Philadelphia. Agents for the sale of Glamorgan Pig Iron. JT. Ww. PAXSON «& CO., MIOULDING SAND, 1021 North Delaware Avenue, PHILADELPHIA, PA., J. TA'TNALL X MINERAL, CHARCOAL FACING, LEAD FAOING, XX MINERAL, ANTHRACITE FACING, RIPDLES, SHOVELS, {XL FACING, SOAPSTONE, STEEL BRUSHES, THE ALLENTOWN ROLLING MILLS, Rails, Bars, Axles, Shafting, Fish Bars (Plain and Angle), Spikes, Light F Rods, &c., TAYLOR--LANGDON GAS--ROASTED | 430 Wainut St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. BRADLEE & CO., EMPIRE CHAIN WORKS, Chains for Foundry Cranes and Slings. os BD. B. G.”’ Special Crane Chain. proportion to these values. It remains, then, Steel and Iron Dredging, Slope and Mining Chains. Ship’s Cables and Marine Railway Chains. the necessary remuneration, apart from Successors to CABEEN & OO., IRON COMMISSION MERCHANTS,| «2» )2°" orgings, Driving and Car Axles, Crank Pins, JUSTICE COX, Jr. CHARLES K. BARNS. Co-operation at Guise, France. JUSTICE COX, JR., & CO., At atime when so much attention is di AGENTS FOR CHICKIES, CONEWAGO, MONTGOMERY ANTI rected to the betterment of the workingman’s SHENANDOAH condition, the following description of the plan of co-operation followed at the factories of Guise, France, will prove of interest as showing the beneficial results that follow such a system of modified communism. The account which we give is a translation from an article in Le Genie Civil, which appeared in a recent issue of the Jron and Coal Trades Review: For a considerable number of years the stove and ironmongery factories at Guise, on the frontiers of France and Belgium, have attracted attention from the peculiarity of the social arrangements which are a lead- ing characteristic of them, namely, the housing of the families of the workpeople in large barracks. At a time when the ma- jority of the leaders of labor in France were pulling down as worthless rubbish their old barracks, and were loudly proclaiming them- selves in favor of a separate and independent house for each family, the ‘‘ Familistére ” or ** Social Palace ” of Guise, which had existed since 1859, was still gathering the families of workmen together to a degree of over crowding seldom met with, even in the heart of our largest cities, and was thus seeming to set public opinion at defiance. During the last few years another arrangement—an alteration in the methods of labor, which has made less noise in the world than the ‘‘ Fa milistére,”’ but which is really an innovation much more important, and one still more subversive of general custom—has again attracted public notice to the Guise factories. At the time of writing this establishment offers in every department an appearance absolutely unique, which it will be of in terest to describe f