The Iron Age 1885-05-14: Vol 35 Iss 20

] v, de, C, AND ES. ote th y Other list. > J ry. Wd INDEX TO IThe Iron Ag s cy r eEADING MATTER A Review of the Hardware, Iron and Metal Trades. /ERTISEME PAGE Published every Thursday Vol. XXXV: No. 20. Morning by Davip WILLIAMS, No. 83 Reade Street, New York. Ente xred at the Post Office, New New York, Thursday, May 14, 1885. York, as Second-Class Matter, $4.50 a Year, Including Zostage. sengle Copies, Ten Cents. The Iron Ores of Elba.* (he Island of Elba, which at the end of last century belonged to the princes of Piombino, was finally ceded to Napoleon | 1802. By the treaty of Vienna in 1815 the island reverted to the Tuscan Grand Ducal Government, by whom the mines were worked till 1851. In that year, the Govern ment having contracted a loan of 10,080,000 e with the firm of Bastogi, of Leghorn, a nt-stock company was formed, under which the mines were to be worked for 30 ears—viz., from 1851 to 1881. In the meantime, with the union of Italy, the mines f Elba became the property of the State ; | snd when, on June 30, 1881, the concession eame to an end, the mines, together with the foundries of Follonica, Cecina and Valpiano, were leased to a group of capitalists repre ented by the General Bank of Italy. The new concession was made for three years, dating from July 1, 1881, the lessees paying a royalty of 5 lire 60c. per ton of ore ex ported from Elba and the neighboring Island ff Giglio. The maximum annual output was not to exceed 200,000 tons. Up to 1870 the exports had never exceeded 95,000 tons in any single year, but during the last 15 years of the late concession they had averaged 173,000 tons annually, until in 1881 the out put reached 403,215 tons, representing an oficial value of 4,395.043 lire. It has been the desire of successive Italian administra tors, dating from the time of Cavour, to make Italy self-dependent as regards war material, and so far back as 1864 a projec was laid before the Chambers for the erec- tion of iron and steel works on an extensive scale in connection with these mines. The scheme, however, fell flat on the House, and a change of ministry caused it to be tempo- rarily shelved. In 1876 a committee appointed to inquire into the matter reported that to erect works apable of supplying the then requirement- f the Government establishments would necessitate an outlay of over 100,000,000 lire (£400,000). In 1878 grave doult arose as to the amount of ore existing in the Elba mines, and it was calculate! that if the annual output was to be main- tained at the rate of 1881—viz., 400,000 tons—the mines would be exhausted in 30 years. From various causes the project has up to the present remained in suspense, but Her Majesty’s consul at Leghorn states that there is reason to believe that it ‘‘ continues to oceupy the attention of the Government, and it is evident that the brief duration of the existing lease and the limitation of the quantity of ore to be mined were dictated by a natural desire on the part of the Govern- ment not to diminish the deposits of ore ma terially, nor to pledge the mines too far ahead, pending a decision as to the erection of steel works.”’ Signor Fabri, the Govern ment inspector of mines, writing on this subject in 1880, pointed out some of the difli- | ‘ulties with which it is beset. They are the necessity of importing coal fuel from abroad; the great outlay required to erect works in connection with mines which are within a measurable distance of extinctivn. being estimated that a yield of ore suffi ient to produce 56,000 tons annually would exhaust them in 50 years; and, lastly, a probable gradual rise in price of Elba ore, so that the works would have small advantage ver foreign furnaces, while the argument in which much stress has been laid, viz., of mpensating the greater cost of fuel by the | extremely low price of the ore and cheaper | ibor, would partly fall to the ground. lt appears, however, that since the date of the above report fresh surveys have been | held, and it has been estimated that the de- | sits still existing above the sea level exceed 00,000 tons. Some, however, judge that | the total quantity will prove to be much larger, | ind 10,000,000 to 12,00,000 have been stated as approximate figures. It appears also that slong the shore under water, in the vicinity f Rio Marina, there exist very large accu nulations of iron ore in fine sand or particles | 1 micaceous character. Her Majesty’s sul at Leghorn states that of late years price of Elban ore has not averaged than 8 to g lire per ton, but, owing to xpired contracts for French furnaces at re 75 c. per ton, the mines have yielded | i handsome return, notwithstanding pre-| ng depression, and in 1873-74 they pro-| 1 a net income of 2,600,000 lire. During ear 1883 freights to England for ore 1 at Rio (Elba) averaged 5/, and to th America 8/ per ton. Of manganifer- | re the exports from the mines of Monte ntaria, near Orbetello, were 16,468 tons 583, against 24,737 tons in 1882 and } tons in 1881. SO - twithstanding the clearly-apparent de- ney of the Patent Office management, so knowledge of what has been accom- Pished in the past is concerned, little, if ing, has been done to bring about a satisfactory state of- things. Com- ts are frequent that patents are con- y being granted for old devices which been known for years, and some of i have even been shown to be impracti- and almost valueless. The fact that are again brought out as novelties is estive, and points to an evident lack of er facilities in the Patent Office or of per supervision of the work. In either ‘se remedies should not be difficult to find. 1m the statistical report for 18%5 of the sec ‘'y of the British Iron Trade Association, | With proper records—not the present official records alone, but records of progress and experiments not marked by applications for patents—the annual list of new inventions would be measurably reduced in length, many objectionable features of the present system would be eliminated and greater satisfaction to all concerned would be the result It has been conclusively demon strated on many occasions that some action in this matter is imperative, and we trust that its importance will soon be duly recog nized. == Edward Frith. The late Edward Frith, prominent in the English steel trade, whose sudden death in this city we announced in these columns a fortnight ago, was a merchant who needs no encomium. It would be sufficient to say, in offering a tribute to his memory, that throughout a long and active business career | be maintained an unblemished reputation ; that his name was a synonym for mercantile | honor and probity, and, withal, that be pos- | sessed in an eminent degree those gentle | and kindly characteristics which as naturally find expression in the business intercourse of each day as in the amenities of social life. To speak of these qualities in elaborate de- tail, or to illustrate by an array of personal incident selected from the routine of daily life, would be at best a perfunctory service. His lifework is finished, his duty done, the record closed. Let it suffice to repeat the testimony of another, in referring to some passing event with which Mr. Frith was iden- tified, that he exhibited in his own person a singular illustration of the compatibility of gentlemanly polish, literary culture and delicate natural instincts, with wéll-defined common sense and practical business capac ity. As another among surviving friends sententiously observes, he ‘‘ carried bis face on his sleeve.”"* If business generally was governed by’a like disposition—+o considerate and yet so sternly just—a large part of the annoyances and difficulties which harass the man of business would wholly cease. Speaking more particularly, then, of events rather than of moral qualities or personal characteristics, the single occurrence above all others which challenges attention in trac ing the career of the deceased merchant is the memorable case of alleged undervalua tion by manufacturers and importers of English steel which agitated New York and Sheffield in the year 1870. Mr. Frith at that time, as representative of Sanderson Bros., of Sheftield, was among the chief de fendants. In rebutting the charge, this firm and those associated in the trade were triumphantly vindicated. The result was of the atmost importance to steel manufac turers both in the United States and England, the controversy which preceded it having exerted a most prejudicial effect upon the British importing interests. The American consul at Sheffield charged that the manu facturers were invoicing steel totheir agents in America at less prices than they were selling it for in English and European mar kets, and that consequently the mer ‘chandise referred to did not pay its EDWARD FRITH. proper dutiable value. The custom-house | appraisers raised these goods still higher in the scale of valuation, and their action was | confirmed by the collector of the port and | the United States District Attorney. The result was that for some months there was almost a deadlock in steel importations. | Then followed an appeal on behalf of 57 merchants before the general appraiser. Finally, a special commission of ‘‘ merchant appraisers ” was appointed by Collector Grin- nell to visit Sheffield and investigate all | questions in dispute and report to the United States Treasurer. Suffice it to say Secretary | Boutwell wrote respecting the report of the | commissioners, among whom was Mr. A. S. Hewitt: ‘* These gentlemen have made a very thorough investigation into the matter, and their report, which has been prepared with great care, fails to reveal any evidence of attempted fraud by these manufacturers in their invoices of steel heretofore sent by them to this country.” As stated by us in a former article, Mr Edward Frith came to this country in the year 1832, as agent of Wm. Greaves & Co., manufacturers of cutlery in Sheffield, and in 1841 assumed the practical conduct of the business of Sanderson Bros , referred to in Dr. Lardner’s encyclopedia as ‘‘ the most extensive and celebrated steel works in the world.” In 1879 he became agent for Ben- jamin Atha & Co., of Newark, N. J., which | position he retained to the last, and in whic h | increase—an increase that approached the he is succeeded by his son, Louis E. Frith, a tripling of the production of the United gentleman favorably known. of Mr. Frith took place from St. Ann The funeral ; Kingdem ’s ] portion to that increase Scotland contributed the largest a fact that ought Roman Catholic Church, Mgr. T. J. Preston | to be kept in mind, as showing the source of performing the services. were Jacob D. Vermilye, the Merchants’ National Bank; D. McTavish, manager of the Bank «¢ British North America; Jules E. Von Sachs. ——— EE — The pall bearers |the growth. and shadowing forth the in president of | dustry which caused it, | South Wales had a A. |'arge growth, but one far from proportionate f} with the north of the Tweed. Sheffield Richard Patrick, | d@ubled its production, the northwest more Brugiere, Henry Meyer and Wm than maintained the rate of increase the | small yied of the northeast shot up, and | that in other districts also rose. It may be |Qpen-Hearth Steel in Great arene. | Sees however, that the more regular working of the furnaces contributed to the In the years between 1873 and 1880 there| enlargement of the production, for the was a growth in the quantity of open-hearth | average yield of each rose from 2¢ jo tons in steel made in Great Britain, varying (one the year 1880 to 3114 tons for the vear 1882 year being excluded) from 2 per cent. to 45 In the past three years the production of per cent., the years 1876 and 1880 being | open-hearth steel in the United Kingdom has g § ‘those of most rapid advance. the last-named year there were 126 open hearth furnaces erected in the United King dom, and it may be interesting to state the localities. South Wales stood at the head of | the list with 49 furnaces, Scotland followed with 36, Sheffield with 19, Lancashire and Cheshire with 14, the northeast coast had only 5, and there were 3 in other districts. In the years 1881 and 1882 there was a large development in the production of this class of steel, and, while at the end of the year 1879 the total production of the kingdom had risen to 175,000 tons, it shot up by the end of the year 1882 to 436,000 tons. It was between these two years, says En gineering, that the most rapid growth was known, and it will be, therefore, interesting | to trace from the records of the British Lron Trade Association the growth in the different districts. The amount of the open-hearth steel produced was, for the two years named below, as follows for the contributary districts of the United Kingdom : 1870 182 Tons Tons Scotland 50), 000 214,000 South Wales 85.000 120.500 Shefiield 21,000 42.000 Northwest 15,000 33.500 Northeast 1,000 6,000 Other districts 3,000 12,000 Total 175,000 136.000 In the years, then, covered by the com parison above given there was a very large At the end of steadily, but slowly, advanced, Repeating the | figures for the year above given, and adding | those for the past two years, we have the following comparison, which completes the accumulated data of production : Y ear Tons. | Year Tons. IRL 136,000 | ISS4 161,965 18S $55,500 ‘ lhis is not a rate of growth, it will be at once seen, equal to that in the years we have just compared, but it must be remem- bered that in the same interval we have not |} been able to maintain our production of Bessemer steel, which began to fall off in the year 1882. And it is tolerably certain that |in the current year there will be a large addition to the open-hearth steel growth jan addition to which Scotland and the northeast coast will especially contribute In the latter center, as we have seen, the } output was very small so late as the vear | 1582, and it is since that time that arrange- | ments have been completed for the produc- tion of larger quantities. The Consett Iron Company have established a reputation for | the manufacture of open-hearth steel plates as they had years before done for iron plates ; j at Eston the production has this year been | practically begun, as well as at Tudhoe, and | it is expected that the Tyne will contribute |more during the current year, while next | year that production should further grow. It is certain that the material is more in |demand for shipbuilding; the Clyde has | now works that will yield large quantities | for its own and other shipyards, and the builders of the northeast find that they can- not afford to neglect the production of this class of metal. Thus the growth of the past | is being maintained in the districts that may be said to have made the early history of the open-hearth steel trade, while other great shipbuilding centers are now adding further facilities for production, which will in the future inerease the yield and possibly tend toward a reduction of the price, for it is the relation and price of steel plates to iron | plates which largely determines the use. ee One of our contemporaries, the American irchitect, some time ago called attention to | the general admission by geologists that all |} coal beds once formed the bottoms of lakes of fresh or salt water, and it is thought that this fact indicates an explanation of the pro | duction of coal which will remove the diffi culties of the old theory It is hardly con- ceivable that wood, especially through the loss of its hydrogen, should ever become converted into a substance plastic enough to flow like a river, taking the impression of | objects along its banks ; butit is not difficult or unreasonable to suppose instead of this, | that the stagnant lakes of the coal districts | were, ages ago, when the temperature of ithe earth was higher and vegetation more luxuriant than now, filled with little plants which even now sometimes discolor our drink- ing water, and that these, dying and settling to the bottom, may in time have so accumu- lated as to form a layer of carbonaceous mud of considerable depth Something of the kind still goes on in such ponds, the bottoms of which are usually covered with a light, black mud, while the bubbles of carbureted or phosphureted hydrogen which rise when this mud is stirred show that it is in process of conversion into something at least very similar to coal. Such mud, if it could be supposed to accumulate undisturbed, | would present, perhaps, all the qualities necessary to fit it for conversion by decom | position into coal, The presence of certain salts and mineral substances which are often found in coal ashes, but never in wood, might be due, on this theory, to impurities dissolved or suspended in the water of the earboniferous lake, and even the formation | of petroleum, naphtha and bitumen, in con | nection with coal,is at least as easily ex- | plained by this hypothesis as by the old one - cr A number of years ago Prof. Charles B Richards, the inventor of the indicator bear ing his name, while superintendent of Colt’s (revolver) Armory, at Hartford, Conn., de vised an electric alarm for hot bearings which was applied to the journals on the shafting. By the use of a compound bar of brass and steel an electric circuit connect ing toan annunciator in the engine-room was closed and rung an alarm bell and also dis- | played a numbered tag indicating the line of | shafting where the heating occurred. As it was seen several years ayo, some of the de | tails may not be precisely related, but the | general fact of using the expansion of metals ito give warning of heated bearings before | cutting occurs is as stated, fa / a a Ce ee on | tha. # ©) 7" ANSONIA BRASS AND COPPER CO., MANUFACTURERS OF PURE COPPER WIRE, For Electrical Purposes, Bare and Covered, O'NEILS’S PATENT PLANISHED COPPER. Seamless Brass and Copper Tubing, Sheets, Bolts, Rods, Wire, O’Neils’s Patent Nickel- Plated Copper, &c., IN Waterbury | Brass Co, ESTABLISHED 1845. ’ Sheet, Roll and Platers’ Brass, German Silver, Copper, Brass and German Silver Wire, Brass and Copper Tubing, Copper Rivets and Burs, Brass Kettles, Door Rail, Brass Tags, Per cussion Caps, Powder Flasks, Metallic Tape Meas W.E. DODGE . Pres’t G. Pp, COWLES, V.-P. and Treas. A.A. COWLES, Secretary Ansonia Refined Inyo t Copper, Anchor Brand ; LAKE INGOT COPPER. ~_-— 19 & 21 CHM Street, NEW YORK. Eyelets, Shot Pouches, ures, &c., and small Brass Wares of every description. Cartridge Metal in Sheets or Shells a Specialty. PHELPS DODGE & C0 z Sole Agents for the CAPEWELL MFG. , a Line of Sporting Goods. CO.’S pies ser cal DEPOTS MILLS AT - T 296 Broadway, New York, WATERBURY i N P L A E 125 Eddy St., Providence, R. |. CONN, THE NEW HAVEN COPPER CO., SOLE MAKERS OF POLISHED COPPER Under Patent of T, James, Sept. 12, 187° Roofing Plate, Sheet Iron, Copper, Pig Tin, Wire, Zinc, &c COPPER A? BRASS. CLIFF STREET, NEW YORK. ALSO MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN BRAZIERS & SHEATHING COPPER, Kettles, Bo'toms, Bolts, Circles, &c. 290 Pearl St., NEW YORK. DICKERSON, VAN DUSEN & CO., (Established 1802.) SCOVILL MFG. COMPANY WATERBURY, CONN.,, Manufacturers of BRASS.—Sheet Brass, Brass Wire, Brass Tubing. GERMAN a German Silver, German Silver SILVER. Wire, German Silver Tubing. BUTT ! Narrow, Middie, Broad, Desk, Ship, HINGES. Stop, Spring aud Piano-Forte. > wtnitary, Naval, Livery, Society, Ralil- BUTTONS. § road, Se *hool, Lasting, Silk end’ Dress. LAMP + German Student Lamps, Kerosene GUODSB.) Burners, Kerosene Lamps. IMPORTERS OF SRP iirc ee Castaic Peper tate, he. | TIN PLATE, PIG TIN, SHEET IRON, Seovill’s Patent Lock Box for Post Offices. COPPER, WIRE, ZINC, ETC., 29 andjS81 Cliff St., cor. Fulton, DICKERSON & C€O., Liverpoolh NEW YORK. DEPOTS 423 Broome Stee et, New York. Devonshire Street, Boston 183 L ake Street, Chicago. SOMETHING NEW “BARLER” SIFTER. OPERATED WITH ONE HAND. The only sifter in the market which can be operated with one hand, It has all the advan tages of the old-fashioned crank Sifter (oper- ated with two hands), the ordinary sieve and a flour Scoop. The handle oscillates and moves a bent wire “stirrer” back and forth rapidly by a slight motion of the hand. lt Does not Scatter the Flour. SIDNEY SHEPARD & CO, BUFFALO, N. Y. CHICAGO, ILL. Sl. > MANUFACTURERS. ESTA BLISH £D 1837. INCORPORATED 1876, Waterbury Mfg. a Co., WATERBURY, CONN., Brass Goods Barb Wire Co., 89 LAKE STREET. Chicago, fil. across the sieve PATENT APPLIED FOR. H. 8. CHASE, lowa EASTON, Penmsylvania. 98 READE STREET, New York. THE WIRE GOODS CO., Worcester. Mass. © Bright Wire Goods, Mill Wire Goods, Belt Hooks, Double-Pointed Tacks and Staples, Wire Picture ( ore Clothes Line Wire, Hand Rail Screws, &c., &c ee bent, milled, straightened id made to any desired shape. Orders solicited from the Trade for the full line of Screw Eyes, && kn rs n as mr iy ” are ‘Wire Goods. Quality guaranteed the best in the market. yer tic mac order, AW. PARMELEE. Pree't, TOE WIRE GOODS CO., Worcester, Mass. HH IRON AGE. Pp THE PLUME & ATWOOD MFG. C0. | | een amen Pests = x Sheet and Rol Brass | “Wockiawa a Wek Mig. Co. WIRE, | Established, 1831. Capital, $1,500,000 GERMAN SILVER AND GILDING METAL, | WORCESTER, MASS. COPPER RIVETS AND°® BURRS, COPPER _-— WIRE DRAWERS. -; ELECTRICAL WIRE, Patent Galvanizing, Rolling and Tempering. MANUFACTURERS OF TRON, AND IRON AND STEEL WIRE. CHARLES F. WASHBURN, Vice President & Secretary. / Butt Hinges, Jack Burners, Pins, Brass Chain, Kerosene Lamp Trimmings, §¢. 18 MURRAY ST., NEW YORK, Of Every Description. 71 PEARL ST., BOSTON, f ¢J 116 LAKE ST., CHICAGO. “| —_¥ Rolling Mill, Factories A SPECIALTY MADE OF THOMASTUN, CONN. | W ATERDU RY, CONN. | : a GALVANIZED TELEGRAPH WIRE, BRIDGEPORT BR ASS CO. GALVANIZED TELEPHONE WIRE, | PATENT STEEL WIRE BALE TIES, fh MANUFACTURERS OF : <P Sheet and Roll Brass, BRASS AND COPPER WIRE AND TUBING, | COPPER | RY ; KZ | —_—— ~ \Aguniags aa ns ~. — sz PATENT STEEL BARB FENCING, AND PUMP CHAIN. { New York, 16 Cliff and 241 Pearl Street. WAREHOUSES | ; hicago, 107 and 109 Lake Street. J SEAMLESS AND BRAZED TUBING, AND IRON RIVETS, Oilers and Cuspadores, Lanterns and Trimmings. Clocks and Fly Fan Movements, Lamps and Trimmings, Kerosene Burners, Plumbers Materials. *“*NATIONAL WIRE AND LANTERN WvRKS,” Warehouse, 45 Fulton Street, New York, And California Wire Works Co., San Francisco, Cal. Yanufactory, Nos. 1197, 1199, 120%, 1203, 1205, 1207, 1209 and 1211 De Kalb Avenue, Brooklyn, N. ¥ HOWARD & MORSE, MANUFACTURERS OF BRASS, COPPER & IRON WIRE CLOTH Exclusive Manufac turers of the Particular attention paid to cutting out Blanks and manu‘acturiug Metal Goods. WAREHOUSE, MANUFACTORY, | 19 Murray St., N. Y¥. Holmes, Booth & Haydens, WATERBURY CONN. BOSTON, NEW YORK, 25 Park Place. 22 Murray St. 18 F.deral St. Manufacturers of all kinds of Brass, Copper & German Silver, ROLLED AND IN SHEETS. Brass and Copper Wire, Tubing, Copper Rivets and Burs. No. 16 Pattern, Dri Wire Cloth, part] y Way Gates. unrolled. BRASS AND IRON JACK CHAIN, DOOR RAIL. ‘ : s ’ HEAVY ROLLED CLOTH FOR MALT KILN FLOORS, GERMAN SILVER SPOONS, SILVER- Wire Work, Wire Fone Railing and Guards. ABRAM S. HEWITT, Pres., WM. HEWITT, Vice-Pres., JAMESHALL, Treas, EB. HANSON, Tae TRENTON IRON CoO., MANUFACTURERS OF IRON AND STEEL WIRE. PLATED FORKS AND SPOONS, KEROSENE BURNERS, XC. JOHN DAVOL & SONS, Brooklyn Brass & Copper Co., Ingot Copper, Spelter, Lead, Tin, Antimony. Solder & Old Metals, 100 John Street, New York. PASSAIC ZINC CO. MANUFACTURERS OF Pure Spelter FOR Cartridge Brass, Gas Fixtures, Bronzes AND ALL FINE WORK. Also for GALVANIZERS AND BRASS FOUNDERS. MANNING & SQUIER, Gen’! Agents, 11) LIBERTY ST. (2d Floor), NEW YORK. Geo. W. Prentiss & Co.. HOLYOKE MASS., Manufacturers of Plans and Estimates for Suspension Bridges Furnished on Application. Works and Office, TRENTON, NEW JERSEY. New York Office, COOPER, HEWITT & CO., 17 Burling Slip. Patiedeighia Office, 21 N. Fourth St. € hicago OMice, 170 Dearborn | Street. WIRES y= HAZARD MFG CoO. WAREROOMS : s7 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK. Works: WiILeEESBARRE, FA. _ BRODERICK & BASCOM ROPE CO. WIRE ROPE ASSN) 1 ea TA 0) 23m Bright, Coppered, Annealed and Tin Plated, AlsoGUN SCREW WIRE Of all sizes straightened and cut to order. MANUFACTURERS OF IRON & STEEL WIRE ROPHE. 704 & 7O6 N. Main St. St. Louis Mo. A. LESCHEN & SONS, Saneinetanere of yarn, SOUIM | ‘Buryoeg dwey | WIRE ROPE Correspondence {5' ted ww. Ss. BSTEYW, Manila Rope, $ Tarred Lath 3 & 0905 N. Main St., ST. LOUIS, MO. E. JENCKES MANFG. CO.. PAWTUCKET, R. I, Bright Wire Goods, Belt Hooks, SPRING PINS, KEYS AND OCOOTTERS., Bent Wire Goods of all kinds a Specialty. New York Office, 8S ¢ SS Chambers Street, SAMUEL A. HAINES, Selling Agent. MANUFACTURER OF OF BRASS, COPP IRON, GALVANIZED ND STEEL WIRE, OF AU MESHES AND GRADES Iren and Stoel Locomotive Spark Wire Cleth. Bideies ter Expert and Foundry use- Screens. iron Bolsing Cloth. Wire Werk of every descriptien. nO. 7 1 “FULTON ST., ° NEW YORK. Double ' Wire &E SEW OF Cortiand: P| ROE} 82 « AME PA WILLI AXES, Adze SPANISI lication. fourth St. RK. C0, PE. 9 *SOUIM | ‘Suryoeg dwey \ 13 ce invit COPPER p AND Mize ALL GRADES se. Cos! ork. May 14, 1885 RO. LINDEMANN & CO., Manufacturers of Javanned, Brass, Tin Plate. and Wood BIRD and pate Bright constructed soldet 254 Pearl St. NEW YORK S. TYLER, MANUFACTURERS OF Successors To W. Revolving Coal Screens, Coal Yard Screens aud Foundry Riddles. Wire Cloch cf Every Description Made Carried in St wck, W.S. TYLER, Pres. E. H. ALLEN, Sec. & Treas. CLEVELAND, OHIO. DEWITT WIRE CLOTH CO. 87 Chambers 8t., 703 Market St., NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, MANUFACTURERS Brass and Copper Wire, WIRE CLOTH of every description, and Double Selvage, Painted Wire Window Cloth. WIRE NETTING FOR FENCING, POULTRY YARDS, &c., Wire Rope for Mines, Elevators, Cables and Transmission of Power, WIRE CORDS FOR PICTURES WINDOW SASHES, &¢., &¢. CALDWELL’S “ONE & TWO SPEED CHAIN HOISTS” is one of our specialties. The “Two Speed” is a new de parture much appreciated. Size for size, they are the lightest hoists ever made and acid, and though largely of steel st no more than other makes. “Se “nd for hoist circular. We manufacture the NATIONAL BELT FEED PUMP, KELLY’S DAM PEK REG UL ATOR, and KELLY'S VERTICAL STE EAM ENGINE, for t es. Ms We oon: rents for the sale of the ¥ .EXIBLE SHAFT, the NEWTON STEAM TRAP; we sup jy the Fishkill Corliss Engines, he jrizontal and vertical, and repre sent the Walker Mfg. Co. We contract for the furnisbing | and erecting of all kinds of steam | and power plants, in wh¢ »le or part, for manufacturing or mining pur- | »ses, including boilers, engmes, shafting. gearing, &c., and all the | accessories for the generation and | trans amis asion of power by the most modern and approved systems. We keep the above on hand atour store f« 2 arp yes Of ready supply or inspec om. ENGINEERING CO,., NEW YORK CITY VORA Skew + Cortiandt Street. PATENT OFFICE. ROEDER & BRIESEN, 82 and 84 Nassau Street, NEW YORK. —_——— AMERICAN AND FOREIGN PATEN TS icited promptly and at the lowest rates. WILLIAM MANN, JR., &CO. LEWISTOWN, PA. MANUFACTURERS OF RED WARRIORN AXES, BROAD AXES, Adzes, Broad Hatchets, SPANISH AXES AND TOOLS. | - BRANCH OFFICE: St., New York., E. A. Bolmes, Malager CAGES. | Original inventors f witho! ut |ENGINEERS & CONTRACTORS for STEAM MACHINERY, THEH IRON AG CARY & MOEN, MANUFACTURERS OF | STEEL WIRE for all purposes and STEEL’SPRINGS of every descriptior LLL en a TELA AG Sie WSs y LLL LALELILLLAALEA LALA LAE > a — S ad a — > = > > > ol Pe S be > > > = » > >) > 2 WISSISS Market SteelsgWire, Crinoline Wire, Tempered and Covered, Also PATENT TEMPERED STEEL FURNITURE SPRINGS, constantly on hand. 234, 236 and 238 West 29th Street, NEW YORK, on AND BRASS VETS. I STUDS, PINS, SCREWS, &c. For Manufacturers of Light Hardware. BLAKE & JOHNSON, Watersury, Conn. About 200,000 tons of Steel are pro- duced every year by the Cambria Iron Co.., and they know exactly how to make the kind that is best suited for Steel Tire. Every heat is subjected to a thorough chemical and physical test, and from this record Steel is selected for this specific purpose. Hence their Tire is always uni- form intemper and hardness. The follow- ing sizes, put up in sets of four bars, cut 124 and 133 feet long, are carried in stock by the Gautier Steel Department of Cam- bria Iron Co., Johnstown, Pa. “Yeo % Ilr 3-16. %, 14%, 1%, Iyer » 1, 1%, 1% 2 xX. 1%, 1, we 7-18. 1, 1%, 1%, 1% x 5-16. 1K, 1%, 1%, 1% x %. Special lengths and sizes rolled to order. New York Office, 104 READE ST. Philadelphia Office, 523 ARCH ST. Chicago Office, 202 First Nat. Bank Building. (No. 110.) J. A. EMERICK. HOWARD EVANS MOLDERS’ TOOLS, FOUNDRY FACING, MOLDING SAND, FOUNDRY SUPPLIES. J.A. EMERICK & CO., 1056 to 1076 Brach St., PHILADELPHIA, ¥ « m@ this pattern of our first fos ‘Compos te Wrought tron ‘Rail- Ingy atithe, rate of $1.50 per, lineal ft. 3 s Mhigh. The Chilled fron’ Ornaments “are poured » on,to the rought Iron Kods, welding the panel into one piece ithout joints or crevices for rust toenter.’ It is made to set on stone or to’go into ground. Our Railings are verlasting and one of them is worth two of any other kind. Composite Iron Works Co. 83 Reade St., N. Y. Estab’d 1818. Gilbert & Bennett Mfc, Co. WAREHOUSES: A22CLIFF ST., NEW YORK, 228 LAKE S?., CHICAGO, ILLS., MANUFACTURERS OF | lron & Galvanized Wire Sleves and Wire Cloth. Power Loom Painted and Galvan ized Window Screen Wire Cioth Galvanized Wire Cloth for Drying Fruits, Warld’s Galvanized Wen ‘ire Fence, Galvanized Twisi Wire Poultry Netting. wt. Ww. PaxXSON ew CO., DEALERS InN RLOUL DING SAND. 1021 North Delaware Avenues, PHILADELPHIA, PA., Incorp'd 1874. MANUFACTURERS CHARCOAL FACING, ANTHRACITE FACING, RIPDLES, SHOVELS. XL FACING, SOAPSTONE, STEEL BRUSHES. TEE ATLANTA ENGINEERING CO., & MINERAL, LEAD FAOING, XX MINERAL, Atlanta, Ga. i HK. é 1. ynductors’ ‘Pane h, THE olvir g Flower Stand Chair, "Pam h Wre ought-i ron Fe “mk es J, MEYERS MEC. C0. COVINGTON, KY. WIRE GOODS OF ALL KINDS. Wrought-lron Fencing, Cresting and Hardware Specialties. Send for Illustrated als Catalogu List, Manufactu and Price Sand Screen Annas Leathe PAA FORA mK ae lig A q he ATTN ister LUDLOW-SAYLOR WIRE CO., st. rovUuUIts Mo. — << ROP E, 2 OT H. W IRE Counter Railings, Window Guards, Iron and Wire Fences, Plain and Barbed Fencing Wire. National Wire and Iron Co. WIRE, WIRE DETROIT, MANUFACTURERS OF MICH., Iron Stairs, Railings, Illuminated Sidewalk Tile, Shutters, Guards FOUNDRY SUPPLIES. THOMPSON McCOSH, President, JOHN A, McCOSH, Sec. BARB WIRE and Treas, LIFTER AND CARRIER. NO DANGER OF CUT TING HANDS OR TEAR- ING CLOTHES. SAVES THE PRICE OF THE LIFTER MANY TIMES EVERY DAY Manufactured Sole ly by [PATENTED.] Hawkeye Steel.Barb Fence Co., Burlington, lowa. Our Agents, John H. Graham & Co.,113 Chambers St. carry stock” of oureLifiers. and Will ‘SUppLY att Pacto 1 prices, The above cut represents Preston's Patent Braided Cable Wire Fence Rail, manufactured by the HOLLOW CABLE MFG. CO., Hornelisville, N. ¥Y. We also manufacture extensively four different sizes Wire Clothes Lines. Send for Circulars and Price Lists. Cc. 8. CHAMBERLAIN 55 Dearborn S8t., Chicago, tie THE BILLINGS ——@— 8 SPENCER Co. ee Nie Ly HARTFORD eee sia: MANUFACTURERS OF vi SCREW PLATES AND DIES MADE IN 5 es SIZES CUTTING THREADS FROM OF AN INCH Biot i 7 .0e mele ne WHITWORTH THREAD TO 2 INCHES V U.S. STANDARD AND DROP FORGED OF BAR STEEL. NEW HAVEN NUT CO., . MANUFACTURERS OF HOT-PRESSED NUTS AND WASHERS | See Iron Age First Issue Each Month WESRTVITETLEK. CONN, WICKWIRE BROTHERS, WIRE CORTLAND, N. Y., CLOTH AND WikRE GoOobs, Dish Covers, Corn Poppers, **CORTLAND"” W sore N CLOTH Coal Sieves, Flour Sieves, Etc., Etc. WIRE Wetallic Stowe Sieve ae arte OGDEN & WALLACE, 85,87, 89 & 91 Elm St., New York. [ron > Steel Of every description kept in stock Agents for Park, Brother & Co, | BLACK DIAMOND STEEL. All sizes of Cast and Machinery Steel con stanly ou hand, PIERSON & 6O., 24 TO 27 WEST ST., Cor. Morris, New York City. lron & Steel. COMMON & REFINED IRON, Hoops, Rods, Scrolls, Bands, Ovals, Horse Shoe, Nail Rods, Steel, &c. _ Orders promptly filled from stock. ABEEL BROS., IRON MERCHANTS, 190 SOUTH 87., a $65 WATER OF. t NEW YORK. “ALR. M.CO.” SHAFTING. ALSO GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF “NORWAY,” “ULSTER,” “ CATASAUQUA,” REFINED AND COMMON IRON, BAND, HOOP AND SCROLL IRON. STEEL OF ALL KINDS. TELEPHONE CALL, “ NASSAU, 379.” A. R. WHITNEY & €0,, . MANUFACTURERS OF AND DEALERS IN lron and Steel AGENCIES: PORTAGE TRON CO., Limited, Merehant Iron and NORWAY STEEL & IRON CO., Homogeneous | Pi S Iron . Steel Plates | BAY STATE IRON CO., Tank, Boiler and Girder | Plates. | BRANDYWINE ROLLING MILL. Boiler Plates. = ASGOW TUBE WORKS. Boiler Flues. M. BYERS & CO., Wrought Iron Pipe. CARNEGIE BROS. & CO., Limited, Iron and es sel Beams, Channels, Shapes and Bhafting. | 457 & 459 Water St., 233 & 235 South St., "4 H. NAIL CO.’S Steel Wire Nails. THE CHESTER PIPE AND TUBE CO. Plans and estimates furnished and contracts made for erecting Lron Structures of every descrip- | CAST STEEL F 0 Ps " tion. Books containing cuts of all iron made sent , AND on application oy, mail, Sample pieces at office. Please address 58 Hudson St. New York. BorpE n & Love .t, Commission Merchants, 70 & 71 West St., GAckest { —— NEW YORK, AGENTS FOR THE SALE OF Fall River lron Co.'s Nails, Bands, Hoops and Rods, AND Borden Mining Company's CUMBERLAND COALS, VOUGHT & WILLIAMS Machinery, and Tire Spring AGENTS FOR HELLER BE CLAY CRUCIBLE CAST STEEL. BOLT & RIVET CLIPPERS. - 288 Greenwich St., New York. "| gesmmestancees Sette — ae, & IMPORTED & AMERICAN | ata hardware, or send for cir CHAMBERS, BROTHER & CoO., Free to Inventors and Mopatpcturers. E. B. STOCK | ING, Atty., Washington, Db. C . Puper. PIG LAKE SUPERIOR CHARCOAL = For Malleable and Car-Wheel Purposes, A SPECIALTY. CHARLES HIMROD & CO., CHICAGO AND DETROIT. ROLLED DOVER 160 Broadway, New York. HORSE SHOES a JAMES WILLIAMSON & CO., No. 63 Wall St., New York. DANIEL F. COONEY, BOILER PLATES AND SHEET IRON, Boiler Rivets, Angle & T Iron, Cut Nails & Spikes. Pine Iron Works, Lebanon Rolling Mills, Allison Boller Flue, Albany & Rens. [ron and Steel Co.'s cele { brated Boil-r Rivets ; Homogeneous Steel, Boiler and Fire Box Pls ate s. lron and Brass Founder, } DRALENS IN ' = Cast Wire Dies a Specialty Manufacturer of er emetyrer Class Cutters, PASSAIC ROLLING MILL CO. Manufacture and have always in stock IRON BEAMS, Channels, Angles, Teea, Merchant Bars, Riveted Work, horgings, Lye Bars, &c., PATERSON, N. Jv. Room 45, Astor House, New York. CUT NAILS. Hot Pressed Nuts, Bolts, Washers, &c. IRON BOILER RIVETS, Boiler Brace Jaws, Socket Bolts, &c. FULLER BROTHERS & CoO., 139 Greenwich Street, New York. THE IRON AGE. May 14, iss) Marshall Lefferts & Co..|C) X FOR PW. D. WOOD & C0., L'd, JAMES P. WITHEROW, PITTSBURGH, PaA.. 90 Beekman St., New York City, MANUFACTURERS OF Galvanized Sheet Iron, Best Bloom, Best Refined and Common. Galvanized Wire, Tele gre apb and Fence ; Galvanized He op and Band Iron, Gulvanized Road and Bar Iron, IRON AND NAIL CO., Cut Nails PITTSBURGH, PA. Agent for the WHITWELL HOT BLAST STOVES OVER 6OO IN USE. AND — d Nails, Galvanized Chain, Galvanized Iron vi SFr inR.E>. CORRUGATED SHEET IRON — J. S. SCRANTON, Sales Agent, For Roofing, &c,, Galvanized, Plain or Painted. Rest Charcoal, Best Refined and Common - SHEET IRON. PLATE AND Tank Iron, | ON, | JOHN J. HAR Sit'Vlange Fire Box, Circies. es POF ARE | ON AND METAL DEALER, Best Flange Fire Box, Circies. ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF sR, 56 62 WATE R ST. & 4, 306 CHERRY ST. NEW YOR iK, IRON WORK GALVANIZED OR TINNED 70 ORDER. |... nana, and offers for sale, the following: Ww t, Cast a Price list and = ations sent Syerecene application. yacgrcn end rap tron, © mewn ls, Axles ; and Heavy Wrought Iron; also old Copper, Composition, Brass, FOX & DRUMMOND, BURDEN'S MANUFACTURERS OF PATENT Planished Sheet Iron. Patented April 8th, 1873 ; Sept. oth, 1873; Oct. 6th. 1874; Jan. 11, 187¢ 3 Oct, 17th, 18 : Jan trth, 1877; Feb. 6th, 18 7; Dee. 1 th, 1878 ; Jan. roth, 18 Jan. ist. 1884 ; Feb. 1: th, 1884 ; March 4th, 1884 Jan. 6th, 16 Onder cop=tructior Cedar Point Irc mm Oe ieee & Dunbar Furnace Co., "Pa. Crane [ron Co., Pa. Pennsylvania Ste el Co., Pa. Neshannock Iron Co. Pe a. R. H. Coleman, Leb yanon, _ Chester Rolling Mill Co Davenport, Fatrbairn & ‘Gc oO. » Pa, Isabella Furnace Co. Paxton Furnaces, Pa. Spearman Iron Co. Fa. Etna Iron Works, Ohio Milton CoaLand Iron Co., Ohic. Winona Furnace Co. , Ohio. Yoss & Marshall, Ohio. A. Campbell & Sons, Ohio Hocking Valley [ron Co., Ohio. Cleveland Roliing Mill Co,., Ohie Meier Iron Co., Il). 4150 North Chicago Stcel Co., Ill. Union [ron and Stee! Co., IIL Guaranteed fully equalinall respects to the IMPORTED RUSSIA IRON, and at a less price. CAST IRON GAS AND WATER PIPE Common, Refined, Charcoal and Juniata Means & Culbertson, Ky. Ashland Furaace C GRADES OF Norton Iron Co. Ky. Southern Ste ates C. me —> Co,, Tenn Sewanee Furnace Co., Te James C. Warner, Ris ‘ing Fawn, Ga, hio tren Co., Zanesville. ‘Sloss Furnace C oO. . Ala. 2 TO 48 INCHES DIAMETER BLACK SHEET IRON. Smooth on both sides. ‘SYRACUSE WHEELING NAILS. MALLEABLE IRON| Laughlin Nail Co., oa. W. K. ROSS, SYRACUSE, - NS ¥: | SOLE AGENT, Mower ad Reaper Castings and 97 Chambers ; Street, New York. Carriage lrons a Specialty, Manhattan Rolling Mil Mill. J. LEONARD, PENNSYLVANIA IRON WORKS To ter - NEW YORK, Everson, Hammond & Orr, Ltd., SCOTCH AND AMERICAN PIC IRON, “Burden Best™ Iron , 88 Washington St., N. ¥. Boiler Rivets. LAP-WELDED BOILER FLUES, Agency for Glasgow Iron Co., Joseph L. Bailey & Co. W. B. BURNS, PRroprieror. B. EF. OI UDSON, Importer of and Dealer in SCOTCH AND AMERICAN THE BURDEN IRON CO. TROY, N. Y. EGLESTON BROS, & CO., 166 South Street, ‘ NEW YORK CITY, 267 Front Street, | BURDEN’S H. B.& MANUFACTURER OF SECOND AVE., PITTSBURGH, PA..;} HORSE SHOE IRON, ee oo Toe Calk Steel, Rods, Ovals, Half Ovals and Flats. Light Sheet Iron. /eystone ROLLING MILL, Limited, ROOFING SHEET of all grades a specialty, Wr. ught & Cast Scrap Iron, OLD METALS. NEW YORK. Manufacturers of IRON, Pittsburgh, Pa, Bonnell, Botsford & Co., IRON, NAILS AND SPIKES YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. JOHN CALDWELL, Treas. | T. W. WELSH, Sup. W. W. CARD, Secy. Prices quoted promptly upon application. CORRUGATED AND CRIMPED IRON ROOFING & SIDING, IM STOCK AT VERY LOW RATES. ULSTER BAR IRON AU Sizes and Shapes in Stock. JOHN BROWER, si mM urray St. Iron Butiding», Roofs, Shutters, Doors, Cornices kylights, Bridges, &c. MOSELEY IRON BRIDGE AND ROOF CO., 5 Dey Street, NEW YORK, ALSO BEST GRADES OF Am. & Eng. Refined Iron, Com- mon Iron, &c. WILLIAM H. WALLACE & CO., Iron Merchants, Cor. ALBANY & WASHiNGTON SIS., NEW YORK CITY. E. C. Wallace. GEORGE Ww ESTINGHOUSE, Jr., Prest H. H. WESTINGHOUSE, Gen’l Agt. — FE w-— 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. The Automatic Freight Brake is essentially the same apparatus as the Automatic Brake for passenger cars, except that the various parts are so combined as to form practically one piece of mechanism, and is sold at a very low price. The saving in accidents, flat wheels, brakemen’s wages a’d the inereased speed possible with perfect safety, will repay the cost of its application withi a very short time. The * Automatic has proved itself to be the most efficient Train and Safety Brake known. Its application is instantaneous ; it can be operated from any car in the train if desired, and should | train separate, or hose or pipe fail, it applies automatically. A GUARANTEE is given customers against loss from PATENT SUITS on the apparatus sold them, The WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE is now fitted to upward of 15,000 ENGINES AND 80 000 CARS, and is adopted by the principal Railways in all parts of the world, FULL INFORMATION FURNISHED ON APPLICATION. LEECH BU RG IRON WORKS KIRKPATRICK & Co., LIMITED Manufacture of all Grades of FINE SHEET IRONS, (Refined, Cold Rolled, Show Card, Stamping, Tea Tray, Polished, Shovel, Ferrule Iron, &c.) NATURAL GAS USED AS FUEL, OFFICE, No, 1430 First Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa, CHAMPION im HOC RINCER RINGS and HOLDER. Only double ring ever invented. The only Ring that will effectu- ally keen Been from g rooting. No sharp market. Farmers say it points In the pose. isthe best. Use noother. Ringere, 7c. Rings, soc. 100. Holders, 7sc. Huskers, se. _ Wi. Bispham. WM. McFARLAND, __ | ¥a- i Walle TRENTON, N. J. Any size or sty le made at short notice, _ “PLAIN WORDS ABOUT ease mention this $3d St., below Lancaster Ave., Philtadeiphia, Pa. (Raised Letter Tool.) THOMAS J. AN DRESS, PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Every Andress Tool Warranted. WORKS, Leechburg, P’4. BROWN'S HOC AND PIC RINGER and RINGS Only single King the marke: that on the outside of (> nose. No sharp )* in the nose to keep | sore. * PHILADELPHIA Manufacturers of Cast Iron fe FOR WATER AND GAS, EAGLE BILL CORN HUSKER] is the best Husker in the ALEXANDER BURNS, Manager. ~ Joum 4. SPOWERS, President. THE JERSEY CITY GALVAN IZING CO., CALVANIZED MATERIAL OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. GALVANIZING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES, Galvanized Sheet lron—Best Bloom, Bary Potaes, Commen. Galvanized Round, Square Band 800 LAMP POSTS, VALVES, ETC. Mathew’s Pat. Anti-Freezing Hydrants. __ 400 CHESTNUT STREET. VARIETY METAL BOOM. tron Foundry and Machine Shop. CO.’S STEAM HEATING BY DIRECT RADIATION ugee in all its Branches a Specialty. Brass and other all Ge Metal Moulding, Casting and Finishing. Noiseless and Vertical Engines, Hydrants, Fire Plugs, &c. FRAS. B. BANNAN, Chess of Sheets. Pottsville, Schuylkill o., Pa. ONT DN L Gal ised, Black and Painted. Iron Oorra for the Trad Wa Mm | Corrugated Sheet tron @ Specialty, ¢ aivenine ac 5 one gated mies | WORKS, GREEN AND BAY STREETS, JERSEY CITY, N. 1. OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE, 98 JOHN STREET NEW YOR! Engineer & Contractor. rhe following p arts s either have them in use or PA BE. Orde! 4 | NE THE ! Ma MOSS Also fe Also S« cer Mice, | - Go BLA Sordon vert T Rails, J Riv G ‘neral Off NOR’ | LIGH] W.C -Orrespor LRkRs oS, York. Mill. ORK, ‘ON, Flats. mited, J IKES ©, SH, Supt. U0. yer KE. srake for » piece of ‘Ss wages yn will own, It hould the tustoliers Ts, rc.) urg, Pa. VN'S 1D PIC a RINGS le King that ide of arpt to ke tur, ! ager. Orns ON. Rand and Trad w YOR' May 14, 1885. ee Ee IRON AGE. WILLIAM R. HART & C0.,| HENRY Levis & Co., AMERICAN AND FOREIGN Manufacturers’ Agents PIG IRON, SPIEGELEISEN, Pi sic iron and Genera STEEL BLOOMS, CROP ENDS, TIN PLATES, &c. Railway Fquipments Old Riils, Axles and Wheels bought and sold, No, 224 Soutn Turrp Srt., PHILADELPHIA. | 234 .S. 4th St., ee Heavy Rails, Light Rails, Railway F'astenings, STREET RAILS ADDRESS: Cambria Iron Co,, Office, Works, 218 South Fourth St., Johnstown, ____ Philadelphia, Pa. Pennsylvania. EDWARD J. ETTINC, IRON BROKER AND COMMISSION MERCHANT, 222 8. Third St., Philadelphia, Va. PIC, BAR and RAILROAD IRON OULD RAILS, SCRAP, &c. Agent for the MOUNT SAVAGE FIRE BRICK. EXCLUSIVE AGENT FOR LYNCHBURG IRON co., Lynchburg, Va., Foundry and Forge Pig Iron. STORAGE WHARF AND YARD, Delaware Avenue above Cajlowhill St., connected by track with rail road. Cash advances made ou lron,. TuHos. S. PARVIN LINDSAY, PARVIN & CO., Successors to Luoyp & Linpsay, 328 Walnut Street, Philadel] phia. Iron Ship and Bridge Builders’ Materials, Stee! and Iron Shapes and Sars. Sheet Iron, Sheet Steel, Pig Iron, Muck Bars, Plate Girders for Bridges and Buildings. Contracts placed for Iron Structures. Jas. G, Linpsay. Ethelbert W atts. Jos. C. Poulterer, ETHELBERT, WATTS & CO., Iron Brokers and Commission Merchants, i RO N Co No. 220 So. Third Street, Philadelphia. ee SALES AGFNTS FOR 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 Bulldings, PATENT WROUGHT IRON COLUMNS, WELDLESS EYE BARS, and built up shapes fo Iron Bridges, REFINED BAR, SHAFTING, and covery waricty of SHAPE IRON made te order. Plans and Specifications furnished. Address DAVID REEVES, President. NEW YORK AGENTS, MILLIKEN & SMITH, 95 Liberty Street. BOSTON AGENTS, FRED. A. HOUDLETTE & CO., 19 Batterymarek St. ALAN WOOD & CO, | MANUFACTURERS OF Patent Planished, Galvanized, Common, Best Refined, Cleaned and Charcoal Bloom PLATE cw SHEEHT IRON, ALSO LIGHT PLATES AND SHEETS OF STEEL, No. 519 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa. ( cially for Corrugated, Gasholder, Pan and Elbow, Water Pipe, ev Fee ape oy Gen: : Last, Stamping, Ferrule, Locomotive Headlight and Jacket Iron, Smoke Stack, R EUBEN Pennsylvania and Virginia Pig Iron, wall,’’ ** Cheste **Corn- »’’ ond Other Iron Ores, Dealers in Old Rails and Iron and Steel Serap of all kinds. Correspondence solicited. i‘ & R. WISTER & CO., IRON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 230 So. 4th St., Philadelphia. AGENTS Kemble and Norway Foun!ry and Forge Pig Iron. Wyebrooke C, B. Charcoal Pig Iron, Buchanan Red Short Pig [ron. DEALERS IN _AlL KINDS OF SCRAP IRON. MORRIS, WHEELER & CoO., Iron, Steel and Nails. WAREHOUSE & OFFICES, | SALES OFFICES, 16th & Market Sts, | 400 Chestnut St., PHILA., PA, PHIUA., PA. New York Address, 14 CLIFF ST. HAINES, OCOHEMIST, W. H. WALBAUM & CO., | , 725 52rcem St Philadelphia. 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 Iron, brand > t fur Moss BAY HEMATITE TRON & STEEL CO., Limited, Spiegeleisen, Crop Ends, &c. \lso for “* Lorn” Malleable Charcoal! Pig Iron and N. B. ALLEN & CO.’S Dinas Fire Bricks. Also Sole Agents for the WHITE RIVER MINING CO’S. Arkansas Manganese Ore, Guaranteed 50 per __cent, Metallic Manganese. ent, Metallic Manganese. JAS. ROWLAND & 60., Kensington Iron, Steel & Nail Works, ANVIL BRAND REFINED MERCHANT BAR IRON. Also, the James Rowland & Co. Kensington rsa cut from “Ulverston ;” their Refined Anvil stock. Also, Plow and Cultivator Steel; Skelp Iron a specialty; also Rounds, Squares, Flate, Bands and Hoop Iron. PENCOYD IRON WORKS. A. « P. ROBERTS cc Co., MANUFACTURERS OF BEAMS, CHANNELS, DECK BEAMS, ANGLES, TEES, PLATES, MERCHANT BAR. SHAFTING AND ROLLED OR HAMMERED AXLES OF IRON OR STEEL. Agents for the sale of Mamorgan Pig tron, OMce, No, 26 8, Vourth ‘Ries Philadelphia. Agency Fire-Brick Hot- Bl: ist Bie en GorpDon, STROBEL & LAUREAU, ENGINEERS, No. 226 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. (Formerly of Witherow & Gordon, Pittsburgh, Pa.) BLAST FURNACE CONSTRUCTION, STEEL WORKS CONSTRUCTION. SPECIALTIES: Gordon’s Patent Improved Whitwell-Cowper Stoves, Gordon’s Patent Con- verter for Treating Molten Iron, Improved Regenerative Furnaces, Coke Regenerative Ovens, Blast Furnace Improved De- tails, Tuyere Stocks and Tuyere Attachments, Boiler Se tting giving the Greatest Efficiency, Cinder Car, Kenne dy & Gordon’s Patents. THE ALLENTOWN ROLLING MILLS, Manufacturers of Rails, Bars, Axles, Shafting, Fish Bars (Plain and Angle), Spikes, Rivets, Bolts and Nuts, &c. Bridges and Turn Tables. General Office, 37 South Third 8t., Philadelphia. NORTH BROTHERS, | lron Founders, LIGHT CASTINGS A SPECIALTY. W. Cor. 23d and Race Streets, | PHILADELPHIA. | rrespondence solicited. Established 1847. A. WHITNEY & SONS, Car Wuerer Works, PHILADELPHIA, Special Wheels for Furnace and Mine Cars. nalysis 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. TAYLOR--LANGDON GAS-—ROASTED BESSEMER ORE, Specially adapted to Soft Feundry or Highest Grades of Mill Iron. J. WESLEY PULLMAN, | 240 Se. 3d St., Philadelphia. JUSTICE OOX, Jr. CHARLES K. BARNS. JUSTICE COX, JR, & CO., AGENTS FOR CHICKIES, CONEWAGO, MONTGOMERY AN) SHENANDOAH Foundry & Forge Pig lron. CARBON ROLLING MILL CO., Limited, Best Quality Muck Bar. CATASAUQUA MFG, CO.’S Bar, Angie, Skelp and Sheet Iron. Shenandoah (Va.) Best Charcoal Blooms. No. 994 So, Fourth St., PHILADELP H1A. JEROME KEELEY & CO. #906 Walnut Place, Philadelphia, SELLING AGENTS FOR CHARCOAL and ANTHRACITE BLOOMS, PIG IRON, BAR IRON, SHEET IRON, 8TEEL and IRON RAIL Ss, IRON CLAD 8TEEL RAIZS and BARS, MAGNETIC and HEMATITE IRON ORES, FIRE BRICK, COAL and COKE. MUCK BARS. Handle Old Iron and Stee! Ralls, Scrap Iron &c. Examine and negotiate sales of Iron and Coal properties. E. H. Wilson. A. Kaiser. J. B. M. Hirons. E. H. WILSON & CO., 230 South Third Street, Philadelphia. BROKERS AND DEALERS IN IRON AND STEEL. Correspondence solicited. J. W. HOFFMAN & CO., IRON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 308 Sonth Fourth St., Philadelphia, SELLING AGENTS, PINE IRON WORKS, Pine Brand Plates; GLASGOW IRON CO., Plates and Muck Bars ; SPRANG STEEL & IRON CO. (Limited), Siemens-Martin (Open-Rearrth Steel, Universal and Sheared Plates, Angles and Shapes INO. Li. HOG AN, IRON COMMISSION MERCHANT, 411 & 413 Walnut St., Philadelphia. | Pig lron & Ores, Steel & Iron Blooms, Agent for Brier Hilllron and Coal €o., Youngstown Steel Co. Open Hearth Metal, Charcoal tron, Connellsville Coke, Old Rails, Serap, &c. ANDOVER PIG LRON, FOR BEST MILL PRODUCTS, Andover Chill Iron for Oarwheels, &c. Each pig marked exact chill depth (34 Inch to % inch), A. Whitney & Son’s standard test. F. A. Comy, Treas. J. WESLEY PULLMAS, Agent. 210 So. sa St... Philadelphia. J. J. MOEHR, 430 Walnut St,, PHILADELPHIA, PA, Sole Agent for Sheridan, Leesport, Temple, Lvnch- burg, Millcreek