The Iron Age 1885-10-29: Vol 36 Iss 18

YOEX TO NG MATTER A Review PAGE 32 ee, WwW, Published every Thursday saan wl Davip » eo, —————————— —— , , Vol. 2 UN XVI: No. 18 fi Comp panhia Paulista, Brazil. aulista Railroad by Messrs. Sharp, | srewart & Co., of Manchester, England is situated in the interior of the of San Paulo, terminus of the San Paulo Railway, at TER, liahy, and, as the coal for the use of the has to be imported from England veyed inland, it will be readily un- | that economy of fuel is one of the |} 5 frst considerations. Mr. Hammond, the en- rof the line, therefore desired to make f Webb’s compound system, and the now illustrated was ordered, the con eing placed in the hands of Messrs. Sharp, Stewart & Co., who had already sup- the company with bogie passenger en- 3; which had given excellent results, ‘ation with these engines, so far as pos- le, being kept in view. In designing the pound engine, therefore, the builders re tuned as many as possible of the general | features and details of the former engines, while introducing three-cylinder arrange- ment, using the bogie as before, and dupli- iting the boiler and many other principal ators, tl und Loeomotive for the Com * Finke in his mission. Brazil, commencing | personnel may be of the WILLIAMS, Hardware, Iron No. = Reade Street, New York. Should he offer bet ter terms than the English and for Chinese favor, but also for iron and steel rails and American tives, along with employment for American engineers, and whatever requisite for “*cheap John” he may desire—to say | stocks, of which, no doubt, | plentiful supply in due time. cme Bending Cast Lron. The quality of cast iron in softness—yield- jing to tool-working—and in toughness has | been greatly improved within the memory |of many workers who are not old men. The been changed to a material of a purer condi- tion and therefure better nature. the peculiarities of modern cast iron for ma- chinery purposes is its flexibility, its capacity of being moved from its molded position and retaining its new contour. In the older time, {says the Scientific American, it was necessary to pein a casting in order to per- German syndicates, that are known to be competing we shall obtain a new istrate on this page a Webb three- | opening, not only for the investment of ‘compound locomotive, recently built | American capital, American locomo- other material and providing wi.h all the railway facilities nothing of watered he will get a crisp, brittle, hard character of cast iron has | heat. tendent determined to make the straight, plane and finish it, bend it to shape. complished. The have been costly, have been faulty, curved pattern finishing of the double-curved casting would than if| have made the piece cost more forged. But a forged piece of wrought iron was just what was not wanted ; a casting, and it was made. Where the bends were to be were stationed alcohol lamps, |being suspended between ports. ,to a degree that would have hardened steel to a straw color—as a sup posable degree of heat—a weighted lever was introduced on the upper side of the casting. proper Entered at casting and afterward This was successfully ac- would the resultant casting might | and the hand dressing and | across the continent, it was made | the piece | the very furthest West will be well settled, sup- After the under side being heated drawn pressure by | As the lamp was moved from point to point it was surprising to see how the iron yielded to the pressure and the A curve was made that could have been finished by planing, and yet the One of | bent casting retained its finish, only the dis- not coloring by the lamps being necessary to be removed by emery cloth rubbing. A| American Metal! Post and the Office, New York, as went from the East to Iowa one or two gen- erations ago. In Dakota are found many settlements composed entirely of Iowans, who have gone out in colonies, tempted by the cheaper lands. Others have pushed on and are found in con- siderable numbers on the Pacific Coast. Washington Territory reports 130,465 in | habitants this year, against 75,116 in 1880, and the rapid growth is largely due to emi- gration thither from the region of the Upper Mississippi and Ohio valleys. After a while that there is a central and then it will be found area of fertile vast land in such | States as Iowa that has never begun to sup- port the great population which it is capable of maintaining | = I The Decay of the Obelisk. Cleopatra’s Needle, at Central Park, is found to be rapidly crumbling away under the influence of our climate. For 4000 years the | crooked casting, withdrawn out of line by| needle suffered comparatively little change injudicious pattern-making and lack of sen in the dry, warm air of Egypt, but, though | sible molding in the foundry, was about to| it has been in America only five years, there | ‘Trades. AovERT! the Egyptian obelisk | {the seer Pet onan N PAGE 19. Second-Class Matter, Ss L450 a2ea ws Stugle Coples, Lneluding Lostages Zorn Cents. Chandler, on the other hand, regards the proposed method of heating the obelisk by means of charcoal furnaces, so that it will absorb a larger amount of paraffine, as one of unquestionable danger. The expan- sive action of heat is liable to cause cracks and fissures, which would leave the stone in a more injured condition than before the treatment. It is evident that much caution will be necessary, and that a preliminary trial should be made before the obelisk itself is subjected to any process. It was pro- posed some time ago to inclose the entire monolith in glass, and, though that method would have given rather a clumsy result, it would have been far preferable to the loss or derioration of so interesting a relic. The decay of our native building stones has shown our climate to be particularly trying to all exterior masonry, and has called the attention of architects and en gineers to the necessity of some artificial preservative. There are many substances which have been tried for this purpose, and | have been found more or less effective, but | opinions differ considerably as to which is the best for general use, and which method |of application gives the most satisfactory results. Many of our readers have doubt- | less given some attention to this subject, and sor even | be thrown on to the scrap heap at a loss of! are already unmistakable signs of its serious ' have perhaps been able to collect informa- co ee vi i ih | Hi he — i ea PAULISTA, | 0 \ COMPOUND LOCOMOTIVE FOR THE COMPANHIA parts, As regards the compound arrange- | manently bend it, and this peining was *nt, itis similar to that of the London and rarely more than skin deep. The action of ‘orth Western compound engines. The lead- | peining is simply to expand the surface of £cimensions are : the casting by the quick, sharp blows of the f line 5ft. 3 in.| pein end of the machinist’s hammer—the ers, diameter of high- pressure. 0 ft. 1144 in. | unattached parts must, perforce, give to this = Tue 1: ) {2 | persuasion. The consequence is that the | ke of low-pressure......-.-. -- 2ft. 0 mm. | hammered side is stretched, just as bammer- diameter of driving.......... 5 ft. 614 in. | ing will stretch lead, or silver, or copper, or or hones wetter eens oi ; >. any malleable metal. But the objection to ibase, total... 20 ft. 4 in. | the peining process is that the after-working | ength of barrel..... 10ft. 4 in. | by the file or the planing tool may destroy all | ~ yt SE a 109% in. | the work done by the pein end of the hammer. ter of tubes outside 2in _ But it is possible to permanently bend cast ‘2 surface, fire-box ana mid- | iron without resort to such heroic methods as ather 2: iene 9% sq. ft. peining, and the ruder one of heating to 870sq.ft. | redness in a forge fire, bending while soft, aoe on) 1 sq. ft. | and plunging into cold water; the last so ea..., . oo te eeeees 16.75 sq. ft. risky of breaking the casting that it is seldom SS | tried except on cheap stuff like grate-bars or powerful syndicate is understood to| similar traps. Good cast iron can be bent been formed in this country for the | and keep its bend without the slow process i ‘e of entering upon an extensive sys- | of peining or the risky one of bending un- ! railway construction in’ the Chinese | der intense heat and chilling in cold water re, provided the Government of that | with the chance of breaking. And this ‘ry 1s prepared to grant the necessary | quality is sometimes handy. In a cotton ‘sions. The policy of the Pekin Gov- | mill for spinning peculiar yarn, the leaders ‘ent with reference to the matter is no | on a spooler require to have a decided curva- fa matter of conjecture; dispatches|ture near their head. For convenience in ire, »een received from Shanghai conveying | finishing and fitting, and for economy in ‘ormation that ‘‘the Government has | production, castings were preferable to forg- : ously decided to proceed at once/|ings. These castings were made flat, but . the work of railroad building.” Gen- after being finished they were heated over a ‘ilson, who went out by the last Pacific | blaze and bent under a lever. The amount . steamer from San Francisco, as the | of bend was more than 30°. A casting was edited agent of the alleged syndicate, made recently which required two turns or ) = 8 ' be near his destination by this time, | bends in its length, the casting weighing " ‘ this information will quicken the public ‘something over 300 pounds. The superin- pes wer ener nt => LL nn nner { TUTTI cece Be ih ee “Eg BRAZIL, BUILT BY MESSRS. nearly $100. It was straightened to useful- | decay. i x SHARP, STEWART & CO., Fragments of stone are found scat- ness simply by the careful use of two gas by at the base of the needle, and flakes flames diffused by wire netting, and by the | use of weight. or to straighten cast iron to an appreciable extent by a quite low degree of heat if the heat is judiciously applied ; a gradual heat- ing of the side to be elongated by a heat that can be controlled, and the simultaneous per- suasion of weight, lever or screw, will do wonders on such a material as the cast iron that is usually considered to be of too friable, untenacious and brittle a nature to be much beyond stone in resistance to tension ; but even stone will bend. I The daily papers have been investigating the drift of population Westward, and have directed attention to the romeey of the average American to “ pull up stakes” and move further West. The steady drift of population Westward is curiously illustrated by the new census of Iowa. While the cities have grown rapidly during the past five years, the agricultural population has in- creased but slowly, and the whole number of inhabitants in the State has grown only from 1,624,615 to 1,753,980 since 1880. In many of the older settled parts there has | been an actual falling off in population, | which is chiefly due to emigration. Time | was, and not sO many years ago, either, when Iowa was ‘‘’way out West,” the limit | hydrocarbon, with a small quantity of wax Now Iowa has be-| and a still smaller quantity of corrosive sub- |limate added. Professor Crookes, the great of civilized settlement. come one of the central States of the Union, It is quite possible to bend | | pic ked off with the fingers. inch or more in length can readily be On the eastern side of the monolith there is a fissure 3 feet in length and sufficiently wide to admit the |insertion of a knife-blade for a distance of 2or3inches. A finer crevice extends to a much greater depth. The vein containing | the fissure can be traced to the south and west sides. Should this large fragment split off, the obelisk would undoubtedly fall. These indications have led the Park Board to consider means for its artificial preserva tion. Professor Doremus strongly recom mends the use of paraffine, which is not affected by the atmosphere and has the advantage of being impervious to moisture. The stone would be warmed at its surface, in order that it should absorb the melted paraffine more readily. This treatment would make the stone somewhat darker, but brighter and nearer the color of the original syenite. It is thought that it would prevent further decay. Professor Egleston, of Columbia College, favors the use of boiled linseed oil as giving a better protection even than paraffine. The corresponding needle, erected on the Thames embankment, Lon don, has undergone a similar deterioration, and artificial protection was found necessary. In this case a liquid was used composed of a solution of dammar rosin in a volatile and her people ‘‘ move West” by thousands English chemist, is, however, quoted as pre- every year, as their ancestors did when they | ferring paraffine to dammar rosin, Profes- MANCHESTER, eo iit rm cM A Wi " ENGLAND. tion in regard to actual experiments which have come under their notice. We should be glad to hear from them and to have them suggest a practical method for the preserva- tion of the obelisk. = a These are the latest English co operative figures: 1044 societies, 677,910 members ; capital, $32,000,000 ; loans to members, $4,- 000,000 ; sales for the year, $90,000,000 ; net revenues, 12 per cent. The last Co-operative Congress in Germany showed 3688 societies, of which 1900 were popular banks, 1070 miscellaneous societies, 675 societies for con sumption, and 330 societies for construction. The agricultura) co-operative societies have | 267,000 members. iy Shears with removable cutting-blades have been patented by R. G. Lewis and S. E. Mosher, of Chillicothe, Ohio. The jaws are pivoted to one another, and have grooved backs or holders extending to near the point of the shears. These holders receive and firmly grip the rear edges of the cutters or blades, which consist of thin plates of steel. Each blade has an approxi- mately triangular form, and is armed at its rear edge near the point with a spur whose oblique face engages behind a pin or keeper in the jaw. A stud on the inner face of each blade engages with an orifice on the jaw. This construction makes it possible to secure rigidity of the blades without making the jaw-backs of inconvenient weight or bulk, wan at m i= ‘Ss xa ree: gi id bale OE UE i _“ at) 4 £ a “i 4 £56 et ST Q THE IRON AGE. October 29, 19g THE PLUME& ATWOOD MFG.CO.| SSS — ANSONIA BRASS AND COPPER co., MANUFACTURERS OF A &c., —IN— Secretary. MANUFACTURERS 0 Z * PURE COPPER WIRE, , Le mt /f ~~ PHILIP L. MOEN, CHARLES F. WASHBURN, io For Electrical Purposes, = Sa mL Sheet and Roll Brass President & Treasurer. Vice President & Secretary, Bare and Covered. ™ , W hb & M Mf c ¥ O’NEILS'S PATENT PLANISHED W f " Brass Co AND ; | as urn oen g. 0. «gy EO adler ury ' WIRE, Established, 1831. Capital, $1,500,000 W.E. DODGE. ar rae es a se GERMAN SILVER AND GILDING METAL, | WORCESTER, MASS. COWLES wire, o'Neit's | Sheet, Roll and Platers’ Brass, | cePres Rivers anp burns, correr ) @. : = an een Patent Nicket- German Silver, Copper, Brass and F j P jr WI R E D RAW EF RS. a AL ‘OWLES, Fontes Sapo, German Silver Wire, Brass and Pins, Brass Butt Hin Ses, Jack } 1 | 1 Patent Galvanizing, Rolling and Tempering. MANUFACTURERS OF TRON, AND IRON AND STEEL WIRE. y Of Every Description. Copper Tubing, Chain, Kerosene Burners, Lamp Trimmings, §c. Copper Rivets and Burs, Brass Kettles, Door Rail, Brass Tags, Per- cussion Caps, Powder Flasks, Metallic Eyelets, Shot Pouches, Tape Meas- ures, &c., and small Brass Wares of every description. Cartridge Metal in Sheets or Shells a Specialty. Sole Agents for the CAPEWELL MFG. CO.’S Line of Sporting Goods, Ansonia Refined Ingo t Copper, Anchor Brand ; LAKE INGOT COPPER. 18 MURRAY ST., NEW YORK, 71 PEARL ST., BOSTON, 115 LAKE ST., CHICAGO. — 19 & 21 CHM Street, NEW YORK. PHELPS, DODGE & CO., Rolling Mill, ories _THOMASTON, CONN. WATERDU RY, CONN. — BRIDGEPORT BRASS CO. MANUFACTURERS OF | A SPECIALTY MADE OF GALVANIZED TELEGRAPH WIRE, GALVANIZED TELEPHONE WIRE, | PATENT STEEL WIRE BALE TIES, of PATENT STEEL BARB FENCING, IMPORTERS OF DEPOTS: MILLS AT T I N P L 7 E 296 Broadway, New York. WATERBURY, Sheet and Roll Brass, AND PUMP CHAIN. A 125 Eddy St., Providence R. 1. CONN. { New Vork, 16 Cliff and 241 Pearl Street. = ao BRASS AND COPPER WIRE AND TUBING, \ WAREHOUSES Chicago, 107 and 109 Lake Street. Roofing Plate, Sheet Iron, Copper, Pig Tin, Wire, Zinc, &c. SEAMLESS AND BRAZED TUBING, COPPER AND IRON RIVETS, New Haven Copper Co., SOLE MAKERS OF POLISHED COPPER Under Patent of T. James, Sept. 12, 1876. ALSO MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN BRAZIERS’ & SHEATHING COPPER Kettles, Bottoms, Bolts, Circles, &c. ALSO MANUFACTURERS OF Cast Steel Augers and Bits of Superior Quality. 294 Pearl St., NEW YORK. DICKERSON, VAN DUSEN & CO., IMPORTERS OF TIN PLATE, PIG TIN, SHEET IRON, COPPER, WIRE, ZINC, ETC., 29 and 31 Cliff St., cor. Fulton, DICKERSON & CO.. Liverpool NEW YORK. 8 TRON ROOFING SIDING, CEILING, ARCHES4"2 LATH. o CINCINNAT,. CORRUGATING CO. + CINCINNATI, O. = . SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. . Oilers and Cuspadores, Lanterns and Trimmings, Clocks and Fly Fan Movements, Lamps and Trimmings, Kerosene Burners, Plumbers’ Materials. COPPER 42 BRASS. CLIFF STREET, NEW YORK. Particular attention paid to cutting out Blanks and manufacturing Metal Goods. MANUFACTORY, WAREHOUSE, Bridgeport, Conn. | 19 Murray St., N. Y¥. Holmes, Booth & Haydens, WATERBURY CONN. NEW YORK, BOSTON (Established 1802.) SCOVILL MFG. COMPANY WATERBURY, - CONN., Manufacturers of BRASS,—Shect Brass, Brass Wire, Brass Tubing. GERMAN ) Sheet German Silver, German Silver SILVER. 5 Wire, German Silver Tubing BUTT ) Narrow, peidaie, Broad, Desk, Ship, HINGES. 5 Stop, Spring asa Piano- Forte. p Siete: , Naval, Livery, Society, Rail- BUTTONS. § road, shool, Lasting, Silk and ‘Dress, LAMP Gorman Student Lamps, Kerosene GuODsB, burners, Kerosene Lamps. Feet hic Camera Boxes, Printing Frames, GRA Ic f Chemicals, Paper, Glass, &c. Scovill’s Patent Lock Box for Post Offices. DEPOTS: 473 Broome Sue. New York. 177 Devonshire Street, Bosto 183 Lake Street, Chicago. 25 Park Place. 18 F : 22 Murray St. ederal St Manufacturers of all kinds of Brass, Copper & German Silver, ROLLED AND IN SHEETS. Brass and Copper Wire, Tubing, Copper Rivets and Burs. BRASS AND IRON JACK CHAIN, DOOR RAIL. GERMAN SILVER Spoons, SILVER- MINING + - PURPOSES. MANUFACTURED BY HOWARD & MORSE, “ ‘new Yorn ’ NEW YORK. ABRAM 8, HEWITT, President. JAMES HALL, Treasurer. WM. HEWITT, Vice-President. THE E. HANSON, Secretary, TRENTON IRON COMPANY. (INCORPORATED 1847,) Ruy MAKERS OF IRON AND STEEL be t eS Sk oe RS V OF ALL GRADES. \ Bright, Annealed, Coppered, Tinned and Galvanized Iron and Steel Wire Rods. Extra Qualities of Bar Iron and Rods. Best Qualities of Gun-Screw and Charcoal Iron Wire; Crucible, Slemens-Martin «: Bessemer Steel Wire WIRE STRAIGHTENED AND CUT 10 LENGTHS, Ne PLATED FORKS AND SPOONS, COOK’S FRICTION KEROSENE BuRNERS, &C. JOHN DAVOL & SONS, AGENTS FOR Brooklyn Brass & Copper Co., DEALERS IN Q3adWiud $ < o) - c c oO 2 Ingot Copper, Spelter, Lead, Tin, Antimony. Solder & Old Metals, 100 John Street, New York. PASSAIC ZING CO, MANUFACTURERS OF Pure Spelter FOR 7 | Cartridge Brass, Gas Fixtures, Bronzes rs NT is — ‘ JOHN SOMMER’S SON, * ‘ixieihEos! 5° Manufacturer of John een WOODEN FAUCETS, Mallets and Variety Wood Turning. All first quality faucets must be labeled. No goods genuine unless 4uD 7 WORk. WORKS AND OFFICE, TRENION, NEW JERSEY. qu r — 2 7 Cork Lined, first quality, Pu Oo warranted. Best Block Tis| GALVANIZERS AND BRASS FOUNDERS. COOPER, HEWITT ® CO..1 t7 Burling Slip. some mi Agen, a1 North Fourth s Key, Lignumvite Key, Rose- , HICAGO OFFICE: 146 e8 - ereaeies wood, Red Cedar, Cherry and| MANNING & SQUIER, Gen'l Agents, " Butternut Faucets. John Sommer’s Best Block Tin Key and First Quality Cork-lined Faucets are the Joun Sommer’s Best Riock Trix best. Send for catalogue. HANIKA IRON FENCE COMPANY, MANUFACTURERS OF Iron Fence Crestings, Verandas, Window Guards, Station House AAIALALA Cages, Jail and Architectural Iron Work. Ae ALTE RETR ZT I RTS ! Send for Catalogue. Correspondence Solicited. PRINCIPAL OFFICE, 111 LIBERTY ST. (2d Floor), NEW YORK. GEO, W, PRENTISS & CO,, HOLYOKE, MASS, Manufacturers of IRE,‘ ROPE HAZARD MFG Co. rus: 87 Liberty] St., New York. wikesbare, P Broderick & Bascom Rope @o., WIRE ROPE F BRODERICK& BASCOM RoPE Co. MANUFACTURERS OF IRON AND STEEL Win ROPE, . 704 & 706 N. Main St., - - -_ St. aad | Mo. A. LESCHEN c& SONS, > N. Market St., Springfleld, Ohio, 98 Reade Street, lowa Barb Wire Co. New York ESTABLISHED 1837. H. 8, CHASE, Waterburv Mfg. Co., Bright, Coppered, Annealed and Tin Plated. Also GUN SCREW WIRE Of all sizes, straightened and cut to order. WATERBURY, CONN., ¥ 3 Manufacturers of S S ce sc . = x and 905 N N. MAIN STREET, ST. Lol IS, MO, Correspondence invites THE WIRE GOODS CO.. — Bright Wire Goods, Mill Wire Goods, Belt Hooks, Double-Pointed Tacks and Staples, Wire Picture Cord, Clothes Line Wire, Hand Rail Screws, &c.,&c. Wires cut, bent, milled, straightened and made to any desired shape. Orders solicited fr« ym the Trade for the full hne of Screw Eyes, &c.. known as Hardware Wire Goods. Quality guaranteed the best in the market. Special articles made to order, THE WIRE COODS CO., Worcester, Mass. Ww. S. ESTEY. . n Manufacturer « BEECHER & PECK, MANUFACTURERS OF DROP PRESSES, DROP FORGINGS, &c., NEW HAVEN, CONN. (Of Brass, Co WIRE C — THS Bee Iren and | Stoel Lecomotive Spark Wire C tosh. Riddles for Expert and Foundry use. 2° al nd Sand Screens. fren Bolting Cloth. ork of every description. No. “71. FuoLTOonN st ., - NEW YWToRs: A. W. PARMELEE, Pres'’t. October 29, 1885, THE IRON AGE. 8 “@ 0. LINDEMANN & CO. Japanned, Brass, INS and o. ALLA SS BIRD - OL I LLEL LLL LILLE RLAE or A 254 Pear! St., NEW YORK. / Also bs aril 1 —__ gi CARY c& MOEN, Manufacturers of | SrEEL WIRE for all purposes and STEEL SPRINGS of every description. Market steel Wire, Cri:.oline Wire, Tempered and Covered. ij) IRON AND BRASS RIVETS STUDS, PINS, SCREWS, &c. BLAKE & JOHNSON, Watersury, Conn. THE FRED, J. MEYERS MFC. CO, MANUFACTURERS LLL ed VEL ECLA EOD ECO OSE L an VIGTSIIIIIISSISIVISISIAIT Cc = ~ 4 _ S > > z 4 : = 7 bm a Ss = ‘6 % re = SHARP’S” PAT. CAN OPENER. | CAGES Ra Pe mis fe the eaten and most rapid cutting Can Opener ever made , S ‘€ can be used to open either round or squarecans. By turning with Tt = 0 an the small ratchet on the end of the screw or spiral rod "| Iriging re > m4 nn a a le Anife or Cutter can be set to cut a hole any size, from ‘& In. to Original inventors RS oin. in diameter, The Knife is made of the finest foreed and tempered steel, and on account of its pecltar and patentees _ of RS construction will cut the heaviest as well as the lightest can. The Spiral Screw, as well as the Sticker on the Bright metal Canes | RS end, are also made of steel, and the whole device finished first class in every respect making this, without s "te 2 are a i , one cte ‘ GEEZ 7 = question, the simplest, most durable and best ( an Opener ever solder introduced. Our patent Oval Popper with round corners is the neatest strongest and best Popper made. Dealers desiring a first-class article should buy no other. Wrought-Iron F« ncing, Cresting Mincing Knives and Hardware Specialties. Send for Illustrated Catalogue and Price List. 6 eral ae PATENT TEMPERED STEEL FURNITURE SPRINGS, constantly on hand. 234, 236 and 238 West 29th Street, NEW YORK. For Manufacturers of Light Hardware. JOR ToS arise Bessssnsesetsssseeere Aatist Tor TH 3 + + » — LJ A aw . Coa } . a + Successors To W. S. TYLER, MANUFACTURERS OF EXTRA HEAVY S{EEL WIRE CLOTH FOR STAMP BATTERIES. Iron, Brass and Copper Cloth for Coal ard Ore Screens, Flour Mills, Paper Mills and Maltsters. 754 to 758 ST. CLILATR ST. 4. S. TYLER, Pres. E. H. ALLEN, Sec. & Treas. CLEVELAND, OHIO. COOK’S FRICTION (8 Pounds) AGNIYHD AYAWS Patent applied for. This grinder has a s-in. Emery and Corundum Wheel. Runs easily to required speed, viz. 47-0; is light, weigh- ing but 8 Ibs.; small, occupying but little room ; can be used wet or dry ; is weil made, the frame and wheel f charcoal iron with a hard-rubber friction pulley which can instantly be adjusted to any required ten- sion; spindle, steel, and is just the article for grind- uw house and shop tools of every description. For prices address THE K. & W. MFG. CO., Chillicothe, O. Chicago Office, 209 State Street. WIRE NAIL MACHINES (HARDMAN PATENT.) Five Sizes for Making Nails No. 28 to No. O Gauge any Re- NIEN-TSI CHINESE LACQUER, quired Length. Thoroughly tested and in successful operation, | UNEQUALLE For prices and particulars address PATENT OFFICE, Roeder & Briesen, ES HIS CUT U 82 and S4 Nassau St., NEW YORK. Peet CLUB § For Rink and American and Foreign Solicited promptly and at the lowest rates. “FLORENCE” => LAMP STOVE. PRICE, $1.50 Weight 434 Ibs. No glass to break. Will boil a quart of water quicker than kindling can be tound to gen- erate a fire ina range. Sent to an address in the U. 5., express pai on receipt of $1.50. | be i Nov. 14, 1876, & July 11, 1882. ™ WHEAT! that little FLORENCE HEATING STOVE NEAT A ROOM? CERTAINLY, sands have done so. i for circulars, eto. to NCE MACHINE CO., & FLORENCE, MASS. 663s um ple Lamp Stove gratis to responsible dealers upon application. DIEI |New York Office, 104 READE ST. BIRMINGHAM IRON FOUNDRY, commie Agents, H. S. ALLEN & CO., 112 John St., New York. Iron Works. Sample and Prices sent on application. GEO. B. TURRELL, Pres., 75 Chambers St., New York. DUNCAN K. MAJOR, Treas., Torrington, Conn. ULUSTRATES OUR LATEST STYLE BOTH FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN hake oy , | A | E N | Sy | Manufacturers of Ice and Roller Skates and Specialties in Hardware. Wood Turners, and Electro-platers in Gold, Silver, Nickel and Brass. ESTIMATES FURNISHED FOR WOOD TURNING AND PLATING ON APPLICATION. LANES PATENT STEEL DOOR HANGER. The most perfect Anti-Friction Hanger in the Market, . Manufactured by LA N i B = 4 O S a5 Poughkeepsie, N. Y. ‘JOHN H. GRAHAM & CO., General Agents, 113 Chambers Street, NEW YORK. CHALLENGE EMERY GRINDERS, POLISHING MACHINES, COUNTER SHAFTS, HANGERS, &¢. Sh ta LUDLOW-SAYLOR WIRE 60, sT. TrOoOU Is, HARROW TOOTH STEEL, tough,’ strong and hard. Wears well in the ground. In multiple bars or sheared to lengths. Also POINTED HARROW TEETH, round, square, dia- mond or oval. Low prices on large lots. Address GAUTIER STEEL DEPT. of Cambria Iron Co., JOHNSTOWN, PA. SS iy *S oS< Sa SLES OS OO OS OE { WIRE, WIRE CLOTH, WIRE ROPE, Counter Railings, Window Guards, Iron and Wire Fences, Plain and Barbed Fencing Wire. NATIONAL WIRE » IRON CO, ALSO WEAVERS OF BRASS and COPPER CLOTHS. BARB WIRE Philadelphia Office 523 ARCH ST. Chicago Office, 202 First Nat. Bank Building. JOHN A, McCOSH, Sec. and Treas. LIFTER AND CARRIER. [No. 132.] Estab’d 1518. Incorp’d 1874. THE Gilbert & Bennett Mfc. Co. WAREHOUSES: 42 CLIFF ST., NEW YORK, 228 LAKE 8T., CHICAGO, ILLS., MANUFACTURERS OF / |ron& 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 Wire Fence, Galvanized Twist Wire Poultry Netting. Factories, Georgetown, Conn. NO DANGER OF CUT- TING HANDS OR TEAR- ING CLOTHES, SAVES THE PRICE OF THE LIFTER MANY TIMES EVERY DAY. Manufactured Solely by [PATENTED.] Hawkeye Steel Barb Fence Co., Burlington, lowa. Our Agents, John H. Graham & Co.,113 Chambers St., carry stock of our Lifters and will supply at Factory prices. Manufactured by ALBERT ASSMAN & SONS. D FOR DURABILITY. Prevents Iron, Steel, Brass, Nickel, Copper, Silver, Bronze and all compositions from corroding. Also resists dampness, KER( ISENE OIL and FLY SPECKS. Can be applied without heating metal. attention to manufacturers of Agricultural Implements, Machinery and Architectural 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 extent ively four different sizes Wire Clothes Lines. Send for Circulars and Price Lists. Cc. 8S. CHAMBERLAIN, 55 Dearborn St., Chicago, Ill. ON HARDWARE COMPANY, Torrington, Conn., U. S. A. The advantage being that they will fit any style of heel, whether larve or small, without the use of straps. 82, Frosted Nickeled, Per Pair, $5.50. 83, Polished Nickeled, Per Pair, $6.50. TABLISHED 1864. & SPENCER Co. eee SCREW PLATES ANQ THE BILLINGS atatndnaelate MANUFACTURERS OF 43 =< DIES MADE IN 5 oa SIZES CUTTING . THREADS FROM s OF AN INCH o), TO 2 INCHES V 4 THREAD. ALSO een \ fe Dae : ) KATES Private Use, U.S. STANDARD AND WHITWORTH THREAD OF BAR STEEL. eek ae BECAUSE : ates Fee It is made of steel throughout, except the wheel which has a W | C KWI R E B ROTH E RS, CORTLAND, N. nc | steel axle. It will not break. It is practically free from wear. It (po is almost no seless in action. It requires no oil. It has a broad MANUFACTURERS OF RIMINI SorsiiS. Te thay t2°cacd with any track.” Tele always orders : . Bt urable. may use E , . a cs z : : LANES PATENT TRACK WIRE CLOTH AND WIRE Goons | Is made of steel and 1s easily putin position. Catches and holds . no snow orice. Door bung thereon cannot jump the track. Is not ’ subject to decay. Requires no fitting, but is ready at once. May be used with hangers of other manufacture. Dish Covers, Corn Poppers, **CORTLAND” INDOW T SCREEN — ; — er WIRE CLOTH. 3EL MANUFACTURING CAO). N. E. Cor. 3d and Cumberland Sts., PHILADELPHIA, PA., / 7 MANUFACTURERS OF THE ~ Coal Sieves, Flour Sieves, Etc., Etc. Contractors and Builders of Light Machinery and Hardware Specialties, 4 OGDEN & WALLACE, 85,87, 89 & 91 Elm 8t,, New York. Iron 4x Steel Of every de yenepihe mn kept in ste Agents for Park, Brother & : o.'s BLACK DIAMOND STEEL. All sizes of Cast and Machinery Steel con stanily on hand, PIERSON & CO., 24 to 27 West Street, New York, Acm 6 Shaiting ALL SIZES arias IN i mit. dsiedbeiallast ABEEL BROS., IRON MERCHANTS, 190 SOUTH 8T., sete 365 WATER 8T,, NEw YORK. “A.R. M.CO.” SHAFTING. ALSO GENERAL ASSORTMEN1 OF “NORWAY,” “ULSTER,” “ CATASAUQUA,” REFINED AND COMMON IRON, BAND, HOOP AND SOROLL IRON. STEEL OF ALL KINDS. TELEPHONE CALL, “ NASSAU, 379.’ AR, R, WHITNEY & CO, MANUFAOTURERS OF AND DEALERS IN lron and Steel AGENCIES: PORTAGE IRON CO., Limited, Merchant Iron and Soft Steel. NORWAY STEEL & IRON CO., Homogeneous Steel Plates BAY STATE T IRON CO., Tank, Boiler and Girder Plates. BRANDYWINE ROLLING MILL. Boiler Plates. we a oes beg Boiler Flues. A. M. BYERS & CO., Wrought Iron Pipe. CARNEGIE BROS. & CO. Limited, Iron and Steel Beams, Channels, Shapes and Shafting. A. P. 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- tion. Books containing cuts of all iron made sent on application by mail. Sample pieces at office. Please address 58 Hudson St. St. New York. Borven & Love .t, Commission Merchants, 70 & 71 West St., L.N.LOVELL, — NEW YORK, Cc, A. GREEN FE, H. L. FREELAND. 5 AGENTS FOR THE SALE OF Fall River lron Co.'s Nails, Bands, Hoops and Rods, AND Borden Mining Company's CUMBERLAND COALS. IMPORTED & AMERICAN PIG IRON. LAKE SUPERIOR CHARCOAL IRON, For Maileable and Car-Wheel lurposes, A SPECIALTY. CHARLES HIMROD & CO., CHICAGO AND DETROIT. BOLT & RIVET CLIPPERS. For cutting off the ends of Bolts and Rivets, on carriages, wagons, herne ~as, &c. Ask for them | where you buy your hardware, or send for cir cular and price list. CHAMBERS, BROTHER & CoO., 52nd St., Betow LANCASTER AVE., PHILADELPHIA, PA. ROLLED Forgings, ¥F La Room 45, Astor House, New Hot Pressed Nuts, B DOVER IRON BOILER, Boiler Brace Jaws, FULLER BROTHERS & CO,,/iiininaimens 2" 189 Greenwich Street. New York. ‘Phipps & Burman’s Clippers. E. JENCKES MANFG. CO., | weliese. sas |Cast tron Pi PASSAIC ROLLING MILL CO. Manufacture and have always in stock IRON BEAMS, Channels, Angles, Tees, Merchant Bars, Riveted Work, PATERSON, N. J. Pike’s celebrated Blue Stone Indian Pond (Red End), Lamoille, Black Da THE IRON AGE. October 29, 1895 “JAMES P. WITHEROW Engineer & Contractor Lewis Block, PITTSBURGH, Pa., . GENERAL AGENT FOR WHITWELL FIRE-BRICK STOVEs AND Marshall Lefferts & Co.) FORD. ©. woop & co., va, PITTSB rahe PA.. 90 Beekman St., New York City, MANUFACTURERS OF IRON AND NAIL CO., Galvanized Sheet Iron) G+ Nail S Gal vanized Wire, Telegraph and Fence ; Galvanized AND Bo op and Band Iron, Galvanized Rod and Bar Iron, pevamine d Nails, Galvanized Chain, Galvanized [ron Pi SPIRES. CORRUGATED SHEET IRON For Roofing, &c,, Galvanized, Plain or Painted. Best Charcoal, Best Refined and Common SHEET IRON. «| PLATE AND Tank [Ron 4 , pon ru I, ane +> I, & ~~ No.1 Flange, Best Flange, JOHN J. HARRISON ses ange re »x, reles. (Suecessor to HARRISON & GILLOON), ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF IRON AND METAL DEALER, IRON WORK GALVANIZED OR TINNED TO ORDER. | sss, s60, s62 WATER ST. & 302, 304, 306 CHERRY ST. 2, NEW Y a ORK, J. 8. SCRANTON, Sales Agent, 81, 83 and 85 Washington Street, NEW YORK. MANUFACTURERS OF PATENT CLAPP-GRIFFITHS PATENTS FOR MANUFACT Planished Sheet Iron. OF SOFT STEEL, specially adapted for A No. 1 Boile Patented April 8th, 1873 ; Sept. oth, 1873 ; Oct. ' ’ , = 6th. 1874; Jan. 11, 1876 3 Oct, 17th, 18 76 Jan. 11th, 1877 ; Feb. 6th, 18 77; Dee roth, 18 Jan. roth, 1882 ; Jan. rst, 13 oe rath, 13 Bg : March 4th, 18 84 : Jan. 6th, 18 Boiler Rivets, Wire Rods, Stay Bolt Stamping Ware, Nail Plates, a Guaranteed fully equal in all respects to the Price lit and quotations sent upon application, | ngs on band, apd oars ox ne, ther ana| IMPORTED RUSSIA IRON, |andolacein oman time yrren 7 ; Mi: ue hinery S rap tron n, ic ar — ee ls, = sand Heavy - “ Nols IN, | and place in operation Blast Furnace \ FO) 1) UMMOND Lead, Pewter, Zine, &c. and at a less price. well Stoves and Steel Plants as above X & K j me ALSO I manufacture at our own works everyt B U R D E N 'S Common, Refined, Charcoal and Janata appertaining to Blast Furnace and ¢ aa Cast Iron Gas and Water Pipe. 2 to 48 Inches Diameter, 160 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. JAMES WILLIAMSON & CO, SCOTCH AND AMERICAN PIG IRON, No. 63 Wail St., New York. DANIEL F. COON mY, 88 Washington St., New York, IRON AND STEEL BOILER PLATES GLASGOW IRON CO. PINE IRON WORKS. ALLISON BOILER FLUES. GRADES OF Works construction, can guarantee pr BLACK SHEET I RO N, ness and satisfaction. Smooth on both sides. SYRACUSE MALLEABLE IRON WHEELING NAILS, Laughlin Nail Co., WORE SS, SYRACUSE, - N.Y. W. K. 7 SOLE ACENT, HORSE SHOES. “Burden Best” Iron Carriage | lrons a Specialty. Boiler Rivets. |w 3 BURNS, PROPRIETOR. J. LEONARD, PENNSYLVANIA IRON WORKS | 445 to 451 West St., 177 & 179 Bank St,, THE BURDEN TRON CO.|.ct ren nsec ecneracronsn »|SECOND ave., PrtrspuRrGcH, PA..; HORSE SHOE atk Toe Calk Steel, Rods, Ovals, Half Ovals and Flats, Light Sheet Iron. |,eystone ROLLING MILL, Limited ROOFING SHEET of all grades a specialty. B. F. JUDSON, Importer of and Dealer in SCOTCH AND AMERICAN Pig Iron, WROUGHT & CAST SCRAP IRON, ILD METALS. Cc 457 & 459 Water St., 333 & 238 Satth St7}NEW YORK. TROY, N. Y. WILLIAM H. WALLACE & CO., Iron Merchants, “<9 Se ss Cor. ALBANY & WASHINGTON SIS., CORRUGATED AND CRIMPED IRON ROOFING & SIDING, NEW YORK CITY. E. C. Wallace. Manufacturers of Pittsburgh, Pa Bonnell, Botsford & Co., IRON, NAILS AND SPIKES YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. JOHN CALDWELL, Treas oP, Ww. WELSH, Sup W. W. CARD, Secy. Wm. H. Wallace. Wa. Bispham. SEND FOR CATALOGUE AND PRICES. sternbergh, Reading, Pa., MANUFACTURER OF REFINED BAR IRON. Also as a Specialty JOHN BROWER, 81 Murray St.| Bolts, Nuts, Washers, Rivets, LAG SCREWS, TU RNBUCKLES, CwaAs. FL pla Rods and Forgings for Bridges and Buildings, Augusta SN C2. a &e., &c, &c. y LY ru sy J. H. Iron Buildings, Roofs, Shutters, Doors, Cornice, Skylights, Bridges, &c. MOSELEY IRON BRIDGE AND ROOF CO., 5 Dey Street. NEW YORK. GEORGE WESTINGHOU SE. Jn, Prest H. H. WESTINGHUUSE, Gen’ Agt. TT Ez Bw — Westinghouse Air-Brake Co. PITTSBURGH, PA. U.S.A. MANUFACTURERS OF THE WESTINGHOUSE AUTOMATIC BRAKE, Westinghouse Locomotive Driver Brake, Vacuum Brakes (W ertinghouse & 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 piec mechanism, and is sold at a very low pene The saving in accidents, flat wheels, brakemen’s wages and the inereased speed possible with perfect safety, will repay the cost of its application wit a ver eee time. * Automatic” has proved itself to be the must efficient Train and Safety Brake known. a lication is instantaneous ; it can be operated from any car in the train if desired, and Gould the pe A separate, or hose or pipe fail, it applies automatically. A GUARANTEE is given custo: against loss from PATENT SUITS on the apparatus sold them, The WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE is now fitted to upward of I5,000 ENGINES AND 80 000 CARs, and is adopted by the principal aotmge in all parts of the world. INFORMATION FURNISHED ON APPLICATION. FULL e/LEECHBURG IRON WORKS. FOR WATER AND GAS, LIMITED Manufacture of all Grades of KIRKPATRICK & CO., LAMP POSTS, VALVES, ETC. | Fe ENE SHEET IRONS, Mathew’s Pat. Anti-Freezing Hydrants. (Refined, Cold Rolled, Show Card, Stamping, Tea Tray, Polished, Shovel, Ferrule Iron, &c.) 400 CHESTNUT STREET. NATURAL GAS USED AS FUEL, —__________—_____— | OF FIO, Ne. 143 Vivet Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. es The only that will effectu CLOSES ON OUTSIDE OF NOSE, Ke ally keep Hogs from rooting. No the outside of the nose. No shar Only Double Ring Invented. Champion Hog Ringer, sharp points in the nose. points in the flesh to keep it » CHAMBERS, BERING & QUINLAN CO,, Exclusive Manufacturers, Decatur, ! WM. McFARLAND, lron and Brass Founder, ie ee a TT. La Tage | Giastiie mn ROAD CASTINGS. TRENTON, N. J. Chilled Cast Wire Dies a Specialty. Any size or style made at short notice, Howard, Childs & Co., Commission Merchants, No. 514 Smithfield St., Pittsburgh, Pa. /ron and Steel of all Descriptions, Iron and Steel Nails, Heavy Hardware, Coal Hods, Dripping Pans, &c. Pittsburgh Manufactured Goods of all Kinds, Correspondence solicited. Prices on application. " PHILADELPHIA Manufacturers of PAWTUCKET, R. L, Bright Wire Goods, Belt Hooks, New Yerk Office, SS Chambers Street, SAMUEL A. HAINES, Selling Agent. WORKS, Leechburg, Po A. F. PIKE MFG. CO., Pike Station, New Hampshire, U.S. A. ; Cable Address, ** Pike, Haverill.”’ MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN York. BLUE STONE. The Largest Manufacturers and Dealers in Stones fo Sharpen ing all Edge Tool. Only single Ring ever invent that closes on outside of the nv» BROWN'S Elliptical Ring and Triple Groove Hog and Pig Ring Only single Ring that close 7 lye Bars, &c., RINGS and HOLDER. ———— mond, Magic, G reen Moun tain. All kinds branded with our name are genu . . . mi r b P| KE: ' Also Otl, Water and Dry j j Whetstones ; Arkansas Washita, Turkey, Hindo stan ana Sandstone <eerne-g , Razor Hones Vienna CO S Cigar shape ° In fact, everything that is used for sharpening Edge Tools supplied in any grit or shape requirec Joun J. Spowers, President. ALEXANDER BURNS, Manager. THE JERSEY CITY GALVANIZING CO., MANUFACTURERS OF GALVANIZED MATERIAL OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Gal Veuising in All its Branches. Galvanized Sheet Llron—Best Bloom, Best Refined. Common. Galvanized Round, Square, Band a: Hoop Iron, &c., &c. Quality and Prices guaranteed. Send in your orders All Sizes All Gauges VARIETY METAL BOOM. of Corrugation and Socket Bolts &c Iron Foundry and Machine Shop. ’ . STEAM HEATING BY DIRECT RADIATION from Sizes in all its Branches a Specialty. Brass and other 1% tos inches. of Sheets. Corrugated Sheet Iron a Specialty Gaiveniocd. Black and Poteted. Iron Corrugated for the Trad es furnished on a FRAS. B. BANNAN, Est lic WORKS: GREEN and BAY STREETS, JERSEY CITY, N. J. OFFICE AND Wi WAREHOUSE, 98 JOHN STREET, NEW YORK Pottsville, Schuylkill Co., Pa. ROSS. Mower si apis Cantings and|97 Chambers Street, New York. Manhattan Rolling Mill. NEW YORK, IRON, IRON, On —_— Orde A tae MC J Also Also BE OMe Rai October 29, 1885. A 8 WILLIAM R. HART & CO. Of ' AMERICAN AND FOREIGN pic IRON, SPIEGELEISEN, HENRY LEVIS & CO., Manufacturers’ Agents For Iron and Steel Rails, Car Wheels, Boiler and Sheet Iron and General EDWARD J. ETTING, IRON BROKER & COMMISSION MERCHANT, 222 S. Tarrp St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. PIG, BAR and RAILROAD IRON, OLD RAILS, SCRAP, &c. Agent for the STEEL BLOOMS, CROP ENDS, Railway Equipments. Mount Savuge Fire Brick. TIN PLATES, &c. Old Rails, Axles and Wheels bought and*sold weacbeve senme sem yo 226 WALNUT ST., PHILADELPHIA. 234 S. 4th St., Philadelphia. LYNCHBURG IRON CO, LYNCHBURG, VA., Foundry and Forge Pig Iron. STORAGE, WHARF anp YAR D, Delaware Avenue above Callowhill St., connected by track with rail road. CASH ADVANCES MADE ON IRON, VES — Light Rails, Fastenings, STREET RAILS. Heavy Rails, Railway Jas. G. Sameay, Tuos, S. PARVIN. LINDSAY, PARVIN & CO., Successors to Luoyp & Linpsay, 828 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. Iron Ship and Bridge Builders’ Materials. Steel and Iron Shapes and Bars, Sheet Iron, Sheet Stee l, Pig Iron, Muck Bars, Pilate Girders for Bridges and Buildings. Contracts placed for Iron Structures Ethelbert W atta. . C. Poulterer, ETHELBERT WATTS & CO., Iron Brokers and Commission Merchants, No. 920 S80. Third Street, Philadelphia, BALES AGFNTS FOR Pennsylyania and Virginia Pig Iron, ‘**Corn- wall,’’ ** Cheste’,”’ . nd Other Iron Ores. Dealers in Old Rails and Iro = n and Steel Scrap of all kinds, — eee ndence solicited. 7 OFFICE, 218 South Fourth St., ___ Philadelphia, _Pa. = “The Phcenix Iron Co., 410 WALNUT ST., PHILADELPHIA, Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Lar. WISTER & co., IRON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 257 Bo. 4th 8t., Philadelphia. AGENTS Kemble and Norway Foun iry and For, ge Pig Iron. Wyebrooke C, B. Charcoal Pig Iron. Buchanan Red Short Pig [ron. DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF SCRAP IRON. MORRIS, WHEELER & CO Iron, Steel and Nails. WAREHOUSE @ OFFICES, | 16th & Market Sts., 400 Chestnut St.. PHILA., PA, PHIEA., PA, New York Address, 14 CLIFF ST. NORTH BROTHERS, Iron Founders, Light Castings a Specialty. N. W. Cor. 23d and Race Streets, PHILADELPHIA. Corre papondense solicited Manufacturers of Wrought Iron 5, Beams, Deck Beams, Channels, Angle & Tee Bars, STRAIGHT AND CURVED TO TEMPLATE, Largely used in the construction of Iron Vessels, Buildings and Bridges. Wrought Iron Roof Trusses, Girders and Joists, and all kinds of Iron Framing used in the con ‘ struction of Fire-Proof Buildings : Patent Wrought Tron Columns, Weldless S Eye Bars, and Built-up Shapes for Iron Bridges. » , REFINED BAR, SHAFTING, and Every Variety of SHAPE IRON Made to order. Plans and Specifications furnished. Address DAVID REEVES, President® New York Agents, MILLIKEN & SMITH, 95 Liberty St. rk, Boston Agents, FRED. A. HOUDLETTE & CO., 19 Batterymarch st. _ il. ALAN WOOD & CoO., MANUFACTURERS OF Patent Planished, Galvanized, Common, Best Refined, Cleaned and Charcoal Bloom PLATE c& SHEET IRON, K, ALSO LIGHT PLATES AND SHEETS OF STEEL, No. 519 Arch Street. Philadelphia, Pa. e licited especially for Corrugated, Gasholder, Pan and Elbow, Water Pipe, Smoke Stack, N, ae Tank and Boat Iron ; Last, Stamping, Ferrule Locomotive Headlight and Jacket Iron. ww. H.WALBAUM & CO., ed 206 S$. Fourth St., Philadelphia, 61 Pine St., New York, NEW AND CLD RAILS, BLOOMS. BESSEMER PIC. * Crop Ends, Splegeleisen, Iron Ores and Railroad Supplies Generally. 9 AGENTS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTH LONSDADE IRON & STEEL CO., Limited, Bessemer Pig Iron, brand *‘ Ulverston ;’ 1 Iron, brand * U. H_M.’ — moss Bay HE ATITE IRON & STEEL CO., Limited, Spiege leisen, Crop Ends, &c. Also 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 9 cent, Metallic Manganese. f PENCOYD IRON WORKS, A. ce PP. ROBERTS c&w CO., MANUFACTURERS OF BEAMS, CHANNELS, DECK BEAMS, ANGLES, TEES, . PLATES, MERCHANT BAR, “9 SALES OFFICES, Established 1847. A. WHITNEY & & SONS, PHILADELPHIA, Pig Iron, Foundry and Forge. Puddled Bars, Special for Axles, Best Neutral and Common. TESTED , SHAFTING ANDZROLLED OR HAMMERED AXLES OF IRON OR STEEL. Office, No. 26 8. Fourth St., Philedelphia, Agents for the sale of Glamorgan Pig Iron. Agency Fire-Brick Hot-Blast Stove Co. CORDON, STROBEL & LAUREAU, ENGINEERS, No. 226 Walnut Street, 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 Setting giving the Greatest Efficiency, Cinder Car, Kennedy & 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. ne eral al Office, e, 237 South Third South Third St., St., Philadelphia. Works at Allentown, Pa. ~ CUMBERLAND” NAILS * Tattnall | DEALERS IN J. W. PAXSON & CO., MOULDING SAND 1021 North Delaware Ave., Philadelphia, Pa., Rods, &c. Office, ANALYSIS OF MANUFACTURERS CHARCOAL FACING, LEAD FACING, ANTHRACITE FACING, RIDDLES, SHOVELS, SOAPSTONE, . STEEL BRUSHES. xX MINERAL, XX MINERAL, ‘XL FACING, Baltimore. Price lists on application. ICAR WHEEL WORKS, | Founday PIG IRON and Forge Special Wheels for Furnace and Mine Cars. | PLYMOUTH ROLLING MILL CO., ©onshgkecken: MANUFACTURERS OF 220 S. 4th St., Analysis of Ores, Waters, Metals and Alloys of all kinds IRON AND STEEL, fitted with all the apparatus and appliances for the rapid and accurate at alysis of Lron, Steel, Iron Ores, Slags, Limestones, Coals, Clays, Fire Sands, &c. IRON AGH. JUSTICE COX, Jr CHARLES K. BARNS. JUSTICE COX, JR,, & CO, Agents for Chickies, Conewago, Montgomery and Shenandoat FOUNDRY and FORGE PIG IRON. CARBON ROLLING MILL CO., Limited, Best Qual ity Muck Bar. CATAS es A MFG, CO.’S Bar, Angle, Skelp and Sheet Iron, Shenandoah (Va.) Best Charcoal Blooms. No. 224 So Fourth Stay Phila. erome Keeley & Co,, 206 Walnut Place, Phila., Selling Agents for CHARCOAL and ANTHRACITE BLOOMS, PIG TRON, BAR IRON, SHEET IRON, STEEL and IRON RAILS, IRON CLAD STEEL RAILS and BARS, MAGNETIC and HEMATITE IRON ORES, FIRE BRICK, COAL and COKE, MUCK BARS. Handle Old Tron and Steel Rails, Scrap Iron, &c. Examine and negotiate sales of Iron and Coal properties. E. H. Wilson 4. Kaiser J. B. M. Hirons. E. H. WILSON & CO., 230 South Third Street, Philadelphia, BROKERS AND DEALERS IN IRON ann STEEL. J, W. HOFFMAN & CO,, [RON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 208 South Fourth sSt., Philadelphia. Selling Agents PINE TRON WORKS, Pine Brand Plates; GLASGOW TRON CO., Plates and Muck Bars SPRANG STEEL & IRON CO. (Limited), Siemen Martin (Open-Hearth) Steel, Universal and Sheared JNO. L. HOGAN, [RON COMMISSION MERCHANT, 216 SOUTH FOURTH ST., PHILA. Pig Iron & Ores, Steel & Iron + looms, Agent for Brier Hilllron and Coal Co, Youngstown Steel Co. Open Hearth Metal Charcoal Lron, Connellsville Coke, Old Rails, Scrap, &e. Andover Pig Irony. Each Pig marked exact chill depth (4 in. to 7 In.), A. Whitney & Son’s standard test. Fo come, eet agent, 240 Se. 3d St., Phila + % - MOH IR 430 WALNUT ST., PHILA., PA, SOLE AGENT FOR | Sheridan, Leesport, Temple, Lynch- | burg, Millcreek and Mt. Laurel CHARCOAL PIG IRON. Also Woodbridge Clay Mining Co.’s Fire Brick. Plate and Sheet Steel, Every description of Light Plates and Sheets of Steel. Plate and Sheet Iron, Best Bloom, Tube, Cleaned, Best Refined, Skelp, Blue Annealed and Common, P; ‘artic ular atte ntion given to Tron for Special Purposes. _ CHAINS. Bradlee & Go., Empire Chain Works, 816 Richmond St., Philadelphia. Chains for Foundry Cranes and Slings. “D. B. G.” Special Crane Chain. Steel and Iron Dredging, Slope and Mining Chains. Ship’s Cables and Marine rine Railway Chains. CUMBERLAND NAIL AND IRON CO, MANUFACTURERS OF & WROUGHT IRON PIPE, 43 North Water St., and 44 North Delaware Ave., PHILADELPHIA. Lea & Co. Successors to CABEEN & CO,, IRON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. 400 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. BESSEMER, MILL AND FOUNDRY PIG IRON, SKELP IRON, MUCK AND SCRAP BARS, NATIVE AND FOREIGN ORE: 5. AGENTS FOR CONNE L LSV IL L E COKE, LOCOMOTIVE AND CAR-WHEEL TIRES Manufactured from the celebrated UTIS STEEL BRAND J STANDARD Quality and anee fully guaranteed as any of the same qua Light Forgings, Prices as low ity. We manufacture Heavy and Driving and Car Axles, Crank Pins, Piston THE STANDARD STEEL WORKS, WORKS AT LEWISTOWN, PA. Philadelphia, Pa. “BOOTH, GARRETT & BLAIR, ANALYTICAL AND CONSULTING CHEMISTS, 919 and 921 Chant St. (10th St., above Chestnut St.), Philadelphia, Pa, Katablished in 1836, A special department for the Agents for sampling ores in New York and English Letter. (From Our Regular Correspondent.) LONDON, OcToORER 12, 188 THE WEEK just ended has not brought forth anything of particular moment or interest to your readers. The chronicles of the time being. indeed, are decidedly prosaic, although the. are not wholly of that beatific characte: attributed to the Nation which has no his tory. The quarterly meetings, of which | present a somewhat detailed account else where in this letter, passed off quietly, and without bringing about any oflicial changes in values, but I am informed that a considera ble amount of business was transacted at the Birmingham gathering, and that the general tone was by no means unfavorable. Per haps the leading feature of the whole situ ation is the firmness of tin plates, which are distinctly higher in price now that it has been fully determined to maintain the mak ers’ combination on its present basis. The middleme