The Iron Age 1885-12-17: Vol 36 Iss 25

iTY. ed vators, o, Ill, Wire. 0,, The Iron Age > EADING MATTER A Review of the Hardware, Iron and Metal Trades. OVERTISEMENTS Published every Thursday Morning by Davin Wrutams, No. 83 Reade Street, New York. Entered at the Post Office, New York, as Second-Class Matter, Vol XXXVI; No. 25. ~ -_ class iron.”” We assure our readers that this is not a fancy picture—it is a simple statement of facts. The impolicy of putting before the bition an English firm, Messrs. Brinjes world second-rate wares as the best that wdwin, of London, exhibited in opera- | England can produce is one of the most a new description of paint-grinding gigantic commercial blunders that it is pos As will be sible to conceive. Let it not be imagined ontal rollers | that such practices are new, or that they are contined to the iron trade. They I d one above the other. Above these | @X1st in all English trades, and they are placed the two feeding hoppers, which | more or less rapidly sapping the foundations , supply the place of the usual mash tubs | on which our commercial prosperity rests pug-mills that are used in conjunction Plenty of illustrations may be adduced. We th the ordinary paint-grinding mills. In have given one. Here is another supplied ,mashers are horizontal shafts having | © US by a very well-known and eminent firm suitable knives mounted on them, corres- | 0f boiler-makers, who have forwarded to us a ling blades being attached to the inside letter which recently appeared in a French the vessel. The shaft is worked by spur | "©spaper, and of which the following is a vearing, and is thrown in and out of gear translation the clutch shown in the engraving. ‘*In justice to the few Englishmen who When the machine has to be operated the|®r¢ ou the Continent, I send this letter to iry color and oil are put into the mashers | YoUr journal in the hopes that it may be the nd the shaft arranged revolving. The | ™eans of opening the eyes of some of our knives are set with their surfaces at an angle | COuntrymen as to the quality of work, &c., to the axis of the shaft. The pitch of the turned out by some firms that are considered blades is set so that the material is constantly worked up to the end where the discharge opening is placed. When the grinding roll- ers are in action the amount of opening is regulated by a valve and hand-wheel, as shown, and, as the material is propelled for- ward in the mixer at a much quicker rate than it can be discharged, it constantly falls back to the feed end by its own gravity. fhere are thus two currents of the materi- ,|s—one below toward the discharge orifice, and that above from it. The color and oil having been sufficiently mixed in the mash- tub, the valve is opened and the macerial allowed to fall on to the rollers. The bot- tom one of these is larger in diameter than the one above it, and the latter has a hori- ital reciprocating as well as a rotary motion given to it by means of the cam ar- rangement, which is clearly shown on the left of the engraving. The pinion of this roller is made with teeth of sufficient length » accommodate this action. By this recip- rocation of the middle roller and the greater liameter of the bottom roller a cross- motion is set up which is far more effective in roughly incorporating the paint and oil tether than simple pressure between re- volving rollers, the result being that an ex tremely fine paint is produced in a very short 4 New Color-Grinding Machine. the recent International Inventions illustrated on this page. 1, this consists of three horiz h are made of granite. They are space of time. Springs are fitted so that a pressure may be put on appropriate to the material being ground, and also to guard wainst damage to the gear should any hard substances be accidentally introduced. The mixers are especially designed for oil paint, but the mill is used fora variety of purposes, such as cocoa grinding, starch making and printing-ink grinding, this design having ct with considerable success in the latter industry. ——————— An English Journal on the (aality of Some English Goods since we shall probably hear a good deal luring the next few weeks of the superiority n quality of English manufactures, the fol- wing article from the Engineer may be juoted as showing that low quality is a source { serious complaint in that country : \mong the various causes which have been urged for the existing depression in trade one has been passed over almost in silence. That it exists is felt. That it should be talked about is deemed inexpedi- ent. We are not surprised by this reticence, because men are not prone to find fault with thers for a sin which they may commit the next week or the next year themselves. There is, too, a good deal of esprit du corps among manufacturers which tends to close their mouths. Many of them hold, too, that, ilthough an evil exists, it is best to say as little as possible about it, for fear of making matters worse. We think that this is a mis- taken view to take of a very serious matter, and that silence represents the worse course tis possible to pursue. That to which we is the inferiority of goods made in Envland for foreign markets. That the goods are bad very few persons dispute ; all Wainer of excuses are urged in defense of anufacturers. One of them—the only ie deserving notice—we shall consider in a oment, We must first insist on the exist- £ practices which many persons will tot admit to obtain, and which greatly in ‘easily the evil done by exporting rubbish. ‘ tew days since a letter was placed in cur hands which had been written by a respectable firm of metal brokers, ‘rrying on business in London, to a firm rated for the excellent quality of their iron, The letter was short and to the It ran: ‘* Will you brand your ud-quality bars ‘ best doubie refined ?’” proposition was indignantly rejected. iron was required for export. Let us n one side the inherent dishonesty of proposed transaction, and see how it ‘oud affect trade. The iron would be bought en who have a very clear knowledge of uifference between bad bars and good \s soon as they proceeded to work they had purchased as the best Englisb uade, they would find out that it was \ any sense or way good. Then the ‘an would appear on the scene, and St out that this ‘‘ defective metal is really best that England can make. The brand ‘ough to prove that. Try,” he would ‘Our second-rate iron, which you can ae the same price; you will find it j ag than the best that England can pro- “©. Only Germany can make really first- 2 ttl HTP etl) above suspicion. A firm of Lancashire boiler-makers made one a short time ago and sent it to one of the principal seaports on the Continent, stipulating that it was of the dimensions which are required in these countries. It was put to work in the usual manner, but after a short time one of the circular seams in some part of the shell gave way, when, on its being examined by the Government engineer—all boilers here being under Government supervision, of which your readers are no doubt aware—it was found that the plate that had given way was rs inch thinner than the stipulated thick- ness ; also there was conclusive evidence to prove that the cause of the seam giving way was the plate having been cracked for a considerable distance through the rivet- holes, either by drifting or from some other cause, during the making of the boiler.” It unfortunately happened that this boiler was regarded as the work of the eminent firm bringing the matter under our notice, who justly feel aggrieved, and the event has done no small mischief to English boiler- makers. We have already referred to the tool trade. England has succeeded in ac- quiring in Italy a reputation for producing the worst and dearest machine tools that can be had in the whole world. The tools are only dear because they are worthless—the price is very low. We do not think it is necessary to attempt to prove that such practices must be injurious, if not ruinous, to our foreign trade. It is not for us to sug- gest a meansof putting a stop tothem. All that we can do to neutralize the evil we do Was Sa Nave when we tell our foreign readers that the rubbish which they are cozened into buying is not the best, nor nearly the best, that England can supply. Now let us consider what is the excuse urged for the production of rubbish in the shape, let us say, of tools and steam engines. No excuse at all is put forward, we are | ‘happy to say, for selling worthless things as | the best. Many firms make very cheap steam engines, or at least low-priced en gines, which are a pain and a grief to the purchasers. The excuse is that the maker would starve if he did not cut down his prices, and that cutting down prices means cutting down quality as well. The excuse is, in short, that a good engine cannot be made for the only sum the purchaser is will ing to pay. There are two sufficient answers | to this argument. The first is that it should not be used at all until the engine builder or tool-maker is quite certain that the engine he has designed is really made with the smallest possible quantity of labor and fit iting. As a matter of fact, the result of th ii ae ie observations carried on by ourselves for many years is that the low-priced engines cost more to make in proportion than very good engines turned out by first-class firms. Before any man undertakes to make engines as a marketable commodity he should get out standard designs and work to these. No man ought to assert that he can- not make a good engine at a profit at a sum fixed until he is quite certain that the man- agement of his shops, the quality of his tools, the characteristics of his men, espe- cially foremen, and his methods of getting up work, cannot possibly be improved upon. | The reason why some engineers can never make a profit is simply that they do not un- derstand their business. That the public will not buy good ‘things at long prices is flatly contradicted by daily experience. The men who are suffering are the cheap- jacks. The few firms with a great reputa- | tion well maintained are busy. In some| cases their shops are crammed with work ; | in all they have enough to keep them going. | This is a lesson which ought to be taken to heart. It has been urged that abroad we are beaten in what used to be our own markets by cheap labor. There can be no doubt but that this cause does operate to our detri- ment. We pay higher wages than any other | nation on this side of the Atlantic, and the British workman on the whole lives now, and has done so for some time past, better than any other workman. His influence is very keenly felt when we attempt to push trade abroad, and no doubt high wages are respon- | of $1.10 for single-barrel muzzle-loaders, and | for sporting guns, twisted, plain and damas | cus, are made in the valley of the Vesdre, |rels is the principal part of the trade at New York, Thursday, December 17, 1885. sible for scamped and defective work in many cases. If the engineer cannot get wages reduced, he must, we fear, adopt the only other course open to him and dispense with labor as much as possible by using tools | instead, EE Foreign-Made Firearms. The manufacture of firearms is not by any means confined to America, though here we | have perfected the musket, evolved the re volver and are able to man an arsenal which can arm the world. The superiority of sport ing gunsis a question not yet settled. Some note is attracted by the plodding methods of Belgium and Austria in their output of guns | for sporting men, In this case some statis- tics are interesting, if not valuable. The | sporting guns of Liége, which are its spe cialty, may be divided into three classes, fine, medium and common, the last two com prising the bulk of the production. The reason given for this is that the English, iwho have paid great attention to the im- COLOR-GRINDING MACHINE AT THE INTERNATIONAL INVENTIONS EXHIBITION. provements and modifications in firearms, have practically monopolized the trade in fine goods, while the Liége manufacturers have up to a recent date been content to plod along in the old ruts, turning out vast quantities of common and medium guns, but | leaving the fine work for others. The Liége factories turn out muzzle-loaders at the rate $15 for breech-loading, double-barrel guns. It may be interesting to know how these fancy guns are made, and how much the makers are paid. The gun-barrels are a dis- tinct branch of trade in Belgium. Those where there are from 40 to 50 barrel- making concerns, employing in good times from two or three up to 40 workmen each. The making of the so-called ‘‘ damascus” bar- Vesdre. The damascus (damas) is a combination of | iron and steel, and the pattern can be almost | infinitely varied by changing the proportion | of these two metals, the steel producing the | dark spots or stripes in the design, and the iron the light ones. These metals are bought in bars and are then brought to the proper dimensions in the foundries in or near Liége, and from there sent to the barrel-makers, each one of whom has his manner of making the combination to form the damascus. For an inferior quality of damascus, scraps of iron and steel are often used, without any regularity in the compo- sition of the mass. This mass, having been , - SL.50 a dear, Lneludiug Losltages Stugle Copies, Ten Cents. tt aes formed by the barrel-maker, is in some cases inclosed in a sheet iron envelope ; in others it is merely bound together with w ire and returned to the rolling mills, where it is heated and drawn out by means of rollers into long strips or bars from 1% to 2 inches square, These strips are cut into pieces of 15 to 20 inches in length, again heated and drawn out to long rods, sev- eral yards long and the dimensions re quired by the barrel maker, say from M to 36 inch square hese strips are the damascus,” and each strip contains rel atively the same proporti ms and combina tions of iron and steel as the orizinal mass rhen comes, for the finer qualities, another process, the object being to still further vary the pattern or design of the damascus. This is done by heating these strips red hot and then twisting them until they have the appearance of screws, with the thread more or less fine, according to the design desired. This twisting further mixes and varies, but does not break, the threads of iron and steel running through the strip. A ribbon about if inch wide is then formed by forging together two, three, four or even six of these twisted strips, according to the pattern of damascus required—two, three, four or six striped. This ribbon is then wound spirally on a mandrel over what is called a ‘*chemise ” of thin sheet iron, which, how- ever, entirely disappears by the time the barrel is finished. Some makers use what is called a ‘*doublure,” which is a lining of iron, enabling them to use a thinner ribbon of damascus, resulting in a saving of ex- pense, but producing an inferior barrel. The best barrels are made without the doublure, and are of damascus through and through. After the ribbon has been wound over the chemise, forming a rough barrel, comes the forging. Only an inch or two are heated and hammered at a time, making at least 150 heatings per barrel. This is a job requiring great skill and care, as, if each heating is not just right, the metal will not properly fuse, and there will be a defect in the barrel. This forging is repeated from three to four times over the entire length of the barrel, and almost inch by inch. The barrel is then ground down to the desired outside dimensions and polished, and bored and polished inside by means of revolving tiles and wood and emery to the caliber required, In this latter process the last vestiges of the ‘‘ chemise” disappear. In these different processes the weight of a pair of barrels as first twisted on the man- drel with the chemise inside is brought down from g pounds to about 3 pounds. The barrel- makers claim that they cannot be properly made with less waste. For inferior qualities of damascus the strip is wound on the man drel as it comes from the rolling mill, and without being twisted. For the forging of the barrels, as for the twisting and forming of the ribbons, two men are required. The earnings per day, working by the piece, are viven as follows: Appréteurs, those who twist the strips and forge the ribbons re $1.00 Forgeurs, who forge the barrel 1.1 Frappeurs, who are the helpers of the two first named py 70 Dresseurs, who examine the barrel to detect and remedy dents, &e 11) Aiguiseurs, who grind and polish the barrels to outside dimensions 10) Polisseurs, who polish the inside of the barrels........ 0 Foreurs, who bore out and smooth out inside mostly boys Ww At Werndl’s armory, in Styr, Austria, the material used for gun-barrels, lock cover ings, cleaning-rods and bayonets is venerally crucible cast steel of different qualities—that is, of such different degree of hardness as experience has shown is most appropriate for the particular part to be hardened. The gun trimmings are made from cast iron, and the stocks from walnut wood. The War De- partment of Austro-Hungary has recently ordered that all barrels and bayonets should be made of refined Martin steel. There are now about 1200 workmen employed in this armory, whose wages range from 50 cents to $1.17 per day. American machines are largely used. In the light of the above facts it seems absurd to hear the American dude sportsman boast of his foreign-made gun. No foreign rivalry can oust the American sporting arm from favorite usage, and if in Belgium and Austria with cheap labor guns can be made cheap, for utility and service ableness the true sportsmen of the United States will look toa home market. oe November Railroad Earnings.—Only a very few months ago the larger number of railroads reporting were showing a decrease in earnings from month to month compared with last year. How great the change since then may be seen by the fact that, of 23 railroads reporting for November so far, only four have any decrease in earnings, while they have a great gain in the aggre gate, as follows : _ 1885 _ 1884 Increase. P.c, Earnings... $15,173,350 $13,933,207 $1,240,148 8.9 We must not, however, exaggerate the pres- ent favorable condition, Itis not so much be- cause they are doing extraordinarily well this year as that they were doing extraordinarily ill last year that there has been so great a gain. Last year the decrease in November of 79 railroads reporting compared with 1383 was 8.9 per cent., and not to have made a gain this year would have been doing mar velously ill. The change is really important and very encouraging, nevertheless, because it shows that the downward tendency has been arrested very decidedly, i” ‘ ‘ , ¢ 7 “ a “ery,” ww ANSONIA BRASS AND COPPER CO., MANUFACTURERS OF PURE COPPER WIRE, For Electrica! 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, &e., IN— W. FE. DODGE. Pres't. G. P. COWLES, V.-P. and Treas. AA. Cl IW LES, Secretary. Ansonia Refined Ingo t Copper, Anchor Brand ; LAKE INGOT COPPER. 19 & 21 CHM Street, NEW YORE. ———_—_—————————— PHELPS, DODGE & CO., IMPORTERS OF TIN PLATE Roofing Plate, Sheet Iron, Copper, Pig Tin, Wire, Zinc, &c. COPPER AX®_ BRASS. CLIFF STREET, NEW YORK. (Established 1802.) SCOVILL MFG. COMPANY WATERBURY, - CONN., Manufacturers of BRASS,—Sheet Brass, Brass Wire, Brass Tubing. GERMAN poem German Silver, German Silver ae VER. Wire, German Silver Tubing BUT ; mein: Middie, Broad, Desk, Ship, HINGES. ; ‘Stop, Spring and Piano-Forte. ) Military, Naval, Livery, Society, Rall BUTTONS. 5 road, School, Lasting, Silk and Dress. LAMP ) German Student Lamps, Kerosene GOODS, } burners, Kerosene Lamps. PHOTO- ? Camera Boxes, Printing Frames, GRAPHIC) Chemicals, Paper, Glass, &c. Scovill’s Patent Lock Box for Post Offices. DEPOTS: 473 Broome Sure et, New York. 7 Devonshire - reet, Boston. 83 Lake Street, Chicago. | DICKERSON & CO.. Liverpool. THE IRON AGE. Waterbury Brass Co, Sheet, Roll and Pla'ers’ 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 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, DEPOTS MILLS AT 996 Broads ay, New York. WATERBURY, 125 Eddy St., Providence R. |. CONN. THE 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 nd Bits e{ 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, NEW YORK. CORRUGATED - Send for Price List snowing our libera) Dis counts to the Wholesale rrade. SAMSON NOVELTY WORKS Nos. 3: TRON =: + ROOFING SIDING, CEILING, ARCHES4"2° LATH. oe CINCINNAT,. CORRUGATING CO. <+ CINCINNATI, SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. THE SAMSON > Q3dWius 0. is the Beat, the Simple and most Portable WIRE STRETCHER in the Marxet. Line of Draft direct; always Self-Adjust ing ; Rigid Double Handle ; Double Pawl; it works at either end of the ‘tence, at either side of the post and either side up. LIGHT, PORTABLE, SIMPLE, SURE. For sale by all leading wholesale Jobbing Hardware Houses and Barb Wire men ip the United States. MANUFACTURED ONLY BY 14 & 16 Main St., De Kalb, Ills. AND IN CANADA BY BULLOCK HARDWARE Co., Otterville, Ontario. lowa B Barb Wire Co., 98 Reade Street, New York. ESTABLISHED 1837, {INOORPORATED 1876, Waterbury Hi. 8. CHASE, Sec'y & Treas. Mfg. Co., WATERBURY, CONN., brass zoos THE WIRE GOODS CO., Worcester. Mass. fill Wire Ge “is, Belt Ho oks, Double-Pointed Tacks and Staples, Wire ine Wire Han ad Rail Ser rews, &c.,&c. Wires cut, bent, milled, straightened pom poege ( iers solicited from the Trade for the full lime of Screw re Wire Gi On ds. Quality guaranteed the best ip the market, det ler. THE WIRE COODS CO., Worcester, Mass. MANUFACTURERS OF Sheet and Roll Brass AND YT > s W | IR Ki, GERMAN SILVER AND GILDING METAL, CUPPER RIVETS AND BURRS, COPPER ELECTRICAL WIRE. Pins, Brass Butt Hinges, Jack Chain, Burners, Lamp Trimmings, §e. Kerosene 18 MURRAY ST., NEW YORK, 71 PEARL ST., BOSTON, 115 LAKE sI., CHICAGO. Rolling Mill, Fa “Ss THOMA! ASTON, CONN. W ATERBU ‘RY, CONN. BRIDGEPORT BRASS CO. MANUFACTURERS OF Sheet and Roll Brass, BRASS AND COPPER WIRE AND TUBING, SEAMLESS AND BRAZED TUBING, COPPER AND IRON RIVETS, Oilers and Cuspadores, Lanterns and Trimmings, Clocks and Bi Fan Movements, Lamps and Trimmings, Kerosene Burners, Plumbers’ Materials. Particular attention paid to cutting out Blanks and manucacturiug Metal Goods. MANUFACTORY, W aREHOUSE, Bridgeport, Conn. | 19 Murray St., N. ¥. Holmes, Bootn a ao WATERBURY CONN. NEW YORK, BOSTON, 25 Park Place. 22 Murray 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. SILVER- 18 Fideral St GERMAN SILVER Spoons, PLATED FORKS AND Spoons, KEROSENE BuRNERS, &C., JOHN DAVOL & SONS, AGENTS FOR Brooklyn Brass & Copper Co., DEALERS IN 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'l Agents, 111 LIBERTY ST. ‘2d Floor), NEW YORK. GEO. W. PRENTISS & CO,, HOLYORE, MASS, Manufacturers of Bright, Coppered, Annealed and Tin Plated. Als« GUN SCREW WIRE Of all sizes. straightened and cut to order. CXC) aS >a teat BEECHER & PECK, MANUFACTURERS OF DROP PRESSES, | DROP FORGINGS, &c., NEW HAVEN, CONN. December 17, 1885, PHILIP L. MOEN, President and Treasurer CHAS, F. WASHBURN, Vice-President and Secreta ry of WORCESTER, MASS. ee a S0ETL, aoa PTET es aS Lapeer tee rete eehs temtnag noe o {fers ed — == 7 Established 1831, = sO Sout a3 = = we y a a re seee as ear ip = 2 a = Sor ae aS a aoe Sri ats 2 eo MANUFACTURERS OF |IRON and STEEL. WIRE, Patent Steel Barb Fencing, Patent Steel Wire Bale Ties. WIRE RODS of all Grades ; Ror ind Iron, Rivet quality, 3-16 in. to inv., cut to any lengtt Owners and elusive Operat ws of the PATE INT CON TINUO S ROL LING MULL, producing irc mn and Stee! WI in coils of too pounds, without SEAMor WELD. Patent Galvanized so le graph ca ire, Market and + Wire, Annealed Fence and Grape W ire in long lengths ; Coppered Pail-Bail Wire ; Ro 3 ridge, Bolt, Ser Rivet, Buckle and Chain Wire. Wire for the manufacture of Card Clothing, Hedk jles ok eeds, &c. Piano-str Covering Wire, Tinned Broom Wire an d Tinned-plated Wire of all sizes. A specialty is m ave of Clock, Mast ery, Gun Screw and Spiral Spring Wire, and Refined Wire to Pattern for Pe artic ular pt from sel stamps of Norway Iron. Any grade of Wire furnished. Annealed, Bright, Polished, C vi re oa. ( daly aniz Tin Plated. Wire furnished, Straightened avd Cut to any length. Ste el ¢ rinolin e vw“ ire, P atent L fluish. Unrivaled Steel Music Wire. Steel Wire for Springs, Ne ills. Market Steel \ kept in stock, all sizes. WAREHOUSES: “NATIONAL WIRE Warehouse, 45 Fulton Street, New York. y#klyn, N. Y.} ‘New York, 16 Cliff pad 241 Pearl Sts ( Chicago, 107 and 108 I sake St. AND LANTERN WORK: 005, 1207, 1209 and 1211 De Kalb Avenue, Brox (Manufactory, Nos. 1197, 1199, 1201, 12038, 12 NO RS E, TOWARD & MANUFACTUKFRS OF WINDOW GUARDs ’ RIDDLES, COAL SCREENS, SAND SCREENS, OFFICE ate RAILING LANTERNS, LAWN NURSERY FENCING Z FENDERS, C ; POULTRY E SPARK NETTING C GUARDS, os 3 - STABLE tr JZARDEN WORK, FIXTURES Uo RC, ae, ac., eC, i ¥ WIRE CLOTH OF ALL KINDS. 8 ABRAMS. HEWITT, Pres., WM. HEWITT, Vice-Pres,, JAMESHALL, Tr: eas,, E, HANSON, Se Q Tae TRENTON IRON Co., MANUFACTURERS OF Tr Plans and Estimates for " Suspension Bridges Furnished on Application. Ne Works and Office, TRENTON, NEW JERSEY. New York Office, COOPER, HEWITT & CO., 17 Burling Slip. Philadelphia Office, 21 N. Fourth st. Chicago Office, 146 Lake Street. “WIRE” =F) y= HAZARD MFG Co. qu Bi P, WORKS nn 81 Liberty St., New York, ee Pa Broder ick & Bascom Rope Co, Abst ie) Pp BRODERICK& BASCOM ROPE Co. MANUFACTURERS OF IRON AND STEEL , | . Wik ROPE, 704 & 7O6 N. Main St., - - - $§t. Louis, Mo. A. LESCHEN c& SON s, = . = Ss @ Manufacturers of o = NG = ones oa = —<- = cs z= fe = 2 a | cS er = mM ~~ ‘eS 4 2 = eo 2 © = ~ = = -= € je Ss JS — 903 and 905 N. MAIN STREET, ST. LOUIS, MO. Feevespeusonee invited ge ee EB STE Y. * WIRE CLOTHS oe i eels andi Steel Locometive Spark Wire Cloth. Riddles for Expert and Foundry use. ¢ oal nd Sand Screens. tr ren Bolting Cloth. Wire Work ef every description No. “71. FoLTON st., - NEw YTorRns- HK, RDs N, Se sation. urth st. J,, = C SOUIM T ‘Suiyorg dwoy nrited . Copp alvan i j ire. of a! Grades e Coal THE IRON December 17, 1885. CARY. ke MOEN, BIRD 0 LINDEMANN & CO. UFACTURERS OF ¢ MANUFACTUPERS $ SS, I % panned ae. t. CAGES. |= TEEL WIRE for all purposes and STEEL SPRINGS of every description. cee - ma CCC OC | ND dep ‘ . 49S ttf S pws | ULL UOTE LLM LR LEAL LA ) — S > S > — > > > > > > > NS > i “S ho Rg bs a ~ WS Ss = > >) > S . S S S Ss S eS dl Market Steel Wire, Crinoline Wire, Tempered and Covered. Also PATENT TEMPERED STEEL FURNITURE SPRINGS, constantly on hand. Se eee 236 and 238 West 29th nd 238 West 29th Street, NEW 1} NEW TO if TRON AND BRASS RIVETS, ges STUDS, PINS, SCREWS, &c. For Manufacturers of Light Hardware. BLAKE & JOHNSON, WateRBURY, CONN. PEARL STREET, NEW YORK. | THRESHER TOOTH (Spike) STEEL, of superior quality, very soft, strong and tough; extremely ductile, and will bend double upon itself without breaking. In use by all the leading makers. For sample and price address GAUTIER STEEL DEPART- MENT of Cambria Iron Co., Johnstown, Pa. + ++ 4 | TYLER, MANUFACTURERS OF | i | | ' Successors to W. S. STEEL WIRE CLOTH Of Every Description, All meshes from 2 to the h up to 1 o-mesh made and carried in stock, for mining purposes, i. 8S. TYLER, Pres. E. H. ALLEN, Sec. & Treas. Ci. VELAND. OHIO. ‘MaQNIND AYSIWA Chicago Office, 202 First Nat. Bank Building. [No. 137.] New York Office, 104 READE ST. 523 ARCH ST. COOK’S FRICTION Patent applied for. ’d 1818. This grinder has a s-in. Fmery and Corundum Wheel. Estab’d 1818. Incorp’d 1874. Runs easly to required speed, viz, 47°0; is light, we igh | , THE zg but 6 fbs.; small, occupying but little room ; can u s y" is well made, the frame and wheel | Gilbert & Bennett Mfg. Co. sed wet or dry - chareoal {ron with a hard-rubber friction pulley which can instantly be adjusted to any required ten- 1; spindle, steel, and is just the article for grind x house and shop tools of every description. For rices address THE K. & W. MFG. CO., Chillicothe, ‘ 209 State Street. WAREHOUSES : 42 CLIFF ST., NEW YORK, 228 LAKE 87., CHICAGO, ILLS., MANUFACTURERS OF lron& Galvanized Wire Sleves and Wire Cloth. Power Loom Painted and Galvan ized Window Screen Wire Cloth, Galvanized Wire Cloth for Drying Fruits, Warld’s Gaivanized Wen Wire Fence, Galvanized Twist Wire Poultry Netting. Factories, Georgetown, Conn Chicago Office WIRE NAIL MACHINES a= HARDMAN PATENT.) | Five Sizes for Making Nails) No. 28 to No. 0 Gauge any Re-| NIEN- N-TSI | CHINESE LACQUER, quired Length. Manufactured by ALBERT ASSMAN & SONS, | | UNEQUALLED FOR DURABILITY, Prevents Iron, Steel, Brass, Nickel, Coppe we Silver, Bronze and Thore , tes i ia successful operation. all compositions from corroding. Also resists dampness, KEROSENE OIL roughly tested and ia suc P | and FLY SPECKS. Can be applied without heating metal, } Sole aan H. S. ALLEN & CO., 112 John St., New York, Would call specia] attention to manufacturers of Agricultural Implements, Machinery and Architectural [ron Works. Sample and Prices sent on application, For prices and particulars address BIRMINGHAM IRON FOUNDRY, |, BIRMINGHAM, CONN. GEO. B. TURRELL, Pres., 75 Chambers St., New York. DUNCAN K. MAJOR, Treas., Torrington, Conn. Roeder & Shien S2 and S4 Nassau St., | NEW YORK. | Torrington, Conn., U. 8. A. ESTABLISHED 1864. The advantage being that mm | will fit any style of hee whether large or small, without the use of straps. ¥ S82, Frosted Nickeled, Per Pair, $5.50, 83, Polished Nickeled, Per Pair, $6.50. HIS CUT ILLUSTRATES OUR LATEST STYLE CLUB SKATES For Rink and Private Use, American and Foreign BOTH FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN te | 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. LANE'S PATENT STEEL DOOR HANGER, The most perfect Anti-Friction Hanger tn the Market, ; BECAUSE It is made of steel throughout, except the wheel which has a steelaxle. It will not break. It is practically free from wear. It is almost noiseless in action. It requires no oil. bearing on the door, and keeps in line. It is by far the most durable. It may be used with any track. It is always in order. LANET’S PATENT TRACK Is made of steel and 1s easily put in position. Catches and holds DO snow or ice, subject to decay. Requires no fitting, but is ready at once. May be used with hangers of other manufacture. _ Manufactured by LANE BROS., . "Raa eer en JOHN H. GRAHAM & CO., General Agents, 113 Chamber Street, E " sale by the leadirg Hardware, Stove and DI BE B E e MA N U I AC vp I J IR I NG «-F ( s b in the United urniching Geeds Seunee N. E. Cor. 84 and Cumberland Sts., PHILADELPHIA, PA., Manufactured by MANUFACTURERS OF THE J.B. KENDALL, CHALIENGE EMERY GRINDERS, POLISHING MACHINES, COUNTER SHAFTS, HANGERS. &., Washington, D. C Contractors and Builders of Light Machinery and Hardware Specialties, icited i promptly and | at the lowest rates. ‘Trap. The “ BOSS” The Only Rat Catcher. Poughkeepsie, N. Y. NEW ¥ORK. Coro. Door hung thereon cannot jump the track, Is not | A Gs HK | THE FRED, J, MEYERS MFG. CO, COVINGTON, KY., Manufacturers of wins Goonvdvs oO Fe ATs KIN DS. | It has a broad | It ca the f im. in diameter ‘oO. truction will cut the heaviest as well as the Hghtest « , and the whole d, are also made of steel The Knife is made of the fin nb rere the Knifeo est forwed “SHARP'S” This is the eastest and most rapid cutting Can ¢ used t j rs the amall rate “he ¢on the end of the screw r Cutter can be se tto and tempered steel, and on ace device finishe d first class In every respec question, the Introduced ne CAN OPENER. pener ever made By turning with or spiral rod, any size, from 4% In. to open eithe on ound or square cans cut a hole ount of its pecullar well as the Sticker on the t, making this, without simplest, most durable and best Can Opener ever an. The Spiral Screw, as Our patent Oval Popper with round corners Is the neatest Catalogue : OUR y MNS Cm ULL Ss 'T’. HUD) strongest and best Popper mad Dealers desiring a first-class article should buy no other, Wrought-Iron Fencing, Cresting, Mincing Knives and Hardware Specialties end for Illustrated and Price List RIN Oe wT W IRE, WIRE CI OTH, WIRE Ps noir eeerne 1704 BEA a ROPE, Counter Railings, Window Guards, Iron and Wire Fences, Plain and Barbed Fencing Wire. NATIONAL WIRE pe IRON CO, DETROIT, MICrtE., DRAWERS of Fine Brass and Copper Wire. AL3O THOMPSON McCOPH, President. (parenres.| Hawkeye Steel Barb Fence Co., Burlington, lowa. BARB WIRE WEAVERS OF Philadelphia Office, BRASS and CO PPE R CLOTHS. JOHN A, McCOSH, Sec. and Treas, LIFTER AND CARRIER. TING HANDS OR TEAR ING CLOTHES, SAVES THE PRICE OF THE LIFTER MANY TIMES EVERY DAY. Manufactured Solely by Our Agents, John 8. Graham & Co.,113 Chambers St., carry stock of our Lifters and data al Factory prices. — —— | 1 r AT E NT 0 OF F | C Z { J N | O N H A ke DWA ke E- (> M PA N Y The above cut represents Preston's Patent Braided Cable Wire Fence Rail, manufactured by the 5| HOLLOW CABLE MFG. CO., Hornelisville, N. Y. We also manufacture extensively four different sizes Wire Clothes Lines. Send for Circulars and Price Lista, Cc. 8. CHAMBERLAIN, 55 Dearborn 8St., erieem, Hil. Adapter ‘Is all «l te th IZes, all clas Write for estimates THE Zolliau Patent FOUNDRY tine Made in six with capacity from one fifteen per hour es of work, for light or he Soe adhe ‘rs in Economy of Fuel and el nm. COLLIAU FURNACE. C0, DETROIT, MICH. and mention this paper, WICKWIRE BROTHERS, CORTLAND, N. ¥Y., MANUFACTUKERS OF (CLOTH WIRE **CORTLAND” INDOW T SCREEN WIRE CLOTH. AND WIRE > Goons Dish Covers, Corn Poppers, Coal Sieves, Flour Sieves, Etc., Etc. Metallic Coal Steve. NO DANGER OF CUT- , oe) ea eu - oa os a) a by Mri © M@RAT VER r re & oe t 2" be ee 2 as ¢< + - eeu Ee OGDEN & WALLACE,|Marshall Leffens & Co..|C) X FORD W. 0. wooo & co., ld, IRON AND NAIL CO., 85, 87, 89 & 91 Elm 8t,, New York. 90 Beekman St,, New York City, MANUFACTURERS OF Iron =" Steel galvanized Sheet Iron, Of every description kept in stock. Agents for Park, Brother & Co.'s Best Bloom, Best Refined and Oommon. Galvanized Wire, Telegraph and Fence ; Galvanized , “KK / i STEE Hoop and Band Iron, Galvanized Rod and Bar [ron B I . AC K DIA M¢ )N D » Nt E I UL. Galvanized Nails, Galvanized Chain, Galvanioed Iron Cut All sizes of Cast and Machinery Steel con- stantly on hand. CORRUGATED SHEET IRON p E ie 5 O N & C 0 For Roofing, &c,, Galvanized, Plain or Painted. §§ | Best Charcoal, Best Refined and Common ) SHEET IRON. 81, 83 and 85 (ESTABLISHED 1790. IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN IRON and STEEL,| PLATE anp Tank [Ron | JOHN J. HARRISON (Successor to HARRISON & GLLLOON), oe IRON AND METAL DEALER, | IRON WORK GALVANIZED OR TINNED TO ORDER. | 558, 60, s62 WATER, ST. & pe yt 36 ¢ HERRY ST. | Guaranteed fully equal in all respects to the Y . . ° 2 * Price list and quotations sent upon application. | nas on hand, and offers for sale, the following: aan Scotch and American Pig Iron, Wrought, Cast and s 9 : Machinery Scrap Iron, Car Wheels, A xles and — Wrought [ron; also old Copper, Composition, Brass, and at a lese Pp io C. No.1, C, H. No. 1, C.H. No.1 Flange, Best Flange, Best Flange Fire Box, Circles. And GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 24. 25, 26 & 27 West Street, NEW YORK. ass, Deeceieoes OF SCRIPTIONS O IRON MERCHANTS, FOX & DRUMMOND, ~*~ 190 SOUTH 8T., ~ : 365 WATER sf, | NEW YORK.) Cat tron Gas and Water Pipe. 2 to 48 Inches Diameter, ““A.R. M.CO.” SHAFTING. ALSO GENERAL ASSORTMEN OF “NORWAY,” “ULSTER,” “ CATASAUQUA,” REFINED AND COMMON IRON, BAND, HOOP AND SOROLL IRON. STEEL OF ALL KINDS. TBLEPHONE CALL, “ NASSAU, 379.” A. R. WHITNEY & CO,, MANUFAOTURERS OF AND DEALERS I8 lron and Steel JAMES WILLIAMSON & CO, SCOTCH AND AMERICAN PIG IRON, No. 63 Wall St... New York. DANIEL F. COONEY, AGENCIES: PORTAGE TRON CO., Limited, Merehant Iron and 88S Washington St., New York, NORWAY STEEL & IRON co., Homogeneous | [RON AND STEEL BOILER PLATES Steel Plates BAY STATE IRON CO., Tank. Boiler and Girder ie ) SPIKES. J. 8S. SCRANTON, Sales Agent, NEW YORK. BURDEN'S 160 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. HORSE SHOES z & “Burden Best” Iron Boiler Rivets. December 17, 1895 JAMES P. WITHEROW. Engineer & Contractor, Lewis Block, PITTSBURGH, Pa., WHITWELL FIRE-BRICK STOVES CLAPP-GRIFFITHS PATENTS FOR MANUPACT OF SOFT STEEL, ON AGE. PITTSBURGH, PA.. ae Nails AND MANUFACTURERS OF PATENT Planished Sheet Iron. Washington Street, specially adapted for A No. 1 Boiler | Patented April 8th, 1873 ; Sept. oth, 1873 ; Oct. 6th. 1874 ; Jan. 1, 1876; Oct, 17th, 1876; Jan trth, 1877; Feb. 6th, 1877; Dec. roth, 1878; Jan. roth, 1882 ; Jan. 1st, 1884 ; Feb. rath, 1884: March 4th, 1884 ; Jan. 6th, 1885. Boiler Rivets, Wire Rods, Stay Bolt Stamping Ware, Nail Plates, & OBE, Will contract to completely erect, IMPORTED RUSSIA IRON, and place in operation Blast Furnace \ well Stoves and Steel Plants as abov: ALSO I manufacture at our own works everyt Common, Refined, Charcoal and Juniata GRADES OF Works construction, can guarantee p: BLACK SHEET IRO N , | ness and satisfaction. syRACUSE |WHEELING NAILS, MALLEABLE IRON) Laughlin Nail Co., a W. K. ROSS. SYRACUSE, - N.Y. — ~ SOLE ACENT, Mower and Reaper Castings and|97 Chambers Street, New York. Carriage Irons a Specialty. / Manhattan Rolling Mill J. LEONARD, appertaining to Blast Furnace and W. B. BURNS, Proprteror. BEARD SWINE BOLLING IU Bote Paten | STOO MO — PENNSYLVANIA IRON WORKS | 445 to 451 West St GLASGC JBE <S. Boiler Flues } LUES. 0 es " V IRON WO 177 & 179 Bank st,, NEW YORK, A. M. BYERS & CO., Wrought Iron Pipe. CARNEGIE BROS. & CO., Limited, Iron and Steel Beams, Channels, Shapes and Shafting BROOKLYN WIRE NAIL CO,, Steet 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 B F. JUDSON, Importer of and Dealer in SCOTCH AND AMERICAN THE BURDEN IRON CO. TROY, N. Y. Everson, Hammond & Orr, Ltd., MANUFACTURER OF SECOND AvE., PitTspuRGH, PA..; HORSE SHOE IRON, MANUFACTURERS OF Toe Calk Steel, Rods, Ovals, Half Ovals and Flats Light Sheet Iron. |xcystoNe ROLLING MILL, Limited, lea addres $6 Hudson se New Yor. | Oke Tron, Bo RDEN & Lov ELL, WROUGHT & CAST SCRAP IRON, ILD METALS. . . ( Commission Merchants, $57 & 452 Water St NEW YORK, rors. FOUNDRY RIDDLES CX Greese, ( —__ NEW YORK, JOHN BROWER, H. L. FREELAND. $ Wm. H. Wallace. New York. Fall River Iron Co.’s Nails, Bands, Hoops and Rods, AND 81 Murray Street, Borden Mining Company's CUMBERLAND COALS. aT ee IMPORTED & AMERICAN) UPR CE 1m ZN PIG IRON = a LAKE SUPERIOR CHARCOAL IRON, For Malleable and Car-Wheel Furposes, A SPECIALTY. REFINED ly —— , WT iae WEL TAT oe Qari = AA/LROAD CASTINGS. Howard, Childs & Co., CHARLES HIMROD & CO.,/Commission Merchants, CHICAGO AND DETROIT. 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. Re 5 | Correspondence solicited. Prices on application. For cutting off the ends of Bolts and Rivets, on carriages, Wagons, harness, &c, Ask for them where you buy your hardware, or send for cir- ular and price list. , | — : ; | —_— BOLT & RIVET CLIPPERS. E. JENCKES MANFG. CO..|R. D. WOOD & CO. PHILADELPHIA, Manufacturers of PAWTUCKET, R. L.,, Bright Wire Goods, Belt Hooks, CHAMBERS, BROTHER 4 CO.,| “Ena. enh uae Cast Iron Pipe LEECHBURG FOR WATER AND GAS, 52nd St, Betow Lancaster AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. PASSAIC ROLLING MILL Co. Manufacture and have always in stock New York Office, SS Chambers Street, SAMUEL A. HAINES, Selling Agent. LAMP POSTS, WILLIAM H. WALLACE & CO., Iron Merchants, Cor. ALBANY & WASHINGTON S1S., NEW YORK CITY. Wm. Bispham. E. C. Wallace. J. H. Sternbergh, Reading, Pa., MANUFACTURER OF Also as a Speciality Bolts, Nuts, Washers, Rivets, LAG SCREWS, TURNBUCKLES, Rods and Forgings for Bridges and Buildings, &e., &e., &c. WM. McFARLAND, lron and Brass Founder, TRENTON, N, J. Chilled Cast Wire Dies a Specialty. Any size or style made at short notice. Mathew’s Pat. Anti-Freezing Hydrants. 400 CHESTNUT STREET. Manufacturers of Ir ONT, Pittsburgh, Pa. Bonnell, Botsford & Co., IRON, NAILS AND SPIKES YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. ROOFING SHEET of all grades a specialty. Prices quoted promptly upon application. CORRUGATED AND CRIMPED IRON ROOFING & SIDING, Iron Buildings, Roofs, Shutters, Doors, Cornices, Skylights, Bridges, &c. MOSELEY IRON BRIDGE AND ROOF CO., 5 Dey Street, NEW YORK. BAR IRON. JOHN CALDWELL, Treas T. W. WELSH, Sup GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE, Jr., Prest W. W. CARD, Secy. H. H. WESTINGHUUSE, Gen'l Agt. Tr =z Bw -— 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 fo: passenger cars, except that the various parts are 80 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 and the inereased speed possible with perfect safety, will repay the cost of its application withi hort time. ; ° "rhe ** Automatic ” has proved itself to be the most efficient Train and Safety Brake known. Its lication is instantaneous ; it can be operated from any car in the train if desired, and should th 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 O00 CARS FULL INFORMATION FURNISHED ON APPLICATION. IRON WORKS. KIRKPATRICK & Co. LIMITED Manufacture o Grades 0 Fin ES SHEET IRONS, (Refined, Cold Rolled, Show Card, Stamping, Tea Tray, Polished, Shovel, Ferrule Iron, &c.) NATURAL GAS USED AS FUEL. OFFICE, No, 143 First Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. VALVES, ETC. WORKS, Leechburg, Pa. ROLLED IRON BEAMS, Channels, Angles, Tees, Merchant Bars, Riveted Work, Forgings, Eye Bars, &c., PATERSON, N. J. za ROOM 45, Astor House, New York. Pike Station, New Cable Address, End), Lamoille, Black Dia mond, Magic, Green Moun Hot Pressed Nuts, Bolts, Washers, &e. | ictskwoens eo ae whee arkansas DOVER TRON CO.S stan Sad Sandstone Clear shape In fact, everything that Is used for sharpening Boiler Kivets, Boiler Brace jaws ; Socket Bolts, Selby ans Pikes asrastbel kasd ree alos VARIETY METAL BOOM. iron Foundry and Machine Shop. STEAM HEATING BY DIRECT RADIATION a ' 5 in all its Branches a Specialty. Brass and other fF? (J Li Li Fi [ [3 Rr 0 7 D Ei [X S ¥ C 0 Metal Moulding, Casting and Finishing. Noiseless & Ge e« | Vertical Engines, Hydrants, Fire Plugs, &c. 1 Kc... &c. 39 GREENWICH S8T., NEW YORK. reenter A. F. PIKE MFG. Co.., “ Pike, Haverill.”’ MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN BLUE STON ez. The Largest Manufacturers and Dealers in Stones for ( 7 I T ¢& N \ [ ] S Sharpening all Edge Tool. Pike’s celebrated Blue : 4 4 ~bn 9 stone. Indian Pond (Red = — Pottsville, Schuylkill Co., Pa. Only single Ring ever invent that closes on outside of the nos« aN BROWN'S g Elliptical Ring and Triple Groove Hog and Pig Ring: The only that will effectu 8 t Only single Ring that closes on ally keep Hogs m rooting. No i , : - 9 o the outside of the nose. No shar} sharp points im the nose. WY points in the flesh to keep It sor: CHAMBERS, BERING & QUINLAN CO.,, Exclusive Manufacturers, Decatur, 11) CLOSES ON OUTSIDE OF NOSE. | Only Double Ring Invented. | if | Chamnion Hog Ringer, RINGS and HOLDER. Hampshire, U.S. A. Joun J. Spowenrs, President. ALEXANDER BURNS, Manager. THE JERSEY CITY GALVANIZING CO., MANUFACTURERS OF GALVANIZED MATERIAL OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. «-ulvanizing in All its Kranches. Galvanized Sheet Iron—Best Bloom, Best Refined, Common. Galvanizei Round, Square, Band and ° Hoop Iron, &c., &c. ‘PIKE: erg All Sizes ~ All Gauges of Corrugation and from Sizes Votosich:s, EERE, Corrugated Sheet Iron a Specialty, Galvanized, Black and Painted. Iron Corrugated for the Trade. istimates furnished on applicat esti i ion. WORKS: GREEN and BAY STREETS JERSEY CITY, N. J, OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE: 98 JOHN STREET, NEW YORK. of Sheets. BANNAN, th Office, rn , 6. re fo ece of vages withis an. Its ld th oluer> , Pa, ent nos 1g Ring fe on shar} sore , Al es and male. RK. Rails, Bars, Axles, Shafting, Fish Bars (Plain and Angle), Spikes, December 17, 1885. oad WILLIAM R. HART & CO., AMERICAN AND FOREIGN PIG IRON, SPIEGELEISEN, STEEL BLOOMS, CROP ENDS, HENRY LEVIS & CO., For Iron and Steel Rails, Car Wheels, Boiler and Sheet Iron and General Railway Equipments, TIN PLATES, &c. Old Rails, Axles and Wheels bought and sold. No, 226 WALNU f ST., PHILADELPHIA. 234 S. 4th St., Philadelphia. Heavy Rails, Light Rails, Railway F'astenings, STREET RAILS. OFFICE, WORKS, 218 South Fourth St., Johnstown, Philadelphia, Pa. Pennsylvania. The Phcenix Iron Co., 410 WALNUT ST., 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. 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 Eye Bars, and Built-up Shapes for Iron Bridges. REFINED BAR, SHAFTING, and Every Variety of SHAPE IRON Made to order. ius and Specifications furnished, Address DAVID REEVES, President. New York Agents, MILLIKEN & SMITH, 95 Liberty St. Boston Agents, FRED. A. HOUDLETTE & CO., 1 9 Batterymarch St. ALAN WOOD & CoO., MANUFACTURERS OF Patent Planished, Galvanized, Commen, Best Refined, Cleaned and Charceal Bloom PLATE cc SHEET IRON, ALSO LIGHT PLATES AND SHEETS OF STEEL, No. 519 Arch Street. Philadelphia, Pa, irders solicited especially for Corrugated, Gasholder, Pan and Elbow, Water Pipe, Smoke Stack, Tank and Boat Iron ; Last, Stamping, Ferrule Locomotive Headlight and Jacket Iron, WW. H. WALBAUM & CO., 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. AGENTS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTH LONSDADE TRON & STEEL CO., Limited, Bessemer Pig Iron, brand ‘ Ulverston ;” Malleable Pig Iron, brand “ U. H MOSS BAY HE MATITE IRON & STEEL CO., Limited, Spiegeleisen, Crop Ends, &c. Also for ** Lorn”’ Malleable Charcoal! Pig Lron and N. B. ALLEN & CO,’S Dinas Fire Bricks. \lso Sole Agents for the WHITE RIVER MINING CO’S, Arkansas Manganese Ore, Guaranteed so per cent, Metallic Manganese, PENCOYD IRON WORKS, A. cz PP. ROBERTS cw 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 Glamorgan Pig Iron. GORDON, STROBEL & LAUREAU, ENGINEERS, (fice, No. 26 8S. Fourth St., Philedelphia, No. 226 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. Tuyeres instantaneously re- movable. Especially suitable for the production of soft material. THE ALLENTOWN ROLLING MILLS, MANUFACTURERS OF Rivets, Bolts and Nuts, &c. Bridges and Turn-Tables. al ( fice, 237 South Third St., Philadelphia. Works at Allentown, Pa. J. W. PAXSON & CO., DEALERs in MOULDING SAND 1021 North Delaware Ave., Philadelphia, a eG Vlas MANUFACTURERS CHARCOAL FACING, ANTHRACITE FACING, SOAPSTONE, LEAD FACING, RIDDLES, SHOVELS, STEEL BRUSHES. x MINERAL, ‘X MINERAL, ‘“L FACING, Manufacturers’ Agents THE IRON AGE. 5 EDWARD J. ETTING JUSTICE COX, CHARLES K, BARNS. IRON BROKER & COMMISSION MERCHANT, JUSTICE. COX. JR,, & CO,, 222 S. Tarrp St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. PIG, BAR and RAILROAD IRON, OLD RAILS, SCRAP, &c. as Agent for the “wount Savage Fire Brick. oO INT EXCLUSIVE AGENT FOR IP Ir co TL Rr ® LYNCH BU RG IRON Cco., CARBON ROLLING MILL CO., Limited, Best Qual LYNCHBURG, VA., ity Muck Bar CATASATQ A MFG. CO.’S Bar, Foundry and Forge Pig Iron. os HistGawatiae STORAGE, WHARF anp YARD, Delaware Avenue above Callow hill St., connected by track with rail No 22 P road. CASH ADVANC ES MADE ON IRON, ; ° : — : ~ 8 ae = st ag ian ican jerome Keeley & Co., LINDSAY, PARVIN & CO., Our Inland Steamboat Marine. The report of General Dumont, Supervis ing Inspector-General of Steamboats, shows that of the number of lives lost during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1885, from all causes, including fire, explosions, collisions, snags, wrecks, sinking and _= accidental drowning, 47 were passengers and 86 were officers or persons employed on the steam ers, This is helieved to be the minimum loss yet recorded.