The Iron Age 1886-04-01: Vol 37 Iss 13

INDEX TO READING MATTER PAGE 40, Published every Thursday Morning by Davin Witutams, Nos. 66 and 68 Duane Street, Vol. XXXVII: No. fhe Plant of the Dayton Coal and Iron Co. {mong the mang enterprises which have been undertaken in the South in recent years there is none in connection with the iron trade which has attracted such widespread | interest as that of the Dayton Coal and Iron (‘o., of Dayton, Tenn. This company have recently blown in their No. 1 furnace, and, as they are now producing the various grades of pig metal of satisfactory quality, it may be said they have substantially passed through the period of constructicn and are enrolled among the active enterprises of the South. The idea of making iron at Dayton originated some 12 or I5 years since, when very large tracts of mineral land were ac- juired with that object in view. At that time the production of coke pig iron in the South was carried on only to a very limited extent, and it may be said with truth that the business was only in an experimental stage, for, as is well known, the development at Birmingham is of more recent date. The projectors of the Dayton enterprise contem- plated the transportation of their product by the Tennessee River to Chattanooga, and thence by rail to the various markets, for the Cincinnati Southern Railway, although sur- veyed through Dayton, was not built until some years later. The severe depression which rested on the iron trade for so many years after the panic of 1873, checking all enterprise, did not warrant the completion f these plans at that time. Early in 1884 the work of erecting blast furnaces, de- veloping mines and constructing their railroad system was determined upon, and from that time the work has been vigorously pushed to completion. The two blast furnaces, with all their appli- ances, are said to be the most complete and substantial in the South, and wiil hallenge comparison with any in the United States. Within 3 miles of the furnaces are the coal and ore mines ard limestone quarry, all located upon tke property of the company. A railroad as been constructed to the Tennessee River, about 3 miles distant, and when the improvement at Muscle Shoals is ompleted the company will be in posi- tion to transport their product through the great waterways to the more dis- tant parts of the country not now acces- sible by rail. The completion of this enterprise may be said to mark a distinct era in the progress of the Southern iron trade. There are those in many parts cf tue country who even yet regard with uriosity the development of the iron dustry of the South. The proprietors {the Dayton Coal and Iron Co. are to be congratulated upon the completion of their great enterprise, and we wish them success. The fcllowing is a description if the Dayton plant : The blast furnaces of the Dayton Coal ind Iron Co., Limited, are located at Dayton, Rhea County, Tenn.. on the line f the Cincinnati Southern Railway, 38 miles from Chattanooga and 297 miles from Cincinnati. On the oth of February No. 1 stack of this plant was successfully blown in, and up to this time has given its owners much satisfaction in its per- formance. The quality of the metal pro- duced is said to be satisfactory, and the managers expect to improve on it as the furnace gets down to smooth working. The production has averaged nearly 100 tons per day so far, but it is not the inten- 34. | connected with a fine chimney of graceful | proportions, wrought-iron cased, lined with fire-brick to 8 feet clear diameter, 175 feet |high. Each furnace has a special hoist |tower of wrought-iron trussed-work, 103 feet high, divided in ten panels. On top of | the columns is erected the tophouse of cor- rugated iron. The hoist platforms are each 8 x 10 feet, worked by double cylinder Otis automatic engines, 10 x 12 inch cylinder, of the most approved pattern. The casthouse is 120 feet wide, 160 feet |long, is built of brick, the walls being at | the eaves 25 feet high, and doorways, eight in number, 6 feet wide, 15 feet high, and at each end two large doors, 10 feet wide, 15 feet high, and opposite each furnace in the | end two iron way doors, 6 feet wide, 22 feet high, through which the iron cradles pass on their way to the scales. The roof is in two sections, each 80 feet wide, sup- ported by a row of wrought-iron trussed columns. The rafters are made up of 2 x 3 inch I-beams. L | corrugated-iron roofing. The metal is car- ried out on cradles attached to an overhead | runway, enabling the iron men to reach each | bed with ease, thereby saving much labor. The blowing engines sre housed in a fine brick engine-house, 120 feet long, 38 feet wide, with walls 38 feet high. The engines are upright, with blowing cylinder overhead, the latter 84 inches diameter, 60-inch stroke ; | the steam cylinder, 36 inches diameter, 6o- inch stroke. There are five engines, two for each furnace, and one spare engine for ser- | vice during repairs. THE tion of the management to make a record of | plied with separate blast*mains, and each en- large production at the expense of uni- | gine is arranged so as to blow either furnace formity and excellence of quality. These stacks are each 20 feet in diameter of bosh or into either hot-blast stove, and the stoves are arranged so as to be applicable to either and 75 feet high. The diameter of the bosh | furnace. has been adversely commented upon by the trade as being too large for good running. {he company have entered into this experi- ment with confidence, relying greatly on the juality of their coke to carry them through. Ihe work on the stacks has been planned and carried out in the most modern style, and it is light, graceful and substantial. the lower part of the furnace is provided with special protection by cast-iron circle plates coursed with ‘-inch extra strong pipe, and above the tuyeres there are built n the boshes four circles of bosh-cooling ites, extending to within 4% inches of the nes of the furnace. The brickwork is ‘ircled with heavy bands of wrought iren, prevent openings due to expansion of the nner circle of brickwork. Eight bronze eres, 7 inches diameter of the nose, ured in water-cooled breasts, coursed with double-thick gas-pipe coiled. ‘The stle-pipe, 42 inches diameter, lined with e-brick to a clear way of 24 inches, | rcles all around the furnace, to which are sttached eight blow-pipes, lined with brick, h weighted eye sights. Che bell and hopper are of the latest con- uction. The hopper rests on plates which ire carried by brackets riveted to the out le shell, entering independent of the brick- rk, making the whole charging apparatus ure if the lining gives way. The charg- g-bell is hung from levers resting in the ist-iron arch which is erected on the hop- per-plates. The bell is operated by an air- inder, with crab rack and safety bolts of ‘mple dimensions. The furnaces are sup- orted each by three Whitwell fire-brick t-blast stoves, of the most recent - con- ‘truction, 21 feet in diameter, 60 feet high ‘he inlets and hot-blast valves are all of ‘ull dimensions, and provided with water Sttachments throughout. The stoves are The water supply at these furnaces re- ceive special attention. There are three large duplex Worthington pumps with steam cylinders 20 inches in diameter and water cylinders 14 inches in diameter, 12-inch stroke. Each ef these pumps is ample for one furnace; the third is held in reserve. Three other pumps are provided for feeding the boilers ; these have 12-inch steam cylinders, 7-inch water cylinders and 10-inch stroke ; they are all duplex pumps. The large duplex pumps are arranged to force water either to the furnaces or to a tank erected in front of the engine-house. This is a cylindrical shell 30 feet in diameter, 32 feet high, with a dished bottom to receive the sediment. It is elevated on eight cast- iron columns, each 12 inches in diameter, 30 feet high. The tank has a capacity of 150,- 000 gallons. The boilers are 24 in number, 12 for each furnace, placed in 12 distinct batteries of two each ; they are 46 inches in diameter and 34 feet long, each having two | flues 16 inches in diameter. The shells of the boilers are of steel, ¥,5,inch. The heads of soft steel, , inch. Each battery is pro- | vided with ‘its separate steam and mud drums, and separate feed-pipes. The whole | setting is as complete as could be devised in | order to secure continuous running without any stoppage for cleaning or on account of low steam. The several batteries are covered with iron roofs supported on wrought-iron trussed columns. Euch set of batteries is connected with a separate draft-stack 125 feet high, 8 feet in diameter, covered with boiler plate of same style as the hot-blast stoves stack. All the several parts of the plant are placed on substantial foundations of heavy limestone blocks placed on the gravel bottom. The stockhouses are of generous dimensions—350 A Review of -the Hardware, The whole is decked with | The furnaces are sup- PLANT are of flange steel, 9, inch. The flues are | Iron New York. long, 140 feet wide, in two sections of 70 feet each. Through this run four railway tracks on trestles. The roof is covered with corrugated iron, the frame of the building being of timber. In addition to this and run- | ning the whole length of the stockhouse on | one side is a “‘ lean-to ” shed, through which | runs a track on the level of the stockhouse floor. On this track run the coke cars, so arranged that three doors give access to the coke, which is shoveled direct into the fur- nace barrows, thereby avoiding a great deal of breakage, which is always so detrimental to the efficiency of this material in the fur nace. The whole plant is arranged with a view to simplicity of operation and econom ical handling. The surrounding grounds are occupied with the various sidings for mate rials of all kinds and the delivery of pig iroa. The company own a very large tract of land near the furnace, upon which are nu merous coal seams of good quality, very suit able for making coke. Some time since the company opened up several seams on Rich- | land Creek, which they are now working. On this same creek, about midway between the mines and the furnaces, they have erected 200 beehive coke ovens and a capacious coal bunker, to hold 1500 tons of coal for coking purposes, also two coal crushers. The coal at Richland mines is of the average thickness | of seams in the Waldensridge, 18 to 36 inches. Recently, however, the company have discovered and opened a seam that is 6 feet thick, and are at work now to con- nect this with their railway system and coke ity, ai ] -_ iF , if Ee Ae OF THE DAYTON COAL AND -:! ovens, and contemplate at an early date the building of 100 more coke ovens. This new seam is opened at a distance of less than mile from the furnace, and may be consid. ered one of the most promising seams in the State of Tennessee. Its quality, as deter- mined by analysis and actual working in the coke ovens, is excellent. The ash in the coke should not exceed 10 per cent., and the sulphur is under the decimal point. The two entries have been pushed noe 200 | yards, and already 15 rooms are y for | the miners. Had the company’s officers | opened on this seam instead of up Richland Creek, it would have simplified their opera- tions materially and effected considerable saving. The furnaces are run on the red fossil ores | of the district ; also on the Crown hematites | of their ore beds in Gordon County, Ga., where they own a large tract of ore land | which is expected to yield a large amount of first quality ore. The limestone quarry is within rifle shot of the furnaces, and yields an excellent flux rich in lime and very free jfrom silica. The fossil ores are chiefly | brought to the furnaces by a railway con- |necting with the wharf and steam hoist erected at the mouth of Richland Creek, on |the Tennessee River. The steam hoist is capable of unloading 600 tons of ore per day. The company own a large area of ore ground on which exist numerous seams of fossil ore which they propose to open at some fa- ture time. Brown hematite ore has also been found on the property near the fur- | nace, but very little time has been devoted to exploring. | The Dayton Coal and Iron Co., Limited, \are chiefly composed of a few English and | Scotch capitalists, and are free from the | cumbersome organization of companies hav- | ing a long shareholders’ list. Most of them | }are experienced men in the iron business, both in England, Scotland and on this conti- nent. All are men of active business capac- | ity. The office of the company’s managing | director, Mr. W. J. Isaacson, is located in | Hy VA ¥ and Metal Trad Entered at the Post Office, New Thursday, April 1, 1886. Cincinnati. The general manager of the works at Dayton and in Georgia is Mr. Geo. Jamme, The management of the blast fur naces is in the hands of Mr. H. Hargraves, who is well and favorably known in the South. A The Report of the Commissioner of Labor. We present herewith some extracts from the first annual report of the Bureau of Labor which has been submitted by Commis soner Carroll D. Wright to the Secretary of the Interior. The report will cover about 500 pages, containing facts, figures and de ductions concerning industrial depressions of a novel and interesting character. Under the head “‘ The Industrial Depressions in | the United States,” Mr. Wright says : ‘* From the observations of the agents of the bureau and from other sources from which it has been possible to form conclu- sions it is undoubtedly true that out of the total number of establishments, such as fac- tories, mines, &c., existing in the ccuntry, about 5 per cent. were absolutely idle dur- | ing 1885, and that perhaps 5 per cent. more were idle a part of the time ; or, for a just estimate, 7'4 per cent. of the whole number | of such establishments were idle or equiva- | lent to idle during the past year. Applying | the percentage arrived at (714 per cent.), we obtain a total of 998,839 as constituting the best statement of the unemployed in the United States during 1885—meaning by the me HUE PONY tN eR Ag oe; “i ee me RON qo unemployed those who, under prosperous | times, would be employed, and who in 1585 were sceking employment—that it has been possible for the bureau to make. It is probably true that this total (in round num- bers 1,000,000) as representing the unem ployed at any one time in the United States is fairly representative, even if the laborers thrown out of employment through the cessation of railroad building be included. “A million of men out of employment means @ loss to the consumptive power of the country of at least $1,000,000 per day, or a crippling of the trade of the country of over $30,000,000 per year. The earnings of the people involved in the classes named above would not be far from $600 each per annum, representing total earnings of $7,999,716,000. The wage earnings of the million that should be employed are crippled to the extent of over $300,000,000 per annum, @ sum sufficient to cause a reaction in business and a general curtailment of expenses, from which result apprehension and timidity among all classes, It is curious to observe, however, that, while the severity of the depression causes a crippling to the extent of several hundred million dollars per year of the consuming power of the people, the volume of business transacted is not crippled comparatively to any such extent. ‘*Tables are given indicating two things, viz., that while, as shown, the extent of the existing industrial depression involves a crippling of the wage receivers of the coun- try, and a consequent crippling of the con- suming power of the people, the volume of business Has been fairly well preserved—at least, not crippled to any such extent as in dicated by the crippling of the consuming power—and that prices have constantly fallen. Along with these two features there has been a constant diminishing of profits, until many industries have been conducted | with little or no margin to those engaged, and at a great lowering of wages in general. Some industries, of course, have been badly | York, as The Iron Age INDEX 170 eS ADVERTISEMENTS = PAGE . Second-Class Matter. 82.450 a lear, Jreluding Tostage. Stnygle Coples, Ten Cents. crippled temporarily, experiencing a few months of severe stagnation until a tempo rary removal of the glut in the market brought them up again: but on the whole the volume of business of the country dur ing the depressed period has been fairly sat- isfactory. ‘* The mechanical industries of the United States are carried on by steam and water |power representing in round numbers 3,400,000 horse-power, each horse-power equaling the muscular labor of six men— that is to say, if men were employed to fur- nish the power to carry on the industries of this country it would require 21,000,000, and 21,000,000 men represent the population, ac- cording to the ratio of the census of 1880, of 105,000,000. Theindustries are now carried onSby 4,000,0c0 persons, in round numbers, representing a population of 20,000,000 only. | To do the work then accomplished by power ‘and power machinery in our mechanical industries and upon our railroads would re- quire men representing a population of 172,- 500,000 in addition to the present population of the country of a total population, with hand processses and with horse-power, of 227,500,000, which popula- tion would be obliged to subsist on present means. In an economic view the cost to the country would be enormous. The pres- ent cost of operating the railroads of the country with steam-power is in round num- bers $502,000,000 per annum, but to carry on the same amount of work with men and horses would cost the country $11, 308,500,- These illustrations, of course, show the extreme straits to which a country would be brought if it undertook to perform its work in the old way. It is true that in those countries where machinery has been developed to the highest the greatest number of workpeople are engaged, and that in those countries where m:chirery has been developed to little or no pure pose poverty reigns, ignorance is the pre- vailing condition, and civilization, con- sequently, far in the rear. ** Yet, if the question should be asked, Has the wage worker received his equi- table share of the benefits derived from the introduction of machinery‘ the an- swer must be, No. In the struggle for industrial supremacy in the great coun- tries devoted to mechanical productions it probably has been impossible for him to share equitably in such benefits. His greatest benefit has come through his heing a consumer. In many instances the adult male has been obliged to work at a reduced wage, because, under improved machinery, women and children could perform his work, but the net earn- ings of his family stand at a higher figure than of old. It is also true that, while laber has been displaced apparently in many directions and in many industries, machinery has brought new occupations, especially to women. The apparent evils resulting from the introduction uf ma- chinery and the consequent subdivision of labor have toalarge extent, of course, been offset by advantages gained ; but it must stand as a positive statement which cannot successfully be controverted that this wonderful introduction and exten- sion of machinery is one of the prime causes, if not the prime cause, of the novel industrial conditicn in which the manufacturing nations find themselves. ** An influential cause in producing the condition of things recited as to the abnor- mal increase of machinery and the devel- opment of industrial enterprise has been the facility with which stock companies could be organized. In fact, the modern system of carrying on great works by stock com panies has done much work toward produc- ing in all countries the bad industrial condi- tious under which the present generation is laboring. The result has been a somewhat reckless and abnormal organization of capital and of interests aimed at the devel- opment of the industries of the country Material, labor, capital, have been overcon- sumed, and to such an extent that overpro- duction stands for overconsumption. The reckless consumption of all the materials and elements necessary to industrial progress has always produced industrial stagnation. ‘*The employment of contract labor of foreign importation and rapid immigration generally are features which have a positive influence in crippling consuming power. ‘* By the census of 1880 the whole number of people engaged in agricalture in the United States was 7,670,493. Into the total number then engaged in agriculture there §5,000,000, or OOO0- ‘had been absorbed 812,829 foreign born— that is, the foreign born constituted 10.50 per cent. of the whole number employed in agriculture. The total number employed in the country in manufactures, mechanical and mining industries was 3 337,112. Into this number had been absorbed 1,225,787 of |the foreign born, or 31.9 per cent. of the whole number. It will be seen at once that the tendency of immigrants is to assimilate with our mechanical industries, This in- creases the supply of labor in comparison to the demand, lowers wages, contributes to whatever overproduction exists and crip- ples most decidedly the consuming power of the whole, ‘‘Tp examining the facts one sees that prior to each period of depression since 1837 there has been a large increase in immigra tion, and following the inception of the de- pression a sharp falling off. As times became prosperous after each period immigration (Continued on prge ‘) THE IRON AGER4E. April 1, 1886 THE PLUME ATWOOD MF6.C0.| WASHBURN & MOEN MANUF'G CO, MANUFACTURERS OF Worcester, Mass., New York Se eee Chicago. Sheet and Roll Brass) | every WAT ES BE ts an WIRE ? Hard and Soft Drawn Copper Wire for Electrical Purposes ; Galvanized Iron and Steel Telegraph and Telephone Wire ; Glidden Latent Steel Qn corr BRASS AND COPPER ER CO., PURE COPPER WIRE, For Blectrical Purposes, Bare and Covered. oo Waterbury Brass Co. Seamless Brass and W.E. DODGE. a ae ESTABLISHED 1646. GERMAN SILVER AND GILDING METAL, ~~ wire, o'Neils's | Sheet, Roll and Platers’ Brass, COPPER RIVETS AND BURRS, COPPER Barb Wire, Watch and Clock Main Springs ; Eyeglass Springs; Steet @. P. COWLES, Patent Nickel- B gon ELECTRICAL WIRE. Wire Yor Needles and Drills; Patent Steel Wire Bale Ties - V.-P. and Trem. Plated C German a ne Pump Chain; Two Strand Twisted and Flat Twisted F. * ROWLES la opper, G Silver Wire, Brass and : Rae ee zs ke , WO rane wislted an ‘la wisted Lence a. A. COWLES, ae. terman ’ Pins, Brass Butt Hinées, Jack Wire, without Barbs ; Fence Staples, Stretchers, &c.; Bright, Annealed, Tinned, and Galvantzed and Copper Wire, on Spools 1 oz, to 1 Lb. 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. PH ELPS DODGE & C0 Sole Agents for the CAPEWELL MFG. CO.'S ’ “7 Line of Sporting Goods. Secretary. : Chain, Kerosene Burners, Lamp Trimmings, &c. —INn— Ansonia Refined Ingo t Copper, Anchor Brand ; LAKE INGOT COPPER. 18 MURRAY ST., NEW YORK, wWwtItRER od — : 71 PEARL ST., BOSTON, OPE AND CABLE:. 115 LAKE ST., CHICAGO. —-- = 19 & 21 CHM Street, NEW YORK. Wolling Mill | ories. _THOMASTON, CONN. WATERDURY, "CONN. BRIDGEPORT BRASS CO. MANUFACTURERS OF Galvanized Iron Wire Rope for Ships’ Rigging, &e. Galvanized Steel Wire Cables fo: Suspension Bridges. Transmission aud Standing Ropes, Hoisting Ropes, Tiller Ropes Switch Ropes, Copper, Iron and Tinned Sash Cord, Phosphor-Bronze and Copper W ir IMPORTERS OF DEPOTS: MILLS AT 296 Broadway, New York. WATERBURY, Sheet and Roll Brass, Rope, Wire Clothes Lines, Picture Cord, Galvanized Wire Seizing, and all the Fixturs I | N Pp L A I E 125 bady St., Providence R. I. CONN. aud Applianccs required for use with the fore; going. THE BRASS AND COPPER WIRE AND TUBING, - SEND FOR PRICE LISTS, CIRCULARS AND DESCRIPTIVE PAMPHLETS. Roofing Plate, Sheet Iron, Copper, SEAMLESS AND BRAZED TUBING, COPPER ; Ple Tie, Wire, Zine, fc New Haven Copper Co.., AND InOM RIVETS, NEW YORK WAREHOUSE : CHICAGO WAREHOUSE ig tin, Wire, rid SOLE MAKERS OF Gltegs ent Cuuiniines, Bécteens ond Ttmmtve, |". 16 Cliff Street. 107 & 109 Lake Street. Clocks and Fly Fan Movements, Lamps and Trimmings, Kerosene Burners, Plumbers’ Materials. Particular attention paid to my out Blanks and manuracturing Metal Goods. SE irass, (POLISHED COPPER COPPER#2 AND BRASS. Under Patent of T. James, Sept. 12, 1876. Fr Gis CLIFF STREET, NEW YORK. n a 5 ND ANUFACTORY, AREHOUSE, , A180 MORALES Bridgeport, Conn. | 19 Murray Sty N. ¥. ee. A $i (Established :802,) BRAZIERS’ & SHEATHING COPPER | Holmes, Booth & Haydens, SCOVILL MFG. COMPAN Y Kettles, Bottoms, Bolts, Circles, &c. WATERBURY CONN. F; OP eieesit - ALSO MANUFACTURERS OF NEW YORK, BOSTON, lady Brass Wire, Brass Tubt 25 Park Place. ava po ngage ver, German silver | Cast Steel Augers and Bits of Superior Quality. | 99 warray se. 18 Federal ha OERMAL. — German Silver, p< ae Wire, German Silver BUTE es ee een Spring aud Piano-worte, | 294 Pearl St., NEW YORK. BUTTONS, | wey Nol Lasting. Silk and Dress, DICKERSON, VAN DUSEN & CO. Manufacturers of all kinds of Brass, Copper & German Silver, a vit * a ' — a 1 7 a ! } A | x NS German Gendens | Lam . Kerosene LAM ps. ; Barn nae oe IMPORTERS OF ROLLED AND IN SHEETS. AS J ad ep ie | a U * UTE) Mm eA AE Bean | 14 PLATE, PIG TIN, SHEET IRON, Seovill’s Patent Lock Box for Post Offices. COPPER, WIRE, ZINC, ETC., DEPOTS: 423 Broome Street, New York. 29 and 31 Cliff St., cor. Fulton, DICKERSON & CO., Liverpool. NEW YORK. Brass and Copper Wire, Tubing, Copper Rivets and Burs. BRASS AND IRON JACK CHAIN, DOOR RAIL. GERMAN SILVER Spoons, SILVER- PLATED FORKS AND SPOONS, KEROSENE BuRNERS, &Cc, JOHN DAVOL & SONS, AGENTS FOR Brooklyn Brass & Copper Co., Ingot Copper, Spelter, Lead, Tin, Antimony, Solder & Old Metals, John Street, New York. PASSAIC ZING CO. MANUFACTURERS OF Pure Spelter LU ti vonshire Street, Bos on Be tis Lake Btrest, Chicago, PORTAGE IRON COMPANY ‘LIMITED), MANUFACTURERS OF IRON AND STEEL Bars, Rods, Shafting, Hoops, Bands, Angles, &c., Pig Iron. ABRAM 8S. HEWITT, President. THE JAMES HALL, Treasurer. WM. HEWIIT, Vice-President. EK E. HANSON, Secretary. TRENTON IRON COMPANY (INCORPORATED 1847), ee OF IRON AND STEEL SS Sn ANGE Res 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, Siemens-Martin and Bessemer Stee! Wire. Wire Straighterted and Cut to ) Lengths. Ce ) Made Exclusively F'rom DUNCANSVILLE, PA. Freight Rates same as Pittsburgh. A. R. WHITNEY & CO., Selling Agents, P. 0. Box 33, New York City. ESTABLISHED a THE ae = Works and Office, ‘TREN TON, NEW JERSEY. Cartridge Brass, Gas Fixtures, Bronzes New York Office, COOPER, HEWITT & CO., 17 Burting Slip. BROMWELL Brush and Wite Goods Co., @ OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, @ beg to notify the Trade that their new Catalogue will be sent free on application. AND ALL FINE WORK. fl Philadelphia Office, 21 North Fourth Street. Chicago Office, 146 Lake Street Also for GALVANIZERS AND BRASS FOUNDERS. MANNING & SQUIER Gen’'l Agents, 111 LIBERTY ST. (2d Floor), NEW YORK. GEO, W, PRENTISS & CO,, HOLYOKE, MASS. Manufacturers of IRON WIRE, WIRE ROPE HAZARD M F's Co. ruse 87 Liberty St., New York. Wilkesbare, Pa, Specialties FLY TRAPS, GREEN WIRE CLOTH, DISH COVERS, SIEVES, &c. PROMPT ATTENTION TO ORDERS AND CORRESPONDENCE. WE MAKE LOW PRICES, AND HAVE LARGE STOCK. 98 Reade Street, lowa Barb Wire Co., “new vor. BSTABLISHED 1837. 8. 8, CHASE, INOOBPORATED 1876. Sec'y & Treas. Waterbury Mfg. Co., WATERBURY, CONN., Brass Goods Bright, Coppered, Annealed and Tin Plated. Also GUN SCREW WIRE Of all sizes. straightened and cut to order. A. LESCHEN ct SONS, Manufacturers of ‘SOUIM] yoeg dwoy Tarred Lathyarn, Manila Rope. ‘Sul 903 and 905 N. MAIN 7 8ST. LOUIS, MO. nna bias invited. w. — E STE + Manufacturer of WIRE CL O THS ee Iren and Steel Locomotive Spark Wire Cloth. Riddles ter Ex t and Sand Screens. fe rea Bolting Cloth. W ire W fork <port and Foundry use. Coal NWo. 7F7i. FULTON ST ., = NEBv WToRz. THE WIRE GOODS CO., Worcester Mass. 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, htened and made to any desired shape. Orders solicited from the Trade for the full line of Screw Eyes, &c.. known as Hardware Wire Goods. Quality guaranteed the best in the market, Special articies made to order, THE WIRE COODS CO., Worcester, Mass. “R. T. SOLLIS & CO., MANUFACTURERS OF LEAD PIPE CUTTERS INDISPENSABLE TO PLUMBERS. No. 1 cuts 1 in. to : in. Sent, post paid, for $r.75. No.2 “ 1.50 Discourr To Tae Trap. Send for Illustrations. BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A W. PARMELEE, Pros't. tN ee a —————~ gy rT — Tho For pri BIRI| ST! WI BUCI Size The at of one 4 SPEC and E Beate! Wire F Estime Models n W. 10 and |i wil. ES. Vir ire April 1, 1886. ——— 0, LINDEMANN & CO., BIRD MA FACTURERS OF Japaaned, Brass, Tin CAGES. Plated and Wood Ati 254 PEARL STREET, NEW YORK. =. Sceceeaceesecee —-488e. 48. Saeeceasan titi See eet eet Successors to W. S. TYLER, MANUFACTURERS OF STEEL WIRE CLOTH Of Every Des: ription, for mining purposes. A'l meshes from 2 to the inch up to 1 o-mesh made and carried in stock. iW. S. TYLER, Pres. E. H. ALLEN, Sec. & Treas C. VELAND. OHIO.~ SHDGe wick STEEL WIRE FENGE iSsSelalela BSS eeetesoces Is the best qoneral purpose wire fence in use. It isa strong net-work without barbs. “on’t injure stoc It will turn dogs, pigs, sheep ad or as well as horses and cattle. The best ence for Farms, Gardens, Stock Ranges and Rail- roads. Very neat pretty styles for Lawns, Parks, School-lots ane Cemeteries. Covered with rust- pooet paint, or made of galvanized wire, as pre- rred. It will last a life-time. It's better than boards or barbed wire in every respect. The Sedgwick Gates made of wrougbt-iron pipe and steel wire, defy all Sorabaity. WwW in lightness, neat- ness, strength and durabili We make the best, cheapest and easiest working, all-iron automatic or self-opening gate. and the neatest cheap iron fences now ade. The best Wire Stretchers, ‘Catting | Pliers and Post Augers. a rices and parce ulars om Hardware Dealers, paw ick ‘BRE os” cwic , Richmond, Ind. ewane aero a 300 Market St., Pease, Pa. WIRE NAIL MACHINES! (HARDMAN PATENT.) Thoroughly Tested and in Suc- cessful Operation. For prices and particulars address the Manufacturers, BIRMINGHAM IRON FOUNDRY, FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTS, BIRMINGHAM, CONN W. B. WOODMAN , c0., | 10 and 12 Ward Street, NEWARK, N. J. } ——e | I Catalogues | and Prices | furnished on applica- tion. BUCKLE, Size %. The above Buc} le is mvde of Wrought Wire and of one piece ; the Tongue is loose and free. SPECIALTIES: Cork Screws, Cheap | and Expensive Styles, Easels, Egg Beaters, Fancy Twisted Wire Work, Wire Forks and Toasters. : Estimates cheerfully furnished on New Goods Models made and Machinery built and perfected. W. B. WOODMAN & CO., 10 and 12 Ward St., Newark, N. J. E.T.BARNUM, MANUFACTURER IRE AND IRON WOR Detroit, Mich. The Popular Polish of the world. For sale by all dealers in U.S.A. and Canada. Price List Free. THE PARLOR MFG. CO., 86 Fulton St., Boston. ses © ovake & JOHNSON, Watersury, Conn. | Ow ners of the U. 8. Phosphor-Bronze Patents. THE IRON AGE. CARY c& MOEN, MANUFACTURERS STEEL WIRE for all purposes and STEEL SPRINGS of every description. ~ —. i > a es a Peet ~ Pee ~ i ~ ~ ~ hal ~ -~ 2 & ~ _ > > ~ ~ — OL ILL E ELLER LLLLLELAP a UL LLL Le Muszhket mtecl Wire, Cc rir oline Wire, Senpered and (Covered. Also PATENT TEMPEKED STEEL FURNITURE SPRINGS, constantly on hand. apipeitititaaiam ae 236 and 288 West 29th Street, NEW YORK. 59) IRON AND BRASS RIVETS, STUDS, PINS, SCREWS, &c. For Manufacturers of Light Hardware. The Carriage and Wagon Springs turned out by the GAUTIER STEEL DE- PARTMENT of CAMBRIA IRON CO. are made from their celebrated ‘‘ Per- not’’ Spring Steel (BESSEMER Steel is never used for Springs). All springs are oil-tempered, hand-fitted, carefully test- ed and rigidly inspected before leaving the factory. They are unsurpassed in quality, superior in finish and handsome in appearance. Leading sizes carried in stock. Philadelphia Offee : 523 ARCH sT. Chicago Office: 202 First Nat. Bank Building. New York Office: 104 BEADE sT. [No 148.] ' Estab’d as Incouy’é sien. THE GILBERT & BENNETT MFG. CO. WAREBOUSES : * 42 Cliff St., New York. 228 Lake St.,( hicago, Ills. MANUFACTURERS OF lron & Galvanized Wire Sleves and Wire Clotk. Power Loom Painted and Gal. vanized Window Screen Wire Cloth, Galvanized Wire Clotn See or Drying fruits. Warid’s Gal Tome ws Fence, Gul- vanieed Wire Poultry Factories, Georgetown, Conn. NIEN-TSI CH NESE LACQUER, Manufactured by ALBERT ASSMAN & SONS. UNEQUALLED FOR DURABILITY. Prevents Iron, Steel, Brass, Nickel, Copper. Silver, Bronze and all composiuions from corroding. also resists dampness, KEROSENE OIL and FLY SPECKS. Can be applied without heating metal. Sole Agents, H. S. ALLEN & CO., 112 John St., New York. Would call epecia) attention to manufacturers of Agricultural Implements, Machinery and Architectura! | ren Works. | Works. Sample and Prices « and Prices sent on application. ~ LANE'S PATENT STEEL DOOR HANGER, The most perfect Anti-Friction Hanger in the Market, BBOCAUS TE = It is made of steel throughout, except the wheel which has a a steelaxle. It will not break. It is practically free from wear. It is almost no seless in action. It requires no oil. It has a broad —e a bearing on the door, and keeps in lice. It is by far the most durable, It may be used with any track. It is always in order. LANEH’S PATENT TRACK Is made of steel and 1s easily put in position. Catches and holds no snow or ice. _ Door wane ¢ thereon cannot jump the track. Is not subject to decay. no fitung, but is ready atonce. May be used with bangers o a manufacture. “Manutactured by LANE BROS., Pousnkecepsie, x. ¥. |JOHN H, GRAHAM & CO., General Agents, 113 Chambers Street, NEW YOFF. =~ PHOSPHOR-BRONZE For Bearings, Slide Valves, Cylin der Rings, Cross-Head Gibs, Steps, Bushings, and all purposes where MARKS Maximum Durability, Anti-Frictional and Non-Cutting Qualities are desir- able. Pump Rods, Bolts and Nuts, Machine and Wood Screws, &c., &c Combine Toughness, Strength, Dura- - , bility and Resistance to Corrosion. Castings of all kinds to order. Send for pamphlet and prices. TRADE + Dasphe Be mOage: No. 512 Arch Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA., Sole Manufacturers of Phosphor-Bronze in the U. 8 ‘THE PHOSPHOR-BRONZE SMELTING (O., L1D., THE CELEBRATED “SILVER FINISH” Galvanized POULTRY NETTINGS. FOR SALE BY THE HARDWARE TRADE. GET THE BEST, | Conductors’ Punch Flower Stand. Wrought-Iron Fence. Chair Puc FRED. J. MYERS MF C0. COVINGTON, KY., Manufacturers of THE WIRE GOODS OF ALL KINDS. Wrought-lron Fencing, Cresting and Hardware Specialties, Send for Lllustrated 9, Catalogue and Price List Passat bas ASA s Eo a! RS Ae Wire ¢ ‘ounter Railing WN “CIT FyWorcesten, weL Cus bebed HH) LUDLOW- ane WIRE 60. st. a OE ad WIRE, WIRE CLOTH, WIRE > ROPE, Counter Railings, Window Guards, Iron and Wire Fences, Plain and Barbed Fencing Wire. . ROOF CRESTING, Tower Ornaments, Vanes, and Stable Fittings. FULL LINE OF EACH MANUFACTURED BY National Wire & Iron Co, ETO!" Send for ( ‘Conmagne, ouatng | your wants. Liberal Discounts to the Trade. JOHN A, McOOSH, Sec. and Treas, LIFTER AND CARRIER. THOMPSON McCOSH, President. BARB WIRE -o 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 SL, carry stock of our Lifters and wil supply a al Facts ly Ld Ces. The above cut represents Preston's Patent Braided Cable Wire Fence Rail, manufactured by the HOLLOW CABLE MFG. CO., Hornelisville, N. ¥. We also manufacture extensively tour different sizes Wire Clothes Lines. Send for Circulars and Price Lists, C. 8. CHAMBERLAIN, 55 Dearborn St., Chicago, Il! MANUFACTURERS OF ISTANDARD MACHINE WRENCHES | SINGLE AND DOUBLE END IN 16 SIZES. DROP FORGED OF BAR S333 TAKING NUTS FOR/4INCH , FUP TO AND INCLUDING > § NUTS FORI4 INCH BOLISA & WICKWIRE BROTHERS, CORTLAND, N. Y., MANUFACTURERS OF WIRE CLOTH AND WIRE Goobps, Dish Covers, Corn Poppers, Coal Sieves, **CORTLAND” INDOW ’ SCREE N WIRE CLOTH. Flour Sieves, Etc., Etc. Wetallie Coal Siere 4 "s” OGDEN & WALLACE, 85,87, 89 & 91 Elm St,, New York. Iron == Steel Of every description kept in stock. Agents for Park, Brother & Co.'s BLACK DIAMOND STEEL. All sizes of Cast and Machinery Steel con- stantly on hand. PIERSON & CO., 24 to 27 West Street, New York, Acme Shafting. ALL SIZES AND LENGTHS IN STOCK. Apply for Discount. - ABEL BROTHERS, — Iron * Merchants, 190 SOUTH ST.., } 365 WATER ST., ; NEW YORK. “ CATASAUQUA” IRON. Large Assortment of Extra Heavy Sizes on Hand. ‘ARM CO.’ SHAFTING. Also general assortment of Norway, Ulster and Refined Bar, Band, Hoop, Scroll, Angle Iron ; Steel of all kinds, &c. A. R. WHITNEY & CO,, MANUFACTURERS OF AND DEALERS I8 lron and Steel AGENCIES: PORTAGE IRON CO., Limited. Merehant Iron and Soft Steel and Cut Nails and Spikes. NORWAY STEEL & IKON C©O,, Homogeneous Steel Plates BAY STATE IRON CO., Tank, Boiler and Girder Plates BRANDYWINE ROLLING MILL. Boiler Plates. GLASGOW ee WORKS. Boiler Flues. A. M. BYE vn Pipe. CARNEGIE BROS. & CO., Limited, Iron and Steel Beams, Channels, Shapes and Shafting. BROOKLYN WIRE NAIL CO., Steet Wire Nails fHE 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 »n application by mail. Sample pieces at office. Please address 68 Hudson St., New York. Borden & Lovell, 70 & 71 WEST ST., L. N. LOVELL, } New York C. A, GREENE, H. L. FREELAND, } Agents for the sale of FALL RIVER IRON WORKS CO.'S Nails, Bands, Hoops and Rods. DANVILLE NAIL & MFG. CO.’S NAILS AND SPIKES. BORDEN MINING CO.’S *' CUMBERLAND COAL. IMPORTED & AMERICAN PIG IRON. LAKE SUPERIOR CHARCOAL IRON, For Malleable and Uar-Wheel Purposes, A SPECIALTY. CHARLES HIMROD & CO., CHICAGO AND DETROIT. BOLT & RIVET CLIPPERS, 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, CHAMBERS, BROTHER & CO., 62nd St., Betow LancasTeR AVE., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Marshall Lefferts & Co., 90 Beekman 8t., New York City, MANUFACTURERS OF Galvanized Sheet Iron, Best Bloom, Best Refined and Common. Galvanized Wire, Telegraph and Fence ; Galvanized Hoop and Band Iron, Gulvanized Rod and Bar Iron, eee Nails, Galvanized Chain, Galvanised Iron pe. CORRUGATED SHEET IRON For Roofing, &c,, Galvanized, Plain or Painted. Best Oharcoal, Best Refined and Common SHEET IRON. PLate AND Tank [R@N, C. No.1, C. H. No. 1, C. H. No.1 Flange, Best Flange, Best Flange Fire Box, Circles. ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF [RON WORK GALVANIZED OR TINNED T0 ORDER. Price list and quotations sent upon application. JOHN FOX, 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 Wall St., New York. DANIEL F. COONEY, 88 Washington St., New York, IRON AND STEEL BOILER PLATES. GLASGOW IRON CO. PINE IRON WORKS. ALLISON BOILER FLUES. B. F. JUDSON, Importer of and Dealer in SCOTCH AND AMERICAN Pig Iron, WROUGHT & CAST SCRAP IRON, OLD METALS. 457 & 459 Water St., 333 & 338 Wate: St:|NEW YORK. Scythe Rifles VERY LOW IN PRICE. JOHN BROWER, 81 Murray Street. Cuas.F LOMBARD © | a 4} 4 Gu. ro a = AL ROAD CASTINGS. HICKS & DICKEY, 413 Commerce Street, PHILA., PA. Iron, Steel & Forgings. STEEL CASTINGS. . MERCHANT IRON & SOFT STEEL. COLD ROLLED & TURNED SHAFTING. AGENCIES : CROWN & CUMBERLAND STEEL co., CAST TOOL STEEL. HARTMAN STEEL CO., Ltd., Tire, Toe, Sleigh, Machinery, Spring Steel, &c. CHARLES L. BAILEY & (€0., Chesapeake Nails. HARTMAN STEEL ©O., Ltd., Steel Wire Nails. PASSAIC ROLLING MILL CO. Manufacture and have always in stock ROLLED IRON BEAMS, Channels, Angles, Tees, Merchant Bars, Riveted Work Forgings, Eye Bars, &c., . PATERSON WN. J. Room 45, Astor House, New York. OUT NAie Hot Pressed Nuts, Bolts, Washers, &e. DOVER IRON CO.’S Boiler Rivets, Boiler Brace Jaws, Socket Bolts, BAF, IRON ° FULLER BROTHERS & CoO., 139 GREENWICH ST., NEW YORK. HE IRON AGE. IRON AND NAIL CO., Cut Nails AND SPIKES. J. & SORANTON, Sales Agent, 81, 83 and 85 Washington Street, NEW YORK. JOHN J. HARRISON (Successor to HARRISON & GLLLOON), IRON AND METAL DEALER, 558, 560, 56a WATER ST. & 302, 304, 306 CHERRY ST. NEW YORK, | has on hand, and offers for sale, the following ; Scotch and American Pig Iron, Wrought, Cast and Machinery Scrap Iron, Car Wheels, Axles and Heavy Wrought Iron; also old Copper, Composition, Brass, Lead, Pewter, Zinc, &c. BURDEN'S HORSE SHOES. “Burden Best” Iron Boiler Rivets. THE BURDEN IRON CO. TROY, N. Y. WILLIAM H. WALLACE & CO., Iron Merchants, Cor. ALBANY & WASHINGTON STS., NEW YORK CITY. Wm. H. Wallace. Wm. Bispham. E. C. Wallace. J. H. Sternbergh, Reading, Pa., MANUFACTURER OF REFINED BAR IRON. Bolts, Nuts, Washers, Rivets, LAG SCREWS, TURNBUCKLES, Rods and Forgings for Bridges and Buildings, &e., &c., &c. WM. McFARLAND, lron and Brass Founder, TRENTON, N. J. Chilled Cast Wire Dies a Specialty, Any size or style made at short notice, | erp R.D. WOOD & CO. PHILADELPHIA, Cast Iron Pipe LAMP POSTS, VALVES, ETC. Mathew’s Pat. Anti-Freezing Hydrants, 400 CHESTNUT STREET. A. F. PIKE MFG. CoO., Pike Station, New Hampshire, U.S. A. Cable Address, ** Pike, Haverill."’ MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Br.0B STON ze. The Largest Manufacturers and Dealers _ Sharpening ali Edge Tool, i» Stones for Pike’s celebrated Blue Stone. Indian Pond (Red End), Lamoille, B Tha mond, Magic, Green oun- tain. All kinds branded with our name are genu- ine. Also Oll, Water and Dry Whetstones ; Arkansas Washita, Turkey, Hindo- stan end Sandstone Razor Hones Vienna Ciges snape » mn fact, @verything that is used for sh Edge Tools su plied ‘in any grit or shape cee Quality and Prices guaranteed. Send in your orders. VARIETY METAL BOOM. fron Foundry and Machine Shop. STEAM HEATING BY DIRECT RADIATION in all its Branches a Specialty. Brass and other Meta! Moulding, Casting and Finishing. Noiseless Vertical Engines, Hydrants, Fire Plugs, &c. WRAS. B. BANNAN, Pottsville, Schuylkill Co,, Pa. April 1, 1886. PITTSBURGH, — Ice bream Freezers, GEM | | | | | MANUFACTURERS OF PATENT Planished Sheet Iron. Patented April 8th, 1873 ; Sept. oth, 1873 ; Oct. 6th. 1874; Jan. 1, 1876; Oct, 17th, 1876; Jan. | tith, 1877; Feb. oth, 1877; Dee. roth, 1378; Jan. roth, 1882 : Jan. 1st, 1884 ; Feb. rath, 1884 ; March 4th, 1884 ; Jan. 6th, 1885. Guaranteed fully equal in all respects to the IMPORTED RUSSIA IRON, and at a less price. prem IN ALSO Common, Refined, Charcoal and Juniata GRADES OF BLACK SHEET I ,| HON’! BUY THE CROWN ICE CHIPPER. SYRACUSE Manhattan Rolling Mill. MALLEABLE IRON J. LEONARD, worms, 177 & 179 Bank st. NEW YORK, SYRACUSE, - ~, v- WRITE FOR CATALOGUE AND PRICES BEFORE ORDERING ANY OTHER MAKE —_— MANUFACTURER OF —_— HORSE SHOE IRON, Mower and Reaper Castings and} Toe Calk Steel, Rods, Ovals Half Ovals and Fiats Carriage Irons a Specialty. | Bonnell, Botsford & Co.., W. B. BURNS, Proprirror. IRON, NAILS AnD CPIKES PENNSYLVANIA IRON WORKS YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. Everson, Hammond & Orr, ltd., |~ Howard, Childs & Co. “axuracturexs or |COMmission Merchants, MANUFACTURERS OF No. 514 Smithfield St., Pittsburgh, Pa. Light Sheet Iron. Iron and Steel of all Descriptions, ROOFING SHEET of all grades a specialty. Prices quoted promptly upon application. Iron and Steel Nails, Heavy Hardware, Coa Hods, Dripping Pans, &c. rnc Ras a Teor es Leama Pittsburgh Manufactured Goods of all Kinds. CORRUGATED AND CRIM°FD IRON ROOFING & SIDING. s o pe ee - Correspondence solicited. — Prices on application. E. JENCKES MANFG. CO.. PAWTUCKET, R. L, Bright Wire Goods, Belt Hooks, SPRING PINS, KEYS AND COTTERS. Bent Wire Goods of all kinds a Specialty. New York Office, SS Chambers Street, SAMUEL A. HAINES. Selling Agent ee Mite. i, Iron Buildings, Koofs, snutte:s, Doors, Cornices, Skylights, Bridges, &c. MOSELEY IRON BRIDGE AND ROOF CO., 5 Dey Street. NEW YORE. JOHN CALDWELL, Treas. T. W. WELSH, Supt. GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE, Jr., Prest W. W. CARD, Secy. H. H. WESTINGHOUSE, Gen’! Agt. TT Ee Westinghouse Air-Brake Co. PITTSBURGH, PA., U. S. A., MANUFACTURERS OF THE WESTINGHOUSE AUTOMATIC BRAKE, Westinghouse Locomotive Driver Brake, Vacuum Brakes (Westinghouse & Smith Patents). WESTINGHOUSE FREIGHT BRAKE. The Automatic Freight Brake Is essentially the same apparatus as the Automatic Brake for passenger cars, except that the various parts are so combined as to form practically one piece of ice. The saving in accidents, flat wheeis, brakemen’s wages mechanism, and is sold at a very low pr’ avd the inereased speed possible with perfect safety, will repay the cost of its application within rt time. ’ veihe Automatic ” has proved itself to be the most efficient Train avd Safety Brake known. Its application is instantaneous ; it can be operated from any car in the train if d»sired, and should the train se! te, or hose or pipe fail, it applies automatically. A GUARANTEE is given customers against trom PATENT sbiTs on the apparatus sold them, The WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE is now fitted to upward of 15,000 ENGINES AND 80,000 CARS and is adopted by the principal Railways in all parts of the world. FULL INFORMATION FURNISHED ON APPLICATION, LEECH BU RG IRON WOoRKS. KIRKPATRICK & CO., LIMITED, Manufacturers of all Grades of Fine SHEET IRONS, (Refined, Cold Rolled, Show Card, Stamping, Tea Tray, Polished, Shovel, Ferrule Lron, &c.) NATURAL GAS USED AS FUEL. OFFICE, No. 143 First Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. CLOSES ON OUTSIDE OF NOSE. | _— gr a Only Double Ring Invented. | Champion Hog Ringer, RINGS and HOLDER. The only Ring that will effectu 93 e ally keep Hogs from rooting. No the outwde of the nose. No sharp sharp points im the nose. points in the flesh to keep it sore. CHAMBERS, BERING & QUINLAN ©0,, Exclusive Manufacturers, Decawur, Il THE ESSEX HORSE NAIL CO. LIMITED “Ty ESSEX. ESSEX CO, NEW YORE. > The Essex Horse Nails Are drawn from the best Swedes Iron Rods only. They are hot-forged and cold-pointed, rendering them tough, stiff and easy driving, and are warranted FIRST-CLASS IN EVERY RESPECT. All Nails branded ‘‘ ESSEX” are Fully Guaranteed. T. P. BURKE & CO., 100 Chambers St., New York, AGENTS. WORKS, Leechbury, Pa, Only single Ring ever invented that closes op outside of the nose. . BROWN’'S | Elliptical Ring j] and Triple Grcove Hog and Pig Ringer, Unly single Ring that closes on ' on wa PATENT FLUE BRUSH. April 1, 1886. THE IRON AGH. 5 WILLIAM R. HART & CO.. | HEN RY LEVIS & GO., EDWARD ds ETTING JUSTICE COX, Jr. CHARLES K. BARNS. (Concluded from page 1.) IRON BROKER & COMMISSION MERCHANT, JUSTICE COX, JR, & CO,, has set in and been followed up to an abnor | AMERICAN AND FOREIGN turers’ Agents cone S. Tarp Sr., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Agents for mal degree, and as soon as prosperity ceased PIG IRON SPIEGELEISEN io For Iron and Steel Rails, Car Wheels, Boiler , a ite ake oe Chickies, Conewago Montgomery, and Eureka temporarily the foreign mechanic or laborer ‘ s and Sheet Iron and General eaneh tee tii ’ : Iron Co., Oxmoor. Ala. ees See at home. This constant arti | ca ake > : ic augmentation of the number of labor STEEL BLOOMS, CROP ENDS, | Railway Equipments. Mount Savage Fire Brick FOUNDRY and FORGE aaa _TIN PLATES, &c. | Old Rails, Axles and Wheels bought and sold. Eastern Penna West New inarai Delaware aa ee Dera date need od No, 2 WALNUT ST., PHILADLPHIA. _| 284 8. 4th St., Philadelphia. LYNGHBURG IRON. co.|?IG& IRON. depeecst bringing in the following period of . i cies ec AIED c C ‘ piace ——$—$——— N J 7 N 0., Limited, Best 1 Rails celine mene ae Oy Muck Bar CATASAUQUA MFG. CO.'S Bar, ‘It is undoubtedly true that during tho ad cavy Ral 2ails, ig t al 9] sToRAGE, a “ae ily Fate, Ms os oe ioe Angie, Skelp and Sheet Iron. past 50 years immigration has been of ines above Callowhill St., connected by track with rail:| No, 224 So. _Fourth St., Phila. timable value as an element in American > ailwe LV Ha stenings, " CASH ADVANCES MADE ON IRON, ——————— : industrial progress, but it cannot be said oid. 6 anieeas sean i einen now, and probably not to any great extent LINDSAY, PARVIN & CO. erome pele 0 in the future, that America is the home of ST REET 328 Walnut St., Phila *9 | the oppressed of all nations. This advertise 9 ment will undoubtedly be withdrawn, as RAILS lron and Steel Structural Material Selling sscate tee DOARODGL cot ANTEMALIES well as that other that there is room enough FOR ALL PURPOSES. BLOOMS, PIG TRON, BAR IRON, SHEET IRON, | in the United States for all.” STEEL and IRON RAILS, IRON CLAD STEEL RAILS Considering suggested remedies for de ADDRESS 1 BARS, MAGNETI(¢ 1 HEMATITE IRON ORES, . cs Estimates furnished for Iron and Steel Structures FIRE BRICK, COAL und COKE, MUCK BARS. Handle | pressions the e ymmissioner says, among * and so tet a oak coe =. Correspondence Old Iron and Steel Rails, Scrap Iron, &c. Examine | other things : rile t raitroad contractors. f ule: ue : Cambria lron Co CN eee eee een Halt shall be made in freely grant y E. H. Wilson A. Kaiser J.B. M. Hirons.|ing lands to corporations, for, however . Me. s ° A. : . : 5, wy, C 3VO ]