The Iron Age 1886-06-17: Vol 37 Iss 24

886. [NW ee eeemcneen eee | TC AT ITER ES INDEX TO READING MATTER PAGE 32 Published every Thursday Morning by Davip Wittiams, Nos. 66 and 68 Duane Street, New York. Vol. XXXVII: No. 24. New York, Thursday, ments of a business and to the determina- | mer. The travel is greater this year than tion and record of its results. ' , There already exists an enormous fund of | tion.”’ information relating to such matters, based upon actual and most extensive experience. What is now needed is a medium for the interchange of this experience among those whom it interests and concerys,. Probably no better way for this exists than that obtaining in other instances, namely, by the The Engineer as an Economist. Referring to the above subject Mr. Henry R. Towne, in a paper read at the recent Chicago meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, remarked that the monogram of our national initials, which is the symbol for our monetary unit, the dol- lar, is almost as frequently conjoined to the figures of an engineer’s calculations as are the symbols indicating feet, minutes, pounds or gallons. The final issue of this work, in probably a majority of cases, resolves itself into a question of dollars and cents, of relative or absolute values. This statement, while true in regard to the work of all en- | - $$ New Wood-Working Machinery. We present on this page engravings of two ; new wood-working machines recently put | cut. ; on the market by the Egan Co., of Cincin nati, Ohio. June 17, 1886. The Iron Ag NOEX A Review of the Hardware, Iron and Metal Trades. ADVERTISEMENTS Entered at the Post Office, New York, as Second-Class Matter. chine. at any preceding time during my recollec- | is so arranged that the boring or mortising of two stiles at once is accomplished. The work being cut from below leaves the mor- tise clear from chips. The stiles are mor- tised and bored in pairs, held in position by an ingenious clamping device while being The spindles are then dropped out of the cut. The stiles are released from the gineers, applies particularly to that of the| sje mechanical engineer, for the reason that his | — functions, more frequently than in the case of others, include the executive duties of or- ganizing and superintending the operations of industrial establishments, and of directing the labor of the artisans whose organized efforts yield the fruition of his work. To insure the best results, continued Mr. Towne, the organization of productive labor must be directed and controlled by persons having not only good executive ability, and possessing the practical familiarity of a mechanic or engineer with the goods pro- duced and the processes employed, but hav- | ing also, and equally, a practical knowledge | of how to observe, record, analyze and com- pare essential facts in relation to wages, supplies, expense accounts, and all else that enters into or affects the economy of pro- duction and the cost of the product. There are many good mechanical engineers ; there are also many good ‘‘ business men,” but the | two are rarely combined im one person. But this combination of qualities, together with | at least some skill as an accountant, either | in one person or more, is essential to the | successful management of industrial works, and has its highest effectiveness if united | in one person, who is thus qualified to super- vise, either personally or through assistants, | the operations of all departments of a busi- | ness, and to subordinate each to the har | monious development of the whole. Engineering has long been conceded a place as one of the modern arts, and has become a well-defined science, with a large and growing literature of its own, and of | late years has subdivided itself into numerous and distinct divisions, one of which is that of mechanical engineering. It will probably not be disputed that the matter of shop management is of equal importance with that of engineering, as affecting the success- ful conduct of most, if not all, of our great industrial establishments, and that the management of works has become a matter of such great and far-reaching importance | as perhaps to justify its classification also as | one of the modern arts. The one isa well- | defined science, with a distinct literature, | with numerous journals and with many asso. | ciations for the interchange of experience ; the other is unorganized, is almost without literature, has no organ or medium for the | interchange of experience, and is without association or organization of any kind. A vast amount of accumulated experience in the art of workshop management already exists, but there is no record of it available to the world in general, and each old enter- prise is managed more or less in its own way, receiving little benefit from the paralle! experience of other similar enter- prises, and imparting as little of its own to them, while each new enterprise, starting de novo and with much labor, and usually at much cost for experience, grad- ually develops a more or less per- fect system of its own, according to the ability of its managers, receiving little benefit or aid from all that may have been done previcusly by others in precisely the | same field of work. Surely this condition of things is wrong and should be remedied. But the remedy must not be looked for from those who are ‘business men ” or clerks and accountants | only; it should come from those whose | training and experience have given them an understanding of both sides (viz.,the me- | chanical and the clerical) of the important questions involved. It should originate, therefore, from those who are also engi- neers, and, for the reasons above indicated, | particularly from mechanical engineers. Granting this, why should it not originate | from and be promoted by the American So- | ciety of Mechanical Engineers / To consider this proposition more definitely, | let us state the work which requires to be | - done. The questions to be considered, and which need recording and publication as conducing to discussion and the dissemina- tion of useful knowledge in this specialty, group themselves under two principal heads, namely, shop management and shop ac- counting. A third head may be named which is subordinate to, and partly included in each of these, namely, shop forms and blanks. Under the head of shop manage- ment fall the questions of organization, re- sponsibility, reports, systems of contract and piece work, and, all that relates to the executive management of works, mills and factories. Under the head of shop account- ing fall the questions of time and wages systems, determination of costs, whether by Fig. 1.—Blind-Stile Mortising Machine. NEW WOOD-WORKING MACHINERY, BUILT BY THE EGAN publication of papers and reports, and by , mortiser and borer, which has been designed meetings for the discussion of papers and | to meet the wants of planing-mill mana- interchange of opinions. gers. In its operations it is automatic : . 7 and reliable. It is said to be capable |of doing a great amount of work and is noticed by the agent of the new French | adjustments and less liability to get out steamer, Champagne, who says: ‘A dis-|of order than other machines which have piece or day work, the distribution of the | tinguishing feature of it is that the majority | preceded it. The spindles, which are various expense accounts, the ascertainment | of it is made up of men engaged in some bus-| made of best cast steel, run in a vertical of profits, methods of bookkeeping, and all | iness which has been effected by the strike. | position, connected to horizontal slide, that enters into the system of accounts| To avoid trouble they are taking their fami-| They are operated by a single belt from an which relates to the manufacturing depart-! lies and going to Europe to spend the sum-| ordinary counter-shaft placed on the ma- A novelty in European travel this season | doing it in a first-class manner with less|in length may be produced. Fig. 2,—Cireular Resawing Machine with Taper Saw. CO., CINCINNATI, OHIO. hole or mortise. The feeding rack is of wrought iron and is placed true, so as to in- sure perfect work. Mortising may be done at any angle and at any length. Anything from a round hole to one that is 2'4 inches The design and workmanship of this machine are a new departure in many respects. The makers recommend the machine as being a great labor saver. Fig. 2 shows a circular resawing machine which has just been built by the company. It is designed to take a saw of from 36 to 42 The foot mechanism is positive, and | inches in diameter. $2.50 @ lear, Trcluding Lostage. Stngle Coptics, Ten Cents. | The blade tapers, and, | being very thin at the teeth, the kerf is very light. The feed of the machine consists of four heavily-geared rolls, with improved gearing, and the frame which car- ries the four feed rolls is attached to the main frame in such a manner that all four rolls can be adjusted by simply loosening one hand lock nut. The setting and an Fig. 1 represents a blind stile | clamping, and are fed forward for the next | gling are done by an adjusting screw, enabling the operator to adjust the rolls accurately to any bevel. The rolls are self-centering—that is, a board 1 inch thick may be followed by another 114 thick, and both boards split in the center; or one pair of rolls can be made rigid by loosening one hand nut so as to make one side of both boards % inch or more. The rolls come within '% inch of the | bed-plate, enabling the operator to split 1 inch strips if necessary. This is a great advantage. The mandrel is of crucible steel and runs in self-oiling boxes, and, with its | boxes, can be adjusted so as to accomodate any size saw, and always keep it within the radius of the rolls, so as to prevent any | dodging, and compensate for wear on the | | saw, om i$ The Lrregular Distribution of Carbon in Bessemer Steel. During the discussion at the recent meet- ing of the Iron and Steel Institute, Mr. E. Windsor Richards, of Bolckow, Vaughn & Co., said he had had a good deal of experi- ence in the last year in making solt steel plates, and he experienced a great deal of difficulty and trouble from two causes, the first being blow-holes; the second, the greatest trouble, was the irregular distribu- tion of carbon in steel. He operated at Eston on large ingots that weighed about 4 tons that were about 6 feet high, 36 inches wide and 16 inches thick. Mr. Stead had very carefully checked their chemical analy- sis and had found that those ingots varied from 0.10 to 0.15. Their great trouble when steel had to be rolled out into plates—and such an ingot would make several such sized plates—was to keep within the limits re- quired by Lloyd’s and the Admiralty, about 4tons. He tried very many things to get over this very serious difficulty. He tried the mechanical agitator in several fori, suggested by Sir Henry Bessemer, and the poling of the molten metal with a very long pole, as suggested by Sir William Siemens, but that was more comical than effectu: i. He allowed the metal to rest in the con- verters for half an hour before they poured. That did not do, and other things they tried without any avail. The matter was very serious. They had a great deal of trouble, and at last they tried that which has been done at other places, but he did not think for the same reason. He dared say that they had all noticed that Mr. Riley, at the Steel Works of Scotland, had one when they were there last year, and that he poured the metal out of one ladle into another, his ob- ject not being, he thought, the one he him- self was about to describe. Making cuic- ful analysis of the ingot he found the steel irregular in the way he had described. He thought after having put the ferromanganese into the ladle he could then turn it over—it was put from one ladle into another—and that he should perhaps be getting rid of the cause and getting a more regular dis- tribution of carbon, and it was the latter which he considered it was most desirable to do. He was glad to say it had been very effective indeed. The steel, which was before very unquiet and restless in the molds, causing @ spongy end, giving lami nated steel, had now been to a very great extent got over. He would suggest to any of his friends having that difficulty to try the system which he advocated and which was in operation at his works, and they would find their troubles very much lessened. Sr —— Alabama Manganese.—Mr. Alfred F. Brainerd, analytical chemist at Birmingham, Ala., is devoting some study to manganese tinds in Alabama, especially with reference to their value for the manufacture of spiegel. He has several specimens, with widely dif- ferent constituents. ‘The most promising is from near Sheffield, the new town on the Tennessee River. This contains metallic manganese close to 50 per cent. along with 5 per cent. of iron and silica each. A specimen from near Birmingham is suitable for glass-making and is taken as an indica- tion of a vein near at hand with steel-mak- ing properties. It shows 7 percent. manga nese, 10 per cent. iron and 35 per cent. silica. Te thie A Shovel that Held Millious.—Cap- tain Harry E. Rulon, late of the United States Mint, is said to have in his possession a shovel which for seven years was used for no other purpose than transferring the silver coin of the realm from a drying pan into boxes. By constant use of the imple- ment about 1% inches was worn from its blade, thus rendering it useless for raising precious metals. During the seven years of its use, according to a calculation made by the chief clerk, Captain Rulon handled the almost fabulous sum of $382,000,000 with that shovel. The Captain purchased it from the Government for 25 cents, and is now using it in his coal bin, 2 eee Sas ew oe ae So aire 5 a 2 ee ba Sane = As = = ied Se a ee ° I I ee — ae rn See a as Lay rs «ft awry User ~ aa - = o re Se eo atl ee Ee ne eS a a eS a7 oe eer ame ene mpm 4 ' Pe —_ 4 a te ree — f 6 a. \ » * POE . ee ee, ae oe fee eT A A - eh 8 2 THE IRON AGE. June 17, 1886. ee, _| THEPLUME® ATWOOD MFS.C0.|WASHBURN & MOEN MANUF'G CO,, MANUFACTURERS OF Worcester, Mass., New York City, Chicago. ANSONIA BRASS AND COPPER Co., MANUFACTURERS OF sa mm) PURE COPPER WIRE a ae i Poe mesein Purpoen eemceeems) Sheet and Roll Brass! every FOR ALL O’NEILS’S PATENT PLANISHED AnD VARIETY OF RE; PURPOSES. — - Waterbury Brass Co. WIRE, Hard and Soft Drawn Copper Wire for Electrical Purposes ; Galvarized Seamless Brass and W.E. DODGE. a ie ESTABLISHED 1845. GERMAN SILVER AND GILDING METAL, tron and Steel Telegraph and Telephone Wire ; Glidden Patent Steel nee* ane wire O'Neils's Sheet Roll and Platers’ Brass CUPPER RIVETS AND BURRS, COPPER Barb Wire ; Watch and Clock Main Springs ; Eyeglass Springs; Steel @. P. COWLES, Patent Nickel- Sosa Silver, Copper, Brass and : ELECTRICAL WIRE, Wire for Needles and Drills; Patent Steel Wire Bale Ties ; a Plated Copper, il ag 8 3s and >: 5 Pump Chain; Two Strand Twisted and Flat Twisted Fence —— ‘nent? &e., ae sted uke = Pins, Brass Butt Hinges, Jack W re, without Barbs ; Fence Staples, Stretchers, &¢.; Bright, —iN— “ress ree Chain Kerosene Burners, Annealed, Tinned, and Galvanized and Copper Wire, Copper Rivets and Burs, Lamp Trimmings, fc. on Spools I os. fo I 1b. Ansonia Refined Ingo t Brass Kettles, Door Rail, Brass Tags, Per- Copper, Anchor Brand; cussion Caps, Powder Flasks, Metallic 18 MURRAY ST., NEW YORK, LAKE INGOT COPPER. Eyelets, Shot Pouches, Tape Meas- 71 PEARL ST., BOSTON, —_— ures, &c., and small Brass Wares 115 LAKE ST., CHICAGO. 19 & 21 CHM Street, of every description. ca mae Rolling Mill, Factories, NEW YORK. Cartridge Metal in Sheets or THOMASTON, CONN. | WATERBURY, CONN. Shells a Specialty. spDIneens HELPS DODGE & C0, | «secnecceerzzee con (BRIDGEPORT BRASS CO.| ———— | « oT Line of Sporting Goods. MANUFACTURERS OF Galvanized Iron Wire Rope for Ships’ Rigging, &c. (Galvanized Steel Wire Cables for eae Suspension Bridges. Transmission aud Standing Ropes, Hoisting Ropes, Tiller Ropes, IMPORTERS OF DEPOTS: MILLS AT , Switch Ropes, Copper, Iron and Tinned Sash Cord, Phosphor-Bronze and Copper Wire 296 Broadway, New York. WATERBURY, eel all 0 rass, Rope, Wire Clothes Lines, Picture Cord, Galvanized Wire Seizing, and all the Fixtures | N P I ‘ A I E 125 Eddy St., Providence, R. I. CONN. and Applianccs required for use with the foregoing. I = ao BRASS AND COPPER WIRE AND TUBING, SEND FOR PRICE LISTS, CIRCULARS AND DESCRIPTIVE PAMPHLETS. Roofing Plate, Sheet Iron, Copper, SEAMLESS AND BRAZED TUBING, COPPER — —-— : Pig Tin, Wire, Zinc, &c New Haven Copper Co., AND IRON RIVETS, NEW YORK WAREHOUSE : CHICAGO WAREHOUSE : « » Pe F : : SOLE MAKERS OF Oilers and Cuspadores, Lanterns and Trimmings, 16 Cliff Street. 107 & 109 Lake Street. Clocks and Fly Fan Movements, Lamps and IFAC Trimmings, K e Burners. MANUFACTURERS OF POLISHED 6 OPPER ms By ee urn ’ ‘ i CO P PE R AND BR ASS. Particular attention paid to cutting out Blanks - WORK IN EVERY FORM AND VARIETY. and manufacturing Metal Go: y TY yy yy a od on 4 s | a ae CLIFF STREET, NEW YORK ee Th Ree Wt ee rr , , : : MANUFACTORY WAREHOUSE, : i Lb re | ALSO MANUFACTURERS AND PO Ps |. i, D IN Bridgeport, Conn. | 19 Murray St., N. ¥. ; The Te La =-& aA ul r a7 y; , re Lm a) / Dad Caiehed BRAZIERS’ & SHEATHING COPPER | Holmes, Booth & Haydens, em SCOVILL MFG. COMPANY Kettles, Bottoms, Bolts, Circles, &c. WATERBURY CONN. WATERBURY, - CONN., Manufacturers of ALSO MANUFACTURERS OF NEW YORK, BOSTON, Ss. , . Brass Wire, B T % ; 25 Park Place. GERMAN | ahect 9 German Sliver, German silver} Cast Steel Augers and Bits ot Superior Quality. | o> warray st. 18 Federal St, Wire, German Silver Tubing. mma 294 Pearl St., NEW YORK. Manufacturers of all kinds of B Tiozs } Barcow IAA Bred, Desk, | Ship, ‘ Milita "aval, Livery, Society, Rall B C g G Sil BUTTONS. | oui, dino Lanna sland’ | DICKERSON, VAN DUSEN & CO. |Brass, Copper & German Silver, GOODS. Burners, Kerosene Lamps. IMPORTERS OF ROLLED AND IN SHEETS. Sache aa Boxes, Print 10 | Sn "chalcites. |T1N PLATE, PIG TIN, SHEET IRON, | Brass and Copper Wire, Tubing, ee a 4 S Fh | i a Ay i= a pps ) ‘aim! es | my Be | ok ie ie | | Scovill’s Patent Lock Box for Post Offices. «23 Broome Street, New York. 29 and 31 Cliff St., cor. Fulton, 177 Devonshire Street, Boston. 183 Lake Street, Chicago. | DICKERSON & CO., Liverpool. NEW YORK. BRASS AND IRON JACK CHAIN, DOOR RAIL. PORTAGE IRON COMPANY (LIMITED), GERMAN SILVER SPOONS, SILVER- ABRAM 8, HEWITT, Pree. WM. HEWITT, Vice Pres’t. JAMES HALL, Treas, E. HANSON Sec'y. EEE PLATED FORKS AND SPOONS MAN ’ ANUFACTURERS OF ae ae ‘The ‘Prenton Iron Co. IRON AND STEEL ion savor s sone oe JOHN DAVOL & SONS, IRON AND STEEL WIRE Bars, Rods, Shafting, Hoops, Bands, Angles, &c., — we ae eT —= AD -ee Made Exclusively From Pig Iron. DEALERS IN : = = ——— = Ea Ingot Copper, Spelter, Lead, Tin, —Sttee = = ——— DUNCANBVILLE, PA. Antimony, Solder & Old Metals, 7 = EEE 5 Pee) PE: — = Freight Rates same as Pittsburgh. 100 John Street, New York. = = & & : i S&S — A. H. WHITNEY & OO. Selling Agents, DA GSHIC ZINC CO 17 Broadway, P. O. Box 33, New York City. Of All Kinas. MANUFACTURERS OF _ Estimates Made for Suspension Bridges, Tramways, and Transmission of Power. ure elter WORKS AND OFFICE AT TRENTON, NEW JERSEY. ESTABLISHED INCORPORATED p % NEW YORK OFFICE: — 1819. THE 1883. FOR COOPER, HEWITT & CO., BROMWELL Cartridge Brass, Gas Fixtures, Bronzes ORLA AND ALL FINE WORK. PHILADELPHIA OFFICE : Cucago OrFice. aieatiin 21 NORTH FOURTH STREET. 146 LAKE STREET. GALVANIZERS AND BRASS FOUNDERS, MANNING & SQUIER Gen'l Agents, WIRE ROPE GEO, W. PRENTISS & CO,, HAZARD MFG Co HOLYOKE, MASS, PROMPT ATTENTION | 1 F> Cy ny = WIRE, wancroons : 67 Liberty] St., New York. Wilkesbarre, Pa. Brush and Wire Goods Co,, @ OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, @ beg to notify the Trade that their new Catalogue will be sent free on application. Specialties: FLY TRAPS, GREEN WIRE WE ee — CLOTH, DISH COVERS, oe ane : 00 LARGE STOCK. SIEVES, &c AND CORRESPONDENCE 98 Reade Street, lowa Bar b Wire Co., New York. Bright, Coppered, Annealed and Tin Plated. Also GUN SCREW WIRE BSTABLISHED 1837. 8, 8, CHASE, INOORPORATED 1876, Sec'y & Treas. Waterbury Mfg. Co., WATERBURY, CONN., Brass Goods A. LESCHEN & SONS ROPE CO.,. Manufacturers of - WIRE ROPE THE WIRE GOODS CO., 903 and 905 N. MAIN STREET, ST. LOUIS, MO. Correspondence invited. Worcester Mass. > R. T. SOLLIS & CO., VV S kk S : | ; BE Y Pict Erizht, Wire Goods, Mill Wire Goods, Belt Hooks, Double Pointed. Tacks and Staples. Wire MANUFACTURERS OF -.. . ? cture Cord, Clothes Line Wire, Rai Ww c.,&c. Wires t, milled, h d and made to any desired shape. Orders solicited from the Trade for the "full hne o Screw LEAD PIPE CUTTERS Tread (Of Brass, Copper, Tarred Lathyarn, Manila Rope, ‘SOUIM| ‘Suiyoeg dwey Eyes, &c., kno y YW | cor ae y 9 eS ee w we Goods. Quality guaranteed the best in the market. . - InpUsPEmessLE po aa, ine R BK () HI S j ame ares : 0. 1 cuts 1 in. to 2 in. Sent, postpaid, for $1.75. { Steel Wire, of all a “ oe ee Meskes &4 Grades. THE WIRE GOODS CO., Worcester, Mass. §|*°* ~% 5 1.50 ; "7 ’ . Luperat Discount To THE TrapE Iren and Steel Lecomotive Spark Wire Cleth. Riddles ter rt and F . . Send for Illustrations, ana Band Screens. fron Bolting Cloth. Wire Weta oe renee yg Gesl BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS, No. 7i. FULTON sST., o Nav Torn=z. A. W. PARMELEEK, Pres't. | E For Pull ray St Tho For pr BIR. ~* Sm June 17, 1886. THE IRON AGE. 3 O.LUINDEMANN & CO, BIRD CARY &© MOEN, Fred. J. Myers NUFACTURERS OF NUFACTU MANUFAC MANUFACTURERS VEECCa. COD, JePPisted and Wood (a CAGES. | steer wire for all purposes and STEEL SPRINGS ofzevery description. COVINGTON, KY, Manufacturers of BS FIXTURES ‘ VOLE ELAS and WIRE WOR of ¢ y description DNL Ld Wrought-lron Fencing, Cresting and Hardware Specialties. _ > ~~ > > > > S ae S > a ~ 4 D3 bh > s hs = Ps = 7 r 4 Annexed cut fllustraves our Wire ] and fron Stall Partitions, Hay nd m Racks, Oat Mangers, &c, The Cast Iron Posts are rabbetted to re ; ceive the wood partitions. Write Murket mteel Wire, Cris oiine Wire, eT and Covered. us for prices and estimates, arid send for our Catalogue No, 18 Also PATENT TEMPERED STEEL FURNITURE SPRINGS, constantly on hand. 284, 236 and 238 West 29th Street, NEW YORK. —_——$$$——— $e IRON AND BRASS RIVETS, may grrr STUDS, PINS, SCREWS, &c. 4 For Manufacturers of Light Hardware. Se Saat BLAKE & JOHNSON, WATERBURY, CONN. QT TG iat ee ee MASS, pppoe WIRE CO., sa Tt. aS oe nM ©. Hh KO Vy rs Si Y ai ES | | | MANUFACTURERS ‘oF al BRASS, STEEL AND GALVANIZED WIRE, | FOUNDRY RIDDLES, COKE AND COAL | SCREENS, eK Ae ak oe YT ware 2emee cece teerat i lpeere THORN WIRE HEDGE CO. we Steel 7 insane tenes HNSTOWN, PA. . SOS . BEE ov ee ie Ba ee WIRE, WIRE C LO TH, WIRE ROPE, Counter Railings, Window Guards, Iron and Wire Fences, Plain and _ Fay and Bentes F non Wire. ROOF CRESTING, Tower Ornaments, Vanes, and Stable Fittings. FULL LINE OF EACH MANUFACTURED BY National Wire & Iron Co, “Yen.” Send for Catalogue, stating your wants. Liberal Discounts to the Trade. Chicago Office 202 First Nat. Bank Building. ‘ Sharp, Short “S. & C.” Rigid Barb, Best Steel. Painted and Galvanized “Kelly” Yielding Steel Points. New York Office, Best Wire Made. Does Not Lacerate Stock 104 Reade St. Phila. Office, 523 Arch St. THOMPSON McOOSH, President. JOHN A, McOO8H, Sec. and Treas. eat Tacorp LIFTER AND “Red Star.” “uatr & aaa - BARB WIRE CARRIER. WAREHOUSES : wr 642 Cliff St., New York. 228 Lake St. + Chieago, Ils. MANUFACTURERS OF a= lron & Galvanized Wire : Sieves and Wire Cleth. Power Loom Painted and fe vapized Window Screen Wire Cloth, ane Wire Cloth for Drying Frut ari vested Yous Writ Reatcs Netting. ~ Factories, Georgetown, Conn. NO DANGER OF CUT TING HANDS OB TEAR ING CLOTHES, SAVES THE PRICE OF THE LIFTER MANY TIMES EVERY Day. Covered with Celebrated Kelly Point. Address, THORN WIRE HEDGE CO., CHICAGO. The “BOSS” Trap. | “SFR seo cecctentee The Only Rat Catcher. NIEN-TSI CHIN ESE LACQUER, Manufactured Manufactured by ALBERT ASSMAN & SONS. Solely by UNEQUALLED Ay OR DU BABSESSY. eres nts a Godt, Bross, misteet, Conner, Siver, Bronze and [PATENTED.] al compositions rom corroding. Also resists dampness, SENE OIL and FLY SPECKS. Can be applied without heating metal. Hawkeye Steel Barb Fence Co., Burlington, lowa. Sole Agents, H. S. ALLEN & CO., 112 John St., New York. Our Agents, John H. Graham & Co.,113 Chambers 9., carry stock of our Lifters and will supply at Factory prices. Would call speci attention to manufacturers of Agricultural Implements, Machinery and Architectural | — EsSSSFSFSSSFSSSSSFSFSFSFSFFFFFFFeFEFEeEEEEEEEE fron Works. mple and Prices sent on entonapplication, LANE’S PATENT STEEL DOOR HANGER. The most perfect Anti-Friction Hanger in the Market, 2 BECAUSE The above cut represents Preston's Patent Braided Cable Wire Fence Rail, manufactured by the Noiseless, Self-Setting, Always ily Cleaned. Ready, Easily It is made of steel throughout, except the wheel which has 4| g@LLOW CABLE MIG. CO., Hornelisville, N. ¥. We also manufacture extensively S steelaxle. It will not break. It is practically free from wear. It Wire Clothes Lines. Send for Circulars and Price Lists, For sale by the leading Hardware, Stove and is almost noiseless in action. It requires no oil. It has a broad | ‘our different sizes House-Furnishing Goods houses in the United bearing on the door, and keeps in line. It is by far the most O. 8. CHAMBERLAIN, 55 Dearborn 8t., Chicago, Ill. durable, It may be used with any track. It is always in order. LANE’S PATENT TRACK Is made of steel and 1s easily put in position. Catches and holds no snow orice. Door hung thereon cannot jump the track. Is not ¥ + Fuller Manufacturing Co., General Agents, 17 Mur po eee poe ao Stee, Ses is ready atonce. May 7 mi st ae i. eh re) & S a ‘J Se Aa ai 0} HA R TFO R B} 8) . N ray Street, N.Y. H.C. Eld er, Ager for Philadelphia 13¥1 Market Street, Philadelphia ‘Manufactured by LANE BROS., ¥ Poughkeepsie, N. shheepsic. N.Y. MANI ns TURERS Cf WIRE WAIL MACHINES Wie aM ec ir mera ©1ANDARD MACHINE WRENCHES SINGLE AND DOUBLE END = PHOSPHOR-BRONZE imitans For Bearings, Slide Valves, Cylin- DROP FORGED OF BAR STEEL der Rings, Cross-Head Gibs, Steps,| Bg al lGMl ice aelimea ae ro Bushings, and all purposes where ' vt roam alall. ie ; " | ee mele) ? Maximum Durability, Anti-Frictional | j_iiihaeaanne vs re | ue aa and Non-Cutting Qualities are desir- NUTS FOR 14 INCH BOL 26 8. é » q 7? For prices and particulars address the Manufacturers, able. Pump Rods, and Nuts, S Ip Ji ee tate) Tis FORGINGS. BIRMINGHAM IRON FOUNDRY, ae ec Foo 7. f ty * AND ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF STEELAND IRON D FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTS, ; Combine Toughness, Strength, Dura- repens e, boxe + Desh Bronge ‘Mapes eee) WICKWIRE BROTHERS, SontLss®. u. +. E.T. BARNUM, for pamphlet and prices. : ; savorscwomm — |THE Jeaimamian SMELTING (0., LTD. WIRE CLOTH AND WIRE GOoobDs. IRE AND K No. 512 Arch Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Dish Covers, States. Manufactured by J.B. KENDALL, Washington, D. C. ee Thoroughly Tested and in Suc- cessful Operation. IRON WOREA\ | owners of the U.S. Phosphor-Bronze Patents: Sole Manufacturers of Phosphor-Bronze in the U. 8. Corn Poppers, Coa Sieves, Flour Sieves, Etc., Etc. “CORTLAND” Detroit, Mich. THE CELEBRATED INDOW meeer=|SILVER FINISH” eset ae Yor saleby all dcalers in U S.A. (Sam ee) 20d Canada. Price List Free. ‘ Galvanized POULTRY NETTINGS. THE FARLOF oton” |FOR SALE BY THE HARDWARE TRADE. GET THE BEST. Metallic Coal Steve. Or kate Cae - oe oo omn« OTTER LTE a Oe oe ———— TR ee ew ~—— me poe . Rewer + ere eres emer sy >) ee, © — —r rey sac « a a > ite abe : 4. tad 5 a se a Sih Aetecadtnniandine tial atinee te he i e a rm 7 [Tew «1 he. es Tm ee ee ee - prim : 4. TEE TRON AGH. June 17, 1886, OGDEN & WALLACE, |Marshall Lefferts & Co.|C) X FO RW. 0. WOOD & CO., Ld, JAMES P. WiTHEROW, — ron we Stee : IRON AND NAIL CO., | an ge Engineer & Contractor, [ron 52 Steel galvanized Sheet iron, Gut Nails Of every description kept in stock. Agents for Park, Brother & Co.’s Best Bloom, Best Refined and Common. Galvanized wire. » Setearaph and Fence ; Galvanized SPIKES. J. 8. SCRANTON, Sales Agent, Hoop and Band Iron, Galvanized Rod and Bar Iron, Iron 81, 83 and 85 Washington Street, MANUFACTURERS OF PATENT CLAPP-GRIFFITHS PATENTS FOR MANJFACTURE BLACK DIAMOND STEEL. Galvanised Nails, Galvanized Chain. Galvanised All sizes of Cast and onan, Steel con- Pipe. warn Avot CORRUGATED SHEET IRON NEW YORK. ; Planished Sheet Iron. OF SOFT STEEL, specially adapted for A No. 1 Boiler Plates, Lewis Block, PITTSBURGH, Pa., GENERAL AGENT FOR WHITWELL FIRE-BRICK STOVES AND For Roofing, &c,, Galvanized, Plain or Painted. PIERSON & 00) |niptttomen (ESTABLISHED 1790.) SHEET IRON. IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN IRON and STEEL, PL ATE AND Tank Iron, , C. H. No. 1, C.H. No.1 Flange, Best Flange, And GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Bat Places Fire box, Cireies 24. 25, 26 & 27 West Street, NEW YORK. ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF TRON WORK GALVANIZED OR TINNED TO ORDER. "ABEL BROTHERS, [omens ees - ; eth. heat woe om, 73 ; Sept. oth, ae Oct. 1874 an 1 Oct. 7t a > rs > , > BURDEN’S stig, Bech ae eee eden | Boiler Bets, Wire Rods, Stay Bolt, Jan. 10 a, 1882 : Jan. 1st, 738, Feb. ‘oth 8% . , , March 4th, 1884 ; Jan. 6th, 1885, —e Stamping Ware, Nail Plates, &e. Guaranteed fully equal in all respects to the HORSE SHOES IMPORTED RUSSIA IRON, | ret comets, eer © i ond ob 6 fone cs and place in operation Blast Furnace Whit- ESTABLISHED 1765, B. FE. JUDSON, , Merchar its sake ob dibnehet dtao well Stoves and Steel Plants as above. As ae ST.,) 7 SCOTCH AND AMERICAN Se Common, Refined Charcoal and Juniata I ee at our a works everything 365 WATER ST., 5 NEW YORK. vs 99 GRADES OF appertaining to Blast Furnace and Steel eP 1 Ss IL Yr Oo ri, a Burd en Best BLACK SHEET IRON ‘ Works construction, can guarantee prompt- Smooth on both sides. ness and satisfaction. : CATASAUQUA "IRON. WROUGHT & CAST SCRAP IRON, Large Assortment of Extra Heavy Sizes on Hand. “ARM CO.’’ SHAFTING. OLD M ETALS. 1 rt tof Norway, Ulster and Also genera! assortmep 45 & 459 Water St-.| NEW YORK, SYRACUSE Manhattan Rolling Mill. MALLEABLE IRON) J. LEONARD, Iron 7 33 Refined Bes, Bend, Boop, Seren, Angie Irea; 235 South St., : : ee sa — ee Boiler livets. 5 451 Wes AR, WHITNEY 8 C0, |[mre waar, [SERIE new yom s eu } ACTURER OF at HORSE SHOE IRON, Mower and Reaper Castings and | te catk ste, Rods, ovals, Half Ovals and Flas Carriage Irons a Specialtv. | Bonnell, Botsford & Co.. W. B. BURNS, Proprieror. IRON, NAILS AND SPIKES EVERSON, HAMMOND & ORR, | =youncsrown, onto. LIMITED, PrrreBURGH, Howard, Childs & Co. es Sheet Steel Commission Merchants, Room 20, Lewis Block, Pittsburgh, Pa. — -. Iron and Steel! of all Descriptions, OPEN-HEARTH STEEL, INGOTS and BILLETS, Iron and Steel Nails, Heavy Hardware, SHEET IRON, All Grades, Coa Hods, Dripping Pans, &c. —. Pittsburgh Ma Manntactared Goods of all Kinds. CORRUGATED AND CRIMPED IRON ROOFING & SIDING, MANUFAOTURERS OF AND Di lron and Steel AGENOTES : de AGE IRON CO., Limited. gy Iron POR Steel and Cut Nails and Spikes. NORWAY STEEL & IKON CO., Homogeneous BAY STATE IRON CO., Tank, Boiler and Girder BRANDYWINE ROLLING ee —— Plates. Ww TUB 413 Commerce St. St., PHILA., PA. iron Stel Forgings |THE BURDEN IRON CO. STEEL CASTINGS. TROY N. Y. 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 & CO., Chesapeake Nails. HARTMAN STEEL CO., Ltd., Steel Wire Nails. WILLIAM H. WALLACE & CO., Iron Merchants, Cor. ALBANY & WASHINGTON STS., NEW YORK CITY. E WORKS. Boiler Flues. 4 BYE BROS. & ne Li 7 e ot Sree Wire Na Nails ROOKLYN WIRE N aS ESTER CPE AND TUBE THE CH Plans and estimates furnished as contracts mad Lron Structures of every descrip- ; a ‘Books containing cuts of all iron made sent on @ 2 Sample pieces at office. Please address 3 17 ‘Broadway, New York. P. O. BOX 33. Borden & Lovell, 70 & 71 WEST ST., CA: GREENE, | | New York. Cast Iron Gas and Water Pipe. Agents for the sale of 2 to 48 Inches Diameter, FALL RIVER IRON WORKS C0.'S_ | 160 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. Nails, Bands, Hoops and Rods. DANVILLE NAIL & MFG. CO.’S JAMES WILLIAMSON & CO,, For Roofing and Corrugating. Wm. H. Wallace. Wm. Bispham. ££. C. Wallace. WM. McFARLAND, JOHN FOX, |iron and Brass Founder, TRENTON, N. J. Chilled Cast Wire Dies a Specialty, Any size or style made at short notace, Correspondence solicited. Prices on application. E. JENCKES MANFG. CO., PAWTUCKET, R. I., Bright Wire Goods, Belt Hooks, SPRING PINS, KEYS AND COTTERS. mem Gatling, Seek, Sates Seten, Catstes Bent Wire Goods of all kinds a Specialty. MOSELEY IRON BRIDGE AND HOOF CO., | New York Ofice, SS Chambers Street, NAILS AND SPIKES. SCOTCH AND AMERICAN 5 Dey Street. NEW YORK BORDEN MINING CO.’S SAMUEL A. HAINES, Selling Agent. GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE, Jx., Prest. | JOHN CALDWELL, Treas. T, W. WELSH, Supt CUMBERLAND COAL. P | G ] R O N, H. H. WESTINGHOUSE, Gen’l Agt, W. W. CARD, Secy. ; T = Be — IMPORTED & AMERICAN No. 63 Wall St., New York. PIG IRON. [paniex F. Cooney, LAKE SUPERIOR CHARCOAL IRON,| #8 Washington s¢., New York, For Matieable and Car-Wheel Purposes, /|RQN AND STEEL BOILER PLATES. A SPECIALTY. ——— GLASGOW IRON CO. PINE IRON WORKS. Westinghouse Air-Brake Co, , PITTSBURGH, PA., VU. S. Aj, MANUFACTURERS OF THE WESTINGHOUSE AUTOMATIC BRAKE, Westinghouse Locomotive Driver Brake, Vacuum Brakes (Westinghouse & Smith Patents), RD. WOOD & CO. PHILADELPHIA Manufacturers of Cast Iron Pipe CHARLES HIMROD & CO., ALLISON BOILER FLUES. te ged 3 eee Sl a cnaceeieane a TER AND GAS, 0 LAMP POSTS, VALVES, ETC WESTINGHOUSE FREIGHT BRAKE. ; "| pasdtnaet carn sncept that the, wariotr parts are ao comianed asta fort peasnoninte, Brake fr ce. Penne saving in accidents, flat wheels, brakemen’s Mathew’s Pat. Anti-Freezing eyerente, a aed ae at a very low avd the increased spee possible wi perfect safety, will repay the cost of its application baler 400 CHESTNUT STREET. SOLID SHANK HOES FOR SALE VERY LOW. a very short tim JOHN BROWER A.GARRISON, J. H.RICKETSON, WM. H Hleatio Automatic oad is cam te eporesed from a car in, the train vain if decen ee enown, The , oH, 1, OLMES, | app on taneous ; it can be opera rom any car @ trai ree and should th h t fail, it lies automatically. A G ARANT © : teainat loss from PATENT NTs SbITS on thd tgpasatus sold them, ” is given m customers 81 Murray Street.| A. GARRISON & CO., Manufacturers of Sand, Patent Homogeneous, Steel and BOLT & RIVET CLIPPERS, rn ti v oe . For cutting off the ends of Bolts and Rivets, on ee Cm (? h ] | | e (| K () | | % . The WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE is now fitted to upward of 15,000 ENGINES AND 80000 CARS and is adopted by the principal Railways in all parts of the world. t FULL INFORMATION FURNISHED ON APPLICATION, LEECH BU RG _ IRON WORKS. KIRKPATRICK a co., LIMITED Manufacturers of all Grades « Fine SHEET IRONS, (Refined, Cold Rolied, Show Card, Stamping, Tea Tray, Polished, Shovel, Ferrule Iron, &c.) NATURAL GAS USED AS FUEL. OFFIOR, No, 143 First Ave., Pittsburgh, Pea. WORKS, Leoohburg, Pa, CLOSES ON OUTSIDE OF NOSE, — a, mngte Ring that closes on Coly ingle Ring e Only Double Ring Invented. tha ease en out ios sans Champion Ho» Ringer 8 RINGS and HOLDER. The only that will effectu- ally keep rooting. No of the nose. No shar points in the flesh to keep it 4 Capacity ot Mines, 2500 Tons Daily. Siding connections with all lines of Railroads. CMAMBERS, BERING & QUINLAN ©@., Exclusive Manufacturers, Decatur, mu. Office, 120 Water Street PITTSBURGH PA. carriages, wagons, harness, &c. Ask for them where you buy your hardware, or send for cir- ular and price list. CHAMBERS, BROTHER & CO., |! 62nd Sr., Betow LancasTer AVE., | PHILADELPHIA, PA. PASSAIC ROLLING MILL CO. Manufacture and have always in stock ROLLED IRON BEAMS, Channels, Augten, Tees, Merchant Bars, Riveted Work, Forgings, Eye Bars, &c., PATERSON, N. J. Room 45, Astor House, New York. CUT NAILS, Hot Pressed Nuts, Bolts, Washers, &c. DOVER IRON CO.’S Boiler Rivets, Boiler Brace Jaws, Socket Bolts, BAR IRON. FULLER BROTHERS & CoO., 139 GREENWICH S8ST., NEW YORK. BOTH SOLID AND HOLLOW. _—_—— Ore‘ and Clay Pulverizers, Rotary Squeezers, Haskin’s Patent Double Spiral Pinions, and Roll- ing Mill Castings of every description. Office, Nos, 10 &4 12 WOOD S8T., PITTSBURGH, PA. CHAS. J. STEBBINS, Ill Reade $t., New York, STEEL AND IRON NAILS. BUFFALO HAMMER COMPANY, Buffalo, N. Y. Manufacturers of a full line of SOLID CAST STEEL HAMMERS Forged from the best Crucibie Steel, J. M. SCHOONMAKER, and Triple Groove Hog and Pig Ringer MANUFACTURER AND SHIPPER OF AU Hammers Fully Warranted. Drop Forgings a Specialty, + VARIETY METAL BOOM. iron Foundry and Machine Shop. Casting and Finishing. ertical Engines, Hydrants, Fire Plugs, &c. PRAS. B. BANNAN, Pottsville, Schuylkill Co,, Pa, June 17, 1886, WILLIAM RR. FART c& CO., IRON ORES CASTLE PIG IRON. —__-_-_ SPANISH, AFRICAN —_—_—_ for Finest Steel (phosphorus uniformly low, sel- dom reaching .o; per cent., and Silicon from 1 per cent. upward, according to re- quirements of buyers). Bessemer, Basic and Open-Hearth Steel Slabs, Bi Oid Iron and Steel Rails, Crop Ends, Spiegeleisen, Ferromanganese, &c. 226 Walnut Street, Cambria Iron €o., OFFICE, 218 South Fourth St., Philadelphia, Pa. + <2. —_—_———— —_———— MOHICAN PIG A superior iron for ordinary Bessemer work, comparing favorably with English West Coast Hematites. llets, Plates and Bars to specifications furnished PHILADELPHIA. Light Rails, Railway F'astenings, STREET RAILS, Heavy Rails, Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The Phoenix Iron Co.., 410 WALNUT ST., PHILADELPHIA, Manufacturers of Wrought Iron EDWARD J. ETTING IRON AGE. JUSTICE COX, Jr. CHARLES K. BARNS. IRON BROKER & COMMISSIGN MERCHANT, |JUSTICE COX, JR,, & CO,, 222 8S. Turep St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. PIG, BAR and RAILROAD IRON, OLD RAILS, SCRAP, &c. Agent for the Mount Savage Fire Brick. Eastern Penna., West New Jersey and Delaware. 1YNCHBURG IRON Cco., LYNCHBURG, VA., Foundry and Forge Pig Iron. STORAGE, WHARF anp YARD, Delaware Avenue, above Callowhill St., connected by track with rail road. CASH ADVANCES MADE ON IRON. JAS G. LUNDSAY. THOS, 8S. PARVIN, LINDSAY, PARVIN & CO., 328 Walnut St., Phila., Iron and Stee! Structural Material Estimates furnished for Lron and Steel Structures and Railway construction Correspondence solicited with railroad contractors. L. & R. WISTER & CO., IRON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 257 So. 4th St., Philadelphia. AGENTS Kemble and Norway Foundry and Forge Pig Iron. Wyebrooke C, B. Charcoal Pig Iron. Ferguson Red Short Pig Iron. DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF SCRAP IRON. MORRIS, WHEELER & CO., Iron, Steel and Nails. WAREHOUSE & OFFICES, 16th & Market Sts., SALES OFFICKS, 4100 Chestnut St., Beams, Deck Beams, Channels, Angle & Tee Bars,| vor tex ssn. 11 curr ve. 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 Iron Columns, Weldless Eye Bars, and Built-up Shapes for Iron Rridges., REFINED BAR, SHAFTING, and Every Variety of SHAPE IRON Made to order. lans and Specifications furnished. Address DAVID REEVES, President. New York Agents, MILLIKEN, SMITH & CO., 61 Liberty St. Boston Agents, HOUDLETTE & DUNNELS, 272 Franklin St. D COMP MANUFACTURERS OF Patent Planished, Galvanized, Common, Best Refined, Cleaned and Charceal Bloom PLATE cc SHEET IRON, ALSO LIGHT PLATES AND SHEETS OF STEEL, No. 519 Arch Street. Philadelphia, Pa, “ALAN WOO ANY, HENRY LEVIS & CO., Manufacturers’ Agents For Iron and Steel Rails, Car Wheels, Boiler and Sheet Iron and General Railway Equipments, Old Rails, Axles and Wheels bought and sold, 234 S. 4th St., Philadelphia. Frank K. Esherick Barclay W. Cotton, ESHERICK & CO., 263 So, 4th ST, PHILADELPHIA lron and Steel of All Description. Selling Agents for Cleveland City Forge and Iron Co., Forgings; Central Iron and Steel Works, Plates of Iron and Steel; Danville Nail and Mfg. Co., lron and Stee! Nails. Boiler Tubes; Bridge, Car and Boat Specifications a Speciaity AGENTS FOR CATASAUQUA M’F’G. CO., Iron, steel, Bars, Boller, Tank and Bridge Plates; Skelp, Angles and Shapes; Chicks, Mor tgomery, Conewago and Alice Furnaces BPwPrxieSG TRON for Foundries and Mills. ERIE FORGE CO., Lro. Iron and Steel Forgings ; Every shape. 224 South Fourth Street, - Phila., Pe Jerome Keeley & Co, 206 Walnut Place, Phila., Selling Agents for CHARCOAL and ANTHRACITE BLOC MS, PIG TRON, BAR IRON, SHEET IRON, STEEL and IRON RAILS. IRON CLAD STEEL RAILS and BARS, MAGNETIC and HEMATITE TRON ORES, FIRE BRICK, COAL and COKE, MUCK BARS. Handle Old Tron and Steel Rails, Scrap [ron, &c. Examine and negotiate sales of Iron and Coal properties. E. H. Wilson. A. Kaiser. J.B. M. Hirons. E. H. WILSON & CO., 222 and 224 South Third St, Philadelphia, BROKERS AND DEALERS IN IRON ann STEEL. Correspondence solicited. J, W. HOFFMAN & CO,, |RON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 208 South Fourth St., Philadelphia. Selling Agents PINE IRON WORKS, Pine Brand Plates; GLASGOW TRON CO., Plates and Muck Bars ; SPRANG STEEL & IRON CO. (Limited), Siemens Martin (Open-Hearth) Steel, Universal and Sheared Plates, Angles and Shapes. JNO. L. HOGAN, IRON COMMISSION MERCHANT, 216 SOUTH FOURTH Si., PHILA. Pig Iron & Ores, Steel & Iron Blooms. Agent for Brier Hillfron and Coal On, Youngstown Steel Co. Open Hearth Metal, Charcoal Iron, Connellsville Coke, Old Rails, Scrap, &c. Andover Pig Irony: Each Pig marked exact chill depth (3 In. to %& in.), A. Whitney & Son’s standard test. F. A. COMLY, Treas. | sone. 240 So. 3d St., Phila. PEDRO G “SALOM, J. P. L. WESTESSON, SALOM & WESTESSON, Philadelphia Testing Laboratory, 208 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, EE 5 Cost of Transportation on a Deeper Canal. Mr. T. C. Ruggles, C. E., of Yonkers, has addressed the following letter to the secre- tary of the Union for the Improvement of the Canals of the State of New York: On the 20th of August, 1885, at Utica, the friends of the Erie Canal of all parties voted *‘in favor of deepening the Erie to 9 feet,” as recommended by ex-State Engineer and Surveyor, Horatio Seymour, Jr., at an ex- pense of $1,100,000 ; ‘‘ also in favor of mak ing longer locks and instructing our Legisla- ture to this effect.” But they were opposed to asking any aid of the Federal Govern- }ment. At Albany this winter some have favored asking the Government for aid, but (April 9, 1886) it was decided at Albany that we would retain control of the Erie Cana]. The result when the canal improve- ment is completed will be an increased amount of Western products through our State. It will increase the value of our land, give more employment to labor and more raw material to our manufacturers and mechanics The Empire State has great State pride, and from 1817 to 1886 built and improved the canal from 4 feet deep to 7, and now wants to dig it a little deeper, 2 or 3 feet, making it 9 or 10 feet. Ex-State Engineer Horatio Seymour, Jr., says the Erie Canal, by statement of ex-Auditor J, A. Place (1879), has paid into the State Treasury $41.903,899 without computing interest ; the interest alone on this amount will make this improvement and keep the canal in repair without taxing any one. If the canal goes down or stands still will not all interests suffer? Farmers, mechanics, laborers and manufacturers? Mr. Seymour, in his 1878 report (page 18), giving Mr. Jarvis as authority, says: *‘ It would cost $22,000,000 to build a railroad on the banks,” and then the transportation would not be as cheap as now;; railroads charge 4 to 7 mills per ton a mile—the Erie Canal 1% to 2%. A brief review of our advantages in having this canal should be taken into consideration. No other State has a canal inviting Western products. They have no water for canals and would have too many locks; we have Lake Erie and our inland lakes. Ex-State Engineer Van R. Richmond (September 2, 1879, page 15), thinks it practical to raise the banks 1 foot and lower the bottom 1 foot, making it 9 feet deep, except over culverts and aqueducts. He is confident a full supply of water could be obtained. Ex-State En- gineer Horatio Seymour, Jr., says this calamity about water could be prevented. cesses hess i} ei ae _— Se ae a a = Alonzo Richmond says (page 15, 1879) the ’ Orders solicited especially for Corrugated, Gasholder, Pan and Elbow, Water Pipe, Smoke Stack, N 1 ( ) H } > PHILADELPHIA, deeper the canal the cheaper the work. He ye Tank and Boat Iron ; Last, Stamping, Ferrule Locomotive Headlight and Jacket Iron, e . iW XN . estimates nearly 600 tons cargo, steamer and / Analytical and Consulting Chemists, Assayers | .onsort: favors 2 feet deeper—this would i 430 WALNUT Si, PHILA., PA., and Metallurists, Physical Testing. make, if the banks are raised, a 10-foot yt + » 7 H. . % AL BAU DML & CO., SOLE AGENT FOR Matablished 1847. canal, Ex-Governor Seymour, at the Utica Bi ’ ' Sheridan, Leesport, Temple, Lynch- eee Convention, favored deepening the canal to re 206 S. Fourth St., Philadelphia. 61 Pine St., New York, burg, Millcreek and Mt. Laurel A. WHITNEY & SONS, 9 ar Ro S. br Ruggles, at the meeting | eee AA of the Chamber of Commerce about the Con- iy NEW AND OLD RAILS, BLOOMS. BESSEMER PIC. Foundry P | G | RO N and Forge C A R W H E E L W 0 R KS . stitutional Amendment, March ro, 1876, i - — favored g feet. Mr. Sweet, State engineer, Crop Ends, Spiegeleisen, Lron Ores and Railroad Supplies Generally. cssnmiens geen PHILADELPHIA. aid fe in vepett, SUNL Utemeeen ce at AGENTS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR ; -* reg ae . for F ; d Mine C the canals was 5,009,488 tons, but did not THE NORTH LONSDADE IRON & STEEL OO., Limited, Bessemer Pig Iron, brand “Ulverston ;” Also Woodbridge Clay Mining Co.’s Fire Brick. | Special Wheels for Furnace and Mine Cars. | piv, the tonnage Wass and West oan the Wada " Yt ee Orel SS Canal. will estimate the amount carried } MOSS BAY HEMATITE IRON & STEEL CO., Limited, Spiegeleisen, Crop End , &e. “sips r . z Also for “ Lorn” Malleable Charcoal! Pig Iron and N. B ALLEN & CO.’S Dinas Fire Bricks. THE ALLENTOWN ROLLIN G MILLS, East and West the same as in 1880. It is Also Sole Agents for the WHITE RIVER MINING CO’S. Arkansas Manganese Ore, Guaranteed 50 per MANUFACTURERS OF larger than other years and is a good ex- cent, Metallic Manganese. : : 7 ample. Auditor J. A. Place, in his report, rf Rails, Bars, Axles, Shafting, Fish Bars (Plain and Angle), Spikes, | ;330, gives tonnage East to the Hudson a PENCOYD IRON WORKS, A. ck Fe. RO BE RT's ch CoOo., General Office, 237 South Third St., Philadelphia. wentrenepesiaiianel MANUFACTURERS OF ae these tons on the Deiskiaabiaiinas, present 7-footcanal Tons. : BEAMS, CHANNELS, DECK BEAMS, ANGLES, TEES,|PLYMOUTH ROLLING MILL CO., Uo'pittn) Ceti tents tam ~ arma MANUFACTURERS OF Rivets, Bolts and Nuts, &c. Bridges and Turn-Tables. River 3,226,358 tons; West, 1,518,290; Works at Allentown, Pa, | total, 4,744,048 tons, a ence would be... ..4,744,648 at 0.72 8,416,146 By PLATES, MERCHANT BAR, Pig Iron, | Plate and Sheet Steel, The difference in 1880 in favor of 9 feet he hale es a ee | ee Foundry and Forge Every description of Light Plates and Oneill Gas aiieians aii pas = ar ae a aaa ae ot | ad She t ME. susan encase hs Shdiserscses me: CAST i , Plate an ee Iron, This would help to divert Western prod- SHAFTING AND ROLLED OR HAMMERED AXLES OF IRON OR STEEL. Puddled Bars, Best Bloom, Tube, Cleaned, Best Refined, ° | ucts through the State of New York, and Mh Office, No. 26 8. Fourth St., Philadelphia. Agents for the sale of Glamorgan Pig Iron.| Special for Axles, Best Neutral and Common. Skelp, Blue Annealed and Common. would nearly equal in one year the cost of @@ Particular attention given to Iron for Special Purposes, deepening the canal to 9 or 10 feet. As an i example to show the estimated value of ee — . transportation on a deeper canal, Mr Sweet, Al our present State engineer, said in 1878 : id j j ‘*The same boats and same crews without se ENGINEERS, 8 extra cost could have carried 650,000 addi- . ue tional tons to tidewater.” Horatio Sey- No. 226 Walnut Street, -’ Philadelphia, Pa. et aaa ee ee ® of increased depth of another foot. He says piscina Bradlee & 0., mpire aln or 5, it was illustrated ‘‘in the trip of the Emma h “RED. Ww. Go ; 7 and consort between Buffalo and Rochester,” EH: < RDON, Agent where the canal averages 8 feet. (One-third , e a i ; Ai. better time was made, with one-half the ; Fire Brick Hot Blast Stove ('p 816 Richmond St., Philadelp ‘a cost, than over a like distance of 7 feet depth i s ; of water. We made on the City of Utica, - 1 Chains for Foundry Cranes and Slings. ; Buffalo to Albion, in 8 feet of water, 4,‘ —- “D. B. G.” Special Crane Chain. miles per hour. Captain Depew, an old AGENCY ini ai experienced canaler, who has charge of a a Steel and Iron Dredging, Slope and Mining Chains. pe sean Spend gooey tag le i Ship’s Cables and Marine Railway Chains. : the canal will reduce the cost of a bushel 14 Whitwell Hot Blast Stove. Cowper Hot Blast Stove. the canal will reduce the cost of a bushel 134 ’ ’ } 1 : cermin angen - Western products. Canada is alarmed Gordon Whitwell-Cowper Hot Blast Stove. CUMBERLAND NAIL AND IRON CO, |cttctoitect'ct’our deepening the cana | ee ee (Ontario Legislature, February 25, 1886), { The latter improvement, at 30 ¢ less first cost, will heat more MANUFACTURERS OF and its benefits to our State. They want blast to a higher temperature with greater regularity. ; the St. Lawrence canals, now 9 feet, as Weaknesses of the older types of stoves, whether in their 66 ° deep as the Welland, 131% feet. We havea construction or op