Word: iron
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...comfortably filled Sever 11. The lecturer, who was introduced by Prof. Laughlin, president of the Finance Club, began by speaking of the extent of the subject and the difficulty of handling it in so short a time. The rapid growth of the industry was shown by statistics of the iron produce of this and other countries during the last few years. In 1882 the total product of iron was 20,600,000tons, of which 4,600,000 was used in the United States. The outlying districts of Lake Superior, New Jersey and Lake Chaplain furnish one half of the ores...
...discovery of this process upon the price of steel is seen by the increased manufacture of steel rails. A few years ago it was the boast of a few railroads that their rails were made of steel, but now scarcely a road is without this improvement, and iron rails are rapidly becoming a thing of the past. On account of a recent improvement, the power of the Bessemer process has been largely increased. It was formerly limited to certain ores, which were scarce in the coal region of our country, but now can be extended to such a degree...
Under the auspices of the Harvard Finance Club, Professor Hunt will lecture this evening on "The Iron Industry...
Harvard Finance Club. The Iron Industry. Professor T. Sterry Hunt. Sever...
...under the auspices of the Harvard Finance Club. The last three form a series intended to give the present position of the three great manufacturing industries in the United States. March 21, Edward Atkinson, Esw., What makes the Rate of Wages? April 10, Prof. T. Sterry Hunt, The Iron Industry. April 17, Thomas Pray, Jr., The Cotton Industry. April 28, Roland Hazard, The Wooden Industry...