. Pittsburgh and Allegheny in the centennial year . ns? And how suggestive ofindependence as a nation, is the fact, whether from a commercial or a warlikepoint of view. It is only about sixteen years since the effort was made to manufacture caststeel in the United States to any extent, and to-day the facts show that ourmanufacturers have secured about two-thirds of the American market, the qualityand finish of American steel being conceded to be fully equal to any the article of liomogeneous crucible cast steel boiler and fire plate, that madeby our Pittsburgh manufacturers is uneq
. Pittsburgh and Allegheny in the centennial year . ns? And how suggestive ofindependence as a nation, is the fact, whether from a commercial or a warlikepoint of view. It is only about sixteen years since the effort was made to manufacture caststeel in the United States to any extent, and to-day the facts show that ourmanufacturers have secured about two-thirds of the American market, the qualityand finish of American steel being conceded to be fully equal to any the article of liomogeneous crucible cast steel boiler and fire plate, that madeby our Pittsburgh manufacturers is unequalled. Shipments of this descriptionof Bteel have been made from Pittsburgh to railroad companies and steam boilermanufacturers across the Atlantic, who pronounce it superior in every respectto any produced in Europe. In the progress of steel manufacturing at Pittsburgh, the low duties on steel?were great discouragements; and even with the amendments that have beenmade from time to time, it is questionable if, without the accidental high tariff.
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