. The first one hundred years of McKeesport. An historical and statistical description of the city from its inception until its centennial in 1894. sport prides itself for ha\ing within its boundaries thepioneer tinjilate works in the Tnitcd States. In i(S73-74, a little rolling mill was bu:lt for the purpose ofmanufacturing Tin and Terne Plates, on what was then known asthe Mehaffy farm. About the same time the boundaries ofJVIcKeesport, which was then a borough of about three thousanci McKeesports Great Industries. 49 inhabitants, were extended, and the new northern boundarieswere made nearl
. The first one hundred years of McKeesport. An historical and statistical description of the city from its inception until its centennial in 1894. sport prides itself for ha\ing within its boundaries thepioneer tinjilate works in the Tnitcd States. In i(S73-74, a little rolling mill was bu:lt for the purpose ofmanufacturing Tin and Terne Plates, on what was then known asthe Mehaffy farm. About the same time the boundaries ofJVIcKeesport, which was then a borough of about three thousanci McKeesports Great Industries. 49 inhabitants, were extended, and the new northern boundarieswere made nearly identical with the Northern border of thegrounds of these works, that portion of the borough being knownas the lower Third Ward, or Demmler Station. The distance from the center of the city to these works wasconsidered quite a long one, and on this account the managersof the works succeeded in their effort to have a special PostOffice established for their works, and in this way it came aboutthat McKeesport enjoys to the present date the exclusive privi-lege of having two distinct Post Offices within its boundaries. -•-^^^v, -** 3^ ^^feg. The United States Iron & Tin Plate Works. The Post Office was named Demmler, after J. H. Demmler,then president of the Compan}-. The United States Iron & TinPlate Company was chartered in March, 1873. In the month ofApril, following, W. C. Cronemeyer, the present president andgeneral manager of the works, was appointed book-keeper. In the beginning the Company had very rough sailing, forbefore the works were completed the p<anic of 1873 broke out,and a large number of subscribers to the capital stock could notmeet their payments; other acjvergities interfered with the pro- 50 HisTdRV OF gress, and in consequence ihe works was not put in operationuntil August, 1874. At the annual election in January, 1875,W. C. Cronemeyer was chosen secretary. Through the untiringpersonal efforts and the financial aid of President Demmler, t
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