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viii. Agnes, b. 1760; m. William, son of William and Isabella Brandon, of Hanover, who had deceased prior to 1805, leaving sons, Thomas and James, and daughter Ann, m. James, son of David Pettigrew, who left - Hanover about 1792.
. THE YOUNGS OF HANOVER.
I. ROBERT YOUNG, an early settler in Hanover township, then Lancaster county, d. about 1749, leaving a wife Kerstine, and children :
2. i. James. .
3. ii. John, m. Margery Stewart.
II. JAMES YOUNG (Robert), of Hanover, d. in 1772, leaving children :
4. i. William, mı. Catharine -.
5. ii. James. .
iii. John, m. Agnes ·, and had
among others John.
iv. Andrew, m. Sarah , and had among others Andrew and Josiah.
v. Alexander, d. s. p.
III. JOHN YOUNG (Robert), of Hanover, d. in May, 1775, leaving a wife Margery (Stewart), and children :
i. David.
ii. Mary, m. James Dixon ..
iii. Margaret, m. Samuel Ainsworth.
iv. John.
v. Margery.
vi. George. vii. James.
6. viii. William, m. Martha -
IV. WILLIAM YOUNG (James, Robert), of Hanover, d. in January, 1785, leaving a wife Catharine, and children :
i. Robert.
ii. John.
iii. James.
iv. Andrew, m. Margery -, and had Margaret.
v. Esther.
vi. Martha. vii. William.
V. JAMES YOUNG (James, Robert), of Han- over, d. in May, 1787, leaving children :
i. [A dau.], m. Samuel Johnson.
ii. Elizabeth. iii. Jane.
iv. [A dau.], m. William McCauley.
v. Margaret, mn. James Robinson.
vi. Andrew. vii. Sarah, m. John Watt.
viii. John. ix. Jamcs.
x. Alexander.
VI. WILLIAM YOUNG (John; Robert), of East Hanover, d. March 15, 1796, leaving a wife Martha, and children:
i. Catharine, b. 1779; m. James Bell, b. 1772; d. March 6, 1814.
ii. Eleanor, b. 1781.
iii. William, b. 1783.
iv. John, b. 1785.
v. Janc, b. June 1, 1788.
vi. James, b. September 14, 1789.
vii. Esther, b. April 16, 1791.
viii. Robert, b. 1793.
CHAPTER VIII.
Some of the Industries of the City and County.
Apart from Harrisburg being the Capital City of Pennsylvania, there is that which exists within it, and the surrounding towns, to make it of far greater importance-a city of industry. From its earliest existence its location has been such as to invite capital, and it embraces within its industrial estab- lishments, manufactories which in their great suecess show the financial and com- mereial progress of the city and county more than anything else. The local situation has always been favorable for healthfulness and a desirable place for residenec, while the abundant water supply, the railroad facili- ties, and whatever else is necessary for build- ing up a large manufacturing metropolis is found within the county of Dauphin. The markets are unexcelled ; the fertile islands, and plateau along the river, with the bean- tiful and productive valley lying between the North and South mountains, furnish sup- plies more than would be needed for a popu-
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lation ten times greater than now within the limits of the county. Of the character of the manufacturing enterprises it is needless to speak, and yet, at the same time it is necessary to show what has been aecom- plished within a few brief decades.
Beginning with the Pennsylvania Steel Company, which was organized in June, 1865, the plant of which now covers 160 aeres, one stands in wonderment at the mar- velons strides made in the mechanical world. The construction of the steel plant at what is now the city of Steelton (for city it ought to be termed), was commeneed in December, 1865, and was ready for operation in May, 1867. On the 25th day of the same month, the first steel ingots ever produced in Pennsylvania by the Bessemer process were made. The rail mill of the Pennsyl- vania Steel Company went into operation May 15, 1868. The importance to the rail- road interests of the country, and to all con- sumers, of the successful commencement, at these works, of the manufacture of steel rails has been very great, and probably no one can appreciate the value to the country of the business which began at these works at that date. During the first years of opera- tion the steel ingots were hammered before rolling in the Forge Department, where they had what was at that time the largest steam hammer in the country. The practice of hammering was continued until December, 1876, when the present Blooming Mill No. 1 went into operation. Since that time the steam hammers have been employed in the production of forgings and other shapes of special steel. In 1875 the company increased its capacity for the production of steel by erecting an open hearth furnace plant. The original open hearth plant was later replaced by one of greatly increased capacity, and the capacity has been increased several times by the addition of new furnaces. The original Bessemer plant, known now as Bessemer No. 1, had two converters, the nominal capacity of five tons each. In 1881 an additional Bessemer plant, known as Bessemer No. 2, was completed and put in operation. This plant has three converters of ten tons ca- pacity each, and was arranged and con- structed on plans which secured great facili- ties for handling material and products, and enabled it to develop great capacity of pro- duetion. The company commenced the erection of blast furnaces in 1872 to produce pig iron for their own purposes, and com-
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pleted No. 1 furnace in 1873, No. 2 fur- nace in 1875, No. 3 furnace in 1SS3, and No. 4 furnace in 1884. These furnaces are of highly approved designs, with the Whit- well patent hot blast stoves, and liave pro- duced outputs of iron comparing favorably with any blast furnaces in the country. Rolling mills for making steel bars of the various sizes and shapes, known as " mer- chant bars," were erected in 1882, the plant taking the name of "merchant mill," the product of the same consisting of merchant bars, billets, rail splices, angles, and various other shapes. This plant has been enlarged by the billet mill building, with a large amount of machinery used in finishing the product. In 1885 there was added to the Forge Department a train of rolls of the type known as "universal," driven by a powerful reversing engine, for rolling special qualities of steel into slabs and blooms of dimensions required by manufacturers of plates, ete., and this branch of manufacture has been fully employed. In 1886 an additional mill, called Blooming Mill No. 2, was erected for the preparation of special steel required by manufacturers of nails, cte., and has also pro- dueed a great product. The manufacture of switches, steel rail frogs, erossings, etc., commeneed in 1872, and this branch having met with great encouragement from railway managers in various parts of the country, has been enlarged from time to time.
A substantial and handsome brick build- ing 478 feet long and 78 feet wide was erected in 1882, replacing the building pre- viously used for this business, and still greater enlargement having become expedi- ent there was erected a very large addition, consisting principally of one building 210 feet long, 125 wide; another building 144 feet long and 35 feet wide. These buildings have been fitted with the most approved ap- plianees for the production of frogs, switches, &e., and the business has grown to very large proportions, conducted under the title of Frog, Switch and Signal Department. In 1893 a slabbing mill for rolling slabs, plates and other structural material was ereeted, still further adding to the immensity of the plant. The company next organized a de- partment for the manufacture of bridges, viaducts, roofs, buildings and other construc- tions, under the title of Bridge and Construc- tion Department. Several large buildings have been erected for the purposes of this de- partment, and it has entered upon a very
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busy career. Departments for the manufac- ture and removal of various appliances were found necessary at an early day in the his- tory of the company, and a foundry, ma -. chine shop and smith shop went into opera- tion in 1867. These were enlarged from time to time with substantial buildings, which at the present day rank among the largest plants of this description in the State, with building appliances in all manner of machine tools and other appliances for the reproduction and repairs of the heaviest class of machinery used in the works. In: 1867 the company's yearly product of steel ingots was 1,005 tons; in 1890 it was 304,488 tons. This gives some idea of the company's growth. In 1890 the product of one day was nearly equal to the whole year's product of 1867. The total product of steel ingots from 1867 to 1895 was four millions, twenty-six thou- sand, eight hundred and four tons !! Think of this, if you can, and pause while you think. There was a decrease in the output of the years 1891, 1892, 1893 and 1894, owing in part to the general business de- pression and also to a change in the charac- ter of the product. A great proportion of the rails now manufactured are for electric roads, and are much more difficult to make than for steam roads. The immense acreage of the company lies between the Pennsylva- nia railroad and the Pennsylvania canal. The length of the plot is over a mile and a quarter, and the view presented to those pass- ing in the trains of the Pennsylvania road is one of decided and unusual interest. . The tremendous quantities of metal to be seen from the train invariably attract attention, and persons frequently imagine the metal to be held for speculation, until they learn that the monthly requirements are twenty-five to thirty thousand tons. The movement of the vast amount of material daily required in the works is a matter requiring extensive facilities, and the company has over twenty locomotives of various sizes plying upon tracks equal in extent to upwards of thirty miles of single track railroad. The freight cars received and dispatched in some weeks exceed 2,500, or 400 per day. The pay roll of the company embraces five thousand names, and the annual disbursements for labor is nearly two million dollars. There are over 20,000 persons who have their sup- port directly from this company's disburse- ments for labor alone, and when we consider the disbursements for materials, supplies,
&c., and for the freight paid to the railroad companies carrying the materials, &c., and endeavor to estimate the extent to which the material interests of those in various ways related to or in some manner dependent on the successful prosecution of this immense enterprise, we may safely estimate the im- portance of this company's affairs affects a population equal to that of many congres- sional districts. It was computed by a re- cognized statistician that the railroad ton- nage due to the transportation of the mate- rials and products of a similar and less im- portant establishment for a year represented more ton miles than the business of the great State of Texas for a corresponding period.
The works are reached by the tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad, also by the tracks of the Philadelphia & Reading rail- road. This industry has given birth to a city. Steelton is the outgrowth of the Penn- sylvania Steel Company. Twenty-one years ago the site of the town was nothing but farm lands, to-day it is a bustling community that holds within her corporate limits several other large industries that would reflect credit upon any metropolis in the country, and which are known from the Atlantic to the Pacific on account of their various products. Steelton is a well built city, mostly of brick, it is also well paved and is equipped with gas, water, electric light and electric railway accommodations. The Steelton high school is one of the best structures in the State; there are palatial residences and comforts, and all the stores and commercial interests are thriving. Samuel Morse Felton founded the enter- prise and organized the Pennsylvania Steel Company. He was born July 17, 1809. At the age of fourteen he was employed as a
clerk in a grocery store in Boston, and while there fitted himself for Harvard College, from which he graduated in 1834, begin - ning the study of law. For the benefit of his health he soon adopted the profession of civil engineering, and in 1838 engaged in railroad construction in New England. In 1845 he became superintendent, and in 1871 he became president of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore railroad, and re- moved to Philadelphia. Paralysis com- pelled him to retire in 1865 for a short time. After several months of rest, in con- nection with J. Edgar Thomson, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and others, he took up the manufacture of
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steel rails, and the result was the organiza- tion of the Pennsylvania Steel Company. Mr. Felton was elected president, and held that position during his life. He died Jan- uary 24, 1889, aged nearly 80 years. He was a man of marvelous executive ability, and was deeply interested in the welfare of the company. Ilis genial presence and wise counsel have been greatly missed by former associates, and his memory is highly honored by all who knew him in public and private life. The Pennsylvania Steel Company was fortunate in securing, in 1874, the services of Maj. Luther S. Bent as super- intendent. From the date of his engage- ment by the company the history of the same has been one of continual progress and great prosperity. The devotion with which he managed the multidinous affairs of the company has never been exceeded in any similar enterprise. By his grasp of its affairs, and his foresight, he has been en- abled to conduet it with a sueeess, the fame of which is world-wide. During the latter years of Mr. Felton's life, Major Bent as- sumed the position of general manager and vice-president, and upon the death of Mr. Felton was chosen president and continued such until 1896 when Mr. Edgar C. Felton, son of the first president, was elected. The general superintendent of the company is Mr. Harry H. Campbell, who has charge of the practical affairs of the manufacturing depart- ments, and upon his shoulders rests a great re- sponsibility, which he assumes with the confidenee born of success. The president and general manager of the company, Mr. Edgar C. Felton, is the guiding spirit of the company's affairs, a born exeeutive, a master of intricate detail and is possessed of that spirit of publie progress so essential to the commercial success of all eommuni- ties.
The Chesapeake Nail Works, Central Iron Works, and the Universal Mill, under prae- tieally one management, come next in indus- trial productiveness. The plant of the Chesapeake Nail Works was erected on the present site in the year 1866, by Mr. Charles L. Bailey. Twiee since the building was ereeted misfortune has fallen upon it. In 1878 a terrible explosion oceurred, partially demolishing the machinery and buildings. It was subsequently rebuilt, only to undergo the same misfortune by fire in September, 1882. Mr. Bailey, not disheartened, deter- mined to carry on the business, rebuilt the
plant on a larger scale. Under one immense roof are now to be found a puddle mill, plate mill, nail factory, blacksmith department, etc. The various buildings of this plant cover a space of about four acres. The con- pany employs 400 men, skilled and experi- enced in the manufacture of iron and steel nails and tack plates. There are 103 nail inachines in operation, and an immense warehouse, capable of storing 16,000 kegs of nails.
The Central Iron Works has long enjoyed a reputation for superior quality of iron and steel boiler plates. Both are used all over the country in the largest boiler shops, bridge building and locomotive works, and by consumers generally. Their plant is one of the largest and most complete in the United States. It consists of two three-high plate mills, with all the necessary adjuncts, of the most modern construction, of large capacity (25,000 tons annually) and capable of rolling almost any sized plates required. They have also added a new universal mill, the largest and most complete of its kind, capable of making plates 42 inches wide and of any lengths and thickness required. Capacity, about 50,000 tons annually. Their business extends to all parts of the United States, from Maine to California. The mills cover several aeres, the universal mill being 200 feet wide by 400 feet long, the entire building being made of steel. The plant is equipped throughout with machinery of the latest modern construction, having its own electric light and power plant for lighting and running its large electric cranes. The mill is second to none, and has the reputa- tion of manufacturing the best of all kinds of iron and steel used in the construction of bridges, buildings, &c.
The Universal Mill was built in the year 1892, it being the largest and best equipped mill of its kind in the country. The Uni- versal Mill is engaged in the manufacture of all kinds of bridge construction iron and steel, which is shipped to all parts of the United States from Maine to San Francisco. Large shipments are made to the New Eng- land States, where the demand for the pro- duct of the mill is steadily increasing. This eoncern has just completed an immense con- tract for a firm in San Francisco, which will go down in the annals of commercial history as an example of progress in mechanical skill seldom, if ever, equalled. The Uni- versal Mill occupies a building 150 feet wide
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and 500 feet long, the roof of the same being entirely of iron. The capacity of the mill is 200 tons of finished steel per day. The plant is equipped throughout with machinery of the latest improved kind, capable of roll- ing out plates 100 feet long, 42 inches wide, in gauge from three-eighths of an inch to one inch in thickness. The Universal Mill has turned out 256 tons of finished steel in twenty-four hours. This is wonderfully quick work, considering the immense weight. The plant has its own electric motors and dyna- mos, which furnish power for running large electric cranes and manufacturing electric light for theniselves, the Central Iron Works and the Chesapeake Nail Works. The mill is also equipped with two immense cranes having a capacity of lifting twenty tons and carrying the same to any place in the mill- to the distance of 500 feet if necessary. Be- sides electric and hydraulic cranes used for lifting and unloading steel slabs, ingots, cars, etc., there are a number of overhead travel cranes with 36 and 65 feet spans. In this department are two large Todd reversing en- gines 30x60, also pumps used for hydraulic pressure, which can give 900 pounds pressure to the square inch. In the electrical depart- inent, besides test motors, there is a battery of ten boilers of 100-horse power each. The mill is second to none, and has the reputa- tion of manufacturing the best and all kinds of iron and steel used in the construction of bridges, etc.
The Harrisburg Foundry and Machine Works was incorporated in 1891, previous to which time it was the Harrisburg Car Manu- facturing Company. The main building, the machine shop, pattern shop, yards, of- fices, etc., cover between three and four acres. The annual output of the concern is large, and the pay roll presents a formid- able array of figures. The number of the employed varies from three hundred to four hundred, all of whom are skilled me- chanics, drawing salaries that are in keeping with their skill. A large portion of the trade of the company is handled by New York, Philadelphia and Boston concerns. Among the many large contracts on hand may be mentioned one for two eight-hundred horse- power engines at Wilkes-Barre, Pa. They have just completed a large contract for the Soldiers' Orphans' Honie at Scotland, Pa., and are also engaged upon a large contract for the Philadelphia, Castle Rock & West Ches- ter Electric Railway. The company manu-
factures the Weitmeyer Patent Furnace, which saves from 15 to 20 per cent. in fuel. This furnace is to be seen under hun- dreds of boilers. The scope of the work of this concern is so great that a detailed list of its many products would be too long for a single perusal, and a few will be mentioned. The company is prepared, with endless beau- tifully executed cuts and engravings, to sup- ply all information of whatsoever kind re- garding their goods and correspondence is solicited. A superb set of cuts, executed upon the finest calendered card paper will be sent upon application to consulting engineers, architects, electricians and purchasers. They are pleased to submit them as a suggestion of the most advanced work in the line of au- tomatic engines, simple and compound, and especially their happy adaptation to direct- connected electric generators. A large num- ber of the Harrisburg Ide and Ideal engines, direct-connected, are now in operation-a method that will probably prevail in the near future for all first-class installations. Owing to the large variety of sizes of Ide and Ideal, or side and center-crank engines, the Harrisburg Foundry and Machine Works is prepared to meet all requirements for elec- tric light and railway work, direct-connected or otherwise. In all the conventional and essential characteristics of automatic regu- lation, stability, good workmanship and economy, these engines are not excelled. In addition to the positive and constant lubrica- tion of the Ideal engine, it enjoys the unique distinction of being the only self-oiling hori- zontal steanı engine in the world-self-oiling without the parts being submerged in oil, without waste or throwing oil either upon tlie floor or belts, or if direct-connected, into the generator, and its ability to do uninter- mitted work, absolutely noiseless in opera- tion and economy in oil are all features not obtained in any other enginc. In this respect the Ideal has no peer and recognizes no com- petitor. Over 1,500 Ide and. Ideal engines are in use, aggregating over 200,000 horse- power! Catalogues will be furnished upon application for simple and compound engines, boilers, etc. The Harrisburg Foundry and Machine Works has an endless variety of beautifully printed, engraved and half-tone matter, all of which is to enlighten the trade. This concern has a printed list over twenty feet long, in nonpareil type and unleaded, which contains the names of the firms that have purchased Ide and Ideal engines, and
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includes the West Indies, Brazil, France, Sweden, Canada, British Columbia, Africa, etc. It is a splendid enterprise, and we are pleased to announce the fact to the commercial world. The company does stcam engineering in all its branches and contracts for complete steam power plants, boilers, tanks, stacks, etc., and is the sole manufac- turer of the Harrisburg Double Engine Steam Road Roller. Harrisburg may well be proud of such an industry.
The oldest of the large industrial cstab- lishments is that of the W. O. Hickok Man- ufacturing Company. This company was established in the year 1848 by the late W. O. Hickok, and no other concern in Penn- · sylvania has given such a unique representa- tion as this company, whose manufactures are shipped to all parts of the civilized world. The plant of this industry covers nearly two acres of ground, requiring over 40,000 square feet of floor space in order to meet all the re- quirements of their increasing trade. The company is engaged in the wholesale manu- facture of paper ruling machines, Jones' sig- nature presses, Hickok roller backers, Hickok knife grinding machine, Hickok book saw- ing machine, Hickok gilding presses, Ilickok standing presses, Hickok table shears, Hickok paging machine, Hickok numbering ma- chine, Hickok round cover cutter, Hickok rotary board cutter, etc., bookbinders' ma- chinery, full bindery outfits and so on until the list of the vastly useful and particularly well-made products of the company seems interminable. During the past three years the company had a large number of orders from the Old World. The trade in this coun- try embraces every town and city of promi- nence from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from Maine to the Gulf. The machine de- partment building, foundry, offices, etc., prc- sent an impressive view of commercial sta- bility and progress and, as was noted before, cover one and a half acres of ground. The machine department, on North street, is 50x150 feet in dimensions. The basement is half used for roughing out the lumber used, and half for the storage of iron pipe and bar irons; the first floor as the machine depart- ment; second floor wood working depart- ment; third floor painting, varnishing and storage. The first floor is used as a machine works, and the second is a store room, etc. The company employs over a hundred peo- ple, all experienced in their various depart- ments, who are engaged the year through.
The capital stock of the company is $250,000. and the office is a scene of busy people trans- acting the business of a large and particu- larly successful company. W. O. Hickok,' the founder of the concern, and later its pres- ident after its incorporation, was for a long time an invalid, died in 1891, at quite an ad- vanced age, deeply mourned by the many who had become acquainted with his sym- pathetic personality and his broad views of humanity. Before he passed away he made a stipulation in his will to the effect that he wanted the W. O. Hickok Manufacturing Company to maintain its present firm title so long as the business shall exist. In the machinery building all the works and ma- chines are operated by electric power, which gives better results than steam. The plant is also lighted throughout by means of elec- tricity.
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