The Chemical Industries of the Dominion (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Chemical Industries of the DominionThe Canada Iron Furnace Company has its principal plant at Midland, Ontario, besides several other smaller establishments in various parts of Quebec. The Midland furnace was erected during 1899-1900 on a property about 100 acres in extent, situated on the north shore of the Midland Bay. The furnace proper has a capacity of from 120 to 140 tons a day of Mid land Brand Foundry Malleable Bessemer and Bessemer Pig Iron, and is marketed almost entirely in Ontario. The raw materials used are coke, iron ores and limestone. The coke is obtained from the Connellsville dis triet in Pennsylvania, and is brought in by rail. The iron ores are brought in by vessel from Canadian and United States ports on Lake Superior and also Lake Michigan. The limestone is obtained from the company's own quarry, which is about 130 acres in extent, situated about three milles from the furnace. This material 20 brought to the furnace by scows in the summer and by teams in the winter.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.