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Corrigan, McKinney Steel was a steel manufacturer founded in 1908 by the iron mining, dealing, and shipping firm of Corrigan, McKinney & Co.

Corrigan, McKinney Steel

The lease held by Corrigan, McKinney & Co. on Cleveland's River Furnace expired in August 1907. The company made public its decision not to renew it in December 1906.[1][2]

Initially, James Corrigan and Price McKinney intended to build one or two new furnaces somewhere along the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland.[3] In January 1907, their company began negotiating with the state of Ohio for a lease on 3 acres (1.2 ha) at the Weigh Lock, where the Ohio and Erie Canal began on the Cuyahoga River.[3][a] The company wanted at least 1,600 feet (490 m) of shoreline, to accommodate its docks.[3] The state leased only 2 acres (0.81 ha), at an annual cost of $1,221.60 ($42,211 in 2025 dollars).[10]

As it negotiated with the state of Ohio, the company purchased from John Geisendorfer about 37.5 acres (15.2 ha) of land adjacent to the state property on the south. This gave it 700 feet (210 m) of riverfront.[11] It purchased another 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) south of the Geisendorfer in February 1907. These were narrow pieces of property located between the canal and the river, owned by the Cleveland Provision Co., Frank Majaka, and Harriet Rose.[12]

Assembling the West Bank site

Some time later in 1907, Corrigan, McKinney & Co. executives decided that a simple pig iron blast furnace was not enough.[13]

In 1907, Corrigan, McKinney began negotiating with landowners on the west side of the Cuyahoga River between Houston Street on the north and Clark Avenue on the south.[13] It secured land from the Cuyahoga River in the east to the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad and the Newburgh and South Shore Railroad in the west.[2] Price McKinney personally purchased the properties of Lillian Stone, Lithe Stone, Cornelia T. Young, and J.W. Smith[14] in late July 1908.[2] It totaled 40 acres (16 ha),[2][6] and included 3,000 feet (910 m) of river shoreline[2] (half the frontage available).[6] Some of the land went for the exorbitant price of $10,000 an acre ($400,000 in 2025 dollars).[2][6][b] McKinney transferred title to these lands to Corrigan, McKinney & Co. in October 1908.[15]

On July 31, 1908, the company announced that it would build a much larger facility consisting of at least two pig iron blast furnaces[2] and a steel plate mill[16] capable of producing 200,000 short tons (180,000 t) a year.[2] The cost of the plant would be at least $2.5 million ($89,600,000 in 2025 dollars).[2][16] The two blast furnaces would be erected on newly-purchased land on the west bank of the Cuyahoga River.[17][c] With each furnace needing 1,000 short tons (910 t) of ore, 500 short tons (450 t) of coke, and 150 to 200 short tons (140 to 180 t) of limestone per blast, extensive improvements to rail lines to the plant were needed.[2] The Newburgh & South Shore Railroad agreed to purchase an additional 275 rail cars[2] (later lowered to 175 cars)[17] and several additional locomotives[18] to handle the work, and the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad agreed to move its tracks from the center of the site about 0.75 miles (1.21 km) west. The Plain Dealer estimated that the furnaces would be the largest outside the Pittsburgh district.[2]

CM&C nearly concluded negotatiaons on 40 acre tract on west bank bounded by Clark Ave on south, W&LE RR and Newburgh &SS RR on west, and B&O on north Will Build Two Blast Furnaces Iron Trade Review August 6, 1908 211


Ground clearance and grading began on August 1, 1908, and Corrigan, McKinney believed the furnace and ore docks would be ready within a year.[2] To accommodate the large ore freighters that would deliver to the plant, the city of Cleveland agreed to dredge the upper Cuyahoga River.[2][7] Dredging was completed in September 1908.[19]

Corrigan, McKinney engaged in a land swap with the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad, which would allow the WL&E to relocate its track 0.5 miles (0.80 km) to the west. The cost of the relocation, $112,000 ($4,013,000 in 2025 dollars), was born by the railroad and took three days.[17]

The northern part of the mill land came even with the Cleveland Terminal and Valley Railroad (CT&V, reorganized only a month earlier by its owner, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad) in late July 1909 after Corrigan, McKinney purchased the undeveloped housing lots of B.A. Worthington on either side of Houston Street.[20][d]

Corrigan, McKinney purchased another 6 acres (2.4 ha) on the south side of its property from the Cuyahoga Valley Realty Co. in August 1909,[21] and another 5 acres (2.0 ha) again to the south from the Cleveland Iron Co. in March 1911. This brought the company's land about 150 feet (46 m) south of Clark Avenue.[22]

In December 1909, Corrigan, McKinney & Co. incorporated a subsidiary,[23] the River Terminal Railway, as a shortline railroad to link the ore docks at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River to its steel mills.[24] It built the River Terminal Railway lift bridge over the river in 1913 to connect the west and east sides of the mill.[25]

The CT&V tracks ran almost through the center of the planned plant. In May 1915, Corrigan, McKinney sold 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) to the railroad,[26] and the railroad sold 4 acres (1.6 ha) to Corrigan, McKinney, allowing the CT&V to move its line to the border of the plant.[27]

It remains unclear if Corrigan, McKinney intended to expand westward from these purchases.

Assembling the Steel Mill site

Corrigan, McKinney decided to expand its presence on the east side of the Cuyahoga River probably in early 1910. Its first move came in October 1911, when it purchased 19 acres (7.7 ha) of property from Lucy Hunter and Gertrude Uhl (the former Julia Morgan property), along with 615 feet (187 m) of river access, on the north side of Clark-Pershing Avenue.[28] In November 1911, it purchased a 12-acre (4.9 ha) site in Lot 281 from Citizens Savings & Trust (formerly owned by Harriet Rose), which extended from the Cuyahoga River eastward to a line equal to E. 44th Street.[29] It also obtained 9.5 acres (3.8 ha) of land east of the Citizens Savings & Trust and the Hunter properties from the heirs of Alvah Jewett.[29] The purchase of this acreage on the river's east bank just opposite the company's announced blast furnace site publicly indicated the project's expansion.[30]

The firm pushed south of Clark-Pershing Avenue when it acquired the 8-acre (3.2 ha) Henry H. Holly parcel in March 1912.[31] In August, the company purchased 16 acres (6.5 ha) from the estate of John Giesendorfer,[32] effectively establishing the mill's northern boundary.

From Julia Fuhrmeyer, the company purchased 5.5 acres (2.2 ha) in August[33][34][35] and 9.5 acres (3.8 ha) in October from R.P. Gerlach.[33][34][35][e] At the end of 1912, it purchased 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) from Robert Davies.[40]

It made an extensive purchase in February 1913 when it obtained title to all 56 acres (23 ha) of the Stanley property northeast of the Wheeling & Lake Erie tracks.[41] Corrigan, McKinney also obtained all 9.5 acres (3.8 ha) of the William Harrison Subdivision (just to the south of the Stanley land) from the Superior Savings & Trust Co.[41][42] Another 9 acres (3.6 ha) of land consisting of several parcels of the O.M. Stafford Allotment were added to the eastern boundary of the plant site in late February 1913.[43][f] It obtained title to the Wilson property in November 1913.[44][g]

In June 1918, the company purchased 21 acres (8.5 ha) at the foot of E. 49th in the Eggers Allotment.[46][h] It purchased an adjacent 11.5 acres (4.7 ha) on west side of the Eggers land from the administrator of the Stanley estate in October 1918.[46]

Further expansion along the Cuyahoga River was blocked by the American Steel & Wire Co., which had a major coke plant south of Campbell Rd. SE.[18][i]

Building the steel mill

Corrigan, McKinney & Co. said in January 1909 that is two new blast furnaces would be built on the west side of the Cuyahoga River between Clark and Houston avenues.[17] Contracts for ore docks (to be built by Hunkin Bros.) and ore unloading machines (to be built by the Wellman Seaver Morgan Engineering Co.) were awarded in mid February. With docks on both the west and east sides of the river, Corrigan, McKinney also issued a contract for an "ore bridge" (to be built by the Brown Hoisting Machinery Co.). The cost of this work was $600,000 ($21,500,000 in 2025 dollars).[49]


Ground clearance and grading began on August 1, 1908.[2]


furnac efoundations being dug Prosperity Calls Out 3500 Men For Work The Cleveland Press Fri, Sep 04, 1908 ·Page 1


Construction of the two blast furnaces on the west bank of the Cuyahoga River, which cost only $25,000 ($863,839 in 2025 dollars) and $8,000 ($276,429 in 2025 dollars), began in September 1910.[50]


CM&C announces eight open hearth 60-ton per day furnaces cost $1.5 m New Bridges Planned The Plain Dealer Mon, Jan 01, 1912 ·Page 2


new steel plant to cost $225,000 $2,216 Average Cost of Housing Family The Cleveland Leader (Cleveland, Ohio) · Sun, Nov 2, 1913 · Page 7


contract for open hearth building let blueprints by American Bridge Co. 700 ft long and 152 ft wide foundation already under way by Hunkin-Conkey Construction taller than a six story building Steel Plant Work Adds to Busy Week The Cleveland Leader Sun, Jul 20, 1913 ·Page 33 Deals and Contracts The Plain Dealer Sun, Jul 20, 1913 ·Page 12


one-story brick building, 200x699 $225k Permit for Steel Plant The Cleveland Leader Thu, Oct 23, 1913 ·Page 5 $225k 4002 Dille Ave Building Permits of the Past Week The Plain Dealer Sun, Oct 26, 1913 ·Page 15


4,200 tons of steel for buildings, bins, and trestles for River Furnace Rosenthal, H.S. Steel Corporation Orders Make Good December Gain The Plain Dealer Sun, Jan 10, 1915 ·Page 28


$125k brick and steel power house two stories high 122x400 16 boilers, 16 generatros, and blowing eninges Death Calls Halt on Euclid-Av Deal The Plain Dealer Fri, Feb 05, 1915 ·Page 15



$100k blast furance and store runway Buidling Permits fo the Past Week The Plain Dealer Sun, Apr 04, 1915 ·Page 12


casting houyse $1,200 crane runway $1k ladle house $3,200 power house $125k pit furance building $25k stock house $15k open stock yard $7,500 roll shop $4,500 boiler and blacksmith shop $6,500 storage yard, boiler and blacksmith shop $3,000 brick shed $1,200 pattern shop $10k calcining house $9,500 mixer building $19,500 storehouse $8,400 billet and sheet bar yard $7,500 blooming mill %65,000 slab and bloom yard $9000 Building Permits for the Past Week The Plain Dealer Sun, Apr 11, 1915 ·Page 36


machine shop $20k boiler house $9k Building Permits of the Past Week The Plain Dealer Sun, Apr 18, 1915 ·Page 36


coke ovens cost $150k 396x204 Coffers Co. of Pittsburgh is contractor Will Erect 13-Story Addition The Plain Dealer Wed, Oct 13, 1915 ·Page 14

$150k coke oven Just the Gist The Cleveland Press Wed, Oct 13, 1915 ·Page 9



slag yard, office, lab $16,800 Buildings Would Cover Public Square 4 1-2 Times The Plain Dealer Tue, Sep 05, 1916 ·Page 18


open hearth furnace $100k pit furnace building $15k tar pump house $1,200 Week's Building permits The Plain Dealer Sun, Mar 11, 1917 ·Page 42


$68,500 in total 78x145 for byproducts to cost $23k Plan Several Apartments for Heights The Plain Dealer Wed, May 09, 1917 ·Page 12


several buildings, $82,300 Plan Big Developments for Heights Territory The Plain Dealer Wed, May 23, 1917 ·Page 20


service building $11,600 32x98, one story Cleveland Railway Buys Acreage for Car House The Plain Dealer Sat, Sep 29, 1917 ·Page 14 $11,600 for service building Rockwell, Guy T. Buy Euclid Corner for $75,000 Commercial Site The Plain Dealer Tue, Oct 02, 1917 ·Page 20


$3k for inspector's shed 28x187 Rockwell, Guy T> Leases Entire Building in Downtown District The Plain Dealer Thu, Nov 01, 1917 ·Page 22


Corrigan, McKinney purchased ladn upstream on the Cuyahoga and began construction of its own furnace in 1909 A second, also of 350 ton capacikty, started soon afterward two 500 ton furnaces built later eight furnaces have 1m ton capacity it scaled back on ore selling, savinging its ore for its own requirements Limestone quarries at Williamsburg, PA and Gouverner, NY were purchased in 1913, began work on steel plat at clevel, opposits its four blast furnaces 12 80-ton open hearth furnaces 204 byproduct coke ovens 40 inch blooming mill 18 ince and 21 inch bar mills can produces blooms, slabs, squares, rounds, and tin mill plate No 1 and No 2 River Furnaces blown on May 28, 1910 and June 20, 1912 [51]

No. 2 completed 1912 4 McClure 3-pass center combination stoves product bessemer iron, baisc iron, malleable iron, foundry and forge pig iron American Iron and Steel Institute Directory of Iron and Steel Works of the United States and Canada 1926 New York: Manufacturer Sales https://books.google.com/books?id=tzchzknmMkQC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false 228-229

No 3 blown on May 13, 1916 No 4 blown Dec 30, 1916 [52]

hearth funaces placed in operation on Jan 1, 1916 [53]


24 soaking pits for ingots, 1800 tons per day blooming mill of 42,000 tons per day continuous mill of 40,000 tons per month [54]


coke plant in operation on Nov 9, 1916 four batteries, 52 overs each designed to operate for 15 hours, but can operate for up to 18 produce 70,000 tons of coke a month [55]



when CM&C lost the lease, Upson Nut held a monopoly on foundry iron in Cleveland CM&C began negotiating for land more than a year ago Corrigan Co. Will Build a Big Furnace The Cleveland Press Fri, Jul 31, 1908 ·Page 2


cityh spent $275k to dredgd a mile of river acres jumped from $1,000 to $10,000 CM&C's 40 acres extend a half mile along the river, half the frontage available $2,500,000 Furnaces and Docks Only A Part of Upper River Improvements The Cleveland Press Sat, Aug 01, 1908 ·Page 2



two blast furnaces planned for between Clark Ave and Houston Ave WL&E to relocate a half mile of its track; cost $112k; will be elevated, relocation wiill take 3 days WL& and Newburgh both traded land with CM&C N&SS to build additional tracks, buy 175 cars Starts Soon on New Furnaces; Roads Prepare The Cleveland Press Wed, Jan 13, 1909 ·Page 1


contracts let in the past few days docks to be built by Hunkin Bros. ore bridge to be built by Brown Hoisting Machinery Co. unloading machines given to Wellman Seaver Morgan Engineering Co. hope to have new stack ready for blowig in on Jan 1, 1910 Let $600,000 of $2,000,000 WOrk The Plain Dealer Sat, Feb 13, 1909 ·Page 2


once the Dilley estate John Geissendorfer marred Maryette Dilley, Dilley's widow River Furnace Co, CT&V headquarters, and Cleveland Provision Co. are located on the old estate Rich Land Suit Fails in Court The Plain Dealer Wed, Nov 17, 1909 ·Page 4


$25,000 furnace permitted at 2600 W. 3rd St.

  1. 4,000 trestle extension permitted

Swells permits For Week The Plain Dealer Sun, Sep 18, 1910 ·Page 10


blast furnace permitted Building Permits The Plain Dealer Sun, Sep 25, 1910 ·Page 10


4.83 acres in lots 85, 86 .1325 ares in same, and part of Clark Ave both from Cleveland Furnace to River Furnace Realty Transfers The Plain Dealer Sat, Mar 04, 1911 ·Page 10


Beiden Seymour sold 40 acres above Dille Ave., from east bank to bluff just below Broadway directly opposit the River Furnce Co.'s construction site indicates expansion of project Buy River Valley Site The Plain Dealer Sun, Oct 29, 1911 ·Page 42


Price McKinney transferred 15 acres to CM*C Get Land For Furnace The Cleveland Leader Tue, Oct 08, 1912 ·Page 2


contract for open hearth building let blueprints by American Bridge Co. 700 ft long and 152 ft wide foundation already under way by Hunkin-Conkey Construction taller than a six story building Steel Plant Work Adds to Busy Week The Cleveland Leader Sun, Jul 20, 1913 ·Page 33 Deals and Contracts The Plain Dealer Sun, Jul 20, 1913 ·Page 12


one-story brick building, 200x699 $225k Permit for Steel Plant The Cleveland Leader Thu, Oct 23, 1913 ·Page 5 $225k 4002 Dille Ave Building Permits of the Past Week The Plain Dealer Sun, Oct 26, 1913 ·Page 15


4,200 tons of steel for buildings, bins, and trestles for River Furnace Rosenthal, H.S. Steel Corporation Orders Make Good December Gain The Plain Dealer Sun, Jan 10, 1915 ·Page 28


$125k brick and steel power house two stories high 122x400 16 boilers, 16 generatros, and blowing eninges Death Calls Halt on Euclid-Av Deal The Plain Dealer Fri, Feb 05, 1915 ·Page 15



$100k blast furance and store runway Buidling Permits fo the Past Week The Plain Dealer Sun, Apr 04, 1915 ·Page 12


casting houyse $1,200 crane runway $1k ladle house $3,200 power house $125k pit furance building $25k stock house $15k open stock yard $7,500 roll shop $4,500 boiler and blacksmith shop $6,500 storage yard, boiler and blacksmith shop $3,000 brick shed $1,200 pattern shop $10k calcining house $9,500 mixer building $19,500 storehouse $8,400 billet and sheet bar yard $7,500 blooming mill %65,000 slab and bloom yard $9000 Building Permits for the Past Week The Plain Dealer Sun, Apr 11, 1915 ·Page 36


machine shop $20k boiler house $9k Building Permits of the Past Week The Plain Dealer Sun, Apr 18, 1915 ·Page 36


coke ovens cost $150k 396x204 Coffers Co. of Pittsburgh is contractor Will Erect 13-Story Addition The Plain Dealer Wed, Oct 13, 1915 ·Page 14

$150k coke oven Just the Gist The Cleveland Press Wed, Oct 13, 1915 ·Page 9



slag yard, office, lab $16,800 Buildings Would Cover Public Square 4 1-2 Times The Plain Dealer Tue, Sep 05, 1916 ·Page 18


open hearth furnace $100k pit furnace building $15k tar pump house $1,200 Week's Building permits The Plain Dealer Sun, Mar 11, 1917 ·Page 42


$68,500 in total 78x145 for byproducts to cost $23k Plan Several Apartments for Heights The Plain Dealer Wed, May 09, 1917 ·Page 12


several buildings, $82,300 Plan Big Developments for Heights Territory The Plain Dealer Wed, May 23, 1917 ·Page 20


service building $11,600 32x98, one story Cleveland Railway Buys Acreage for Car House The Plain Dealer Sat, Sep 29, 1917 ·Page 14 $11,600 for service building Rockwell, Guy T. Buy Euclid Corner for $75,000 Commercial Site The Plain Dealer Tue, Oct 02, 1917 ·Page 20


$3k for inspector's shed 28x187 Rockwell, Guy T> Leases Entire Building in Downtown District The Plain Dealer Thu, Nov 01, 1917 ·Page 22


To build time clock building Leases New Picture House for 15 Years at $130,000 The Plain Dealer Thu, Jul 18, 1918 ·Page 15



death of corrigan to cause no delay Starts Soon on New Furnaces; Roads Prepare The Cleveland Press Wed, Jan 13, 1909 ·Page 1


$600,000 in contracts Hunkin Brtos to build ore docks Brown Hoisting Co ore bridge Wellman-Seaver-Morgan Co. unloading machinery City News The Cleveland Press Sat, Feb 13, 1909 ·Page 9


a mile of W&LE track northward from Jefferson Bridge is ripped up laid 600 ft westward RR agreed to build switching facilities fo rhandling coal and ore Furnaces Oust Railroad From Bed The Plain Dealer Fri, Mar 19, 1909 ·Page 3


Variety Iron & Steel Works to construct stack, stoves, all steel work cost $100,000 contracts for machinery and building to be let soon work on second furnace to start in 1910 Big Contract Is Let The Plain Dealer Tue, Mar 30, 1909 ·Page 9


CM&C plans $300k furnace Pleads for Free Coal and Lumber The Plain Dealer Wed, Apr 14, 1909 ·Page 8


ore docks nearly complete To Finish River Dredging By Fall The Cleveland Press Wed, Jul 14, 1909 ·Page 12


bldgs of brick and reinforced concrete pump house, power house, engine room, machine shop Hunk Bros. to build Begin to Erect Furnace Plant The Plain Dealer Sun, Aug 22, 1909 ·Page 6


rushing work on four stack furnace total improvements to cost $3m Corrigan-M'Kinney's New Furnace In the Flats The Plain Dealer Sun, Sep 12, 1909 ·Page 12


dynamite destroyed the crane, being erected at the foot of Starkweather Ave 15 lbs dynamite, time fuse rowed across river to access site crane tracks ran for 285 ft along the shore heavy concrete walls perforated freight cars buried beneath debris tracks ripped up, particularly those of the NSS caused by labor trouble Explosion Fells $120,000 Crane The Plain Dealer Fri, Nov 05, 1909 ·Page 1, 9



$125k hosting crane Brown Hoisting runs an open shop 1,000 lb piece thrown across both river and canal Construction Companies Unite to End Dynamiting; 13 Jobs in 3 Years The Cleveland Press Fri, Nov 05, 1909 ·Page 11


used nitro not dynamte Find No Clew to Crane Destroyers The Plain Dealer Sat, Nov 06, 1909 ·Page 2


state law only permitted state police if there was laxity or negligence by county or local police Allen Ben F. State Can't Run Down Dynamiters The Plain Dealer Wed, Nov 17, 1909 ·Page 2


blown in on April 15 Big Blast Furnace Will be 'Blown in' Next Month The Plain Dealer Thu, Mar 31, 1910 ·Page 3


to be blwn in in a day or two New Furnace Nearly Ready The Plain Dealer Tue, May 24, 1910 ·Page 3


second furnace is rising Mark Era here in New Steel Method The Plain Dealer Sun, Oct 02, 1910 ·Page 16


CM&C principal owners of Rio Tinto Copper Co. Pinos Altos mine is afire (formerly the Hearst Mine) Men in Burning Tomb The Plain Dealer Sun, Nov 13, 1910 ·Page 1

striking ironworkes blew up the $125k bridge in Cleveland in Nov 1909 the 13th attempt in cleveland in three years Other Cases of Dynamiting The New York Times Sun, Apr 23, 1911 ·Page 2


James Elliott, structural iron worker implicated Detective W.J. Burns, Attorney Walter Drew, and other local detectives in a plot to ruing John J. McNamara statement made at a union meeting Elliott was union man until three years ago met John Bushey of the National Erectors Association in cleveland through Bushey, he met Burns and Drew (sec. of the NEA) in 1907 Bushey promised him $1,000 for information on structures Elliott showed Bushyey and Drew how to blowup the CM&C crane it went down the next day Avows Burns Paid to Bury Dynamite The Plain Dealer Fri, May 19, 1911 ·Page 1



will spend $1,500,000 to erect eight open-hearth, 60-ton furnaces 41 acres already purchased work begins in the spring second furnace completed a year ago but never put into operation due to market conditions blast furnaces produce 150,000 tons pig iron a year new open hearth plant will produce 1,000 tons of steel a day will make semi-finished steel, billets, slabs, and a blooming mill $1,500,000 to Build Steel Plant Here The Cleveland Leader Thu, Nov 16, 1911 ·Page 1


CM&C and city want the state to abandon 1.25 miles of canal CM&C wants to purchase that portion of the canal between the river and paper mill near Campbell Rd. Want State to Abandon Canal The Plain Dealer Tue, Feb 13, 1912 ·Page 11



CM&C will spend $5m on its steel plant new blast furance adjacent to thw two existing ones new furnace 75,000 tons a years second furnace to be blown in soon two will make basic iron, the third foundry iron billets, slabs and sheet bar to be rolled $5,000,000 Steel Furnaces Planned The Cleveland Leader Thu, Feb 15, 1912 ·Page 4


CM&C to erect new rail bridge an new blast furnace just bought 30 acres, now own 72 acres total bascule bridge will also carry hot metal from west bank to east bank third funrace to make foundry iron Will Build Big Bridge The Plain Dealer Thu, Feb 15, 1912 ·Page 11


just bought 30 acres, will spend $5m Calvert Seeks Nomination The Cleveland Press Thu, Feb 15, 1912 ·Page 10


will divide cost with city of cleveland will be used jointly by city and company hot metal will be carried across in cars Work Together in Putting Up Bridge The Plain Dealer Fri, Feb 16, 1912 ·Page 5


CM&C to provide power to the bridge Joint Span to Aid City The Cleveland Leader Wed, Feb 28, 1912 ·Page 5



city's River nad Harbor Commission cannot agree on the level bridges must be at CM&C is ready to erect its bridge Can't Agree on Bridges The Plain Dealer Mon, May 20, 1912 ·Page 10


CM&C sent out RFPs for eight 65-ton open hearth furnaces, 40 inch blooming mill twin tandem blooming mill engine large number of cranes, gas producers Corrigan-McKinney new Plant The Plain Dealer Sat, Jul 20, 1912 ·Page 10 Ask Bids on Steel Plant The Cleveland Leader Sun, Jul 21, 1912 ·Page 3


CM&C proposed 120 foot rolling lift bridge city and CoC officials want a higher, longer one Fail to Agree on Bridge The Cleveland Leader Fri, Aug 16, 1912 ·Page 12


16 acres just south of Dille Ave from Geisendorfer estate Crisp News For Busy readers The Cleveland Press Wed, Aug 21, 1912 ·Page 4 16 acres just south of Dille Ave from Geisendorfer estate canal will be filled in Buys Steel Land The Plain Dealer Wed, Aug 21, 1912 ·Page 9



H.G. Harrison is engineer for the plant will add rail mill Steel Maker Plans Rail Mill on 'Flats' The Cleveland Leader Fri, Sep 13, 1912 ·Page 1


American Bridge Co. to build the plant $800,000 to $1,000,000 eight open hearth furnaces, rail mill, merchant bar mill, possibly sheet, structural and plate mills ABC will draw up plans for the bloo9ming mill construction to start in June 1913 and last nine to 12 months CM&C aniticipates furhter river straightening Let Contract for River Steel Mill The Plain Dealer Sat, Oct 05, 1912 ·Page 6


bridge contract likely to go to King Bridge Co. and require 4000 tons of steels Break All Recordes in Steel and Iron The Cleveland Leader Thu, Oct 10, 1912 ·Page 8


foundation work to Hunkin-Conkey Construction Co. "several hundred thousand dollars" structural steel work to American Bridge Co. new plant to cover 40 acress between Clark Ave and Dille Dave CM&C has just obtain permission from the city to span the river with a bridge miles of swtiching facilities plant should be operable by 1914 Steel Plant Contract Let The Plain Dealer Sat, Jan 04, 1913 ·Page 11


for a year, everyone knew CM&C would expand 35 acres a half mile distant from the current plant acquired from Joseph Stanley estate via J.J. Stanely, president of the Cleveland Railway Co. other lands are optioned or contracted for that will connect the properties Steel Co. Acquires Land The Cleveland Leader Sun, Feb 02, 1913 ·Page 4


CM&C obtained severl parcels land lies along the right of way of the W&LE some of land obtained first by SUperior Savings & Trust, then sold to CM&C other land was part of the Joseph Stanely estate Firm Gets Land DEEd The Cleveland Leader Tue, Feb 04, 1913 ·Page 12


CM&C withdrew plans to span the cuayhgoa Marine Notes The Plain Dealer Tue, May 13, 1913 ·Page 11


furnace building will cost $95k Plans Are Ready for Steel Mill Addiiton The Cleveland Leader Wed, Jul 16, 1913 ·Page 9


foundation for new mill is about complete new (third) blast furnace to be biggest in cleveland, cost $1.5m 600 tons per day will also extend its docks ships to dump ore on the west side still plans a molten metal bridge Build Big Furnace on Cuyahoga River The Plain Dealer Fri, Aug 01, 1913 ·Page 11


two 500 ton blast furnaces on one side, stell works on the other connected by bascule bridge open hearth furnaces enarly complete hope to have slab, billet and sheet bar mills ready by Jan 1, 1915 plans coke ovens to have a capacity of 1,000 tons a day coal furnished by lands owned in Indiana County, pa, and another place plant output is 450,000 tons yearly no floating fo bonds our outside financing space reserved for six additional furnaces, either Bessemer converters or open hearth new furnaces will require 600,000 to 800,000 tons of ore a year; total needed is 1.5m tons Local Steel Mill to Use 800,000 Tons Ore Yearly The Cleveland Leader Thu, Oct 09, 1913 ·Page 4


first unit of CM&C steel plant will rise soon, as permit issued structure 200x699, one story, of iron and steel $225,000 cost enough room for eight open hearths, but ounly four to be built now will also house rolls, soaking pits, and large engine contract let for large engine to Mesta machine Co. of Pittsburg Among the Builders The Plain Dealer Thu, Oct 23, 1913 ·Page 11


Morgan Engineering Co. of Alliance will make 22 cranes and special machines cranes will have a capacity of 5 to 150 tons Buy Big Equipment The Cleveland Press Fri, Mar 27, 1914 ·Page 11


CM&C owns two properties, one at Terrazas in state of Chihuahua and the other 300 miles from El pasi in state of Sonora Clevelander Aids party to Safety The Plain Dealer Sun, Apr 26, 1914 ·Page 1


CM&C to erect two new blast frurnaces Week's Doings in Iron and Steel The Plain Dealer Thu, Jun 25, 1914 ·Page 16


two blast furnace contracts let to Variety Iron and Steel WOrks Week's Doings in Iron and Steel The Plain Dealer Thu, Jul 30, 1914 ·Page 16


contract let to McClintic-Marhsall Co. of Pittsburgh for 3000 tons structural steel will be used to build power house and cast houses 1600 tons to Variety iron Works Co. for coke and coal trestles and iron ore bins Steelmakers Enlarge Shops for Busy Year The Cleveland Press Wed, Dec 30, 1914 ·Page 12


awarded contract for 204 coke byproduct ovens to H. Koppers & Co. of Pittsburgh Buys Plant Here for Big War ORder The Plain Dealer Thu, Aug 12, 1915 ·Page 1


B&O will spend $250k to improve Clark Ave yards new freight house on West St. NW for $135k new "east shore line" will be constructed from main line to new CM&C steel plant, and big yard there Bowman, Lynn Spends $935,000 in Improvements The Plain Dealer Thu, Dec 02, 1915 ·Page 14


constrction of two blast furnaces, steel plant, and mill progressed very slowly during the year due to poor business conditions will make some steel this month and roll sheet bars a bit later U.S. Trades Steel for British Gold The Plain Dealer Fri, Dec 31, 1915 ·Page 5



CM&C has started to make steel several tons of billets sold at high prices but most going to local mills Week's Review of Iron and Steel Trade The Plain Dealer Thu, Jan 27, 1916 ·Page 14


benzol is a byproduct of coke production new plant run in connection with 204 coke overs now being built by CM&C Cleveland Is To Have Big new Benzol Plant The Cleveland Press Mon, Jan 31, 1916 ·Page 1



Peter K. Soffel of W&LE purchased 22 acres for $103,500 from Charles L. Seabrook, administrator for John J. Stanley estate lies between Canal Rd and E 49th Street at Morgana Run ramining acreage likely to be sold to CM&C Buys Valley Land to Widen Roadbed The Plain Dealer Wed, Jul 19, 1916 ·Page 14


CM&C new blast furnace openeing this sumemr New Plants for Year Total 330; Help Is Scarce The Plain Dealer Sun, Dec 31, 1916 ·Page 22


MS building emergency hospital on site Takes Building Contract The Plain Dealer Sun, May 05, 1918 ·Page 28


CM&C has a slag crusher on site Slag, once Wasted, Now Is A National Resource The Plain Dealer Sun, Jun 30, 1918 ·Page 69


merchant pig iron producers may build their own steel mill between the Mahoning and Shenango Valley and lake Erie merchant pig iron producers suffereing as steel mills built their own blast furnaces CM&C has held up its plans to build a steel mill as discussions proceed Mills in Self-Defence New York Herald Sun, Jan 14, 1912 ·Page 15 Steel Mill Plan of Independents Detroit Free Press Sun, Jan 14, 1912 ·Page 1

CM&C and city of cleveland are asking the state to abandon a mile and a half of canal CM&C wants the state to move canal entrance 1.5 miles south Want State to Abandon Canal The Plain Dealer Tue, Feb 13, 1912 ·Page 11



new blast furnace stack adjacent to existing two stacks have 75000 ton annual capacity 30 acres of land already purchased, total is 72 eight 6-=ton open hearth furnaces no plans for finish mill other than that billets, slabs and sheet bar will be made $5,000,000 Steel Furnaces Planned The Cleveland Leader Thu, Feb 15, 1912 ·Page 4 Corrigan, McKinney & Co. The Wall Street Journal Sat, Feb 17, 1912 ·Page 8


will build bridge across river as well as new blast furnace 30 acres on east side makes for total of 72 basucle bridge, railroad only two furnaces to make pig iron, one of make foundry iron Will Build Big Bridge The Plain Dealer Thu, Feb 15, 1912 ·Page 11


city and CM&C will split cost of new bridge near clark ave. will be used jointly by city and company WOrk Together in Putting Up Bridge The Plain Dealer Fri, Feb 16, 1912 ·Page 5



River & Harbor Commission opposed the biridge in hearings before Amry Corps of Engineers Will Confer Over New Bridge Plans The Plain Dealer Fri, Mar 01, 1912 ·Page 12


citizens committee told the CLE city council to build a high-level bridge would require filling in the west side of the river Choose Clark-Av Bridge The Plain Dealer Fri, Mar 22, 1912 ·Page 6




city river and harbors commission have failed to agree on clearance of any new low level lift bridge Can't agree on Bridges The Plain Dealer Mon, May 20, 1912 ·Page 10


property owners east of the river oppose high level bridge they already donated land for a low level bridge and were never compensated West-Side chameber of industry says two bridges would choke navigation Corps will not make recommendation without consensus Land Owners Declare War on Clark-Av High Level Bridge The Cleveland Press Wed, Jul 17, 1912 ·Page 1


Corps says no more hearings planned High Level Span Goes The Plain Dealer Thu, Jul 18, 1912 ·Page 3



CM&C sent out RFPs for eight 65 ton open hearth furnaces, 40 inch blooming mill, twin tandem blooming mill engine, large number of cranes, gas producers, and more. cranes alone cost $250,000 Sell Holdings in Western Company The Plain Dealer Sat, Jul 20, 1912 ·Page 10 Asks Bids on Steel Plant The Cleveland Leader Sun, Jul 21, 1912 ·Page 3


river and habors commission will meet at Corps office Aug 15 commission wants bridge at least 150 ft long must allow vessels 400 ft long to pass, so not near any bends current plans for 120 ft bridge Ask Harbor Body for Ohio's Cities The Plain Dealer Sun, Aug 11, 1912 ·Page 11



Fail to Agree on Bridege The Cleveland Leader Fri, Aug 16, 1912 ·Page 12



16 acres just south of Dill Ave from John Geissendorger estate plan for diverting the canal will be carried out Buys Steel Plant Land The Plain Dealer Wed, Aug 21, 1912 ·Page 9


will add rail mill Steel Maker Plans Rail Mill on 'Flats' The Cleveland Leader Fri, Sep 13, 1912 ·Page 1 Iron and Steel Trade Detroit Free Press Fri, Sep 13, 1912 ·Page 8 Corrigan, McKinney & Co. Plans The Wall Street Journal Tue, Sep 17, 1912 ·Page 5




Cleveland Furnace Co. has refused to move to permit $5m plan to widen and straightend river River Plans Blocked The Cleveland Leader Sun, Sep 29, 1912 ·Page 28


contract to American Bridge Co for structural steel worth $800000 to $1000000 eight open hearth furnaces, rail mill, merchant bar bill, possibly sheetl, structural, and plat mills Construction to start June 1913 and last nine months to a year Let Contract ofr River Steel Mill The Plain Dealer Sat, Oct 05, 1912 ·Page 6 Steel Is Oredered for Big Cleveland Plant Detroit Free Press Sat, Oct 05, 1912 ·Page 14




15 more acres Get Land for Furnace The Cleveland Leader Tue, Oct 08, 1912 ·Page 2



40 acres open hearth furnance, rooling merchant bar mill, plate mill, rail mill New Steel Plant The Wall Street Journal Thu, Jan 09, 1913 ·Page 6


CM&C to build to new blast furnaces on upper riever Two New Furnaces Are To Be BUilt Detroit Free Press Wed, Jul 01, 1914 ·Page 15

each 500 tons capacity, larger than the ones they already have New Blast Furnaces The Buffalo Enquirer Wed, Jul 01, 1914 ·Page 11



plant began pouring metal Jan. 20 should be rolling billets, bars, and slabs by March 1 Trying to Lower Price of Steel The New York Times Sun, Jan 30, 1916 ·Page 9


lift bridge now in operation Marine News The Buffalo Commercial Tue, Feb 29, 1916 ·Page 9



400 laborers struck want 25 cents an hour, and are making 22.5 cents Workmen Strike When Wage Boost Is Deniead The Cleveland Press Mon, Apr 10, 1916 ·Page 2

strikers are not organized crowd resented attempts to make them disperse two cops injured Strikers Injure Two Patrolmen The Akron Beacon Journal Tue, Apr 11, 1916 ·Page 7

wages will rise May 1 to 25 cents an hour Boost Wages of 1500 Employes The Cleveland Press Tue, Apr 18, 1916 ·Page 1



CM&C building four more furnaces at steel plant now has eight open hearth furnaces, produces 40,000 tons of steel monthly will icnres output to 60,0000 tons Marine News The Buffalo Commercial Thu, Jun 22, 1916 ·Page 13 Prices Still High Despite Quiet Trade Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Thu, Jun 22, 1916 ·Page 14


steel plant employs 3500 13,400 Cleveland Men Are Put Back At Work The Cleveland Press Sat, Jan 19, 1918 ·Page 2

Operations: 1911 to 1930


during WWI, rumored to be largest producer of Toluene [56]


River Terminal Railway switchmen decided not to strike Rail Strike Hits Steel Plants The Plain Dealer Mon, Apr 12, 1920 ·Page 1


switchmen's strike, now in its fourth week mckinney steel at full capacity, but product is moving out only slowly Love John W. Big Industrial Plants Facing Tie-Up in City The Plain Dealer Tue, May 04, 1920 ·Page 1, 2


McK steel works shut down, with one blast furnace and one battery of coke ovens active See Improvement in Steel Industry The Plain Dealer Sun, Oct 16, 1921 ·Page 5


new plant will be used for sintering ore M'Kinney Steel Plans Building to Cost $200,000 The Plain Dealer Sun, Mar 19, 1922 ·Page 21


two fo four blast furnaces at mckinney steel in operation two batteries of coke ovens working pig iron being piled up, but may restart steel mill next month Steel Production on Increase here Survey Discloses The Plain Dealer Thu, Mar 30, 1922 ·Page 1


will relight four open hearth furnaces on May 1 Business news of Today The Buffalo News Mon, Apr 17, 1922 ·Page 19 Commodity Briefs Detroit Free Press Tue, Apr 18, 1922 ·Page 18


mckinney steel will light eight open hearth furnaces coal coming from its nonunion mines in Kentucky Love John W. Coal Strike Puts Steel Prices Up The Plain Dealer Thu, Apr 27, 1922 ·Page 1, 2


has started six open hearth furnaces Business News of Today The Buffalo News Thu, May 04, 1922 ·Page 23


Mckinney just blew in a second stack that had been idle for weeks pig iron on site 200,000 tons Fires Furnace Long Idle The Plain Dealer Mon, May 08, 1922 ·Page 15


now $22 to $23 a ton for pig iorn started second stack that has been banked for weeks Pig Iron Advances The Cleveland Press Mon, May 08, 1922 ·Page 7



coal and railroad strikes McKinney has banked a blast furnace Strikes Curtail Steel and Iron PRoduction The Wall Street Journal Wed, Jul 19, 1922 ·Page 8


mckinney sheet bar plant still in operation Steel Mills See Busy Days Ahead The Plain Dealer Thu, Sep 14, 1922 ·Page 17


mckinney at 100 poercent of capacity four blast furnaces at mckinney going all coke ovens going will blow in scottdale furance Love John W. Steel Operations Soaring in OHio The Plain Dealer Mon, Nov 06, 1922 ·Page 1, 4



Mckinney to remodel two blast furnaceds soon Love John W. Steel Is Coming Back to Capacity The Plain Dealer Sun, Jan 14, 1923 ·Page D5 4,500 tons of steel needed for blast furnace upgrades Steel Producers Pressed to keep Up With Orders The Wall Street Journal Thu, Jan 25, 1923 ·Page 10

two older blast furnaces coming down Week's Happenings in Ohio's Leading Industries The Plain Dealer Sun, Feb 11, 1923 ·Page 9

two 600 ton furnaces at cleveland Two New Blast Furnaces The Wall Street Journal Thu, Mar 08, 1923 ·Page 10



adopts the eight hour day Eight Hour Day Is A Reality The Daily News-Tribune Greenville, Ohio Fri, Aug 17, 1923 ·Page 4 now effective Commodity Notes The Morning Call Sat, Sep 08, 1923 ·Page 18 did so after US Steel did Ohio Steel Men Say 8-Hour Day Is here to Stay The Plain Dealer Fri, Nov 09, 1923 ·Page 1


McKinney Steel at 100 percent capacity Business NOtes\ Detroit Free Press Fri, Oct 05, 1923 ·Page 20


new blast furnaces complete also new coke and ore bins Steel Companies Stil Expanding The Plain Dealer Sun, Dec 30, 1923 ·Page 16



100 percent capacity Steel Mills Back to Their Capacity The Plain Dealer Sun, Feb 03, 1924 ·Page 44


price mckinney to appear before the Seante committee investigating teapot dome scandal. Ohioan Is Subpoenaed The Cincinnati Enquirer Thu, Mar 13, 1924 ·Page 4


"rebuilidng some blast furnaces" Ohio Industrial Building Greater Than Since War The Plain Dealer Thu, Mar 20, 1924 ·Page 1


three of four blastfurnaces active North Ohio Steel Active The Cincinnati Enquirer Sun, Jun 15, 1924 ·Page 15



Mck will shut down one of three blast furances to rebuild it in a modern form four furnaces: two erected 1915, are modern two erected about 1904 Spend Million on Steel Mills The Plain Dealer Sun, Jun 15, 1924 ·Page 6


Walker & Weeks designed $500k office building for them McKinney Steel to Build The Plain Dealer Sat, Jul 05, 1924 ·Page 7



recently, only seven of 14 open heart furnaces operating now, all of them two of four blast furnaces working, other two rebuilding Love John W. Steel Industry Speeds Up Here The Plain Dealer Sun, Aug 03, 1924 ·Page 43


12 of 14 open hearths operating Steel Industry Is Gainin in Every Quarter The Plain Dealer Thu, Aug 21, 1924 ·Page 9


three of four blast furnaces working, one still being rebuilt blast furnaces in PA and NY shut down open hearth working at 80% Steel Is Waiting on Nov. 4 Result The Plain Dealer Sun, Oct 12, 1924 ·Page 9


office to cost $300k City's Building Figures Higher The Plain Dealer Thu, Oct 23, 1924 ·Page 8


\will move out of Pery-Payne Building Offices at Plant The Cleveland Press Thu, Nov 06, 1924 ·Page 8



two bar mills: one for 10-inch one for 12-inch Live News of Business The Buffalo News Tue, Jan 13, 1925 ·Page 19




3500 workers at steel plant Is Your Answer Here? The Plain Dealer Mon, Feb 02, 1925 ·Page 6


all plant books and records lost Office BUrns The Cleveland Press Tue, Mar 03, 1925 ·Page 17 overheated furnace Marine News The Plain Dealer Wed, Mar 04, 1925 ·Page 18



finishing mills will cost $5 to $6 million Love John W. Lake Region Enters Its Rosiest Year of Industrial Building The Plain Dealer Mon, Apr 06, 1925 ·Page 1


new finishing plant will bring capacity to 100m tons Current Industrial Review The Akron Beacon Journal Thu, May 28, 1925 ·Page 29



13 of 14 open hearths going at Mckinney Love John W. City Steel Plants Nearing Capacity The Plain Dealer Tue, Nov 24, 1925 ·Page 12


seven open hearths now open Boyle J.C. Western Union Bonus May Be Sixty per Cent Dayton Daily News Sat, Jan 30, 1926 ·Page 18


coke operating at 100 pecent, offsetting any decline in steel shipments manufacturing benzol, tuluol, naptha, sulphate of ammonia, finishing mill ready by Oct 1 McKinney Steel Busy The Plain Dealer Sun, Jan 31, 1926 ·Page 41


finishing mill to cost $5m Ohio Industry Out for Big Building The Plain Dealer Sun, Mar 21, 1926 ·Page 53



first unit of bar mill opened Nov. 1 12000 tons a month second unit will open Jan 1 22000 tons a month Notes of the Street The Philadelphia Inquirer Sat, Nov 06, 1926 ·Page 30


plant has 4 blast furnaces, 204 coke ovens, 14 open hearts, 5 mills, and a mill about to finish 18,000 acres of coal land in Kentucky James Jr. started out as a telegraph station manager in Goldfield, Nevada later, managed the Genesee Furnace and then CM&C mines in Mexico Dietz David The Story of Steel The Cleveland Press Tue, Nov 09, 1926 ·Page 10



10-inch rolling mill is open for the first time ever, a single clevleand steel mill can go from ore to finished 100x860 buiding, 75 men all electric, 6000 HP motors use gas byproduct from the coke ovens oen end, heating furnaces for 3.5 ton ingots next, battiers of rolling mills finally, cooling platform for 450 foot long bars 400 tons of shaped steel daily, using billets 30 feet long and 2.5 in thick, up to bars 0.25 to 1 inch think 12-inch mill will be 100x100 800 tons dayil of 3 to 4 inch bars both plants designed by H.T. Harrison and J.G. Blackwood, chief engineer McCoy Harold G. Mammoth Rolling Plant in Operation and Dream of Years Becomes Reality The Cleveland Press Fri, Nov 12, 1926 ·Page 27



12 inch rolling mill opened today CM onlyt completely integrated steel lant in cleveland area can produce bars 5/8 of an inch up to 3.5 inches and sheets up to 8 inches wide three batteris of continuous rolls and a continuous belt cooling system completely electric 20000 tons a month 10 inch plant has 10000 tons a month Steel Company puts New Mill Into Operation The Cleveland Press Mon, Feb 14, 1927 ·Page 15



James J said CM is running at capacity, instead of 50 percen capacity in January Leaders See Prosperity In Call for Men The Cleveland Press Wed, Feb 16, 1927 ·Page 17


has blown in two blast furances Deamdn for Steel Continues Better Brooklyn Eagle Wed, Feb 16, 1927 ·Page 18


CM onlyt completely integrated steel lant in cleveland area Steel Plants Report Steady Gain in Buying The Plain Dealer Thu, Feb 17, 1927 ·Page 10


operating at 100 percent both merchant bar mills in opreation 10 inch mill booked far ahead Rockwell Guy T. Blast Furnaces Show Business Nearing Normal The Plain Dealer Thu, Mar 03, 1927 ·Page 16


lighted two, now has 10 of 14 open hearth operatings Ticker Talk Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Thu, Jan 12, 1928 ·Page 21



CM has three of four in blast fourth shut down earlier for repair no immediate building plans Rockwell Guy T. Optimism Grows With Industries Boosting Output The Plain Dealer Sat, Feb 18, 1928 ·Page 10



lit its fourth blast furnace last week Smaller Users of Steel Keep Operations Up The Cleveland Press Wed, May 23, 1928 ·Page 14 Auto Industry Helping Mills The Plain Dealer Thu, May 24, 1928 ·Page 14


100 percent on open hearth Heath Opereations Heavy The Buffalo News Wed, Jun 13, 1928 ·Page 31




American Iron and Steel Institute Directory of Iron and Steel Works of the United States and Canada 1926 New York: Manufacturer Sales https://books.google.com/books?id=tzchzknmMkQC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false 228-229

River Blast Furnace and Steel Plant 4 stacks 1909-1910 (rblt 1924), 1910-1911 (reblt 1925), 1915-1916 (relined 1925) 1915-1916 (relined 1923) 16 McClue 3-pass center comb. stoves 9 steam blowing engines 24 Sterling boilers 2 Uehling double-strand pig casting machine Dwight & Lloyd sintering plant By-prduct: coke Product: basic, malleable, and pig iron, annual cap. 1,000,000 tons

byproduct coke plant: 204 Koppers byproduct coke ovens, byproduct recovery plent, Koppers benzol plant annual cap. 1,200,000 tons coke, 475,000 light oil

Steelw roks built 1913-1916, first blast Jan 20, 1916 14 B.O.H. furnace (100 ton) fuel, tar or coke oven gas 30 Hughes gas producers one 1,000-tn hot metal mixer 7 four-hole soaking pits 40" 2-h 1-st reversing blooming mill 21" 2-h 6-st continuous billet mill 18" 2-h 8-st continuous bar and billet mill 10" Morgan cont. merchat bar mill 12" Morgan merchant bar mill product: steel ingots 1,000,000 steel castings for own use, 1,700 tons semi-finished rolled products 795,000 tons 245,000 tons slabs 50,000 tons billets 500,000 tos sheet bars 228


Scottdale furnace, leased from U.S. Cast Iron Pipe & Foundry Co. 1 stck, bult 1872-73, rebult 1911 1 Buaghman 2-pass side comb 4 Macbeth vertical steam blowing engines 6 Sterling water boilers product: basic, malleable, and foundry pig iron, 120,000 tons annual


total company annual cap iron ore: 2,500,000 tons Josephine limestone quarries at Williamsburg, Pa annual cap 165,000 tons coal mines at Wolf Pit and Greasy Creek, KY, annual cap 780,000 tons 229

CM owns marble quarry at Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County New york State Department of Labor Seventh Annual Report of the Commissioner of Labor for the Twelve Months Ended September 30, 1907 Albany State Department of Labor 1908 1-262 https://books.google.com/books?id=LPw9AQAAMAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=%22Corrigan%2C%20McKinney%22%20%22limestone%22%20%22quarry%22&pg=RA1-SA1-PA262#v=onepage&q&f=false

Notes

  1. [a]
    An extremely narrow and tight oxbow, jutting eastward, existed in the Cuyahoga River where Corrigan, McKinney intended to build its new blast furnaces. The Jefferson Street Bend was the head of navigation until 1906.[4] The mayoral administration of Tom L. Johnson cut through a small peninsula in 1906 and eliminated the Jefferson Street Bend,[4] making the new head of navigation a tight bend at Dille Road, about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) upriver. The Johnson administration exchanged property with landowners D.R. Taylor and John Giesendorfer and used eminent domain to seize a portion of the Lithe and Lillian Stone properties (the peninsula). It planned to cut through the peninsula and create a wide turning basin using part of the old river channel. Johnson's administration began excavation in 1905, and used removed soil to fill in the old channel of the Cuyahoga River.[5] Johnson also spent $275,000 ($9,500,000 in 2025 dollars) to dredge 1 mile (1.6 km) of the Cuyahoga River[6] up to the bend.[7] This dredged material was also used to fill in the old channel of the river.[5] Before the work could be completed, Johnson lost re-election on November 3, 1909.[8] Herman C. Baehr served only a single, two-year term as mayor of Cleveland, but he completed the new river channel and turning basin.[9] The State of Ohio retained the 3 acres (1.2 ha) of the old channel, which was now reclaimed land.
  2. [b]
    Land in the area had previously sold for $1,000 an acre or less in 1906 ($35,833 in 2025 dollars). After the dredging, it sold for $10,000 an acre.[6]
  3. [c]
    The company said it had tried to purchase land south of the Grasselli Chemical Company plant, but it had failed to do so.[2]
  4. [d]
    This is roughly 16 acres (6.5 ha).
  5. [e]
    The land on which the steel mill proper was erected was once the large farm of Samuel Dille Sr., son of one of Cleveland's earliest settlers. Dille Avenue is named for the family. Samuel Dille Jr.'s widow, Maryette, married John Giesendorfer.[36] Giesendorfer died in March 1909. One of his heirs was his daughter, Julie Fuhrmeyer.[37] The Giesendorfer estate sold 14 acres (5.7 ha) to its administrator, R.P. Gerlach, in August 1912.[36][38] Two days after the October 6 transactions, Price McKinney transferred 15 acres (6.1 ha) of land to Corrigan, McKinney & Co. The land descriptions match those of the Fuhrmeyer and Gerlach purchases.[39] While the Fuhrmeyer acreages were noted in newspapers, the acreage of the Gerlach purchase was not. Based on the size of the acreage transferred by McKinney, however, Gerlach's acreage sold was likely 9.5 acres.
  6. [f]
    The majority of this property consisted of "Block A", formerly owned by H.G. Thompson, and "Block B", formerly owned by H.M. Pomeroy.
  7. [g]
    The Hay/Mather family refused to sell its land. This property would not be sold until 1930, when it was obtained by the Sun Oil Co.[45]
  8. [h]
    Ferdinand Eggers had obtained this property in January 1914 from the Broadway Savings & Trust Co.[47]
  9. [i]
    George Gynn did not sell his property to Corrigan, McKinney & Co., either. Republic Steel, Corrigan, McKinney Steel's successor, eventually purchased the land in August 1956.[48]

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