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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]

The company initially intended to build one or two new furnaces.[3] In January 1907, it began negotiating with the state of Ohio for a lease on 3 acres (1.2 ha) on the Cuyahoga River at the Weigh Lock on the Ohio and Erie Canal.[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 ($41,225 in 2024 dollars).[10] It purchased another 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) south of the state land 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.[11]

Assembling the West Bank site

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Some time later in 1907, Corrigan, McKinney & Co. executives decided that a simple pig iron blast furnace was not enough.[12]

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.[12] 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[13] in late July 1908.[2] It totaled 40 acres (16 ha),[2][7] and included 3,000 feet (910 m) of river shoreline[2] (half the frontage available).[7] Some of the land went for the exorbitant price of $10,000 an acre ($300,000 in 2024 dollars).[2][7][b] McKinney transferred title to these lands to Corrigan, McKinney & Co. in October 1908.[14]

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[15] 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 ($87,500,000 in 2024 dollars).[2][15] The two blast furnaces would be erected on newly-purchased land on the west bank of the Cuyahoga River.[16][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)[16] and several additional locomotives[17] 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]

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][8] Dredging was completed in September 1908.[18]

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 ($3,920,000 in 2024 dollars), was born by the railroad and took three days.[16]

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.[19]

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,[20] 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.[21]

In December 1909, Corrigan, McKinney & Co. incorporated a subsidiary,[22] the River Terminal Railway, as a shortline railroad to link the ore docks at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River to its steel mills.[23] It built the River Terminal Railway lift bridge over the river in 1913 to connect the west and east sides of the mill.[24]

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,[25] 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.[26]

It remains unclear if Corrigan, McKinney intended to expand westward from its 1908 purchases.

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Corrigan, McKinney decided to expand its presence on the east side of the Cuyahoga River probably in early 1910.[d] 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] The purchase of 40 acres (16 ha) from Belden Seymour, on the river's east bank just opposite the company's announced blast furnace site, coupled with the title to the Hunter and Uhl land, publicly indicated the project's expansion.[29] 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.[30] 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.[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 and October 1912,[33][34][35] and 9.5 acres (3.8 ha) from R.P. Gerlach in October.[33][34][35][e] At the end of 1912, it purchased 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) from Robert Davies.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

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.[40] 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.[40][41] 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.[42][f] It obtained title to the Wilson property in November 1913.[43][g]

In June 1918, the company purchased 21 acres (8.5 ha) at the foot of E. 49th in the Eggers Allotment.[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.[17][i]

Building the steel mill

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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.[16] 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 ($20,997,778 in 2024 dollars).[48]


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 ($843,661 in 2024 dollars) and $8,000 ($269,971 in 2024 dollars), began in September 1910.[27]


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 [49]

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 [50]

hearth funaces placed in operation on Jan 1, 1916 [51]


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 [52]


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 [53]

Notes

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  1. ^ An extremely narrow and tight oxbow existed at this point in the Cuyahoga River, jutting eastward. After the mayoral administration of Tom L. Johnson cut through a small peninsula in 1906 and eliminated the "Jefferson St. Bend" in the river,[4] the head of navigation had been the tight bend at Dille Rd. The Johnson administration had exchanged property with landowners D.R. Taylor and John Giesendorfer to cut through the peninsula (the Lithe and Lillian Stone properties) and create a wide turning basin there. The removed soil, and soil dredged from the river channel, was used to fill in the old channel.[5] Johnson lost re-election on November 3, 1909,[6] however. His administration spent $275,000 ($9,300,000 in 2024 dollars) to dredge 1 mile (1.6 km) of the Cuyahoga River[7] (up to the bend),[8] Herman C. Baehr served a single, two-year term as mayor of Cleveland, but straightened the river and built the turning bend in 1910.[9] The State of Ohio retained the 3 acres (1.2 ha) of the old channel, which was now reclaimed land.
  2. ^ Land in the area had previously sold for $1,000 an acre or less in 1906 ($34,996 in 2024 dollars). After the dredging, it sold for $10,000 an acre.[7]
  3. ^ 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. ^ The firm said in September 1910 that its blast furnaces on the west bank of the Cuyahoga River would cost $25,000 $877,000 in 2024 dollars) and $8,000 $270,000 in 2024 dollars),[27] far less than the previously-announced $1 million. Such furnaces would be much smaller than the Josephine Furnace, which cost $1 million. This indicates the company's change in plans.
  5. ^ 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. ^ 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. ^ 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.[44]
  8. ^ Ferdinand Eggers had obtained this property in January 1914 from the Broadway Savings & Trust Co.[45]
  9. ^ 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.[47]

Citations

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  1. ^ "To Take Over River Furnace". The Plain Dealer. December 1, 1906. p. 12.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "To Build Great Plant On River". The Plain Dealer. August 1, 1908. p. 1.
  3. ^ a b c "State May Sell Land for Docks". The Plain Dealer. January 11, 1907. p. 3.
  4. ^ "More Room for Ore Docks". The Cleveland Leader. August 19, 1904. p. 2; "Sail to Upper Furnace". The Plain Dealer. July 31, 1905. p. 10; "Ironing the Wrinkles Out of the Cuyahoga River". The Plain Dealer. January 5, 1906. p. 3; "Abandon Old River Channel". The Cleveland Press. April 11, 1907. p. 5.
  5. ^ "For Turning Basin". The Plain Dealer. April 18, 1905. p. 4.
  6. ^ "Baehr Wins by 4,000 Plurality — Solicitor Baker Defeats Dahl". The Plain Dealer. November 3, 1909. p. 1.
  7. ^ a b c d e "$2,500,000 Furnaces and Docks Only A Part of Upper River Improvements". The Cleveland Press. August 1, 1908. p. 2.
  8. ^ a b "Private Aid for Public Improvement". The Plain Dealer. November 21, 1909. p. 36.
  9. ^ "Indorses Expense for River Survey". The Plain Dealer. January 5, 1911. p. 5.
  10. ^ "Land Leased for Blast Furnace". The Plain Dealer. February 14, 1907. p. 8.
  11. ^ "Real Estate Transfers". The Plain Dealer. February 3, 1907. p. 27; "Real Estate Transfers". The Plain Dealer. February 16, 1907. p. 7.
  12. ^ a b "Corrigan Co. Will Build a Big Furnace". The Cleveland Press. July 31, 1908. p. 2.
  13. ^ "Real Estate Transfers". The Plain Dealer. September 17, 1908. p. 9.
  14. ^ "Real Estate Transfers". The Plain Dealer. October 3, 1908. p. 0.
  15. ^ a b "Prepares to Build Great Plate Mill". The Plain Dealer. August 8, 1908. p. 1.
  16. ^ a b c d "Starts Soon on New Furnaces; Roads Prepare". The Cleveland Press. January 13, 1909. p. 1.
  17. ^ a b "Railroad News". The Plain Dealer. August 4, 1908. p. 10.
  18. ^ "Big Boat Plies Upper River for First Time". The Plain Dealer. September 17, 1908. p. 12.
  19. ^ "Realty Transfers". The Plain Dealer. July 29, 1909. p. 9.
  20. ^ "Realty Transfers". The Plain Dealer. August 11, 1909. p. 9.
  21. ^ "Realty Transfers". The Plain Dealer. March 4, 1911. p. 10.
  22. ^ "Explains Injury Case". The Plain Dealer. September 27, 1914. p. 22.
  23. ^ "New Road Gets Charter". The Plain Dealer. December 9, 1909. p. 3.
  24. ^ "A Public Hearing". The Cleveland Leader. May 4, 1913. p. 20.
  25. ^ "Big Plant to Rise on Belt Line Site". The Plain Dealer. May 14, 1915. p. 18.
  26. ^ "Lusitania Sinking Stops Realty Deal". The Plain Dealer. May 22, 1915. p. 13.
  27. ^ a b "Swells Permits For Week". The Plain Dealer. September 18, 1910. p. 10; "Building Permits". The Plain Dealer. September 25, 1910. p. 10.
  28. ^ "Real Estate Transfers". The Cleveland Leader. October 24, 1911. p. 14; "Realty Transfers". The Plain Dealer. October 24, 1911. p. 10.
  29. ^ "Buy River Valley Site". The Plain Dealer. October 29, 1911. p. 42.
  30. ^ a b "Real Estate Transfers". The Cleveland Leader. November 3, 1911. p. 11.
  31. ^ "Real Estate Transfers". The Cleveland Leader. March 7, 1912. p. 8.
  32. ^ "Buys Steel Plant Land". The Plain Dealer. August 21, 1912. p. 9.
  33. ^ a b "Real Estate Transfers". The Cleveland Leader. August 25, 1912. p. 20.
  34. ^ a b "Real Estate Transfers". The Cleveland Leader. October 6, 1912. p. 21.
  35. ^ a b "Real Estate Transfers". The Cleveland Leader. October 6, 1912. p. 21.
  36. ^ a b "Rich Land Suit Fails In Court". The Plain Dealer. November 17, 1909. p. 4.
  37. ^ "Former County Official Is Dead". The Plain Dealer. March 7, 1909. p. 4.
  38. ^ "Real Estate Transfers". The Cleveland Leader. August 31, 1912. p. 8.
  39. ^ "Get Land for Furnace". The Cleveland Leader. October 8, 1912. p. 2; "Realty Transfers". The Plain Dealer. October 8, 1912. p. 4; "Real Estate Transfers". The Cleveland Leader. October 8, 1912. p. 13.
  40. ^ a b "Real Estate Transfers". The Cleveland Leader. February 4, 1913. p. 12.
  41. ^ "Apartments Sold to Railroad Man". The Plain Dealer. February 4, 1913. p. 13.
  42. ^ "City Bathhouse to Contain 'Gym'". The Cleveland Leader. February 28, 1913. p. 11; "Real Estate News". The Plain Dealer. February 28, 1913. p. 12; "Real Estate Transfers". The Cleveland Leader. April 4, 1913. p. 11; "Real Estate Transfers". The Plain Dealer. September 15, 1914. p. 16.
  43. ^ "Acquires Site for Big Poster Plant". The Plain Dealer. November 1, 1913. p. 11; "Real Estate Transfers". The Cleveland Leader. November 1, 1913. p. 13.
  44. ^ "Sun Oil Co. Buys Site on Cuyahoga". The Plain Dealer. April 29, 1930. p. 10.
  45. ^ "Buildings for 1913 Worth $23,841,160". The Plain Dealer. January 1, 1914. p. 11.
  46. ^ "M'Kinney Steel Co. Adds to Real Estate holdings". The Plain Dealer. October 19, 1918. p. 20.
  47. ^ "30 Acres Purchased by Republic Steel". The Cleveland Press. August 14, 1956. p. 27.
  48. ^ "Let $600,000 of $2,000,000 Work". The Plain Dealer. February 13, 1909. p. 2.
  49. ^ Iron Trade and Western Machinist 1917, p. 1044.
  50. ^ Iron Trade and Western Machinist 1917, p. 1045.
  51. ^ Iron Trade and Western Machinist 1917, p. 1048.
  52. ^ Iron Trade and Western Machinist 1917, p. 1052.
  53. ^ Iron Trade and Western Machinist 1917, p. 1053.

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