The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-30
SOLD A VALUABLE PLANT.
Another Heavy American Contract With
the Cars Government.

Another Heavy American Contract With
the Cars Government.
One of the most important Investments
of Russian capital made in the United
States for some time has Just been an
nounced in this city. Following, as it
does, the purchase not long ago of n
number of locomotives and a large o,lan.
tity of railroad material, it indicates
that the enterprising policy of the czar's
government is to he continued, and that
this country is to be still favored in the
matter oil purchases as against England
and some of the other European nations.
At the same time it indicates the main
tcnance of the friendly relations that
have so long existed between the great
empire and the great American republic
The Russian government has been ne
gotlatlng for some time with the Della
ware iron Company, at Newcastle, Del.
TO secure n vast amount of machinery
and the bargain has been consummated
on satisfactory terms to be til parties
The contract entered into means the do
livery of all the material of the tube and
pipe mill connected with the iron COM
pany's big plant. 1t also involves send
ing to Russia of large force of vork-
men, who will be engaged abroad to nut
the machinery together and start it in
good running order.
To transport the property thus mr.
chased the British tramp steamer Hen
ley was yesterday chartered by Uaper &,
Co., of this city Besides taking ont the
material furnished by the iron comnanv
the vessel will carry additional macbin.
cry bought in this country to Marianole
on the Sea of Azov. Arrangements have
already been effected for the speedy shin
ment OF the property, and the work of
loading the cargo will he begun in n few
days.
The major part of the machinery will
be placed upon cars at New Castle and
then forwarded to Wilmington, where il
will he transferred to the Henley. Sub
sequently the steamer will proceed to
New Castle, anchoring in the Delaware.
off the city, and there the remainder of
the cargo will be taken to her on board
of barges The workmen who are to ac-
company the material have been engaged
to go to Russia for the purpose of there
re-erecting the machinery Other
skilled mechanics, however, it is expect
ed, will go from New Castle, with some
from this city, probably three hundred or
more in all, to operate the plant after it
has been put in shape in Russia
The sale by the iron company os it's
tube and pipe plant does not in any way
does not signify that the company will
relinquish its tube and pipe plant or cut
that feature of its manufacturing bust
ness On the contrary, it is explained
that the sale of the machinery was made
with the understanding that it should be
Immediately delivered as a matter of
courtesy to the Russian government,
which desired that there should be no
delay in getting the plant in operation.
In other words it wants to complete as
speedily as possible a large amount of
work and could not go ahead without
the quick acquisition of the material it
has bought here. AS soon as the cargo
is shipped the Delaware Iron Company
will go ahead replacing all that it has
sold to the czar's government. 1t will
thus be enabled to take advantage of the
opportunity to introduce the latest i'm
provements and will continue the manu-
facture of tubing and piping as hereto
fore. -Philadelphia Record