The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-12
THE WHEELS GO ROUND.
Material for the British Being Made
at PittsbnrS,

The Eter-Coulcs Manufacturing Co.,
of IIttsburs, Is working 0u a contract 400
,tu cusuc aud "a boiler mousse Tor the Brls-
tJl IIamWals O. DaIIa-r CO.,, ltd, Ol
Lus.aAu. iu addition, tuc contract calls
Ior 81 large coal storage tank. 4 steel
STACK VIA a4aO bee erected. The stack Wall
Dc ~ Icet nigh. 1Ae diameter viii be
40 leet ia The inside core.
A doublc-orummed AOisting engine has
been ordered by tAc LdserWoOd Manu-
lu-tuIug Coz OI mis- cIly, tOr erection
purpose. Inc pOWer-AOuse contract IL
valued at $4,000
The uteI-DOuley Co. has just shipped
steel stack oi the same dimensions as ,he
stack intended Tor Bristol 10 the Central
London Hallway Tor It's poWer-house.
1he stack Will cost upward OF Sl0,eo0.
PHILADELPHIA Dec. These are the
busiest days n inc Baldwin Locomotive
orks al Philadelphia that have ever
been known ia The history of the establish
iheut, aud steady employment is PROVIDED
for quite an army OF emp.Oyes. Stats
tics complied for the last TWO months
indicate % some extent the vast work
tnat is being done.
During the tWenty-six working days OF
OCTOBER lO4 engines We're completely D1IL
and this has greater significance now imam
when motive power was lighter and small
lcr The 40 and J0-ton engines of 10 years
ago have been suppidnted by standard
lctathaus of 10 and l2O tons, which are
necessary for hauling the long trains of
cars OF increased capacity that ,O-0sy
move over the American railroads
MILWAUKEE WIS, Dec. g.-The IL
linOis Steel co. here to-day announced
that it contomplates making improve
ments here that viii cost $5.N0OV. The
plan as outlined by Superintendent Ries
is that il Will erect SIX additional mills.
TWO will be blast furnaces, two rolling
mills and TWO for the manufacture of
steel by the Bcssemcr process.
The Improvements contemplated viii
DE begun next Spring. as il is impossible
20 get machinery before then The new
mills will give employment 20 200 addi-
tOual men. The local mills will then be
among the largest IN the country.
BALTIMORE Dec. Authorization re-
ccived here to day from Newhcrne. y g..
South bv Baltimore and Southern capi-
talfsts. The mill viii cost about -
Csoo0p and viii be supplied with the latest
machinery. The new mill win be an acc
tive competitor of the Mount Vernon
Woodberry Cotton Duck Co. and intends
o. OFFER its goods in the United States and
abroad
Tho Mount Vernon Woodberry Cotton
Duck Co. controls about 90 per cent. of the
cotton duck output of the United states
aud has A combined stock and bond capt.
talizatior OF more than S23elJ@)J. IL is
hacked Dos The Continental Trust Co.
CLEVELAND. Dec M Montague.
of Paris a representative of the Eater-
prise and Electric CO.. of Paris and Brus-
sells. ana NJ Cahen, OF Alexandria.
Egypt. representing the AleNandrian
Tramway co. are in this city. They
came 90 the United STATES for the pur-
pose OF buying rolling stock for electric
street rail ways iR France and Egypt,
.d Montague said:
I'VE intend to place orders FOR mo least
si.eno0 worth o., equipment while We
afe Una America American made oleotri-
oal supplies are the best in the world
and are extensively used in Europe"
PITTSBURG, Dec wilkins a Dayi-
son, engineers. are preparing plans for The
erection of q coke plant for the C0ntlnen-
tai Mining Co. az SmOck Station. on the
Redstone branch The plant will have
100 ovens.