Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-05-19

leading officials of the steel combine to
the works of the Sharon Steel Company
at Sharon, Pa, this week. has again
given rise to the report that this large
plant is to be absorbed by the steel
combine. While this may eventually be
done, it is a fact that the visit of Mr..
Schwab and the other officials to these
works was on invitation of John Steven
son, Jr., who is general manager of the
Sharon Steel Company There are a
number of works belonging to the
United States Steel Corporation at Shar-
on, New Castle and in the Youngstown
district that Mr.. Sehwab had not ever
seen. In order to have closer knowledge
of their equipment, it was decided by
Mr. Schwab and the other head officials
that visit to the works would be of
material advantage. 1t is not improb-
able that as result of the visit of
these officials, some important improve
ments and engagements of existing
works will be made. 1t is understood
that the National Steel Company. owned
by the steel combine, will very much
enlarge the Bull open hearth steel
works as Sharon, which already is a
very large plant. There is just beside
1t bar works owned by the Republic
iron & Steel Company, but which has
been idle for long time 1t is likely
the National Steel Company will buy
these works and dismantle the build
lngs, using the ground for additions to
the open hearth works of the Bull
plant at Youngstown, O., where one of
the largest Bessemer plants of the Ma
tional Steel Company is located. II is
likely an open hearth works will be
added to this plant. At these works
are three blast furnaces of the largest
KIND and built within the last two
years. After making a hurried inspec-
lion OF the plant in the Mahoning and
ohenango Valleys, owned by the steel
comolne, President Schwab and his
party went to the Wheeling district for
hurried visit; and then to Columbus
"here the old King. Colbert and War
nef Bessemer works are located. and
also Two plast furnaces owned by the
united States Steel combine. From
Noiumous the Schwab party came hack
10 Pttsburg, and went from here To
New YORK. There is no doubt but that
important plans as to existing plants
are uhder way, but what these are have
not peen given out. 1t is possible that
Two or three small works which are
soneWhat Isolated may be dismantled
anu removed to larger works located
d. more advantageous places
AZ the SHARON Works of the United
otates steel Corporation Mr.. Scbwah
sa nu o'nel olnclals expressed them
seiFes as being surprised at the mag
nltuae OF the new works and the mod
cru sr equipment in every department.
lnese works We're built under the i'm
lnedlate supervision of John Steven
son, Jf., who for many years was at
tne Edgar Thomson Steel Works of the
Carnegie Steel Company, at the same
Tune that Mr. Schwab was there and
the two have been friends for wears
MI stevenson leaving the Edgar
| thomson Works to go to New Castle
Where the shenango Valley Steel Com
pany mad built large steel plant. and
DecCme identified with other interests
that were afterwards sold out to the
| COMBINE and having amassed a very
large fortune in the company. he with
FRANK III. Bull, projected the sharon
steel Company. and as stated above
! Inc plant has been built under his inn.
/ mediate supervision. The plans for tho
new works are so arranged that thev
can be materially enlarged at any time
I me company started ont buying some
large ore properties in the Mesaba
range, which mas been rapidly devel
/ oped. The concern also owns large coal
/ properties, it being the intention 10 use
/ the coal in large by-product coke oven
| plant, plans for which are now being
| drawn. Enough OF these ovens will
| be built at Sharon somewhere near the
works 70 supply all the coke needed
IN the new blast furnace. making the
| Sharon Steel company entirely indie
| pendent of the Connellsville coke reg
| Ion. The main works of this concern
are blast furnace, which will be ready
| within 90 days. Il is OF modern eoulo-
ment, being 100 feet high and % feet
| in diameter, and will turn out about
500 tons OF pig iron daily. The com
| pany have nearly finished a basic open
heartn steel plant, containing eight so
| ton basic open hearth furnaces. II Is
| equipped wl,h soaking pits, electric
cranes and all mouern appliances. This
| plant should turn out 500 tons of steel
| per day. IL is the intention later on
| TO use molten metal from the blast fur
mace, and this ought to increase the
output Of tAe steel plant to 100 tons
| daily. The company are building two
| Morgan continuous rod mills, to have
| a combined capacity OF 400 tons of rods
| per day. These rod mills will be
| modern throughout, the continuous
heating process being employed. Wire
mills large enough are being built to
| draw all the rods, and a sufficient num-
Der Of wire nail machines are being
! installed TO turn out 1000 kegs OF wire
| nails per day. The Sharon Tin Plate
| Company, an identified interest OF the
/ Sharon Steel Company, will have a To-
| tai of 20 tin mills. Ten OF these mills
| are about finished and the other ten are
being completed as fast as possible.
| The company have sold the output OF
| ten OF these mills for five years 10 the
American Tin Plate Company. Recent
| ly the Sharon Steel Company let con-
| tracts for a skelp mill. to roll $50 TO
| 500 tons Of skelp daily. This entire
| product will be used in the manufac-
| ture of tubes, which the Sharon Steel
! Company will be prepared 10 make
from Il to II incaes in diameter Con-
tracts for the building for the skelp