The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-09
MILLS 70 Be SHUT DOWN
STEEL TRUST WILL ABANDoN
MANY OF IT'S SMALLER
PLANTS
PITTsBURG GETS A BENEFIT
Policy of Capitalization VIII Cause
FIOurishing Industries in Many
Scattered Cities to Cease
Operations.

PIrTsBURG. May s-The Commercial
Gazette this morning published the fol-
lowing:
The United States Steel corporation
has adopted the policy Of centralizing
operations. Of abandoning Its smaller
plants. those disadvantageousiy located
and those that cannot be run economical
ly The work heretofore done at those
plants VIII be transferred to those that
can be operated TO The advantage OF the
company. The details Of this policy the
operating heads Of the concerns OF the
United Stmtes Steel corporation have been
discussing in New York. Undoubtedly
the plan Will revert WITH greatest benefit
to the Pittsburg district as the most
favored of all IN which the United States
Steel corporation operates.
The above is the statement OF Joshua
Rhodes, Of Pittsburg retired as chair
man OF the board Of directors OF the Ma
tional Tube company, now constituent
OF the United States Steel corporation. in
reply to an inquiry as to whether tho
new Morgan combine had adopted such
a policy.
Adoption Of this policy OF certrallzlng
operations by the United States Steel
corporation VIII mean to the Pittsburg
district IL carried into effect, without de-
lay, the bringing here within "a year OF
about $1,000 mill men from plants Of the
company that will be abandoned NIass-
ing Of much more of the operations OF
the company in Pittsburg will not only
add to the number OF mill men employed
here, but the plants from which the most
important supplies Of raw material are
drawn In this district Will also take on
more men. This is notably the fact in
relation to the cOhng plants Of the COM
pany In the Connelsyille and adjoining
fields
Recent announcement that the Ameri-
can Sheet Steel company had given UP It's
plan to operate the rev and costly plant
at Chester. w. Va, was a reflection Of
the new policy OF the new Morgan COM
bine. The equipment Of this plan VIII
be taken to Vandergri1t, where the most
modern plant OF the company. that Of the
Apollo Iron and Steel company Is operat-
ed Since the Sheet company formed IL
has abandoned a number Of its plants OF
lesser Importance and nearly all OF the
apparatus Of these was sent to Wander
grift. Other plants OF the company,
located at Cambridge, East Liverpool,
Coshocton. Denlson, Dresden, Niles. can
ton Canal, Dover and Piqua. o.. and
Carnegie and Hyde Park Penn, are
among those which are being considered
as best TO abandon and their equipment
TO be certered in a larger plant at VAN
about two months behind on it's orders
and tho Capitalization OF It's scattered
plants will take time.
For the American Steel and Wire COM
pany. the United States Steel corporation
is expected to carry out the plan Of tho
Wire company to cenTaIize all operations
possible at Neville Island, where $1,000
900 works are being built. This has al
ready led to the abandonment Of plants
at Worcester, Mass, and Is expected to
be followed with works at Cincinnati
o.. the Portage works at Newburg. N. z,
and the works at Everett. Wash
OF the American Tin Plate company
works. those at Agnew and Youngstown,
Pa, and Canal Dover, o., are expected
to be among those to be centcred al New
Kcnslngton. along with the PttsbIrg
works mentioned. The Carnegie Steel
and the Federal Steel companies works
are expected to remain much as they are
OF the National Tube company plants,
among those considered for abandon
ment is the Pennsylvania Tube works,
which although one Of the most important
Of the company is not economical In
operation.