The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-09
Pittsburg Plants TO he Utilized In
stead of Plants Located at Dis
advantageous Points.
ANOTHER TRUST FORMING
COMBINATION or LOCOMOTIVE
WORKS TO BE EFFECTED SOON.
VIII Have About 5000. 900 Capital
Machinery "Combine" Incorporate
ed-CapitaIizcd mt s50,O0O,000.


mercial Gazette. this morning. publishes
the following: 1.-The United States Steel
Corporation has adopted the policy Of
centralizing operations. OF abandoning its
smaller plants. those disadvantageously To-
Gated and those that cannot be run eco
nomically The work heretofore done at
these plants will be transferred to those
that can be operated TO the advantage OF
the company OF the details L can say
nothing. / only know that 10 work out
some OF the details OF this policy. operating
heads Of the concerns OF the United States
Steel Corporation have been in conference
in New York. Undoubtedly the plan will
revert with greatest benefit TO the Pitts
burg district. as the most favored of all In
which the United States Steel Corpora
ton operates
1.-The above is the statement OF Joshua
Rhodes. of Pittsburg. retired chairman
of the board of directors OF the National
Tube Company, now constituent OF the
United States Steel Corporation, in reply
TO an inquiry TO whether the new Nor
gan combine had adopted such policy.
Adoption OF this policy of centralizing
operations by the United States Steel Cor
poration will mean TO the Pittsburg dis
trict. IL carried into effect, without delay,
the bringing here within a year of about
fifty thousand mill men from plants OF the
company that will be abandoned. Massing
of much more Of the operations OF the COM
pany in Pittsburg will not only add to the
number of mill men employed here. bit tho
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 10 the cox
ing plants of the company in the Connelis-
vile and adjoining fields.
1.-The underlying companies OF the new
Morgan combine have been working toward
the same plan of mobilizing operations. and
abandoning the isolated and smaller plants
and those that cannot be operated eco-
nomically The American Bridge Company
has had plans drawn for a new s.ooO.0Oo
plant to be erected in the Pittsburg district.
The American Bridge Company has its
plants scattered through the East at points
where they are at disadvantage 10 oper-
ate and some are considered for abandon
merit.
Recent announcement that the American
Sheet Steel Company had given up It's plan
TO operate the new and costly plant at
Chester, w. Va, was a reflection OF the
new policy of the new Morgan company.
The equipment of this plant will be taker
to Vandergrift, where the most modern
plant Of the company. that Of the Apollo
Iron and Steel Company, is operated. Since
the United States Steel Corporation was
formed 1t has abandoned some of its plants
of lesser Importance and nearly all the APP
paratus of these sent TO Vandergrift-
other plants OF the company, located at
Cambridge, East Liverpool CoshOcton.
Denison, Dresden, Canton, Canal Dover
and Piqua, O., and Carnegie and Hyde
Park, Pa, are among those which are be-
ing considered as best to abandon and their
equipment TO be centered in a larger plant
at Vandergrift The sheet company is now
about two months behind on its orders.
and the Capitalization Of its 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 the
wire company TO centralize all operations
possible at Neville island. where slo.0o0.oeo
works are being built. This has already led
to the abandonment OF plants at Worces-
ter. Mass. and is expected TO be followed
with works at Cincinnati. o.. the Portage
works at Newburg. y. Y, and the works
at Everett. W. Va. OF the American tin
plate works. those at Agnew and Johns
town. Pa. and Canal Dover. O.. are ex-
pected 10 be among those TO be centered az
New Kensngton. along with the Plttsburz
works mentioned. The Carnegie Steel and
the Federal Steel Companys works are ex-
pected TO remain much as they are. OF the
National Tube Company plants. among
those considered for abandonment is the
Pennsylvania tube works. which. although
one Of the most important OF the company.
is not economical in operation"