The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-05-11
ECONOMY IN OPERATION.
The Keynote That is Being Sounded
by the United States Steel
Corporation.
POLICY OF GENERALIZATION ADOPTED.
A Movement that, While 1t VIII Re-
dound to the Prosperity of the
Central Locations, VIII McanRuin
to the Localities slated for Adam
dOnment.

Pittsburgh, Pa, May 9.-The Com
mercial Gazette publishes the follow
ing:
The United States Steel corporation
has adopted the policy of centralizing
operations, of abandoning its smaller
plants, those disadyantageously To-
Gated and those that can not be run
economically. The work heretofore
done at these plants will be trans
ferred to those that can be operated
to the advantage of the company. Of
the details | can say nothing. | only
know that to work out some of the
details of this policy, operating heads
of concerns of United States Steel
corporation have been in conference
in New York. Undoubtedly the plan
will revert with greatest benefit TO
the Pittsburgh district, as the most
favored of all in which the United
States Steel corporation operates
Thus spoke Joshua HhOdes.
The above is the statement OF
Joshua Rhodes, of Pittsburgh, retired
as chairman of the board of directors
of the National Tube Co.. now a con-
stituent of the United States Steel
corporation, in reply to an inquiry as
to whether the new Morgan combine
had adopted such policy.
Adoption of this policy of centraiz-
ing operations by the United States
Steel corporation will mean to the
Pittsburgh district, if carried into eff
feet without delay, the bringing here
within year of about $4,000 mill
men from the plants of the company
that will be abandoned. Massing of
much more of the operations of the
company in Pittsburgh will not only
add to the number of mill men en-
ployed 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
cooking plant of the company in the
Conncllsville and adjoining fields.
In the Interest of Economy.
The underlying companies of the
new Morgan combine have been work.
ing toward the same plan of mobiliz-
ing operations and abandoning the
isolated and smaller plants and those
that can not be operated economical
ly. The American Bridge Co, has had
plans drawn for II new Sl,000000
plant TO be erected in the Pittsburgh
district. The American Bridge Co.
has it's plants scattered through the
east at points where they are at q
disadvantage to operate and some are
considered for abandonment.
3ehectiOn of the Morgan Policy.
Recent announcement that the
American Sheet Steel Co. had given
up its plan to operate the new and
costly plant at Chester, w. Va, was a
reflection Of the new policy of the
new Morgan combine. The equip.
ment OF this plant will be taken to
Nandcrgrift, where the most mod.
ern plant of the company,
that of the Apollo Iron g. Steel Co., Is
operated Since the sheet company
formed it has abandoned number
of It's plants of lesser Importance and
nearly all of the apparatus of these
was sent to Nnndergrift. Other
plants of the company located at
Cambridge, East Liverpool, Coshoc-
ton, Denison, Dresden, Niles, Canton,
Canal Dover and Piqua o., and
Carnegie and Hyde Park, Pa, are
among those which are being consid-
cred as best to abandon and their
equipment to be centered in larger
plant at Vnndergrift.
II WIN TAKE III ne.
The sheet company is now about
two months behind on its orders, and
the centre izatlon Of It's scattered
plants viii take time,
For the American Steel a. Wire Co.,
the United States Steel corporation
is expected to carry out the plan OF
the wire company to centrallze all OPP
erations possible at Neville Island,
where SIOoo0,oo0 works are be.
ing built. This has al.
ready led 10 the Abandonment
OF plants at Worcester, Mass, and IL
expected to be followed with works
ut Cincinnati, o., the Portage works,
nj Newburg, N. u, and the works ut
Everett. Wash. OF the American Tin
Plate Co. works, those at Agnew and
Johnstown, Pa, and Canal Dover, o.,
are expected TO be among those to be
centercd ut New Kcnsngton, along
with the Pittsburgh works men.
toned, The Carnegie Steel and the
Federal Steel Co.'s works are expect.
ell TO remain much Ms they are, OF the
National Tube Co, plonis,nmong those