The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-04
STEEL TRUST TO SPEND
THIRTY-SIX MILLIONS

pany which viii be displaced by this
improvement. will be equal to 81 $50 100.
a total gain in earnings of S. 300 900.
For "sundry improvements" at the
National Tube Company's Pennsylvania
department az Pittsburg. and the River
side department at Wheeling. w Va,
500, 900 is appropriated.
s4,5s5,ooO for American Plants.
The American Steel and Wire Com
puuy is 10 have improvements at the
New urgh Steel Works. Consolidated
Works. American Works. Central
Works. Emma Furnace. and at Central
Furnace Docks. in the Cleveland dis
t-ict. at the Schoeuberger Works. Ran
kin Works. Edith Furnace. Neville Fur
naces. in JEo Pittsburg district; AZ Wau-
hogan. DcKaIb, RockdaIe. Scott Street
and Anderson Works, in the Chicago
district. and at the Worcester Mass
Works. and Allentown IPa) Works. 70
the aggregate amount OF S4.535,ooo.
For the American Sheet Steel Com
uauy there are 10 be rebuilding. with
modern equipment and buildings, Of the
Canal Dover plant, a. Canal Dover,
ohio. an addition 10 the polishing de
J vartment at the Wellsville plant, the
/ Improvement of the McKeesport Works,
/ a. McKcesport, Pa. the erection and
/ installation a. the Nandergrift Works.
v9nderErift. Pa. Of improved and mod
I err operating methods. all to cost $3.50
. Geo
New Mills for Carnegie Works.
/ At She Carnegie steel Companys
Homestead works. Homestead Pa. an
additional tiC-inch plate mill is TO be
/ ere cted Improvement Of the 22-inch
mill. and u the boiler plant. will bring
/ the cost 10 S1.135. 900.
/ The Edgar Thomson Works. al Brad
dock. Pa. are to have an addition 20
/ their steel and iron foundry. and the
installation Of new and modern blowing
, engines in place of old and obsolete
. types. at q cost OF S275.0 900.
! The Duquesne Works, at Munhall, Pa,
arc 10 have additions and improvements
TO existing plants costing 1880 0OO-
The National Steel Company will have
additions and improvements to existing
plants at New Castle Pa. BelIaire. Ohio
and Youngstown. Ohio. costing 81. 592 900.
For the American Steel Hoop Com
pany additions and improvements at the
Isabella Furnace. Pittsburg, and at the
Upper Union Mills, Youngstown. Ohio.
will cost S2S5. 900
The American Tinplate Company is TO
have installed at several OF its mills
modern and improved methods OF opera
tion at cost Of S1.OOO.OOo.
Frick Plant Enlargement
The H. C. Frick Coke Company is 10
get S4l5. 600 for the development OF coke
and steam coal properties. including the
erection OF additional ovens. This i'm
provement. il is estimated will in
crease the productive capacity OF coke
275.OOO tons a year and OF steam coal
60O, 900 tons.
The erection Of a crusher plant at Es-
canada. Mich, is 20 cost S143,sIO, with
an annual capacity for crushing $4,000
tons OF ore. Additional power houses
shafts and mining plants on the Vermil-
lion. Gogebic and Menominee ranges
will cost $4,000
Large sums are also 20 be spent on
the Duluth, Mesabe and Northern Rail
way. the Duluth and Iron Range Rail
road, the Chicago. Lake Shore and East
ern. the Pittsburg Steamship Company
and the Pittsburg and Conneaut Dock
l Company.
Judge Garys statement says it is es-
timated that under normal conditions
the increased earnings from this in
/ creased and improved capacity will be
about 100000 a year. and that there
will be a saving in manufacture OF
about S5.0OO,OOO a year. or a total Of
something like sl2 coo. 600 a year added
10 the profits OF the subsidiary com
panies.'