The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-22
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Aug. 22.-In
accordance with the agreement under
which the Ontario government guaranteed
the recent loan Of $2,000000 to the Lake
Superior corporation, the various indus
tries Of the company across the channel
are gradually resuming operations Not
the least important is the resumption OF
construction work on the Algoma Central
& Hudson Bay railroad after a suspension
lasting about two years. The work Is on
a small scale compared with what will be
the order in a short time, but it is not
believed there will be halt until the line
has at least been built thru to Michipi-
coten.
The corporations Algoma Steel COM
pany is practically ready to resume oper-
atoms. The work of preparation Is so
far advanced that about all that remains
Is to receive the vast quantities Of coke,
ore, pig iron and other supplies necessary
to the operation of the plant to its fullest
capacity for the coming six months. Some
pig iron from Midland has already ar
rived, and it is expected that by the first
| of the coming month all departments will
| be in commission.
| Both of the blast furnaces will be oper-
ated, as well as the steel plant, one run
| ming on coke and the other on charcoal.
1 The latter will be of far more Importance
| SOtAS
since it will mean the employment Of at
| least 500 men in the woods cutting tim
| Der and making charcoal, in addition to
the force of several hundred enge eyed in
and about the by-products plants III town.
! Aside from this work, the operations in
the pineries and in the pulpwood districts
will be extensive, aiding materially in
swelling the traffic Of the Algoma Cen
| trail road
| Work for TWO Thousand.
| When the steel works are in full oper-
| alton the material required to produce the
output of 500 tons of steel rails a day
will aggregate 1000 tons, and in the allied
! industries 1000 hands will be given work.
| The daily disbursements for labor and
material will amount to about $4,000, or
about S. 900 less than the value Of the
product. Contracts have been made for
full and continuous supplies of coke, ore
and other material. Ore will be brought
! from Michigan and Minnesota aside from
/ the company's own property, the Helen
mine, in Michipicoten; coke will come
from Virginia and Pennsylvania, altho it
/ is contemplated later to erect coke ovens
! either at the American or Canadian 500;
some pig iron will be imported from the
United States, and limestone will be pro-
cured in Michigan.
/ The ground wood pulp mill of the Con-
solidated company is making over 100 tons
of pulp day, with orders ahead at prices
that allow of a. handsome profit and the
chemical pulp plant is shortly to resume
operations, some $4,000 cords of pulpwood
having been purchased from the Spanish
River (Ont.) Pulp and Paper company.
The by products of the charcoal kilns-
wood alcohol and acetate Of lime-have
been disposed Of for a year ahead. as
surfing continuous activity for the char
coal-making department.
Steel Rail Outlook. y
Concerning the steel rail department, a
high official of the company makes the
following announcement: with the
! bounty granted by the Dominion govern
ment and the provisions against dump
ing we will be in a position to compete
for all Canadian orders, and we expect
the price to range between $2S and $50
3 ton At the outset, the company will
have orders from the Temiskaming rail.
L !. way, owned by the Ontario government
a and the Intercolonial railway, owned by
: the Dominion government. The latter, II
addition, will shortly be in the marke
, for many thousands Of tons Of steel fol
d use in relaying the road and the Cana
8 dian Northern will want some, too.
n 'This time we are going to make stee
It rails, and the product itself will be thu
e strongest reply to the claims made b.
American steel interests that rails can
Ii not be made at the 500. If anything, W,
a are taking too great precautions. We ar
e bringing in three different grades Of or
a from Minnesota. The company controls
# some properties in the same districts, bu
these will not be drawn from until late
= on.
it ''we consider that for the present a
least the existing plant is an excellen
: one. Later on there will be a question o
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