Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
STEEL PLANT IN VIEW
McKEEspoRT COMPANY TO EsrAB-
LIsH BRANCH HERE.
Will Be Located Near Giesboro Point
and win Manufacture Pro-
jectilss Only.

A branch plant of the Firth Sterling Steel
Company Of McKeesport. Pa, Is to be
established near Giesboro Point, on the
south side of the Eastern branch. This will
be in addition to its Demmier plant, and
will be used In the manufacture of steel
projectiles for the navy. The company Is
the principal contractor for supplying the
navy with projectiles. and owing to the In
crease in its business and the pressure upon
its plant In the steel-makins district near
Pittsburg, 1t has been decided to branch
out and locate another plant elsewhere.
The choice fell upon this city, and the pre-
liminary steps have been taken to estab-
lish large steel manufacturing establish
ment in the vicinity Of this city.
A deed was recorded Thursday last by
which Henrietta Brent Heiskell and her
husband transferred to the Firth Sterling
Steel Company about seventy-one acres Of
land, located just south of what is known
as Geisboro point. and extending from the
river front back to the Alexandra branch
Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. No con-
s!deration Is mentioned in the deed except,
OF course, nominal one. It is stated that
the company expects to acquire in that
localfty at least three hundred acres, but
thus far the only deed that has been re-
corded Is the one mentioned above.
Advantages Afforded.
In addition to the transportation facilities
AFFORDED by the river, there is the railroad
and also convenience of access to the In
dian Head proving grounds, where expert
ments with guns and projectiles are carried
on in behalf of the navy. 1t is not intended
to manufacture at the proposed plant in
this city anything but projectiles. 1t is the
understanding that as soon as the plans of
the company in regard to the plant near this
city are completed that the erection of the
necessary buildings will be begun. The i'm
portance of this action on the part of such
an extensive manufacturing concern in To-
eating near this city is appreciated as OF
benefit to the business interests of the CITY,
as 1t will add to the population and increase
the amount of money that will be In circu-
lation. The locality chosen is especially ia
vorable for the development of such an en-
terprise, as there Is an abundance of land
and all that is needed is something that
Will serve to draw the people there. The
extensive grounds of the st. Elizabeth's In
sane Asylum are to the east, while the city
system Of street cars now run to Congress
Heights. which lies still nearer to the prop
erty than the insane asylum Some dis
tance to the south are the grounds which
have been acquired for the purpose Of locat-
ing the city poor almshouse when the neces-
sary buildings are provided.
Welcomed by District.
]. r. Rose. representing the Firth Sterling
Steel Company Of Pittsburg, called upon
Commissioner mcfarland last week, be.
fore concluding the purchase of the lana
on which the company proposes to erect
a plant at Giesboro Point, and. explaining
the plan, asked what the attitude of the
District government would be- Commits
sioner mcfarland replied that the District
government would welcome any manufae.
turing enterprise, especially one of that
character, and which would erect its plaat
away from the residence sections. Com
missioner Mcfarland asked Mr.. Rose what
arrangements the company would make to
comply with the smoke law, and Mr. Rose
said that it would fully meet the require
mants of that law, which he had exam
!ned explaining that the very process OF
manufacture consumed the carbon in the
fuel and prevented the emission Of dense
black or gray smoke.