The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-09
CONCISE STORY TOLD
BY FACTORY FIGURES.
Pullman Car Works En-
playing 5000 Men
Two Thirds Force.
STEEL MILLS PICKING UP
Railroads Are Preparing to Repair
and Improve Rolling Stock
VIII Create Orders.

Many people In the Calumet region
will be surprised to learn that the
Pullman Car works at Pullman is now
employing about five thousand men,
which is about two-thirds the normal
working force.
Three hundred men were put to work
yesterday upon the construction of 800
cars that are being turned out for the
Chicago City Railway company. These
three hundred men will be followed by
seven hundred more during the course
Of the next three weeks, which will
make in the neighborhood of six thou
sand men employed at the car shops.
At the Illinois Steel company con-
ditions remain the same as last week,
with the exception of a decided i'm
provement in the number Of rail or
ders that are coming in. Following is
a table of the mills closed and in oper-
alton at the local mills:
In operation-Blast furnaces 1, 2, 3,
g. Z, and 9. South and North Docks.
No. open hearth. No. 1 rail mill.
Sintering plant, converting plant, No.
/ blooming MILL dry blast department,
mechanical department, electrical de-
partment-
Departments not working-No. L
open hearth (ten furnaces). No. 2
blooming mill, slab mill. No. l plate
mill, No 2 plate mill.
The officials at the plant take an
optimistic view of the situation but
are looking for an increase in rail or
ders during the next two weeks. The
different railroad companies through
out the country are getting ready TIC
purchase equipment for next year and
a large bunch of rush orders can be
expected at any time. Upon inquiry al
the paymaster's office yesterday the
information was given out that 500
men are now employed through the
various departments.
At the Wisconsin steel mills in South
Deering superintendent Samuel Hale
stated that they now had 1900 meI
working, which is only 300 less thar
their former normal working force
The Wisconsin mills have two bias
furnaces in operation, and their thir'
furnace, now in the course of con
struction and costing in the neighbor
hood of 100000, will be blown il
the first part of next month.
Superintendent Hale said that he di'
not expect any increase in the working
force at their mills until the middl
of next month, when they would begil
receiving ore from the northern lax
ports.
At the Iroquois Iron and Steel work
Superintendent A. K. Norris gave GU
the information that 900 men wer
now employed, which is only two hun
bred less than their former working
force. The Iroquois company has on
furnace down, but the other is runnin
full capacity. No. blast furnace ha
been closed down since last Decembel
When asked how soon furnace No.
would open, Mr.. Norris said he wa
unable to give any definite informa
ton as to this as it depended entirel
upon the way the orders for pig iro
came in. So far only one cargo of or
has been received at the Iroqouis dock
but this will be followed by other i
the course of the next two weeks
Other plants in the South Chicag
district report that everything is Pre-
crossing as we'll as could be expecte
and that they have no cause to reg
lister kick.