The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-05
THIS MAKES 1000
CARS FOR COMPANY
Inland Steel Company Gets an Order
for $4,000 Tons Of Steel Billets
Which viii Keep Plant Running
on Double Shift for Some Time to
Come.

More good news is in store for the
ing to show that IL the trend of af-
fairs is not abruptly ended by the cleo
tion of Mr.. Bryan the country will soon
be back to its normal prosperous con-
dition.
The Standard Steel Car company has
just received another order for 1000
ears from the Chicago and Alton rail-
road. The cars are all steel freight
cars and this order makes 1000 I'm all
which has been received from this one
railroad.
Gets Big order.
| The people of Indiana Harbor will
be delighted to know that an order
! has been placed with that company
for 25 900 tons of steel, has been placed
with the Inland company of that city.
This order is for billets of steel and
will keep the plant running in double
shift for some time.
A Chicago concern, The Bittendorf
Axle company. has received an order
for the steel underframes for 5000
| cars for the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST.
Paul road. The contract will require
about $4,000 tons of steel.
These orders indicate that the varf-
Gus plants over the region are receiv-
ing their share of orders and that in
spite of the fact that the railroad com
panies are usually slow about ordering
just before an election business is be-
coming more brisk every day.
Simplex Has Work.
The Simplex Railway Appliance COM
pany still has enough orders to con-
tinue in operation for another month.
This will tide that company over the
month preceding election and then
everyone expects the outlook to be
| brighter.
Other acticities in the steel world in
dicate the trend of the market
Bids for the steel for the main build
ing of the new station for the Chicago
& Northwestern, in Chicago. have been
opened. Only 4,2O0 tons are called for
in this contract. instead of $4,000 orig
inally expected. large part of the
work to be done goingover to a later
period
The eastern markets report the sale
the Cienfuegos, Cuba, waterworks
plant A further tonnage will be re-
quired later. The contract for 1900
tons of cast iron pipe for the City OF
Cleveland was awarded to the United
States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry
company
A contract calling for $4,000 tons OF
steel. in mostly billets, has been placed
with the Inland Steel company.
Demand for Wire Active.
The demand for wire products con-
tinues active, and the American Steel
and Wire company is operating not
|
structural contracts have been fairly
active, owing to the turn in the wealth
er and the desire to get building op-
erations in shape for winter conditions
Railroad Buying Light.
Railroad buying is still very light
The st. Paul's placing of its new cal
order was part of a plan mapped out
more than a year ago and all financed
through tse ale of new stock, payment
on which are provided for as the mon
ey is required. An announcement ot
; Importance in the steel trade is that
the Hartman railroad lines TO the eff
feet that steel passengers cars are tc
be used in the future over the entire
system. 1t is understood that orders
will be placed in the near future and
it is believed in the trade that the
tensively by other railroad lines.
The Alton is understood to have Sc
cured unusually favorable prices on the
second 1000 stee freight cars ordered
during the past week. The order will
call for an expediture of about 81 900,
: 600 and will be taken care by the cal
trust notes already authorized.
Work on the plans for ten finishing
mills to be erected at the Ohio plan
of the Carnegie Steel company is pro
crossing, and it is stated that ground
will be broken before cold weather
sets in. This, is part of the $4,000, ,00t
addition for the Ohio works.
American Bridge Company.
It is figured that there have beer
placed in the current quarter order,
for the close to 10000 tons of struct
. ural steel. The American Bridge com