The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-10-06


be better than at any time since
1907.
He claimed that the victories won
throughout the West and South by
oCal optionists and Prohibitionists
lad done much to hurt the bottle
,rade, as there were 5000 blowers en-
ployed in the beer bottle industry
alone, but that many of these men
would engage in making other kinds
If ware, and that eventually they did
not expect the damage done would be
noticeable.
President William Il. Corey of the
United States steel Corporation, in an
interview TO be published in the
Manufacturers Record, discussing tho
outlook for the iron and steel trade,
takes an exceedingly optimistic view
Of business conditions and railroad
expansion. He says:
I'VE are right now in the midst of
the greatest development In the his
tory of the steel and iron business
Substantially all of our plants are now
running, and practically on full time
and there Is no branch in the steel
industry that Is backward. The Ten
nessee Coal, Iron and Railway Com
pany has rail orders ahead to run four
or five months, and the Carnegie and
Illinois companies can make no prom.
ises under 60 days. There Is good
demand for all grades of finished
steel
Next year will witness record.
breaking production of steel in
every line. One of the greatest will
be in railroad supplies, rails and
cars. Next year will be the great
est in railroad buying and building
ever known in the history of the coun-
try"
Official circulars were sent out last
week by President r. J. McArdle of
the Amalgamated Association of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers. inviting the
blast furnace workers to meet with
representatives of other organizations
and discuss the reorganization of the
along the lines intend
ed to incorporate all men employed in
the industry
The circular states that the associa.
ton Is being conducted along lines not
in accord with the improvements of
the iron and steel business, and q com.
plete reorganization under a new
name is contemplated
YOUNGSTOWN, Sept. 2S.-The
Amalgamated Association Is making
an effort to organize the furnace EN-.
ployes Of the Mahoning and Shenango
Valleys. National officers are here
arousing interest in the movement.
fhe furnace employees have not had
IN organization for several years.
The movement will be strongly op.
posed by the operators.
Plans for mammoth. steel plant to
be built at Duluth by the United
States Steel Corporation are nearing
completion. A big dock is also con-
there. The constantly in
demand for finished steel
products is taxing the capacity of the
Giants of the corporation throughout
the country.
The dock will be constructed of
steel and concrete. 1t will be 2,305
feet long and will contain 3S4 pockets
The deck of the dock, upon which the
ore will he dumped from the cars into
the pockets, will be 74lh feet above
water.
The corporation will have its three
wooden docks at Duluth overhauled.
A revival of an old story of the
United States Steel Corporations in.
.ention of entering the steel business
IN China brought out a denial from
Judge Ebert H. Gary, who said: "The
'tory is utterly without the slightest
foundation in fact"
When the idea of the Steel Corpora
lion building plants in the Orient
vas first put forward about a year
lgo the story was adorned with spe-
oific details of where the corporation
vas to get its ore and coal and labor,
md it was shown how, with a reduced
-ariff and cheap materials and work
men, it would be able not only to
the eastern and African
but undersell its rivals in
his country also.
1t is reported that the United States
Steel Corporation has purchased the
Cokeville property, near Greensburg,
'or plant and that the town will be
rebuilt. Nine years ago it was sud.
lenly abandoned. There was a popu.
lation of 1000 then with 700 miners.
4 good quantity and quality of coal is
% be had near the town.
Reports from Somerset county say
hat all the mines are working to ca
pacity, but that there is a severe
'hortage of men and production could
We made heavier if there were more
liclgers. Difficulty arises also on the
'omerset branch OF the 3. & o. on
account Of it being a single line road
n the Georges Creek field in Mary
'and the great fall movement of coal
S on, while in the West Virginia
lection nearly capacity tonnage is
being shipped.