The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-10
REVIVAL
PROMISED
BEFORE LONG

Every sign of encouragement comes
that there will be "a revival of condi-
lions at the Gary steel plant in the
very near future. As told in THE
TIMES a few days ago that the raiI
mill would resume shortly was
strengthened today by the report that
mill electricians have been called back
to work I'm order TO place the rail mill
in shape for operation.
A report was circulated yesterday af-
ternoon that the Gary mill had receiv-
ed an order to roll an order of 10000
tons OF steel rails but this could not
be confirmed today by mill officials who
knew nothing of the order. The order
for 5000 tons for the Erie Railroad as
reported in the Iron Age last week is
the only order of Importance for the
new year.
Present Conditions.
The conditions at the local steel plant
and the plans of the American Sheet
and Tinplate company and American
Bridge Company are as follows:
Nos. and g. the last two bias st
furnaces of the eight belonging TO the
first two groups at Gary, were com
pleted in 1910. No. 6 was blown in
March 16. but No. has not yet been
operated. The third group of IA Cotton
open hearth furnaces was brought
practically to completion and could
soon have been made available ir re-
CURED OF the four blocks of by-pro-
duct coke ovens, lao ovens each. prob
ably half will be started in 1911 and
more will be ready If needed
Gas to be Used for Relocating.
The gas from the coke ovens will be
used for the soaking pits and the re-
heating furnaces at the steel mills
The building is under construction for
a second power house, known on the
company's plans at No 1. Machinery
and equipment are under contract for
six power units, each of 1000 XIV, con-
sisting of electric generators and gas
engines using blast furnaces gas, sin--
lar in general construction to the en-
CINE and generator uits in the plant
which now furnishes all the power for
the Gary mills.
Building for 60-in. Mill Completed.
The building for the 60-in. universal
plate mill is practically completed, and
the mill. motor and equipment are be-
ing installed. The 1s-in. merchant mill
was started December l6. 1909. The
14in. mill was completed and started
April /. 1910 Construction work is
still under way on two lain. mills and
one 10in- bar mill. These will be ready
for operation early in 1911. The axle
mill was completed in July. 1910. and
operated about a month, closing down
in August for lack of orders for COM
mercial operation.
The American sheet e. Tin Plate Co.
The steel buildings are up land the
work of equipping the mills is well
under way at the new plant at Gary.
1t consists of two 72-in. plate mills, 4
jobbing mills and 16 sheet mills. to-
gether with galvanizing department
and auxiliary facilities Electric power
VII be used exclusively. derived from
the power stations at Gary and South
Chicago
The new plant at Gary, is nearing
completion and is expected to be ready
for operation in March. 1911. The ca :
pacity will be 10000 tons per month of
fabricated material Additional units
will be provided to meet future re-
quirements. The full operation of the
plant may be delayed somewhat, pend
ing the erection of dwellings for work
men.