The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-24
GAR BUILDERS ARE RUSHED BY ORDERS
 OF BIG RAILROADS
Farm Implement Manufactur- CTS Also Feel Impetus
 Of Big Crops.

Chicago. Aug. 21-Twenty tn oaisand six hundred and fifty large new grain cars have been bought by seven rail roads operating in Illinois for dehv- cry next Saturday week, August l, to help handle the bumper crops ac- cording to the State public utilities commission.
 ssThese seven railroads, said Chair man James E. Quan, of the com mission, inform us that they will be able to handle adequately this year the largest crops ever known in the State. We have been working with the companies for months to insure a sufficient number of cars, and we have succeeded.
 "A larger number of grain ears will be at the service of shippers dur ing the season of 1914 than ever be fore Besides the 20.650 new grain cars ordered by seven railroads. all the roads report that they are re- constructing stock cars ana s5e oaaea 1cars to be in condition to handle grain One single railroad is re- building 3.0oe cars
 More than, 12o new locomotives will be delivered to several railroads within the next ten days. All the railroad shopz are working night and oay All roads have recalled their grain cars from foreign lines to have them ready for Illinois business
 81ttSbuTgns Aug z1---N Ol14iS li71A confidence in such a return to good times that a record year is in pros pect, independent sheet and tin plate manufacturers, princip ipally of the Middle West, the Western Bar Iron Association, and the big independent steel concern. the Republic Iron ana Steel Col have just completed sign ing scales for affiliated mills with the Ama4ganate ted Association of Iron. Steel and Tin workers, which assures peace for another year between the independents and their men
 Tn the face of a period of depres- sion which, when it occurred in the pastS has forced the -Ama1gamated Associatiens to accept reductions, an increase of 55 cents from S5-25 to s55o in the base for pudding was granted, and in all other grades rates are continued as they existed last year.
 Chicago, Aug. 22-It is rapid change that has taken place in the status of the agricultural implement works. Only g. few months ago they were overloaded with products and their finances were in ss4sa shape as to cause much apprehension. Today they are behind in their orders. The explanation is on the surface-great crops. Concerns which could hardly
 find storage space for the macf1in- cry they had manufactured are now looking on nearly empty warehouses, and their trains are rushing through the West and South making deliveries to the farmers.
 Pittsburgh. Aug. 22ASteel wire and steel wire nails were advanced $1 a ton recently, effectually answ ering g those who have been disposed to min irnize the extent of the recent inn prevement in the trade. The week
 
 of the largest total structural inqufr- ies that have ever appeared In one week in the steel trade.
 Pittsburgh. Aug. 22-One big or der which wifi give work to several thousand men was received at the Pittsburgh shops of the American Locomotive Go. recently. The con tract comes from the Wabash Rail- road Company and calls for sixty locomotives. which is a big order at any time.