The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-28
STEEL PLANTS MAKING
ANOTHER new RECORD
Greatest December Production
May Exceed Output Of
October and November.

The performances Of the steel plants
this month will be extraordinary, break
ing all previous December records. In
fact there ls a probability that even the
November m October records OF out
put will be eclipsed. tf the average rate
Of steel production since December 1
continues until the end Of the month the
indication Is that the. steel companies
will have produced 1890. 900 tons Of in
aots. One-half Of this Is attributed to
the United States Steel Corporation. The
December output Of rolled steel products.
IL IL estimated. will be 100000 tons.
This extraordinary production has been
made possible by new plants coming
into service In the last few weeks.
Tho traffic situation contlnues to ham
per the iron and steel Industries on the
Eastern coast. The New York Central
10 tho only Eastern railroad that has
no embargoes on iron and steel products.
On the other hand the Pennsylvania sys-
TEN Ia giving the worst service. EN-
barsoes upon the line being absolute.
while other Eastern lines. such AZ the
Baltimore and Ohio. the Erie. the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western, Len
Valley and West Shore. are caring for
their local traffic satisfactorily. maintain
III W. StNF why utOp 'iN' '"Rs
must be lightered at tidewater. Wire SER
vice yesterday was also In "A deplorabie
condition because of the recent heavy
storms. II was diaicult to get satisfac-
tory answers either by telephone or tele-
graph during business hours. A part of
the delay liz understood to be due to the
heavy pressure of business.
The Interborough Rapid TRANSIT Com
pany has asked for bids on the construcs
ton OF our different sections Of the
subway system. calling for about 1900
tons OF structural steel. The inquiries
cover section 6-B Of the West Farms
subway connection. section 9-B of the
Webster avenue line and section l0-C OF
the Eighth avenue line. Tenders will be
received from general contractors on
January 10. The Public Service Com.
mission is expected TO ask for bids soon
On the construction OF the subway sys-
tenn At Fourteenth street. which will
probably require about 5000 tons OF
steel. Tender will also be asked in the
near future on the construction OF another
East River tunnel at Fifty-nirth street.
which will probably require about 40
900 tons Of cast iron segments. There
- Y possibility. however. hat a larger
tonnage will be required. depending upon
how far inland the tube is extended.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton
Railroad has placed contracts for
bridges calling for 500 tons of structural
steel with the Mount Vernon Bridge
Company. The same road has also re-
ceived tenders ON additional bridge work
calling for 400 tons of steel shapes and
awards are expected daily. The Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad has also
awarded a contract for bridge work call
Ing for goo tons Of steel witli-an indie
pendent fabricator understood to be the
Mount Vernon Bridge Company. The
Lehish Valley Railroad has received bids
on the construction of two bridge spans
calling for 200 tons OF structural steel.
The New York Steam and Heating
Company II understood to have placed u
contract for l.5UO tons Of fabricated
structural steel FOR the construction OF a
boiler house at Burt!ng silly. East River,
with tire Milliken Bros, Inc. II will be
recalled THAT the Millikcn Bros. corpora
ton is no longer manufacturing plain
rolling plant was sold about "A year ago
IN the Bethlehem and Pennsylvania
Steel companies. Milllken Bros. Inc,
however still has Il tabricating capacity
Of about 1000 tons u month,
Tenders have been submitted on 50I
tons of fabricated structural steel to bs
used In the building of "A department
store at B~inghamton. y. Y. The South
ern Railway Is preparing to build repair
shops at Knoxville. Tenn, calling fol
about 300 tons of structural steel.
William Morris lmhrie 4 Co. Of New
York citN have secured all of the com
mon stock OF the Atlanta Steel Com
pdny, amounting to $3.50 ooo. The At
lanta company has been reorg1nized un'
der the name of the Atlantic Steel Com
panyL 1t r. understood that new capita
will be utilized IN extending the plant
The present works have It capacity o
100000 tons of steel annually, whicf
n utilized In the manufacture OF stee
bais AMI wire products. According I,
reports from Atlanta par was paid fol
the common stock. The company Is ais,
responsible for sis0.000 worth of pre-
ferred stock. and bonds to the eXten
Of s470,000 have been issued. r. X
Glenn. the president, Will continue n,
president and treasurer Of the Atianti,
Steel Company. Other members Of III
Atlanta Steel Company board with con
tinue to serve In the new management
IT. is expected that much Of tho wiz,
production will be disposed OF In tn,
export trade.
Tile city of Yonkers, n. T., IL under.
stood 10 have placed "a contract for ~.
tons OF . inch 10 y inch cast iron pipt
with John Fox q Co. for the Donaldson
Iron Company. The bid submitted was
$3.50 delivered. The United State,
Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Company
has secured a contract for 1.7S0 tons oi
s inch, IL inch. IS inch and 90 Inch cast
iron pipe for a water company at In
dianapolis. Ind, at s25 53 delivered
The American Cast Iron Pipe Company
submitted a tender OF $2S.10 per ton OF
$50 tom OF 4 inch 10 90 inch pipe foi
S%heboygan. Wis. j. ID. Glow a Sons
also submitted bids on the same con
tract OF S29.7S per tor for 4 inch anC
s27.7S for lsrger sizes.
Simon Ryan Is understood TO hav,
secured the general contract 10 furnish
and lay 1904 tons of 0 inch. s inch anc
~ inch pipe for the city OF Chicago
The United States Cast Iron Pipe ant
Foundry Company submitted the loves
bid, S2S per ton, to furnish the city OF
Altoona, Pa. 420 tons OF 9 Inch to q
inch pipe. The same founders have alsc
secured an order for LABS tons OF s inch
10 80 Inch pipe for the city OF Roches'er
n. ". being an extension OF the 1871,