The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-24
STEEL MILLS BUILD
TO MEET WAR NEEDS
Pressure Of Business Caus..
Spending of Millions in
Plant Extension.

heavy export requirements inciden,.i a.
the European war. IL reflected IN ~
Their preparations for plant ex,ens,or,
calling for the expenditure OF million,
OF dollars. One OF the latest contrac..
OF this sort calls for 1900 tons ~ fah
steel for an extension IN ~.
Shelby Steel Tube Company plan, n,
Ellwood City, Pa, with the American
Bridge Company. This OF COURSE ~
business; that is ~.
tween subsidiaries Of the United Stat,
Steel Corporation. 1t Is none the lee,
important, however. Some time sine.
appropriation OF 5000 600 was mad.
by the corporation for this lmprov..
ment. Later tho finance committee IN.
the amount to $1,000. 900 A.,
electrically driven continuous bar NIL,
is to he installed having a capacity q,
$4,000 tons annually. ON this ml,
blooms will he rolled down into -ornS
bars, a significant fact at the momen,
there is such IA tremendous nres.
sure for round bars in the manufsc.
OF projectiles. The shelby pl,n,
will continue to receive steel blooms
from the Lorain and the Homestead
works OF the Carnegie steel COMPANY
At present the Shelby plant has an an.
nual capacity of 10000 tons OF seam.
less tubes. When the improvement,
finished this capacity Will hly. been
doubled.
The Pressed Steel Car Co,nnsnv
which some months ago booked a con.
for 1000 ra''road cars for m.
Russian Government, Is now making
deliveries of sixty-nve cars A dsv
against this contract, which will prob.
ably be completed with the calendar
The steel wheels and aXles for
cars are being furnished b. he
Forged Steel Wheel Company OF But.
Ter, Pa, and the Schoen steel Wheel
Works of tho Carnegie Steel COMPANY.
The New York Central Railroad com.
pany has not yet distributed its contract
for standard section rails for next year,
delivery. but has reserved rolling space
with the Buffalo and Chicago mills lo-
indefinite tonnages. The probability.
however. IS that the total contracts
600 tons. According TO the engineers
estimate. tho New York Central -l'n
liue-that IL. cas- cc Bufdlo-wN p.
uuIre about $4,000 IONS of rails for r..'-
tenance, and about 20 900 tons. n 49,
for construction. The various
of the system west % Buffalo viii
require as much. II not a larger tonnage.
in the aggregate.
Light rails continue In ac:.v" derl.I
The Lorain Steel Company has hoa.rl
and has received spec!nrt'.,.s
about 5000 tons IN the last t"'
weeks. The Illinois Central Ra'lr.l
Company Is taking bids on zoo" '.y
cars. The Delaware and Hudson
Railroad Company has placed a ""t'iI'
with the American Car and F'I. -"
Company for six baggage ears and l.r'
coaches. The New Haven IS taking Nts
two dluinE cars. Tn Gin l1.a''.
indianapolis and Western Railroad ~
merry a branch OF the Cincinnati, tlH0.
ilton and Dayton, has an inquiry '
for 1000 box cars. The recent pure.
Of 5000 tons OF standard section 7
the Toledo, -. Louis and Wes'"r
Railroad Company. previously noted.
1900 tons secured from the az
steel Company, LOCO tons from 'h.
Lackawanna steel Company and nm
tons from tho Cambria Steel CoUp'
The Wheeling and Lake hi" com.
has ordered 500 tons Of rails Or
Carnegie steel Company
The Chicago and NprthHc..c.a i,.'-
road Company has placed a con'rn'' ''
coo tons Of structural steel MI. 30
American Bridge Company .or an .'-
building 10 bo constructed az H''.
wood, Chicago. The Carp"nte. : :.
Company has placed an order '..
81 structural steel with T." Ute
eru Steel Company. The United 500.
COMPANY. Cnuton, Ohio, has placed a'
order for 1000 tons Of structural, ,.e'.
FOR plant extension viii the For p.
Bridge Company. The Il. +. G''..
Company, Akron, Ohio, w2ul.". o.,
of rubber goods, has placed = ""'''''t
nuIIdlhE WIN 'he .N'Ie'"'" '-."t'
pahy' armour " =" nav -'.'' W.
TOT TWO i"''n'E ~uu'u..~ ',
lure oIe' ana pul''rln' ~ .u'
SOCK HAros, r'lu t'''- '
~anricaleI structure So - ~
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,Na 3, ios.rh I~Irsrit.r a, :, lose,
Mo
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IN. Au.r,ca, R,ts.s Cc,,na-y w
,,Ila ~ Er.,,on, avcnuo h,rNq.,v
bridr. 81, seattle, WASH, for tho CO..
,,,t,,-, s,.ni nv. M,ssilon ~, az.
Co,rn9nv bas T.on .w1rdnt a c,r.r.r,
cor 30O ton. ~ stool r,r ,r. St.u,u
rrsa,,> \, r,avo,rra nm. king n, =.
ror,nany bas sscnrcG , ,or,rsct f,r tna
avenue grade crossing e.!m,ulH'u. i
Cleveland. Tho Gage structural $40
Company has been awarded = on-r-S
for 1000 ions of structural stool g.. a
refrlCeratlns plant To he cNpor't! 60
South America, The T. II. Brooks '''a'
pany Will fabricate 200 tons Of s,,'. '"-