The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-16
President Scott Of W. S. FL. Talks Optimistically;
Industrial Improvement Of Enormous Proportions
BIG LOCAL
CONCERN NOT
In COMBINE
PREDICTS RECORD KING
MOVEMENT OF ORE.
Torkytlie Plant the Most Efficient In the
world, Declares Steel Magnate.

only a short time ago anyone who
predicted that fifty million tons OF ore
could be brought down from the north
western range would have been thought
either bereft OF his senses or the biggest
liar on-record." said President Isaac NJ
scott, of the Wheeling steel & Iron com
pany: Yesterday afternoon in the course
OF a talk on conditions in the iron trade.
va,iS nd net gst ne al qddeg; fh emo most eonsST-
adr lifting the probability that in the not
distant future round hundred milhV..
single season. This season with a iaie
start forty-siN millioa tons were brought
down. and the coming year the ore tom
mage will be fully sixty million
Mr. Scott Optimistic
Mr., scott continued In a most optimis-
tic discussion OF the situation in the
which he considers the very brightesr
Aside from the influence the world war
has had on American industrials. he be-
leNes that the domestic conditions are
excellent AMI bound 20 show continued
Improvement. lie declares that Ameri-
now disputed. that this leadership can
not be threatened by any future deVel-
opments. but on the other hand II Will
Not In Merger
Speaking OF the organization OF a RI
val OF the United States steel corpora
ton by interests affiliated with the
Cambria. Lackawanna. Youngstown and
zation OF a quarter OF a billion dollars.
Mr. Scott said that Il would be welcomed
by the Independent iron and steel inter-
ests Of the country. and certainly would
not be considered a menace There would
not be the disastrous cut-throa; compe-
demOralized the iron trade
The wheeling steel a Iron company is
In no way connected with the latest re-
ported consolidation OF strong independ-
Bic Extension
Referring TO the extensive program OF
ADDITIONS and lmprOVcmc nov being
carried out b. the Wheeling steel & Iron
company. President Scott said that to-
tai expenditure Of one and a half million
dollars Was involved. AT the BenWood
plant a bar mill Is being added that will
call for the employment Of many more
men. Al the Belmont plant on the South
side the long idle blast furnace n being
Installed and the furnace partially re-
lined; at the North Wheeling and Mar
ments ana additions are under way. and
az the Gorkville plant Of the Wheeling
sheet a Tin Plate company additional
tin mills are being Installed that viii
make IL one Of the really big tin-plate
establishments Of the country. Origin
two more mills have since been added
ana are IN operation, six more Will be
completed early In the spring. and an
ether ELK later. giving "a total Of twenty
While the Yorkyiilo tin plate plant
added AR scott ID vii be without a
doubt the most modern ana efficient In
,.tlg IteFeCt - De Avuhu IN TINS OF any
Ths latest Consolidation
me reported consolidation of the Cam
briai isackawanna and Youngstown Sheet
a Tube companles. with. proposed capt
talizati0n Of $3.50. OOo 900 d. being engi-
ne,rred By ). J. HeploElg Of Ncw York.
gotiations were 30 far advanced that 10
would BE- useless 20 deny that n new
lion. Do was said that the Cambria.
Lnckawanna and young town companies
would pc in me mercer. but u was de-
which o. owned by the Pennsylvania
steel company. would be included This
mors that the Pennsylvania Steel COM
Z pany would Do included in the new con-
eern o d not unlikely. however. that
y eluded iu the merger Do Dr. rumored that
2 lhe NeW|grt NeWs -hipbuilding Com
pany or tho William Cramp a. sons ship
fn1 EnFin Building anl Dry Dock COM
pany might be- .rciuded Do the merger
th. proposed merger thla week. bot did
Toppinr's ststsment
John a. Iurplur. president ~ the Re-
q ~ I'D. iron end steel COMPANY. agth'r-
r-m1ra ruurrrninE che Itrpubuc Iron and
steel c0nranr and ofrer aIeel interests
lnlar sE.stlne conditions Tire uossibiii-
tI'H In fHIH direction Hrn not OuIy remote
.ri. bro n1y opinion the period D. inoJ Dor
nguhl. -fe.l and fr0r company.
Mr rerinrir. rid rat Dol vac bot in
f5,t So intinssd t6st ibsrl m.sbt bs
.nni' 'ninF in .'N later In fHr urrk lir
f.il..i .p hnaN.r Ilest Ione O. Pr whrfh.
. t9 f.nenre tnr nerger and ae to uha' he
.nfnr.rul o. under Iteration arr.
. 100000. 900 r.r.frn h. formed Dr. would
.r iprm.nH rNIi pI f.n 5000 Gore