The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-08
RAILROADS ACTIVELY
BUYING EQUIPMENT
Demand for Spikes and Track
Supplies After Purchases
Of Steel Rails.

Railroads continme actively in the
market for equipment. After the heavy
purchases Of rails the demard is espe-
cially active for angle bars, spikes and
other track supplies. The Rock Island
has placed a supplementary contract for
$500 tons of standard section rails ana
the Wabash has ordered 5000 tons from
the Illinois Steel Company. Chicago
also reports that the Baltimore and
Ohio has closed for 5000 tOns Of rails.
which apparently are In addition TO the
10000 tons said to have been closed
with an Eastern mill, previously re
ported. The demand for light sections
from the industrials roads Is also ac-
tive. The Lorraine Steel Company has
taken orders ay,d specifications FOR 1000
tons in the last week. Nearly 100, GOO
tons Of standard section rails are still
under negotiation, including about $4,000
tons for the Illinois Central. 1j.0o0 to
10000 for the Santa Fe, 10000 tons Tor
the Missouri. Kansas and Texas, $4,000
tons for the Missouri Pacific and 80. 600
tons for the Great Northern. The
Nickel Plate has closed for 5000 tons.
The New York Central Railroad has
finally placed contracts for 60. 600 kegs
Of railroad spikes. tho order being di-
vided between r%ittsburg and Buffalo
manufacturers Two makers in Pitts
bulR VIII IurflSn bV,NNU htES-pnc w.
OOo and the other 20, 0oU-while the Buff
falo manufacturers will furnish 10000.
The Norfolk and Western Railway mas
ordered 5000 kegs of railroad spikes.
The Philadelphia and Reading Rail
road has increased it's car inquiry 10y 500
and is now asking for prices ON 1000
steel gondola cars The Iyon-'ypress
Lumber Company Is taking prices on
100 HAT cars. The LaBcllc Iron Works
has ordered Ave Hat cars from the Raj
ston Steel Car Company and the san
Pedro. Los Angeles and Salt Lake has
ordered Ave cahoose cars from the lull.
man Company. The Michigan Alkali
Company Is asking for price, on thirty
hopper cars. The Sioux tity Terminal
Company has ordered one switching en-
CINE and the Chicago Junction Railroad
two switching engines from tn" Afneri-
can Locomotive Company. II mad pre-
viously been reported that tho latter
road had ordered ten locomotives. Speci-
t~ications for locomotives to be purchased
by the Cincinnati, | indianapolis and
Western Railroad include eight mikado
type. six Pacific type. fifteen ten wheel,
ten consolidation and seven switching To-
comotives. The same road ls also pre-
pairing to purchase both passenger aud
freight cars. including twenty-eight for
ktEN'ik'A H'tNiNt aAN' W -
service. Tho latter include 80 stock
cars, 800 gondDls and hopper cars, so
Hat cars, $50 box ears and 20 cahoos
cars, all to have steel under frames.
The Long Island Railroad has taken
bids on about, 5000 tons Of structural
steel for bridge work. but 1t Is under
stood that the time FOR closing has been
extended. The Pennsylvania Railroad
has put out an inquiry for six add
tional bridges. calling for 400 tons OF
steel shapes The Boston and Maine
has placed An order FOR = bridge at
Lowell, Mass. calling for no tons OF
steel with the Phoenix Bridge Company.
Thu Charleston Southern. an extension
OF Ne Seaboard Air Line has inquiries
in the market for bridge work calling
for $500 tons OF shapes. Thu Ore Rail-
way and Power Company has placed a
contract for four bridges with an 'nde-
pendent f~abr!ca,nr calling for 80 tons
OF steel. TIE Maine ccItr,l lsa!lroad
has put out inquiries for a large bridge
at W!4cassc,. Me, calling for $500 tons
of steel shapes and tho Southern Rail
way asks for prices on a Viaduct calling
for .000 tons and on four bridges call
ing for 1000 tons st"c..
tn United states Government has
! put nut specifications FOR the building OF
a power plant AT Washington. II C., call
ing for 2.20O tons OF structural steel
Inc Appraisers store building 20 be-
constructed at Boston will be of heavier
runst ruct on than was previously indl-
Gated. About 2,3Oo tons Will lie re-
qlir~d. The New Process Gear Com
pany Of syracuse has placed an order
for goo tons Of steel Cor a machine shor
with the Iackawanna Bridge Company