The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-24
new BUILDING RUSH
INDICATED IN ORDERS
Many Contracts for Fabricated
~Steel-RailrOads After
More Rails.

Activity In structural steel IN. again
como prominently to the surface. ON
tracts for about $4,000 ton Of fabri-
Gated structural steel were pisc Il yes
terday for bridges. for manufacturing
plant extensions and for mercantile
buildings in the central West and far
West. In addition. further liberal con-
tracts for plain structural steel were
placed for prompt shipment from ware
houses In the East n central West.
Most OF the individual orders were small
In tonnage. but the aggregate In the last
four or fve days has been nearly $4,000
tons. Several OF the subsidiary compa-
mics Of the Steel Corporation have also
placed additional orders for plant ex-
tension. Seldom II ever are these latter
~ontracts included In the official rec
ords. as far as the public 10 concerned
The present Indication IL that fabri.
Gated eteel orders during December will
be almost a. large IL they do not exceed
the November tonnage.
Late yesterday afternoon the Ameri-
can Bridge Company secured a contract
from the international Railway Company
OF Buffalo calling for about 5000 tons of
structural steel TO be used In the con-
struction of surface bridges and over
head bridges for trolley wires. The con-
tract for the Post-Disputch building at
81. Louis. calling for 1910 toni of struc-
tural steel. has been awarded to Chris
TOPPER 4 Simpson. A contract for a
foundry building to be constructed at
Flint. Mich for the Buick Motor Company
has been PLACED with a local general
contractor. who In turn has placed the
order for tho 1000 tons OF structural
steel required with the American Bridge
Company. The Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad has placed an order for 200 tons
Of structural plates for ore docks at Ash
land. Wis. with the same fabricators.
Bush Bros, Of Flint. Mich. have placed
a contract with Whitehead 4 kales for
a commercial building calling for 235
tons OF steel.
coast rave been placed under contract
calling for about $500 tons OF structural
steel. including $50 tons for wings to
the nurses home and administration
building OF the San Francisco Hospt-
tai. with Dyer Bros. OF San Francisco
1000 tons for an addition to the library
Of the University OF California with the
Pacific Rolling Mills Company, and $50
tons for the Feeding High School build
ing at san Francisco with the Golden
Gate Iron Works. Several other large
contracts are pending on the Pacific
coast calling for "A large tonnage Of con.
crete bars. One lot Of about 5000 tons
81 reinforcing bars will be required for
"A viaduct at Los Angeles. Several other
concrete structures that will require
from 1000 to 1000 tons Of expanded
steel bars are in the market.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton
Railroad has an inquiry In the market
fnr 4 00p tons NJ steel for bridge work
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas has
placed an order for 1000 steel car un-
derframes with the Commonwealth Steel
Company. The New York Central has
placed orders for l05 cars for passenger
service with the American car and
Foundry Company and the Barney a
Smith Manufacturing Company.
The contract for a sugar factory. re-
curing $50 tons OF structural steel, to be
erected at Twin Falls. Idaho. for the
American Sugar Company, has been
awarded TO the American Bridge Com
pany. The Mead. Morrison Manufacture
ing Company has placed "A contract for
an ore handling bridge for the Union
Furnace Company AZ Buffalo with the
McClintic-M Marshall Construction Com-
pany. Two hundred and seventy-iive
tons of steel will be- used. The contract
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