The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-25
NEW STEEL
MERGER TO
CD THROUGH

NEW YORK. Dec. 24-James A. Camp
bell. president Of the Youngstown Sheet
and Tube Company and the man picked
To head the new >25O,u0o, 900 steel cor
ger of the Cambria Steel Company, the
Youngstown Sheet and Tube and the
Lackawanna Steel Company, in discuss
that the underwriting was all provided
and that the Lackawanna consent 10 the
merger was believed 70 have been given
Mr.. Campbell added.
The meeting held Tuesday was an in
formal gathering Of the s~tockholders and
the action taken was only preliminary
TO the actual details. It was thought
best 10 secure the opinion and approval
with the spending OF thousands Of dol.
lars In legal advice other than has been
employed and the gathering OF statistics
other than necessary TO explain the plan
= rom the beginning the effort was
made TO secure Tor the merger plants
which by location and In character or
product did not come into close cOmpe-
tition and sold products largely in dif-
son largely that the Republic Iron and
steel Company was not considered
IL Is not the intention 10 acquire or
build a plant at the Atlantic seabOard.
as has been suggested. but a n possible
that a PLANT may be acquired or built
IN the Chicago district and that other
plants. Including a ship building and a
car building plant. may be acquired to
add TO the organization.
u do not think hal Youngstown or
Youngstown interests need have fear Of
the effects OF the merger I think when
10 be satisfied. II has not been decided
what name Il 20 be given the new organ
ization. but my expectation h. that OPP
ed not later than February l."
The Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton
RAILROAD has an inquiry In the market
Tor 1000 tons OF steel Tor bridge work.
The Missouri. Kansas and Texas has
paced an order Tor 1000 steel car under
frames with the Commonwealth steel
company The New York Central has
service with the American Car and
foundry Company and the Barney &
smith MANUFACTURING Company.
The contract for a sugar factory.
be erected at Twin Falls. Idaho. FOR the
awarded to the American Bridge Com
pany. h Mead. Morrison Mauufactur-
ing Company has placed a contract for
an ore handling bridge for the Union
RuTnnce ,ompany, at Buffalo with the
tir-MHf- construction Conn
tons Of steel Will be used. The contract
f9r a truss span bridge a. Calumet Sag
cago. requiring 90 tons on Steel bas
been placed with the Chicago Bridge and
Iron Company.
The Great Western Sugar co,orapv
mas placed a contract Tor go tons OF fab
Tlcated steel shape. FOR a factory build
ing 81 Berriug. Neh.. with an iudopenI-
ent fabricnt1.. The Tlmkon Axle COM
pany OF Detroit Jas awarded "a contract
20 the wisconsin Bridge Company f0r n
FACTORY building requiring $50 TONS OF
sLeel shapes. }. =. Murphy. general c1n-
tractor Tor "a mercantile building al DE
troit. has placed the order for the g11
tons OF steel required with TIE Lewis
iiall Iron Works. The city OF rhf~4r,
Nas given n contract FOR an fnrInorafrr
worka calling fr $50 tons Of steel. 10
the Illinois Company.
The Chicago and Eastern ftiinoiu Pail.
road has placed a contract for 10000
tons 81 standard section rails with me
llinoir Steel Company. and fnduafrfa1
llnea nave. EIrfu orders for about 1000
tons - light s%ecfione 20 The Torain Steel
l"mtanF MircelIareous orders nor
tral West. amounting 90 about 20 0go
IONS have been placed with the Uiln...
nhd COLORADO steel cpmun niles. The nrr
erhnr has brought 1900 tons az rsT.
rom me L~ncknwanua Steel r0mrarv
-. French state Railways have ordered
TIE rails contracts Tor which wee rf.r
90 with the Pennsylvania Steel comhanv
The American Bridge c1wrsov f- o.,
Iahrlcafe 1000 tons m ffrurfmrar rsr.r
~ NE open hearth Tiant ana other lu.
I'm ne south Works ri fnf
Tho p-snnHyivania HafrnaH g. ra.o-t.s
20 -eclfed 700 tens of sferi car
Wheel4 for The 1ff0 rnrr fo ~ nrlff 81
tLe Hafker p Barker car COMPANY arf
We hmfrlcan Car and Tnurdrv Com.
S. aiso b9arht Fl 20 noted
sheets % DO uacf fn ne Ir-fr--f
trfiGhf cars af The Altoona rfrrr