The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-13
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ORDER TO Be SHARED
Canada Cement Co. Will Give
Sub.Contracts Here for
War Material.

The Canada Cement Company. Ltd.
y Montreal Is understood to nave ee-
,r-.d large contracts for 10 nm. high
.,,losy We shells for the French and Rus
,.n Governments. The New York
l.sal representative of the Canadian
,cnnany las notified American frms
.ha, sue.contrsets will be placed in this
country And as a preliminary is asking
,o- n-lces, tlme OF delivery and capacity
which each OF the prospective bidders
ran guarantee. Each competing Arm Is
,l,o asked TO send a representative TO
y.x YORK 70 confer with Frank y.
I,ne.. general manager OF the Cement
compAny who Is expected here in the
r,ar future. II IL be assumed that the
orrinal contract will call for the ex-
prndlture OF 800. 900, 900 II would indi-
,,,s tina. about 5.ooo.0 900 shells. calling
,or $1,000 tons steel. will be placed
under contract. The probability is that
soom. rather than bars would be pur-
| chased. as rs nm. shells previously
ordered have required billets and
blooms.
TIE Bridge Builders and Structural
Society held the usual monthly meeting
AZ PiitsourR last Friday. According 10
,he report OF the secretary, about 24O,-
100 tons Of fabricated structural steel
a called for by the contracts now on the
hooks OF the members OF the society.
This Is equivalent 10 about four months
apacity Of the plants represented. The
.sual estimate OF monthly sales by the
hbricaiing shops of the entire country
1900 ... -.AA. -. =
ne rerurns from large fabricators out
eived. The August estimate on a per
cn,ase basis will probably be made In
. day or two.
Contracts for steel buildings and
bridge work Just placed call for ap-
~~oxinately 5000 tons OF steel at an
estimated value OF Sl<s,oO0. Amons
tie orders placed Is a bridge for the
Central Railroad OF New Jersey to be
constrlFied at Allentown. Pa, by the
American Bridge Company, calling for
$50 tons Of steel. The international
Ttlor.ns Company has given an order
.' a building at Chicago calling for
LOO tons OF steel shapes to Hansel a
Eccck. Eddie 4 Ross, who have the
general contract for q telephone build.
lns az Mount Vernon, have placed tn.
, rrtrAct for $50 tons Of fabricated stee.
vita the Bethlehem Steel Company.
TIE contract for zoo ions steel shape.
or the Majestic Theatre to be con.
suucted at Austin. Tex, has gone &C
an Independent shop. Westinghouse
Church. Kerr 4 Co. have given an orde,
'r 400 tons steel shapes for a boiler
Huss al New Haven TO the Belmont
Bridge Works. The +. II. Hayne,
Knitting Company Of winston-Salem
n c., has awarded a contract for a mil,
su'lding requiring 225 tons o. steel e
Barber & Ross. The Massillon Bridg,
And Structure Company has secured tn
contract for dormitories al the Michigan
STATE prison At Jackson. calling for 2o(
IONS OF steel. An independent fabrica.
ir Will build a bascule bridge at Greer
Bay. Wis. requiring $50 ton OF steel.
Inquiries are in the market for struc
'u'al steel work calling for 5000 ton,
Q! shapes at an estimated value O
$4,000. Included in the inquiries ar,
1900 tons for the Hudson county, New
Jersey, jail, 1000 o for the Thirtietf
stree, pier in Brooklyn. 400 toni for a
highway bridge at Clean. y. Y: 500
tons FOR a building in Brooklyn for IN,
Consolidated Biscuit Company. 500 ton.
for a Y. NJ c. A. building in Baltimore
and 1000 tons for the Mord!cai apar
r.ht house to be constructed at Parl
avenue and Fifty-nrst street, New Yorl
city.
The henZol plant under construction
q Fairfield. Ala, by the Tennessee Coal
ZION and Railroad Company. a sub
td!ary OF the Steel Corporation, will b,
completed, II Is expected. by October l
The plant Will have a capacity OF 1900
rallons a day. The appropriation foI
ne Improvement a s150,O00. The
obstruction is being pushed because O
ne extraordinary demand for benzo
And similar products due TO the Euro
DeAn war