The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-19
ANADIAN-AMERICAN
STEEL MERGER NEXT
New Company to Unite Plants
in Dominion and Some in
This Country.

the name selected for the christening
ut a new steel company. According to
reports circulated yesterday. this organ
ization Ia to he financed by British,
Canadian and United States capitalists,
and has for rs object the combina-
ton of all the large steel units h the
Dominion, as well as some of the plants
In the United States. There was n dis
position in local trade to be sceptical
OF any such organization because the
laws OF the United States would pre-
vent any important plants In this coun-
try entering into such an arrangement
although 1t is admitted that there is
no legal restriction against the purchase
OF American plants by foreign capital
lists. 1t 10 apparently the intention of
the promoters to facilitate the manu-
facture OF war munitions in Canada.
Heavy orders for chemicals to be
used In the manufacture of high cxplo-
sives continue to be placed in this coun-
try. and as n result preparations are
being made for further extensions OF
various manufacturing plants. A con-
tract was placed yesterday for 1900 tons
OF fabricated structural steel for an
extension to the chemical works of the
Butterworth Judson Company. The
steel will be furnished and fabricated
by the American Bridge Company.
Tho Pennsylvania Railroad has placed
an order for two bridges, requiring 500
tons OF structural steel. with the Amcri-
can Bridge Company. The Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad also has placed a
bridge contract calling for 500 tons OF
fabricated structural steel with the same
company. Tho contract for the Sunbury
bridge on the Philadelphia and Reading
is stu pending. Other railroad bridge
work pending, as previously noted in
detail. calls for about IL. 900 tons of
structural steel. II is expected that
most OF these orders will be placed Ia
the next ten days.
The George A. Fuller Company that
has n number OF building contracts for
industrial plants on Curtis BAY asked
Tor quotations yesterday OF 600 tons OF
fabricated steel sha pes. Inquiries were
also put out for zoe tons of structural
steel to be used in the cons, ruction Of
the Majestic Theatre at Brockton. Mass.
a contract for an office building for
Kinney a Woodward. to be constructed
at Albany, has been awarded 10 Lcvering
a GiarrigueS, calling for 1000 tons OF
structural steel. The American Bridge
Company has been AVA ried the contract
- "a " I buAifll1lk W ~ OH
structcd on West Th!rty-sixth street
calling for 20o tons OF structural steel.
The New PROCESS Raw Hide Company
has placed the contract for u typewriter
factory requiring $50 tons of structural
steel with the Smith & Cafery Company.
M Delaware Public school. 10 be con-
structed at Syracuse. requires $50 tons
OF structural steel. one contract for a
vocational high school IN the same city,
calling for several hundred tons OF steel,
has been placed with Il loul contractor.
4 fire. in the structural shop of the
Smith * Caffery Company at Syracuse
caused a loss OF about $50. 900, partially
covered by insurance. temporary shop
has been secured. which will be utilized
In two weeks, when sufficient adj
ditlonal machinery shall have b~en in
stalled. The firm recently secured sev-
eral important contracts for building
work IN the Syracuse district, which will
be only slightly DELAYED by the accident.
An explosion AZ the beuzol plant OF the
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Com
pany ~ Ensley. Ala, will probably
cause some slight delay in shipment on
contracts, The Virginia Iron. Col and
Coke Company is reported TO lie making
shipments OF beuZol. now manufactured
as a hy-product, from its Cokiug prop
critics TO American agents of the allied
European Governments The Virginia
company Is also reported to have made
large sales of coal TO the British Gov
eminent.
Tho \. II. Bull Steamship COMPANY
Is reported to have placed a contract
for the building OF two ocean freight
boats cach of 400 tons displacement.
About 5000 10 1000 tons OF struc-
tural plates and shapes will be re-
quired. The boats will be constructed
AZ the Sparrow's Point yards of the
Maryland Steel Company. The con-
tract price is reported TO he approx
mntely $500 000 for each boat. IL IL
also reported that these boats are de-
signed for service on the Pacific coast.
The Bradley Contracting Company
denies the report that II has secured
a contract for machine guns. small
arms and rife cartridges for the Rus
sian Government for various deliveries
during 1916 and the early part OF 1917.
s75, 100000 II WAS said that the ma
chine guns were TO be manufactured by
the Savage Arms Company.
The Standard Cast Iron Pipe and
Foundry Company has secured an
order for l52 tons OF & inch and s inch
cast iron pipe for Springfield, Mass.
at $685. a ton delivered. The city of
Detroit. Mich, Is in the market for It's
cast iron pipe requirements for 1915,
which It Is estimated will be about
5000 tons OF 4 inch to 20 inch pipe.
There is evidence that steel compa-
MES are having some difficulty In se-
curing an ample amount OF coal for
steam and smelling purposes and have
been buying various lots of low grade
fuel which would not be used under
ordinary circumstances. Coa mer-
chants report the SAFES OF 100 cars OF
coal high in volatile and ash 10 East
ern steel companies In the last two
days. Such coal a few months ago
sold at 30 cents to o5 cents a ton, but
to-day 1t Is commanding SEQ IA ton for
early shipment.
Several additional contracts for South
ern foundry iron have been made for
export to Mediterranean ports, but the
high ocean freights continue to milf
tate against large shipments. Freight
rates in the South. however. are less
OF orous than are those on the North
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