The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-14
STEEL WORKS STRIVE
FOR OUTPUT RECORDS
Activity Reported in Building
Operations and Large Or
dcrS Are Placed.


The ,,ee, works arc striving for new
high recy,rds of o,,tput. Thus far very
successfully. This is the u,,,a, season
when IL Is possible. ar ever. to eclipse
former performa moo. nv tho furnaces
and mills, The weather is unusually
propi,ious and conditions nj the mills
are favorable. An indication of these
I conditions In shown in the fact that the
| United states Stee, Corporation last,
week pro,uced auu~roxinatelv 400. 600
ions OF steel inpots. This ia nj the rate
cHpacity. or course Il would be impos-
sible IN con.lnue this rate of output for
any great length Of time. hui II js indi.
catiyo ~ yba, MAJ he accomplisbed
under fa,o,,hIo cond;,i,r.
The puluth n,ant of Tho Minnesota
s,ee, comnany n,s,i r,iso nh. actuai On.
n,ci,y ~ ir..,. h. ,nn.har ooo ,nns
= day ~, ,ha al ~ ,hIs ,n,,,h. ,h., q.
m,.r.,. u.,, - go. ~. 49,. 81.
- Sp,,. an y" = Ia 'm "u,
~. 80. "" o ' w"
p..o'. ho' "e 'e"'"e" u"'" 'ne TUT"
Vi '"e year
Inc southern racinc RaIlroad COM
pan! mas placed a contract Tor l'Voo
ION oi 'ght sec,ioh rails lot electrical
roads IN southern california with the
pennsylvania Steel Company. The
American Bridge Company IL reported
to have submitted the lowest tender on
5000 tons of bridgework to the Long
Island Railroad. but no announcement
has been officially made. The New York
Central Railroad has placed a contract
for three small, bridges with the Ameri-
can Bridge COMPANY, and the same in
~terests have also taken contracts for
bridgework calling for about 1880 tons
Of steel for the Southern Railway Com
many.
,c,mrtnn ~, ushns.e na"u
come on, in Tho ccn,rai W., The
Aluminium Orc Comnany os Ltas, .,
I.nnis rms i,c,o,s col i,s co,,rac, for h,,i,I,
mo, oriy,,a,iy o,Jorad go, ,ho 49,
icon prIde comnary Ia. 5oo ,ons r,ar-
,nv /, ,o,a, Of ! no ,o,s r,a GO, cas
cor,n,r, -, na,ro,, 80, ,ans aan'a,
for IN n,Bca h,iidins raonir,ro 40 So n,
sto., ui,h ,ha p,.sa, Ivi,aai Ia -.
d., Comn,n, IT. Eora ~ c.,
Navy bas ,aar1.d I, oor,r,", tnr !, "no
lon. ~, s,rrc,nr,, etc., Co. 80, ,,,i,a-
inc Eo . u.i,h yv-ht,aho,S e. Eaios
~. L,ir., pra Sh,,n f.i,,s
snr. has n,acoJ = .,n 90, 80
n,mnu hn,,so aomtno co. 20 .n,
.,o., .,onos ,,i,h ,ho ,o,,, prLdua
/ Can,.n, vrha I,,a I,., IA
s,aoi Corr,,rv ,,s ntaoaa ~, ord.r CO..
: sbon anI crans p rm"ra a." %n,IInn ,sor
sHoP '"u crdne runway Ca'fng ioi
Wn III 'c ~, -.
ar,tn, co,,n rhn ,nn Ua t,,,s
,,naa Shah,r a., - ~,
80 W. cajiina ,or "a. ,nn -, -
,rs IN mo I,,i,, nv ,he v,,I,.r N,,uf,r,nr
Inc co,nn,ny non,ra". TO- ,ha d..
svIya,ia E,irs, son,drnn ,r,,ory IN lac
"
If s,ce, shares ha. h.on ri.d r.
tho American Pr;dvs cn,nn,nv
The Ford Motor Comn,ny IL I'm ,hs
Rrookivn calling for a5o ,ons ~ .,r,c.
,uraI s.ee, The Avery Chenica, com.
many OF Lowell is asking for bids or
MAN. extension at Lowell Mass callinr
for 400 IONS of strur,ural stool Al
Baltimore there is greater activity In
building operations among irius,ria
plants than at any time in many wears
In one OF the suburbs three Industrial
plants have work under way and othe,
contracts are pending. calling for severa
thousand tons of structural steel. Tht
pany. which originally placed contract.
with the American Bridge Company anC
Dietrich Bros. calling for 200 tons OF
FNIu'luIdl steel ltS AHNIttS' lIt NbIl
tracts TO 1000 tons. of which Dietrich
Bros share amounts to 700 tons.
The Victory Construction Compan!
or brooklyn has submitted the loves
tender to the New York Department
OF Water supply. Gas and Electricity
on 800 tons or six to twelve inch pip
and ~twtrty-eIght tons or special cast
inss. q well rs on thirty-sI'
tons Of ..i"nhol" lids. The tender wat
S3'.'o'. The order Tor the pipe vii
probably he placed with a local com
pany after the award or the genera
contract.
There continues to he an activ" do
mand for chemicals 10 he USED IN IN
manufacture OF hlgh explosive sheIl
Tor beIiIgerent European Government
Several snal sales running from -"'
to 400 tons or p!cric acld nave beer
made at Sis a pound Tor pronlp
shipment. Another contract Tor 500
tons FOR 1916 Shipment ~ reported q