The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-11
Eastern Mill Needing Steel Pays Passenger Rate
To Cet the Metal; Producing. Plants are Oversold

NEW YORK. March l0.-Resourceful-
ness and ingenuity have been shown BY
New England manufacturers In their ef-
Forts TO overcome the difficulties In the
way OF securing an adequate supply of
steel because or the embarxoes against
ireiot shipments into New England
one Connecticut company has chartered
barges and is floating the much needed
supply OF wire rods from the Trenton
plant OF the American Steel and Wire
company down the canal and Rarftan
river and up the Sound to the works.
Another Connecticut manufacturer after
securing steel by boat in the same way
Is trucking the metal thirty to forty
, n,aes overland One New England man.
uiecturer or war munitions, requiring a
sSnstant exchange OF supplies between
the Bethlehem Steel Company works
iis h ehs an Ssw ,,, Eng,snd plant. has estab-
ewo points, while a relay in New YORK
city. Another illustration OF the stress
uhatr which manufacturers are working
- the chartering OF a freight car. at a
passenger coach rate by "A manufacturer
IN New Jersey. The freight car. which
ss,T nm hinses-essential to the con-
,inuance OF work at the factory-was
located at a New England point The
.ssliroao refused to carry the car until
ger rates isT rhn s ottsred to pay passen-
regular passenger train.
The activity In structural steel work
ehu me stady advance IN prices OF fabri-
Gated shapes have evidently prompted
Sne Americas Bridge Company 10 with
e assw al outstanding quotations in the
eastern division. IL Is understood that
the -FOUR eastern shops have capacity
SOLO Tor three TO four months. and while
specifications are in hand AZ LAS been
impossible to operate these works NJ
ruiz capacity because of the freight en-
osrgoes which prevent shipments. II is
estimated that monthly Operations have
fallen short about 5000 tons hcrs,,se.of
this and also tho severe winter in New
Ensiand. which has delayed work in The
open. Other delays outside OF New Eng
land have been caused by IN. rush or
work at manufacturing plants where
construction forces have been kept wait
stances. however. the additional cost Is
borne by the manufacturing companies.
put where the delay Is caused by snow
and loss account OF the bridge company
such impediments and losses also sppiy
tory
The Erie railroad has placed n small
contract with an independent fabricator
Falls The Baltimore & Ohio bridges
10 De constructed at Defiance, Ohio. call
ing Tor SOC tons OF structural steel. are
railroad has placed contract for a
plate girder bridge calling for $50 tons
OF steel with an independent fabricator.
der for 200 tons of steel for turntables
10 the American Bridge Company The
Chicago. burlington a Quincy railroad
shapes.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad has given an order for 5000
tons OF open hearth rails to the Buffalo
null Tor prompt shipment. Another road
a has
the Illinois Steel Company. The Cleve-
land Railway Company has ordered 500
tons OF so pound rails and 10000 steel
tie plates from Pittsburgh mills. A con-
tract for 1000 tons OF rails has been
placed by traction company for early
shipment. The Chicago. Burlington &
Quincy railroad is still taking bids on
1000 freight cars and Northern Pacific
on 1000 cars. No action has yet been
taken by the New Haven railroad in re-
gard to the award OF the Thames River
bridge.
The Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron
Company has been awarded a contract
for the Central avenue bridge at Kansas
City, requiring 5000 tons OF structural
pany has secured an order for 1000 tons
of structural shapes for plant extension
to the Alabama Power Company. The
bridge company has also received an adj
dttional contract for an extension to the
ftrestone Tire and Rubber Company at
Akron. Ohio. making the total about
noted last week. was for 1900 tons OF
tseel shapes. \ contract for a coal
handling bridge at CRANKY, Wis. re-
quires $50 tons OF steel shapes. which
will be furnished by the Federal Bridge
Company. the contract being placed by
Meade. Morrison a. Co. The Arkansas
Light and Valley Power Company has
placed an order FOR the power house at
Canon City. Col. requiring $50 tons OF
steel. with the Minneapolis Steel and
Machinery Company.