The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15
RUSH STILL FORCING
EXTENSION OF PLANTS
Host Of Small Inquiries for
Structural Steel for Home
Use and Export.

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,he Aljoehenv and schenectady works.
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| domestic work rather than from war
oraers The Indication IL that plans
OH ,i.o hs nrena-ed Tor a forge shop
N ,,J,i,e ,ngo,a nuychased In the oman
n,rxc, A. ni,r- are NOT completed
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Inc r1iiroads placed adoit'onai orusrs
Yesterday Tor bridge work. ca'Aink Io1
about 1000 IONS or structura SHAPES
largest c"ntract was tor a orIus'
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the other nr1dse contracts peno'ns ~e
300 TONS Tor tne iAhie" Na.iey' 'Vs
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ABOUT l.""o tons IN 'he central "e"
The New York Central Railroad has
prcrared plans for the construction Of
a passenger station and express build
ing AZ Poughkeepsie which will require
several hundred tons Of structural
shapes. Tho Seaboard Air Line shops
10 he constructed NJ Howell. Ca. will
ne bu,l, nv the virginia Bridge Conn
rany. Plans have been revised so that
less than 200 tons Of structural shapes
will he needed. The Virginian Railway
has also given a small order for bridge
work to the Virginia Bridge and Iron
span for the Maine Central. 900 tons
has gone 10 an independeht tAoTicA'oT'
The New Haven Railroad has 4 num-
| her Of small inau,-ies In tho market
for bridge work and will eventually
purchase nrohahly 10000 tons OF struc-
.ura, steel for the superstructure Of the
River contract. however. is far In the
future. az II will PROBABLY he the 'atter
part ~ 1917 before tho suostructure Is
finished.
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Real estate interests are Still dream
ing OF a large office building TO be con.
structed BY the United states steel
Corporation. For the iast nve years
49, n0A hAAn annrfa YhA Snrn t.
contract was about to be placed. The
latest rumor is that the corporation
has secured an option on the size LOT
merly used by the American Bank Note
Company on Greenwich street. EHeh'u'
ally II seems probable mat the corpo'
ration ma ana II adVisahle % CONSTRUCT
m ON" HON" for i'ssI' ana suhsihlarS
companies in New YORK city NJ 'n,s
time. however, II Is denied that surh
4 contract IS Ikely Z" ne cloSeu ana
no option has been taken or the properly
on Greenwich street.
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The New York State Government is
to construct a highway bridge over
Rouduut creek. near N~ewburgh, on the
Hudson River. According to the State
Engineer about 500 tons Of structural
shapes viii hc required nus iar' now
bridge builders in this project.
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rbo Staten Island Shiptullding Com.
many has n,ocel another order for a
.Lon hrIldiny renu,riuy 200 tons o,
,,hric,,Sd s~,ru, ural steel with Mipike,
Rrns Inc u G Weeks has beer
awarded the general contract for thu
Christs Church at Hartford, Conn. The
steel contract has not yet been awarded
Til. North Eastern Construction Com
pan. has submitted tn. lowest tender
ON about 400 To 500 tons of structural
shapes for the custom house to ID
constructed AZ Wilmington. y. G, In
qu rles are also in the market for ahou'
400 tons Of structural shapes which vii
he required in the construction OF q
residence for r T. Stotesbury. president
Of the Philadelphia and Reading Ran
way. in Chestnut Hi. Philadelphia A
COO tons Of fabricated structural stee
for transmission towers to be exported
TO South America. The Great Lakes
Engineering Company. which has I'M
general contract for a pier to he con
s~'ructcd at Port Henry. y. Y. hat
given tho contract FOR the steel work
800 tons 10 the Belmont Bridge Com
pauy.
the Mar Ithn steer ,'"'p'nH ia