The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-13
RIVALRY FOR ORDERS
AMONG FABRICATORS
Unusual Competition, Despite
Increased Number Of Build
ing Projects.

tensions and for commercial buildings
are being prepared. which will doubtless
come before the fabrlcating shops IN the
next sixty or ninety days. II .s esti-
i mated that contracts now pending will
require l2j. 900 tons Of fabricated shapes.
or this 5000 on are for construction
N the New York metropolitan district.
At the same time fabricating shop
capacity is being Increased. evcn at a
greater rate than are the requirements
Of large consumers. on the other hand
none of tho large fsbriCatlng shops r.
able to use full manufacturing resources
because of the inadequate supply Of
skilled labor. In fact. much Of the help
that is now being obtained in the shop
ami in the field is inefficient. This is
entirely aside from the strikes and other
evidences OF unrest In the labor world.
There has been evidence IN the last two
weeks of unusual competition omong
f~abrica:ors for new business. notwith-
standing the increased number Of
projects that are developing. Extremely
low prices have been named on some OF
the desirable work. u a. manufaCtut-
ing plant extensions. which IL a surprise.
considering the difficulty Of securing
plain steel In ample tonnage 20 keep
shops running. Tho mills are behind In
deliveries ON contracts. causing much
delay In work now IN hand. The s.tua-
ton A. a whole Ia thus somewhat per
picking. hat there is evidence OF a fa'r
amount or steel in stock which is avail
able at premiums.
Some Of tn. contractors who laid
as.de building work some time ago are
again making active preparations 10
coine MO the market. on tho other
hand some projects are being suspended
because OF the high prices Of steel and
the difficulties in securing deliveries in
side of four 10 SIX months.
According 70 reports from the cen-
trail West. building contracts placed in
the last two weeks will require abou;
10000 tons OF Bethlehem sections.
Mos, of these contracts have already
been reported. but IT is Interesting to
make 4 reorganization. The BoodN
House, or Bond Hotel. AZ Toledo requires
800 tons OF shapes. to Ice fabricated 10y
the Toledo Bridge and crane Company.
The krcsge building az Detroit requires
l.j0O tons II shapes. which will b" lab
r.catcd by the Russell Wheel AMI Foun-
dry Company. The Edison llluminat-
ing Company building at Detroit re-
quircs 300 tons Of shapes, 10 be fahrl-
Gated by the Louis Hail Iron Works.
Another contract will require $50 tons
of Bethlehem shapes,
Another Eastern fahr.cd,iug shop has
secured a portion Of a contract for 5000
tons of structural steel Tor sugar mills
IN Cuba. The q. &. Kuhlman car
shops in Cleveland require 400 tons Of
steel, which will he furnished 10y the
Blaw Steel Company. The Union car
bide Company at Saul ste Marie, Mich,
has placed "a contract for TWO buildlncs,
requiring $50 tons OF structural shapes.
with the Buffalo Structural steel Com
pany. \ contract for two elevators for
the Buffalo River and Monarch Engi-
neering Company covers 200 tons Of
structural steel and 500 tons of recn.
forcing concrete bars. which will he
respectively furnished by the Buffalo
structural Steel Company and the Cor
rugated Bar Company, Buffalo.
New York State has asked for tenders
on the construction of two highway
bridges over the Erie Barge Canal
which will call for $50 tons of structural
shapes. The estimates made by the
state engineers are low compared with
present prices, but IL is expected that
provision will be- made to meet the adj
~ ~ wv iiis'f NV NV ANi'
we're made last December.
Railroads have come into the market
for motive power with unexpected lib
erality. Negotiations are now under
way for $50 locomotives, including soy
enty-fve of the mikado type for the
Pennsylvania Railroad lines east Of
Plttsburg and seventy locomotives for
the Lehigh Valley, including forty OF
a.. 1arta r.. tna aud ,Ag.,, - .A.
Pacific type, The other inquiries include
ffty for the Chesapeake and Ohio and
thirty for the Seaboard Air Line. There
are also several inquiries from abroad.
The American Car and Foundry Com
pany has placed an order for one engine
with the Baldwin works and the TermI-
nal Railroad Association OF st. Louis
has ordered twelve switching Engines
from the American Locomotive Com
pany.
The Baker Iron Works. California,
has been awarded a contract for riveted
steel pipe for the city OF Los Angeles
which will require 1000 tons of steel
plate. There are several other small
inquiries out calling for about 1000
tons OF structural steel for highway
bridges and transmission towers on the
PaCtnC coast.
The San Pedro. Los Angeles and Salt
Lake Railroad has put ou, an inquiry
for 900 box cars. The New York. Chi
ago and ~, Louis Railroad Is taking
prices on ten caboose cars. The Cana
dian Government Railways are asking
prices ri, i.O00 box cars and 800 nj,
wood box cars, The Havana Central
In still taking prices on 675 cars. includ-
ing 200 box cars. $50 fiat cars and
twenty-five cattle cars.
The Norfolk Southern Railroad will
build $50 freight cars at It's own shops
and is in the market for about $500 tons
OF steel to cover the construction. The
American Rolling Mil OF Middlctown.
Ohio. has placed an order for ten hop
per cars with the Pressed Steel Car
Company.
The Archer Daniels Linseed Company
has placed an order for 200 tons OF struc-
tural steel for the pellwood elevator
with the Buffalo Structural Steel Com
pany. The Schoellkopf Anilinc and
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