The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-07
RUSHING NOW TO BUILD
ELECTRICAL FURNACES
War Demand for Steel Is Spur
to Construction-Many
New Plants.


The urgent demand for special high |
grades of steel caused by tho wal has |
given an impetus TO the construction
or electrical furnaces. Nearly all the
builders In this country making four
or five different types rave been rushed
with orders and still nave quito a number
OF contracts under negotiation. The
American Bridge Company. which Is
constructing the Hcroult tyne furnace.
has taken orders for ~thirty-five furnaces
since last September. Most OF the Or
ders have been for small sizes, running
from one TO six tons each In capacity,
but some orders have been placed for
larger units, running up to twenty tons
capacity. II Is understood tina the prices
Paid ranged from 100000 to $40. 900 each,
depending upon the type and capacity
OF the furnace. When IL Is understood
that the cost OF installation Ia often
covered In a month or two. under present
conditions. 1t Is only surprising that
more furnaces have not been installed.
One manufactures OF special electrical
steel has made sales of thin armor
tplato used as a protection for small
field guns at 81 TO S1..J a pound. other
special steels have sold at 30 to 80 cents
a pound. Electrical steel is being used
in tho manufacture OF high speed tool
steel also. In this connection II is in
tercsting 10 note that f~erro-tungs,en used
in this manufacture commands SIS TO $40
a pound.
Tho Atlantic Coast Line has placed a
contract for bridges requiring 200 tons
Of structural steel with the American
Bridge Company. The Pennsylvania
lines west OF Pittsburg have given an
order for bridge work requiring 1000
tons OF steel to the McCliniic Marshall
Construction Company. Bids went in
yesterday on 1900 tons Of steel Tor
bridge work on the Southern Railway.
The Pennsylvania Railroad-lines east of
Pittsburg-has x ven a contract for nine
small bridges, requiring 500 tons Of
steel. to the American Bridge Company,
and has taken tenders on additional
bridge work calling for all equal tom
mage. The Seabosrd Air Line has also
given a bridge order for 300 tons OF
structural steel to an independent, fabri-
Gator. The Chesapeake and Ohio bridge
work at Cincinnati is considered dead
temporarily.
Tho railroads continue actively to
place contracts for standard section
rails. Among the orders that came To-
the surface yesterday are $4,000 tons FOR
the Minneapolis. ST. Paul and Shult ste.
h'iA lo.''' ApllT lbl TIC +NbEAItII ld-
ciic 1000 tons additional for the Chcs.,-
peake and ohio 5000 tons additional
for the Norfolk and Western. and 500
tons of girder rails for Pacific coast de-
livery. Several additional rail contracts
are Oh the point of being closed.
Car builders have taken additional
contracts for 900 cars, including 500
steel goudola cars for the P~aris-Lyons-
Med .terranean Railway, reported to have
gone to the Standard steel Car Com
pany 1000 general service ears for the
Missouri Pacific, and 1000 car bodies
for the Wabash. which will be built ny
the American Car and Foundry Com
pany. according to reports from Chi
cago. The Illinois Central is consider
ins bids on 500 stock cars and H."
Burlington is considering tenders on 5oo
automobile cars. The Chicago and
Northwestern continues in the market
for 1000 box ears. The New York Cen
trail Railroad recently gave Il supple
mentarN order for twenty-five locomo-
ttNes to the Lima Locomotive Corpora
ton.
Steel building work continues more or
less active IN the Interior. with add
tiondl contracts placed sailing for about
i. zoe tons of fabricated shapes Accord
ing to a report from Cleveland. IL"
I american b'INEF 'b'llhlN tt| W. DO
awarded a contract for 1000 tons of
structurI! steel for the Ere. Hotel To n"
built at Cleveland. The National Btuh
OF Commerce Building. Detroit. VIII re
duire .nJ tons OF steel. which WI 10"
furnished by the American Bridge COM
pany. The Bonner steel Company orr
docks at Buffalo require 500 tons OF
threaded rods and bolts. the contract for
which has been awarded to the Pittsours
I screw and Bolt Company. Tho steel
Will be furnished BY the Carnegie steel
Company.
lowering & Gdrrigues have been
awarded = contract for $50 tons OF iah-
rica,cd structural steel for an extension
| To Barnard college. Sew York city. II
is understood that bethlehem sections
will hc used Another independent fah-
| %rlcator has taken au order for GOO tons
Of fabricated shapes for an addition to
the plant of the Ira lor Eng ucer.ug
Company at Allentown, Pa, The gen
eral contract for the second section or
the Morrison Hotel at chicago has been
awarded to John Griiiiths a Son Com
psnv. tidlitz \ Ross have secured a
contract for the building Of IA dorini-
tor At Hartford, Conn, for Christs
Church requiring coo tons of structural
shapes.
Shipbuilders negotiating with trans
portatiou interests for the construction
Of four additional lake boats are socur-
ing protection from the mills On liooo
tons of steel plates and shapes for do-
livery during the first quarter OF l9l'
Car builders have placed additional con
tracts for about 1000 tons Of steel
plates with chicago mills and 'hcr"
are Inquiries for about 1900" tons in
| the Eastern territory.
The American Sheet aud Tin rat"
Company on April . advanced It's "hI-
clal price on lin plate to $i2J per base
hox. hui, has been taking current bust
ness at $50 per base box.