The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-27
MORE LARGE RAIL
ORDERS AWARDED
Sales Of 5000 Tons for This
Years Delivery Are Made
at an Advance Of So.
NEW SHIPYARDS PLANNED

Official recognition was given yes
teriay 10 the placing OF contracts FOR
nearly 24o. 900 tons of steel rails. in
GLIDING 1916 and 1917 deliveries, but
nearly half OF this tonnaee was pre-
viously reported in detail. The principal
new contract that am out yesterday
was for $4,000 tons for the Burlington.
20. 900 tons OF which are TO he rolled by
the Lackawanna Steel Company and
5000 tons by the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company. In this connection II Is
interestlur TO note that the Colorado
mill Is said TO have sold its capacity
during tie first half OF 1917.
The other new rail- contracts were
10000 tons for the Chicago and Eastern
Illinois, which will he rolled BY the IL
linois steel Company. and 5000 tons
additional for the Seaboard Air Lane.
which will he manufactured by the Ten
ncssee Coal. Iron and Railroad Com
pany. Manufacturers OF frogs and
switches have placed An aggregate Of
$4,000 tons OF standard section rails
with the various mills, which Is about
$1,000 tons more than previously noted.
The other rail contracts noted specifically
yesterday, but previously reported.
amounted TO about 10000 tons for the
Rock Island. Chicago Great Western.
the Glover Leaf. the Southern Railway
and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Company.
This mos, interesting development IN
connection with rail contracts was the
sale OF about 1000 tons for July and
August delivery this year NJ an advance
of So per ton that is. at the new price
which becomes effective May |. These
sales were made mainly TO southern
roads, including one export contract Of
about 5000 tons. The demand for slrder
rails and light sections continues e.
pecially heavy. the contracts being
placed by trolley lines and Industrial
roads amounting to nearly 10000 tons.
most OF Nhich went to the Iora!n steel
Company. The latter mill now has it,
entire capacity sold for this year and
the first part Of 1917. Including the
latter sales the rail mills have taken
contracts for between o75.ooo and L.
600. 900 tons since April l..
In connection with the Neavy orders
for rails unusually large contracts for
track accessories have been placed with
all the large manufacturers. including tie
plates. angle bars, to.ts. nuts and spikes.
Deliveries, as with tho rails. are to be
made over the last quarter Of this year
and the first and second quarters e 1914.
IL Is estimated that rail contracts for ex-
port placed N the last month have
D "a ~ 49, ~ - - -. = AAA 49, -
10000 tons for France which went to
irc,,.tn. a.. . ~ 80
prantr '.."'se "u'e''
hsen na;a co. - ~ . ,on naNc
arc ,nY ,ra.n - ".u theoe
tons AT the full advance OF s. "A ton which
Will be In force on domestic tonnage sold
after May /.
sb,,h,,,,,,r ,,r -
All cxpectatton. In ~. ,a., ,o,t 80
yards on the Atlantis coast hsv. ,onar
contracts for seven .dSi,,o,a, -,
three or which arc for %nryyegIa, 60
ests SOM. ~ ,b..a h,,,s 80, 80, -
launched uutl ,a.a T., i4t- AZ 49,,
par, ~ 1911. Each OF to srr 49,
s.3oo ,ors ~ .,e,i MIC. 49,,
uishet by the Stee, C6rnnrot,n t,,c,es.s
tho plate. bringing ceo,. and IN. ne,
2.5uc. a pound t. o. b m,ll.
The shipbulIders ARE &, a ar.,cur, -,y
adv. ntdceous positlon. ruarc,,uv az vsi,
as otherwise. as BUYERS are n,,iry owe.
third cash when contracts for h,a,s srs
placed and p-ogre ssiye cayrerts ara
made during the building OF the sh,ns
Under ordinary conditions which NE.
vailed FOR several years, the .hlny-,rds
actually financed the BUYERS Of boats AZ
great inducements had To- he made TO 40.
cure orders OF any magnitude.
Contracts are now under negotiation,
for ten additional seaGolng vessels. which
nut deliveries Of these boats could not
he made before the first half Of 1917.
There are reports tina the MARYLAND
steel Company has quietly closed con.
tracts with foreign interests for several
boats moro than those above noted.
steps arc now beng taken for III. con
Struct!on OF two sa!pbuilding plants on
mo Delaware River, All ~ "a" lake
Yards are negotiating For additional ton
mage, but there Is no berth open for 1877
contracts "hirh Otherwise would be CON
suiniila'-d AT once.
The ale or $4,000 tons OF basic iron
y the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad
Company for shipment 70 81. Louis, Jus.
reported. should get at rest the belief
that the United States steel CORPORATION
would be soon forced into the marke, 10
purchase pig iron. As previously noted
the unusual excellent practice OF the
blast furnaces now IN operation is giving
The corporation moro metal from a small
Ter number OF stacks than ut any Other
time ia the history Of the organization
Reports come FROM Fittsburg that abou,
1000 tons of basic have also been sold
by Ohio furnaces for shipment 10 9,
Louis. Buffalo furnaces have sold 40 Oun