The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-10
MILL NEEDING SUPPLY
PAYS PASSENGER RATE
New England Plants Adopt
Costly Expcdients to
Keep Open.

The activity IN structural steel work
and the steady advance in prices
OF fabricated shapes have evidently
prompted tho American Bridge Conn
pany to withdraw all outstanding quo
tattons in'the Eastern division. II Ii
understood that the four Eastern shops
have capacity sold for three to four
months. and while specifications are
In hand II has been impossible to oper-
ate these works at full capacity because
Of the freight embargoes which pre-
vent shipments. 1t is estimated that
monthly operations have fallen short
about 1000 tons because of this and
also the severe winter In New England,
which has delayed work In the open.
Other delays outside OF New England
have been caused by the rush of work
at manufacturing plants. where con-
struction forces have been kept wait
Ing for weeks. Under these circufn-
stances. however. the additional cost IL
borne by the manufacturing companies.
but where the delay In caused by snow
and Ice the loss Is charged to the profi.
and loss account Of the bridge company.
Such impediments and losses aiHo apply
to other f~abricators In the Eastern ter
ritory.
The Erie Railroad has placed a small
contract with An independent f~abricator
for 200 tons Of bridge work Mt Niagara
Falls. The Baltimore and Ohio bridges
TO he constructed at Defiance. Ohio.
calling for 800 ton OF structural steel.
are held In allegiance. TIL Great North
ern Railroad has placed a contract for
u plate girder bridge calling for $50
tons of steel with an Independent TO-
ricator. and the Great Northern has
given an order for 200 tons Of steel
for turntables to the American Bridge
Company. The Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy Railroad II stiil in the market
for bridge work calling for about 1000
tons of steel shapes.
The Chicago. Milwaukee and 81. Paul
Railroad has given an order for 5000
tons OF open hearth rails to the Buffalo
mill for prompt shipment Another road
at ST. Louis has ordered coo tons from
the Illinois Steel Company. The Cleve-
land Railway Company has ordered 500
o OF so pound rails and 20, 900 steel
tie plates from Pittsburg mills. A con-
tract for 1000 tons OF rails has been
placed by a traction company for early
shipment. The Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad is still taking bids on
I.500 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 names River
br dye.
The Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron
Company has been awarded a contract
for the Central avenu bridge at Kansas
City. requiring 5000 tons OF structural
steel. while the American Bridge Com
pany has secured an order for 1900 tons
cf structural shapes for plant extension
10 the Alabama Power Company. Thu
, bride company has also received AT ad-
ditional contract for AN extension 10 the
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company AZ
Akron. Ohio, making the total about
500 tons. The original contract. as
noted last week. was for 1880 tons OF
steel shapes. A contract for "A coal
handling bridge az CRANKY. Wis. re-
quires $50 tons of steel shapes. which
will b. furnished by the Federal Bride
Company. the contract being placed by
Meade. Morrison 4 Co. The Arkansas
Light and Valley Power Company has
placed an order for n mower house at
Canon CITY. col. requiring $50 tons OF
steel. with the Minneapolis steel and
Machinery Company.
Rcs,urcefuiness and ingenuity have
been shown Ivy New England %nanufac-
| turers In their efforts 10 overcome the
difficulties In the way of securing an AIDE
1uutc supply Of steel because OF the en-
bargoes against freight shipments into
| New England. One Connecticut COM
pany has chartered ba-ges and is aoat-
ing tie much needed supply Of wire rods
from the Trenton plant OF the American
| steel and Wiz" Company down he canal
and Raritan River and up the Sound to
the works. Another Connecticut manu-
facturer after securing steel by bot In
| the same way Is trucking the metal
thirty Ia forty miles overland. One New
| England manufacturer of war munitions.
| requiring a constant exchange OF sup
\ plies between the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany works and the New England plant.
has established an automobile line be-
tween the two points. with a relay In New
York city. Another Illustration Of the
stress under which manufacturer are
working is the charterinI of a freight
car at n passenger coach rate By a manu-
fac,urer in New Jersey. The freight
car, which contained h.nges-essential
10 the continuance OF work at the fac
to-y-was located at "a New England
point. The railroad refused 10 carry tho
car until the manufacturer offered TO
pay passenger rates. The car was then
attached to a regular passenger train.
II was reported yesterday that the
Central Railroad Of New Jersey and the
Lehigh Valley Railroad have raised the
embar goes against freight shipments
from Allentown, Pa. into New England
ty wa Of The Albany gateway. The
other tr 1Irgu's L In force as
previously noted,
Tie American Bridge Company ha.
been awarded n contract FOR 1000 tons
Of fabricated structural shapes TO be
used in the CONSTRUCTION OF a mill build
ing at New Bedford. Mass. The order
was placed through a general contractor,
who recently secured the award through
the Whitman Interest. The same fabri-
Gators have also taken an order FOR
ttO0 tons OF fabricated structural stee!
for a connection between the elevated
tracks on the greensboro Bridge and
the Second avenue elevated railroad.
The contract for n power house "Nten-
sion at the plant OF the Ingcrsoll-
Rand Company. Painted Post, y. Y, re-
auir,ng 200 tons OF structural steel. has
gore to the Jones 4 I.aughlin Steel Com
pany. The United States Metal REIN
ing Company has given an order for
$50 tons of structural steel 70 an indie
pendent fabricator.
Tho contract for a highway bridge
TO he constructed over the Eric barge
cana. AT Little Falls. \, Y. calls for
CSC tons OF structural steel. The award
has been made to a general contrac-
tor, but the steel work has not yet
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