The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-26
MORE STEEL BUYING
FOR PLANT EXTENSION
Contracts Indicate Building
Activity at Mills All
Over Country.

Activity in the building Of manufac-
turing plant extensions all over the
country is again evident In the placing
OF larger contracts for fabricated struc-
tural steel. In the last few days such
orders have called for more than 10000
tons OF structural shapes. Most Of the
orders come from manufacturers OF iron
and steel products and of chemicals,
but the movement Is ais evident In
other lines. many Of which call for only
4 very small tonnage Of steel. Among
the large contracts OF this cha racter
placed yesterday was one for an open
hearth plant TO he constructed at Buff
falo for the Wickwire Iron and Steel
Company. The 1900 tons Of steel
shapes required will be furnished by the
Lackawanna Bridge Company.
The Baltimore Sheet and Tinplate
Company has given a contract for the
construction OF "A mill building at Balti-
more requiring $500 tons Of fabricated
structural Steel TO an independent shop.
The Gier Pressed steel Company has
placed an order for a'factory TO be con-
at Lansing. Mich. requiring
900 tons OF structural shapes with the
"hiriidil Sou-tI utNiou 'lh
pany. The Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Company has awarded TO ar ihdepen-
dent fabricdtor "A contract for 900 tons
Of fabricated shapes 10 be used in the
construction OF "A mixer building al
Youngstown. Ohio The International
Steel and Iron Company will build
another shop at Evansville. Ind. re-
curing 200 tons OF structural steel. The
contract has also been placed with an
independent fabr!cating shop.
The New York Central Railroad. for
lines weet OF Buffalo, has placed a con-
tract for a bridge to be constructed at
Youngstown. OHIO. requiring 675 tons
road. for lines west OF Pittsburg. has
awarded a contract for two bridge spans
70 he constructed at indianapolis reuuir-
Ing $40 tons of steel to the Fort Pitt
and the King Bridge companies. The
larger portion went to the Fort Pit;
Company. The city of Miami, Fla, has
given a contract for two highway
bridges requiring 40 tons of structural
steel TO the Virginia Bridge and Iron
Works.
The Pennsylvania Railroad. following
the lifting Of tire embargo against the
Of coal and coke into New
England. i now permitting the shipment
OF structural steel and other steel prod
ucts m less than carload lots into III.
district. Consumers who have
been muCh In need of steel are ordering
forward material in liberal image not
withstarding the higher freight charges
made on less than carload lots. About
a week ago the Pennsylvania Railroad
was .lbor.ng under n congestion of a.
A. fRL1.l.s a.. Ia ~ 6 - ~.
York, Most Of this accumulation has
been moved and further relief during the
week j. expected. The Central
Railroad OF New Jersey Is also making
into New England by way OF
the poughkeepsie bridge. hut the Phila-
and Reading still maintains n
close embargo on freight shipments into
New England territory.
The railroads ar. stlll IN great need OF
power. Notwithstanding the large
placed in the last few months
TN. American and the Baldwin locomo-
I've nave Just taken add
tiural contracts for ffty-four engines
and between 400 and 500 locomotives are
still under negotiation. The principal
contract reported yesterday was for
twenty OF the Pacific ~ pc for the Illinois
Central. which viii h- constructed by
the American Locomotive Company. The
l.ehigh Valley has ordered twenty
Mikadu engines from the Baldwin Loco
Works, In the last few months
the Leh!gh Valley road has given orders
for forty engines. The 1~'emiskaming and
Ontario Railroad is having SIX
Mikidu engines built by the American
Locomotive Company. This company
has also taken an order for three loco
of the same type for the III Paso
and Teas Railroad. The principal new
u for thirty Santa fe type To-
comotivss for the 81. Louis and san
Francisco Railroad About 5000 q
Of steel VIII bc required in the construc-
of the locomotives ordered in the
day or W and 100 tons will be
needed in the construction Of the engines
to DO built for the Frisco road.
The New York, New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad Is reported to ave or
500 automobile cars from the
Standard Steel car Company, while the
Ontario and Western has ordered twenty
steel underframes from the Pressed Steel
Car Company. The southern Pacific has
ordered thirty ears for passenger service
from the Pullman Company and 3O3
cars. and the international and
treat Northern Railroad has ordered
nine cars, comprising five coaches. TWO
dining carS and two postal cars. from
the American Car and Foundry Com
pany.
The American steel and Wire Com
pauy has been receiving wire and nail
orders in such overwhelming volume
since February ! that il is now obliged
IA refuse desirable contracts from manu-