The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-15
ORDERS FLOWING IN
TO BRIDGE BUILDERS
May Bookings Equal 80 Per
Cent. Of Country's Fabri-
eating Shops.
FERRO SITUATION EASES

society announced yesterday tnrOuCn
Secretary clifford that the fabricating
shops got orders In MAY equivalent to
80 per cent. Of total capacity, which
IL eoua, to about $4,000 tons This
is a most satisfactory tonnage and IL
about 10000 tons greater than the busl-
ness taken in April. Trade estimates
were $4,000 To $4,000 tons, but the
difference IL accounted for by a report
Of 2s. 900 tons Of subway work taken IN
the previous month ana not ofrcially
reported until May.
A. the last monthly meeting Of the
Bridge Builders Society at Roanoke last
week II was learned tina, three Of the
large fabr'cators were operating their
shops considerably over 100 per oent
In May. indicating that shops were run
ming double turn whenever labor cond-
tons permitted or that plant capacity
was increased beyond the normal There
wa much variation. however. IN reports
covering operations. the range heirc
from 81 10 1876 per cent. Three Of the
shops were running over lo0 per cent.
three 10 per cent. several between SO
and 81 per cent. and othere hot ueen 80
and - per cent. while one large shop
was down to IS per cent. and a smaller
concern down TO Al per cent. capacity.
II IL Understood that the largcs fab
rlcator not Included IN the Bridge
Builders Society took contracts IN May
for between A.. 900 and 10000 tons, The
members OF the society. however. oh
tanned q larger tonnage ~ business than
~ A,,yIt uhf1A sh.pa MN. INg.t,At
falling on in TIE returns from the
small fabricating shops not members
Of the association hu, which make Re
turns through the organization.
In the last two months tn. 'nbri-
eating shops have taken contracts for
2G2. 900 tons Of structural shapas, Of
which A2,ooo tons came from the rail
roads. or about 10 per cent. Of the
total. During the CORRESPONDING months
last year the total contracts taken were
$4,000 tons. 30 that IN Ap-i and May
Of this year there has been a gain OF
.s per cent a comparison ~ N. or
ders taken during the first i've months
OF his year with the corresponding
period OF 1878 shows even n more sub
stantial gain. This yea tho total orders
have amounted to $50. 900 tons. while
during the first Ave months IN 1913 sim
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S"o"i"s II gnu" VI U : pN ''"" '"" S'"'
$50
The railroads have placed contracts
for bridges and other structural work
since the Hrst Of January calling Cor
!, approximately $4,000 tons Of structural
. sharaa During thA a-~' i've uoutNs
/, last year railroad brids. contracts
. amounted TO only 5000 tons, thus the
uhicb 4, highly prsti,vinr a,.houph the
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hridre w,ork. tho I.high valley has r.
cs,yed tenders on 4ob ,ona % structural
,h,,ss ,or ano,her hrjdg. a, Waye-Iv.
= ~ o,d .h. per,sv,ynni. Railroad 4,
q stilI IN The market for six bridges call
,, Gov tso ,opa ~ s,eeI shanes
=
s hossson DIE !" - .rr
. trai coh'rhut 10Y NV ,VVp"S
Bank pul,u.hs ~ 'a,Nss''
= unueIsto'a ~ nv ''aoo,. %
= orpe.uen' s',p $3.50 80 r.r
V !. ous mu 80 ~. Tho renat,i
d bus y ~ ~ h,,yd,,y
y - " ,or which srou, Az
- ~ -,c,urs, shanes Will be re.
- ,r p,ds hsys eIso heer submitted
. w. an s7s TONS ~ s,rnc,ursI steel FOR the
8. N,sort, reun,e "a ha constructed a,
Schanac,adv Gould q E~berhardt, who
rave heen 1, the market for steel for
~ foundry building. have q I'D N
n ,,,a reinforced concrete. The city o.
J. 10. Angeles wants 1000 tons Of steel
a hsr. FOR concrete reinforcing.
.
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ION " Va. manufacturers OF simple
~ ana srov steal by tho electrical process
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-. hsys niaced contracts 70,
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WIN tnn ,nns -cro,,ad ,ra,erda,
nv, r,.a., .ra are .,iI, act, vol,
sa ,nr On Ono tons additional
% "'sWo ,na,a ~ foundry lro,
IT ~. .nu,, ~ Fran e ia also IN tn,
., narro. a. veil "a numerous lots run
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