The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-18
MACHINERY PLANTS
RUN NIGHT AND DAY
Great Rush Of Work i'm New
England-Orders Over
crowd Founders.

The Pennsylvania Railroad has placed
additional contracts for bridge work. |
calling for about 500 tom Of structural
steel. The American Brid Company
will build six bridges requiring 200 tons
and ten other bridges requiring 500 tons.
AS previously noted, the Virginian Rail-
way has placed orders with the Virginia
Bridge Company for several small 4
beam bridges requiring lis tons Of
shapes, while the Seahoard Air Line shops
at Howell. Ga. will take 200 O OF
fabricated shapes to be furnished by the
American Bridge Company. This con-
, tract was reported AS having gone to the
| Virginia Bridge Works. Several other
point OF being closed.
II was announced yesterday in trade
circles that the Bethlehem and Penn
s~ylvania steel companies were allotted
| approximately $1,000 tons OF heavy Sec
| ton rails by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Thu division between the two mills was
left to the steel companies. The total
| tonnage for these two companies Is ~
p~roxiinately the same AS the
previously given. Apparently there is
40 reason to change the est!mat OF
the distribution to other mills.
Steel building work In tho Metropoli-
tan district is still of fair proportions.
Several new contracts, II is expected. will
be closed In the next ten days. These
will call .or 5000 or 1000 tons OF
fabricated steel. Among the orders that
| came 20 the surface yesterday was one
for 700 tons for the Carpenter twelve
story apartment building to be con-
s~tructed at Sixty-sixth street and Park
avenue. The steel will be furnished by
the Hinkel Iron Works. The same fab
! ricators have also taken contracts for
200 tons OF shapes for a residence to be
built on East SiNty-s!xth street.
|
The National sugar Refining Com
pany has taken bids OH the construction
OF a filter house In Long Island City
which will require $50 tore Of structural
steel. The awaId. Il is understood. Will
be IA In the next few days. The
George 4 Just Company has been
awarded a contract for 500 tons Of fabri-
Gated shapes for the construction OF the
eighth street.
Steel bullding work Is Il little more
active In Canada. where several con-
tracts have been taken requiring about
5000 tons ~ structural shapes. II IL
understood that most OF the plain ma
t,rial will come from United states
mills. The most interesting contract is
Cor $500 tons of shapes for II portion OF
the Parliament buildings TO be rebuilt
at Ottawa. An additional contract may
be placed in the neal future. The Do
, mlnion Bridge Company has taken =
contract for 500 tons Of fabricated
shapes for the Convent Of the Sacred
Heart at Montreal. Canada
Manufacturer OF textile machinery in
New England are crowded with work.
Plants are running full capacity. Word
was received yesterday that several
manufacturers including the 5000
Petite Company. are running plants
twenty-four hours with night and day
shifts. Founders are also overcrow-ied
with orders Tor castings for other ma
chinery manufacturers only "A shortage
OF mouIders prevents a greater output.
In consequence ~ his rush some pig
iron consumer. WHO we're supposed 10
have covered their requirements FOR the
second hilf Of .hc year, are now urgently
IN the market for foundry metal.
On m. other hand. It l. interesting TO
note that the more satisfactory trans
prtatlon service into New England mas
given quit. Il number of iron CONSUMERS
q larger SiitfllN tl w. 81 N''l Ivy ~
had for many -. Cars OF pig
iron which have tcen In transit for a
month or more are now rolling into
the yards, giving = more than ample
supply. Consequently some founders
are asking FOR delay IN shipment on
contract. This o~ycrsupplv. however. APP
plies only to nearby requirements, ana
the same consumers are negotiating Tor
large tornages for late delivery. one
o,,,,,, s.r -no tons ~ foundry grades
was ~eported yesterday for shipment
over first half Of 1917. and several large
,%onnaees are under negotiation for ship
ment during the first quarter and first
half OF next year
The Pennsylvania Railroad has put out
Inquiries for several thousand tons OF
coke and ohar,oal iron for shipment 10
It's Altoona shops. This Is practically a
reinstatement OF tie inquiry reported ten
days ago. The McNab 4 Harlan Com
pany divided the contract for $500 tons
of foundry grades, previously noted, be-
tween Buffalo and eastern Pennsylvania
furnaces. Several other orders for small
lots running from 100 ~ 500 tons each
for nearby shipment were also placed
yesterday with Lehish Valley furnaces.
, Word comes from Chicago Of a re-
newal In buying Of ~rlalleablc and gray
foundry iron, including several large
contracts for delivery over the first halt
~ 1917. several sales Of basic iron are
als, reported in the same territory. The
tendency Of prices is upward, but thus
far most of the buying has teen AT the
previous level Of prices. Most of tho
eastern Pennsylvania furnaces are tax
ing business at $2o.5O and SCI for No
> foundry. while the others are ask