The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-23
RUSSIA'S GREAT RAIL
ORDER IS COMPLETED
Succeeds in Getting 100000
Tons Of Steel-Other Big
Foreign Contracts.

land steel Companies The last legal
steps were taken at a meeting held In the
New York Offices ~ the Bethlehem Steel
Company In the Trinity Building.
Arrangements have been made by
which the independent American rail-
mills will roll between ITS 900 and 2oo.-
900 tons Of 67ia pound rails Tor me Rus
sian Government. " n understood that
the Bethlehem Stee, Company will roll
somewhat less than 30. 900 tons at South
Bethlehem. Steelton and Sparrows Point.
and that a little more Thar 10000 tons
will be rolled by the Cambria Steel Com
pany and an equal amount by the Lack
awonna steel Company. This will COM
plcte the full order OF 10000 ions.
About. half Of the rails will he rolled by
the steel Corporation mills at Ersley and
ri'tsburG. Possibly some may be
manufactured at Chicago. II Is under
stood that some hesscmer and some open
hearth steel will Ice used In the rollirgs.
NJ no time was there any concern
about the ability Of the mills 10 roll these
rails. "a tho mill capacity OF tho United
states ia 5000, 900 tons annually. There
Was some misgiving, however, about the
supply OF irgots because of the heavy /
requirements ~ the other finishing mills
for crude steel. II Ia the expectation
that shipments will be completed by the
end OF July. 1917. but the mills will prob
ably have some latitude in cases OF OK
pedlency which will permit some ship
ments during the last quarter or next
year.
The japanese Government "a under
stood to nave closed additional son.
tracts for 10000 tom Of marine plates
with Pennsylvania mills. making n total
of about 10000 tons secured for ship
ment to the orient In the last two
months the Midvale Stee, Company
VIII furnish about 10000 tons on the
contract entered into last week II II
reported hat japanese interests have
an option TO purchase $4,000 tons add
tional marine plates in his country.
italian interests have secured several
small additional lots of bessemer pig
iron from Cleveland and valley furnaces.
amounting to about 5000 tons. These
orders make the total purchases OF bes-
| s,mor and foundry iron for export TO the
Mediterranean about 10000 TO $1,000
tons. most OF which viii he shipped In
the next sixty days.
Pennsylvania Railroad lines west OF
Pittsburg are reported to have placed Il
bridge contract calling for about 1000
tons ~ steel shapes with the American
Rridge Company. The award was not
officially confirmed yesterday. but II Is
expected that the contract will be for
nal'y closed IN the next few days. The
bridge will span the Beaver River AZ
Rochester. Pa.
The New York Central Railroad has
] .Ias-a .,.r.a, HAr about en- n0l
worth OF froSs and switches between
IRE ParaDo IRON Works and the WILL
lam Wharton, Jr. x Co. Inc. several
similar contracts have been closed by
other roads, but for smaller amounts.
The Poston aud Maine has finally closed
with a Pittshurg mill for 10000 kegs
81 railroad spikes.
tn. American Bridge Company Will
build seventy steel harses for the Car
negie Steel Company. About 1900 tons
OF structural plates and shapes will be
utilized. The barges will be put In SER
vice between the colliers Of the Car
neg,e Steel Company and Clarion. Pa.
where by-product coke ovens are being
constructed.
tn. American Bridge Company has
been awarded "A contract for LOO tons
OF structural steel tor another unit TO
the Corwith plant % the Crane COMPANY
at Chicago. The same fahricators Will
furnish 200 tons OF steel shapes TOT the
Washburr. Crosby Company elevator at
MINNEAPOLIS. 800 tons for extensions "a
the Gary plant Of the Indiana Steel
/ Comnany, 200 tons for a highway bridge
In be constructed at san Luis Key, Cal,
and 5000 tons for the open hearth plant
OF Corrigan 4 Mckinney at Cleveland
The Buffalo Structural Steel Company
viii fabr,cate 200 tons OF steel shapes
for the store and office building AT hui-
falo for tire Pomeroy-WrigNt Company
los tons for the Niagara Fler..o Chem'-
cal Company OF Niagara Falls, 100 tons
for the Myrick Machine Company al
Ol.an. y. Y, II about 200 tons for
man. extensions AT the w.ckwfre steel
Company plant, Cortland. N Y.
h Cortland FORGE and Machine
Company. Cortland, ". Y. has placed
contract for 100 tons OF STRUCTURAL snspe.
FOR miami extension with the Grotor
Rr,dc. COMPANY. The Little Falls Fell
sho. has also placed an orde,
with an independent fahricator Tor lot
|. IONS OF structural steel for a building.
Sh,nvsrds on the Atlantic coast are
adding for prices on about o'OOo tons OF
marina mates and shap'S Ipr SeNtfd
small boats now under negotiation
These boats are TO be used IN the coast
wise trade. Ore inquiry for ..2oo ton
n, shin mates comes from Cleveland.
Pos. 4 McCord are reported 20 nav
= taken a contract for $50 tons OF struc
! tDral steel for the ~. Thomas paroch'a
, school in Brooklyn.
THE Havana Central Railroad mas dis
; ,r,hu,ed orders for 900 cars among three
dinerent builders, including the 300 ma
, car. 70 be built by the Pressed steei Ca'
2 COMPANY. Inquiries are now IN I'M
: ,r.rkr, for about 5000 tons Of steel. pre-
sumably TO be used In car construction.
Tho Colonial Steel Company. accord
ING 10 P%it,sburg reports. has come INT
. ia. +, rket for n, 600 tons of basic iroI
tor delivery over the last half OF tint
: ye.r Tho Gould Coupler Company u
sin negotiating for between 5000 an
10 900 o n of basic iron for this year
delivery.
e The Worcester Pressed steel Company
Ga reportrd 10 have secured a contrac
a from .he Russian Government for 1000.
ooO tons cartridge caps Tor ono poun'
bullets, which will require about 10000
nounds of brass, manufactured from 633,
80 - 20 copner and $4,000 mound