The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-14
RAILROADS ACTIVELY
BUYING BRIDGE STEEL
Building Contractors Also
Pressing for Needed Struc-
tural Material.

Tho railroads arc actively in the mar.
ket for bridge work. Contracts we're
placed yesterday a%ggrcgating a..oo tons
%; siru, tura' steel. including 1000 tons
Tor The Baltimore and onto Jlnilrosd
bridge 1T DEFIANCE. Onto. whi,l, will he
furnished by the American bridge ,'om-
iany. The Baltimore and ohio also pu,
out new Inquiries yesterday for bridge
work calling for S00 tons Of structural
Shapes. The I.ehigh Valley has awarded
u contract for n bridge over tho barge
canal AT Rochester. y. y. calling for
500 tons "f steel. The fabrication will
ne uohc by an independent shop. The
4 cincinnati. Hamilton and DAYTON iiil,-
ROAD entered the market for a few small
ridges requiring $50 tons of steel and
the Pennsylvania Railroad gave an order
foE some small line bridges to an IN
dependent shop requiring go tons OF
steel shapes. Tho Boston and Maine
has entered the market for three small
bridges aud the Boston and ALBANY ia
iilJuiring for prices on the construction
Of two bridge spans.
In the central West several additional
bridge contracts have been closed by
railroads. the largest being 80 tons OF
girder spans for the chicago. Burlington
and Quincy. awarded 10 the King Brldge
Company. The Pennsylvania lines west
OF Ftttsbuig have given an order for
two ridges TO he constructed at Cin-
cinnati calling for 600 tons OF steel
shapes TO the Fort Pit, Bridee company.
The Missouri Pacific Railroad has
AWARDED q contract for $50 tons OF
bridge work TO the Pennsylvania steel
Company. The Chicago. Burlington and
quincy also put out Inquiries for $500
long OF structural steel 10 he used IN the
construction OF machine shops al Bur.
,.nston. Ia.
The Atlantic Coas, Line issued spec.a.
cations yesterday for a uumi,sr o.
bridges. hut no definite tonnage of steel
has yet been reported. The New York
'entra Railroad received bids on sew
eral signal bridges and three small spans
calling for less than zoo tons OF steel
shapes. No decision has yet been e.
ported IN reeard to the Norfolk and
Western Railroad warehouse or the 40.
breaches TO the Chesapeake and Ohio
isailroed bridge over the ohio River AT
cincinnati. u will be recalled that about
$500 tons will he required FOR the latter.
and $500 tons for the former.
The city Of Philadelphia has given
contracts for highway bridges a; or,ho-
dox and Diamond streets. Philade,pi,!a.
calling for go tons OF fabricated steel,
which viii be furnished by a local shop.
The Michigan Stamping Company has
given an order Tor a factory building
at Detroit, calling FOR 1000 tons Of
structural shapes To- the McClintlc Mar
shall Construction Company. \ ware
house for -. J.. n. Peterson requiring
pyn tons Of Ssea' ia IN ,nss-,,,.aJ ~
Detroit will be bull, BY Whitehead g.
ki!es. An interesting phase OF the bu!.d.
ing situation * that cortraCtOs are ur-
gently In the marke. for steel and. IN
some cases where plans are not COM
pletc, are asking mills 20 accept small,
tonnage contracts as a protection against
a further sharp advance in prices. Two
such inquiries came u u Yesterday. but
The ionnage was small, scarcely 1000
tons in al.
In I've New York metropolitan district
several contracts for loft buildings and
APARTMENT houses are on the point Of
being closed. calling for 1000 tons OF
structural steel. II is significant that
most OF the local building work IL being
paced by capitalists. There arc n few
speculative builders in the market. how
ever. includiug one contractor vino will
require about 1000 tons OF structural
s,ecl.
The records % the Bridge Builders and
Structural Society. a. collected 10y So.
retary clifford. show that during the
month Of February ~" contracts for
buildings. manufacturing plant extern
sions and bridges taken were eauiya ent
TO - PEI cent, Of tn. entire capacity Of
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