The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-22
MANY BUILDERS NOW
ACTIVELY BUY STEEL
Railroads After All Kinds Of
Equipment, Especially
Rails.

standard SECTIONS placed Tor dellvcry
In 1917. Among the large contracts
closed are $4,000 ton for the Bal,i-
more n Ohio. $4,000 tons. approx
mateiy, for the Erie. and 10000 toni for
the Chicago and Northwestern. The
latter tonnago will be rolled At Chicago.
About 10000 tons additional for the
Chicago. st. raul. Minneapolis and
Omaha are reported under negotiation
at Chicago. The baltimore and Ohio
and the Erie tonnages have been d.
vided between Pittsburg And Chicago
mills. Eastern Pennsylvania mills are
also reported TO have taken some sup
Elementary contracts for this years de-
livery and other roads In tho central
West ave contracted for $4,000 q n for
1917 shipment.
Railroads are stin preparing rail
specifications for next year, but some
of the large inquiries--that Is. for
the New York Central and Penn
~sylvanla Railroad sya,ems-probably
will not come before the mills IN
eide OF four weeks. The Boston and
Maine, however. has already come into
tho market with inquiries for $4,000
tons. The New Haven liz still taking
bids on about $4,000 tons for It's next
years requirements. and In addition to
the 10000 tom for the Southern Pacific
already arranged for. II Is estimated
that 100. 400 tons are under negotiation
with Pacific roads.
Til. Pennsylvania Railroad lines ives;
~ Pit'sburg have ordered four bridges
from Independent fa~bricating shops.
calling for 2.2VO tons OF steel. The or
ders have been distributed among three
shops. including the Mount Vernon
Bridge Company. the Ritter 4 Conley
Manufacturing Company and the Nc
Clintlc- Marshall Construction Company.
The New York Central Railroad will
receive bids on the construction OF n
viaduct at Vanderbilt avenue and Depew
place. calling for 500 tons OF structural
shapes. Tenders will be submitted on
March 80. Other bridge Inquiries. still
pending. come from the Boston and Al
bany. Boston and Maine. Pennsylvania
lines east Of P~i,,sburg. the c.. II. and b,
and the Atlantic Coar Lin la the East
ern territory. The Chesapeake and Ohio
and Chicago. Burlington and Quincy are
negotiating for bridge work In the con-
trail West. Tho Burlington. however. il
taking bids on It's $500 tons OF steel
for Western shops through New York
city agents.
Structural steel work continues active
:. in all sections Of the country. Mlnufac-
turing plants IN the centra! West have
awarded contracts for plant extensions
calling for 2,j00 tons OF steel Among
The more recent orders arc $50 tons FOR
an extension to "a box factory for ID. N.
Ferry. contract for which was awarded
to Whitehead & kaie. The Navo Foun-
dry and Machine Company, Lansing.
Mich. has placesi an order for 900 tons
"f structural shapes with A. Roater
| Sons 4 Co. The General Electric Com
psny has given an order 10 the McClin-
. tic Marshall Construction Company for
. 400 tons NJ structural shapes for an *
= tension To- the Eric. ra.. plant THE
: CRANKY smelling ard Refining Company
!, has given an order 70 the Decatur Bridge
Company FOR an extension 80 IT, plant
at East -. i.oris, calling FOR 3"j tons ui
! structural steel. The addition 90 tn,
: Emporium al san t'rancisc, require
, 23u tons of ItbrIca'-i steel. which viii
} I've furnished ny the Pacific Rolling Mills
u An extension To- tho Frank cuneo huild-
ing at chicago requires $50 tons of stee'
: shapes. which will lie fabricated by the
= Morara Construction Company.
. The Rariton Copper Works at Perth
Auhpy. y. j.. will soon install u charging
/, macaius Of the high floor type. The con.
Z tract mas been awarded to Atkinson a
\ ltech. Inc. II ~ understood that Other
plant improvements are under considera'
tio!..
steel building work in the New Yorl
metropolitan district continues extremely
10 active. Notwithstanding the Withdrawal
: of some important inquiries ana III.
abandonment OF other projects. Con
3 tracts that came to the surface yestcr