The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-12
Big SOUTHERN PACIFIC
CAR ORDER REPORTED
Rumorpd Distribution Of Con-
tracts for .8OO-In-
quiries for Rails.

The Southern Pacific Railroad. ac-
cording 10 rumors circulated yesterday
has distributed orders for $500 cars
The report, however. lacks cohHrhia-
ton. The building OF this rolling STOCK
will call for about 10000 tons OF oars.
plates and structural shapes. Aside
from this tonnage the railroad equip.
men, orders placed last week called
for about $4,000 tons OF steel, OF wh,ch
o1,OOO tons will be required by car
builders. about $4,000 tons by locotno-
tive shops, 1000 tons by mills rolling
rails. 1000 tons by bridge shops and
about 5000 tons by manufacturers "'
track equipment.
The Long Island Railroad put out IN
auiries yesterday for 5000 tons OF ra'is,
Including $500 tons of 100 pound anu
1900 tons Of so pound sections. Most
of the contracts placed last week were
for supple mentary lots, the largest be-
ing $500 tons of running rails for the
New York Municipal Railways. the
same interests are etill In the market
for 10, 1000 tons of contact rails. oth.r
injuries from domestic roads amount
10 about 10000 tons. SO that run
loo. 900 tons Is under negotiation, 10000
tons of which is for export.
Tho New York Dock Commission
Yesterday received bids on the con-
struction Of - dock at the foot OF west
! Forty-siNth street calling for $500 tons
of structural steel. The lowest tender
VAS submitted by ". y. Plaff y CO.,
s5.s,0Uu. The second lowest bid WIS
hv snare & Triest. s53".n"o. No a"ar"
has yet been made.
The New York Central Railroad bridge,
To be constructed over the Erie Bare
canal, requires 100 tons OF structural
steel. The contract for this has beer
awarded to the Prenix Bridge Company
through the Walsh Contracting COM
pany, which has the general contract
The New York State Dredging Com
pany, having the general contract FOL
another bridge over the barge canal a
Rochester. also has placed the CONTRACT
for the 500 tons of steel required will
the phuntx Bridge Company. Th"S'
f,bricators have secured all the con
tracts let for barge canal bridges in th'
last three years.
The Baltimore n Ohio Railroad ha'
PREPARED plans to eliminate all the ui'
time plate girder bridges Oh the RUS
burg division. The nine spans VIII re
autre about 5000 tons or structural
shap.s, but most OF this work II eN
pec,ed to come out IN small lots, a"'
tons being now OH the market. The TIM
for receiving bid on the construction o
the Baltimore and Ohio pier at Ne'
York has been extended. About 50
tons OF steel Will be used. Bids haN
also been submitted Oh the building q
another small New York subway sec
ton, calling for about 800 tons OF stee
shapas. No award has yet been al
nounced.
one OF the principal features of Ia
structural steel market IN the last Wee
WAS the large number o: small CONTRACT
placed in all sections of the coulltrA
In the aggregate these orders are OF NV
portance,~ although individually the to'
mage required Is small.
Tho Cuba Railroad has Increased
/. contract recently placed with the Amer
can Locomotive Company to thirty 81
.lne~. The original order whs Tor T.
locomotives. The Denver and SAT- Ian
, Railroad has given an order Tor II
, locomotives, Including four mallet M
y and two Mikado type, 10 the Ain.r''a
Locomotive Company. The same buil'
ers will also build ttve engines Tor "
Chicago Junction r. ilroad, The bs''
/ win Locomotive Works Will constru
/, two engines for the Republic Iron Al
Steel Company and has taken ils'r
: l.neous orders for I'VE engines IN II
, last week.