The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-27
ITALY ORDERS STILL
MORE SHELLS HERE
Manufacturers Now NcgOtia-
ting for Needed Round
Steel Bars.

II was learned late Yesterday that
american manufacturers Of munitions
nad exercised options recently given on
rolled steel bars and forg.ngs which ag-
about 100. 900 tons. Mos, Of
the deliveries. II Is reported. will! be
made In 1917 for shells to be manu-
iactured to British specifications. Tn
der the circumstance 1, was not posi-
bic to verify the reports. 1t was said
mat some OF the orders for shells had
been only verbally distributed. Official
contracts. II Is expected, will be awarded
next week.
The Italian Govcrnmon, Is reported to
naNe placed two additional contracts for
shells with Eastern manufacturers. who
are nov negotiating for Two lots of lO.-
900 tons OF round steel bars. contracts
Tor which may be closed In the next few
days.
Inc Dcgnon Contracting Company,
which submitted the lowest tender to the
Public Service Commission to construct
section ? OF route \ OF the subway sys-
TEN. will require 1850 tons of riveted
and beam steel. The lowest tender was
i.9'c,000. Twelve bids were submitted.
The second to the lowest was a tie bid Of
sl.996.000. submitted by Macarthur
Brothers Company and nv Mason & Han
ger. The next lowest bids In order named
were s2.lss.00 Oscar Daniels Com.
rany s2.207.o0o. J. y Cizar S2,?9?, 600,
Rogers 4 Haggerty.
II is understood tina, the American
Bridge Company will Furnish the ste.'
for sections | and ) of route 4. amount
Inc ~ ahnt, = .Oo .,,. I ,l, .,.l
OF section .. route s. is made to the
pegnon Construction Company the 1850
tons of steel needed will also he fur
nishcd by the American Bridge Com
pany.
Worth Bros. now n subsidiary 81 the
Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company.
have come into the market for a Via
duct to be constructed at Coatesvillc,
Pa, which will require 1000 tons ~
fabricated steel. The Ray Consolidated
Copper Company at Santa Rita. y n,
have asked for tenders on plant extern
sion which will require about 400 tons
Of fabricated shapes.
The Lehlgh Valley Railroad is asking
for bids on ahdi,!onallridg work which
will require 350 tons ~ structural steel
The Central Railroad Of New Jersey is
still taking bids on 200 tons for a brilg.
at Phillipsburg and railroads In the cen
trail West have inquiries out which WI
require about 500 tons of steel shapes.
The Chicago Gres, Western Railroad
has placed a contract NJ chicago IN
$4,000 rail anchors and tie plates for
i,s eastern division and FOR 1900 tie
plates for the northern division.
The Fox Film Corporation haze re-
ceivcd tenders OF tie construction ~
the proposed studio at Corona. l.. l.,
covering 1000 tons of steel. but. a.
previously noted. additional buildings
: Will probably he constructed which will
| require an additional 1000 tons OF steel.
/ Cru,kshark & Kil~a,rick took bids
yesterday OF asa tons Of fabricated
structural steel for a loft building to
he constructed al Pearl and Water
| streets. The award on 1890 tons OF
! steel on the Carpenter apartment viii
not be announced until next week.
The Observation-Disclosures Rail
way of France has given an orIer FOL
IN M!kado locomotives to the Baldwin
| Locomotive Works. The South African
Government Railways are expected tc
put gu, dehni;c inquiries for motive
power. probably tho Pacific and noun
tain type, engines. The Russian inquiry
for 500 locomotives IS reported to have
come by cable 10 the president OF the
Canadian Locomot!y" Company.
The Seabuard All Line has placed ar
!, order f'r five mountain type engine
with the American Locomotive com
pary. The same shop all also built
three Mikado engines for the ~ Ar
Dor Railroad Tn" southern RAILWAY
= reported 10 he stu Ia the mar
ket fur 90 ens!nes. The pcun.y lvan!G
Ines west OF If''shurg are expected
10 order - Nina 10 locomotives ant
,:he New Nogk Central has on "A definite
inquiry for - mallet engines. The In
"termountain Railway X having > eoco
motives built by the Lima Locomotive
Corporation.