The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-06
new ORDNANCE SHOP
FOR MIDVALE STEEL
Railroads Continue TO Order
Bridge Material. Cars and
Locomotives.

Tho Midvalc stccl and Ordnance
COMPANY. u Is understood, awarded q
contract late yesterday afternoon for the
building Of ordnance machine shop No.
: at Nicctown. near Philadelphia. to The
rany There seems 10 he some reason.
however. TO expect that a portion Of the
work will he executed ny Lewis l.. shoe
maker & Co. OF Philadelphia. About
$500 tons OF structural steel will I've
used. Bids were received on two dit
forent shops, one TO bc sixty-f,e feet
and the other eighty feet in width. II has
been decided 10 build tho larger shop az
more economical. one feature Of consid-
cradle interest is tina; the work is to be
finished by September I. there being AN
unusual pressure upon the Midvale COM
ipuy 10 max early deliveries on a
recent contract for ordnance amounting
to J $4,000. 600 for export. Tho machinists
who will work N this chop ave AL
ready been found. The machinery has
been purchased and will be ready for
installation as soon .s the plant is
available. II is interesting 20 note. also.
that the plans tina, have been adopted
-f'a 49, 81 N'hA " WV
shops. Each. like the one now ordered.
viii be OF three stories. The eecond and
third units arc to he Of the same dimen-
sions as the ftrst and each will require
$500 tons Of structural steel.
Worth Bros. plant a. Coatesytlle.
Pa. now being constructed by Lewis +.
Shoemaker 4 CO., Is being pushed TO
rapid completion. and IL Is understood
that m additional contrac, for IA ma
chine shop has been placed witt the
same f~ahrioators. Probably about 1000
tons of structural steel will be required.
That Is. IN addition TO the order pre-
viousiy placed. The plans adopted call
for n large open hearth building. This.
Il IL believed. will require $500 ton OF
structural shapes. The open hearth plant
will not he constructed NJ once. There
are rumors from Philadelphia N when
me work now under construction is
finished the contrac, for the other plant
will be placed with Lcwis L. Shoe
maker 4 60. The same pressure ihs. is
noted IN the work AZ NicetoNr apples to
Coatesvillc. as Worth Bros plant is now
a subsidiary Of the Midvale Steel and
Ordnance Company.
Word comes from pittsbury tina the
Bier Hill Steel Company will not make
further additions to It's plant AZ the pros
ont time. There had ben rumors that
tie contract was about TO he placed and
that II would call for about 5000 tons
~ fabricated shapes. No plans have
been put Out. however.
The Pcnns ylvania Railroad Is reported
TO have placed contracts for bridge work
calling for $500 tons OF fabricated s;ruc-
tural steel with the Phoenix Bridge Com
pany. The recent order for bridge work
placed by the Baltimore and Ohio with
tho American Bridge Company Is 20 re-
place a span on the Louisville division.
About 200 tons Of steel Will hc used.
The Atlantic Coast Line has given "A
small order for bridges To the American
Bridge Company. An independent fabri-
Gator Las been awarded a contrac; for
building a power house At Rumford
Fails. Nc, which will require 500 tons
OF structural steel.
Plans and srecifcat.ons are being pro-
pared for additional railroad bridge
work ny tho Pennsylvania Rail
road. the Baltimore and Ohio. tho South
cru ard other railroads. This work Is
expected to come out steadily IN moder-
ct, ,ounlger Sonc 4 the individual
orders l. likely 70 be heavy.
Tic American Locomotive Company is
executing some ~ It's plans for add
t!oual plant extension. one contract for
a cylinder shop ~ schenectady requiring
500 IONS OF structural steel has been
placed with the American Bridge Com
pauy. The order for the hammer shop 20
be- constructed AT the same plant calling
for 600 tons OF fabricated steel has been
placed with tho McCl!ntic-Marshall Con-
struction Company.
TIE Delaware LAckawarna and West
.rn Railroad has not yet put out full
plans among faDrica,ors for terminal
work at Buffalo. The American Bridge
Company, which was awarded "A con-
tract last year by this road calling for
1000 tons OF steel for terminal work at
Buffalo. is still making deliveries. as the
railroad has constantly Ncld back ship
ments. \ very large amount Of steel
work Is developing at Blufalo, and event
ually il is expected that contracts for
30. 900 10 so, 900 tons ~ structural steel
nill be placed for viaducis. track elcva-
lions and other grade crossing el!mina-
tons by the various railroads centring at
Buffalo.
The pressure Tor electrical furnaces
continues for both domestic and foreign
installation. Although tho American
Bridge Company IL discouraging the
placing Of additional orders for tho type
that II Is building, It has been practically
forced to book additional orders for
about Ave furnaces. making forty in al
that have been placed on the books, Nc
EXPORT sales have been made recently and
none will pe made in the near future.
The locomotive builders repors con-
tracts taken for sixteen engines. sever
OF which are to be built hy the American