The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-02
RAILROADS ORDER
1877 MORE ENGINES
Contracts Placed in May Heav.
fest for a Month in Al
most q Year.

The Baldwin Locomotive Company
AaA taken contracts for seventy-seven
locomotives. Seventy are for the Lehigh
Valley, thirty Of the Pacific type and
forty Of the Santa Fe type. Two OF the
other locomotives are for the Maryland
Steel Company, two for the Union Rail-
road Company and two for the Snoqual-
mine Falk Lumber Company. One mo-
gu1 engine Is for the Illinois Terminal.
These orders bring the May total TO 4e7
engines. tho heaviest monthly contracts
placed since June. 1915. Several other
large orders for locomotives from domes-
ito roads are pending. two OF which are
expected to be closed within the next
week. while the foreign inquiries aggre-
gate 1000 locomotives.
The rail mills are still receiving sup
Elementary orders for both standard and
light section for filling in contracts.
some Of which will doubtless be shipped
this year. The Iorain and the Pennsyl-
vania Steel companies In the last week
have taken orders for about 5000 o II
q light sections. and several small or
ders for girder rails have also been
placed. At ST. Louis, railroads have
placed orders for 1000 tons Of standard
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Of twenty pound sections. Chicago mills
have taken orders for standard sections
aggregating about 1000 tons. Eastern
milk have accepted orders for a number
Of small lots running from twenty to
forty tons each, a~ggregat!ng about 1880
tons. There have also been additional
orders placed for track accessories by
Western and Southern roads. Compared
with previous months Of the year. how
ever. such buying is of little interest and
Of small Importance from a tonnage
standpoint.
The demand for structural plates lie
still pressing for late deliveries, and oc-
casional orders are secured for prompt
shipment. One contract just reported
covers 1000 ton at 4 cents IA pound
{. o. b. mill for delivery in six to eight
weeks.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has placed
additional orders for bridge work az
~gregating 1900 tons. Of which Loo
tons is reported TO have gone to the
Pennsylvania Steel Company. The
Pennsylvania Railroad put out add
tional inquiries yesterday for small
bridges, scattered over the lines east OF
Pittsburg, calling for 500 tons OF struc'
tuHl steel. The New York Contra
Railroad has given a contract for sj(
tons Of structural shapes for grade cross.
ing elimination at Niagara Falls to the
Fort Pitt Bridge Company. Bridge
builders submitted bid on this work
over a month ago and some of them re
fused to allow quotations made at thai
lime to stand.
The lull In largo steel building WORK
which began about ten days ago.. ha:
been more pronounced this week. but
there are still numerous orders beinl
placed for small manufacturing plan
extensions. which in the aggregate IA
encouraging to the smaller fabricatOr.
In need of business. but some Of tn
larger shops welcome any evidence oi
decrease In activity. Some large con
tracts. however. for subways. elevated
DAD extensions and for Governments
work are still developing. The l.. L
Waterman Company. 1t was reported
yesterday. has placed the general con
tract for an office building to be con
structed at Cortlandt street and Broad
way which will require several thou
sand tons of structural steel. Thi.
project, which was up several month,
ago. was subsequently withdrawn an,
lite sudden revival Is a surprise to tn
local fabricators.
The Thompson-Starrett Company. hav
Ing the general contract for the Guggen
helm residence on Long Island. has givei
The contract for the steel work. 30
tons Of shapes. to Mill!ken Bros. Inc.
The Federal Bridge Company will fab
ricate 500 tons of structural steel fol
the Thomas H.. jeffrey Company at Ken
osha, Wis. Lewis +. Shoemaker & Co
will furnish 800 tons of fabricated shape!
for the crane runway to be constructs
at the plant OF the Carpenter Steel Com
pany. Tho American Bridge Compan,
has taken an order for ESQ tons of stee
for a garage to be constructed at Broa,
and Cherry streets. Philadelphia. an,
Westinghouse Church-Kerr & Co. ha!
given an order for 400 tonspf buck stay!
to an independent fabricaWr. to be de
Nvercd at Buffalo.
Among the structural contracts pend
Ing are An armory at Rochester. calm,
for 800 tons the Kings county cour
house. calling for $50 tons. and a pie
shed at Noble street. Brooklyn. reluir
ing IFS tons OF steel, for the American
Manufacturing Company. The uniol
Club. to be constructed In Cleveland. re
quires 400 tons of structural shapes
The viaduct for Worth Bros. 400 tons
10 still pending.
Tho Chesebrough Manufacturing Com
pany. at Perth Amboy. has placed al
order for 200 tons of steel for column
cores with lowering q Garrigues.
Bids have been submitted on $50 ton
OF structural steel for the Friendl
Home Society Building. to be con
structed at Rochester. Bids have ais
been submitted on $50 tons for a hig
school building at Kenova. n. Y, an,
on 700 tons Of steel for bridges over tn
barge canal.
Harry l.. Rittenhouse, sales manage
OF the forge department OF the Pennsyl
vani Steel Company, has resigned, I
accept a position with a Philadelphi
steel and forging company.
jersey Zinc Pays &13,3OO,O 900.
The New Jersey Zinc Company ha
declared an extra dividend of 5 pc