The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-04
Five Thousand Tons Of Steel to be used in
Building OF the Labelle Iron Works Bridge

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NEW YORK. March 3-Steel building
work II active throughout all sections
Of the country. Fabricating shops have
displayed unusual energy IN the last
few days IN securing contracts FOR COM
mercial buildings In the Eastern terri
tory. In the central vest the greatest
tacturlng plant extensions The Ameri-
can Bridge Company has just been
awarded contract for single track
bridge 10 be constructed over the Ohio
River at Steubenviue for the La BELLE
iron Works The contract was placed
through the Ohio and West Virginia
Bridge Company. which has the general
contract About 5000 tons OF structural
steel viii be used. The bridge win be
pecially coke. for the koppers by-product
coke ovens at the la Belle plant
The Clinton Bridge Company has been
awarded a contract for a highway bridge
Co be constructed al Sttacoy. Ventura
tursl win be required The Baitimore
and Ohio Railroad freight house TO he
constructed at pittsburgh requires $50
To snof steel. which will be furnished by
the American Bridge Company. the order
coming through general contractor.
ne AmeFican bridge company VIII also
hulld the bridge AZ oakmont, Ohio. over
tho Allegheny River for lie Resserlc r
and Lake Erie Railroad. 10 is expected
that $4,000 tons 81 steel will b. uec"S-
sary but plans are not fully comTietsd.
as some changes In the design may h.
necessary. Another unit OF 5000 tons
OF steel Tor bridge spans over the ohio
River AT Louisville Is before the bridge
shops. The Baltimo. c and Ohio Railroad
Is stil I'm the market for number ot
bridges. which. H. Is estimated. VIII re-
quire 5000 tons OF structural steel
Ten additional building projects are
under way here. II IS expected that cpu-
tracts viii be closed in the next Few
days. Among the more important II a
store for Bloomingdale Bros. az Fifty-
ninth street calling for l.5o0 toms %
steel an office building for the General
/ Electric Illuminating Company on Pearl
apartments $50 tons: a loft building at
East sixteenth street and Union Suuurv,
500 tons. "a garage at West End avenue
the Cshuman stables at Ans terdam ave-
nue. and Lawrence street. 300 tons. The
order FOR $50 tons OF steel for the COM
structiou OF IA building az Rochester. The
New York Central has awarded a small
bridge contract calling for 200 tons 81
steel 20 Lewis =. shoemaker q Co.
The railroad companies have placed
some liberal contracts for track supplies
following the larger Oroers Tor rails. and
several large contracts are stu pending.
, ordered hy railroad in the Nort Invest
The significant feature OF this is that
iron has been specified because OF me
I high prices preNaillng ana IN" dltiicul-
~ Of securing deliveries ON steel tie
Plates. The -. Louis and san Francisco
/ Railroad is In the market for 100000 lie
! plates. Another contract for 10000 lie
! plates comes from road on the lakes. \
, traction line al Cleveland has ordered
800 tons Of light rails and 10000 tie
plates from the Carnegie steel Conn tuN.
Al ST. Louis there is an inquiry iu tic
b market for 5000 tons OF standard section
. rails. making a total OF about 10000 tons
D Of domestic roads sim under uegotta-
I tlou. The Edgar Thomson rail mills of
] the Carnegie steel Company have caIac.-
IS sold up TO october The demand for
3 liEht rails continues very active.