The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-08
NOW DECLARED
STEEL MERGER
10 BE HELD. UP

NEW YORK Jan. There are rumors
IN the steel trude that the Interlake
~",,amshiP Company with its recent sc-
-ulsitl1G Is % become a part OF the pro-
au@ Eohs company. the cambria steel
,1ehan nd the -Lsckawauna steel
Vhpahy 80 confirmation of this report
az Se secured In laci. some OF the hiEh-
'st authorities IA the steel Industry saw
N,a ne p~ioposer merger Will not be con-
tame. F'
In the last three months the fifty lake
steamships that nave hanged hands in
'lurlns ali Of the carriers owned bV in
a~tpendent shipping interests. are esti-
M1teu 20 nave a caEaCity Of 1000. 900
tons FIFTEEN independent Interests
have disposed OF their ore carrying
i've boats purchased by Ogilvey. Norfon
a 90, ana capt ". g.. Richardson. These
80 80 ave Carrying capacity Of $4,000
II is said that lake shipvards b,v.
contracts FOR the building OF eight -
shils TO be delivered in Time 10 he mn
IN service during the 1915 ore season.
including seven boats of 1900 tons ca.
contract has also ben placed for one or
TWO ore boats Tor construction in 1917.
TIE pittsburgh Steamship COMPANY
the marine subsidiary OF the Tnifsd
SNil'S steel Corporation. in acquiring the
llMhoed llect OF six vessels from the
1'"!c Company has now a
il'tt OF c~ighty-One steamships. twentv-
one barges and four tugboats and scows.
q tutal OF 100 vessels. 4 year ago thfe
company was operating only Sevenfv-
Two steamships on the great lakes. nm
some years previous the fleet Include I"
many as liz vessels. included in tho
total OF cighty-one steamships today are
.nree vessels Of $4,000 tons burden now
suuer construction which Will be ready
Tor service during the 1916 ore season.
Great activity in lake s1ippinr Ia.
been noted several times recently. Two
weeks ago there were reports thft fliiv
iVo steamships operating on the great
three months. TO date. bo M tae d ,Ss'
iltty ships have been ~-ctually sold by
transaction is the purchase Of The Niiiechhtt
~ fleet OF thirteen ooas by Pickands.
SStH.,nSr ~ % OF Cleveland. as already
under the name OF the cleveland Stcam.
S.II S3mnahy, with q carrying capacity
A'svv'Vvy tons. ~ftckands. Mather K
aIt 'ne owners OF the Intsrlake
~Nlethshlp- tomrany. which now has a
Sapselty or 100000 tons carried by fif-
ore boat is now building for this line
NH a cap3cit% Of l20oo tons. Tho price
TO nave been a little more than $4,000 OO.
The United states is now IN. uarres,
PRODUCER OF electrical steel. t-hirfv-two
furnaces having been constructed during
t'lo mere are now sev~enty-three cleo
lIl'-u furnaces In the United states and
49,. Al Cahada. which Is AN increase OF
,N per cent. compared with the productive
,1fae4sy ~ the beginning OF 1915. =
ltHI uso Germany was IN advance OF The
NlIta states tu this line. 10 is este
mated That So3 electrical furnaces arc
now being operate throughout the
world Ayaer ago the number was pa
and IN 1910. when there were few fur,
naces In the United States. fhe WoriTs
~ was i"' .aFs'.y IN Germany.
The Delaware steel and Ordnance Com
with = capital stock or St0.O00-OO6 10
Sft.Ic p Prorerty Of the Diamond
lSs 80. Wilmington. Del.
mace located AZ Readh.-. Pa. FROM n n
HuaIhs ah1 associates. This blast. FUR
The Wilmington plant. which incindes
i've open hearth furnaces. IS bong re-
modelled ana Improved as rapidly a. pos
contracts for semi-finizhed etceI ,rd
steel rounds said 20 have been taken In
'he asst sixty days.
The Missouri. Kansas ana rex,. Pau
tons OF bridge work. divided amoDr ~
nlii'reut ftbricators. as Urcvlou-IV r"fNJ
la. placed q bridge contract calling Tor
nv IONS on steel with the American
bridge company. The clover Leaf Rail
zoo nS- inquiry In the market for 200
is luIuiring for approximately 1000 Tons
DI .L-,L i2r nrllEr spans. while several
noted. amounted 70 about 1000 tons.
The Cleveland ana Youngstown Rail.
H'' NA. Jus NNNfNIN ||NNNnn fLW "a
iIt!flt terminal which VIII require sew
eini thousand tons OF structural steel
lu' iuin1gp and Great Western v4r-
g'id pos recently Withdrawn its InqIiry
Int ''H box curs because ~ ffha TirI
prices for construcfIo- asked bv tho az
shops. one |tnuusauu -Hrs or the 10000
exported o. have hcen ordered bv tro
SIie.'Iri kansas and Texas vii d. buff
pany. ' o'"
one % the Buffalo furnaces that h-o
accumulated about 10000 toni. az a,r~,r
.atIFe iron on it, banks is now ehtnping
ms metal 30 tho rate Of about 10000
tons per month.
The sioss-SheffIcId steel ana rr,,
Lompany j. building another blast frr
mace a. sheffield. Ala. This will Wv.
the company three active furnace i'm nv.
northern part 81 ne state.
The United states steel oCrno-,tor
mas decided 90 increase the WAGE -
common labor about 10 ror cent frrr..
ln pay. IN other departments WIN.
equlianiy proportional AdfIsfmerf al
miners wages is also under consider