The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-05
MORE OPEN FURNACES
TO MEET STEEL NEED
New Plants Will Add t.3OO.-
600 Tons to This Coun-
try's output.

Slcrlrau steel companies are making
strenuous Efforts To meet the enormous
demand for steel PRODUCTS coming from
consumers all over the world. To thai
end open hearth steel plants with a rated
cdpacity of approximately $500, oO0 tons
have been projected and work is now IN
progress. Iudcr ordinary conditions II
would require at least 81 year to complete
;hesc plants. consequently no important
Increase in output Or crude steel can he
expected until 1917. However. Il the
same methods are uscd IN building steel
furnaces ~ were exercised ~ the CON
struction OF the great Duuora sncltcr by
the American steel and Wire Company
last year some 81 the op,u hearth plants
may bc casting lugcts IN IN" fan or pos
S,hly boz the umIuc months. II Will h"
recalled that the building Of the Donora
'r.tut was practically completed ~ three
months 10y concentrating effort and work
.uE me NIGHT ami day. Under ordinary
conditions u would NAVE required AZ
least eight months to complete the zinc
>mel'cr
The incentive TO complete the steel
works now rs almost as great AZ was tho
desire to finish the pouora sm"ltcr from
the standpoint of profit. The United
! states steel Corporation to-day has
lci.hiecn open hearth plants. with the
rated capacity of 1850, GOO tons annually,
under construction. when completed
treSc plants Will contribute crude steel
20 the corporation 1T tho rate ~ $3.50
I'uus T-- d,v and hN tho end of 1915 the
corporation VII 10 able 20 produc" =
.Ntilc IN excess ~ 80. 600 tons of 'ngots
per dag, estimating s'N DAYS TO the week.
srsI. .,-F.,..,1.,. sFa.' nps1t4yHTG have
pl,ns FOR present and irrespective hulrl-
ing ~ sovcuty-'lree open hc1l'N steel
lpItutS With . daily rated capacity q li'le
n cNcoSs or 900 tons. equivalent Ia q
lGttlo NOR" than 200. moo tons annually.
I, IFS estimated that ~ the end Of 1915
the independent s'col companies were
r~odu, Iugp's az tho rttc uf 50. GOO
.lus daily. u is thus indicated that hv
tlc end of 1915 tho independents viii he
In q position to produce steel AT the rate
los 67.S0p tons per day. For several wears
tho ir lercud.ut companies wave been
i~'ctd " gaining upon tho S'ccl Corpora
li,,u II tire Incentive for building new
lrlnnts continues another Noor tho 'ngo'
|ou'uut OF ~" steel Corporation VIII he
~ coded slt"htly 10y Ne oomr"tt tors.
I'm 1918 went, opcn hearth fur,
ulr,s. with q rated annual capacity "i
.iuu. onu tons 81 stoci iuguts, We're CON
-tructcl VI tho beginning OF 1915
fortv-two plants with a rated yearly
,tpacity OF 600 tons We're projected
>, II - Indicated that new furnaces
with a capacity OF 24I 600 tons annually
or about 1000 tons a day. will he In
commission IN TN" noNt month or so.
The Southern rtr'Hc Railway has
placed A coutrac, for twenty locomotive
with tho american Locomotive Com
p.uy. The same shops have also re-,
reivcd miscellaneous orders for three en-
r.uos. vc,uding two consolidated, ror ti'
Mineral Range Railroad aud one s>
wheel engine FOR IN" vera" lu,N"
smcItcr. The Ecsecmrr and Lake Erie
Hulruad is on the point Of closing q
contract for twenty locomotives
Tho baltimore and ohio Railroad IS
,t,' In tho market Tor 1000 hopper cars
nd ,oo refrigerator cars. The Contra
Railroad ~ Georgia has placed an order
f.. nrty steel car underframes with th'
Rs,,rulorf AN'e Company. The Illinois
,'cu,ral has fnallr issued specification,
for I 500 freight cars and nfty-hre pas
.,urcr cars Il ie estimated that the
contract price fnr this equipment vii
10 about g.. 900 oN. Tho specification
cali f,r 500 hopper cars, to0 Hart con
>rr'.hlc cars. 3"o gondnlas and 500 stocl
cars. Passenger cpuipmcnt includes
rorty-hNc an steel coaches and ten al
steel dining cars.
Tho Union Pacific Railroad j. taking
hrls ON five combination passenger au'
baggage cars. aud tn" Union Railways
Of Havana be- about 20 place an order
for two motor cdr-. Tia" c'ghtN-toI'
small locomotives to he built by the
baldwin Locomotive Works for thu
French GoNcrnmcut were reported placed
the latter part Of last year The i,liuoi'
Central is etill taking bids IN twent,
passenger type locomotives.
Tho principal new structural inauir,
that came into the market yesterday /,
for 3,5O0 tons Of steel shapes required
IN the construction Of a pier at thu
foot of West Forty.sixth street. New
York city. The Baldwin Locomotiv,
D company has put out another inQuir,
!. for plant extension at t,ddNstone callini
p for 500 tons OF steel. Fabricatihg shops
have also received IN inquiry for 9O'
tons of steel to he used in the coustruc
/, ton ~ a garage At Springfield. Mas.
The Erie Railroad has called for bid
on u number of small bridges requirini
: 900 tons of structural steel. As alrcad,
I noted. the Baltimore aud Ohio ha
0 awarded another small bridge contract
: calling for 200 tons Of steel, TO tn,
American Fridge Company.
? punta Arenas, Chile. South America
y has asked American shops for bids OF
456 tons Of three, four aud eight mel
r east iron pip". Alternate tenders al
y bell and spigot and ON naug. pipe hay,
been submitted. The Standard cast Iroi
p Pipe Company has submitted the loves
\ teuIpr on ESQ ions of fDur IN twelve iu,l