The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-12
STEEL INDUSTRY IN
GOOD RESPONSE TO
WAR CALL FOR STEEL

Special Dispatch to The IntclliScuccr.
NEW YORK, July 1.-The Iron Age
will say: The steel Industry. helped ny
cool weather continues to make An I'M
expectedly good response 10 tho cali Tor
war steel At number of coke wurks
and steel mills employers kept al WORK
on July 4. in response 10 government
appeal Due to the good stocks OF 1lh-
ished steel, various manufacturing con-
Sumers had on hand and the efforts II
Washington tn prevent drastic curtali-
mentS shut downs for lack OF iron ana
steel have been rare IN metal working
lines. However. this week. like all nth-
ers, has brought fresh warnings or nm
pending restrictions.
Recently signs have increased OF
better morale at iron and steel WORKS.
the stimulus TO ship production. having
apparently worked back to raw material
sources The conferences of steel man
ufacturerS and the Special price iiNlns
committee at Washington. July 5,
brought disagreement on al the pro-
ducts considered. On rails the makers
themselves were ut odds. Tho So price
for open hearth rails, ut which some
sales have been made this year. was IA
rored by large interests. while others
held out for $50. Government repre-
sentatives proposed q figure much lower
than either The steel makers Will meet
agree among themselves.
Tho effort to fix wire rope prices Is
attended with much cost compiling. ne
navy department is now the sole OBJ
Stacle To agreement here. Further meet.
ing must be held also on high speed tool
steel. the views OF the manufacturers
and thu government representatives dl-
rerging widely. The federal trade conf
missions cost figures were not accept
able to the steel makers. The proposed
valley bastng for pig iron vas not CON
Sidered at the price conference and finds
little favor with the war industries
board. The coming plan is still aSitatcd
as is the protest of smaller pig iron
producers against holding their product
down after advancing Orc 43c-
The latest rulings Of the war indus
tr:es board point TO greater flcXibtltty in
steel shipments, but ordinary consumers
do not find that they make the getting
Of material any easier. Stress is put on
the aim of the board to permit deliveries
of pig iron and of finished products to
manufacturers Of tho preferred indus
tries at any time that such deliveries
will not interfere with the orders cover
cti by priority certificates. Steel manu-
facturcrS have some discretion in giving
steel TO customers on tn" preference" list
but buyers who represent ncn-"s$"nrial
lines, those covered by 4 newly crea:cd
class d. Will only set material after tho
steel manufacturer has applied for and
received permission from Washington.
Tho bar iron situation IS easier and
some mills can t;Lke commercial orders
1pr delivery in three /" four months.
The latest demand illustrative. OF the
continuing heavy needs OF our forces in
France is for early building Of 10000
OF the additional lot ot railroad cars re-
Gently scheduled AS part If the years
program. The large new locomotive
plant at Chicago for the Baldwin Loco
NrlfS 1,o TIL oh in = ltn
inquiry before fabricators for 10000
tn1fs Of material