The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-23
IRON REVIEW

NEW YORK Aug. 2".-'Fhe Iron Age
will say: The meeting or tho special
subcommittee Of stool manufacturers
with government representatives, Al
Washington on Thursday. August 80.
and tho calling of general meeting
OF steel manufacturers in New YORK
for the following "Wednesday, points TO
the taking Of new and important steps
to meet the demand for ships. mu-
nitions and railroad steel.
Coal and coke supply still limit pig
! iron and steel output. TIL" continu-
ence of an adequate labor supply UNI
der the new call for fighting mon is
serious problem. and even more grave
IS the situation caused ny tho SGT pur-
pose Of labor leaders to bring about
labor control OF the steel industry.
Washington is not 40 much concerned
about tho construction Of new iron ana
steel capacity. which would be from
twelve to eighteen months in the build
ing. as about getting tho full hghgting
effect OF existing plants. 1t Is "er-
tain. therefore. that in tho remainder
Of the year the changes In metal work
Ing industries due 10 concentration on
war work. will he moro marked than
in the past six months.
The situation as In coal and COX" and
! transportation does not measure up :"
tho enlarged requirements "f the war.
With an average nf San blast furnaces
GENERATING last month. tn" pig iron OUT
nut was TIC, 600 IONS per day. With an
average OF S35 furnaces operating IN
April May and June Of last year. which
was 20 less than July this y"ar. IN" piG
Iron output for thcs" thr"" months ais"
averaged III. 900 tons per day. Thus %
fore furnaces Rro now required 10 Keep
output up to the rat" nf last year. IN"
rlE iron shortage complained Of TOT
months grows more acute. hut tn" pro-
posal from Washington that tho few re-
manning cold furnaces he started up
will come to little. Operators Of SOM"
W The small furnaces now ll"wInGc.
particularly in the south. threaten 10
put them out if the pig iron prize" -
mot advanced by October. Fig iron AL
locations in the past week have noon
relatively small Pending demand m
clud.s n round lot wantrd for the first
ron nnn scmi-stecl shells I" b" mad" for
tho government.
The unusual pressure for production *
shown in tho placing with wire makers
Of n good percentage Of tho 3"-milomct"r
rounds wanted for shells to ~" shipped
this month 10 Francs. Putting TIE
lighter billet mills of these mills "n
nuni,ion steel will mean for time h"ln.
a very limited output Of wire. "a tn" rat"
for months has been oily about In RI
cent. Of normal.
For our forces in France Cocoon NOR"
care have been houEh,. in bridge and
huilding structural work JulY bookings
we're abou: 3cn.0h0 tons. or twice IN"
average OF the first six months rI the
wear. but fully two-thirds Of the amount
represents accumulationS ~ fahrica'"o
ship work which has not m""n "ni"r"h
stree August. 1917. an average IF 90"
,one Of finished lslc"l including snip
building, has boon done per rr'nih.
The D-4 priority rating f.: !"hherS
ruchases. with ten priorit"s anoad ri I,
makes for slow replacement IF IN"
monthly disbursements to- directly IS
scntial and preferential claSA'S OF WIT
work. An effort ls nov h"ing made !"
get higher priority position "h III"
grounds that otherwise III" "'n"rS"h'E
service rc rha dstributo: will t""m'
Machine tool dealers linc~l>" a'''
pressing for better rating Than three
fourths on their record in spelling snip
and munit!nn work.