The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-03
PLEDGE Of THE STEEL
MASTERS WARS MOST
MOMENTOUS MOVE.

Special pitspa;ch 10 The lrtr!iil;"ncrr.
NEW YORK. May THE Iron Ago
Will say iniay: The plrdG" Of All tic
leading steel manufacturers "f the
country given al Sew York last week
10 tn" dirrriUr OF steel purchases. /"
operate "n government order I" 'nH
exclusion Of commercial business - M.
most mrm"ntuuS Development: ii The
war ~ affecting IN" industry. ~ WITH
price fixing. tn" ar:iun is in The form
Of agreement. h;i; lack VI il ~ Il de-
gree ~ 1rcSsrir" that has ma, appeared
previously in any a.! the governments
dealing with the steel trade. The war
Industries board. hh"inG tolerated i"r
som" tim" opposing opinions IN Inc
Iur~: ion whether Their: has been II
scarcity &c pilates AMI some otiirr forms
Of steel nr,al"G 10y tn" government. has
nnw asked !ur ::r mr;u"l demonstration
by tn" Concentration >! bias! furnaces.
steel works and railing mills upon var
work. Tn" Washington vi"N * mat
:hc a:rnun: -. %i""i hat mus. l. d.
liv"rrG IN ;i". next few months To- TIL"
government. its allies and 10 al hn-
Incsfic induStr Engaged oil war and
Conirihutury WORK has been und"r"Stt-
mated in the Industry. I'll. Industry
quickly agrees !" = 100 p"r ~. up-
Grafton rs the only ronvincin" answer.
Tie cetimat" "c tho war Industries
board ihai recent mill d. Mvrr:.:' on
government Grdcr$ nave been Mt the
rate "f -. 6@n. hIG tons year. or close 20
81 pr ,"rt OF production. includes ~
war wnrE I'LL rl.lrnah requirements aud
thos. for agricultural implements.
mines. oil wells and every other essen
tia! op"rali"n This broad construction
makes tn" n"w policy less drastic Than
some sensational statements har" :ndl-
ra.ei No closing down "f meta! work
ing plants has resulted n% 80. hut IL Is
in"viiahi. that St"pphg"S i'll r"'t-'SS"h-
tInl lines will come soon. .Ir,her$ hay" |
FAIR shipments from SOM" finishing
mills in April and heir stocks will help
10 n".tpon" shutd"wns. Not only viii
plate output. which Is III" special object
IF government concern. b. kept - Tn"
high rat" uc April. hut pig iron and
steel from plants in other lines Will be
shipped Ia plat" mill operations :" swell
thTir OUTPUT Tho steel makers whose
products may H.: ut a given tim" lac
lnn per cent Tor thu government VIII
No; l.. allowed in turn I" r"!nTH"Tria!
Lusi1rS% There - the opinion among
nrolu..rr. ,liat :. 80 Jay c"n"cn' ration ,
IN .,nyrrnmrnt orders Will inaE" Il pos !
sihl,. t., resume x. neral business Ia an
extent Tn. War industries board docs :
no: encourage tha: view. even 'n;lnlt'- :
ing ,ha: $ilfn nlrr operations mus pro- ::
yil.. against the chances alr"aoy l'"m-
;nr Nv If :, fuel and car shortage mex;
winter The cars already TITrn "Gt n g
Washington or offered /" IA" builders |!
ON thr basis ~! per cont pr"fi Foot M |!
81 nm ,D % 1nn and tho fail ludnhe IL /
tn. original program will b. allotted. I
I'M, ear ,.umpnri,'.; lr" not "lthuS!aS;.' !.
over The. bargain. driven h!' 10 govern :.
mcut. !
*, the raj" - which rail mills nave .
bcrn abb, - deliver rails ;iI"% are fully !.
booked for all nf 1919. nnl: trunk lines !
carving higl-spr"d trains nre likely !
to get thu up"n-h"artn product Isasl- 3
ROAD hrids" constructor on Il larG" $r;ti" .
~ lunkcd for. mt least the world from ;
Washington is that structural steel r. +
cuircmrn,s will h. heavy and fahTici- .
Inrs brlirr" that wartime railroad "r- .
.r:tinns does moi confirm Ia slowing up .
rur every bridge nr changing lnc"mn- .
tiyrs where structures cann0; bear tn"
weight.
Ilouc with IN. concentration on gov
erunrDL work IN finished lines is i lik" ,
NOVA IN mig. iroH. Production Keeps |
,h,.,I az shiunrn;S and stocks still in !
.-.,s. In some districts SIS per cent
uf the movement, Is on government &C
count and his Promises to hc Increased.