The sun., 1918-07-25
LISTING BIG PLANTS
FOR WAR PURPOSES
Government Taking Census of
Industries Capable of
Serving Country.
PLACE FOR w. F. MORGAN
Appointed Industrial Director
of New York District
steel Meeting To-day.

A canvass and tabulation OF indus
tries throughout the country from the
standpoint of their ability to serve the
country has been inaugurated under the
direction OF the War Industries Board.
according to an announcement yester-
day by the weekly iron and steel re-
views William Fellowes Morgan has
been appointed regional industrial d.
rector of the manufacturing district
having New York as its focus. Mr..
Morgan has appointed w. II. Taylor of
TAYLOR & Co. OF Brooklyn as temporary
chairman OF the gray iron castings COM
mittee and T Harvey Williams OF J. II.
williams & Co.. Brooklyn, as temporary
chairman of the forgings committee.
These committees will organize to-day
at meetings in the Woolworth Building
and other committees will be orranized
later to cover production facilities in
stampines. machinery and various kinds
Of machine products.
Another important feature OF the iron
and steel trade Is the meeting at WASH
!rgton to-day between a committee from
the American Iron and Steel Institute
and the price fixing committee OF the
War Industries Board. The trade ex-
pects that at this meeting the prices for
tIetl Tdlit Will ne uetlHltely HNeu, emu
ing controversy over price that has
been going on for some weeks. The
steel and iron trade reviews lay en-
rhasis on the probability OF further re-
strictons OF production for non-essential
industries and of further increases in
Government requirements for steel.
steel Industry Calm.
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Injured to the shocks OF war, through
sixteen months experience, the iron and
steel industry has failed to become ex-
cited over the developments OF the past
week. during which the wrench was
again applied to the bolts that are
clamping the lid on the activities OF nom
essential consumers OF both raw and
finished steel. Although the keen edge
OF the War Industries Boards original
announcement that the Government will
need eo.000.000 tons of steel vet this
year has been dulled by subsequent de-
veopments. the tendency of the situa-
ton clearly IS toward further and further
restriction of blast furnace and steel
works output to definite war essentials.
Manufacturers OF passenger automobiles
have been requested to curtail their out
put 10 IS per cent Of their 1917 produc-
lien. General consumers Of pig iron are
finding that the virtual elimination of
prtorities does not mean a free for all
market Foundrymen are turning more
and more TO scrap as a substitute for
pig iron. with the result that the cast
scrap market in all centres Is subject to
great pressure and dealers yards. in
many districts, have bsen swept almost
bare OF supplies. Pig iron allotments
grow apace with the expanding war ac-
tivities, and many heavy tonnages are
now awaiting placement. Selling of pig
iron for 1919 shipment continues.
The Bethlehem Steel Company has
decided to go ahead with the execution
Of huge improvement programme for
completing and rounding out its plant
a. Sparrows Point. Md. The Bethlehem
Shipbuilding Corporation has let preIimi-
nary contracts for equipment to be IN
stalled at the ten ways ship yard which
i is to build at Alameda. Cal. at the
request OF the Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton. The Bethlehem Shipbuildlng Cor
poratIon also has !e: a contract for the
construction OF three additional ship
ways at its ship yards at Sparrow's
Point
Although steel mills were requested
~ the Government some time ago 10
make efforts to accumulate a reserve
supply Of coal. II has been only In the
last few weeks that shipments have
come through in sufficient volume 10
enable them to pile up supplies for next
winter. Some mills already have re-
serves equi .alent to a months consump-
ton
Future U 8. Requirements.
More impressively than in any pre-
v!ous week. says the Iron Age, the
Government has put before the steel
producers the demands II will make upon
the country's capacity in the next six
months. and the still greater needs Of
1919. It is now realized that the ship
programme lie to be increased next year
beyond anything yet believed that rail-
road purchases must far exceed those
Tor 1918 after years OF starvation buy
ing and that she'll steel must be fur
nished ct 5000. 900 ton rate More
over, the strain great crops have al
ways put upon iron and steel capacity
10 also to be reckoned with now.
In It's third warning to consumers
~ steel within three months the War
industries Board put the needs of the
second half OF the year for war and
essential industries at 100000 tons
o. finished steel products. or $500, 900
tons more than the expected output. A
sHa'p 'ndlenEe or ire EH,UUO,hUU ton es-
innate came from automobile interests
accompanied by call for a definite as
slrance as 10 steel supply, even on a re-
Guced scale, No assurance has been
given, nor can II be given, the most GER
'a'n thing in the prospect being that the
use ~ steel for war purposes will in
crease, while production Is less likely 10
mcrease The week has brought a re-
m!nder that summer heat will yet be a