Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-21
SCHWAB PLANS
GREATER STEELTON

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He is a quite capable manager, they
emphatically declared.
Relative to the physical condition
of the Steelton plant. both officials
declared with emphasis that it is
excellent. Everything is moving
along we'll at the plant. None of the
plants are in better physical shape
than is the one in Steelton.
Steclton's Reward
And the reward to Mr.. Robbins
and Steelton for the excellent con-
dition in which the tour of inspec-
ton revealed things to be. will come
in the shape of an extended plant
it was promised by Mr.. Schwab.
That an unusual period of pros
perity is due to follow in the steel
business was the emphatic decla-
ration of Mr.. Schwab and Mr.. Grace.
Already. they declared the steel
trade is beginning to pick up. al
though the trade is not what it had
been before the war. The agree
ment, Mr.. Grace interjected, of the
Federal Railroad administration on
the price of rails, will do much to
stabilize the steel trade and Will
hasten considerably the period OF
prosperity in the business which is
approaching.
Plan Big Plant
Mr.. Schwab and the party came
to Steelton to-day after visiting the
Sparrows Point plant yesterday. Fol-
lowing the tour of inspection there,
Mr.. Schwab announced that he
would spend between $4,000, 600
and S4O,OO0,000 in improvements at
the plant. This will be in addition to
the $50, 900, 600 improvements now
being completed.
New tin mills, new open hearth FUR
mace and the adding of ten ships to
the present ore feet of the corpora
ton are among the improvements
for which the appropriation will be
made. Mr.. Schwab said the Spar
rows Point plant will be made one OF
the largest in the world.
Mr.. Schwab and the entire party
started their tour of Inspection Oh
the local plant early this morning
and spent the greater part or the
morning there. They did not ar
rive at the Pennsylvania railroad un-
til about five minutes before leaving
time of the train to which Mr..
Schwab's special car, the Loretto,
was attached. The train. scheduled
to leave the station at 1870 p. m.
left several minutes late for New
York, to which place the Schwap
party is moving.
When encountered, both Mr..
Schwab and Mr.. Grace were found
seated on a Pennsylvania railroad
baggage truck. deeply absorbed in
reading newspapers while the car
Loretto was being shunted from one
track to that on which was standing
the train to which il was to be at
tached. The news of the early morn
ing edition of the Harrisburg Tele-
graph engaged Mr.. Schwab's atten-
ton while Mr.. Grace was rapidly
gathering in the information con-
tanned in a copy of the New York
Sun.
Both appeared to be altogether
oblivious to the fact that they were
on a mission which intimately con-
Germs all Harrisburg. Steelton and a
great portion of Central Pennsyl-
vania.
Have you any news of Hawker,"
queried Mr.. Schwab as soon as he
had related his plans for the extern
sion of Steelton. Poor fellow" he
commented when told that news to-
day was quite discouraging for
Hawker's safety.
A tribute to the announcement
given by the Harrisburg newspapers
to the Bethlehem Steel interests and
officials, was paid by both Mr..
Schwab and Mr.. Grace. you have
always treated us fairly and we ap-
preciate 1t, we assure YOU" they
flung out as they rose from the bag
gage truck to go to the private car.