The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-24
STEEL TRADE Is
MUCH AFFECTED
PITTSBURGH AND WHEELING DIS
TRIcrs NOT so HARD HIT AS
SOME OTHERS.
Serious Interruption at Youngstown
Little Interference With Out
bound Shtpm onts-

Special Dispatch To Tho Intelligence
PITTSBURGH, July 2i--piSorEan!z'd
transportation resulting from IN" r"li'
way shipments strike Is mcnaCins IN"
steel industry and has already resulted
IN the banking OF four blast furnaces
IN the Mahoning valley. The Rcruh-
lie Iron and steel Company has been
compelled TO suspend its Rcssemcr dc
partmcnt. which had been In operation
only since July 8. II has also reduc-
Cd the number Of It's active tune mills
from six to five. Other companies
likewise, are curtaillng The Ericr Nh
steel company has banked oaN nr its
three active blast furnaces. while IN"
SOO-ton stack Of the Trumhull-Nlttts
Furnace company at Warren. q" Is
down.
Mills in the Pittsburgh and Wheel
ing districts seem TO he unaft"Cted,
so far. and are reported to have ~
10 so days supplies Of coal on hand.
These operators have the advantage
or the Nonongahcla and Ohio rivers
for bringing in coal from the non-Hn-
ION fields. which makes them tndepend-
ert Of the railroads.
T-nless the situation improves IN
Youngstown. other and more serl"ms
eusnensIons are predicted. MeSnwh'i"
NahoninE Valley interests are making
every effort 70 maintain production.
o,d sre resortirg to ~" use or fuel
OIL tar and gas wher""vHr p"ss'n'".
Substantial shipments of%fu"l on are
coming through. Tho sheet ana lune
comrnnv IS using fuel oil altogether
IN It's omen hearth furnaces
cuts Coal Shipments
Arrnrcutly. the principal dit'"u',!
Sas como through IN" inah'H'N OF 'o",'N
tanning tho mines IN West N"Eth'a
arl Kentucky 10 resist mo s'T'H"' He-
fore The shopmen walked OUT SUI" wv
no,i,V carriers had heen operating
considerable In excess OF Cap"C'H. "
o,msn NJ the larger coal shipments I"
tho Industrial sections from southern
mines. uo
c,,.,d th.m unable to NEE, the STRAIN
- IN. situatiOn. In consequences '"t'
has been serious interruption TO IN
hound coal shipments In the louhgs'
town territory, the stoppaGe coming a.
most overnight Some coal - NOV
;,g ,nto the district. but on q mucn
smaller scale. and MahcninG Valley w
dcpcndcrts are depending on TINS NOV
ment and reserve supplies to maintain
current operations. ,
There has been comparatively HVi'
Interference with outbound shipmeh'S
~ steel while the ore movement IRON
lake docks TO Inland furnaces mas NOV
been largely affected
In view OF the stonpage Of coal ship
rents from southern fields, independ'
ents are preparing 10 operate their
pennsylvania mining properties on
larger scale, Valley interests owning
extensive coal mines in Pennsylvania
ara the Sheet 4 Tube Co. Brlor HI"
90 Republic and Trumbull companies
Almost at Capacity.
A, opposcd TO the Youngstown situa'
ton the reports from the SheRngo
Valley are most optimistic. and lnd''
cate that mills CT the United States
Steel corporation in Farrell are operS''
!nK at nearly one hundred per cent
capacity despite the coal ana railroad
strikes. The sheet and t!nplRto works
Of the American Sheet & TinplRIe com
pany are operating mt full capacity
The Carnegie Steel company is operat'
INK at capacity with the exception OF
two open hearth furnaces and the sk"lI
mill Shortage Of steel IL the reason
given for tho ldleness Of the skelp
mill. The Farrell works OF tho Amerl'
can Steel & Wire company IS running
a, normal capacity.
Meanwhile lneTe 1e I4kl4e 'NhNA "NNi"'
in business, although buyers are OF
course hesitant in View OF the uncer'
,ainties surrounding production. Max
ers likewise decline to commit them
selves with respect TO deliveries,
Transportation IN large Industry
IS Of prime Importance" states V. w
Delaney superintendent OF Transported
ton for the Youngstown Sheet Il Tube
company. Our plant has handled a
maximum Of $4,000 cars In one month
10 and from railroads. averaging better
that thousand a day. Every car
averages five separate moves from Its
arrival TO departure from our tracks
making a grand total OF approxima telY
5000 car movements Fer day and
nccessitating almost Clock-work to
avoid delays to some departments OF
group OF workmen.
The freight tonnage required TO be
handled In the normal operation OF our
plans amounts to more than 100000
tons OF inbound freight. 100000 tons
Of outbound and 1000. 900 tons OF intro
mill between departments. making a
total OF moro than 100000 tons OF
freight to be handled on our tracks
per year This included 10000 cars Of
ore dumped through our car bumper"