The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-02
EIGHT SHEET MILLS
GIVE EMPLOYMENT
TO 500 MORE men
Work to Be Started Immed-
lately On Erection Of Sheet
Department at Weirton-
Output Of 1000 Tons
Weekly Expected From the
New Unit by Officials Of
Plant.

Eight sheet mills involving an outlay
OF million and a half dollars will be
erected within the year by the Wierton
Steel company at its Wierton plant. ac-
cordinC 10 n. NJ. Weir. vice president OF
the company. who stated last night that
the contrSt already has been awarded
10 the McClintock Marshall company, Of
Pittsburgh.
Five hundred men will be afforded
employment by the new unit and It's
erection will mark the entrance Of the
Wierton plant into the sheet-making In
dustry of the world.
Present plans call for weekly ca.
pscity Of Loon. and il IS under stood that
ma ximum production will be essayed
when operations are begun.
The site chosen for the battery Of
furnaces and mills is opposite the strip
ping unit. now used as baseball
park.
In industrial circles here the an
nouncement is regarded with deep In
terest. and is taken as evidence OF the
increasing demand for sheet resulting.
the plant executives here say, from the
tremendous expansion OF the automo-
bile industry in the last few years
The output of the mills. Mr.. Weir
SAID, would De restricted u Dldth dHu
galvanized sheets and the new depart
ment will be conducted entirely separ.
ate from the tin unit Of the plant
Presages Otter Additions
The letting of the contract comes on
the heels Of ~ formal announcement
that the open-hearth department IS to
be enlarged by the addition OF three
more furnaces. and the statement that
by-product coke plant would be CON-
structed shortly.
The output OF the open hearth depart
ment now Is 700 tons daily. This figure
will BE raised 10 approximately l.U00
tons when tho new unit is INSTRUCTED
While no formal declaration was
made. it is generally believed that the
new sheet mills will obtain steel from
the proposed basic furnaces.
Taken altogether, IT Is generally -es,
earded that work will be started short
ly to construct the furnaces
A1.nost 5000 Employees.
The construction Of the battery OF
sheet mills will bring the number OF
hands employed by the Wierton COM
pany close to the 5000 mark. and II will
attracting 20 West Virginia Heads OF
other plants say. very desirable class
Of workmen for the making CT sheets
is considered in I'll. steal industry one
Of the branches which requires expert
workmen.
Industrial leaders also see in the
formal announcement reason - believe
that the so-called industrial slump 10
passing and II was openly declared last
night that the awarding Of the contract
will result in. al bringing back the con-
fidence Of many executives in the tri-
state district.
states importance Incrsasss.
Another view advanced by local men
last night was that West Virginia s I'M
portanse in the industrial will be great
~ enhanced by the making Wierton one
OF the sheet-producing centers Of United
States.
Huge Roof Tootage
According 10 the contract awarded the
Pittsburgh company the roof of the
proposed sheet mill unit will total no.
600 square feet. Sheet steel Is to be
used.
The construction OF the mills win
also entail building of more heating
furnices. and. according TO existing
plans each mill will have its individual
furnice.