New-York tribune., 1922-10-08
200, 900 Tons of produr,,
Piled Up at Mills -
Want of Transpor,a,;iovss ~
Facilities, 1t is Est;ms,.0oa. !.
See Possible Curtailm.a.
In Addition, River sb;.
rnents to South and w.,
Are Checked by Drous.'.. !.
speosos nfspasoh n ~,

tically every mill In the p,s., .Ae'
Wheeling. Youngstown and ss, Sa'as,
districts Is pillng It's prodn.,. .4aasa
ground for want of cars IN s ~, "a the
ship t. customers. A ronos waaeh b
Esof. the products thus aceumn, sss,raass
unable to move is given IN and
steel manufacturer az cioss ieaeng
tons and gtiii growing, w;th v 1VeJoo9
diate prospects OF rail- reli.s 40 inrrs.
embargoes piling up freight s4a q VIA "a
secs 1or movement at lster ~ -, "
wnich VIII continue ths strsls e gelled g
national rail transporssioa ,ga ~ Ms
the steel makers afs No. a,.;.s:n. ;sy:s'sn.
ihey an see the poss!bgi.y ss.ss'e 4
agar. forced to curtaiI m y,oas,.,...e egg
closing down furnaces md dDa sses BY
was done when the shoumsr;..' .'s %
was cutting off coal supplies ssss
In addition TO rail tr5usl., 4,
drought has dried up the rivsrs ~
extent that they are NOT nor " s ny
able for shipping steel prodnct,s ,assa.. II.
the South, Southwest and Wsst sso ~
unfinished status Of canaIizatfon ~ ~ -
Ohio is responsible for this corSi..s -
steel men say, and they combat ss.,
il Congress had kept its nraToi,. sS,h ~, !,
| 1910 to have the locks and dsns - y
pleted in June Of this wear tas ess.. ru..
Ohio would now be ayailahIs s'
trunk line freight highway betw.,s =
here and the South for ali corsmaG nssp
ties. '1Vs''
Blast Furnace Operations Gan
Blast furnace operation has ,ts.ia.
increased since the close Of tbs sbar.
mems strike, and is now at abous +,
per cent Of capacity as compared ssts
30 per cent six weeks ago. ''~
Twelve sheet mills In the Msba,,,.
Valley are idle this week. due Il .s'
cumulation of output, clogginr si,ls.
ways and shipping platforms. FolIsr.
ing a survey, H. D. Rhodehouse. tr.s.
manager Of the Youngstown Chambs-
OF Commerce, announced that mo,.
than 10000 tons Of steel products ,rs,. rs,.
piled at various plants. OF iii. .rs'
ume 10000 tons included commoS.
ties ordinarily requiring box cars &.
shipment, such as sheets, tinplats ~: ~
plates, wkile the balance vas produrt,
usually shipped in open top equipnsat
Shortage OF box cars is, Of cour,
due to their diversion to the wess 4,
the grain movement. Lack Of Sniff
ent open top equipment is attribute
to tbs heavy coal movement absars.
ing large numbers Of such ears ms
therefore preventing their use q,
industrial purposes.
Shortage of cars prevented u.
Struthers Furnace Co., mercha AMI 4.
terest located at New York. from ssar.
ing its Anna blast furnace at Strutn,u
Mahoning County, as scheduled d
October 3. The company hsd rss
arrangements for it's coke suppIv.
announced, but difficulties wars ss.
countered in moving the output to he
stack.
The transportation situation hBI
prevented movement of raw materials
to the steel plants in some instances
Though coal is moving freely from III
Pennsylvania field, all makers con.
plain that they are short on low ve,.
Tie supplies, which come from WiaiS
Virginia. Clogged condition Of skl
southern roads is largely responsible /
FOR such interruption. Other IN. h
dependents complain that shipments 0.
limestone have been held up and 10.
roads have been made into rssers
stocks.
Orders on independent books. Ii ths
main, are sufficient to occupy ths!r
capacity over the balance Of the year
including the carryover from the this!
quarter. Thomas J. Bray. president /. |
the Republic Iron & Steel compsuy
points out that for the last five yess
the steel industry has usually M
some. difficulties to overcome to mar
tain operations, and the current sitas
ton, therefore, does not present d
stacles which loom as out OF tie o.
dinary.
No Labor Shortage
Mr.. Bray states that reported lsba
shortage in some centere Is not %
parent in the Youngstown district by
explains that such condition misat
be created If operations wers 70 81.
pand TO 100 per cent within sacH
time. The Republic company ess
enough business on Its booh e opsi-
ate its plant at the current rase. ess
mated at rs to 80 per cent. over sh0
remaipder of the year.
j. g. Kennedy, chairman OF the soala
of directors of tho Brier Hill Ssesi
company announced that extenssols
involving outlay Of s6,oo0,OV WI ~
started this fall. The company W.
enter the pipe and strip steei tisia.a
President James A. Campbei. q =
Youngstown Sheet and Tune geafs
states that it is not contempissss 4.
merger with any other inferesss ~.
nying reports that negotiasiols -.
been renewed with the lnianu ,..ss ss
Company, Chicago. 1t IS conssk O., s.s.k.
likely that Sheet and Tube MA "a A.
lish manufacturing connecsion. 1.,s. < i,
Chicago district for the proouussssr ~ ~,
pipe. Merger negotiations ~ ,,s L 5
year disclosed the fact that p'sas;a s.s;asi
the Chicago territory enjoy IN IA
advantage in shipping pipe = &,
Southwest, especially as compales s,sis M +
the Mahoning Valley. On some sr k.s 4
of pipe this ditferential IN ssg
Chicago amounts to as much e &
ton. s,..t sti +
Tube has informally considsrsa ps 4
chase of the properties at Chiesks
the Steel and Tube Company g 90 ~ y
lea and that representatives ns..spys
Gently inspected the Chicago c01as1
holdings. -, crils!
Eight steel mills, involving " var wSs,
of $1,000 900, will be erected 3 Wsir
ton. w. Va, within year by ~ g 3 Il T
ton Steel Company, according 'sd ar,d
nouncement by D. Nj. Wetr, yas.ss w III /
dent of the company. Tne sMissyshtl +
been awarded the McCiintac-mha,,eh ah,,,eh
Construction Company o. fis.si;sss fiss;ssssA /
Steel production will be consaraasd cIaasr 81
increased in the Shenango saaAT ATssad |
trict by the resumption Of the ss,s.,sss ssas /
works Of the Carnegie steer .vSt shTouSt
The plant was forced TO eloss ia 4 fuf. +
nases' 1ae s'aSsiy sWaye . opsn-hsarth fanssss 81
tie bar and blooming mills hsxs Is, ssl 81
ed employment to approxlnaa..ss,,s 81 pIsss
men. Resumption Of the earnsssa 'ss & ii
will also put the Farrell uoIss 4
American Steel and Wire plshs
normal capacity again. "a lcy 1 /
~ cfenJ Ia EH6 ca 40es5 f,>stSI