The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-31
PR|OR|T|ES ARE
STEEL OBSTACLE
INDUSTRY GETS FIFTH PLACE
WHICH WILL AFFECT BusI-
NESS CONSIDERABLY IT
STRIKE GOES ON
Operations Conttne 70 Drop As Result
OF Coal and Rail condit.ons-Situ-
adon Moro Serious.

Special Dtspatch 70 The Intelligence
Pittsburgh. July 30. In addition 10 the
hindrances put upon the steel industry
Just when IL was about To rise, ny the
coal and the raIl-strikes. now comes the
dreaded priorities set up by the federal
government to regulate fuel supply
Steel men have ascertaired that tho
outline OF the system used during the
war will be set uP IN this situation
which means that the steel industry
comes NTH in order OF necessity. They
Feel rather respondent about IT, as ntth
place in this emergency does nat ho!c
out much hope 10 them. l: Is not only
that the priorities system anects the
supply Of coal allocated 70 the steel In
dustry. but that II also very seriously
affects the supply OF cars for delivery
Of manufactured steel products-thus
the Industry suffers In two ways
The priorlties ruling DEGREES that all
opeu-top railroad cars shall be sent INTO
the coal trade. Open top equipment IS
far more extensively used in shipping
steel products than box cars. In tact
most products. such as pipe rods. bars
structural. hillets. blooms. inEots. plates
and dails can be shipped with conNen-
lcuce only in open cars.
Thus the steel industry Is vet more
nnelv ground between the millstones
and may be considered lucky IL II is not
absolutely reduced 20 nothing before the
struggles OF the mining and transporta-
ZION industries are ended. That Is the
feeling EXPRESSED by local steel men.
Operations Affected
officials Of the steel plants along tho
Monon Eohela Valley arc on their toes
10 prevent the exodus OF common Ia
eorers 10 the mines and TO other cities
where the men are offered more wages,
agencies had representatives visit towns
along the Mouongohela river and hired
lahorers by the hundreds 10 20 TO coal
mines and also to Michigan and Ohio 70
work in automobile and rubber rae
tories Hundreds Of men refuse 10 laoor
In the mills as they can get hiSher
wages by working for other concerns
As a result OF the scarcity or lahor 4
slow schedule is In operation in the
Homestead and nuquesne steel WORKS
OF the Carnegie Steel COMPANY
See Drastic curtatlments
Youngstown steel manufacturers pre-
dir drastic curtailments after August |
pnIes. the transportation and coal min
tpg difficulties are early adjusted. oper
sriouS are slowing up and executives
sav the situation Is growing more SER
IouS Fuel reserves are being exhaust
cd 1T,
Since the railway shopmen STiNs
started seven blast furnaces nave gone
nut in the Youngstown district. the aSS
70 suspsnd being the Janettc stacy OF
,bs Brisr Hill Steel Company. This
oo,,r,ry nov has but one OF It's three
blast furnaces active.
Little coal fs moving into the as
,rict and industrial consumers haNa
virtually ceased buying. Prices range
from s. to 50 a ton. For one hundred
carloads Of Southern coal district IN
,erest was recently asked S'.oO az tne
mine With freight charges added. inns
wouId have cost $ll.90 laid down at the
rom pauy'S yards. D..
The common quotation on gas coal IN
tsa pittsburgh district is SIS a ton SteeI
makers in Youngstown say there IS NJ
TIA use buying. however, as shipments
cannot get through.
II me YOUNGSTOWN district the Car
rsria Steel Company is in better shape
,hsn the independents. 1t ~ securing
coke from, Loraln In sufficient EeS
"a Keen I'VE OF six blast furnaces IN ltS
Ohio works group active. II Is op'
cra,Irr fourteen open-hearth furnaces
p.ss.E,nr aapartmeat. and bar rolling
cacac,ty at - to so per cent. the Stee
ra~,oratiop is reported 70 be shipping
sor1o coal from Alabama, but - encoun
tcripg difficulty in transportation
Little New Business
-N 80 nrly sever out OF eiEhteer
hast furnaces in the Shenango 'aIIeN
+, hIast three Of the Carnegie AT Fair
ron and four Of the same company
New Castle.
\. some 80 the plants II is said tina
,be supply cf coal will not last mort
,har ton DAYS Tho Carnegie steel Com
NM. Which always has At least thirty
aav supply Of coal on hand can oper
ntA only TWO weeks ON the present StoCN