Evening star., 1952-10-01
Structural Steel Cuts
By DPA TO Limit
New Construction
By Froncis P. Douglas

Only a limited number of new
construction projects will be pos
sible under reduced structural
steel allotments by the Defense
Production Administration for the
first three months of 1858.
Definite allotments of structural
steel were announced by DPA to-
day. Ralph S. Trigg, DPA deputy
administrator, said the cuts in
quantities reflect the loss in steel
production resulting from the steel
strike.
The Defense Transport Admin
istration disclosed that the strike
cost the production of $4,000
freight cars and $40 locomotives.
, James <. Knudson, Defense
Transport Administrator, said that,
with materials allotted since the
strikes end and through the first
quarter of 1858. it should be pos
Sible to build $4,000 freight cars
and 2,660 locomotives.
If there had been no strike in
reference with structural steel
production, he said, the figures
would be $4,000 cars and 5000
locomotives.
Rail Equipment Cuts.
Steel allotments for railroad
equipment amounted to 1866
tons for the October-December
period of this year. This was cut
to 97.347 tons in the January
March quarter of next year.
Reduced allotmentS tor schools
still will permit most projects for
which applications for steel have
been received, according to the
Office of Education. But it added
that it may be impossible to meet
demands developing sitter school
officials measure the impact of
increased enrollments.
School enrollmentS increased byI
IL million this fall, in comparison
with last years.
The United States Public HEALTH
Service, claimant for controlled
materials for hospital construction,
said some projects may have to be i
deferred. 1t hopes, however, that
first quarter supplies will take
care of all construction under way
and urgent new projects.
The Housing and Home Financel
Agency said that reduced allot-
ments for dwelling construction
will mean some defermentS inI
building elevator apartments, butt
that construction of garden-typeI
apartments would not be much
affected. The reduction is of little
or no concern to builders Of in
diyidual homes.
AllotmentS of steel for schools,
cut from 40,946 tons in the third
quarter Of this year, to $4,000 tons
in the fourth quarter. are cut
again to $4,000 tons in the first
quarter of 1853.
Tonnage for Hospitals.
Steel for hospitals will amount
to 1880 tons in the first 1853
quarter. This compares with
24.800 tons in the third quarter of
this year and 1880 in the final
quarter.
In contrast with the general
scaling down in the apportion-
ment. amounts of steel for the
Atomic Energy Commission and
the Defense Department were in
creased.
Rejecting the Aces stepped-up
construction program, its allot-
ment for the first quarter of next
year was put at 87.629 tons. This
compares with 1881 tons for the
third quarter of this year. and
72,678 for the fourth quarter. The
Defense Departments increase is
less steep.
Reduced allotments for indus
trial expansion reflect increasing
completion OF projects in that pro-
gram. Allotment of 256.561 tons
was made for the third quarter of
this year. This was cut to 219,171
in the final quarter. and to 1877 .250
for the first 1853 quarter.
The supply for the fourth quar-
ter is put at 1.415.000 tons, with
the same figure given for the first
quarter Of next year. Fourth quar-
ter allotments and reserves, total
iinng 1.482.057 tons. are 104.7 per
cent of supply. First quarter al
lotments and reserves total 1,317,-
006 tons, or 93.1 per cent Of supply.