by buildings. The annual capacity of this plant is 24,000 freight cars, 400 passenger cars, 12,000 tons of rivets, 2,500 tons of car springs, 50,000 tons of car repair parts, 125,000 cast iron car wheels, 15,000 tons of malleable castings, 6,000 tons of steel castings, and 2,500 tons of grey iron castings. The Pittsburgh plants consume approximately 350,000 tons of steel and 50,000 tons of pig iron per year. The employees number from 4,000 to 5,500 and the pay- roll of these plants is about $8,000,000 per year. The Company was incorporated under the laws of New Jersey on January 12, 1899. REPUBLIC IRON & STEEL COMPANY While most of its plants are located outside the Pitts- burgh district, the Republic Iron & Steel Company may be mentioned since it has blast furnaces at New Castle and at Sharon, Pa. Its chief plants are at Youngstown, O., with blast furnaces, mills, bolt works, coal mines, ore mines and limestone properties in several States. It employs about 15,000 men, and its gross volume of business in 1918 was $75,224,110. The Company was incorporated in New Jersey on May 3, 1899, and has an authorized capital of $55,000,000. STANDARD STEEL CAR COMPANY The Standard Steel Car Co. was incorporated in 1902, under the laws of Pennsylvania, and has an authorized capital of $5,000,000, of which $4,000,000 is outstanding. The Company’s plants are located at Butler and New Castle, Pa., and Hammond, Ind., and are equipped for the manufacture of steel and composite (steel and wood) cars, and automobiles. The Company controls the Middle- town Car Company, and the Baltimore Car & Foundry Company.