to steel castings and forging ingots required in the con-
struction of locomotives for use on the American railways,
both in this country and in France, and for the vessels of
the United States Navy, Emergency Fleet, and other
government work. The company was incorporated in
Pennsylvania on April 27, 1899, and has an authorized
capital stock of $2,500,000.
WASHINGTON TIN PLATE COMPANY
The Washington Tin Plate Company’s mill is located
in Tylerdale, on the outskirts of Washington, Pa., and along
the lines of the P. C. C. & St. L. R. R. with switching con-
nections with the B. & O. R. R. The Mill is known as a
6 Mill Tin Plate Plant and is equipped with 6 Hot Mills, 6
Sheet and Pair Furnaces, 6 Cold Mills, 4 Annealing Fur-
naces, Pickling Apparatus and 11 Tinning Pots. The
product placed on the market for sale is known as Coke
Tin Plates, the mill having the capacity for a production
of 600,000 Base Boxes per annum. Before reaching the
stage of finished Coke Tin Plates, this product goes through
various operations, producing from the Sheet Bars which
are purchased, what is known as Hot Rolled Plates, Pickled
and Annealed Plates, and Finished Black Plates. Each of
these last three mentioned items is salable product, but
the Company endeavors to confine its sales to Coke Tin
Plates, which is the last stage of operation. The Company
was incorporated in Pennsylvania on August 7, 1907, and
has an authorized capital stock of $600.000.
WEIRTON STEEL COMPANY
The Weirton Steel Company’s works are at Weirton,
W. Va. Its approximate production annually of iron and
steel is as follows: Pig iron, 200,000 tons; Open Hearth
Steel, 400,000 tons; Tin Plate, 200,000 tons; Cold Rolled
Strip steel, 60,000 tons; Hot Rolled Strip steel, 120,000
tons. The Company was incorporated under the laws of