laws of Pennsylvania in August, 1914, with an authorized
capital stock of $2.000,000.

FIRTH-STERLING STEEL COMPANY

The Firth-Sterling Steel Company is affiliated with
the famous old steel makers, Messrs. Thomas Firth & Sons,
Limited, of Sheffield, England, who have been producing
high-grade tool and die steels for the past 80 years. The
Firth-Sterling mill is perhaps the only one in America with
a, Sheffield connection, given over exclusively to the making
 of fine steels. High quality, not tonnage, has been
the policy of the management, and the growth of the Company
 is best indicated by the increased number of skilled
men employed, rather than by tonnage figures. When
the Firths joined the Pittsburgh interests in the old Sterling
 Steel Company, 23 years ago, there were 50 names on
the payroll; they now employ 750 skilled workmen. Blue
Chip, High Speed and other Firth-Sterling brands of tool
and die steel are used in the most progressive shops throughout
 the United States. The works are at McKeesport.
This Company was incorporated under the laws of Pennsylvania
 in July, 1889, and has a capital stock of $1,500,000.
FLANNERY BOLT COMPANY

The Flannery Bolt Company’s factory at Bridgeville,
Pa., is the largest plant in the United States devoted exclusively
 to the manufacture of flexible staybolts. It is
thoroughly equipped with automatic machinery, tools and
storage facilities, and well planned for systematic and
efficient production. The Company are the pioneers in
the introduction of flexible staybolts to locomotive boiler
practice, and manufacturers of the “Tate Flexible Staybolt”,
 which has been standardized on 959, of the railroads
 of the United States within the last fifteen years,
and is used in locomotive boilers by many railroads in
foreign countries. The Company is a very large consumer
of steel and staybolt irons. The general offices of the
Flannery Bolt Company are in the Vanadium Building,
Pittsburgh. This company was incorporated under the