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.