Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-08-30 | Page 10 | Ford to Build Steel Mills

FORD FOR FORD TO BUILD 4 STEEL MILLS Program to to Give Company Independent Supply y of Metal DETROIT Aug 30 P iP-A iP A expansion program Intended to give the Ford Motor company an independent independent in in- dependent supply of the 36 different kinds o of oC steel it requires was under underway way tod today Y at the company's Dearborn Dearborn Dearborn Dear Dear- born plant Construction of two new steel mills has been started and initial orders have been placed for equipment that practically will double the present II power facilities The work is expected ex ex- petted to to- require about eight months With the mills in operation theFord theFord the theFord Ford company can produce 1500 tons of oC finished steel a day an announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment said today increasing the steel production of the Detroit area by approximately approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately 25 per cent That capacity capacity capacity ca ca- ca- ca the an announcement said will enable the company to turn out automobiles dail daily without buying any my steel in the market The company believes it will be the only private manufacturer in the world in th that t position The buildings alone arc are expected to cost Special machinery and equipment for steel construction will cost including a inch 54 blooming mill reheating furnaces roughing mills hot finishing mills milIs cold mills feet of continuous pickling t tanks and annealing fur fur- naces I The c cost st of the new neY over ower develop develop- I ment is is estimated at more than 6 6 The steel plants today's announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment said will give employment to additional men men