Show STEEL BUSINESS I I ON COAST GAINS SAN SAN FRANCISCO May fay 10 UP p- UP New orders for heavy steel are arc bringing ing considerably Increased business to producers and fabricators fabricators fabri fabri- in Pacific territory April orders went up about 93 83 per cent over March The Tho months month's tonnage In the four principal divisions for which records records records rec rec- are kept by Don Partridge associate editor of ot Steel aggregated aggregated gated tons compared with tons in March Tonnage Is a trifle trine ahead of at last Jast year for the first four months by b virtue of the tho heavier business done In the first two months this year Total construction steel tonna tonnage e ethis this year for tho first four months was 1101 7 compared with In the 1934 1931 period As last Jast year was the second best year in Pacific history current figures figures figures fig fig- ures Indicate a a. good year especially as it Is expected heavier orders will wil como come In later on when relief projects projects get into the expected tion The largest contract for bars went to tho the Ft Peck project The spillway construction job in Montana Montana Mon Mon- tana took tons making the bulk of ot the months month's business The new London Theater council council counell coun coun- cil ell which will deal with wages and conditions for actors has been In In- In td by by the tho Bri British sh ministry of labor |