Salt Lake Telegram | 1951-03-01 | Page 8 | Huge U. S. Steel Plant Started

Huge Vi Uca Steel pan MORRISVILLE Pa Pa March 1 UP PI The president of States Stales Corp turned the first earth here Thurs Thursday ay for or a 10 steel mill null which he said has international national significance Benjamin F F. Fairless wielded the spade to start construction of the works which will bear his name Never before in this country even eyen under pressure of two world wars Fairless told officials at attending attending at- at tending the ceremony has a n steel pl plant nt the size of this one been built at one time When completed the Fairless works will have capacity for I ingot tons of steel annU an an- nU lly It Jt will will occupy a a acre tract of farm arm land along th the Delaware river Produced In 76 6 U. U s S S. S Steels Steel's president noted that this area produced iron and steel for the weapons with which Continental armies in the Revolution Revolution Revolution tion established the thc United States as free and independent And he hailed as not only fitting fitting fit fit- ting ling but indeed significant that the iron and steel industry should i f I return today to its historic home at a time lime when our liberties are again threatened Fairless said wid that Today we weare weare weare are setting in motion molion two great streams of inter continental trade that will greatly benefit benent both North and South America Pointing out that millions of dollars dollars dollars dol dol- lars already arc are being spent to develop clop vast iron ore deposits in Venezuela he said that in the years year ahead millions of or tons of iron ore will come out of Venezuela Venezuela Venezuela Vene Vene- zuela to charge e the furnaces that we are building here Actually T Two o Plants The Fairless works actually willbe will willbe willbe be two plants Each operated operate by bya a separate subsidiary of U U. S Steel Corp For the integrated steel making facilities to be he operated operated operated op op- by United States Steel Co the National Security Resources Resource I board has issued amortization certificates totaling S permitting rapid tax National Tube Co another subsidiary subsidiary subsidiary sub sub- has hn- obtained certificates for covering its adjoining adjoining adjoining ad ad- joining joining- facilities for producing standard pipe I RI Right ht now the hu huge c plant site situated along the Delaware river opposite Trenton N. N J J. has a ghost town appearance lIance Quonset huts used by engineers workmen dot surveyors nn and other countryside Farmhouses Farmhouses Farmhouses Farm Farm- the rolling houses arc are unoccupied stripped of Some arc are arcon furniture and equipment on logs waiting wailing to be rolled away to new locations The huge tract purchased piece- piece ceal from farmers in this sma small smal I Bucks county community miles along the river front tUna 1