Show Canada Seeking Boost In Steel Production H By Frank Flaherty Chicago Daily Nc Notes News Service OTT OTTAWA A AV V A Canada Oct 29 29 Impelled by Washington requests to reduce its steel purchases from the United S States the Canadian government has requested its four major steel companies to submit proposals for increasing steel production production production pro pro- here by about a million tons This decision to prod Canadas Canada's steel industry into added output stems from the governments government's belief belie belief be be- lie lief that should Mould war come North American equipment would be unable to fill elementary civilian needs here in Canada after meeting armament requirements It is also based on the Ule belief that the peak demand for steel would not come until the second year of war var And since steel plants take a year car or two in the building Canadian Minister of Trade and Commerce C. C D D. D Howe feels that the time to start on more steel plants plant is now I During World War Var II Canadas Canada's capacity was about doubled The most optimistic postwar planners did not expect It Jt to be fully employed for long after the hostilities ended However the industry is now producing at the rate of of tons yearly with an additional being imported imported imported im im- ported from the U. U S S. S and and Cana Cana Canadian dian industry generally is still BUll short of steel The government consistently has maintained tight control on use of made Canadian-made steel but heretofore heretofore heretofore hereto hereto- fore has hM exerted no control over overuse overuse overuse use of imported steel Now however however how how- ever e with increasing scarcity of steel in the thc U S. S Canadas Canada's somewhat somewhat somewhat some some- what privileged position as a buyer Canada has haq been the only coun coun- try to which American steel could be exported without a permit permit permit-is is Jeopardized So Howe rather than see controls controls controls con con- applied to shipments to Canada Canada Canada Can Can- ada h has agreed to limit Canadian purchases from the U. U S S. S in the final quarter o of the current year to less lelis than tons too |