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Show BLAST FURNACES Plants, Long Idle, Are Being Repaired and Put Into Operation in Pennsylvania. Penn-sylvania. 1 Sharon. Pa.. Aug. 14. Activity, such as this region has not known In seven years, is shown by blast furnace fur-nace interests, due to the increasing demand for pig iron. The statement state-ment was made today that furnaces, which long have remained idle, would be placed In operation before October Octo-ber 1. Superintendent J. S. Robbius of the Claire furnacp, received orders to repair the plant without delay and President M. S Boyd of the Valley Mould and Iron company announced the Alice furnace would be placed In operation as soon as possible. Two blast furnaces at Middlesex are being repaired and the Hall furnace fur-nace of the Republic Iron and Steel company also Is being made ready for work, while an additional furnace of the Shenango Furnace "company, It is said, will he blown In next week. oo |