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Show RECALLS THE BIG JOHNSTOWN FLOOD Pittsburg. Pa, August 31. It developed de-veloped In sler-1 circles yesterday that finp of the Industries wiped out by the Johnstown flood of 1889 was to he resumed at once. The Intelligence Intelli-gence liamc about through the placing plac-ing of contract for the construction ot new mills on the site of thoe de-tioycd de-tioycd by the flood, u spot which s!nc has been about the only scar caused by the waters that Is visible. The property Is owned by the Cambria Cam-bria Iron Works, which will resume the manufacture of wire. Since the partial destruction of it plants, the company hn.n developed along the lines of heavier tonnage. By force of necessity to meet Increasing In-creasing demands for steel In other finished lines the company allowed the old wire mill to remain a memory mem-ory of the "days before the flood." |