Awarded to Three Concerns for the Coast Fortification Guns.
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The Ordnance Bureau of the War Department to-day awarded contracts for a large number of steel armor piercing and deck piercing projectiles for the coast fortification guns. There were several bidders, but instead of giving the contract to one concern the bureau divided the contract so that supplies will be coming from several quarters at the same time. Source : query.nytimes.com |