▁concrete ▁canal ▁and ▁a ▁collect ing ▁pool . ▁The ▁two ▁steam ▁p umps ▁provided ▁water ▁flow ▁of ▁up ▁two ▁ 2 4 0 ▁m 3 ▁per ▁hour ▁at ▁a ▁pressure ▁of ▁two ▁at m . ▁A ▁unit ▁for ▁casting ▁pieces ▁for ▁heavy ▁mach in ery ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ; ▁this ▁was ▁extended ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁by ▁adding ▁a ▁room ▁for ▁manufact uring ▁commercial ▁products . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁the ▁factory ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁the ▁Budapest - based ▁R im am ur ány – S alg ó tar ján ▁Iron ▁Works , ▁which ▁remained ▁the ▁owner ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁furn aces ▁stopped ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁six teen ▁years , ▁a ▁main ▁reason ▁being ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁co ke ▁and ▁coal . ▁In ▁turn , ▁these ▁fu els ▁were ▁scar ce ▁because ▁of ▁difficulties ▁in ▁transport ing ▁along ▁the ▁rail ways ▁from ▁the ▁coal - produ cing ▁J iu ▁Valley . ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 1 1 6 ▁employees ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁ ▁Inter war ▁period ▁With ▁the ▁fuel ▁short age ▁at ▁hand , ▁production ▁was ▁slow ▁and ▁in efficient ▁between ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁several ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁union ▁of ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁with ▁Roman ia , ▁the ▁works ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁rest ruct uring ▁that ▁gave ▁them ▁a