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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                            SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
 
                                Proxy Statement
 
       (Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
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                          STEEL OF WEST VIRGINIA, INC.
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                (Name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
                               CPT HOLDINGS, INC.
                              J&L STRUCTURAL, INC.
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                   (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement)
 
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An Important Message to SWVA Stockholders:

   Since 1993, SWVA's management has promised to enhance stockholder value 
through good performance and "modernization" programs.  Yet, the value of 
your SWVA stock has steadily declined.

                          SWVA Stock Price
                           3/97     6.5
                           3/96     9.5
                           3/95    11.625
                           3/94    12.375
                           3/93    15.75

The management of SWVA makes a lot of promises about the future, but we think 
what they have delivered is disappointment.  Their track record speaks for 
itself.
                                           
                              VOTE AGAINST MANAGEMENT'S
                PROPOSALS TO AMEND SWVA'S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
                                           
                          VOTE FOR THE RESOLUTION REQUESTING
                              THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
                                  NEGOTIATE WITH CPT
                                           
                                      IMPORTANT
                                           
   In order to vote for the CPT proposal, you must receive a copy of the CPT 
proxy material.  To do so, please please call D.F. King & Co., Inc. at 
1-800-735-3529 (toll free).
                                           

CPT and J&L are soliciting proxies in connection with SWVA's Annual Meeting of
Stockholders (a) in favor of the adoption of a non-binding resolution
requesting that SWVA's Board enter into good faith negotiations with qualified
bidders for SWVA, including CPT, in an effort to negotiate the sale of SWVA and
(b) against the Board's proposals to amend SWVA's Certificate of Incorporation.
The participants in this solicitation may include Mentmore, CPT and J&L. As of
April 30, 1997, Mentmore and CPT are each record owners of 50 shares of SWVA
common stock. The directors and executive officers of Mentmore and CPT may be
deemed to beneficially own the shares of common stock owned by Mentmore and CPT.
Other than as set forth herein, as of April 30, 1997, neither J&L, nor any of
the directors and executive officers of Mentmore, CPT and J&L have any security
holdings in SWVA.

Mentmore, CPT and J&L and their respective directors and executive officers,
have an interest in the adoption by stockholders of the non-binding resolution
and the disapproval by stockholders of the SWVA Board's proposals to amend the
SWVA Certificate of Incorporation, due to the fact that CPT and J&L have
approached SWVA with a merger proposal and vote by the stockholders in this
manner may encourage SWVA's Board to entertain an offer from CPT and J&L. Except
as discolosed above, to the knowledge of CPT and J&L, none of Mentmore, CPT and
J&L and their respective directors and executive officers has any interest,
direct or indirect, by security holdings or otherwise in SWVA.