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V o lu m e 108—N o. 2
J a n u a r y 13, 1941
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H IG H L IG H T IN G
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W h at Industrial A m erica I h in k s about D efense, N ational P o licies.........
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Scrap Industry, D elense O fficials W o rk in g T o w a rd Price L im itation . . . . 18
Defense Com m ission E xpert T o Survey Steel Industry's Expansion N eeds 20
Steelw orks O perations for W e ek .........................................................................
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W eirton I o Build Blast fu rn a ces, C o k e O vens; O ther Plants E x p a n d . .
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C o k e Iron Produetion in 1940 N early E qual to 1929 R eeo rd ......................
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Finished Steel O utpu t 83.7 Per Cent of C a p a c ity ..........................................
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N ovem ber Export, Im port T o n n ag e at L o w L e v e l..........................................
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M en o f Industry ....................................................................................................
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M eetings ...................................................................................................................
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G overnm ent D efense A w ard s .............................................................................
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Y oun gstow n Plants N eed Skilled M en T o Speed Defense O rd e rs .........
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A llison T o Produce iooo A irp lan e Engines M onthly by Y e a r’s E n d . . . .
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O bituaries ........................................................................................................................
W IN D O W S O F W A S H IN G T O N
M IR R O R S O F M O T O R D O M
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E D I P O R I A L — N o w Is T im e T o Face R e a lit ie s ................................................
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TH E
T R E N D .........................................................................................
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T E C H N IC A L
L ittle V itam in Pills D o B ig T h in g s — By L eigh ton W ilk ie ........................
A Sheet o f Paper M akes Steel F lo w P ro p e rly ...................................................
M otor D esigns C h an ge T o M eet N e w T rends ................................................
D o n ’t Pass U p the C raw ler C r a n e .........................................................................
Bethlehem A d d s Second U n it to Its Continuous B utt-W elding M ili. . . .
B U S IN E S S
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Forging
Some T ypical Shell F o rg in g M eth od;— By F . G . S ch ra n z ..........................
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Joining and W elding
H igh-Speed M echanized G as W e ld in g N o w Is Feasible (P art I ) —
By H . T . H erbst ................................................................ ...................................
“ O n the Job” in 35 D a y s ...........................................................................................
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Progress in Steelm aking
Electrical Developm ents in Cold R olling M ills— By A . F . K e n y o n ...........
Betw een Heats w ith S h o rty ..................................................................................
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Mietal F inishing
Should Loose F ilm s Be Rem oved A fte r “ R u s:p ro o fin g?” — By E . E. H alls
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Materials H andling
H o w T o O rga n ize a H a n d lin g System ..............................................................
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IN D U S T R IA L
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C O N S T R U C T I O N A N D E N T E R P R IS E
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P R O D U C T I O N • P R O C E S S I N G • D I S T R I B U T I O N • USE
Jan uary 13, 1941
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H I G H L I G H T I I S G
THIS
HI A LTHOUGH c u rre n t Steel buying involves
m ost of th e o u tp u t over th e n e x t few m onths,
th is is not due to a n y re a l s c a rc ity of steel
but to a p re c a u tio n a ry policy on th e p a r t of
consum ers. T hey a re h av in g th e ir fo rw ard re ­
ą u irem en ts e n te re d on m ili books in o rd e r to
m ake su re th a t th e y w ill g e t m a te ria ł as and
when th e y need it. A ction also is being tak en
(p. 79) to g u a rd a g a in s t fu tu rę scarcity . Steps
are being tak en , fo r exam ple, to p rev en t a bottleneck in th e su p p ly of p lates w hen m ore tonnage of th a t p ro d u ct is needed fo r ships and
various o th e r a rm a m e n t item s. A dditional ca­
p a c ity also is relieving th e b o ttleneck in the
supply of electric fu rn ace steel.
ISSUE
the m arket. A pproxim ately tw o -thirds of the
inerease in steelm aking costs sińce la s t A pril
h as resu lted fro m hig h er scrap prices. . . . Govern m en t o rd ers fo r “c ritic a l” m achinę tools' (p.
23) w ere increased by 50 per cent la s t week.
. . Due to the em ergency the autom obile in dus­
tr y (p. 78) h a s called off its an n u al show in
New Y ork th is fali.
One of to d ay ’s tim ely and v ital subjects is
th e fa b ric a tio n of shells, an a c tiv ity th a t is
scheduled to assum e v a st proportions in the
n ea r fu tu rę. F o rtu n ately , the
S h ells L i t e
techniąue is wel1 understood
so th a t th e reą u ire d educaS u b jec t
tional period should be m uch
s h o rte r now th a n d u rin g th e
W orld w ar. G reat im provem ents in m ethods
and eąu ip m en t have been m ade sińce th a t tim e.
In th e first of a series of articles on th is su b ­
je c t F . G. S chranz (p. 48) discusses m ethods
and eąuipm ent fo r shell forging. . . . V itam in
pills a re recom m ended by L eighton W ilkie (p.
46) to prev en t cold epidem ics w hich in terfe re
w ith production in w in te r m onths, w ith the
clim ax usually com ing in F e b ru a ry .
_
I t would a p p e a r fro m all p re se n t indications
th a t e x istin g c a p a c ity fo r steel p roduction should
prove sufficient. H ow ever, a finał decision on
t h i s co n tro v ersial su b ject
seem s due in th e n e x t tw o or
Gano D u n n
th re e w eeks. Gano D unn (p.
M a k e s S t u d y 20) is m ak in g a stu d y of
steelm ak in g c a p a c ity a s related to re ą u ire m en ts and will p re se n t his conclusions to th e P re sid e n t who th en is expected
to m ake a ru lin g one w ay o r th e o th er. In the
m eantim e, it is pointed o u t (p. 20), th e steel
in d u s try s till h a s 3,000,000 tons of in g ot ca­
p a c ity idle. . . . R ecent su rv ey show s m a jo rity
of A m ericans (p. 13) would like to pay-as-you-go
fo r defense. S u rp risin g ly , 32 p er cent would
fav o r a g en erał fed eral sales tax .
W hile second ą u a r te r prices p robably w ill n o t
be announced u n til m id-M arch, p re se n t indica­
tions a re th e y w ill rem ain unchanged. T his is
because th e scrap iro n and
steel in d u stry is heeding govS te e l Scra p
e rn m e n t d isapproval (p. 18)
Is Loicer
of c u rre n t scrap prices. Holde rs have indicated th e ir willingness (p. 79) to sell a t $1 to $1.50 u n d e r re ­
cent ą u o ta tio n s b u t th e re h a s been no te s t of
Ja n u a ry 13, 1941
C raw ler cranes usually a re th o u g h t of in connection w ith th e ir applications in the co n stru c­
tion in d u stries. F o r som e reason or o th e r less
recognition is given to them
Cra wler
as
versa tile u n its fo r
p erform ing a v a st v ariety of
C ranes
m a terials h an dling t a s ks.
S teel
(p. 64) p o rtra y s a
num ber of craw ler cranes engaged in some ty p i­
cal handling operations in and around indus­
tria l plants. . . . H. T. H e rb st (p. 54) describes
m ethods and m achines fo r high-speed, a u to m atic
gas welding, brazin g and h a rd surfacing. . . .
A new sa fe ty goggle lens (p. 53) has high shock
resistance. . . . E. E . H alls (p. 60) discusses
loose films on rustp ro o fed steel su rfaces and
th e ir effect on sub seąu en t finishes.
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STEEL f o r t h e N e e d s
o f a G reat Nation
Only a few seconds will pass u n til the steel
shown here will flash, at m ore than 20 rniles
an hour, from the finishing stands of the
Inland 44-in. continuous sheet and strip m ili.
A ribbon of steel, tru e to specification and
tolerance—a steel ribbon on its way to meet
the needs of a Great Nation.
Not only at this continuous m ili, b u t in every
Inland departm ent, are exhibited this same
degree of energy, insistence upon uniform
quality, and tlie ability to give service.
STR IP
Such results are only possible w ith the most
m odern ecpiipment. They come also from the
calibre of the Inland men, trained to the highest degree of steelm aking skill. Men who are
alert to the needs of a Great Nation.
Inland today is supplying America w ith an
im portant part of its steel requirem ents—
whetlier they are for norm al peacetime pursuits, or for the accelerated pace of national
rearm am ent.
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e l r ic k
b d a v is
W h a t In d u strial A m erica T hinks about
D E F E N S E , N A T IO N A L P O L IC IE S
■ W ill th e a v e r a g e A m e r ic a n b e b e t te r or w o r s e
nom ically and
individu® W H A T D O m anageolf d u r in g th e n e x t tw o y e a r s ? H o w s h o u ld th e
ment and w orkers think
ally in better shape than
g o v e r n m e n t r a i s e th e m o n e y to p a y lo r n a t i o n a l
about the problem s conw e are at the m om ent; 33
d e i e n s e ? Ii t a x e s m u s t b e i n e r e a s e d h o w s h o u ld
nected w ith national deper cent thin k conditions
m o re m o n e y b e r a i s e d ? W h a t a r e th e c h a n c e s
will be the same; 15 per
lense? In w hat respects
t h a t th e U n ite d S ta t e s w ill g e t in to w a r ? W h o
cent think w e w ill be
do they see eye-to-eye and
is to b l a m e for l a g s in th e d e f e n s e p r o g r a m ?
worse off; and 14 per cent
in w hich do they w idely
S h o u ld th e g o v e r n m e n t ta k e o v e r a n d o p e r a t e
di (Ter ? A n d
how , now
don
’t kn ow .
d e f e n s e i n d u s tr i e s ?
S h o u ld w o r k in g h o u r s p e r
T h a t is a picture o f opthat industry is charged
w e e k b e i n e r e a s e d ? S h o u ld s tr ik e s b e p ro h ib ittim ism . It was w h at the
w ith b u ild in g the armae d b y la w ?
T h e s e a n d o th e r v it a l ą u e s t i o n s of th e d a y
psychologists had expected.
ment and eąu ip m en t not
w e r e a n s w e r e d in a r e c e n t s u r v e y c o n d u c te d
A s a people, A m ericans
only to serve as this coun­
b y E lm o R o p e r for th e N a t io n a l A s s o c ia tio n
are a 1 w a y s optimistic
try^ defense but to sup­
of M a n u f a c tu r e r s . T h e a n s w e r s w e r e m o s t in about their econom ic fu ­
ply G reat Britain, do both
te r e s t i n g , a n d in s e v e r a l r e s p e c ts e n c o u r a g in g .
turę. D u rin g ten years of
m anagem ent
an d
men
T h e y a ls o w e r e s u g g e s t i v e . F o r i n s t a n c e , M r.
depression the man in the
vary, as responsible in­
D a v is c o n c l u d e s w ith th e f in d in g t h a t " in d u s tr i a l
S tre e t never quit thin kin g
dustrial w orkers, in their
m a n a g e m e n t h a s n o t t a k e n w o r k m e n s u ffic ie n tly
that prosperity was just
opinions from the national
in to its c o n f id e n c e a b o u t th e p r a c ti c a l p r o b le m s
around the corner, as the
average ?
of d e f e n s e p r o d u e tio n . . .
a p r o b le m of inrecords o f the finance comf o rm a tio n is g r e a t ."
B elievin g
that
these
M r. D a v is is a c o n s u l ta n t in in d u s t r i a l a n d
panies show .
questions m ust be of prip u b lic r e l a t i o n s w o rk , w ith h e a d ą u a r t e r s in N e w
But this was a more rem ary im portance to all
Y ork. H e w a s b o m in S t. C h a r le s , III., Ju ly 28,
vealin g survey than one
A m erica, to all the w orld,
1894, w h e r e h is f a t h e r w a s a n o ffic ia l in th e
w hich sim ply re-evidences
as w ell as to A m erican in­
M o lin e M a lle a b le Iro n C o . H e w o r k e d a s a n
a national charactcristic.
dustry^ executives a n d
a p p r e n t i c e for th is c o m p a n y , w h ile fo rm a l e d u T h ere w ere distinct difw orkm en , t h e
N ational
c a t io n w a s o b t a i n e d a l L a k e F o re s t c o lle g e ,
ferences between the opA ssociation o f M anu fac­
C o lu m b ia S c h o o l of J o u m a lis m , K e n y o n c o lle g e
tim ism shown by people
turers em ployed E lm o K o ­
a n d U n iv e r s ity of C h ic a g o . H e h a s s e r v e d o n
com in g from dilTerent loper to m ake a national sure d ito r ia l s ta fis of s e v e r a l n e w s p a p e r s .
calities, and am ong eco­
vey o f public opinion connom ic groups.
cerning the basie problem s
T o be short, oplim ism is highest in the defenseo f the times. A s is w ell kn ow n , E lm o Roper is the
industry a reas: and am ong executives
and factory
surveyor o f public opinion w hose pre-election surw orkers. H ere m anagem ent and w orkm en see almost
veys for F O R T U N E so accurately forecast the outeye-to-eye. Executives’ expectation o f better times
come o f the presidential balloting.
runs 52 per cent and factory w orkers’ 51— against a
T h e first th in g the survey sought to discover wras,
national average of 38. H ousew ives and retired perw hat does M r. and M rs. A vera ge A m erican thin k
sons have the lowest hopes, 30 per cent in each case.
about the coun try’s econom ic prospects for the next
T h e next question w as, “ Regardless of w h at you
tw o years? W ill the people in it be better off, worse
hopc, w h at do you thin k are the chances that the
o il, or w ill their condition be the same?
U nited States w ill get into the w a r ? ”
In answ er to this question (see C h art i ) 38 per
T h e national average (see C h art 2) ran 48 per
cent th in k that tw o years from now w e w ill be eco-
Ja n u a ry 13, 1941
13
Will M ost P eo p le In U .S. B e B e tte r O ff,
W orse O ff, O r S ta y A bout Sa m e D uring
N ext Tw o Y e a r s ?
BETTER OFF
CHART-I
W h at A re T he C h a n ce s
The U .S. Will G et Into W a r ?
re ca rd le ss o f your hopes
22%
CHART-2
MORE UKELY
THAN NOT
LESS UKELY
THAN NOT
SO/
/50
DONT
KNOW
D EFEN SE PRO GRAM P R O G R E SS
&
:
AS FAST AS EXPECTEO
63%
ttłtłWHitHiiilili#
NOT FAST ENOUGH
27%
TOO FAST
DONT KNOW
CHART-3
R ESP O N SIB IL IT Y FOR SA TISFA C TO R Y
D EFEN SE P R O G R E S S *
GOVERNMENT
52%
BUSINESS
*%
LABOR
9%
ALL THREE
DONT KNOW
Cham
1 his disturbed the psychologists a good deal. It
represents a defeatism against peace; a resignation
to the thought that if there is a w a r on, w e w ill
w illy-nilly get into it; a feeling that if there is a
chance that w e w ill get into a w ar n oth in g can be
done to stop our gettin g into it, w hich goes a lo n g
w ay tow ard letting us into a w ar w e do not w ant
to join. T h e threshold of resistance is dow n, due to
various reasons.
A n d w hat m akes the situation cven m ore dangerous is that executives and factory w orkers join in
this defeatist apprehension. T o ge th er these tw o groups
arc, w ith the exception o f some of the professional
people, the most sanguine, analytic and skilled m em bers of the com m unity. T h e ir resignation is momentous.
1 he w orkm en exactly express the national averaS ei 4 ^ Per cent m ore likely than not.” M anage­
ment is even more resigned, 5 points above the national average. T h e only groups equ ally divergent,
but the other w ay, bclotu the national average, are
housewives and students. In their case hope m ay
beget thought.
48%
23%
cent m ore likely than not , 23 per cent ‘‘less likely
than n ot” , 22 per cent “ a 50-50 chance” , and 7 per
cent w ou ld not hazard a guess.
24%
11%
re p r o d u r e d b y c o u r le s y o f N a tio n a l A sso c ia tio n
o f M a n u fa c tu r e r s ,
Progress ol the defense program presents questions 011 w hich both m anagem ent and factory w o rk ­
ers may have m ore gro u n d for gen uine opinion that
i,>ve most m embers o f the other population groups.
rh is survey w as com pleted the day before W illia m
S. kn u d sen , as production ch ief of the national de­
fense advisory com m ission, spoke to the country
from the annual Congress o f A m erican Industry held
by the N ational Association o f M anufacturers, for
the first time a p p rizin g the country that the prog­
ress o f the defense buildin g program w as too slow.
he interview ers asked how satisfactorily the peo­
ple thought that m anufacture for defense w as g o in g
along. Sixty-three per cen: of the country (see C h art
3 ) was satisfied; progress w as as fast as had been
expected. Tw enty-seven per cent thought it was not
last enough. O ne per cent said it w as too fast; and
9 per cent not fast enough.
Ile re , 011 the absolute eve of the K n udsen w arning, factory w orkers’ satisfaction w as above the na­
tional average; and executives’ below .
F ar from seeing eye-to-eye, the divergence of o p in ­
ion w as about equal above and below the national
norm . Sixty-six per cent o f the w orkers thought that
production w as up to w here it should be if the coun ­
try s m aterials for defense w ere to be built in tim e;
only 59 per cent o f the executives shared that view .
A ctiye dissatisfaction over the rate of progress
showed an even greater difference o f opinion be­
tween m anagem ent and m en. O n ly 28 per ccnt of
the men thought the rate o f progress too s lo w ; but
per cent o f the executives were distinctly apprenensire.
In all the country the gro u p least satisfied w ith
the rate o f progress included the professional peo­
ple. I his m av be im portant.
F or the professional gro up includes the professional molders ot opinion and instructors o f the public,
t ic people w h o earn their livin gs 011 the groun d
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that they are particularly trained analysts and findcrs of fact. T h e ir deviation of dissatisfaction from the
national average w as 14 points, com pared to the executives’ 7.5.
Fifty-tw o per cent o f the people w h o th o u gh t that
defense production is go in g alon g fast enough (sec
C h art 4 A ) gave the credit to govcrn m ent; 53 per
cent w h o th ough t it is too slow (see C h art 4 B )
gavc the governm en t the blam e. N in e per cent of
the first group gave the credit to business and an
equal proportion of the second gro up blam ed busi­
ness. T h e same percentage o f the first group gave
credit to labor, but 30 per cent w h o apprehended
that the defense p rogram w as la g g in g said that
labor is at fau lt.
T h e high blam e and credit giv en governm ent iilustrates a psychological tendency. In m atters of
foreign affairs and national crisis, the people alw ays
tend to fo llo w or to blam e their leaders w ho, in a
dem ocracy, are elected political officers.
R ESPO N SIBILIT Y FO R LAG
IN NATIONAL D EFEN SE P R O G R A M *
GOVERNMENT
LABOR
9%
BUSINESS
O -J
ALL THREE
DONT KNOW
"Ar A ntw trtJ o#ily by tho** wKo f**l
GOVERNMENT R ESPO N SIBILTY
FOR RATE OF PR O G R ESS
But in the m atter o f the rate o f progress o f the
defense program , both factory w orkers and managem ent w ere m ore critical than in accordance w ith
the national folk-psychology. A m o n g the satisfied sec­
tion, the difference o f opinion from the national average w as present but not strikin g enough to rem ark. B u t am on g the unsatisfied, 75 per cent of
m anagem ent blam ed governm ent, and 47 per cent
o£ the factory w orkers did likew ise.
T h e difference betw een the am ount o f blam e each
group, m anagem en t and labor, visits on the other,
is m ore strikin g. W ith truły charm ing un an im ity
not a recordablc fraction o f a single per cent o f the
executive group thin ks that business is to blam e for
any defense lag, but 31 per cent do find labor blamew orthy. T h e factory w orkers seem to bc far more
objective. T w e n ty -tw o per cent chiefly blam e busi­
ness, but 23 per cent blam e them sclves.
O f the m ore than h alf of the population w hich
thinks that governm en t either should be praised or
condem ned for the currcnt rate o f defense produc­
tion (see C h art 5) 57 per cent o f the satisfied give
credit to the President, and 6r per cent o f the dissatisfied blam e him . T h is is in accord w ith the psycho­
logical tendency to play “ follo w the leader,” noted
above. T h e percentages of credit and blam e that go
to congress are 18 and 25.
M ore interesting is the credit, 26 per cent, and the
blam e, 13 per cent, w h ich goes to the national de­
fense com m ission. T h is is notew orthy because in ­
dustry, as such, and labor, as such, each has a responsible m em ber or m em bers on the board.
T h is m ay be the reason that, am o n g the satisfied,
the defense com m ission receives more credit, and,
am ong the dissatisfied, less blam e than does congress,
w h ich is the w hole people’s elected representatires.
T h a t m ay be w orthy o f cógitation, an yw ay, at a
tim e w hen the tendency o f governm en t throughout
the w orld is to take m ore and m ore p ow er from and
repose less and less responsibility in, elected bodies
than in single leaders and those leaders’ personal delegates.
N e x t (see C h art 5 A ) the survcy asked a set of fivc
qucstions, each o f them tw o w ays, o f the public.
F irst, “ Regardless o f w hether you think w e should
Ja n u a ry 13, 1941
C H A RT '4-6
(h t J*f*nw program Ug*
25%
18%
CONGRESS
NATJOML
DEFENSE
26%
COMMISSION
12%
WAR AND NAW
DEPARTMENTS
11%
DONT KNOW
19%
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Aw łfł j only bjr tKoi* wkocontidtr gOT»rivn*«t
rwpo^ubU for prw*nt
lUtut
DO YOU THINK IT WOULD SPEED UP OR
SLOW DOWN NATIONAL DEFENSE T 0 PROHIBIT STR1KES BY LAW IN DEFENSE INDUSTRIES
m nir
1111 im
itlnti m i in*
9% \t% \
_S 2 _
16*
INCREASE REGULAR FACTORY HOURS IN DEFENSE INDUSTRIES
TO MORE THAN 40 PER WEEK
li*
57%
1S% I
GIVE NATIONAL DEFENSE COMMISSION MORE
AUTHORITY 0VER DEFENSE PRODUCTION
HAYE GOYERNMENT TAKE 0VIR AND OPERAT I DEFENSE INDUSTRIES
m
26%
',1 ..19* . I
CJYE PRESIDENT MORE POWER AND CONGRESS
CHART-5-A
LESS IN MATTERS OF NATIONAL DEFENSE
19%
42*
24%
1 15* 1
DO YOU THINK W E SHOULD N O W :PROHIBFT STR1KES BY LAW IN DEFENSE INDUSTRIES
IIOIU
SHILirT
67%
20%
13%
GIYE NATIONAL DEFENSE COMMISSION MORE
AUTHORmr 0 VER DEFENSE PRODUCTION
_»%_
16%
3i%
INCREASE REGULAR FACTORY HOURS IN DEFENSE INDUSTRIES
TO MORE THAN 40 PER WEEK
*1%
_1Z2 _
i
HAVE GOYERNMENT TAKE OYER AND OPERATE DEFENSE INDUSTRIES
38%
46%
16%
GIVE PRESIDENT MORE POWER AND CONGRESS
CHART-5-B
LESS IN MATTERS OF NATIONAL DEFENSE
26%
1 .U* I
HOW SHOULD GOVERNMENT RAISE THE
MONEY TO PAY FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE
ly in
to be
from
done
the cases at hand some certain things may havc
done. But only as a last resort. W e are far
the last ditch now and they do not have to be
y e t!
L et’s go back to the questions.
1— Sixty-nine per cent o f the people think that it
w ould speed up production in the vital industries if
strikes in those industries w ere prohibited by law .
Sixty-seven per cent think such a law should be
passed at once.
2— Fifty-seven per cent o f the people thin k that to
increase the regular w ork-w eek to more than 40
hours w ou ld speed up defense. But only 41 per
cent, a diffcrence of 16 points, are w illin g to see it
done now .
GOVERNMENT
KNOW
______________________ C0STS________________________________________ C H A R T -6 -A
IF TAXES MUST BE INCREASED
HOW SHOULD MORE MONEY BE RAISED ?
.____________________LEVY GENERAL FEDERAL SALES TAX____________________
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RAISE INDiyiDUAL INCOME TAXES OH PRESENT INCOME-TAX PAYERS
r
iH
1
TAJt ALL BUSINESS PROFITS MORE
L -1
i
TAX DEFENSE PROFITS WORE. BUT LEAVE OTHER BUSINFSS TAXES ALONE
MAKE MANY
1
^
^
MORE PEOPLE PAY AN INCOME TAX BY TAJtlNG SMALLER INCOMES
n
13%
I
OTHER TAX METHODS
DONT KNOW
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CHART-6-B
d o it or not, do you think that it w ou ld speed up or
slow dow n national defense to:
1. Prohibit strikes by law in the defense indus­
tries?
2. Increase the regular w ork-w eek in defense in­
dustries to m ore than 40 hours?
3. G ive the national defense com m ission m ore
authority over defense production?
4. H a ve the governm ent take over and operate
the defense industries?
5. G ive the President more pow er and congress
less in matters o f national defense?”
A fte r these questions were answered, the people
(see Chart 5B w ere asked, “ Should these steps be
taken n o w ?”
T h e answers w ere dram atic. U nanim ously the
survey experts said that they proved tw o things:
First, that w hatever the turm oil and uncertainty
n ow in th e w orld, the A m erican people are still willin g to use and m ake up their ow n m inds;
Second, that w hatever their personal interest and
em otional bias m ay be the A m erican people are still
w illin g to say tru ły w h at they believe to be right.
A n d even more im portant, the answers to this
double set o f ąuestions, as the returns are placed
against each other, proved to the survey expcrts that
there is n ow no hysteria in this country. Specifical-
16
3— U p
to the m om ent of M r. K n u d sen ’s speech
the public apparently had very little notion of w hat
the function of the national defense com m ission
m ight be. T h e survey showed then that 54 per cent
thought it w ould speed up the program to give the
commission more power; 50 per cent thought that
should be done at once; and 34 per cent did not
kn o w enough about the com m ission to have any idea
on the matter.
H o w radical a change in public opinion resultcd
irom Mr. K n u d sen ’s declaration that defense pro­
duction must be speeded up to the point w here delivery dates could be advanccd three months, is indicated that w ithin a w eek after the K n udsen revelation,
the President provided the defense com m ission w ith
responsible organization and announced that its pow ­
ers w ould be real.
4— A lm ost half, 47 per cent, o f the public seriously
believes that defense production w ould be speeded
up if the governm ent w ere to take over and operate
the vital defense industries. But only 38 per cent
are prepared to do that now .
5— ‘^ nd 42 per cent of the people thin k that de­
fense production w ould be speeded up if the President
were given more power and congress less. But w hen
it comes to the notion of doin g that now, there is a
sharp change of public opinion. O nly 26 per cent of
the people are w illin g to do that at once; 14 per cent
don ’t k n o w ,” and 60 per cent, a greater proportion
than voted to return the President to office, third
term or no third term, plum p solidly to leave to con­
gress the powers it now has.
H o w do the opinions o f m anagem ent and w o rk ­
m en difler from the national average on these mat­
ters of basie public policy? A n d how do they differ
from each other?
O ne m ight have guessed that m anagem ent w ou ld
be unanim ously for, and labor unanim ously against,
the prohibition of strikes in defense industries. But
only three-fourths of the executives thin k that that
w ou ld in fact speed up production. A n d two-thirds
ol: the w orkm en agree. W h en the question is now,
the proportion o f executives favo rin g it rem ains u n ­
changed. But that of the w orkm en drops only 10
points, to 56.6 per cent. T h e average of opinion be­
tw een executives and w orkm en is exactly the average o f the opinion of the nation-at-large.
A w ord o f caution is due there. T h is ąuestion
w as asked only about the defense industries. T h e
factory w orkm en had national defense in m ind, the
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survey psychologists warn.
On the question of increasing the number of hours
in the regular work week, the divergence of opinion
is sharper. Of the executives, 58 per cent favored
doing it now; of the workmen, 32.5 . But 71 per
cent of the executives, and only half of the workmen,
think that would speed up produetion of national de­
fense materials.
A larger proportion of the workmen, 55 per cent,
and a slightly smaller proportion of the executives,
71 per cent, think inerease in the power of the de­
fense commission will speed up produetion, but only
47 per cent of the workmen favored it before Mr.
Knudscn’s revelation of “terrible urgency.” Before
that, the highest demand in the country for actual es­
tablishment of powers in the defense commission,
the survey shows, was among executives, who have
experience in getting work out in an emergency.
The factory workers think two-to-one that the
government is actually more competent than private
management to operate the defense industries. The
psychologists pointed out that that judgment is biased
by the workmen’s economic prejudices. But only
44 per cent of the workmen are prepared to recommend that that be done at once.
A trifle more than half of the factory workers, but
only a third of the executives, think that it would
speed up produetion to give the President more power
and congress less. But only a third of the workmen
favor doing it now ; and on that question manage­
ment declares an overwhelming, an almost unanimous NO.
The country accepts philosophically the fact that
tlie defense program will have to be paid for. And
55 per cent o f the people (see C h art 6 A ) recom m end
that it be paid for by taxation, pay-as-you-go.
W h at is surprising is that only 11 per cent realize
that one w ay to pay the defense bill is to cut other,
nondetense, public expendltures. E xecutives w ho
kn o w from experience w hat the m eeting o f great new
costs means strongly favor the cu ttin g o f nondefense
governm ent expenditures.
But o f factory w orkers
only 4 per cent favor that.
T h e most surprising discovery of the entire survey
was that of all form s o f taxation, that most strongly
favored is a generał federal sales tax. T h irty-tw o
per cent of the country (see Chart 6 B ) is ready to
recom m end that now . N o other m ethod o f taxation
now has more than half that m uch support. T h e
survey found very little “ tax the rich” feeling. Sales
tax sentim ent w as surprisingly heavy even in the lo w ­
er incom e levels. But its recom m endation by the
executive group ran 14 points above the national
level; by factory w orkm en 4 per cent below .
W h at the survey added up to is this: T h e coun­
try is in dead earnest about the defense program .
It wants it com pleted, w ith ou t hysteria, and it is
w illin g to pay for it. D ivergences of opinion between m anagem ent and men about details are not
very serious.
B u t w here these dirergences are greatest the fault
seems to be m anagem ent’s— in this w ay: Industrial
m anagem ent has not taken w orkm en sufliciently into
its confidence about the practical problems of defense
produetion. T h e “ terrible urgen cy” w hich M r. K n u d ­
sen voiced, and w hich was the burden o f the President’s Christm as-w eek speech, is an urgency o f production. It is a produetion problem .
S t e e l H o u s e s U . S. “ F ly in g F o r tr e s s e s ” a t C a r ib b e a n B a se s
■ S te e l h a n g a r s fo r “ F ly in g F o r tr e s s e s " a r e r i s i n g a t s t r a t e g i e p o in ts o u ts id e C o n tin e n ta l U n ite d S ta t e s a s th is c o u n tr y le n g th e n s its d e f e n s e a r m . H e r e is s h o w n p a r t of a n $8,100,000 a r m y b a s e b e i n g c o n s tr u c te d o n a fo rm e r s u g a i c a n e fie ld a t P u n ta
B o r in ą u e n , P u e rto R ico. A c m e p h o to
Jan u a ry 13, 1941
17
Scrap Industry, National Defense Officials
W orking Tow ard Price Limitation
Vo/untary reduction to around $20 for N o. 1 h e avy melting ste e l,
Pittsburgh, urged b y H enderson.
finished ste e l quotations.
Ceiling w ould tend to stabilize
Imm ediate e ffe c t is confusion in mar­
ket, nominał quotations, lo w e r p ric e s
■ NATIONAL defense officials’ ef­
fort to establish a ceiling over iron
and steel scrap prices, th e first im ­
p o rta n t price control action affecting th e m etals industries, la s t w eek
w as in terp reted as: T ending to s ta ­
bilize finished steel quotations by
m ore or less freezing an im p o rta n t
ra w m a te ria ł cost; and foreshadow ing th e g overnm ent’s a ttitu d e in con­
trolling prices of o th e r commodities.
It also, of course, creates m any
and com plicated problem s w ithin the
scrap in d u stry itself.
Im m ediate effect in th e scrap m a r­
ket w as to create uncertainty, to
m ake m ost ąuotations nom inał, and
late r, to w eaken prices. Few sales
w ere reported, pending clarification
of the issue.
The g overnm ent’s move w as instituted in W ashington by a conference of scrap dealers called by th e
price stabilization section of th e nationał defense advisory commission.
D ealers w ere reąu ested to m ake
every effort to reduce prices several
dollars a ton. T w enty dollars fo r
No. 1 heavv m elting steel, P itts ­
burgh, w ith usual differentials a t
o th e r points, w as suggested as th e
“critical point” in scrap prices.
Steel producers several w eeks ago
w arned n atio n al defense officials
they could not expect to m ain tain
prices a t th e p resen t level if ra w
m aterials costs continued to advance. E specially afTected by th e
ra w m a te ria ls increases have been
the n o n in teg rated producers, who,
of necessity, depend on purchased
scrap to a f a r g re a te r ex ten t th a n
do th e in teg rated producers.
Serap D ealers Co-operate
The scrap in d u stry countered th e
defense officials’ w a rn in g w ith a
pledge of fuli co-operation in th e
defense effort and w ent to w o rk to
determ in e w h a t could be done to
effect th e proposed reduction and
control of prices.
Conferees fro m W ashington proceeded to B altim ore w h ere th e
th irtee n th an n u ał convention of th e
In stitu te of S crap Iro n and Steel
IS
w as held Jan. 7-9. T here Joseph E.
Jacobson, in stitu te president, w arned
m em bers ag ain st deviating from the
p ath indicated by th e governm ent.
The industry, he said, m ust learn to
function as th e handm aiden of the
steel in d u stry in supplying scrap in
sufficient ąu antities and a t a re a ­
sonable price.
“We a re very much in the public
eye and not too high in public fav o r a t this mom ent, but our governm ent understands our problem s and
is anxious to help us,” he con­
tinued. “We m ust not refuse to
g rasp th a t hand in co-operation, be­
cause if we do, it will not be offered
again in the sam e w ay.”
Advises Y oluntary Control
Leon H enderson, head of the price
stabilization section, national de­
fense advisory commission, w arned
th e scrap m en: "If you don’t h a n ­
dle your business, it w ill get handled.” H enderson said he apparently had failed to p u t over this point
a t th e first conference w ith scrap
dealers la st October.
The scrap industry, he said, m ust
supply th e steel in dustry w ith adeą u a te tonnage a t a “decent price”.
If th e reąu ests of th e price s ta ­
bilization division are not met, he
declared, it m ay be necessary to
set up a scrap in dustry control,
w hich m ight include taking over
th e h an d ling of railro ad scrap and
fu rth e r m ight m ake it necessary to
go directly to producers of scrap.
Mr. H enderson said he wished to
m ake elear th a t he heads a price
stabilization section and not a price
fixing division. H is en tire economic
theory, he declared, is based on the
p ro p er relationship betw een costs,
prices and profits, and attrib u ted
th e “dam age done in the early twenties to disregard fo r prices.”
In crease in in d u strial production
to th e “astounding” figurę of 136
in D ecem ber w as due to im proved re ­
lationship of these factors, he
opined.
A jo in t com m ittee of scrap con­
su m ers and suppliers w as proposed
by G. L. R athel, vice president,
C ontinental Steel Corp., Kokomo,
Ind., as a m eans of h andling scrap
problem s du rin g the p resen t emergency. T he com m ittee would be
given pow er to ta k e necessary ac­
tion to prev en t a ru n aw ay m ark et
as w ell as to provide the additional
4,000,000 tons of purchased scrap to
be reąuired in 1941. The 4,000,000ton figurę is predicated on W ash­
ington officials’ belief th a t 80,000,000 net tons of steel w ill be re ­
ąuired and produced th is year.
Com m ittee proposed
by Mr.
R athel would com prise five m em ­
bers fro m the steel in d u stry and an
eąual n um ber from the scrap trade
headed by a ch airm an fa m ilia r w ith
both buying and selling problem s.
He said th a t unless som e such organization is set up, th e scrap trad e
inevitably faces governm ent price
fixing, desired n eith er by industry
nor th e price stabilization division.
Mr. R ath el said th e governm ent
is determ ined to keep prices down
as p a rt of its p ro g ra m of maintain in g a ceiling over th e steel price
stru ctu re, as well as all costs, both
on com m odities and labor, involving the defense effort.
Can’t Absorb Added Costs
“I t is physically im possible fo r
the steel com panies to absorb in­
creased ta x and lab o r costs, plus
increased scrap prices unless they
increase th e ir own prices on finished
goods,” said M r. R athel. “If, however, steel prices do increase, it
m eans additional cost in o u r re a rm ­
am e n t p ro g ra m and an in crease on
all finished steel products used by
the consum er.”
E m phasizing th a t th e scrap in­
d u stry is faced w ith a d u ty involving p atrio tism as well as o th e r re­
sponsibilities, Mr. R ath el said: “We
have sta rte d on th is g rea t rea rm a ­
m ent program , and if it is to be carried th ro u g h on an efficient and successful basis, consum ers and sup­
pliers alike m ust tra n sla te th e ir re ­
sponsibilities into a re a l service.
T hey m ust not h e sita te to m ake any
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sacriflce fo r the generał w elfare ol
our country.”
Mr. R athel’s plan for keeping
control of scrap in the hands of
private industry already has been
presented to Mr. H enderson.
In view of the problem s involved,
the institute probably has held no
more im portant m eeting in its history as evidenced by the reeord
attendance of m ore th an 800. In
addition to the necessity fo r keeping
prices down, the in d u stry m u st s u p ­
ply an estim ated 28,200,000 gross
tons of scrap' to steel plants and
foundries during 1941. As p a rt of
the solution, a plan fo r eąualizing
freight rates m ay be evolved
which would perm it shipm ent of
m ateriał from out-of-the-way places.
In discussing the supply aspects
of the defense program , W illiam L.
Batt, deputy com m issioner, indus­
trial m aterials division, national de­
fense advisory commission, said the
commission is in agreem ent in
its determ ination to persuade private industry to keep prices down.
He stated th a t “the pow er is th ere”
to prevent an upw ard spiral in
both labor costs and prices and will
be applied if necessary. He w arned
the scrap industry again st h igher
prices and hoarding of m ateriał.
The defense com mission is convinced, he said th a t a constantly
rising m ark et does not b rin g out
more m ateriał and hoarding scrap
is not a patriotic act.
Mr. B att said he w as not “very
happy” over the prospects for foreign trade a fte r the w a r ends, sińce
present moves tow ard self-sufficien-
cy on raw m aterials norm ally ob­
tained outside the country will
m ake it even less possible fo r other
nations to buy here. Exports sińce
1914 topped im ports by $32,000,000,000, he said.
In Mr. B att’s opinion some agency
should be set up now to study
m eans of softening the shock a fte r
the em ergency ends. At the sam e
time, industry should inerease its
research activities and development
of new products.
Mr. B att indicated plans still are
under w ay fo r a tin sm elter in this
country, but pointed out th a t Bo­
li vian ore output would be sufficient to supply only half our re ­
ąuirem ents. As fo r zinc, he said
civilian needs will have to stand
aside fo r defense and B ritish needs.
The scrap in stitu te is preparing
to move its headquarters from New
York to W ashington.
Louis J. Borinstein, Indianapolis,
was elected president of the in sti­
tute, succeeding Mr. Jacobson. Mr.
Borinstein has been vice president
of the association and has long
been active in its affairs.
O ther officers elected w ere: Vice
president, Phil W. Frieder, Philip
W. F rieder Co., Cleveland; secre­
tary, George L. Sturm , Middletown
Iron & Steel Co., Middletown, O.;
treasu rer, E verett B. Michaels, Hyman-Michaels Co., Chicago; comptroller, Thom as F. Kelly, Brooklyn,
N. Y.
D irectors-at-large w ere elected
as follows: Abe Cohen, Lynchburg
Iron & M etal Co., Lynchburg, Va.;
H arry J. Kiener, Hickman, W il­
liams & Co. Inc., St. Louis; Darwin
S. Luntz, L untz Iron & Steel Co.,
Canton, O.; M ather Moffett, Summ er& C o., Columbus, O.; Barney H.
Rubine, Hudson Iron & M etal Co.,
Bayonne, N. J.; M ax Schlossberg,
M. S. Kapłan Co., Chicago; B enja­
min Schwartz, Schiavone-Bonomo
Corp., Jersey City, N. J.; Joseph E.
Jacobson, L uria Bros. Inc., P itts­
burgh; H arry S. G rant, G rant Iron
& M etal Co., D etroit.
Hołd Scrap Supply A d eąu ate
For H eavy 1941 R eąuirem ents
N ational defense advisory commis­
sion officials were told the country’s
scrap supply will be adeąuate for
the high steel produetion rate expected in 1941 by the w ar service
com m ittee of the In stitu te of Scrap
Iron and Steel, it was reported, following a com m ittee m eeting in
W ashington. No form al statem ent
was issued.
Sixteen com m ittee m em bers attended the conference which was
for the purpose of com pleting a
scrap procurem ent plan. William
Wolf, Ham ilton, O., is chairm an.
Scrap Institute Underwrites
20 A m bulances lor Britain
Tw enty am bulances for G reat
Britain will be provided by the In ­
stitu te of Scrap Iron and Steel. Each
chapter will sponsor one ambulance,
at a total cost of $27,000. Units will
cost about S1000 each and $350 each
is provided for one y ear’s maintenance.
S W h a t e ife c t w ill a p r ic e c e ilin g h a v e o n s c r a p c o lle c tio n s ?
T h is ą u e s ti o n w a s b e i n g a s k e d la s t w e e k a f te r th e g o v e m m e n t m o v e d to b r i n g a b o u t a y o lu n ta r y r e d u c tio n in ą u o t a t i o n s .
A p p r o x im a te ly 4.000.000 to n s m o re w ill b e n e e d e d in
1941 t h a n in 1940, if s te e l p r o d u e tio n a p p r o a c h e s 80.000,000 n e t to n s a s a n t i c i p a t e d in s o m e ą u a r t e r s
Jan u a ry 13, 1941
19
Defense Commission E xpert To Survey
Steel Industry’s Expansion Needs
Gano Dunn will attempt to reconcile varying recommendations for
increases in capacity.
more tons necessary.
Melyin de Chazeau believes
10,000,000
Steel producers wonder why they are not
asked f or opinions on new construetion
W A SH IN G T O N
■ GANO DUNN, J. G. W hite E ngi­
neering Corp., New York, and indus­
tria l ex p ert attach ed to th e national
defense advisory com m ission’s staff
is prep arin g a re p o rt on possible
steel expansion needs. His flndings
will be subm itted to th e P resident.
It is sta te d Mr. D unn is seeking a p ath m idw ay betw een the re ­
port of Melvin de Chazeau, defense
commission economist, and the steel
industry itself. Mr. De Chazeau is
said to have recom m ended an in­
erease of about 10,000,000 tons in
steelm aking capacity. The indus­
try itself feels no additional ca­
pacity is reąu ired to handle defense
and norm al needs.
R epresentatives of th e steel in­
d u stry are said to be co-operating
w ith Mr. Dunn in his report, and
are claimed to have conferred with
W. L. Batt, deputy defense commissioner. Mr. Dunn, rep o rts indicate,
w as called in as a disinterested p arty
to a ttem p t to settle differences in
opinion betw een governm ent econom ists and th e industry. The de­
fense comm ission ap p aren tly has
never rcached an agreem en t on th e
steel produetion situation, as com­
m ission m em bers and experts have
held conflicting views on th e m atter.
In addition to the De Chazeau re ­
p o rt which Mr. Dunn is reviewing,
it is understood he also has steel
rep o rts of the national resources
planning board and the N ational
Economic and Social P lan n in g asso­
ciation. Steel W orkers O rganizing
com m ittee of the CIO is also said
to be prep arin g a steel report.
3,000,000 Tons R eserve S teel
C apacity for D efen se N eed s
The steel in d u stry had sufficient
unused capacity in reserv e during
fo u rth ą u a rte r, 19-10, to m eet dem ands fo r additional o utput a t the
rate of at least 3,000,000 tons annually, although produetion in th a t
20
q u a rte r broke all records, according to the Am erican Iron and Steel
institute.
Of total capacity not in use d u r­
ing the fo u rth ą u a rte r about 60 per
cent w as in plants of 1,000,000 tons
capacity and over.
L a rg e r steel com panies have a
w ider ran g ę of products available
for defense w ork and conseąuently
they operate at a higher rate. The
average produetion ra te fo r larg er
com panies in fourth ą u a rte r w as 97
p er cent of capacity; fo r sm aller
units it w as 86 per cent. T here are
270 com panies in the steel indus­
try, 70 of which produce ingots.
M any of the sm aller in terests m ake
a lim ited rangę of steel products,
some of w hich have not been re ­
ąuired in large ą u a n tity th u s far
in the defense program . The un­
used facilities of these companies
provides a cushion if inereased
pressure for steel is felt.
Producers A w ait Report on
Probable S teel Reąuirem ents
N E W YO RK
R eport by the national defense
advisory commission on the steel
capacity expansion
problem
is
aw aited by leading steel producers
w ith considerable interest. So far
as can be learned, none of the pro­
ducers has been called into consultation on the survey. In fact,
a t no tim e sińce the beginning
of th e p resent em ergency have individual producers been called upon
by W ashington for views on the
in d u stry ’s ability to m eet preparedness dem ands, according to best inform ation here. Producers believe,
th a t regardless of w hat contacts
or sources of inform ation the governm ent has, the steelm akers have
m uch to contribute to any study
of expansion of needs.
N ational resources planning board,
w hich late last year suggested a'
huge expansion would be necessary,
so f a r as can be learned, called on
no producers fo r suggestions. The
board’s report, of course, w as started before the present em ergency
and involves factors which do not
now apply w hile neglecting other
factors which have arisen w ith the
em ergency.
In the m any statem en ts from
W ashington indicating need for
large steel expansions m uch emphasis has been placed on grow ing
consum er dem ands expected to re­
sult from rearm am en t spending.
Such dem ands m ay develop, but
there still is the ąuestion of w h eth ­
er the la rg e r consum ers goods in­
dustries them selves have the ca­
pacity or m anpow er to handle the
anticipated inerease in business.
The autom otive industry, produc­
ers point out, is an example. Al­
ready deluged w ith defense orders,
it is doubtful the in d ustry has ca­
pacity to handle any inerease in
peace tim e produetion.
In d u stry spokem en say they are
willing to undertake w hatever is
needed in the present em ergency,
but they believe they should be in
on the discussion leading to finał
decision.
S ix M o re M a te r ia ls
U n d e r E x p o rt C o n tr o l
Six additional m aterials w ere
placed under the export licensing
system last week by President
Roosevelt. The action w as taken at
recom m endation of Col. R ussell L.
Maxwell, ad m in istrato r of export
control.
M aterials added to those already
un d er the licensing system include
copper, brass, bronze, zinc, nickel
and potash.
T heir exportation
m u st now be controlled, it w as explained, because of the defense pro­
g ra m ^ accelerating needs.
Effective date of the proclam ation
placing these m aterials under export control will be Feb. 3.
/TEEL
1940 I n g o t O u tp u t
7 Per C e n t O ver 1929
■ Production during Decem ber of
6,300,768 net tons of open-hearth
and bessem er steel ingots brought
output for 1940 to the record-breaking total of 65,246,953 tons, accord­
ing to the Am erican Iron and Steel
institute.
The total for 1940 w as 7 p er cent
higher than the previous peak in
1929 of 60,829,752 tons and exceeded
by 26 per cent th e 1939 figurę of 51,584,986 tons.
In producing its new record out­
put last year, the steel indu strv o "'”'ated at an av erage of 82.22 p er cent
of capacity as of Dec. 31, 1939. In
1929, operations averaged 89.05 per
cent of capacity, w hile during 1939
the industry operated a t an av erage
of 64.70 p er cent of capacity. D ur­
ing the finał ą u a rte r of 1940 the in­
dustry operated a t an av erage of
95.49 per cent of capacity.
Ingot production in Decem ber was
slightly ahead of th e N ovem ber to tal
of 6,282,824 tons, and w as 8 per cent
greater th an December, 1939, when
5,822,014 tons w as produced. The
rate of operation in Decem ber was
93.92 per cent of capacity, com pared
with 96.49 per cent in N ovem ber and
86.13 per cent in December, 1939.
During la st m onth ingot produc­
tion averaged 1,425,513 tons per
week, again st 1,464,528 tons per
week in N ovem ber and 1,317,198 tons
per week in December, 1939.
PRODUCTION
■ STEELW ORKS operations, in gaining m om entum a fte r the holiday
interruption, advanced 1% points last week, to 97 per cent. A year
ago the ra te was 86 per cent; two years ago it was 52 per cent.
D etroit—Up 4 points to 94 per
cent, w ith one open h earth down
all week and one taken off Tuesday
fo r rebuilding.
B irm ingham , Ala.—U nchanged at
100 p er cent, with 24 open hearths
in production.
St. Louis—Held at 87V* per cent,
23 open hearths active.
Buffalo—Down 2
points to 901
per cent as one open h earth was
w ithdraw n for repair.
C entral eastern seaboard—Produc­
tion rem ained at 95 per cent, only
Steel Ingot Statistics
-
C a lc u la te d
------ C a lc u la t e d M o n th ly P r o d u c tio n — A ll C o m p a n ie s ------ W e e k ly N u m b e r
---- O pen H e a r ih ------------- B e sse m e r------ T o ta l— — - p ro d u cof
P er cen t
P er cent
P e r c e n t tlo n , a ll w e e k s
N et
of
N et
of
N et
of
co m p a n ie s
ln
P eriod
to n s
c a p a c it y
to n s
c a p a c it y
to n s
c a p a c it y n e t to n s m o n th
1940 Reported by Companies which in 1939 made 97.97% of Open Hearth and 100% of Bessemer.
J a n .................. 5,369,601
86.40
285,714
56.10
5,655,315
8 4.11 1,276,595
4.43
F e b .................
4,203,508
72.37
205,527
43.19
4,409,035
70.16 1,064,984
4.14
M a rch
....
4,073,196
65.54
191,559
37.62
4,264,7oo
63.42
962,699
4.43
A p ril
.........
3,798,371
6 3 .11
176,335
35.76
3,974,706
61.04
926,505
4.29
M ay
...........
4,582,694
73.74
258,709
50.80
4,841,403
72.00 1,092,867
4.43
Ju n e ...........
5,228,529
86.88
304,381
61.72
5,532,910
S4.97 1,289,723
4.29
J u ly .............. 5,272,708
85.03
322,362
63.44
5 ,d95,070
83.40 1,265,853
4.42
A u g ................. 5,663,363
9 1.13
369,674
72.59
6,033,037
89.72 1,361,859
4.43
S e p t................. 5,530,044
92,10
365,188
74.22
5,895,232
90.75 1,3 77,3 9 1
4.28
O ct..................
6,053,845
97.41
408,053
80.13
6,461,898
96.10 1,458,668
4.43
N o v .................
5,864,333
97.44
41S.491
84.86
6,2S2,824
96.49 1,464,528
4.29
D e c.................
5,901,720
95.18
399,04S
78.54
6,300,768
93.92 1,425,513
4.42
T o ta l . . . 6 1,5 4 1,9 12
83.91 3,705,041
61.65 65,246,953
82.22 1,248,029 52.28
1939 Reported
J a n ..................
F e b .................
M a rch
___
A p r il ...........
M a y ...........
Ju n e ............
J u ly ...........
A u g .................
S e p t................
O ct.................
N o v .................
D e c..................
T o ta l . . .
by Companies
3,413,7S3
3,149,294
3 ,6 2 1,177
3,122,418
3,104,697
3,314,0 12
3,308,029
3,965,515
4,436 792
5,626,685
5 694 788
5,468,880
48,226,070
which in 1939 made 97.97% of Open Hearth and
55.35
165,080
27.22
3,578,863
52.83
56.55
219,621
40.10
3,368,915
55.07
58.71
217,950
35.93
3,839,127
56.67
52.27 230,356 „ 39.22
3,352,774
5 1 .1 1
50.34
190,467
31.40
3,295,164
48.64
55.48
209,868
35.73
3,523,880
53.71
53.75
256,798
42.43
3,564,827
52.74
64.29
276.479
45.58
4,241,994
62.62
74 45
332,676
56.77
4,769,468
72.87
91.22
453,492
74.77
6.080,177
89.75
95 34
452,995
7 7 .12
6,147.783
93.71
88.87
353,134
58.35
5,822,014
86.13
66.43 3,358,916
47.05 51.584,986
64.70
100% of Bessemer.
807,870
4.43
842,229
4.00
866,620
4.43
781,532
4.29
743,829
4.43
8 21,417
4.29
806,522
4.42
957,561
4.43
1,114,3 62
4.28
1^372,500
4.43
1,433,050
4.29
1,3 17,198
4.42
989,355 52.14
T h e p e r c e n ta g e s o f c a p a c it y fo r 1939 a re c a lc u la te d on w e e k ly c a p a c itie s o f 1,392,331 n e t to n s o p en h e a r th in g o ts an d 136,918 n e t to n s B e s s e m e r in g o ts, to ta l 1,529,249 n e t to n s; b a s e d on a n n u a l c a p a c itie s a s o f D ec. 31, 1938, a s fo llo w s : O pen h e a r th
in go ts, 72,596,153 n e t to n s; B e sse m e r in g o ts, 7,13S,S80 n et ton s.
T h e p e r c e n ta g e s o f c a p a c it y o p e ra te d f o r 1940 a r e c a lc u la te d on w e e k ly c a p a c itie s
o f 1,402,899 n e t to n s o p en h e a r th in g o ts an d 114,956 n e t to n s B e sse m er in g o ts, to ta l
1,517,855 n e t to n s; b a se d on a n n u a l c a p a c itie s a s o f D ec. 31, 1939 a s fo llo w s ; O pen
h e a r th in g o ts , 73.343,547 n e t to n s; B e s s e m e r in g o ts, 6,009.920 n e t tons.
Ja n u a ry 13, 1941
Up
a few sm ali furnaces idle. CarnegieIllinois Steel Corp. will reopen
Pencoyd plant, near Philadelphia,
about Feb. 1, a fte r being idle sińce
April, 192S. It is rated at 240,000
tons of ingots annually.
New England—Gain of 1 point to
86 per cent resulted from slight
changes in active furnaces.
Chicago—Advanced % -point to 100
per cent, eąualing alltim e peak of
week of Nov. 18.
P ittsb urgh —Unchanged at 95%
per cent, which is close to practical
capacity under present stress.
W heeling—Necessity fo r repairs
to open hearths cut production to
91 per cent, a loss of 5 points.
Cleveland—Addition of an open
h earth raised the rate %-point to
84% per cent
Cincinnati—W ith only four open
hearths idle in the distriet the rate
advanced 1 % points to 88 % per cent.
Youngstown, O.—W ith a gain of
2 points to 94 per cent, the rate
is the highest sińce 1929 with the
exception of a brief period in 1939.
D is tr ie t S te e l R a te s
P c r c e n ta g e o f I n g o t C a p a c ity E n g a g e d
In L e a d in g D is tr ic ts
W eek
ended
Jan. 11
P itts b u r g h .. . . 95.5
100
C h i c a g o ...........
E a s te rn P a . . . . 95
Y o u n g s to w n . . 94
91
W h e e lin g
84.5
90.5
B u ffa lo ...........
B irm in g h a m . . 100
N e w E n g la r.d . . 86
88.5
C in c in n a ti
87.5
S t. L o u is .........
94
A v e r a g e . .. .
97
S am e
w eek
C h a n g e 1940 1939
44
88
N one
90.5 49
+ 0.5
34
N one
82
55
80
+ 2
64
89
— 5
56.5
+ 0.5 85
44
72
- 2.5
94
77
N on e
75
+ 1
83
74.5 65
-r 1.5
N on e
75
40
87
93
+ 4
86
52
21
I
j h m
IF
I
ił's
perform ance
you're
after — if
you're
looking
for
accuracy at top s p e e d — then look to the C onom atic.
H ere is a m achinę that is giving progressive manufacturers a
fuli measure of satisfaction a n d profits. For ex a m p le, take the
parts produced on the 6 -sp ind le C ono m atic shown here. This
part must be extrem ely a ccu ra te, yet requires w ide forming
cuts on a variety of diam eters. In the fourth position a tapping
attachm ent is used for threading an inside diam eter 5/ e x 1 8"
a t the same time as a d ie is threading an outside diam eter %
k
Sm '
:
f
|
x 27". Production — one part every 12 .5 seconds at 8 0 %
production. If you
want to inerease your production and
profits on co m p licated parts write to C on e — there is a Conom atic for every screw m achinę job.
CONE
AUTOM ATIC
WINDSOR,
22
M ACH IN Ę
YERMONT,
CO.
U. S . A .
rT r fi
Windows of WASHINGTON
Machinę tool builders link plan to expedite production with
request that goyernm ent set up "o rd erly de!ivery schedule
based on order of im portance" . . . Fifty per cent inerease
in orders of "critica l" defense equipm ent for d elivery in
1940 reported accepted . . . President asserts pow ers granted OPM are as broad as la w perm its, declaring he w ill not
interfere . . . A sks in creased ap propriations, authorizations
W A SH IN G T O N
B LEADING m achinę tool builders
held a conference here last w eek in
connection w ith the bottleneck in
the industry. Conference h eard the
charge defense com m ission “mishandling” in planning p rio rity of
production was a m a jo r facto r delaying delivery of finished planes,
guns, shells and tan k s. The m an u ­
facturers, and officers, directors and
defense com m ittee m em bers of the
National A ssociation of M achinę
Tool Builders m et a t th e C arlton
hotel.
Three-sided plan fo r a produc­
tion speed-up linked w ith a re ą u e st
to the governm ent fo r “an order­
ly delivery schedule based on the
order of im portance,” w as discussed.
Plan includes:
,
An effort to utilize every inch of
unused plant capacity, p articu larly
among sm ali m an u factu rers, by
stim ulating subcontracts fo r m a­
chinę tool p arts, and even com plete
m achines ordered by the government from com panies w ith a thick
backlog of unfllled orders;
Expansion of productive capacity
by sąueezing additional m achinery
into existing plan ts and ru sh in g
construction of new buildings, financed by bankable governm ent contracts and certified as v ital to de­
fense needs to p erm it 5-year araortization;
A ccelerating tra in in g of new
skilled w orkers, plus overtim e w ork
where necessary, to thro w th e entire in du stry on a 24-hour basis.
Plans fo r fu rth e r speeding up
machinę tool o u tp u t beyond in­
Ja n u ary 13, 1941
ereases already announced fo r 1941
were form ulated.
F. V. Geier, president of the asso­
ciation, stated a t the conclusion of
the m eeting th a t December produc­
tion passed all previous m onthly
records and th a t totals would con­
tinue to m ount throughout 1941.
“On Dec. 27,” Mr. Geier said,
“the ind u stry sent a le tte r to Mr.
K nudsen advising him it could be
expected to tu rn out m achinę tools
to the value of $650,000,000 in 1941.
Today we called upon our m em bers
to speed up deliveries even furth er.
“M em bers of the industry have
pledged them selves to inerease pro­
duction beyond the previous promise to Mr, K nudsen and look to the
following m ethods fo r accomplishing th e resu lt:
“ (1) S ubcontracting m ore w ork
to outside concerns: This will bring
still m ore of the country’s facilities
into prom pt production for more
m achinę tools;
“ (2) Em ploying and training
m ore m en: The industry has proved
its ability to tra in new men extensively, and will expand this pro­
gram ;
“ (3) F u rth e r plant expansion as
indicated by specific needs;
“ (4) M aximum utilization of
p lants and eąuipm ent.
“In his N ew York speech before
the N ational Association of M anu­
factu rers, Mr. Knudsen said our in­
dustry ‘has set a very good exam ple of speeding up’ and this pro­
gram is in line w ith our effort to
‘do th e im possible again.’ ”
“O ur ind u stry is fully aw are of
the difficulties of determ ining de­
fense reąuirem ents fo r machino
tools. W e have considered it our
duty in the past to point out the
nation’s defense job cannot be done
effectively unless we are given
definite inform ation as to re ą u ire ­
m ents, so th a t we shall know w hat
is needed, when it is needed, and
where it is needed, in the order
of critical im portance.
“M embers of the industry are
very glad to learn definite plans are
now under way on the p a rt of the
national defense commission to
m eet our reąuest. We have been
assured every effort will be made
to define more accurately the actual
m achinę tool reąuirem ents fo r n a­
tional defense, and we can prom ise
positive assurance such definition
will be reflected in specific, immediate program s of accom plishm ent.”
“C ritical” Tool O rders Increased 50%
Governm ent orders of “critical”
m achinę tools to be delivered for
defense production in 1941 w ere
arb itrarily increased 50 per cent
la st week. Inerease in orders of
tools reąuired in m anufacture of
airplanes, tanks, guns and other w ar
m ateriel w as made to m eet reąuests of m achinę' tool m anufac­
tu re rs th a t m ore specific and accu­
rate inform ation concerning total
reąuirem ents of the B ritish and
American arm am ent program s be
made available.
In reporting the inerease, goyernm ent authorities said th a t sińce
needs grow ing out of the European
w ar cannot be accurately determined in advance, it was decided
to ask the m anufacturers to add 50
per cent to all orders they already
had for delivery this year.
The arrangem ent and the m a­
chinę tool builders’ acceptance of
it was described by defense officials
as one of the m ost im portant steps
taken to end “industrial blackouts.”
The way is now open, it was said,
for the industry to proceed with
plans fo r production totaling prob­
ably $700,000,000 this year. Previous schedules had estim ated pro23
duction in 1941 would ag gregate
about $600,000,000. N orm al output
is approxim ately $150,000,000 per
year.
Increase in orders applied only to
tools listed as “critical.” Included
a re horizontal and vertical boring
m achines, radial drills and planers,
g e ar m an u factu rin g m achinery and
jig boring machines.
V irtually all the larg e m achinę
tool com panies in th e U nited States,
about 200, w ere reported em ploying
two or m ore sh ifts p er day a t p res­
ent. Increased orders will m ake
necessary overtim e w ork in m any
instances.
OPM P ow ers ''Broad a s
P ossible ' s a y s RooseveIt
Pow ers g ran ted the new office
lo r production m anagem ent, headed
by W illiam S. Knudsen and Sidney
H illm an, defense advisory com m is­
sion m em bers, a re as broad as pos­
sible, P resident Roosevelt asserted
last week. He him self, the P re si­
dent declared, would have nothing
to do w ith the OPM except when
its m em bers w ished to consult him
on policy. This, he said, would happen rarely. Executive order issued
by Mr. Roosevelt to create th e OPM
recited a u th o rity delegated the new
board as follows:
Pow er to "form ulate and execute” all m easures to speed arm s
production and to provide emergency plant facilities;
Pow er to co-ordinate needs of the
arm y, navy and other governm ent
branches w ith requirem ents of “fo r­
eign governm ents,” which includes
G reat Britain, China and Greece,
and could take in L atin Am erican
neighbors;
Pow er to advise reg u la r govcrnm ent departm ents on th eir defense
purchasing plans, which m ay mean
v irtu al control of all defense buy­
ing;
Pow er to take “all law ful steps
necessary” to assure an adeąuate
supply of raw m aterials;
P ow er to “mobilize” production
facilities of the nation;
Pow er to “stim ulate and plan”
creation of m ore production facili­
ties, and to see th a t existing
facilities a re used to the utm ost;
Pow er to take over w hat the
President
called
"ram bunctious"
factories, if they do not co-operate
w ith national defense;
P ow er to act as liaison between
th e old national defense advisory
comm ission and the w ar and navy
departm en ts and power to “perform
such o th er functions as the P resi­
dent m ay from tim e to tim e assign
or delegate to it.”
OPM will do its w ork through
three
subdivisions:
Production,
headed by John Biggers, glass in­
d u stry executive, who has been
serving the defense commission;
purchases, directed by Donald M.
Nelson, chain-store executive, in
charge of p urchasing a t the defense
com mission; and priorities, headed
by E dw ard R. Stettinius, defense
Steel Guards Congressmen Under Weakened Roof
■ U n d e r b a r e s t e e l g .r d e r s s u p p o r t i n g a w e a k e n e d ro o f. m e m b e r s oi th e U n ite d
S t a t e s h o u s e of r e p r « e n t a t i v e s a r e le d in p r a y e r b y c h a p l a i n o n th e o p e n i n g d a y
of th e s e v e n t y - s e v e n t h c o n g r e s s . S o o n a f te r. th e m e m b e r s s e t tl e d d o w n to ih e
t a s k of s p e e d m g th e d e f e n s e p r o g r a m . N E A p h o to
com m issioner in charge of indus­
trial m aterials.
Significant w as a pow er given
the office for em ergency m anage­
m ent to “advise and assist the
President in discharge of extraordinary responsibilities imposed
upon him by any em ergency arising out of w ar, the th re a t of w ar,
im m inence of w ar, flood, drought,
or o th er condition th rea ten in g the
public peace and safety.”
S teel Priorities Com m ittee
Appointm ent B elieved N ear
A ppointm ent of a priorities com­
m ittee and ad m in istrato r fo r the
steel in dustry w as believed imminent la st Friday. Selection of such
a com m ittee is understood to have
been v irtu ally com płeted before the
P resident set up the OPM and announcem ent w ithheld until th e new
office and the revised priorities
board w ere established.
Revised priorities board estab­
lished under the executive ord er creatin g the OPM held an organization
m eeting Friday, w ith E. R. S te ttin ­
ius Jr., chairm an, presiding. O ther
m em bers of the new board a re Mr.
Biggers, Mr. Nelson, and Leon H en­
derson, defense com m issioner in
charge of price stabilization. Mr.
Knudsen and Mr. H illm an are m em ­
bers ex officio.
President A sks "G reatly
Increased" A ppropriations
T here is im m ediate need fo r a
sw ift and driving increase in our
arm am ent production program the
P resident told congress last week
when he discussed the “sta te of the
union” in his annual m essage.
Mr. Roosevelt told the legislators he is not satisfied w ith “prog­
ress thus fa r m ade” in the pro­
gram . D iscussing the progam to
this point he said “we are behind
Schedule in tu rn in g out finished airplanes; we are w orking day and
night to solve the innum erable
problem s and to catch up.
“We are ahead of schedule in
building w arships; but we are w ork­
ing to get even fu rth e r ahead of
schedule.
“To change a whole nation from
a basis of peacetim e production of
im plem ents of peace to a basis of
w artim e production of im plem ents
of w ar is no sm ali task. And the
greatest difficulty comes a t the beginning of the program , w hen new
tools and plant facilities and new
assem bly lines and shipw ays m ust
first be constructed before the ac­
tual m ateriel begins to flow steadily
and speedily from them .”
A gain Mr. Roosevelt told con­
gress “new circum stances a re constan tly begetting new needs fo r our
safety. i shall ask this congress
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W eirton To B uild B last Furnace,
Coke Ovens; O ther P la n ts E xpand
B NATIONAL Steel Corp. directors
have approved construetion of a new
blast furnace and 45 coke ovens a t
W eirton Steel Co., W eirton, W. Va.,
a subsidiary. Additions w ill inerease
pig iron capacity approxim ately 300,000 tons annually.
Several weeks ago th e rebuildlng
of a blast fu rn ace a t D etro it and
another a t Buffalo, w as authorized
by N ational directors ( S t e e l , Dec.
23, p. 16). The en tire p ro g ra m will
cost about $15,000,000, inerease pig
iron capacity 700,000 tons a year.
In addition to b la st furnace, coke
ovens and auxiliary eąuipm ent, th e
W eirton expansion will include extension to th e ore yard, extension or
construetion of a num ber of p lan t
buildings, and in stallatio n of cranes,
power lines and o th er types of eąuip­
ment. The W eirton p ro g ram will in­
erease coke and pig iron capacity
by about 40 p e r cent, and w ithout
additions to p rim ary steel producing
facilities, add about 240,000 tons a
year to ingot capacity. N ew facilities
will be read y fo r operation la te in
1941.
Republic To Install Light Armor
Plate Mili, Im prove M ines
Substantial addition to the nation’s light arm o r plate capacity will
be installed by Republic Steel Corp.,
Cleveland, a t its p la n t in Massillon,
O., and will go into p a rtia l oper­
ation early in th e year. The new
mili will absorb th ree sheet m ili
buildings, w ith a to tal of nearly
300,000 są u a re feet of floor space.
Republic will begin im m ediately
to install eąu ip m en t fo r h eat treating and cutting, finishing and shaping arm o r plate. U ltim ate capacity
of the p lan t will be reached by late
sum m er.
F irst installation will consist of
18 new heating furn aces to supplem ent existing furnaces, presses fo r
straighten in g a rm o r plate a fte r it
has been h eat treated, and shaping
eąuipm ent.
E lectric fu rn ace steel fo r th e
arm or plate m ili will be produced
in Republic’s Canton, O., electric
furnace plant, fo r w hich th e sixth
50-ton electric fu rn ace w as recently
ordered.
Republic also has announced improvem ents to be m ade a t its W itherbee-Sherm an m ines, Mineville, N.
Y., and C hateaugay m ines, Lyon
M ountain, N. Y.
A t W itherbee-Sherm an, a hoist
capable of handling ore from a miledeep sh a ft w ill be installed. U nder­
ground w orkings in th e Old Bed and
the H arm ony m ines eventually will
Jan u a ry 13, 1941
be connected, sim plifying fu tu rę developm ents, transportation, ventilation, drainage, and distribution of
m aterials and supplies.
Completion of these changes will
sub stan tially inerease ore output
which has been about 500,000 tons
a year.
A t the C hateaugay mine, capacity
of th e m ili will be inereased 15 per
cent. Main hoisting shaft, now 1900
feet deep, will be extended an ad­
ditional 650 feet.
W hen completed, the New York
m ines and Lake Superior holdings
can be developed to adeąuately sup­
ply reąu irem ents of Republic’s
n o rth ern plants.
Company recently purchased the
Troy blast furnace, Troy, N. Y.
Timken Roller Bearing Co.
Installs Fuel Oil System
Tim ken R oller B earing Co., Can­
ton, O., is installing a heavy fuel oil
system to insure continued opera­
tion of eąuipm ent used on defense
w ork in case of possible failu re of
th e n a tu ra l gas supply. System includes a central storage ta n k of 1,250,000 gallons capacity, sufficient
fo r one m onth’s capacity operations.
Provision also is m ade to pum p oil
from flve fre ig h t cars sim ultaneous-
ly into feeder lines leading to two
100,000-gallon distributing tanks.
System will cost $250,000, will be
completed this m onth.
Tim ken also is erecting an addi­
tional 200,000-gallon w a te r ta n k to
serve sprinkling system .
Donner-H anna Plans
Coke Works E xpansion
D onner-H anna Coke Corp., B uf­
falo, controlled jointly by Republic
Steel Corp., Cleveland, and N ational
Steel Corp., P ittsburgh, is reported
considering a $2,000,000 plant expansion to include 55 new coke ovens
and m odernization of the by-products units which could m ake such
defense m aterials as explosives.
Company has filed an application
w ith the w a r d epartm ent to amortize the cost over a flve-year period.
Gisholt M achinę Will
Reopen Long-Idle Plant
9 Gisholt Machinę Co., Madison,
Wis., will reopen its N o rthern w orks
in th a t city to m eet defense program
dem ands fo r tu rre t lathes. Reopening will add 60,000 sąuare feet to
m anufacturing facilities.
Opei-ations will s ta rt in this p lan t
by May 1 and produetion is expeeted
to be fully under w ay by mid-year.
W ork already has starte d on reconditioning the building, last used in
1930. All necessary m achinery and
eąuipm ent will be installed as soon
as the building is ready.
Steel’s “Chariot” in Action
■ A t th e c a li of th e r o lle r - m a n w h e n h e b lo w s a w h is tle , th is m o to r- d r iv e n b u g g y
r e c e iv e s a w h ite - h o ł s l e e l in g o t a t th e s o a k i n g p its a n d c a r r ie s it s e v e r a l h u n d r e d f e e t to th e a p p r o a c h - t a b l e s e r v i n g th e b lo o m in g m ili. A m v in g t h e r e , th e
r o lle r s u n d e r th e i n g o t s t a r t u p a n d r u n it a l o n g to th e first b r e a k - d o w n p a s s .
T h e c a r r ie r t h e n r e t u m s to th e s o a k i n g p its for a n o t h e r in g o t; f a s t a c tio n , e n tir e ly
r e s p o n s iv e to r e m o te c o n tro l. P h o to , c o u r te s y T im k e n R o lle r B e a r in g C o .
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A M ult-A u-M atic looks like this. It is an
8-Spindle (or 6-Spindle) machinc.
O ne
spindle is devoted to loading and unload-
If a M ult-A u-M atic had only one work
spindle, this is what you would have.
would take eight of them
It
with eight
ing.
A l l the others are working a ll the
operators and eight times the space to do
time.
O n e man can operate it.
the same amount of work.
W hen the econom y of the M ult-A u-M atic M ethod is considered, plus the fact that
Bullard experience produces machines capable of unusual sustained accuracy, the reason
for their popularity becom es elear as crystal.
Current demand has put a heavy load on
our plant, even under 2 4 hours-a-day operation.
W e are doing our best to meet it.
Mirrors of MOTORDOM
M ilitary disp la ys and discussions of a ircra ft and defense
production ste a l the lim elight at the annual conyention of
automotiye engineers . . . A n a lysis o f stra tegie metals situation in U. S . sho w s no dire sho rtag es impending.
Stockpil-
ing and p erfe ctio n o f w orka ble substitu tes point the w ay
in defense em ergency . . . 25 0 ,0 0 0 vehicles fo r new army b y
fali . . . "B ig t h r e e " to superyise three ty p e s of bombers
D E T R O IT
H FASHIONABLE W a s h i n g t o n
boulevard in the downtown area
bristled last week w ith m odern implements of w ar as the ordnance
departm ent
and
ą u a rte rm a s te r
corps displayed th e ir latest w ares
to visiting m em bers of th e Society
of Automotive E ngineers, here for
the society’s an n u al m eeting, and
to thousands of curious D etroiters.
Motorcycles, scout cars, half-tracks,
a 12-ton tank, a 3-inch a n tia ire ra ft
cannon and a wide asso rtm en t of
motor vehicles, m any of them replete
with m achinę guns and cannon,
were stran g e sig h ts in w hat is normally the P a rk Row of D etroit.
The program of addresses fo r the
meeting was dom inated by m ilitary
and defense subjeets. Army, navy
and air corps officials presented papers. A dozen experts recited de­
tails of a irc ra ft design and engi­
neering. S ir Louis Beale of the
British purchasing comm ission ably
picked up th e torch of the late
Lord Lothian in outlining B ritish
arm am ent needs. Gen. H ugh S.
Johnson w as a last-m inute substi
tute fo r W. S. K nudsen, OPM chief,
who was scheduled to speak Thursday evening but w as forced to cancel the engagem ent.
An observer could sniff a certain
tenseness in th e air, a certain grimness over the ta sk which lies ahead
of the nation’s industries. Speakers addressed th e ir subjeets w ith
All the seriousness of a nation hard
a t war. T hrongs p ressing around
the m ilitary vehicles on display in
the boulevard exam ined them minutely and showed su rp risin g familiarity w ith technical features. T hree
J a n u a ry 13, 1941
m iles away, in the lobbies of the
G eneral M otors building, other
crowds pressed around GM m ilitary
tru ck s set out fo r inspection there.
A sm ali boy, sighting along the
m assive b arrel of an a ircraft can­
non which w as pointed ominously
skyw ard shouted to a pal, “Tell me
w hen you see ’em coming.”
Looking into the situation of
strateg ie m etals in the United
States, Dr. H. W. Gillett, Battelle
M em oriał institute, Columbus, O.,
pointed out th at this country w as
fo rtu n ate in possessing resources
of m etals fa r beyond w hat w ere
available a t the tim e of the last
w ar, but th a t there w ere a num ber
of fairly critical elem ents involved
—tungsten, antim ony, chrom ium ,
tin and m anganese.
T hree Possible Solutions
N orm ally these m aterials are imported over long sea lanes which in
tim e of w ar m ight be closed to m er­
chant ships of this country. The
solution is three-fold: Build up sufficiently large stockpiles before any
em ergency arises, develop low-grade
domestic ore deposits, or perfect
suitable substitutes using domestic
m etals. In some cases, stockpiling w as started m onths ago, but
this is no perm anent cure. The
m a tte r sim m ers down to techniąues, w ith mining, m etallurgy
and chem istry perfecting substi­
tutes, or use of low-grade ores.
Dr. G illett exam ined each of the
critical elem ents in tu rn . W ith reM a t e r ia l a p p e a r in g in th is d e p a rtm e n t
Is f u l l y p r o te c te d b y c o p y r ig h t, an d its
u s e in a n y fo rm \ v h a tso e v e r w ith o u t
p e rm issio n is p ro h ib ite d .
gard to tungsten, 20 per cent of
the m etal used in this country is
not readily replaceable, but 80 per
cent is used in high-speed steels,
and already it has been found feasible to su bstitute molybdenum for
tungsten in these steels, w ith no
sacrifice of properties and w ith little difference in price. H eat tre a t­
m ent of the molybdenum highspeeds adm ittedly is m ore critical
due to the tendency of the steels
to develop a soft skin, but new
types of controlled-atm osphere f u r­
naces have solved this difficulty.
Chief use of antim ony is in stor­
age batteries and it has been found
th at calcium is a suitable substi­
tute.
F urtherm ore, sm elters are
being proposed to refine Mexican
and Bolivian antim onial ores. There
is the additional possibility of reelaim ing antim ony from defunct
batteries.
Chrom ium finds its chief use in
alloy steels, ores coming from
South Africa, New Caledonia and
T u r key. Low-grade domestic de­
posits as yet have not proved suit­
able for reduction, but some interesting experim ents have been m ade
w ith M ontana chrom e ores, compounded w ith sodium nitrate, ferrochrom e and other m aterials to produce a therm it or exotherm ic reaction when added to molten steel.
At this point is m ay be pertinent to m ention suggestions which
are rum ored to have been m ade to
auto builders th a t from 1942 models
they remove all the bright m etal
trim and decoration in the interests
of conserving chromium. If indeed
such a suggestion ever w as m ade
at all, it is certainly a short-sighted
one. A nalysis shows th a t all the
chrom ium plate on an average car
comprises about 4 or 5 ounces a t
the most, or perhaps 500 tons of
chrom ium fo r 4,500,000 cars built
in a year^s time. F a r m ore im ­
p o rtan t is the dem and fo r chrom i­
um in alloy steel which in the average car flgures to about 1 per cent
of the w eight of total alloy steel,
or roughly 2-3 pounds per car.
Considering th a t stainless steel
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M IR R O R S
O F M O T O R D O M — C o n tin u e d
carries upw ard of 18 p er cent of
chrom ium , it m ight be a m ore
sensible suggestion fo r car builders
to elim inate stain less steel moldings, trim , etc., in favor of chrom ium -plated carbon steel, but this
suggestion probably would not be
received very favorably by the
stainless Steel producers.
A t any rate, it will be a difficult
thing to sell any autom obiles devoid of b rig h t m etal trim so you
can be p re tty su re th e 1942 jobs
will have e ith e r stainless o r chrom e
plate to m atch cars of fo rm er
years.
Some m akers p aten tly have overdone the bright m etal application,
and a m ore restrain ed usage would
lend b etter eye-appeal, as w ell as
release a few d ram s of chrom ium
fo r defense.
Continuing w ith Dr. G illetfs discussion of strateg ie elem ents, tin is
next on th e list. He called it one
of the m ost v ital m etals u n d er consideration and pointed out th a t
stoekpiling of Bolivian ores is now
under way. F ig u res on tin con­
sum ption show th a t in 1937 som e
90,000 tons w as poured into prod­
ucts in this country—39,000 tons for
tin plate, 20,000 tons fo r solder, 6500
tons fo r babbitt, 6500 tons fo r bronze
and 18,000 tons fo r m iscellaneous
uses.
S ub stitu tes Available
Thus, tin p late and solder comprise th e tw o m ost im p o rtan t uses.
M ost tin plate goes into cans, and
4000 of the 20,000 tons fo r solder
also is used by the can industry.
Dr. G illett stated th a t one of the
m ain reasons fo r th e use of tin
p late in cans w as to facilitate soldering of the side seam and not p ar­
ticularly fo r providing resistance
ag ainst corrosion o r deterioration of
the contents. H e suggested it m ight
be possible to weld tin cans, u s­
ing black steel strip lacąuered fo r
protection of th e steel. He showed
a sam ple of such a can and claim ed
it was satisfacto ry fo r 90 p er cent
of the. uses of p resen t tinned containers.
O ther w ays to save on tin m ight
include; Use of lead-silver solder in­
stead of lead-tin fo r rad iato rs; elim i­
nate tin in w iping solder by introduction of lead b urning; use leadbase instead of tin-base babbitts.
Sum m arizing, th e sp eak er estim ated
we could get by on one-tenth of th e
present consum ption of tin and still
not a lte r costs appreciably by using
substitu te m etals.
In so far as m anganese is concerned, it w as pointed out th a t each
ton of steel produced re ą u ire s 11
pounds of m anganese, th u s entailing
some 90,000,000 pounds of m an ­
ganese or 10,000,000 tons of highgrade m anganese ore fo r yearly
steel ou tp u t of 80,000,000 tons. Ferrom anganese is now ąuoted a t
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$100-$125 p er ton, com paring w ith
b etter th a n $300 p er ton during the
last w ar. A t a cost of $160-$185 per
ton of fe rro it is claimed th a t lowgrade m anganese ores of domestic
ores could be utilized.
F u rth erm o re, flotation processes
have yielded high-grade ores from
low-grade deposits in M ontana,
Cuba and Brazil.
Several processes have been developed fo r processing low-grade
m anganese ores, chief difficulty be­
ing w ith phosphorus in the ore. A
p ro p er com bination of eąuipm ent,
personnel and technique ultim ately
will provide the best m eans, in the
opinion of Dr. Gillett. Stocks now be­
ing built up will handle steelm aking
needs fo r two years which should
be am ple tim e for erection of pilot
A u to m o b ile P r o d u e tio n
P a s s e n s c r C a r s a n d T r u c k s — U n ited
S ta te s and C a n ad a
By
1938
226,952
202,597
238.447
237,929
210 .174
189.402
150,450
96,946
89,623
215,286
390,405
2,248,211
406,960
1939
356.692
317,520
389,495
354,266
313,248
324,253
218,494
103.343
192,678
324.688
368,541
3,263,600
469,120
. .. . 2,655,171
3,732,608
J a n ...........
F e b ...........
M a rch . ..
A p r il... .
Jun e. .. .
J u l y .........
A u g ..........
O c t...........
N o v ..........
1 1 m o s .. .
D e c ...........
Y ear
D e p a r tm e n t o t C o m m erce
1940
449,492
422,225
440,232
452,433
412,492
362,566
2 46 ,171
89,866
284.583
514.374
510,973
4,185,407
E s tim a te d b y W a r d ’s R e p o r ts
W e e k en d ed :
1940
19 3 9 t
D ec. 14 ............. ----- 125,625
118,405
D ec. 2 1 ............ ----- 125.350
117,70 5
D ec. 28 ............ ----82,545
89,365
Ja n . 4 .............. ___ 76,690
87,510
Ja n . 1 1 .............. ----- 115,9 3 5
111,3 3 0
tC o m p a r a b le w e e k .
plants and determ ination of th e best
and m ost economical process for
handling domestic ores.
■ QUARTER of a m illion special
vehicles, reą u ire d by the ąu arterm a ste r corps fo r the proposed arm y
of 1,400,000 m en, will be delivered
by early fali, according to M aj. Gen.
E. B. G regory, quarterm aster-general. H e told the S.A.E. th e arm y
is receiving ten different types of
m o to r vehicles now a t a ra te of
25,000 a m onth, and will have 190,000
in service by Ju ly 1.
B reakdow n of th e 250,000 goal
called fo r in the procurem ent pro­
gram is as follows: 27,000 motorcycles, 4500 quarter-ton m idget
tru ck s, 5900 p assenger cars, 3400
am bulances, 69,000 half-ton pickup
trucks, 44,000 one-and-a-half ton
trucks, 58,000 two-and-a-half ton
tru ck s, 3S00 four-ton trucks, 3800
six-ton and h eay ier trucks, 37,800
two-and-a-half
ton
truck-tractors
w ith one tra ile r each.
The q uarterm aster-general lauded
the S.A.E. advisory com m ittee for
its w ork in standardizing p a rts and
accessories. F o r exam ple, types of
sto rag e b atteries have been reduced
from 29 to flve, sp ark plugs and
generators from eight to two, and
fan belts from 21 to three.
fl INCLUDED in v ast new sum s appropriated fo r airplane engine plant
construction is $24,313,150 to Buick
fo r a plan t in which to build P ra tt
& W hitney 14-cylinder double-row
1830-type engines; and $36,799,300 to
S tudebaker fo r a plant to build
W right 2600-type engines. The Bu­
ick project, confirmed by F lin t of­
ficials, has been m entioned here
before.
The location of the p lan t has not
been determ ined, although it will be
in proxim ity to o th er Buick plants
in Flint, perhaps adjoining some
of them . N o announcem ent has
been m ade as to the ex ten t of the
initial contract fo r engines, either.
I t should re q u ire a m inim um of 18
m onths ju s t to build and equip the
plant.
Ford officials, including Edsel
Ford, C. E. Sorenson and others,
are now on the W est C oast in connection w ith im pending arrangem ents fo r F ord to supervise manufactu re of subassem blies fo r Con­
solidated bom bing planes, th is be­
ing one phase of the auto in dustry’s
com m ittee fo r a ir defense activity.
C hrysler will perform sim ilar w ork
fo r M artin 26 bom bers, and Gen­
eral M otors fo r N o rth A m erican
bom bers.
S u r v e y o f P o t e n t ia l
D e fe n s e P o w e r A sk ed
E3 Cali to m an u fa ctu rers to survey
th eir p lan ts and m en down to the
“last ounce of m an u factu rin g pow er"
to discover capacity now unused fo r
defense produetion, w as issued last
week by W alter D. F uller, president,
N ational Association of M anufac­
turers.
"F actories and facilities, even to
every back-alley m achinę shop, every
obscure country foundry, every holein-a-corner shop, every em ployer of
two o r th ree or a dozen m echanics
who can perform a productive service to the pro g ram of defense building w hich th e presen t ‘te rrib le urgency’ dem ands be done, m u st be
m ustered into the service of supply
fo r em battled dem ocracy.
“In order to do this, we a re conducting an exhaustive survey of po­
te n tial defense facilities of th e nation. N ot a square foot of industrial
capacity n o r an ounce of m anufac­
tu rin g pow er should be overlooked.
“The m u ster m u st be completed
by Ja n . 25.”
STEEL
A n o t h e r
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S e r v £ c e
P r o d u c t io n
e a d ą u a r te r s
In k e e p in g w ith o u r aim o f b e in g o f m axim um
service to g e a r p ro d u c e rs in c o n n e c tio n w ith th e ir
gear p ro d u c tio n p ro b le m s, w e are p leased to announce th a t a n ew “ T a b le s ” b o o k le t is n o w ready
for d istrib u tio n .
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and tab les.
2. F o rm u la e fo r c h e c k in g gears by b ali an d p in m e th o d s.
3. C o m p le te ta b le s o f d ecim al equivalencs o f fractions.
4. H o b b in g sp e e d table-i.
5. F o rm u ła fo r c h e c k in g h o b b in g tim e.
6. D e s c rip tio n s o f h o b -c h e c k in g e q u ip m e n t.
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(N o . 2 6 6 -4 1 ) a re av ailable w ith o u t c h a rg e to gear
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Ja n u a ry 13, 1941
Coke Iron P roduetion in 1940
N early E ą u a l to 1929 Record
B PRODUCTION of coke pig iron
and ferroalloys in U nited S tates in
Decem ber totaled 4,542,864 net tons,
according to com plete re tu rn s from
operators of th e coun try ’s 231 potential coke b last furnaces. This is essentially as reported in S t e e l , Jan .
6, p. 359, in a com pilation which included estim ates fo r th e la st day or
two in December.
Total output in 1940 w as 46,894,676 tons, exceeded only by 47,342,605 tons in 1929, th e all-tim e high.
Including charcoal and electric fu r­
nace iron, the total last y e a r was
m ore th a n 47,400,000 tons.
D aily av erag e produetion in De­
cem ber w as 146,544 tons, 45 tons less
than in Novem ber. However, it w as
7.6 per cent h ig h er th a n daily average of 136,119 tons in Decem ber
1939.
F o r 1940, av erage daily produetion
w as 128,128 tons, nearly 33 p er cent
m ore than the av erag e of 96,740 in
the preceding year.
R ate of fu rn ace operation in D e­
cem ber rem ained th e sam e as in
Novem ber, 96.4 per cent. L ast m onth
w as th e first sińce May, 1940, in
which the operating ra te failed to
inerease over th e m onth preceding
it. A verage ra te of furnace opera­
tions fo r 1940 w as 84.3 per cent.
S tacks in b la st Dec. 31, 1940, w ith
th ree blown in and th ree removed
from b last in the m onth, totaled 202,
unchanged from the prior month,
and highest sińce October, 1929,
w hen 203 w ere active. A ggregate
produetion in the latter, however,
was 4,018,724 tons, 11.5 per cent less
th an in December.
Tw enty-eight iron producers, agg reg atin g 109 stacks, both m erchant
and nonm erchant, reported all their
furn aces w ere in blast Dec. 31. Re­
public Steel Corp., Cleveland; Beth­
lehem Steel Co., Bethlehem, Pa.;
Jones & L aughlin Steel Corp., P itts­
burgh; W heeling Steel Corp., Wheeling, W. Va.; and In terlak e Iron
Corp., Chicago, w ere am ong those
which listed all th e ir stacks in blast
at the y ear's end.
T otal of coke ferroalloys, spiegel-
OF
FURNACE
O P E R A T IO N
D E C E M B E It IRON' PRODUCTION
( R c la t io n o f P r o d u e tio n to C a p a c it y )
•L;“ ' ................
F e b ................
M a r c h .........
A P r ll ...........
M a y ..............
J u n e ............
J u l y ..............
A u e ...............
S e P t ..............
° c t ...............
NOV...............
Dc<~................
1940>
85-4
75.0
69.5
68.9
74.2
S3.6
86.1
89.9
9 1.5
94.2
96.4
96.4
1939 a
51.0
53.5
5 6 .1
49.8
40.2
5 1.4
55.0
62.4
69.7
S5.2
90.3
88.5
1938-’
33.6
33.6
3-Ł2
33.4
29.4
25.5
28.2
34.8
40.5
48.0
55.0
5 1.4
1937*
76.6
79 5
82.5
83 7
843
76.6
82.9
85.7
83.7
68.4
49.3
35.6
* B a se d on c a p a c it y o r 55,628,060 n e t
ton s, D ec, 3 1 , 1939; 1 c a p a c it y o f 58 222 790 n e t ton s, D e c. 3 1, 1938; » c a p a c ity o f
56,679,168 n e t to n s, D e c. 3 1, 1 9 3 7 ; « flrst
s ix m o n th s on c a p a c it y o f 5 5 ,454,265 n e t
ton s, D e c. 3 1, 1936 — l a s t s lx m o n th s on
c a p a c it y o f 55,695,065 n e t to n s, J u n e 30,
1937. C a p a c it ie s b y A m e r ic a n Iro n and
S te e l I n s titu te .
M ONTH LY
IR O N
P R O D U C T IO N
N e t Tons
No. in blast
last day of
Dec. Now
Alabam a . , . .17
18
Illinois . .. .. 15
16
Indiana . .,. . .18
18
New York. , . 13
13
Ohio ..........
46
45
Penna.......... . 68
67
Colorado ..
Michigan . .
Minnesota
Tennessee .
Utah
3
5
2
1
1
3)
5
f
i 1
1J
Kentucky .
Maryland .
M ass.............
Virginia . .,
W est Va, . .
<>
6
1
1
3
1
1 1
3J
Total
. 202
J im .............
F e b .............
M a r c h ----A p r il .........
M a y ............
J u n e .........
J u l y ............
A u g ............
S e p t ............
O c t.............
N0V............
D e c.............
1939
2,436,474
2,307,405
2,680,446
2,301,965
1,923,625
2,373,753
2,638,760
2,979,774
3,218,940
4,062,670
4,166,512
4,219,718
— Total Tonnaffes—
NonMerchant merchant
128,298*
194,565
85,986
306,582
5S2
521.149
107,816
196,313
159,174
S72.153
134,601* 1,301,951*
25.606?
1S6.265
20,457*
301,3156
21
6
202
062,520* 3,880,344*
•Includes ferromanganese aml spiegeleisen.
A V E R A G E D A I L Y P R O D U C T IO N
N et Tons
1940
4,024,556
3,304,36S
3,270,575
3,139,043
3,497,157
3,813,092
4,060,513
4,234,576
4 ,172,5 5 1
4,437,725
4,397,656
4,542,S64
N ot Tons
193S
1,618,245
1,463,093
1,646,636
1,554,569
1,412,249
1,188,037
1,358,645
1,674,976
1,885,069
2,315,599
2,561,060
2,478,244
T o ta l . . 46.S94.676 35,310,042 21,156,422
W orld T in O u t p u t U p
800 T o n s in N o v e m b e r
H W orld tin produetion in November is estim ated a t 21,800 tons, com­
pared w ith a revised figurę of 21,000
tons in October. T otal produetion fo r
first 11 m onths in 1940 approxim ates
209,800 tons, com pared w ith 156,200
tons in 11 m onths, 1939.
United S tates deliveries totaled
106,139 tons fo r 11 m onths la st vear,
an inerease of m ore th a n 75* per
cent over th e 60,530 tons in 11
m onths, 1939. L ast y e a r’s deliveries
include tin acąuired fo r em ergency
reserve stock.
W orld stocks of tin, including
sm elters' stocks and carryovers, in ­
ereased by 1388 tons d u ring November to 55,278 tons. Stocks Nov. 30,
1939, am ounted to 50,607 tons.
F a c to r y B u ild in g C o sts
A d v a n c e 13.2 P e r C e n t
PIG IRON STATISTICS
RATE
eisen and ferrom anganese reported
produced la st y e ar w as 702,903 tons.
F errom anganese am ounted to 472,511 tons; spiegeleisen, 230,392 tons.
Two stacks w ere reported dism antled in 1940. M issouri furnace
of M ississippi Valley Iron Co., a t
St. Louis, and Steelton E stack of
Bethlehem Steel Co., a t Steelton, Pa.,
w ere rem oved from the list of potential furnaces.
J a n .........
F e b .........
M arch . .
A p r il...
M ay. .. .
June .. .
J u ly . . . .
A u g. . . .
S e p t. . . .
O c t .........
N ow . . .
D e c .........
1940
12 9 ,S25
133,943
105,502
104,635
1 1 2 ,8 1 1
127,10 3
130,984
136,599
139,0S5
14 3 ,15 2
146,5S9
14(5,544
A v e .........
128,128
1939
193S
78,5965 52,201
82,407" 52,254
86,465i 5 3 ,1 1 7
76,732! 51,8 19
62,052! 45,556
79.125■ 39,601
8 5,12 1. 43,S27
96,122! 54,031
107,295 62,835
131,053 74,697
138, SS3 85,369
13 6 ,119 79,943
96,740
557,962
1937
116 ,3 2 7
120,800
125,385
126,956
128,083
116,304
126,501
130,677
127,604
104,450
74,929
54,319
112,642
BI F actory building costs continued
to rise during the last ą u a rte r and
now stand a t a point 13.2 per cent
above the level of a y e a r ago, ac­
cording to the q u a rte rly index compiled by The A ustin Co., Cleveland.
Index records the average cost of
typical one-story steel fra m e m onitor
type plants sińce 1913, and a t 94 is
up th ree points fro m previous ą u a r­
ter.
‘‘We have not yet seen the peak
of construetion activity fo r th e de­
fense program ,” said George A.
B ryant, com pany president. ‘'P ro b ­
lems of gettin g d eliveryon m aterials
and the upw ard trend in prices can
be expected to continue.
“In certain sections w here eonstruction activity traceable to the
defense pro g ram h as inereased to
three or four tim es the norm al rate,
the lim ited supply of locally-produced building m aterials has sent
prices up anyw here from 25 to 75
p er cent above last spring.
“Because building activity hinges
so much on the availability of fabricated stru c tu ra l steel, th e premiums now being paid to get deliveries add fu rth e r to th e overall
costs reflected in this index. An­
other fa c to r w hich accounts fo r p a rt
of the inerease is th e inevitable advance of lab o r costs as a re su lt of
overtim e w ork on m any jobs.”
30
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cent of finishing capacity.
Exports in the 11 m onths am ount­
ed to 15.96 per cent of the total;
fo r the first ten m onths they had
been 16.47, com pared to 6 per cent
for all of 1939.
Follow ing is a sum m ary of the
reports, which started on a m onthly
basis la st April, in net tons:
am ounted to 280,953 tons.
E stim ated steel finishing capacity,
based on a yield from ingots of
68.9 p er cent, is 53,946,300 net tons.
P roduction fo r 11 m onths was 43,671,187 tons, of which 6,969,339 tons
w ere fo r export and 2,328,461 tons
for fu rth e r conversion.
In N ovem ber sheets were the leading item of production, a t 1,059,645
tons. O ther im portant groups w ere:
Bars, 837,834 tons; plates, 432,680;
shapes, 373,825.
Production of finished products
for the 11 m onths, less shipm ents
fo r fu rth e r eonversion, was 41,342,726 net tons, representing 83.7 per
F in ish e d S te e l O u tp u t
83.7% o£ C a p a c ity
■ Finished steel m ade fo r sale in
November am ounted to 4,760,948
net tons, 176,440 tons less than in
October, according to th e A m erican
Iron and Steel institute. The decrease was due in p a rt to the sh o rter
month. O utput w as a t th e ra te of
101.2 per cent of finishing capacity,
compared to 102.2 in October.
Production fo r export was 562,587
tons, or 11.82 p er cent of th e total.
Shipments to o th er m em bers of
the industry for fu rth e r conversion
A M E R IC A N
IR O N
AND
STEEL
O u tp u t
3,005,218
3,576,860
3,802,485
4,173,839
4,649,065
4,446,555
4,937,388
4,760,948
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P e t. E x p orted
12.37
13.33
15.8
20.0
22.6
21.4
15.87
1 1.8 2
E x p o rte d
371,532
476,761
601,668
835,385
1,053,110
951,555
783,652
562,587
N ovem ber
19^0
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................... 9 3 , 0 8 8
39
Total iron products (items 51 to 53).
T o ta l number o f ooDpanies
in e la d e d .............................
...................8 8 , 1 * 5 8
X X X X X X X
....... 1 > * , 3 5 1 *
1 * 3 8 ,2 7 0
............ l ! ł ? , i
33
o n a y ie ld fr o m in g o ts o f .............6 3 r 9
o
............. 8 2 , 0 9 . 6
15
P ig ir o n . fe r r o m a n g a n e s e a n d s p ie g e l...
£
XXX
............1 . 1 , 2 3 7
12
X X X
E s t i m a t e d t o t a l s te e l fin is h in g c a p a c it y b a s e d
I n g o t m o u l d s ........................................ ....... . . ,
............... 9 2 8 , 9 3 1
lft
T r a c k s p i k e s ....................................................................
A ll o t h e r ...............................................................................
.............2 0 , 7 7 . 6 . .
7 , 5 . 0 ........... 3 , 1 5 7
................6 0 , 6 5 . 6
....... 5
.12
XXX
X X X X X X X
8 9 ,5
A ll o t h e r w ir e p r o d u c t s . ........ ...............
B l a c k p l a t e ...................................................................
X X X X X X X
.............6 3 . 7 , 8 3 6
...... 2 , 5 1 - 0
............1 6 5 , 5 . 1 * 8
F e n c e p o s t s .....................................................................
X X X X X X X
Ć O .O
..... 2 , 2 5 5 , 2 1 0 .
30
X X X X X X X
.................9 , 6 9 9
...3 8 ,2 .
,„ 6 5 .1
.......... 1 0 7 , 3 9 1 *
„11
.............4 , 6 2 1 .
...................6 5 , 6 6 1 *
X X X X X X X
IS
X X X X X X X
2 3 .1 *
2 5 ,2 5 3
........1 , 0 1 7 , 1 0 1
25
,
............1 * 1 * , 9 1 * 9
.............
X X X X X X X
................5 3 , 2 2 0
1 091,690
....... 1 8 9 , 1 0 3 . .
X X X X X X X
........ 5 5 . 1 * . , 8 2 5 . .
27
*
1 * 1 .7
............... 9 5 3 .
24
28
11,2
............ 1 1 7 , 0 0 7
X X X X X X X
............. . . . 8 , 6 5 7
1 5 1 ,1 1 * 5
....... 1 , 3 7 ? > 7 3 5 8
...........7 , * 8 1
5 8 .7
.
X X X X X X X
W
.......... . . .
,
X X X X X X X
8 5 .0
.5
19 323
........ 2 8 0 , 0 9 2 -
......1 6 3 , 7 1 1 *
................. . , .
... . 7 9 , . 7 . 1 * 2
32.2
22,097 36.6
152,102
69.8
..... 3 , 1 5 9 , 8 1 * 0
37
19
. ................... 7 , 6 8 5
.. .............
XXX
- 1 1 ,5 9 1
, *
XXX
,
X X X X X X X
1 * ,0 7 3
82 1
660
572 186
......... . „ 1 3 5 , ,0 0 0
961
.....
7 .6 1 * ,
*
.... .
........ 2 1 * 8 , 8 0 3 . .
....... 5 l ! * „
18
, *
Ó 7 .2
X XX
XXX
19
......3 , 7 ^ 7 , 5 2 * * ,
XXX
XXX
............ 0 3 7 , 8 5 “
X X X X X X X
............. 2 , 5 1 2
......1 , 1 9 3 , 2 1 1
,
1 2 ,5 8 9 ,2 6 5 .
X X X X X X X
......... 1 9 , 5 2 3
.61*. . 9 .
* ,9 3 8
......!‘ , 2 p 8 , 5 0 1
XXX
17
„ ...3 7 .1 * .,0 7 0 ..
,
X X X X X X X
1 1 8 .5 3 5
51*
„ 5 2 .1
2 817,737
191
.
............
........... 5 .0 u f f i .
14
T o t a l b a r s ..........
. 1 , 0 7 1 , 8 1 * 1*..
X X X X X X X
8 81*
10 21*6
.2 ,3 7 2 ,7 8 7 ...
l * 6 , 9 1* 6
o
................... 6 , 7 5 6
XXX
..............1 * 5 5 , 0 2 2
9
,o
*.
X X X X X X X
13
...................9 M
.
................9 3 9 .
...... 1 ! * , . 7 7 5 . .
i
X X X X X X X
...1 3
*
892
.U
,
*
120,77
77 8
12
........5 , . 0 5 6 , 3 3 2
Imished producta
123 301
11 111
........ 5 , 7 3 1
*
,
16
M e c h a n i c a l T u b i n g ........ ........
,
5 .6 ,1 .
12.8
21 71*6 20
15
8
*
.....
.........
23
i o
*
............1 * 9 5 , 0 1 1
5
z
151
i* ,li* i*
m
T )
IZ
li* ,
18,198
11 891
. 5 2 . 0
................9 5 , 8 1 5
306,800
118,000
1 300,200
Export
X X X X X X X
.......1 , 9 5 . 0 .
....... 6 3 , 9 9 . 1
.....
X X X
______. 9 . 1 , 5 5 1
5
15
5 6 ,5
.......
... . 3 6 , 1 1 3
..
1 * 3 2 ,6 8 0
. - . . 6 , 0 9 5 . , i* 5 0
5
XXX
87.5
26,988 100 5
C o l d fin is h e d — ....------------- ------- .....1 5 ,
10
A x le s
........
Total
To memher* of the
indu»«cy for co«v^
nntohed products
202,502
19 ^ 0 )
Per Cent
of
capacity
To members of the
industry (or con-
........ . . 3 7 3 , 8 2 5
328,000
,
H o o p s a n d b a lin g b a n d s .............................
T o o l s te e l b a r s ( r o lle d a n d fo r g e d )......................
CL.
*
...5 ., 2 0 5 , 3 0 0
9
3 ")
C o n c r e t e r e in fo r c in g — N e w b ille t .........
51 6,222
X X X X X X X
g
S p lic e b a r a n d t ie p l a t e s ...........................................
Per cent
of
T oni
...ił*
M o n th s Shipment*
Shtpmcnts
Annual Capacity
k i
In g o ts, b lo o m s , b ille ts , s la b s , s lie e t b a r s , e tc ..
t o Date ( u
Current Month
oę
.................
*..
3 ,8 9 5
...........1 , 7 7 2 _
...U , 0 9 8 .
M o f u r t * ,,
C a p e c ily .
Ł % o f F i n U h i m C a p a c ity
p r o d u c d by con-.panUs u k o s , P '° J u c t , o n
a b o".
31
November Export, Import
Tonnage at Low Level
* N ovem ber steel and iron exports, scrap excluded, totaled 713,827 gross tons, valued a t 542,863,811,
a decline of 15.7 p e r cent in quantity and 9.3 p er cent in value from
the October total of 846,584 tons,
valued a t $47,244,586. This was
the th ird consecutive m onthly de­
cline, according to th e m etals division, d ep artm en t of com m erce. In
Novem ber, 1939, exp o rts totaled
332,899 tons, valued, a t $22,791,622.
Total fo r eleven m onths w as 7,050,362 tons, valued a t §432,091,928,
roughly th ree tim es as g re at in
q u an tity and value as in the comparab le period in 1939, when they
w ere 2,104,967 tons, valued a t $150,896,242.
The United Kingdom continued
th e chief export m arket, though
tak in g less iron and steel th an in
October. Its N ovem ber purchases
w ere 400,953 tons, 56 p er cent of
to tal exports. Canada w as second
w ith 83,946 tons, Union of South
A frica th ird w ith 34,297 tons, followed by N etherlands Indies, 19,657
tons and Brazil w ith 19,240 tons.
Nonalloy ingots, blooms and o ther
sem ifinished steel w as the larg est
export item, 226,437 tons, of which
206,202 tons w ent to th e United
Kingdom, 11,347 tons to C anada and
3811 tons to Japan. Alloy sem i­
finished steel w as second w ith 58,404 tons, 52,083 tons going to the
United K ingdom and 6312 tons to
Canada.
Im ports of iron and steel, o ther
th a n scrap, in N ovem ber totaled 728
gross tons, valued a t $165,009, a new
low in th e m odern record of foreign
trade. This w as only about 20 per
--------- ----------------------------------IKON A N D S T E E L F O R E I G N T R A D E S T A T I S T I C S UNITED STATES EXPORTS OF IRON
AND S T E E L PRODUCTS
Gross Tons
. „ ,
Articles
£is Iro» ....................
b erromanganese and
Nov.
Oct.
3940
1940
27,838 48,426
Jan.
through
Now
1040
48-1,615
........
246
787
12,833
spleseieisen
Other fe rr o a llo y s ....
1,579 3,250
21 844
Ingots, blooms, e tc .:
Not containing alloy 226,437 208,461 2,024 969
Alloy, incl. stainless 58,404 110,632 236,’982
Steel bars, cold fin. . 15,669
9,310
53,765
g ars- l r u n ..................
788
689
12,955
Bars, c o n c re te ..........
8,275
6,578
120,854
Other steel bars:
Not containing alloy 37,950 51,250
439 410
Stainless steel . . . .
297
86
1 31S
Alloy not stainless.
2,062 13,113
37,310
W r e r o d s ..................
22,169 31,253
270,’s0 i
S)S3
1_137
10 274
Boiler plate................
Other plates, not fab.
Not containing alloy 54,440 51,933 493 071
Stainless steel . . . .
45
9
45.)
Alloy not stainless.
3,066
332
5 226
Skelp, Iron or S te el.. 21,347 32,009
IS S ^ io
Sheets, galv. iron. .. .
566
273
8,593
Sheets, galv. s te e l...
9,907 10,54S
142,620
Sheets, “ black" steel:
Not containing alloy 42,706 30,913 427 7‘X)
Stainless steel . . . .
L48
123
l ’609
Alloy not stainless
1,232 3,715
9'o60
Sheets, black ir o n ...
1,174
652
24^600
Strip steel, eold-rolied:
Not containing alloy 10,069
4,535
56 9S3
Stainless steel . . . .
26
97
631
Alloy not stainless.
'>4
32
47S
Strip Steel, hot-roiled:
Not eontainlns alloy
8,788 11,787
124 034
Stainless steel . . . .
23
81
206
Alloy not stainless.
124
39
1,049
Tin plate, taggers’ tin
13,809 18,453 361 iT 6
T e r n e plate (Incl.
łonu ternes) ..........
298
542
5,593
la n k s , e\eept lined
2.92S 3,987
2S.861
Shapes, not fabricated
36.524 55.1S7 36(5 7X1
Shapes, fabrlcated. ..
5.587 6,801
66,'l26
Plates, fabrlcated . .
3,163 5,401
2*> IS"?
Metal la th ..................
228
123
1 389
Frames and sash es..
83
i
i ’ k j7
Sheet piling ..............
6?s
u J S
Rails, 60 Ibs.. . . . . . . 15,362 20,097 183,290
Ra s, under 60 Ibs..
3,893 6,903
31,450
Rails, relaylng ........
(54 n i1BS , ,
H all fastenlngs..........
956
^035
g '54,j
Switches, frogs, crsss.
227
^40
■
' 7=ii:
Railroad spikes . . . .
56S
432
4,440
Railroad bolts, nuts,
nł5ic> : \ ......................
315
442
3,0S1
Jtfoiler tubes, seamless
3,140 2.028
22
Boiler tubes, welded,
224
103
*1 899
Pipę:
Seamless c a si n g
............ I ł , 539 33,587
137,6S6
Do., w e ld e d ..........
1,72.1
1 SS1
'^n
Seamless black . . .
2,364
1*538
2?!977
Pipę flttings:
Mail.-iron screwed
352
423
4 619
Cast-iron screwed.
157
103
2w
Pipę and flttings for:
’
Cast-iron pressure
3,156
5,803
49,035
Cast-iron soil . . . .
4%
595
15,913
Pipę, welded:
Black steel ............
5iS63
2,671
38 746
Black wrousht-iron
737
900
S 157
Ga!vanized steel . .
6,191
4.394
50,372
ł i ? .u ' " ’f ousht-iron
S55
727
7 766
AU other pipę, fittlngs
1,354
1,067
14]052
,
,
Articles
Wire:
Plain iron or steel.
Galyanized ............
Barbed ..................
Woven-wire fencing.
Woven-wire sc’n cloth:
Jan.
through
Nov.
1940
Nov.
1940
Oct.
1940
4,726
6,963
4,125
366
6.3S5
5,345
7.014
430
80,475
59,605
39,142
4,143
......................
,,,P ther ...................
W re rope and cable
Wire strand ...........
Electric welding rods
Card clothing .......
Other wire .............
57
306
1,273
223
470
2
1,343
64
211
1,113
37
587
3
i >802
717
2,244
10,783
1,364
iJ
ire 7,
Horseshoe
nails..........
__
2,952
263
la c k s
........................
gg
2'162
201
^
Other natls, staples.
55S
33(5
Ordinary bolts, machine s c r e w s ..........
4,619 5,286
Castings:
Gray iron
(incl.
semisteel) ..........
552
540
Malieable iron . . . .
241
185
Steel, not alloy. .. .
164
268
Alloy steel, i n c l .
98 174
stalnless ............
Car wheels, tires, a\les:
Wheels and t ir e s ..
1,586 1 72^
Axles, no wheels. .
235
106
Ax!es, with wheels
58
3^3
Horseshoes and calks
36
5
Forgings, n .e .s.:
Not containing alloy
3,023 2,398
Alloy, incl. stainless
171
131
' ig
15,401
46,294
l 070
' 7- 4 881
ORIGIN OF NOYKMJIEII IMPORTS
G ross T on s
Iron
ore
5,500
28,486
219
S P a in ............................
C a n a d a ........................
Mexlco ........................
Cuba ............................ 11,400
Chile ............................ 165,200
N ew foundland ............ 10,670
Brazil ..........................
7,650
South Africa ...........................
Netherlands In d ie s... ’ .. ..
British I n d ia ...............................*
Soviet R u ssia...........................
Philippine Is........................
Gold C o a s t ......................
T °tal
4i52r,
6,076,429
7,840
6,386
227
13,750
1,152
180
18,024
9S
1
5S.119
6
3
Steel
bars
l
. *
52
Total
53
1,405
n 418
179 2
i ’o «
m
U . S . IM PO R T S FOR C O N SU M P T IO N OF
IR O N A N D S T E E I , P R O D U C T S
G ross T on s
25 744
3,'222
Articles
Pig iron ............
Total ...................... 713,827 846,584 7^050362
Sponge iron __
Ferromanganese (1)
Scrap, iron and steel73,809 25S.4S2 2
7'>5 5S3
Spiegeleisen ........................
Scrap, tin plate........
05
'
Ferrochrome (2) . . .
Tin p l a t e circles,
” ■
2,866
Ferrosilicon (3) . . . . . * . ! ' !
Other ferroalloys ( 4 ) ........
strlps. cobbles, etc.
396
324
3 969
Steel ingots, blooms, etc!
W aste-waste tin plate
97
i->n
Billets, solid or h o llo w ...
•Terne plate clippings
Concrete reinforc. b a r s ...
and s c r a p ..........
22
...
15,102
Hollow bar, drill steel__
Bars, solid or h o llo w ... .
Total scrap .......... 74,349 258,926 2,753.108
Iron slabs ..........................
Bar i r o n ...................... !
GRAND T O T A L ---- 78S.176 1,105,510 9,803,470
Wire r o d s .............. ." *'
Boiler and other plate (ińcluding skelp) ................
Iron ore . ..................... 127,741 209,408 iTsSS.-SH
Sheets, skelp, saw plate. .
♦New class.
Die blocks, blanks, e tc .. .
Tin plate, taggers’ tin and
te rn e p la te ........................
Structural shapes ............
Sashes and fram es ........
l - st r a d e bst i r o n a x u
Sheet piling ......................
S I E E L , IN C L C D IN G S C R A P
Rails and track materiał!
G r o ss T o n s
Cast-iron pipę, flttin gs. . .
Mail iron pipę flttin g s ...
-19 4 0 welded pipę ......................
-19 3 9 E x p o r t s Im p o rts
Other pipę .............. ...........
E x p o rt8 I m p o rts
Cotton ties .......... ..
*
Ja n ,
583,521
S,274
362,672
27,664
Other hoops and bands. ! . !
F eb .
6 71,3 0 1
6,740
Barbed wire ..................
359,690
19,14 9
M ar. 663,980
5,096
Round iron, steel w ir e .. . .
474,360
25,369
A p r il 612,906
Teleg., telephone w i r e ....
6,674
394,008
44,083
Fiat wire, steel s t r ip s ....
M ay
783,964
7,759
532,641
28,142
Wire rope and strand__
J u n e 936,047
5,505
588,856
32,587
Other wire ........................
J u ly 1 ,034,938
3,542
Nails, tacks, staples........
513,664
30,851
A u g . 1, 402,075
Bolts, nuts, and riv e ts. ..
2,105
477,078
28,328
Horse and mule shoes__
Sept. 1 ,,221,052
2,598 5 75,613
29,874
Castings and forgings. . . .
O ct. 1 ,,105,510
3,966 5 9 1,S56
19,18 9
NOv. 7SS.176
980 605,555
Total ........................
15 ,2 16
D ec.
Iron and steel scrap.
600,437
14,709 •
T o ta l
52
10,508
Sheets, Strucskelp and tural
sawplate steel
United Kingdom.
Canada ..............
Sweden ..............
Manganese
ore
98
...................... 229,125
30,480
2 OJ®
l '909
Pig
iron
3 1 5 ,1 6 1
GRAN D TO TAL ..............
Nov.
1940
98
" ‘ 26
* 82
8
... „
...
53
Oct. Jan.
1940 1940
590 10,242
610
” '42 8,572
2,714 11,953
1
" i ó i 1,191
223
3
437
8
“ iś
871
1 1,852
iś s
3,986
1
4
2
1
13
120
12
11
6
10
15
115
716
26
“ i
* 82
140
” 'Ś
1
105
13
" i
i
75
i;5Ś4
419
29
113
32 2,857
13
10
611
S6
888
1
2,160
16
519
1
" ’i
109
130
3
” 46
589
‘l3S
72S
3,724 51,261
242 1,978
9S0
3,966 53,239
/»S1\v
'Ianganese content: (2) c h ro m e
<3) Silicon c o n t e n t; ( 4 ) a llo y c o n te n t.
c o n t e n t;
32
J-TEEL
cent as large in volume as th e 3724
tons, valued a t §196,854, im ported in
October and only about 5 p e r cent
of the 14,379 tons, valued a t $1,005,774, imported in N ovem ber, 1939.
Cumulative im ports fo r 11 m onths
this year total 51,261 tons, valued a t
$5,890,441, only 18.8 p er cent in volume and 28 per cent in value of th e
272,227 tons, valued a t $21,135,399,
brought in during th e com parable
period in 1939.
Canada w as th e principal source
of supply in Novem ber, 355 tons,
Sweden second w ith 295 tons and
the United Kingdom th ird w ith 61
tons.
Scrap im ports totaled 252 tons,
valued a t $3519, com paring w ith 242
tons, valued a t $3351, in October.
Honduras contributed 149 tons,
Mexico 99 tons, C anada fo u r tons.
Scrap E xp orts S h a r p ly
R ed u ced b y L ic e n se
■ Scrap exports in N ovem ber, the
first fuli m onth u n d er license, to ­
taled only 74,349 gross tons, valued
at $1,303,814, eom pared w ith 258,926 tons, valued a t $4,650,299 in
October and 272,656 tons, valued a t
$5,173,374 in Novem ber, 1939. F o r
eleven m onths scrap exports w ere
2,753,108 tons, valued a t $47,012,303,
approxim ately 18 p er cent less in
volume and 9 p e r cen t in value
than the 3,371,025 tons, valued a t
$51,746,059, exported in th e com para­
ble portion of 1939.
Of N oyem ber iron and steel ex-
ports, 35,709 tons w ent to Canada,
33,971 tons to the United Kingdom
and 2685 tons to H onduras. Jap an
toook all the 25 tons of tin plate
scrap exported in November. China
took 366 tons of tin plate cobbles,
circles, etc., 56 tons of waste-waste
tin plate and 22 tons of terne plate.
F T C I s s u e s C o m p la in t
A g a in s t W ire R o p e G ro u p
■ W ire Rope and Strand associa­
tion, W ashington, three of its officers and 16 m em ber companies m an­
u factu rin g about 95 per cent of this
country’s w ire rope, have been
charged w ith “unlaw ful agreem ent,
com bination and conspiracy to eli­
m inate com petition” in a com plaint
issued by the federal trad e commis­
sion.
According to the complaint, the
association, organized to m eet re ­
ąuirem ents of the national indus­
tria l recovery act, continued to function a fte r th a t act w as declared unconstitutional.
Com plaint alleges
th a t to th e extent the respondent as­
sociation m em bers act collusively
and collectiyely in the pricing and
distribution of w ire rope, they are
in a position to dom inate and con­
tro l th e prices a t which this prod­
uct m u st be purchased by distributors, dealers, users, including feder­
al, sta te and local governm ents.
Com plaint fu rth e r charges the as­
sociation m em bers have fixed and
m aintained uniform delivered prices,
term s and conditions, and have
N a z is E x te n d in g C h a n n e l C o a st F o r tific a tio n s
M C r a n e h o is ts s t e e l g i r d e r in to p o s itio n a s a s u p p o r t lo r o n e of th e h u g e g u n
e m p la c e m e n ts B e in g b u il t b y t h e G e r m a n s a l o n g th e c h a n n e l c o a s t f a c i n g E n g ­
l a n d . N a z is r e p o r t t h e ir li n e of f o rtif ic a tio n s n o w e x te n d s fo r 620 m ile s a l o n g
th e c h a n n e l fro m w h e r e " B ig B e r th a s " s h e ll th e i s l a n d a n d a tt a c k B ritish s h ip p in g N E A p h o to
Jan u a ry 13, 1941
m aintained a uniform m ethod of
ćom puting net delivered prices. Respondents, th e commission charges,
divided th e country into basing
point areas so th a t purchasers in
each area get the sam e delivered
prices regardless of distance from
m anufacturers.
R espondent officers of the asso­
ciation are: H a rry J. Leschen, St.
Louis, president; George S. W hyte,
Kenosha, Wis., chairm an of the
board, and George P. Lamb, W ash
ington, executive secretary.
Respondent m a n u factu rer m em ­
bers are: A m erican Chain & Cable
Company Inc., New York; A m eri­
can Steel & W ire Co., Cleyeland;
Bethlehem Steel Co., Bethlehem , Pa.;
Broderick & Bascom Rope Co., St.
Louis; Columbia Steel Co., San
Francisco; E. H. Edw ards Co., San
Francisco; A. Leschen & Sons Rope
Co., St. Louis; M acW hyte Co., Keno­
sha, Wis.; Pacific W ire Rope Co.,
Los Angeles; R ochester Ropes Inc.,
Jam aica, Long Island, N. Y.; John
A. Roebling’s Sons Co., Trenton, N.
J.; Union W ire Rope Corp., K ansas
City, Mo.; Upson-Walton Co., Cleveland; W ickwire-Spencer Steel Co.,
New York; W ire Rope Corp. of
A merica Inc., New Haven, Conn.,
and W ire Rope M anufacturing &
E ąuipm ent Co., Seattle.
C o n fe r e n c e B o a rd R ev ises
In v e n to r ie s, O rders D a ta
■ M anufacturers’ inventories still
are slightly below the 1937 peak, in
value, although new orders are at
the highest level on record. In relation to value of shipm ents, inventories are Iow, and, a t the moment,
there is a g rea te r possibility th a t
shortages will develop in certain
lines th an th a t over-expansion will
occur in stocks of goods held by
m anufacturers.
These are conclusions of N ational
In dustrial Conference board statisticians a fte r revising indexes on inventories, shipm ents and orders,
1929-1940, to take into account a con­
siderable inerease in the num ber of
co-operating companies.
Revised data show th a t sińce July,
1939, last m onth before the “w ar
boom” began, inereases fo r the three
factors have been: lnventories, 21
p er cent; shipm ents, 46 per cent;
and new orders, 91 per cent.
Indexes and data on inventories,
shipm ents and order first w ere published by the board about a year
ago. Since the service w as inau gurated m any additional com­
panies have reported data and some
trade associations are collecting and
reporting the inform ation fo r th eir
industries. The wide coverage has
m ade possible a breakdow n of durable and nondurable goods, seasonal
adjustm ent; and analysis of unfilled
orders is being undertaken. The
board w arns, however, th a t despite
the increased coverage, certain blind
spots still exist and th a t the data
m ust be considered tentative.
33
MEN of
H. G. G la s s
■ RICHARD M. MARSHALL, heretofore vice president and secretary,
W oodward Iro n Co., Birm ingham ,
Ala., has been elected executive vice
president, P ittsb u rg h Coke & Iron
Co., P ittsb u rg h . He succeeds the late
A lbert P. Meyer. Mr. M arshall will
take over his new duties about Jan.
15.
Before becom ing associated
w ith W oodward in 1935, he was vice
president and generał m anager,
Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co.
♦
R obert G. G lass has been promoted to assistan t m an ag er of oper­
ations, Chicago distriet, Carnegielllinois Steel Corp. The p a st fo u r
years he has been a ssista n t to m an­
ager. A g rad u ate of Ohio S tate
university, Mr. Glass has been asso­
ciated w ith Carnegie-Illinois sińce
1912.
♦
E. F. W einheinier has been m ade
assistan t sales m anager, Ironton
F ire Brick Co., Ironton, O.
♦
E.
L. H arco u rt is no longer asso­
ciated w ith H iram Sw ank’s Sons,
Johnstow n, Pa.
♦
C harles W. C ristal has been appointed sales m anager, electrical
construction departm ent, DingleC lark Co., Cleveland.
♦
D. C. IMiils h as been appointed
a ssistan t to W. F. Ames, m an ag er
of com pensation and safety B eth­
lehem Steel Co., Bethlehem . Pa.
♦
V. Ii. H aw thorne, se cretary of the
m echanical division, A ssociation of
A m eiican R ailroads, w ith headąuarteis in Chicago, h as been prom oted
to the newly created post of exccutive vice chairm an of th e division.
A. C. Brow ning, a ssista n t to the
secietary, has been advanced to sec­
re ta ry of th e division.
♦
Edw ard D. G angw ere, f o r 3 7
years associated w ith W estinghouse
E lectric & Mfg. Co., E a st P ittsb u rg h ,
Ha., and sińce 1937 employed in the
w orks eąuipm ent, inspection and
test departm ent, has been prom oted
to director of eąuipm ent.
♦
Oryille T. B urnett has joined the
w elding electrode dep artm en t of
M etal & T herm it Corp., New York,
as engineer of tests. A graduate
of A rm our In stitu te of Technology
in chemical engineering, Mr. B arn ett
was form erly associated w ith ihe
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp., and
la te r w ith Black, Sivalls & Bryson
Inc., O klahom a City, Okla.
♦
W. L. B eaudw ay has been nam ed
executive vice president, Chicago
M alleable C astings Co., Chicago, and
•T. T. Łlewellyn II has been made
vice president.
♦
G erald B. DufT, 68 Clinton avenue,
N ew ark, N. J., has been appointed
exclusive sales engineer in th e New­
a rk and N ew York te rrito ry fo r
D espatch Oven Co., Minneapolis.
♦
F.
-I. G riffiths has retired as executive vice president, Copperweld
Steel Co., but continues as director
and consultant. He joined the com­
pany in 1939 and had been in charge
of 01 ganizing its alloy steel division
a t W arren, o . Before th a t he was
president of Griffiths-Bowman E ngi­
neering Co. F ro m 1914 to 1926
he w as associated w ith C entral Steel
Co. in positions ran g in g from gen­
erał superintendent to president.
Subseąuently he becam e chairm an
of th e board, C entral Alloy Steel
Corp., and president of Republic
R esearch Corp. and Tim ken Steel
& Tube Co. H e is a director, E aton
Mfg. Co. and G raphite Bronze Co.,
Cleveland, and A etna-Standard Engi'
n eering Co., Youngstown, O.
♦
Carl W. Pierce, Sharon, Pa., has
retired as open-hearth m etailurgist
a t the F a rre l w orks of CarnegieIllinois Steel Corp., a fte r serving
40 years w ith the Corporation and
its predecessors.
♦
Charles E. W ilson w as elected
president, General M otors Corp., De­
troit, a t a m eeting of directors ’Jan.
6. Mr. W ilson had been acting p resi­
dent of th e Corporation sińce last
Ju n e when W illiam S. K nudsen re­
tired to assist in the national de­
fense program .
♦
R. C. W ietersen, form erly associ­
ated w ith H ercules M otors Corp.,
has been appointed director of pur-
F . .r. G r iffith s
34
/TEEL
INDUSTRY
C. T . Haptrood
chases, N ational Supply Co., S u­
perior Engine division, w ith offices
at Springfield, O., and Philadelphia.
♦
M atthew Townsend, superintend­
ent of the m elt shop, A tha works,
Crucible Steel Co. of A m erica, New
York, has become associated w ith
the W arren, O., steel division of
Copperweld Steel Co. as generał
superintendent.
♦
Erie B. Vesey h as been nam ed
generał purchasing agent, G eneral
Motors of Canada Ltd. H e succeeds
the late R obert J. M acFarlane. Mr.
Vesey’s first association w ith G ener­
al Motors w as w ith the export division in 1927.
♦
Dr. E. J. Fithian, one of the founders of Bessem er Gas E ngine Co.,
Grove City, Pa., w hich la te r was
merged into th e Cooper-Bessemer
Corp., has retired as chairm an of
the board of Cooper-Bessemer but
will continue as a director.
B. B. W illiams, th e p a st 20 y ears
president of Cooper-Bessemer, has
been made chairm an of th e board,
succeeding Mr. F ith ian . C. B. Jahnke, vice president and generał m an­
ii. B . W illia m s
January 13, 1941
ager, has been elected president, gen­
erał m anager and a m em ber of the
executive committee.
♦
C.
T. H apgood and Ił. C. Garvey
have been appointed assistan t district sales m anagers a t Los Angeles
and San Francisco, respectively, by
Jones & L aughlin Steel Corp., P itts­
burgh. Mr. Hapgood joined Jones
& L aughlin in 1930 as an inspector
in th e A liąuippa tube mills. Mr.
Garvey joined the company in 1937.
♦
M ilton G. E nglert, associated with
Jones & L aughlin Steel Corp. sińce
1936, has been appointed sales representative a t Milwaukee, under direction of the Chicago district sales
Office. Since 1939 he had been w ith
the Boston sales Office.
♦
H. O. Edoff has become sales m an­
ag er of the Springfield, Mass.,
branch Office of G raybar Electric
Co. Inc., New York. J. P. Lawton
has been nam ed m anager of G ray­
b a r^ Des Moines, Iowa, branch. He
will have as his assistant L. E. William son, service supervisor.
♦
Dr. George A. Campbell has been
aw arded the Edison medal for 1940
by the A m erican In stitute of Elec-
C. B. .Jahn ke
R . C. G n r y c y
trical Engineers, New York, “in recognitior, of his distinction as scientist and inventor and fo r his out­
standing original contributions to
the theory and application of elec­
tric circuits and apparatus.” The
medal will be presented to Dr. Camp­
bell at the w inter convention of the
institute in Philadelphia, Jan. 27-31.
♦
Lyle C. Harvey, president and gen­
erał m anager, B ryant H eater Co.,
Cleveland, has been elected to the
newly created post of second vice
president, Association of Gas Appli­
ance and Eąuipm ent M anufacturers,
New York. Mr. Hai'vey is also a
director, D resser Mfg. Co., Bradford, Pa., and chairm an of the association’s committee on laboratory
activities.
♦
Dr. ,T. V. X. Dorr, president, D orr
Co. Inc., was presented w ith the
Perkin medal, aw arded annually by
the Am erican section of the Society
of Chemical Industry, fo r valuable
w ork in applied chem istry, a t a
m eeting a t the C hem ists’ club, New
York, Jan. 10.
♦
J. C. Schm idtbauer, northw estern
district m anager of W estinghouse
Electric Supply Co., Chicago, has
been elected a vice president. He
will continue to have headquarters
in Chicago and will act as consultant to J. H. Fisher, the new m an­
ager.
♦
Hom er B. W est has been named
m anager of m anufacturing, transform er division, W estinghouse Elec­
tric & Mfg. Co., Sharon, Pa., while
A. R. R u tter has been made assist­
ant m anager of the engineering de­
partm ent of W estinghouse m eter
division at N ewark, N. J.
♦
J. K. Bybee, form erly with the
Indianapolis Office of Ampco Metal
Inc., Milwaukee, has been placed
in charge of the Michigan territory,
with headąuarters in Detroit. E. A.
Svoboda of the Chicago office has
been tran sferred to Indianapolis;
35
W. B. McKenzie, recently of Ampco’s
chem ist, E. I. du P o n t de N em ours
Buffalo office, h as been prom oted
&
Co., Cleyeland, “Galvanizing Preto the Chicago Office, w hile A. J .
flux Solutions” a t the annual m eet­
Reynolds, previously a t Boston, has
C onierence Board W ill D iscuss
ing of the A m erican H ot Dip Galalso been tra n sfe rre d to Chicago.
D efen se Problem s
yanizers
A ssociation Inc., W illiam
H. R. Gordon now is representative
P
enn
hotel,
P ittsb u rg h , Feb. 27-28.
in New E ngland states, w ith head■ NATIONAL In d u strial ConferM embers and guests will visit the
q u arte rs a t Boston, and F ra n k P.
ence board’s evening m eeting Jan.
p lan t of th e H anlon-G regory GalGey has been assigned to the P itts­
23, a t the W aldorf-A storia, New
yanizing Co., afternoon of Feb. 28.
burgh territo ry .
York, will be devoted to discussion
♦
of problem s of business policy and
D. A. W allace, president, C hrysler
C o n v e n tio n C a le n d a r
the defense program . Session will
division, C hrysler Corp., D etroit,
follow an inform al dinner sta rtin g
Jiln . 17 -18 — N a t io n a l S ia g a s s o c ia tio n .
has been nam ed by th e A m erican
a t 6 p. m. D uring the afternoon
A n n u a l m e e tin g , T u t w ile r h o te l, B ir ­
Society of Tool E ngineers to reprem in g h a m , A la .
T . E. S h a e fe r , 644
of th e sam e day will be fo u r simulE a r le b u ild ln g , W a s h in g to n , i s s e c r e ­
sen t th a t organization on th e com­
taneous round-table discussions on
ta r y .
m ittee dealing w ith the classificath e follow ing subjects: “DevelopJ a n . 27-30— A m e r ic a n R o a d B u ild e r s a s ­
tion and designation of surface
m ents in In ternational Economic
so c ia tio n . 3Sth a n n u a l c o n v e n tio n an d
ąu alities of th e A m erican S tandards
sh o w , H o te l P e n n s y lv a n ia , N e w Y o r k .
R elations” ; “D efense Mobilization
association.
C h a r le s M. U p h a m , 914 N a t io n a l P r e s s
of In d u stry ” ; “C u rrent Fiscal and
b u lld in g , W a s h in g to n , is n a t io n a l d i­
♦
Financial Problem s”; and “P ro b ­
re c to r.
H arriso n Dixon, th e p a st seven
lem s of W age A djustm ent.”
J a n . 2 7-3 1— E le c t r ic a l E n g in e e r in g E x p o years sales m etallurgical engineer,
sitio n . C o n v e n tio n h a ll, P h ila d e lp h ia .
Electro Alloys Co., E lyria, O., has
C h a r le s F . R o th , G ra n d C e n t r a l P a ła c e ,
Pittsburgh Traffic Club To
N e w Y o r k , is m a n a g e r .
become a ssista n t generał m anager,
H ear M. V. C lem ent
J a n . 2 7-31— A m e r ic a n I n s t it u t e o f E le cP a rk Chem ical Co., D etroit. A
t r ic a l E n g in e e rs . W in te r e o n v e n tio n ,
M. V. Clement, president, Penng rad u ate of th e U niversity of Mich­
C o n v e n tio n h a ll, P h ila d e lp h ia . H H.
sylvania railroad, will be the prinH e n le in , 33 W e s t 3 9 th s tre e t, N e w
igan, he w as fo r one y e a r associated
Y o r k , is s e c r e t a r y .
cipal sp eak er a t the fo rtieth annual
w ith G eneral M otors R esearch Corp.,
F e b . 12 -13 — S te e l F o u n d e r s ’ S o c ie t y o f
dinner of the Traffic Club of P itts­
six years w ith Crucible Steel Co.
A m e r ic a . A n n u a l m e e tin g , E d g e w a t e r
burgh, W illiam Penn hotel, P itts ­
B e a c h h o te l, C h ic a g o . R . L . C o llie r , 920
of America, and one y e a r w ith N ew
burgh,
Jan
.
24.
M id la n d b u ild ln g , C le y e la n d , ls s e c r e ­
Je rsey Zinc Co.
ta ry .
♦
F e b . 12 -1 4 — A m e r ic a n M a n a g e m e n t A s s o ­
W ill S p ea k on G alvanized
c ia tio n . A n n u a l p e rs o n n e l c o n fe re n c e ,
Dr. H ow ard T. Hovde, assistan t
C oatin gs an d Prefluxes
P a lm e r h o u se , C h ic a g o . H . L . H o w le tt,
professor of m arketing, W harton
330
W . 42nd. s tre e t, N e w Y o r k , is s e c ­
R. W. Sandelin, m etallurgist, A t­
School of Finance, U niversity of
re ta ry .
lantic
Steel
Co.,
A
tlanta,
Ga.,
will
Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, "w as
F e b . 27-28— A m e r ic a n H o t D ip G a K a n iz discuss th e “Influence of the Base
c r s A s s o c ia tio n I n c . A n n u a l m e e tin g ,
elected president of the A m erican
W illia m P e n n h o te l, P lt t s b u r g h . S. J.
M etal on H ot Dip Galvanized Coat­
M arketing association a t th e orS w e n s so n , 903 A m e r ic a n B a n k b u ild in g s” and R. j . Kepfer, research
ganization’s an n u al m eeting a t th e
Ing, P it t s b u r g h , ls s e c r e t a r y .
Stevens hotel in Chicago, recently.
He succeeds Dr. Donald R. G. Cowan, director of com m ercial research,
R usin R e fr ig e r a to r s fo r T r a in in g C am p s
Republic Steel Corp., Cleveland.
♦
Dr. G eorge W. T aylor, associate
professor of industry, U niversity of
Pennsylvania, specializing in labor
law and la b o r relations, has been
selected p erm an en t um pire u n d er
th e term s of th e agreem en t betw een
General M otors Corp. and the UAWCIO. Dr. T aylor succeeds Dr. H a r­
ry A. Millis who served as um pire
until his appointm ent as chairm an
of the national labor relations board
in December. Dr. T aylor will m ake
his h e ad ą u a rters in D etroit.
♦
Alfred W. Thom pson, vice p resi­
dent and generał m anager, Ludlow
Valve Mfg. Co. Inc., Troy, N. Y.,
has been elected president. H e suc­
ceeds Livingston W. H ouston, who
has become chairm an of the board.
H a rry H offm an has been elected
vice president.
♦
D.
S. Mix has been assigned responsibility fo r m edia and publishers relations, G eneral E lectric Co.,
Schenectady, N. Y. He succeeds
the late F. R. Davis. Since 1932 Mr.
Mix has devoted his tim e to pub­
■ Y o u c a n t th r o w cm ic e b o x a t th e e n e m y , b u t it is s u r p r i s i n g w h a t a v r e ll
licity dep artm en t tra in in g p ro ­
t l l e d o n e w ali d o io r U n c le S a r n s t r a i n e e s .
A b o v e is a s c e n e i n th e W e b e r
gram s, personnel, and special asS Z n a de il F lX łU re , C °- I n c ‘ p l a n t ' L os A n g e le s , w h e r e 1400 u n its . c o s tin g a h a l f
signm ents, which he will continue
d o ll a r s a r e b e i n g m a n u f a c t u r e d fo r th e U n ite d S t a t e s a r m y .
O rd e r w a s
to handle.
MEETINGS
e c e i v e d m N o v e m b e r , w ill b e c o m p l e te d in J a n u a r y .
N E A p h o to
36
STEEL
$700,000,000, T o tal of Defense
P lan t E xpansion A w ards to Jan. 3
■ CONTRACT aw ards by th e federal governm ent fo r national de­
fense p lant expansion, construction
and eąuipm ent to Jan . 3,1941, aggregated §700,000,000, according to a
report published la st w eek by the
national defense advisory com m is­
sion. Eighty plan ts w ere m entioned.
Included w ere high explosives
plants, am m unition loading and
m anufacturing establishm ents, arm orplate factories, ta n k and a ir­
eraft plants and shipbuilding f a ­
cilities. C ontracts v aried widely,
from strictly governm ent-ow ned
munitions w orks operated on a flxedfee basis, to contracts financed by
private m anufacturers, am ortized
by governm ent paym ents over a flve
year period, purchase option remaining w ith th e m an u factu rer.
Government-owned m unition and
ordnance plan ts are expected to remain governm ent property. Additions to productive facilities of a ir­
plane m an u factu rers and fab ricato rs
of other item s necessary in peacetime will, in m ost instances, be purchased by th e p riv a te in terests in
five years. A ggregate of $700,000,000
represents m any authorizations from
the governm ent to th e m anufac­
turers, w ith private capital fin­
ancing th e construction.
Rem ington Gets L arg e C ontract
P la n t expansion co n tracts reported
last week included: F ord M otor Co.,
Dearborn, Mich., $21,965,420.43 fo r
new a ire ra ft engine facto ry and
m agnesium casting fou n d ry a t D ear­
born; E. I. du P o n t de N em ours &
Co. Inc., W ilm ington, Del., $3,490,000
for expansion of pow der m anufac­
turing facilities a t n av al pow der
factory, Indian H ead, Md., and $23,000,000 fo r increased facilities fo r
m anufacture of sm okeless pow der
at Indiana O rdnance W orks, Charlestown, Ind.; R em ington A rm s Co.
Inc., B ridgeport, Conn., $102,249,880,
for eąuipping and o perating a sm ali
arm s am m unition p la n t n e a r Denver; G oodyear E ngineering Corp .
Akron, O., $13,899,541 fo r eąuipping
and operating b ag loading p la n t a t
Charlestown, Ind. Solvay Process”
Co., subsidiary of Allied Chemical &
Dye Co., New York, is to operate a
governm ent-owned anhydrous ammonia p lan t to be constructed a t
W est Hendei^son, Ky.; estim ated
cost, $11,132,440.
N avy d ep artm en t contracted w ith
Fairchild E ngine & A irplane Corp.,
Farm ingdale, Long Island, N. Y., fo r
acąuisition, construction and installatior. of additional p la n t facilities
and eąuipm ent a t th e co rporation’s
Ja n u ary 13, 1941
F arm in g d ale plant. Total estim ated
cost w as $1,478,800.
P resident Roosevelt and the n a­
tional defense com m ittee la st week
approved two plant expansion p ro j­
ects fo r m anufacture of item s neces­
sary to defense. P rojects approved:
E rection of a new plan t a t Lockland,
O., by W right A eronautical Corp.,
P aterson, N. J., fo r m anufacture of
W right A eronautical engines; esti­
m ated cost, $42,488,548. Construc­
tion of new plant by Otis E levator
Co., New York, a t H arrison, N. J.,
fo r m an ufacture of W right Aero­
nautical engine crankcases fo r the
W rig h t Corp. Cost is estim ated a t
$6,954,735.
T otal of contracts reported in last
tw o weeks aw arded by th e departm ents of w a r and the navy was
$351,254,164. P la n t expansion con­
tra c ts accounted fo r a larg e share
of th e total.
W a r d epartm ent announced the
follow ing:
A ir C o rp s A w a r d s
A m e r ic a n S te e l & W ire C o., C le y e la n d ,
c a b le , $60,027.
B e ll A lr c r a f t Corp., B u ffa lo , m a in te n a n c e
p a r ts fo r a ir p la n e s , $237,875.99.
B o e in g A lr c r a f t Co., S e a t t le , fu e l ta n k s ,
$61,689.
C in c in n a ti E le c t r ic a l T o o l Co., C in c in n a ti,
b u ffe rs , p o lis h e r s a n d g rin d e rs, $75,648.04.
F a ir c h ild E n g in e & A ir p la n e C o rp., F a ir e h ild A y la t io n d iv is lo n , H a g e r s to w n ,
M d., c o c k p it c a n o p ie s, $51,400.
H e il Co., M ilw a u k e e , o il s e r y ic in g tr u c k s ,
$202,230.
M a rtin Co., G le n n L ., B a ltim o r e , m a in te ­
n a n c e p a r ts fo r a ir p la n e s , $892,012.74.
R o th O ffic e E ą u ip m e n t Co., D a y to n , O.,
c a b in e ts , $80,411.
S ta n d a r d S te e l W o rk s, N o rth K a n s a s
C ity , M o., t r a ile r s a n d d o llie s, $83,812.
O rd n a n c e D e p a r tm e n t A w a r d s
A m e ric a n N u t & B o lt F a s te n e r Co.,
P it t s b u r g h , w a s h e r s , $2221.89.
B a rb e r -C o lm a n C o., M a c h in ę & S m a li
T o o l d iv is lo n , R o c k fo r d , 111., c u tte r s ,
$1309.50.
B e n n e l M a c h in ę Co., B r o o k ly n , N . Y .,
m a c h in e r y , $2054.40.
B e th le h e m S te e l Co., B e th le h e m , P a .,
a llo y ste e l fo r g in g s , $11,890.02.
B lo u n t, J. G., C o., E y e r e t t , M ass., la th e ,
$1638.
C o lt ’s P a t e n t F ir e A rm s M fg . Co., H a r t ­
fo rd ,
C o nn ., s m a li
a rm s
m a te rie l,
$1184.05.
D u p le x M fg . Corp., S h erm a n , N . Y ., ste e l
c h c s ts , $13,879.32.
F o o t e - B u r t Co., C le y e la n d , b r o a c h in g m a ­
ch in es, $14,755.
L o u d e n M a c h in e r y Co., A lb a n y , N . Y.,
c o n y e y o r sy s te m s , $2261.85.
M a c h in e r y B u ild e r s In c., L o n g Isla n d .
N. Y „ p re s se s, $12.352.50.
M old ed I n s u la tio n C o., P h ila d e lp h ia , fire
c o n tro l e ą u ip m e n t, $3835.30.
N ile s-B e m e n t-P o n d Co., P r a t t & W h itn e y
d iv is lo n , W e s t H a r tfo r d , C onn ., g a g e s ,
$1882.50.
0 1 iv e r Iro n & S te e l Corp., P it t s b u r g h ,
S teel c a r r ia g e b o lts , $11,862.45.
P a r s o n s Co., D e tro it, m e ta l p a r t s a s se m b lie s , $115,392.50.
P e o r la M a lle a b le C a s t in g s Co., P e o ria ,
U l„ th u m b n u ts , $1881.
P r e c is e T o o l & M fg . C o ., F a r m ln g to n ,
M ich ., g a g e s , $1712.50.
S c h a u e r M a ch in ę Co., C in c in n a ti, th re a d
c le a n in g m a c h in ę , $4992.
S ta n d a r d T o o l & M fg . C o., A r lin g to n ,
N . J „ y is e s , $2732.40.
S te y e n s W a ld e n In c., W o rc e ste r, M a ss.,
c a r t r id g e h o ld e r s, $47,808.
U n ion T w is t D r ill C o „ A th o l, M a ss., c u t ­
te rs, $1700.
U. S. M a c h in ę C o rp., L e b a n o n , In d ., a r t ille r y a m m u n itio n , $127,000.
W a ts o n - S tillm a n
Co., R o s e lle , N . J.,
p resse s, $6300.
W illia m s , J. H ., & Co., B u ffa lo , w re n c h c s ,
$1680.
Q u a r t e r m a s t e r C o rp s A w a r d s
A lu m in u m P r o d u c ts C o., L a G r a n g e , 111.,
s to c k a lu m in u m p itc h e r s an d p ots,
$498,160.
A n d e r s o n -T u lly
Co., M em phis:,
T en n .,
te n t pin s, $39,825.
A q u a S y s te m s In c., N e w Y o r k , a ir co rp s
g a s o lin e fu e lin g s y ste m , S a n A n g e lo
a lrp o r t, T e x a s , $65,246.
A s h to n H e a tin g & V e n t ila t ln g C o., S a lt
L a k e C ity , U ta h , d u c tw o r k , g r ille s , an d
v e n t s fo r te c h n ic a l b u ild in g s, S a l t L a k e
C ity a irp o rt, U ta h , $1350.
B e lla ir e E n a m e l Co., B e lla ir e , O., k ltc h e n w a r e ; $12,320.
B r ig g s , R . W .. & Co., S a n A n to n io , T e x .:
T h o s. S. B y r n e In c., a n d J a m e s T .
T a y lo r , F t. W o rth , T e x ., te n t ca m p ,
A b iie n e , T e x „ $3.978.377.
C e rtifle d H e a tin g S e r y ic e Co., B u ffa lo ,
w a r m a ir h e a t in g s y s te m , F t . N ia g a r a ,
N e w Y o r k , $2795.
C ly d e C u t le r y Co., C ly d e , O., k ltc h e n w a r e ,
$12,640.
C o n s u m e r P o w e r Co., J a c k s o n , M ich.,
g a s m a in s an d s e r v ic e lln e , S e lfr ld g e
ileld , M ich ig a n , $7555.60.
C o r b itt Co., H en d erso n , N . C., tr u c k s ,
$1,460,000.
D e v in e , M a u ric e M „ In c., B o sto n , re p a ir
o f w h a r f , F t. D u v a ll, M a s s a c h u s e tts ,
$3800.
D lx ie M e ta l P r o d u c ts Co., B irm in g h a m ,
A la ., tr u n k lo c k e rs , $154,800.
D o v e r S ta m p in g & M fg . Co., C a m b rid g e ,
M ass., a c c e s s o rie s fo r ile ld ra n g e s,
$15,682.50.
. E m p o ria M fg . Co., E m p o ria , V a ., te n t
pin s, $9631.25.
E x te r k a m p , J o h n G., C o v in g to n , K y „
U tilities, F t . T h o m a s, K y ., $12,825.
F is c h e r , L. C., S a n F ra n c is c o , te m p o r a r y
h o u sin g , F t. M ason , C a lifo r n ia . $8992.
G o rsu ch , J a m e s A ., Jr., J e ffe rs o n y ille ,
Ind., co m p o n e n t p a r ts fo r t e n t sto v e s,
g r a te s , $70,000.
G ree so n M fg . Corp., M o n tg o m e ry , A la .,
te n t pins, $25.605.
G r isw o ld M fg . Co., E rie , P a ., k itc h e n w a r e ,
$17,120.
H a d le y C o n s tr u c tio n C o „ P h ila d e lp h ia ,
te m p o r a r y h o u sin g , F t . D u p o n t, D e la ­
w a r e , $367.806.
H a w a iia n P lu m b in g & S h e e t M e ta l L td .,
H o n o lu lu , T . H ., co ld s to r a g e in s u la ­
tio n an d e ą u ip m e n t in a ir corps: dep ot,
H ic k a m field, H a w a ii, $17,906.11.
H e n d rich , W F „ Co. Inc., B u ffa lo , te m ­
p o r a r y h o u sin g , F t . N ia g a r a , N e w
Y o r k , $179,000.
H ig h w a y S te e l P r o d u c ts Co., C h ic a g o
H e ig h ts, U l., tr u n k lo c k e rs , $79,945.
H o ffm a n , L . H., P o r tla n d , O reg., g e n e ra ł
h o s p ita l, V a n c o u v e r b arracks:, W a s h ­
in g to n , $948,304.
H o n e y c u tt, A . J., Co. In c., B irm in g h a m ,
A la ., te m p o ra r y h a n g a r , D r e w field,
T a m p a , F la ., $80,271.
H o u se rm a n , E . F ., C o., C le y e la n d , m e ta l
p a r titio n s a n d d oors, s u p p ly b u ild in g ,
C h a n u te field , Illin o is, $5892.
In co M e ta l P r o d u c ts Co., B irm in g h a m ,
A la ., tr u n k lo c k e rs , $63,700.
K a t z in g e r , E d w a rd , C o., C h ic a g o , k it c h e n ­
w a r e , $59,600.
K n o x S t o y e W o rk s, K n o x v llle , T en n .,
c a s t Iron g rid d le s, $33,800.
K u h n e S im m o n s C o n s tr u c tio n A s s o c la tion, R a n to u l, 111., la u n d r y , C h a n u te
field , R a n to u l, $164,700.
L a la n c e & G r o sje a n M fg . Co., W o o d h a y e n ,
37
N . Y „ k it c h e n w a r e , $33,840.
L a n d e r s , F r a r y & C la r k , N e w B rita in ,
C onn ., a e c e s s o r ie s f o r fle ld ra n g e s ,
$172,370.
Leo, R a y M., Co., A t la n ta , G a „ th re e
oold
sto ra g e
p la n ts ,
F t.
B e n n ln g ,
G e o rg ia , $226,116.
L o n g I s la n d W a t e r S u p p ly Co., S y o s s e t,
L o n g Is la n d , N . Y „ d ee p w e ll and
e q u lp m e n t, M itc h e ll lle ld , N e w Y o r k
59744.
L o v in g , T . A., & Co., G o ld sb o ro , N . C.,
a d d itio n a l c o n s tr u c tio n o f te m p o r a r y
b u ild in g s , F t. B r a g g , N o rth C a ro lln a ,
$13,861,593.
M a c k I n t e r n a t io n a l, L o n g I s la n d C ity ,
N . Y ., tr u c k s , $759,200.
M in e S a f e t y A p p lia n c e Co., P it t s b u r g h ,
flre m e n ’ s h e im e ts , 510,241.
M ion C o n s tr u c tio n C o „ A t la n ta , G a., co n s t r u c t io n a n d c o m p le tio n o f h o s p ita l
b u ild in g s, F t. B e n n ln g , G e o r g ia , $24,824.
M o n a rc h D e c o r a t in g C o., C h ic a g o , te m ­
p o r a r y h o u sin g , D r e w ileid , T a m p a
F la ., $15,800.
M o o re & R o b e r ts , S a n F r a n c is c o , t e m ­
p o r a r y h o u sin g , M c C le lla n lle ld , C a lifo r n ia , $119,488.
M o rg a n , H o ib ro o k E x c h a n g e , S a n F r a n ­
cisco , U tilitie s in h o s p ita l m ess, S to c k ton a irp o rt, C a lifo r n la , S1495.
N n s h - K e lv ln a t o r Co rp., D e tro it, tr a ile r s ,
$3,063,750.
O w e n - A m e s -K im b a ll C o., G ra n d R a p id s,
M ich ., te m p o r a r y b u ild in g s and h o sp ita l, F t . C u s te r, M ic h ig a n , $1,383,140.
P it t s b u r g h - D e s M oin es S te e l Co., D es
M oln es, Io w a , s te e l ta n k , p ip in g an d
a e c e s s o rie s , E lm e n d o r f field , A n c h o ra g e , A la s k a , $75,527.
P r e n tic e , G. E „ M fg . Co., N e w B rita in ,
C onn ., b u c k le s , en d elips', 521,831.10 .
R o y a l S ilv e r M fg . Co., N o r fo lk , V a ., a c ce s s o r ie s fo r fle ld ra n g e s , 530,345.
S a v o r y Inc., N e w a r k , N. J., k itc h e n w a r e ,
$10,720.
S c h o e d in g e r, F . O., C o lu m b u s, O., k it c h e n ­
w a r e , $21,150.
S c h r o e d e r M fg . Co., H u n tin g to n , Ind..
k it c h e n w a r e . $12,000.
S c rim g e o u r, W illia m , W a s h in g to n , k i t c h ­
e n w a re , t a b le w a r e , $656,S96.
S im m o n s Co., J. L ., In c., In d ia n a p o 11*,
and J. C. 0 ’ C o n n e r & S o n s In c., F t.
W a y n e , In d ., f a c ilit ie s a t o rd n a n c e
p r o v in g g ro u n d , M ad iso n , In d ., $4,183,770.
S p ln ie ilo C o n s tr u c tio n Co.. N e w a r k , N . J „
a d d itio n s to w a t e r an d s e w e r s y s ­
te m s, F t. H a n c o c k , N e w J e r s e y , $19.S00.SS.
T a y lo r M e ta l P r o d u c ts Co., M a n sfie ld , O.,
c o m p o n e n t p a r ts
fo r field
ra n ges
g r a te s , $33,660.
T h o m p so n , Jo h n W ., Co., T r e n to n , N . .T„
r a ilr o a d sp u r, F t. D lx , N e w J e r s e v
$15,193.
T r u e h e a r t & C a ld w e ll, S a n A n to n io , T e x „
c a s t Iron w a t e r lin e s, F t. S a m H o u sto n ,
T e x a s , $62,429.89.
W a c k m a n W e ld e d W a r e Co., S t, L o u is ,
te n t s to v e s , $3948.
W e lk e r
M fg .
C o.,
C r o m w e ll,
Conn.,
b u c k le s , $20,209.50.
W e s t C o a s t C o n s tr u c tio n Co., S e a t t le ,
w a t e r m ain , F t . L e w is , W a s h in g to n
$21,900.
Y e llo w T r u c k & C o a c h M fg . Co., P o n tia c
M ich., tr u c k s , $31,718,137.50.
N avy d ep artm en t announced the
following:
B u re a n o f S u p p lie s a n d A c c o u n t s A w a r d s
A lle g h e n y L u d lu m S te e l C o rp.. B r a c k e n rld g e , P a ., c o r r o s io n -r e s is tin g s te e l,
$26,756.50.
A lu m in u m C o. o f A m e r ic a , P it t s b u r g h ,
a lu m in u m an d a lu m in u m a llo y , $109,169.13.
A lu m in u m
C o o k ln g U te n s il Co., N e w
K e n sin g to n , P a ., a lu m tn u m w a r e , $56,311.50 .
A lu m in u m G o od s M fg . C o.. M a n ito w o c ,
W is., a lu m in u m w a r e , $81,320.
A lu m in u m P r o d u c ts Co.. L a G r a n g e , III
a lu m in u m w a re , $15S,S96.50.
A m e r ic a n C a r & F o u n d r y Co., N e w Y o rk ,
s t r e t c h e r w e ig h ts , $58,145.
A m e r ic a n S m e ltin g & R e lln in g Co., N e w
Y o r k , s la b zin c, $15,540.
A u s t in - H a s t in g s
Co.
Inc., C a m b r id g e ,
M ass., p la n e r a n d sh a p e r, $6506.90.
A u t o c a r Co., A rd m o re , P a ., t r u c k s , t r a c t o r s a n d s e m itr a ile r s , $36,630.
B e n d lx A v ia t lo n C o rp.. J u lie n P . F i i e z
& S o n s d iv is lo n , B a ltim o r e , m e r c u r la l,
m a rin ę b a r o m e te rs, $14,434.
C a r n e g ie - Illin o is S te e l C orp., P itts b u r g h ,
c o r r o s io n -r e s is tin g ste e l, $12,809.69.
C a r p e n te r S te e l Co., R e a d in g , P a ., corro s io n - r e s ls tln g ste e l, $14,330.32.
C a s w e ll, S t r a u s s & Co. Inc., N e w Y o r k
p ig tin , $411,931.52.
C o n e A u t o m a t ic M a ch in ę Co. Inc., W in d ­
sor, Conn., a u t o m a t ic s c r e w m a c h in ę ,
$8466.60.
D e la w a r e T o o l S te e l Corp., W ilm in g lo n ,
D el., m a c h in ls ts ’ c h is e ls , $28,568.16.
D u sm a n , J. F., B a ltim o r e , m o tio n p ic tu re
eq u ip m e n t, $21,966.17.
E le c t r ic S t o r a g e B a t t e r y Co., P h ila d e l­
ph ia , s u b m a rln e m a in s to r a g e b a t t e r v
Jars, $7145.
F a r g o M o to r Corp., D e tro it, t r a c t o r ty p e
tr u c k s , $20,833.20.
F r u e h a u f T r a lle r Co., D e tro it, tr a ile r s
$58,374.
G e n e ra l T im e In s tr u m e n ts Corp., T h o m a ston , Conn., b o a t e lo e k s, $97,217.50.
G e n e ra l M o to rs Corp., C h e v r o le t dW ision ,
D e tro it, m o to r tr u c k s , $6324.94.
G ls h o lt M a c h in ę Co., M a d iso n , W is., tu r ­
r e t la th e s , $53,619.10.
G. M. C o rp., H a r r is o n R a d ia t o r d iy isio n ,
L o c k p o rt, N . Y ., o il a n d fr e s h w a t e r
co o le rs, $7520.
H e b a rd , W . F ., & Co., C h ic a g o , g a s o lin e
tr a c to r s , $7934.
H e n d e y M a c h in ę Co., T o r r ln g to n , Conn.,
h o r iz o n ta i, h ig h sp eed s h a p e r s , $8464.
H e r r ln g -H a ll- M a r v in S a f e Co., H a m ilto n .
O., b u r g la r r e s ls t in g s a fe s , $16,593.52.
H o lm e s P r o je c t o r Co., C h ic a g o , m otion
P ic tu re a n d so u n d e ą u ip m e n t, $88,626.02.
Illin o is P u re A lu m in u m Co., L e m o n t, III.,
a lu m in u m h a n d le w a t e r p ltc h e rs , $21,480.
I n t e r n a t io n a l M in e r a ls & M e ta ls Corp.,
N e w Y o r k , s la b z in c, $48,579.20.
I n t e r n a t io n a l N lc k e l Co. Inc., N e w Y o rk ,
n ic k e l-c o p p e r - a ilo y , $336,432.31.
I n te r ty p e C o rp ., B r o o k ly n , N. Y ., ty p e s e t t in g m a c h in ę , $5296.46.
Jo h n so n , A lm o n A ., N e w Y o rk , c lc c t r ic
d r lv e n w in c h e s , $27,240,
K e y s to n e D r a w n S te e l C o., S p r in g C ity ,
P a ., c o ld -ro lle d s te e l, $60:10.20.
L e e d s & N o r th r u p Co., P h ila d e lp h ia , ele ctr ic fu r n a c e , $6200,
L id g e rw o o d M fg . C o., E liz a b e th , N . J.,
e le c tr ic d riv e n w in c h e s , $35,950.
L o d g e & S h ip le y M a c h in ę T o o l C o., C in ­
c in n a ti, e n g in e la t h e s , $13,521.
M a c la n e H a r d w a r e Co., N e w Y o r k , end
c u t t in g n ip p e rs, $9149.50.
M c G r a w E le c t r ic Co., E lg ln , I ii., e le c tr ic
to a s te r s , $65,569.50.
M id v a le Co., P h ila d e lp h ia , r a c k s , pin ion s,
id le r g e a r s . k e y s , etc., $255,360.
------------------P U R C H A S E S
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(In W e e k E n d e d D e c. 28)
Iro n a n d S te e l P r o d u c ts
A m e r ic a n
L o c o m o tiv e Co., R a ilw a y
C o m m o d lty
A m ou n t
S te e l-S p r ln g d iv i-
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B a b c o c k & W ilc o x Co., N e w Y o r k ........................................B o ile r s
B a y S t a t e T o o l & M a c h in ę Co., S p rin g fle ld , M a s s .............. R ifle p a r t s
B en n S u p p ly Co., J e r s e y C ity , N . J ........................................ S te e l p ip ę
B e th le h e m S te e l E x p o r t C o rp., N e w Y o r k ........................ S w it c h e s
$25,782.24
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26,982.05
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D u p le x CM fg C Corpe ,0S h e r m a n ; N . Y . ' " . ' . ' " i .............. l ^ c J e T *
G ilb e rt & B a r k e r M fg . Co., S p rin g fle ld , M a s s ............... ! ! B u s h in g s w a t e r
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E a s te r n C o n s tr u c tio n Co. In c., N e w Y o r k ..................S t e e l b u ild in g s
H e lle r B io s . Co., N e w a r k , N . J ...................... ............................ F ilc s
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L in d e A li I ro d u c ts Co., N e w Y o r k .....................
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M a c W h y te Co., K e n o sh a , W is............................... .. i . . !.
S t e e l c a b le
M u n k e l H e a tln g Co., C o lu m b u s, O .....................
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N a tio n a l Fq°rg e , * O rd n a n c e C o „ I r v ln e , P a ..................... C r a n k s h a f t s
N a t io n a l S u p p ly Co., S p a n g C h a lf a n t d iv is io n , A m -
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......................................... B la n k s , a llo y s te e l
R o e b lin g s, Jo h n A., S o n s Co., T re n to n , N . J ........................ S t e e l w ir e
S a v I e e nA rm se r n r I '' f
I n c " . Jerse^' C lt -V' N . J ............. R e in fo r c in g s te e l
£>a\age A rm s C o rp., j . S te v e n s A r m s C o. d iv is io n , C h ico -
12,250.00
1,221,500.00
57 722 99
3200377
13 086 25
3SS35
26 44500
107i002’l5
13 333 84
10,869.14
S h e S s f e e l C o rp !' K a n s a s c i { y / M o / ! I ! ! ! ! ! ! . ' ! . ’ i ! ‘ " S o T c e m e n t b a r s
S t r u t h e r s W e lls - T it u s v ille C o rp., T itu s v ilie - F o r g e d W ision , T itu s v ille , P a . .....................................
Fort?inff<i
T im k e n R o lle r B e a r in g Co., S te e l & T u b e d iv is io n | C a n -
*20 0 ^ 0 9
20,0o5.09
nA
238,306.00
t y «,cV ™
' ,.■..........; ...........k ’ .............................................s t e e l . n ic k e l
T i u scon S te e l Co., Y o u n g s to w n , O ............................................R e in fo r c in g s te e l
W e s tin g h o u se A ir B r a k e Co., W ilm e r d in g , P a .................... B o o s te r p a r t s
38,661.00
1 1 3 0 7 20
41« £ n M
" E s tim a te d .
N o n fe r r o u s M e ta ls a n d A llo y s
A m e r ic a n M e ta l Co. L td ., N e w Y o r k
..................................... A n tim o n ia l le a d , p ig
A m e ric a n S m e ltin g & R e lln in g C o., F e d e r a te d
M e ta ls
leaCi’ P ' 8 Un
B e r s d E ISię n r o anphi[flHAinh? ....................................................... pif? le a d
F le m n fle id rń
-■
- ............................. A n tim o n ia l le a d
ł-ie m m L e a d C o. In c., L o n g I s la n d C ity , N e w Y o r k ......... S h e e t le a d
I n te r n a tio n a l N ic k e l Co. In c.. N e w Y o r k ....................... N lc k e l-c o p p e r a llo y ,
I n t e r n a t io n a l S ilv e r Co., N e w Y o r k
.........................
S295,384.0ł?
28,673.50
125,200.0013 139 1S
’
T a b l e w l r e .........................16 2 7 5 0 0 0
dfsC°M
in ęe Co.,
C o ^ SS t.
t lLZo u is
i J 01*
.....................................!! “...
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and
i s M aacch
h in
..................................................
po
a r^t st r
777,690.00-
M ine S a f e t y A p p lta n c e s C o., P it t s b u r g h .
o x y g e n t r a n s fe r a p p a r a t u s e ą u ip m e n t,
521,302,10.
N e w J e rs e y Z in c S a le s C o. In c., N e w
Y o rk , p late, sh e e t, s tr ip an d s la b zin c,
$43,258.50.
N iles-B em en t-P o n d Co., P r a t t & W h itn e y
tlivislon, W e st H a r tfo r d , C onn ., p rec lsion tool room la th e s , $48,543.
N oland Co. In c., W a s h in g to n , b an d s a w s ,
$23,535.75.
N orth ern P u m p Co., M in n e a p o lis, p u m p s,
$174,312.
N o rth lll Co. Inc., G le n d a le , C a lif., p o w e r
operated sh e a rs , $15,281.91.
N orton Co., W o rc e ste r, M a ss., a b r a s iv c
w h eels, $35,000.
O hio S e a m le ss T u b e Co., S h e lb y , O., ste e l
tu bing, $5037.63.
P a ciflc C a r & F o u n d ry Co., S e a t t le , r a i l ­
road box c a rs, $16,500.
P a v in g S u p p ly & E q u ip m e n t C o., W a s h ­
ington, fu li d ie se l p o w e re d tr a c to r s ,
$8848.
R. C. A. M fg. Co, Inc., C a m d e n , N . J.,
m otion p ictu re e q u ip m e n t, $12,562.56.
R u slle s s Iron & S te e l C o rp ., B a ltim o r e ,
co rro sio n -re sistin g ste e l, $38,632.42.
Sh lpley, W. E., M a e h in e r y Co., P h ila d e l­
phia , v e r tic a l b o rin g m ills, $50,434.
S teel C o n yerslon & S u p p ly C o., C a s t le
Shannon, Pa., c h ls e ls an d c h is e l- b la n k s ,
$22,680.62.
St. Joseph L e a d Co., N e w Y o r k , s la b zin c,
$8250.
S u lllv a n M in in g Co., K e llo g g , Id a h o , s la b
zinc, $8250.
W ALSH-HEALEY
N o n fe rro u s M e ta ls a n d A llo y s
S w a r tz b a u g h
M fg.
Co.,
T o le d o ,
O.,
a lu m in u m w a r e , $34,669.40.
V a n a d iu m C orp. o f A m e ric a , N e w Y o rk ,
fe rr o s ilic o n , $5752.
W h ite , D a v id , Co., M ilw a u k e e , se x ta n ts ,
$123,1.68.
Y’ o u n g sto w n S h e e t & T u b e Co., Y o u n g s ­
to w n , O., n ic k e l s te e l, $18,848.50.
B u re a ii o f Y a r d s a n d D o ck s A w a rd s
A t la n t i c E le v a t o r Co., P h ila d e lp h ia , m ode rn iz a tio n o f e le v a t o r s a l n a v y y a rd ,
P h ila d e lp h ia , $8414.
B ro w n , E m il, & Co., L o s A n g e le s, g a lle y
e q u ip m e n t a t n a v a l su p p ly d ep ot, O a k la n d , C a lif., $11,9(53.30.
C a r o lin a I n d u strie s, W a lte r b o r o , S. C.,
r e fr lg e r a t in g ro o m s and a d d itio n to
b u ild in g N o. 13 a t n a v a l h o s p ita l, P a r ris Is la n d , S o u th C a ro lin a , $7037.16.
I n t e r n a t io n a l D e r r ic k & E ą u ip m e n t Co.,
T o rre n c e , C a lif., ste e l ra d io to w e rs a t
n a v a l r a d io s ta tio n , E u r e k a , C a lif.,
$16,969.
K a u fm a n C o n s tr u c tio n Co., P h ila d e lp h ia ,
c ra n e t r a c k an d tu r r e t s la b , n a v y y a rd ,
P h ila d e lp h ia , $148,900.
K e n w o r th y & T a y lo r Inc., E v e r e tt, M ass.,
im p ro v e m e n ts to o u ts id e p o w e r con n e ctio n , n a v y y a r d , P o r ts m o u th , N . H.,
$20,753.
M e ra n d o Co. Inc., a d d itio n s and a lt e r a ­
tio n s to q u a r t e r s a t m a rin ę b a r ra c k s ,
W a s h in g to n , $2790.
M e rrill C o. In c., B o sto n , (lre p ro te ctio n
sy ste m , b u ild ln g s N o. 4 a n d 97, n a v y
y a r d , B o sto n , $1327.
ACTC o m m o d ily
N atio n a l L ea d Co., B a ltim o r e ................................................. S h e e t le a d
R eyn old s M eta ls Co., R ic h m o n d , V a ......................................... A lu m in u m a llo y
S co yill M fg. Co., W a te r b u r y , C o n n ............................................U n ifo rm b u tto n s
S o m ery ille M ach in ę & F o u n d r y C o., S o m e r y ille , M ass. C a s t in g s
V elt & Y ou n g, P h ila d e lp h ia ...................................................... E J e c tln g s te m s
W hiteh ead M eta l P r o d u c ts Co. In c., P h ila d e lp h ia ........... A lu m in u m a llo y
A m ou nt
$30,569.39
80,262.74
59,843.78
53,437.36
36,176.00
16,044.29
M a e h in e r y an d O th e r E ą u ip m e n t
A cm e M ach in ę T o o l Co., C in c in n a ti .................................... T u r r e t la t h e s
$82,480.30
A lban T r a c to r Co. In c., B a ltim o r e ...................................... C r a n e
13,758.00
A m erican T o o l W o rk s Co., C in c in n a ti ............................... E n g in e la t h e s
40,496.00
A u stin -H a stin g s Co. Inc., C a m b r id g e , M a s s ..........................R a d ia l d r ills
58,500.00
B ertsch & Co. Inc., C a m b r id g e C ity , I n d ............................. B e n d in g ro li
13,198.00
Brown & S h a rp e M fg . C o., P r o y id e n c e , R. I ......................S c r e w a n d m illin g
m a c h in e s
63,069.00
B ullard Co., B rid g e p o r t, C o n n ......................................................B o r in g m ach in o , tu r r e t
la t h e s
48,305.41
C a te rp illa r T r a c t o r C o., P e o ria , 111.......................................... T r a c to r s
54,777.40
Chicago F le x ib le S h a f t Co., C h ic a g o .................................. C llp p in g m a c h in e s
11,795.44
C leveland T r a c t o r C o., C le y e la n d ........................................ T r a c t o r s
12,670.00
Crucible S te e l Co. o f A m e ric a , N e w Y o r k ............................T o o l b its
12,273.23
Denison E n g in e e rin g Co., C o lu m b u s, O ................................. T e s t sta n d
a s s e m b lie s
127,952.00
D crb ysh ire M a c h in ę & T o o l Co., P h ila d e lp h ia ................P u n ch h o ld e r b la n k s 12,255.00
E xcello Corp., C o n tin e n ta l T o o l W o rk s d ly is io n , D e tr o itB r o a c h e s
14,925.00
F id ellty M a c h in ę C o., P h ila d e lp h ia .........................................D ie s
19,110.00
F oo te -B u rt Co., C le y e la n d ...........................................................B ro a c h in g m a c h in e s 14,755.00
H y d ro -B la st C o rp., C h ic a g o ....................................................B la s t c le a n in g room 92,604.00
In d u stria l B ro w n h o ist C o rp ., B a y C ity , M ic h ................... C r a n e
33,800.00
In d u stria l E ą u ip m e n t C o., O a k la n d , C a l i f .............................L o c o m o tiv e c ra n e
11,150.00
In g erso ll-R a n d Co., N e w Y o r k ..................................................A ir co m p re sso rs
96,846.00
Jones & L a m s o n M a c h in ę Co., S p rin g lle ld , V t .................L a t h e s
76,583.36
L am son Corp., S y r a c u s e , N . Y ..................................................... G u n m o u n t p a rts
18,125.00
L an dis T o ol Co., W a y n e s b o ro , P a .............................................G r in d in g m a c h in e s
14,687.00
L ce s-B ra d n e r Co., C le y e la n d .......................................................M illin g m a c h in e s
11,730.00
Lloyd & A rm s In c., P h ila d e lp h ia ............................................. L a t h e s
78,474.80
L o dge & S h lp le y M a c h in ę T o o l C o „ C in c in n a ti.................. E n g in e la t h e s
27,738.00
M addock & C o „ P h ila d e lp h ia .................................................... T w is t d r ills
10,928.43
M otch & M e r r y w e a th e r M a e h in e r y C o., C le y e la n d ............. G rin d e rs
107,833.00
M otley, J a m e s M., & C o . In c., N e w Y o r k ...........................R o ta r y s h e a r
20,995.00
N iles-B em en t-P o n d Co,, P r a t t & W h itn e y d iY islo n , W e s tC h a m b e r in g and
H a r tfo rd , C o n n .............................................................................
d r lllin g m a c h in e s 63,493.00
P h ila d e lp h ia D r y in g M a e h in e r y ' Co'.,' P h ila d e lp h ia ......... D r y e r u n its
17,862.00
K o ck fo rd M a c h in ę T o o l C o., R o c k fo r d , III .......................P la n e r
30,521.60
S e ifre a t-E ls ta d M a e h in e r y Co., D a y to n , O ...........................T ln n e rs m a c h in e s
42,397.99
S in g e r S e w in g M ach in ę Co., N e w Y o r k ..................................S e w in g m a c h in e s
17,399.10
12,227.31
S tan d ard S h an n o n S u p p ly Co., P h ila d e lp h ia .................... T w is t d r ills
o te v e n s W a ld e n In c., W o rc e s te r, M a s s .................................. D ie b la n k s , d ies
33,321.00
Stone H e a tin g & V e n t ila t in g Co., W a s h in g t o n .................. V e n t ila t in g and
c e n t r ifu g a l fa n s
57,837.44
V e it & Y o u n g , P h ila d e lp h ia .................................................... P u n c h e s an d d ies
25,108.80
Y o rk Ice M a e h in e r y C o rp ., Y o r k , P a ......................................R e fr ig e r a tio n u n it
12,371.00
Jan u ary 13, 1941
N ich o lso n Co. Inc., N e w Y o r k , c o n s tr u c lio n o f e o a l-h a n d lln g e ą u ip m e n t a t
n a v a l to rp e d o s ta tio n , N e w p o rt, R . I.,
$45,000.
P u b lic Im p r o v e m e n ts Inc., N e w Y o rk ,
r e n e w a l o f e le c t r ic a l s y s te m s a t n a v a l
h o sp ita l, B r o o k ly n , N . Y ., $2868,
R o ck w o o d S p r in k le r Co., S a n F ra n c is c o ,
s p r in k le r s y s te m fo r m old lo ft, b u ild ­
in g N o. 390, a t n a v y y a r d , M a rę Isla n d , C a lifo r n ia , $15,500.
S t a n le y In c., O s c a r M., N e w Y o r k , m a rin ę
b a r r a c k s a t e x p e rim e n ta l b asin , C a r d e r c c k , Md., $56,485.
W a lk e r M ood y C o n s tr u c tlo n Co., H o n o ­
lu lu , T. H „ e le v a t o r fo r s ig n a l to w e r,
n a v y y a r d , P e a r l H a rb o r, T . H., $20,638.70.
Y o u n g Jr., Joh n , E lm h u rs t, N e w Y o r k ,
te le p h o n e lin e a t n a v a l p r o v in g g ro u n d ,
D a h tg re n , V a „ $11,180.
O rd n a n c e A w a r d s
B e th le h e m S te e l Co., B e th le h e m , P a ., gu n
fo r g in g s , $7,275,484.10.
K e ls e y H a y e s W h e e l Co., D e tro it, proje c tile s , $1,239,000.
C a n a d a ’s C row n P la n t
E x p a n sio n s, $280,000,000
TORONTO, ONT.
■ Construction and expansion of
government-owned plants in Canada, some already in production
and the re st to be completed this
year, total $280,000,000, according
to Angus L. Macdonald, acting
m inister of m unitions and supply.
Financial com m itm ents for con­
struction of these plants include:
Shellmaking,
$31,000,000;
armam ents, $96,000,000; aircraft, $15,0C0,0C0; autom otive, $6,000,000; Chemi­
cals and explosives, $87,000,000; m a­
chinę tools, $11,000,000; and miscellaneous, $34,000,000.
New contract aw ards, totaling
1407 and w ith aggregate of $7,751,803, w ere reported last week by the
m unitions and supply departm ent.
L atest aw ards include:
S h in b u ild ln g : B r itis h A d m lr a lty , E n g ­
la n d $9000; P ic to u F o u n d r y & M a c h in ę
C'0. L td ., P ic to u , N . S., $153,19 1; H a lifa x
S h lp y a r d s L td ., H a lifa x , N. S „ $100,000;
C a n a d ia n P o w e r B o a t Co. L td ., M o n trea l,
Q u e „ $2,724,717.
M e c h a n ic a l tra n s p o r t: A rlin g to n C y c le
& S p o rts L td ., M o n trea l, $31,806; I n t e r ­
n a tio n a l H a r v e s te r Co. o f C a n a d a L td .,
O tta w a , O n i., $9527; R o ss C y c le & S p o rts,
T o ro n to , $14,542; D om in ion T r u c k E ą u ip ­
m en t Co. L td ., K itc h e n e r , O n t., $15,104.
A ir c r a f t : C a n a d ia n P r a t t & W h itn e y
A ir c r a f t Co., L o n g u e u il, Q ue., $979.414.
E le c t r ic a l e ąu ip m e n t: C a n a d ia n M a r­
co n i Co., M o n tre a l, $23,043; N o rth ern
E le c t r ic Co. L td ., O tta w a , $99,706; O u lboard M a rin ę & M fg . C o. o f C a n a d a L td .,
P e te rb o ro u g h , O n t., $178,266; A m a lg a m ate d E le c tr ic C orp. L td ., T o ro n to , $17,5 3 1; C a n a d ia n T e le p h o n e & S u p p lie s L td ..
T o ro n to . $6531; T a y lo r E le c t r ic M fg . Co.
L td ., L ond on , O nt., $5212.
M a e h in e ry : P le a s is v llle F o u n d ry Co..
P le a s is v ille , Q u e „ $13,631; K e ls e y W h eel
Co. L td .. W in d so r, O n t., $0000; V iv ia n
E n g in e W o rk s L td ., V a n c o u v c r , B. C „
$84,608.
T o o ls: E x id e B a tt e r ie s o f C a n a d a L td .,
T o ro n to , $5313.
M lse e lla n e o u s: D o m in io n M e r c h a n ts Co.
L td ., M o n trea l, $94,600; M a c in to s h P lu m b in g & H e a tin g Co., L e th b r id g e , A lt a .,
$15,185; W a te rm a n , W a t e r b u r y M fg . Co..
R e g in a . S a s k ., $30,000; R a n d a ll & Co.,
W in n ip eg, M an ., $8000; W a te r o u s L td .,
B ra n tfo rd , O n t.. $8000; B a r r & A n d e rso n
L td ., V a n c o u v e r , B. C., $7000; C a n a d ia n
39
C o m s to c k C o . L td ., T o ro n to , 513,000;
M a th e w s C o n v e y e r C o . L td ., P o r t H ope,
O n t., 56000.
C o n s tr u e tio n p r o je c t s : F u n d y C o n s tr u c tio n Co., H ą l lf a x , N . S „ 5184,000; R u s s e ll
C o n s tr u e tio n C o . L td ., T o ro n to , $142,000;
G e n e ra l E n g in e e r in g Co. L td ., T o ro n to ,
5608,835; L . G. O g ilv ie & Co. L td ., M o n ­
t r e a l, $358,556; D u r a n c e a u & D u r a n c e a u ,
M o n tr e a l, $81,932.
C ontracts placed w eek before last
agg reg ated $9,973,238. A w ards included:
I n s tr u m e n ts : I m p e r ia l
O p t ic a l
Co,
T o ro n to , $8100.
M e c h a n ic a l tr a n s p o r t : M e t a llic R o o fln g
Co. o f C a n a d a L td ., T o ro n to , $34,201; E.
L e o n a rd & S o n s L td ., L o n d o n , O n t.,
518,652; F o rd M o to r Co. o f C a n a d a L td .,
W in d so r, O n t., $77,695.
A lr c r a f t :
M a c d o n a ld
B ro s. A ir c r a f t
L td ., O t t a w a , O n t., 525,901; F le e t A i r ­
c r a f t L td ., F t. E rie , O n t., $2,900,000.
E le c t r lc a l c q u lp m e n t: C a n a d ia n G e n ­
e r a l E le c t r ic Co. L td ., O t t a w a S7G55;
C a n a d ia n W e s tin g h o u s e Co. L td ., O t ta w a ,
57150 ; C a n a d ia n W e s tin g h o u s e C o L td
H a m ilto n , O n t., 510,612; T a y lo r E le c t r ic
M fg . Co. L td ., L o n d o n , 56439.
M a c h in e r y : C a n a d ia n F a ir b a n k s M o rse
“ T r ia n g le o f I n d u s t r y ”
R e p r in ts N o w A v a ila b le
■ R eprints of F. C. Craw ford’s article, “The T riangle of In d u stry and
th e Produetion of W ealth,” ( S t e e l ,
Dec. 23, p. 13) now are available.
They m ay be obtained a t 4 cents
each from R eaders’ Service D epart­
m ent, S t e e l , 1213 W est Third Street,
Cleveland.
Co., O tta w a , $5324; C a n a d a W ire & C a b le
Co . L td ., T o ro n to , $9525.
M is c e lla n e o u s : S to r m s C o n t r a c t in g Co.
L td ., D e b e rt, N. S., 525,000; G e n e ra l S te e l
W a r e s L td ., O tta w a , 516,623; R .C .A . V ic to r C o. L td ., O t ta w a . 522.120: N f i t 'm a l
S t e e l C a r C o rp . L td ., M a lto n , O n t., $5853.
C o n s tr u e tio n : D is h e r S te e l C o n s tr u c tion Co. L td ., T o ro n to , $125,000; T o m lin son C o n s tr u e tio n Co. L td ., T o ro n to , 5674 455; S t e r lin g C o n s tr u e tio n C o L td ., W in d ­
so r, $181,455.
Y oungstow n P la n ts Need Skilled
M en To Speed Defense Orders
YO U N G STO W N , O.
■ E IG H T HUNDRED skilled mechanics, larg ely m achinists and
welders, are needed im m ediately by
larg e and sm ali M ahoning Valley
p lants engaged in defense work.
Steel plants and b last fu rn aces app ea r to be fully m anned, but, if
expectations
m aterialize,
special
sh ifts will be em ployed to inerease
produetion.
In addition to each really skilled
w orker, a t least one help er and
one lab o rer could be p u t to work.
The helpers thus would be able to
learn the trad es and ąu alify as
skilled w orkers, a t jobs th a t now
pay from SI to $1.25 an hour.
United E ngineering & F oundry
Co. is w orking on a $5,250,000 order
fo r how itzers and needs 450 skilled
m en and m ore helpers.
Y oungstow n W elding & E n g in eer­
ing Co., w ith $2,500,000 in navy
orders, could add 250 men.
McKay M achinę Co., Youngstown
Foundry & E ngineering Co., and
o ther m achinę shops in this area
a re loaded up w ith defense orders.
G eneral Fireproofing Co. already
has installed a “sw ing” sh ift in
some d ep artm en ts and w ithin a
few m onths th e en tire p lan t is expected to go on a 7-day basis. T he
fo u rth sh ift will be used to m ake
this possible. E m ploym ent is expected to inerease fro m th e p resent
2200 to 2500.
Youngstow n W elding & E ng in eer­
ing Co. plans to build a 50 x 150foot addition to its p lan t a t Wickliffe to sto rę m ateriał and w ill use
the freed space fo r m a n u factu rin g
purposes.
Both McKay M achinę
and Youngstow n F oundry & Engi40
neering are m aking tools to be used
in national defense plants; several
new lines have been added.
W elders are in high dem and and
com petent m en can obtain jobs a t
will. Youngstown college will open
fo u r classes fo r additional tra in ­
ing of m en already employed.
W e s tin g h o u s e O r d n a n c e
T o o lin g , $11,000,000
■ M achinę tools and eąuipm ent totalin g m ore th an $11,000,000 will be
re ą u ire d a t the new navy ordnance
p lan ts to be constructed n ea r Louisville, Ky., and a t Canton, O., according to F. D. N ew bury, m anager,
em ergency products division, W est­
inghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., E a st
P ittsb u rg h, Pa. W estinghouse was
selected by the navy to build and
operate the p lants under a leasing
arran g em ent.
W ork on jigs and fixtures is under
w ay.
O rders fo r m achinę tools
and eąuipm ent total $6,250,000; ad ­
ditional $5,000,000 to $6,000,000 will
be let in next few m onths. Gener­
al construetion contract fo r m a jo r
buildings a t Louisville has been
aw arded; w ork is to s ta r t soon, w ith
com pletion scheduled fo r July.
One thousand skilled w orkers will
be em ployed a t Louisville, 2000 a t
Canton. F o rm e r p lan t w ill operate
prineipally as an assem bly unit, receiving p a rts from o ther ordnance
p lan ts and m an u factu rers. Com­
pleted g u ns and m ounts will be
proof-fired nearby and then shipped
to naval vessels fo r installation.
Louisville p la n t’s products will in ­
clude m ounts, tu rr e t item s, gun
slides, recoil m echanism s, breech
housings and breech blocks. Many
of the p a rts assem bled will be manufactu red a t Canton.
A. P. C raig has been appointed
executive assistan t in the em ergency
products division, in charge of construction plan ts; and H. A. Sauerbrey construetion engineer, reporting to Mr. Craig. J. R. W eaver
w as nam ed m a n ag er of the Louisville plant; R. V. G avert will be
m an ag er of the com pany’s ordnance
factory a t Canton.
T o le d o P la n t s A d o p t
L o n g e r W ork W eek
B S atu rd ay w orking schedules were
resum ed la st w eek by D oehler Die
C asting Co. and Spicer Mfg. Corp.,
both of Toledo, O., to inerease production in th e defense program .
Tim e and a h alf is paid fo r S aturday
work.
Doehler, w hich norm ally m akes
die castings fo r autom obiles, vacuum cleaners, w ashing m achines,
refrig erato rs, radios and o ther electrical appliances, em ploys 2000 in
th ree sh ifts p er day. C u rrent production is la rg e st in th e Toledo
p lan t’s history.
S aturday w ork w as sta rte d by
Spicer Mfg. Corp. in departm ents
w here produetion has been held
down by v a r i o u s bottlenecks.
Spicer’s peacetim e operations include
fabrication of axles, fram es, gears,
shock absorbers and transm issions
fo r tru c k s and buses; forgings and
a ir conditioning units fo r articulated tra in s; and universal joints
and propeller shafts.
O ther Toledo plants a re also expected to adopt th e longer w ork
w eek th is m onth.
M o n a r c h M a c h in ę T o o l
O u t p u t U p 50 P e r C e n t
H Ja n u a ry produetion of M onarch
M achinę Tool Co., Sidney, O., is
ru n n in g 50 per cent over th a t of
Ja n u ary , 1940, and will be inereased
still fu rth er, aceording to W endell
E. W hipp, president.
L ast year’s produetion of Mon­
arch lathes showed an inerease of
240 p er cent over 1939 output. Since
the beginning of the y ea r the plant
has been operating 22 out of every
24 hours, Sundays excepted.
R e n t B u ild in g T o
A s s e m b le T u r r e t L a th e s
a W arn er & Sw asey Co. la st week
rented the fo rm er Mid-town M otors
building in the 3700 błock, Prospect avenue, Cleveland, to assem ble
tu rr e t lathes fo r the B ritish governm ent. The building is one-story,
occupying 43,000 są u a re feet. It
will be in operation in 30 days.
/TEEL
Allison To Produ ce 7000
Monthly b y Yea r's End
■ G EN ER A L MOTORS' A llison division, Indianapolis,
is tu rn in g out 350 liąuid-cooled a irc ra ft engines m o n th ­
ly for the a rm y a ir corps an d B ritain , B y late 1941,
output will be 1000 a m onth. P la n t now em ploys 7200
workers, w hich w ill be in creased to 10,000 before year
ends.
U pper rig h t, an engine is to rn down fo r inspection
a fte r test run. M iddle left, w o rk m an places crank-oilplug in delicately balanced c ra n k sh a ft, w hich will
allow en tire s h a ft to be filled w ith oil u n d er p ressure
and b etter absorb th e pounding of engine’s 12 cylinders. A t bottom , insp ecto rs check alig n m en t an d di­
mensions of c ra n k sh a ft an d accessory d riv e-sh aft bores
to insure safe o p eratio n and long life. Circle, engine
passes finał acceptance test, gets last-m in u te currying before shipm ent.
Now Is Time To Face Realities
■ E V E N T S of th e p a st 30 days have
ch anged th e outlook, tem po and m ood of
th is n a tio n d rastically .
E a rly in D ecem ber th e public consciousness o f th e defense problem w as one of
lu k ew arm in te re st. To all o u tw a rd app earances, p rep ared n ess w as ju s t a n o th e r
pro ject, superim posed upon o th ers an d attended w ith m ore th a n o rd in a ry ballyhoo.
In d u stria lists w ere g ro w in g im p atien t
over th e seem ing in ab ility of th e defense
o rg an izatio n to fu n ctio n cffectively. T he
exam ple set by th e h ig h e st officials in
W ashington, ex cep tin g th o se im m ediately
concerned w ith defense, connoted a stro n g
official lean in g to w ard a business-as-usual
policy.
T hen W illiam S. K nudsen, sp eak in g be­
fo re th e N a tio n a l A ssociation of M anufac­
tu re rs, u rg ed th e people to tak e off th e ir
coats an d ro li up th e ir sleeves to speed de­
fense w ork. T he P resid en t, re tu rn in g from
a v acation-inspection trip , announced a
rev am p in g o f th e defense board. L a te r in
a fireside c h a t he c a st o v erboard th e
p hilosophy of business-as-usual.
In his first m essage to th e new congress
th e P re sid e n t re-em phasized th e seriousness of th e em ergency a n d ag ain called fo r
an “a ll-o u t” effo rt fo r defense. On T uesday
his ex ecutive order, legally estab lish ing
OPM an d c o n ferrin g upon it m uch of the
em ergency a u th o rity congress h a d previous1> g ra n te d him , fu rn ish e d clim actic proof
o f th e new d e te rm in a tio n of th e adm inistra tio n to cease tem p o rizin g w ith defense.
*
*
*
T h e effect of these developm ents has been
s a lu ta ry . T he m an in th e Street w ho on
Dec. 1 w as d istin c tly ah e a d of W ashington
oflicialdom in his zeal fo r p reparedness,
is being encouraged an d reassu red by
th e new v igor in defense effort.
M anag em en t an d la b o r alike in in d u stry
now a re m ore hopeful th a t th e ir desire to
p a rtic ip a te in defense can be tra n sla te d into
m ore effective action. Com panies alread y
h a rd pressed to execute g overnm ent orders
on tim e are h e arte n ed by th e expectation
th a t the new stream lin ed set-up w ill sim plify som e of th e ir problem s.
B ut these resu lts of th e new o rd er a re
la rg ely psychological. E m otions an d convictions w hich strik e closer to th e painful
realities of th is g re a t u n d e rta k in g m ust
possess all of th e people of the n a tio n be­
fore o u r p ro g ram can be executed satisfacto rily . As a n ation, w e have barely
scratch ed th e su rfa ce of an effective de­
fense economy.
*
*
*
A feeble p ic tu re of w h a t is a h ea d w as
presented in W ashington last week. M a­
chinę tool builders, w ho alrea d y have perform ed m iracles in expansion and pro d u c­
tion, w ere told in no u n c e rta in te rm s th a t
th e ceiling on th e ir effort is to be raised
again. T hey m u st tu rn o u t m ore m achines
th a n contem plated in previous estim ates.
A t a n o th e r session in W ashington, representatives of the scra p m e tal in d u stry w ere
told th a t th e y m u st keep prices dow n and
th a t th ey m u st not h o ard th is precious comm odity.
S im ultaneously th ro u g h o u t th e nation,
scores of in d u stria l executives a re p ack in g
th e ir bags and closing th e ir desks p re p a ra to ry to going to W ashington to rem a in indefinitely in th e n a tio n ’s service.
In a few days individuals and corporations w ill be m ak in g o u t 1940 incom e ta x
re tu rn s. T his labor, rev ealin g a shocking
inerease in ta x paym ents, w ill b rin g a new
realizatio n defense m eans sacrifice.
W e m u st steel ourselves to accept th e unexpected w ith good grace. T he m a n w ho
has his house in o rd e r and w ho is in th e
m ood to ta k e w h a t comes in good sp irit w ill
be infinitely b e tte r off th a n he who, unprep a red in m ind and sp irit, resists th e inevi table step by step.
42
/TEEL
The BUSINESS TREND
In d u stria l O u tp u t S ta rts
New Y e a r a t Peak. L ev el
C hristm as level due to the interruption of activity resulting from observance of New Y ear’s day. The index
now stands a t 115.7, a gain of 8.2 points from the
previous week and com pares with 132.4 in the week
ended Dec. 21. In the corresponding 1940 period the
index stood a t 110.3, while in the like week of 1939
it w as a t the 86.5 level.
D uring Decem ber the weekly index averaged 126.3,
off m oderately from the N ovem ber m onthly average of
129.5, but rem ained well above the Decem ber 1939 level
of 118.9. The decline in the December index average
w as due alm ost entirely to the holiday interruptions
fo r which no allow ance is m ade in com puting the w eek­
ly index figures.
■ INDUSTRIAL activity enters th e new y ear a t the
highest level in history, and th ere is every indication
th at the present peak production pace will continue
for some m onths. In those in d u strial lines directly
connected w ith th e defense p ro g ram output is expected
to advance still fu rth e r as increased production facili­
ties are placed in service. Incom ing business is sustained a t p articu larly high levels, despite th e extensive forw ard buying m ovem ent during th e closing
months of la st year. O rder backlogs a re la rg e st on
record and in some instances a re still m ounting.
During th e week ended Jan . 4, S teei/ s index of
activity regained m ost of th e ground lost durin g the
Christm as holiday week, but failed to reach th e pre-
140
—
135
INDEX OF ACTIVITY
IN IRONt STEEL AND METALWORKING INDUSTRIES
130
BASED UPON FREIGHT CAR LOADINGS, ELECTRIC
............ , POWER OUTPUT. AUTOMOBILE ASSEMBLIES (WARD'S .......... |
REPORTS) AND STEELWORKS OPERATING RATE
________(STEEL) AVERAGE FOR 1926 EOUALS IOO.WEIGHED
j
AS FOLLOWS: STEEL RATE 40, AND CARL0AD1NGS.
- POWER OUTPUT AND AUTO ASSEMBLIES EACH 70
125
120
115
NOADJOSTMENTSMAC* FORSEASONALOROTWERTRENDS
110
105
100^
9 5
0
90g
65
6 0
75
( m o n t h ly
70
(W EEKLY AVERAGE)
in d e x a v e r a g e )
SCALĘ ATLEFT
SCALĘ ATRIGHT
j
65
6 0
5 5
5 0
O
ĄPR.i MAY
1 9 3 9
S T E E L 'S index o f a c tw ity gained
W eek
Ended
N ov. 2
N o v. 9
N o v. 16
N o v. 23
N »v. 30
D ec.
7
D ec. 14
D ec. 21
D ec. 28
W eek
E nded
Ja n . 4
130.2
130.3
. . 130.3
124.7
. . 132.6
. . . 132.5
- . . 132.6
. . 132.4
. . . 10 7.5
1 1 7 .1
1 1 7 .2
1 1 7 .3
1 1 1 .4
1 17 .9
123.9
124.2
123.4
104.0
M o.
D a ta
Jan.
F eb .
M a rc h
A p r il
M ay
June
J u ly
A uc.
S ep t.
1941
. . . 1 1 5 .7
1940
110.3
O ct.
N ov.
D ec.
1940
Ja n u a ry 13, 1941
1939
i 1 9 4 0 1 1941
points to 115.7 in the w eek ended Jan. 4:
1940
114 .7
105.8
104.1
102.7
104.6
1 1 4 .1
102.4
1 0 1.1
113.5
1939
9 1.1
90.8
92.6
89.8
83.4
90.9
83.5
83.9
98.0
1938
73.3
7 1.1
71.2
70.8
67.4
63.4
66.2
68.7
72.5
1937
102.9
106.8
114.4
116.6
1 2 1.7
109.9
110.4
110.0
96.8
1936
85.9
84.3
88.7
100.8
101.8
100.3
100.1
97.1
86.7
1935
74.2
82.0
83.1
85.0
81.8
77.4
75.3
76.7
69.7
127.8
129.5
126.3
114.9
116.2
118.9
83.6
95.9
9 5.1
98.1
84.1
74.7
94.8
106.4
107.6
77.0
88.1
88.2
1934
58.8
73.9
78.9
83.6
83.7
80.6
63.7
63,0
56.9
56.4
54.9
58.9
1933
48.6
48.2
44.5
52.4
63.5
70.3
77.1
74.1
68.0
63.1
52.8
54.0
1932
54.6
55.3
54.2
52.8
54.8
51.4
47.1
45.0
46.5
48.4
47.5
46.2
1931
69.1
75.5
80.4
81.0
78.6
72.1
67.3
67.4
64.3
1930
87.6
99.2
98.6
10 1.7
101.2
95.8
79.9
85.4
83.7
1929
104.1
1X1.2
114.0
122.5
122.9
130.3
1 15.2
116.9
110.8
59.2
54.4
51.3
78.8
71.0
64.3
10 7.1
93.2
78.3
(
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Steel Ingot Operations
100
W e e k en ded
S e p t. 2 8 ___
O ct.
5 ___
O ct. 1 2 ___
O ct. 1 9 ----O ct. 26. . . .
N o v.
2 ___
N ov.
9 ___
N o v . 1 6 ___
N ov. 2 3 . . . .
N ov. 3 0 . . . .
7 __
D ec.
D ec. 1 4 ___
D ec. 2 1 ___
D ec. 2 8 -----
1040
93.0
93.5
94.5
95.0
95.5
96.5
96.5
96.0
97.0
97.0
96.5
95.5
95.0
SO.O
1939
84.0
87.5
89.5
91.0
92.0
93.0
93.0
93.5
93.5
94.0
94.0
92.5
90.5
75.5
1038
47.0
48.5
51.5
51.5
54.5
57.5
61.5
63.0
62.0
61.0
61.0
58.0
52.0
40.0
1937
74.0
66.0
63.0
53.0
51.0
47.0
39.0
35.0
3 1.5
30.5
27.0
27.0
23.0
21.0
W e e k en ded
Jan.
4. . . .
194 1
95.5
1940
86.5
1039
5 1.5
1938
21.0
o
THOUSANDS OF CARS
^ ę j i c f t - j ę p t o o
— r oo>- ^
O O O O O O O O O O O
o o o o o o o o o o o
1 1 1 JTT" . r T r r
5 60
40 y
CL
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20
i TT
r*
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•
1 ! 1 1 1 1 ! 1 II
JAN.
FEB.
MAR.
APR.
V /V
1 11 l l M
MAY JUNE JULY
I11
(1000 U n its)
1940
105,2
108.0
1 1 4 .7
1 1 7 .1
118 .1
120.9
12 1.9
102.3
128.8
124.8
125.6
125.3
S I .3
1930
76 .1
75.9
70.1
78.2
82.7
86.2
86.7
72.5
93.6
115 .5
118 .4
1 1 7 .7
89.4
1938
37.7
50.5
68.4
73.3
80.0
86.3
96.7
84.9
97.8
100.7
102.9
92.9
75.2
1937
72.0
89.7
9 1.9
90.2
89.8
85.3
85.8
59.0
86.2
85.8
82.0
67.2
49.6
II 1 1 1 1 i
AUfi. SEPT. OCT,
W e e k en ded
Jan.
4. . . .
1941
76.7
1940
87.5
1939
76.7
1938
49.6
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1938
1937
806
812
814
838
795
778
745
733
729
739
736
700
545
835
845
861
834
806
786
771
677
689
687
681
655
550
703
72 7
706
709
673
637
657
562
649
619
606
574
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815
810
773
772
732
690
647
559
623
622
603
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1941
6 14
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AUG. SEPT! OCT. NOV. DEC.
(M illio n K W H )
W eek
O ct.
O ct.
O ct.
O ct.
N ov.
N ov.
N ov.
N0V.
NOV.
D ec.
D e c.
D ec.
D e c.
en d ed
5. . .
12. . .
19. . .
26. . .
2. . .
9. . .
16...
23. . .
30. . .
7. . .
14. . .
2 1. . .
28...
1940
2,641
2,665
2,687
2 ,7 11
2,734
2,720
2,752
2,695
2,796
2,838
2,S62
2 ,911
2,623
1939
2,465
2,495
2,494
2,539
2,537
2 ,514
2 ,514
2,482
2,539
2,586
2,605
2,641
2,404
1938
2,154
2.183
2,214
2,226
2,207
2,209
2,270
2,184
2,285
2,319
2,333
2,363
2 ,12 1
1937
2,280
2,276
2,282
2,255
2,202
2,175
2,224
2,065
2,153
2,196
2,202
2,085
1,998
W e e k en d ed
Jan.
8. . .
1941
2,705
1940
2,169
1939
1,998
1938
2,069
Automobile Produetion
Ja n .
Feb.
M arch
A p ril
M ay
June
J u ly
A u g.
Sept.
O ct.
N ov.
Dec.
(U n it: 1000 C a rs)
1938
1939
1940
449.3 357.0 227.1
421.8 317.5 202.6
440.2 389.5 238.6
452.4 354.3 238.1
412.5 313.2 210.2
362.6 324.2 189.4
246.2 218.5 150.4
96.9
89.9 103.3
89.6
284.6 192.7
514.4 323.0 215.31
511.0 370.2 390.4
469.0 407.0
311.0
A ve.
221.3
1937
399.2
383.9
519.0
553.4
540.4
5 2 1.1
456.9
405.1
175.6
338.0
376.6
346.9
1930
377.2
300.8
438.9
527.6
480.5
469.4
451.2
275.9
139.8
230.0
405.8
5 19.1
418.0
384.7
Iron and Steel Exports
(T h o u s a n d s
IIOO co
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900
800
700
600
500
O
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J a n .. . .
F e b .. . .
M ar. . .
A p r il. .
M a y . ...
June . .
July. . .
A ug. . .
S ep t. . .
O c t . . ..
N ov. . .
D e c.. .
T o ta l.
of
S te e l P r o d u c ts
1939
1940
396.1 134.8
436.6 134.8
457.1 162.1
391.8 153.9
471.5 147.8
6 17.7 190.0
707.8 163.6
1046.1 185.2
965.4 244.9
846.6 255.1
713.8 332.9
394.0
G ro ss
T o n s)
•---- S cra p ----1940
1939
187.5 227.9
234.7 224.9
206.9 312.3
221.2 240.1
312.5 384.9
318.4 398.9
327.1 350.1
346.1 291.9
2 51.1 330.7
258.5 336.8
74.3 272.7
206.4
T o ta l
1940
583.5
671.3
664.0
612.9
784.0
936.0
1034.9
1402.1
122 1.1
110 5.5
788.2
3,577.4
2,499.0
1 9 4 0
1-20
Class I Railroads
Net Operating: Income
Jan. . . . . .
Feb.
..
Mar. . . . . .
April . . . .
M ay
..
June
..
J u ly
..
A ug. . . . . .
Sept
..
Oct.
..
Nov.
..
Dec.
(U n it: $1,000,000)
1940
1939
n ss
1937
$7.14 $38.87
$45.57 $32.89
32.62
18.59
1.91* 38.78
34.32
69.88
36.73
14.73
48 36
33.82
15.32
9 40
44.24
47.08
16.67
25.10
47.42
59.35
39.10
25.16
57.08
49.01
38.43
60.99
50.76
66.01
45.42
54.59
74.19
59 62
86.43
50.36
60.86
86.99 101.62
68.57
32.44
71.10
49.67
70.35
60.95
25.99
49.37
A v e ra g e .....................349.02
$31.02
NET OPERATING INCOME
110
FOR CLASS I ROADS
100
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80
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0WP1LED W BUREAU O f RAILROD tCONOMICS
Steel Ingot Produetion
INGOT PRODUCTION
(U n it 100 N e t T o ns)
WEEKLY AVERAGE
1300 o
1700
IIOO z
IO O O O
WEEKLY AVERAGE
5C A LE AT RIGHT
9 0 0
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800 <
6 0 0
MONTHLY TOTAL
Jan .
F eb .
M ar.
A pr.
M ay
Ju n e
J u ly
Aug.
S ep t.
O ct.
N o v.
D ec.
T o ta l
M o n th ly T o ta l
1939
1940
5.655.3 3,578.9
4,409.0 3,368.9
4.264.8 3,839.1
3.974.7 3,352.8
4,841.4 3,295.2
5,532.9 3.523.9
5.595.1 3.564.8
6,033.0 4,242.0
5,895.2 4.769.5
6.461.9 6,080.2
6.282.8 6,147.8
6,300.8 5,822.0
W e e k ly
1940
1.276.6
1,065.0
962.7
926.5
1,092.9
1.289.7
1,265.9
1,361.9
1,377.4
1,458.7
1.464.5
1,425.5
A yeraee
1939
807.9
842.2
866.6
781.5
743.8
821.4
806.5
957.6
1,114 .4
1,372.5
1,433.0
1,3 17.2
65,247.0 51,585.0
l,248 .0 f
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---------- CWPILŁD E Y AMERICAN IRON&STELL iNSTITUTE-
; l 1I I I I I I M I 1I ' I ! I M 1I l ! ! 1!1
K ee p Skilled M a n p o w e r on the Jo b
. . . Stiffen the Bac kb one of Defense
C o nfronted with long scv cre w inters that preyiously have taken an
extremely heavy toll from its productive manhours, this company has
worked ouf a particular kind of "regimentation" in order to eonserve
health and keep its skilled men "on the j ob . "
This program has been
undertaken to provi de a new kind of Insurance against undue loss of
manpower especially during this urgent defense period
H R E C E N T L Y we in a u g u ra te d a u n iąu e “h e a lth conse rv a tio n ” p ro g ra m designed to keep o u r available
m an ho u rs as n e a r as possible to th e th eo retieal m axim um d u rin g th is u rg e n t defense period.
M inneapolis has such a long severe w in te r th a t by
the tim e F e b ru a ry comes aro u n d th e re is a m ass
exodus fro m w o rk because of colds. E v e ry F e b ru a ry
fo r the p a st five y e a rs o u r p ro d u ctio n h as been seriously affected b y th e absence of a lto g e th e r too larg e
a p o rtio n of o u r crew because of colds. The w ay it
h as w orked out g en erally is th a t th e f ir s t h a lf of
F e b ru a ry as m uch as h a lf th e crew is knocked out.
Then d u rin g th e la st h a lf of th a t m o n th th e rem ain d er
of th e crew catch th e colds fro m th e o thers, so they
in tu rn a re hom e.
O ur p ersonal experience w ith cod liver oil capsules
and o th e r v itam in ta b le ts w h en tak en consistently
d u rin g th e w in te r m o n th s is th a t th e y build up an
effective resistan ce to colds. R ecently w e decided to
ratio n these capsules to o u r m en so th a t th is com ing
F e b ru a ry w e w ill n o t lose a n y such n u m b er of m an ­
hours. We never h ea rd of anyone else c a rry in g out
th is p a rtic u la r kind of “re g im e n ta tio n ” by m aking
th is into an in te re stin g p ro jec t and “selling” it to the
men as we are.
H ere is th e idea. W e purch ased a larg e ą u a n tity
of fia t folding p a p e r cups on w hich w e have had
printed, “Y our H e a lth .” U n d er th is h ead in g appears
a sh o rt, snappy p a ra g ra p h on som e im p o rta n t phase
of h e a lth p reserv atio n and cultivation.
A t th e bottom of th e p a p e r cup is p rin te d th e fol­
low ing sta te m e n t: “This contains one capsule w hich
m ay be tak e n in te rn a lly to add essential v itam in s to
diet. T he M anagem ent.”
W e d istrib u te one of th ese p re p a re d cups to each
of o u r 350 em ployes a t 10:30 each m orning. T h a t is
a convenient tim e because
th en th e re is th e 10-m inute
relax a tio n period w hich has
been in force fo r several
years. T he s h o rt p a ra g ra p h
on th e p a p er cup changes
every day so th a t is a new
a tte n tio n -a rre s te r each day.
To s ta r t the th in g off, we
had o u r com pany doctor
w rite a bullein on these
vitam ins, w h ich w as placed
in p ay envelopes. T hen w e issued a n o th e r b u lletin w ith
th e first d istrib u tio n of cap-
A w o r k m a n m u s t b e m e n ta lly
a w a k e a n d in “ tip t o p " c o n d i­
tio n p h y s i c a l l y to p e r fo r m sk ill-
Big
Tliings
By L E IG H T O N W ILKIE
P r e s id e n t
C o n tin e n ta l M a c h in e s Inc.
M in n e a p o lis
sules. H ere a re som e of th e slogans w hich we have
prepared fo r use on o u r “V itam in C ups,” an d w hich as
previously m entioned w ill change fro m day to d ay in
order to keep in te re st in th e p ro g ra m co n stan tly a t a
high pitch. We su b m it these w ith th e th o u g h t in m ind
th a t th e y m a y be of g en erał in te re st th ro u g h o u t in ­
d u stry d u rin g these critic a l days.
If you can w alk to and from w ork, leave the car
in the g ara g e and you will both la st longer.
The difference betw een n a tu ra l and em otional
fatigue is th a t a good n ig h t’s sleep will tak e care of
the form er.
The m outh and th ro a t a re re a l storehouses fo r
germ s; in addition to b ru sh in g th e te e th daily and
using d en tal floss betw een th e teeth, fre ą u e n t use of
gargles and m o u th w ash solutions cannot be overlooked.
Bad cases of pim ples a re not alw ays due to skin
trouble; m ore often th e cause is e a tin g too m uch
p a stry and g reasy foods.
W hen eyes a re inflam ed from a bad head cold,
b athin g them w ith a w eak solution of boric acid will
help.
If you can expand y o u r chest a t least tw o inches
and hołd y o u r b re a th fo r 75 seconds, don’t w o rry
about y o u r lungs.
Most d ru g s w o rk like a blow out p atch on a tire ;
Jan u ary 13, 1941
th e trouble is tw ice as bad w hen it reappears.
Sm oking, especially of cigarettes, ag gravates a cold
because it inereases the irrita tio n of the resp irato ry
tra c t. T herefore it is a good idea to let up on or quit
sm oking a t th e firs t sign of a cold.
M idnight suppers cause m ore digestive complications th a n all o th e r m eals of the eatin g cycle put tog eth er— a n y th in g from c a ta rrh to appendicitis.
D rinking too m uch cold m ilk is likely to cause constip atio n because it form s casein in th e bowels.
You will feel m ore com fortable a fte r ea tin g and
you w ill live longer if you can leave the table and
tak e in yo u r belt ra th e r th a n have to let it out.
E ven though th e clim ate is m uch m ilder a t our
D esPlaines, Ul., saw plant, we are p u ttin g the sam e
program in effect fo r the 50 em ployes there. The
cost of th e w hole project will ru n around §500 fo r a
period of 90 days fo r a force of 400 men. W e th in k
th a t it w ill pay fo r itself several tim es over in g re a te r
productivity from m ore a le rt m en and th ro u g h reduced absence due to sickness of urg en tly needed men.
All of th is does not m ean th a t we subscribe to any
such philosophy as th a t of “w hipping th e tired horse.”
On the co n trary , we agree w ith H erb ert H oover’s contention th a t m achines r a th e r th a n m en should be
called upon to b ea r th e b ru n t of th e physical efforts
reąuired to m eet present trem endous dem ands for
production.
47
By F. G . SCHRANZ
G en eral M an ag er
B a ld w in S o u th w a r k d m s i o n
T h e B a ld w in L o c o m o tiv e W o rk s
P h ila d e lp h ia
S O M E
T Y P I C A L
H o w to forge shells is a subject of intense in terest at this 'time
le t in a piercing pot w as m ore
o r less ex tru d ed over th e pierc­
in g m an d rel— a condition w hich
caused excessive w e a r on both
some of the problem s invoived and w ill show how im proYed methth e p iercing p o t lin e r an d th e
ods are m aking possible fa ster, more efficien t shell production
m andrel. W hen a są u a re sec­
tion billet slig h tly longer th an
th e pierced billet desired is
placed in a p iercing p o t th e
H T H E O N SET of th e f irs t W orld w a r found few m en
m andrel expands the billet to th e d iam ete r of th e pot,
in A m erica w ho knew a n y th in g ab o u t shell forging.
th u s producing a round body— an im provem ent w hich
A flow of o rd ers fro m th e belligerents, plus th e assaves w ea r on th e tools an d re ą u ire s less press ca­
sistan ce of th e ir tech n ical m en helped u s th ro u g h th e
pacity. F o r th is reason and because są u a re section
ed ucatio n al sta g e so th a t eąu ip m en t fo r m ak in g v aristock is cheaper on a pound basis, th e new m echanical
ous sized shells h ad become stan d ard ized by th e tim e
shell fo rg in g m achinę dies have been especially de­
we e n te re d th e w a r ourselves. T he tab le on page 50
signed to handle them .
show s th e sizes an d types of presses used fo r th is w ork.
Billets up to 8 inches są u a re a re now gas c u t or
O ur needs to d a y a re b asically th e sam e as th ey
gas nicked. P ow er o r h y d rau lic presses ra n g in g fro m
w ere then. B u t th e educational period w ill e ith e r be
100 to 250 tons cap acity are used fo r b re ak in g billets.
considerably sh o rten ed th is tim e or elim inated altoTwo types of presses a re used to co n v ert th e rough
g e th e r because of o u r accu m u lated experience in shell
billet into a sem ifinished shell body. T he f ir s t o p era­
forging. T oday’s presses a re fu n d a m e n ta lly sim ila r in
tion iscarried o u t on p iercing presses.
A billet,
sizes and types b u t im provem ents have been m ade to
h eated to 2300 degrees F a h r. is placed in th e piercing
speed up p roduction, reduce rejects an d prolong die
pot, w hich in one process is affixed to th e low er or
life. A new m echanical shell fo rg in g press is aroussta tio n a ry platen of a v ertic al h y d rau lic press. The
ing a g re a t deal of in te re st because of its h ig h ra te of
production of shells up to 6-inch diam eter. B illet
h e a tin g fu rn aces and billet h an d lin g tech n iąu e have
F ig . 1— S c h e m a t ic s t e p - b y - s t e p d ia g r a m , r ig h t b e lo w , o f n e w
s h e ll- f o r g in g d ie s u s e d in 70 0 -to n p r e s s s h o w n in F ig . 7
undergo n e considerable im provem ent.
F ig . 2— S l a g e s in s h e l l f o r g in g fro m s ą u a r e b ille t, e x tr e m e
The s ą u a re section billet is ta k in g th e place of th e
le ft, to p i e r c e d p ie c e , th r o u g h d r a w i n g a n d n o s i n g o p e r a ­
round billets fo rm e rly used. T he c irc u la r section bil­
so the explanation of some shell-forging methods and equipment
presented here is tim ely. It w ill aid the re ad e r to understand
tio n s — th e l a s t th r e e s t a g e s b e i n g i l l u s t r a t e d b y s e c t i o n a l iz e a
p i e c e s to s h o w h o w .w a li th ic k n e s s a n d s h a p e a r e c h a n g e d
FIRST STAGE
SECOND STASE
THIRD STAOE
/T E E L
This a r t ic le is the f i r s t o f a ser/es on armamrenf and munitfon m anufacture fae/ngr p resen fed to readers o f S T E E L
N e x t w cek W . T r in k s , p r o f e s s o r o f m echanfeaf enjjineering, C a rn e g ie In s titu t e o f T e c h n o lo g y , Pittsburgh, will
p r e s e n t l a t e s t r e c o m m e n d a tio n s f o r h e a tin g b ille t s to be
fo r$ ed into sh e lls. T h a t w ill b e f o l l o w e d b y an o u t s t a n d ­
in g a u t h o rity on munition m a n u fa c tu re w h o w ill p r e s e n t
an e x c lu s iv c s e r ie s o f a r t ic le s t h a t you w ill not w an t to
in/ss. For o th e r a rt ic le s a lr e a d y p u b lis h e d , s e e STEEL,
D ec. 30, J940, p. 38, on N avaf T orpedoes; a lso M o d e rn
S h e ll P ro d u ctio n M e t h o d s — m aking sh ra p n e l sh e ll, S T E E L ,
M a r c h 11, 1940, p. 38; Mofa/le R e p a ir S h o p s f o r the A r m y ,
S T E E L , N o y . 11, 1940, p. 4 6 ; T e c h n ic a l P ro g r e s s A id s D e­
fe n se , STEEL, O ct. 14, 1940, p. 160 a n d J a n . 6, 1941, p .
2 1 9 ; D ofo rs A n t i - A i r c r a f t guns, STEEL, Dec. 2, 1940, p. 50.
piercing m andrel is a tta c h e d to
the m oving platen. A slugging
m andrel, whose fu n ctio n it is to
force the billet into th e p o t to
form a conical shell bo tto m and
provide a depression to guide
the piercing m andrel, m a y be
employed. If so, it is c a rrie d on a sliding m andrel
holder.
F o r large shells th e piercin g m an d rel an d p o t are
moved la te ra lly on th e press p laten. This arran g ement perm its th e use of tw o p iercing m andrels, one
m andrel doing th e p iercin g w hile th e second is immersed and cooled in an oil b a th by th e dow nw ard
movem ent of th e press. A n a rra n g e m e n t of tw o pierc­
ing pots a tta c h e d to a la te ra lly sliding tab le w ill allow one piercing p o t to be m oved outside th e colum ns
of the press w here th e pierced b illet can be ejected and
the pot refilled. T his setup re ą u ire s a s h o rte r press
stroke as th e distan ce betw een th e nose of th e punch
and the top of th e p o t can be sm ali.
A second process uses a m ore re c e n t die developm ent in w hich th e piercin g pot is a tta c h e d to the
down-m oving p la te n of th e press in an inv erted position, w hile th e p iercin g m an d rel is s ta tio n a ry on the
bottom p laten w h ere it p ro jects th ro u g h a strip p e r
Fig. 3— R o lle r - ty p e d i e h e a d s for s h e ll- d r a w i n g w o rk — a n e w
d e v e l o p m e n t in d r a w i n g t e c h n i ą u e
F ig. 4— A B a ld w in - O m e s m e c h a n i c a l s h e ll- f o rg in g m a c h in ę
lo r r a p i d p r o d u c tio n of s m a ll e r s iz e s h e lls , r ig h t, b e l o w
plate. This arran g em en t, show n in Fig. 1, allows
th e pierced shell to be stripped fro m the m andrel on
th e up stro k e of th e press and to be rem oved from the
piercing pot w hen the m oving press platen reaches
its top position.
A fte r the shell is ejected from the inverted pot, any
scalę w hich m ay have lodged in th e pot w ill autom atically fali out. T he strip p e r plate and th e low er
face of th e piercing pot are provided w ith tongue and
recess so th a t th e y will center them selves. The
heated billet is placed on this strip p e r plate and w hen
it is covered by th e dow n-m oving piercing pot, the
piercing operation is sta rte d . By th is m ethod th e
m andrel is guided and held cen tral w ith th e pot to
produce a concentrically forged billet. This is imjo rta n t as an eccentrically pierced forging can never
be corrected in the d raw ing operation.
H ydraulic shell d raw ing presses are generally of
the horizontal type, although a vertical press m ay be
used on sm ali diam eter shells. These have a m ultiple
arran g e m en t of d raw ing rin g die heads.
A few years ago a new type of d raw ing die w as
introduced. This die, of th e ro ller type, is show n in
Fig. 3. E ach die head carries three rollers— the con-
: u\.
Jan u a ry 13, 1941
49
S iie of
Shell
Operation
3"
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tact point of the rollers being shifted 120 degrees on every o th er head.
In o th er words, th e shell is handled
by a process sim ilar to th a t used
by the steel m ili in rolling th e original b ar from w hich th e billet w as
made. The only difference is th a t
in this p ress th e ro llers a re revolved by push in g th e shell through
the roller die heads. The num ber
of heads on th e horizontal roller
type draw ing p ress ra n g e s from
three in num ber fo r 3-inch shells
up to nine heads fo r la rg e r shells.
This is considered an improvem ent over th e original ring-type
press which used an n u lar rings, as
it produces a sm oother inside finish
in the shell and also rolls the m a ­
teriał over th e d raw ing m andrel instead of forcing it th ro u g h th e solid
rings. This rolling action also im-
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proves the ąuality of steel in the
shell.
A new type of shell-drawing m a­
chinę has recently been developed
in which the pierced shell is passed
through a set of th ree rollers which
are driven in a m anner sim ilar to
the cross rolls used in tube mills.
A fter th e shell passes the roli stand
F ig . 5— H y d r o p n e u m a ti c a c c u m u la t o r s
e l im in a te lin e s h o c k s , o ffer a !le x ib le
s o u r c e of h y d r a u l ic p o w e r
F ig . 6— P ie r c in g , th e
f o r g in g a s s h o w n in
o n p r e s s e s lik e th is
u n it s h o w n a t
first s t a g e in s h e ll
F ig . 2, is p e r fo r m e d
S o u th w a r k 350-ton
c e n te r , b e lo w
F ig . 7— B ille ts a r e c o n c e n t r ic a l iy f o rg e d
in p r e s s e s s im ila r to th is 7 0 0 -to n u n it
w h e n e ą u i p p e d w ith th e n e w - ty p e d ie s
s h o w n in F ig . 1
it is p u t on a draw ing m andrel and
pushed th ro u g h a die head w ith
th ree statio n a ry rollers sim ilar to
th a t used on the new type horizontal
roller draw ing presses already described.
M echanically operated presses or
shell forging m achines a re coming
into use fo r producing sm ali size
shells. One type of forging m a­
chinę uses round billets cut in
lengths so as to m ake two shells
from a single billet. In this press
each end of th e billet is passed in
a progressing die arran g em en t in
five o r six stages, th en the other
end of the billet is x-eheaded and
pierced in the sam e m anner. Afterw ard the two shells a re cut ap art.
This m ethod of fo rging shells is
based on the principle of th e conventional forging or upsetting m a­
chinę.
A new developm ent, a combined
m echanical piercing and draw ing
m achinę is being used in England,
w here it is know n as th e “Om es”
shell fo rging m achinę. The pierc­
ing operation on th is u n it sta rts
with a sąu a re billet heated and
placed in one of tw o open split dies.
The billet re sts on a low er surface
of the die which is closed in laterally w hen the operator depresses a
foot pedał. The piercing punch is
operated by the m achine’s crankshaft, following closing of th e die.
The piercing punch en ters through
a steel guide bushing and expands
the billet tow ard the w alls of the
die as it p erform s the piercing op­
eration.
The punch th en is retracted, the die opened and the
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few er
tl a y s __w i t h le s s a t t e n t i o n in s e r v ic e .
W o u l d t h a t g iv e y o u t h e e x t r a p l a n t c a p a c i t y a n d t h e e x t r a m a n - l i o u r s o f t o o l r o o m t i m e y o u n e e d
I t m i g h t n o t p ro v id e e v e r y th in S y o u d e s ire ,
t o m e e t t o d a y ’s c o n d i t i o n s ?
b u t i t w o u l d p r e y e n t ex -
c e s s iv e i n t e r r u p t i o n s t o p r o d u c t i o n - a n d i t w o u l d r e d u c e t i m e s p e n t i n t h e t o o l r o o m o n t h e r e p a i r
o r r e p la c e m e n t o f w o n i o r b r o k e n to o ls .
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p ierced b illet fa lls e lea r to be picked
u p a n d placed on one o f th e tw o
d ra w in g m a n d re ls o r th e d raw in g
ben ch p a r t of th is m achinę. T he
m a ch in ę h a s double to o lin g so one
se t of dies is cooled w h ile th e o th e r
is in o p era tio n .
T h e d ra w in g m a n d re ls ’ cro ss h ea d
is co n n ected to th e m a c h in e ’s cranks h a f t so as to o p e ra te th e se d ra w ­
in g m a n d re ls in u n iso n w ith th e
p ie rc in g o p era tio n . T h e y tilt upw a rd a t th e back of th e s tro k e to
receiv e a pierced shell, th e n m ove
dow n to th e h o rizo n tal to p u sh th e
s h e ll th ro u g h th re e d ra w in g rin g s
f o r ejec tio n a t th e f r o n t o f th e m a ­
chinę.
N o m a c h in in g is re ą u ire d insid e
th e shells.
C ap able o f p ro d u cin g m o re th a n
tw ice a s m a n y fo rg in g s a n h o u r as
o th e r ty p e p resse s, th e n ew an d
p a te n te d B aldw in-O m es m e ch an ical
sh e ll-fo rg in g p re s s o ffers m a n y op­
e r a tin g econom ies.
B y w o rk in g
w ith s ą u a r e billets, sa v in g s in m a ­
te ria ł a n d c o n se ą u e n tly in w e ig h t
a n d co st a r e realized. W a ll thickn e sse s o f sh ell fo rg in g s a re u n i­
fo rm , re d u c in g o u tsid e m a c h in in g
to a m in im u m . R e je c ts a r e few .
In all cases p ro v isio n m u s t be m ade
f o r cooling a n d lu b ric a tin g th e
p ie rc in g an d d ra w in g dies.
O w ing to th e h ig h sp eed re ą u ire d
in p ie rc in g a n d in d raw in g , a g r e a t
ą u a n tity o f h ig h -p re ssu re w a te r
m u s t be available.
O n p ie rc in g
p re ss e s so m e sa v in g can be m ad e
by th e u se of a lo w -p re ssu re o r
o v erh ead filling ta n k . O n a p ie rc­
in g p re ss eą u ip p e d w ith a n overh ead ta n k , th e p re ss cy lin d er can
be filled d u rin g th e dow n s tro k e befo re th e p ie rc in g m a n d re l e n te rs
th e billet.
W h e re se v e ra l p ie rc in g a n d draw -
Fig. 10—W e ig h te d a c c u m u la to rs a lso
a r e u s e d w id e ly to s u p p ly th e w a te r
a t h ig h p re s s u re
in g p re sse s a r e in sta lle d in one
shell, a h y d ra u lic a c c u m u la to r s y s ­
te m is g e n e ra lly u sed. T h e capacF ig. 8 —H o rizo n tal d ra w b e n c h e s of th is
ty p e a re u s e d to d ra w the p ie rc e d
shell# the first s te p a fte r p ie rc in g a s
sh o w n in F ig . 2. The u n it is h y d ra u lic a lly p o w e re d
F ig. 9— H orizontal trip le x p u m p s like
this o n e b e lo w a r e b e in g in s ta lle d in
n e w fo rg e sh o p s to s u p p ly the la r g e
v o lu m e s of w a te r n e e d e d a t h ig h p re s ­
su re for th e h y d ra u d ic p re s s e s
ity of th e a c c u m u la to r sh o u ld be
e ą u a l to th e to ta l ra m d isp lac em e n t
of a ll p resse s. F o r in stan c e, f o r six
60-ton p ie rc in g p re s s ra m s w ith 24in ch stro k e , each d isp lacin g 50 gallo n s p e r p re s s stro k e , w ill r e ą u ire
300 g allo n s of 1500-pound p re s s u re
w a te r. S ix 200-ton d ra w in g p re sse s
w ith 6-foot s tro k e w ill ea ch displace
85 g allo n s p e r p re ss s tro k e o r 510
gallo n s. T h is m a k e s th e to ta l a c ­
c u m u la to r ca p ac ity 810 gallons.
H o w ev er, a s all p re sse s a r e n o t m a k ­
in g s tro k e s a t th e sa m e tim e, it is
sa fe to fig u rę th a t 700 g allo n s of a c ­
c u m u la to r ca p ac ity w ill be sufficient. T h is m ig h t w ell be tw o 350g allo n a c c u m u la to rs w h ich ca n be
e ith e r 24-inch d ia m e te r ra m , 15-foot
s tro k e w eig h ted a c c u m u la to rs of
th e ty p e sh o w n in F ig . 10, o r tw o airb o ttle ty p e a c c u m u la to rs, 40 inches
in d ia m e te r a n d 30 fe e t h ig h o r sim ­
ila r eą u ip m e n t.
P u m p c a p a c ity is b ased on th e ave ra g e n u m b e r of stro k e s ea ch p re ss
m a k e s p e r h o u r. I f 80 sh e lls p e r
h o u r a r e p ro d u ced in th is sh o p on
each p ress, th e p u m p re ą u ire m e n t
w o u ld be a b o u t 900 g allo n s p e r m in ­
u tę . T h is w o u ld cali f o r tw o 450g allo n p u m p s, ea ch w ith 450-horsep o w e r m o to r. A p u m p w h ich is
w idely u se d f o r th is se rv ic e is
sh o w n in F ig . 9.
D e w e y P ro cess D evelo p ed
B y S te e l & T u b e s
H In a d v e rte n tly , th e a rtic le describin g th e new D ew ey p ro ce ss fo r shapin g tubes, S t e e l , Dec. 30, 1940, p.
40, did n o t m e n tio n th a t th e m eth o d
w as a d ev e lo p m e n t of S teel & T u b es
division of R ep u b lic S teel Corp., 224
E a s t 131 stre e t, C leveland. S teel &
T u b es is n o w re a d y to ac cep t o rd ers
fo r job lo ts of tu b in g sh a p ed by th is
m eth o d .
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p ac k a g e d n ew low -priced s ta n d a r d
tools re c e n tly in tro d u c ed by Carboloy Co. Inc., P . O. box 239-R, P k . A,
D etro it.
P rin te d in sm a li p e rfe c tly leg ib le
ty p e, it is p ro fu se ly illu s tr a te d w ith
d ra w in g s, m e a s u re s o n ly slig h tly
o v er 3 x 4% inches, y e t c o n ta in s a ll
in fo rm a tio n e s s e n tia l to th e u se an d
c a re of th e tools.
P rim e re a s o n f o r th is e x tr a service is th a t th e in tro d u c tio n o f th e
n ew tools a t Iow p rice s p e rm its th e ir
u se in m a n y sh o p s u n a c ą u a in te d
w ith th e te c h n ią u e o f u s in g ce­
m e n te d c a rb id e to o ls, p a r tic u la rly
w ith th e ir in c re ase d d em an d in conn ec tio n w ith p re s e n t d efen se p ro d u c ­
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A Sheet ol Paper M akes
Steel Flow Properly
■ ON MANY occasions a sim p le
hom e-m ade rem e d y f o r a puzzling
m etallu rg ica l ailm en t, ap p lied on
th e sp u r of th e m o m e n t by ste el
com pany en g in ee rs, h a s cu re d th e
tro u b le a f te r m o re e la b o ra te prescrip tions h ad failed.
C ertainly th e m e ta llu rg ic a l en g i­
n e e r fo r one la rg e ste e l com pany
w ho in an in sp ire d m o m e n t u se d a
piece of o rd in a ry b row n w rap p in g p ap e r to keep ste e l sh e e ts fro m
b rea k in g u n d e r a fo rm in g p re ss did
n o t learn th a t tric k fro m a textbook.
One of th e c u sto m e rs of his com ­
p any had been giv en an o rd e r to
produce oil p an s f o r a m o to r tru c k .
The steel w hich h ad been sup p lied
fo r th e job w as h ig h ą u a lity and
p erfectly su ited fo r th e p u rp o se but,
nevertheless, n e a rly all th e oil p an s
broke a t one p o in t d u rin g fo rm in g .
W hen th e m e ta llu rg is t a rriv e d a t
th e cu sto m e r’s p lan t, he ąu ick ly
found th e cau se of th e defects.
The design of th e p a n s called fo r
a r a th e r deep a n d w ide cup a t one
end of a r e c ta n g u la r sh e e t of steel.
L ik e F it t i n g a C o rk
The u p p e r an d m ovable die of th e
press w as su p p o se d to p u sh th e
steel into a m a tc h in g d ep ressio n in
th e lo w er s ta tio n a ry die. T h e top
die w as also su p p o sed to d ra g alo n g
w ith it eno u g h m e ta l fro m th a t pai’t
of th e sh e e t w hich w as to re m a in
fiat to fo rm th e w alls of th e cup.
T he effect w as p la n n ed to be somew h a t lik e p u ttin g a piece of p a p e r
o v er th e m o u th of a b o ttle a n d th e n
p u sh in g th e p a p e r in to th e hole w ith
a tig h tly fittin g cork.
B u t th e ste e l w as n o t sliding in to
th e cup in th e lo w er die a s planned,
and c o n s e ą u e n t l y th e sh e e t
stre tc h e d v e ry th in o r ac tu a lly
broke a t th e to p ed g e of th e cup.
T h e tro u b le could h av e been cured
by re d e sig n in g th e die slig h tly , b u t
th e o rd e r f o r th e oil p a n s w as
m a rk e d “r u s h ”, an d no tim e could
be lo st in a lte rin g dies.
T h e m e ta llu rg is t tr ie d a ll s o rts
of rem edies. H e lu b ric a te d th e dies,
an d th e n th e ste e l its e lf w ith a n u m ­
b e r of d iffe ren t oils a n d g rea ses.
Y et none o f th e se o rd in a ry expedients seem ed to w o rk satisfacto rily .
F in ally , in d esp eratio n , h e called
fo r a s h e e t o f w ra p p in g pap er,
so ak ed it in oil a n d la id it on th e
lo w er die. H e th e n p u t th e sh e e t of
ste el on to p of it a n d s ta rte d th e
p ress. W h en he e x a m in e d th e oil
pan fo rm e d th a t w ay, h e fo u n d th a t
his m a k e sh ift re m e d y h a d w orked.
T he oil-soaked p a p e r h a d slipped
J a n u a r y 13, 1941
alo n g w ith th e ste e l an d allow ed th e
sh e e t to feed p ro p e rly in to th e die.
I t w as la te r fo u n d th a t fro m 12
to 15 sh e ets of ste e l could be fo rm e d
w ith th e sa m e sh e e t o f p ap e r. T he
finished oil p ans, w ith o u t defects,
w ere delivered on schedule.
F ro m Steel Facts, p u b lish ed by
A m erican Iro n an d S teel in stitu te ,
350 F ifth avenue, N ew York.
tio n ’s lead in g m a n u fa c tu rin g p la n ts,
it w as fo u n d to be still serviceab le
a f te r 84 h o u rs of use. U n d er reg u la tio n te sts, it w as fo u n d th a t th e
shock re sis ta n c e of T u lca len ses is
th re e to fo u r tim es th a t dem an d ed
by ASA an d U nited S ta te s b u re a u
of s ta n d a rd s re ą u ire m e n ts . Moreover, th e re sis ta n c e is m o re u n i­
fo rm .
T h e su rfa c e of th e len ses is 20
tim es m o re re s is ta n t to g rit an d
h o t m etallic p article s driv en fro m
N e w S a fe ty L e n s H as
H ig h S h o c k R e s ista n ce
0 A p ro d u c t g ro w in g o u t of th e
in creased em p h asis on sa fe ty in in ­
d u strie s en g ag ed in th e ex p an d in g
d efen se p ro g ra m is th e new T u lca
s a fe ty gog g le lens, developed by
U nivis L en s Co., D ayton, O.
M ade of sp ecial n o n s h a tte rin g
m a te ria ł, th e y a r e n o t to be confu sed w ith old ty p e p la stic o r
la m in a te d sa fe ty lenses, sińce th e y
a re prod u ced u n d e r a special p ro c­
ess fro m a n ew ly developed m a ­
teriał.
E a c h le n s is less th a n h a lf th e
w e ig h t of a te m p e re d g la ss lens,
of e ą u a l d im en sio n s an d th ick n ess,
a n d P rocessin g does n o t affect its
optical q u alitie s. I t is said to s ta n d
u p u n d e r shock, ab rasio n , th e th erm a l shock of m o lten m e ta l an d
o ffers g r e a t all-aro u n d sa fe ty .
R e cen tly in a flash w elding serv ice
te s t condu cted by one of th e na-
In a n a c tu a l flash w e ld in g se rv ice
test. the T u lc a le n s sh o w n a t rig h t w a s
u n a ffe c te d b y flying p a rtic le s of hot
m e ta l a n d s p a rk s a fte r 84 h o u rs of
se rv ice . T he o rd in a ry le n s a t lelt w a s
so p itte d a fte r 16 h o u rs th a t it w a s unHt for fu rth er u se
a n em ery w h eel th a n o th e r lenses.
M olten m etal, sp la sh ed on th e
lenses, h ad no effect w h atev er,
w hile flying p article s of h o t m e tal
an d s p a rk s m ad e no im pression.
U n d er th e P olariscope, th e s tra in
p a tte r n w as fo u n d to be so slig h t
a s to be alm o st negligible. T h e
new len ses a re av ailab le in T oric
(cu rv ed ) o r P ian o (fiat) sty les, and
a re m ad e to fit sa fe ty g o g g les an d
sp ectacles of an y sty le o r shape.
“ D r a f t in g ” D u s t O u t o£ th e S h o p
■ G rin d in g b u c k s in th e n e w c a s tin g s c le a n in g d e p a rtm e n t a t M o n a rch M a c h in ę
Tool Co., S id n e y , O. H ere fine p a rtic le s w h ic h o rd in a rily w o u ld fili the a ir a re
n o w e x h a u s te d th ro u g h d o w n -d ra ft g rille s o n w h ic h the w ork is p la c e d . T he circ u la r s h e e t-m e ta l g u a rd s c a tc h a n d d ro p into th e g rille s th e h e a v y a b r a s i r e p a r ­
tic les w h ic h o rd in a rily w o u ld sh o o t off on the floor
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W e ld in g s p e e d s a s h ig h a s 100 fe e t p e r m in u tę a r e o b ta in e d o n c o n tin u o u s
tu b e -w e ld in g m a c h in e s of th e ty p e sh o w n a t left a b o v e . T his sid e v ie w of a
tu b e - w e ld in g m a c h in ę sh o w s th e w e ld in g s ta tio n a n d w e ld -trim m in g tool. T he
w e ld e d tu b in g is u s e d for c o n d u it to c a rry e le c tric w irin g
Higli-S|*ee«l M e clia n ize d G as W eld in g
■ F O R P U R P O S E S of discussion,
m ech an ized o x y ac ety len e w elding
can be divided in to tw o b ro ad m e th ­
ods. O ne m ig h t be called th e “co n ­
tin u o u s ” m ethod, siń ce by th is
m e th o d th e p a r t is co m p letely w eld ­
ed in one c o n tin u o u s o p e ra tio n such
a s is p rac tice d in tu b e w elding. T he
o th e r m ig h t be called th e “discontin u o u s” m ethod, w h e re th e p a r t is
w elded w ith a se rie s of w elds, or
w ith tw o o r m o re w elds sim u ltan eo u sly m ade. T h is la tte r m eth o d is
u tilized in m a k in g w ash in g -m aeh in e
tu b jo in ts a n d C ontainer seam s.
In th e c o n tin u o u s ty p e o f operaT his to p v ie w of a tu b e -w e ld in g m a ­
c h in ę sh o w s th e four h o riz o n ta l rolls
w h ic h p o sitio n th e tu b e d u rin g w e ld in g
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tion, the m a te ria ł is c a rrie d th ro u g h
th e w eld in g m a ch in ę by a sy stem
of ro lls a n d p a s t a s ta tio n a ry w eld­
in g blow pipe. In th e d isco n tin u o u s
m eth o d , th e p re fo rm e d sto c k is
p laced in a jig an d ro ta te d p a s t a
s ta tio n a ry w eld in g head, o r th e jig
a n d m a te ria ł m a y re m a in s ta tio n ­
a r y w hile th e w eld in g h ea d tra v e ls
alo n g th e se am on a tra c k . A s to
th e te ch n ic al differen ces in th e
w eld in g p ro ce d u re s of th e tw o
m ethods, in th e co n tin u o u s m eth o d
th e m a te ria ł is g u id ed by ro lls an d
th e sp a cin g of th e ed g es to be
w elded can be ch a n g ed by v a ry in g
th e p re s s u re th a t th e ro lls ex ert.
B y th is m ean s, a g ap can be m ainta in e d b etw een th e ed g es d u rin g
p re h e a t, an d closed by p ro p e r location an d p re s s u re of th e ro lls d u r ­
in g th e w elding.
In c o n tra s t to th is p ro ce d u re th e
d isc o n tin u o u s m eth o d , w h ich is applied to ir re g u la rly sh a p e d pieces,
i'eq u ires th a t th e ed g es be p laced in
a b u ttm e n t w ith in th e w eld in g jig .
I n th is m e th o d all o f th e h e a tin g is
done fro m th e to p s u rfa c e of th e
m a te ria ł a n d th e b o tto m su rfa c e
m u s t be h e a te d by conduction,
w h e re a s se p a ra tio n o f th e ed g es in
th e co n tin u o u s m e th o d allo w s d irec t
h e a tin g of th e e n tire su rfa c e of th e
edges them selv es. T h is difference
in th e m e th o d o f h e a tin g th e edges
f o r w elding, to g e th e r w ith th e
g r e a te r h e a t ab so rp tio n fro m s ta ­
tio n a ry clam p in g jig s u sed in th e
disco n tin u o u s m ethod, r e s u lts in a
40 p e r c e n t lo w er g a s co n su m p tio n
w ith th e co n tin u o u s m ethod.
In g e n e ra ł th e co n tin u o u s m eth o d
is lim ite d to s tr a ig h t w eld s on m a ­
te ria ł of u n ifo rm section. T h e g reate s t fields o f ap p lica tio n fo r th is
m ethod, th e re fo re , a r e lo n g itu d in a l
seam w eld in g of b a rre ls an d th e
tu b e w elding.
In b a rre l w elding, v a ria tio n s in
sto ck th ic k n e ss m a k e n ec essary
a u to m a tic co n tro l of h e a t in p u t to
th e steel. T h is is acco m p lish ed by
T his v ie w sh o w s th e c o m p le te d g a so lin e tan k . N ote th e n e a t a p p e a r a n c e
of the m e c h a n ic a lly w e ld e d jo in ts
By H. T. HERBST
D e v e lo p m e n t E n g in e e r
T he L inde A ir P ro d u c ts Co.
N e w a rk , N. J.
Now Is F e a s ib lc
As is explained here, it is not difficult to
construct a machinę to handle automatically such operations as welding, brazing and
hard surfacing.
Preheating the work, feed-
ing materiał to the joint and actually mak­
automatically
at
only is production
in­
ing the joint are done
high speed.
Not
creased and costs l ower e d but better and
more uniform work results
m ean s of a p h o to e lec tric celi u n it
w hich p ic k s u p lig h t ra d ia tio n fro m
th e b o tto m o f th e w eld. T h is variation also lim its th e m a x im u m practical w elding r a te s to le ss th a n 6
fee t p e r m in u tę. In tu b e w elding
of coiled s tr ip stock, th e s e variations do n o t occu r a n d w eld in g r a te s
in g e n e ra ł a r e lim ite d only by th e
cap acity of th e a c e ty le n e g e n e ra to r.
T h e u su a l p ra c tic e is to have
d u al a c ety len e g e n e ra to rs in stalled
fo r co n tin u o u s service. W ith a g e n ­
e r a to r in sta lla tio n cap ab le of delive rin g 600 cubic f e e t p e r h o u r, tu b e
w elding r a te s of fro m 75 fe e t p e r
minutę, on 16-gage to o v e r 160 fe e t
p e r m in u tę on 20-gage a re obtainable.
A t th e se r a te s th e coiled
sto ck is fe d in to a ro ll-ty p e f o rm ­
ing m a ch in ę w ith ro li fo rm s o f a
d esig n to g ive th e sh a p e desired.
N u m ero u s sh a p es, su c h a s re e ta n g u F ro m p a p c r p r e s e n te d a t a n n u a l m e e tin g o f t h e A m e r ic a n W e ld in g so c ie ty ,
C le v e la n d , O ct. 20-25, 1940.
J a n u a r y 13, 1941
B a rrels w ith a 3-foot lo n g itu d in a l w e ld c a n b e tu rn e d out a t
the r a te of 75 to 100 p e r h o u r in th is w e ld in g se tu p . This e n d
v ie w of th e b a rre l-w e ld in g m a c h in ę sh o w s th e a u to m a tic c o n ­
trol a s w e ll a s th e re la tio n b e tw e e n th e s ą u e e z e rolls, w e ld in g
h e a d a n d w ork, bottom view
la r, oval o r te a rd ro p , can be w eld­
ed by th is m ethod.
F ro m th e fo rm in g u n it, th e m a te ­
ria ł p a sse s to th e w elding u n it
w hich u su a lly is close coupled to th e
fo rm in g m ili. T h e w eld in g sta n d
g e n e ra lly co n sists of a t le a s t tw o
s e ts of h o rizo n tally an d v ertically
a d ju sta b le , w atercooled, side gu id e
rolls. P re h e a tin g an d w elding ta k e
p lace b etw een th e se tw o ro li sets.
W ith p ro p e r sid e -p ressu re co n tro l
fro m th e se ro lls, th e w eld reinforcem e n t can be b u ilt u p o r red u ced as
d esired on e ith e r th e o u tsid e o r
th e inside, d ep en d in g u p o n th e use
fo r w hich th e tu b e is intended.
W h e re p e rfe c tly flu sh in sid e an d
ou tsid e su rfa c e s a re desired, scarfin g tools a r e em p lo y ed to trim th e
weld.
A fte r p a ssin g th ro u g h th e w eld­
in g a n d sc arfin g sta n d s, th e tu b e is
cooled in a w a te r sp ra y o r b ath
an d sized an d stra ig h te n e d in ro lls
provided fo r th is p u rp o se. T h en it
is cu t off to le n g th in a n a u to m a tic
u n it th a t tra v e ls w ith th e tu b e as
th e cu t is b ein g m ad e a n d re tu r n s
to its s ta rtin g p osition fo r th e n ex t
cut.
D isco n tin u o u s W elding, Non-Rod
F eed : In th e d isco n tin u o u s m eth o d
of w eld in g w ith no w eld in g rod,
th e sq u a re -sh e ared edges of th e
m a te ria ł a re placed in a b u tm en t.
Since no ro d is added, it is im p o r­
ta n t th a t th e edges be sh e ared
co rrec tly an d placed so th a t th e tw o
edges to be jo in ed a r e in contact.
F a ilu re of th e edges to m a k e con­
ta c t w ill r e s u lt in a w eld section
th in n e r th a n th e b ase m etal. In
som e cases, th is condition re s u lts in
b u rn in g o r fa llin g th ro u g h of th e
m e tal. To avoid d efo rm atio n du e
to c o n tra ctio n stre s s, jig s a n d
clam p s u sed to hołd th e p a r ts in
position
sh o u ld
be
su fficien tly
h ea v y to ab so rb h e a t fro m th e
w o rk p iece ą u ite rap id ly . A t h ig h
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A u to m a tic re g u la tin g te n s io m e te rs a re b e in g u s e d on
m a n y sk in -p a s s strip m ilis to c o n tro l o p e ra tio n of m ili
a n d te n s io n roli d e v ic e m o to rs so a s to m a in ta in c o n sta n t
te n sio n o n strip. T his a s s u r e s m ore u niform P ro c e ssin g
E le c tr ic a l
U e v e lo p m e n t
Most steel plant construction projects completed last year and still underw ay are in
the naturę of rehabilitation of existing primary production facilities, with installation
of som e new finishing mills and processing
lines to round out overall producing ca ­
pacity. Mr. Kenyon points out the impor­
tance of the many improvements in cold
rolling mills and auxiliary eąuipm ent
a N O TA B LE im p ro v e m e n ts h av e
been m ad e in ro ta tin g m a ch in e s an d
v a ria b le v o lta g e co n tro l e ą u ip m e n t
f o r cold s tr ip m ills, to en ab le f a s te r
ac c e le ra tio n
an d
h ig h e r ro llin g
sp eed s, w ith r e s u lta n t in c re ase d
o u tp u t a n d h ig h e r p e rc e n ta g e of
on-gage strip .
F a s t a c ce le ra tio n w ith o u t exceedin g i-easonable lim its of acceleratin g to rq u e r e ą u ire s Iow W R : o f th e
r o ta tin g p a r ts of th e m ili a n d ree l
m o to rs. In som e cases th e d esired
Iow W R ' can be o btained by special
d esig n to m a k e th e m o to r a rm a tu r e s o f sm a li d ia m e te r an d long
core, a n d in so m e cases it h a s been
n e c e ssa ry to re s o rt to double a r m a ­
tu r ę c o n stru c tio n . M ili speed s freą u e n tly a re h ig h e n o u g h to p e rm it
d ire c t co n nection of th e m o to rs to
som e of th e m ili sta n d s, an d th e
lo w er m o to r speed s a n d elim in atio n
o f th e red u c tio n g e a rin g r e s u lt in
lo w e r W R 3, r e fe rre d to th e m ili
s h a ft, th a n is posible w ith g e a re d
drives.
A sy ste m of co n tro l h as been developed co m p risin g a se rie s b o o ste r g en ­
e r a to r in th e a r m a tu r ę c irc u it of
each m ili m o to r, a n d an a u x ilia ry
e x c ite r d riv en b y each m ili m otor,
to au to m a tic a lly co m p en sa te fo r
th e v a ry in g effects of m o to r IR
dro p an d a r m a tu r ę d em ag n etizatio n ,
By A. F. KENYON
S te e l Mili E n g in e e r
W e s tin g h o u se E lectric & Mfg. Co.
E a st P itts b u rg h , P a.
an d th u s ca u se th e m o to r sp eed s
to c h a n g e in a lm o st e x a c t pro p o rtio n to th e b u s v o ltag e, independe n tly o f th e m o to r lo ad o r s h u n t
field se ttin g , a n d h en ce m a in ta in
th e sa m e speed re la tio n s th ro u g h ­
o u t th e th re a d in g , ac ce le ra tin g , r u n ­
n in g a n d d e c e le ra tin g cycle. T h is
sy ste m of con tro l h a s been ap p lied
to th re e n ew h igh-speed ta n d e m
cold re d u c tio n s trip m ills p u t in to
se rv ic e d u rin g th e y ea r, an d e ą u ip ­
m e n t fo r a d d itio n a l ta n d e m m ills is
b ein g built. A sim ila r sy s te m of
co n tro l h a s been ap p lied to seven
sk in p ass cold s tr ip m ills, a n d to
seven h igh-speed e le e tro ly tic s trip
clean in g lines.
A t th e p la n t of one la rg e tin
p la te p ro d u cer, a 38-inch 4-stand
ta n d em m ili w h ich o rig in a lly h ad
been in sta lle d to o p e ra te a t a b o u t
600 F P M m a x im u m , an d la te r w as
re b u ilt to in e re a se th e d eliv ery
sp eed to 1000 F P M , w a s m oved to
a n ew lo catio n a n d co m p lete n ew
elec trica l d riv e e ą u ip m e n t in stalled
to en ab le o p era tio n a t sp e ed s u p to
2500 F P M . T h e m ili n o rm a lly ope ra te s a t s tr ip d eliv ery sp e ed s betw een 2000 an d 2500 F P M , n o rm a l
a c c e le ra tin g tim e fro m th re a d in g
to r u n n in g sp eed is less th a n e ig h t
seconds, a n d th e m a x im u m o u tp u t
o f 32-gage tin p la te s tr ip h as
re a c h e d n e a rly 500 n e t to n s in an
8-hour tu rn .
A t a n o th e r p la n t th e re w a s p u t
in to se rv ice a 55-inch 4 -stan d ta n ­
dem cold re d u c tio n s tr ip m ili u sin g
te n sio m e te rs, g e a re d f o r a m axim u m ro llin g sp eed o f a b o u t 2000
F P M , a n d in te n d ed to p ro d u ce inte rm e d ia te a n d h e a v y g a g e s trip
fo r
e n a m e lin g
a n d g alv an iz in g
stock, au to m o b ile sh e e ts, etc. T en ­
sio m e te rs a r e in s ta lle d b etw een
s ta n d s to in d ic ate th e te n sio n in
5G
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A new and complete linę of Crane Iron Body Wedge Gałe
Valves for 125 pounds steam, 200 pounds cold working
pressures. No increase in price. lmproved design features
extend adaptability for service and assure long trouble-free
life under severest conditions. Complete specifications in
catalog available from your Crane Representative or by
mail reąuest.
NEW
FEATURES
IN
ALL
LIKE
THESE
PATTERNS
Unbreakable m alleable
iron handwheel.
Easy lubrication fitting in
yoke sleeve.
Mallenble iron ball-type
gland flange with swing
eye bolts.
IN SID E S C R EW , N 0 N -R IS 1 N G STEM
S c re w e d , fla n g e d , hub ends
M A R IN Ę C A R G O SYSTEM V A L V E S
Renewable shoulder-type
stem hole bushing.
F la n g e d ends
"'More bolts of smaller diam­
eter in body-bonnet joint.
Fuli length "V-section" disc
guides.
Solid web-type disc with
tee-head stem connection.
Straight through ports. Re
newable seat rings.
Brass trimmed or All-lron
O U T S ID E SC R EW A N D Y O K E
O U IC K -O P E N IN G T Y P E
U N D E R W R IT ER S ' P A T T E R N S
S cre w e d an d flan g e d e n d s. A ls o in a llo y cast iro n , flan g e d ends
S cre w e d an d fla n g e d ends
5 cre w e d , fla n g e d , hub ends
NATION-WIDE
J a n u a ry 13, 1941
SERV ICE
TH R O U G H
B RA N CH ES
AND
W H O IESA ŁERS
IN
A l l
MARKETS
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th e s trip , an d th u s en a b le m o re inte llig e n t co n tro l of th e m ili o p e ra ­
tion by th e o p e ra to rs,
A n ew 54-inch 4-stand ta n d em
m ili a t a S o u t h e r n O hio p la n t is exp ected to roli in te rm e d ia te to heavy
g a g e strip , an d th e m o to r speed s
a r e selected to provide ro llin g
sp e ed s up to ab o u t 2100 F P M m axim um .
O ne of th e s m a lle r C hicago d is­
tr ic t p la n ts h a s in sta lle d a 22-inch
4-stand ta n d e m cold red u c tio n m ili.
M ili m o to rs w e re selected w ith w ide
sp eed r a n g ę by s h u n t field con­
tro l to p rovide m a x im u m flexibility
a n d m a k e th e m ili su ita b le fo r ro ll­
in g s tr ip o f a w ide v a rie ty of sizes
a n d g rad e s.
A t n o rm a l v o lta g e
th e m ili d eliv ery speed ra n g ę is
700/2100 FPM . In d ica tio n s of th e
te n sio n s in th e s trip betw een sta n d s
a r e p ro v ided by in d ic atin g tensiom e te rs . T h e con tro l of th e m ili diffe rs fro m th a t of m o st ta n d em
m ills in th a t th e m a s te r co n tro l of
th e m ili an d re e l m o to rs is fro m a
co n tro l b en ch b o ard lo cated in an
elev ated p u lp it, in ste a d of fro m con­
tro l sta tio n s on th e m ili housing.
To keep pace w ith th e g r e a te r o u t­
p u t of th e h ig h e r speed cold red u c­
tio n m ills, th e n ew e r sk in p ass m ills
also a re b ein g d esigned to o p e ra te
a t h ig h e r ro llin g speeds. L a s t y e a r
one la rg e tin p la te p ro d u c e r co m ­
p leted th e in sta lla tio n of th re e 42in ch 2-stand sk in p ass m ills, laid
o u t fo r n o rm a l o p e ra tin g speed of
a b o u t 2500 F PM , an d in c o rp o ra tin g
a n u m b e r of novel f e a tu re s in th e
elec trica l d riv e eą u ip m e n t.
E a c h m ili co n sists of tw o w ork-
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in g ro li sta n d s, w ith u n w in d in g ree l
and ten sio n ro li device a t th e e n try
side to e x e rt back te n sio n on th e
strip e n te rin g th e m ili, an d a second te n sio n ro li device an d windin g ree l a t th e d eliv ery sid e to exe r t fo rw a rd ten sio n on th e strip
le av in g th e m ili. All of th e m ili,
reel, an d tensio n device m o to rs and
d ra g g e n e ra to rs a re designed to op­
e ra te a t th e m ili speed, an d a re dire c t coupled, th u s elim in a tin g all
red u c tio n g ea rin g , an d red u cin g th e
W R : to a m inim um . T he u p p e r and
low er ro lls of th e e n try ten sio n device and of th e d eliv ery ten sio n device a r e ind iv id u ally coupled to
s e p a ra te m o to rs (d ra g g e n e ra to rs)
m a k in g up tw in -m o to r drives, th u s
e n ab lin g th e u se of ro lls of slig h tly
d ifferen t d ia m e te r an d a s su rin g bet­
te r equalizatio n of th e te n sio n s developed by th e tw o ro lls th a n w as
possible w h e re th e u p p e r an d low er
ro lls w ere co nnected to g e th e r and
to th e sa m e d riv e m otor.
A tin p la te p ro d u ce r h as in stalled
a 42-inch sk in p ass m ili w ith individ u al driv e of th e u p p e r an d low er
ro lls of th e e n try an d delivery te n ­
sion roli devices. T h e u p p er an d
lo w er roli m o to rs a re co ntrolled by
s e p a ra te c o n s ta n t c u rre n t tension
r e g u la to rs, en ab lin g co n tro l of th e
re la tiv e loads o ver a w ide ran g ę .
In v e stig a tio n s of th e o p era tio n of
se v e ra l la rg e a rc fu rn a c e s by m ean s
of th e K ly d o n o g rap h h av e show n
s u rg e v o lta g es se v eral tim es th e
n o rm a l v o lta g e of th e p o w er sy stem
to w hich th e f u rn a e e is connected,
a n d in so m e cases th e se s u r g e volta g e s w e re h ig h e n o u g h to endang e r th e in s u la tio n of th e tra n sfo rm e r an d sw itc h g e a r eą u ip m e n t. S u rg e
c a p a c ito rs m a y be in stalled to partia lly a b s o rb th e su rg e s an d th u s
red u c e th e m a x im u m v o ltag e, an d
it is f u r th e r co n sid ered d esira b le to
pro v id e a d d itio n a l in su la tio n of th e
tr a n s f o r m e r w in d in g s an d sw itc h ­
g e a r e ą u ip m e n t, in o rd e r to afford
co m p lete p ro tectio n .
E x tre m e ly la rg e v o lu m es of ventila tin g a ir a r e re ą u ire d to c a rry
aw a y th e h e a t lo sses fro m th e elec­
tric a l e ą u ip m e n t in sta lle d fo r la rg e
m ili d riv es, a n d th is v e n tila tin g a ir
m u s t be th o ro u g h ly cleaned to
avoid c a rry in g d irt in to th e m a ­
chines. F o r th is p u rp o se th e re h a s
been developed a n e le c tro s ta tic a ir
clean er, te rm e d th e “P re c ip itro n ”,
w hich is m u ch m o re effective in rem o ving fine sooty p a rtic le s th a n
th e p rev io u sly u sed m e ch a n ica l a ir
filters. In s ta lla tio n s to ta lin g app ro x im a te ly 1,500,000 cubic fe e t of
a ir p e r m in u tę h av e been m ad e in
ste el p la n ts to clean v e n tila tin g a ir
fo r h o t an d cold s trip m ili m o to rs
an d m o to r-g e n e ra to rs se ts, a u x ilia ry
su b sta tio n s, m ili Office buildings,
etc.
L a rg e o u tp u t fro m m o d e rn highsp eed cold s trip m ills h a s stim ula ted th e d ev elo p m en t of th e associated clean in g lines, s h e a rin g lines,
etc. so th a t th e y also m a y be op­
e ra te d a t h ig h sp e ed s in o rd e r to
Exit e n d of e le c tro ly tic strip c le a r.in g lin e w ith d e liv e ry p in c h rolls, 3-roll d r a g
te n sio n d e v ic e a n d w in d in g re e l in fo re g ro u n d
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keep pace w ith th e p ro d u etio n of
the rolling mills.
Until recently m o st elec tro ly tic
cleaning lines w ere o p era ted a t
speeds not exceeding a b o u t 1000
feet p er m inutę.
Im p ro vem ents in th e m e c h a n ­
ical
and
electrical
e ą u ip m e n t
have show n th e fea sib ility of op­
era tin g such lines a t m u ch h ig h e r
speeds, and th e re a re now being in ­
stalled th re e clean in g lines w ith
special v ariable v o lta g e c o n tro l to
operate a t 2000 to 2500 fee t p e r
m inutę.
C o-ordination of th e sp eed s of th e
v a rio u s com p o n en t d riv es is n ec­
e s sa ry d u rin g th e th re a d in g , accele ra tin g , ru n n in g , an d d ec eleratin g
cycle, an d IR d ro p co m p en satio n
control, as described in connection
w ith ta n d em cold s trip m ili drives,
w as ad o p ted to a s s u re th is neces­
s a ry coordinatio n . IR drop com p en ­
sa tio n co n tro l is also b eing applied
to se v e ra l o th e r ex istin g s trip clean ­
in g lin es w hich a re b eing modifled
a n d r e a rra n g e d a t th e p re se n t tim e
fo r o p era tio n a t so m e w h at h ig h e r
speed.
A n n o u n c e s S o u n d -P r o o f
M e ta l T r im for D oors
a N oise fro m th e sla m m in g of
doors an d w indow s is m u ffled by
th e use of a new m e ta l trim incorp o ra tin g In s u lm a t sound-proofing,
developed by M ilcor S teel Co., S o u th
F o rty -firs t an d
W est B u rn h a m
stre e ts, M ilw aukee. A ctu al laborato ry te s ts show it h a s a 55 p er
cen t red u c tio n in so u n d volum e u n ­
d er im p act an d a 73 p e r ce n t re d u c ­
tion in so u n d decay tim e.
Motor Designs Cliange To Meet New Trends
■ MANY new m e th o d s in m o to r
m a n u fa ctu rin g w ere developed to
handle produetion of th e T ri-C lad
m otor line re c e n tly an n o u n c ed by
G eneral E lectric Co., S chenectady,
N. Y. T hese m otors, av a ila b le in integ ral h o rsep o w er sizes, conform
w ith latest in d u stria l tre n d s, p ro c­
esses and practices.
F e a tu rin g a “m o d e rn istic ” ap p e arance and m ore p ro tectio n , each m o ­
to r in corporates m a jo r ad v an ces in
the insulation of c u rre n t-c a rry in g
p arts, im proved b e a rin g d esign a n d
lu bricating a rra n g e m e n ts. In place
of the conventional open fra m e , th e
m otor utilizes a c a st iro n fra m e of
the box type. I ts end sh ield s a r e de­
signed to m a tch th e fra m e a n d a r e
enclosed above th e ce n te rlin e. T h is
com bination m inim izes co n tac t of vital m o tor p a rts w ith fo re ig n m a te ­
riał such as lu b ric a n ts, chips, etc.,
w hile also p ro te c tin g it a g a in s t accidental blows in h an d lin g .
As the e x te rn a l fo rm of a n y m o to r
is closely in terw o v en w ith th e provision m ade in su ita b le o p en in g s fo r
the circulation of cooling a ir, th e
openings in th is u n it a re lo c ate d to
Left, view sh o w in g fin ał c h ec k of the
Tri-Clad m otors a s th e y com e off the
produetion line. R ight, s id e v ie w of
one of the n e w m otors
g ive a g r e a te r d eg ree of p ro tectio n
a g a in s t th e e n tra n c e of fallin g liquids o r p a rtic le s w ith o u t in te rfe rin g
w ith v en tila tio n . T h is w as done by
im p ro v in g th e th e rm a l cap acity of
th e m o to r w ith o u t red u cin g th e
sp a ce av a ila b le fo r activ e m a teria ls.
T h e use of F o rm e x m a g n e t w ire, a
m a te ria ł w ith good in su la tin g p ro p ­
e rtie s h a v in g a h ig h re sis ta n c e to
h e a t an d solv en ts, achieved th e desire d re su lts. A lso, im p ro v ed a ir deflectors a n d f a n desig n s in conjunction w ith double-end v e n tila tio n contrib u te d m a te ria lly to lo w er m o to r
ie m p e ra tu re s .
T he new m a g n e t w ire, developed
a f te r so m e 10 y e a r s ’ re s e a rc h on th e
p a r t of G en eral E lectric, e lim in a te s
la rg e ly th e o ld er ty p e p ap e r, co tto n
c o v erin g s an d o th e r m a te ria ls w hich
ab so rb m o is tu re an d d e te rio ra te .
T he m o to r w in d in g s a re f u r th e r prote cted by th e ap p lica tio n of a n imp roved s y n th e tic re sin v a rn ish a n d
a co vering coat of G ly p tal red . T ests
have d e m o n stra te d th a t th is v arnish, w h en exposed to th e concentr a te d actio n of oil fo r 19 m o n th s,
show s no so ften in g . A pplied on th e
v arn ish , th e G ly p tal red a s su re s th e
coils acid, m o istu re an d o il-resistan t
su rfa ce .
T he basie ch a n g es m ad e in th e
sleeve b ea rin g s, in som e cases, m o re
th a n double th e ir cap acity . I t w as
fo u n d th a t by u sin g b ea rin g s w ith
th e p ro p e r p ro p o rtio n of le n g th to
d ia m eter, th e deflections of th e
s h a ft inside th e b e a rin g can be m aintain ed a t a v alu e less th a n th e thickn ess of th e oil film.
T h e sp iral-ty p e g ro o v in g developed fo r th e new sleeve b ea rin g
m a in ta in s an oil film o v er all p a r ts
of th e b e a rin g lin in g s u n d e r an y
lo ad in g condition, g iv in g a s su ra n c e
o f th o ro u g h oil d istrib u tio n . T he
b e a rin g u tilizes h ard -tin b ab b itt centrifu g a lly ca st in to a ste el shell. I t
is rig id ly su p p o rted th ro u g h 360 deg ree s an d is locked in a d u st an d oiltig h t en clo su re.
A w id er co n d u it box, m o u n ta b le in
f o u r d ifferen t p ositions, sim plifies
in sta lla tio n in close ą u a rte rs . T h e
s ta to r is rev e rsib le an d allow s th e
co n d u it box to be located on e ith e r
sid e an d up o r dow n on side w ali
m o u n tin g .
T h e sa m e assem b ly of s h a ft and
r o to r is u sed on m an y p o p u la r sizes
o f b o th sleeve an d b all-bearing m o­
to rs.
T h u s, m a n y sleeve-bearing
m o to rs m a y be co n v erted to ballb e a rin g by ch a n g in g o nly th e end
shields, b e a rin g s an d caps, o r vice
v ersa , if p rec au tio n s a re ta k e n to
p re v e n t d am ag in g th e jo u rn a ls w hen
rem o v in g bali b earin g s.
W hen
M eta l
F i n i s h i n g ........................... .............................................................................. .
S h o u ld L oose l ilm s Ile R e m o te d
A ft e r “ R n s tp r o o fin g ” ?
Phosphałe treatments for rustproofing usual­
ly l eave a loose residue on the metal surface,
■ W H E N iro n o r ste el
ty p e of c o a tin g re ą u ire d .
w o rk is “ru st-p ro o fe d ”
T h e rin s e s a r e a g ita te d
which may or may not be detrimental to subb y p h o sp h a te so lu tio n
w a te r w a sh e s su fficien tquent finishes. The mechanism of formation
p ro ce sses su ch a s parkly e x ten d e d to serv e
e r i z i n g , bondcrizing,
th e ir p u rp o se. A c tu a lly
of t/iesc deposits, under what conditions they
g ran o d iz in g , etc., it acth e second w a te r rin se is
may be harmful, and what to do about it
ą u ire s a loose po w d ery
n o w ad a y s a lm o st invarisu p e rfic ial d eposit w hich
a b ly rep la ce d by v e ry
. . . . are discussed here in one of the first
m a y v a ry in in te n sity
w ea k ch ro m ie acid, in
presentations on this som ewhat controversial
fro m an a lm o st im perw h ich w o rk is im m ersed
cep tib le c o a tin g to one
fo r a eo n tro lled b rie f pe­
subject
w h ich is d istin c tly obrio d an d th e n d ried off.
je ctio n ab le , ac co rd in g to
F ro m ex p e rien c e w ith
----------------------------- By E. E. HALLS ----------------------------th e
p ro ce ssin g condi­
th is a n d e x p o su re te s ts
tions.
on sa m p le s, th is m odifiM uch d o u b t o r differcatio n is to be h ig h ly
tra n e o u s ite m s also is h ig h ly de­
en ce of opinion e x ists on th e te c h ­
com m ended a s it ad d s ap p re cia b ly
sirable.
n ic al a n d p ra c tic a l d isa d v a n ta g e s of
to th e ru stp ro o fin g p ro p e rtie s o f
In im m ersio n -ty p e p h o sp a te p ro c ­
th is n o n a d h e re n t film. In m a n y inth e coating.
esses, th e so lu tio n itse lf can in efsta n c e s it is obviously a disadvanD rying-off m a y be ach iev ed in
fect be m ad e a c le a n e r an d can be
ta g e an d m u st be rem oved by an
a ir by v irtu e of h e a t re ta in e d in
m ad e to float loose solid m a tte r of£
a p p ro p ria te
a d d itio n a l o p eratio n ,
th e w o rk , o r p re fe ra b ly by oven
th e w o rk an d to rem o v e lig h t ru st.
su ch a s sc o u rin g . In o th e rs th e
d ry in g , th e la tte r b ein g p a r tic u la r ­
In th e se circ u m sta n ce s th e so lu tio n
sh o rtco m in g , if n o t too severe, is of
ly ad v o cated fo r a rtic le s h av in g reis bein g m ade to h an d le m o re th a n
little obvious co nseąuence. So it is
cesses o r seam s.
its n o rm a l load so th e p rac tice is
a m o o t p o in t a s to w h e th e r it should
T h e second m e th o d o f p h o sp h a n o t recom m en d ed . A lso th e re is th e
o r sh o u ld n o t be rem oved. Consetizin g is a sp ra y p ro ce ss in w h ic h
d a n g e r of th e d irt b eing c a rrie d o u t
q u en tly , u n d e r ap p ro x im a te ly sim i­
w o rk is c a rrie d ra p id ly th ro u g h a
on th e w o rk , o r of im p ro p e r phosla r circ u m sta n ce s, s c ra tc h b ru sh in g
se rie s of zones in w h ich a r e b a tte rp h atiza tio n b e n e a th su ch d irt. A lso
o r "w ip in g ” is applied in one enam ies of sp ra y s, co n tin u o u sly fe d w ith
r u s te d a r e a s a re bound to be m o re
ellin g sh op, w h ile in a n o th e r th e
w ea k alk ali; w a te r; p h o sp h a te so lu ­
d ep o sit is ignored.
ro u g h th a n if th e y h ad been first
tio n ; w a te r; w ea k ch ro m ie acid, an d
N o p u b lish ed tech n ical m a tte r aprem o v ed m ech an ically o r chem ifinally a n oven se ctio n f o r d ry in g .
p e a rs to be av ailab le on th is s u b ­
cally. As fo r scalę, p h o sp h a tiz atio n
I t sh o u ld be n o ted th a t th e first
je ct, so th e follow ing view s and
can co n v e rt th is in to a p a in t o r
zone is n o t a clea n in g sectio n a n d
te s t r e s u lts a r e considered im poren am el recep tiv e base, b u t th e re is
is in te n d ed to w e t th e w o rk th o rta n t. P e r h a p s it is b est first to give
alw a y s th e h az ard of th is becom ing
o u g h ly an d to rem o v e g re a se fro m
a b rie f re su m e of th e com m ercial
fiaked a w a y la te r w ith th e com plete
h a n d 1 i n g— fo r ex am p le, fin g e r
p h o sp h a te p rocesses an d th e probloss o f th e b en efit in ten d ed fro m
m a rk s an d lig h t d u s t only. T h is
ab le o rig in of th e loose film, and
p h o sp h a te tre a tm e n t.
p ro cess d em an d s clean w o rk in all
th e n to give d u ra b ility te s t re s u lts
R e g a rd in g th e a c tu a l p h o sp h a te
sen ses, an d n e c e s sita te s a su ffic ie n t
to d e m o n s tra te its influence.
process, m o d e rn tr e a tm e n ts a r e of
o u tp u t of w o rk o f su ita b le c o n to u r
The
p h o sp h a te
“ru st-p ro o fin g ”
tw o p rin c ip a l ty p es. T h e m o st unito m a k e it b o th p ra c tic a b le an d ecopi-ocesses a r e closely s im ila r in
v e rsa lly applicab le is th e im m ersio n
nom ic. T h e tim e of e x p o s u re in
b asie p rinciples, m e th o d s o f o p e ra ­
p ro cess w h ich u se s th r e e v a ts fo r
th e p h o sp h a te zone is a b o u t 1 m in ­
tio n an d objectives. T h e y m a y o r
p h o sp h a te so lu tio n a n d tw o rin ses,
u tę w ith a sim ila r p erio d fo r o th e r
m a y n o t d iffe r w idely in p ro ce ssin g
all o p e ra te d hot. T h e cleaned w o rk
sectio n s.
d etails of so lu tio n com position, op­
is im m ersed in th e p h o sp h a te so lu ­
A s a r e s u lt of re s e a rc h e s extende ra tin g te m p e ra tu re s an d tim es, e f­
tion, p re p a re d an d m a in ta in e d by
in g o v e r m a n y y e a rs, p h o s p h a te so ­
ficiency o f re su lt, a n d p ro d u etio n
p ro p rie ta ry chem icals fo r a p eriod
lu tio n s a r e of a co m p lex n a tu rę .
costs. T o ti-eat iro n an d ste el w o rk
v a ry in g fro m 3 m in u te s to ab o u t
B riefly, th e y m a y be co n sid ered a s
efficiently, it m u s t b e clean, fre e
h a lf a n h o u r, ac co rd in g to th e n a ­
acid p h o sp h a te s c o n ta in in g aecelfro m oil, g re a se , s w a rf, d irt, r u s t
tu r ę of th e b ase m a te ria ł an d th e
e ra to rs , d esig n ed f o r u n ifo rm , ra p id
and scalę. D e g re a sin g is an essenp r e tr e a tm e n t of iro n an d ste e l surF ro m O cto b er, 1940 S h e et M etal Intial. C lean in g fre e fro m o th e r exd u strie s .
fac es u n d e r c o n tin u o u s w o rk in g
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conditions. It m u st be em phasized
th a t th e ir io rm u la tio n is v e ry sound
and th a t n o t only do th e y achieve
th e ir d irect objective o f chem ical
p retrea tm e n t, b u t also th e y a r e v e ry
readily controlled by ele m e n ta ry
ro u tin e an aly tical m e th o d s w ith corresponding ad d itio n s of replenishm en t chem icals. T h e so lu tio n attack s the w o rk su rfa c e to p ro d u ce
in a p red e term in e d m a n n e r a u n i­
form coating of iro n p h o sp h a te.
It is im m ed iately a p p a re n t th a t
by-products m u st be fo rm ed , som e
of w hich a re p rec ip ita ted , fo rm in g
in p a rt a scalę on ta n k an d heating coils, and in p a r t a slu d g e. I t
is th e la tte r th a t la rg e ly ac co u n ts
for th e loose deposit on th e tre a te d
work. A dditionally, h a rd w a te r m ay
contribute, as also w ill loose d irt
carried in w ith th e articles.
The defect, if it can c o rre c tly be
classed as such, w ill be m o re
m arked w ith im p ro p e rly co n tro lled
processes. T hey w ould sig n ify laxity in checking so lu tio n com position, m ain ta in in g w o rk in g te m p e ra ­
tu re and im m ersio n tim es, a s w ell
as negligence in k ee p in g ta n k s fre e
from scalę and sludge.
The ex ten t of th e c o a tin g w ill
also v ary w ith specific ty p e s of
process, th e clea n lin e ss of w o rk
entering w ith re g a rd to r u s t as
well as loose d irt, an d in re la tio n
to im m ersion tim e. Im m e rsio n s up
to 5 m inutes sho u ld give su p e rio r
resu lts from th is a n g le alo n e th a n
those re ą u irin g fro m 10 m in u te s to
half an hour. I t is n o te d th e u ltra rapid sp ray m e th o d s give an alm ost im perceptible film. T h u s tim e
appears an im p o rta n t fa c to r.
The first u n fa v o ra b le f e a tu re of
the loose film is its p sychological
effect. The e n a m e le r n a tu ra lly resents “finishing” w o rk h a v in g a
loose dusty co atin g as it su g g e s ts
both bad adhesion an d a “b itty ”
finish. This, of course, can be over-
ru led if th e p re m o n itio n of fa u lty
finish is pro v ed in c o rrec t. E xperience, how ever, sh o w s th a t th e la t­
te r ca n n o t be achieved in every
case.
A d v erse influence on finish can
conceivably a rise fro m th e followin g cau ses:
1. D irec t in fluence of th e loose
d ep o sit on ad h esio n b ecau se it prev e n ts th e first co a tin g m a te ria ł
fro m com pletely w e ttin g o r conta c tin g th e p h o sp h a ted m e tal s u r ­
face.
2. F lo ta tio n of th e loose d eposit
in th e p a in t o r en am el su rfa c e w ith
a re s u lta n t “b itty " finish, o r an ir-
tions, o r w ith th e lo n g e r im m ersio n
p rocesses. S uch h eav y co a tin g s a re
p erc ep tib ly bad en o u g h to w a r ra n t
rem o v al by w ip in g in an y case.
2. A p p ea ra n ce o f F in ish : T h e
loose co a tin g w ill te n d to m e rg e
in to th e first co atin g m ed iu m and
float to its su rfa ce , g iv in g a sp eck y
o r “b itty ” finish. T h is ap p lies to
dip o r s p ra y co atin g s. I f th e s p ra y
co atin g is applied re la tiv e ly “d ry ”
as d istin ct fro m a fu li coat, th e particles of po w d er m a y be ev id en t in
th e finish as p o in ts of w eak n ess,
p ro m o tin g p o ro sity . W ith cellulose
finishes, th e d efect g e n e ra lly p asses
th ro u g h to th e second coat. T h ese
Light loose coatings obtained with spray or short-time immersion
p r oces s es appear to have no effect on adhesion of the finish but do
tend to giye a " bi tt y" surface and promote porosity. These and
other appearance defects disappear when additional coats are ap­
plied in multicoat work, however
r e g u la r influence on th e d eg ree of
gloss.
3. T h e p ro d u ctio n of p o in ts of
w e a k n e ss in th e en am el o r p a in t
finish e ith e r because o f g re a te r
p o ro sity , g r e a te r m o is tu re absorptiv e n ess o r g r e a te r co rrodibility.
T h ese w ill be d ea lt w ith separate ly .
I. A dhesio n o f F in ish : In practice, adh esio n of finish co a tin g s by
sc ra tc h an d bend te sts, b o th befo re
an d a f te r a g in g by n u m e ro u s ty p e s
of ac ce le ra ted serv ice conditions
te sts, h as been c a re fu lly m e asu red
an d a n y a d v e rse influence of a reaso n ab le a m o u n t of th e loose d eposit
h a s n o t been revealed. T h e expression “re a so n a b le a m o u n t” is intended to in d icate th e d eg re e of conta m in a tio n o b tain ed fro m p ro p erly
conducted s p r a y o r sh o rt-tim e im ­
m e rsio n processes. I t does n o t include
th e m edium to h eav y loose co atin g s
o c c u rrin g w ith o v erslu d g ed Solu­
d raw b ac k s a re rep o rted fro m practice w ith even th e alm o st im p e r­
ceptible film s re s u ltin g fro m s p ra y
p h o sp h atizin g .
H ow ever, w ith built-up cellulose
finishes (th o se prim ed, filled an d
su rfa ce d , follow ed by flattin g p rio r
to ap p ly in g th e finish co ats) th e disad v a n ta g e o u s fe a tu re is elim in ated
in th e se in te rm e d ia te o p eratio n s.
L ik ew ise w ith finishes co m p risin g
tw o o r m o re coats, th e pow dery
film ceases to be im p o rta n t fro m
th e an g le of ap p earan ce.
3. D u ra b ility : T h e su g g e stio n of
p o in ts of w ea k n ess w ith co n seą u en t
lessened ru stp ro o fin g p o w er h a s
been in v e stig a ted by te sts conducted
on a ra n g ę of specim ens. T h e sam ples com prised a n u m b e r of deepd ra w in g ąu a lity , m ild-steel boxes
h a v in g spot-w elded seam s, w hich
w ere first th o ro u g h ly d eg reased
an d th e n p h o sp h atized w ith a 5-minu te im m ersio n tim e in a r e g u la r
T A B Ł E I __T e s t R e s u lts o f E n a m e lc d M lld S teel C a b łn e ts S u b je c te d to S a lt S p ra y
A ll S a m p le s S c r a tc h e d T h ro u g h to B a se M e ta l by T w o L in e s A lo n g O p p o s tte F a c e s
Period of
ęx p o su re
in d a y s
N o. 1
No c h e m ic a l p r e tr e a tm e n t . T w o
c o a ts w h ite s y n t h e tic e n a m e l
3 .................... R u s tin g a t a ll se a m s, e d g e s,
a n d s c ra tc h e s .
10
H e a v y r u s t i n g a t a ll se a m s,
20 .................... tjna^m el
edges,
N o. 3
P h osp ^ f , ? ' ' v ^
w h lte s y n th e tic e n a m e l
,
R u s tin g a lo n g s c ra tc h e s .
w ith
syn-
No change.
seam s
S lig h t r u s tin g a lo n g a ll s e a m s.
and
- .............- S 3 a e t t s t
v
S S S K * ro,,,“
-a & rsa ssa -^
—
■— u a * | ° “
c o r re s p o n d in g r u s t i n g
h e a v y ' T e s t d ls c o n tI n u e tl- R u s tin g a t se a m s , e d g e s a n d s c r a tc h e s
...........................................................................
‘ f a i r l v h e a w b u t n o t s p re a d in g m a rk e d ly
S lig h t b lis te r ln g o f e n a m e l fro m
e d g e s.
150 . .
J a n u a r y 13, 1941
COatS
cnange.
S lig h t r u s ti n g a lo n g a ll se a m s .
30............. S S S S - ™ “ *
100 .
No. 2
P h o s p h a tiz e d a n d w ip e d o v e r
S teel w ool. T w o c o a ts w h ite
th e tic e n a m e l
R u s tin g a lo n g s c ra tc h e s .
F a ir ly h e a v y r u s tin g fro m se a m s. e d g e s
a n d s c r a tc h e s b u t s p r e a d in g fro m % to
-in c h o n ly . A d h e sio n of e n a m e l v e r y
good.
M a rk e d ly s u p e rio r to sa m p le .
N o. 3.
eŁ
R u s tin g a t s e a m s e d g e s a n d s c r a tc h e s
f a ir ly h e a v y , r a t h e r m o re t h a n sa m p le
No. 2. S lig h t liftin g o f e n a m e l fro m
ed «es'
V ery h e a v y r u s tin g n e a r se a m s, s c ra tc h e s
a n d ed g es. s p re a d in g fro m Vs to 1%
in c h e s. A d h e sio n o f e n a m e l o th e rw is e
u n a ffe c te d .
61
p h o sp h a tiz in g
so lu tio n ,
finishing
w ith w a te r sw ill, c h ro m a te rin s e and
o ven bake. H a lf of th e specim ens
w e re lig h tly "w ip ed ” ov er w ith so ft
ste el w ool to rem o v e th e p ow dery
fdm . T h e sa m p le s w e re th e n all
finished w ith tw o eo ats of w h ite
s y n th e tic b ak in g enam el, bak ed 30
m in u te s a t 250 d e g re e s F a h r. fo r
each coat. T h e e n a m e l h a d th e fo l­
low ing c h a ra c te ristic s:
T y p e: M odified g ly p ta l sy n th e tic .
Specific g ra v ity a t 25 de­
g re e s C ent ........................
1220
V iscosity a t 25 d eg rees
C ent .....................................
500
V olatile s p irit (3 h o u rs a t
110 d eg re es C ent) ......... 4S.5%
T o ta l so lid s .......................... 51.5%
T h e sam p les w ere cut th ro u g h
to th e b ase m e ta l on opp o site faces
w ith a b ro ad sc ra tc h an d su b jected
to one of th e s ta n d a rd fo rm s o f saltsp ra y test. T h is co m p rised exposu re to th e sp ra y fro m 20 p e r cent
sa lt so lu tio n , ato m ized w ith m oist
clean co m p ressed a ir in a cab in et
fitted w ith baffle p la te s to elimin a te h eav y p articles. T he ato m iz er
fu n ction ed fo r th e 8-hour w o rk in g
day an d n o t d u rin g th e n ig h t period.
S p ecim ens w ere ex am in ed daily,
rin sin g in cold w a te r an d d ry in g
b efo re ex am in atio n . S pecial observ atio n s w ere m ad e a t th e sc ra tch e s,
edges an d se am s fo r an y ru s t form atio n o r sp re a d in g of ru s t. F ro m
th e d etailed re s u lts in T ab le I it
w ill be seen th a t w ip in g a f te r
bo nderizing is beneficial. T h e influ­
"On tlie Job”
In 3.) Davs
ence of it upon adh esio n o r upon
ru s tin g is not evident a t th e beginn in g of th e te st, b u t e x e rts itself
in th e la te r stag es, in th is case a fte r
a b o u t 100 days. Even th en ad h e­
sion p ro p e r is n o t show n to be impaired, b u t r u s t sp read fro m bared
m e tal o r disco n tin u ities becom es
ea sie r w ith co n seq u en t liftin g of th e
en am el a t th e a re a s afTected.
C on seq u en tly it is considered th a t
w hile th e jo b is sa tis fa c to ry w ith ­
o u t w ip in g fro m th e ru stp ro o fin g
p o in t of view, th e im p ro v em en t
fro m w ip in g is an additional safeSince loose coating appears to affect rustproofing qualitie s little,
Mr. Halls recommends that light
films be completely ignored, that
heayy deposits be wiped off in
all cases, that intermediate d e ­
posits be disregarded for multicoat finishes but wiped off for
single-coat work
g u a rd fo r th e m o re sev ere condi­
tio n s su ch a s tropical, excessively
hum id, m a rin ę o r o pen-w eather req u irem en ts. T h e co m p arativ ely r a p ­
id fa ilu re u n d er te st of the sp eci­
m en s h av in g no p h o sp h a te p retrea tm en t b u t tw o co ats of th e sam e
en am el and included fo r com parison se rv e s to em phasize th e relatively sm ali d e te rio ra tin g influence
of th e pow dery film.
T h e w rite r's view s on th e loose
pow d ery deposit w hich up to d ate
is in se p a ra b le fro m p h o sp h a tiz in g
p ro cesses a re su m m a rise d below,
a lth o u g h it is p o in ted o u t th a t th ese
a re n o t n ec essarily a g re ed to by all
tech n ician s:
1. W ith p ro p e rly co n tro lled s p ra y
p h o sp h a tiz in g pro cesses an d w ith
th e v ery ra p id im m ersio n m eth o d s
(of th e o rd e r of 3 m in u te s), th e imp ercep tib le film can be ig n ored fo r
all p u rp o ses.
2. W ith le n g th y im m ersio n p roc­
esses g iv ing re la tiv e ly h eav y de­
posits, w ipe b efore fin ish in g in all
cases.
3. W ith th e m ed iu m p eriod (5 to
10 m in u tes) im m ersio n periods, igno re th e film fo r built-up o r m ultico at finishes, b u t w ipe fo r singlecoat ap p licatio n s, both dip and
sp ray .
T h e above tre a tm e n t of th e su b ­
je ct is p rac tica l in n a tu rę , an d conveys an in d iv id u al’s view s based on
experiences.
P h o sp h atizin g
pro c­
esses h av e been so m a rk e d ly improved d u rin g th e la s t few y ea rs
th a t th e ir ad op tio n h a s becom e
m uch m o re g en erał. T h e sh e et steel
w o rk em ployed in m o to r car, refrige ra to r, fu rn itu re , rad io an d o th e r
sp h e re s th a t is su b je cted to chem ical
p re tre a tm e n t is ra p id ly in e re asin g
in q u a n tity , an d th e fields of engi­
n ee rin g in te re ste d in th e su b ject
dealt w ith a re w ide. C o n seąu en tly
th e m a tte r p re se n te d is re g a rd e d as
in fo rm ativ e, if so m e w h at controv ersial.
9 Arc-welded steel construction permitted R. G. LeTourneau Inc., Tocćoa, Ga.,
to build a 700-ton metal-forming press in only 35 days from conception of the
idea to completion. The entire press structure of this massive machinę, seen
in the accompanying illustration, was welded in 3 'i days by four welders and
one set-up man. Utilized to fabricate 4 x 8-foot panels for all-steel houses,
an idea of its size can be obtained by examining the huge slabs and massive
parts in the connecting rods. In the base construction, billets used for slide
guides are 8 inches thick with 3-inch plate in the balance of the structure.
Photos courtesy Lincoln Electric Co., 12818 Coit road, Cleveland
under Extremes
of T e m p e r a t u r e
and P r e s s u r e
A leading manufacturer of steam turbines tells us:
“Modern reąuirements of higher pressure, higher tem ­
perature and shock-withstanding qualities have brought
us to the very considerable use of steel castings.’
That is not an unusual comment. Many industries
have met increasingly severe conditions with steel cast­
ings. Invariably they provide greater strength and
safety than materials formerly used.
Steel castings bring you other advantages as well.
They save on machining, fitting and assembly time,
permit scientific, streamlined weight distribution, often
sa v e o n o v e r-a ll w eig h t, a n d a ffo rd a w id e se le c tio n of
m e c h a n ic a l p ro p e rtie s .
W h a te v e r y o u b u ild o u t of m e ta l, w h e re stre n g th a n d
s ta b ility a r e v ita l, c o n s id e r u sin g m o re ste e l castings.
Y o u r p r o d u c t w ill b e a b e tte r one, a n d o fte n y o u ’ll
b ro a d e n y o u r m a r k e t th ro u g h lo w er costs.
F o r d e ta ils a n d re c o m m e n d a tio n s , c o n s u lt y o u r lo cal
f o u n d ry m a n .
He
k n o w s y o u r p ro b lem s, a n d
w ill
g la d ly w o rk w ith y o u . O r, y o u m a y fre e ly c o n s u lt S te e l
F o u n d e r s ’ S o ciety , 9 2 0 M id la n d B u ild in g , C le v e la n d ,
O hio, w h e re b r o a d e x p e rie n c e is r e a d y to se rv e you.
O BECAU SE crawler cranes have been employed so long in the structural erecting
T his A m e ric a n H oist & D errick
Co. c ra w le r c r a n e w ith a lifting
m a g n e t, a t rig h t a b o v e , c a n
h a n d le a w id e v a r ie ty of o dds h a p e d ste e l a n d iro n p a rts .
It is id e a ł for h a n d lin g s c r a p
to a n d from s to r a g e a s sh o w n
h e re . T his u nit, p o w e re d w ith
a d ie s e l e n g in e h a s ru n 30
h o u rs o n 35 g a llo n s of fu el oil
c o s tin g le s s th a n 7 c e n ts a
g a lio n — ty p ic a l of h ig h e co n om y of su c h e ą u ip m e n t
l e f t a b o v e , a s m e lte r finds this
H a rn is c h fe g e r c ra w le r c r a n e a n
e x c e p tio n a lly h a n d y u n it for
m u c h g e n e r a ł w ork. Look h o w
e a s ily it h a n d le s la r g e sh e e t.
T his m ig h t b e a n a w k w a rd
jo b if d o n e so m e o th e r w a y
R ight,
a ro u n d
any
pow er
p la n t, sto c k p ile s of co a! a r e
e a s il y h a n d le d b y a c r a w le r
c r a n e su c h a s th is B ay C ity
u n it fitted w ith a 1 ^ -y a rd
b u c k e t. This u n it m o v es 140
to n s of c o a l p e r ho u r. C o st is
3ow . . . 50 g a llo n s of g a s o lin e ra o v es 2 0 0 0 to n s of c o a l
and construction field, many industrial engineers do not realize the many uses that
cxist for them m industrial plants. T h e possibilities offered by crawler cranes compared
w ith locomot.ye cn.nes and other handling methods are unusually im p o r ta n t- n o t only
because of their increased efficiency and greater economy but also because of their ability
to travcl any w here on the grounds w ithout needing rails, runways or roads.
A crawler
crane has a large and expanding num ber of uses because of its great mobility.
In evcry plant today in which a crawler crane is being used, it probably was orig.nally purchased for one particular job.
However, it subsequently was found so widely
usable that now it is being employed fuli tim e on a wide variety of jobs, afew typical
ones being shown in accom panying illustrations.
There are many unrecognized applications of crawier cranes in industrial plants.
Perhaps some of these illustrations will suggest some in your own plant.
Left a b o v e , ra ilro a d a x le a n d
w h e e l a sse m b lie s, a n a w k w a rd ty p e of th in g to h a n d le ,
a re e a s ily m o v ed in a n d out
of s to ra g e b y this H a rn isc h ­
fe g e r c ra w ie r c ra n e
These crawier
cranes—available in a fuli rangę of sizes from smali units to exceptionally large ones—
are capable of taking care of an imm ense variety of handling jobs.
As an efficient
mechanical handling unit, they nierit more consideration than they are getting today.
Advantages of crawier cranes powered w ith modern diesel, gasoline or electric
units include:
Instant availability . . . can start or stop operation anytime w ithout
delay or expense; quickly convertible to dragline, clamshell, shovel or drag-shovel;
travel anywhere w ithout rails, runways or roads being needed; can reach into a car
and swing 180 degrees to pick up or place a load just twice as far out as a track crane
of equal boom length.
Rem em ber . . . a crawier crane makes every
foot of yard space
R ight a b o v e , K e a rn e y <S Trecke r C orp., m a c h in ę tool b u ild e r
in M ilw a u k ee , u s e s this c ra w i­
e r c ra n e m a d e b y B ucyrusErie to h a n d le su c h difficult
s h a p e s a s the la r g e c a s tin g s
sh o w n h e re.
T hey p erm it
e v e ry s ą u a r e foot of y a r d a r e a
to
be
u tilize d
effectively.
C ra n e c a n lift 8200 p o u n d s
w ith a 28-foot boom a t a 1 0 foot ra d iu s
available for storage because it can pick up, carry and place w ork anywhere.
Alntost a n y c ra w ie r c ra n e is ą u ic k ly c o n v e rtib le to a
d ragline a s sh o w n b y th e A u s tin -W e s te rn u n it b e lo w . It
is this v e rsa tility th a t m a k e s th e c ra w ie r c r a n e so u se fu l
in m any p la n ts . . . in a d d itio n to its h ig h efficien cy
a s a m e c h a n ic a l h a n d lin g d e v ic e
T he A m e ric an Die & F o rg e Co., S w issv a le , P a., o rig in a lly
p u rc h a s e d the 7-ton N o rth w e st c ra w ie r c ra n e , sh o w n b e lo w ,
to h a n d le b ille ts from th e s to ra g e y a r d b u t found it a d v a n ta g e o u s for m a n y o th e r u s e s also. Its id le tim e no w
is o c c u p ie d b y h a n d lin g c o a l a n d a s h e s a n d o th e r o d d jo b s
M a n y A m e ric a n in d u s tria l e n te r p r is e s p ro d u c e in m u ltib u ild in g p la n ts, u n its ol w h ic h m a y b e h und re d s of m ile s a p a r t. H ig h w a y tra ile rs fu rn ish e iijc ie n t tra n s p o rta tio n b e tw e e n s e p a r a t e m a n u f a c ­
tu rin g u n its. A s sh o w n h e re , a fork-truck p a lle t sy ste m affords a n in te g ra tin g m e d iu m to k e y s u c h
sh ip m e n ts in to p ro d u c tio n
H o w to Organize
A
I I A i\ D L I N G
S
Y
S
T
E
M
What information do you need to lay out the most efficient
handling system for your plant?
fit what operations? . . . .
What types of handling best
These and other important factors
are explained here in this third of a series of
two, s ee S T E EL Dec. 23, p. 72, 7940 and Dec.
30, p. 54, 1940
m W HEN t h e
h a n d lin g m a n ­
a g e r h a s fam ilia rized
h im self
w ith th e advanta g e s an d limita tio n s of vario u s h a n d lin g s y ste m s a n d h a s all
av a ila b le in fo rm a tio n on th e p re s ­
e n t h an d lin g costs an d d etails of
h a n d lin g o p e ra tio n s a s now perfo rm ed , he is rea d y to a tta c k th e
p ro b lem of d e te rm in in g w h a t h a n ­
d lin g sy ste m s a r e best ad a p te d to
h is w o rk a n d how th e h an d lin g
m e th o d s of th e p la n t can be b ro u g h t
to h ig h e st p ra c tic a l level of efficiency.
A lo g ical w ay to s ta r t is to compile th e follow ing in fo rm a tio n fo r
each of th e ro u te s o v er w h ich m a te ­
ria ł m oves b etw een su ccessiv e p o in ts
of m a n u fa c tu re an d s to ra g e : K ind of
m a te ria ł, orig in , d e stin a tio n , tonn ag e, d istan ce, n u m b e r o f em ployes
re ą u ire d , tim e p e r trip , w eig h ts an d
dim ensions of u n it loads.
As an aid in c o m p arin g one ro u te
w ith a n o th e r, it m a y be u se fu l to
com p u te th e ton-feet fo r each ro u te
fro m th e above in fo rm atio n . T h e
n u m b e r of em p lo y es w ill p e rm it
co m p u tatio n of th e direct cost p e r
ro u te . T he tim e p e r trip to g e th e r
w ith w e ig h ts an d dim en sio n s of
u n it loads w ill a ssist in d e te rm in in g
how efficien tly p ro d u ctio n is being
served.
T hen, co n sid erin g th e ton-feet a n d
production needs, sh o u ld u n it loads
be s m a lle r o r la rg e r? S hould trip s
be m o re f re ą u e n t o r le ss fre ą u e n t?
O th e r in fo rm a tio n of v alu e in selectin g th e h a n d lin g sy ste m b est
ad a p te d to th e ro u te in clu d es: A re
u n it loads u n ifo rm in w e ig h ts o r diA b s tr a c te d
fro m
M aterial-H andling
H andbook, p u b lis h e d by T h e I n d u s tr ia l
T ru c k S t a ti s t i c a t a s s o e ia tio n , 20S S o u th
L a S a lle S tre e t, C hicago.
m en sio n s; does m a te ria ł collect a t
th e o rig in a t th e sa m e r a te as it is
co n su m ed a t th e d estin a tio n ; does
th is r a te v a ry a t e ith e r th e o rig in
o r d estin a tio n o r is it lik ely to v a ry ;
is th e re cro ss tra ffic b ecau se o f inte rs e c tin g ro u te s; w ill th e location
of th e ro u te v a ry o r is it lik ely to
v a ry ; does th e ro u te lie w h o lly w ithin one b u ild in g o r bay o r does it exten d th ro u g h m o re th a n o n e?
C o n sid erin g th e fu n d a m e n ta l chara c te ris tic s of th e p rin cip al m ech an ical h an d lin g s y s te m s — co n v ey o rs,
o v erh ead tra v e lin g cra n es, in d u s­
tr ia l tr u c k s —an d th e ir re la tio n to
th e fo re g o in g in fo rm a tio n , th e h a n ­
d lin g m a n a g e r m a y te n ta tiv e ly select co n v ey o rs if th e u n it lo ad s a r e
u n ifo rm an d m ove c o n tin u o u sly o r
can be a rr a n g e d to m ove co n tin u ­
o u sly to a d v a n ta g e ; if u n it loads,
r a te o f m o v e m en t a n d lo c atio n of
ro u te do n o t v a ry o r a r e u n lik e ly to
v a r y ; an d if th e ro u te does n o t inte rse c t o th e rs fo rm in g excessive
cro ss traffic. O f c o u rse th is la tte r
p o in t o f cro ss tra ffic does n o t e n te r
in to c o n sid eratio n w ith ch a in convey o rs, w hich can tra v e l a t se v e ra l
levels.
O v erh ead tra v e lin g c ra n e s m ay
te n ta tiv e ly be se lec ted f o r in te rm itte n t m o v e m en ts a n y w h e re w ith in
th e lim its of one b u ild in g o r b ay an d
Guide for M aterials-Handling Analysis Produetion:
Are materials delivered from operation to operation
without m anuał handling?
Are they placed directly in the machinę?
If they must be hand fed, are they placed so that the
machinę operator need m ake no unnecessary motions?
Are materials alw ays delivered as rapidly as they are
used?
Is set-up time at an irreducible minimum? Are tools
changed as rapidly as possible? Is m ateriał delivered in units large enough to get the longest pos­
sible runs per set-up?
Is the plant laid out primarily for "straight-line" seąuence or for process efficiency? If the latter is preferable, would more flexible handling methods permit its adoption?
Has manuał handling been elim inated from millwright
work?
Is scrap disposed of without m anuał handling?
Costs:
How m any men are engaged in handling m aterials
fuli time? Part time?
Is any skilled labor ever reąuired to do ordinary h an ­
dling work?
W hat proportion of the direct labor payroll is represented by handling?
W hat is the cost per ton-foot of handling m aterials b e­
tween departments? Within each department?
W hat is the cost of defective materiał and spoiled
work? W hat proportion arises from present h an ­
dling methods?
W hat is the cost of lost time? W hat proportion arises
from present handling methods?
W hat are the present compensation rates and to w hat
extent can they be reduced by elimination of han­
dling injuries?
W hat proportion of lost-time accidents are a result
of m anuał handling?
Receiving and Storage:
Are incoming m aterials (other than bulk commodities)
received in unit packages suitable for pow er h an ­
dling?
Are they unloaded and delivered to the store-room
without m anuał handling?
Are they stored to the roof w henever desired, with­
out manuał handling?
Packing and Shipping:
Are finished products packed in unit loads suitabłe
for power handling?
Are they stored to the roof whenever desired, with­
out manuał handling?
Are they stowed in outgoing carriers without m anuał
handling?
reg ard less of u n ifo rm ity of loads
and ra te s o r cro ss traffic.
In d u strial tru c k s m ay be selected
for in te rm itte n t m o v em en ts, r e g a rd ­
less of lim its of a n y one building o r
bay and re g a rd le ss o f u n ifo rm ity of
loads, ra te s o r cro ss traffic.
C ontinuous m o v em en t of u n ifo rm
loads as w ell as in te r m itte n t movem ent of u n ifo rm loads a t u n ifo rm
intervals a re p ra c tic a l in se rv in g
single, u n re la te d se ą u e n c e s of m a n ­
u fac tu rin g pro cesses laid o u t so all
processes a re p e rfo rm e d a t th e
sam e rate. T h is condition, considered by itself, fa v o rs u se of convey01'S.
On the o th e r hand, w h e re a n u m ­
ber of sequences a re c a rrie d on an d
they m u st be re la te d to one a n o th e r,
it is fairly p ra c tic a l to la y o u t th e
processes fo r c o n tin u o u s m o v e m en t
or fo r in te rm itte n t m o v e m en t of
uniform loads a t u n ifo rm in te rv a ls.
R ate of assem b ly fixes th e r a te a t
which th e p a r ts a r e needed, b u t
o th e r co n sid eratio n s su c h as th e econom ical ą u a n tity to ru n fo r each
m achinę se tu p m a y m a k e it desirable to produce so m e o f th e p a r ts
in te rm itte n tly a t a m u c h h ig h e r r a te
th an o th e rs an d to s to rę th e m tem porarily. S uch a condition, considJ a n u a ry 13, 1941
Handling Systems:
If handling has been mechanized, are the systems in
use in each case best ad apted for the work?
Have they been obsoleted and replaced as rapidly
as a net gain in efficiency could thereby be obtained?
Have they been supplem ented by all improved auxiliary ecjuipment capable of effecting further net
gains?
Has everything possible been done to assist suppliers
to ship in unit packages suitable for power handling?
Have customers been informed that their shipments
will be m ade in unit packages on reąuest wherever
practical?
e re d by itself, fav o rs u se of overh ea d tra v e lin g c ra n e s o r in d u stria l
t r u cks
A s a n o th e r ex am p le, conveyors
m ay be te n ta tiv e ly chosen in d e p a rt­
m e n ts w hich p e rfo rm th e sa m e k ind
of w o rk day in an d d ay out. Overhead tra v e lin g cra n e s o r in d u stria l
tru c k s m a y be chosen fo r d e p a rt­
m e n ts p e rfo rm in g v a ria b le k in d s of
w o rk a t d ifferen t tim es.
O nly in ra re in sta n c e s do maxim u m w eig h ts of loads influence th e
choice of h an d lin g sy ste m as maxim u m loads of th e m a jo rity of in d u s­
trie s a re w ell w ith in th e ra n g ę of
an y m e ch an ical h a n d lin g sy stem .
F low c h a rts affo rd a supplem enta r y m e a n s of an aly zin g ro u te s
w hich m ay be do u b tfu l. T h ey m ay be
d raw n fo r each ro u te w ith sto p p in g
p o in ts m a rk e d an d w ith th e lines
co n n ectin g th e se sto p p in g points
v a ry in g in w id th in p ro p o rtio n to
th e to n n a g e h an d led an d th e le n g th
in p ro p o rtio n to th e d istances.
S o m etim es th e flow of m a teria ls
th ro u g h p ro cesses m ay consist of
s tre a m s of m a te ria ł so sm ali th a t
th e y a r e below th e p rac tica l m in i­
m u m fo r p o w er tru c k in g . I f so, th e
choice m ay be conveyors or h an d
tru c k s. In g en erał, th e po w er-tru ck
sy stem is likely to be selected fo r
sh ip p in g an d receiv in g in th e m a ­
jo rity of in stan ces, th e choice fo r
o th e r o p eratio n s depending upon th e
c h a ra c te r of th e w o rk perfo rm ed .
W h e r e a p o w e r -tr u c k s y s te m is to
b e u s e d , th e f o llo w in g I n f o r m a tio n
s h o u ld be a v a ila b le : D is ta n c e s , to n s
p e r tr ip , tr ip s p e r s h if t, n u m b e r a n d
h e ig h t o f tie r in g o p e r a tio n s in s to re ro o m s a n d s to c k ro o m s .
T h e to n s p e r trip o r size of u n it
loads a u to m atica lly d eterm in es th e
re ą u ire d size o r cap acity of tru ck s.
T he n u m b e r o f tru c k s re ą u ire d to
han d le th e w ork involves a p rac tica l
en g in ee rin g co m p u tatio n in w hich
th e tru c k m a n u fa c tu re r can be of
help. F irs t, how ever, th e best suited ty p e of tru c k m u st be d eterm in ed
—influenced m ain ly by d istan ces and
tie rin g if re ą u ire d . Of course, m an y
o th e r co n sid eratio n s e n te r th is se­
lection as well.
A n ideał handling system contains
no lost m otions and reąuires no
m anuał handling. T his ideał is m o st
n ea rly ap p ro a ch ed in th e fo rk -tru ck pallet an d lift-tru ck -sk id sy stem s.
T he fo rm e r is m o st ap plicable as
p rac tica lly an y ty p e of m a te ria ł can
be han d led w ith it. It is g en e rally
b est fo r tie rin g a n d carloading.
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W h en loads a r e h ea v y a n d tie rin g
is u n im p o rta n t, low -lift tr u c k s an d
sk id s h av e ad v a n ta g e s o v e r th e forktru c k -p a lle t sy ste m in th a t lo a d s a re
n o t c a rrie d in an o u tb o a rd p osition
a n d no c o u n te rw e ig h t is needed. A s
a re su lt, less dead w e ig h t need be
m oved ab o u t f o r a giv en load. T he
firs t sy stem , how ever, is n o t so w ell
a d a p te d to c a rlo a d in g b ecau se sk id s
r e ą u ir e too m uch u n d er-cle aran c e
fo r th e lo w est co st p ac k ag in g .
T h e v o lu m e of w o rk m ay w a r r a n t
u se o f b oth sy ste m s. W h e re dista n c e s a re a fa c to r, ro u te s 500 fe e t
o r lo n g er, th e tr a c to r -tr a ile r sy ste m
lias a d v a n ta g e s in th a t the loads
m ay be n a r r o w e r an d m o re m a y be
h au led in one trip . C ost p e r tonfo o t is less. H ow ever, th e s e advanta g e s m a y be o u tw eig h ed by th e
co st o f load in g an d u n lo ad in g th e
tra ile rs . In te g ra tio n w ith a forktru c k -p a lle t sy ste m is one so lution.
A s one exam ple, a low -lift tru c k
m a y c a r ry a load itse lf w hile pullin g o th e r loads on tra ile r s w h ich it
picks u p an d p u ts on th e tra ile r s one
a t a tim e an d th en rem o v es a t destin a tio n .
T ra c to r-tra ile r sy ste m also is practical fo r m o v em en t of m a te ria ls
fro m o p era tio n to o p eratio n . T raile r loads, how ever, ca n n o t be coupled
a s q u ick ly as sk id an d p a lle t loads
can be pieked up, b ut tr a ile r s ean be
b u ilt to h an d le e x tre m e ly h eav y
loads. T h e re fo re if th e lo ad s a r e
h e a v ie r th a n can be h a n d le d p ra c ti­
cally on sk id s o r p a lle ts a n d productio n o p e ra tio n is su ch th a t th e pieces
o f m a te ria ł ca n co n v en ien tly be
p iek ed u p fro m one tr a i le r a n d piled
on a n o th e r, th e sy s te m m a y be
fo u n d u sefu l. S u ch a n in sta n c e is
fo u n d in th e finał trim m in g of sh e e t
steel. H o w ev er, tr a ile r s a r e too exp en siv e to u se a s a b a s is f o r s to ra g e
u n its an d do n o t len d th e m se lv e s to
tie rin g .
C onveyors S o m etim es B e st
P la n ts in w hich n u m e ro u s sm a li
p a r ts a r e p ro d u ce d a n d th e n assem b led , re s u ltin g in a se rie s of
sm a li p ro d u e tio n lines, m a y be
se rv e d b est by so m e fo rm of lig h t
eonveyor. In o th e r cases, sk id boxes
m oved by h an d -lift tr u c k o r live sk id
boxes m oved by h an d m a y be th e
b est selection.
In all th e se cases th e pieces of m a ­
te ria ł u su a lly m u s t be h an d led by
th e p ro d u etio n o p e ra to r to p u t th e m
th ro u g h th e p ro cess. T h e m a in reą u ire m e n t is to a r r a n g e d eliv ery
an d re m o v a l of th e pieces so no additio n al m o tio n s a re n ec essary . F o r
ex am p le, d eliv ery m a y be by sk id
box a rr a n g e d to b rin g th e pieces
w ith in ea sy re a c h so th e o p e ra to r
m e re ly ta k e s th e m fro m th e sk id
box a n d p u ts th e m in to th e o p e ra ­
tio n w ith one m o tio n . S im ila rly , h e
sh o u ld be ab le to rem o v e th e piece
fro m th e o p e ra tio n an d d ro p it in to
th e o u tg o in g sk id box in on e m otion.
L ik ew ise th e sa m e m o tio n sa v in g
sh o u ld be p o ssib le in u sin g a conveyor.
F in ally , w h en th e p o in t o f a s ­
sem b ly is reach ed , th e id eał a rra n g e m e n t a g a in is one w hich re ą u ire s no
m o tio n s f o r h a n d lin g w h ich a r e n o t
a lre a d y n e c e s sa ry fo r p u rp o se s of
p ro d u etio n .
S o m etim es, du e to p la n t la y o u t, a
h a u l is n e c e ssa ry fro m th e en d of
on e se rie s o f p ro cesses to a n o th e r
bay o r a n o th e r building. H e re th e
p o w er tr u c k m a y be fo u n d b e st su ited. I ts u se o fte n m a y in flu en ce th e
choice of h a n d lin g th ro u g h th e subse q u e n t se rie s o f o p e ra tio n s. Good
p ra c tic e is th e u se of sk id boxes o r
live sk id s w h ich can be p ie k ed u p a t
th e en d of th e se rie s one, tw o o r
th re e a t a tim e by lif t o r fo rk tru c k .
I f th e finished p ro d u c t h a s to be
sto w e d in o u tg o in g c a r rie rs in lessth an -p o w e r-h an d lin g u n its, th e b est
th a t can be done is to ta k e th e sk id
E x c e p tio n a lly efficient c o m b in a tio n of
lift-truck-skid a n d tra c to r-tra ile r sy s te m s
is sh o w n h e re . A lift tru ck a c ts a s trac tor. T ra ile rs h a v e sw iv e lin g p latfo rm s,
top, a c tu a te d b y th e tru ck o p e ra to r for
e a s y p la c e m e n t of sk id lo a d s , c e n te r
view . L ow er v iew s h o w s th e tr a in proc e e d in g w ith tra ile r p latfo rm s lo a d e d
a n d in th e tra v e l p o sitio n , th e tru ck
a ls o c a rry in g a sk id lo a d
o r p allet loads a s close a s possible
to th e stow ing p o in t a n d th e n unload by hand. R ig h t h ere lies one
of the best o p p o rtu n ities fo r in e re a s ­
ing h an dling efficiency — a s w as
pointed out previously. T h is is th e
scene in th e h an d lin g p ic tu re in
w hich th e ac tu a l a r ra n g e m e n t is u s ­
ually fu rth e s t fro m th e ideał. T he
introduction of u n it p a c k ag in g m e th ­
ods will alw ays be fo u n d to intro duce econom ies in h an d lin g th a t w ill
pay fo r th e ir cost ą u ic k ly an d show
su rp risin g added sa v in g s in a g r e a t
m any cases.
A ccom panying illu s tra tio n s show
but a few typical exam ples.
♦
M e ch a n ize d W e ld in g
(Concluded fro m Page 55)
production r a te s o r on sm a li item s,
it is advisable to p ro v id e w atercooling in th e jig s fo r th is p u rp o se.
The tw o m o st com m on ty p e s of
welds m ade by th is m e th o d a r e th e
vertical and g irth se a m w elds 011
round or re c ta n g u la r vessels. W h en
the v ertical se am s a r e m ade, th e
rolled or fo rm ed sh e e t is placed in
a clam p w ith th e edges b u tte d together. T he w eld can be m ad e
from eith er th e inside o r th e outside, depending upon re ą u ire m e n ts
of finish of th e co m p leted article .
In m aking th is w eld, it is p referable to move th e w eld in g h e a t w ith
respect to th e w ork. T h e en d s of
the Container a re w elded in place
next. On round sh a p es, th is g ir th
weld is perfo rm ed b est by revolvin g the jig s and m a te ria ls b en e ath
Ihc w elding head, th e re b y m a k in g
a fiat weld. On re c ta n g u la r o r irre g u la r shapes, th e w eld in g head
moves aro u n d th e sh a p e a t a u n i­
form rate. T his ty p e of o p e ra tio n
provides a flush w eld w ith a m in i­
m um of rein fo rcem en t.
A typical exam ple of th is ty p e of
weld is found in th e m a n u fa c tu re
of w ashing-m achine tu b s. T h e tu b s
consist of tw o p a rts , th e side w ali
and the bottom . T h e side is fo rm e d
by accu rately sh e a rin g , ro llin g an d
w elding a flat m e ta l s h e e t in to a
cylinder. In one o p e ra tio n th e b o t­
tom is sta m p e d fro m sh e e t sto c k
and such o p enings a s a re re ą u ire d
are punched. A s th e d e fo rm a tio n
is v ery slig h t, w rin k lin g o r stre tc h |n g of th e sh e e t is avoided. T h is
is of e x tre m e im p o rta n c e in th e
la te r en am elin g o p e ra tio n a n d h a s
an a d v a n ta g e o v er deep -d raw in g
m ethods n e c e ssa ry f o r one-piece
construction.
i t is th e ten d en cy
of th e deep-draw ing o p e ra tio n to
produce w rin k led s u rfa c e s o r th in
sections w hich ca u se re je c tio n s
a fte r en am eling.
T he seam ed side a n d sta m p e d
an d trim m e d bo tto m a r e jo in ed
by a c irc u m fe re n tia l w eld.
The
w elds a re th e n giv en a vibrating h a m m e r o p e ra tio n to relieve
J a n u a r y 13, 1941
L eak p ro o f w e ld s a r e e co n o m ic a lly m a d e in g a s o lin e ta n k s b y m e c h a n ic a l w e ld in g
an y s tr a in p re se n t an d to rem ove
oxide scalę. A lig h t g rin d follow s.
T he tu b s a re th e n rea d y fo r corru g a tio n an d edge-rolling.
A s lig h t v a ria tio n of th is m eth o d
is ap p licab le to s h a p e s w ith curved
sides th a t c a n n o t be m ad e by ro ll­
in g o r ben d in g flat sh e ets. T h ese
p a r ts m a y be sta m p e d o r d raw n in
tw o halves. T h ese th e n a re placed
to g e th e r in a jig a n d p o sitioned so
th a t se a m s a r e in th e sa m e h o ri­
zo n tal piane. T h e jo in ts a re th e n
w elded sim u lta n e o u sly w ith tw o
w eld in g h ea d s m oved by a com m on
c a rria g e .
I t sh o u ld be b o rn e in
m in d th a t th is m e th o d of n ecessity
w ill proceed a t a slo w er r a te th a n
th e p rev io u sly describ ed m ethod, as
th e h o rizo n tal-v ertical p osition of
th e w eld r e ą u ire s a sm a lle r w eld
puddle.
S trip W eld in g : T h e re a re n u m e r­
o us ap p licatio n s of s trip w elding
to w hich a u to m a tic o x y acety len e
w eld in g is w ell su ited . T h e softn ess of th e w eld len d s its e lf to
double o r trip le -len g th e n in g of hotrolled coils b efo re th e in itia l p ass
in th e cold-reduction m ili. In th is
case, a w eld zone th a t is n o t appreciably h a rd e r th a n th e b ase m e tal
is re ą u ire d to avoid m a rrin g th e
su rfa c e of th e cold-w orking rolls.
In add itio n to th is, th e w eld
s tr e n g th an d re lia b ility m u s t be
su c h as to p reclu d e b re a k a g e w hile
w eld in g of coils to g e th e r in steel
g o in g th ro u g h th e cold m ili u n d er
tension. By m e a n s of sp ecial rolls
an d clam p in g a rra n g e m e n ts, w elds
a re m ade on 1 0 -gage m a te ria ł w ith
fu li p e n e tra tio n a n d s tr e n g th w ith ­
o u t th e u se of w eld in g rod. To f u r ­
th e r a d v a n ta g e s of th is w eld a re
th e e lim in a tio n of n ec essity fo r
flash -strip p in g o r g rin d in g a f te r the
w eld is m ade, an d a sp eed of o p e ra ­
tio n s u i t a b l e f o r
e s s i n g line.
a re c o ilin g o r P ro c ­
A n o th er ap p licatio n is fo r th e
m ills to m e et cu sto m e r d em an d s fo r
coils of g r e a te r len g th . H ere th e
f u r th e r a d v a n ta g e s of low -cost insta lla tio n an d g re a t flexibility in
h a n d lin g w ide ra n g e s of g ag es an d
w id th s a re obtained.
(Concluded N e x t W eek)
T e x t on M e ta llu r g y
A s A p p lie d to W e ld in g
BI W elding M etallurgy, by O. H.
H e n ry an d G. E. C lau ssen ; fab rik o id ,
359 pages, 5% x 8% in ch es; published by A m erican W eld in g Society,
33 W est T h irty -n in th s tre e t, N ew
York, fo r $1.50.
R ecognizing need fo r a tex tb o o k
on th e ABC of m e ta llu rg y to give
a n u n d e rsta n d in g of m e ta llu rg ic a l
p ro b lem s in w eld in g th e N ew Y ork
section of th e A m erican W elding
so ciety sp o n so red a series of lectu re s to fa m ilia riz e m em b ers of th e
in d u stry w ith com position an d s tru c ­
tu r e of m e ta ls com m only used, effec ts of v a rie d conditions of h e a t
an d s tre s s in w elding, ex p lain h e a t
tr e a tin g an d illu s tra te how th e
k n o w led g e of m e ta llu rg y c a n be
used to co n tro l th e w eld in g p ro c­
esses.
T h e le c tu re s th e n w ere m ad e into
a book, Vol. I, th e se ries la s t y e a r
a n d Vol. I I th e series to be given
th is y ea r. T h e le ctu res w ere p re p a re d
by P ro fe s s o r O. H . H en ry , of th e
P o ly tech n ic in stitu te of B rooklyn,
N. Y., a n d D r. G. E. C lau ssen of th e
sa m e school.
T h e volum e is w ell illu stra te d and
ea ch sectio n is follow ed by ąu estio n s
aim ed to te s t th e k n ow ledge of th e
re a d e r.
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Bethlehem Adds Second
Unit to its Continuous
Butt-W elding M ili
■ A SEC O N D u n it h a s been added
re c e n tly to th e co n tin u o u s buttw eld in g m ili a t th e M a ry la n d p la n t
of B eth leh em S teel Co., a t Sparro w s P oint, Md. D esigned f o r p ro ­
du ctio n of p ipę in sizes fro m 1 to
4 in ch es n o rm a l d ia m e te r, in s ta n d ­
a rd a n d e x tra h ea v y w eig h ts, it
ro lls sk e lp fro m 6 to 16 inches
w ide, up to 0.380-inch thick. B ased
on 4-inch pipę its m a x im u m ra te d
ca p a c ity is 25 to n s of sk e lp p e r
h o u r.
T he sk e lp is su p p lied in
coils fro m 30 to 44 inches in d iam e­
te r, w eig h in g a p p ro x im a te ly 900 to
2500 p o u n d s each.
E x c e p t fo r m in o r v a ria tio n s in
d esig n an d d ifferences in size, th e
new u n it is e s se n tia lly id en tical w ith
th e first u n it rec en tly described,
S teel , J u n e 24, p. 47, 1940.
T h e sk e lp is uneoiled an d fed to
a n elec tric flash w elder. It th en
p asses ov er a double looping bed,
w ith a 150-foot p rim a ry an d a 35foot se co n d a ry loop, to a h e a tin g
fu rn a c e w hich is 157 fe e t long.
T h is h a s a h e a tin g c h a m b e r 2 fee t
7 inches w ide a t th e top an d 22%
inches w ide a t th e bottom . T he
fu rn a c e is e ą u ip p e d w ith 334 nozzlem ix in g b u rn e rs spaced a t 9 inches,
ce n te rs th e fu li le n g th of th e f u r ­
nace, except fo r a 15-foot p reh eating zone a t th e ch a rg in g end. T he
b u rn e rs a re a rra n g e d in g ro u p s of
eleven, connected to a c o m m o n
header.
T he to ta l cap acity of th e b u rn e r
is ab o u t 140,000 cubic fe e t of 500
B tu. m ixed g a s p e r hour, delivered
a t 4 to 8-ounce p ressu re.
T he com bu stio n a ir is p re h e a te d
to 900 d eg re es F a h r, in six S ilic o n
Carbide tu b u la r re c u p e ra to rs , tw o
fo r ea ch h e a tin g zone.
T h e h e a te d s k e l p i s d r a w n
th ro u g h a s e rie s of six ro li p asses,
co n s istin g of th re e p a irs o f h o ri­
zo n tal an d th re e p a irs o f v ertical
ro lls. T h is is follow ed by a flying
h o t sa w w h e re th e p ip ę is cu t into
p re d e te rm in e d le n g th s — up to 50
feet. T h ese c u t le n g th s th e n p ass
o v er a eooling ra c k an d a r e conveyed to a d esca lin g a n d sizing
m ili. A fte r p a s sin g o v er a second
eooling ra c k th e p ip ę is re a d y fo r
th e r e g u la r fin ish in g o p era tio n s.
W ith th e n ew u n it in o p era tio n
th e m ili is p ro d u c in g co n tin u o u sly
butt-w elded p ip ę in a ll s ta n d a rd
sizes ra n g in g fro m % to 4 in ch es
n o m in ał d ia m eter.
U n c o ile d s k e l p is fe d to a n e le c tr ic f la s h w e ld e r , c l o s e u p of w h ic h is s h o w n a b o v e .
B e lo w , d is c h a r g e e n d of h e a t i n g f u r n a c e , w ith fo rm in g a n d w e l d i n g r o lls — n o te
th e fly in g h o t s a w
■ Say Fellers:
At a meetin’ at the plant the other
day we did a lotta talkin’ ’bout cuttin’
down maintenance costs over at the
open-hearth shop. W e’ve been havin’
plenty of trouble keepin’ the floor in
shape in front of the chargin’ doors,
’n the boys have been tryin’ to find
somethin’ that’11 prevent the brick from
being gouged out.
“If the chargin’ m achinę operator
would watch1 his stuff, he w ouldn’t
spili so much scrap in front of the
furnaces,” sez Red Owens. “Anyway,
scrap belongs in the furnaee— not all
over the floor of the shop. T h a t’s how
we get all the holes in the floor. You
know that as well as I do.”
“Sure I know it,” Pop Morris replied. “But, fellers, it’s a w onder the
chargin’ machinę operator gets as much
stufT in the furnaee as he does. D idja
ever charge a furnaee? D idja ever
puli the levers on a chargin’ machinę?
Well, 1 have. Try rackin’ some boxes
of scrap in and out of the furnaee
some day ’n jus’ see w hat happens . . .”
K arin ’ To Go
“Nix on that stuff, Pop,” sez Red
Owens. “W hat we w anta know is
how we can keep the floor in front of
the doors level.”
"Alright, let’s try pu ttin ’ down some
steel plate between the chargin' raił
and the furnaee,” Pop sez.
“Steel plates, me eye,” Red sez with
the snap of his finger. “T hey’re not
so hot. 'Bout the tim e slag starts
boilin outa the doors a few times the
plates will start bucklin’ on y’. N aw ,
that’s no good.”
Ol Pop turns to the superintendent,
n he sez, “Boss, y’ m ind if I take a
day off so as to run dow n ’n see how
Bill Denton has his shop fixed up?
He s been spendin’ some money in ’is
melt shop n mebbe he’s gotta idea
or so.”
It s alright w ith me, Pop, anytime
)’ say,” the Boss sez.
N in a couple of days or so Pop
Morris n Bill D enton were chinnin’
away in Bill’s office at one end of ’is
melt shop.
Bill, y’ got some archless door
tranies in the frontwalls of some of
your furnaces out there. D o y’ notice.^
any change in the tim e of heats?”
N aw , there’s not m uch difference,
Pop. W e get some slight loss of heat
but don t m ount to m uch,” sez Bill.
Y
like ’em then, h u b ? ” inąuired
Pop.
“Ah, they’re alright—1’11 tellya, Pop.
Archless door frames are no good unless y ’ave a skewback.”
“Yeh, I understand so. T ake at our
plant, fer instance. W e started usin’
larger chargin- boxes for gettin’ our
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scrap into the furnaee and we’ve cut
down on our chargin’ tim e quite a bit.
Y’ doin’ anything at your shop like
this?” asked Pop.
“Yeh, Pop, w e’ve increased the size
of our chargin’ boxes 40 per cent and
it’s m ade a whale of a difference in
our chargin’ tim e,” Bill sez. “Come
on out on the floor ’n Fil show y’ w hat
I mean.
’N w alkin’ around a buncha stirrin"
rods and a pile of magnesite they came
to a halt near a chargin’ buggy loaded
w ith over-size boxes.
Pop sez they
were the cat’s meow. T he chargin’
machinę operator handled them in and
outta the doors ąuicker than y’ can
get underw ay when the trouble whistle starts tootin’. Boy, he had all the
scrap on the hearth in no time, ’n fore
y’ knew it, accordin’ to Pop, the en­
gineer on the litde dinky was backin’
’is drag of empty boxes out the end
of the melt shop and blowin’ for a
throw of the switch down at the foot
of the trestle.
D on’t A m o u n t to M uch
“ Y’ haven’t much spillage of scrap
in front of the doors w ith these boxes,
jus’ as y’ say, Bill, have y’?”, Pop re­
m a rked.
“N aw . W e used to have a lot more
w hen we were usin' the smali boxes.
But sińce the changeover we don t notice it nearly so much. T hen, too, y 11
notice our floor is in good condition.
“Yeh,” sez Pop, “I see it is.”
“Course we put this kind of a floor
down w hen we were usin’ the smaller
boxes. W e were nickin’ the floor
brick at a pretty good rate then, for
try as he would, the chargin’ machinę
operator would always dum p some
light scrap overboard 'n then the cranem an would have to come along with
’is magnet and load er into the boxes
ag’in. W hataya think of our floor,
P op?”
“I like it, Bill. I’ve heard a lotta
’bout it ’n I ’m glad I came down to
have a look at ’er. W e’ve been havm
a lotta trouble at our place cuttin’
our floor in front of the furnaee ’n I
think I can see an end to it, sez Pop.
j
“W hat sorta construction did y’ use
in your floor here, Bill?”
“Well, n i tellya, Pop. W e w ent
out and bought some second-hand
rails and when we ripped up the old
brick, we laid the rails 9 inches apart,
’n then we took some 9-inch brick
and laid in between the rails. We
grouted up the cracks, ’n there she is.
N ot bad, h eh ?”
“N aw , I should say not, Bill. I’m
goin’ to give ’er a trial myself ’n I’m
th in k in ’ our troubles are done up at
our place,” sez Pop.
’N sure ’nough, fellers, they were.
Pop laid down a floor in front ot his
furnaces such as he had seen at Bill’s
shop. Y ’ w anta know w hat he found?
Well, let me tellya. H e found he got
triple life out of is floor by usin’ old
rails and 9-inch brick instead of regr
ular paving brick.
Fil tellya. It’s not a bad idea to let
some of your gang visit their friends.
Lottsa times they can pick up some
tricks th at’11 blow your troubles higher
than a bessemer w orking a heat of
soft carbon Steel.
Well fellers, so long, Fil be seein’ ya!
P u b lish e s P o c k e t-S iz e
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■ Directory of
M achines, Apparatus and T ools; po ck et size; pub-
lished by Office fo r In d u s tria l In ­
fo rm a tio n , 5 R ue du R hone, G eneva,
S w itzerlan d , fon 10 S w iss francs
($2.50), w h en p rep aid .
T his p u b licatio n covers th e Sw iss
in d u stry an d v ario u s lines connected
w ith it, such as electro-technics,
high-precision
m echanics, in stru m en ts, etc.
T h e volum e is th e r e s u lt of long
a n d e x h a u stiv e stu d y of th e w hole
Sw iss in d u stry . I t is sy ste m a tic a lly
a rra n g e d in fo u r indexes to classifications, in E n g lish , F re n ch , Spanish a n d G erm an , sh o w in g ab o u t
1000 p a rtia lly illu s tra te d categ o ries.
In effect it is a tech n ical d ic tio n a ry
fo r th e m e ta l in d u stry .
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m a c h in ę is offered w ith a p la in
bed o r w ith a h a n d fee d in g c a rria g e
w ith com pound sw ivel r e s t a n d to o l
hold er. I t also is av a ila b le w ith
v a rio u s ty p e s of ta ilsto ck , su ch as
p lain , se to v e r o r sp ecial h e a v y d u ty
p ro d u ctio n ty p es.
E q u ip m e n t in ­
cludes pin r e s t an d e x tra h e a v y
tool r e s t socket, b ali b e a rin g live
ta ił c e n te r an d set of five g e n e ra ł
C o il S t o c k R a c k
■ M echanical H a n d lin g S ystem s,
4600 N an c y avenue, D etro it, h as
p laced on th e m a rk e t a n ew allste e l M H S coil sto c k ra c k lo r
p la n ts h an d lin g q u a n titie s o f s trip
sto c k in coils. I t e lim in a te s m a n u a ł
liftin g , loading, u n lo a d in g an d movin g o f h e a v y coils of s tr ip m etal,
siń ce ea ch u n it o f th e rac k , w ith
its load, m a y be h an d led w ith an
e le c tric tr u c k eq u ip p ed w ith fo rk e d
p u rp o se sp in n in g tools—6 an d 8-inch
fac e p ia te s. C o n tro l of th e p u sh butto n m a g n e tic ty p e is in c o rp o rated .
lo ad in g . T h e b in ’s o v e ra ll dim ensio n s a r e 16% in ch es w ide by 9Vi
in ch es deep by 15 in ch es h ig h .
N a tu r a l G a s E n g in e s
B C a te rp illa r T ra c to r Co., P eo ria,
111., h as in tro d u c e d th re e m odels of
h ea v y -d u ty n a tu r a l g a s en g in es fo r
in d u s tria l use. T h e y a r e b u ilt in
2-cyłinder sizes. T h e M odel 4600G
is a 6-cylinder u n it an d th e 4400G is
a fo u r. B o th h av e a b ore of 4%
in ch es an d a 5V£-inch stro k e , an d
d evelop 74 a n d 48 h o rse p o w e r resp e ctiv ely a t 1600 m a x im u m gove rn e d re v o lu tio n s p e r m in u tę.
A
sm a li fo u r, th e M odel 3400G w ith
a b o re an d s tro k e o f 3% x 5 inches
develops 34 h o rse p o w e r a t 1650 revo lu tio n s p e r m in u tę . A ll th re e valvein-head e n g in es h av e h e a t re s is ta n t
allo y v alv e s e a t in se rts. T h ey h av e
su p e rfln ish e d c ra n k s h a fts w ith IiiE le c tro h a rd e n e d j o u r n a l s . T h e ir
lu b ric a tin g s y ste m s p r o v i d e ef-
A s s e m b le r ’s B e n c h B in
c ra d le an d h o istin g m a st. T he ra c k
is m a n u fa c tu re d in u n its ap proxim a te ly 2 fe e t wide, 3 fe e t long, an d
3 fe e t hig h . All co n sist of s ą u a re
tu b u la r ste e l sectio n s, elec trica lly
w elded an d rig id ly braced. T h e vertical m e m b e rs a re open a t th e b o t­
to m an d fit n e s tin g p lu g s a t th e top,
so th a t rig id tie r s of ra c k s m a y be
b u ilt to ceiling h eig h t. E ac h ra c k
u n it is desig n ed to c a r ry a load of
3000 to 5000 pounds.
■ L yon M etal P ro d u c ts Inc., A u ro ra,
111., h a s in tro d u ced a n a s s e m b le r’s
bench bin w hich co n c e n tra te s a
la rg e su p p ly of 12 d iffe ren t sm a li
p a rts , such a s n u ts, bolts, . screyvs,
c o tte r pins, sp rin g s an d w ash e rs,
on a bench sp ace o f o n ly 16 x 9
inches. I ts 12 c o m p a rtm e n ts a re
a rr a n g e d in 3-capacity g ro u p s of
f o u r c o m p a rtm e n ts each, affo rd in g
la r g e r ca p ac ities fo r th e b ig g e r o r
m o re fre q u e n tly used p a rts . T h e
lo a d in g c o m p a rtm e n t o p en in g s a t
th e to p o f th e bin a r e each 4 inches
w ide by 3 in ch es deep, an d th e hopp e r f r o n t o p en in g s a r e 4 inches
w ide by 3 inches h ig h . O f bolted
an d w elded co n stru c tio n , th e bin
M e t a l S p in n in g L a th e
■ 0 1 iv er M a ch in e ry Co., G ra n d
R ap id s, Mich., an n o u n c es a new
la rg e size m e ta l sp in n in g la th e
w h ich can be fu rn is h e d in 16, 20,
24 an d 30-inch sizes. W ith th e exce p tio n o f th e 30-inch size, .all a re
eąu ip p e d w ith a 3-horsepow er, 1200
rev o lu tio n s p e r m in u tę m o to r. T he
30-inch la th e re q u ire s a 5-horsep o w er m o to r.
I llu s tr a te d is th e
24-inch m a ch in ę w ith th e v a rio u s
ste p cones. I ts sp in d le speeds a r e
a p p ro x im a te ly 1200, 2000, 1600 an d
2400 re v o lu tio n s p e r m in u tę. T he
h e a d sto c k sp in d le is m a d e w ith
ta p e r r o lle r b e a rin g s w ith la rg e
th r u s t c a p ac ity .
A s show n, th is
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ficient filte rin g an d fu li p re s s u re
lu b ric a tio n to all en g in e p a rts . In
ad d itio n , a n u p p er-cy lin d er lu b ricato r on ea ch p ro v id es e x tr a v alv e lu ­
b rica tio n fo r u se w ith d ry n a tu ra l
g a s fuel. A co m b in atio n gas-gasolin e c a r b u re to r is s ta n d a r d e ą u ip ­
m en t, an d th o u g h th e e n g in e w ill
sa tis fa c to rily b u rn g aso lin e fo r
s h o rt p erio d s su c h a s f o r s ta rtin g
p u rp o ses, th e fu e l sy ste m is s e t fo r
co m b u stio n of n a tu r a l g as.
T he
sy ste m in clu d es a filte r to clean th e
g as, w ith a r e g u la to r to h a n d le g as
p re s s u re s as h ig h a s 150 p o u n d s a t
th e su p p ly . A ll th r e e m o d els a re
av a ila b le a s a co m p lete p o w e r u n it
w ith enclosed clu tch a n d ra d ia to r.
H o b b in g M a c h in ę
h a s a co v e r w h ich is a tta c h e d to
th e u n it w ith a s tr o n g co n tin u o u s
p ia n o hin g e. T h e b ack flan g e of
th e eo v er is fo rm e d to a c t as a
stop, w hich h o ld s th e cover open fo r
■ B a rb e r-C o lm an
Co„ R o ck fo rd ,
111., an n o u n c es a new ty p e T ho b b in g
m a ch in ę a v a ila b le w ith se v e ra l n ew
a tta c h m e n ts .
A lth o u g h
d esig n ed
p rim a rily fo r h o b b in g ta p e r sp lin es
on s h a fts it also h a s a w ide applicatio n f o r s ta n d a r d h o b b in g w o rk inclu d in g su ch p a r ts a s s p u r g ea rs,
s p ira l g e a rs, s tr a ig h t sp lin es, w o rm s,
w o rm w h ee ls a n d m iscellan eo u s
sp ecial h o bbed fo rm s. T h e m a ch in ę
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L Welded Die Sections
8. C asting C leaning
15. M etal F abrication
F o rg in g s & C a s tin g s C o rp .— 6 -p a g e
iliu s tr a te d e n g in e e rin g d a t a o n e le c tr ic
w elded co m p o slte s te e l d ie s e c tio n s stiyes
w eig h ts, o rd e rln g in a tr u c tio n s , p ric e s,
an d c o n s tru e tio n
d e ta ils .
T h ir ty - s lx
s ta n d a rd d ie s e c tio n s a r e s h o w n in b lu e p r in t fo rm a n d 4000 d ie s h a p e s c a n be
m a d e fro m th e s e se c tio n s.
H y d ro -B la B t C orp.— 1 6 -p a g e i l iu s t r a t e d
b o o k le t, “Let*s T a k e a L o o k a t H y d ro B la s t," o u tlin e s f e a t u r e s a n d e x p la ln *
o p e r a tlo n o f th is d u s tle s s c a s tin g s c le a n łn g s y s te m w h ic h re m o y e g h a r d e s t a n d
m o s t e o m p lic a te d co re s, d o e s a ll s a n d
c h ip p in g , c le a n s a l l s u r f a c e s , a n d r e co‘v e r s p r a c t lc a ll y a ll f o r m e r ly w a * te d
s a n d . D ia g r a m s h o w s flo w th ro u g h . *yitem .
W illia m s, W h lte & Co.— 5 6 -p a g e 11lu s tra te d
s p lr a l- b o u n d
c a t a lo g
“M&e h ln e ry ,” s u g g e s ts ty p e s o f m a c h in e r y
f o r b e n d ln g , fo rm in g , f o rg ln g a n d r o ll­
in g o f m e ta ls , D e s c rlp tlo ń s a n d sp e clf le a tio n s a r e g lv e n f o r tu b e b e n d e rs, b u lld o z e rs, p re s s e s , p u n c h e s , a n g le a n d p la te
r o lls , s h e a rs , a n d y a r io u s ty p e s o f
h a m m ers.
2. Quenching M achinę
H a n n ifin M a n u f a c tu r in g Co.— 4 -p a g e
iliu s tr a te d b u lle tin No. 55 Is d e s c rip tlv e
o f c e n tr ifu g a l ą u e n c h in g m a c h in ę w h ic h
is claim ed t o p ro v ld e a c c u r a t e a n d c o n tro lle d ą u e n c h in g o f c i r e u i a r p a r t s o f
a ll fcinds. R a p id o p e r a tin g c y c le i s s a id
to sa v e SO p e r c e n t o f ą u e n c h in g tim e .
9. A utom atic L athe
J o n e s & L a m s o n M a c h in ę Co.— 1 6 -p a g e
i l i u s t r a t e d s p ir a l b o u n d b u ile tin N o. 401S7 g lv e s c o m p le te d e t a i ls on 1 2 -ln ch
“F a y ” a u to m a t i c l a t h e . F e a t u r e s o f t h i s
u n i t a r e s h o w n a n d d e s c rib e d . T y p lc a l
s e t- u p s a r e s h o w n f o r v a r lo u s m a c h in ­
in g o p e ra tlo n * .
3. Com bustion Furnace
H ev i D u ty E le c tric Co.— 4 -p a g e 11lu s tr a te d b u lle tin No. H D 1040 is d e s c rip tiv e o f "S o b e rs” y e r t i c a l c o m b u s tio n
fu rn a c e w h le h is d e s ig n e d f o r r e a d ily tiete rm in in g c a rb o n c o n te n t o f m a te r i a l s
by d lre c t c o m b u s tio n m e th o d . D e ta ils o f
d esig n an d o p e r a tio n a r e in c lu d e d ,
10. Organie Chem icals
C a rb id e & C a rb o n C h e m ic a ls C orp.—
9 6 -p a g e i l i u s t r a t e d r e fe re n c e b ook, “S y n t h e t i c O r g a n ie C h e m ic a ls ,” e o n ta in s d a t a
o n p r o p e r tie s a n d u s e s o f 142 I n d u s tr ia l
o r g a n ie c h e m ic a ls . I n f o r m a tio n o n a p p li­
c a tio n s o f 66 n e w p r o d u c ts is In c lu d e d ,
T a b le s g lv e p h y s lc a l p r o p e rtie s .
4. Power Transm ission
W . A. Jo n e s F o u n d ry & M a c h in ę C o.—
24-p ag e I liu s tr a te d b u lle tin N o. 61 c o v e rs
co m p lete lin e o f p o w e r tr a n s m is s io n
eq u lp m en t; S p e c ific a tio n s a n d l i s t p ric e s
a r e g iy en f o r h a n g e r s , p lllo w b lo c k s,
b e a rin g u n ita , b a s e p la te s , b e a r in g b o x e s ,
flex ib le co u p iin g s, c o lla rs , s h a f t l n g a n d
g e a r red u c e rs.
A a k a n ia R e g u la to r Co.— 1 2 -p a g e P ic­
t u r e b o o k N o, 100 s h o w s i n s ta l la t i o n
v le w s . o f j e t p ip ę r e g u la t o r In u s e f o r
f u r n a c e c o n tr o l in ir o n a n d s te e l I n ­
d u s t r y , p o w e r p la n ts , g la s * m e ltin g
ta n k s a n d p ro c e ss p la n ti.
5. Electric Products
12. H obbing M achinę
B ullD o g E le c tric P r o d u c ts Co.— 96p a g e iliu s tr a te d c a ta lo g N o. 405 p r e s e n ts
sp e ciftcatło n s an d l i s t p r ic e s o n c o n ­
tro llin g an d d is tr ib u tln g a p p a r a t u s fol*
e le c tric lig h t a n d p o w e r, I n c lu d e d a r e
s a fe ty
sw itc h es,
s e rv lc e
e ą u ip m e n t,
lig h tln g p an els, c ir c u łt b r e a k e r a n d f u s e
p an ełs, d u e t, a n d m is c e lla n e o u s d e v lc e s .
B a rb e r - C o lm a n Co.— 4 -p ag e i l i u s t r a te d
b u l le tin N o , F S 1 2 -4 ' is d e s c rlp tiv e o f N o.
3 h o b b in g m a c h in ę f o r g e n e r a tln g « p u r
a n d s p ir a l g e a r s , s p lin e s h a f ts , a n d o th e r
h o b b e d fo rm s , F e a t u r e s o f t h i s g e n e r a ł
p u r p o s e m a c h in ę , a* w e ll a s d im en sio n *
a n d sp e c ific a tio n s a r e g iv e n ,
11. A utom atic R egulation
13. M ultiple R eto rt Stoker
6. Machinę P arts
C o m b u s tio n E n g in e e rin g Co.— 1 6 -p a g e
l il u s t r a t e d b u lle tin N o. M R -4 g iv e s d e ­
t a i l s o f m o s t r e c e n t d e s ig n o f "C -E ”
m u ltip le
re to rt
s to k e r .
E n g in e e rin g
b a c k g r o u n d , o p e r a tio n a n d p r in c ip a l f e a ­
t u r e s o f u n i t a r e d e s c rib e d .
I l iu s t r a tio n s s h o w c u t a w a y se ctlo n * a n d ty p lc a l
in s t a ll a ti o n s .
B oston G ear W o rk s, In c .— S -p a g e 11lu s tr a te d c a ta lo g , " H a r d w a r e P r o d u c ts
M ach in ę P a r ts ,” g iv e s B p e ciflcatio n s a n d
l i s t p rices o n c ro w n f a c e p u lle y s , g ro o v e
p u lley s, eone p u lle y s, c a s t Iro n p lllo w
blocks, “OIHte” e a u ip p e d p lllo w b lo c k s ,
b ali b e a rin g p lllo w b lo c k s, s h a f t s u p p o rts, a n d c o u p iin g s.
14. R ubber P roducts
7. Flexible Coupling
H e w it t
R ubber
C orp.—3 6 -p a g e
11l u s t r a t e d c a ta lo g , “ R u b b e r P r o d u c ts f o r
I n d u s t r y ," d e s c rib e s r u b b e r h o s e f o r a ll
t y p e s o f a p p lic a tio n s , c o u p iin g s, p a c k in g , a n d o t h e r i n d u s t r i a l r u b b e r P ro d ­
u c ts . E n g in e e rin g d a t a g iv e n ln c lu d e s
ir o n p ip ę s iz e s, l i s t o f m a te r i a ls a f fe c tln g r u b b e r , a n d p r o p e r tie s o f s te a m .
B a r tle tt
H a y w a rd
Co,— 4 0 -p a g e 11lu s tr a te d b u lle tin o n " F a s t ’s ” s e lf a lig n m g co u p lin g S ncludes c o m p le te r a t l n g s
fo r y a rio u s ty p e s o f th e s e u n its w hich.
p ro y ld e m e c h a n ic a l c o m p e n s a tio n
fo r
m isa lig n m e n t in s h a f t s , D e ta ils o f d e s ig n
an d ty p icai a p p lic a tio n s a r e in c lu d e d .
16. Fe edw at er C onditioning
H a g a n C orp,— 1 2 -p ag e I liu s tr a te d b u l8 p a g e I liu s tr a te d b u lle tin N o, 2005-A
c o m b u s tio n c o n tr o l a n d f e e d w a te r c o n d i­
tio n in g in m a ln ta in in g p o w e r p la n t* In
h ig h e s t s t a t e o f e ffic ie n c y f o r p r e s e n t
p r e p a r e d n e s s p ro g ra m .
17. M aterials H andling
C le y e la n d C ra n e & E n g in e e rin g Co.—
8 -p a g e I l iu s t r a te d b u lle tin N o. 2005-A
d e s c rib e s c a b c o n tr o lle d m o to r d r ly e n
a n d s t a n d a r d g r a b s a n d l l f t s f o r m a te r i a ls h a n d lin g . T y p lc a l a p p lic a tio n s a n d
i n s ta l la t i o n v ie w s a r e g iy e n f o r y a r io u s
ty p e s o l e q u lp m e n t,
18. Die Steels
J e s s o p S te e l Co.— 1 2 -p a g e iliu s t r a t e d
b o o k le t, "D ie S te e ls,” g lv e s f o rg ln g , a n n e a iln g , h a r d e n ln g a n d te m p e r ln g d a t a
o n SC h ig h c a rb o n , h ig h c h ro m e d ie ste e l.
A p p lic a tio n s a n d p h y s ic a l p ro p e rtle * o f
t h i s m a t e r ia ł a r e a ls o co v ered .
19. Colloidal G raphite
A c h e so n C o llo id s C orp.— 1 2 -p a g e c a t a ­
lo g d e fln e s u s e s o f " D a g " c o llo id a l
g r a p h i t e ln ln d u s tr y , P h y s lc a l a n d c h e m ic a l p r o p e rtie s o f p r o d u c t a r e łis te d a n d
v a r io u s a p p lic a tio n s a r e f u lly d isc u sse d .
M a te r ia ł is p re s e n te d ln a lp h a b e tle a l a r r a n g e m e n t, a n d ln d e x o f a v a lla b le l i t e r a ­
t u r ę Is in c lu d e d ,
20. C u ttin g and G rinding Oil
S u n O il Co.— 6 0 -p a g e I liu s tr a te d b u lle tin , “ C u ttin g a n d G rin d in g F a c ts ,”
c o v e rs a d v a n ta g e s in a p p lic a tio n o f
S u n o co e m u ls lfy in g c u ttin g o il, M a ­
c h in in g m e th o d s s h o w n a n d d e s c rib e d
Includfe l a t h e w o rk , m illin g , g rin d in g ,
p ip ę th r e a d in g , lu b r lc a tlo n , a n d cold
ro llin g .
21. Electrode Selector G hartfJ
A ir R e d u e tio n — S p lra liy b o u n d e le c ­
tr o d e s e le c to r c h a r t Is d e e ig n e d to be
h u n g e i th e r o n w e ld in g m a c h in ę o r o n
a d ja c e n t w a li w ith in e a s y r e a c h o f a r c
w e ld in g o p e r a to rs . U n d e r s e p a r a te g u ld e s ,
lls te d a c e o rd in g to m e ta l to b e w eld ed ,
c h a r t e n u m e r a te s w e ld in g p ro c e d u re ,
re c o m m e n d e d y o lta g e a n d c u r r e n t y a lu e * ,
a n d o th e r y a lu a b le re c o m m e n d a tlo n * .
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22. M etal P a rts C leaning
36. Speed C ontrol
P an g b o rn
C orp.,—2 8 -p a g e il lu s t r a t e d
b u lle tin N o . 213. d e s c rib e s r o c k e r b a r r e łs
a n d . c le a n in g o p e r a tio n l o r m is c e łla n e b u s
Ite m s o f g r a y Iro n , s te e l, s e m ls te e l m a lłe a b le s , fo rg in g s , p l a te , b ro n z e , b r a s s ,
a llo y a n d o t h e r c a s tin g s , h e a t t r e a t e d
a n d m e t a l p a r t s b y t h e a i r l e s s “ R o to b l a s t" m e th o d .
R e e v e s P u lle y Co,— 8 -p a g e i l l u s t r a t e d
b u l le tin o n " R e e v e s S p e e d C o n tro l fo r
M a c h in ę T o o ls” d is c u s s e s ty p ic a l exa m p le s o f m o d e r n iz a tio n o f m a c h in ę to o ls
th r o u g h a p p lic a tio n o f v a r la b le speed
c o n tr o l. A c tu a l c a s e s a r e s h o w n a n d d e ­
s c rib e d .
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32. W ater Filters
23, M ułtiple Disc C lutches
C a riy le J o h n s o n M a c h in ę Co.— T h re e
i l l u s t r a t e d d lm e n s io n s h e e ts , s e rle s No.
1, g lv e d im e n s io n s , d e s ig n d e ta lls , a n d
s p e c ific a tio n s o n " M a x ito rq ” s in g le m u lti - d ls c c lu tc h e s in c a p a c itie s o f 1, 1 % ,
a n d 3 h o r s e p o w e r a t 100 r e v o lu tio n s p e r
m in u tę .
R . P , A d a m s Co., In c .— 4 -p a g e il ­
l u s t r a t e d b u lle tin N o, 901 d e s c rib e s a n d
p ic tu r e s a u t o m a t ic w a t e r f llte r f o r rem o v a l o f s o lid s . D ls c u s s io n in c lu d e s p u r ­
po se , o p e r a tio n , c a p a c ity , f lltr a t io n a n d
a c c e s s ib ility . T a b le o f d im e n s io n s is also
in c lu d e d .
(C o n tin rw i)
30. Electrical In su latio n s
O w e n s -C o rn in g
F ib e r g la s
C o rp ,— 20p a g e i l l u s tr a t e d b u lle tin on " F ib e r g la s "
e le c tr ic a l in s u la tio n s
g iv c s e le c tr ic a l
p r o p e r tie s o f t h i s m a t e r ia ł . S p e c ific a tio n s
a n d d e s c rip tio n s o f i n s u la t i n g ta p e s ,
e le c tr ic a l c o rd a g e , b r a id e d sle e v in g , a n d
y a r n is h e d o r im p re g n a te d m a t e r ia l s w ith
e lo th b a s e a r e g iy e n .
24. Spindle B earing
C in c in n a ti G rin d e rs , In c .—-8 -p ag e i l­
l u s t r a t e d b u lle tin , " F ilm a tlc ,” g iv e s f e a ­
t u r e s o f t h i s m u ltlp le -s h o e s p in d le b e a r . In g w i t h w e d g e - s h a p e d o il film co n s t a n t l y re n e w e d , w h ic h is s a ld t o . g lv e
r ig id s u p p o r t. D e s ig n is in c o r p o r a te d in
g r in d e rs .
31. Bearings
25, Com pressors
L in k - B e lt
Co.— 8 S -p a g e
i l l u s tr a te d
d a t a b o o k N o. 1775 p r e s e n ts d e ta ils o f
" F r ic tio n F ig h te r ” b e a r in g s f o r a id o f
a ll w h o u s e b e a r in g s a n d p o w e r t r a n s m śssio n e ą u ip m e n t. C o m p le te ta b l e s o f
siz e s, d im e n sio n s , w e ig h ts a n d l i s t p r ic e s
a r e g iy e n a s w e ll a s se le c tio n g u id a n c e ,
a n d o th e r d a t a .
C h ic a g o P n e u m a tlc T o o l Co.— 3 0 -p a g e
i l l u s t r a t e d b u l le tin N o, 726 d e s c rib e s
h o r i z o n t a l d u p le x a i r a n d gas c o m p re s s o r s f o r c o n tin u o u s , h e a v y d u t y o p e r a tio n D e ta ils o f m a c h in e s a r e i l lu s t r a t e d
a n d d e s c rib e d . A lso d e s c rib e d a r e i n t a k e
lllte r s , r e c e iv e r s , a n d a f te r c o o le r s .
32. N ibbling M achinę
26. Alloy Steels
38. M etal M achining
A m p co M e ta l, I n c ,— 4 -p a g e e n g in e e rin g
d a t a s h e e ts N o s. 47 & 48, f o r m a in ­
t e n a n c e e n g in e e r s a n d m a c h in ę to o l f o r e ­
m e n , a r e i l l u s t r a t e d w ith d ia g r a m s sh o w ­
in g m e th o d s f o r d r illin g , r e a m in g , ta p p ln g , m illin g a n d g r ln d ln g t h i s a lu m i­
n u m b ro n z e a llo y .
39. Swaging M achinę
E tn a M a c h in ę Co.—-4 -p ag e ill u s t r a t e d
b u lle tin is d e s c r ip tiv e o f s e n e s 150
s w a g in g m a c h in e s .
S p e c ific a tio n s a re
g iv e n f o r 2 a n d 4 -d ie m a c h in e s .
Fea­
t u r e s a r e e x p la in e d o f u n i ts f o r ta p e r in g ,
s iz in g , a n d r e d u c in g r o u n d s o lid s an d
tu b in g o f a n y r e a s o n a b le d u c tile m a te ­
r ia ł.
40. Electric M otors
A n d re w C. C a m p b e ll D iy „ A m e ric a n
C h a in & C a b le Co.— S -p a g e il l u s t r a t e d
b u lle tin “W h y N o t N ib b le I t ” p r e s e n ts
e o n c ise in f o r m a tio n o n N o. 250 w id e
r a n g ę n ib b lin g m a c h in ę f o r h a n d lin g
w id e s to c k . P ic tu r e d a r e y a r io u s . o th e r
m o d e ls w ith a p p lic a lio n s f o r e a c h . a s
w e ll a s s p e c ific a tio n s .
T h e D u m o re C o.— 1 0 -p a g e il l u s t r a t e d
b u l le tin c n ti t le d “S p e a k ln g o f E n d u ra n c e ” p ic tu r e s a n d d e s c rib e s p e r fo r m ­
a n c e o f f r a c ti o ń a l h o r s e p o w e r e le c tric
m o to rs d e s ig n e d to g !v e g r e a t e r speed,
e c o n o m y a n d s a f e ty in a i r c r a f t o p e r a ­
tio n .
33. High Speed Steel
41. L eath er B elting
L a tr o b e E le c tric S te e l Co,— 8 -p a g e il ­
l u s t r a t e d b u lle tin o n " E le c tr ite N o. 1 ”
in c lu d e s ty p ic a l a n a ly s is , rc c o m m e n d a tio n s f o r w o rk in g , a n d d r a w in g d a t a f o r
th is : to o l s te e l w h ic h is a v a ila b le in b a r s ,
f o rg in g s , d r ill ro d , to o l b its, a n d ro li
tu r n ln g to o l fo rm s .
A le x a n d e r B r o th e r s — 3 4 -p a g e
illu s ­
t r a t e d b u l le tin ą e s ć r ib e s c o n s tru c tio n ,
u se . a n d
in s ta l l a ti o n
o f " M o n o b e lt”
l e a t h e r b e ltin g f o r o p e r a tio n o f r e g u l a r
o r h ig h sp e e d d r lv e s , I n f o r m a t io n is in ­
c lu d e d o n y a r io u s p r o d u c ts c o m p risin g .
łin e o f l e a t h e r g o o d s,
28. S tam p in g Presses
34. Floor R esurfacer
42. G ear F in ish er
J u n k i n S a f e ty A p p lia n c e Co.— 1 6 -p a g e
b o o k łe t c o n ta in s i n f o r m a tio n oji m a in te n a n e e a n d
o p e r a tio n
of
s ta m p in g
p r e s s e s , p r e p a r e d a s a g u id e f o r s a f e t y
e n g in e e rs , i n s u r a n c e in s p e c to rs , f a c to r y
in s p e c to rs , p l a n t s u p e r in te n d e n ts , s h o p
f o re m e n a n d
o t h e r s r e s p o n s ib le f o r
s a f e t y o f p r e s s o p e r a tio n s .
F le x r o c k Co.— 4 -p a g e i l l u s t r a t e d b u l ­
l e ti n on “R u g g e d w e a r R e s u r f a c e r ” s h o w s
a p p lic a tio n s o f t h i s flo o r r e s u r ta c i n g m a ­
t e r i a ł w h ic h is s a ld to b e w a te rp i-o o f,
a c ld r e s i s t a n t a n d flre p ro o f. P r ó d u c t m a y
b e u se d to r e p a i r c o n c re te t o a " f e a t h e r
e d g e ,”
M ic h ig a n T o o l Co.— 4 -p a g e i l l u s t r a t e d
b u lle tin N o. 859 d e s c rib e s d u p ! e x N o. 859
g e a r f in is h e r w h ic h m a y b e u s e d f o r
fin is h in g tw o g e a r s a t o n e tim e , p a r tic u l a r i y w h e r e t h e r e a r e c lo s e s h o u ld e rs .
S p e c ific a tio n s f o r th e s e m a c h in e s a r e
g lv e n .
35. Cranes
43. P n e u m a tic Die C ushions
E u c lid C ra n e & H o is t Co.— 2 0 -p a g e i l­
l u s t r a t e d c a ta io g , “E u c lid C ra n e s ," in ­
c lu d e s d e t a il s o f b rid g e s, tr o lle y s , Con­
t r o ls , a n d o t h e r f e a t u r e s o f th e s e c r a n e s
w h ic h a r e a v a il a b l e in s iz e s r a n g in g
f r o m 'Ą, to 100 to n s . c a p a c ity , a n d f o r
s p a n s u p t o 100 f e e t.
D a y to n R o g e rs M fg . Co.-—2 0 -p a g e i l ­
l u s t r a t e d b u l le tin g iv e s t a b u l a t e d fa c ts ,
s p e c ific a tio n s , s t a n d a r d s iz e a n d c a ­
p a c itie s a n d o t h e r e n g in e e r in g d a t a fo r
m o d e ls A, C, CC, a n d H p n e u m a tic die
c u s h io n s , D e s c rip tio n o f a i r t a n k s a n d
a c c e s s o rie s is in c lu d e d .
C r u c ib le S te e l Co,— 4 8 -p a g e i l l u s t r a t e d
d a t a a n d s to c k l i s t N o , A S100 c o n ta in s
t a b l e s o f a n a ly s e s , p h y s ic a l p r o p e rtie s
a n d s to c k I n fo r m a tio n o n a llo y a n d m a ­
c h in e r y s te e ls a v a i l a b l e f r o m
s to c k .
D i a s r a m s p r o v id e r e a d y a n a ly s e s ot
p ro p e rtie a ,
27. Com pressor M otors
B u r k ę E le c tr ic Co.— 4 -p a g e i l l u s t r a te d
b u lle tin N o, 215 d e s c rib e s a ł t e r n a ti n g
c u r r e n t s y n c h ro n o u s m o to r s f o r com . p r e s ś o rs . P l c t u r e d w i t h a n a l y s i s o f c o n ­
s tr u c t i o n a r e t h e s t a t o r a n d th e r o to r .
C ro s s s e c tio n s o t s t a t o r a n d r o t o r a r e
in c lu d c d .
29. Cut-Off Wheels
N o r to n Co.— 2 8 -p a g e i l l u s t r a t e d b o o k ­
l e t N o. 517 g lv e s c o m p le te d a t a o n “A lu n d u m ” a n d “C r y s to lo n ” c u t- o ff w h e e ls .
F e a tu re s ,
a p p lic a tio n s ,
re c o m m e n d e d
sp e e d s, a n d g e n e r a ł w h c e l re c o m m e n d a tio n s f o r m e ta ls to b e c u t a r e g iv e n .
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P en to n B uilding
CLEYELAND, OHIO
provides a m ean s to tr a v e rs e th e hob
not only lo n g itu d in a lly b u t also
la te ra lly a t th e sa m e tim e. T h e hob
spindle sh o u ld e r now acco m m o d ates
sta n d ard hobs up to 4-inch d ia m e te r
by 4-inch le n g th . A n a d d itio n a l feed
screw in th e lo w er hob sw ivel slide
gives the hob its lo n g itu d in a l traverse. A special m ic ro m e te r dial on
th e w o rk slide p e rm its re a d in g th e
exact h eig h t of th e c e n te r lin e of
the w ork spindle abov e th e c e n te r
line of th e hob spindle. A sim ila r
dial on th e m ain feed screw show s
th e exact n u m b e r of inches an d thousan d th s b etw een th e sp in d le nose
and th e c e n te r lin e of th e hob carriag e unit. A scalę, m o u n te d on th e
overarm , positions a fixed sto p fo r
loading w o rk in to th e m a ch in ę
properly, an d a la rg e g e a r box on
the le ft side of th e m a ch in ę co n tain s
all change g e a r tra in s . A ll Controls
are a t th e le ft h a n d f ro n t of th e m a ­
chinę. T he m a ch in e’s o v e ra rm is of
h eavier co n stru ctio n . T h e covers a r e
over th e m iddle o f th e w o rk spindle,
over th e back of th e u p r ig h t housing, and over th e c h a n g e g ea rs.
C hrom ium p la ted te le sc o p in g w ay
gu ard s a re provided fo r th e bed
w ays and th e hob slide w ay s. An
on th e re ą u ire m e n t of tim e-and-ah a lf f o r a ll h o u rs w o rk ed o v er
f o rty in an y w eek. T h e c a lc u la to r
is a com pact, v isib le c a rd reeo rd
book w hich m a y be p laced w ith in
Speed R edu cer
9 A m erican P u lley Co., 4200 W issahickon, P h ilad e lp h ia , h a s in tro d u ced
a new ty p e of speed red u cer. I t eonsists of tw o m a jo r elem e n ts- a helica l-g ea r
red u ctio n
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m o u n ts d irec tly on th e s h a ft of th e
d riv en m achinę, a n d a s ta n d a rd b elt
e a sy ey e-ran g e of th e clerk w h ile
in service, an d slipped in to an y
desk d ra w e r w h en n o t in use. It con­
ta in s 261 in d iv id u al w a g e r a te ta b le s
co v e rin g ev e ry period of service
fro m 'A h o u r to 60 h o u rs. T h e w ag e
r a te s fro m 30 ce n ts to $1.50 a re in %ce n t ste p s an d th o se fro m $1.50 to $2,
in 2% ce n t step s. W a g es a re show n
f o r %, %, % an d fu li h o u r periods.
S im ple in o p era tio n , th e e n tire sy s­
tem is d esig n ed f o r c la rity , speed
an d a ecu racy . T h e r a te in d ex es a re
a ll visible, an d th e ty p e is elear.
R ules an d 2-eolor p rin tin g fa c ilita te
re a d in g an d avoid con fu sio n an d th e
c a rd s tu r n on m e ta l hinges. T h eir
visible m a rg in s h av e a tra n s p a r e n t
p ro te c tiv e covering.
C o m p o s itio n A p p lic a to r
additional s a fe ty sw itch is provided
to p rev e n t a n y o v er ru n of th e hob
slide. A spindle n ose a d a p te r is provided w ith each m achinę. T h is p e r­
m its in te rc h a n g e a b ility of w o rk
arb o rs b etw een th is m a c h in ę and th e
No. 12 an d ty p e A h o b b in g m achines.
The hob slide ca n be sw iveled
th ro u g h 360 d eg rees, an d m ay be set
a t an y a n g le f o r hob b in g . T ap ered
hob spin d les m a y be fu rn ish e d
w hen it is d esire d to o b ta in e x tra
fine finish. H ollow ty p e hob spin d les
can be fu rn is h e d f o r accom m odating sh a n k ty p e hobs o r in te rch an g e able hob arb o rs.
H D ivine Bros. Co., U tica, N. Y., announce a m odel AK com position a p ­
p lic ato r w hich a u to m a tic a lly an d
m e ch a n ica lly ap p lies com pound to
d riv e b etw een th e m o to r an d th e
in p u t s h a ft o f th e red u c tio n u n it.
T h e u n it its e lf h a s a s ta n d a rd , fixed
ra tio of 13:1, g r e a te r o r le s se r ra tio s
bein g accom plished by th e p rim a ry
b elt drive. F iv e red u c tio n u n its, each
w ith th e sa m e 13:1 ra tio , co v er all
a p p lica tio n s fro m % to 30 horsepow er. F o r speeds lo w er th a n 11
rev o lu tio n s p e r m in u tę special r e ­
du ctio n u n its ca n be assem b led . B e­
cau se th is speed re d u c e r m o u n ts d i­
re c tly on th e s h a ft, no sp ace o r exp en se fo r sp ecial fo u n d atio n s is r e ­
ąu ired . T h e sh o ck -ab so rb in g actio n
of th e p rim a ry b elt d riv e p ro tec ts
th e g e a rs fro m a n y shoek loads.
N e c essa ry m a in te n a n c e a tte n tio n is
confined to in fre ą u e n t lu b ricatio n .
H o n in g , L a p p in g M a c h in ę
P a y ro ll C a lc u la to r
H A cm e V isible R e co rd s Inc., 122
S o u th M ichigan, C hicago, h a s perfected a P a y ro ll c a lc u la to r th a t
e lim in ates a ll fig u rin g w ith its
chance fo r e rro r, a n d a ll m ach in ę
w o rk w ith its n eed f o r v erification.
It re v e a ls a t a g la n c e th e to ta l
am o u n t due a n y w a g e e a r n e r in
re g u la r a n d in o v e rtim e p a y b ased
E asily m oved fro m one m a ch in ę to
a n o th e r—th e a p p lic a to r is a selfco n tain e d u n it. I t is v e ry fiexible in
its m o u n ta b ility on v a rio u s m a ­
chines. Its open co n stru c tio n perm its d issip atio n of h e a t w h ich m ig h t
m e lt th e b a rs. T h e u n it is electrically d riv en by a sm a li m o to r. A djustm e n ts a r e p rovided to c o n tro l th e
am o u n t of com position ap p lied a t
each stro k e , a n d th e n u m b e r of
stro k e s p e r m in u tę. T h e m o to r is
p ro tec ted by th e rm a l elem e n ts in
th e sw itch. T his sa m e m ach in ę ca n
be u sed to a u to m a tic a lly ap p ly a
g re a se stick to p o lish in g w heels.
th e fac e of buffing w heels, in an
ex a c t co n tro lled am o u n t an d frequency. I t ca n be used in conjunction w ith la th e s f o r h a n d buffing,
a n d on a ll ty p e s of a u to m a tic an d
se m ia u to m a tic buffing m achines.
■ W. H . S im m ons & Co., 208 Lawren c e S treet, C incinnati, h as develo ped a la rg e H y-Speed cap acity hon­
in g a n d la p p in g m ach in ę w hich h as
u n u su a l cap acity an d e x tre m e simp licity of o p eratio n . I ts c o n stru c ­
tio n allow s m u ch fa s te r pro d u etio n
on la rg e cylinders.
F a s t m a te ria ł rem o v al is possible
in th e h o n in g o p eratio n . A n exam ple of th e m ach in e’s h ig h m a te ria ł
rem o v al is sh o w n in th e rem o v al
of 0.007-inch on th e d ia m e te r of a
10% -inch b o re alloy diesel engine
75
J a n u a r y 13, 1941
ease of o p era tio n an d flexibility
n e c e ssa ry to give good re s u lts. T h e
a r ra n g e m e n t of th e in s tru m e n t allow s th e o p e ra to r to see a m agnified p o rtio n of th e e x a e t field w hich
is bein g m e asu red . S ev eral apertu re s a r e provided in th e screen ,
b u t th e se m a y be ea sily ch an g ed by
c h a n g in g th e p osition of th e diap h rag m . T h e slit d ia p h ra g m can
be ro ta te d to a lig n closely th e
im age of th e sp e c tra l lin e w ith th e
slit a p e rtu re , w ith p ro v isio n fo r
sp ecial conditions of m e a su re m e n t.
A fte r a d ju s tm e n t, th e op tical
p a r ts re m a in fixed an d r e ą u ire no
f u r th e r m o v e m en t fo r fo cusing.
O th e r co nveniences include; h o ri­
lin e r 30 inches long, in the a c tu a l
h o n in g tim e of 8 m in u te s. A ccuracy
w as m a in ta in ed w ith 0.00025-inch fo r
ro u n d n e ss
and
0.0005-inch
fo r
s tra ig h tn e s s in a le n g th of 30 inches.
T h e m ach in ę is av ailab le in th re e
sizes.
P h o to m e te r
■ G en e ra l E le c tric Co., S ch en ec­
tad y , N. Y., h a s in tro d u c e d a n ew
p h o to m e te r f o r tra n sm issio n m easu re m e n ts.
I t is especially valuab le in su ch w’o rk a s q u a n tita tiv e
sp e c to g ra p h ic an a ly sis.
T h e p h o to m e te r f e a tu re s comp ac tn e ss,
m e ch a n ica l
sim plicity,
L ast C ali fo r Exhibitors
zo n tal p ian e m o u n tin g , v e rn ie r ad ­
ju s tm e n t of th e p ia n e in th e directio n of th e w av e le n g th ax is, focus­
in g by th e up a n d dow n m ovem ent
of th e sta g e , co n v en ien t lo catio n of
lig h t c o n tro l devices d irec tly in
fro n t o f th e o p e ra to r a n d convenie n t lo catio n of th e sta g e , screen
an d g a lv a n o m e te r scalę.
Im p ro v e d P illo w B lo c k s
■ A h lb e rg B e a rin g Co., 3058 W est
F o rty -se v e n th S treet, C hicago, ann o u n ces th e in c o rp o ra tio n of Neop re n e se a ls in its S eries EC pillow
blocks to p ro te c t th e b e a rin g s and
re ta in th e ir lu b ric a n t. T h ese tu rn
w ith th e s h a f t an d flo at in th e housing. T h e se a ls a r e o f th e la b y rin th
type, fric tio n le s s a n d lo n g w earin g .
C o m p lete u n its c o n sist o f fu li selfalig n in g , p recisio n b a li b earin g s,
1941
MACHINĘ & TOOL PROGRESS
EXHIBITION
m o u n ted in one-piece h o u sin g s. Com­
p a c t and sim ple, th e d esig n len d s itse lf to lig h t a n d n o rm a l service.
T he illu s tra tio n sh o w s; (1) selfalig n in g b ali b ea rin g , (2) one-piece
h ousing, (3) re m o v a b le en d cap, (4)
n o -d rag la b y rin th se als, (5) sim ple
m o u n tin g w ren ch .
CONVENTION H A LL, D ETR O IT
MARCH 25 TO 29 IN CLU SIVE
L a p p in g P la te
If you are producing m achines, tools or eąuipm ent n eeded for
the defense program, you can bring them d irectly to the attention
of the men who w ill buy and use them— at the 1941 M ach in ę &
To ol
Progress
E x h ib itio n .
Being
held
concurrently
with
the
3 C h a lle n g e M a ch in e ry Co., G rand
H av e n , M ich., is m a rk e tin g a semiste el la p p in g p la te w h ich h a s 1/16inch g rooves, sp aced % -inch a p a rt,
ru n n in g th e fu li le n g th an d w idth
o f th e su rfa c e . It is s ta te d to pro-
annual convention of the A . S . T .E . , the tim ely theme of both
exhibition and convention is "Ed u catio n for N ational D efen se."
A t the last e x h ib itio n / more than 2 7 ,0 0 0 production executives
and
engineers
were
o fficially
registered.
Total
attendance
ex ce e d e d 7 5 ,0 0 0 .
To date more than three-fourths of all availab le floor space has
been reserved.
ayailable.
feet.
H o w e v e r, a few booths of various sizes are still
Booths are 1 0 x 1 0 , 1 0 x 2 0 , 1 5 x 2 0 , 2 0 x 2 0 and 2 0 x 3 0
If you have not a lread y reserved sp a ce, write or wire today.
A ME R I C A N S O C I E T Y OF T OOL E N G I N E E R S
Ford R. Lam b ,
2567 W. Grand Blvd.
76
Exec. Secretary
Detroit, Michigan
vide a m e an s f o r a c c u ra te lap p in g
of d elica te jo in ts.
T h e lap p in g
p la te s a r e of h ig h -g ra d e sem isteel,
sp ecially h e a t-tre a te d a n d m achined.
T h ey a r e u sed on c ra n k cases, cyl­
in d e r h ead s, end b ells, g e a r hous­
ings an d o th e r p a r ts th a t m u st be
la p p ed to av o id oil le a k s. A specially-designed, all-steel s ta n d is
/T EEL
a v a ila b le w ith th e se p la te s. I t is
arc-w elded fo r rig id ity an d is equipped w ith closely-spaced lock leveling screw s th a t en a b le th e u se r
to keep th e la p p in g p la te level a t
all tim es.
T h e la m p ’s b ase is M ogul Bi-Pin,
s im ila r to p re se n t flu o re sc en t lam p
bases, b u t la rg e r.
R a te d a t an a v e ra g e life of 2000
h o u rs, th e u n it h a s a n in itia l lu m en
o u tp u t of 44 lu m e n s p e r w att.
U n it H e a ters
P re ssu re M e te r
■ R eznor M fg. Co., 186 J a m e s
stre e t, M ercer, P a., h a s in tro d u c ed
a new line of gas-fired u n it h e a te rs,
fo r offices, fac to ries, sto re ro o m s an d
sim ila r places. T h e h e a te rs need no
w a te r o r ste a m fo r o p era tio n , a r e
scientifically c o n stru c te d to th ro w
h e a t evenly ov er la rg e a re a s. T h re e
types, each av a ila b le in five sizes
to pro vide fro m 55,000 to 200,000
Btu, a re included in th e line. T h e
fa n ty pe h e a te r is eąuipped w ith
■ Thom son-G ibb E le c tric W elding
Co., L ynn, M ass., h a s p laced on th e
m a rk e t rec en tly , an im p ro v ed r e ­
sis ta n c e w eld in g p re s s u re m e te r
w hich in su re s m o re a c c u ra te readings.
I t co n sists chiefly of an oil-filled
d ia p h ra g m co n n ected to a g ag e
m ad e w ith a bro n ze b u sh ed move-
m en t. T h e dial is c a lib ra te d to rea d
d irectly in pounds.
A p lu n g e r tu b e p łu g s ta b iliz e r in
th e ste m p ro te c ts th e g ag e a g a in s t
d am ag e fro m su d d en ap p lica tio n of
p re ss u re a n d e lim in a te s d a n g e r of
th e needłe being fo rc ed off th e scalę
o r tu rn e d on its s h a ft.
T h e d ia p h ra g m u n it is re sis ta n c e
w elded th ro u g h o u t, th e p a d s b eing
w elded to th e d ia p h ra g m p la te s
w hich a re seam w elded to g e th e r,
a n d th e s tu d in to w hich th e g a g e is
screw ed is w elded to th e d ia p h ra g m .
T h e g ag e is av a ila b le in th e fo l­
low ing ra n g e s : 0-350, 0-550, 0-800,
0-1600, 0-2500, 0-4000, 0-5000, an d
0-80G0 pounds.
FA R R EL-SY K ES GEARS
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a 4-blade, electrically -d riv en propelle r fan . T his is situ a te d b ehind th e
h e a te r cabinet, d riv in g cool a ir o f
th e room over th e s tre a m lin e d h e a t
e x c h an g e r an d th e n ce in to th e ro o m ,
th e a ir being h e a te d in th e pro cess.
P ro d u c ts of com bustion a re c a rrie d
fro m th e com bustion c h a m b e r in to
th e flue c h a m b e r an d th e n to th e
chim ney.
T he b lo w er an d d u et
ty p e h e a te rs c o rresp o n d in d esig n
and o p era tio n to th e fa n ty p e u n it
except th a t th e b lo w er ty p e is equipped w ith a b lo w er in ste a d of a fa n
and th e d u et ty p e is eąu ip p e d w ith
n eith er b lo w er n o r fa n . T h e b lo w er
type is fo r in sta lla tio n in a d u et
system . T he d u et ty p e h e a te r is
fo r u se in a sy stem w h e re th e a ir
is supplied by a re m o te ly situ a te d
blow er. All of th e h e a te rs can be
fu rn ish ed to b u rn n a tu ra l, m anufac tu re d o r liquefied p etro leu m gas,
and a r e co m p letely equipped w ith
a u to m a tic Controls.
F lu o r e s c e n t L a m p
■ H y g ra d e S y lv an ia Corp., Salem .
M ass., h as in tro d u ced a new 100
w a tt fluo rescen t la m p fo r g en e rał
illu m in atio n in la rg e r a re a s. I t is
60 inches lo n g a n d 2% inches in
d iam eter. A vailable now in w hite,
it w ill soon be available in day lig h t.
J a n u a r y 13, 1941
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Inerease The Load-Carrying Capacity
Of Canadian Allis-Chalmers Hoist
B e c a u se th e g r e a te r b e a r in g s u r fa c e
o f th e ir c o n tin u o u s h c r rin g b o n c
te e lh m a k e s th e m s tr o n g e r a n d
a b le to c a rr y h e a v ie r lo a d s , F a r re lS y k e s G e a rs a re used 111 th is d o u h lc
c o n ic a l d r u m m in e h o is t b u ilt by
C a n a d ia n A llis -C h a lm e r s , L td .
T h e id le r a n d d r u m s h a ft g e ars o f
th is h o is t a re spliL in h a lv e s for
e a sy a s s e m b ly a n d d is a s s e m b ly .
T h e d riv in g p in io n s a re so lid and
e a c h is co u p le d to a 1200 IIP , 400
R P M in o lo r , r c d u c in g to 38.2 R P M
o n th e d r u m s .
ln a d d itio n to in creased s tr e n g th
a n d h ig h lo a d - c a r r y in g c a p a c ity ,
F a r r e l-S y k e s G ea rs olTer th e a d v a n tag es o f re d u c e d w e ig h t a n d size
a n d e x c e p tio n a lly q u ic t , s m o o th
o p erat io n .
O w in g to th e in te r la c in g o f th e ir
Ic e tli, tlie ir e re e p in g e n g a g e m e n t
a n d in e lin e d lin e o f p re ssu re ,
F a r re l-S y k e s G e a rs w itlis la n d w ear
b c t le r , an<I in v o Iu tc p rofile an d
correct to o tb act ion a re m a in ta in e d
as lo n g a s th e g e ars la st. O pp oscd
h c lic c s b a la n c c a n d a b so rb axial
th r u s t w ith in th e g e a r m e m b e r,
w h ich e lim in a te s h a r m fu l th r u s t
lo ads a n d r c s u lta n t stre sse s 011
o th e r p a rts o f th e m a e h in e ry .
T h e se fe a tu r e s a c c o u n t for th e
lo n g -liv e d , e c o n o m ic a l p e r fo r m ­
a n ce o f F a r re l-S y k e s G ea rs.
T h e re a rc F a r re l-S y k e s G ea rs and
G e a r U n its fo r every ty p e o f s e n ice.
S p ecia l u n its a rc d esig n ed
a n d b u ilt to o rd er. F arrel e n g i­
n eers a re a v a ila b le fo r e o n s u lta tio n
011 g e a r p ro b lem s.
FA R R EL - BIRMINGHAM
322 VULCAN STREET
COMPANY,
Inc.
BUFFALO. N. Y.
GEARS
77'
S te e l C o r p . S h ip m e n t s U p ;
S e t D e c e m b e r R e co rd
B D ecem ber sh ip m e n ts of finished
ste e l by th e U nited S ta te s S teel
Corp. to ta le d 1,544,623 n e t tons, an
in e re ase of 119,271 to n s ov er Nov em b er s h ip m e n ts of 1,425,352 to n s
an d an in e re a se of 100,654 tons
ov er 1,443,969 to n s in D ecem ber,
1939. T h is w a s th e h ig h e st Decem-
U . S. S t e e l’s S h ip m e n t s
(Inter-com pany shipments not included)
Net Tons
1939
1938
1937
1940
870,866
570,264 1,268,403
Jan. 1,145,592
522.395 1,252.845
747.427
Feb. 1.009.250
627,047 1.563,113
845,108
March 931,905
771.752
550.551 1,485,231
Aprll 907,904
May 1.084.057
795,689
509.811 1,443,477
807,562
524,994 1,405,078
June 1.209,684
745,364
484,611 1,315,353
July 1,296.887
Aug. 1.455.604
885,636
615,521 1.225.907
635,645 1,161.113
Sept. 1,392,838 1,086,683
730.312
875.972
Oct. 1.572.408 1,345,855
648,727
749,328
Nov. 1,425,352 1,406,205
539,553
Dec. 1,544,623 1,443,969
765.868
Total , by
Mos 14,976,110 11,752,116 7,286,347 14,184.772
Adjustm ent .
*44,865
129,159
*87,106
Total
............ 11,707.251
t Inerease.
*Decrease.
n o t be able to p ay fo r th em in
rea d y cash. W e can n o t, a n d will
not, tell th e m th e y m u st su rre n d e r,
m e re ly becau se of p re se n t in a b ility
to p ay fo r th e w eap o n s w h ich w e
know th e y m u st have.
“I do n o t reco m m en d th a t w e
m a k e th e m a loan of d o lla rs w ith
w hich to p a y fo r th e se w eap o n s—
a loan to be re p a id in dollars.
“ I reco m m en d th a t w e m a k e it
possible fo r th o se n atio n s to con­
tin u e to o b ta in w a r m a te ria ls in
th e U nited S ta te s, fittin g th e ir o r­
ders into o u r ow n p ro g ra m . N ea rly
all of th e ir m a te rie l w ould, if th e
tim e e v e r cam e, be u se fu l fo r o u r
ow n d efe n se.”
S lo s s -S h e ffie ld T o
R e h a b ilita te O ld O ve n s
H Sloss-Sheffield S teel & Iro n Co.
w ill re h a b ilita te p a r t of its old beehive coke oven e ą u ip m e n t on th e
L e w isb u rg h ig h w ay a d ja c e n t to
B irm in g h am , to p ro d u ce a b o u t 90,000 to n s of coke an n u a lly . Ovens,
idle 20 y e a rs, had to be d u g fro m
ac cu m u latio n of ru b b ish . Expenditu r e w ill involve ab o u t $30,000.
C e m e n t e d C a r b id e T o o ls
b e r to ta l in th e h isto ry of th e C or­
p o ration.
F o r th e y e a r end ed Dec. 31, 1940,
to ta l sh ip m e n ts, exelusive of yearen d a d ju s tm e n ts , to ta le d 14,976,110
to n s, eo m p ared w ith 11,707,251 tons
a f te r a d ju s tm e n ts in 1939.
A u to b u ild e r s C a n c e l
N a tio n a l F a li S h o w
D E TR O IT
13 W hile proceed in g w ith p la n s fo r
n ew m odels, au to m o b ile m a n u fa c ­
tu r e r s h av e a lm o st u n a n im o u sly decided to cali off th e n a tio n a l a u to ­
m obile show in N ew Y ork th is fali,
du e to th e u rg e n c y of th e defense
p ro g ra m .
P r e s id e n t A s k s “ G r e a tly
In c r e a s e d ” A p p r o p r ia tio n
(Concluded fro m page 24)
fo r g re a tly in c re a se d new approp ria tio n s an d a u th o riz a tio n s to
c a rry on w h a t w e h av e begun.
"I also a s k th is co n g re ss fo r
a u th o rity an d fo r fu n d s sufficient
to m a n u fa c tu re ad d itio n al m unitio n s an d w a r su p p lies of m a n y
k inds, to be tu rn e d o v er to tho se
n a tio n s w h ich a r e now in a c tu a l
w a r w ith a g g re s s o r n atio n s.
“O u r m o st u se fu l an d im m ed ia te
ro le is to a c t as a n a rs e n a ł fo r th em
a s w ell as fo r o urselves, T h e y do
n o t need m a n pow er.
T h e y do
need b illions of d o lla rs’ w o rth of
th e w ea p o n s of defense.
“T h e tim e is n e a r w h en th e y w ill
78
S a le s S ervice E x te n d e d
■ E x te n siv e p la n t im p ro v em en ts,
ad o p tio n of new p ro cesses an d consolid atio n
of
sales
en g in ee rin g
fo rces is an n o u n c ed jo in tly by Vascoloy-R am et Corp., N o rth C hicago,
111., F a n s te e l M e tallu rg ica l Corp.,
N o rth C hicago, a n d V anadium -A lloys S teel Co., L atro b e, P a.
To m e et n a tio n a l d efen se r e ą u ire ­
m e n ts fo r cem en ted carb id e tools
the co m p an ies h av e been w o rk in g
to im p ro v e ą u a lity , ex p ed ite deliveries, an d to g iv e m o re en g in ee rin g
a s sista n c e to u se rs.
T h is service, sa y s th e announcem en t, “is b ein g ex ten d ed by oi'ganizatio n o f a d irec t sa le s e n g in e e rin g
fo rce u n d e r m a n a g e m e n t of Vascoloy-R am et Corp. F a c to ry ow ned
b ran c h es h av e been e s tab lish ed in
D etro it, C lcveland, C in cin n ati, p i t t s ­
b u rg h , P rov id en ce, R. I., H a rtfo rd ,
Conn., J e rs e y C ity, N . J., P h ila d e l­
p hia an d M ilw aukee. E ach w ill be
m a n a g e d by a tra in e d sa les e n g in e e r
e x p e rien ced in th e a p p lica tio n of
V ascoloy-R am et to o ls . . . . T ra v e lin g
e n g in e e rs a r e av a ila b le f o r consulta tio n on sp ecial ap p licatio n s.
“E ffective Ja n . l, 1941, o rd ers fo r
V ascoloy-R am et tools, b lan k s, dies
o r w e a r re s is tin g p a r ts sh o u ld be
p laced w ith th e g e n e ra ł offices a t
N o rth C hicago o r J e rs e y City, w ith
a n y o f th e fa c to ry ow ned b ran c h es,
o r w ith a n y of th e a u th o riz e d Vascoloy-R am et a g e n ts, w ith e ą u a l assu ra n c e of p ro m p t an d c a re fu l a t ­
te n tio n .”
D irec t sa les an d serv ice fac ilities
of V anadium -A lloys S teel Co. f o r
V ascoloy-R am et p ro d u c ts h av e been
C onsolidated w ith th o se of VascoloyR a m e t Corp.
A m o n g carb id e tool en g in eers
tr a n s f e r r e d to th e sa le s o rg an izatio n
a re : W ilfre d P u lv e r a n d C larence
J. B usch, lo cated a t M ilw au k ee; C.
W. Blade, H a r tf o rd ; F . B. S tu rm ,
D e tro it; S am A. M inien a n d John
Lee, N o rth C hicago.
D IE D :
F re d li. D avis, 64, a fo u n d e r of
th e A u d it B u re a u of C ircu latio n s
an d fo r 35 y e a rs a d v e rtisin g space
b u y e r f o r G en e ra l E le c tric Co.,
S ch en ectad y , N. Y., Dec. 26, a t his
h o m e in S ch en ectad y . H e w as a
P i o n e e r ad v o cate of a c c u ra te
m e a su re m e n t in a d v e rtisin g and
h elp ed fo u n d th e A u d it B u re a u in
1914. H e se rv e d a s a d ire c to r from
th a t d a te u n til h is d ea th , a n d also
w as first vice p re sid e n t o f th e organizatio n sińce 1927.
♦
Irving- ,1. K n u d so n , 49, h ea d of the
r e f rig e r a to r division, D e tro it Lubric a to r Co., w ith h e a d ą u a rte r s in
C hicago, in T ucson, A riz., Ja n . 7.
♦
G ordon ,1. R atzo w , 38, a s s is ta n t
p u rc h a sin g a g e n t, N a tio n a l S crew &
M fg. Co., C leveland, in th a t city,
Ja n . 7.
»
H a r ry H . A Iex an d er, 74, co n su lt­
in g m e ta llu rg is t a n d p la n t m a n ­
ag er, A m erican S m e ltin g & Refining Co., N ew Y ork,' Ja n . 5, a t his
ho m e in W estfield, N. J.
♦
W illiam G. Z apf, 71, fo r m any
y e a rs ch ief ch em ist, H a n n a F u rn a e e
Co., D elray , Mich., u n til h is retirem e n t a y e a r ago, J a n . 2, a t his
h o m e in D etro it.
♦
E th a n E. A m es, 59, asso ciated
w ith th e C leveland sa le s d e p a rt­
m e n t of Jo h n A. R o e b lin g ’s Sons
Co., T re n to n , N. J., a t h is ho m e in
C leveland, J a n . 2. H e h a d been
asso ciated w ith R o e b lin g ’s 39 years.
♦
W illiam C. M in ier, 61, fo rm e r
sa le s m a n a g e r o f th e ClevelandC in cin n ati-D etro it d is tric t f o r Shepard -N iles C ran e & H o ist Corp.,
M o n to u r F alls, N. Y., J a n . 1, at
h is ho m e in C leveland H eig h ts, O.
♦
E ln ie r E . W o o d w ard , 78, p re si­
den t, W o o d w ard
G o v ern o r Co.,
R o ck fo rd , 111., in R o ck fo rd , Dec. 31.
A n a u th o rity on sp e ed co n trol, and
an in v e n to r, h e b eg an h is ca reer
as a n a p p re n tic e in h is f a th e r ’s
fa c to ry a t th e a g e o f 14. H e had
been p re sid e n t o f th e co m p an y 22
y e a rs.
♦
J o h n S- S co tt, 81, vice p resid en t,
P a tte r s o n F o u n d ry & M ach inę Co.,
E a s t L iverpool, O., Dec. 30.
/TEEL
lilii? IN
S eco n d Ą u a r te r P r ic e s
T i s i o g n *
c D e m a n d
B e c o m in g Ł iv e T o p ie
C ontinues brisk.
'p j i i c e & -
P re ssu re to lo w er scra p p r ic e m a y
m e a n u n c h a n g e d s te e l levels. B u lk
o f ord ers n o w f o r s e c o n d ą u a r te r.
BI B U L K o f c u r r e n t ste e l sa le s is fo r seco n d ą u a r te r
a t p rices p re v a ilin g a t tim e of s h ip m e n t, w ith A p ril
m o st p o p u la r m o n th .
P ro d u c e rs a r e v ir tu a lly sold
o u t fo r first ą u a r te r , m a n y m a k in g th e g e s tu re of
w ith d ra w in g fro m th e m a r k e t on t h a t p o sitio n . W ide
p ia te s h av e been sold a s f a r a h e a d a s A u g u st. S a le s volum e u su a lly h o ld s u p to r e c e n t h ig h levels, th o u g h w ith
m o re ex c ep tio n s th a n u s u a l r e p o rte d a n d d e liv e rie s la g
f a r th e r behind. T h u s s te e l s h e e ts a v e ra g e 12 w ee k s
as a g a in s t 10 w eeks b e fo re th e h o lid a y s.
I f W a sh in g to n is su c c e ssfu l in fo rc in g ste e l sc ra p
prices dow n to th e b a s is of $20 f o r P itts b u r g h h e a v y
m e ltin g steel, th e le a d in g re a s o n f o r h ig h e r finished
ste el prices fo r seco n d ą u a r t e r w ill h a v e been removed. Som e fig u rę t h a t tw o -th ird s o f th e in c re a se d
co st of ste e l m a k in g siń c e A p ril lie s in s c ra p . S te e l­
m a k e rs w ill p ro b a b ly d e la y n a m in g n ew p ric e s as
lo n g as possible, p o ssib ly u n til m id -M a rc h , to give
th em m ore tim e to size u p c o sts. S ince m o s t p ro ­
d u cers book a t p ric e s p re v a ilin g fo r second p e rio d th e re
w ill be no u r g e n t n eed f o r speed.
M ost co n su m e rs now tu r n in e x a c t sp e cific atio n s as
to ą u a lity , ą u a n tit y a n d d a te o f d e liv e ry w ith th e issu in g o f a n in ą u iry , in c o n tr a s t to b la n k e t in ą u irie s
of o th e r y e a rs, ex ig en c ies o f th e tim e s fo rc in g th is
m o re p rec ise a c tio n .
N ew s of g o v e rn m e n ta l p ric e p r e s s u r e on s c ra p resu lted in a flood o f o ffers on p a r t o f d e a le rs to sell a t
below p rice s p re v a ilin g p re v io u sly , th o u g h u s u a lly n o t
a s low as th e $20 base. W h a t se em e d s c a rc ity of s c ra p
su p p lies now f o r th e m o m e n t a p p e a rs a s m o d e ra te
p len ty . L o w e r s c ra p p ric e s w o u ld reliev e p re s s u re
on p ig iro n c o n s u m p tio n .
T h e p ro p o se d $20 s c ra p
ą u o ta tio n w ould r e - e s ta b lis h a n o rm a l d iffe re n tia l
betw een iro n a n d s c ra p a n d te n d to re -e s ta b lis h th e
u su a l 50-50 r a tio c h a rg e d in open h e a r th s .
S h o u ld a b a se p ric e f o r sc ra p be a g re e d u p o n com p lic ated w o rk w o u ld fo llo w in e s ta b lis h in g p ric e s on
o th e r d e s c rip tio n s a n d in v a rio u s c e n te rs, it b ein g su g g e ste d th a t a d e te rm in a tio n o f a v e ra g e d iffe re n tia ls
o v er a p e rio d of y e a r s m a y fin a lly decide th e m a tte r .
A lis t o f sig n ific a n t ste e ls, com p iled b y le a d in g m e ta llu r g is ts a f te r m o n th s o f s tu d y , is e x p e c te d to be an n o unced w ith in a few w eek s. I t w ill in c lu d e som e
200 sp e cific atio n s a im e d to m e e t p r a c tic a lly all r e ­
J a n u a r y 13, 1941
Strong.
p jz o d u A tio n
JJp lVz points to 97.
ą u ire m e n ts now co v ered by m a n y th o u sa n d s. I f i t s
a d o p te d g e n e ra lly th e effec t s h o u ld be to sp eed up
th e d e fe n se p r o g ra m b y m a k in g it a s im p le r m a tte r
fo r th e s te e l in d u s try to p ro d u ce ste e l f o r v a r y in g r e ­
ą u ire m e n ts .
T h e s itu a tio n w ith re fe re n c e to th e ste e l s u p p ly fo r
c u r r e n t n eed s is e n c o u ra g in g . S te p s now a r e b ein g
ta k e n to e lim in a te th e b o ttle n e c k in p ia te s — a b o ttle n eck t h a t h a s n o t y e t becom e re a lly a c u te . O ne 100in c h m ili is b ein g w id en ed to en a b le i t to p ro d u ce 120in ch p ia te s . P la n s a re in p ro c e ss f o r s im ila r c h a n g e s
o r f o r in s ta lla tio n o f a c c e ss o ry e ą u ip m e n t a t o th e r
m ills so a s to in e re a se o u tp u t of n eed ed m a te ria ł.
T h en , th e re is c a p a c ity f o r p ro d u c in g a v a s t to n n a g e
o f p ia te s , u p to 1 -in ch th ic k a n d u p to 94 in c h es w ide,
on c o n tin u o u s s tr ip m ills. T h e 1 4 0-inch m ili to be
b u ilt b y T en n e sse e C oal, Iro n & R a ilro a d Co., incidenta lly , is e x p e c te d to be in p ro d u c tio n b efo re th e en d
o f 1941.
T h e re c e n tly a c u te s itu a tio n in e le c tric f u rn a c e ste e l
h a s been c o n s id e ra b ly reliev ed a s a r e s u lt of p la cin g
n ew fu rn a c e s in p ro d u c tio n . I t is e x p e c te d t h a t w h en
a d d itio n a l f u rn a c e s no w u n d e r c o n s tru c tio n go in to
p ro d u c tio n in M a rc h o r A p ril th e r e w ill be no f u r th e r
co n c ern h e re .
G a lv a n iz e rs h a v e bid a s h ig h a s 9 % c e n ts f o r zinc,
a s a g a in s t official ą u o ta tio n o f 7% ce n ts.
A u to m o b ile p ro d u c tio n is sc h ed u le d to re c o v e r fro m
th e h o lid a y s b y 39,245 u n its to 115,935 f o r th e w eek
o f J a n . 11, c o m p a rin g w ith 111,330 fo r th e sa m e w eek
o f 1940.
S tee l in g o t p ro d u c tio n la s t w eek g a in e d 1% p o in ts
to 97 p e r c e n t o f c a p a c ity . A d v an c es to o k p la ce in six
d is tr ic ts : C h icag o by Vs p o in t to 100 p e r ce n t, Clevela n d b y xh p o in t to 8 4 % , N ew E n g la n d b y 1 p o in t to
86, C in c in n a ti b y 1 Vz p o in ts to 88 Vs, D e tro it b y 4 p o in ts
to 94, Y o u n g sto w n b y 2 p o in ts to 94. D eclin es w ere a t
W h eelin g , off 5 p o in ts to 91, a n d B uffalo, off 2% p o in ts
to 9 0 Vi. U n c h a n g e d w e re : P itts b u r g h a t 9 5 % , e a s t­
e r n P e n n s y lv a n ia a t 95, B irm in g h a m a t 100 a n d S t.
L o u is a t 8 7 '/Ł p e r cen t.
C o m p o site p ric e of ste e lw o rk s sc ra p re v e rse d its
r e c e n t tre n d s , d ec lin in g 71 c e n ts to $21. Iro n a n d
ste e l w a s n o m in a lly u n c h a n g e d a t $38.47 a n d fin ish ed
ste e l re m a in e d th e sa m e a t S56.60.
79
MARKET
COMPOSITE
Iro n a n d S t e e l . . . .
F in ish e d S teel . . . .
S tee lw o rk s S c r a p . .
J a n . 11
$38.47
56.60
21.00
Ja n . 4
S38.47
56.60
21.71
Dec. 28
$3«A3
56.60
21.46
O ne
M o n th Ago
Dec., 1940
$38.30
56.60
21.37
AYERAGES
O ne
Y ear Ago
Ja n ., 1940
$37.33
56.50
17.48
T h re e
M o n th s Ago
Oct., 1940
$38.07
56.60
20.56
F iv e
Y ears Ago
Ja n ., 1936
$33.34
53.70
13.15
Iro n a rui S te e l C o m u o s ite :— P ig Iron, s c ra p . b ille ts , s h e e t b a r s , w ire ro d s. tin p la te , w ire , s h e e ls , p la te s , s h a p e s , b a r s , b lack
p lp e r a l l s a llo v ste e l. h o t s tr ip , a n d c a s t Iro n p lp e a t r e p re s e n t a tl v e c e n te r s , F ln is h e d S te e l C o m p o s ite :— P la te s , s h a p e s , b a rs,
h o t 's t r i p n a lts ' tin p la te . pipe. S te e lw o r k s S c ra p C o m p o s ite :— R e a v y m e ltin g ste e l a n d c o m p re s s e d s h e e ts .
COMP ARISON
OF
PRICES
R e p re se n ta tiv e M a rk e t F ig u re s fo r C u rre n t W eek; A v e ra g e fo r L a st M onth, T h re e M o n th s an d O ne Y ea r Ago
Finished M ateriał
S te e l b a r s , P i t t s b u r g h .............. *. .
S te e l b a r s , C h i c a g o ............................
S te e l b a r s , P h i l a d e l p h i a ..................
I r o n b a r s , C h ic a g o .........................
S h a p e s , P i t t s b u r g h .........................
S h a p e s , P h ila d e lp h ia .......................
S h a p e s , C h ic a g o ................................
P la te s , P i t t s b u r g h ............................
P la te s , P h i la d e lp h ia .......................
P la te s , C h ic a g o ...................................
S h e e ts , h o t- ro lle d , P i t t s b u r g h . . .
S h e e ts , c o ld -ro lle d , P i t t s b u r g h . . .
S h e e ts , N o. 24 g a lv „ P i t t s b u r g h .
S h e e ts , h o t- ro lle d , G a r y ..............
S h e e ts , c o ld -ro lle d , G a ry ............
S h e e ts , N o. 24 g a lv ., G a r y ............
B r ig h t b ess., b a s ie w ire , P i t t s , . .
T in p la te , p e r b a s e b o x , P i tt s .. . .
W ire n a ils , P i t t s b u r g h ..................
J a n . 11,
1941
2.15C
2.15
2.47
2.25
2.10
2.215
2.10
2.10
2.15
2.10
2.10
3.05
3.50
2.10
3.05
3.50
2.60
$5.00
2.55
Ja n .
O ct.
D ec.
1940
1940
1940
2".15c 2.15C 2.15C
2.15
2.15
2.15
2.47
2.47
2.47
2.15
2.25
2.25
2.10
2.10
2.10
2.215 2.215 2.215
2.10
2.10
2.10
2.10
2.10
2.10
2.15
2.15
2.15
2.10
2.10
2.10
2.10
2.10
2.10
3.05
3.05
3,05
3.50
3.50
3.50
2.10
2.10
2.10
3.05
3.05
3.05
3,50
3.50
3.50
2,60 ■
2.60
2,60
$5.00 $5.00 $5.00
2.55
2.55
2.55
Sem ifinished M ateriał
S h e e t b a r s , P i t t s b u r g h , C h ic a g o . .
S la b s , P it t s b u r g h , C h ic a g o ..............
U e ro ltin g b ille ts , P i t t s b u r g h .........
W ire ro d s N o. 5 to f t- in c h , P i t t s ..
$34.00 $34.00
34.00 34.00
34.00 34.00
2.00
2.00
$34.00
34.00
34.00
2.00
$34.00
34.00
34.00
2.00
Pig Iron
B e sse m e r, d e l. P i t t s b u r g h ..............
B asic, V a l l e y .........................................
B a sic, e a s te rn , d el. P h ila d e lp h ia
N o. 2 fo u n d ry , P i t t s b u r g h ..............
No. 2 fo u n d ry , C h ic a g o ..................
S o u th e r n No. 2, B ir m in g h a m . .. .
S o u th e r n No. 2, d el. C in c in n a ti. . .
No. 2X, d el. P h ila . (d iffe r. a v . ) . .
M a lle a b le , V a lle y ..............................
M a lle a b le , C h ic a g o .........................
I .a k e S up., c h a r c o a l, d el. C h ic a g o
G ra y fo rg e , d el. P i t t s b u r g h .........
F e r ro m a n g a n e s e , d el, P it ts b u r g h .
Jan.
O ct.
Ja n . 11 , Dec.
1940
1940
1940
1941
$25.34 $24.95 $24.34 $24.34
22.50
22.50
23.50 23.10
24.34
24.34
25.34 24.84
24.21
24.21
25.21 24.80
23.22
23.00
24.00 23.75
19.38
19.38
19.38 19.38
23.06
23.06
23.06 23.06
26.215 25.715 25.215 25.215
23.00
23.00
24.00 23.60
23.00
23.00
24.00 23.75
30.34
30.34 30.34
30.34
23.17
23.17
24.17 23.35
125.33 125.33 125.33 105.33
Scrap
H e a v y m e lt, s te e l. P i t t s ................... $21.75 $22.75
H e a v y m e lt. s te e l, No. 2, E. P a .. . 19.75 19.75
H e a v y m e ltin g s te e l, C h ic a g o . . . 20.75 20.70
lta ils fo r ro llin g , C h ic a g o .............. 25.25 25.00
R a ilro a d ste e l sp e c ia ltie s, C h ica g o 24.25 23.95
$21.30
19.75
19.85
24.05
23.25
$18.15
16.81
16.45
19.05
18.50
$4.75
5.75
11.75
$4.75
5.75
11.25
Coke
C o n n e llsv ille , fu rn a c e , o v e n s . . . .
C o n n e llsv llle , fo u n d ry , o v e n s . .. .
C h ica g o , b y - p ro d u c t fd ry ., d e l.. .
$5.50
6.00
11.75
$5.50
6.00
11.75
STEEL, IRON, R A W MATERIAŁ, FUEL AND METALS PRICES
E xcep t w hen oth erw ise d esignated, prices are base, f.o.b. cars.
Sheet Steel
H o t R o lle d
P itts b u r g h ...........................
C h ic a g o , G a r y ..................
C le v e la n d ..............................
D e tro it, d e l............................
B u ffa lo ..................................
S p a r ro w s P o in t, M d ..........
N ew Y o rk , d e l.....................
P h ila d e lp h ia , d e l................
G r a n ite C ity , XII..................
M id d le to w n , 0 ......................
Y o u n g s to w n , 0 ....................
B ir m in g h a m .......................
P a c ific C o a s t p o r ts .........
2.10c
2.10c
2.10c
2.20c
2.10c
2.10c
2.34c
2.27c
2.20e
2.10c
2.10c
2.10c
2,65c
C old R o lle d
P i t t s b u r g h ............................
C h ic a g o , G a ry ...................
B u ffa lo ..................................
C le v e la n d ..............................
D e tro it, d e l l v e r e d ..............
P h ila d e lp h ia , d e l................
N ew Y o rk , d e l....................
G r a n ite C ity , 111..................
M id d le to w n , 0 .....................
Y o u n g s to w n , 0 ....................
P a c ific C o a s t p o r t s .........
3.05c
3.05c
3.05C
3.0oc
3.15c
3.37c
3.39c
3.15c
3.05c
3.05c
3.70c
G a lv a n lz e d N o. 24
P i t t s b u r g h ............................
C h ica g o , G a r y .....................
B u ffa lo ..................................
S p a r ro w s P o in t, M d ...........
P h ila d e lp h ia , d e l................
N ew Y o rk , d e llv e re d . . . .
B ir m in g h a m .......................
3.50c
3.ó0c
3.50c
3.50c
3.67c
3.74c
3.50c
80
P la te s ...2 1 .5 0 22.00 25.50
G r a n ite C ity . t l i ................................ 3.60c
S h e e ts . .26.50 29.00 32.50
M id d le to w n , 0 ..................................... 3.50c
H ot s t r i p . 17.00 17.50 24.00
Y o u n g s to w n . 0 .................................... 3.50c
P a c ific C o a s t p o r ts .........
4.05c C old s t p . . 22.00 22.50 32.00
B la c k P la te , N o. 29 a n d U g l it e r
P i tt s b u r g h ............................................ 3.05C
Steel Plate
C h ic a g o , G a ry ................................... 3.05c
P
i t ts b u r g h ...........................
G r a n ite C ity , 111.................................. 3.15c
I-o n g T e rn c s N o. 24 U n a s s o rte d N ew Y ork, d e l......................
P h ila d e lp h ia , d e l................
P i tt s b u r g h , G a r y ...............................3.80c
B o sto n , d e liv e re d ..............
P a c ific C c a s t ..................................... 4.55c
B u ffalo , d e liv e r e d ............
E n a m e lin g S h e e ts
C h ic a g o o r G a ry ..............
No. 10 No. 20 C le v e la n d ...........................
P i tt s b u r g h . . . .
2.75c
3.35c B ir m in g h a m .......................
C h ic a g o , G a ry .
2.75c
3.35C C o a te sv ille , P a ....................
G r a n ite C ity , III.
2.S5c
3.45c S p a r ro w s P o in t, M d...........
Y o u n g s to w n , O.
2.75c
3.35c C la y m o n t, D el......................
C le v e ia n d .........
2.75c
3.35c Y o u n g s to w n .......................
M id d le to w n , O ..
2.75c
3.35C G u lf p o r ts ...........................
P a c ific C o a s t . .
3.40c
4.00c P a c ific C o a s t p o r t s .........
Corrosion and HeatResistant A lloys
P itfs6 « rj7 /i bo se , cents per Ib.
C h ro m e -N ic k e l
N o. 302 No. 304
B a rs ..................................... 24.00 25,00
P la t e s .................................27.00 29.00
S h e e ts .................................34.00 36.00
H o t S t r i p ............................ 21.50 23.50
C old s t r ip ......... 28.00
30.00
S t r a ig h t C h ro m e s
N o. N o. N o. No.
410
430 442 446
B a rs ----- 18.50 19.00 22.50 27.50
S te e l F lo o r P la te s
P i tt s b u r g h
.........................
C h ic a g o ................................
G u lf p o rts ............................
P a c ific C o a st p o rts .........
30.50 G u lf p o r ts ............................
36.50 B ir m in g h a m .......................
35.00 S t. L o u is, d e l.........................
52.00 P a c ific C o a s t p o r t s ............
2.45C
2.10c
2.34c
2.75c
Tin and Terne Plate
2 .l0 c
2.29c
2.15c
2.46c
2.33c
2.10c
2.10c
2.10c
2.10c
2.10c
2.10c
2.10c
2.45c
2.65c
3.35c
3.35c
3.70c
4.00c
Structural S h ap es
P i tt s b u r g h ............................ 2.10c
P h ila d e lp h ia . d e l................ 2.21 ^jc
N ew Y ork, d e l..................... 2.27c
B o sto n , d e liv e re d ............ 2.41c
B e th le h e m ......... .................. 2.10c
C h ic a g o .................. .............. 2 .l0 c
C ie v e la n d , d e l......................
2.30c
B u ffalo ..................................
2.10c
T in P la te , C o k e ( b a s e liox)
P i tt s b u r g h , G a ry , C h ic a g o $5.00
G r a n ite C ity , 111....................
5.10
M fg. T e rn e P l a t e ( b a s e l>ox)
P it ts b u r g h , G a ry , C h ic a g o $4.30
G r a n ite C ity , 111....................
4.40
Bars
S o ft S te e l
(B ase, 20 tons or o v e r )
P i t t s b u r g h ............................
C h ic a g o o r G a r y ................
D u l u t h .....................................
B irm in g h a m .......................
C le v e la n d ..............................
B u ffa lo ...................................
D e tro it, d e liv e re d ............
P h ila d e lp h ia , d e l................
B o sto n , d e liv e r e d ............
N ew Y o rk , d e l....................
G u lf p o r ts ............................
P a c ific C o a st p o r t s ..........
2.15c
2.15c
2.25C
2.15c
2.15c
2.15c
2.25C
2.47c
2.52c
2.49c
2.50c
2.80c
R a ił S te e l
(B a se , 5 to n s or over)
P i t t s b u r g h .......................... 2.15c
C h ic a g o o r G a ry ............ 2.15c
D e tro it, d e liv e r e d ............ 2.25c
C ie v e la n d ............................ 2.15c
/TEEL
B u ffalo ................................
2.15c Strip an d Hoops
B irm in g h a m .......................
2.15c
G u lf p o rts ...........................
2.50c (B ase, h o t s tr ip , 1 to n or over;
cold, 3 to n s or over)
P acific C o a st p o r ts . . . .
2.80c
H o t S trip , 12-Incli a n d le s s
Iro n
P itts b u r g h ,
Chicago,
C h i c a g o ..................................
2.25c
Gary, C leveland,
P h lla d e lp h la , ciel................
2.37c
Y o u n g s to w n ,
M id d le ­
P itts b u r g h , r e d n e d . .3.50-8.OOc
to w n , B ir m in g h a m . . . .
2.10c
T e rre H a u te , In d . .. .
2.15c
2.20c
D e tro it, d e l........................
R e in fo rc in g
P h ila d e lp h ia , d e l...........
2.42c
New B illet B ars, Base
2.46C
N ew Y o rk , d e l ................
C h icag o , G a ry , B u ffalo ,
P a c lilc C o a s t p o r ts . . .
2.75c
C teve„ B irm ., Y oung.,
C o o p e ra g e h oop, Y oung.,
S p a rro w s P t., P l t t s . . . .
2.15c
P itts .; C h ic a g o , B ir m ..
2.20c
G u lf p o r t s ...........................
2.50e C old s tr ip , 0.25 c a rb o n
P acific C o a st p o r t s ...........
2.K0c
a n d u n d e r, P ltts b u r g h ,
R aił S teel Bars, Base
C le y e la n d , Y o u n g s to w n
2.80c
P ltts b u r g h , G ary , C h i­
C h ic a g o ...........................
2.90c
cag o , B u ffalo , C le y e ­
2.90c
D e tro it, d e l ........................
2.15c
la n d , B irm ........................
W o re e s te r, M a s s .............
3.00c
G u lf p o r ts .........................
2.50c C a rb o n
C leve., P itts .
P acific C o a st p o rts . . . .
2.60c
0.26— 0.50 .........................
2.80C
0.51— 0.75 .........................
4.30C
0.76— 1.00 .........................
6.15c
Wire Products
O v e r 1.00 .........................
8.35e
Pitts.-C leve.-Chicago-Birm . base W o re e s te r, M a ss. S4 h ig h e r .
per 100 Ib. lceg in carloads
C o m m o d ity C o ld -R o lle d S trip
S ta n d a r d
and
cem ent
P itts .-C le v e .-Y o u n g s to w n
2.95c
c o a te d w ire n a lls . . . .
$2.55 C h ic a g o ................................
3.05c
D e tro it, d e l.............................
3.05c
(P e r P o u n d )
3.35e
P o llsh ed ren ce s ta p le s . . 2.55c W o re e s te r, M a s s ..................
L
a
m
p
sto
c
k
u
p
10
c
e
n
ts.
3.05c
A n n ealed fe n c e w i r e . . . .
G alv. fence w i r e .............. 3.40c
W oven w ire fe n c ln g (b a s e
67 Rails, Fastenings
C. L. c o lu m n ) ..............
S in g le loop b a le tle s,
(Gross Tons)
56
(b a se C.L. c o lu m n ) . . .
S ta n d a r d r a ils , m ili . . . . $40.00
G alv. b a rb e d w ire, 8u -ro d
R
e
la
y
r
a
ils , P itts b u r g h
70
spools, b a se c o lu m n . .
20— 100 lb s.
......... 32.50-35.50
T w lste d b a rb le s s w ire,
co lu m n .............................
70 L ig h t r a ils , b ille t q u a l.,
P itts ., C h ica g o , B’h a m . $40.00
Do., r e r o llin g ą u a l l t y . . 39.00
To M iin iifitctiirlu ff T ra d e
C ents per pound
Buse, P iu s . - C lev e. - C h ic a g o
B irm in g h a m ( e x c e p t s p r in g A n g le b a r s , b ille t, m ills . 2.70c
Do., a x le ste e l ............ 2.35c
w ire)
B rig h t bess., b a s ie w ir e . 2.60C S p lk e s, R . R . b a s e ............ 3.00c
2.60c T r a c k b o lts , b a s e ............ 4.15c
G aly an lzed w i r e ................
S p rin g w i r e ......................... 3.20c C a r a x le s fo rg e d , P itts .,
C h ic a g o , B ir m in g h a m . 3.15c
W o reeste r, M ass., $2 h ig h e r o n
b rig h t b asie a n d s p r in g w ire . T le p la te s , b a s e ................ 2.15c
B a se, lig h t r a i l s 25 to 60 lb s.,
20 lb s., u p $2; 16 lb s. u p $4; 12
Cut Nails
lb s. u p $8; 8 lb s. u p $10. B a se
C a rlo a d , P ltts b u r g h , k e g ..$ 3 .8 5 r a ilr o a d s p ik e s 200 K egs o r
m o re ; b a s e p la te s 20 to n s.
Cold-Finished Bars
P ltts b u r g h . . . .
C h icag o .............
G ary , I n d ............
D e tro it ................
C ley e la n d .........
B u ffalo ..............
•D eliy ered .
C a rb o n
2.65c
2.65c
2,65c
2.70C
2.65c
2.65c
A llo y
3.35c
3.35c
3.35c
•3.45C
3.35C
3.35C
Alloy Bars (Hot)
(B ase, 20 to n s o r o v e r)
P ltts b u r g h , B u ffalo , C hi.
cago, M a ss illo n , C a n ­
ton, B e t h l e h e m .............. 2.70c
D etro it, d e liy e re d ............ 2.80c
A lloy
A lloy
S.A.E.
Diff.
S .A .E .
Diff.
2000... . .0.35
3 1 0 0 .............0.70
2100... . .0.75
3 2 0 0 ............. 1.35
2 3 0 0 ... . . .1.70
3 3 0 0 ............. 3.80
2 5 0 0 ... . .2.55
3400 ............ 3.20
4100 0.15 to 0.25 M o............... 0.55
4600 0.20 to 0.30 Mo. 1.502.00 N i..................................... 1.20
5100 0.80-1.10 C r..................
0.45
5100 Cr. s p r in g f l a t i i .............. 0.15
6100 b a r s .................................. 1.20
6100 s p r in g f la ts ................... 0.85
C r. N „ V a n ................................ 1.50
C a rb o n V a n ............................... 0.85
9200 s p r in g f la ts .................. 0.15
9200 s p r in g r o u n d s , s ą u a r e s 0.40
E le c tric f u r n a c e u p 50 c e n ts .
A lloy Plates (Hot)
Bolts and Nuts
F.o.b.
P ittsb u rg h , C leveland,
B irm in g h a m ,
Chicago.
Disc o u n ts fo r carloads additional
5 % , fu li containers, add 10% .
C a r r ia g e a n d M a ch in o
% x 6 a n d s m a ll e r .................68 off
Do., i55 a n d % x 6-in .
a n d s h o r te r .................... 66 off
Do., % to 1 x 6 -in . a n d
s h o r te r ............................. 64 off
l i i a n d l a r g e r , a ll l e n g t h s .6 2 o f f
A ll d ia m e te r s , o v e r 6 -in .
lo n g .........................................62 off
T ire b o l t s ................................52.5 off
S to v o B o lts
In p a c k a g e s w ith n u t s s e p a r a te
73-10 off; w ith n u t s a t ta c h e d
73 off; b u lk 81 off o n 15,000
o f 3 -in c h a n d s h o r te r , o r 5000
o v e r 3-in.
S te p b o lts ..................................60 off
P lo w b o l t s .....................................6 8.5
N u ts
S e m ld n lsh e d h e x . U.S.S. S.A .E.
70
% -in c h a n d le s s . bb
65
f t - l - l n c h .............. 63
62
1 % - 1 % - i n c h ----61
1 % a n d l a r g e r . . 60
H e x a g o n C a p S crew s
U p s e t 1-in., s m a lle r ----- 68 off
S a u a r e H e a d S et S c re w s
U p set, 1-in., s m a l l e r ----- 74'° ° „
H e a d le s s s e t s c r e w s ----- 64.0 off
piiinCT
P ltts b u r g h , C h ic a g o , C o a te s ^
,
y ille, P a .................................. 3.50C P itts ., C hgo., B u ffalo
J a n u a r y 13, 1941
2.40c
Rivets, W ashers
F.o.b. P itts., Cleve . , Chgo.,
B ham .
3.40c
S t r u c tu r a l .........................
rt-ln c h a n d u n d e r . . .65-10 off
W ro u g h t w a s h e rs , P itts .,
Chi., P h ila ., to Jo b b e rs
a n d la r g e n u t, bolt
m frs . l.c.l. $5.40; c.l. $5.75 off
W elded Iron,
Steel Pipę
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
7
13.04
14.54
16.01
17.54
18.59
19.50
24.62
30.54
37.35
46.87
71.96
15.03
16.76
18.45
20.21
21.42
22.48
28.37
35.20
43.04
54.01
82.93
C ast Iron Pipe
B a se d ls c o u n ts i n ste e l pipe.
P ttU . L o ra ln , O.. to c o n su m e rs
in < a rlo a d s. G a ry , In d ., 2 p o in ts
le ss on la p w eld , 1 p o in t le ss
o n b u l ' w e ld . C h ic a g o d e liv e ry
2% a n d 1% le ss, re sp e e tiv e ly .
W ro u g h t pipe, P ltts b u r g h b a se .
B u tt W eld
S te e l
In .
B lk.
% ....................... 63%
% ....................... 66%
1— 3 ......................... 68%
2" O.D.
2% ' "O.D.
2 V*'" O.D.
2% '"O.D.
2% '"O.D.
3" O.D.
3% ' 'O.D.
4" O.D.
4% '"O.D.
5" O.D.
6" O.D.
G alv .
54
58
60%
Class B Pipe— P et N et Ton
6-in., & o v e r, B irm . .$45.00-46.00
4-ln., B ir m in g h a m .. 48.00-49.00
4-ln., C h ica g o ......... 56.80-57.80
6-in. & o v e r, C h ic a g o 53.80-54.80
6 -ln . & o v e r, e a s t fd y .
49.00
Do., 4 -ln ....................
52.00
C la s s A P ip e $3 o v e r C la s s B
S tn d . fltg s., B irm ., b a s e $100.00.
Semilinished Steel
R e ro llin g B ille ts , S la b s
(G ro ss T o n s)
P i tts b u r g h , C h ic a g o , G a ry ,
Iro n
C ieve., B u ffalo , Y o u n g s.,
% ....................... 30
13
B irm ., S p a r ro w s P o in t. .$34.00
1— 1% ..................... 34
19
D u lu th ( b ille ts ) .................. 36.00
1 % ....................... 38
21 %
D e tro it, d e llv e re d .............. 36.00
2 ................................ 37%
21
F o rg in g Q u a llty B ille ts
P ltts ., C hi., G a ry , C leve.,
I.a p W eld
Y oung, B u ffalo , B irm .. 40.00
S teel
D u lu th .................................... 42.00
2 ................................ 61
!.2%
214— 3 ..................... 64
55 %
S h e e t B a rs
3 % — 6 ....................
66
57%
P itts ., C le y e la n d , Y oung.,
7 a n d 8 .................. 65
55%
S p a r ro w s P o in t, B u f ­
fa lo , C a n to n , C h ic a g o . . 34.00
Iro n
D e tro it, d e liy e re d .............. 36.00
2 ................................ 30%
15
2 % — 3% ................ 31%
17%
W ire R ods
4 ................................ 33%
21
P itts ., C le y e la n d , C h ica g o ,
4 % — 8 ....................
32%
20
B irm in g h a m No. 5 to & 9— 12 ....................... 28%
15
in c h in c l. ( p e r 100 lb s.) $2.00
Do., o v e r & to J^-in. in c l. 2.15
L in e P ip e
W o re e s te r u p $0.10; G alv esS te e l
to
n u p $0.25; P a c ific C o a st u p
1 to 3, b u tt w e l d ................ 67 %
$0.50.
2, la p w e ld ........................ 60
S k elp
2% to 3, la p w eld ........... 63
P itts ., C hi., Y o u n g sto w n ,
3% to 6, la p w e ld ........... 65
C o a te sy ille , S p a r ro w s P t. 1.90c
7 a n d 8, la p w e ld ........... 64
Iro n
B lk.
G alv . Coke
% b u t t w e ld ........... 25
7
Price P er N e t Ton
1 a n d 1% b u t t w eld 29
13
B<*elilvfl O v en s
1% b u t t w e ld . . . . 33
15%
C o n n e lls y llle , f u r .. . $5.00- 5.75
2 b u t t w e ld ............. 32%
15
C o n n e lls y ille , f d r y . . . 5 .2 5 -6 .0 0
1% la p w e l d ............. 23%
7
C o n n e ll, p re m . f d r y
6.00- 6.60
2 la p w e ld ............... 25%
9
N ew R iv e r f d ry . . . . 6.50- 7.00
2% to 3% la p w eld 26%
11% W ise c o u n ty f d ry . . .
5.50- 6.50
4 la p w e ld ............... 28%
15
W ise c o u n ty f u r . . . .
5.00- 5.25
4% to 8 la p w e l d . . 27%
14
B y - F ro d u c t F o u n d ry
9 to 12 la p w eld
.. 23%
9
N e w a rk , N . J., d e l.. 11.85-12.30
C h ica g o , o u ts id e d e l.
±1.00
C h ica g o , d e liy e r e d . .
11.75
T e rr e H a u te , d e l. . .
11.25
Boiler Tubes
M
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a
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e
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,
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v
e
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s
.
.
11.75
Carloads m in im u m w a li seam N
ew
E
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g
la
n
d
,
d
e
l..
.
12.50
less steel boiler tubes, cu t11.75
len g th s 4 to 24 fe e t; f.o.b. P itts ­ S t. L o u is, d e l.............
7.50
burgh, base price per 100 fe e t B irm in g h a m , o v e n s .
su b je ct to u su a l extras.
I n d ia n a p o lis , d e l . . - .
11.25
C
in
c
in
n
a
ti,
d
e
l...........
11.00
L a p W elded
11.55
C h a r- C le y e la n d , d e l...........
B u ffalo , d e l................
11.75
co a l
D e tro it, d e l................
11.50
I ro n
G a g e S te e l
S l^es
P h ila d e lp h ia , d e l. . .
11.63
13
$ 9.72 $23.71
1 % "O.D.
22.93
11.06
13
l% " O .D .
19.35
12.38
13
2" O.D.
off
21.68 Coke By-Products
13.79
13
2 W "O.D.
15.16
12
2% "O.D.
Spot, gal., fre ig h t allow ed east
26^57
16.58
12
2% "O.D.
o f Om aha
29.00
P u r e a n d 90% b e n z o l .. . 14.00c
17.54
12
2% "O.D.
31.36
18.35
T
o
lu
o
l,
tw
o
d e g r e e ......... 27.00c
12
3" O.D.
23.15
39.81 S o lv e n t n a p h t h a .............. 26.00c
11
3% "O.D.
49.90 I n d u s t r i a l x y lo l . ........... 26.00o
28.66
10
4" O.D.
73.93
P er Ib. f.o.b. F ra n kfo rd and
44.25
9
5" O.D.
S t. Louis
68.14
7
5" O.D.
P h e n o l ( le s s t h a n 1000
S e a m le s s
i b s . ) .................................... 13.75C
Cold
H ot
Do, (1000 lb s. o r OVer) 12.75c
G a g e R o lle d D ra w n
S izes
B astern P la n ts, per Ib.
13
$ 7.82 $ 9.01 N a p h th a le n e fla k e s, b a lls,
1" O.D.
10.67
b b ls. to Jo b b e rs ...........
7.00c
13
9.26
l% "O .D .
P e r fo n , b u lk , f.o.b. port
11.79
13
10.23
1 %"O.D.
S
u
lp
h
a
te
o
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a
m
m
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.$30.00
13.42
13
11.64
154 "O.D.
81
P ig Iro n
D e liv e re d p ric e s ln c lu d e s w ltc h ln g c h a r g e s o n ly a s
N o 2 f o u n d ry ls 1.75-2.25 sil.; 25c d ift. io r e a c h 0.25 sil.
2.25 sil.; 50c d ift. b e lo w 1.75 sil. G ro ss to n s.
No. 2 M a ile B a s ln g P o in ts :
F d ry . a b le
B a sic
B e th le h e m , P a ..............................
.$24.00 $24.50 $23.50
B irm in g h a m , Ala.S
19.3J*
1K.3>*
B lrd s b o ro P a ........................................... 25.00
25.50
24.50
B u ffa lo
............................................. 24.00
24.50
23.00
C h ic a g o '
........................................ 24.00
24.00
23.50
C le v e la n d
.................................... 24.00
24.00
23.50
D e tr o it
............................................... 24.00
24.00
23.50
D u lu th
.................................... 24.50
24.50
........
E r le p a
............................... 24.00
24.50
23.50
E v e r e tt, M a s s ............................................ 25.00
25.50
24.50
G r a n ite C ity , 111. .................................. 24.00
24.00
23.50
H a m ilto n , 0 .............................................. 24.00
24.00
23.50
N e v ille I s la n d , P a ................................... 24.00
24.00
23.50
P ro v o . U fali
........................................ 22.nn
S h a rp s v ille , P a ........................................ 24.00
24.00
23.50
S p a r ro w 's P o in t, M d ............................. 24.00
........
23.50
S w e d e la n d P a . . .................................. 2 d .00
2 o .50
24.50
T o le d o 0 ................................................... 24.00
24.00
23.50
Y o u n g sto w n , O ....................................... 24.00
24.00
23.50
n o te d .
above
B essem er
$2o.00
ii'" '
26.00
25.00
24.50
24.50
24.50
25.00
25.00
26.00
24.50
24.50
24.50
..........
26.00
24.50
24.50
tS u lilo c I to 38 c e n ts d e d u r tlo n fo r 0.70 l « r c e n t p h o s p h o r u s
o r h ig h e r .
N o. 2
M a ile BessęF d ry .
a b le
B a sic
m er
22.62
S t. L o u is fro m B ir m in g h a m ......... f23.12
S t. P a u l f ro m D u l u t h ....................... 26.63
26.63
........
27.13
iO v e r 0.70 p hos.
I.ow P lios.
B a sln g P o in ts : B lrd s b o ro a n d S te e lto n . P a., a n d B u ffa lo , N. Y„
$29.50, b a s e ; $30.74 d e liv e re d P h ila d e lp h ia .
G r a y F orsrc
C h a rc o a l
V a lle y f u r n a c e .....................$23.50 L a k e S u p e r io r f u r ................ $27.00
P i tt s . d is t. f u r ........................ 23.50
do., d el. C h ic a g o ............ 30.34
L y le s, T e n n ............................. 26.51)
+ S llv ery
J a c k s o n c o u n ty , O., b a s e : 6-6.50 p e r c e n t $29.50 ; 6.51-7'—$30.00;
7 -7 .5 0 _ S 3 0 .5 0 ; 7.51-8— $31.00; 8-8.50— 531.50; 8.51-9— $32.00;
C|-y,50— $32.50; B u ffa lo , $1.25 h ig h e r .
B e sse m e r F e r r o s lllc o n t
J a c k s o n c o u n ty , O., b a s e ; P ric e s a r e th e s a m e a s Tor sllv e rle s ,
p lu s $1 a to n .
tT h e lo w e r a ll - r a i l d e llv e r e d p ric e fro m J a c k s o n , u ., o r B u ffalo
is ą u o te d w ith f r e i g h t a llo w e d .
M a n g a n e s e d if f e r e n tla ls ln s ilv e r y Iron a n d f e rro s lllc o n , 2 to 3% ,
$1 p e r to n a d d . E a c h u n i t o v e r 3 % , a d d $1 p e r to n .
I,ad lc B rlek
Refractories
[Pa., O., W . Va„ Mo.)
P er 1000 f.o.b. W orks, N e t Prices D ry p r e s s .............................. $28.00
W ire c u t ................................
M iiffiieslto
d e a d - b u rn e d
P a., Mo., K y ........................ $60.80 D o m e stic
g r a ln s , n e t to n f.o.b.
F irst Q uality
C h e w e la h , W a sh ., n e t
P a., 111., Md., Mo., Ky . . .
47.50
to n , b u lk .........................
A la b a m a . G e o r g ia ...........
47.50
n e t to n , b a g s ................
N ew J e r s e y ....................... 52.50
F lre C ln y B ric k
I )t*l 1v<"rril fro m B u slu n P o in ts :
A k ro n , O., f ro m C lc v e la n d ............ 25.39 25.39 24.89
25.89
B a ltim o re fro m B ir m in g h a m , .
24.78
.
23.66
B o sto n fro m B irm in g h a m
......... 24.12
26.00
25.00
26.50
B o s to n fro m E v e r e tt, M a s s ........... 25.50
26.50
26.00
25.00
B o s to n f ro m B u f f a l o ......................... 25.50
27.00
B ro o k y ln , N. Y., f ro m B e th le h e m 26.50
24.89
25.89
25.39
C a n to n , O., f ro m C le v e la n d ........... 25.39
C h ic a g o f ro m B ir m in g h a m ........... 124.22
24.61
25.11
C in c in n a ti f ro m H a m ilto n , O . . . . 24.24
22.U6
C in c in n a ti fro m B ir m in g h a m . . . 23.06
22.82
C le v e la n d fro m B irm in g h a m .
23.32
25.44
25.94
25.44
M a n sfield , O., f ro m T o led o , O . . . . 25.94
25.60
25.10
24.60
M ilw a u k e e f ro m C h ic a g o .............. 25.10
M u sk e g o n , M ich., fro m C h ica g o ,
27.19
26.69
27.69
T o le d o o r D e tr o it ......................... 27.19
N e w a rk , N. .1., fro m B ir m in g h a m 2ń.i >
N e w a r k , N. J ., f ro m B e th le h e m . 25.53 26.03 ...........................
P h ila d e lp h ia fro m B ir m in g h a m 24.46 . . . .
23.W
P h ila d e lp h ia f ro m S w e d e la n d , P a . 25.84 26.34
25.34
P l t t s h u r g h d i s t r i e t fro m N e v llle . .j N e v l ll e b a s e , p lu s t>9c. M e,
I s la n d .............................................. ! a n d $1.24 rre lg h t.
S a g in a w , M ich., fro m I > e t r o i t ... 26.31 26.31
25.81
S t. L o u is , n o r th e r n ........................... 24.50 24.50
24.00
26.00
S uper fju a lity
Secovd
Q uality
Pa., 111., Ky., M d., M o ...
G eo rg ia, A l a b a m a ...........
N ew J e r s e y .......................
O hio
F i r s t q u a l l t y .......................
In te rm e d ia te .....................
S econd q u a llty ................
22.00
26 00
B asic B rick
N e t to n , f.o.b. B a ltim o re , P ly­
42.75 m o u th M eetina, C hester, Pa.
34.20 C h ro m e b r le k ................... $50.00
49.00 C h em . b o n d e d c h r o m e . . . 50.00
M a g n e s lte b r ic k ............ 72.00
39.90 C h em . b o n d e d m a g n e s lte 61.00
36.10
31.35 Fluorspar
W a s h e d g r a v e l, d u ty
M a lle a b le B m is B rle k
pd., tld e , n e t to n $25.00-$26.00
All b a s e s ........................... $56.05
W a s h e d g r a v e l, f.o.b.
....................
S lllcu B ric k
111., K y., n e t to n ,
c a r lo a d s , a l l r a l l . 20.00-21.00
P e n n s y lv a n ia .................... $47.50
Do.
b a r g e ............
20.00
J o iie t, E. C h ic a g o ............ 55.10
26.81
B irm in g h a m , A la .............. 47.50 N o. 2 l u m p .................. 20.00-21.00
....................
Ferroalloy Prices
F e r r o in n iitfu n e s e ,
c a r lo ts , d u ty p d ...........$120.00
T o n lo ts ......................... 130.00
L e ss to n lo ts ................ 133.50
L e ss 200 lb. l o t s ......... 138.00
Do., c a r l o t s d el. P l l t s . 125.33
S p le p c łe lse n , 19-21% d o m .
P a lm e r to n , P a ., s p o t. . 36.00
F e rro s illc o n , 5 0 % , f r e i g h t
a llo w e d , c .l......................
74.50
Do., to n lot......................
87.00
Do., 75 p e r c e n t ............ 135.00
Do., to n lo ts ................ 151.00
S p o t, $5 a to n h ig h e r.
S lllc o n m n ira n e s e , c.l., 3
p e r c e n t c a r b o n ............ 113.00
2V4% c a r b o n .................. 118.00
2% c a r b o n , 123.00; 1 % , 133.00
C o n tr a c t
to n
p ric e
$12.50 h ig h e r ; s p o t $5
o v e r c o n tr a c t.
F e rro tm iK s te n , s ta n d ., Ib.
eo n . d el. c a r s ........... 1 .9 0 -2 .0 0
F « * rro v n n ad in m , 35
to
4 0 % , lb., e o n t.. .2.70-2.80-2.90
F rr r o p lio s p lm ru s , g r. to n .
c.l., 17-18% " R o c k d a le ,
T e n n ., b a s ls. 1S% , $3
u n ita g e , 58.50; e le c tr ic
ru rn ., p e r to n , c. i.. 2326% f.o.b. M t. P le a s a n t,
T e n n ., 24% $3 u n ita g e 75.00
F e r ro r h ro n ię, 66-70 c h ro m lu m , 4-6 c a rb o n , c ts .
lb., c o n ta ln e d er., d el.
c a r lo ts .............................. ll.OOc
82
Do., to n lo ts ................
Do., le s s - to n lo ts . .
le s s t h a n 200 lb . l o ts .
67-72% lo w c a rb o n :
C a rT on
lo a d s
lo ts
2% c a r b . . . 17.50C 18.25C
1 % c a r b .. . 18.50C 19.25C
0.10% c a r b . 20.50C 21.25C
0.20% c a r b . 19.50e 20.25e
S p o t Mc h ig h e r
F e r ro m o ly b d e n u m ,
5565% m o ly b . c o n t.. f.o.b.
m ili, Ib ..............................
C a lc liim m o ly h d u te , lb.
m o ly b . c o n t., f.o .b . m ili
F e r r o tlta n iu m ,
40-45% ,
lb., eon. ti., f.o.b. N ia g a r a F a lls , to n l o t s . . .
Do., le s s - to n l o t s .........
20-25%
c a r b o n , 0.10
m a s ., to n lo ts , lb .........
Do., le s s - to n l o t s ...........
S p o t 5c h ig h e r
K o rro c o liim b iu m , 50-60% .
c o n tr a c t, lb. eo n . col.,
f.o.b. N la g a r a F a l l s . . .
Do., le s s -to n l o t s .........
S p o t ls lOc h ig h e r
T e c h n ic a l
m o ly b d e n u m
tr lo x id e , 53 to 60% m o ­
ly b d e n u m . lb. m o ly b .
c o n t., f.o.b. m i l i ...........
11.75c
12.00c
12.25e
L ess
to n
18.75C
19.75C
21.75c
20.75c
0.95
0.80
$1.23
1.25
Do., sp o t .........................
Do., c o n tr a c t, to n lo ts
Do., sp o t, to n l o t s . . . .
15-18% ti., 3-5% c a rb o n ,
c a r lo ts , c o n tr., n e t to n
Do., s p o t .........................
Do., c o n tr a c t, to n lo ts .
Do., sp o t, to n l o t s .........
F e r r o - c a r b o n - tita n iu m , IS ­
IS % . ti., 6 -8% c a rb .,
c a r lo ts , c o n tr., n e t to n $142.50
157.50
160.00
160.00
165 00
A lslfe r, c o n t r a c t c a r lo ts ,
f.o.b. N la g a r a F a lls , lb . 7.50C
Do., to n lo ts ................
8.00c
Do., le s s - to n l o t s ............ 8.50c
S p o t We lb. h ig h e r
C h ro m lu m B r lq n e ts , c o n ­
tr a c t , f r e i g h t a llo w e d ,
lb, c a r lo ts , b u l k ............
Do., to n lo ts ..................
Do., le s s - to n l o t s ..........
Do., le s s 200 l b s ............
S p o t, We h ig h e r .
1.35
1.40 T u n g s te n M e ta l P o w d e r,
a c c o r d in g
to
g ra d e ,
sp o t s h ip m e n t, 200-lb,
d ru m lo ts , l b ..................
Do., s m a lle r l o t s ............
$2.25
2.30
V a n a d lu m
P e n to x id e ,
c o n tr a c t, lb. c o n ta ln e d
Do., s p o t
.......
0 .8 0
145.00
145.00
150.00
C h ro m lu m M e ta l. 98%
cr., c o n tr a c t. lb . eon.
c h ro m e , to n l o t s ............
Do., sp o t .........................
88% c h ro m e , c o n t. to n s .
Do., sp o t .........................
7.00c
7.50C
7.75C
S.OOc
$2.50
2.60
$1.10
1.15
80.00c
So.OOc
79.00c
84.00c
S ilico n M e ta l, 1% Iron .
c o n tr a c t, c a r lo ts , 2 x
W -in„ l b ............................ 14.50c
Do., 2% ............................ 13.00c
S p o t % c h ig h e r
S ilico n B rlciu ets, c o n tr a c t
c a r lo a d s , b u lk , f r e i g h t
a llo w e d , to n
................ $74.50
T o n lo ts .........................
84.50
L e s s -to n lo ts , lb ...........
4.00c
L e s s 200 lb . lo ts , lb .. 4.25c
S p o t t i - c e n t h ig h e r .
M a n ira n e s e B r I q ll e t s,
c o n tra c t c a r l o a d s ,
b u lk f r e i g h t a llo w e d ,
lb ............................................
5.50c
T o n lo ts ..........................
6-OOc
L e s s -to n lo ts ............... 6.25c
S p o t Vłc h ig h e r
Z irc o n ltim A llo y . 1 2-15% ,
c o n t r a c t , c a r lo a d s ,
b u lk , g r o s s to n ......... 102.50
Do., to n ............................ 108.00
35-40% , c o n tr a c t, c a r ­
lo a d s , lb., a l l o y ............ 14.00C
Do., to n l o t s ................... 15.00c
Do., le s s - to n l o t s .......... IS.OOc
S p o t Mc h ig h e r
M o ly b d e n u m P o w d e r ,
99 % , f.o.b. Y o rk , P a .
200-lb. k e g s , l b .............. $2.60
Do.. 100-200 lb. lo ts .
2.75
Do., u n d e r 100-lb, lo ts
3.00
M olybdenum
O x id e
B riiju e ts . 48-52% m o ­
ly b d e n u m . p e r p o u n d
c o n ta ln e d . f.o.b. p ro ­
d u c e r s ’ p i a n t ................ 80.00C
/TEEL
W AREH OU SE
B ase Prices
S o ft
B a rs
3.98
B oston ......................
N ew Y o rk ( M e t.) . , 3.84
P h ila d e lp h la ......... . 3.85
B a ltim o re ................ 3.85
N o rfo lk , V a ............... . 4.00
.
.
.
.
Omaha .................. .
.
C in c in n a ti ..............
B u ffalo ....................
P itts b u r g h ..............
C ley e la n d ..............
D e tro it ....................
C hicago ..................
T w ln C lties ...........
M ilw a u k ee ...........
S t. L o u is ................
K a n sa s C ity .........
In d ia n a p o lis .........
.
.
.
.
M em phis ................
C h a tta n o o g a . . . .
T u lsa , O k la .............
B irm in g h am .........
New O r le a n s .........
.
.
.
.
.
H o u sto n , T ex . . .. .
S e a ttle .................... .
P o rtla n d , O r e g ....
Los A n g eles .........
S an F r a n c i s c o . . . . .
in
B ands
3.86
3.96
3.95
4.00
4.10
C ents Per P ound, D elivered
P la te s
% -ln . &
O ver
H oops
3.85
4.86
3.76
3.96
3.55
4.45
3.70
4.35
4.05
3.62
3.40
3.30
3.23
3.80
3.47
3.35
3.35
3.25
3.43
3.90
3.60
3.62
3.40
3.30
3.48
3.80
3.47
S tr u c ­
tu r a l
Shapes
3.85
3.75
3.55
3.70
4.05
3.62
3.40
3.40
3.60
3.95
3.65
3.40
3.40
3.58
3.65
3.95
3.68
Locally, S u b ject to P revailing D ifferentials
r
F lo o r
P la te s
5.66
5.56
5.25
5.25
5.45
H ot
R o lled
3.51
3.58
3.55
3.50
3.85
5.25
5.00
5.18
5.27
5.55
5.28
3.05
3.15
3.15
3.23
3.45
3.22
—S h eetsCold
R o lled
4.48
4.40
4.05
G alv.
N o. 24
5.11
5.00
4.65
5.05
5.40
4.60
4.65
4.62
4.64
5.00
4.67
4.30
4.05
4.30
4^00
4.60
4.75
4.73
4.87
5.00
4.76
4.10
4.35
4.23
4.12
3.50
3.75
3.63
3.62
4.05
3.60
3.40
3.65
3.53
3.52
4.15
3.55
3.40
3.65
3.53
3.52
4.15
3.55
3 55
3.80
3.68
3.47
4.00
3.70
3.55
3.80
3.68
3.47
4.00
3.70
5.15
5.40
5.28
5.07
5.60
5.30
3.25
3.30
3.18
3.18
3.90
3.45
3.90
3.80
4.44
3.50
4.00
4.10
4.00
4.34
3.70
4.10
4.10
4.00
4.34
3.70
4.10
3.95
3.85
4.49
3.55
3.80
3.95
3.H5
4.49
3.55
3.80
5.71
5.68
6.09
5.88
5.75
3.85
3.70
3.99
3.45
3.85
5.25
4.40
5.54
4.75
4.80
4.20
4.00
3.95
4.30
3.40
5.25
5.00
4.75
5.25
5.15
3.50
4.00
4.25
4.15
3.50
5.95
4.00
4.50
4.60
4.00
5.95
5.20
6.10
6.45
6.00
3.85
4.00
4.00
4.15
3.50
,-S .A .E . H o t-ro lle d B a rs (U n a n n e a
4100
3100
2300
1035S e rie s
S e rie s
S e rie s
1050
5.80
6.05
7.75
B oston ......................
4.28
5.65
5.90
7.60
New Y ork ( M e t .) .. 4.04
5.61
5.86
7.31
P h ila d e lp h la .........
4.10
B a ltim o re ................ 4.45
N o rfo lk , V a ............................
le d i^
6100
S e rie s
7.90
8.56
3.55
3.40
3.30
3.48
3.65
7.35
7.45
7.55
7.67
7.69
5.65
5.75
5.85
5.97
5.99
5.40
5.50
5.85
5.72
5.74
7.50
7.60
7.70
7.19
7.84
C h icag o ....................
T w ln C lties ...........
M ilw au k ee ..............
St. L o u is ....................
3.70
3.95
3.83
3.82
7.35
7.70
7.33
7.47
5.65
6.00
5.88
6.02
5.40
6.09
5.63
5.77
7.50
8.19
7.73
7.87
7.85
7.85
8.40
8.65
8.65
8.65
9.05
9.30
5.85
5.70
4.80
5.00
8*85
9.55
9.65
8.00
8.00
8.55
8.80
5.50
5.75
5.75
6.40
5.60
3.85
4.00
4.00
4.15
3.50
B uffalo ......................
P itts b u r g h ................
C lev e la n d ................
D e tro it ......................
C in c in n a ti ................
S e a ttle .......................
P o rtla n d , O reg. . . .
L os A n g eles ...........
S an F r a n c is c o .........
STEEL PRICES
6.*50
6.50
6.50
6.40
Cold ,----- Cold D ra w n B a r s — —^
S .A .K
s . a . ł:.
R o lled
311)1)
2300
C a rb o n
S trip
7.23
8.88
4.13
3.46
7.19
8.84
4.09
3.51
8.56
7.16
4.06
3.31
4.05
4.15
3.22
3.20
3.20
3^47
3.30
3.83
3.54
3.41
ś'66
3.75
3.65
3.75
3.80
4.42
4.00
8.40
8.40
8.40
8.70
6.75
6.75
6.75
7.05
8^75
7 iio
3.75
4.34
3.88
4.02
4.30
3.97
8.40
9.09
8.38
8.52
6.75
7.44
6.Ł3
7.12
4.31
4.39
4.69
4.43
4.60
6.60
5.75
5.75
6.60
6.80
....
9.80
9.80
10^55
10.65
B A S E CJUANTITIES
S o ft B a rs . B a n d s, H o ops, P la te s , S h a p e s , F lo o r P la te s , H o t
R o lle d S h e e ts a n d S A E 1035-1050 B a rs : B a se, 400-1999 P o u n d s ;
'-iOO-1999 p o u n d s ln L o s A n g e le s: 400-39,999 (h o o p s, 0-299) ln
S a n F ra n c is c o ; 300-4999 p o u n d s in P o r tla n d , S e a ttle ; 400-14,999
p o u n d s in T w ln C ities; 400-3999 p o u n d s in B irm in g h a m .
C old R o lle d S h e e ts : B a se, 400-1499 p o u n d s in C h ica g o , C in ­
c in n a ti. C le y e la n d , D e tr o it, N ew Y ork, K a n s a s C ity a n d St.
I o u is ' 450-3749 in B o sto n ; 500-1499 in B u ffa lo ; 1000-1999 in P h i l a ­
d e lp h ia , B a ltim o r e : 750-4999 in S an F ra n c is c o ; 300-4999 in P o r t ­
la n d O reg .; a n y ą u a n t i t y in T w ln C lties; 300-1999 in L o s A n g eles.
G a ly a n lz e d S h e e ts : B a se , 150-1499 p o u n d s N ew Y o rk ; 1501499 in C le y e la n d , P itts b u r g h , B a ltim o re , N o rfo lk ; 150-1049 in
L o s A n g eles; 800-4999 in P o rtla n d , S e a ttle ; 450-3749 ln I^JSton;
500-1499 in B irm in g h a m , B u ffa lo , C h ica g o , C in c in n a ti, D e tro it
I n d ia n a p o lis , M ilw a u k e e . O m a h a , S t. L o u is T u ls a ; 1500 a n d o v e r
in C h a tta n o o g a ; a n y Qu a n t it y in T w in C itie s ; 7a0-1500 in K a n s a s
City* 150 a n d o v e r in M e m p h is: 25 to 49 b u n d le s in P h ila d e lp h ia ,
750-4999 in S a n F ra n c is c o .
C o 'd R o lle d S trip : N o b a s e ą u a n t i t y ; e x tr a s a p p ly o n lo ts
Of 0.11 sl7G
Cold" F ln ls h e d B a rs : B a se, 1500 p o u n d s a n d o v e r o n c a rb o n ,
pxcpvt 0-299 ln S a n F ra n c is c o , 1000 a n d o v e r in P o r tla n d , S e a ttle ,
p o u n d s And o v e r on a llo y . e x c e Pt 0-4999 ln S a n F ra n c isc o .
S A F Ho* R o lled A lloy B a rs : B ase; 1 0 0 0 p o u n d s a n d o \ e r ,
e x c e p t 0-4999. S an F ra n c is c o ; 0-1999. P o rtla n d , S e a ttle .
10 0 0
CURRENT IRON AND STEEL PRICES OF EUROPE
D o lla rs a t $4.02V2 p er P o u n d S te r lin g
D om estic Prices Delivered a t Works or
F u rn ace—
Export Prices f.o.b. Port of D isp a tch —
By Cable or Radio
£ s
BRITISH
Gross Tons f.o.b.
U.K. Ports
£ s d
Merchant bars, 3-inch and ....................................
Merchant bars, smałl. under 3 -inch, re roiWd.
Structural sh a p es.....................
.............................
Ship plates...............................................................
Boiler plates..........................................................
Sheets, black, 24 gage..............................................
Sheets, galvanized, corrugated, 24 gage.............
Tin plate, base box, 20 x 14, 108 pounds.............
British ferromanganese S120.00 delivercd
$66.50
16 10 0
3.60c
20
2.79c
15 10 0
2.90c
16
3 . 17c
17 12 6
4. OOc
22
4 .6 lc
25 12 6
$ 6 .2 9
0 0
2 6
5 0
1 11 4
seaboard duty- paid.
Foundry No. 3 Pig Iron, Silicon 2.50— 3.HU....................
Basic pig iron............................................................................
Furnace coke, f.o.t. ovens.......................... .. • *....................
Billets, basie soft, 100-ton lots and .....................................
Standard rails, 60 Ibs. per yard. 500-ton lot s & o v e r .. . .
Merchant bars, rounds and squares, under 3-inch.........
Shapes...........................................................................................
Ship plates..............................................................................
Boiler plates............................................................................
Sheets, black, 24 gage, 4-ton lots and over......................
Sheets, gaivanized 24 gage, corrugated, 4-ton lots & over
Plain wire, mild drawn. catch weight coils. 2-ton lots
and ..........................................................................................
Bands and strips, hot-rolled................................. ...............
(a) del. Middlesbrougb.
15s on certain conditions.
*25.79
24.28
7.15
49.37
2 .6 ic
3 . 17c
2 . 77c
2.91c
3 ,06c
4, lOc
4 . 70c
6
6
1
12
14
17
15
16
17
22
26
8
0
15
5
10
12
8
3
0
15
2
d
0(a)
6(a)
6
0
6
Ott
Ott
Ott
6 tt
0
6
4.28c 23 15 0
3.30c 18 7 O tt
5s rebate to approved customers.
ttR cbatc of
83
J a n u a r y 13, 1041
IRON
C orrected to F riday n ig h t.
I I K A W M E L T IN G S T E E L
B irm in g h a m , N o. 1 .
19.00
Bos. (lo ck N o. 1 Ł‘XP- 17.00-17.25
N e w E n g . d e l. N o. 1 18.25-18.50
B u ffalo , N o. 3 ........... 23.00-23.50
B u ffa lo . N o. 2 ......... 21.00-21.50
C h ic a g o , No. 1 ........... 20.50-21.00
C h ic a g o , a u to , n o
a llo y ......................... 19.50-20.00
C in c in n a ti, d e a l e r s . 19.50-20.00
C le y e la n d , N o. 1. .. . 21.00-21.50
C le y e la n d , No. 2 . . . 20.00-20.50
D e tr o it, N o. 1 ............U 7.50-1S .00
D e tr o it, N o. 2 ........... 116.50-17.00
E a s t e r n P a ., N o. 1. . 20.50-21.00
E n s le r n P a ., N o. 2 . . 19.50-20.00
F e d e r a l, 111., N o. 2. . 17.75-18.25
G r a n i t e C ity , R . R.
No. 1 ......................... 18.75-19.25
G r a n ite C ity , N o. 2 . 17.75-18.25
L o s A ng., N o. 1 n e t 1-4.00-1-1.50
L o s A ng., N o. 2 n e t 13.00-13.50
N . Y. d o c k N o. 1 ex p .
tl7.0O
P itts ., N o. 1 (R . R .) 23.50-24.00
P i t t s b u r g h , N o. 1. . . 21.50-22.00
P i t t s b u r g h , N o. 2 . . . 20.50-21.00
S t. L o u is , N o. 1 . . . . 18.75-19.25
S t. L o u is, N o. 2 ......... 17.75-18.25
S a n F r a n ., N o. 1 n e t 14.50-15.00
S a n F r a n ., N o. 2 n e t 13.50-14.00
S e a ttle , No. 1 ............
15.00
T o ro n to , d lr s ., No. 1 11.00-11.25
Y a lle y s , N o. 1 ............ 22.00-22.50
COMI* R E S S E D S H E E T S
B u ffa lo ....................... 21.00-21.50
C h ic a g o , f a c t o r y . . . 20.00-20.50
C h ic a g o , d e a le r s . . . 18.50-19.00
C in c in n a ti, d e a l e r s . 18.50-19.00
C le y e la n d .................. 21.00-21.50
D e t r o i t ......................... 119.00-19.50
E P a., n e w m a t. . . 20.50-21.00
E. P a ., o ld m a t. . . . 17.50-18.00
L os A n g eles, n e t . . 10.25-10.75
P i t t s b u r g h ................ 21.50-22.00
S t. L o u is ..................... 15.50-16.00
S a n F ra n c is c o , n e t . . 10.50-11.00
V a lle y s ....................... 20.50-21.00
U O N D Ł ED S H E E T S
B u ffa lo , N o. 1 ............
B u ffa lo , N o. 2 ...........
C le y e la n d ..................
P i t t s b u r g h ................
S t. L o u is .....................
T o ro n to , d e a l e r s . .. .
21.00-21.50
19.50-20.00
16.00-16.50
20.50-21.00
14.00-14.d0
9.75
S H E E T C L IP P IN G S , LO O SE
C h ic a g o ....................... 15.00-15.50
C in c in n a ti, d e a l e r s . . 14.00-14.50
D e t r o i t ......................... tl5 .5 0 -1 6 .0 0
S t. L o u is ..................... 13.50-14.00
T o ro n to , d e a le r s . .
9.0U
B U S H E L IN G
B irm in g h a m , N o. 1
17.00
B u ffa lo . N o. 1 ............ 21.00-21.50
C h ic a g o , N o. l ............ 19.50-20.00
C ln cln ., N o. 1 d e a l.. 16.00-16.50
C in c in ., No. 2 d e a l.. 9.00- 9.50
C le y e la n d , N o. 2 . . . 14.50-15.00
D e tr o it, N o. 1 n e w . tl8 .5 0 -1 9 .0 0
Y a lle y s , n ew , N o. 1 . 21.00-21.50
T o ro n to , d e a le r s
5.50- 6.0U
M A C H IN Ę T U IIM N G S (L o n s )
8.50
B ir m in g h a m ..............
B u ffa lo ....................... 15.00-15.50
AND
Iro n
O re
Gross ton, 51 W %
L o w e r L a k e P orts
O ld r a n g ę b e s s e m e r . . . . $4.75
M e sa b i n o n b e s s e m e r ___
4.45
H tg h p h o s p h o r u s .............. 4.35
M e sab i b e s s e m e r .............. 4.60
O ld r a n g ę n o n b e s s e m e r . 4.60
§4
PRICES
E a s te r n P a .................. 25.00-25.50
S t. L o u is, 1 Yi -3-łl
. 20.00-20.50
CAR W HEELS
B irm in g h a m , ir o n . .
20.00
B o s to n d is t., ir o n . . fl6.0 0 - •16.50
B u ffa lo , S teel ......... 26.50- 27.00
C h ica g o , Iro n . . . . 21.50- -22.00
C h ica g o , ro lle d S teel 24.50- 25.00
C in cin ., iro n d e a l . . . 21.00- •21.50
E a s t e r n P a., Iro n . . . 23.00- •23.50
E a s t e r n P a ., s t e e l . . . 26.00- ■26.50
P itts b u r g h , iro n . . . 22.00- 22.50
P i tt s b u r g h , s t e e l . . . 26.50- 27.00
S t. L o u is , ir o n . . . . 22.00- 22.50
S t. L o u is, s te e l ___ 23.50- ■24.00
C h ic a g o ....................... 15.00-15.50 B u ffalo ........................ 23.50-24.00
C in c in n a ti, d e a le r s . . 11.50-12.00 C h ic a g o ........................ 20.50-21.00
C le y e la n d , no a llo y . 13.50-14.00 C le y e la n d .................... 24.00-24.50
D e t r o i t ......................... t l i - 75-12.25 P i t t s b u r g h ................... 23.00-23.50
E a s te r n P a ................... 15.00-15.50 S t. L o u is ...................... 22.00-22.50
Los A n g e le s .............. 4.00- 5.00 S e a ttle
......................... 18.00-18.50 NO. 1 CA ST S C R A P
N ew Y o rk .................. tl0 .5 0 -1 1 .0 0
B ir m in g h a m ..............
18.50
P i tt s b u r g h ................ 15.00-15.50 R A IL R O A D W R O U G H T
B o sto n , N o. 1 m a c h .tl7 .5 0 - -18.00
S t. L o u is ..................... 12.25-12.75 B irm in g h a m ........................................ 17.00
N.
E
n
g
.,
d
el.
N
o.
2
.
.
18.25-18.75
S a n F ra n c is c o
5.00 B o sto n d i s tr i c t . . . . t l l . 7 5 - 1 2 . 2 5
T o ro n to , d e a le r s . .. . 7.25- 7,sn E a s te r n P a., No. 1. . 20.50-21.00 N. E n g . d el. t e x t il e 22.00- ■23.00
B u ffalo , c u p o la . . . . 20.50- ■21.00
V a l l e y s ......................... 15.00-15.50 S t. L ouis, No. 1 ____ 16.00-16.50
S t. L o u is, N o. 2 ____ 17.50-18.00 B u ffa lo , m a c h ............ 22.00- ■22.50
C h ica g o , a g r i. n e t. . 16.50-■17.00
S HO V KLING T U R N I NOS
C h ic a g o , a u t o n e t. . 19.50--20.00
B u ffa lo ....................... 16.00-16.50 F O U G E F L A S H IN G S
C h ica g o , r a i l r ’d n e t . 18.00-•1S.50
C le y e la n d .................. 14.50-15.00
B o sto n d is tr i c t _____tl4 .2 5 -1 4 .5 0 C h ic a g o , m a c h , n e t . 19.50- •20.00
C h ic a g o ....................... 14.75-15.25
C h ica g o , spcl, a n a l.. 15.50-16.00 B u ffa lo ........................ 21.00-21.50 C incin., m a c h . d e a l.. 22.75- •23.25
C le y e la n d .................. 19.00-19.50
C lc y e la n d , m a c h . . . 24.00-•24.50
D e tro it .......................tl2 .7 5 -1 3 .2 5
P itts ., a llo y - fr e e . . . 16.00-16.50 D e t r o i t ............................ tl7 .7 5 -1 8 .2 5 D e tr o it, c u p o la , n e t.tl7 .5 0 - 18.00
P i tt s b u r g h ................. 20.00-20.50 E a s t e r n P a ., c u p o la . 24.00- •24.50
\X I .E T U R N IN G S
E. P a ., N o. 2 .............. 20.00- ■20.50
B u f f a l o ......................... 18.00-18.50 F O R G E S C R A P
E. P a ., y a r d f d r y . . .
20.00
B o sto n d i s t r i c t ......... tl2 .5 0 -1 3 .0 0 B o sto n d i s t r i c t . . . . t l 2 . 75-13.00 L os A n g e le s
......... 16.50- 17.00
C h ica g o , elec. f u r .. . 20.50-21.00 C h ica g o , h e a y y ........... 25.00-25.50 P i tt s b u r g h , c u p o la . 21.50- ■22.00
E a s t. P a . elec. f u r .. 19.50-20.m
S a n F r a n c i s c o ......... 14.50- ■15.00
S t. L o u is ..................... 15.00-15.50 LOW P H O S P IIO R U S
S e a tt le ......................... 14.00- ■15.00
T o ro n to ....................... 7.25- 7.:ju
S
t. L „ a g r i. m a c h ... 19.50- 20.00
B u ffalo , p la te s . . . . 28.00-28.50
CA ST IR O N U O R IN G S
C le y e la n d , e ro p s . . . 27.00-27.50 S t. L., N o. 1 m a c h .. . 20.75- 21.75
B irm in g h a m
s .s 1' l ia s te r n P a., ero p s . 2 5 .00-2550 T o ro n to , No. i
m a c h ., n e t d e a le r s 18.00-18.50
B o sto n d is t. c h e m .. .tll.0 0 -1 1 .2 5 P itts .. b ille t. bloom ,
B u ffa lo ....................... 15.00-15.50
s la b e ro p s ............. 27.00-27.50
C h ic a g o ....................... 14.50-15.00
H E A W CAST
C in c in n a ti, d e a le r s . . 10.75-11.25 LOW PH O S. P L N C IIIN G S
B o sto n d is t. b r e a k , .tl6 .2 5 -1 6 .5 0
C le y e la n d .................. 14.50-15.00 B u ffalo
. 26.50-27.00 N ew E n g la n d , d e l.. . 17.00-17.50
D e t r o i t ......................... tl2 .5 0 -1 3 .0 0
C h i c a g o ----. 25.00-25.50 B u ffalo , b r e a k ........... 19.50-20.00
E. P a ., c h e m ic a l. . . . 15.50-16.00 C le y e la n d . .
. 22.00-22.50 C le y e la n d , b r e a k , n e t 18.50-19.00
N ew Y o r k .................. tll-5 0 -1 2 .0 0
D e t r o i t .........
. t2 0 .50-21.00 D e tr o it, a u to n e t. . . tlS .00 -1 8 .5 0
S t. L o u is .................... 12.00-12.50 E a s te r n P a.
. 25.00-25.50
D e tro it, b r e a k ........... tl6 .0 0 -1 6 .5 0
T o ro n to , d e a le r s . . . 7.25- 7.50 P i tt s b u r g h .
. 26.00-26.50 E a s t e r n P a .................. 22.00-22.50
S
e
a
ttle
15.00 L os A ng., a u to , n e t. 13.00-14.00
R A IL R O A D SPEC IA F.T IK S
N ew Y o rk b r e a k . . .
tl7 .0 0
C h ic a g o ....................... 24.00-24.50
R A IL S F O R R O L L IN G
A N G L E BARS— S T E E I,
5
fee t and over
STOY E PL A T E
C h ic a g o ....................... 23.75-24.25
S t. L o u is ..................... 22.25-22.75 B irm in g h a m ....................................... 20.00
B ir m in g h a m .........
12.00- •13.00
B o sto n ........................... 118.50-19.00 B o s to n d i s t r l c t ......... tlfi.OO- ■16.50
S P R IN G S
C h ic a g o ........................ 25.00-25.50 B u ffa lo ....................... 18.00- •18.50
B u ffa lo .................. .. 26.50-27.00 N ew Y o rk .................... U 9.50-20.00 C h ic a g o , n e t ............ 14.00- ■14.50
C h ica g o , coil ........... 25.00-25.50 E a s te r n P a ................... 26.00-26.50 C in c in n a ti, d e a l e r s . 14.25- ■14.75
C h ica g o , l e a f .............. 24.00-24.50 S t. L o u is .................... 24.50-25.00 D e tro it, n e t ................ U 2.00- ■12.50
E a s te r n P a ................... 26.00-26.50
E a s te r n P a .................. 18.00- •18.50
P i t t s b u r g h ................ 26.50-27.00 S T E E L CA R A X L E S
N e w Y o rk f d ry . ...U 5 .0 0 - 15.50
S t. L o u is ..................... 23.50-24.00 B ir m in g h a m ........................................19.00
S t. L o u is ..................... 15.25- ■15.75
B o sto n d i s t r ic t . . . . t20.00-21.00 T o ro n to d e a le r s , n e t
S T E E L , R A IL S , S H O R T
12.00
B irm in g h a m ...........
21.00 C h ica g o , n e t ............. 26.25-26.75
B u ffa lo ....................... 26.50-27.00 E a s te r n P a ................... 27.50-28.00 M A L L E A B L E
C h ic a g o (3 f t . ) ......... 24.00-24.50 S t. L o u is ...................... 26.00-26.50
N ew E n g la n d , d e l . . . 22.00 - :s u w
C h ic a g o (2 f t.) ----- 25.00-25.50
B u ffa lo ....................... 24.50- •25.00
C in c in n a ti, d e a le r s . . 26.75-27.25 I.O C O M O TIY E T IR E S
D e t r o i t ......................... t23.00-23.50 C h ic a g o ( c u t) ............. 24.50-25.00 C h ica g o , R . R ........... 24.50- -25.00
P itts ., 2 f t. a n d le s s 26.00-26.50 S t. L o u is, No. 1 . .. . 21.50-22,00 C in cin . a g r i., d e a l . . . 19.00-■19.50
C le y e la n d , r a ił . . . . 25.00-•25.50
S t. L . 2 f t . & le s s . . . 24.50-25.00
E a s te r n P a ., R . R .. . 22.50--23.00
S H A F T IN G
S T E E L R A IL S , S C R A I1
12.50
L os A n g e le s
.........
B ir m in g h a m ..............
19.00 B o sto n d i s tr ic t
. tl9 .7 5 -2 0 .0 0
P it t s b u r g h , r a ił . . . . 25.50--26.00
B o sto n d i s t r i c t ......... 116.50-17.50 N ew Y o rk . .. .
. t21.00-21.50 S t. L o u is. R . R ........... 22.50- •23.00
L ocal
O re
Cents, u n it, del. E. Pa.
L u k ę S u p e rio r
SCRAP
S crap q u o ta tio n s a r e la rg e ly n o m in ał in ab sen ce of
tra d in g , lh e m a rk e t b eing in d efin ite fo r th e p re s e n t
u n til re s u lts of th e g o v e rn m e n t e tfo rt fo r lo w er
p rices h a s been clarified. A t P itts b u rg h , C leveland,
D etro it, N ew Y ork a n d P h ila d e lp h ia b ro k e rs h a v e
low ered p rice s $1 to $1.50 b ut no c o n su m er b u y ­
in g h a s resu lted .
E a s te r n
Ores
STEEL
Gross tons delivered to c o n su m e rs e xc ep t w h ere o th erw ise sta te d ; iin d ic a te s brokers prices
F o u n d ry a n d b a s ie
56-63% , c o n t r a c t . .
10.00
F o re ljm O re
C e n fs per u n it, c.i.f. A tla n tic
porta
M a n g a n lfe r o u s ore,
45-55% F e., 6-10%
M a n g ...............................
N. A f rlc a n Iow p h o s
N om .
nom .
S p a n ls h , N o. A f rlc a n
b asie, 50 to 60%
nom .
C h in e s e w o lf ra m lte ,
n e t to n , d u ty p d ..523.50-24.00
B ra z il Iro n o re, 6S69% ,
o r d ..............
7.50C
L ow
p h o s.
(.02
m a x .) .....................
s.OOc
F.O .B , R io J a n e iro .
S c h e e lite , im p ............
525.00
C h ro m e o re, In d ia n .
48% g r o s s to n , cif.S28.00-30.00
M an g an ese
O re
In c lu d in g w a r risk b u t not
d u ty , c en ts p e r u n it cargo lots.
C a u c a s ia n , 50-52% .
........
So. A frlc a n , 50-52% 54.00-55.00
Ip d ia n , 4 9 -5 0 % .........
54.00
B r a z illa n . 4 6 % .........
50.00
C u b a n , 5 0 -5 1 % , d u ty
f re e .........................
67.50
M o ly b d e n u m
S u lp h id e co n c., Ib.,
Mo. c o n t., m ln e s ■.
$0.75
/TEEL
Sheets, Strip
S h e e t & S trip 1’rie e s, l*it£es 80, XI
P ittsb u rg h —A utom otive specifica­
tions continue good. B acklogs a re
fa irly high, a lth o u g h deliveries a re
being m e t in alm o st ev e ry in stan ce.
R eclassification of c e rta in th ic k n e ss
specifications in th e s tr ip lis t res u lts in a m a x im u m th ic k n ess of
s trip six inches w ide a n d u n d e r of |
0.202-inch, w hich provides a definite
line of d em arca tio n b etw een th e
strip an d b a r lists.
C leyeland — D eliveries a re now
u su ally 12 w eeks b ehind on m ost
g rad e s a s a g a in st te n w ee k s before
th e holidays. S h eets a r e am o n g th e
th re e m ost ac tiv e ite m s fo r som e
w ell diversified com panies.
F ew
p ro d u ce rs re p o rt slig h t let-up in
buying. M ost c u rre n t sa le s a r e fo r
second ą u a r te r a t p rices th e n prevailing.
D eliveries on hot-rolled
sh e ets a re m o re ex ten d e d th a n coldrolled because of b risk d efen se de­
m and, the situ a tio n bein g re v e rse d
fro m six w eeks ago.
Chicago—S h eet an d s tr ip sales
w ere slig h tly e a sie r th e p a s t w eek,
b u t still a t a level w hich in c re ase s
backlogs an d le n g th e n s deliveries.
C o n sum er dem and re m a in s good,
w ith m a n u fa c tu re rs of m e ta l p ro d ­
ucts, such as ste el f u rn itu re and
household ap p lian c es o p e ra tin g a t
high levels.
B oston—N a rro w cold s trip shipm en ts th u s f a r th is m o n th a re
heavy, b u t volum e of incom ing to n ­
n ag e m ain tain s la rg e backlogs, and,
w h ile rerolling o p era tio n s a r e a t ca­
pacity, m ore o rd ers a r e b ein g ta k e n
for second ą u a r te r a t open prices.
P rio rities a re a p p e a rin g , b u t to d ate
h av e been m o stly confined to stain less an d alioys, d em and fo r w hich
is brisk, w ith sta in le ss deliveries 12
to 16 w eeks. H o t s tr ip deliveries
a re g ra d u a lly b ein g ex tended on
som e finishes, b u t re-ro llin g sc h ed ­
ules as y e t a r e n o t se rio u sly affected.
N ew Y ork — W hile so m e le ad in g
sellers can still w o rk in to n n a g e
for delivery in n in e to te n w eeks,
th e m a jo rity a r e sold o u t fo r th e
ą u a rte r. P a r tly a s a r e s u lt of th is
and p a rtly b ecause of th e d e sire of
co n sum ers to co v er a n tic ip a te d n eeds
fo r delivery a t tim e re ą u ire d , plac­
ing of o rd e rs f o r second ą u a r te r a t
prices ru lin g a t tim e of delivery
is becom ing g en e rał.
H ea v ier co n su m p tio n
of cold
strip , p lu s effo rts of b u y e rs to build
in v entories, m a in ta in s n ew pur- !
ch ases w ell above c u r r e n t sh ip ­
m e n ts w ith m ills o p e ra tin g a t ca­
p acity in m o st in stan c es. P re s s u re
fo r deliveries b y fa b ric a to rs of con­
s u m e r goods is n o ta b ly s tro n g , in­
clu d ing th e a u to m o tiv e and accesso ry trad e .
P h iiad e lp h ia — P ro d u c e rs of hotro lled sh e e ts g e n e ra lly a r e o u t of
th e m a rk e t f o r firs t ą u a r te r , alJ a n u a r y 13, 1941
CROUSE-HINDS
CONDULETS
(CONDUIT FITTINGS)
W hen you’re w iring th e p la n t for uninte rru p te d produetion, rem em b er th a t
conduit fittings have a n im portance all
out of p roportion to th e ir cost.
CONDULETS have b een accepted as th e
to p -q u ality line sińce 1906. T h e y cut
installatio n tim e, assure a rigid jo in t
w ith p erm an en t ground continuity.
L ong-lasting is assured by th ree prote c tiv e coats:
C a st F e ra lo y
C ad m iu m P late d
THOMAS & BETTS
WEDGE- N
0
CONNECTORS
T hese pressure (solderless) connecfors
will speed up in stallatio n on all types of
electrical circuits, b o th in th e p la n t and
on e ą u ip m e n t for resale.
“W edge-O n” W ire S plicers a re p a r­
ticu larly ad a p te d to line, ju n ctio n box,
m otor lead, o u tle t box an d service entra n c e splices. F o r w ire sizes from No. 16
through N o. 4, and for com binations
w ithin th a t rangę.
Z in c Plate d
A lu m in u m Lacq u ered
T ap er-T ap p in g , an o th er
o u t s t a n d in g CoNDULET
fsa tu re , assures th a t every
th re a d on th e co n d u it bears
ag ain st every th re a d on
th e hub, extra assurance of
m e ta l to m e ta l c o n ta c t
th a t w on’t loosen under
vibration.
T h e r e a r e o v e r 1 5 ,0 0 0 t y p e s of
CONDULETS . . . one to m eet every wiring
re ą u ire m e n t exactly.
“ W edge-O n” Lugs are
ideał for control w ire in­
stallatio n s and for use on
term in a l blocks. W ire is
held u n d er g reat pressure,
f
w ith barrel supportin g insulation so th a t vib ratio n
c a n n o t b r e a k s tra n d s .
A vailable for w ire sizes
No. 22 to N o. 4, solid and stran d ed .
T h e T & B catalog of pressure connectors has 100 pages of these m odern
devices engineered especially for fast,
firm connections of w ire, cable, rod, tu b ­
ing or bus b ar. W rite G raybar for your
copy.
G R A Y B A R ELECTRIC C O M P A N Y
In O v er 80 Principal Cities
E x e c u t iv e O f f i c e s :
G ra y b a r Building, New York, N. Y.
85
th o u g h so m e ca p ac ity in o th e r
g ra d e s still is av a ila b le fo r delivery
la te in th is period. B ookings con­
tin u e ac tiv e in fo rw a rd positions,
th e v o lu m e so f a r th is m o n th being
ste a d y o r h e a v ie r co m p ared w ith
D ecem ber.
C in c in n a ti—S h eet m ills seek to
keep th e ir position on first ą u a r te r
d eliv erie s a s ela stic a s possible, to
allow fo r a n y u r g e n t n a tio n a l de­
fen se to n n a g e w h ich m ay be dem an d ed w ith s h o r t w a rn in g . Som e
to n n a g e is b ein g accep ted if It can
be ro lled in first ą u a r te r , delivery
w h en possible. P rio r ity d em an d s fo r
d efe n se to n n a g e ten d to increase.
S t. L o u is — D em an d fo r sh e ets
an d s tr ip co n tin u es active, w ith se ll­
e rs offerin g little en c o u rag em en t
fo r deliveries u n d e r 8 to 12 w eeks.
B acklogs show no red u c tio n d esp ite
h eav y sh ip m e n ts an d p ro sp ectiv c
p ro d u ctio n fo r first ą u a r te r h a s been
engaged.
Y o ungsto w n , O. — B oth m odern
w ide m ills an d th e h an d m ills in
th is a re a a r e p ro d u cin g sh e e ts a t
capacity .
Cold-rolled
m ills
a re
booked w ell th ro u g h M arch, an d
th e hot-rolled in to A pril, fo r a w ide
d iv e rsity of co n su m in g in te rests.
B irm in g h am , A la.—M ills a re comfo rta b ly booked on m a n u fa c tu r e rs ’
a n d roofing sh e ets, an d p ro d u ctio n
is h o ld in g a t an unofficially e s ti­
m a te d 80 to 85 p e r cent, w ith som e
room fo r im p ro v em en t.
TherniDflake
IN S U L A T IN G
A
CO N CRETE
Light W e ig h t H igh Tem perature Concrete with
D o uble Insulating V a lu e
The 2]Ą" of TinjRM-O-KLAKE Concrete
shown in an Open H earth checker cham ber
bot tom is used to proteet the concrete foutulatioji pad from excessive tem peratures. It is
equivalent in insulating effect to about 15"
of tire brick.
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R educes u su a l in su latin g co n crete thickness by a b o u t Half.
In creases effective d e p th s o f flues a n d checkers in O p e n H e a rth
fu rn a c e c o n stru c tio n .
P ro te cts co n crete fo u n d a tio n p ad s fro m excessive h e a t.
A llow s in creased m agnesite thickness in O p e n H e a rth bo tto m s.
S Jnooths su rfa c e irre g u la rities o n O p e n H e a rth b o tto m pans.
W r i t e f o r I n f o r m a t i o n a n d Prices
O ther
TWni-D-flakE
P ro d u cts
86
P l a t e P ric e s , P a g e 80
P itts b u r g h — No c h a n g e is rep o rted in th e p la te situ a tio n . O rd ers
a re still h e a v ie r th a n sh ip m e n ts and
a ll p ro d u ctio n ca p ac ity is in o p era­
tion. T o n n a g e o f lig h t p la te s being
ro lled on c o n tin u o u s s tr ip m ills
h ere is la rg e r th a n n o rm al. F acili­
tie s f o r h e a t tr e a tm e n t of alloy
p late, in c lu d in g p rin c ip a lly arm o r
p la te item s, a re b ein g ru sh e d to
co m p letio n a n d a r e ex p ected to be
rea d y sh o rtly .
C lev elam l—W ide p la te s h av e been
sold ah e ad as f a r a s A u g u st, th o u g h
w ith 20 w eek s u s u a lly m e n tio n e d as
, a v e ra g e .
M any p la te s a re being
j ro lled on sh e e t m ills w h e re feasible.
D em an d sh o w s no let-up a n d w ith
sh ip b u ild in g one of th e b risk e st
p h a se s o f d efen se no re lie f fo r
m o n th s o r ev en y e a rs is expected.
C h icag o —P la te sa le s a r e steady.
G re a te st d ifficu lty is in o b tain in g
m ili s h ip m e n ts as p la te p rod u cin g
fa c ilitie s a r e fu lly e n g a g e d and
b ack lo g s e x te n d th ro u g h first ą u a r ­
te r.
N ew Y o rk — R ap id ly ex p a n d in g
sh ip to n n a g e loom s ah e a d in plates.
In itia l n a v y re ą u ire m e n ts fo r th e
200 sh ip s p laced la s t S ep te m b er
a re soon to be re le a se d a n d in som e
ą u a r te r s it is believed th e governm e n t’s p ro g ra m fo r c o n s tru c tio n of
p re fa b ric a te d sh ip s w ill m aterialize in o rd e rs fo r som e e a s te rn fabric a tin g sh o p s w ith in p o ssib ly a
m o n th .
P h ila d e lp h ia — C o n tin u ed heavy
p la te b o o k in g s le av e d eliv eries fa r
ex ten d ed , p a rtic u la rly on la rg e r
sizes of s h e a re d m a te ria ł.
Somo
p ro d u c e rs offer u n iv e rsa l p la te s in
fo u r to five w ee k s a n d sh e a re d
p la tes in eig h t w eeks, b ut th is is
ex cep tio n al, siń ce te n w ee k s is th e
m o re com m on m in im u m delivery
p ro m ise d on a n y g rad e . O ne mili
is a s k in g 18 to 25 w ee k s on wide
j p lates.
B irm in g h am , A la. -A s fo r sev eral
m o n th s, p ro d u ctio n of p la te s is be­
in g p u sh e d to cap acity , an d even
above r a te d cap acity . A la rg e ton­
n ag e w as c a rrie d o v e r fro m la st
y ear, a n d th e re is re a so n to believc
a d d itio n a l h e a v y b o o k in g s w ill mate rializ e b efo re first ą u a r te r has
ad v an ced v e ry fa r.
T o ro n to , O nt. — R e ce n t p lacing
of la rg e o rd e rs fo r sh ip c o n stru c tio n
is reflected in g r e a te r d em an d fo r
p lates. L a rg e p u rc h a s e s also have
been m ad e re c e n tly by co m p an ies
en g a g ed in w a r ta n k c o n stru c tio n .
a n d f u r th e r la rg e b u sin e ss of th is
n a tu r ę is pending, C a n a d a ’s p re s­
e n t o u tp u t of p la te h a s been contra c te d fo r th e e n tire y ea r.
Plate
M ad e fro m E x fo lia te d V erm ic u lite
Granules - Coating - B rick - Błock
Plates
JO L IE T ,
IL I.
Contracts P laced
‘2 000 to n s, tw o f u e l
I s la n d n a v y y a r d ,
oil b a r p e s , M a rc
C a lif., to B a s a lt
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R o ck Co., N a p a , C a lif.
100 to n s o r m o re, 5 0 0 ,0 0 0 -g a llo n e lcv a te d w a t e r ta n k , F o r t D ix, N. J., lo
P itts b u r g h -D e s M o ln es S te e l Co., P i t t s ­
b u rg h , 552,885; b ld s D ec. 30, c o n s tr u c tIng q u a r te r m a s te r .
100 to n s o r m o re, 3 0 0 ,0 0 0 -g allo n e le v a te d
ste el w a te r ta n k , S c o tt F ie ld , III., to
C h icag o B rid g e & I r o n Co., C h ica g o ,
$28,850; b id s J a n . 3 to U n ite d S ta te s
en g in e e r, S t. L o u is, in v . 72.
100 to n s o r m o re, t a n k s , T N T p ro d u c in g
p la n t to be o p e r a te d by H u m b le Oil
Co., B a y to w n , T ex ., to W y a tt B o ile r
W o rk s, H o u s to n , T ex., a n d C h ic a g o
B rid g e & Iro n Co. C h ic a g o ; E. B.
B a d g e r & S o n s Co., B o sto n , e n g in e e r
a n d c o n tr a c to r.
Plate Contracts Pending
u n ab le to do th is well. On h o t elec­
tric ste el alloy b a rs d eliveries g en ­
erally a re f a r m o re ex ten d ed th a n
on open h e a rth alloys.
P h ila d e lp h ia —S teel b a r sa les g en ­
era lly a re ste ad y , w ith so m e w h at
lig h te r dem an d n oted in so m e directions. B uying co n sists la rg e ly of
f u tu r ę co v erag e a g a in s t e stim a te d
re ą u ire m e n ts d u rin g M arch and
la te r. In an a tte m p t to fa c ilita te
ro llin g sch ed u les som e p ro d u ce rs
re fu s e to accept carbon b a r o rd ers
fo r less th a n th re e to n s of a size.
T o ronto, O nt.—O rd ers fo r b a rs
a r e h e a v ie r an d b acklogs a re in ­
ere asin g rap id ly . M ills now a re ear-
b u t w ith a su b s ta n tia l p a r t of activ ity devoted to d efen se c o n tra cts,
p re fe re n tia l r a tin g as to sh ip m e n t
a p p e a rs likely. T h is also ap p lies to
g r e a te r needs fo r o th e r d efen se iną u irie s w h ich a r e no w ex p an d in g
w hile m ach in ę tool b u ild e rs r a te
n e a r th e top.
N ew Y o rk —O nly in fa irly ra re
in stan c es a re carb o n b a rs av ailab le
fo r delivery th is ą u a rte r. T h e g en ­
e ra ł a v e ra g e is aro u n d 13 w eeks,
w ith cold-draw n b a r sh ip m e n ts runn in g a w eek o r so b eh in d th a t. H o t
alloy b a rs fro m open h e a rth can still
be done in som e cases in 19 to 20
w eeks, b u t m o st p ro d u ce rs a p p e a r
6760 to n s, fo u r p e n s to c k s , s p e c iflc a tlo n
941, S h a s ta d a m , C e n tr a l V a lle y p r o j­
ect, C o ram , C a lif.; o n ly bid w a s c o m ­
b in a tio n b y W e s te rn P ip ę & S te e l Co.,
S an F ra n c is c o a n d C h ic a g o B rid g e &
Iro n Co., C h icn g o .
1998 to 7992 to n s, o n e to f o u r C-2 ty p e
c a rg o v e s se ls f o r U n ite d S ta t e s m a r itim e c o m m issio n ; b id s J a n . 13.
315 to n s, p e n s to c k g a te s , sp e c iflc a tlo n
942, P a r k e r d a m , E a rp , C a lif.; b id s
opened.
U n s ta te d to n n a g e , tw o h u lls o n ly fo r
w eld ed S teel te r m in a l b a rg e s , 285 x 75
feet, F e d e r a l B a rg e L in e s, I n la n d
W a te rw a y s Corp., N e w O r le a n s ; bids
Feb. 4.
Bars
B a r P ric e s , P a g e
80
P ittsb u rg h —C arnegie-Illinois S teel
Corp. has rele ase d n ew lists of
ex tra s on hot-rolled carbon ste el
bars, effective Ja n . 6, c h a n g in g the
m inim um th ic k n ess of b a r fiats 6
inches and n a rro w e r fro m % -inch
to 13/64-inch. T h is clarifies th e distinction betw een b a rs au d s trip in
som e in stan ces w h e re o v erla p p in g
specifications h ad been o ccurring.
Specifications co n tin u e h ea v y on
m e rc h an t b a rs a n d little m ili tim e
is not a lre a d y sched u led d u rin g
first ą u a rte r.
C leveland—B a rs a re am o n g th e
th ree m o st activ e p ro d u c ts in th is
are a. P ro d u c e rs a re sold o u t fo r
first ą u a r te r , th o u g h occasional
p rom pt deliv ery is possible w h ere
th e o rd er is tim ed fav o rab ly w ith
a rollin g schedule. P u rc h a s in g is
well diversified. M uch second ą u a r ­
te r busin ess bein g placed.
C hicago — W id esp rea d d em and
holds b a r sa le s re la tiv e ly stead y .
a lth o u g h som e sla c k e n in g is noted.
M ost p ro d u ce rs a r e booked solidly
th ro u g h first ą u a r te r , an d now a re
accepting b u sin e ss only fo r second
ą u a rte r. A lloy g ra d e s a r e in strongest dem and.
B oston—C arbon an d alloy steel
b a r d em an d co n tin u es b risk w ith
co n sum ption b ro ad e n in g . D eliveries
on carbon sto c k can be m ad e in 10
to 12 w eeks in a fe w in stan c es, b u t
alloy an d h e a t-tre a te d m a te ria ł shipm e n ts a r e in definite an d ex ten d in ­
to n ex t ą u a r te r . F o rg e shops a re
w o rk in g off ste el in h e a v ie r vo 'u m e,
J a n u a r y 13, 1941
^ W h en action is d e m an d e d for transm itting pow er,
h e re 's a c c u ra c y to b e tte r th a n one-thousandth of a n
in c h . . . p recisio n is one featu re of all H o rsb u rg h &
Scott W orm s a n d W orm G ears. T here are sev en out­
stan d in g features th at m ake H o rsb u rg h & Scott W orm s
a n d W orm G e a rs th e finest o b tain ab le . . . it w ill p ay
you to le a rn ab o u t th ese adv an tag es.
S e n d n o te oh C o m p a n y L e łte r h e a d io z 4 8 8 -P a g e C a ta lo g 41
THE H O R S B U R G H & SC O T T C O .
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ry in g la rg e o rd ers fo r delivery to
th e end o f Ju n e , an d th e re is no
in d ication of d em an d deereasing.
Y o un g sto w n , O.—A fiood of o rd e rs
f o r ste e l b a rs is p o u rin g in to m ills.
D eliv eries now a r e th e p rim e consid e ra tio n a n d sh ip m e n ts c u rre n tly
a r e b ein g d e fe rre d se v e ra l m o n th s.
Pipę
Pipę P ric e s , P a p o 81
P itts b u r g h — S h ip m e n ts to eonsig n e d sto c k s o f s ta n d a rd pipę h av e
dropped
fo r y ear-en d in v e n to ry
period, an d oil c o u n try b u sin e ss is
a t a sta n d still. P ro d u e tio n is g o in g
ah e ad a s ra p id ly a s p h y sically p o s­
sible on m ech an ical tu b in g , p a rtic u ­
la rly on a irc ra ft specifications.
C Ieveland—Good e x p o rt dem an d
fo r m e rc h a n t pipę h a s back ed up
h ere , u n til p e rm its a r e received
fro m W a sh in g to n . W ith d o m estic
D ecem ber sh ip m e n ts la rg e s t in histo ry , d em an d h a s n o t ab ated , J a n ­
u a ry to be m u c h on th e sa m e level.
L u li in oil c o u n try goods, lin e pipę
a n d ca sin g s is noted.
B oston—M e rc h an t pipę b u y in g h a s
slack en ed slig h tly , b u t is so m e w h at
IMMEDIATE RESP0NSE
TO THE 0PERAT0R’S
SLIGHTEST C0MMAND
T h e a c c u ra c y w ith w h ic h E rie
S te a m H a m m e rs c a n b e contr o lle d m a k e s th e fu lle st u s e of
th e o p e r a to r 's sk ill in p ro d u c in g ą u a lity fo rg in g s . H e c a n
e a s ily a d ju s t th e fo rce of th e
b lo w a n d e x te n t of th e sw in g of
th e ram to a fin e d e g re e , a n d
c a n tr e a d le to o b ta in a n y th in g
from th e lig h te s t to u c h to th e
m ax im u m b lo w .
In th e d e s ig n a n d c o n stru c tio n of E rie S team H a m m e rs
e v e ry d e ta il h a s b e e n c o n s id e re d to m a k e th e c o n tro l as accu r a te a n d e ffic ie n t a s p o s s ib le .
T h e low ra tio of th e c y lin d e r
a re a to th e v a lv e p o rt a re a s in ­
c re a s e s th e s e n s itiv ity a n d res p o n s e . A ll v a lv e g e a rin g is
m a d e of d u r a b le fo rg e d s te e l
a n d c o n n e c tio n s a re of rig id
tu b in g to e lim in a te w h ip . A ll
t h e c o n n e c t i n g p i n s a r e in
d o u b le s h e a r, to p r e v e n t lo st
m o tio n in th e v a lv e g e a rin g .
C o n tro lla b ility is e s p e c ia lly
im p o rta n t to d a y w h e n m ax im u m
p ro d u e tio n m u st b e o b ta in e d
w ith o u t s a c rif ic in g ą u a lity .
B u lle tin N o. 3 3 3 d e s c r ib e s
th e s e a n d o th e r fe a tu re s of E rie
S te a m H a m m e r s . W r ite fo r
your copy.
C ast Pipę P laced
T he th ro ttle c o n tro l is c o n v e n ie n tly lo c a te d
w ith in e a s y re a c h of th e o p e ra to r. W ith o n e
h a n d h e c a n ą u ic k ly s e le c t th e d e s ire d
s e ttin g of th e v a lv e r a n g in g from c o m p le te
s h u t off to m axim um o p e n in g . A ll w e a rin g
p a rts a re h a r d e n e d to m in im iz e w e a r a n d
c o n s e ą u e n t lo st m o tio n . O n la rg e E rie H a m ­
m ers, in s te a d of th ro ttle c o n tro l a n d tre a d le ,
s e p a ra te h a n d le v e rs for th e th ro ttle v a lv e
a n d m o tio n v a lv e c a n b e fu rn is h e d .
E R IE F O U N D R Y C O M P A N Y
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above n o rm a l w ith c o n s tru e tio n re­
ą u ire m e n ts, m o stly in sm a li indiv id u al lots, ac c o u n tin g fo r m ost
to n n a g e. T h e lif t is du e larg ely
to specified w o rk w ith ro u tin e in­
d u s tria l d em an d level.
C a st pipę
b u y in g c e n te rs in n u m e ro u s miscellan eo u s o rd e rs f o r p ro m p t dę­
li very.
N ew Y o rk —M e rc h a n t pipę, w hile
sh o w in g som e reb o u n d fro m the
holid ay seaso n , is m o v in g o nly mode ra te ly w ell. T h is is u s u a lly the
case in th e m iddle of w in te r as
b u ild in g o p e ra tio n s a re considera b ly re s tric te d . In b o ile r an d m e­
ch a n ic al tu b in g , h o w ev er, specifica­
tio n s co n tin u e active.
W ith so m e c a st p ip ę fo u n d ries
ex p e rien c in g m o re d ifficu lty in sec u rin g p ig iro n re ą u ire m e n ts , ru sh
o rd e rs fo r w a te r lin e in sta lla tio n s
a t a rm y c a n to n m e n ts a r e substantia l. A N ew J e rs e y fo u n d ry booked
9000 to n s fo r a n o rd n an c e p la n t at
E lw ood, 111., p a r t of th e c a st pipę
needed, th e re m a in d e r no w being
b o u g h t. U tilitie s a r e also buying,
p la cin g o rd e rs in so m e in sta n c e s fo r
fo rw a rd an d e s tim a te d needs.
S a n F ra n c isc o — A w ard s of cast
iro n p ip ę d u rin g 1940 exceeded by
6000 to n s th e to ta l booked in 1939.
T h e a g g r e g a te fo r 1940 w a s 49,769
tons, co m p ared w ith 43,133 to n s the
p rev io u s y ea r. B o o k in g s d u rin g th e
firs t w eek of th is y e a r to ta le d 1389
to n s w h ile a y e a r ag o a b la n k w as
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9000 to n s, 2 4 -ln ch a n d u n d e r , p a r t i a l rec iu ire m e n ts, o r d n a n c e p la n t, s h e ll- lo a d in g u n it, E lw o o d , 111., to U n ite d S ta te s
P lp e & F o u n d ry Co., B u r lin g to n . N. .7.,
t h r o u g h S to n e & W e b s te r E n g in e e rin g
C orp., B o sto n ; S a n d e r s o n & P o t t e r Co.,
N ew Y ork, b u y in g a d d itio n a l to n n a g e .
850 to n s, 2 to 8 -tn e h , e a s t b a y m u n ic ip a l u ti l ity d is tr ic t, O a k la n d , C alif.,
lo U n ite d S ta te s P ip ę & F o u n d r y Co.,
B u rlin g to n , N . J .
525 to n s, 6 to 1 0 -in ch , A u g u s ta , M e., to
R . D. W ood & Co., F lo re n c e , N. J .
350 to n s, v a r io u s siz e s, a d d itio n a l req u ir e m e n s , F o r t s E d w a r d s a n d D ev en s,
M ass., to W a r r e n P ip ę Co„ E v e re tt,
M a ss.
225 to n s , 8 a n d 1 0 -in ch , B u r b a n k , C alif.,
to N a tio n a l C a s t I r o n P ip ę Co., B irm ­
in g h a m , A la .
200 to n s , 6 to 1 2 -in ch , A u b u r n , M e., to
R . D. W ood & Co., F lo re n c e , N . J .
175 to n s, p r o c u re m e n t d ly isio n , t r e a s u r y
d e p a r tm e n t, B o sto n , f o r B e v e rly , M ass.,
to W a r r e n P ip ę Co., E v e r e t t, M a ss.
128 to n s, 6 a n d 8 -in c h , S a c ra m e n to ,.
C a lif., to A m e ric a n C a s t I r o n P ip ę Co.,
B irm in g h a m . A la.
128 to n s , 8 a n d 1 0 -in ch , S a c r a m e n to ,
C a lif., to A m e ric a n C a s t I r o n P ipę
Co.. B irm in g h a m , A la .
C ast Pipę Pending
1960 to n s , c a s t pipę, 4 8 -in ch , a n d 120
to n s , 3 6 -in ch s te e l pipę, Q u e e n s, in ą u lry
so o n fro m D e p a r tm e n t o f W a t e r S u p ­
p ly , N ew Y ork.
1175 to n s , 4 to 1 6 -in ch , S a n F ra n c is c o ;
U n ite d S ta t e s P ip ę & F o u n d r y Co.,
B u r lin g to n , N . J., lo w o n 800 to n s.
C e n tr a l F o u n d ry Co., H o lt, A la., Iow
on 295 to n s a n d P a c ific S ta t e s C a st
/ TEEL .
Iro n P ip e Co., F ro v o , U ta h , Io w on
80 to n s.
556 to n s, 4 to 1 2 -in ch , B ish o p , C a lif.;
b id s J a n . 13.
830 to n s, 1 0 -in ch , m u n lc ip a l a ir p o r t, O k ­
la h o m a C ity , O k la .; g e n e r a ł c o n tr a c t
b id s ln to U n ite d S ta t e s e n g in e e r,
T u ls a , O k la., J a n . 6.
370 to n s, 6 a n d 8 -in c h , N e w to n , M a ss.;
bid s in.
200 to n s, s m a li sizes, p r o c u re m e n t d iv isio n, t r e a s u r y d e p a r tm e n t, N ew Y ork,
fo r S ta te n I s la n d , O ssin ln g , N. Y„ a n d
o th e r d e liv e rie s, b id s J a n . 14.
100 to n s, 6 -in ch , e e m e n t-lin e d , P ie a tin n y ,
N. J., a r s e n a ł; b id s J a n . 13, p ro . 1244.
Rails, Cars
tio n al d efen se re ą u ire m e n ts a re a
s tro n g influence. W ire is being
d ra w n an d p ro cessed as ra p id ly as
th e su p p lies of sem ifin ish ed steel
w ill p erm it.
B oston—In co m in g w ire to n n ag e,
s till a h e a d of sh ip m e n ts, m a in ta in s
heav y m ili back lo g s, th e la tte r in
so m e in stan c es in e reasin g . Productio n is n e a r cap acity , som e finishing
d e p a rtm e n ts b ein g lim ited only by
ro d su p p lies an d e ą u ip m e n t facili­
ties.
P itts b u r g h —W ith th e b eg in n in g
of th e h eav y m e rc h a n t w ire seaso n
now only a few w eek s off, prelim ina r y in d icatio n s of jo b b e r b u y in g
a re th a t to n n a g e w ill be h e a v ie r
th a n an ticip ate d , w ith m o st g o in g
d irec tly in to co n su m p tio n . Jo b b e r
sto c k s a re b ein g b u ilt u p in som e
in stan ces. S pecifications on m a n u ­
fa c tu re rs ’ w ire ite m s a r e also h eavy
an d re le a se s on p rev io u sly placed
to n n a g e a re active.
N ew Y o rk —W ire m ills co n tin u e
to book to n n a g e in excess of heavy
sh ip m e n ts a n d b ack lo g s grow . W h ile
in sp o ts d eliv ery of p lain w ire can
be m ad e in six w eeks, th e a v e ra g e
is n e a re r eight. B u y in g is w idely
d iversified w ith an im p ro v e m en t in
d em an d fo r sp rin g m a te ria ł fro m th e
f u rn itu re tra d e ex pected sh o rtly .
T r u c k M a t e r i a ł P r i c e s , r a g ę 81
P lacing of 4500 f re ig h t ca rs, five
electric p a sse n g e r locom otives an d
som e m iscellaneous ro llin g stock
by th e P en n sy lv a n ia , to be b u ilt in
its own shops, lead s th e ra ilro a d
m a rk e t. R ecen t c a r a n d locomotive ord ers h av e given c a r b u ild e rs
a b e tte r backlog a n d o p e ra tio n s
are assu re d a t a h ig h r a te fo r som e
tim e. S everal c a r in ą u irie s a r e still
pending. Som e difficulty is bein g
m et in o b ta in in g p la te sh ip m e n ts
b u t th is has not ca u se d se rio u s delay so far.
Car Orders P laced
Illin o is C e n tra l, 115 e o v e re d h o p p e rs . to
G en eral A m erican T r a n s p o r ta t i o n Corp.,
C hicago.
P e n n s y lv a n ia , 4500 f r e i g h t c a r s , in c lu d in g 2000 box c a r s a n d 2500 g o n d o la s ,
a lso 200 c a b in c a r s a n d 600 b u lk f r e i g h t
c o n ta in e rs, to b e b u i lt in o w n sh o p s.
P itts b u r g h & L a k e E rie , 1000 ( lfty -to n
box c a rs, to P re s s e d S te e l C a r Co., P i t t s ­
b u rg h , th r o u g h N e w Y o -k C e n tr a l;
in a d d itio n to 1000 b o x c a r s p la c e d
la s t m o n th b y th e N ew Y o rk C e n tr a l
w ith i t s . s u b s ld ia r y s h o p s in E a s t
R o c h e ste r, N. Y.
Car Orders Pending
S o u th A fric a n R a ilr o a d s , 1000 g o n d o la s ;
bid s a s k e d .
Locomotives P laced
P ennsylvania, <lve e le ctric p a sse n g er locomotivcs a n d 20 locom otive tenders,
to own shops.
Locomotives Pending
D e la w a re & H u d s o n , 5 m o u n ta in - ty p e loco m o tiv es.
D en v er & R io G r a n d ę W e s te rn , 5 to 10
lo c o m o tiv e s.
P a n a m a , S ch ed u le 4620, th r e e o il-b u r n in g s te a m lo c o m o tiv e s, tlv e -fo o t g a g e ;
H. K. P o r te r Co., P itt s b u r g h , Iow,
5132,750.
Wire
W ire P r ic e s , P a g e 81
C hicago — O rd e rs an d in ą u irie s
fo r w ire an d w ire p ro d u cts, w hich
have been a t a good r a te f o r som e
tim e, a re in e re a sin g m o d e ra tely . N a ­
J a n u a r y 13, 1941
WHAT IS THE KESTER
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This means the Wilder a llo y must be right
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The com binations are alm ost endless— so
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Betmd the Srnes wilk /TEEL
On The Spot
H A few days ago we sent a
recent copy of S t e e l to the D e­
partm ent of N ational Revenue at
O ttaw a, C anada and have sińce
been searching the mails frantically each m orning for their
reply and decision. A new
budget resolution up in the
north country took elTecl D ecem ­
ber i6 and calls tor the “ prohibition
of the
importation
o( certain periodical publications,
consisting largely of fiction or
printed m atter of a sim ilar character, including detective, sex,
western, and alleged true or confession stories, and those commonly know n as comics.” W e
w eren’t w orried at all until someone pointed out tbose C rane Co.
mystery ads and those Bower
Roller Bearing cuties, and now
we’re not so sure w ell pass muster.
ASCAP Or BMI?
H Macy O. Teetor, in charge of
Research Engineering for Perfect
Circle Piston Ring, is author
of “ Load Carrying Capacitv
Pbenomena of Bearing Surfaces”
and also the author of I Sun’ You
First. T h e latter is a song re­
cently picked by the Song H it
G uild as one of the best tunes
of 1940. Mr. T eetor is, himself,
one of those rare pbenom ena—a
man w ho is good both at his
w ork and his hobbies. But, like
all good song-writers, we understand he makes anything but
“perfect circles” for notes on his
musical scores.
Skeptics
ES W e see in the papers that
science is often just a little behind achievement. As an example, back in 1836—a long
time after a locom otire called
the George Washington had
climbed a six per cent grade—m athem atical geniuses, in all
seriousness, proved that it had
N O T because it was definitely a
mathem atical impossibility,
F aster By A Dam Site
H Speaking of geniuses these
dam engineers are sm art gents,
but more practical. T ake the prob
lem of earth slides and cave-ins
lor example. D uring the excavation of dams, the tons of mother earth, throw n up at a goodly
cost per sq. yd., wants to seek
its level again and spoił the whole
works. But, not content with the
“W PA m ethod” of “undo, do,
redo,” they invented a way to
keep the earth in place. It s all
done w ith the aid of a huge compressor, several hundred yards
of good steel nipę, and plenty
of am m onia. T he earth above
the site is simply frozen in place,
and the dam excavation stays
excavated.
A ssignm ertt For Y outh
3 Merle T horpe’s m agazine outlines these rom antic jobs for farrisioned young inventors: T rans­
parent Steel; Vest Pocket AirConditioners; An Insecticide that
will Bring Down Airplanes; and
a Lighter-Than-A ir Metal. W e
certainly w ant to be on band
when they fly one of those trans­
parent airplanes, made out of
lighter-than-air metal, and watch
them bring it dow n with that
tricky insecticide.
Coute Que Coute
H T he proof room and two or
three editors tangled with us
tooth
and
nail
last
week
for spelling those lenglhy boudoir chairs, chaisc lounges. Groping back to our college French
we vaguely remember chaises
longues m eaning “long chairs”
b ut we still stand pat 011 the
opinion of the head of the top
local furniture storę who says
that by usage they’re now
lounges. At least they sound a
lot more comfortable that way.
Shapes
S t r u c t u r a l S h a p e P ric e s , P a g e KU
P itts b u r g h —T h e re is little app a re n t let-u p in p ro d u ctio n o f s tr u c ­
tu r a l m ills, a lth o u g h in ą u irie s and
a w a rd s w e re so m e w h a t lig h te r over
th e p a s t tw o w eeks. S om e believe
th e p eak is p assed . B ack lo g s have
sh o w n little te n d e n c y to recede.
C lev elan d — S lig h t recessio n in
jo b s is noted, b u t a p p a re n tly n o t lo r
long, ju d g in g by n ew w o rk am ong
arc h ite c ts.
S e v e ra l p la n ts w hich
h ad been d eem ed la rg e e n o u g h are
p la n n in g ad d itio n s. S om e fa b ric a ­
to rs tu r n dow n b u sin e ss b ecau se of
la b o r sh o rta g e .
L a r g e s t co n tract
involved 1600 to n s fo r in e rt sto ra g e
b u ild in g s a t R av en n a, O.
C hicago—B o o k in g s a r e lig h te r but
one fa b ric a to r to o k good to n n a g e for
a ra ilro a d ’s 1941 b rid g e needs. M ost
o rd e rs a r e sm a li a n d involve defense.
M ills a re h ea v ily booked fo r sta n d ­
a rd se ctio n s a n d u n ab le to give
p ro m p t delivery.
B o sto n — F ir s t ste e l fo r th e naval
a ir base, N ew fo u n d lan d , is being
p laced by M e rritt-C h ap m a n & Scott.
P a r t of th is to n n a g e w ill be transsh ip p ed th ro u g h Q u o n set P o in t, R. I.
C o n tra c ts a r e up slig h tly an d iną u iry co n tin u es s u b sta n tia l, w ith
m u c h d efen se to n n a g e b ein g e sti­
m ated .
N ew Y o rk — A t le a s t one P ennsylv an ia p ro d u c e r h as ra ise d plain
s tr u c tu ra l m a te ria ł p rice s $2 a ton
on av a ila b le to n n a g e fo r sh ip m en t
th is ą u a r te r an d is n o t ą u o tin g fixed
p rices fo r seco n d ą u a r te r . E ig h t
w eek s d eliv ery is p o ssib le on som e
sizes, b u t th e a v e ra g e is u p to ten
w eeks.
P h ila d e lp h ia —S tru c tu r a l in ą u iries
a re a t th e red u c ed v o lu m e prevailin g th e p a s t 30 days, th o u g h pendin g w o rk is fa ir ly heav y . P iling
is m o d e ra tely activ e, m o st prospectiv e b u sin ess b eing fo r co n stru c ­
tion by p riv a te in te re s ts fo r defense
p u rp o ses. N o ap p re cia b le im provem e n t h a s o cc u rre d in p la in shape
deliveries.
S h a p e Contracts P laced
Slogans
■ These turret lathe people have
swell slogans. T his week on
page 2 Gisholt says: Loo!{ Ahead
Ahead— With Gisholt,
Turn it Better,
Faster, for Less— With a Warner
&■ Swasey.
4000 to n s, se v e n s h ip w a y s a n d fa c ilitie s.
T o d d -B a th I r o n S h ip b u iid in g Co., S o u th
P o r tla n d , Me., to A m e ric a n B rid g e Co.,
— Keep
and on page 5:
Easier On The Eyes
H A nd incidentally, do you like
that slightly dilTerent touch of
typography up front in the news
section this week?
SnR D t.ii.
S h ap e A w ard s C om pared
W eek em led J a n . 11...............
W eek end ed J a n . 4 ...............
W eek ended Dec. 2 8 ...............
T his w eek, 1940........................
W eekly av e rag e, 1941...........
W eekly a v e ra g e , 1940...........
W eek ly a v e ra g e , D ec...........
T o ta l to d ate, 1940.................
T o tal to d ate, 1941..................
Tons
24,489
55,382
44,039
17,013
39,931
28,414
31,516
29,034
79,862
ln c lu d e s a w a r d s o f 100 to n s o r m o re.
90
/TEEL
300 to n s, b u ild in g , H a r le m S a v in g s b a n k ,
N ew Y o rk , to J o n e s & L a u g h iin S te e l
Corp., t h r o u g h G eo rg e A. F u lle r Co.,
N ew Y ork.
225 to n s, m old lo ft, B e th le h e m S h ip ­
b u ild in g C orp., T e rm in a l I s la n d , Los
A n g eles, to B e th le h e m S te e l Co., L os
A n g eles.
h e m S te e l Co., B e th le h e m , P a .
2C0 to n s, p o w e r h o u se , p r o je c t 21, Q u o n •set p o in t, R. I., to H a r r i s S t r u c tu r a l
S te e l Co, P la in fle ld , N. J .; M e r r ittC h a p m a n & S c o tt a n d G eo rg e A.
F u lle r Co., N ew Y o rk , jo in t c o n tr a c to r s .
185 to n s, sh o p b u ild in g , n a v y , S o u th
B o sto n , M ass., to A m e ric a n B rid g e Co.,
P i tts b u r g h .
185 to n s, C h ic a g o s u b w a y , se c tio n S-10E
120 to n s a n d se c tio n S-10D 65 to n s,
K en n y C o n s tru c tio n Co.. C h ica g o , c o n ­
t r a c to r , to W e n d n a g e l & Co., C h ica g o ;
b id s N ov. 20 a n d O ct. 24, re s p e c tlv e ty .
180 to n s, O hio s t a t e p ro je c t, P o r ta g e
c o u n ty , to B e th le h e m S te e l Co., B e th ­
le h e m , P a .
170 to n s, h ig h w a y b rid g e , C h e n a n g o
C o u n ty , N ew Y ork, to A m e ric a n B rid g e
Co., P i tts b u r g h .
165 to n s, w a re h o u s e , P r o c te r & G am b le,
S t a te n I s la n d , N . Y„ to I n g a lls I ro n
W o rk s, P itts b u r g h .
160 to n s, a d d itio n , b r a n c h p la n t, J o h n s M a n v illi' Corp., N a s h u a , N. H., to L y o n s
I ro n W o rk s Inc., M a n c h e s te r, N. H .;
S. B e la n g e r & Son In c., N a s h u a , c o n ­
t r a c to r ; b a r s to C o n c re te S te e l Co.,
B o sto n .
210 to n s, p la n t b u ild in g , D o e h le r D ie
C a s tin g Co., P o tts to w n , P a ., to B e th le ­
156 to n s, a lu n d u m m ili b u ild in g , N o rto n
C o m p an y , W o rc e s te r, M ass., to E a s te r n
280 to n s, 2 - s to r y a d d itio n , A cro S u p p ly
M fg. C3., C o rry , P a., to R o g e rs S teel
C o n s tru c tio n Co., C o rry , P a .; J . M.
B e n z in g e r In c., J a m e s to w n , N. Y„ c o n ­
t r a c t o r ; B e th le h e m S te e l Co., B e th le ­
hem , P a., a w a r d e d 60 to n s, r e in fo r c in g
b ars.
277 to n s, r e ą u ir e m e n ts p la c e d to J a n . 1
w ith a d d itio n a l c o n tr a c t s p e n d in g , T N T
p la n t, H u m b le Oil Co., B a y to w n , T ex.
a s fo llo w s: (140) A u s tin B ros., D a lla s ;
(107) M o sh e r S te e l Co., H o u s to n , <301
P a tt e r s o n S te e l Co., T u ls a , O k la .; E. B.
B a d g e r & S o n s Co., B o sto n , e n g in e e rs
a n d c o n tr a c to rs .
275 to n s, a r m y w a re h o u s e , M ines F ie ld ,
L o s A n g e le s, to C o n s o lid a te d S teel
C orp., L o s A n g eles.
260 to n s, s t a t e b rid g e , r o u te SA-5, se c tio n
38-F , M u rp h y s b o ro , Iii., to H a n s e llE lc o ck Co., C h ica g o .
225 to n s , a d d itio n , F . W. W o o lw o rth
S to rę , 725 S o u th B ro a d w a y , L o s A n ­
g eles, to C o n s o lid a te d S te e l C orp., L os
A n g eles
P itts b u r g h , t h r o u g h C h a rle s T. M ain
Inc., B o sto n e n g in e e rs.
3000 to n s, 1941 b rid g e r e ą u ir e m e n ts , v a r lo u s lo c a tio n s, C h ica g o , K ock I s la n d
& P a citlc r a ilr o a d , to A m e ric a n B rid g e
Co., P itts b u r g h .
1600 to n s, In e rt s to r a g e b u ild in g s , o r d n an c e p la n t, R a v e n n a , O., to P itts b u rg h -D e s M o ln es Co., P itts b u r g h .
1300 to n s, b u ild in g No. 1, L im a L o co m o tiv e W o rk s, L im a , O., to B e th le h e m
S teel Co., B e th le h e m , P a .
1000 to n s, s h e e t p illn g , B e th le h e m S h ip ­
b u ild in g C orp. p la n t, T e rm in a l I s la n d ,
Los A n g eles, to B e th le h e m S te e l Co„
S an F ra n c isc o .
1000 to n s, a d d itio n s to b u ild in g s N o. 106,
108, 110 a n d 112, A lu m in u m C o m p a n y
of A m erica, V ern o n , C a lif., to M in n e a p o lis-M o lin e P o w e r Im p le m e n t Co.,
M in n eap o lls.
680 to n s, S ta te b rid g e , g r a d e e lim in a tio n ,
P e n n s y iv a n la -R e a d in g S e a s h o re lin es,
B erlin, N. J., to A m e ric a n B rid g e Co.,
P itts b u r g h , th r o u g h E is e n b e rg C o n ­
s tr u c tio n Co., C a m d e n , N. J.
550 to ns, b u ild in g s 32 a n d 33, W illo w b rook s t a t e h o s p ita l, S t a te n Is la n d ,
N. Y., to H a r r is S t r u c tu r a l S te e l Co.,
P lain fleld , N. J.; A r t h u r G a lló w In c.,
B ronx, N. Y., c o n tr a c to r.
513 to n s, w ith 970 f e e t b rid g e ra illn g ,
h lg h w a y b rid g e, T e x a s s t a t e h ig h w a y
d e p a rtm e n t, to N o r th T e x a s Iro n &
S teel Co., F o r t W o rth , T ex .
500 to n s, a s s e m b ly sh o p , L o c k h e e d A ir­
c r a f t Co., B u rb a n k , C a lif., to P e n n s y lv a n la Iro n & S teel Co., L o s A n g eles.
480 tons, w id e n ln g o f T o u h y a v e n u c und e rp a s s u n d e r C h ica g o & N o r th w e s te r n
ra ilro a d tr a c k s , P a r k R id g e, Iii., f o r
Cook co u n ty , to A m e ric a n B rid g e Co.;
bid s Dec. 17.
450 to n s, p la n t b u ild in g , E. 1. d u P o n t de
N em o u rs & Co., N ia g a r n F a lls , N. Y„
to P ltts b u rg h -D e s M olnes S te e l Co.,
P itts b u r g h .
■150 to n s, sy n a g o g u e , W e s t 6 8 th S tre e t,
N ew Y ork, to L e h ig h S t r u c tu r a l S te e l
Co., A llen to w n , P a.
450 tons, r e c o n s tr u c tlo n n o r th fo o tw a lk ,
W iilia m sb u rg b rid g e, N ew Y ork, fo r
tr e a s u r y
d e p a r tm e n t,
to
A m e ric a n
B rid g e Co., P i tts b u r g h .
450 to n s, c ra d le , s u b m a r in e b a s e , N ew
L ondon, Cor.n., to A m e ric a n B rid g e Co„
l ‘itts b u :g h , th r o u g h F. II. M c G ra w &
Co., H a rtfo rd , C onn.
430 to n s, s t a te h ig h w a y b rid g e , W a y n e
co u n ty , M isso u ri, to
Illin o is S teel
B rid g e Co., J a c k s o n v ille , Ili.; b id s N ov.
29.
-120 tons, s t a t e b rid g e , r o u t e 25, se c tio n ;
33 A, M id d lesex c o u n ty , N e w J e rs e y ,
to A m erican B rid g e Co., P itts b u r g h ,
th ro u g h G eo rg e M. B r e w s te r & Son In c.,
Bogota, N. J,
380 tons, b rid g e w o rk , C h e s a p c a k e &
Ohio ra ilro a d , a t C in c in n a ti, 1o A m e r­
ican B rid g e Co., P i t t s b u r g h .
375 tons, O hio s t a t e p r o je c t, T ru m b u ll
co u n ty , to B e th le h e m S te e l Co., B e th ­
lehem , P a .
370 to n s, h a n g a r , a r m y a i r b a s e , A n c h o rage, A la s k a , to P ltts b u r g h - D e s M olnes
S teel Co., P it t s b u r g h .
325 to n s, e .\te r.sio n , h o t m e ta l b u ild in g ,
A. M. B y e rs Co., A m b rld g e , P a ., VO
A m erican B rid g e Co., P itts b u r g h .
311 to n s, p e n s to c k g a te s , s p e c ld c a tio n
942, P a r k e r d a m , E a rp , C a lif., to C o n ­
so lid a te d S te e l C orp., L o s A n g eles.
300 to n s, s h e e t p llin g , s e a p la n e la n d in g ,
n a v a l a c a d e m y , A n n a p o lis , M d., to
B e th le h e m S te e l Co., B e th le h e m , P a .
300 to n s, w a r e h o u s e , B e th le h e m S h ip ­
b u ild in g C o rp ., T e rm in a l I s la n d , Los
A n g eles, to B e th le h e m S te e l Co., L o s
A ng eles,
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J a n u a r y 13, 1941
B rk lg c Co., W o r c e s te r; E. J . C ro s s Co.,
W o rc e s te r, c o n tr a c to r . J o s e p h T. R y e r ­
so n & Son In c., C a m b rid g e , a w a r d e d
r e in fo r c in g b a r s .
150 to n s , w a r e h o u s e , S e a r s - R o e b u c k &
Co., R o c h e s te r , N . Y„ to B e th le h e m
S te e l Co., B e th le h e m , P a .
150 to n s . s t o r a g e b u ild in g . C o rn in g G la s s
Co., W e lls b o ro , N . Y., to A m e ric a n
B rid g e Co.
150 to n s , S ta te y la d u c t F A G H -143-G (3 ).
F a lr m o n t, N e b r., to A m e r ic a n B rid g e
Co., P i t t s b u r g h .
140 to n s , c o a lin g s ta tio n , M e lv i]le, R . I„
to J o h n E. C ox & Co.. F a li R iv e r, M a ss.
140 to n s , T o w e r r o a d g r a d e s e p a r a tio n ,
W in n e tk a , 111., f o r C ook c o u n ty , to
A m e r ic a n B r id g e Co., P itt s b u r g h .
130 to n s , m o n o r a ll s u p p o r t b e a m s , R a v e n n a , O., f o r g o v e r n m e n t, to A m e ri­
c a n B rid g e Co.. P i t t s b u r g h .
125 to n s , a d d itio n , A u s tin - W e s te r n R o a d
M a c h in e ry Co., A u ro ra , U l.. A lg o t B.
L a r s o n & Co., C h ica g o , c o n tr a c to r . to
A. F . A n d e rs o n I r o n W o rk s, C h ica g o .
104 lo n s , s t a t e b rid g e , c o n t r a c t 2097.
F r a n k f o r t , In d ., lo M id la n d S t r u c t u r a l
S te e l Co„ C icero , U l.
104 to n s , S ta te b rid g e , c o n tr a c t 209S,
C a m b r ia , In d ., to C e n tr a l S t a t e s B rid g e
& S t r u c t u r a l Co., I n d ia n a p o lis .
100 to n s. S ta te b rid g e , r o u te F A -5, s e c ­
tio n 2 2 - X l-V F - l, L in c o ln , L o g a n c o u n ­
ty , Illin o is , to I llin o is S te e l B rid g e
Co., J a c k s o n v ille , U l.; b id s N o w 29.
100 to n s o r m o re. i n t a k e g a te s a n d g u id e
g a te s , W ilso n d a m , u n its 9, 10, 11 a n d
12, T e n n e s s e e V a lle y A u th o r ity , K n o x v llle , to P h ilip s & D a v le s In c., K en to n , O.; b id s D ec. 26.
U n s ta te d to n n a g e , o n e m ite r in g lo c k
g a t e c o m p le te , P a n a m a , s c h e d u le 4685,
to B e th le h e m S te e l E x p o rt Co., N ew
Y o rk , 5439,800; b id s D ec. 30. W a s h in g ­
to n .
S h ap e Contracts Pending
2700 to n s , tr a n s m is s io n to w e rs , B o n n e v llle d a m to O reg o n C ity , O reg .; B e th ­
le h e m S te e l Co., B e th le h e m , P a ., low ,
a t $280,380.84.
1900 to n s , H p llin g , g o v e r n m e n t a r s e n a ł,
R a r ita n , N. J.
1800 to n s , s In 2 0 0 -fo o t te m p o r a r y h a n g e a rs , v a r lo u s lo c a tlo n s , f o r w a r d e ­
p a r tm e n t.
1600 to n s , b o ile r h o u se s, B u ffa lo , N. Y„
C o lu m b u s, O., a n d R o b e rts o n , Mo., f o r
C u r tts s - W r ig h t C orp.
1500 to n s, b u ild in g s , M a re I s l a n d n a v y
y a r d , C a lif.; b id s in.
1500 to n s, b u ild in g , s u p e r c h a r g e r p r o ­
d u c tio n , G e n e ra l E le c tric Co., E y e re tt,
M a ss.; b id s in.
1288 to n s , a ls o 24,900 f e e t s te e l H -b e a m
p iles, M a rtin P o in t b rid g e , P re s u m p s c o t riv e r, F a lm o u th - P o r tla n d , M e.;
W y m a n & S lm p so n In c., A u g u s ta , low
a t 5762,691; P h o e n ix B rid g e Co., P h o e n i w i l l e , P a ., lo w on b a s c u le se ctio n .
1250 to n s, 15 s to r a g e b u ild in g s , L a P o rte ,
In d ., f o r g o v e rn m e n t.
1000 to n s, b u ild in g s , P u g e t S o u n d n a v y
y a r d , W a s h .; b id s J a n . .15.
850 to n s , a d d itio n h ig h sch o o l, B e rk e le y ,
C a lif.; B e th le h e m S te e l Co., S a n F r a n ­
cisco, low .
800 to n s, U. S. p ro je c t d a m , N o rfo rk , A rk .;
b id s F e b . 20.
740 to n s, W a tt s B a r h y d r o p la n t, T e n n e s ­
se e V a lle y A u th o r ity , K n o .w llle ; b k ls
J a n . 13.
550 to n s , s p illw a y b rid g e , M a r s h a ll F o rd
d a m , R u tle d g e , T ex., f o r b u r e a u of
r e c la m a tio n .
526 to n s, u n d e r-c ro s s in g , S a n l a F e t r a c k s ,
A z u s a , C a lif.; b id s o p en ed .
500 to n s, b o ile r h o u se , C u r tis s -W rig h t
p la n t, C h e e k to w a g a , N. Y.
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500 to n s , g r a d e s e p a r a tio n , c o n tr a c t B-10,
■Brooklyn, N . Y., f o r T rib o r o B rid g e
a u th o r ity .
500 to n s , y ia d u c t, l l t h a v e n u e , N ew
Y o rk , E lm h u r s t C o n s tru c tio n Co., N ew
Y o rk , c o n tr a c to r .
500 to n s , c r a n e r u n w a y s , C ra m p S h ip ­
b u lld in g Co., P h ila d e lp h ia ; b id s ciosed
J a n . 10.
500 to n s, c o n tr a c t B-10, B ro o k ly n ; bkls
J a n . 14 to T rib o r o u g h B rid g e A u th o rity ,
N. Y.
500 to n s , s to r e h o u s e , sp e c illc a tlo n 10240,
n a v y y a r d , B rc m e rto n , W a s h .; g e n e ra ł
c o n t r a c t to H. R . O lso n , 4040 P acillc
a v e n u e , T a c o m a , W a sh ., a t §208,185.
500 to n s , f o u r b u ild in g s , ln v lt a t i o n 081341-186, A la s k a A ir B a se , A n c h o ra g e .
A la s k a ; g e n e r a ł c o n tr a c t to S. S.
M u lle n In c., S e a ttle , W a s h .. a t 5587,331.
418 to n s , b rid g e , r o u te 25, s e c tio n 33A,
M id d le s e x c o u n ty , N e w J e r s e y ; G eorge
M. B r e w s te r & S on Inc., B o g o ta , N. J„
low .
400 to n s , s t a t e h ig h w a y b rid g e , E rie
c o u n ty , N e w Y o rk ; b id s J a n . 30, A l­
b a ny.
350 to n s, b a n k b u ild in g , H a r le m S a v ln g s
B a n k , N e w Y o rk ; G e o rg e A. F u lle r
Co., N ew Y o rk , c o n tr a c to r .
300 to n s , b rid g e , B o w m a n s v ille , N . Y.;
b id s J a n . 22, s t a t e h ig h w a y d e p a r t ­
m e n t, A lb a n y .
275 to n s , d e p a r t m e n t s to r ę , T h e M a th e r
Co., U tic a , N. Y.
250
to n s,
re c o n d itio n in g s h ip b u ild in g
sllp s, P h ila d e lp h ia , f o r g o v e rn m e n t.
235 to n s , b r k lg e s a n d r a d io
to w ers,
B ro o k ly n , n a v y d e p a r tm e n t.
210 to n s, m ili b u ild in g , S le v e n s P a p e r Co.,
W e s tfle ld , M a ss.
180 to n s, b rid g e , L a c k a w a n n a c o u n ty ,
P e n n s y lv a n ia ; b id s to c o u n ty , J a n . 14.
170 to n s, tw o h ig h w a y b rid g e s , A r k a n s a s
H ig h w a y C o m m is sio n ; b id s J a n . 8.
165 to n s, o r d n a n c e sh o p , C a m p E d w a rd s ,
F a lm o u th , M a ss., f o r g o v e r n m e n t.
125 to n s, r a il r o a d b rid g e o v e r C o a c h e lla
c a n a l, s p e c illc a tio n 1461-D, I r is , C alif.,
f o r b u r e a u o f r e c la m a tio n .
115 to n s, sh o p b u ild in g , R e m in g to n A n n s
Co., B rid g e p o rt, C onn.
U n s ta te d , 300 tr a n s m is s io n to w e r s and
o th e r ite m s f o r B o n n e v ille P ro je c t,
P o r tla n d , O reg .; b id s in.
U n s ta te d ,
g a te
fra m e s
a n d e re c tio n
s t r u t s , M in id o k a p o w e r p la n t, A ceą u ia ,
I d a h o ; V a lle y I ro n W o rk s, D e n v e r, low.
U n s ta te d , tw o g a te s f o r p e n s to c k in lets,
M in id o k a p o w e r p la n t, A c e ą u ia , I d a h o ;
b id s to D e n v e r J a n . 17; S pec. 1462-D.
U n s ta te d , g a te h o is ts , M in id o k a p o w er
p la n t, A c e ą u ia , I d a h o ; b id s to D e n v e r
J a n . 20; S pec. 1463-D.
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T in P l a t e P r i c e s , I‘a g c
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P ittsb u rg h — O p e ra tio n s of tin
m ills re m a in v irtu a lly u n ch an g ed
at a b o u t 50 p e r ce n t of capacity.
H o w ev er, th e re is a d efin ite movem e n t on fo o t to re a lig n a c tu a l to n ­
n a g e c a p a c ity to p lace m o re em phasis on cold m ills. I t is a p p a re n t
th a t o n ly in e x tre m e em erg en cy
w ill so m e p re s e n t h o t m ills listed
as ac tiv e ca p ac ity e v e r ru n again.
I t is p ro b ab le th a t so m e p ro d u cers
w ill drop th e s e m ills fro m the
activ e list, w h ich m a y r e s u lt in an
artific ia l r a te in c re ase . A ctiv ity of
cold m ills h a s been r u n n in g virtu a lly double th e to ta l p roduction
r a te a n d c u rr e n tly is a t 80 p e r cent.
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Reinforcing
R ein fo rciiifiT B a r P r i c e s , P u k c 81
P itts b u rg h —A fte r a luli, in ą u irie s
an d placem ents a re heav y in sp ite
of th e off season. S elle rs h e re expect no decline in to n n a g e d u rin g
first half. P ric e s a re good, a lth o u g h
raił b a r prices a re n o t bein g m a in ­
tain ed a t th e sa m e level a s new bil­
let steel.
CIeveland - P lac in g of O hio s ta te
highw ay w o rk in som e h a lf dozen
counties occupies p ro d u cers, incjuiries fo r w hich cam e o u t th re e w eek s
ago. L a rg e s t job in a lo n g tim e
involved 1700 to n s fo r h a n g a rs fo r
C u rtiss W rig h t a t C olum bus, O.
M uch w o rk is still being flgured.
Chicago — C onsiderable slackening in rein fo rcin g ste el activ ity h as
tak en place in th e p a s t w eek. F ew
new jobs have com e o u t an d o rd ers
have been sm ali an d lig h t. M uch
co n struction is in sig h t in connec­
tion w ith the n atio n al d efense p ro ­
g ram so th a t th e c u rre n t luli is r e ­
g arded as only te m p o ra ry . Mili deliveries on re in fo rc in g b a rs is less
extended th an fo r o th e r p roducts,
and m ost p ro d u ce rs a r e able to h a n ­
dle new tonnage.
N ew Y o rk —D em and is activ e w ith
b ridges and h ig h w a y s b e s t in severa l m onths. M uch co n tin u es to be
b ought fo r n av al b ases o u tsid e C o n ­
tin ental U nited S tate s.
480 to n s . b u r e a u o f r e c la m a tio n , in v ita tio n A-44.201-A, E a rp , C a lif., to C o lu m ­
b ia S te e l Co., S a n F ra n c is c o .
•150 to n s, C h ic a g o s u b w a y , se c tio n S-10IC,
K e n n y C o n s tru c tio n Co., C h ica g o , c o n ­
tr a c to r , lo O ln ey J . D e a n S te e l Co.,
C h ic a g o ; b id s N o v . 20.
■124 to n s, L in d b e rg b o u le v a r d b rid g e . S t.
L o u is, to S h e ffie ld S te e l C orp., K a n s a s
C ity , Mo.
400
to n s, h u ild ln g , R e p u b lic A v ia tio n
C orp., F a r m in g d a le , N. Y., to B e th ­
le h e m
S te e l
Co.,
B e th le h e m , P a.,
th r o u g h T u r n e r C o n s tru c tio n Co., N ew
Y ork.
370 tons', h ig h w a y , r o u te 4, se c tio n 42 A,
C h e e s e q u a k e - B ro w n to w n ,
M id d le se x
c o u n ty , N ew J e rs e y , to Ig o e B ros.,
N e w a rk , N. J., th r o u g h J a n n a r o n e C ont r a c t in g Co., B e lle y llle , N . J.
300 to n s, N o rto n h o u s in g , B a rb e r to n , O.,
to F r a n k lin S te e l Co.; W e in s te in C o n ­
s tr u c tio n Co., c o n tr a c to r .
287 to n s, W isc o n sin -M In n e so ta h ig h w a y
b rid g e o v e r m a in c h a n n e l M lsslssip p l
riv e r, W in o n a , M inn., I n d u s t r ia l Cont r a c t i n g Co., M in n e a p o lls , c o n tr a c to r ,
157 to n s, to P a p e r-C o lm e n so n Co„ M inn e a p o lis, a n d 130 to n s, to T ru s c o n S teel
Co., Y o u n g s to w n , O.; W isc o n sin b id s
Dec. 10 a n d M in n e s o ta D ec. 13.
275 to n s, b a r r a c k s , ln v ita tio n 6812-41-2(5,
H ic k a m F ie ld , T. H ., to C o lu m b ia S teel
Co., S a n F ra n c is c o .
270 to n s, O hio S ta te p ro je c t 333, M usk in g u m c o u n ty , to P it ts b u r g h S te e l
Co., P itts b u r g h , th r o u g h B e lle f o n ta in e
D e y e lo p m e n t Co., B e lle fo n ta in e . O.
270 to n s, h ig h w a y , r o u te S-41, s e c tio n s
3 B a n d 4 A, B u r lin g to n a n d C a m d e n
c o u n tie s , N ew J e rs e y , to T ru s c o n S te e l
Co„ Y o u n g s to w n , O., th r o u g h F ra n c is A.
C o n u so & S on, P h ila d e lp h ia .
230 to n s, F a r m e r s & M e c h a n tc s b a n k ,
M in n e a p o lls, M inn., to T ru s c o n S teel
Co., Y o u n g s to w n , O.; M a d se n C o n s tru c ­
tio n Co., c o n tr a c to r .
226
to n s, O hio s t a t e p ro je c t, C la r k an d
G re e n e c o u n tie s ; 55 to n s, to P o lla k
S te e l Co.. C in c in n a ti, 171 to n s to
P i tt s b u r g h S te e l Co., P i t ts b u r g h ; H in ton & S m a lle y , C e lin a , O., c o n tr a c to r s .
200 to n s, C h ic a g o s u b w a y , se c tio n S-10-D ,
K en n y C o n s tru c tio n Co„ C h ica g o , to
O ln e y J . D ean S te e l Co., C h ica g o ; b id s
O ct. 24.
190 to n s. O hio s t a te p r o je c t 330, S u m m it
c o u n ty , to B e th le h e m S te e l Co., A. .1.
B a lte s , c o n tr a c to r .
175 to n s, g r a d e e lim in a tlo n , I.o n g I s la n d
r a ilr o a d , W o o d h a v e n b o u le v a rd , Q u een s,
N . Y., lo T ru s c o n S te e l Co., Y o u n g s­
to w n , O.; P o irie r & M c L a n e C orp ., N ew
Y ork. c o n tr a c to r .
163 to n s, co a l h a n d lin g m a c h in ę f o u n d a tio n , L o o m is s ta tio n , C o m m o n w e a lth
E d iso n Co., C h ica g o , P a s c h e n B ro s.
C o n s tru c tio n Co., c o n tr a c to r , to B e lh le h e m S te e l Co., B e th le h e m , P a .; b id s
D ec. 17.
160 to n s, a p a r t m e n t b u ild in g . S h n U er
b o u le y a rd , C le y e la n d , to R e p u b lic S teel
C orp., C le y e la n d .
th ro u g h
B u ild e rs
S t r u c tu r a l S te e l Cb.; R o b e rt E . N ix o n
Co., c o n tr a c to r .
150 to n s, s t r u c t u r a l sh o p , n a y y y a r d
C h a rle s to w n
(B o s to n ), to C o n c re te
S te e l Co., B o sto n ; S a w y e r C o n s tru c tio n
Co., B o sto n , c o n tr a c to r ,
150 to n s , T N T p la n t,'o p e r a t e d by H u m b lc
Oil Co., B a y to w n , T ex., to J o n e s &
L a u g h lin S te e l Corp., P itts b u r g h ; E . B.
B a d g e r & S o n s Co., B o sto n , e n g in e e r s
a n d c o n tr a c to rs .
126 to n s, u n d e r-c ro s s in g , S u n o l, A lam e d a c o u n ty , C a lif.. f o r s t a te , lo S a n
J o s e S te e l Co., S a n Jo s e , C a lif.
125 to n s, b u ild in g a n d o th e r p ro je c ts ,
P u g e t S o und n a v y y a rd , to N o r th w e s t
S te e l R o llin g M ills, S e a ttle .
Reinforcing Steel A w ard s
8230 to n s, sh e ll lo a d ln g p la n t, w a r d e ­
p a rtm e n t, B u rlin g to n , Io w a , A. G u th r ie
& Co„ St. P a u l, a n d Al J o h n s o n C o n ­
s tr u c tio n Co., M in n e a p o lls , .ioint conir a c to rs , In c lu d e s 8000 to n s o f b a r s to
P ap er-C o lm o n so n Co., M in n o a p o lis , of
w h ich 1500 to n s w ill be su p p lie d b y In la n d S teel Co.. C h ica g o , a n d 230 to n s
o f w ire m esh to C eco S te e l P r o d u c ts
C orp., C h icag o .
1700 to n s, w a r e h o u s e , P h ila d e lp h la n a w
y a rd , to B e th le h e m S te e l Co., B e lh ie hem , P a .
590 to n s, e le v a te d h ig h w a y , c o n tr a c t
B-9, B ro o k ly n , N. Y„ to Ig o e B ros.,
N e w a rk , N. J., t h r o u g h T u re c a m o C o n ­
s tr u c tio n Co.. N ew Y ork.
555 to n s, e le v a te d h lg h w a y , c o n t r a c t
B-16, to B ro o k ly n F ire p ro o f Co., B ro o k ­
lyn, N. y ., t h r o u g h C o r b e tla C o n s tru c ­
tio n Co., N ew Y ork.
500 to n s, A d a ir S tre e t o v e r p a s s , L o u is v llle, Ky., to L a c le d e S te e l Co., S t.
L o u is; R u b y L u m b e r Co., c o n tr a c to r .
Concrete Bars Com pared
W eek ended J a n . 11...............
W eek ended J a n , 4 .................
W eek ended Dec. 2 8 ...............
T h is w eek, 1940 ...................
W eekly a v e ra g e , 1941...........
W eekly av e ra g e , 1940...........
W eekly a v e ra g e , D ec.............
T o tal to date, 1940.................
T otal to d ate, 1941 ...............
T ons
17,40(1
3,406
1,174
8,125
11,403
9,661
7,204
20,274
22,806
I n c lu d e s a w a r d s o f 100 to n s o r m o re.
J a n u a r y 13, 1941
Weld the largest
assemblies with
just one “set-up”
W ith a colum n-in-floor foundation as show n, this C -F Positioner installation permits height
adjustment that allow s com plete
yertical rotation of even the
largest and u nw ieldly assem­
blies.
The assem bly is also
m aneuverable from horizontal to
1 3 5 ° b eyo n d horizontal and
may be turned in a com plete
circle at any position, thus proyiding f o r ‘‘d o w n -hand "w eldin g
at all points.
3 C-F Positioners are made in four sizes
with capacities from 1,200 to 14,000
Ibs. Both hand and power operated
machines are made
with varying features
of control to suit all
^ requirements.
C-F Positioners have many features
which: save time and expense in weld­
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10*1 to n s , h ig h w a y b rid g e , T e x a s s t a t e
h ig h w a y d e p a r tm e n t, to N o r th T e x a s
Iro n & S te e l Co., F o r t W o rth , T ex.
100 to n s . P a n a m a c a n a l S ch e d u le 4596,
to S h e ffie ld S te e l C orp., K a n s a s C ity ,
Mo.
100 to n s , p la n t, H y d r a u llc R a c e Co., L o ck p o rt, N. Y., to T ru s c o n S te e l Co.,
Y o u n g s to w n , O.
100 to n s, in ciu iry 3237, N o rfo lk & W e s t­
e rn r a llw a y , R o a n o k e , V a., to T ru s c o n
S te e l Co., Y o u n g s to w n , O.
Reinforcing Steel Pending
15,000 to n s, a m m u n itio n d u m p , M a rtin
c o u n ty , I n d i a n a ; M a x o n C o n s tru c tio n
Co., c o n tr a c to r .
5000 to n s , o r d n a n c e s to r a g e (tępot, P o r ta g e c o u n ty , O hio; H u n k in -C o n k e y , c o n ­
tra c to r.
1800 to n s f o r U. S. d a m p ro Je c t, N o r-
Oui> aim is Lo rcuder
service. A lii,tle more
c o m p le te . . . m ore liospitab le...m o re pleasing
. . . than even the m ost
exaeting guest expects.
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GAKAGE IN CONNECTION
94
f o rk , A rk ., b id s F eb . 20.
1700 to n s, h a n g a r s , C u r tis s -W rig h t Corp.,
a t C o lu m b u s, O.; b id s J a n . 9.
1018 to n s, b u r e a u o f r e c ia m a tio n , in v ita tio n A -33.109-A, C o ram , C a lif.; b id s
r e je c te d .
1000 to n s, llood w a li, a r m y e n g in e e rs ,
H u n tin g to n , W. Va.
798 to n s, m e s h a n d b a r s , h ig h w a y b rid g e
r o u te 25, se c tio n 33A, M !d d lesex c o u n ty .
N e w J e r s e y ; G eo rg e M. -B rew ster &
Son In c., B o g o ta , N . J., Iow ; b id s D ec.
30, T re n to n .
607 to n s, u n d e r p a s s , B u r b a n k , C a lif., f o r
s t a te ; b id s o p e n e d .
460 to n s,
s u b s tr u c lu r e ,
S ta te
s tre e t
b rid g e , C h icag o .
401 to n s , b u r e a u o f r e c ia m a tio n , in v lta tto n A -33.109-A -1, C o ram , C a lif.; b id s
o p en ed .
300 to n s, h ig h w a y c o m m issio n , B ro c k to n , M a ss.
297 to n s, g r a d e s e p a ra tio n , c o n t r a c t B-10,
P ro s p e c t a v e n u e , B ro o k ly n , N . Y.; b id s
J a n . 14.
270 to n s, m e s h , h ig h w a y p ro Ject, r o u te
S-41, s e c tio n s 3B a n d 4A, B u r lin g to n C a m d e n c o u n tie s , N ew J e r s e y ; F r a n c is
A. C a n u s o & S on, P h ila d e lp h ia , Iow,
S431,095.94.
250 to n s, s ta tio n , F is k s tr e e t, C h ica g o ,
C o m m o n w e a lth E dison. Co.; H e rlih y M id c o n tin e n t C o n s tru c tio n Co., c o n ­
tra c to r.
250 to n s, p ier, M a ry la n d D ry D ock Co.,
B a ltim o re , M d.; E m p ire C o n s tru c tio n
Co., c o n tr a c to r .
200 to n s, h ig h w a y b rid g e 2093, M a rio li
c o u n ty , I n d ia n a .
200 to n s, ig lo o s. K a n k a k e c o rd n a n c e ,
W iim in g to n , Ili.
180 to n s, w a r e h o u s e , a r m y e n g in e e rs ,
J e ff e r s o n v llle , In d .
160 to n s, v ta d u c t, l l t h a v e n u e N ew Y o rk ,
N ew Y ork C e n tr a l r a i lr o a d ; b id s in.
155 to n s, S ta te h o s p ita l D e e r P a r k , N . Y,;
A m s te rd a m B u ild ln g C orp., N e w Y ork,
c o n tr a c to r .
150 to n s, Y a k im a c o u n ty , W a s h .. c o u r lh o u s e ; b id s in.
150 to n s, s to r ę b u ild ln g , S e a r s & R o e b u c k
Co., S t. L o u is.
150 to n s, b o w lin g a lle y s , S a n D iego,
C a lif.; b id s so o n .
150 to n s, th e a t r e , L e im e rt P a r k , L os A n ­
g eles; b id s soon.
144 to n s, in v lta tio n 699-41-140, a r m y e n ­
g in e e rs. P t. J u d i t h , R . I.; b id s J a n . 7.
11-1 to n s, D e s c h u te s i r r ig a tio n p ro Je c t,
O reg o n s t a te ; b id s to R e c ia m a tio n b u ­
r e a u , B e n d , O reg., J a n . 17.
100 to n s, n a v a l a r m o ry , M ilw a u k e e .
100 to n s, S in c la ir R e iln in g Co., E a s t
C h ica g o , In d .
100 to n s, g r a d e e lim in a tio n PSCC 6582,
E rie c o u n ty , N e w Y ork.
100 to n s, e n g in e p r o p e lle r lo s t h o u se , N a ­
tio n a l A d v lso ry C o m m itte e o f A oron a u tic s , C le y e la n d .
100 to n s, c ity h a li, S o u th G ate, C a lif.;
b id s J a n . 20.
100 to n s . a i r c r a f t l a b o r a to r y a n d sh o p
b u ild ln g , W r ig h t F ield , O hio; bids
J a n . 16.
Bolts, Nuts, Rivets
B o lt, N u t, R lv e t P ric e s , P a g e 81
C leveland -O rd ers th is m o n th a re
co nspicuou sly a h e a d of th e sa m e
tim e in D ecem ber, th o u g h D ecem b er
o rd e rs a n d sh ip m e n ts exceeded Novem ber. D efen se o rd ers, d irect an d
in d irect, fig u rę stro n g ly .
So f a r
m a k e rs a r e in good p o sitio n w ith
p le n ty of ra w m a te ria ł, good e ą u ip ­
m e n t a n d sa tisfie d lab o r.
Pig Iron
Pij? I r o n P ric e s , P a jre 82
P itts b u r g h — In th e ab sen ce of a
fo rm a l p rice an n o u n c em en t, th e $1
in e re a se in p rice m u ś t b e in ferred
in m o st cases. S om e iro n b u y ers
h e re r e p o rt th e y h av e b o u g h t iron
an d h av e receiv ed d eliyery, but
h av e n o t been to ld w h a t th e price
w ill be. O th e rs h av e b o u g h t a t the
$1 p e r to n in e rease, an d th e re have
been som e re p o rts of h ig h e r prices,
a lth o u g h n one of th e se h a s actu ally
been produced.
C leyeland — B u sin ess is m o d erate
as c o n su m e rs a re cov ered on first
ą u a r te r needs.
T en d en cy is to
sell a t p rice s p re v a ilin g a t tim e of
sh ip m en t. Second ą u a r te r b uying
is ex p ected soon, so m e fo re ca stin g
o nly g ra d u a l g ain an d o th e rs som e­
w h a t c o n c erte d b u y in g w av e by
m id -F eb ru ary .
E ffo rts to low er
sc ra p p rice s m a y reliev e so m e p res­
s u re on p ig iro n co n su m p tio n . Seve ra l iro n p ro d u c e rs h av e n ot yet
a n n o u n ced co n fo rm ity to th e h ig h er
price.
C hicago—P ig iro n p rice situ atio n
is so m e w h at clarified a n d m ost
se lle rs a re o ffe rin g w h a t to n n ag e
is av ailab le a t th e $1 a to n h ig h e r
level an n o u n ced by one la rg e in­
te re s t a m o n th ago. W ith in th e
la st w eek, S o u th ern No. 2 fo u n d ry
iron w as ad v an ced $1, b rin g in g the
C hicago price fo r B irm in g h a m iron
to $24.22. It is th e o p inion th a t
iro n book in g s in D ec em b e r w ere extre m e ly heavy, so th a t c u r r e n t o r­
d e rs co n sist m o stly of fill-in tonn ag es.
S om e fu rn a c e s h av e not
opened th e ir books fo r first ą u a r ­
te r, being w ell sold o u t.
Coke
situ a tio n re m a in s tig h t, w ith delive rie s still ru n n in g b ehind schedule.
B oston — P ig iro n co nsu m ers,
even th o se w ith la r g e r sto ck s, are
a tte m p tin g h e a v ie r p u rc h a se s for
first ą u a r te r a t th e ad v a n ce of $1
a ton, b u t a r e bein g re s tra in e d by
sellers, w ith th e view of keeping
all fo u n d rie s su p p lied fo r h ig h op­
e ra tio n s ah ead . S h o p s h av in g con­
tr a c ts fo r c a stin g s e n te rin g directly in to d efen se needs, su ch a s m a­
chinę tool p a rts, a re less concerned
a s to th e f u tu r ę th a n th o se operatin g on civilian re ą u ire m e n ts . F o u n ­
d ry m elt is h ig h and b ased on a 40h o u r w eek is n e a r c a p a c ity w ith
m a n y sh o p s. S u p p lie rs of ca stin g s
fo r th e m a ch in ę tool tra d e a re heavily booked.
P h ilad e lp h ia P ig iro n buyin<? is
lim ited b o th by in a b ility of sellers
to o b tain a d d itio n a l to n n a g e for
first ą u a r te r a n d by th e fac t con­
su m e rs g e n e ra lly a re w ell covered
fo r th is period. S om e f u rn a c e inte re s ts a re u n ab le to a c ce p t addi­
tio n al b u sin e ss fro m e ith e r re g u la r
c u sto m e rs o r o th e rs.
B u ffalo —W hile no official price
a n n o u n c e m e n t is ex p e cted on cur/TEEL
re n t ą u a r te r business, a leading
se lle r o£ m e rc h a n t iro n h a s perm itted re g u la r c u sto m e rs to cover
a t old prices, b u t w ill en fo rce a $1
in erease on new o rd ers lo r first
ą u a rte r.
C incinnati — S h ip m en ts of pig
iron a re holding to fo rm e r levels
but m ost fu rn a c e in te re s ts a re serving only estab lish ed cu sto m e rs. T he
price situ atio n w ill be clarified w hen
an A rm co fu rn a c e a t H am ilto n is
sh ifted to m e rc h a n t iron, te n ta tiv e ly
set for Feb. 1. M e lte rs’ n eeds a re
covered fo r a b o u t 60 days.
St. L ouis — P ig iron sa le s a re
light, m ain ly b ecause th e p rincipal
m elters a re covered fo r th e nex1
two or th re e m o n th s an d a disposition to aw a it price clarificatio n and
o th e r developm ents. S h ip m en ts con­
tin u e hig h and o rd e r books a re being cleaned up.
Y oungstow n, O. — S om e b last f u r ­
nace m a n a g e rs a re confining curren tly th e ir pig iro n sa les stric tly
to re g u la r cu sto m ers. P ric e s con­
tin u e at th e rec en tly an n o u n ced levels b ut in som e p a rtic u la r cases partial fre ig h t ab so rp tio n s a re a p a rt
of the consideration.
Scrap
S c ra p P ric e s , 1’a.jto 84
U ncertain ty in th e sc ra p m a rk e t
h as v irtu ally sto p p ed tr a d in g u n til
resu lts of th e g o v e rn m e n t’s effo rt
fo r a price re d u c tio n have been
clarified.
P re s e n t ą u o ta tio n s a re
nom inał and u n c e rta in ty e x ists as
to w h at level w ill be reach ed as
a re su lt of co n fe re n ces betw een
trad e re p re se n ta tiv e s and governm en t officials.
In som e c e n te rs
bro k ers prices h av e been reduced
•SI to $1.50 b u t in ab sen ce of m ili
buying the s itu a tio n is n o t elear.
P ittsb u rg h — P ra c tic a lly all ą u o ­
ta tio n s in P itts b u r g h a t p rese n t
a re nom inał, a w a itin g rea ctio n of
th e tra d e to re c o m m en d a tio n s of a
$20 level in No. 1 ste el m ade in
W ashington la st w eek. B ecause of
the absence of m o st local b ro k ers,
who w ere a tte n d in g th e B a ltim o re
convention, tra d in g w a s v irtu a lly
suspended la s t w eek an d w ill be
resum ed th is w eek w ith th e closing
of th e P e n n sy lv a n ia ra ilro a d list,
probably a key in d icato r, Ja n . 15.
f t is know n se v e ra l m ills a re in
th e m a rk e t an d w ill bu y as soon
as a price h as been a g re e d upon.
C leveland—Iro n an d ste e l sc ra p
ą u o ta tio n s h av e been m a rk e d dow n
by 50 cen ts to $1.50 a to n bo th in
C leveland an d Y oungstow n, depending upon th e grad e. T h e n ew ą u o ­
ta tio n s in bo th in sta n c e s a re reg ard ed as n o m in ał siń ce n e ith e r
sales n o r p u rc h a se s being in evidence as yet.
Chicago— E ffo rt of th e governJ a n u a r y 13, 1941
m e n t to b rin g ab o u t a red u c tio n in
iro n an d ste e l sc ra p p rice s, th ro u g h
co-operation of b ro k e rs a n d d eal­
e rs th u s f a r h a s pro d u ced only
confusion a n d a v irtu a l sta n d still.
P ric e s a re u n ch an g ed , a n d no mili
sa le s a re bein g m ade. Som e b ro k ­
e rs have ceased b u ying, w hile o th ­
e rs a re p u rc h a sin g su p p lies judiciously. As low a s $19.50 is being
offered w ith o u t ta k e rs, b u t $20 is
a ttr a c tin g to n n ag e.
S crap in te r­
e s ts a re in a g re e m e n t th a t p rices
w ill be b ro u g h t dow n to approxim a te ly th e level so u g h t by th e
g o v ern m e n t, b u t th a t th e drop w ill
be a rra n g e d slow ly.
N ew Y o rk —W ith co n su m ers p r a c ­
tically out of m a rk e t iron an d Steel
sc ra p p rices a rc m o stly nom inał
an d on w h a t sm a li v clu m e of new
b u y in g is being done ąu o ta tio n s
a re fro m $1 to $2 low er.
Scatte re d sh ip m e n ts a g a in s t old o rd ers
a re being m ade a t prices prevailing a t tim e of p u rch a se. O fferings
to b ro k e rs a re m o re fre e b ut b u si­
ness is m o stly tu rn e d dow n un til
mili an d fo u n d ry b u y ers r e tu r n to
th e m a rk e t an d p rices a re f u rth e r
clarified.
P h iia d e lp h ia —S crap p rices a re
easier, w ith m a te ria ł com ing o ut
m ore fre ely in ex p e ctatio n of f u r ­
th e r posible deelines.
In compliance w ith W a sh in g to n ’s w ish e s fo r
a lo w er sc ra p m a rk e t, le ad in g b ro k ­
e rs a re red u c in g b u y in g p rices on
le ad in g g ra d e s of ste el sc ra p $1 a
ton and w hile no im p o rta n t p u r ­
ch ases have been m ad e by con­
su m e rs th e re is ev ery ind icatio n
th ey w ill be ab le to benefit accordingly.
B uffalo—N o sa les h av e been r e ­
p o rted so f a r to in d icate a n y volun-
ta ry red u ctio n s. T h e tra d e is eonfu sed o v er th e g o v e rn m e n t’s u rg in g
actio n to w a rd lo w er prices. U ncer­
ta in ty is sh o w n o v er w h a t prices
m ig h t p rev ail on o rd ers still to be
filled.
O ne c o n su m er alo n e h as
m o re th a n 100,000 to n s o u tsta n d in g ,
w hich w as co n tra c te d fo r above th e
$20 m a x im u m p rice su g g e sted by
the d efense com m ission. N o t all of
th is to n n a g e is on local d e a le rs’
books.
D e tro it — S udden re v e rsa l foilow ed g o v ern m e n t effo rt to red u ce
prices on ste e lm a k in g g ra d e s of
sc ra p an d w ea k n ess developed in
an u n c e rta in situ atio n . T h e g en e r­
ał level is p ro b ab ly $1 below pubłished ą u o ta tio n s w ith ex p ectatio n
of a n o th e r drop of e ą u a l size w ith ­
in a sh o rt tim ee.
C in cin n ati — Iro n an d steel scrap,
alth o u g h m a in ta in in g u n d erly in g
stre n g th , h e sita te d in th e u p w ard
clim b to aw ait d ev elo p m en ts at th e
in s titu te convention at B altim o re
an d co n feren ces in W ash in g to n .
B irm in g h am , A la.
L a rg e tonn ag es in v irtu a lly all specifications
in sc ra p a re in d em an d an d sc arcity
is re p o rte d in som e item s, p a r ­
tic u la rly h eav y m eltin g . No fu r­
th e r price in e re ase h as been m ade.
S an F ra n cisc o — P rices on m ost
g rad e s of iro n an d ste el sc ra p h av e
been adv an ced 50 cen ts a net ton
an d No. 1 h eavy m e ltin g steel in
th e S an F ra n cisc o m e tro p o lita n
a re a holds at $14.50 to $15.00 a net
ton f.o.b. c a rs w ith No. 2 ąu o ted
a t $13.50 to $14.00 a net ton. Movem e n t co n tin u es s tro n g an d co n sid er­
ab le to n n a g e is m o ving into the
S an F ra n cisc o a re a fro m th e Los
A ngeles d istric t, in sp ite of h igh
raił rate s.
It Pays to Use Dependable Wire Rope
W h . „ . wire ro p c fails,
the equipm ent on which
it is used is tem porarily out o f business,
p r o d u e ti o n s to p s ,
tim e is lost and labor
is wasted . . . T h e best
re c o m m e n d a tio n fo r
" H E R C U L E S ” (R e d Strand) W ire Rope is its
p e rfo rm a n c e re co rd , by
which it continues to m ake and hołd
friends — year after y ear. .. I n order to
be suitable for all purposes.
"H E R C U L E S ” is m ade in
a wride rangę o f both
R ound S tra n d a n d
Flattened S trand cons t r u c t i o n s — a ll ol
which are available in
either the Standard or Prcform ed ty p e . . . I f you will
tell us how you use W ire
Rope, we shali be glad to
suggest the construetion and type we
consider best for y our conditions.
Made o f A d d Open Hearth Steel lVire
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Warehouse
W a r e h o u s e P ric e s , P a g e 83
Cleveland —S h ip m e n ts co n tin u e a t
a f a s te r r a te th a n re c e ip ts fro m
m ills an d sto c k s a r e becom ing depleted . B u sin ess is b risk an d w ould
be la r g e r if sto c k s w e re b e tte r
ro u n d ed . R a isin g of sh e e t prices
to c o rre sp o n d w ith m ili q u o ta tio n s
is ex p e cted h e re soon, m ills h av in g
a d v a n ce d la s t sp rin g .
Chicago - W a re h o u se ste e l sa les
sh o w a s lig h t im p ro v e m e n t o v er th e
level of la te D ecem ber a n d first
w eek o f th e new y e a r. R eflecting
an in e re a se in m ili p rice s la s t sum m e r, w a re h o u se p rice s on hot-rolled
b lack sh e e ts w e re ad v an ced $4 a
ton, eflectiv e J a n . 2. B ase price
on b la ck sh e e ts m oved fro m 3.05
to 3.25 ce n ts a pound, pickled and
oiled fro m 3.80 to 4.00 cents, and
u n ifo rm b lue fro m 3.45 to 3.65 cents.
Boston —D em an d fo r ste el fro m
w a re h o u se s is ac tiv e a n d w idely dis­
trib u te d a s to p ro d u cts. In addi­
tion to h e a v y in ą u iry fro m r e g u la r
w areh o u se c u sto m e rs, in e re a sin g
to n n a g e offered jo b b e rs is due to
h eav ily sold p o sitio n of m ills and
le n g th e n in g deliveries.
N ew York— H ot-rolled an n ealed
sh e e ts h av e been advanced $4 a ton
to 3.58e, delivered m e tro p o lita n dis­
tric t, N ew Y ork jo b b e rs; also hotrolled s tr ip to 3.96c. T h e sh e e t quota tio n is b ase fo r No. 10 gage, th e
a d v a n ce ap p ly in g to N os. 8 to 30
g a g e w ith th e se sizes included in
th e h ot-rolled ą u a n tity d iffe ren tia l
plan. H ot-rolled sh e e ts 3/16 x 14 to
48-inch, inclusive ai'e also 3.58c. F o r
o u tsid e deliv ery sh e e ts a re 3.25c,
S p a rro w s P oint, Md., a n d h o t strip ,
hoo p s a n d bands, 3.50c, P itts b u rg h .
Philadelphia—B u sin ess co n tin u es
b risk, w ith h eav y sa le s in d icated
fo r an ex ten d ed period. W a re h o u se s
re p o rt receiv in g no la rg e o rd e rs
fro m b u y e rs w ho n o rm ally a r e m ili
cu sto m e rs, a lth o u g h p u rc h a se s by
re g u la r c u sto m e rs a re la r g e r th a n
u su a l as a co n seq u en ce of in creased
consum ptio n .
B uffalo — A lth o u g h h ea v y b u y in g
continues, w ai’eh o u ses r e p o rt all d e­
m a n d s a r e b eing fllled. In crea sed
ap p re h en sio n , how ever, is ex p ressed
o v er f u r th e r d elay s in m ili sh ip ­
m e n ts.
A lth o u g h ta lk of p rice
c h a n g es is h eard , no a lte ra tio n s h av e
been m ade.
C incinnati
W a reh o u se sales
h av e reb o u n d ed fro m th e holiday
dip. P ric e s a re u n ch a n g ed b u t hardly a fa c to r in th e ru s h f o r m a te ria ł.
S om e jo b b e rs find th e difficulty in
m a in ta in in g sto c k s of h eav y bu ild ­
ing ite m s is a g g ra v ate d .
S e a ttie —A n n o u n cem en t of p rice
in e re ase s Ja n . 1 on p lates, s tru c tu ra ls an d hot-rolled sh e e ts re su lte d in
a h ea v y volum e of sales. B u sin ess
co n tin u es ste ad y .
Jo b b e rs re p o rt
1940 th e b est y e a r in th e la s t five
an d p ro sp ec ts fo r 1941 a r e exceptio n ally p ro m isin g .
Steel in Europę
F ordem
London- ..(B y Cable )— E x ce p t fo r
so m e tig h tn e s s in h e m a tite g rad e s
th e p ig iro n s itu a tio n in G re a t B rit­
ain is sa tis fa c to ry an d coke su p p lies
a re a b u n d a n t.
Som e h ig h g rad e
o res a r e d ifficu lt to o b ta in in sufficien t volum e. Iro n an d ste e l p ro ­
d u ce rs s ta r t th e y e a r w ith fu li o rd e r
books, tin p la te m a k e rs b ein g e s­
pecially w ell booked. E x p o rt tra d e
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IN
PH ILAD ELPH IA
CLAUDE H. BENNETT, G e n e r a l M a n a g e r
Semifinished Steel
S e m ifin is h e d
P ric e s , Pagre 81
P itts b u r g h - S p ecificatio n s from
n o n in te g ra te d m ills co n tin u e heavie r th a n th e s h a re of p ro d u ctiv e
fac ilities a llo tte d to th e ir u se. T on­
n ag e g o in g to B rita in is v irtu a lly
u n ch a n g ed , a n d a lth o u g h specifica­
tio n s h av e been slo w fo r th e past
30 days, n ew re le a se s a r e expected
sh o rtly . L o cal p ro d u c e rs a r e forcin g c a p a c ity to ra is e to n n a g e o u t­
p u t.
Ferroailoys
F e r r o a l l o y P ric e s , P affo 82
N ew Y o rk — A f u r th e r g ain in th e
m o v e m en t of fe rro a ilo y s is expected
th is m o n th , a n d a p p a re n tly th e only
fa c to r s ta n d in g in th e w a y of a still
f u r th e r in e re a se in F e b r u a r y is th e
s h o rtn e s s o f th e m o n th . P ric e s a re
stro n g b u t u n ch a n g ed , w ith ferrom a n g a n e se $120, d u ty paid, A tla n ­
tic an d G ulf p o rts, an d d o m estic spiegeleisen, 19 to 21 p e r cent, a t $36,
P a lm e rto n , P a.
N o Advan.ce in S u lp h u r
S t e e l r r l c e s , r n ir e 8H
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is fa ir. S h eets a n d g alv an ized s h e e ts
a r e activ e, p rin c ip a lly on d efen se
w o rk .
F re e p ó rt S u lp h u r Co., N ew Y ork,
L a n g b o u rn e M. W illia m s J r., p re s i­
dent, h as notified th e n a tio n a l de­
fense ad v iso ry co m m issio n th a t
th e re w ill be “no in e re a s e in the
base p rice of its p ro d u c t w ith resp e ct to an a m o u n t of s u lp h u r sufficient to m e e t d em an d s o f cu sto m ­
e rs fo r one y e a r a t th e c u r r e n t ra te
of sa le s.” T h e h ope is ex p re ssed
th a t th e re w ill be no n ec essity fo r
in c re ase d p rice a f te r th is to n n a g e
h a s been sold, ta k in g in to conside ra tio n m a te ria ł, la b o r a n d tax es.
N e w B ar, S tr ip E x tr a s
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P itts b u r g h
— C arn eg ie-Illin o is
S teel C orp. h as re le a se d n ew h ot
ro lled carb o n s te e l b a r a n d s trip
lists of e x tr a s effectiv e J a n . 6, 1941,
c h a n g in g th e m in im u m th ic k n e ss
on b a r flats of 6-inch w id th an d
n a rro w e r fro m % in ch to 13/64 inch,
w ith a d ju s tm e n ts in th e s tr ip list
re s u ltin g in a m a x im u m th ic k n ess
on su c h w id th s of .202 inch. T he
rev isio n w ill m o re p ro p e rly classify
m a te ria ls ro lled on b a r a n d s trip
m ills.
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m a k in g re d u c tio n s o f a b o u t 50 p er
c e n t in th e p a s t tw o y e a rs. R epres e n ta tiv e re d u c tio n s in d a y lig h t and
w h ite la m p s in clu d e: F iftee n -w att
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from 95 to 85 ce n ts; 30-w att fro m
$1.25 to $1.10; 100-watt fro m $3.75
to $3.50. Colored la m p s a re also
reduced.
Nonferrous M etals
N ew Y ork—C opper, b rass, bronze,
zinc, nickel a n d p o ta sh w e re p laced
u nder an e x p o rt licen sin g sy stem ,
effective Feb. 3, by P re sid e n tia l
proclam ation. T h is ac tio n h a d been
an ticip ated and, coupled w ith th e
fact th a t th e re h av e been no exp o r.ts o f stric tly dom estic du ty -free
ingot copper fo r th re e m o n th s, h ad
no o u tw ard effect on th e m a rk e ts.
P rices held u n ch a n g ed th ro u g h o u t
th e w eek a t 12.00c fo r p ro d u c e rs’
and 12.50c fo r s m e lte rs ’ an d b ro k e rs ’
electrolytic copper; 50.10c f o r S tra its
spot tin ; 5.35c, E a s t St. L ouis, fo r
lead; 14.00c, N ew Y ork, f o r A m e ri­
can spot an tim o n y ; an d 7.25c, E a s t
St. Louis, fo r p rim e w e ste rn zinc.
Copper—D em and co n tin u ed insisten t but orderly. S ale s in c re ase d
aro u n d m idw eek w ith cu sto m sm e lt­
ers offering m o re freely .
Lead—C onsum ers a r e covered 95
p er cent on th e ir J a n u a r y a n d a b o u t
40 per ce n t on th e ir F e b r u a r y r e ­
ąu irem en ts, based on m o n th ly s h ip ­
m ents of 60,000 tons. In c lu d in g foreign refined lead w hich is being
shipped to d om estic co n su m ers,
shipm ents a re a t a m o n th ly r a te of
about 66,000 tons.
Zinc—S tocks of slab zinc, all
grades, dropped to th e lo w est level
sińce 1937, o r to only 12,884 tons,
giving f u rth e r evidence of th e extrem e tig h tn ess of sup p lies. D ecem ­
ber sh ip m en ts to ta le d 65,385 tons,
while production a g g re g a te d 59,883 tons.
C o nsum ption in c re ase d
last w eek w ith th e a v e ra g e r a te
passing th e 80 p e r ce n t m a rk .
T in—D ue to th e n a rro w tra d in g
m arg in betw een dom estic a n d F a r
E astern tin prices, se lie rs re stric ted th e ir offerings. A t th e sa m e
tim e co n su m ers a r e w ell covered
and a re re ly in g on th e la rg e reserve sto c k s w hich a re being accu m u lated to d ra w on sh o u ld an
em ergency develop in th e fu tu rę .
o f b o th o res h as been a sh a rp ly
ad v an cin g m a rk e t in S o u th A m erica,
w h ere Ja p a n h a s been a h eav y
b u y e r of local o res, c o n tra e tin g alm o st re g a rd le ss of priee.
D om estic sch eelite p rices h av e
been n o m in a lly u n ch an g ed , b u t
s tr o n g e r in to n e as d o m estic p ro ­
ductio n becam e w ell sold ah ead .
M eanw hile, c o n trib u tin g to s tr e n g th
N on ferrou s
Jan.
3
4
6
7
8
9
10
....
—Copper—
Electro, Lake,
CastinE,
del.
del.
Conn. Midwest reflnery
12.12%
12.00
12.00
12.12 %
12.00
12.00
12.12%
12.00
12.00
12.12 %
12.00
12.00
12.12%
12.00
12.00
12.12%
12.00
12.00
12.12%
12.00
12.00
M e t a l P r ic e s
S traits Tin,
New York
Futures
Spot
50.05
50.10
50.05
50.10
50.05
50.10
50.05
50.10
50.05
50.10
50.05
50.10
50.05
50.10
F.o.b. m i U base. c en ts per lb. e xc ep t as
specified. Copper brass products based
S h e e ts
Lead
N. Y.
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.50
Zinc
Łt. L.
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.25
Alumi­
num
99%
17.0!)
17.00
17.00
17.00
17.00
17.00
17.00
N ew
Anti­
mony
Amrr,
Spot, N.Y.
14.00
14.00
14.00
14.00
14.00
14.00
14.00
Nickel
Cathodes
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
9,62 >4-9.87%
......... 9.62% -9.75
C h ica g o , No. 1
St. L o u is
C o m p o sltlo n B r a s s T u r n in c s
Y ork .................................. 7.6214-7.8714
LI e lit C opper
Y ello w b r a s s ( h ig h ) ......................... 19.48
C o p p e r, h o t ro lle d ................................. 20.87
N ew Y ork ............................... 7.6214-7.87‘4
L e a d , c u t to Jo b b e rs ............................................ 8.75 C le y e la n d ............................................... 8.00-8.25
Z inc, 100 lb. b a s e .................................. 12.50
C h ic a g o ......................................... 7.62 % -7.87 '4
S t. L o u is ........................................... 7.62% -7.75
T u lies
H ig h y e llo w b r a s s ............................... 22.23
L ig h t B ra s s
C le y e la n d ............................................... 5.00-5.50
S e a m le s s c o p p e r ................................... 21.37
C h ica g o ................................................... 5.50-5.75
R ods
S t. L o u is ............................................... 5.00-5.25
H ig h y e llo w b r a s s ............................... 15.01
L ead
C opper, h o t ro lle d ................................. 17.37
N ew Y o rk ............................................... 4.60-4.70
A n o d es
C le y e la n d ...............................................4.50-4.75
C opper, u n tr im m e d ............................... 18.12
C h ic a g o ................................................... 4.50-5.00
S t. I.o u ls ...............................................4.25-4.50
W ire
Zinc
Y ellow b r a s s ( h ig h ) ............................ 19.73
N ew Y ork ............................................ 5.50-5.75
C le y e la n d ........................................................5.00
S t. L o u is ................................................. 4.50-4.75
OLD M E T A LS
N om . D ealers‘ B uying Prices
A lu m in u m
N o. 1 C o m p o sltlo n R ed B ra s s
M is., c a s t, C le y e la n d ....................11.00-12.00
N ew Y o rk .............................................8.00-8.25
B o rin g s, C le y e la n d ................................... 8.00
C le y e la n d ...............................................9.50-9.75
C lips, so ft, C le y e la n d ......................14.75-15.00
C h ic a g o
.................................................................. 8.25-8.50
M lsc. c a s t, S t. L o u is ...................... 11.00-11.50
S t. L o u is ........................................... 8.37 K:-8.50
SEC O N D A R Y M E T A L S
H e a v y C o p p e r a n d W ire
B r a s s In g o t, 85-5-5-5, le s s c a r lo a d s . .13.25
N ew Y ork, N o. 1 .....................9.6214 -9.87 ’4
S ta n d a r d N o. 12 a lu m in u m . . .16.50-17.00
C le y e la n d , No. 1 ............................ 10.00-10.50
B I S T R H o tg a f
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C h in e se T u n g s t e n O re
HANNA
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h a s b e e n c a s tin g
S h ip m e n ts A re R e s u m e d
N ew Y o rk —R e su m p tio n of wolfra m ite sh ip m e n ts
fro m
C hina
p ro m ises to e a se a tig h t situ a tio n
in tu n g ste n ore. F o r so m e tim e th e
m a rk e t on C hinese w o lfra m ite h as
been n o m in ally u n ch an g ed , but
th e re h as been an in c re asin g ly
stro n g u n d erto n e , b eg in n in g p a r ti­
cu larly w ith th e s h iftin g of th e
C hinese “life-line” fro m H eiphong,
Indo-C hina, to R an g o o n , B u rm a , an d
becom ing m o re p ro n o u n ce d w ith
th e closing of th e B u rm a ro ad , of
w hich R an g o o n wTa s th e p o rt o f outlet, fo r a p eriod of th r e e m o n th s.
Lead
E ast
St. L.
5.35
5,35
5.35
5.35
5.35
5.35
5.35
p ig ir o n in s iz e s to s u it
m e lte rs ’ re ą u ire m e n ts
^
f o r 74 y e a r s .
.
NATIONAL.
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T H E H A N N A FU RN A CE CORPORATION
M E R C H A N T P IG IR O N D lV I S I O N O F N A T I O N A L S T E E L C O R P O R A T IO N
D e tr o it
N ew Y ork
P h ila d elp h ia
B o sto n
F -9 4 0 6 -B
J a n u a r y 13, 1941
97
Construction ■"j Enterprise
Ohio
C IN C IN N A T I — R a h n - L a m io n Co.,
2941 S p rin g G ro v e a v e n u e , h a s c h a n g e d
it s n a m e to N e b e l M a c h in ę T ool Co.,
F re d T. N eb el, p r e s id e n t, a n d w ill b u ild
a n e w p la n t o n a s lte 150 x 350 fe e t
a t C e n tr a l P a r k w a y a n d S a s s a f r a s s
S tre e t, f o r m a n u f a c t u r e o f h c a v y d u ty
la th e s .
C L E V E L A N D — B lo c h Co., 12216 E u c lid
a v e n u e , m a n u f a c t u r e r o f p lu m b ln g su p p lies, h a s I n c o rp o r a te d a s B loch B r a s s
Co. w ith $25,000 C a p ita l a n d w ill !nc r e a s o o p e r a tio n s , a d d in g a b o u t 8000
s ą u a r e fe e t flo o r sp a c e to p la n t.
C L E V E L A N D — P ie r c e D ie Co.. 1395
E a s t F o r t y - n i n t h S tre e t, E u g c n e P ie rc e ,
p r e s id e n t, w ill b u ild a o n e - s to r y b r ic k
P la n t 40 x 80 fe e t, e ą u ip p e d w ith flv e -to n
c ra n e .
C L E V E L A N D —- H e rtn e r E le c tric
Co.,
12690 E lm w o o d a v e n u e , J o h n H . H e r tn e r ,
p r e s id e n t, w ili e x p a n d m a n u f a c t u r ln g
f a c ilitie s b y e r e c tlo n o f o n e - s to r y a d d i­
t i on 60 x 240 fe e t. B id s w ill b e t a k e n
so o n by W a l t e r C a ld w e ll, a r c h lt e c t , E n ­
g in e e r s b u ild in g .
C L E V E L A N D — S c h ir m e r D o r n b ire r
P u m p Co., 1719 E a s t T h ir ty - n in t h S tre et,
w ill s t a r t s h o r t l y on its se c o n d p la n t
9 Additional C onstruction and E n ­
terp rise leads m ay be found in the
list of Shapes P ending on page 92
and R einforcing B ars P ending on
page 94 of this issue.
re e t, to co st a b o u t $175,000. A r g o n a u t
R e a lty d iv isio n o f G e n e ra l M o to rs Corp.,
G e n e ra l M o to rs b u ild in g , D e tro it, is e n ­
g in e e r. (N o tc d D ec. 16.)
E L Y R IA , O .— B e n d ix W e s tln g h o u s " A uto m o tiv e A ir B r a k e Co. h a s l e t c o n t r a c t
to N a tio n a l C o n c re te F lre p ro o fln g Co.,
C itiz e n s b u ild in g , C le v e la n d , f o r $235,000
f a c to ry , Office b u ild in g a n d g a te h o u se
a t E ly r ia .
SAN D U SK Y , O.— G. & C. F o u n d ry C o ,
W est M o n ro e S tre et, J o h n E. C a rro ii,
p r e s id e n t, w ill b u i l l o n e - s to r y a d d itio n .
24 x 54 fe e t, to e n la r g e f a c ilitie s .
T O LE D O , O.— D o e h le r D ie C a s tin g Co.
P la n s a d d itio n s irr/.T iedlately to Its p la n ts
a t P o tts to w n , P a., a n d B a ta v ia , N . Y..
to m e e t d e f e n s e n e e d s fo r d ie c a s tin g s .
A d d itio n s to its m a in p la n t a t T o le d o
w e re re c e n tly c o m p łe te d .
C onnecticut
B R A N F O R D , CON N.— N u tm e g C ru c lb le
S te e l Co. is b u ild in g a o n e - s to r y f o u n d ry
a d d itio n 70 x 130 fe e t, c o s tin g a b o u t
$40,000.
B R ID G E P O R T , CON N.— R u le ta Co. of
C o n n e c tic u t In c., 380 M o u n ta in G ro v e
s t r e e t, w ill b u ild a o n e - s to r y 50 x 170fo o t u n it f o r th e m a n u f a c tu r e of m e ta l
p r o d u c ts
ln A n d o v e r S t r e e t , c o s tin g
a b o u t $40,000. P. F . P e tr o f s k y , 055 M ain
S tre e t, !s e n g in e e r.
B R ID G E P O R T , CO N N .— A pex T ool Co.
is h a v in g p la n s m a d e f o r a o n e - s to r y
60 x 1 3 0 -fo o t b ric k a n d ste e l a d d itio n
to c o s t a b o u t $60,000.
B R ID G E P O R T , CONN.— P e e r le s s A lu m ln u m C a s t i - s Co. is b u l W n " ' l o n es to r y 50 x 1 5 2 -fo o t p l a n t e s tim a te d to
c o s t a b o u t $40,000.
a d d itio n , to a d d a b o u t 2250 s ą u a r e feet.
H. M. M o rse Co., 1500 S u p e r io r a v e n u c ,
is a r c h ite c t.
C L E V E L A N D — P o w e r F lo w In c.. c a r e
R a y m o n d C. R e n a u d , a tto r n e y , 725 Soo ie ty f o r S a v in g s b u ild in g , C le v e la n d ,
r e c e n tly o rg a n tz e d , w ill m a n u f a c t u r e a
g e a r le s s
h y d r a u lic
tr a n s m is s io n
fo r
p o w e r m a c h in e r y a n d a u to m o tlv e a p p lie a tio n s'.
C L E Y E L A N D — W a lte rs -W llc o x
Co.,
10006 C a rn e g ie a v e n u e , H e n r y B. J o h n ­
so n , a tt o r n e y . S ta n d a r d b u ild in g , w ill
s t a r t p r o d u c tio n o f p r e f a b r ic a te d h o rn e
b u ild in g m a t e r i a ł a s so o n a s s p a c e is
c b ta in e d .
M E R ID E N , CON N.— C. P, P ra v in , e n g in e e r, c ity h a ll, w ill t a k e b id s so o n fo r
g a r b a g e an d r u b b is h in c ir .e ra to r a t c o s t
of a b o u t $25,000.
C L E V E L A N D — O h io C r a n k s h a f t Inc.,
s u b s id ia r y o f O h io C r a n k s h a f t Co., w ill
b u ild $5,000,000 p l a n t h e r e a t E a s l f o rty se e o n d
s trc e t
and
H a rv a rd
avenue.
F in a n c in g is by D e fe n se P la n t C orp.
E ą u ip m e n t w ill c o s t a b o u t $4,000,000.
A lr p la n e e n g in e c r a n k s h a f t s w ill be
m a n u f a c t u r e d , a b o u t 1000 p e r m o n th .
BO ST O N — M eisel P re s s M fg. Co., D o rc h e s te r, M ass., is b u ild in g a tw o - s to r y
p la n t a d d itio n c o s tin g a b o u t $50,000.
New York
B U F F A L O — D o n n e r - H a n n a C o k e Corp.
is c o n s id e rin g c o n s tr u c tio n o f a $2,000,000 p l a n t e x te n s to n , in c lu d in g 55 coke
o v e n s . A p p lic a tio n h a s b een flled w ith
w a r d e p a r tm e n t f o r flv e -y e a r a m o rtiz a tio n .
B U F F A L O — B u ffa lo A rra s C orp. h a s
b een fo rm e d a s s u b s id ia r y o f H o u d a ille H e r s h e y C orp. to b u ild $1,000,000 p l a n t ln
C h e e k to w a g a to m a n u f a c t u r e a r m a m e n t
m a te r ia ls .
SY R A C U SE. N. Y.— C e n tr a l N ew Y ork
P o w e r Co., J . L. I-Ialey, p r e s id e n t, W est
E rie b o u le v a r d , w ill b u ild a w a te r - g a s
p la n t on H la w a th a b o u le v a r d , lo cost
a b o u t $1,100,000.
SY R A C U SE, N. Y.— C ru c ib le S te e l Co
o f A m e ric a , 104 M a g n o lia S tre e t, will
m a k e p l a n t im p ro v e m e n ts a n d e x te n s io n s
to c o s t o v e r $100,000.
N ew Jersey
IR V IN G T O N , N. J .— I rv in g to n S m eltin g & R e lin in g W o rk s, 374 N y e av en u e,
w ill le t c o n tr a c t so o n f o r a o n e -s to ry
109 x 1 5 2 -fo o t m e ta l s m e ltin g p l a n t ad d itlo n . E p p le & K a h r s , 17 W a s h in g to n
S tre e t, N e w a r k , N. J., a r e a r c h lte c ts .
P ennsylvania
A L L E N T O W N , P A .— M c C lav e Co., R. B.
M cC lave, p r e s id e n t, 936 H a m ilto n S treet,
w ill b u lk i a o n e - s to r y 40 x 100-foot
f o u n d ry a n d m a c h in ę s h o p on M ili S treet,
to c o s t o v e r $40,000. w ith e ą u ip m e n t.
B E T H L E H E M , P A .— A ir R e d u c tio n Co.,
C. E. A d am s, p r e s id e n t, 60 E a s t F o rty se c o n d S tre e t, N e w Y ork, h a s le t g e n e ra ł
c o n t r a c t to E. C. M a c h in Co., C om m onw e a lth b u ild in g . A lle n to w n , P a., fo r a
tw o - s to r y 140 x 2 0 0 -fo o t o x y g e n p la n t
a n d g a ra g e .
BLA W K N O X , P a .— B la w -K n o x Co. will
m a k e a d d itio n s a n d im p ro v e m e n ts lo
th e p la n t o f t h e L e w is F o u n d ry & M a­
c h in ę d iv lsio n a t G ro v e to n , P a ., by an
a d d itio n to th e m a c h in ę s h o p a n d in ­
s t a lla t io n o f n e w e ą u ip m e n t.
N E W H A V E N , CO N N .— A m e ric a n T u b e
B e n d in g Co. In c. is h a v in g p la n s p re p a re d
f o r ex ten s1 v e p la n t a lte r a tio n s .
Michigan
N O R W A LK . CON N.—-B r o n z a v ia Co., a
F re n c h c o n c e rn , is in s ta llln g $250,000
w o r th of e ą u ip m e n t in a p la n t h e r e to
m a n u f a c tu r e a ir p la n e p a r t s . C o m p a n y
h a d la r g e b u s in e s s in F ra n c e b e fo re
G e rm a n o c c u p a tio n .
A D R IA N , M IC H .— M a g n e s iu m F a b r ic a to r s In c. h a s a w a r d e d g e n e r a ł c o n tr a c t
fo r a p la n t a d d itio n to K rie g h o ff Co., D e­
t r o it. B u e k h c it & S tu c h e ll, D e tro it, a re
a r c h i te c ts .
M assachusetts
D E T R O IT — N a tio n a l P r o d u c ts Co. h a s
g iv e n a g e n e r a ł c o n tr a c t to B e n n a g e &
M c K ln strie , D e tr o it, f o r a p l a n t a d d itio n
c o s tin g a b o u t $40,000. H u g h T. M iller,
D e tro it, is a r c h ite c t.
C A M B R ID G E, M ASS.— U n ite d S h o e M a ­
c h in e r y C orp. is b u ild in g a o n e - s to r y res e a rc h l a b o r a to r y 110 x 1 1 2 fe e t, c o s tin g
a b o u t $75,000.
D E T R O IT — K e ls e y -H a y e s W h e e l Co.,
D e tro it, h a s g iv e n g e n e r a ł c o n t r a c t to
W . E. W ood Co., D e tro it, f o r a f a c to ry
a n d b o ile r p la n t a t P ly m o u th , M ich.
G iffels & Y a lle t, D e tr o it, a r e a r c h lte c ts .
C L E V E L A N D — K in z ig T ool Co.. 1966
E a s t S ix ty - s ix th S tre e t, C. H . K in zig ,
p r e s id e n t, w ill in c r e a s e c a p a c ity a b o u t
25 p e r c e n t by a d d itio n to e ą u ip m e n t,
to p r o v ld e fo r in c r e a s e d p ro d u c tio n of
m a t e r i a l s in d e f e n s e w o rk .
G R E E N F IE L D , MASS.
P ro d u c tio n
M a c h in ę Co., W e lls S tre e t, W illia m S.
H ow e, p r e s id e n t, is d o u b lin g i t s m a n u f a c t u r l n g s p a c e a n d in s t a ll in g a d d itio n a l
e ą u ip m e n t f o r p ro d u c tio n o f l a th e s a n d
a b r a s lv e m a c h in e r y .
D E T R O IT — R y a n T ool & D ie Co. h a s
b e e n in c o r p o ra te d w ith $25,000 C a p ita l to
m a n u f a c tu r e s m a li to o ls, by P e t e r M agy a r i, 13598 R y a n ro a d , D e tro it.
C L E Y E L A N D —-O tis S te e l
Co., 3341
J e n n in g s ro a d , w ill in c r e a s e c a p a c ity of
v a r io u s d e p a r t m e n t s in $750,000 e x p a n sio n p r o g ra m . I n c lu d e s a d d itio n a l s c a k in g p its a t b lo o m in g m ili, lm p ro v e m e n ts
to c o k e p la n t, t u r b o b lo w e rs a n d h ig h
p r e s s u r e b o ile rs a t b la s t f u r n a c e s a n d
a d d itio n a l s h e e t a n d s tr ip r o l l i n g , f a c ili­
tie s.
P IT T S F IE L D , MASS.— G e n e ra l E le c tric
Co. w ill e x p a n d jts p la s tie s dep-i>-tmen<
a t c o s t o f $400,000, a t P itts f le ld a n d
M e rld en , C onn., 75 p e r c e n t o f m o n e y to
be s p e n t h e re .
C L E Y E L A N D — S p e c ia l S c re w P r o d u c ts
Co., 5445 D u n h a m ro a d . is b u ild in g a
b ric k a n d s te e i a d d itio n o f 2 1 0 0 ’ s ą u a r e
fe e t.
D A Y T O N , O.— I n la n d M fg. d iv is lo n o f
G e n e ra l M o to rs C orp., 2727 I n la n d av o n u e , m a n u f a c t u r e r o f p la s tic p r o d u c ts ,
wtU b u ild a tw o - s to r y a d d itio n 120 X 150
98
N ew H am pshire
A SH L A N D , N . H.~—L . W . P a c k a r d &
Co. In c. w ill so o n le t c o n tr a c t f o r tw o s to r y , 55 x 1 1 4 -fo o t m ili a d d itio n to c o s t
$40,000. N . P. R a n d le tt, 614 M a in S tre e t,
L a c o n ia , N. H „ e n g in e e r.
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S P R IN G F IE L D , V T .— B r y a n t C h u c k in g G r in d e r Co. is c o n s id e rin g e x p a n d ln g
f a c ilitie s by e re c tlo n o f p l r n t.
D E T R O IT — H a w k e T o o l & E n g in e Co.,
7431 W e s t C h ic a g o b o u le v a r d , h a s p la n s
by W . L o re n z , 7427 F e n s k e ll a v e n u c fo r
a o n e - s to r y 60 x 8 0 -fo o t to o l a n d m a ­
c h in ę sh o p a n d a tw o - s to r y o ffice, lo
c o s t a b o u t $40,000.
M U SK EG O N , M IC H .— M u s k e g o n M o to r
S p e c ia ltie s Co. h a s g iv e n g e n e r a ł co n ­
t r a c t to P e te r R a m b e rg , M u sk e g o n , fo r
a p l a n t a d d itio n c o s tin g a b o u t $30,000.
SC O T T S V IL L E , M IC H .— C ity h a s sele c te d G e n e ra l E n g in e e rin g C orp., M lnn e a p o lis , a s e n g in e e r s to P la n a n d cons t r u c t a $250,000 d ie s e l p o w e r s ta tio n .
W Y A N D O T T E , M IC H .— B u r n s & McD o n n e ll E n g in e e rin g Co., 107 W e s t L in w ood b o u le v a r d , K a n s a s C ity , Mo., h a s
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Illinois
C H IC A G O — A p p le to n E le c tric Co., 1713
W e s t W e llin g to n a v e n u e , w ill I n c re a s e
c a p a c ity 30 p e r c e n t by a d d itio n o l a
f o u r - s to r y b u ild in g , c o s tln g a b o u t $250,000. W ill a d d a b o u t 110,000 s ą u a i e feet.
C H IC A G O —-C le a r in g M a c h in ę C orp.,
6499 W e s t S l x ty - f lf th S tre e t, m a n u f a c t u r e r of h y d r a u lic p r e s s e s a n d d ie c u s h ­
io n s, w ill b u ild a n a d d itio n o f 25,000
s q u a r e f e e t a n d i n s t a l l th r e e c ra n e s ,
tw o o f 5 0 -to n c a p a c ity a n d o n e o f 150
to n s,
C H IC A G O — E lc o r Co. In c., 515 S o u th
1 .allin S tre e t, m a n u f a c t u r e r o r d y n a m o s
f o r a i r c r a f t , t a n k s a n d f a r m lig h tin g
p la n t s a n d m o to rs f o r i n d u s t r ia l use,
is m o v ln g to 1060 W e s t A d a m s S tre e t,
w h e r e 32,000 s q u a r e f e e t o f tloo>- s p a c e
h a s b e e n le a s e d , to p r o v ld e a d d ltio n a l
s p a c e f o r d e f e n s e p ro d u c tio n .
C H IC A G O — P re c is io n G r ln d e r In c., 1520
N o r th F r e m o n t a v e n u e , r e c e n tly o r g a n ­
ized, is b u ild in g a p l a n t c o s tln g a b o u t
$35,000 f o r g r im lin g a n d s c re w m a c h in ę
w o rk .
C H IC A G O — C r a n e P a c k in g Co., 1800
W e st C u y le r S tre e t, m a n u f a c tu r e r of
p a c k in g s f o r o il r e fln e r y a n d m a r in ę
tr a d e , is b u ild in g a tw o - s to r y o ftlc e a t
1S00 W e s t B e lle P la in e a v e n u e , c o s tln g
a b o u t $15,000.
C H IC A G O — D a n ly M a ę h ln e S p e c ia ltle s
In c.. R. C. D a n ly , p r e s id e n t, 2104 S o u th
F ifty - s e c o m l a v c n u e , ls b u ild in g a onos t o r y a d d itio n 350 x 640 fe e t. B u r n h a m
& H a m m o n d , 160 N o r th L a S a lle S tre e t,
a r e a r c h lte c ts . B u ild in g w ill c o s t a b o u t
$750,000 a n d e ą u ip m e n t a b o u t $1,000,000.
ROCK ISL A N D , IL L . B e a r M fg . Co.
P la n s a f a e t o r y a d d itio n to c o s t a b o u t
$40,000, w ith e q u lp m e n t.
W AUKEGAN.
IL L . — N o r th
S h o re
F o u n d ry Co., E Ie v e n th S tre e t a n d G re e n lleld a v e n u e , is b u ild in g a 54000 a d d i ­
tio n to Its g r a y iro n fo u n d ry .
W OOD R IV E R , IL L .— S h e ll O il Co. In c .
h a s a w a r d e d g e n e r a ł c o n t r a c t to E. B.
B a rtg e r & S o n s Co., 75 P l t t s S tre e t, B o s­
to n , fo r c o n s tr u c tio n o f s o lv e n t e x tr a c tio n p la n t in th e W o o d R lv e r - R o x a n a d ist r ic t. E s tim a te d c o s t o f $555,000.
Indiana
C O N N E R S V IL L E , IN D .— A u b u rn C e n ­
t r a l C o rp . is r e m o d e lin g a n d r e -e q u ip p in g
b u ild in g s f o r m a n u f a c tu r in g a ir p la n e
P a r ts , a t c o s t o f $100,000, in c lu d in g e ą u ip ­
m e n t.
IN D IA N A P O L IS — C u r tls s - W r ig h t Corp.,
C a ld w e ll, N . J „ is r e m o d e lin g a n d e q u ip p in g b u ild in g s f o r m a n u f a c t u r e o f a i r ­
p la n e p r o p e lle rs o n W e s t M o rris S tre e t
a t c o s t o f a b o u t $500,000, In c lu d in g
e ą u ip m e n t.
IN D IA N A P O L IS — M a rm o n - H e r rin g to n
Co., 1511 W e s t W a s h in g to n S tre e t, h a s
le t g e n e r a ł c o n t r a c t f o r a o n e - s to r y 102 x
252 a n d 26 x 1 1 5 -fo o t m a c h in ę s h o p to
H. K. F e r g u s o n Co., H a n n a b u ild in g ,
C le y e la n d , a t c o s t o f a b o u t $110,000. F . W.
D a n ie ls , H a n n a b u ild in g , C le y e la n d , is
a r e h ite c t.
I.O G A N S P O R T , IN D .— L o g a n s p o r t M ac h in e Co., m a n u f a c t u r e r o f a i r a n d h y d r a u llc c h u c k s , c y lin d e r s , v a lv e s a n d
p re s s e s ls e x p a n d in g its p la n t a t c o s t
o f a b o u t $100,000 in a d d itio n to c o n s id e r a b le e x p a n s io n a y e a r ag o .
A labam a
H O L T . A L A .— D e b a rd e le b e n C o a l C orp.
w ill b u ild a lo a d in g a n d u n lo a d in g p la n t
on W a r r io r r iy e r, to h a n d le c o a l b e tw e e n
c a r s a n d b a r g e s , to o o st a b o u t $50,000.
D elaw are
M A RSHALLTON,
D E L .— C o n tin e n ta l
D ia m o n d F ib r ę Co. a w a r d e d c o n tr a c t to
100
A u s tin Co., 19 lte c to r S tre e t, N ew Y ork,
fo r d e s ig n a n d c o n s tr u c tio n o f o n e -s to ry ,
45 x 1 2 6 -fo o t f a e to ry . C ost o v e r $40,000.
m a te d a t a b o u t $10.000,000.
M aryland
CLAY C E N T E R , K A N S.— C. & W. r u r a l
e le e tr iflc a tto n c o -o p e ra tiv e , I. H . S m ith ,
s u p e rin te n d e n t, p la n s 175 m ile s r u r a l
e le c tr ic lin e s.
B A L T IM O R E — N a t i o n a l B re w e ry ,
C o n k lin a n d 0 ’D o n n ell s tr e e ts , w ill soon
l e t c o n t r a c t f o r tw o -s to ry , 75 x 1 9 5 -fo o t
s te e l b o ttle s to r a g e b u ild in g . C o st e s t i ­
m a te d a t $75,000. P . W. B a c k h u s , 339 S t.
P a u l p la c e , e n g in e e r.
D E N T O N , M D .— R E A h a s a llo tte d a d d i­
tio n a l f u n d s a m o u n tin g to $572,000 to
C h o p ta n k C o -o p e ra tiv e In c . f o r c o n s tr u c ­
tio n o f 635 m ile s o f e le c tr ic lin e s.
W IL L IA M S P O R T , M D .— P o to m a c E d i­
so n Co. w ill in s ta ll e q u ip m e n t f o r a d d i­
tio n a l 5000 k ilo w a tts a n d m a k e o t h e r
Im p ro y e m e n ts to g e n e r a tin g p la n t at.
c o s t o f a b o u t $55,000.
K entucky
H A Z A R D , KY. — K e n tu c k y -W e s t V irg ln ia P o w e r Co., A s h la n d , K y., w ill le t
c o n tr a c t so o n f o r th r e e - s to r y a n d b a s e m e n t c o n c re te , b rlc k a n d s te e l Office
b u ild in g c o s tln g a b o u t $150,000. P . S p o rn ,
30 C h u r c h S tre e t, N e w Y ork, is c o n s u lt­
in g e n g in e e r.
H E N D E R S O N , KY.— R E A h a s a llo tte d
$120,000 to H e n d e rso n -U n lo n r u r a l e le c ­
t r ic c o -o p e ra tiv e , J , R . H a r d in , s u p e rin te n d e n t, f o r 129 m ile s r u r a l e le c tr ic lin es.
N o rth C aro lin a
F R A N K L IN , N. C.— N a n t a h a la
P ow er
& L ig h t Co. w ill s t a r t c o n s tru c tio n soon
K ansas
S T E R L IN G , K A N S .— A r k a n s a s y a lle y
e le c tr ic c o -o p e ra tiv e , A. B. D a y ls , s u p e r ­
in te n d e n t, p la n s 407 m ile s r u r a l e le c tric
lin e s. R E A h a s a l lo tt e d $335,000.
Iow a
A N AM OSA, IO W A — R E A h a s a llo tte d
$264,000 to M a q u o k e ta y a lle y e le c tr ic coo p e r a tiy e f o r 344 m ile s r u r a l tr a n s m is s io n lin e s . E. D. B e a c h , A n a m o s a , is
m an ag er.
F A IR F IE L D , IO W A — P r a i r ie p u b llc
p o w e r c o - o p e r a tlv e w ill t a k e b id s in F eb r u a r y f o r c o n s tr u c tio n o f 115 m ile s r u r a l
e le c tr ic lin e s; a t c o s t o f a b o u t $86,000.
H . S. N ix o n , G r a in E x c h a n g e b u ild in g ,
O m a h a , ls c o n s u ltin g e n g in e e r.
G L EN W O O D , IO W A — S t a t e b o a r d of
c o n tro l, D es M o in es, p la n s a d d itio n s an d
n e w e q u ip m e n t f o r p o w e r p l a n t a t G lenw ood s t a t e h o s p ita l, lo c o s t a b o u t $65,000.
H . J . L le b b e , s t a t e c a p ilo l, D es M olnes,
ls a r c h lte c t.
M A R IO N , IO W A — R E A h a s a llo tte d
$133,000 to L ln n c o u n ty r u r a l e le c tric
c o - o p e r a tiv e f o r a b o u t 239 m ile s o f r u r a l
e le c tr ic lin e s.
California
on its p o w e r p la n t a n d d a m on N a n t a h a l a
riv e r. G e n e ra l c o n t r a c t h a s b e e n a w a r d e d
to U ta h C o n s tru c tio n Co., 1 M o n tg o m e ry
S tre e t, S a n F ra n c is c o .
B U R B A N K , C A L IF . — B u r b a n k
A ero
T ool Co., 231 O liy e S tre e t, h a s b e e n o r ­
g a n iz e d b y L e s te r D e u ts c h to m a n u f a c ­
tu r e a i r c r a f t m a n u f a c t u r in g to o ls.
R A L E IG H , N. C'.— C a ro lin a P o w e r &
L ig h t Co., R a le ig h , p la n s e r e c tio n o f
4 0 ,0 0 0 -h o rse p o w e r s te a m e le c tr ic g e n e r ­
a t i n g p l a n t c o s tln g $3,000,000.
G e n e r­
a t o r u n it h a s b een o rd e re d a n d o r d e rs
w ill be p la c e d so o n f o r b o ile rs, eond e n s e rs a n d o th e r e ą u ip m e n t.
LOS AN G ELES-—N o r th A m e r ic a n A v ia tio n Inc., L o s A n g e le s m u n ic ip a l a ir p o rt,
In g le w o o d , C a lif., w ill b u ild a n a ir p la n e
m a n u f a c tu r in g a n d a s s e m b ly p l a n t a t
F a i r f a x a ir p o r t, K a n s a s C ity , M o., co v e r ln g 1,000,000 s ą u a r e f e e t flo o r sp a c e .
C o m p a n y h a s p la n t o f s im i l a r siz e u n d e r
c o n s tru c tio n a t H e n s le v field, D a lla s ,
T ex.
M issouri
R O B E R T S O N , MO.— B u r e a u o f y a r d s
a n d d o ck s, c a r e C a p ta in R. D. S p a ld in g ,
d ls t r l c t p u b llc w o r k s o fficer, G r e a t L a k e s
III., w ill b u ild s te e l h a n g a r 212 x 360
fe e t, a s s e m b ly a n d r e p a ir sh o p s b u ild ­
ing 103 x 160 fe e t, s te a m h e a ti n g p la n t
b u ild in g 38 x 40 f e e t f o r n a v a l r e s e r y c
a y la tlo n b a s e a t R o b e rts o n , a d ja e e n t
to L a m b e rt- S t. L o u is m u n ic ip a l a ir p o r t
a t B rld g e to n , Mo.
ST. L O U IS — M o n s a n to C h e m ic a l Co.,
1700 S o u th S e c o n d S t r e e t , w ill b u ild a
tlv e - s to r y w a r e h o u s e a d d itio n to it s c h e m ­
ic a l p l a n t a t 101 W e s t S o u la r d S tre e t,
120 x 160 fe e t, c o s tln g a b o u t $300,000
w ith e ą u ip m e n t.
G e n e ra l c o n tr a c t h a s
b e e n a w a r d e d to F ru in -C o n lo n C o n s tru c ­
tio n Co., 502 M e r c h a n ts L a c le d e b u ild in g ,
St. L o u is.
LOS A N G E L E S —S te e l F o rm in g C orp.
h a s b e e n o rg a n iz e d w ith $200,000 C a p ital.
I s r e p re s e n te d b y D u n n & C r u tc h e r , 634
S o u th S p rin g S tre e t, L o s A n g e le s.
L OS A N G E L E S — A e r o -C ra fts C o rp . h a s
b een o r g a n iz e d w ith $1.000,000 a n d is
r e p re s e n te d by H . B. M u rc h is o n , 620
W e s t O ly m p ic b o u le y a r d , L o s A n g eles.
LOS A N G E L E S — W e lls A ir c r a f t P a r t s
Co., h a s o b ta in e d p e r m it f o r e r e c tio n of
m a c h in ę s h o p a t 4140 W h ite s id e a v e n u e ,
43 x 150 fe e t, to c o s t a b o u t $17,000.
L OS A N G E L E S — C o n tin e n ta l C a n Co.,
3820 U nion P a c ific a v e n u e , w ill b u ild a n
a d d itio n 140 x 200 fe e t, tw o s to r ie s , c o s tin g a b o u t $160,000.
O klahom a
T O R R A N C E , C A L IF .—N a tio n a l S u p p ly
Co. h a s o b ta in e d p e r m it f o r e r e c tio n of
s te e l w e ld in g s h o p a n d Office b u ild in g
a t 1524 B o rd e r a y e n u e , T o rr a n c e , a t co st
o f a b o u t $66,000.
T U LSA . O K L A .— W a r d e p a r tm e n t will
e r e c t p l a n t h e r e to a s s e m b le lo n g - ra n g o
fo u r- m o to re d b o m b e rs a t c o s t o f $10,000,000. W ill b e o p e r a te d by D o u g la s A ir­
c r a f t C orp., S a n t a M onica, C a lif.
W IL M IN G T O N , C A L IF .— L o s A n g e le s
b u r e a u o f p o w e r a n d lig h t, S e c o n d S tre e t
a n d B r o a d w a y , L o s A n g eles, is p r e p a r in g p la n s f o r a s te a m p l a n t in W ilm in g to n , t 0 c o s t a b o u t $2,065,000, e ą u ip m e n t
to c o s t a n e s tim a te d $2,100,000.
M innesota
W ashington
M IN N E A P O L IS — P io n e e r E n g in e W o rk s
L. W . Y o rk , p r e s id e n t, 1515 C e n tr a l a v e n u e, w ill le t c o n tr a c t so o n f o r a o n es to r y 60 x 1 6 0 -fo o t p la n t a d d itio n to c o s t
O ver $40,000. (N o te d D ec. 23.)
S E A T T L E — W e s te rn S te e l C a s tin g Co.,
145 H o rto n S tre e t, w ill b u ild a f o u n d ry
e x te n s io n 20 x 70 fe e t.
Texas
T O R O N T O . O N T .— W a y S a g le s s S p rin g
Co. L td . is h a y in g p la n s p r e p a r e d f o r a
n e w p la n t to c o s t a b o u t $175,000.
F O R T W O R T H , T E X ,— W a r d e p a r tm e n t
w ill b u ild b o m b e r p la n t to be o p e r a te d
by C o n s o lid a te d A ir c r a f t C orp.. S a n
D iego, C a lif., fo r m a n u f a c t u r e o f f o u rm o to re d lo n g - ra n g e b o m b e rs. C o st e s t i ­
Canada
T O R O N T O , O N T .— C a n a d a C y c le &
M o to r Co. ls h a y i n g p la n s m a d e f o r d o u b lin g h e a t - t r e a t i n g c a p a c ity a t its W esto n p la n t.
/TEEL
TO O L S T E E L P R O G R E S S
RYERSON CERTIFIED STEELS
represent the highest ąu ality o b tain ab lein each
S in c e 1774
f
W IL L IA M J E S S O P & SONS, Inc.
c l a s s and type of m ateriał. Ali kinds from stan dard carbon g rad es ^
to sp ecial alioys in stock for Immediate Shipment. W rite for Stock Ust.
Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. Plants at: C h icago, M ilw aukee, St. Louis,
C incinnati,D etro it,C leveland, Buffalo,Boston, P hiiad elphia, Jersey City.
N ew Y o rk — C h ic a g o — B o s t o n — D e t r o i t —T o r o n t o
B
E L M O N T
I
P H IL A D E L P H IA
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I NEW Y O R K
k s
W W ED D YSTO N E
Engineers - Contractors - Exporters
S T R U C T U R A L S T E E L — B U IL D IN G S & B R ID G E S
TOOL STEELS - STA1NLESS STEELS - SINTERED CARBIDES
F O R C O M P LE T E S H O P T O O L IN G
•
M cKEESPO RT, P A .
R lY E T E D — A R C W E L D E D
BELM ONT
IN T E R L O C K IN G
CHANNEL
FLOO H
W r ite f o r C a ta lo g u e
M a i n O f f ic e — P h i l a . , P a .
N e w Y o r k O fT ice— 4 1 W h i t e h a l l S t .
I r o n — S te e l — A lloy
R o u n d — F ia t — S h ap es
A ll S iz e s a n d F in is h e s
A lso W ire S e r e e n C lo tli
T he Seneca W ire & Mfj£. Co
F o s t o r i a . O li io
WELDED STEEL PARTS
G ratin j? a n d T re a d s
S te e l — A lu m in u m — B ra s s
\ o R iv e ts , B o lts o r W elds
are fabricated to meet each manufacturer’s individual reąuirements. For an interesting ąuotation, send
prints and complete specifications.
GEORGE KOCH SONS,
M a n u fa c tu r e d b y
The Tri-Lok Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.
tfu tio n a l D is tr ib u io r s
In c
D R A V 0 C O R P O R A T I O N , Machinery Dimioii
S00 P en n A ve.
P i tts b u r g h . P a.
EVANSVILLE, INDIANA
T u m to S T E E L ’s
°f Per>fonated Metal
USED & REBUILT EQUIPMENT” SECTION
[ T A L
G o o d v a lu e s are lis te d eacK w e ek
b y r e p u ta b le c o n c e r n s
•
A N Y
P E R F O R A T IO N
arrinaton
P
e r f o r
'a
t i n g
5634 F illm o re S t., C h icag o , III
N ew Y o rk O ffice— 114 L ib e rty St.
For Dependability—
W hitehead Q uality Stampings
CROSBY FOR STAMPINGS
O u r e n g in e e r s a re re a d y a n d a b le to h e lp
so lv e y o u r s ta m p in g p ro b le m s, in d e s ig n or
c o n stru ctio n .
C ro sb y
p ric e s
a re
c o n siste n t
w ith QUALITY a n d SERVICE. In o u r 44 y e a rs
of EXPERIENCE w e h a v e
se rv e d
over
100
d iffere n t in d u strie s.
W it e h e a D
EST. 1 9 0 3
JManufacturers of “ Ideał” Trolley W heel*
THE CROSBY COMPANY
BUFFALO, N. Y.
J a n u a r y 13, 1941
S H E E T BA R S H E A R
FO R S A L E
MOTOR GENERATOR SETS
;t P h a s e 6 0 C y c le
1800 KW GENERAŁ ELECTRIC synchronous, 225/285 volts D.C., 13200/6600/2200 volts A.C. 600 RPM.
1800 KW WESTINGHOUSE synchronous,
225/285 volts D.C., 13000 volts A.C.,
514 RPM.
600 KW (2) GENERAL ELECTRIC syn­
chronous, 125/250 volts 3-vvlre D .C.,
4000/2300 volts A.C., 900 RPM.
600 KW ALLIS-CIIALMERS synchronous,
250 volts D.C., 2300/600 volts A.C.,
900 RPM.
O ne S ta n d a rd 8" Cold R olled
S trip Mili com plete w ith M o­
to r —$1200.
ROTARY C0NVERTERS
O ne D u n n in g & B o sch ert 3000#
T h r e e C y lin d er H y d rau lic
P u m p —$900.
O ne b ra n d new M odel 1-A H a r ­
r is H y d ra u lic S h e e t M etal balin g p ress, com p lete w ith m o ­
to r an d ejecto r, re a d y to ope ra te . W ill p ay fo r itself in a
few m o n th s—$4900.
3 Pliase 00 Cycle
2250 KW GENERAL ELECTRIC, 225/285
volts D.C., 150 RPM, with 13200
voit transform er.
500 KW (2) GENERAL ELECTRIC, 225/275 volts D.C.. 514 RPM, with 6600
voit transform ers.
1— i y 4 " x 30" ISlesta v c r t ic a l o p e n th r o a t
s h e e t b a r s h e a r w illi K am ee.
C u ls fotir
1lA " x 8 " c o ld s o f t s t e e l s h e e t b a r s , 3 0 c u ls
p e r m in u tę , 4 J/śi" s t r o k e , 18" t h r o a t . A rrird.
m o to r d r lv e — w e ijjh t 5 8 ,0 0 0 lb s .
JOHN D. CRAW BUCK CO.. P ITTS B U R G H , PA.
P h o n e A t l a n t i c 6345
FO R S A LE
K o p p e rs K e rp e le y G a s P ro d u c e rs
10' D ia m e te r — W a te r J a c k e te d fo r
C oke o r A n th r a c ite F u e l. C o m p lete
w ith S c r u b b e r a n d a ll A cc e sso rie s.
HARBISON-WALKER REFRACTORIES CO.
1800 F a r m c r s I ia n k B n ild in ^
P lttslM irjd i, P il.
2
W. J. H 0 LLIDAY & CO.
Indianapolis,
Incl.
ROTARY C0NVERTERS
3 P h a s e 2 5 C y c le
1400 KW GENERAL ELECTRIC, 240/300
volts D.C., 500 RPM with 6600/13200
volt transform er.
1000 KW GENERAL ELECTRIC, 225/275
volts D.C., 300 RPM, with 6600 volt
transform er.
Boring Mills 42' Bullard, 72' Nlles B.I>.
Borlng Mili, 10' Nlles. 2 Hd.s. B.D.
Grinder. Knlfe 10' Bridgeport, M.D.
Grinder. Roli 30' x 7<?' Farrel. M.D.
Locomotlve, 50 Ton Baldwln, Std. Ga.
Press, Forging 150 ton United Steam Hyd.
Pipe Machs. 2-4-6-S-12' Williams, M.D.
Shears, Plate, 10' x X '—48' x lA " M.D.
Sheet Levellers, 48'-60'-8 l ' McKay, 17 roli, M.D
Slltters Gang, 30' Yoder M.D.
W E S T PENN M A C H IN E R Y CO.
E \ c c l l e n t c o n d itio n —
A v a l l a b le lm m e d la t e s h ip m e n t .
TH E NATIONAL POWER MACHINERY CO.
1919 Scran to n Road
1208 H o u s e B u ild in g
Cleyeland, Ohio
P i t t s b u r g h , Pa
1 1 55 B HAMILTON AVE. • CLEYELAND, O. |
nORIZ. MILL, 3-3/8' bar Detrlck-IIarvey
POST MILL. 6-1/2' bar Nlles, R.P.T. M.D
DIE SINKERS, E-3 and E-4 Keller. M.D.
HAMMER. Bd. Drop, 2000 Ib. Chainbersburg
GEAR CUTTERS, (2) S4' Newark, M.D.
PRESS. Stoli 79-D, Bed 72'x 26', M.D.
PLATE SHEAR, 10' x 3/8' United. M.D.
R a ils—“ 1 Ton or 1000”
NEW RAILS—5(XX> tons— All Sections— All Sizes.
RELAYING RAILS—25.000 tons—All Sections—
All Sizes. practically as good as New.
ACCESSOllIES— Every Track Accessory carried
in stock—Angle and Spllce Bars. Bolts, Nuts,
Frogs, Switches. Tle Plates.
LANG MACHINERY COMPANY
B u y fr o m One Souree— S a te T im e a n d M o n ey
'Phone, Wrlte. or Wire
2 8 th S t. & A .V . R .R .
L . B . F O S T E R CO M PA N Y , Inc.
PITTSBURGH
NEW YORK
M IL L M OTOR
300 HP . . . . 2J0V-DC . . . .
P ltts b u rg h , Pa.
500 RP M
( i. E . , T y p e M P C , fo r m A C o n ip . w o u n d ,
I n te r p o le , p e d e s ta i b r u s ., w it h m a jjn e tic rev e r s l n g c o n t r o l p a n e l, m a s t e r c o n t r o lle r a n d
s p a r e a r m a t u r ę , c o n d ltio n e u u a ls n e w .
CHICAGO
JOHN D. CRAW BUCK CO.. P ITTS B U R G H , PA.
P h o n c A t l a n t i c 6345
O ne 500 to 600 H. P . 3 p h a s e , 60 cy c le
in d u c tio n m o to r w ith c o n tr o lle r; one
r e d u c tio n g e a r f o r s a m e s u ita b le f o r
m o to r d r iv e to 10" b a r m ili; on e th r e e
p h a s e , 23,000 v o it tr a n s f o r m e r f o r o p ­
e r a t in g m o to r, P. O. B ox 654, P i t t s ­
b u rg h , Pa.
Connersvllle-Roots posltive blowers.
Centrlfugals for gas and oil burnlng.
Sand blast, grinder and dust exhausters.
Ventllatlng fans and roof ventllators.
G EN ER A L BLOW ER CO.
404 N o r t h P e o r la S t .
A
C h ic a g o , III.
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e
r
ROTARY CO N VERTER
W A N TED
—REBUILT—
B L O W E R S - FA N S - E X H A U S T E R S
t
i s
e
IN S T E E L
.
.
3000 KW
pedestai
formers
3 ph. 60
ment.
Westinghouse 250 v. DC 6 ph.
type with DC Panel and Transfor 22,000 v.—1000 v. 2300 v.
cy. Reconditioned. Prom pt ship-
M 00RHEAD-REITM EYER CO., INC.
3 0 th & B r e r e to n S t s .
P itts b u r g h , P a .
M a y flo ic c r 7900
. T h e “ U sed a n d R e b u ilt
E ą u i p m e n t ” s e c tio n is t h e w e e k ly m e e tin g p la c e for
b u y e r s a n d sellers o f goo d u se d or s u r p lu s m a c h in e r y
a n d su p p lie s. D isp la y e d c la ssifie d r a te s are m o d e r a te .
^
Send
your
in s tr u c tio n s
B u ild in g , C le v e la n d .
to d a y
to
STEEL,
P e n to n
CONTRACT WORK
S w iw w iw w iw iit r iiy
K l R K &
B L U
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PATTERN EQUIPMENT
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THE tflRK & BLUM MFG. CO.
T H E W ELLM A N BR O N ZE
& A LU M IN U M CO M P A N Y
6011 S u p e r io r A vo.
C l e v o l a n d , O h io
2822 Spring Grove A ve., Cincinnati, Ohio
ACID
S e n d Y o u r In ą u ir ie s fo r
PRO O F C O N S T R U C T IO N
TO THE
r iT T S B U I U J H
(1 5 ),
H o llo w B ored F o rg in g s
L a th e a n d M illin g M a ch in ę S p in d les
H y d ra u lic C y lin d e rs
Let us have your inąuiries on any requirements of
Hollow Bored Forgings and Steel Shafts.
S a u e r e is e n C e m e n t s C o .
AMERICAN HOLLOW BORING COMPANY
P E N N A.
1054 W. 20th S T ., E R IE , PENNA.
Manufacturers of Insa-Lute, Technical and
Industrial Cements . . . Compounds
Send your inquiries for
W hHe reY?
n o t place y o u r ad
L et S T E E L re a d e rs
know you w a n t co n tra c t
w ork.
F o r ra te s, w r i t e
S T E E L , P e n to n B uilding,
Cleyeland, Ohio.
S P E C I A L E N G I N E E R I N G WORK
to the
A. H. N ILSO N M A C H IN Ę CO M P A N Y ,
B R ID G E P O R T , CONN.
d cjlsnw s
and bullderi
of wire and
stock forming machincs.
ICe al»o mtlicil your biite / o
r cum
W anted
—
F o r th e F o lloicin g T oo ls:
C a s t i n g s i n m a g n e s i u m , S ilic o n
a lu m in u m a n d b r o n z e a llo y s to
g o v e r n m e n t s p e c ific a tio n .
Pressed Steel Lo u v e r Panels
and Cover Plates-
—
MACHINĘ WORK
W O O D or M E T A L
M a d e R ig h t a n d D elivered
W h en P ro m ised .
W E L D E D M A C H I N Ę B AS E S ,
P E D E S T A L S and F R A M E S
L A T H E PANS
GE AR and B E L T GUAR DS
W
rlbbon
2—42" B u lla rd B o rin g M ills
2—S u p er R a d ia l D rills
4 __W a rn e r & S w asey an d G isholt
T u rre t L a th e s
1 —GO" x 26' L an d is G rin d er
3—M o n arch an d A m erican
E n g in e L a th e s
8—H eav y D u ty S in g le S p in d le
D rill P re sse s
3—M illing M achines
1—B a r r e tt H o rizo n ta l B o r i n g
M ili w ith 5" x 6' b ar, 3 heads
T h ese a r e new m o d e rn tools in
a new building.
D efen se w o rk p re fe rre d .
C an s t a r t im m ed iately .
THE OHIO STEEL FOUNDRY CO.
L IM A , O HIO
E ngineers, F ounders nnd M achinists
milling
CLA SSIFIED
Employment Service
S A LA IU K I) P O S IT IO N S
$ 3 .5 0 0 In $ 3 5 .0 0 0
T h is th o r o u g h ly o r g a n iz e d a d v e r tis in g
se rv ic e of 31 y e a r s ' re c o g n iz e d s ta n d in g
a n d r e p u ta tio n , c n r rie s on p r e lim in a r y neg o tia tio n s fo r p o s itio n s o f th e c a lib e r in d le a te d ab o v e , t h r o u g h a p ro c e d u re in d lv ld u allzed to e a c h e l i e n f s p e rs o n a l r e a u ire m e n ts. S e v e ra l w e e k s a r e r e q u lre d to neg n tia te a n d e a c h in d iv ld u a l m u s t fln an ce
th e m o d e r a te c o s t o f h is o w n c a m p a lg n .
U e ta ln in g fe e p r o te c te d by r e fu n d prov1sio n a s s tip u la te d in o u r a g r e e m e n t. Id en t ity is c o v e re d a n d , if em p lo y e d , p re se n t
p o sitio n p ro te c te d .
If y o u r sa la ry h as
been $2,500 o r m o re, se n d o n ly n a m e a n d
a d d r e s s f o r d e ta ils . R. W . B ix b y , In c., 110
D elw ard B ld g .. B u ffa lo . N . Y.________ _ _ _
Castings
TH E
W EST
O H IO
S T E E L C A S T IN G
C O .. C l e v p -
la n d
F u lly e ą u ip p e d to r a n y p ro d u c tio n
p ro b le m .
T w o 1 H to n E lec. F u rn a c e s .
M a k e is o f h ig h g r a d e lig h t S teel c a s tin g s .
a ls o a llo y c a s tin g s s u b je c t to w e a r or
h ig h h e a t______________________________ _ _ _
NOKTH
PEN X SY LV A N 1A
W M .F S
M A C H IN Ę
C O ..
IN C ..
N o r th W ales. G rey I ro n , N ic k e l. C h ro m e
M o ly b d e n u m A llo y s, S e m l-s te e l. S u p e rio r
o u a lltv m a c h in ę a n d h a n d m o ld ed san d
b la s t a n d tu m b le d .
Help Wanted
S u p e r in te n d e n t— F o r good m e d iu m s tr u c t u r a l a n d p la te sh o p s o u th o f W a s h in g to n .
E x c e lle n t c lim a te , good s m a li c ity , a g r e e a b le la b o r. M u s t be liv e w ire n a tiv e A m e ri­
c a n a b o u t 35 y e a rs , w ith lib e r a ł e x p e rie n c e
a n d a b ility to p ro d u c e . W r ite f u lly a s to
e d u c a tio n , e x p e rie n c e a n d s a la r y . A d d re ss
B ox 390 S T E E L , P e n to n B ldg., C le y e la n d .
E X I*E R IE N C E D HEAVY f o r g e r antd
b la c k s m lth . O p e n in g in la r g e C a lifo rn ia
P la n t, b e s t o f c lim a te a n d w o rk in g c o n ­
d itio n s . S te a d y w o rk . Good w a g e s . A ge
u n d e r 45. E x p e rie n c e r e ą u ire d in c r a n k s h a f t s t r a i g h t s h a f t a n d g e n e r a ł lig h t
fo rg in g s , a llo y a n d c a rb o n s te e ls A d d re ss
B ox 389 S T E E L , P e n to n B ldg., C le y e la n d .
SA LE SM A N T H A T IS E X I’E R IE N C E D IN
t h e s a le o f Ilre c la y a n d S ilica R e fr a c to r y
b rfe k in th e S t a t e o f Illin o is , a ls o h a s a
th o r o u g h k n o w le d g e o f th e r e ą u ire m e n ts
o f iro n a n d s te e l p la n ts . A d d re ss B ox 391,
S T E E L , P e n to n B ldg., C le y e la n d .
E N G IN E E R O R D R A FT S M A N C A P A B L E
o f d e sifrn m g a n d d e ta llln g s tr u c t u r a l a n d
p la te w o rk . C e n tr a l Illin o is lo c a tio n . S ta te
a g e . e d u c a tio n , e x p e rie n c e , a n d „ s a la ry
re ą u ire m e n ts . A d d re ss B ox 392, S T E E
P e n to n B ldg., C le y e la n d .
Accounts Wanted
L E T M E R E P R E S E N T YOU ON A COMm lssio n B a sis in C h ic a g o te r r l t o r y : 15
y e a r s ' e x p e rie n c e . R e p ly B ox 374, S T E E L ,
P e n to n B ldg.. C le y e la n d .___________ __
Positions Wanted
M E C H A N IC A L E N G IN E E R , NO W EM plo v ed , w a n ts e x e c u tiv e p o sitio n a s C h ier
o r P l a n t E n g in e e r w ith in d u s tr ia l co n c e rn .
C ollege g r a d u a te , 25 y e a r s e x p e rle n c e ln
ste e l a n d a llle d In d u s trie s . A d d re s s Box
255 S T E E L . P e n to n B ldg.. C le y e la n d .
DO YOU N E E D A P IT T S B U R G H A G E N T ?
C an clo se y o u r in q u irie s fro m t h i s a r e a
p ro m p tly by p r e s e n t r e p r e s e n ta tiv e s . M ae h ir.e ry , T ools, e tc . A d d re ss B ox 393,
S T E E L , P e n to n B ldg., C le y e la n d ._________
M E T A L L U R G IC A L E N G IN E E R . 15 Y E A R S ’
e x p e rie n c e c o o r d in a tin g m ili a n d la b o r a to ry . C a p a b le c o m m e rc la l r e s e a r c h an d
d e v e !o p m e n t. F a m ilia r w ith g a ly a n iz in g .
M a rrie d . A d d re ss B ox 394, S T E E L , P e n to n
_______________________
B ldg., C le y e la n d .
C H IE F E N G IN E E R S P O S IT IO N D E S IR E D
w ith s t r u c t u r a l f a b r l c a to r b y re g ls te r e d
s t r u c t u r a l e n g in e e r. E x p e rle n c e d in d r a f t Ing ro o m m a n a g e m e n t, d e sig n in g . e s tim a ting, se llin g , d r a f t ln g a n d c h e c k in g . W ill
a g r e e to be u n d e r c o n t r a c t if so r e ą u ire d .
I n ą u ir ie s
r e a u e s te d
and
c o n fld e n tia lly
a n s w e re d . A d d ress Box 395. S T E E L , P e n ­
to n B ldg., C le y e la n d .
103
J a n u a r y 13, 1941
♦ ♦ A D VERTISI1VG I N D E X
♦
♦
W here-to-Buy Products Index carried in first issu e of m onth.
P age
C a rp e n te r S te e l Co., T h e ......................... 51
C a r te r H o te l .................................................. —
C a ttie , J o s e p h P., & B ro s., I n c .................
—
A b a r t G e a r & M a c h in ę Co......................... —
C e ilc o te Co., T h e ......................................... —
A cm e G a !v a n iz in g , In c . ............................ —
C e n tr a l S c re w Co........................................... —
A cm e S te e l & M a lle a b le I r o n W o rk s . . —
C h a lle n g e M a c h in e ry Co., T h e .............. —
A ir R e d u c tio n ................................................ —
C h a m b e rs b u rg E n g in e e rin g Co............... - A ja x E le c tro th e r m ic C o rp ........................... —
C h a n d le r P ro d u c ts Co................................
—
A ja x F le x lb le C o u p lin g C o.......................... —
C
h ic a g o P e r f o r a tin g Co.............................. 99
A la n W o o d S te e l C o ..................................... —
C h ic a g o R a w h id e M fg. C o.......................... —
A lle g h e n y L u d lu m S te e l C o rp ...................
—
C h ro m iu m M in in g a n d S m e ltln g C orp.,
A lle n - B r a d le y C o ............................................. —
L td ...................................................................... —
A llis -C h a lm e rs M fg. C o................................ —
A lro se C h e m ic a l C o....................................... -— C in c in n a ti G rin d e rs, I n c ............................... —
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C in c in n a ti M illin g M a c h in ę Co.................
—
A m e ric a n B ra s s Co., T h e .........................
C in c in n a ti S h a p e r Co., T h e ....................
A m e ric a n B rid g e Co. .................................. —
A m e ric a n
C h a in & C a b le Co.,
In c., C la r k C o n tr o lle r Co......................................
C le v e la n d C ap S c re w Co...............................
A m e ric a n C h a in D iv isio n ................... —
A m e ric a n
C h a in & C a b le Co.,
In c., C le v e la n d -C liffs I r o n Co.............................
C le v e la n d C ra n e & E n g in e e rin g Co.. .
F o rd C h a in B ło c k D i v i s i o n ..................
—
A m e r ic a n
C h a in & C a b le Co.,
In c ., C le v e la n d H o te l ........................................... - —
P a g e S te e l & W ire D iv isio n ............................. 91 C le v e la n d P u n c h & S h e a r W o rk s C o ... —
C le v e la n d T r a m r a il D iy isio n , C leveA m e ric a n C h a in D iv lsio n o f A m e ric a n
la n d C ra n e & E n g in e e rin g Co............. —
C h a in & C a b le Co., In c . ....................... —
C le v e la n d T w is t D rill Co., T h e ...........
A m e ric a n C h e m ic a l P a in t C o..................
—
........................................... I n s id e F r o n t C over
A m e ric a n E n g in e e rin g Co.........................
—
C le v e la n d W o rm & G e a r Co., T h e ......... —
A m e ric a n F le x ib le C o u p lin g Co...............
—
C Ilm a x M o ly b d e n u m C o............................... —
A m e ric a n G a s A s s o c ia tio n ..................... —
C o lo n ia l B ro a c h Co....................................... —
A m e ric a n H o llo w B o rin g Co. ..............103
C o lu m b ia S te e l Co..........................................
—
A m e ric a n H o t DLp G a lv a n iz e r s A ssoC o lu m b u s Die, T ool & M a c h in ę Co..
c ia tlo n ............................................................ —
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ls
T
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,
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A m e ric a n L a n o lin C o rp ...............................
C one A u to m a tic M a c h in ę Co., I n c ......... 22
A m e ric a n M o n o ra il C o .................................. —
C o n tin e n ta l M a c h in e s, I n c ..........................
—
A m e ric a n N ic k e lo ld C o ................................ •—
C o n tin e n ta l R o li & S te e l F o u n d ry Co. —
A m e ric a n P u lv e r iz e r Co.............................. —
C
o
n
tin
e
n
ta
l
S
c
re
w
Co.................................
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A m e ric a n R o lle r B e a rin g Co.................... —
C o p p e rw e ld S te e l Co...................................... —
A m e r ic a n R o llin g M ili Co.. T h e ............ —
C o rb in S c re w C o rp ........................................
—
A m e r ic a n S c re w Co....................................... —
C o w les T o o l C o................................................. —
A m e ric a n S h e a r K n ife C o ........................... —
C ra n e C o.............................................................
57
A m e ric a n S o c ie ty o f T o o l E n g in e e rs . . 76
C ra w b u c k , J o h n D., C o................................. 102
A m e ric a n S te e l & W ire C o......................... —
C ro sb y Co., T h e ........................................... 101
A m e ric a n T in n in g & G a lv a n iz in g Co, —
C u lle n - F rie s te d t Co....................................... 93
A m pco M e ta l, I n c ........................................... —
A m sle r-M o rto n Co., T h e ........................................ —C u lY e rt D lv isio n , R e p u b lic S te e l C orp. —
C
u n n in g h a m , M. E., C o............................... 99
A n d re w s S te e l Co., T h e ............................ —
A rm s tro n g -B lu m M fg. Co...........................
— C u r tis P n e u m a tic M a c h in e ry C o........... —
C u tle r - H a m m e r, I n c ........................ B a c k C over
A r m s tr o n g C o rk C o....................................... —
~~
A tla n tic S te e l Co.............................................
n
A tla s C a r & M fg. C o ...................................
A tla s D ro p F o rg e C o ...................................... —
D a m a s c u s S te e l C a s tin g C o...................... —
A tla s L u m n ite C e m e n t C o........................... —
D a rw in & M iln er, I n c ...................................
—
D a v is B r a k e B e am Co................................. —
15
D e a rb o rn G a g e C o.......................................... —
B a b c o c k & W ilco x C o.................................. —
D e tr o it L e la n d H o te l .................................. 94
B a ile y , W m . M „ C o........................................
—
D ia m o n d E x p a n s io n B o lt Co., I n c ........... —
B a k e r - R a u la n g C o.......................................... —
D iffe re n tia l S te e l C a r Co...........................
—
B a n ta m B e a rin g s C o rp .............................
D in g s M a g n e tic S e p a r a t o r C o.................. - B a rn e s , W a lla c e , Co., D iv isto n o f A s so ­
D ra v o C orp., E n g in e e rin g W o rk s D iv.
—
c ia te d S p rin g C o rp o ra tio n ................ —
D ra v o C orp., M a c h in e ry D i y i s i o n . . . .
1CI
B a sic D o to m tto . I n c ......................................
D u e r S p rin g & M fg. Co............................ - B a y C ity F o rg e C o........................................
—
B a y S t a t e A b r a s iv e P r o d u c ts C o ........... —
E
B e a tty M a c h in ę & M fg. Co. ..................
—
1 3 e lle v u e -S tra tfo rd H o te l ......................... 96
E a g le -P ic h e r L ead Co., T h e ................... —
B e lm o n t Iro n W o rk s .................................. 101
E la s tic S to p N u t C o rp ...................................
B e rg e r M a n u f a c tu r ln g D lv., R e p u b lic
E le c tric C o n tro lle r & M fg. Co.................... —
S te e l C o rp ....................................................... — E le c tric F u r n a c e Co., T h e ....................... —
B e th le h e m S te e l C o.......................................
1
E le c tric S to ra g e B a tte r y Co....................
B ird sb o ro S te e l F o u n d r y & M a c h in ę
E le c tro A llo y s Co., T h e ........................... —
Co......................................................................... —
E le c tro M e ta llu r g ic a l Co............................. —
B is s e tt S te e l Co., T h e ..................................
—
E lm es, C h a rle s F ., E n g in e e rin g W o rk s —
B la n c h a rd M a c h in ę Co. ............................ —
E n te rp r is e G a lv a n iz in g Co....................... 99
B la w -K n o x C o..................................................
—
E ą u ip m e n t S te e l P ro d u c ts D iv islo n of
B lavv-K nox D iv isio n , B la w -K n o x C o ... - U n io n A s b e sto s & R u b b e r Co............... —
B lis s & L a u g h lin , In c .................................... —
E rd le P e r f o r a ti n g Co., T h e ........... : . . .
—
B o w e r R o lle r B e a rin g C o........................... —
E rie B o lt & N u t C o........................................ —;
B r a s s e r t, H . A., & Co.................................... 99
E rie F o rg e Co................................................... —
B rid g e p o rt B r a s s C o......................................
—
E r ie F o u n d ry C o............................................. 88
B ro d e ric k & B a sc o m R o p e Co. .............. - - E u r e k a F ire B ric k W o rk s ....................... —
B ro o k e, E. & G., Iro n C o............................. —
E x -C e li-0 C o rp .................................................. —
B ro siu s . E d g a r E „ In c. ........................... —
E x c e lsio r T ool * M a c h in ę Co................... —
B ro w n & S h a r p e M fg . Co........................... —
B ro w n I n s t r u m e n t Co., T h e ..................
—
B r y a n t C h u c k ln g G rin d e r C o...................... •—
B u ffa lo G a lv a n iz in g & T in n in g W o rk s —
F a f n i r B e a rin g Co.. T h e
B u ffa lo W ire W o rk s Co., I n c .................... 101
F a ir b a n k s , M o rse & Co.
B u lla r d Co., T h e ......................................... 26
F a n n e r M fg. C o ................
B u n d y T u b in g C o...........................................
—
F a r r e l- B ir m in g h a m Co., In c.
F a r v a l C orp., T h e .......................
C
F e d e r a l M a c h in ę & W e ld e r Co,
C a d n ia n , A. W .. M fg . C o........................... — F in n , J o h n , M e ta l W o rk s
F ir th - S te r lin g S te e l Co..............
O a r b o ru n d u m Co., T h e .............................. —
101
F ltz s im o n s Co., T h e ................
C a re y , P h ilip , Co.. T h e ..................... . . .
—
C a rn e g ie -U lin o is S te e l C o rp .....................
— F l ex ro ck Co......................................
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A
104
P ag e
F lin n & D re ffe in Co........................................ —
F o rd C h a in B ło c k D iv isio n o f A m e ri­
c a n C h a in & C a b le Co., I n c .................... —
F o s te r , L. B., Co............................................. 102
F o x b o ro Co., T h e .........................................
F u l l e r B r u s h C o.............................................
—
G
G a rlo c k P a c k in g Co., T h e .........................
G e n e ra l B lo w e r Co.........................................
G e n e ra l E le c tric C o.......................................
G e n e ra l E le c tr ic Co., L a m p D e p t.............
G ish o lt M a c h in ę C o .......................................
G lo b e B ric k Co., T h e ..................... .........
G r a n ite C ity S te e l C o...................................
G r a n t G e a r W o rk s .......................................
G r a y b a r E le c tric C o .....................................
G r e a t L a k e s S te e l C o rp ...............................
G reen fleld T a p & D ie C o rp .......................
G re g o ry , T h o m a s , G a lv a n iz ln g W o rk s
G rin n e ll Co., I n c ...............................................
G u lf O il C o r p o r a tio n ..................................
G u lf R e fin in g C o ..............................................
—
102
—
—
2
—
—
—
S5
6
—
106
106
H
H a g a n , G e o rg e .1., C o....................................
H a lld e n M a c h in ę Co., T h e .........................
H a n lo n - G re g o ry G a lv a n iz tn g C o...........
H a n n a E n g in e e rin g W o r k s .........................
H a n n a F u r n a c e C o rp ...................................
H a n n itln M fg. C o............................................
H a r n is c h f e g e r C o rp .......................................
H a r r in g to n i- K in g P e r f o r a t i n g C o ...
H a y s C orp., T h e ............................................
H e a ld M a c h in ę C o...........................................
H e p p e r.s ta ll Co.................................................
H ev i D u ty E le c tric Co. ..............................
H ills id c F lu o r S p a r M in e s .......................
H in d le y M fg. C o..............................................
H o b a r t B ro s ........................................................
H o r s b u r g h & S c o tt C o....................................
H u b b a rd & C o...................................................
H u b b a rd , M. D.. S p rin g C o.........................
H u th e r B ro s. S a w M fg . C o........................
H y a t t B e a rin g s D iy isio n , G e n e ra l M o­
t o r s S a le s C o r p o r a tio n .........................
H y d e P a r k F o u n d ry & M a c h in ę C o.. . .
—
—
—
—
97
—
—
101
—
“
—
99
87
—
—
—
—
I
I llin o is C la y P r o d u c ts C o...........................
Illin o is D e v e lo p m e n t C o u n c ii ................
I n d e p e n d e n t G a ly a n iz in g C o..................
I n d u s t r i a l B r o w n h o is t C o rp .....................
I n g e r s o ll- R a n d ................................................
In g e rs o ll S te e l
D isc D iv isio n , B org
W a r n e r C o rp .................................................
I n la n d S te e l Co.................................................
I n te r n a tio n a l C o rre sp o n d e n c e S c h o o ls
I n te r n a tio n a l N ic k e l Co., I n c .................
I n te r n a tio n a l- S ta c e y C o rp .....................
I s a a c s o n Iro n W o rk s
86
—
...
—
—
12
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J
J a c k s o n Iro n & S te e l Co., T h e ................ —
J a m e s , D. O., M fg. C o.................................. —
J -B E n g in e e rin g S a le s C o ...........................
J e s s o p S te e l C o................................................ —
J e ss o p . W m .. & S o n s, I n c ............................. 101
J o h n s - M a n \'ille C o rp ...................................... —
J o h n s o n B ro n z e C o........................................
—
J o n e s & L a m s o n M a c h in ę Co.................... —
J o n e s . t L a u g h lin S te e l C o rp .................... —
J o n e s, W . A., F o u n d r y & M a c h in ę Co. —
J o s iy n Co. o f C a lif o r n ia ......... : ............... —
J o s ly n M fg. & S u p p ly C o........................... —
.Tunkin S a f e ty A p p lia n c e Co., I n c .............
K
K a n tlin k S p rin g W a s h e r s ....................
K a rd o n g B r o th e r s , I n c ................................ K e a r n e y & T r e c k c r C o rp ............................. —
K em p, C. M „ M fg. C o.................................. —
K e s te r S o ld e r Co. ......................................... 89
K in g F i f th W h e e l C o.................................... —
K in n e a r M fg. Co............................................... —
K irk & B iu m M fg . C o.................................. I 03
K och, G eo rg e. S o n s ....................................... 101
K o p p e rs Co......................................................... —
K o v en , L. O., & B ro th e r, I n c ....................
K ro n Co.. T h e ................................................ —
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♦ ♦ A D V E R T ISIN G IN D EX
Where-to-Buy Products Index carried in flrst łssu e of month.
P age
L a e le d e S te e l C o.............................................
L ak e C ity M a lle a b le C o............................... —
L am so n & S e sslo n s Co., T h e ..................
—
L a n d is M a c h in ę Co., I n c ............................ —•
L a n g M a c h in e ry C o...................................... 102
L a n sin g S ta m p in g C o.................................. —
L a S a lle S teel Co. ....................................... —
L a tro b e E le c tric S te e l Co........................... —
L a w re n c e C o p p e r & B ro n z e .................. —
L eB lond, R. K „ M a c h in o T o o l Co., T h e —
L eed s & N o r th r u p Co.................................. —
Lee S p rin g Co., I n c ......................................
—
L e h ig h S t r u c tu r a l S te e l Co........................ —
L esch en , A„ & S o n s R o p e C o.................. 95
L ew is B o lt & N u t C o .................................. —
L ew is F o u n d ry & M a c h in ę D lv isio n of
B law -I< nox Co............................................... —
L ew is M a ch in ę Co., T h e ........... - .............
—
L in co ln E le c tric Co., T h e ....................... ■
—
L in co ln H o te l .................................................. —
L inde A ir P ro d u c ts Co., T h e ..................... —
L in k -B e lt Co...................................................... —
L o ftu s E n g in e e rin g C orp. . .....................
—
L o g em an n B ro s. Co....................................... —
L ovejoy F lex il)lc C o u p lin g Co.................. 9!)
L u d lo w -S a y lo r W ire Co., T h e ................ —
Mc
M cK ay M a c h in ę C o.......................................
McKee, A r th u r G., Co....................................
M cK enna M e ta ls C o.....................................
—
—
—
M
M a e k in to sh -H e m p h ill C o............................. —
M a cw h y te Co.................................................... —
M a rr-G a lb re a th M a c h in e ry C o................. -—
M a th e w s C o n v e y er Co.................................. —
M a u ra th , I n c ..................................................... —
M e d a rt Co., T h e ...........................................
99
M e sta M ach in ę C o........................................... —
M etal & T h e rm lt C o rp .................................. —
M ichigan Tool C o........................................... 29
M id v ale Co., T h e ......................................... —
M ilnc, A., & Co................................................. —
M ilw aukee F o u n d ry E ą u ip m e n t C o.. .
M issouri R o llin g M ili C o rp ..........................
—
M o ltru p S te e l P ro d u c ts ' Co......................... —
M o n arch M a ch in ę T o o l Co., T h e ..............
M o n arch S te e l C o........................................... —
M organ C o n s tru c tio n Co.............................
10
M o rg an E n g in e e rin g C o..............................
............................................... I n s id e B a e k C o v e r
M orrison M e ta lw e ld P ro c e ss , I n c ........... —
M o rris P a p e r C o............................................... 92
M orton S a lt C o................................................ —
M otor R p p a ir & M fg. Co............................. 102
N
N a tio n a l A cm e Co., T h e ..............................
N a tio n a l B e a rin g M e ta ls C o rp .................
N a tio n a l B ro a c h & M a c h in ę C o..............
N a tio n a l C a rb o n Co., I n c .............................
N a tio n a l- E r ie C o rp .........................................
N a tio n a l F o rg e & O r d n a n c e C o...............
N a tio n a l R o li & F o u n d r y C o....................
N a tio n a l S c re w & M fg . Co.........................
N a tio n a l S te e l C o rp .................................... 6,
N a tio n a l T e le p h o n e S u p p ly Co., I n c . . .
N a tio n a l T u b e Co...........................................
N ew D e p a r tu r e D lv lsio n G e n e ra l M o­
to rs S a le s C o rp ...........................................
N ew J e rs e y Z in c C o......................................
N ew Y o rk & N e w J e rs e y L u b r ic a n t Co.
N ia g a r a M a c h in ę & T ool W o r k s ............
N icholson, W . H ., & C o.............................
N iies S te e l P r o d u c ts D iw , R e p u b lic
S teel C o rp ......................................................
N ilso n . A. H ., M a c h in ę Co. .....................
N itra llo y C orp., T h e .....................................
N o rm a -H o ffm a n n B e a rin g s C o rp ...........
N o rth A m e ric a n M a n u f a c tu r in g C o.. .
N o rth w e s t E n g in e e rin g Co.........................
N o rto n Co., T h e ...........................................
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
103
—
—
—
—
—
O
O hio
O hio
O hio
O hio
O hio
E le c tric M fg . Co.................................
F e rro -A llo y s C o rp ...............................
G a lv a n iz in g & M fg . Co....................
L o c o m o tiv e C ra n e Co.. T h e ............
S e a m le ss T u b e Co., T h e ................
J a n u a r y 13, 1941
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—
—
99
—
Page
O hio S te e l F o u n d ry Co., T h e .................... 103
O x w eld A c e ty le n e C o.................................... —
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Page
S u rf a c e C o m b u s tio n C orp. ....................... —
S u tto n E n g in e e rin g C o...............................
—
T
T e n n e s s e e C oal, Iro n & R a ilr o a d C o.. . —
T h o m a s M a c h in ę M fg. Co......................... —
T h o m a s S te e l Co., T h e .............................. —
T h o m p s o n -B re m e r & C o............................. —T id e W a te r A sso c ia te d O il C o .................
—
T im k e n R o lle r B e a rin g Co.........F r o n t C o v e r
T im k e n S te e l & T u b e D iv isio n , T h e
T im k e n R o lle r B e a rin g C o.................... —
T in n e rm a n P ro d u c ts , I n c ...........................
T o le d o S ta m p in g & M fg. Co......................
T o m k in s -J o h n s o n Co....................................
T o rr in g to n Co., T h e .................................. —
T o w n se n d C o ..................................................... —
T ri-L o k Co., T h e ........................................... 101
T ru s c o n S teel C o............................................. —
P a g e S te e l & W ire D iv isio n of A m e ri­
c a n C h a in & C a b le Co., I n c .................. 91
P a n g b o r n C o rp ................................................
—
P a r k e r - K a lo n C o rp ......................................... —
P e a s e , C. F., Co., T h e ................................ —
P e n n G a lv a n lz in g C o...................................
—
P e n n s y lv a n ia I n d u s t r ia l E n g in e e r s ... —
P e n n s y lv a n ia S a lt M fg. C o........................ —
P e n o la , I n c .......................................................... —
P e r k in s . B. F., & S on, I n c ............................
—
P h e o ll M fg. C o................................................. —
P itts b u r g h C ru sh e d S te e l Co.................... —
P itts b u r g h G e a r & M a c h in ę C o.............. —
P itts b u r g h L e c tro m e lt F u r n a e e C o rp .. .
—
P itts b u r g h R o lls D iv isio n o f B la w K n o x Co..........................................................
—
U
P itts b u r g h S a w & T ool Co......................... —
P itts b u r g h S p rin g & S te e l C o.................. 99
U nion C a rb id e & C a rb o n C o rp .................
P i tt s b u r g h S te e l C o.......................... ................................
—
U nion
D ra w n S te e l D iw R e p u b lic
P ly m o u th L o c o m o tiv e W o rk s, D iw T h e
S te e l C o rp .......................................................
—
F a te - R o o t- H e a th C o................................
U n ite d C h ro m iu m , I n c ................................
P o o le F o u n d ry & M a c h in ę Co.................... —
U n ite d E n g in e e rin g & F o u n d ry Co.........
P re s s e d S te e l C a r Co., I n c ...........................
U n ite d M a in te n a n c e S a le s C o ..................
P re ss e d S teel T a n k C o............................... - U n ite d S t a te s S te e l C orp., S u b s id ia r ie s
P re s t-O -L ite Co., In c., T h e ..................... —
A m e ric a n B rid g e Co.
P u re Oli Co., T h e ......................................... —
A m e ric a n S te e l & W ire Co.
A tla s L u m n ite C e m e n t Co.
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R a y m o n d M fg. Co., D ly isio n of A sso ­
C o lu m b ia S te e l Co.
C y c lo n e F e n c e Co.
c ia te d S p rin g C o rp ....................................
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F e d e r a l S h ip b u ild in g & D ry D ock Co.
R e a d y -P o w e r Co.............................................
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R e lia n c e E le c tric & E n g in e e rin g Co. —
N a tio n a l T u b e Co.
Oil W ell S u p p ly Co.
R e p u b lic S te e l C o rp ....................................... —
S c u lly S te e l P r o d u c ts Co.
R e v e re C o p p e r a n d B r a s s , I n c ................. —
T e n n e ss e e C oal, Iro n & R a ilr o a d Co.
R h o a d e s , R . W ., M e ta lin e Co., I n c ......... —
R iv e rs id e F o u n d ry & G a lv a n iz in g Co. - ■
U n ited S t a te s S te e l E x p o r t Co.
U n lv e r s a l A tla s C e m e n t Co.
R o o s e v e lt H o te l ...........................................
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Y ir g ln ia B rid g e Co.
R u e m e lin M fg. C o .......................................... —
U n ite d S t a te s S teel E x p o rt Co................. —
R u sse ll, B u rd s a ll & W a rd B o lt & N u t
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R u s tle s s Iro n & S te e l C o rp ........................ —
R y e rso n , Jo s e p h T., & Son, I n c ............... 101
Y a lle y M ould & Iro n C o rp ..........................
V a n a d lu m -A llo y s S te e l Co........................
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Y oss, E d w a rd W ............................................. —
S a le m E n g in e e rin g C o................................... —
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S a m u e l, F r a n k , & Co., I n c ......................... —
S a n F ra n c is c o G a lv a n iz in g W o r k s . . . .
W a ld ro n , Jo h n , C o rp ....................................
S a n ita r y T ln n in g Co., T h e ..................... —
W a p a k o n e ta M a c h in ę Co...........................
S a u e re is e n C e m e n ts Co............................... 103
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S c o v ill M fg. Co.............................................. —
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S c u lly S te e l P ro d u c ts C o ........................... —
W e a n E n g in e e rin g Co., I n c ........................ S e n e c a W ire & M fg. Co., T h e ................ 101
W e a n E n g in e e rin g Co. o f C a n a d a , L td . —
S h a f e r B e a rin g C o rp o ra tio n .................. —
S h a k e p r o o f L o ck W a s h e r C o..................... —• W e in m a n P u m p & S u p p ly Co., T h e . . .
W e irto n S te e l C o . ........................................... —
S h a w -B o x C ra n e & H o ist D W islon,
W e llm a n B ro n z e & A lu m in u m Co.......... 103
M a n n in g , M a x w e ll & M oore, I n c ......... —
W e llm a n E n g in e e rin g C o............................
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S h e ffie ld G a g e C o rp ...................................... —
W e llm a n S m ith O w en E n g . C orp., L td . —
S h e ll Oil Co., I n c .............................................
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W e s t P e n n M a c h in e ry C o...........................102
S h e n a n g o - P e n n M old C o............................. —
S h e p a rd N iie s C ra n e & H o is t C o rp ----- —- W e s t S te e l C a s tin g C o................................. 101
W h e e lin g S te e l C o rp o ra tio n ..................... —
S h u s te r , F . B.. Co., T h e ...........................
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W h itc o m b L o c o m o tiv e Co., T h e ...........
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S im o n d s G e a r & M fg. C o........................... —
W h ite h e a d S ta m p in g C o............................. 101
S im o n d s S a w & S te e l Co...........................
W ic k w ire B r o th e r s , I n c ...............................
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S ln to n H o te l ..................................................
W ic k w ire S p e n c e r S te e l C o........................ ...
S K F I n d u s tr ie s , In c . .................................. —
W ie m a n & W a rd Co........................................ —
S n y d e r, W . P „ & Co...................................... —
W ilcox, C r ltte n d e n & Co., I n c ................... —
S o c o n y -V a c u u m Oil Co., I n c ....................
illia m s , J . H , & Co., I n c ........................
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S ta n d a r d S te e l W o rk s ................................
W ood, R. D., C o............................................... —
S ta n le y W o rk s, T h e ..................................
W o rth in g to n P u m p & M a c h in e ry C orp. —
S te e l & T u b e s D iv isio n , R e p u b lic S te e l
W o rth S te e l Co...............................................
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Y o u n g s to w n A llo y C a s tin g C o rp ............. —
F le x ib le S h a f t C o...................................... —
Y o u n g s to w n S h e e t & T u b e Co., T h e . . . —
Y o u n g s to w n W e ld in g & E n g in e e rin g
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S tro n g S teel F o u n d ry Co........................... —
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S t u r t e v a n t, B. F., Co. ................................
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S u p e rio r M old & I ro n Co...........................
Z eh & H a h n e m a n n C o.................................
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