I n d u s t r i a l I n d i c a t o r s
S ept. 1940 Aug., 1940 Sept., 1939 P is iro n o u tp u t (d a ily a v
-e rag -e, n -e t to n s) ... 139,085 136,599 107,298 Iro n an d steel s c ra p
con-su m p tio n (to n s) ... 3,876,000 3,968,000 3,018,000 G ear S ales I n d e x ... 183 191 126 F in ish ed ste e l sh ip m en ts
(N e t to n s) ... 1,392,838 1,455,604 1,086,68J
In g o t o u t p u t a v e ra g e H
w eek ly ; n e t to n s) . . . . 1,377,391 l,361,8a9 1,114,36.!
Dodge bldg. a w a rd s in 37
s ta te s (S V a lu atio n ) . . . 3347,651,000 $414,941,000 $323,227,000 A u tom obile o u tp u t ... 284,5S3 89.S66 192,678 Coal o u tp u t t o n s ... 3S,413.000 39,240,000 38,46a,OUO B eehive Coke ... 271,000 278,000 77,000 B u sin ess fa ilu re s ; n u m b er 976 1,12b _ i.iho B usiness fa ilu re s ; lia b ilitie s SH>397,000 512,997,000 $10,545,000 N a t’i In d . Cont. b o ard (25
In d u stries, f a c to r y ) :t
A ^ w kly. h rs. p e r w ork- ^ ^
Av w eek ly e a rn in g s . . . $28.58 $28.16 $2<.5S C em en t p ro d u ctio n , bbls.. . 13,123,000 12,719,000 11,937,000 C otton con su m p tio n , b ale s 639,252 ^ ’„25 ^Qn’r«1 C ar lo ad in g s (w eek ly a v .) 783,833 743,670 <80,663
tA u g u s t, J u ly a n d A u g u st, resp ec tiv e ly .
F o r e ig n T r a d e
Sept., 1940 Aug., 1940 Sept., 1939 F v n o rts ... 5295,245,000 $349,928,000 $288,956,000 Tm norts ... ... 5194,928,000 $220,520.000 5181,536,000 Gold e N P o r t s t '" ... $10,OM S8.000 $13,000 Gold im p o rts ... 5334,113,000 $351,563,000 $326,089,000
~ tA u g u st, J u ly an d A ugust, resp ectiv ely .
F i n a n c i a l I n d i c a t o r s
Sept., 1940 Aug., 1940 Sept., 1939 25 In d u s tr ia l S tocks ... $171.50 5164.48 3195.86 25 R a il sto c k s ... $21.05 $19.94 $ ■■ 40 B o n d s ... $73.18 $72.02 $7056
B a n k c lc a r’gs (000 o m itte d ) $23,820,000 $22,591,000 $21,733,000
C om m ercial p a p e r ra te , „ ^
(N. Y., per c en t) . . . 72 — % %
•C om ’l. lo a n s (000 o m itted ) $8,689,000 $8,509,000 $8.350,000
F e d e ra l R eserv e r a tio (p e r g9_2
c en t) ... 8 9 6 C a p ita l flo tatio n s:
(000 o m itted ) _ „ , , r5 7 <5120104 541,669 N ew C a p ita l ... $110,68< $129.104
R efu n d in g ... $114,752 $152,365 $138,34.
F s d e ra l G ross d e b t (m il- « j n77l
lio n s of d o lla rs) ... $44,073 $43,90o $43,771 R a ilro a d e a rn in g s . . . ... 574,193,237 $66,014,798 $86.529.6-*
a , S c t ‘S . n S * w „ Y” k w m m « « • » ”
Bond sales, p a r v a l u e ... $126,289,025 $79.592,825 $ • •
•L e ad in g m em b er b a n k s F e d e ra l R e serv e S y stem .
C o m m o d i t y P r ic e s
Sept., 1940 Aug., 1940 Sept STEEL'S co m p o site a v e ra g e
or 25 iron a n d ste el prices U. S. B u re au of L a b o r index W h ea t, c a s h (b u sh e l) . . . . Corn, c ash ( b u s h e l) . . . .
537.93 78.0
$0.97 50.82
$37.70 77.4
$0.90
$0.81
,1939
$ 3 6 .6 7 79.1 51.04
$ 0 .7 2
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1600 1500 Steel Ingot Operations
(P er C ent)
Week ended 1040 J930 1938 1937
July 27___ 89.5 60.0 37.0 84.0
Aug. 3 ___ 90.5 60.0 40.0 84.5
Aug. 1 0 ... . 90.5 62.0 40.0 84.0 Aug. 1 7 . . . . 90.0 63.5 41.5 81.0 Aug. 2 4 . .. . 90.5 63.5 43.5 83.0
Aug. 31___ 91.5 64.0 44.5 83.0
Sept. 7 ___ 82.0 62.0 41.5 72.0
Sept. 14___ 93.0 74.0 46.0 80.0
Sept. 2 1 . . . . 93.0 79.5 48.0 76.0 Sept. 2 8 . .. . 93.0 84.0 47.0 74.0
Oct. 5. .. . 93.5 87.5 48.5 66.0
Oct. 12___ 94.5 89.5 51.5 63.0
Oct. 19___ 95.0 91.0 51.5 53.0
Oct. 2 0 . .. . 95.5 92.0 54.5 51.0
F reigh t Car L oadings (1000 C a rs)
Week ended I94P 1939 1938 I9S7
J u ly 2 7 ... . 718 660 589 783
Aug. 3 ... . 718 661 584 770
Aug. 1 0 ... . 727 665 590 777
Aug. 17 743 674 598 781
Aug. 24 761 688 621 787
Aug. 31 769 722 648
805-Sept. 7 695 667 569 711
Sept, 1 4 ... 804 806 660 827
Sept. 2 1 ... 813 815 676 840
Sept. 28 822 835 698 847
Oct. 5 ... 806 835 703 815
Oct. 12 812 845 727 810
Oct. 19 814 861 706
773-Oct. 26 838 834 709 772:
Auto Production (1000 U nits) W eekended J910 July 2 7 ...
Aug. 3 . ..
Aug. 1 0 .,.
Aug. 1 7 ...
Aug. 2 4 ...
Aug. 3 1 ...
Sept. 7 . . . Sept. 1 4 ...
Sept. 2 1 ...
Sept. 2 8 ...
Oct. 5 . . . Oct. 12...
Oct. 1 9 ..' Oct. 2 6 ...
1940 1939 1938 IBS1
34.8 40.6 30.4 86.4
17.4 28.3 14.8 78.7
12.6 24.9 13.8 103.3
20.5 13.0 23.9 93.3
23.7 17.5 18.7 83.3
27.6 25.2 22.2 64.2
39.7 26.9 17.5 59.0
66.6 41.2 16.1 30.1
78.8 53.9 20.4 28.0
95.9 62.8 25.4 45.8
105.2 76.1 37.7 72.0
108.0 75.9 50.5 89.7
114.7 70.1 68.4 91.9
117.1 78.2 73.3 90.2
Electric Pow er Output (M illion
Week ended 1040 J u ly 27. .. 2.601 Aug. 3. . . 2,605 Aug. 10. .. 2,58!) Aug. 17. . . 2,606 Aug. 24. . . 2.571 Aug. 3 1 . . . 2,601 Sept. 7. . . 2,463 Sept. 14. .. 2.639 Sept. 21. . . 2,629 Sept. 28. . . 2,670 Oct. 5. . . 2,641 Oct. 12. . . 2,665 Oct. 19. .. 2,687 Oct. 26. . . 2,711
KWH)
1939 1938 1937
2.342 2,094 2.256
2,325 2,116 2,262
2,333 2,134 2,301
2,368 2,139 2,304
2.354 2,134 2,29=1
2,357 2,149 2,321
2,290 2,048 2,154
2,444 2,215 2,281
2,449 2,154 2,266
2,470 2,139 2,275
2,465 2,154 2,280
2,495 2,183 2,276
2,494 2,214 2,282
2,539 2,226 2,255
A b o v e, a 40-ton b ro a ch in g m a ch in e. O n e slid e straddle b ro a ch es c o n n ectin g rod c a p s an d the s id e s of co n n ectin g rods at both en d s. Other slid e b r o a ch es b a ck fa c e a n d half- round d iam eter of co n n ectin g rod a n d co n n ec tin g rod c a p
■ O U TSTA N D IN G fe a tu re s of th e new diesel en
gine p ro d u c tio n line of In te rn a tio n a l H a rv e s te r Co.
a t M ilw aukee include m a rk e d ch an g e in grouping of m achines, in cre ased a u to m a tic h a n d lin g of work an d u n u su a l flexibility. T he line accom m odates two sizes of diesel en g in es and a gasoline a d a p ta tio n by sim p ly ch a n g in g w o rk in g h ead s on som e of the m achines.
D esigned and in stalled u n d e r th e supervision of J . E . H a rris , s u p e rin te n d e n t o f M ilw aukee works, and V. A. G uebard, a s s is ta n t su p e rin te n d e n t, the engine lin e is lo cated in a s a w to o th ro o f building equipped w ith fluorescent lig h tin g w hich develops a n a v e ra g e in te n s ity of 25 fo o tcan d les th ro u g h o u t w o rk in g a reas.
C ran k case L in e: A fte r th e ro u g h c a stin g is clamped down, a N ew ton h ea v y -d u ty r o ta r y m illin g m achine m ills to p an d bottom , and on th e r e tu rn stro k e the sam e su rfa c e s a re finish broached w ith o u t loss of tim e. T he finishes achieved a re ex cellen t as gas
k e t su rfa c e s. S im ilarly th e tw o en d s of th e crank
case a re com b in atio n m ach in ed and broached. Next, v a rio u s holes a re drilled, cy lin d er bores roughed
A b o v e, la p p in g m a in a n d co n n e ctin g rod b e a r in g s of a ll 4 a n d 6-cylind er d ie se l motor cran kshafts after g rin d in g to
b a la n c e on a h ea v y -d u ty h yd rau lic b a la n c in g m a ch in e
Lower left, b a la n c in g cran ksh aft on a static d yn am ic bal
an cer. B elow , o v e rh ea d co n v ey o r carries cran ksh afts from o n e op eration to anoth er until fin ish ed un its are r ea d y for
a s s e m b ly departm en t
out, bearing seats m illed an d n o tch ed on sta n d a rd iz e d equipment.
A gravity-feed conveyor delivers the c ran k case to a group of th re e special G reenlee a u to m a tic tr a n s fer machines o p erated fro m one m a s te r p u sh b u tto n control board to d rill an d ta p re m a in d e r of th e holes in the crankcase a u to m a tic a lly , except fo r a c am shaft and c ra n k sh a ft b orings. A se ries o f e lectric controls, lim it sw itches an d in te rlo c k in g devices eliminate the possibility of confusion o r m istim in g . Between these th re e m achines a re a u to m a tic t u r n around and chip u n lo ad in g devices w hich re q u ire no attention. Also in te rsp e rse d betw een th ese o p e r
ations are three a u to m a tic w a sh in g m ach in es tim ed with the a u to m a tic tra n s fe r. A u to m a tic suction devices remove chips fro m th e c ran k c ase, c a rry them to the roof of th e building, fro m w h ere th e y pass by g rav ity conveyor to a com m on un lo ad in g point outside the building. T h is p ro lo n g s m achine life, eliminates u n tid in ess an d cu ts costs.
Camshaft, c ra n k s h a ft a n d oil pum p bores a re worked sim ultaneously on a ro u g h in g an d finishing machine which precisely m a in ta in s re la tio n sh ip s be
Lower right, this d u p lex h yd rau lic m iller a n d b ro a ch in g m a chine mills both e n d s of a cra n k ca se a n d b r o a c h e s both ends on return stroke of m illin g ta b le. S om e b ro a ch in g
A b o v e, ta p p in g cylin d er h e a d s on a 3 -w a y s p e c ia l m a ch in e.
Like the s p e c ia l d rilling m a c h in e s, th e se u n its are d e s ig n e d a n d e q u ip p e d to ta p tw o different cy lin d er h e a d s
A b o v e sh o w s the sem ifin ish bore on the c ra n k ca se for the dry lin er cylin d er s le e v e on a 4-sp in d le b orin g m a ch in e, an d finish bore for dry lin ers on a 4-sp in d le in c lin e d p re ci
sio n borer. T h ese b o res are h e ld to 0.0002-inch for p a ra llel a n d out of round
A b o v e, on e of a b attery oi three s p e c ia l drilling m a c h in e s drill a ll h o le s at top, bottom a n d s id e s of the crank- op eration . M ost h o le s are drilled p erp en d icu - su rfa ces but a few are at a n a n g le an d are
a short d ista n ce d ow n the con veyor
C lo seu p a b o v e sh o w s 3 -w a y drilling a n d b orin g m a ch in e w h ich finish bores m ain a n d co n n ectin g rod b ea rin g s, ream s oil pu m p bore an d finish ream s d o w el h o le s on both e n d s of three
different size crankshafts
tw een th e se bores. An a n g u la r ty p e E x-C ell-0 pre
cision b o re r finishes th e cy lin d er bores w ith individ
u al spindle d riv es w o rk in g in d ep en d en tly of th e hy
d rau lic tra v e rs e of th e m achine.
All m ach in es in th e above cra n k c a se line have au to m atic-cy cle p u sh b u tto n -c o n tro l w ith adequate s a fe ty devices. T h ro u g h o u t th e line, no m an u al lift
ing, clam p in g o r tru c k in g is p erfo rm ed . A t no time is it n e c e ssa ry fo r a c ra n k ca se to be rem oved from a conveyor. A ll inspection w ork also is done on the conveyors.
C ra n k s h a ft L in e: A ll c ra n k s h a fts a re handled on a 500-foot endless o verhead conveyor w hich makes a com plete c irc u it of th e m achines on th e crank
s h a f t line. E a c h conveyor crad le c a rrie s six crank
s h a fts . N o tr u c k in g is done.
C ra n k s h a fts a re induction h e a te d and quenched a u to m a tic a lly by th e Tocco process. B oth line and p in b e a rin g s a re gro u n d on N o rto n m ach in es of spe
cial co n stru c tio n to m a in ta in a to leran ce within 0.0003-inch. B oth s ta tic and dynam ic balance of c ra n k s h a fts is ob tain ed w ith a T in iu s O lsen balancer.
C ra n k s h a ft flange holes a re drilled, counterbored, ream ed and tap p ed a u to m a tic a lly on a S n y d er drilling m achine. On th e opposite end, th e m achine drills and re a m s tw o d ia m e tric a lly opposite holes in the stu d end. T h is 4-position m achine h a s a lateral a u to m a tic index fro m fro n t to r e a r w ith autom atic re tu r n to s ta r tin g position.
F iv e d ifferen t c ra n k s h a fts can be h an d led on the h ig h ly flexible S c h ra n e r h y d ra u lic p o lish er which h an d les all m ain an d pin bearin g s. O u tp u t of this m achine is checked u sin g a flat piece of steel simi
la r to a Jo h a n sse n block on w hich a s lig h t trace of P ru s s ia n blue is placed. A fte r c o n ta c t w ith the block, th e c r a n k s h a f t m u st show a tra c e of blue
B elow , cra n k c a se com in g from w a s h in g m a c h in e at right is r a is e d b y elev a to r to h e ig h t of gra v ity co n v ey o r, m akes a quarter turn, is p u sh ed a u to m a tica lly into roll-over device w h ich turns it h alf w a y over r ea d y for the n ext sched
u le d ta p p in g op eration
Right, rear v iew of the third sp ecial horizontal tapping m achine in the crankcase drilling and w h ere both
throughout e n tire le n g th of th e b e a rin g being checked.
A profilometer affords periodic checks on su rfa c e smoothness.
Connecting-Rod L ine: F ir s t o p e ra tio n is to bro ach the two sides of th e cran k p in , two sides of th e w rist- pin, the half-hole, caps, c o n ta c t face and tw o m o r
ticed joints w hich ho ld th e cap and ro d to g e th e r, also the back side of th e rod w hich is m achined so it may clear th ro u g h th e cy lin d e r bores. T h is is done on a vertical tw in -ra m 40-ton Oil G ear su rface- broaching m achine w ith tw o fix tu re s h a v in g a s h u ttle motion in and o u t in sequence w ith th e tw o ra m s.
Clamping is done a u to m atically .
Crank bore is finish g ro u n d on a H eald G
auge-Below, both en d s of crankshaft are a u to m a tic a lly drilled, reamed and tapp ed . O perator m erely lo a d s, u n lo a d s m a chine which drills h o le s for fly w h e e l b olts, starting crankpin, flywheel dow el pin, starting crankpin setscrew ; rea m s h o le s for flywheel d ow el pin, starting crank drivepin; ta p s h o le s
for se tsc re w a n d fly-wheel b olts
m atic m achine w hich e lim in a te s th e p o ssib ility of a bell-m outhed bore. D istance betw een th e tw o m o r
ticed jo in ts on th e cap c o n ta c t faces is held to a to leran ce of 0.0005-inch. Oil hole betw een w ristp in an d c ra n k bore is drilled on a L eland G ifford d rill p re ss n o ta b le fo r a h y d rau lic u n it th a t r e tu r n s th e d rill to s ta r tin g position a u to m a tic a lly w hen th e d rill becom es loaded w ith chips.
A 2-spindle E x -C ell-0 m achine diam ond bores th e w ristp in hole. B alan cin g pads a t b o th w ristp in and c ra n k p in ends of th e rod a re used to o b ta in balance w ith in tw o -te n th s of an ounce-inch on a rise-an d -fall S n y d e r a u to m a tic b alan cer. T h u s co n n ec tin g ro d s a re held in balance fro m th e b eginning of p ro d u c
tio n — an im p o rta n t fa c to r in red u cin g f u tu r e
serv-A b o v e, fu el in jection n ozzle b o res are b e in g rough, sem i a n d finish b ored on a 2 -w a y m a c h in e. Fixture is to o led up to h a n d le o n e siz e h e a d on left sid e,
anoth er on right
This roll-over d e v ic e is lo ca te d be
tw e e n first a n d s e c o n d of the automatic d rilling a n d ta p p in g m a c h in e s. Unit is one of three in this lin e. A bar pushes cra n k c a se into roll-over# w h ich makes a three-qu arter turn, d u m p ing out ch ip s, th en d e liv e r in g cran k case to
v /c s h in g m a ch in e
S p e c ia l 2 -w a y m a ch in e drills, taps, b ores, ream s, fa c e s a n d turns all ma
c h in ed su rfa c es on o il pum p b od ies in o n e op eration . It a cco m m o d a tes three
different siz e oil-p um p b o d ies
H ere is the se c o n d of the three special au to m a tic h orizon tal d rilling machines.
It rough b o res the cam sh aft bore, main b e a r in g s e a t a n d drills a ll h o les in hot
e n d s of the cra n k ca se
Belov/, b alan cing both e n d s of c o n n ectin g rods on a special m achine. The rods are h eld to ex trem ely clo se limits. Total variation in w e ig h t oi the four co n n ectin g rods in the d ie se l e n g in e is h eld to w ithin
approxi-The 3 -w a y drilling m ach in e a b o v e is d e s ig n e d a n d e q u ip p e d to h a n d le tw o s iz e s of cylin d er, o n e is drilled in lo w er m a g a z in e of the fixture, the other in the up per. The drill h e a d s are tooled up to
h a n d le eith er on e ice problems. In ad d itio n to inspection in th e forge
shop for g rain flow, trim m a rk s, scratch es, each con
necting rod is m agnafiuxed to g u a rd a g a in st fatig u e.
Cylinder-Head L in e: C ylinder h ead s a re alloy iron with a high chrom ium c o n te n t an d are ca re fu lly checked fo r cracks, flaws o r blow holes b o th before and during m achining. T ops and b o tto m s a re ro u g h and finish milled on a special In g e rso ll d ru m -ty p e machine. All holes, re g a rd le ss of a n g u la rity o r po
sition, are done on m u ltip le e quipm ent. T h is u n it- head equipm ent is flexible e n o u g h fo r a n y fu tu re design.
An in terestin g m achine on th e cy lin d er-h ead line is a special Oil G ear b ro ac h in g m achine w hich p re s s es in valve guides sim u lta n e o u sly an d th e n b roaches and burnishes th e inside of th e valve guide stem . Broaches fall th ro u g h in to a w ooden c o n ta in e r beneath the m achine. E a c h spindle is equipped w ith an electric eye w hich flashes a w a rn in g to th e o p er
ator when p ressu res a re e ith e r too h ig h o r too low.
Piston Line: All p isto n s a re tu rn e d on a u to m a tic lathes. W ristpin hole is bored on a n Ex-Cell-O p re cision machine. A ll p isto n s a re han d led on conveyors with a re tu rn conveyor u n d e rn e a th fo r e m p ty tra y s . No grinding is done on o utside p isto n d ia m e te rs b u t diamond tu rn in g is done on a special S u n d stra n d automatic lathe. F in ish a n d sm o o th n ess a re a t le a st equal, if not su p erio r, to th e u su a l g ro u n d finishes.
Sleeve Line: C ylinder sleeves a re h a rd , d ry liners.
Rough boring is done on a v e rtic a l 8-spindle W. F.
& John B arnes m achine. O utside d ia m e te rs are turned on a u to m atic F a y la th e s. N e x t sleeves are heat treated in a gas fu rn a c e , a d jo in in g and p a r t of
th e line. H a rd n e ss m u st fa ll w ith in 45 to 55 rock- well C.
A fte r h e a t tre a tin g , sleeves a re n o t g ro u n d on th e inside b u t in ste a d a re rea m ed on a b a tte r y of spe
cial B a k e r h y d ra u lic d rills an d eq u ip m en t developed by B arber-C olm an Co., w ith re a m e r blades ta n ta lu m carb id e tipped. S h o rt g r a v ity feed conveyors be
tw een m ach in es e lim in ate tru c k in g . Sleeves ru n on th e se conveyors on th e ir own p erip h ery . T he piston and sleeve lines converge a t a p o in t w here pisto n s, pin s and sleeves a re fitted.
M iscellaneous p a rts m a n u fa c tu re d include oil pum ps, oil pum p covers, w a te r pum ps, d rive pulleys, s ta rtin g c ra n k n u ts and o th e r sm all m achine eq u ip m ent.
An in te re stin g m achine used on oil pum p bodies is an E x -C ell-0 tru n n io n h o rizo n tal m u ltip le d rillin g and re a m in g m achine. I t p erfo rm s ev ery o p eratio n p e rfo rm ed on th e oil pum p body ex cep t c e n te rin g o r tu rn in g o p eratio n . No lin e b o rin g o r re a m in g is n ece ssa ry a f te r th e pum p body leaves th is m achine a s it is fu lly au to m a tic , p u sh b u tto n controlled.
F o r tim in g g ears, a 6-spindle ro ta ry -ty p e Lees B ra d n e r v e rtic a l m achine is so b u ilt th a t if one sp in dle re q u ire s re p a irs, th e o th e r five m a y still be k ep t in p roduction. Since th e m achine ro ta te s , th e oper a to r need n o t m ove fro m spindle to spindle.
■ AS HANDLERS of ste el since 1815, the H orace T. P o tts Co., P h il
adelphia, has developed a num ber of exceptionally efficient handling and sto rin g m ethods th a t a re a definite aid to p rom pt delivery of stee l in top condition. Serving a wide v ariety of industries, the w a re
house reg u larly stocks a variety of grades, shapes and sizes th a t fill a 6 'h -acre area. All stock m u st be available instantly. Also, adequate facilities m u st be a t hand fo r sh e a r
ing, flame cu ttin g and fabricating.
Since in all these operations h a n d ling is a larg e portion of the costs involved, it is of utm ost im portance th a t it be done efficiently.
The introduction of new grades, such as stainless and tool steels, has m eant the erection of new sto rag e balconies, the design of new types of racks and the modification of old
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By MORRIS E. NEELEY S u p erin ten d en t H orace T. Potts Co.
P h ila d elp h ia
H igh ly d e v e lo p e d h a n d lin g m eth od s at la rg e w a r eh o u s e featu re im proved roller rack s a n d p ortab le roller sta n d s for m o v in g s ta in le s s s h e e ts in a n d out of sto ra g e in orig in a l p a ck in g b o x e s.
S h ea rs, p u n c h e s a n d other m a c h in e s are ser v ed b y portable sta n d s to p p ed b y rollers a n d b a ll c a ster s to facilitate
m o v in g a n d fe e d in g m aterials
handling m ethods. In addition to the extensive stock of bars, tubes, sheets and plates, th e com pany also stocks a wide v ariety of specialties such as boiler tubes, w elding rods, w ire and chain link fences, bunting bushings, w ire rope, p erfo rated m etal sheets, b rass and copper bars and sheets, reinforcing steel and stru c tu ra l steel sections up to 60 feet in length.
W arehouse itself is of brick and
steel w ith th e side areas entirely of glass in m etal sash . Roof is fireproof gypsum . A dequate sky
lights provide am ple daylight. Near
ly the e n tire floor is creosoted wooden block on a 10-inch concrete foundation. Cracked blocks are pulled o u t individually and replaced by blocks left over from the original installation. A fter 17 y ears’ service, th ere a re still plenty of blocks left fo r replacem ent from th is original stock.
The in te rio r of th e building is a rran g e d in a series of bays, none less th a n 30 feet wide. Each bay provides a free and unobstructed sto rag e a re a served by one or more overhead cranes. One 75-foot bay fo r sto rin g plain carbon steel bars, sh aftin g and plates extends the length of the building. The bridge- type roof elim inates completely
Fig. 1— Note the w e ld e d an g le-iro n sta n d s w ith b a ll c a sters on top for m ovin g a b o u t an d fe e d in g la rg e p la te s to this sh ea r
B R A N C H E S A T C h ic ag o , C lo v o la n d , D etro it, H a itfo rd , S t L o u is, In d ia n a p o lis , N e w Y ork, P h ila d e lp h ia S u r p r i s i n g h o w m a n y p r o d u c tio n
men have to ld u s la t e ly a b o u t S t a i n l e s s S t e e l jo b s that had t h e m c o m p le t e ly s t u m p e d . . . " a n d then w e tried C a r p e n te r S t a i n l e s s ” , t h e y c o n clude.
There’s s o m e th in g a b o u t t h e r in g o f s a t is f a c t io n in a m a n ’s v o ice w h e n h e s a y s it , t h a t le a v e s n o doubt a b o u t t h e r e s u lt . O f c o u r s e , w e d o n ’t sc o r e a hom e ru n every t im e , b u t f r o m w h a t t h e m e n in the sh o p te ll u s , o u r b a t t in g a v e r a g e s t a y s co n sisten tly h ig h .
There are s till s o m e m e n w h o fe e l t h a t a ll s t a i n less steels are a lik e . D if f ic u lt f a b r ic a t in g jo b s like th e o n e s h o w n d e m o n s t r a t e t h a t th e r e is a difference. C a rp en ter S t a in le s s N o . 6 so lv e d t h is problem, a n d r em o v e d t h e c a u s e o f s e r io u s p r o duction d ela y s. H e lp in g y o u to m e e t sp e c ific
There are s till s o m e m e n w h o fe e l t h a t a ll s t a i n less steels are a lik e . D if f ic u lt f a b r ic a t in g jo b s like th e o n e s h o w n d e m o n s t r a t e t h a t th e r e is a difference. C a rp en ter S t a in le s s N o . 6 so lv e d t h is problem, a n d r em o v e d t h e c a u s e o f s e r io u s p r o duction d ela y s. H e lp in g y o u to m e e t sp e c ific