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Volume 107—No. 15 October 7, 1940
READER COMMENTS ... , H IG H L IG H T IN G THIS ISSUE... u
NEWS
Labor Board Ruled to Have Veto Power Over Armament Contracts 13
Agricultural Implement Industry Expects Capacity Year in 1941 ... 14
Government Contract Awards for Week ... 15
Daily Pig Iron Average Output in September Near Record Figure ... 1 > Steelworks Operations for Week ... 21
Men of Industry ... 50
Obituaries ... 31
Meetings ... 31
Activities of Steel Users, Makers... 32
Co-ordinated Policy, Price Control Advocated for Mobilization Plan.. 33
Consult Field Purchasing Offices, Army and Navy Officials Advise. . . . 34
W IN D O W S OF W A SH IN G T O N ... 23
MIRRORS OF M OT ORD OM ... 27
EDITORIAL—Bottlenecks and Politics ... 36
THE BUSINESS T R E N D ... 37
T ECHNICAL Gaging Gears... 40
All-Welded Diecasting Machine— By A. E. A b b o tt... 42
New Hobart Foundry Has Monthly Capacity of 50,000 Finished Parts 62 Progress in Steelmakjng Age Hardening of Cold Reduced Strip, Part II—By Paul J. McKimm. 46 Materials Handling Fork Trucks and Pallets—By H. J. Beattie... 53
Metal Finishing The Art of Gold Plating—By Fred B. Jacobs... 59
Ioitiing and Welding Welding Tubes— By George Kentis Jr... 64
INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT ... 7 0 HELPFUL LITERATURE ... 83
MARKET REPORTS A N D PRICES... 85
BEHIN D THE SCENES ... 96
CONSTRUCTION A N D ENTERPRISE ... 106
IN D EX TO ADVERTISERS... 114
PRODUCTION • PROCESSING • DISTRIB UT ION • USE
October 7, 1940 9
dlftdm i mam. t the Cleveland punch * s h e a r w o r k s com pany ¿ 2 W W , ¿ t o
N E W Y O R K • C H I C A G O • D E T R O I T • P H I L A D E L P H I A • P I T T S B U R G H Modern Cleveland Presses of this series are
built in three types: Single Point, Two Point and Four Point, and each oi theBe types can be furnished in sizes and capacities to suit particular requirements.
On the Single Point PreBses the connection is located in the center of the slide. O n the Two Point Presses there is a connection at each side of the slide and on the Four Presses there is a connection at (approxi
mately) each corner of the slide.
The illustration shows a Cleveland Two Point Press, 66" between the uprights, which exerts a pressure of 300 tons and, like all Modern Cleveland Presses of this series, the Press is symmetrical front and back, conse
quently there are no overhanging brackets or other projections.
The gears, which run in a bath of oil, are cated in the box type crown together with the drive unit, and both the gearing and the drive unit can readily be removed whenever necessary.
The Press is equipped with a Cleveland pneumatic cushion in the bed and this ar
rangement gives the Press most of the ad
vantages of a double action Press.
Cleveland Presses can be furnished with either a pneumatically operated friction clutch and brake or with an equally efficient hydraulically operated friction clutch and brake, as desired.
Complete information on all three types of Modern Cleveland Presses will gladly be furnished, on request.
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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 • U S E
H I G H L I G H T I N G
T H I S ISSUE
B FOR THE first time in American history it begins to appear that the prisoner may be ad
judged guilty without trial. Inform al opinion by Attorney General Jackson (p. 13) is that companies held by the national labor relations board to be in violation of the Wagner act are to be treated as law breakers and ineligible for defense contracts even though appeal to the federal courts is pending. Government “crack
down” on Bethlehem Steel Corp. is hinted as a possibility. . . Are you eager to get defense busi
ness?
St e e ltells you (p. 34) how to go about selling the army and navy direct. It also lists names of contractors (p. 15) many of whom will need materials, parts and equipment for execution of the contracts.
Still larger grows the flow of business to the steel mills. In the attem pt to speed deliver
ies the industry lifted its output ’/a point last week (p. 21) to 93 V
jper
Output cent of in60t capacity. Con
sumer anxiety is causing an
Higher increase in orders for first quarter delivery (p. 85) at prices prevailing at time of shipment. Increased demands originate not only in defense but in numerous other requirements. Production of 1941 automobiles, for example, is at a much higher rate than a year ago. The Association of American Railroads has recommended pur
chase of 100,000 additional freight cars before Oct. 1, 1941, to require about 1,000,000 tons of steel. By-product coke prices are rising in anticipation of a shortage.
Scrap shipments to Japan are being expe
dited (p. 13) to beat the Oct. 16 deadline. . . T. M. Girdler broadcasts to South America (p.
21) to encourage friendly re-
Scrap to lations. . . The “draft in dustry” provision (p. 23) is
Japan not invoked unless im peratively necessary. . . Pig iron production in Sep* rnber (p. 19) was at the highest daily rate since 1929. . . Carnegie- Illinois Steel Corp. (p. 20) increases its electric
steel capacity. . . Near-capacity operations for the farm implement industry (p. 14) are fore
seen for 1941. . . A. H. Allen (p. 27) comments on “slowdowns” initiated by organized labor. . . Many Americans, says
St e e l’seditor (p. 36, would like more assurance that the defense pro
gram is going, as the President says, “aw
fully well.”
In concluding his discussion of age hardening of cold reduced strip Paul J. M cKimm (p. 46) says that the answer is to be found in proper production methods. He de
clares that “there is no reason to warrant the manufacture of high-cost nonaging grades of steel.” His article includes the most complete bibliography on this subject that has been published up to date. . . . Highly developed gaging setups are essential (p. 40) in checking gears made to today’s specifications.
. . . Fred B. Jacobs (p. 59) describes procedure at a successful gold plating plant. . . . A t this time, when the emphasis is on production, many items of new and improved equipment (p. 70) are of special interest.
Checking Gears
Certain dies used in producing diecastings re
quire extremely high injection pressures, values up to 5000 pounds per square inch being not u n usual. A. E. Abbott (p. 42)
Welded describes new diecasting m a
chines designed to withstand
Tubing pressures up to 800,000 pounds. They are made of steel plate with welded joints. They permit cast
ing with less flash, thus reducing finishing costs.
The machines also permit greater production with less maintenance cost. . . . George Kentis Jr. (p. 64) describes an improved line for pro
ducing welded steel tubing of superior quality.
. . . H. J. Beattie (p. 53) discloses a system that effected a 50 per cent saving in materials han
dling costs; it is widely applicable.
October 7. Hun
In la n d Floor Plate lias the struc
tural strength o f rolled steel. It assures 4-way safety combined w ith long wear on all floors, platforms, runways and stairs.
Inland Structural Service
Includes Cost-reducing Engineering Cooperation
Y O U ’L L like the In lan d 5-point plan of cooperation on structural work, because it w ill save you time and money.
I t offers you —
1. Engineering assistance w hich often enables the designer to m ake im portant savings in the use of steel.
2. Suggestions by In la n d engineers and field men who fre
quently can point the way to tim e and labor-saving shop methods.
3. Practical cooperation in planning for simplification of field work.
4. Deliveries that p u t In lan d Steel where you want it, when you want it, from start to finish o f each job.
5. R ig id devotion to the In la n d standard of quality.
I f you have a problem of structural design, fabrication, or con
struction, we invite you to talk it over with In lan d engineers. This cost-reducing engineering cooperation is yours w ithout obligation.
Call or write your nearest In la n d office.
S H E E T S • S T R I P • TIN P L A T E • B A R S • P L A T E S • FLOOR P L A T E S . S T R U C T U R A L S • PILING
R A I L S • T R A C K A C C E S S O R I E S • R E I N F O R C I N G B A R S
L a b o r B o a r d R u le d T o H a v e V e to P o w e r O ver A r m a m e n t C o n tra cts
Companies Held To Be Wagner Act Violators Ineligible.
Defense Commissioner Tells SWOC “ Crackdown” Is Possible.
Excess Profits Tax Bill Enacted, Sent to President.
Army, Navy Awards for Week Aggregate $522,939,798.09.
WASHINGTON
■ INFORMAL opinion by Attorney General Jackson that companies held by the national labor relations board to be in violation of the Wagner act are to be treated as law breakers and ineligible for defense contracts, even though appeal to a federal court is pending, last week added confusion to the defense program.
The attorney general in a letter to Sidney Hillman, national defense commissioner in charge of labor, said:
"We have given informal consid
eration to your oral request for ad
vice as to the effect of findings of the national labor relations board that an employer is in violation o£
the national labor relations act.
“It seems too clear to admit of controversy, though we will prepare a formal opinion if it is requested through the usual channels, that the findings of the national labor rela
tions board that an employer is in violation of the national labor rela
tions act are binding and conclusive upon the other agencies of the ex
ecutive branch of the government unless and until these findings are reversed by a court of competent jurisdiction.”
Now involved in labor board pro
ceedings are a number of important steel and metalworking companies which have been awarded important national defense contracts. The com
plexities that may result become evident when it is considered that a company held to be a Wagner act vio
lator may appeal and be sustained by a district court. The labor board then may appeal to a circuit court of appeals. If it wins, the company
then might be forced to appeal to the United States Supreme Court. If the Supreme Court reverses the circuit court, the company is eligible for contracts but a year or more of delay in executing the defense program has resulted.
SIDNEY H ILLM A N W IRE S ENCOURAGEMENT TO SWOC
PITTSBURGH Sidney Hillman, defense commis
sioner in charge of labor, last week sent a telegram to the Steel Workers Organizing committee here that a government “crackdown” on Beth
lehem Steel Corp. is possible accord
ing to a ruling by the attorney gen
eral of the United States.
Attending the two-day conference were John L. Lewis, Philip Murray and other leaders in the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
Murray charged that Bethlehem is
Japanese Rush Scrap Shipments
ffl Scrap-laden freight cars line docks at Portland. Oreg., aw aiting shipment to Japan. With the scrap embargo effective Oct. 1G, Japanese vessels are loading bumper cargoes in ail effort to transport maximum volume before supplies are
cut off. Acme photo
October 7, 1940 13
evading a recent order under the Walsh-Healey act. He asserted that although Bethlehem now pays 62%
cents an hour to common labor that this is deducted “from wages rightly belonging to skilled workers through use of a pool system.”
EXCESS PROFITS TAX B ILL APPROVED BY CONGRESS
W ASHINGTON Congress last week took final ac
tion on the excess profits tax bill and it was sent to the President for signature.
In addition to the tax features, the bill provides for the deduction by manufacturers from their taxable income over a five-year period the entire cost of defense production fa
cilities completed after June 10, this year. The bill also suspends pres
ent profits limitations on the manu
facture of warships and military air
craft.
Bill as finally enacted levies an ex
cess profits tax of 25 to 50 per cent on corporations.
Normal income tax rate on all cor-
H A NEAR-CAPACITY year for the farm implement industry is in pros
pect for 1941, according to speakers at the forty-seventh annual conven
tion, Farm Equipment institute, meeting in Chicago last week. Farm buying power for 1940, they said, is the highest since 1918.
Harry G. Davis, research director for the institute, said technological changes in farming methods are re
flected in shifts in demand for vari
ous types of agricultural equipment and bring about changes in produc
tion schedules, particularly for power units and harvesting equip
ment.
The farm implement industry, he said, is not only developing new ma
chines, but is improving quality and efficiency by new and stronger al
loys, finer precision machinery and improved engineering designs.
Despite the war, Mr. Davis said, farm implement exports this year probably will be the best since 1930.
W. C. MacFarlane, president, Min
neapolis Moline Power Implement Co., Minneapolis, based a prediction for 1941 capacity operations on the probability that the valleys in imple
ment production will be filled with national defense orders. These are being allotted to take not more than one-third of any company’s normal capacity.
Clarence B. Randall, vice presi
dent, Inland Steel Co., Chicago, de-
porations was increased from 20.9 per cent to 24 per cent. This ap
plies to all corporations with net income of more than $25,000. No change was made in the tax on cor
porations with incomes of less than
$25,000.
It has been estimated by tax ex
perts the new bill will yield from
$900,000,000 to a billion dollars an
nually. Act includes tax schedules designed to prevent any abnormal profits to corporations as a result of the government’s defense program.
Invested capital formula adopted provides for the exemption of earnings up to 8 per cent of invest
ment capital from the tax. Also, the first $5000 of a corporation’s earnings are exempt.
All earnings in excess of the ex
emption and credits would be tax
able at 25 per cent on the first $20,- 000, 30 per cent on the next $30,000, 35 per cent on the next $50,000, 40 per cent on the next $150,000, 45 per cent on the next $250,000 and 50 per cent on all over $500,000.
clared the steel industry will be able to meet future requirements of the farm equipment industry despite British and American war business.
New officers elected: H. L. Demp
ster, president, Dempster M ill Mfg.
Co., Beatrice, Nebr., president; W il
liam H. Roberts Jr., secretary, S. L.
Allen & Co. Inc., Philadelphia, chair
man of the executive committee; P.
H. Noland, vice president, B. F.
Avery & Sons Co., Louisville, Ky., new director. Directors re-elected:
B. C Heacock, president, Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, 111.; George L.
Gillette, vice president, Minneapolis Moline Power Implement Co., Min
neapolis; J. H. Oppenheim, vice president, New Idea Inc., Coidwater, O.
Crucible Stockholders Approve Merger
H Stockholders of Crucible Steel Co.
of America, New York, last week voted approval of the company’s projected plan to merge with its subsidiary, Pittsburgh Crucible Steel Co., Pittsburgh. Proposed plan ef
fecting a change of capitalization to dispose of arrearage on preferred dividends was also approved. Prop
osition creating authority for a $25,- 000,000 mortgage was tabled.
Action taken by certain preferred stockholders who had obtained a
temporary injunction blocking only consummation of the plan prior to its approval is expected to be settled early this week. Hearings will be held at Jersey City, N. J.
Pointing out the company was not directly dependent upon defense busi
ness for the major part of its work, F. B. Hufnagel, chairman, declared the immediate outlook is excellent.
Demand, he said, is coming from a broad field.
Third quarter earnings, Mr. Huf
nagel said, were decidedly better than in the preceding period, when net income was $1,211,727 or $1.87 per common share.
100,000 Added to Steel Payrolls in 12 Months
ES More than 100,000 employes were added by the steel industry between August 1939 and August 1940, ac
cording to the American Iron and Steel institute, New York.
August average of employes was 560,000, compared with 549,000 in July and 458,000 in August 1939.
Steel payrolls in the month totaled
$83,837,000, against $82,215,000 in July and $67,894,COO in August last year.
Wage eai'ning employes in the in
dustry earned an average of 85.1 cents per hour in August, compared with 85.6 cents in July and 84.7 cents in August a year ago. Wage earners averaged 36.7 hours per week in August, 36.5 in July and 36.2 in August 1939.
Unemployment Reduced 7.5 Per Cent in August
H Total unemployment in the Unit
ed States declined to 7,657,000 in August from 8,279,000 in July, ac
cording to the National Industrial Conference board, New York.
This decline of 622,000 in the num
ber of jobless, or 7.5 per cent, brought the total to the lowest point since November, 1937, and marked a drop of 1,181,000 in unemployment since August, 1939. The total re
mained more than two and a half million higher, however, than the 1937 low of 5,066,000.
Republic Steel Wins on
“ Vacation Pay” Issue
E Third United States circuit court of appeals at Philadelphia last week turned down a request by the na
tional labor relations board that Re
public Steel Corp., Cleveland, be re
quired to give reinstated strikers
“vacation pay” for the years 1937 through 1940.
The court pointed out that the board’s order to reinstate strikers did not include provision for vaca
tion pay and that the court would not expand the order.
Agricultural Implement Industry Anticipates Capacity Year in 1941
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Defense Awards $.522,939,798;
Ordnance Contracts Heavier
gg CONTRACTS announced by the army and navy departments last, week aggregated $522,939,798.09. Out
standing were awards of $110,628,- 030.92 to North American Avaiation Inc., Inglewood, Calif., and $99,641,- 880.83 to the Glenn L. Martin Co., Baltimore, for airplanes. Army ord
nance awards continued to show substantial gains.
W ar departm ent anno unced th e Hollow
ing contracts:
A tlantic B itu ltth ic Co., W a s h in g to n , paving and d rain a g e o t a irp la n e p a r k ing areas, L an gle y Field, Va., $138,500.
J. W. Bailey, Seattle, co n s truc tio n an d completion of tem porary h o u s in g (P r o j
ect No. 4) a t F t. Lewis', W a s h in g to n ,
$92,150.
J. I. Barns, Springfield, O., c o n s tru c tion and com pletion o f annexes to w a re houses 2, 3 an d 4 a t P a tte rso n F ie ld , Ohio, $129,000.
Drake Avery Co.. D e tro it, co nstructio n, Installation and com pletion o f p u m p in g and m etering e q uipm e nt a t F t. Custer, M ichigan, $19,805.
Fincher C onstruction Co., D a lla s , Tex., emergency co nstructio n a t F o rt B row n, Texas, $114,727.
Mlon C onstruction Co., A tla n ta , Ga., temporary bu ild ings, F o rt B enning, Georgia, $352,213.
C. J. M oritz H e a tin g Co., St. Louis, heating in s ta lla tio n in h a n g a r , Scott Field, Illino is, $6192.
O’Driscoll & G rove In c., N ew York, construction and co m p le tio n o f te m porary housing a t W estover F ie ld , M a ss a
chusetts, $479,479.
Myron S. Roberts, T ehachspi, C alif., barracks and othe r b u ild in g s a t M uroc lake, C aliforn ia, $51,448.76.
S. O. Y a rb ro ug h & Geo. T. R e in h a rd t, Austin, Tex., em ergency co n s truc tio n a t Fort Sam H ouston, Texas, $592,867.
A irc ra ft A w ard s
C ontinental M otors Corp., M uskegon, Mich., airp lane engines, $4,727,542.82.
Curtiss W rig h t Corp., St. L o u is A ir plane division, Robertson, Mo., airp lan e s,
$45,646,882; C urtiss A irp la n e division, Buffalo, airplanes, $43,514,819.50.
Glenn L. M a rtin Co., B altim ore , a ir planes, $99,641,880.83.
N orth A m erican A v ia tio n In c., In g le wood, Calif., airplanes, $110,628,030.92.
Sig nal Corps A w ard s
Am erican Steel & W ire Co., W orcester.
Mass., subm arine m ine cable, $50,820.
A naconda W ire & C able Co.. M ario n, Ind., subm arine m ine cable, $138,000.
Clim ax E ng ine ering Co., C linto n, Io w a, power units, $65,512,50.
Elcor Inc., C hicago, d y n a m o te r units,
$191,520.
General C able Corp., P e rth A m boy, N. J., subm arine m ine cable, 547,160.
The N o rth Electric M fg. Co., G allon . O., head an d chest sets, $192,312.
Okonite Co., Passaic, N. J., s u b m arin e m ine cable, $109,860.
Phelps Dodge Copper P ro d u cts Corp., H ab irsh aw C able division,' Yonkers, N. Y., sub m arine m in e cable, $109,640.
Radio Receptor Co. Inc., N e w York, rectiller power e q uipm e nt for ra d io sets.
§25,354,75.
R a u la n d Corp., C hicago, ra d io receiv
ing and tra n s m ittin g e q uipm ent, $372,596.
Sim plex W ire & C able Co., C am bridge, Mass., sub m arine m ine cable, $195,340.
Weston E le ctrical In s tru m e n t Corp., Newark. N. J.. test sets. S104.069.
Q u a rte rm a s te r Corps A w a rd s A lle n B o a t Co. Inc., G retna, La., steel tu g (d ie se l), $40,450.
A lu m in u m Cooking U tensil Co., New K e nsin g to n, Pa., mess utensils, $10,901.
A lu m in u m Goods M fg. Co., M anitow oc, W is., mess utensils, $8274.56.
A u s tin C o nstru ctio n Co., D a lla s , Tex., p a v in g an d d rain a g e o f ru n w a y a t B a rk s d a le F ie ld , L o u is ia n a , $206,666.
C o llins E le ctric Co., S tockton, C alif., electric d is trib u tio n an d street lig h tin g system a t S to ck to n airp o rt, C a lifo rn ia ,
$14,931.
D ic kie C o nstru ctio n Co., St. Louis, te m p orary h o u s in g a t Sco tt F ield, in .,
$1,082,214.
Fred J. E a rly J r . Co., S an Francisco, a ir corps h a n g a r and m iscellaneous o rd nan ce b u ild in g s a t A lb ro o k F ield, C a n a l Zone, $437,707.
G eneral M otors Corp., D e tro it, trucks,
$4345.30.
Goode C o nstru ctio n Co., C harleston, N. C„ an d A tla n ta , G a„ co nstructio n b u ild in g s , structure, u tilitie s, an d a p purtenances, a ir port, S a v a n n a h , Ga., cost plus lixed fee co ntract. (N e g o tiate d ),
$1,550,113.
O. P. G ra h a m , R ic h m o n d , Va., te m porary h o u s in g a t V irg in ia Beach rifle range, Va., $423,640.
H e ttric k M fg . Co.; Toledo, O., m a te ria l for carriers, w ire cutters, $1900.88.
K ing -T ag gart Corp., N ew Y o rk, te m p orary h o u s in g a t F o rt Ja y , N ew York,
$49,322.
M a c D o n a ld C o nstru ctio n Co., St. Louis, officers' q ua rte rs a t C orozal, C a n a l Zone,
$383,549.
M ack-Int. M otor T ruck Corp., L ong Is la n d C ity, N . Y „ d u m p trucks, $201,960.
M c D o n a ld & K a h n , S an Francisco, te m po rary h o u s in g a t H a m ilto n Held, C a lifo rn ia , $343,000.
M e tallte M fg . Co., Los Angeles, mess utensils, $5715.
N eu-B art S ta m p in g & M fg . Co., Los A ngeles, mess utensils, $4248.
P a lm e r Sco tt Co. Inc., N ew Bedford, Mass., m o to r lau nche s, $44,250.
Reeves Steel & M fg. Co., Dover, O., p arts fo r field ranges, $78.
R eo M o to r C a r Co., L an sin g , M ich., trucks, $71,660.
R o b in so n M a rin e C onstru ctio n Co.
In c., B e n t o n H arb o r, M ich., m o to r launches, $47,000.
S tc u a rt M otor Co., W a s h in g to n , trucks,
$13,411.17.
S tew art- W arne r Corp., In d ia n a p o lis , p a rts fo r field ranges, $107.
T ucker M cC lure & T hom pson M a r k h a m Co., Los Angeles, h e ad q u a rte rs b u ild in g a t F o rt Kobbe an d a t F t. C lay to n , C a n a l Zone, $56,000.
W a c k m a n W elded W are Co., St. Louis, te n t stoves, $39,600.
W h e e lin g C o rru g a tin g Co., W hee ling . W . Va., parts fo r te n t stoves, $23,486.40.
O rd nance D e p a rtm e n t A w ard s A m e ric an Brass Co., W a te rb u ry C onr., s m a ll arm s a m m u n itio n com ponents,
$529,606.
A m e rican La-Franco F o am lte Corp., E lm ira , N. Y., tire trucks, $17,170.
A m e ric an T ube B e n d in g Co. In c., Now H ave n, Conn., spare p a rts fo r ra d ia l engines, $23,171.25.
B arber-C oim an Co., R o c kfo rd , 111., m a chinery, $7225.
B arke r Tool, Die & G a ug e Co., D etroit, gages, $15,743.
B ausch & L o m b O p tic a l Co., Rochester, N . Y „ lire control e q uip m e n t an d b in oc u lars, $1,019,052.12.
Bell & H ow ell Co., C hicago, fire con
tro l equipm e nt, $152,733.65.
E. B?rs & Co., P h ila d e lp h ia , a n tim o n y allo y lead, $28,250.
H . B rin to n Co., P h ila d e lp h ia , a im in g posts, $23,078.
B ro w n & S h arp e M fg . Co., Providence, R . I., gages, $2066.20.
B u d d W heel Co., D e tro it, a m m u n itio n com ponents, brak e d ru m s an d h u b as
sem blies, $1,019,052.12.
B yron Ja c k so n Co., Los Angeles, a r tille ry m a te ria l, $2,643,709.88.
C arbolo y Co. In c., D e tro it, s m a ll arm s a m m u n itio n , $1276.91.
C hase Brass & Copper Co., W a te rb u ry , Conn., s m a ll a rm s a m m u n itio n com po
nents, $106,734.50.
Chelsea C lo ck Co., Chelsea, Mass., clocks an d c a rry in g eases, $8,354.15.
C in c in n a ti M illin g M a c h in e & C in c in n a ti G rinders Inc., C in c in n a ti, m a ch ine ry an d grinders, $3780.
C o lt’s P a te n t Fire A rm s M fg. Co., H a r t ford, C onn., s m a ll a rm s m a te ria l, $20,805.
C o n tin e n ta l M otors Corp., A irc ra ft E ng ine d iv ision, M uskegon, M ich., spare p arts fo r r a d ia l engines an d engines,
$255,711.74.
D o ehler D ie C a stin g Co., P o ttstow n , Pa., a m m u n itio n com ponents, $28,900.
D over B o iler W o rks, Dover, N. J., nitra- tors, $1080.
E. L. Essley M a ch in e ry Co., C hicago, riv e tin g m achines, $1081.
E aste rn Tool & M Ig . Co., B loom tleld, N. J., a m m u n itio n com ponents, $43,500.
E a s tm a n K o d a k Co., Rochester, N. Y., lire control eq uipm en t, $105,946.20.
Electric A rc C u ttin g & W e ld in g Co., N ew ark, N. J., g e ne rating u nits, $106,835.
Etched P ro d u cts Corp., L o n g Is la n d C ity, N. Y„ lire control e q uipm ent,
$20,420.
F ederal P ro d u cts Corp., Providence, R . I., gages, $3200.
G eneral E le c tric Co., Schenectady, N.
Y„ m ac h ine ry , $1975.
G eneral M otors Corp., D e tro it, a m m u n itio n com ponents, $9,505,600.
G eneral T im e In s tru m e n ts Corp., L a Salle, 111., a m m u n itio n com ponents,
$35,298.
G lascote P ro d u cts In c., C leveland, condensers, $1440.
Greenlleld T ap & D ie Corp., G reenfield, Mass., gages, $1834.58.
H anson-W hitney M a ch in e Co., H a r t ford, Conn., gages, $8060.71.
H a rd in g e B rothers Inc., E lm ira , N. Y„
lath e s, $4143.75.
Hires, C astner & H a rris Inc., P h ila d e lph ia, m ac h ine ry , $15,385.
R. Hoe & Co., N ew Y o rk, a r tille r y m a te ria l, $3,014,750.
In te rs ta te M e c h a n ic al L ab o rato rie s, N ew Y o rk, gages, $8940.
W . F. & Jo h n Barnes, R ockrord, Hi., d r illin g m achines, $13,680.
Jo h n A. Connelly, P h ila d e lp h ia , m a chinery, $12,294.
Jo h n B a th & Co. Inc., W orcester.
M ass., gages, $1333.55.
Jo h n so n Tool & E ng ine e ring In c., D a y ton, O., gages, $1934.50.
K ilb y Steel Co., A nn isto n , A la., a m m u n itio n com ponents, $694,000.
K in c a id Co. Inc., N ew York, p arts fo r sm a ll arm s, $4077.80.
L in co ln P a rk Tool & Gage Co., L in coln P a rk, M ich., gages, $5660.
L u n d q u is t Tools & M fg . Co.. W orcester, Mass., telescope m o u n ts , $28,798.
M a rs h a ll & H u s c h a rt M a ch in e ry CO., M ilw au ke e , m achines, $3489.
M c L are n Screw P ro ducts Co., D etroit, a m m u n itio n com ponents, $6973.62.
M ille r P r in tin g M a c h in e ry Co., P itts bu rgh , a r tille ry m a te ria l, $1,736,941.
M ines E q u ip m e n t Co., St. L o uis, ilr t control eq uipm e nt, $11,004.
M o h a w k M a ch in e & T ool Co., N ew Y ork, gages, $1380.
N a tio n a l L ead Co., A tla n tic Branch- M e ta l d iv ision , N ew Y o rk, a n tim o n y a l
loy lead, $20,480.
N a tio n a l P n e u m a tic Co., R a h w a y , N. J., a m m u n itio n com ponents, $154,020.
P e n n In s tr u m e n t W o rks In c., P h ila d e lph ia, gages, $1230.
P e n n s y lv a n ia Tool & M fg . Co., Y o rk, Pa., gages, $14,641.
P e ttib o ne M u llik e n Corp., C hicago, a r tille ry m a te ria l, S3.817.884.
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P r a tt & W h itn e y d iv ision , Niles-Bem- ent-Pond Co., H a rtfo rd , Conn., d rillin g m achines, gages, $166,447.94.
Precise Tool & M fg . Co., F a rm in g to n , M ich., gages, 313,343.
P enn In s tr u m e n t W orks, Inc., P h ila d e lph ia, gages, $2765.
Pipe M a ch in e ry Co., C le ve lan d , gages,
$1065.
R . & M. M fg . Co., K o yal O ak , M ich., gages, $1012.
R e m in g to n A rm s Co. In c., B ridgeport, Conn., s m a ll arm s a m m u n itio n com po
nents, $2626.40.
Revere C o p p e r * Brass, Inc., B a ltim o re , s m a ll arm s a m m u n itio n com ponents,
$389,557.50.
R o b e rtsh a w T h e rm o sta t Co., Young- wood, Pa., a m m u n itio n com ponents,
$431,819.78.
Geo. T. S c h m id t Co. In c., Chicago, m a chinery, $1380.
S c o vill M fg . Co., W a te rb u ry , Conn., a m m u n itio n com ponents, $360,000.
Sears S a d d le ry Co., D a v e n p o rt, Io w a , helm ets, $3770.55.
Sheffield C age Corp., D a y to n , O., gages, $7885.
Sperry Gyroscope Co., B ro o kly n, N . Y., ilre control eq uipm e nt, $2,942,825.80.
S ta n d a r d F o rg in g s Co., C hicago, a m m u n itio n com ponents, $624,000.
S ta n d a rd G age Co. Inc., Poughkeepsie, N . Y „ gages, $7638.40.
L. S. S ta r re tt Co., A th o l, Mass., gages,
$4041.42.
S te d fa st & R o u ls to n Inc., agents tor the G. A. G ra y Co., C in c in n a ti, m illin g m achines, $59,909.17.
T a ft Pierce Co., W oonsocket, R . I., gages, $1047.20.
Tools & Gages In c., C leveland, gages,
$2497.
T roy Tool & G age Co., D e tro it, gages,
$18,659.
U ch to rff Co., D a ve np o rt, Io w a , h e l
m ets, $34,367.54.
J . C. U lm e r Co., C leveland, gages,
$10,689.
U nion P a rts M fg . Co. In c., B rookly n, N. Y., a m m u n itio n com ponents, $10,168.
V lnco Corp., D e tro it, gages, $17,369.95.
W a lw o rth Co., Kew anee, 111., a m m u n i
tio n com ponents, $1,664,250.
W a rn e r E le ctric B ra k e M fg. Co., Beloit, W is., electric brak e w heel u n its an d a c cessories, $30,076.81.
S. K. W e llm a n Co., C leveland, la c in g s a n d rivets, $21,010.24.
W est & D odge T hread G age Co., Bos
ton, gages, $1042.54.
W e ste rn C a rtrid g e Co., E a s t A lto n , 111., a m m u n itio n , $1,117,500.
W estern F e lt W orks, C hicag o , a m m u n i
tion com ponents, $1,035.42.
W ie d e m a n n M a ch in e Co., P h ila d e lp h ia , P a., gages, $2755.
W illia m Sellers & Co. Inc., P h ila d e l
p h ia , d o ub le h o u s in g planers, $36,675.
W in ch e ste r R e p e a tin g A rm s Co., New H ave n, Conn., a m m u n itio n com ponents,
$ 1200.
N a v y d e p a rtm e n t an no un c e d th e fo l
lo w in g y ard s a n d docks aw ard s : Ja m e s E. Cassedy Inc., C a m b rid g e , Mass., a d d itio n a l im pro ve m e n ts to h e a t
ing system , b u ild in g H - l, a t n a v a l h os
p ita l, P o rtsm o u th , N . 1-1., $8278.
I-Iarnischfeger Corp., M ilw a u k e e , elec
tric overhead tra v e lin g cranes fo r n a v y yards, $175,388.
R . C. H u ffm a n C o n s tru ctio n Co., B u f
falo , d re d g in g s u b m a rin e basin a t n a v a l s ta tio n , Key W est, F la., $107,691, es
tim a te d .
P h ila d e lp h ia T ra n s p o rta tio n Co., P h ila d e lp h ia, repairs to tro lley loop a t P h ila d e lp h ia n a v y y a rd , $3980.
P o r tla n d E le v a to r Co. Inc., B oston, fre ig h t e levator, $1S,000.
W illia m P. N eil, Los Angeles, a m m u n i
tio n storage fa c ilitie s a t H aw th o rn e , Nev., $2,146,000.
B u re a u o f Supplies a n d A ccounts A w ard s A m e ric an C a r & F o u n d ry Co., B er
w ick, Pa., ta n k s , w ith spare parts,
$38,356,773.
A m e ric an L o co m o tive Co., N ew York, a r tille ry m a te ria l, $3,132,800,
A m e ric a n Steel & W ire Co., C leveland,
electric cable, $184,292.10.
A tla n tic - P a cilic M fg . Corp., B rooklyn, N . Y., life floats, $77,500.
A tla s A n so n la Co., N ew H ave n, Conn., steel oilers, $6776.
A u to c a r Co., A rdm ore, Pa., h a lf track personnel carriers, $9,581,406.
B e th le h e m Steel Co., B ethlehem , Pa., ta rg e t to w in g haw sers, $105,828.94,
B row n In s tru m e n t Co., P h ila d e lp h ia , Indicators, sw itches, $11,564.21.
B u ffa lo P u m p s Inc., B u ffalo , pum ps,
$8230.
Chase Brass & Copper Co., W ate rb u ry , Conn., a r tille r y a m m u n itio n com ponents,
$806,000.
C in c in n a ti M illin g M a ch in e & C in c in n a ti G rinders In c., C in c in n a ti, m illin g m achines, 591,661.68.
C in c in n a ti S h a p e r Co., C in cin n a ti, s he a ring m ach ine s, $16,248.
C ircle W ire & C able Corp., M aspeth, L o ng Is la n d , N. Y„ cab le a n d wire,
$5309.10.
Purchases ru d e r W alsli-IIealer A c t
Ir o n a n d Steel P ro d u cts C o m m o d ity A m o u n t A. L. C a h n & Sons Inc., N ew Y o rk ... F u n n e ls, lad le s $15,180.00 Aero S u p p ly M fg . Co. Inc., Corry, P a ... S tu d 18,228.94 A e tna- S tand ard E n g in e e rin g Co., Y o u n g s to w n , O ... G u n carriag e s 1,703,050.24 A lle g h e n y L u d lu m Steel Corp., B ra ckenridg e, P a ... Steel 32,433.28 A m e ric a n C ast Ir o n Pipe Co., B irm in g h a m , A la ... Cast-iron pipe 42,150.00 A m e ric an C h a in & C a ble Co. Inc., W ilkes-Barre, Pa. . . Steel, cable 27,000.00 A m e ric an Steel & W ire Co., C leveland ... Steel, cable 57,790.33 A m e ric an Steel F oundries, C h icag o ... Steel casting s 17,040.84 A tw a te r M fg . Co., P la n ts v ille , C o n n ... Nose p lu g s 24,526.50 A u to S pecialties M fg . Co., St. Joseph, M ic h ... S h ells 1,653,750.00 B a ld t A ncho r, C h a in & Forge Corp., Chester, P a ... A nchors 95,100.00 B e thlehem Steel Co., Bethlehem , P a ... W ire rope, rive t steel 47,246.33 Boyle M fg. Co., Los A ngeles ... B arrels 31,120.00 Breeze C orporations Inc., N ew ark, N . J ... D oors 12,206,00 B udd W heel Co., D e tro it ... S hells 309,282.69 B u ffa lo B olt Co., N o rth T o n a w an d a, N. Y ... B olts 10,140.35 B u ild e rs Ir o n F o u n d ry , Providence, R . I ... Telescope m o u n ts 29,501.00 C a rn egle- Illinois Steel Corp., P itts b u rg h ...*. Steel 127,782.65 C o m m e rcial S h e a rin g & S ta m p in g Co., Y o u ng sto w n, O. Super-structures 27,781.90 C rane Co., C h icag o ... Steel pipe 147,805.20 C ru cib le Steel Co. o f A m erica, N ew Y o rk ... F o rg in g s , steel 197,219.07 D e tro it- M ic h lg a n Stove Co., D e tro it ...: ... A rm y ranges 117,375.00 D o e h le r Die C a s tin g Co., P o ttsto w n , P a ... O gives 71,518.70 E a ste rn R o llin g M ill Co., B a ltim o re ... Steel 14,442.32 E d w a rd s M fg Co., C in c in n a ti ... M e tal caskets 44,160.00 E le ctro M e ta llu rg ic a l Sales Corp., N ew Y o rk ... F e rro m ang a ne se 13,377.60 G ary Steel P ro ducts Corp., N o rfo lk , V a ... M o o rin g buoys 15,990.00 In la n d Steel Co., C h ic ag o ... C o rru g ate d roofing 92,747.50 M anco M fg . Co., B radley, 111... Reel u n its 62,900.00 M u rra y M fg . Corp., B ro o kly n, N. Y ... Shells 902,000.00 N a tio n a l Forge & O rd n an ce Co., Irvin e , P a ... F o rg in g s 117,925.00 N a tio n a l M a ch in e P ro d u cts Co., D e tro it ... N u ts 21,504.28 N a tio n a l T ube Co., P itts b u r g h ... Steel tu b in g 40,668.64 N o rth & Ju d d M fg . Co., N ew B rita in , C o n n ... B u ck le s 11,513.16 P a rk e r A p p lian c e Co., C le ve land ... J o in t fittin g s 17,914.50 P e n n s y lv a n ia Forge Corp., P h ila d e lp h ia ... F o rg in g s 109,025.00 P h e o ll M fg . Co., C h ic ag o ... Screws an d n u ts 64,528.68 P h ilip s & D avie s In c., K e nto n, O ... Service gates 18,500.00 P o lia k M fg. Co., A rlin g to n , N. J ... M a n ifo ld assem blies 98,233.64 P r a tt In d u s trie s Inc., F ra n k fo rt, N. Y ... Steel tubes 13,950.00 R e p u b lic Steel Corp., C leveland ... Steel 21,053.57 R ic h a r d S. D a n fo rth , San F ran cisco ... A nch o rs 40,824.00 R o che ste r Ropes In c., Ja m a ic a , N . Y ... W ire rope 27,692.28 R u sse ll, B u rd s a ll & W a rd B olt & N u t Co., P o rt Chester,
N . Y ... Bolts, n u ts 52,911.46 S o u th e rn Pipe & C a sin g Co., A zusa, C a lif... Steel pipe 36,290.17 S ta n d a rd N u t & B o lt Co., V alle y F alls , R . I ... B olts 13,664.24 Ste w art- W arne r Corp., In d ia n a p o lis ... R ang e , fire u n its 11,838.05 T aylo r- W h arto n Ir o n & Steel Co., E asto n, P a, ... G as cy lin de rs 21,167.00 U nited States Pipe & F o u n d ry Co., N ew Y o rk ... Pipe, p lu m b in g
supplies 182,703.27
U nited S tate s Steel E x p o rt Co., N ew Y o rk ... Deck supports,
shapes 397,723.22
U n ive rsal C rusher Co., Cedar R apid s, I o w a ... C ra d le assem blies 92,400.00 v a n a d iu m A lloy s Steel Co., Latro b e , P a ... Tool steel 18,107.03 W a te rb u ry B u ck le Co., W a te rb u ry , C o n n ... Buckles 11,625.00 W e lk e r M fg. Co. In c., C rom w ell, C o n n ... B uckles 12,227.96 W h e e lin g C o rru g a tin g Co., W h ee ling , W . V a ... H oods 23,486.40 W id in M e ta l Goods Co., G arw o o d, N. J ... M a st bases 235,999.50 W illia m S crim geour, W a s h in g to n ... K nives, u tensils 25,988.75 W r ig h t A e ro n a u tic a l Corp., Paterson, N. J ... N uts, bolts, w ashers 16,511.08 Y o rk Safe & Lock Co., Y ork, P a ... C radle assem blies 66,945.75 Y o u n gsto w n Sheet & T ube Co., Y o u n gsto w n , O ... Steel 10,083.67
N o nfe rro u s M e ta ls a n d A lloy s
A lu m in u m Co. o f A m e rica, P itts b u r g h ... T anks, a llo y s $97,638.33 A m e ric a n Brass Co., W a te rb u ry , C o n n ... B u lle t cups 85,880.00 A m e ric an E m b le m Co. Inc., N ew H a rtfo rd , N . Y ... S liver badges, 22,209.75 A m e ric an H o llo w B o r in g Co., Erie, P a ... Copper cylin ders 133,311.36 A m e ric an Non-Gran Bronze Corp., Berw yn, P a ... B u sh in g 11,194.24 B o hn A lu m in u m & Brass Corp., D e tro it ... B u sh in g 18,896.00 C hase Brass & Copper Co., W ate rb u ry , C o n n ... Brass rods 19.447.S0 F a ir m o n t A lu m in u m Co., F a irm o n t, W . V a ... A lu m in u m a llo y 100,000.00 In te r n a tio n a l N ic ke l Co. Inc., N ew Y o rk ... Copper-ntckel c y lin
ders, a llo y s 217,147.76 M a g n a M fg . Co. In c., H as k e ll, N . J ... M a g n e siu m 27,750.00 M u e lle r Brass Co., P o rt H uro n , M ic h ... Brass fo rg in g s 49,750.00 N ew Jersey Z in c Sales Co. Inc., N ew Y o rk ... Z inc 15,700'2n N o rth w e s t Lead Co., S e attle ... L e ad IS ,480.00 P o lia k M fg . Co., A rlin g to n , N. J ... Fuses 349,760.00
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Collyer In su la te d W ire Co., P a w tucket, R. I., cable, 5170,224.41.
Consolidated M achine T o o l Corp., Rochester, N. Y., engine lathes, $193,580.
Continental Motors Corp., M uskegon, Mich., engines, 56,694,940.
Crane Co., Chicago, pipe llttin g s, 510,668.19.
Diamond T M otor C ar Co., Chicago, h alt track personnel carriers, 514,220,000.
Duplex P rin tin g Co., B a ttle Creek,
M ich., a r tille ry m a te ria l, $6,097,440.
E aste rn R o llin g M ill Co., B altim ore , a r tille ry a m m u n itio n com ponents, $1,- 883,000.
E le ctric A uto-Lite Co., Toledo, O., a r tille ry a m m u n itio n com ponents, 5780,000.
E lectric P ro d u cts Co., C leveland, w e ld in g control panels, 58208.
E lw e ll-P arker E le c tric Co., C leveland, crane truck, S5755.
General C able Corp., N ew Y o rk, elec-
Purehasos Under W alsli-IIealey Act (Coni.)
Revere Copper & Brass Inc., N ew Y o rk ... g h_ ^ ^ beg’ $116,866.36 Reynolds M etals Co., L o uisville , K y ... r I^ n h ta n k S P 1^6 000.00 Scovill Mfg. Co., P h ila d e lp h ia ... ^ f b la n k s 21250 00 W altham W atch Co., W a lth a m , M a ss... o prin g s i c’iumrh Whitehead M etal Products Co. In c., C am b rid g e , M ass. N ic ke l copper a llo y 16,504.66
M achinery an d O th e r E q u ip m e n t
Allis-Chalmers M fg. Co., M ilw a u k e e ... Turbine, graders 5 .9 , . . American C hain & C able Co., Inc., B ridgeport, Conn. H oists
4
q s i q n o American L au n d ry M ach in ery Co., C in c in n a ti ... L a u n d ry e q uip m e n t 49,819.0 Austin-Hastings Co. Inc., C am b rid g e , M ass... P la n e r 4-V-»- Baldwin Locomotive W orks, P h ila d e lp h ia ... H y d ra u lic jac k s >Bass Engineering & C onstruction Co., D e tro it ... W a te r tre a tm e n t sy. ^ Brown & Sharpe M fg . Co., P rovidence, R . I ... M ach in es i n f i o ? « Carey M achinery Su p ply Co., B a ltim o re ... L ath e s n a q 7q'nn Chain Belt Co., M ilw au ke e ... P u m p in g m a c h n e s 28,373.00 Chicago P neum atic Tool Co., P h ila d e lp h ia ... P n e u m a tic d rills
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,761.20
Cincinnati M ill. M ach. & Cine. G rinders Inc., C in c in n a ti M illin g , g rin d in g m achines
44
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.)Cleveland T w ist D r ill Co., C leve land ... T w ist d rills o v lfin on Consolidated M achine Tool Co., Rochester, N. Y ... L ath e s > ’ Conveyor Engineering & S u pplies Corp., C lifto n , N. J. Conveyors 13,332.uo Eaton Mfg. Co., D e tro it ... V alve seats 76.781.2J Erie Foundry Co., Erie, P a ... F o rg in g h a m m e r 27,570.00 Ex-Cell-0 Corp., D e tro it ... G rin d e r 12,307.3b Fred J. Early Jr. Co., S an F rancisco ... P u m p in g p la n t
2 1
,bbd.uo G. A. Gray Co., C in c in n a ti ... P lan e r 45.9id.uu General M achinery Corp., H a m ilto n , O ... L ath e sGisholt M achine Co., M adison, W is ... L ath e s
Greenfield Tap & Die Corp., Creenileld, M ass... Gages bu,
9
bw.au Hardinge Brothers Inc., E lm ira , N. Y ... L ath e s io , ■ Harnischfeger Corp., M ilw au k e e ... B ridge cranes 2l,J8o.Herman Nelson Corp., M oline, 111... T argets id ,bdi.it>
Ingerscll-Rand Co., N ew Y o rk ... E x h au ste rs, a ir com "
pressors 853,515.00
International H arvester Co., C h icag o ... T ractors I f ’o S 'irn Kearney & Trecker Corp., M ilw a u k e e ... M illin g m ach ine s 63,876.70 Kingsbury M achine Tool Corp., Keene, N . H ... D r illin g , ta p p in g ma-
chines 87,435.00
Landis M achine Co., W aynesboro, P a ... T apper m ach ine s
Leece-Neville Co., C leveland ... Diesel engine p arts 10'»1°'W Lldgerwood Mfg. Co., E liza b e th , N. J ... S teering gears
Lloyd & Arm s Inc., P h ila d e lp h ia ... L ath e s 14,670.00 Mlcro-Westco Inc., B ettendorf, Io w a ... G rin d e r 21,119.15 Modern Tool & Die Co., P h ila d e lp h ia ... Gages 32,220.„„
Monarch M achine Tool Co., Sidney, O ... L ath e s 11,785.00 Moore Special Tool Co., B ridgeport, C o n n ... Jig s, fix tures 10,801.00 Murphy Elevator Co., L o u is v ille , K y ... E le v ato rs W ™ Nordberg Mfg. Co., M ilw au ke e ... A ir compressor o5,521.00 Pomona Pum p Co., P om ona, C a lif... P um ps 40,976.00 Pratt & W hitney division , Niles-Bement-Pond Co.,
West H artford, C o n n ... Borer m achines 19,440.00 R. & M. Mfg. Co., R o y al O ak , M ic h ... Gages 10,015.70 R. K. LeBlond M achine Tool Co., A tla n ta , G a ... L ath e s 13,054.20 R. L. H arris Inc., K nox ville, T enn... H a u lin g e quipm ent 102,400.00 R. S. A rm strong & Bros. Co., A tla n ta , G a ... I.a th e s 20,8? o n o Reed-Prentice Corp., W orcester, M a ss ... L a th e s 17,168.00 Sager-Spuck Supply Co. In "., A lb an y , N. Y ... S h a p e r 15,981.00 Salvage Process Corp., New Y o rk ... C le an in g o u tfit 26,400.00 Schutte & K oerting Co., P h il a d e lp h ia ... W a te r pum ps 24,772.00 Sebastian L ath e Co., C in c in n a ti ... L ath e s 143,041.2o Shepard Niles Crane & H oist Corp., M o n to u r F alls ,
N. Y ... B ridge cranes 227,940.00 SKF Industries Inc., P h ila d e lp h ia ... B e aring s 32,373.55 Smith-Courtney Co., R ic h m o n d , V a ... S te am h a m m e r 11,500.00 South .Bend L ath e W orks, S o u th Bend, In d ... E ng ine la th e s 101,56d.85 St. Joe Machines Inc., St. Joseph, M ic h ... T um b le rs 16,905.00 F. J. Stokes M achine Co., P h ila d e lp h ia ... P ellet m ach in e 29,481.00 Universal Gear Corp., In d ia n a p o lis ... G ear boxes 19,475.00 Vandyek C h u rc h ill Co., P h ila d e lp h ia ... B o ring m ac h in e 12,270.00 Veit & Young, P h ila d e lp h ia ... Punches a n d dies 12,165.00 W adell Engineering Co., N e w ark , N. J ... B o ring fix tures 11,193.47 W atson-Stillm an Co., Roselle, N. J ... P u m ps 18,500.00 W. F. & Jo h n Barnes Co., R o c kfo rd , 111... S p in d le heads 30,365.00 W. E. Shipley M achinery Co., P h ila d e lp h ia ... L ath e s 40,280.40 W illiam Scrimgeour, W a s h in g to n ... Food m achines 23,307.36 W oodward Governor Co., R ockford, 111... G overnor 25,500.00 W orthington P u m p & M a ch in e ry Corp., H arriso n , N. J . F u m p u n its 116,604.00 G R A N D T OT AL ... .$15,834,160.26
trie cable, 5154,890.98.
G eneral E lectric Co., Schenectady, N.
Y., electric cable, $28,550.90.
General M achin ery Corp., N iles Tool W orks division , H a m ilto n , O., arm or planers, 5571,200.
General M otors Corp., A nderson, In d., a r tille ry a m m u n itio n com ponents, $3.- 593,500.
G eneral M otors Corp., C leveland D ie
sel E ngine division , C leveland, m a in an d a u x ilia r y engine, 510,116.19.
General M otors Corp., D ayto n , O., a r tille ry a m m u n itio n com ponents, $1,208,- 199.68.
G ish o lt M achin e . Co., M adison, Wls., b a la n c in g m achine, S9080.
In d e p e n d e n t L o e k Co., F itc h b u rg , Mass., a r tille ry a m m u n itio n com ponents, 5965,000.
In te r n a tio n a l N ickel Co. In c., N ew York, nickel-copper allo y , $37,722.73.
K earney & Trecker Corp., M ilw aukee, m illin g m achines, $7159.70.
K ennedy V alve M fg. Co., E lm ira , N.
Y., pipe llttin g s, 517,656.85.
K o lls m a n In s tru m e n t d i v i s i o n or Square D Co., E lm h u rst, N . Y., a ir c r a ft compasses, $85,811.
L a n d is Tool Co., W aynesboro, Pa., g rin d in g m achine, $9970.64.
Lloyd & A rm s Inc., P h ila d e lp h ia , lathes, 534,781.
Lodge & S hipley M a ch in e Tool Co., C in cin n a ti, precision lathes, $23,255.
L ukens Steel Co., C oatesvllle, Pa., steel plates, $82,945.60.
M ine Safe ty A ppliances' Co., P itts b u rg h , b re ath in g ap p ara tu s , $27,396.
M o n arch M ach in e Tool Co., Sidney, O., engine lathes, $153,284.03.
M ueller Co., C o lu m b ia n Ir o n W orks, C h attan o o g a, Tenn., a r tille ry a m m u n i
tion com ponents, $1,008,655.
N a tio n a l M a lle ab le Steel & C astin g Co., C leveland, a r tille ry a m m u n itio n com ponents, $1,470,000.
N a tio n a l S u p ply Co.. A m brldge, Pa., a r t i l l e r y a m m u n itio n com ponents,
$720,000.
Norris S ta m p in g & M rg. Co., Los A n geles, a r tille ry a m m u n itio n com ponents,
$2,544,000.
O ko n ite Co., Passaic, N . J., electric cable, $206,642.08.
O m a h a Steel W orks, O m a h a , Nebr., artille ry a m m u n itio n com ponents, $2,- 462,500.
P e n n s y lv a n ia Forge Corp., P h ila d e l
p hia, a r tille ry a m m u n itio n com ponents,
$790,000.
P erkins M arin e L a m p & H ard w are Corp., B rooklyn, N. Y„ lam p s, lan te rns, ligh ts, an d globes, $19,977.20.
Phelps Dodge Copper P ro d u cts Corp., H a b ir s h a w C able & W ire division , New Y ork, electric cable, $29,083.
P r a tt & W h itn e y division , Niles-Bem
ent-Pond Co., W est H a rtfo rd , Conn., jig boring m achine, 56935.
Pressed Steel C ar Co., C hicago, a r til
lery a m m u n itio n com ponents, $2,191,000.
Pressed Steel C ar Co., P itts b u rg h , a r tille ry a m m u n itio n com ponents, $1,- 230.000.
P u llm an - S ta n d ard C ar M fg. Co., B u t
ler, Pa., artille ry a m m u n itio n com po
nents, $1,134,000.
P u llm an - S ta n d ard C ar M fg. Co., C h i
cago, a r tille ry m a te ria l, $5,775,575.
R C A M fg. Co., C am den, N. J.. sound m otion picture equipm ent, $34,467.40.
Reed-Prenttce Corp., W orcester, Mass., engine lathes, $29,988.
Rockbestos Products Corp., N ew H a ven, Conn., electric cable, $198,033.05.
Rockford M achin e Tool Co., R ockford, 111.. slotter m achines, $69,085.50.
Schw eitzer-C um m ins Co., In d ia n a p o lis , a r tille ry a m m u n itio n com ponents, $1,- 596,695.
S covill M fg. Co., W ate rb u ry , Conn., a r tille ry a m m u n itio n com ponents, $2,- 358.000. ■
S culle r Safe ty Corp., N ew York, lire floats, $119,850.
Seagrave Corp., C o lum b us, O., lire e n gines, $87,080.
Sheffield Steel Corp., K an sas C ity, Mo., bolt’s an d nuts, $47,124.19.
W . E. S hipley M a ch in ery Co., P h ila de lph ia, toolm akers' lath e s, $7067.50.
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A. O. S m ith Corp., M ilw au ke e , a r tille ry a m m u n itio n com ponents, $3,561,500.
S te w art W a rn e r Corp., C hicago, a r t il
le ry a m m u n itio n com ponents, 51,381,600.
S u p erio r V alv e & F ittin g s Co., P itts burgh , cy lin d e r valves, 519,846.02.
U nited A irc ra ft Corp., H a m ilto n S ta n d ard Propellers div ision , E a s t H artl'ord, Conn., propeller blades, $34,837.S0.
U tic a C u tle ry Co., U tica, N . Y., b oning knives, $8218.
V a n N o rm a n M a ch in e Tool Co., S p r in g field, Mass., m illin g m achines, 520,612.
W a rd L a F ra n c e T ruck Corp., E lm ira , N . Y., trucks, 5629,901.
W e sting ho u se E le ctric & M fg. Co., E a st P itts b u rg h , P a., w e ld in g sets, $22,692.
W h ite M otor Co., C leveland, h a lf trac k cars a n d scout cars, 534,451,‘249.80.
W in n e r M fg . Co. In c., T renton, N . J., life floats, 5151,125.
Canadian War Contracts For Week, $28,081,023
TORONTO, ONT.
■ Contracts totaling $28,081,023 were announced last week by C. D.
Howe, minister of munitions and supply. All were placed with Cana
dian companies. Construction proj
ects accounted for $11,955,868 and mechanical transport for $10,593,683.
The awards:
M e c h a n ic al T ran s p o rt: F ord M otor Co.
o f C a n a d a L td ., W in d so r, $4,793,588; G e n
eral M otors P ro d u cts o f C a n a d a Ltd., O sh a w a , O nt., 54,344,556; Ross, Cycle &
Sports, Toronto, 5346,534; C h ry sle r Corp.
o f C a n a d a L td ., W in d so r, 5334,460; D o m in io n T ruck E q u ip m e n t Co. L td ., K it chener, O nt., 561,646; In te r n a tio n a l H a r vester Co. o f C a n a d a L td ., O tta w a , $244,- 760; P ierre T h ib a u lt, P ie rrevllle, Que.,
$49,200; d e p a rtm e n t o f tran s p o rt, O tta w a , 525,575.
A ir c r a f t Su p plie s: C a n a d ia n Vickers L td ., M o ntre al, 531,045; C a n a d ia n W r ig h t L td ., M o ntre al, 5240,103; S ta r r a t t A irw a y s
& T ra n s p o rta tio n L td., H ud son , O nt., 519,500; G oodyear T ire & R u b b e r Co. of C a n a d a L td ., N ew T oronto, O nt., 520,867;
N a tio n a l Steel C a r Corp. L td ., M a ltó n , O nt., 512,882; F irestone T ire & R u b b e r Co. o f C a n a d a Ltd., H a m ilto n , $7312;
C a n a d ia n G oodrich Co. Ltd., $6172.
S h ip b u ild in g : M e te g h a n S h ip b u ild in g Co. L td ., M e te g han, N. S., 551,000; G ordon B o a t W orks, Bobcaygeon, O nt., $6912.
D o c k y ard S upplies: A ng lo - C ana d ia n W ire R ope Co. L td ., M o n tre al, $29,716;
D o m in io n W ire R ope & C a ble Co. L td., M o n tre al, 514,858; H o rto n Steel W o rks L td ., T oronto, $52,990; The B. G reening W ire Co. L td ., H a m ilto n , O nt., 523,692;
M e ta l In d u s trie s L td., H a m ilto n , $7200.
In s tru m e n ts : O n ta rio H ughes-O w ens Co. L td., O tta w a , $124,360; U nited States G a u g e Co., M o n tre a l, $10,893; In s tru m e n ts L td ., O tta w a , $20,261.
E le c tric a l E q u ip m e n t: B ritis h a d m ir a l
ty, E n g la n d , $13,500; w a r office, E n g la n d ,
$28,000; C a n a d a W ire & C able Co. L td., M o n tre al, $9806; D o m in io n E n g in e e rin g Co. L td., M o n tre al, $85,023; G e ne ral S u p p ly Co. o f C a n a d a L td., O tta w a , $18,404.
M a ch in e ry : P le a s ls v llle F o u n d ry , Plea- slsville, Que., $31,014; R u d e l M a ch in e ry C'o. Ltd., M o ntre al, 52S.359; T. E. R y d e r M a ch in e ry Co., M o n tre a l, $26,3S0; W il
lia m s & W ils o n Ltd., M o ntre al, $6197;
C a n a d ia n Falrbanks-M orso Co. L td ., O t ta w a , $6544; George W . C rothers L td., Leaside, O nt., 520,800; B ru n n e r Corp.
( C a n a d a ) L td., T oronto, $34,214; C a n a d ia n R a m a p o Ir o n W o rk s Ltd., N ia g a ra F a lls , O nt., 55500; D e V ilb iss M fg . Co.
L td., W in d so r, $5368; R a ilw a y & Pow er
E n g in e e rin g Corp. L td ., T oronto, $25,182.
F ire F ig h t in g E q u ip m e n t: C a n a d ia n Jo h n s- M an v ille Corp. L td ., M o ntre al,
$12,690; L a F ran ce F ire E n g in e & Foam- Ite L td ., Toronto, 521,279.
O rdnance: Accessories M a n u fa c tu re rs L td ., M o n tre al, $19,975.
M iscellaneous: D o m in io n W ire R ope &
C able Co. L td ., M o ntre al, $19,540; B.
G reening W ire Co. L td ., H a m ilto n , $26,600;
C a n a d a W ood S p e cialty M fg. Co. Ltd., O rillia , O nt., 513,900; C. Beck Co., L td., P e netang uishene, O nt., 513,899.
C o n s tru ctio n : M . F. S c h u rm a n Co. L td., S u m m erside, P. E. I., $372,205; A cm e C o n s tru c tio n Co. L td ., St. Jo h n , N. B., $386,- 729; R . A. C o rb e tt Co. L td ., St. Jo h n , N.
B., 530,944; A nglin-N orcross (Q uebec) Ltd., Q uebec, Quo., $2,500,000; Cartcr- H alls- A ld in g e r Co. L td ., M o ntre al, $920,- 000; D o m in io n B ridge Co. L td ., L ach ine , Que., $133,000; George C. A b b o tt Ltd., T oronto, $60,355; O n ta rio E le ctric C o n s tru c tio n Co. L td., Toronto, 543,420; A. W . R o b e rtso n L td ., T oronto, $1,097,600;
B re n n a n P a v in g Co. L td ., H a m ilto n , 530,- 450; R . T im m s C o n s tru ctio n L td., W e l
la n d , O nt., $305,512; C arter-Halls-A ldlng- er Co. L td ., C ranberry, M an., $880,000;
W . C. W ells, W ilk ie , Sask., $447,227; Pool C o n stru ctio n Co. Ltd., E d m o n to n , A lta., 5920,000; B e nne tt & W h ite C o nstru ctio n Co. Ltd., C a lg a ry , A lta ., $773,728; North-
B Two steel balls oi identical weight and size apparently disproved one of the rules of gravitaiion by rolling at difierent speeds down an incline. Dr.
Phillips Thomas, research engineer for Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., East Pittsburgh, Pa., performed the experi
ment to demonstrate how the friction of tiny particles of loosely packed tung
sten powder inside one of the balls made it “lazy" by absorbing part of its energy. Engineers have used this principle of energy absorption to pre
vent electrical relay contacts bouncing apart when they are closed, thus elimi
nating sparking and reducing wear on electrical conlrol equipment
ern C o nstru ctio n Co. and J. W . Stewart L td ., V ancou ve r, B. C., $63,800; Acme C o n s tru ctio n Co. L td ., St. Jo h n , N. B„
$372,000; C o ast C o n s tru c tio n Co., Van
couver, B. C., $195,000; Sto rm s C ontract
ing Co., Toronto, $337,000; Northern C o nstru ctio n Co. an d J. W . Ste w art, Ltd., V ancouver, B. C„ $175,000; Frontenac C o n s tru ctio n Co., T oronto, $114,000; Na
tio n a l C o n tra c tin g Co., Prince Albert, Sask., $47,000; H . J . M a c D o n a ld , Edm on
ton, A lta ., $236,600; B ird C o n s tru ctio n Co., W in n ip e g , $792,600; M iln e & Nicholls, Toronto, $350,000.
