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R E A D E R C O M M E N T S ... ... 4
H IG H L IG H T IN G T H IS ISSUE ... 19
N E W S N ational Founders H ea r Plea for Defense Labor B o a rd ... 21
“ Most Striking Economic D anger Today Is Inflation"—Sloan 24 Steelworks Operations for W e e k ... 25
Men of Industry ... 26
M anagem ent Asks for Speed in E xpanding A pprentice T ra in in g ... 28
O bituaries ... 29
Congress T o Explore for A nother Billion Dollars in T a x e s... 29
H ow the Presidential Election Is Viewed in Steel C o m m u n ities... 33
Financial ... 38
G overnm ent D efense A w a rd s... 39
C anadian Defense A w ards for W e e k ... 41
W IN D O W S O F W A S H IN G T O N ... 31
M IRR OR S O F M O T O R D O M ... ... 35
E D IT O R IA L —Looking Ahead to 1944... 42
T H E B U SIN ESS T R E N D ... ... 43
T E C H N IC A L N ew T ooth Design Improves Saw’s C utting Action—By K. W . A tkins. . 46
Industrial C anada at W ar ... 58
N ew Process Increases Speed of E lectroplating... 70
T rain in g Apprentices for Special W ork Affords Productive Y ears... 76
W ind Power May Feed V erm ont’s Power L in e s... 99
Joining and Welding C onstruction of Car Re:arder Cuts Cost 50 Per C e n t... 50
Metal Finishing Stretch T est— N ew M ethod of M easuring Bond of Enam el to Metal— By ]. E. Sams ... 60
Progress in Steelma\ing Electric Furnace Iron— By Charles H a r t ... 66
Materials Handling N ew R adiator P lant Spotlights Efficient H a n d lin g ... 72
IN D U S T R IA L E Q U IP M E N T ... 90
M A R K E T R E P O R T S A N D PR IC ES ... 103
B E H IN D T H E SC E N ES ... „ 8 C O N S T R U C T IO 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 • U S E
H I G H L I G H T I N G
T H I S I S S U E
0 TH E R A T E o f ste e l p r o d u c tio n fe ll off h a l f a point la s t w eek (p. 25 ) to 96 p e r c e n t o f in got capacity. T h is r e s u lt e d f ro m th e n e e d f o r furnace re p a irs a n d fr o m a s tr ik e a t P itts b u r g h . Demand c o n tin u e s to g a in (p . 10 3 ) a n d d e liv e r
ies continue to f a ll a l i t t l e f u r t h e r b e h in d . M a jo r efforts o f ste e l c o m p a n y s a le s d e p a r tm e n ts are aim ed a t a p p o r tio n in g th e s u p p ly o f s te e l equitably. W ith e m p lo y m e n t a n d p u r c h a s in g power im proved, d e m a n d f o r o r d in a r y p e a c e time products, a s a u to m o b ile s , ra d io s , r e f r i g e r ators and th e like, is g ro w in g . . . . A le a d in g southern s te e lm a k e r ( p .25 ) w ill e x p a n d its coke a n d p ig iro n c a p a c ity a n d w ill a d d to other fac ilities.
“W hen th is r e a r m a m e n t e f f o rt is o v e r . . . o u r economy sh o u ld n o t find its e lf in th e c o n d itio n in w hich it w as in th e e a r ly tw e n tie s w h e n w e h a d o v e r-e x p a n d e d o u r in -
No Chaos
d u s tr ia l p l a n t w ith o u t g iv in g j d u e c o n s id e r a tio n to p e r m a n e n t c iv ilia n r e q u ir e m e n ts ,”D o n a ld M. N e ls o n (p . 3 1 ) s a id in a defense co m m issio n c o n fe re n c e l a s t w eek . Various sig n s in d ic a te th e g o v e r n m e n t w ill
• ry to p re v e n t c h a o s w h e n th e d e fe n s e p r o g r a m tapers off. . , . M a c h in e ry is b e in g s e t u p to encourage th e fin a n c in g o f d e fe n se a c tiv itie s (P- 31) th ro u g h lo c a l b a n k s . . . . D r. H a r r y A . Millis, G eneral M o to rs g r ie v a n c e u m p ire , h a s oeen n o m in ated (p . 23 ) a s a m e m b e r o f th e national la b o r r e la tio n s b o a rd .
Supreme C o u rt’s d e c isio n in th e R e p u b lic c a se
^ is h ailed (p .2 1 ) a s d e fin ite ly o u tla w in g e b lacklisting o f c o m p a n ie s o n d e fe n se w o rk a s a r e s u l t o f la b o r b o a rd c h a r g e s n o t p ro v e n in c o u r t . . . U n le s s th e P r e s id e n t s e ts u p a n o n p o litic a l, b ip a r t is a n p , d e fe n se la b o r b o a rd , w a r n s
rr°^anc* (P- 2 1 ), b ia s a n d p r e ju d ic e continue to h a m p e r th e d e fe n se p ro g ra m , fred P. S lo an J r . r e c o m m e n d s lengthen*
Handled With Gloves
in g o f th e w o rk -w e e k a n d (p . 24) s u s p e n d in g o v e rtim e p e n a ltie s . . . . H ig h e r ta x e s a r e to be im p o s e d (p . 29 ) e a r ly n e x t y e a r . . . . N ow f u n c tio n in g (p . 32 ) is a m a c h in e to o l p r io r itie s c o m m itte e . . . . S in ce th e e le c tio n , s a y s J o h n D.
K n o x (p . 3 3 ), so m e s te e l p la n t w o r k e rs fee l co c k y a n d m u s t be h a n d le d w ith gloves.
K . W . A tk in s (p . 46) d e s c rib e s a n ew to o th d e s ig n f o r m e ta l - c u ttin g sa w s . I t p e e ls th e c h ip s in to t i g h t c o ils w h ich , lik e w o u n d -u p clo ck s p rin g s , a r e u n d e r te n sio n . T h e co il is f re e to u n c o il a n d d o es so w h e n th e to o th e m e r g e s fr o m th e k e r f, th u s c le a rin g th e to o th c o m p le te ly f o r th e su c c e e d in g c u t. B la d e p e rf o rm a n c e is in c re a s e d g r e a tly . . . . W ith a n ew ro d it is p o ssib le to jo in a lu m in u m a n d its a llo y s (p. 57) w ith o u t u s in g flux. . . . J . E . S a m s (p . 60) d e s c rib e s a n ew s t r e t c h t e s t f o r m e a s u r in g th e a t t a c h m e n t o f p o rc e la in e n a m e l to s h e e ts . T h e t e s t r e s u l t s a r e im m u n e to g a g e v a r ia tio n s a n d c o r r e la te c lo se ly w ith im p a c t a n d m ic ro sc o p ic t e s t v a lu e s th r o u g h a w id e ra n g e .
i \e i v T o o t h For Saivs
C h a rle s H a r t d e s c rib e s (p . 66) th e p ro d u c tio n o f p ig ir o n in e le c tric fu rn a c e s . T h e s u b je c t is o f u n u s u a l in te r e s t a t th i s tim e b e c a u s e o f th e in c re a s in g a m o u n t o f low -
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COiit P o w e r t h a t is b e c o m in g& a v a ila b le . . . . A m a te r ia ls
P ro c ess
h a n d lin g s y s te m (p . 7 2) is th e h e a r t o f a n ew a u to m o b ile r a d i a t o r p la n t w h ic h p ro d u c e s 6000 u n its d a ily ; f o u r te e n s e p a r a te c o n v e y o r s y s te m s a r e in u se . . . . R. D. W e a r n e (p . 7 6 ) d is c u s s e s so m e f a c to r s to be c o n s id e re d in h ir in g m e n to be tr a in e d a s m achine! o p e r a to rs . . . . M u c h new a n d im p ro v e d e q u ip m e n t is a v a ila b le (p . 8 0) f o r p ro d u c tio n lin e s. . . . A n ew d y e f o r c o n c re te (p . 95 ) is a lk a li-p ro o f. . . . S ta n d a r d s h o t a n d g r i t (p . 9 7 ) now a r e c o n tro lle d a s to to u g h n e s s a n d h a r d n e s s .November 18,1940 19
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A d m in istra tio n of W a g n e r A ct b y NLRB S co red .
U n ity B e tw e e n L abor, In du stry N e c e s s a r y to R ea rm in g . G ro u p P le d g e s C o -o p e r a tio n for D e fe n s e , N ot O ffen se.
C lo se W a tc h o n F e d e r a l T ax L e g isla tio n A d v ise d .
0 CO-OPERATION w ith th e go v ernment in th e ex e cu tio n o f a n a tional defense p ro g ra m w a s p ledged by members of th e N a tio n a l F o u n d ers association a t th e fo rty -fo u rth annual convention a t th e W ald o rf- Astoria hotel, N ew Y ork, la s t w eek.
The founders’ reso lu tio n , h o w ever, warned a g a in s t c o n fu sin g n a tional defense w ith n a tio n a l offense and went on reco rd f o r k e e p in g th e United States o u t of fo re ig n w a rs.
Another resolution d ep lo re d th e administration of th e n a tio n a l la b o r relations act as rev e a le d by th e special house in v e stig a tin g c o m m it
tee. “The successful c a r ry in g o u t of the defense p ro g ra m ,” reso lv e d the founders, “depends u p o n n a tional unity of la b o r a n d in d u s try , and we urge th e a d m in is tra tiv e council to use ev ery m e a n s in its power to the end th a t th is a s so c ia tion, in co-operation w ith o th e r associations, u rg e upon c o n g re ss a change in the p erso n n e l of th e n a tional labor rela tio n s b o a rd so a s to insure an im p a rtia l a d m in is tra tion of the act and to r e s to r e th e confidence of both la b o r a n d in dustry.”
A considerable p o rtio n of th e con
vention program w as d ev o ted to labor problems.
While deploring th e tr e n d of rc>any recent court ru lin g s, J a m e s Emery, general counsel, N ation- . Association of M a n u fa c tu re rs , said the recent U nited S ta te s Su-
^ Çourt decision in th e R epub- steel Corp. case w as s a lu ta r y in man-v of its effects.
twIh° i Supreme C o u rt decision (see rm fv ’ Which ru le d R e p u b lic did not have to repay P W A f o r w o rk
r e lie f w a g e s p a id to th e co m p an y s tr ik e r s , is re m e d ia l in c h a r a c te r a n d n o t p en al, h e d eclared . I t defi
n ite ly o u tla w s, in h is opinion, “m a n d a to ry b la c k lis tin g ” o f c o m p an ie s on d efe n se w o rk , due to c h a rg e s by th e bo ard , n o t even p ro v ed in c o u rt, th a t th e y h a v e been v io la t
in g th e W a g n e r law .
A s a so lu tio n to m a n y la b o r p ro b le m s in th e c ritic a l p erio d of re a rm in g ,- E d m u n d M. T oland, W a sh in g to n , fo rm e rly g e n e ra l coun
se l to th e c o n g re ssio n a l c o m m itte e in v e s tig a tin g th e n a tio n a l la b o r r e la tio n s bo ard , s u g g e s te d a body s im ila r to th e w a r la b o r b o a rd in th e W o rld w a r.
“I f th e P re s id e n t by e x e cu tiv e o rd e r w e re to c r e a te u n d e r h is e m e rg e n c y p o w e r a b ip a rtis a n non-
W. D. H am erstadt R e-elected p resid en t, N a tio n a l
F o u n d e rs’ asso c ia tio n
p o litica l d e fe n se la b o r b o ard w ith ju ris d ic tio n o v e r in d u s trie s v ita l to n a tio n a l d e fe n se ; if th e p e rso n n e l of su c h b o ard w e re to p a ra lle l th e old w a r la b o r b o a rd ; if su c h a b o ard w e re to a d m in is te r c o n c u rre n tly th e v a rio u s la b o r p ro b le m s now s p re a d th r o u g h o u t a n u m b e r of v a rio u s a g e n cies, th e n so m e m e a s u r e of o r
d er, so m e m e a s u re o f u n ity m ig h t p rev a il, a n d o u r n a tio n a l d efe n se p ro g ra m m ig h t go f o rw a r d u n im peded b y la b o r d istu rb a n c e s.
“S u ch a b o a rd o f c o m p e te n t a n d u n b ia sed p e rso n n e l w o u ld r e s to r e th e f a ith of th e p eople in th e go v e r n m e n t’s a b ility to a d m in is te r th e field of la b o r re la tio n s , a f a ith w h ich looks a s k a n c e a t th e s ig h t of th e la b o r m e m b e r (S idney H illm a n ) o f th e a d v iso ry co in m issio n of th e n a tio n a l d efe n se council, d ra w in g a n a n n u a l s a la r y a s p re s id e n t of a u n io n a ffilia te d w ith th e CfO a n d s e rv in g a s vice p re s id e n t of th e l a t t e r o rg a n iz a tio n , w h ile h is in d u s tr ia l c o llea g u es h a v e d ivorced th e m selv es fro m all in d u s tria l p o sitio n s.”
T h e g r e a te s t p ro b le m w ith w hich su c h a b o a rd w o u ld h a v e to deal w ould be th e s trik e . B ut, he said, w ith o u t p r o h ib itin g la b o r th e r ig h t to s trik e , th e r ig h t w o u ld be p r e se rv e d an d , a t th e s a m e tim e , th e th r e a t to th e d e fe n se p ro g ra m in th e s tr ik e could be m in im iz ed by re q u ir in g n o tice o f in te n t to s tr ik e a n d th e n r e q u irin g a cooling period.
T h e la b o r a d v iso ry co m m ittee , M r. T o la n d re m a rk e d p o in te d ly , is n ow com p o sed o f six r e p r e s e n ta tiv e s o f th e A F L , six o f th e CIO a n d f o u r r e p re s e n ta tiv e s of th e B ro th e rh o o d of R a ilw a y T ra in m e n .
“I f th is s itu a tio n is allow ed to
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r o u n d in g o u t of th e p ro g ra m . Next g e n e ra l a c tiv ity w ill be in connec
tio n w ith p ro d u c tio n of required m a te ria ls a n d ev e ry industry, di
r e c tly o r in d ire c tly , w ill feel the g u id in g h a n d of g o v e rn m e n t more o r le ss fo rc ib ly ap p lied , said Mr, Coe.
P rio ritie s w ill b e extended, not only to d iv e rt m a te r ia ls and labor in to d efe n se in d u strie s, b u t also to in s u r e n e c e s s a ry p roduction for c iv ilia n re q u ire m e n ts . On many co m m o d itie s' n o t n ow so regulated, e x p o rt a n d im p o rt licenses may be ex p e c te d a n d g o v e rn m e n t financing in v a rio u s f o rm s w ill becom e more g e n e ra l. M r. Coe also feels facili
tie s f o r r e c r u itin g la b o r will be la rg e ly g o v e rn m e n t controlled and in c re a s e s in b asic w a g e scales may be ex p e cted w ith governmental su p p o rt.
W ith g o v e rn m e n t blessing, a drive f o r o rg a n iz in g a ll open shops is a lre a d y in th e m a k in g , he said, and re c e n t a tte m p ts to u se defense con
t r a c ts a s a club fo r forcing com
p lia n ce w ith la b o r b o ard decisions is a n in d ic a tio n of w h a t may be ex p ected . In th e back g ro u n d also is th e th r e a t o f co m m andeering and g o v e rn m e n ta l o p e ra tio n of industry.
P ric e c o n tro l w ill discourage in
c re a se s w h ich m ig h t tem porarib offse t a d d itio n a l co st of production a n d h e a v ie r ta x a tio n w ill still fur
t h e r re d u c e re c o v e ra b le profit. In
d u s tr y ’s one hope, according to Mi.
Coe, is to d e m o n s tr a te industry will be ab le to c a r ry o u t th e program u n d e r p riv a te m a n a g e m e n t better th a n u n d e r a n y o th e r system . He s tr e s s e d th e Im p o rta n c e of becom
in g f a m ilia r w ith con tin u ally chang
in g co n d itio n s u n d e r ru le s and regu
la tio n s p ro m u lg a te d by congress, th e P re s id e n t a n d o th e r govern
m e n ta l ag e n cies, including tne tr e a s u r y .
To d a te th e o p e ra tio n of priori
tie s h a s been b y v o lu n ta ry c0‘°Pera’
tio n an d , ac c o rd in g to Mr. Coe, tn s tr o n g e r tr a d e associations hav been o f g r e a t a s sista n c e . Machine to o ls p re s e n te d firs t serious pro lem , b u t in a lm o s t ev e ry case tne p rio ritie s c o m m itte e s of the at nr a n d n a v y h a v e succeeded in woriv in g o u t a s a tis fa c to r y adjustment w ith o u t e m p lo y in g m andatory a th o rity . A s th e fu ll impa ct la r g e o rd e rs b e g in s to filter • th r o u g h in d u s try , th e situation u n d o u b te d ly becom e worse. - Coe d e c la re d th e p rio ritie s wnvm te e o f th e a d v iso ry c o m m i t t e e ,
e n d e a v o rin g to guid e this P w ith in te llig e n c e an d foresig •
I t is b ec o m in g m o re evident da y th a t if in d u s try is to even appi s a tis f a c to r y p ro d u ctio n , reserv p a c ity of th e s m a lle r m a n u f a c t u r a
m u s t b e d ra w n in to th e pro» _ . I t is no lo n g e r possible to exp m a n u fa c tu r in g facilities la rg e p u rc h a s e s of m achine co n tin u e, w ith o u t in d u s try h av in g
e q u a l re p r e s e n ta tio n a n d a cla rific a tio n of th e la b o r d e fe n se policy of th is a d m in is tra tio n , th e s a m e s tr if e a n d d isc o rd th a t w e h a v e h a d as a r e s u lt of th e a c ts o f th e b ia sed an d p re ju d ic e d p e rso n n e l of th e n a tio n a l la b o r re la tio n s b o ard w ill co n tin u e a n d w ill h a m p e r a n d in te r f e r e w ith o u r d efe n se p r a g r a m ,” th e s p e a k e r concluded.
W . D. H a m e r s ta d t, R ockw ood M fg. Co., In d ia n a p o lis, w ho w a s r e ele c te d p r e s id e n t of th e asso cia tio n , dev o ted h is r e m a r k s la rg e ly to a re v ie w o f th e h is to ry of th e o rg a n i
zatio n , e m p h a siz in g p a rtic u la rly its a c c o m p lish m e n ts in th e la b o r r e la tio n s field, s a fe ty w o rk a n d in th e p ro m o tio n of so u n d f o u n d ry m a n a g e m e n t a n d p rac tice .
S p e a k in g p a r tic u la rly of la b o r r e la tio n s, he sa id : “M an y feel th e y a r e h elp le ss in th is field; th a t th e n u m e ro u s re s tr ic tio n s im p o sed by la w h a v e m a d e it im p o ssib le f o r th e m to c a r ry o u t a n y o f th e ir ow n ju d g m e n ts . W e hope th e s e r e s tr ic tio n s w ill be m odified so a s to m a k e th e la w s a n d r e g u la tio n s f a ir e r a n d m o re w o rk a b le . H ow ever, th e f u n d a m e n ta ls o f th e la b o r p ro b le m r e m a in th e sa m e — w ages, h o u rs a n d w o rk in g c o n d itio n s e q u ita b le to b o th m a n a g e m e n t a n d th e e m ployes.”
P o in tin g o u t th a t it is u s u a l f o r th is c o u n try to be b eh in d in its d e
fe n se p re p a ra tio n s , M r. E m e ry said t h a t up o n th is occasion th e U n ite d S ta te s is in f a r w o rs e p o sitio n fin
a n c ia lly th a n a t th e tim e of th e
W o rld w a r, d u e p a r tic u la rly to th e w a s te fu l sp e n d in g of th e p a s t se v en a n d a h a lf y e a rs. T h is w ill m e a n e sp ec ially h e a v y ta x a tio n to m e e t d efe n se b u rd en s. C o n seq u en tly , he said , it behooved a ll to w a tc h ta x le g isla tio n closely, th a t su c h m a y be a s effective a s p o ssib le a n d be confined to le g itim a te needs.
H e sa id th a t it is h ig h tim e fo r a re -e x a m in a tio n of th e w hole s y s te m of ta x a tio n , a n d h e fo re sa w th e day, ju d g in g fro m th e p re s e n t tre n d , w h e n th e re w ill be a s h a rp conflict b etw e en local a n d fe d e ra l g o v e rn m e n ts o v e r q u e s tio n s of ta x a tio n , w h ich w ill p ro v e g re a tly d e t
r im e n ta l to th e c o u n try . M o st O rd e rs P lac ed
So f a r a s p re s e n t a p p ro p ria tio n s a r e c o n c ern ed th e o rd er-p lacin g p h a s e of th e d e fe n se p ro g ra m is n e a rin g th e end, ac c o rd in g to H a r ry L. Coe, te c h n ic a l a d v iso r, N a tio n a l A sso c iatio n of M a n u fa c tu re rs .
C h a n g es in th e p e rso n n e l o f th e a d v iso ry co m m issio n , w ith som e p re s e n t m e m b e rs r e tu r n in g to p r i
v a te b u sin e ss, w e re p red ic ted . M r.
Coe believes th e ir p la c e s w ill p ro b ab ly be filled w ith a p p o in te e s m o re in s y m p a th y w ith th e a d m in is tra tio n ’s econom ic a n d so cial policies.
T h e im p re ssio n p re v a ils th e Hill- m a n -H e n d erso n in fluence w ill in c re ase . E v e n in th e c u r r e n t g ro u p v o te s a r e o fte n sp lit, five to tw o.
S u b s ta n tia l p a r t of th e th r e e b il
lio n s re m a in in g fo r n a tio n a l d efe n se is r a t h e r defin itely a llo ca te d a n d th e n e x t fe w w e e k s w ill w itn e ss th e
S t e e l F i n fo r A i r c r a f t - T e s t i n g W in d T u n n e l
0 T his h u g e v e rtic a l iin s tru c tu re , Irc ra e d in a se m ic irc le of s h e e t s te e l, is to b o in s ta lle d in th e n e w W rig h t field w in d tu n n e l a t D ay to n , O., to d ire c t flow oi a ir w h e re th e tu b e m a k e s a tu rn in d irec tio n . T u b e 's m a x im u m d ia m e te r w ill b e 40 fe et, te s t c h a m b e r s , 20 fe et. It w ill b e la r g e e n o u g h to te s t p la n e m o d e ls w ith w in g s p r e a d s u p to 15 fe e t a t w in d s p e e d s to 400 m ile s p e r h o u r. N EA p h o to
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output fo r th a t in d u s try b e in g a l
ready largely sc h ed u le d f o r n e x t year. The solution is to fu lly u til
ize equipm ent now in s ta lle d in th e thousands of sm a lle r shops.
Mr. Coe explain ed in d e ta il th e various am o rtiza tio n p la n s a v a il
able to sm aller p la n ts. T h e re w ill be many in stan c es in w h ic h m a n u facturers serve as s u b c o n tra c to rs , o r supplying item s n e c e s sa ry f o r n a tional defense w ith o u t a p p e a rin g as direct c o n tra c to rs on g o v e rn ment orders. In su c h c a se s a m a n ufacturer is e n title d to “c e rtific a te s of necessity,” an d if a d d itio n a l f a cilities are req u ired , m a y ta k e a d vantage of th e a c c e le ra te d a m o rti
zation fea tu re s fo r th e re d u c tio n o f taxes. In such cases, M r. Coe s u g gested the d esira b ility o f o b ta in in g in addition a “c e rtific a te o f n o n reim bursement” as th is e s ta b lis h e s facts in the case a n d p re v e n ts com plications w hen incom e ta x r e tu r n s are reviewed by th e d e p a r tm e n t of internal revenue.
Reviews F o u n d ry P ra c tic e s Gottfrid Olson, f o u n d ry e n g in e e r, National F o u n d ers asso cia tio n , r e viewed developm ents, m e th o d s an d practices in th e fo u n d ry in d u s try , basing his re m a rk s on a s e rie s of surveys conducted a t n u m e ro u s foundries a t w hich p ro d u c tio n p ro b lems were encountered. C itin g a d vances made by th e in d u s try , M r.
Olson com pared w all th ic k n e s se s, complicated design a n d in tr ic a te core work of su ch c a stin g s a s th e air brake cylinder, a i r c r a f t cy lin d er, automobile V-block w ith th e fo u n d ry product of 25 y e a r s b ack . H e noted also m ore e x a c tin g sp e cific a
tions by the o rdnance d e p a r tm e n t covering shells of 6, 8, 10 a n d 12- mch diameter. A te n sile s tr e n g t h of 50,COO pounds is now r e q u ir e d compared w ith 28,000 p o u n d s in 1910.
Need of skilled m e ch a n ics a n d the importance of tim e in th e tra in - m.® apprentices in co n n ectio n with the defense p ro g ra m w a s stressed by W illiam F. P a tte r s o n , chief of ap p ren ticesh ip , U n ite d states departm ent of lab o r.
Merryle S tanley R u k e y se r, eco n omic com m entator f o r th e H e a r s t newspapers, advised a lo n g view
ne industrial p ic tu re b ased on Possible perm anent c h a n g e s in th e economic stru c tu re th r e e o r fo u r
• ears hence r a th e r th a n th e s h o r t th ° utlook now s tim u la te d by we defense pro g ram . E m o tio n a l economics are too p re v a le n t. T h e S se Program h a s a lre a d y rc- fio n ^ inu Ustrial P sychology a s e v i
nced by the tre n d to w a rd build- S up inventories. T h e h y s te ria rantoriP0SSlble ,sh° r ta g e s is n o t w ar- Thn I according to M r. R u k e y se r.
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yet hm ", prices o r e a r n in g s a s
> t will be a s d efe n se o rd e rs
C h a irm a n , G. R. H olm es, T h e M c L n io n F o u n d ry Co., N ew H av en , C onn.; vice c h a irm a n , H. B. J o h n s o n Jr., G en eral F ire E x tin g u is h e r Co., P rovidence, R. I.;
R. F. H a rrin g to n , H u n t-S p illc r M fg. Co., B oston; F r a n k lin F a r r e l III, F a rrq l- B irm in g h a m Co., A nsonia, Conn.; A'. M.
C o ttrell, C. B. C o ttre ll & S ons Co., W esterly, R. I.
S econd d is tric t, N ew Y ork a n d t h a t p a r t o i N ew J e rs e y n o rth o£ a line d ra w n fro m L a m b e rtv ille to P o in t P le a s a n t, an d th e P ro v in c es of O n ta rio a n d Q uebec in th e D om inion o f C a n ad a ; C h a irm a n , Irv in g L. Jo n es, I n te r n a tio n a l H e a te r Co., U tica, N. Y.; vice c h a irm a n , P. R.
V an D uyne, M eek er F o u n d ry Co., N ew a rk , N. J.; H a m ilto n G a rn se y J r., G oulds P u m p s Inc., S eneca F a lls , N. Y.; C. P.
C lark , C lark B ros. Co., O lean, N. Y.; J . H.
I-lornung, O tis E le v a to r Co., Y onkers, N. Y.
T h ird d is tric t, P e n n sy lv a n ia , D e law are , M a ry lan d , D is tric t of C olum bia, a n d t h a t p a r t o f N ew J e rs e y so u th o f a lin e d ra w n fro m L a m b e rtv ille to P o in t P le a s a n t an d in c lu d in g th e s e tw o to w n s: C h a irm a n J a m e s H. A nderson, T he C ooper-B essem er Corp., G rove City, P a.; vice c h a irm a n , G. L. C oppage, T he P u s e y & Jo n e s Corp., W ilm ington, Del.; G eorge R. C asey, T r e a d well E n g in e erin g Co., E asto n , P a .; S. P.
H a z a rd , R. D. W ood Co., F lo re n ce P ip e F o u n d ry & M achine Co., P h ila d e lp h ia ; E. C. Moore, E rie C ity Iro n W orks, Erie, P a .
F o u r th d is tric t, th e lo w e r p e n in s u la of M ichigan, Ohio, K e n tu c k y , I n d ia n a a n d W es t V irg in ia : C h a irm a n , M. W.
M anz, T h e O hio B ra ss Co., M ansfleld, O.; vice c h a irm a n , G eorge C an n o n , C am p
bell, W y a n t & C a n n o n F o u n d ry Co., M us
kegon, M ich.; R. W. G illispie, T h e J e f fre y Mfg. Co., C olum bus, O.; I. R. W a g ner, E le c tric S teel C a stin g s Co., I n d ia n apolis; J o h n M. P rice, F e rro M achine
& F o u n d ry Co., C leveland.
F if th d is tric t, Illin o is, M issouri, O k la h om a, N e b ra s k a an d Io w a : C h a irm a n , A. H. H ead, J o h n D eere T r a c to r Co., W aterloo, Io w a; vice c h a irm a n , C. B.
M a g ra th , G reenlee F o u n d ry Co., C hicago;
E. L. B erry, L in k -B e lt Co., C hicago;
J. F. C ulver, C e n tu ry E le c tric Co., St, m a te ria liz e . I n d u s tr y sh o u ld r e
s is t in fla tio n a t a ll costs. I f b u s i
n e ss g o es th e e a s ie s t w a y a s to w a g e s a n d costs, p ric e s w ill g e t o u t o f h a n d , h e said, u r g in g a g a in s t c o st in c re a se s w h e re v e r possible.
E . L. B e rry , a s s is ta n t g e n e ra l m a n a g e r, L in k -B elt Co., Chicago, p re s e n te d a n in te r e s tin g d iscu ssio n o f “P ra c tic a l I n d u s tr ia l M a n a g e m e n t.” W h ile th e re a r e m a n y d efin itio n s o f scien tific m a n a g e m e n t, M r. B e rry b elieves t h a t it m a y be d escrib ed a s an a tta c k on c o n d itio n s th a t a r e su sc e p tib le of e x a c t fo rm u la tio n . H e p o in te d o u t th a t it is a fu n c tio n o f m a n a g e m e n t to p la n p ro c e d u re s a n d to fo llow th r o u g h to se e th a t th e p ro c e d u re s o r s ta n d a r d s a r e ap p lied to th e p la n t.
S u ch in c e n tiv e s y s te m s w ill be o n ly a s good a s th e h o n e s ty a n d co m m o n u n d e rs ta n d in g o f th e co m p a n y a n d th e m e n p a rtic ip a tin g in it, ac c o rd in g to M r. B e rry . T h e m e n m u s t h a v e th e p ro p e r u n d e r
s ta n d in g o f j u s t w h a t su c h in c e n tiv e sc h e d u le s in th e p la n t a r e all a b o u t if su c h sc h e d u le s a r e to w o rk p ro p e rly . J u s t a s th e w o rk e r m u s t h a v e to o ls to p e r fo rm h is ta sk s, m a n a g e m e n t m u s t h a v e tools, an d th e m o s t im p o r ta n t in th is in sta n c e is o b se rv a tio n .
A ll officers o f th e asso c ia tio n w e re re-elected. In a d d itio n to P re s id e n t H a m e rs ta d t, th e s e in clude: D. C. B akew ell, B law -K nox Co., P itts b u r g h , vice p r e s id e n t; J.
M. T a y lo r, C hicago, s e c re ta ry -tre a s- u r e r ; a n d A. E. M cC lintock, com m issio n e r. D is tr ic t c o m m itte e s :
F ir s t d is tric t, th e N ew E n g la n d s ta te s :
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N a m e d t o L a b o r B o a r d
■ A p p o in tm e n t of Dr.
H a rry A. M illis a s a m e m b e r of th e n a tio n a l la b o r r e la tio n s b o a r d is e x p e c te d to r e s u lt in a lo n g o v e rd u e re v a m p in g of th e b o a r d 's staff. Dr. M illis' v ie w s a r e u n d e r s to o d to b e a k in to th o se of Dr. W il
lia m L e ise rso n , w h o h a s s l a te d p u b lic ly h is o p in io n th a t m a n y of th e b o a r d 's a tt a c h e s a r e u n fit for th e ir p o s itio n s . Dr.
M illis, for m a n y y e a r s a U n iv e rs ity of C h ic a g o p ro fe s so r, a n d a v e te r a n la b o r d is p u te a rb ite r, w ill s u c c e e d I. W a rre n M a d d e n w h o s e term e x
p ire d . NEA p h o to
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L ouis; I r a G. W h itn ey , A. Y. M cD onald Mfg. Co., D ubuque, Ia.
S ix th d is tric t, W isconsin, M in n eso ta, u p p e r p e n in s u la of M ichigan, N o rth D a
k o ta . S o u th D a k o ta anti th e province o t M an ito b a in C a n ad a : C h a irm a n , C. F.
W ehr, W eh r S teel Co., M ilw aukee; vice c h a irm a n , W illiam J . G rede, S p rin g City F o u n d ry Co., W au k e sh a , W is.; F. H.
C lausen, V an B ru n t M fg. Co., Horicon, W is.; H. O. Monk, T h e H a rn lsc h fe g e r Corp., M ilw aukee.
■ “K E Y S T O N E o f o u r d efe n se of th e A m eric an w ay of liv in g today, to m o rro w an d a lw a y s, in th e w orld n ow e x istin g , is th e stro n g e s t, th e m o st virile, th e m o st a g g re ssiv e eco n o m y t h a t th e c re a tiv e g en iu s of A m erica can devise.” T h is w as th e m e ssa g e d eliv ered by A lfred P.
S lo an J r ., c h a irm a n , G en e ra l M o to rs C orp., b e fo re th e a n n u a l m e etin g , A cadem y of P o litic a l S cience, H o te l A Stor, N ew Y ork, Nov. 13.
S u ch a n econom y, sa id M r. Sloan, finds its s tr e n g th in th e p ro d u ctiv e p o w e r of its in d u s try , its p la n t, its e q u ip m e n t, its w o rk e rs — esp ecially its te c h n ic ia n s a n d m a n a g e m e n t—
a ll.-s u p p o rte d b y th e m a te r ia l r e so u rc e s w h ich en a b le it to develop th e n ec essitie s o f d efe n se a s w ell as th e needs of peace.
“I can conceive o f a w e a k d efe n se b ased u p o n a s tr o n g econom y. I c a n n o t conceive of a s tr o n g an d c o m p e titiv e d e fe n se b ased u p o n a w e a k an d d eclin in g econom y. T h a t Is im p o ssib le.”
N o w th a t th e . p re s e n t p o litical re g im e h a s been re-e sta b lish e d in p ow er, c o n tin u ed M r. S loan, “L e t us h o p e th a t in d u s try ca n e x p e ct m o re th a n a b r e a th in g sp ell n e c e ssita te d by th e p r o g ra m o f n a tio n a l defense.
Iro n ic a lly th e v e ry in d iv id u als, th e v e ry in d u s tria l o rg a n iz a tio n s, w h ich , d u rin g th e p a s t few y e a rs, h a v e b e e n u n d e r p o litica l a tta c k a n d h eld u p to p u b lic sc o rn a s en e m ie s o f th e p u b lic in te r e s t h a v e n o w becom e v ita l in s tru m e n ta litie s o f n a tio n a l d e fe n se . T h e n a tio n tu r n s to th e m to pi’o te c t its e lf a g a in s t a g g re s s io n .”
T h e d em an d s c o n fro n tin g th is c o u n try a t p r e s e n t e m a n a te fro m th r e e so u rce s, sa id th e sp e a k e r.
T h e s e a r e th e n o rm a l p eace-tim e d e
m a n d s o f o u r people; th e a b n o rm a l d e m a n d s of o u r d efe n se p ro g ra m , a n d th e a b n o rm a l d e m a n d s in c id e n t to th e d efe n se n ee d s o f G re a t B r it
ain .
A ll th e se d em an d s can b e m et, M r. S lo an ad v ised , b u t m o re w o rk a n d m o re efficient w o rk w ill be r e q u ire d . T h e s p e a k e r s u g g e s te d a lo n g e r w o rk w ee k be e s ta b lis h e d — six d a y s in s te a d of five—a n d th a t p re s e n t o v e rtim e p e n a ltie s be sus-
S e v e n th d is tric t, V irginia, N o rth C aro lin a, S o u th C aro lin a, G eorgia, F lo rid a, A la b am a, M ississippi, A rk a n sa s, L o u isi
a n a , T ex a s a n d T en n essee: C h airm an , G. E. Jones, U. S. P ipe & F o u n d ry Co., B essem er, A la.; vice c h a irm a n , F o s k e tt B row n, G ray & D udley Co., N ash v ille , T enn.; J o h n D. C apron, G lam o rg an P ipe
& F o u n d ry Co., L y n ch b u rg , Va.; W. C.
T ro u t, L u fk in F o u n d ry & M achine Co., L u fk in , T ex.; W arre n W h itn ey , J a m e s B.
Clow & Sons, B irm in g h am , A la.
pended. S te a d ie r w o rk a n d lo n g e r h o u rs w ould r e s u lt in la r g e r e a r n in g s a n d a h ig h e r liv in g s ta n d a rd .
P rio ritie s c o n tro l of m a te ria ls sh o u ld be en fo rc e d w h en n ec essary , b o th to in s u re p ro p e r d istrib u tio n of e s s e n tia l e q u ip m e n t a n d m a te ria ls a n d to avoid s ta r t in g an infla
tio n a ry p rice m o v e m en t.
In fla tio n , d ec la re d M r. S loan, is th e m o st s tr ik in g econom ic d a n g e r to d ay . " P ric e d iso rd e rs e x e r t a p ro fo u n d in fluence on th e econom y.
T h ey w o rk a g a in s t th e efficient m o b ilizatio n of th e n a tio n 's r e so u rce s. A n in fla tio n a ry p ro cess affe c ts prices, p ro fits, r e n ts an d w ag e r a te s v e ry u n ev en ly . I t cre a te s a r b it r a r y an d u se le ss c h a n g e s in th e d is trib u tio n of re a l incom e.
I t le ad s to e n d le ss controversies.
. . . E x p e rie n c e d e m o n stra te s that once th e vicious s p ir a l is u n d er way is it a lm o st im p o ssib le to check.
“P ro b a b ly th e w a g e r a te presents th e g r e a te s t d a n g e r a n d th e one h a r d e s t to co n tro l. T h e principle is so u n d th a t th e d efe n se program sh o u ld n o t b e m a d e th e occasion fo r in c re a se s in w a g e ra te s that ca n n o t, g e n e ra lly sp e ak in g , be jus
tified. . . . O nly w h e n living costs in c re a se a s a r e s u lt of th e disturb
an c e of th e p rim a ry price level sh o u ld w a g e r a te s be adjusted to p ro te c t liv in g s ta n d a r d s .”
S t o r m D a m a g e C u t s I r o n O r e S h i p m e n t s
M S e v e re s t s to rm d a m a g e on the G re a t L a k e s in 27 y e a rs resulted l a s t w eek w h en tw o la k e freighters fo u n d e re d off th e e a s t co a st of Lake M ichigan, m id w a y betw een the n o rth a n d so u th ends, n e a r Luding- ton, M ich. K now n loss of lives, in
c lu d in g se v e ra l w a sh e d overboard fro m g ro u n d e d v essels, w as 57.
F re ig h te rs su n k in th e storm in
cluded th e Wil l ia m B. Davock, 7200- ton o re an d coal c a rrie r, operated by P ic k a n d s, M a th e r & Co., Cleve
la n d ; a n d th e An n a C. Minch, 4200-ton C a n a d ia n g ra in carrier, ow ned by S a r n ia S tea m sh ip s Ltd., S a rn ia , O nt. T w o sm a ll fishing tugs w e re also re p o r te d lost.
A t le a s t six v esse ls w ere ground-
S t e e l B o m b p r o o f S h e l t e r T o G u a r d E d is o n R elics
■ S te e l a n d c o n c re te s u b t e r r a n e a n v a u lt to g u a r d p a p e r s , m o d els A m e m e n to e s of th e la t e T h o m a s A. E d is o n is b e in g b u ilt a t th e p la n t o against E d is o n Inc.. W e s t O r a n g e , N. J. T h e s tru c tu re is b e in g m a d e b o m bproo ^ e v e n tu a litie s of w a r . I n s p e c tin g th e w o rk is C h a r le s A. E d iso n , ^ove ^ tj,e of N e w Je rse y , a n d N o rm a n R. S p e id e n , d ire c to r ol h is to ric a l re s e a r
E d is o n la b o r a to r y . W id e W o rld p h o to
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“M ost S tr ik in g E con om ic D an ger T o d a y Is I n f l a t i o n ’*—S lo a n
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ed during th e sto rm , s e v e r a l su s taining considerable d a m a g e . M a n y others w ere d a m ag e d se v e re ly , r e quiring im m ediate re p a irs .
The ore c a rrie r, Spar ta, o p e ra te d by G. A. Tom linson, C lev elan d , h a d been grounded n e a r M u n isin g , M ich., in a storm se v e ra l d a y s earliex-.
After inspection re v e a le d d a m a g e was too g reat, th e 3832-ton v essel was abandoned.
Storm’s effect d ec reased b y a b o u t 2,000,000 tons th e to ta l e s tim a te of ore that will be tr a n s p o r te d to lo w er lake docks and y a rd s th is y e a r. N u merous ships m u st be docked fo r repairs, cu ttin g th e s h ip p in g se a son short. P la n s h a d b ee n to ex tend the season in to D ecem b er, weather perm ittin g . M o re th a n 2,- 000,000 tons had been d e liv e re d a t lower lake docks in th e firs t n in e days of November.
TCI E xp a n d s, I n c r e a s e s Capacity 20 P e r C e n t
■ A broad p ro g ra m in v o lv in g an expansion of th e ste e lm a k in g a n d finishing facilities a t B irm in g h a m , Ala., of the T ennessee C oal, Iro n &
Railroad Co., U nited S ta te s S te e l Corp., subsidiary, w as a n n o u n c e d last week a t B irm in g h am by R o b e rt Gregg, president.
The new facilities w ill r e s u lt in approximately a 20 p e r c e n t in crease in the ingot ca p a c ity , a little more than 400,000 tons, a n d a c o r
responding increase in th e fin ish in g capacity of the co rp o ra tio n ’s s o u th ern subsidiary.
These im provem ents, w h ich w ill require about 18 m o n th s to com plete, will place th e c o m p an y “in a materially im proved p o sitio n to e a r ly out any obligations w h ich m a y be required as a consequence o f th e national defense p r o g ra m .”
They com prise th e fo llo w in g im portant features:
Construction of an a d d itio n a l b a t
tery of coke ovens and a n a d d itio n al blast furnace a t F a irfie ld s te e l
works; im provem ents to th e e x is t
ing open-hearth fu i'n a ce s; d ev e lo p ment of ore and coal m in in g fa c ili
ties to meet th e re q u ire m e n ts o f th e new blast furnace; ad d itio n s a n d im- Piovements to th e p la te m ill a t F a ir- neid, including a new 140-inch, f o u r t h plate m ill; a d d itio n a l w ire drawing, galvanizing a n d fin ish in g
i lties at the F airfield w ire w o rk s ; additional p rocessing a n d fin-
* w g ,acilities a t th e F a irfie ld sheet mill.
laJ*1 jSe c'la n ®es w iH n e c e s sita te en- coaf ° perations a t th e o re m ines, di mines and q u a rrie s, in c lu d in g mcchamcal equipm ent, a d d itio n a l transportation facilities, an d , to th e imn™ necessary. e n la rg e m e n ts a n d trir- _vements in th e s te a m a n d elec- surmK°Wer p!ants a n d th e w a te r supply system.
P R O D U C T I O N . . . i)»«,.
■ S T E E L W O R K S o p e ra tio n s la s t w eek declined % -point to 96 p e r cent, b ecau se o f r e p a ir s a n d a s tr ik e in te rru p tio n . T h re e d is tric ts m a d e slig h t in c re ase s, th r e e w e n t to lo w e r levels a n d s ix w e re u n ch a n g e d . A y e a r ago th e r a te w a s 9316 p e r c e n t; tw o y e a rs ag o i t w a s 63 p e r cent.
D e tro it— U n c h a n g e d a t 93 p er cent, 24 of 26 open h e a r th s in s e rv ice.
C in cin n a ti— O ne o pen h e a r th w as ta k e n off f o r re p a irs , lo w e rin g th e r a te 6 p o in ts to 88 p e r cent.
S t. L o u is—H eld a t 85 p e r c e n t f o r th ir d c o n sec u tiv e w eek.
B irm in g h a m , A la.— S te a d y a t 100 p e r c e n t f o r th e th ir d w eek, all 24 open h e a r th s in p ro d u ctio n .
Y o u n g sto w n , O. — A dvanced 1 p o in t to 93 p e r cent, w ith th re e bes- s e m e rs a n d 72 o pen h e a r th s in pro d uction. R e p u b lic S tee l C orp. added one o pen h e a r th .
C h icag o —R o se 2 p o in ts to 99 p e r cent, e q u a lin g th e a lltim e h ig h of A ug. 26 a n d Oct. 14.
P itts b u r g h —R e p a irs a n d a s tr ik e a t one p la n t lo w ere d p ro d u c tio n 3 p o in ts to 94 p e r cent.
W h e e lin g —S u sta in e d o p e ra tio n s a t 98% p e r c e n t in d ic ate h e a v y b a c k logs.
C e n tra l e a s te rn se a b o a rd — A l
th o u g h m in o r flu c tu a tio n s o cc u rre d
D i s t r i c t S t e e l R a t e s
P e rc e n ta g e of In g o t C a p ac ity E n gaged In L ead in g D is tric ts
W eek S am e
ended w eek
N ov. 16 C hange 1939 1938 P itts b u r g h . . . 94 — 3 94 52 C hicag o ... 99 + 2 93 60 E a s te rn P a . . . . 94 N one 87 36
Y oungstow n . 93 -f- 1 90 60
W heeling 98.5 N one 93 66
C leveland 88 -f 1.5 90 79.5
B uffalo ... 90.5 — 2.5 93 49 B irm in g h am . . 100 N one 94 68 N ew E n g lan d . . 85 N one 100 80 C in cin n ati . . .. . 88 — 6 88.5 75 St. L o u i s ... 85 N one 81 51.5 D e tro it ... . 93 N one 95 82
A verage 96 — 0.5 93.5 63
in fu rn a c e o p e ra tio n s th e r a te a v e ra g e d 94 p e r cent, a s in th e tw o p rec ed in g w eeks.
N ew E n g la n d —C o n tin u ed a t 85 p e r cent.
B uffalo—O ne open h e a r th w as ta k e n off f o r re p a irs , lo w erin g th e r a te 2% p o in ts to 90% p e r cent.
C leveland—C om pletion of fu rn a c e r e p a ir ra ise d th e r a te 1% p o in ts to 88 p e r cent.
B e t h l e h e m O p e n s N e w B a r M ill a t B u ffa lo
El B e th le h em S teel Co. la s t w eek s ta rte d o p e ra tio n s a t its $4,500,000 b a r m ill ad d itio n a t B uffalo. F ir s t ste el to be ro lle d w as sh e ll ro u n d s in th e s m a lle r sizes. P la n t’s ca
p ac ity w ill be 15,000 to n s of b a rs m o n th ly .
T h e a d d itio n co m p rises six con
n ec tin g b u ild in g s located in th e tow n o f H a m b u rg , j u s t w e s t of th e L a c k a w a n n a city line. T h ey a r e equip p ed w ith th e la te s t ty p e f u r naces, te m p e r a tu re a n d p re s s u re c o n tro ls a n d bar-cooling a p p a r a tu s . T h e a d d itio n re p la c e s th e old No. 6 12-inch b a r m ill.
O ne of th e a d v a n ta g e s re s u ltin g fro m th e im p ro v e d a n d relo cated m ill is th e e lim in a tio n of a b o ttle n eck in th e fin ish in g d e p a rtm e n t.
T h e new m ill ca n o p e ra te tw o o r th re e sh ifts.
T h e n ew s tr u c tu re s c o n ta in 404,000 s q u a re fe e t of floor space, 228 m o
to rs f u rn is h in g a n a g g r e g a te of m o re th a n 9000 h o rsep o w er, 13 cra n es.
E d w a rd F. E n tw isle , m a n a g e r of th e p la n t, sa id th e im p ro v e m e n ts w ill en a b le b e tte r serv ic e to th e au to m o tiv e a n d o th e r b ar-c o n su m ing in d u s trie s in th e la k e s are a .
November 18 ,19 4 0 25
MEN o f INDUSTRY
H J. A. IN G W E R S E N h a s been n a m e d m a n a g e r, s h e e t an d s tr ip sa le s division, A m e ric a n R ollin g M ill Co., M iddletow n, O., a n d F . E.
W o rtle y h a s been p ro m o te d to m a n a g e r of m id w e ste rn sa les, su cceed in g M r. In g w e rs e n .
M r. In g w e rs e n , a f te r se v e ra l y e a r s of n e w sp a p e r w o rk , jo in e d A rm co in 1923 in th e p e rso n a l r e la tio n s d iv i
sion. In 1925 h e w a s tr a n s f e r r e d to th e sa le s division a n d su b s e q u e n tly se rv e d a s a s a le sm a n in th e C hicago d is tric t; a s s is ta n t m a n a g e r, in g o t iro n sa le s se c tio n ; m a n a g e r in c h a rg e of h o t a n d cold-rolled s h e e t sa les, a n d in 1939 w a s m a d e m a n a g e r of m id w e ste rn sales.
M r. W oi’tle y jo in e d A rm co in 1912 a s a s a le sm a n in th e N ew Y o rk d is
tric t. I n 1929 h e w a s tr a n s f e r r e d to P itts b u r g h an d b ec am e a s s is ta n t d is tric t m a n a g e r in c h a rg e o f in g o t iro n sa le s th e r e in 1930. H e la te r w a s p ro m o te d to d is tric t m a n a g e r a t C leveland, a n d in 1939 w as n am e d a s s is ta n t m a n a g e r of mid- w e s te rn sa les, lo c ate d in M iddle
tow n.
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G eo rg e J. K ru s e J r ., fo rg in g e n g i
n ee r, G e n e ra l M e ta ls C orp., H o u s
ton, T ex., h a s b ee n n a m e d m a n a g e r, W e s te rn F o rg e & T ool W o rk s, O ak lan d , C alif.
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P a u l J . D a rlin g , th e p a s t 11 y e a r s a s so c ia te d w ith S te e l S ale s Corp., C hicago, a s s a le s m a n a n d re c e n tly a s a s s is ta n t sa le s m a n a g e r, h a s been p ro m o te d to sa le s m a n a g e r.
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W . C. B u c h a n a n , p re sid e n t, G lobe S tee l T u b es Co., M ilw au k ee, h a s been elec ted a d ire c to r, Allis-Chal- m e rs M fg. Co., M ilw aukee, to fill a v ac an c y on th e bo ard .
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D avid S. L ew is h a s been a p p o in t
e d a s s is ta n t to T. W . P e n n in g to n , sa le s m a n a g e r, Je sso p S tee l Co., W a sh in g to n , P a . M r. L ew is jo in e d th e sa le s d e p a r tm e n t o f Je sso p in 1928.
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J o h n F. D itzell h a s been n am ed g e n e ra l sa le s m a n a g e r, S h a f e r B e a r in g Corp., C hicago. Mi’. D itzell w as f o r a n u m b e r of y e a rs a sa le s ex
e c u tiv e o f S te w a rt-W a rn e r Corp., C hicago.
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O liv e r S m alley , p re sid e n t, Mee- h a n ite M e tal C orp., P itts b u r g h , w as re-elected p re sid e n t, M e eh a n ite R e
s e a rc h I n s titu te of A m e ric a Inc., a t its tw e lfth a n n u a l m e e tin g in M ilw aukee, O ct. 30.
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W . P . K n e c h t h a s b ee n ap p o in te d
J. A. I njr worsen
F . E . W o r t l e y
d is tric t sa le s m a n a g e r a t W o rc e s
te r, M ass., fo r U ni versal-C y clops S te e l Corp., B ridgeville, P a . H e su c ce ed s W. J . L ong, w ho h a s been t r a n s f e r r e d to B ridgeville.
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L ee F . F ra m p to n h a s b ee n a p p o in te d sa le s r e p re s e n ta tiv e by A.
M ilne & Co., N ew Y ork, fo r its tool an d d rill ste e ls in th e B lue Ridge- O hio v alley te r r ito r y , w ith head- q u a r te r s a t 401 T h ir te e n th s tr e e t, P a i'k e rs b u rg , W . Va.
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G ord o n H . C h a m b e rs, vice p re s i
d e n t, F o o te M in e ra l Co., P h ila d e l
p h ia , h a s re c e n tly r e tu r n e d f ro m a n e x te n d e d v a c a tio n to S o u th A m eric a.
M r. C h a m b e rs v isite d P e ru , B olivia, A rg e n tin a , B raz il, P o r to R ico a n d H aiti.
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B ru c e P . H e tle r, h e re to fo re g e n e r a l sa le s m a n a g e r, B la c k m e r P u m p Co., G ra n d R a p id s, M ich., h a s been m a d e m a n a g e r in c h a rg e o f e n g i
n e e rin g sa les, a n d J. B. T ro tm a n ,
fo rm e r ly m a n a g e r, tu rb in e pump division, R oots-C onnersville Blower C orp., C o n n e rsv ille , Ind., has be
co m e g e n e ra l sa le s m anager in c h a r g e of sa le s d istrib u tio n and ad
v e rtisin g .
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A lfre d R. C onti, u n til recently an a s s is ta n t in th e sa le s office of Vas- coloy R a m e t C orp., N o rth Chicago, 111., is n ow r e p re s e n tin g th e com
p a n y a s a sa le s m a n in the Illinois, I n d ia n a a n d w e s te rn Michigan ter
rito ry .
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R. A. K a r r h a s been appointed m e ta llu rg is t, C op p erw eld Steel Co, W a rre n , O- H e fo rm e rly was as
so c ia te d w ith B a tte lle Memorial in
s titu te , C o lu m b u s, 0-, an d later witn C e n tra l A lloy division of Republic S te e l C orp.
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H a rv e y L. M iller h a s been named m a n a g e r of th e d is tric t office recent
ly e s ta b lis h e d by W heeling Stee C orp., W h e e lin g , W . Va., at 2oOS G u lf b u ild in g , H o u sto n , Tex. I- T h o m p so n c o n tin u e s a s district sale
m a n a g e r a t D allas, Tex.
A r t h u r F . S chuck, th e past ten y e a rs a m e m b e r of th e 8enel®
e x e cu tiv e o rg a n iz a tio n of ¡>eari, R oeb u ck & Co., C hicago, h as jo th e s ta ff o f M cC lure, H adden & u n m a n Inc., C hicago, m a n a g e m e n t en g in e e rs.
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H e rm a n L. Cook, well J ® 0'™
c e ra m ic e n g in e e r a n d enam eli" f n p e r in te n d e n t o f th e N o r g e dmsion, B o rg -W a rn e r C orp. . M“ fbales' M ich., h a s re s ig n e d to join the se rv ic e sta ff of O. Hommel to , P itts b u r g h .
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M. L. F re y , fo rm e rly contact met
a llu r g is t f o r R e p u b lic Stee ’ D e tro it, h a s b ee n n am ed a m e ta llu r g is t f o r P a c k a rd M°t0^ . Co., D e tro it, w o rk in g under tio n o f W . H . G ra v es, chief njeta g ist. M r. F re y w a s w ith Repu five y e a rs , th r e e in th e Buffa r ito r y a n d tw o in D etroit.
R. N . M ie rs h a s been “PP0"1,!^
e a s te r n d is tric t e n g in ee r oJ. * C h a lm e rs M fg. Co.’s steam tu division, w ith h e a d q u a rte rs ton. T h e p a s t six y e a rs Mr- h a s b ee n e n g a g e d w ith stea ■ „ bin e sa le s a n d g e n e ra l engn m a tte r s a t M ilw au kee.
L. G. A tk in so n h a s been a PP°'nt£
m a n a g e r o f a new' section . c irc u it b r e a k e r sa le s departure
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Westinghouse E le ctric & M fg. Co., East P ittsburgh, P a. A fte r tw o years in the W e stin g h o u se s tu d e n t course, he joined th e e n g in e e rin g department, sw itc h g e a r division.
In 1936 he w ent into th e sa le s d e partment of sw itc h g e a r a n d now has been m ade head o f sa le s f o r ' small De-ion circuit b re a k e rs .
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Dr. Edward B artow , w ho h a s been granted a y e a r’s leave o f a b sen c e a s emeritus professor of th e U n iv e r
sity of Iowa d e p a rtm e n t o f c h e m istry and chem ical e n g in e e rin g , h a s joined the research la b o ra to rie s of Johns-Manville Corp., M anville, N.
J., as chemical co n su lta n t.
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Clyde E. Lowe, r e p r e s e n ta tiv e in the P ittsburgh a r e a f o r th e m e ta l cleaner d e p a rtm e n t of C ow les D e
tergent Co., C leveland, h a s been transferred to Chicago. H e w ill w o rk with James H. R hodes Co., C hicago, Cowles m etal c le a n e r d is tr ib u to r in the Chicago te rrito ry .
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N. K. Koebel, th e p a s t five y e a rs metallurgist, E a s tm a n K o d ak Co., Rochester, N. Y„ a n d f o r a y e a r prior to th a t re s e a rc h fello w a t Battelle M em orial in s titu te , Col
umbus, 0., has been m a d e m e ta llu r gist in charge of re s e a rc h a n d te c h nical problems, L in d b e rg E n g in e e r
ing Co., Chicago.
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W. C. Doemel, fo rm e rly m a n a g e r, Webster Mfg. Inc., T iffin, O., h a s been appointed s u p e rin te n d e n t, V u l
can Mold & Iro n Co., L a tro b e , P a . He will be in com plete c h a rg e of the company’s m a n u fa c tu rin g o p e ra tions, effective Ja n . 1, 1941.
R- T. Dunlap, w ho u n til a few months ago w as s u p e rin te n d e n t, an d is now plant m a n ag e r, is re s ig n in g Jan. l to become w o rk s m a n a g e r,
ulcan Iron W orks, W ilk es-B arre, Pa.
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Jack F. W olfram , f o rm e rly ex
perimental engineer fo r O ldsm obile envision, G eneral M o to rs Corp., tensing, Mich., h as been ap p o in te d assistant chief e n g in e e r in c h a rg e , engine, tran sm issio n a n d ax le design.
Maurice a. T h o rn e, h e re to fo re chassis engineer, h a s been n a m e d nfSKS*?n*' e n g in e e r in c h a rg e
body, chassis, elec trica l a n d acces-
■or> groups and office a d m in is tr a tion.
Oswald, body e n g in e e r since 9l has become d ire c to r of sty lin g . n i f 0? '“3 ,A- U m an sk y h a s been
assistant m a n a g e r, in d u s tria l d ep a rtm e n t, G en e ra l P^ tnc Co., S chenectady, N . Y.
?in,fC1S Mohler h a s been m a d e en- Mr ri’ Stee* m '^ section, su cce ed in g tim , ansky. B orn in R u ssia , M r.
umansky was educated a t th e Poly- lc in stitu te of P e tro g ra d . H e
jo in e d G en e ra l E le c tric in F e b ru a ry , 1919, a s a te s t m a n ; a y e a r la te r w a s tr a n s f e r r e d to th e p o w e r and m in in g e n g in e e rin g d e p a rtm e n t, r e m a in in g w ith th a t d e p a r tm e n t u n til 1931. H e th e n w a s tr a n s f e r r e d to th e I n te r n a tio n a l G en e ra l E le c tric Co. a n d to o k up w o rk in R u ssia . H e r e tu r n e d to th e in d u s tria l e n g in e e r
in g d e p a rtm e n t in 1933.
M r. M ohler, e d u c a te d a t V irg in ia P o ly te c h n ic in s titu te , jo in e d th e co m p a n y in 1926 a s a te s t m an , and tw o y e a r s la te r w a s tr a n s f e r r e d to th e in d u s tria l c o n tro l e n g in e e rin g d e p a rtm e n t. In 1929 he jo in e d th e ste e l m ill se ctio n o f th e in d u s tria l e n g in e e rin g d e p a rtm e n t.
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D onald R. G. C ow an h a s re sig n e d a s ch ief s ta tis tic ia n , co m m ercial r e s e a rc h d e p a rtm e n t, S w ift & Co., C hi
cago, to becom e m a n a g e r o f co m m e rc ia l re s e a r c h f o r R e p u b lic S teel C orp., C leveland. A n a tiv e of
D onald R. G. Cowan
S tro u d , O nt., M r. C ow an w a s g r a d u a te d f ro m Q u e e n ’s u n iv e rs ity in 1917 w h e re h e w on th e S ir J a m e s Go w an p rize in p o litica l science. H e rec eiv e d h is M. A. d e g re e f ro m th e U n iv e rsity o f T o ro n to in 1918, a n d to o k g r a d u a te c o u rse s a t th e U n i
v e r s ity o f M in n e so ta , U n iv e rsity of C hicago a n d N o rth w e s te rn u n iv e rs ity , re c e iv in g h is P h . D. d eg re e fro m th e U n iv e rsity o f M in n e so ta in 1934.
H e jo in e d S w ift & Co. in 1925 an d se rv e d a s ch ief s ta tis tic ia n sin ce 1935. T h r o u g h o u t h is c a r e e r h e h a s been a te a c h e r o f econom ics, m a rk e tin g a n d allie d s u b je c ts in m id w e ste rn co lleg es a n d u n iv e rs i
tie s a n d a t p r e s e n t is p re sid e n t, A m e ric a n M a rk e tin g asso cia tio n .
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I s r a e l C itro n , C itro n -B y e r Co., T re n to n , N . J., h a s been re-elected p re sid e n t, N ew J e rs e y c h a p te r, I n s titu te o f S c ra p Iro n a n d S te e l Inc.
O th e r officers re-elected a r e : F ir s t v ice p re sid e n t, I r v in g I. W e rb lin , W e rb lin B ros., S o m erv ille, N . J.;
second vice p re sid e n t, H a r r y W ische,
L o w e n ste in B ros. Inc., N e w a rk , N.
J .; th ir d vice p re sid e n t, I rv in g F e ld m a n , P . F e ld m a n & S o n s Inc., E liz a b eth , N . J .; s e c re ta ry , M u rra y K unin, S chiavone-B onom o Corp., J e rs e y City, N . J .; tr e a s u r e r , E li B ussell, P lain fie ld Iro n & M e ta l Co., P la in field, N . J.
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R . R. D an ielso n , M e tal & T h e rm it C orp., a n d v ice p re s id e n t o f P o rc e la in E n a m e l in s titu te , C hicago, a n no u n ce s a p p o in tm e n t o f D r. G. H.
M c In ty re , d ire c to r o f re s e a rc h , F e r ro E n a m e l C orp., C leveland, a s c h a irm a n o f th e c o m m itte e on th e r e s e a r c h a s so c ia te a t th e n a tio n a l b u re a u of s ta n d a r d s . T h is co m m it
te e s u p e rv is e s th e w o rk of D r. P a u l S m ith , w ho h a s s e rv e d a s re s e a r c h a s so c ia te f o r th e in s titu te th e p a s t th r e e y e a rs.
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J a m e s W o rk h a s been elected c h a irm a n o f th e b o ard , B re w s te r A e ro n a u tic a l C orp., L o n g Is la n d C ity, N. Y. O th e r officers elected in c lu d e: G eorge F . C h a p lin e a s p re s id e n t a n d g e n e ra l m a n a g e r;
D ay to n T. B ro w n a s vice p r e s id e n t in c h a rg e o f e x p e rim e n ta l re s e a rc h a n d d ev elo p m en t, a n d W illia m L.
S m ith , vice p re s id e n t in c h a rg e of m a te rie l.
M r. C h a p lin e f o rm e rly w a s vice p re s id e n t in c h a rg e of sa le s, W r ig h t A e ro n a u tic a l C orp. M r. S m ith r e sig n e d fro m W e s te rn E le c tric Co.
la s t O cto b e r to jo in B re w s te r. U n til A ug. 20, 1940, h e w a s d ire c to r o f a i r p u rc h a s e s f o r th e B ritis h P u rc h a s in g com m issio n , a d u ty a s su m e d in D ecem b er, 1939, w h e n W e s te rn E le c tric g r a n te d h im a le a v e o f a b sen c e a s c o n tra c t e n g i
n ee r.
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I r v in A. B rin k m a n , M ack in to sh - H e m p h ill Co., P itts b u r g h , h a s been elec ted g e n e r a l c h a ir m a n , m e ta ls sectio n , e x e c u tiv e co m m itte e , N a tio n a l S a fe ty council, C hicago, f o r th e te rm 194041. V ice c h a irm e n a r e : H . J . S p o e re r, Y o u n g sto w n S h e e t & T u b e Co., E a s t C hicago, In d ., a n d R. H . F e rg u s o n , R e p u b lic S tee l Corp., C leveland.
C h a irm e n o f o th e r c o m m itte e s a r e : E n g in e e rin g , J. E. C ulliney, B e th le h e m S te e l Co., B e th le h e m , P a .; fo u n d ry , J. H . H olzbog, C h a in B e lt Co., M ilw a u k e e ; h e a lth , D r. T.
L y le H a z le tt, W e stin g h o u se E le c
tr ic & M fg. Co., E a s t P itts b u r g h , P a .; m e m b e rsh ip , F r a n k W . K elsey, J o n e s & L a u g h lin S te e l Corp., Ali- q u ip p a , P a .; p o ste r, N . B. M acH ose, B e th le h e m S te e l Co., L a c k a w a n n a , N . Y.; p ro g ra m , J a c o b L. R id in g e r, I n la n d S te e l Co., E a s t C hicago, In d .;
p u b lic ity , W . A. J a rv is , C h a se B ra s s
& C o p p e r Co., W a te rb u ry , C onn.;
r a ilw a y c a r b u ild e rs, P . J . B ra n d , P u llm a n -S ta n d a rd C a r M fg. Co., C h i
ca g o ; s ta tis tic s , E a r l F y le r, C ar- n eg ie-Illin o is S te e l C orp., G ary , Ind.
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