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R E A D E R C O M M E N T S ...
H IG H L I G H T I N G T H IS IS S U E ...
N E W S
Governm ent Expects “ A Lot of Steel at N o Price A dvance” ...
Em ploym ent Services T o A id in Controlling Defense Labor Supply.
Procedure for Defense Plant Amortization Is A nnou nced ...
Defense Plant Expansions T a x Structural Fabricating C ap acity...
Governm ent Defense A w ard s ...
Financial ...
Steelworks Operations for W eek ...
Men of Industry ...
Obituaries ...
Metal Trades G roup Develops Machine Operator T ra in in g P l a n ...
National M achinery H olds Open House to Show W hat M akes Jobs.
Activities of Steel M akers, U sers...
W IN D O W S O F W A S H IN G T O N ...
M IR R O R S O F M O T O R D O M ...
E D L I O R I A L — A Job for the “ Rich Pcojile” ...
T H E B U S IN E S S T R E N D ...
T E C H N I C A L
N e w Mobile Repair Shops for the A r m y ... ...
D ry in g and B aking with Radiant Energy, (C o n clu sio n )...
Rustless Iron & Steel Corp. Opens N ew Stainless P la n t...
N ew Press Extrudes Ferrous, N onferrous T u b in g ...
Telescoj^e Detects Defects in G un B arrels...
N ew Machine Bands Shells by S w a g in g ...
D ow n-D raft Exhaust A id s Finishing D epartm ent...
Heat Treating
Strengthening Anneal Developed for N ickel-Chrom ium Iro n s...
folning and Welding
Alum inum -Bronze W elds— By W . E . Sco tt...
R ebuilding W orn Cast Iron Su rfaces...
Progress in Steelmaf{ing
Scarfing Billets and Slabs ...
Between Heats with S h o rty...
Standardization in the Steel Industry— By R. E . Zim m erm an...
Materials Handling
Survey Shows M odernizing H andling Equipm ent Builds Profits- Fred Merish ...
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IN D U S T R I A L E Q U IP M E N T ... 81
H E L P F U L L I T E R A T U R E ... 89
M A R K E T R E P O R T S A N D P R I C E S ... 9 ,
B E H IN D T H E S C E N E S ... „,8 C O N S T R U C T IO N A N D E N T E R P R I S E ... n 2 IN D E X T O A D V E R T I S E R S ... I2 o
PRODUCTI ON • P R O C E S S I N G • D I S T R I B U T I O N • USE
November 1 1 , i 940
T h e Broden M ill above can handle 100 — 300 feet per minute in wire up to 3/ i " in diameter. The Bantam straight radial roller bearing illustrated is de
signed to carry the high radial loads in the limited space available.
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n eerin g skill in th e design o f sp ecial bearin gs for Broden C o n s tru c tio n C o m p a n y ’ s 8 -in ch w ire fla tten in g mills. Bantam co m b in e d ball bearin gs, to tak e th e th ru st, w ith Bantam straight radial roller bearings t o g iv e h igh radial capacity m a sm all sp ace. H ere is w h a t B r o d e n engineers say:
“ F r o m th e design s ta n d p o in t th ese bearin gs have a d e c i d e d
a d v a n ta g e in their high c a p a c ity fo r th e sm all space o c c u p i e d .
B a n ta m ’ s design m akes fo r ease in a sse m b ly .”
A n d fro m the field, w here these m ills h ave been seeing T O U G H service, fla tten in g wire u p t o M " in diameter, the o p era tors rep ort equal sa tisfa ction , fo r th e mill rolls run true
o n B a n ta m B earin gs. ,
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INGS— Bantam makes them all.
M a n y sizes are carried in stock for immediate delivery. Special sizes are supplied up to 7 2 " O .D .
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— sp ecially d esigned and K . built b y Bantam for strip
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H I G H L I G H T I N G
T H I S I S S U E
■ STE E L p rodu ction last w eek w as at 96 Vs per cent o f in got ca p a city (p . 2 9 ), unch an ged fr o m the previous week. D em and con tin u es h eavy so that delivery dates on som e p rod u cts continue to recede a little fa rth e r into the fu tu re. H eavi
est pressure ju s t now is fo r plates and shapes.
Because actual con su m p tion is so g rea t (p . 9 1 ), steel inventories at con su m in g plants are u n usually light. S tock s at w areh ou ses are badly depleted in certain item s. U sers o f p ig iron and scrap find it n ecessary to be less p a rticu lar with respect to analyses. S h orta g es o f ra w m a terials such as cok e and p ig iron are fo r c in g some steelm akers into barter arran gem en ts to help each oth er out.
A fter talkin g w ith steelm akers and after- studying steelm aking costs, D efense C om m is
sioner Leon H enderson (p . 2 1 ) h olds th at no steel price in crease w ou ld be ju stified under p resen t co n d i
tions. T his also appears to represen t the m a jo r ity view o f the in du stry. T enden cy not to spiral prices was reflected (p . 109) in re
affirmation, late last week, o f the ex istin g lev els on ferrom angan ese and fe rro a lloy s. . . . R e sponsible officials in W a sh in g ton (p. 22 ) c o n cur in the belief that p resen t steelm ak in g c a pacity is sufficient fo r all exp ected needs. . . . H eat-treating fu rn aces sh ou ld be ord ered q u ick ly when the need fo r them is seen (p . 2 3 ), warns the Industrial F urn ace M an ufactu rers association.
Same Prices Called For
An analysis o f the 1940 election s (p. 32 ) in
dicates that the next con g ress is u nlik ely to embark on new experim en ts but, rather, will en deavor to p e rfe ct and re
vise a ccep ted so cia l reform s.
T his b e lie f is heightened b y the ce rta in ty that fo r e ig n a f
fa irs w ill dem and in creasing attention. . . . In thq G ra h a m -P a ige ad m inis
tration building in D etroit (p . 37) are sam ples
Fewer
Experiments
o f airplane parts w hich the govern m en t w ants in large quantities. A n y b o d y in terested in o b tainin g som e o f this business can g e t in fo rm a tion fro m arm y a ir corp s exp erts w h o are on the grou n d to answ er questions. . . . The g o v ernm ent announces a plan (p . 22) to m ake la b or available when and w here needed.
W ork Shop On W heels
W ith m odern arm ies tra velin g on wheels, re pair plants m ust be eq u a lly m obile. Steel p re
sents p ictoria lly (p . 46 ) a m achine shop, a w eld in g sh op and oth er m a in te
nance tru ck s that figure in ou r arm am ent p rogra m . . . . T ou gh n ess o f 4 % p er cent nickel and IV2 per cen t c h ro m ium w hite ca st irons can be increased (p . 52) b y low -tem peratu re annealing. . . . A new series o f rust preventives (p . 52) has been developed. . . . R ustless Iro n & S teel Corp.
(p . 54 ) has com pleted a 5-y ea r expansion and im p rovem ent p rogra m . . . . D evelopm ent o f a series o f coa ted alum inum -bronze w eld in g rod s m akes it possible to produ ce bronze w elds that have h igh er stren gth s than m ild steel and h a rd ness up to 387 brinell.
S u rfa ce con d ition in g o f billets, bloom s, slabs and oth er interm ediate shapes th rou g h the use o f the oxya cety len e flame now is cu rren t p ra c
tice in m ost steel p la n ts; d e
scribed (p . 62) is the setup at the L ack aw an na plan t o f B ethlehem Steel Co. . . . R . E . Z im m erm an (p . 68) dis
cusses stan dardization in the p rod u cts o f the steel in dustry. . . . F red M erish (p . 71 ) cites case h istories to p ro v e th at m odern h andling fa cilitie s increase p rod u ction as m u ch as 80 per cent. . . . In the rebu ildin g o f g ra y ca st iron parts, so ft, m achinable w elds rea d ily are obtained but ca refu l procedu re (p . 7 6 ) m u st be follow ed . . . . A new m achine (p . 78) bands shells b y sw a g ing.
Surfacing Billets
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R Y E R 5 D N
Immediate Shipment Assured
CERTIFIED
G ov ern m en t E xpects *\A Ł o t o ï Steel at A © I*rice A d v a n c e ”
Price Stabilisation Group Studies M anufacturing Costs.
Supplies o f Pig Iron, Scrap, Coke Believed Adequate.
Efficient D istribu tion o f Labor Supply Planned.
D efense Officials Develop A m ortisa tion Procedure.
W A SH IN G TO N
■ CONTINUOUS study o f steel- making costs by the price stabiliza
tion section o f the national defense advisory commission is developing from the com m ission’s survey o f pig iron, scrap and coke supplies and prices.
Tentative opinion o f com m ission officials is that no steel price in
crease is justified under present conditions. Executives o f som e o f the large integrated com panies also recently have stated that present prices are adequate on the basis o f present costs; they also expressed opes that costs would not increase o the extent o f requiring higher prices. The position o f som e o f the smaller nonintegrated companies, however, is less favorable.
Representatives o f steel produc
ing companies last week con ferred individually with Leon Henderson and his price stabilization section, n conferences will be continued at least through this week. W hile all conferences were executive ses- : ns_, a.nc* no statements w ere issued it is understood they con cerned prices and supplies o f raw m-nvfi1 S as wel1 as other industry
I T ImPressed on the steel exnn w rs was the governm ent’s o r f l i ‘ 0n f ° r 3 lot o f steel at n0 Price advance.
ana°pft renCes with pig iron> scraP and coke producers have convinced
r f IOn officials ‘ hat supplies mppi 6 materials are adequate to makersr° SPeCtiVe demands o f steel- tionsh‘ iea tamporarily tight situa- era! ™ exist am ong sev- lar?p ™PaniGs which have made
& forward commitments, con
^ovember 11, 1940
sistent with heavy backlogs, the com m ission officials believe their surveys sh ow no long-term short
age o f steelm aking raw m aterials unless the arm am ent program is in
creased considerably.
Mr. H enderson believes adequate
Leon Henderson
supplies o f iron, scrap and coke will continue to be available at about the present price level. He said he had been assured by m er
chant pig iron producers o f their ability to supply all foreseeable needs at current prices. He also said he understood one producer which recently advanced pig iron prices $1.50 was affected by local conditions. This, he explained, was the necessity fo r shipping coke a considerable distance to one o f the com pany’s furnaces.
Mr. Henderson also predicted an adequate supply o f coke. Som e increase in by-product capacity is being constructed, he explained, and when shortages appear, the old bee
hive ovens are being placed in p ro duction.
The price stabilization section also is continuing studies o f copper and other nonferrou s metals prices.
H ighlight o f recent conferences be
tween Mr. H enderson and copper industry representatives w as a dec
laration by the form er that 13-cent copper was too high. He believes, however, that the current copper price is ju st and reasonable from both an industry and governm ent view point, and that the earnings record o f copper com panies sub
stantiate this view.
It is understood the adm inistra
tion is reluctant to undertake any price-fixing action so long as the industry continues to co-operate to prevent w idespread unreasonable advances. This attitude is applicable to other industries as well as cop per, it w as said.
If prices rise unreasonably or if a shortage in copper supply devel
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ops, the com m ission has under con sideration tw o plans to m eet the situation. One is a graduated tariff on copper im ports. The tariff w ould g o down w hen dom estic prices in
crease and the tariff w ould rise when dom estic prices fall. It is believed this plan m ight stabilize prices at a level fa ir to the indus
try and to governm ent.
The second plan involves the use o f a 1914 law w hich authorizes the secretary o f navy to m ake em er
gency purchases o f raw m aterials abroad, which m ay enter the United States free o f duty.
D efense officials generally are loud in their praise o f the c o operation o f industries in keeping prices in hand, although copper, lead, zinc and a fe w other prices have been su b ject to som e criticism .
No less em phatic was Mr. H en
derson in defending the p rogress tow ard arm am ent made by the g o v ernm ent. A roused by criticism s o f the slow ness in execu tin g the p ro
gram , the defense com m issioner said: “ I have studied the exp eri
ence o f other countries in their preparations fo r rearm am ent or w ar. G erm any devoted six long years to her rearm am ent effort.
E ngland has been serious since Munich.
“ I honestly believe that this coun
try has made m ore progress in the
last five m onths in setting up an organization fo r handling the em ei- gency, and tow ard rearm am ent, than any country ever did in the sam e num ber o f m onths.”
“ NO IN G O T SH O RTAG E,”
B O A RD TEE L S P R E S ID E N T President R oosevelt last w eek re
vealed he had canvassed the steel supply situation with the national defense advisory com m ission and had been in form ed there w ould be no in got shortage this w inter. Som e shortage o f processing facilities is possible, the President said, al
though he did not sp ecify w hat types o f facilities w ere inadequate.
' The President discussed the steel situation as one o f the problem s w hich w ill be watched by the new priorities board com posed o f W il
liam S. Knudsen, E. R. Stettinius Jr.
and L eon Henderson. T h e board, he said, w ould not concern itself so m uch with the output o f finished articles as with specific problem s o f raw and semifinished m aterial output, labor, and assem bly facili
ties.
Mr. R oosevelt also announced that h enceforth this cou ntry’s out
put o f m unitions w ill be distributed between United States and Great Britain on a 50-50 basis. T his means a slightly greater proportion o f the total will go to England.
E m p lo y m e n t S e r v ic e s T o A id in C o n t r o llin g H e fe n s e T a b o r S u p p ly
H A SM OOTH ER and m ore ade
quate flow o f labor from the offices o f the United States em ploym ent service to defense industries is e x pected from a plan recently tested fo r ascertaining em p loyers’ esti
m ated labor requirem ents and the availability o f w orkers. Im pressed by the results o f the trial, the em ploym ent service has announced that it will extend the p rogram to cover about 20,000 em ployers. These firms, none o f which em ploys fe w er than 20 w orkers, w ill" be inter
view ed at 30-day intervals ‘ by rep resentatives o f state em ploym ent services.
The selection o f em ployers fo r interview w ill not be restricted to those holding defense contracts but will include those producing equ ip ment and m aterials regarded as essential to the defense program . In addition to aircraft, shipbuild
ing, am m unition, and m achinery and parts industries, firms produ c
ing autom otive equipm ent, glass, rubber, petroleum , iron and steel, and other products, w ill be included.
E m ployers in other industries m ay
be added as the defense program expands.
T he plan provides fo r obtaining in form ation fro m em ployers reg a rd ing their prospective labor needs during the 60 days follow in g each m onthly interview. Since m ost firms are geared to an operating schedule o f at least this duration, it is expected em ployers w ill be able to fu rn ish estim ates o f the num ber o f w ork ers they expect to hire, with som e indication o f the occupational skills and other speci
fications involved. In form ation also w ill be sou ght regardin g layoffs.
The service has given the assur
ance that ail in form ation obtained from an em ployer will be regarded as confidential and the identity o f any individual firm w ill not be disclosed.
T he results o f these surveys, Which w ill be made on a nation
wide basis utilizing the personnel p f the 1500 state em ploym ent offices, w ill be used to guide the United States em ploym ent service in recruiting w ork ers and in avoid
ing dislocation o f labor markets.
In those instances where the avail
able labor supply appears to be inadequate, its clearance machinery w ill be put into operation so that local state em ploym ent offices will have access to interstate and inter
region al resources in locating need
ed w orkers. T he inform ation will also be used to prevent unnecessary m igration o f labor to areas where there already are m ore workers than can be used, and to avoid the tran sfer o f w ork ers from commu
nities w here they are, or shortly w ill be, needed.
VVPA PRO JE C T S F O R DEFENSE GIVEN B L A N K E T PRIO RITY
An arrangem ent between the W P A and the w a r department will give blanket priority to all projects o f types designated by the army as im portant to national defense, How
ard O- H unter, acting commissioner o f w ork projects, announced.
T he new system is expected to re
duce the tim e required to begin op
erating p rojects providing or im
p rovin g the cou n try’s military fa
cilities.
Since July 1, projects in these categories have been certified indi
vidually by the secretary of war.
C ertification by the secretary of war or navy not on ly gives priority to a p roje ct but also perm its relaxation o f requirem ents regarding sponsors funds, lim itation on hours of work and m onthly w ages and restrictions on the am ount o f W P A funds which m ay be spent on individual build
ings.
T he secretary o f w ar has now given “ blanket” certification to all pending and fu tu re projects in cer
tain categories, m aking it no longer necessary fo r the w ar departmen to act on individual applications ex
cept in certain instances, Mr. Hunt
er explained.
T he categories o f projects covered by the “ blanket” certification follow in the order o f priority designated by the w ar departm ent:
1. A ll p rojects sponsored by the w a r department.
2. A irp ort projects at sites desig
nated by the w a r department as im
portant fo r m ilitary PurP0S®s> ' cept those fo r construction ot nang ars and other buildings.
3. C onstruction or reconstruction o f access roads to military posts , concentration areas designated - the w ar departm ent. „ vr>pnt 4. N ational guard facilities, exc P buildings fo r which W P A *ur w ould exceed $100,000. _ s
5. R eserve officers’ training . h facilities, except buildings fo ^ W P A funds w ould exceed SlO
6. H ighw ays on a national^ ^ tegic n etw ork designated by
department. m-oiects
7. Health and sanitation Pioi approved by the U. S -P u b rt.
service in the vicinity o f wa as>
m ent posts and cofncte" tr| 'p ropriate if the su rgeon o f the app
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IS Inspection: A workman at the Rock Island, 111., arsenal exam ines Ihe riding of a 155-millimeter howitzer barrel. The g u n is of the W orld w ar period. If the rifling is good, the gun is reconditioned. The arsenal is a hive of activity as work is rushed
on new armament and the reconditioning of old. N E A photo
corps area considers the w ork bene
ficial.
Certification o f individual projects will continue to be required on air
port buildings and on national guard and R.O.T.C. buildings on
which W P A funds w ould exceed
$100,000.
The m ethod o f individual certifi
cation also continues fo r projects sponsored by the navy department o r in which the navy is interested.
P rocedure l o r D e fe n s e P la n t A m o rtiza tio n I s A n n o u n c e d
B PROCEDURE has been w orked ut jointly by the national defense advisory commission, the war, navy and treasury departments to handle applications from m anufacturers 01 certification required by the amortization section o f the new tax law.
This law provides that m anufac- reis in certain instances m ay use a.cce^erated rate o f depreciation r income and excess profits tax rerHrS^S ° n plants or equipm ent
tihed as necessary in the inter- of national defense during the emergency period. Specifically, a
m anufacturer w ho constructed or acquired new facilities after June 10, 1940, may, in determ ining his taxes, am ortize the cost o f such facilities over a five-year period in
stead o f the norm al period o f de
preciation o f such property if he receives a “ N ecessity Certificate.”
W hen a m anufacturer is being reim bursed by the governm ent fo r the cost o f his new facilities at a rate exceeding norm al depreciation either directly or indirectly the m anufacturer will be required to obtain a “ Certificate o f G overn
m ent P rotection,” stating that the
contract adequately protects the governm ent on the facilities’ fu tu re use and disposition.
I f the m an u factu rer is not being thus reim bursed he m ay obtain a
“ Certificate o f N on-R eim bursem ent”
to that effect w hich w ill conclusive
ly establish fo r the purpose o f tax law that a “ Certificate o f G overn
m ent P rotection ” is not required.
All three certificates require the approval o f the defense com m is
sion and either the secretary o f w a r or secretary o f navy. Certifi
cation is to be m ade to the com m ission o f internal revenue. In structions coverin g the in form ation required on application fo r these certificates m ay be obtained fr o m the office o f the assistant secretary o f w ar or the office o f the ju d g e advocate general o f the navy. In structions also are being forw arded to w ar departm ent district p rocu re
m ent officers.
In announcing join t approval o f this prqcedure, Donald M. Nelson, co-ordinator o f national defense purchases, said: "C om pletion o f the procedure fo r obtaining rapid de
preciation o f facilities constructed to meet the requirem ents o f the defense progra m should m aterially benefit and expedite the arm am ent effort.”
A SK B U YER S’ CO O P E R A T IO N IN O R D E R IN G F U R N A C E S
Heat treating fu rn aces needed fo r the m anufacture o f m unitions and other metal products essential to the defense program should be or
dered im m ediately if delivery is to be assured when it actually is re
quired. This is the gist o f a survey ju st com pleted by the Industrial F urnace M anufacturers association, N ew Y ork. S u rvey also disclosed:
Orders fo r heat treating fu rn aces are being placed at a rapidly in
creasing rate.
In the case o f large production fu rn aces built on the user’s p rem ises, (a) about h a lf the m an u fac
turers o f this equipm ent cannot maintain present deliveries w ith any fu rth er increase in volu m e un
less there is a greater acceptance o f established designs; (b ) the bal
ance o f the m anufacturers can still increase volu m e b y abou t 25 per cent w ithout extending deliveries, and could do still m ore i f users w ould not insist on innovations in design; (c ) a fu rth er increase in production o f 25 to 50 p er cent could be effected if users w ou ld give the fu rn ace m anufacturers 60 days’
m ore time.
Practically all m an u factu rers o f sm all furnaces w h ich are shipped com plete fr o m fa cto ry could in
crease present output 10 p er cent o r m ore w ithout extending deliv
eries. T hey cou ld raise ou tpu t an additional 25 per cent i f users w ould allow 60 days’ m ore time.
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D e fe n s e P la n t E x p a n s io n s T a x S t r u c t u r a l F a b r ic a tin g C a p a c ity
N E W YORK M E X P A N S IO N o f the nation’s in
dustrial plants, w hich w ill brin g structural steel con tracts fo r this year substantially above the 1939 tonnage, is led by the a ircra ft indus
try. F o r additional space fo r the m anufacture o f engines and assem bly, 106,952 tons o f fabricated structural steel had been placed with fab rica tin g shops by N ov. 9 since Jan. 1.
T his volum e is included in 53 con tracts ran gin g fr o m less than 100 to 10,000 tons and does not take into consideration the tonnages already- bought fo r hangars, air field build
ings, extensions by partsm akers and m iscellaneous facilities w hich nat
u rally fo llo w such expansion.
Structural contracts coverin g the latter grou ps are estim ated at 125,- 945 tons and w ill continue heavy during the rem ainder o f the year.
F or the present, bulk o f structural contracts cov e rin g actual engine and assem bly plant construction are placed, although additional exten
sion plans are in the blueprint stage, and, should the British sponsor fu r
ther a ircra ft plant construction here, as now contem plated, an addi
tional upturn m ay be expected.
Steel contracts in volvin g new air
cra ft plants are at the top o f the list in production and delivery schedules, fo r until these shops are com pleted and tooled, the. nation’ s gigan tic air fleet continues largely on order. A s m uch o f this tonnage is concentrated, having been placed w ith structural shops in recent weeks, the strain on structural mills and fa b rica tors is severe, although the volum e is being rath er w idely distributed based on ability o f in
dividual shops to expedite deliveries and steel erection.
G reat as is present dem and on m ills and fab rica tin g shops, con ges
tion is even m ore evident in the preparation o f plans, design and en
gineering details. Until these are com plete, fa b rica tin g shops, and to som e degree structural m ills, are geared to the availability o f blue
prints.
Had this w ork been spread over norm al periods, both m ills and fa b ricators w ould have experienced no difficulty. Structural m ill ro llin g ca pacity now is 5,205,300 tons annual
ly. The fa b rica tin g industry in re
cent years has operated not much above 50 per cent o f capacity. Dis
tribution o f structural shapes, over 3-inch, last year through all chan
nels totaled 2,583,101 tons and struc
A n A m e ric a n G en eral and A ircraft B uilders
tural fa b rica tin g shop bookings, 1,- 305,049 tons.
Plans call fo r m ost o f these new a ircra ft plants to be in production b y M ay w hich m eans speed rec
ords in production, preparation of m aterial and construction work.
T here is am ple evidence such rec
ords w ill be attained. An example is a la rg e fou n d ry building for the Bullard M achine Co., Bridgeport, Conn., com pleted in 70 days by the T urn er C onstruction Co., part of the structure being erected over a 70- fo o t creek.
W here possible, plans for new plant expansion are being stand
ardized to speed up fabrication.
$4,294,798 E X P A N S IO N FOR V U LTE E A IR C R A F T
W a r departm ent has awarded a contract to V ultee A ircraft Inc., D ow ney, Calif., calling fo r plant ex
pansion totaling $4,294,798.11.
N ew facilities w ill be constructed under term s o f the emergency plant facility con tract developed Jointly by the national defense advisory com m ission, the w ar, navy, treas
ury departm ents. The company in each case w ill furnish funds for con
struction. Under the contract, the governm ent w ill repay the cost o the plant expansion over a period o f five years.
A t the end o f five years the con
tra ctor w ill have the option to pui- chase the prop erty at cost less a pi arranged rate o f depreciation or, alternatively, at a negotiated sum.
In the event the contractor does not choose to retain the propcrt., title w ill be transferred to the gov ernment.
B R IT A IN TO BE PERM ITTED TO BUY 12,000 M ORE PLAN E»
T he priorities board last week an nounced the British purchasing com
m ission w ill be permitted to neg tiate orders fo r 12,000 additions planes with A m erican aircraft com panies. The planes will be built i existing plants and in facilities under construction.
Under plans being made by priorities board it is intended to g construction o f British planes A m erican production in such a w as to prevent interference "
United States requirements. Den- ery priorities are being studied.
■ Lieut G en. H. H. Arnold, former chief of the air corps and now deputy chief of L f i confers with officers of the G len n L. Martin C o.. Baltimore, on the progress in army aircraft production. M artin co m p an y is build ing w hat is exPe =te^ be lhe world’s fastest m edium bom ber, the B-26. From left to right: Joseph T- e * ‘ l u t i v e v ice president: G eneral A rnold: G len n L. Martin, president: and Harry . V ollm er. vice president in charge of manufacturing. Martin last w ee k w a s a w a - e d T e Daniel G u g g e n h e im m ed al for 1940 for outstanding contributions to
aeronautical developm ent
M E ST A M A C H IN E CO. WILL EQUIP GUN TUBE F A C T O R !
C ontract on a fixed-fee basis has been aw arded by the war ° eP m ent to th e M esta Machine lo, Pittsburgh, fo r equipping a gun fa cto ry at W est Homestead, Fa-
M esta w ill construct and owni building. Equipm ent w ill be insta,building, mquiprnein. «*** -- at a cost o f approxim ately ^ a i a cusi ui , - . 000. The title to this equipment rem ain with the government.
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■ Typical of the automotive industry's boom in g activity is this night scen e, sn ap p ed at the Chevrolet plant in Flint, Mich.
Weekly automobile production now is in e xce ss of 120,000 units and the industry is preparing to take a more active part in the production of aircraft and other defense materials
$ 3 5 8 ,3 2 3 ,1 1 4 A ir c r a f t E n g in e A w ards L e a d D e fe n s e P n r c h a s e s
H GOVERNMENT defense awards totaling $471,536,030.87 w ere rep ort
ed last week by the w ar and navy
•departments. A ggregate o f w ar de
partment contracts again exceeded the navy’s total.
Largest awards reported by the war department in the w eek in
cluded contracts totaling $131,306,- 962.27 to W right Aeronautical Corp., Paterson, N. J., fo r airplane en
gines. Part o f the orders to Wright is allocated to the navy, under the new policy w hereby the army deals exclusively with W right Aeronautical Corp. fo r W righ t en
gines to fill combined arm y and navy requirements. Such engines as will go to the navy will be paid for by transfer o f navy funds to the army.
Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich., received an award fo r aircraft en
gines totaling $122,323,020, and united Aircraft Corp.’s Pratt &
Whitney A ircraft division, East Hartford, Conn., was given con- ttacts for aircraft engines a g g re
gating $104,693,132.34.
Contracts totaling $8,074,406.25 were awarded by the w ar depart
ment to Colt Patent Fire A rm s Mfg. Co., Hartford, Conn., fo r in
stallation o f equipment fo r m anu
facture of infantry weapons. G ov
ernment will retain title to the U1J?1? ent which w in be installed n Colt’s buildings. W ar depart
ment announced the follow in g:
Quartermaster Corps Awards
* Utr° ^ S,ales & Service, Ardmore, Pa., Ban«« , trucks’ 51,653,131.
temnnr" W ’L Construction Co., Seattle,
^ n r a K a a c k s ' F t - L e w l s ' W a s h -
B law -Knox Co., Pittsburgh, class room, Ft. Monroe, Virginia, 315,766.
Brown & Hamps, Syracuse, N. Y., tem
porary housing, Madison barracks, New York, $199,600.
Buglecraft Inc., Long Island City, N. Y„
750 trumpets, $2043.30.
Dillard, W illiam B., Macon, Ga., radio beacon range building, Lawson Held, Georgia, S4190.
Dalton, E. L., D allas, Tex., gas distribu
tion system, San Angelo, Tex., $10,950.
Diamond, Arnold M., Brooklyn, N. Y„
steam distribution system, W estover field, M assachusetts, $77,478.
Eby, Martin K., Construction Co., W ichita, Kans., ordnance magazine, Marshall field, Kansas, $1790.
Messer, Frank, & Sons Inc., Cincinnati, temporary addition to administration building, W right field, Ohio, $224,700.
General Motors Corp., Chevrolet divi
sion, Detroit, trucks, $36,716.80.
Kalam azoo Stove & Furnace Co., K al
amazoo, Mich., 3400 coal-burning heat
ing stoves, $62,390.
MacDonald & Kahn Inc., San Francisco, water, sewer, electric distribution sys
tems and buildings, Ft. Lewis, W ash ington, $66,955.
M arshall Stove Co., Lewisburg, Tenn., 3100 coal-burning heating stoves, $60,- 760.
Mullins & Wheeler, Salt Lake City, Utah, gas distribution system, Salt Lake City municipal airport, Utah, $5165.
M yer Construction Co., San Francisco, temporary housing, utilities at Pre
sidio, San Francisco, $284,639.
O’ Driscoll & Grover Inc., New York, temporary housing, Ft. Ethan Allen, Vermont, $837,737.
Packard Motor Car Co., Detroit, 5-pas- senger sedan automobiles, $35,999.75.
Pfotzer, E. E. J., Pensacola, Fla., engine test building at Southeast Air depot, Mobile, Ala., $268,780.
Philadelphia Depot Factory, Philadel
phia, flying cadets’ insignia, $562.82.
Shwayder Bros. Inc., Denver, 59,000 trunk lockers, $165,200.
Soling Heating & Cooling Co. Inc., New York, central heating plant, Mitchell field, Hempstead, L. I„ $8350.
Slaym aker Lock Co., Lancaster, Pa., 62,000 padlocks, $9920.
Superior Trailer M fg. Co., Los Angeles, Ilers, $149,059.96.
Texas Trunk Co., San Antonio, Tex., 3000 trunk lockers, $9750.
Trailco M fg. & Sales Co., Hummels W harf, Pa., trailers, $4057.20.
W alter Motor Truck Co., Ridgewood, L. I., tractor trucks, $15,000.
Yellow Truck & Coach M fg. Co., Pontiac, Mich., trucks. $133,674.60.
York Band Instrument Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., 3250 trumpets, $7979.40.
Ordnance Department Awards Alco Fabricating Corp., Pawtucket, R. I.,
artillery ammunition, $2081.25.
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp., Brackcn- ridge, Pa., gages, $3342.
Aluminum Co. of America, Pittsburgh, ammunition components, $2156.50.
American Brass Co., W aterbury, Conn., artillery ammunition, brass strips,
$131,009.75.
American Car & Foundry Co., Berwick, Pa., engine supports, $8750.
American Locomotive Co., Railway Steel Spring division, Latrobe, Pa., automo
tive equipment, $1386.50.
American Machine & M etals Inc., East Moline, 111., machinery, $2295.
Apex Tool & Cutter Co. Inc., Snelton.
Conn., machinery, $1345.52.
Athey Truss Wheel Co., Chicago, trailers,
$6040.
Associated Spring Corp., Bristol, Conn., small arms materiel, $2755.50.
Autocar Co., Ardmore, Pa., machinery,
$4500.
Barber-Colman Co., Machine & Small Tool division, Rockford, 111, machin
ery, $3720.
Barrett, Leon J„ C o , Worcester, M ass, oil extractors, $1307.50.
Barwood & C o , Philadelphia, gages,
$4669.13.
Bausch & Lomb Optical C o , Rochester, N. Y „ microscopes, $3199.25.
Bendix Aviation Corp., Eclipse A via
tion division, Bendix, N. J , fire con
trol equipment, artillery materiel, mis
cellaneous parts, $1,983,936.43.
BG Corp., New York, automotive equip
ment, $8050.
Brill, J. G , C o , Philadelphia, artillery materiel, $80,973.55.
Borg W arner Corp., Rockford Drilling Machine division, Rockford, 111, mis
cellaneous parts for engines, $19,711.75.
Bridgeport Brass C o , Bridgeport, Conn, artillery ammunition c o m p o n e n t s ,
$135,000.
Brown & Sharpe M fg. C o , Providence, R. I , machinery $120,797.96.
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Buffalo Bolt Co., North Tonawanda, N. Y., ammunition components, $18,- 485.10.
Carboloy Co. Inc., Detroit, tools, $1390.
Chicago Tram rall Co., Chicago, machin
ery, $7793.
Christiansen, Christian B., Newark, N. J..
machinery, $3100.
Cincinnati Milling Machine & Cincinnati Grinders Inc., Cincinnati, machinery,
$8279.
Colt’s Patent Fire Arms M fg. Co.. H art
ford, Conn., small arms materiel, $1,- 173,722.16.
Continental Can Co. Inc., Baltimore, ar
tillery ammunition components, $2340.
Continental Machines Inc., Minneapolis, machinery, $1900.
Cook & Chick Co., Chicago, machinery,
$1158.
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Baltimore, small arms materiel, $1,147,030.
Cunningham, J., Sons & Co., Rochester, N. Y., sm all arms materiel, $294,600.
Diebold Safe & Lock Co., Canton, O., automotive equipment, $5868.75' Eastm an Kodak Co., Rochester, N. Y „
tire control equipment, $227,267.
Eclipse Air Brush Co. Inc., Newark, N. J., machinery, $4548.
Ever-Tite M fg. Co., Davenport, Iowa, automotive equipment. S6804.
Ferracute Machine Co., Bridgeton, N. J., machinery $6015.
Fischer, Charles, Spring Co., Brooklyn, N. Y„ small arms materiel. $11,141.
Ford Motor Co., Alexandria, Va., trucks,
$171,430.01.
Fox Munitions Corp., Philadelphia, gages,
$1682.
Garman Tool & Die Co., Detroit, gages,
$1040.
General Time Instruments Corp., W est- clox division, LaSalle, 111., artillery ammunition components, $14,584.
Gibbs, Thos. B., & Co., Delavan, W is.. for Brust Tool Co., Chicago, machines,
$300,000.
Greenileld Tap & Die Corp., Greenfield, Mass., gages, $11,086.82.
Hanson & Co. Inc., Detroit, gages,
$1772.85.
Hanson-W hltney Machine Co., Philadel
phia, gages, $4566.84.
Ingersoll-Rand Co., Phiilipsburg, N. J., machinery, $449,434.
International Harvester Co., Chicago, tractors, $631,172.20.
Johnson Tool & Engineering Co. Inc., Dayton, O., gages, $1825.50.
Kelly, John P., Philadelphia, artillery ammunition, $2047.50.
Kent-Owens Machine Co., Toledo, O., m a
chinery, $2464.
Lansdowne Steel & Iron Co., Morton. Pa., ammunition components, $17,283,750.
LaSalle Steel Co., Chicago, cold-drawn steel, $189,750.
Lincoln Park Tool & Gage Co., Lincoln Park, Mich., gages, $17,318.82.
Lloyd & Arms Inc., Philadelphia, m a- chinery, $16,410.
Lyman Gun Sight Corp., Middlefleld, Conn., sm all arms materiel, $1S,096.
Messinger Bearings Inc., Philadelphia, machinery, $3965.
Moore, J. VV„ Machine Co., Everett, Mass., gages, $4472.
Morrison Machine Co., Paterson, N. J., machinery, $1214.25.
Morse Twist Drill & Machine Co., New Bedford, Mass., tools, $1220.74.
National Cash Register Co., Dayton, O., a r t i l l e r y ammunition components,
$1414.0S.
New York Thread Grinding Corp., New York, gages, $1263.65.
Nllcs-Bement-Pond Co., Pratt & W hit
ney division, W est Hartford, Conn., drill assemblies, gages, $26,977.82.
Norton Co., Worcester, Mass., grinding machines, $56,345.16.
Oliver Iron and Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, ammunition components, $48,207.02.
Ohio Tool Co., Cleveland, gages, $1828.
Onsrud Machine W orks Inc., Chicago, lot routers, $7021.
Peerless Paper Corp., A lb a n y , N . Y „ tools, $2155.58.
Pfaudler Co., Rochester, N. Y., machin
ery, $1022.
Philadelphia Hardware & Malleable Iron W orks Inc., Philadelphia, artil
lery ammunition components, $10,- 462.29.
Precise Tool M fg. Co., Farmington, Mich., gages, $11,680.
Prentiss, Henry, & Co. Inc., New York, machinery, $10,115.
Putman Tool Co., Detroit, tools, $1520.
Remington Arms Co. Inc., Bridgeport, Conn., sm all arms materiel, $48,000.
Revere Copper & Brass Inc., Baltimore, sm all arms ammunition, $109,146.86.
Safety Car Heating & Lighting Co. Inc., N ew York, fire control equipment,
$280,068.
Saginaw Stamping & Tool Co., Saginaw, Mich., trailers, accessories, $2S9,599.80.
Silent Hoist Winch & Crane Co., Brook
lyn, N. Y., crane cars, $8140.
Smith & W esson Inc., Springfield, Mass., sm all arms materiel, $23,850.
Sperry Gyroscope Co., Brooklyn, N. Y., fire control equipment, $138,710.
Spicer M fg. Co., Toledo, O., automotive equipment, $35,000.
Standard Gage Co. Inc., Poughkeepsie, N. Y „ gages, $1230.
Standard Machinery Co., Providence, R. I., machinery, $1024.
Standard Products Co., Detroit, small arms materiel, $3000.
superior Die Casting Co., Cleveland, am
munition components, $2346.
Taylor-W harton Iron & Steel Co., Easton, Pa., machinery, $3840.
Templeton, Kenly & Co., Chicago, ratchet jacks, $20,930.
Timken-Detroit A xle Co., Wisconsin Axle division, Oshkosh, WIs., drive as
semblies, $5424.42.
Tools & Gages Inc., Cleveland, gages,
$31,345.
Tri-M etal Products Corp., Conshohocken, Pa., artillery ammunition, $1801.80.
P u r c h a s e s U n d e r W a l s l i - I t e a l e r A c t
P u r c h a s e s U n d er Y V a lsh -H ealey A c t (In W eek E n d ed O ct. 2<i)
Ir o n a n d S teel P ro d u c ts C o m m o d ity Amount
A e r ia l M a ch in e & T o o l C orp., N e w Y o r k ... ^ ' h f g s ^ 3 0 0 ^ $62,200.90 A lle g h e n y L u d lu m S teel C orp., B r a c k e n r ld g e , P a S teel 95,65425 A m e r ic a n S to v e Co., C le v e la n d ... n ? ,m m v p ro je c tile s 33,504.00 A tla n t ic M fg . Co., P h ila d e lp h ia ... . . • ■ • ■ ... ? n i h o r c h a ns 53 877.00 B a ld t A n c h o r C h a in & F o r g e C orp., C h ester, P a A n c h o r c h a m s
B eth leh em S teel C o., B eth leh em , P a ... S u p e r str u ctu r e , g7257g0
F o r g in g s 116,893.40
C am d en F o rg e Co., C am den , N J. ... cuppi m im e steel
C a r n e g le -Illin o is S teel C orp., P itts b u r g h ... s Î e e t “ î - t e â m s 479,295.54 C le v e la n d P n e u m a tic T o o l C o., C le v e la n d ... B e n d T l U M n ^ s '^ " 1 A * « S
Crane Co.. C h ic a g o ...■■••• v in e s 2,332,343.02
C ru cib le S teel Co. o f A m e r ic a , N ew Y o r k ... B o o s te r cu p s 70,428.00 D o e h le r D ie C a stin g Co., P o tts to w n , P a ... n o o r g r a tin g s n,742.rJ D ra v o C orp., P itt s b u r g h ... F o r c in g s 1,162,366.40 E rie F o r g e Co., Erie, P a ... R o n f pr n a rts 560,774.00 F e d e ra l S c re w W o rk s, D e tro it ... U n rein es 94,250.00 F in k i, A.. & S on s Co., C h ic a g o ... v n k « SI,865.20 G ood m a n M fg . Co., C h ic a g o ..._ • ... D é m o litio n b om b s 265,000.00 H a rr is b u r g S teel Corp., H a rr isb u r g , P a ... D e m o litio n uom 23,610.32 H u nt, J. R., & Co., B a ltim o r e ... ... *30,528.00 In la n d S teel Co., C h ic a g o ... p fn e n ttin g s 17,656.85 K e n n e d y V a lv e M fg . Co., E lm ira N. Y ... P ip e AtU ngs 176>640.00 L a n s d o w n e S teel & Ir o n Co., M orton , P a . ... B o d y fo r g in g s 2S>mtio L u n d q u ist T o o l & M fg . Co., W o rc e s te r M a ss... w ! I e 13,010.00 L y n c h b u r g F o u n d r y Co., L y n c h b u r g , V a ... W a te r p ipe 26,233.60 M ahr M fg . Co., M in n e a p o lis ... r n s r a n e e s 310,971.1»
M a je s tic M fg . Co., St. L o u is ... ° a f ranK es »14.7S4.55 M an n in g , M a x w e ll & M o o re Inc., B rid g e p o rt, C onn . . . V a lv e s 49,801.50 M id la n d S tr u ctu r a l S teel Co., C icero, 111... F a b r ic a t e d stce 616|153.00 M id v a le Co., P h ila d e lp h ia ... ... f o r g i n g s 45,400.00 M itch ell M eta l P ro d u c ts Inc., C le v e la n d ... M eta l c r a i t s 006,003.80 N a tio n a l F o rg e & O rd n a n ce Co., Irvin e, P a F o r g in g s - 26SSaoo N a tio n a l M a lle a b le & S teel C a stin g Co., C le v e la n d . . . S teel c h a in s 264,147.50 N a tio n a l T u b e Co., P itt s b u r g h ... ® o d y : g ■ 58,991.63 O liv e r Iron & S teel C orp., P itts b u rg h ... N o se plut?s 40,u00.00 P e co M fg . C orp., P h ila d e lp h ia ... M a c h in in g fo g 267,641.74 P e n n s y lv a n ia F o r g e C orp., P h ila d e lp h ia ... F o r g in g s n , 2l 0.00 P o rtla n d C o., P o rtla n d , M e... A n c h o r s
R e p u b lic S teel C orp., C le v e la n d ... S teel, b o lts and ^
n u ts '51358
R o e b lin g ’ s, J oh n A., S on s Co., T re n to n , N. J ... W ir e c lo th , w ire 41b R u ss e ll, B u r d sa ll & W a rd B olt & N u t C o., P o r t _ 19,813.93
C h ester, N. Y ... ? ' u ts 15,698.19 S am uel L ev in e, N ew Y o r k ... I ron u n ion s 35,889-21 S ou th ern P ip e & C a sin g Co., A zu sa , C a lif... S teel p ipe i o 2,550.6S S ta n d a rd G as E q u ip m en t C orp., B a ltim o r e ... G as r a n g e s
S tru th ers W e lls -T itu s v ille Corp., T itu s v ille F o r g e d i- 184,295.00 v isio n , T itu s v ille , P a ... F o rg in g s
T im k en R o lle r B e a r in g Co., S teel & T u b e d iv is io n , 11,269.30 C an ton , O ... S teel 41,250.00 T ltc flc x M eta l H ose Co., N e w a r k , N. J ... I g n itio n h a rn ess i6,000.l»
U. S. P ipe & F o u n d r y Co., P h ila d e lp h ia ... W a te r p ipe 21.22S.00 Ulm er, A . J., N ew Y o r k ... A d a p te r s 53,783.92 W a c k m a n W eld ed W a r e Co., St. L o u is ... S teel d ru m s 37,600.50 W a lw o r th C o., N ew Y o r k ... P ipe fittin g s 21,766.76 W a sh b u r n W ir e C o., N ew Y o rk ... S teel 10,989.36 W rig h t A e r o n a u tic a l C orp., P a te rso n , N. J ... T o o ls
-Estim ated.
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