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V olum e 107—No. 10 Septem ber 2, 1940
READER COMMENTS
H IG H L IG H T IN G T H IS ISSUE NEW S
Excess Profits Tax Legislation Faces Delay, Revision in Senate Army, Navy Agree To Buy 17,000 Aircraft Engines.
Contracts Announced by Army, Navy
90,000 in Training lor Defense Jobs Under Government Program Libor News
Financial
Steelworks Operation for Week
July Iron, Steel Exports 14.2 Per Cent of Domestic Production Russia Planning Three New Steel Plants in 5 -Year Program
“ National Defense Production Could Be Speeded by W elding"
Men of I n d u s t r y ...
Obituaries
First-Half Pig Iron Output Up 49 Per Cent W IND OW S OF W A SH IN G TON
MIRRORS O F MOTORDOM .
ED ITO RIA L—War Contracts Involve Hazards T H E BUSINESS TR EN D
TEC H N IC A L
Welfare-Salety Program Pays New Belgian Pickling Process
Develops New Type Wire for Making Springs Flame Shaping Brass and Aluminum— By H. H. Moss Progress in Steelma/^ing
Between Heats with Shorty
Electric Control Improves Mixer Valve Operation Heat Treating
New Automatic Control System Installed at Carnegie-lllinois
¡oining and Welding
Positioning—A Welding “ Must”— By Harold Lawrence Materials Handling
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tio n o f good d e sig n a n d th e selection of s u it a b le m a te r ia ls . H ig h ca rb o n Nickel C a s t ir o n gears a re s t r u c t u r a lly designed to assist i n f u ll lu b r ic a t io n and accord
in g ly to re d u c e g e a r w e a r and assure q u ie t a n d s a tis fa c t o r y o p e ra tio n of a unit.
A d d in g N ic k e l to c a s t ir o n in d u ces dense g ra in in g e ar c a stin g s an d m a rke d ly in
cre ases t h e ir re sista n c e to w e ar.
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N E W G E A R B O O K I E r it e f o r y o u r c o p y o f o u r n ew publica
tio n “ M o d e rn T r e n d s in N ic k e l Steel a n d C a st I r o n G e a r M a te ria ls ” . Avail
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a s s u re a h ig h d e g re e o f w e a r re sista n c e
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PRODUCTION • PROCESSING • DISTRIBUTION • USE
H I G H L I G H T I N G
T H I S I S S U E
a D ESPITE c o n tro v e rsies an d re c rim in a tio n s as to delays in ex e cu tin g th e defense p ro g ra m , th a t program c e rta in ly is g e ttin g u n d e r way. L a st week’s list of g o v ern m e n t a w a rd s (p. 16) set forth co n tra c ts to ta lin g a b o u t $75,000,000; the volume of new- bu sin ess u n d er n e g o tia tio n is swelling rapidly. M ost s p e c ta c u la r developm ent last week W'as th e conclusion of a rra n g e m e n ts (p. 14) for p roduction o f a irp la n e en g in es in large num bers. T he g o v ern m e n t show s a d is
position to sa fe g u a rd th e c o n tra c to rs a g a in s t pos
sible fu tu re headaches. F o r exam ple, th e navy will buy and re ta in title to som e $ 6 , 000,000 to
$7,000,000 w o rth o f new m ach in e tools required for a new a irp la n e en g in e p lan t.
The senate (p. 15) p assed th e so-called “ two- ocean" navy bill. T he house (p. 13) passed th e excess profits bill w ith a provision fo r five-year a m o rtiz a tio n of in v e stm e n ts in defense p la n ts and equip
m e n t; it is expected the bill w ill be ra d ic a lly revised by th e sen ate. T he se n ate wor.
much denunciation (p. 14) by am en d in g the com pulsory m ilita ry tr a in in g bill so as to au th o rize the P resident to ex te n d co n scrip tio n to in d u s
trial plants. The ac tio n w as h ailed w idely as a step tow ard d ic ta to rsh ip . H ope is held th a t the am endm ent w ill be re je c te d by th e house.
• • . The g o v ern m en t p ro g ra m fo r tra in in g men to augm ent th e skilled la b o r su p p ly (p. 18) is helping but h a s n o t relieved in d u s try o f the larger sh a re of th is burden.
D r a f t I n d u s t r y ?
The steel pro d u ctio n r a te la s t w eek (p. 2 1 ) advanced 1 poin t to 91 ' i p e r cen t of ingot ca
pacity and som e p la n ts a re w ell above 10 0 per c e n t of ra te d ca p acity . D e
sp ite th is h ig h o u tp u t back logs co n tin u e to grow. So f a r no se rio u s delays in sh ip m e n ts h av e developed. G re a t
est delay (p. 79) is in p la tes, s tr u c tu ra is an d special analy sis steels. S tru c tu r a l aw a rd s are heavy, p a rtic u la rly in connection w ith public
Ingot Hate Advances
w ork and buildings fo r th e defense p ro g ra m . R eaffirm ation o f steel prices to th e en d of th e y e a r is h aving a sta b ilizin g effect. F o r th e first tim e a base price on hot-rolled alloy p la te s h a s been announced. . . . B enedict Crow ell (p. 15) becomes special c o n su lta n t to th e w a r d e p a rt
m ent.
M any E uropean p la n ts (p. 40) have ceased to w aste acid as a re su lt of u sin g th e new' De L a ttre pickling process. The acid m a y be r e used continuously, w ithout dum p in g p ickling liq u o r o r w'ashing w ate r. Speed of pickling is increased, su rfa ce q u a lity of pickled p ro d u cts im proved, w o rk in g conditions b ettered . P o llu tion of n ea rb y s tre a m s o r bodies of w a te r is avoided. . . . A ny one of eleven a u to m a tic sequences fo r h e a tin g an d quenching (p. 50) m ay be chosen and p re se t on a new co n tro l sy stem a t an alloy steel p la n t in th e C hicago d istric t. . . . P hysical c h a ra c te ris tic s of sp rin g w ire (p. 56) a re im proved and closely co ntrolled by a newr elec tric h e a tin g and double-quenching process.
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W eld in g
M etals an d alloys w ith c o m p arativ ely low m eltin g te m p e ra tu re s, a s b ra ss an d alum inum , mayr be flame shaped efficiently, sa y s H. H.
Moss (p. 58), by u sin g a p a ste w hich a c ts as a r e fra c to ry to p ro te c t m e ta l alongside th e
‘ M u s t ” line of cu t. . . . P o sitio n in g is a w elding “m u st,” says H arold L aw rence (p. 60), in o rd e r to g e t b est q u a lity w elds a t low est cost. A ll-position elec
trodes, he declares, should be used only w'hen th e possibilities of positio n in g hav e been stu d ied th o ro u g h ly and found im possible. . . . V a ria tio n s in h o t b la st te m p e ra tu re s a t b la s t fu rn a c e s a re m inim ized (p. 64) by a new' m ix e r valve control. . . . A C leveland sew ing m achine m a n u f a c tu re r (p. 6 6 ) h a s developed an in te re s tin g m a te ria ls h an d lin g system .
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U p p er C h a m b e r D is s a tis f ie d w i t h M e a s u r e P assed b y H ouse.
M o n t h M a y Be R e q u i r e d To Iron O u t D ifferences in C on gress.
D r a f t I n d u s t r y A m e n d m e n t C a lled “ S t e p T o w a r d D ic ta to r s h ip '’'.
A r m y , N a v y A r r a n g e To P u r c h a s e 17,000 A ir c r a f t E n gin es.
W A S H I N G T O N
■ EXCESS profits ta x bill passed by the house la st week is expect
ed to be drastically revised by the senate before it finally becomes law.
In its present form th e bill is distasteful to m any influential se n a tors and a determ ined fight prob
ably will be made. Some observers believe it may be a m onth before it is finally passed.
The bill passed th e house a f te r a stringent gag rule had been imposed, by which no am endm ents could be offered except by th e w ays and means com mittee.
Tax experts who helped d ra ft the measure say th a t as it passed th e house it will yield §300,000,0C0 the first year and som e $700,000,000 thereafter.
The measure would:
Impose on corporations an ex
cess profits tax of 20 to 50 p e r cent, with the object of p reventing "w ar millionaires."
Permit defense industries to de
duct from taxable income and prof- us over a five-year period th e full cost of expansion necessary to h a n dle defense orders.
Suspend the present 7 and 8 cent limitation imposed on the Profits a m an u fa ctu re r can m ake on government orders for airc ra ft and warships.
Two methods of excess tax com putation are provided:
Under the “average e a rn in g s”
method, a corporation’s profits 'could be “excess” and taxable if hey exceeded the average of its
?a£?ln.gs for the fo u r years, 1936 to inclusive.
Under the “invested cap ital”
ho<1> a Arm will be allowed
from a m inim um credit of 7 per cent to a m axim um of 10 per cent on its invested capital during the 1936-1939 base years, depending on the percentage of earnings of the com pany on its invested capital d uring those years.
Because high-earning corporations are expected to elect th e “average e a rn in g s” m ethod of com puting th e ir tax, the ran g e of rates for th a t m ethod is fixed a t from 25 to 50 per cent.
A 20 to 45 par cent range is pro
vided for corporations using the
“invested capital” method, w hich is designed for th e less prosperous concerns.
N orm al Tax R ate Raised In addition to this excess profits tax differential, th e bill increases norm al income tax ra te for cor
porations using th e average ea rn ings m ethod from the present 20.9 p er cent to 25 p er cent.
In an o th er move to shift the tax burden aw ay from corporations e a rn in g less than 10 per cent on th e ir invested capital, th e form ula w as modified to increase th eir u n taxed credits.
All corporations will be allowed a flat $5000 exemption, a provision expected to rem ove from the bill’s ran g e 400,000 little concerns.
Corporations organized since 1936 and before Jan . 1, 1940, wall be allowed to count as th e ir earnings fo r th e base years before th e ir o r
ganization am ounts equal to 10 per cent of th e first $500,600 of invested capital and 8 p er cent of the re m ainder.
T hose corporations form ed since
Jan . 1, 1940, will obtain a credit of 10 p e r cent on th e first $500,000 of invested capital and 8 per cent on the rem ainder.
C orporations w ith deficits d u r
ing any of the base period years could use “zero” as its “e a rn in g s”
for one such year, so as not to reduce Its average e a rn in g s by th e am ount of th e loss.
T itle th ree of th e new bill pro vides for th e suspension of the profit lim iting provisions of th e Vinson act.
Bill provides th a t certain sections of the Vinson act “shall not apply to contracts o r subcontracts fo r the construction o r m a n u fa ctu re of any com plete naval vessel o r any arm y o r navy airc ra ft, o r any portion thereof, w hich are entered into o r com pleted in an y taxable y e a r to which the excess profits ta x pro vided in su b ch ap ter E of ch ap ter 2 of the internal revenue code is applicable o r would be applicable 11 the co n tra cto r o r subcontractor, as th e case m ay be, w ere a co rp o ra
tion, and any ag reem en t to pay into the treasury’ profit in excess of 10 p er cent, 1 2 p er cent, o r 8 per cent, as the case m ay be, of th e contract prices of any such co n tra cts or subcontracts shall be w ithout effect.”
The house passed the bill a fte r only two h o u rs of so-called “debate.”
A ttendance on the floor w as sm all and the m easu re approved w ithout a record vote. Because of th e gag ru le and th e general procedure fol
lowed by th e house, its action in passing the bill w ithout m uch dif
ficulty is not expected to e x e rt m uch influence on the senate.
T he house w ays and m eans com
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m ittee offered only tw o am endm ents on the floor. One exem pts a ir m ail ca rrie rs whose ea rn in g s a re so low th a t air m ail subsidies a re required.
The o th e r am endm ent exem pts from
th e excess profits tax A m erican cor
porations w hich o p erate in foreign countries and realize no income from business in th e United S tates.
S en ato r P a t H arrison, ch airm an of
the se n a te finance committee, an
nounced hearings on the bill will s ta r t T uesday. They are expected to extend over a t least three days, possibly more.
S en a te A p p roves C om m a n d eerin g oh* Industry
■ IN D U STR IA L conscription as provided in the O verton-Russell am endm ent to th e com pulsory m ili
ta ry tra in in g bill passed last w eek by th e se n ate w as w idely denounced as "a step tow ard dictato rsh ip .”
W endell L. W lllkle, R epublican ca ndidate fo r P resid en t, declared th e am endm ent would give th e P re sid en t “absolute and a rb itra ry control of v irtu a lly th e e n tire eco
nom ic system .” It would, he added,
"stop n orm al in d u strial expansion, increase the depths of the present depression and cause fu rth e r unem ploym ent.”
As approved by th e se n ate th e bill w ould auth o rize th e w a r and navy d ep a rtm e n ts to com m andeer m an u fa c tu rin g firm s w hich th e govern
m ent deem ed re c a lc itra n t in sign
ing n atio n al defense contracts. The am endm ent:
“The first and second provisos in section 8 (b) of th e act approved
Ju n e 28, 1940 (public No. 671) is am ended to read as follows: ‘P ro vided, th a t w henever the se creta ry of w a r o r th e se creta ry of th e navy determ ines th a t any existing m an u factu rin g p la n t o r facility is neces
s a ry fo r th e n atio n al defense and is u nable to a rriv e a t an ag reem en t w ith the ow ner of such p la n t o r fa cility fo r its use o r operation by the w a r d ep a rtm en t or the navy d e p a rt
m ent, as th e case m ay be, th e sec
re ta ry , u n d er th e direction of th e P resident, is authorized to in stitu te condem nation proceedings w ith r e spect to such plan t o r facility and to acquire it u n d er the provisions of the act of Feb. 26, 1931 (46 S tat.
142H, except th a t, upon th e filing of a d eclaration of ta k in g in accord
ance w ith the provisions of such act, th e se creta ry m ay ta k e im m ediate possession of such plan t or facility and o p era te it e ith er by g overn
m ent personnel o r by co n tra ct w ith
p riv ate firm s pending determination of th e issue.’ ”
O nly th e se n ate has approved the condem nation a m e n d m e n t . The house com pulsory training bill, w hich will be debated and probably voted on this week, does not have such a provision, and the measure is expected to encounter severe opposi
tion on th e floor of the house.
S e c re ta ry of the navy, Frank Knox, w as reported opposed to the inclusion of the amendment. Mr.
Knox h as publicly denied manufac
tu rin g com panies have been recal
c itra n t in accepting defense order-, d espite th e slow ness of congress in a ctin g on am ortization, excess profits ta x and profits limitation.
P re sid en t Roosevelt also last week sta te d his advisors on the defense com m ission have inform ed him they have discerned no signs of a "sit- down strik e ” by i n d u s t r y (as charged by som e New Dealers).
A riuv. A avv A gree T o H ut 1 7 .0 0 0 A ir c ra ft Engines
■ CONCLUSION o f negotiations for p urchase of 17,000 P ra tt & W hitney a irp lan e engines fo r th e a rm y and navy w ithin th e next tw o y ea rs was confirm ed last w eek by United A ir
c ra ft Corp., E ast H artfo rd , Conn., o f
ficials. E ngines will ra n g e from 500 to 2000 horsepow er.
C om m itm ents have been m ade for facto ry expansion totalin g 400,000 sq u a re feet, the fo u rth larg e expan
sion w ithin th e p ast 18 m onths. The navy dep artm en t will provide funds for th e installation of $7,000,000 to
$ 8 , 000,000 w o rth of m achine tools.
P ra tt & W hitney’s em ploym ent has increased, as resu lt of th e expan
sions, from 2700 early in 1939 to m ore th a n 10,000 a t present. Sev
eral thousand m ore will be required w hen cu rren t expansions a re com pleted. Engine production now is th ree tim es the ra te early in 1939;
by th e end of this y e a r production will be fo u r tim es th a t in 1939 and w hen th e new facilities are com plet
ed production w ill be eight tim es th a t of 1939.
U nited A ircraft officials also sta te d negotiations still a re u n d er
w ay betw een th e w a r dep artm en t
and F ord M otor Co. for th e m anu
fa c tu re of 4500 P ra tt & W hitney en
gines of 2000-horsepower. United is
"in th e process” of issuing a m a n u fac tu rin g license to F ord at th e nom inal basis of royalties of $ 1 per en gine.
The w ar d ep a rtm en t has reached an ag re em e n t w ith W right A ero
nautical Corp., P aterso n , N. J., and CurtiSS-W right Corp., New York, fo r th e p u rch a se of 20,000 engines and 14,000 propellers fo r com bined arm y and navy needs for fiscal years 1941 and 1942. T he w ar de
p artm e n t will deal exclusively w ith the com panies fo r both arm y and navy needs.
T he ag reem en t announced by the w ar d ep a rtm en t is sim ila r to th a t announced by the navy d ep artm en t w ith U nited A ircraft Corp. for pu rch ase of P r a tt & W hitney en gines fo r both services. It provides, however, th a t th e com panies will build both th e plant additions nec
essary and will in stall m achine tools a t th e ir own expense, whe eas the navy will fu rn ish tools at United.
E ngines and propellers under this agreem ent th a t a re required by the navy will be paid for by tra n s fe r
of navy funds to th e army. No estim a te of cost was announced.
P R E SID E N T SAYS 10,015 P LA N E S A RE BEING BUILT
C ontroversy developed last week betw een th e adm inistration and m em bers of congress as to numbii of a irp lan es ordered, contracted for and delivered.
P re sid en t Roosevelt, at his piess conference la st week, stated militai) a irc ra ft to ta lin g 10,015 planes is ac
tu a lly being w orked on by industry a t th e presen t tim e.
C on tro v ersy was caused, it pears, from th e fact some spokes- m en w ere ta lk in g about combs planes, o th e rs tra in in g ships; some re fe rre d to orders actually given an<
o th e rs to co n tra cts actually signed- Mr. R oosevelt said aircraft pro
duction la s t S eptem ber was at the r a te of 6000 a y ea r; it is now HU*- a y e a r and by Ja n . 1 will be 13,000 ■ year. D uring 1941 the industry h av e an an n u a l capacity of 24,Ow and in 1942, will be able to build « v 000 .
H e said 6361 planes have actually
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been contracted for by the a rm y and navy. Army has ordered 3054, th e re
mainder are for the navy.
The President told new sm en lie and national defense com m ission members are p erfectly satisfied with the airplane p ro g ra m ’s execu
tion. It has been slowed up he said, because congress has not yet r e pealed the Vinson-Tram m ell act, and has not passed the a m o rtiza
tion plan.
AIRCRAFT EXPORTS R IS E 182 PER CENT ABOVE 1939
Aeronautical exports in th e first six months of 1940 totaled $138,388,- 046, an increase of 182 p er cent over the first half of 1939, according to department of commerce. T he total is 17 per cent g rea ter th a n for th e full year 1939. E xports in th e period this year, by type:
1532 aircraft ... $9 5,201,4 02 2008 engines ... 17,704,3(12
Engine parts, accessories ... 7 , 240,847 Propellers and parts ... 4,398i441 Instruments and parts 1 , 996,051 Parachutes and p a rts 537,835
Other e q u ip m e n t ... 11,248,506 To,al ...$138 ,388 ,9 46
franco and United K ingdom took 68 per cent of th e exports:
... $75,375,565 United Kingdom ... 18,107,967
Australia
... 9,538,990 Canada ... 7,050,759 ... 4,928,211 p " land ... 4,055,237 ,.'T -a ... 3,708,020 Netherlands In dies ... 2,578,745J'. key ... 1,844,070
h'1.™ 35' ... 1,-14 1,7 7 1 3 m ... 1,15 0 ,0 8 3 B razl!... 1.008,207
T()ta! ...$130,847,631
APPROVES $29,000,000 FOR AIRCRAFT EXPANSIONS
Reconstruction F inance Corp. has approved loans of $10,500,000 to Boe- A.rplane Co., Seattle, and $18,- aB'.855 to Bendix A viation Corp.,
sions^
Benc1’ Ind” for P lant expan- Boeing loan involves expansion of
“cemg plants at S eattle and W ichita, Kans. RFC has a rran g e d fo r am or- zation of the expansion over a five-year period.
pi
!
kI etUrn’ BoeinR agreed to fur- msn the government 500 four-engine
So long as th e loan is h, an,?lr|g> th e governm ent shall craft Priority in m a n u fa ctu re of air- Commitment in the Bendix loan as made between Jesse Jones, RFC chairman, and Edw in R. P alm er, CorpPreSident and tre a s u re r- Bendix io f Ff ^ willinR to extend credits
Plant expansion and equipm ent
and possibly for construction of new airc ra ft plants.
D etails will be decided later, de
pending upon congressional action on tax and am ortization legislation.
BATT A PPO IN TED DEPUTY D E FE N SE COMMISSIONER
A ppointm ent of W illiam L. B att as deputy com m issioner, industrial m a
te ria ls division of th e national de
fense advisory commission, w as a n nounced la s t w eek by Edw ard R.
W i l l i a m I., H a l t
S tettin iu s Jr., com mission chairm an.
Mr. B att has been w ith the com
m ission since it w as organized, as division executive in ch arg e of m in
ing and m ineral products.
A fter g raduation from P urdue in 1907, Mr. B att w orksd in the P u r
due research laboratories. In 1909 he established a research laboratory fo r H ess-B right B all B earing Co.
in P hiladelphia and becam e p resi
dent of S K F Industries Inc. in 1924.
Mr. B att is a p ast president, A m er
ican Society of M echanical E ngi
neers: chairm an, A m erican M anage
m ent association; chairm an, Busi
ness A dvisory council; chairm an, en gineering and research division of th e natio n al research council, N a
tional Academy of Sciences.
CROW ELL NAMED SPECIAL D E FE N SE CONSULTANT
Benedict Crowell, president, Cen
tra l N ational bank, Cleveland, has accepted an appointm ent from Sec
re ta ry of W ar Stim son to serve as a special consultant on th e w ar de
p a rtm e n t’s defense program for an indefinite period during the present em ergency.
M r. Crowell holds a com mission as b rig ad ier general in th e ord nance reserve. H? w as a ssista n t se
c re ta ry of w ar and director of m un
itions during the W orld w a r under N ew ton D. Baker.
Im m ediately a fte r Mr. S tim son's
appointm ent as se creta ry of w ar, Mr. Crowell cam e to W ashington a t the se creta ry ’s req u est to con
duct a prelim inary su rv ey of th e w a r dep artm en t’s defense p ro g ram and to consult w ith him concerning it.
Crowell will continue th e survey.
D E FE N SE TOOLING “NOT AN OVERNIGHT PRO PO SITION ”
D E T R O IT Tooling up for defense equipm ent m anufacture is not an overnight proposition, declared C. L. McCuen, G eneral M otors Corp. vice president in charge of engineering, a t a p ress review in L ansing, Mich., la st week.
It calls, he said, for intense stu d y on the p a rt of engineers who a re en
tirely u n fam iliar w ith th e products to be made, as well as considerable tim e to tool u p plants for production.
N early a y ea r is required, he ex
plained, to perfect production details on a new autom obile model, a prod
uct with which the engineers a re en tirely fam iliar.
Olds will have th ree series of m od
els for 1941, each w ith e ith e r 6 o r 8 -cylinder engines. Bodies a re w ider by virtue of an increase in r e a r tread of two and a h alf inches;
wheelbases have been increased on all models. A bank of 4000 hy- dram atic drives is now on hand, and 50 ner cent of all m odels will be equipped w ith this transm ission.
F irs t price announcem ent on 1941 models is m ade by Buick, increases averaging 2.12 per cent. Increases ran g e Irom $25 to $65. F o u r models have been reduced slightly.
SENATE PASSES TWO-OCEAN NAVY A PPRO PRIA TIO N BILL
S enate last week passed th e su p plem ental defense appro p riatio n c a r
rying m ore than $5,000,600,000. Bill already had passed the house and has been sent back to th a t body for concurrence in senate- am endm ents.
The bill is th e one providing f o r an increase in the navy by about 2C0 ships and 19,000 increase in arm y and navy a irc ra ft. It is one of th e unapproved bills responsible for th e delay in placing defense orders.
■ Im portance of the autom obile to farm fam ilies is revealed in a study of 17,000 farm s by d e p a rtm en t of ag ricu ltu re, which discloses 85 p er cent own cars. H ighest ratio of ow nership was found in central and so u th e rn C alifornia, w here 97 p er cent own m otor vehicles. K ansas and N o rth D akota are next w ith 96 per cent. Michigan, W isconsin, Illi
nois, Iowa follow with 94 p er cent;
Oregon, W ashington, 92 p er cent;
New Jersey, 88 p er cent; P en n sy l
vania, Ohio, 86 per cent.
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A r m y a n d N a v y A w a r d « In W ee k T o ta l $ 7 8 ,5 7 0 ,0 1 2
■ UNITED STATES w ar d e p a rt
m ent last w eek announced aw ard of follow ing co ntracts:
A tla s P o w d er Co., c o n stru ctio n or an am m u n ition lo a d in g p la n t n e a r R a v e n n a . O. P la n t w ill be ow ned by fe d e ra l g o v ern m ent, w h ich h n s retain ed A t la s P o w d e r Co. to co n stru c t it on a fix ed fee b a sis . P la n t w ill co st a b o u t $14 ,2 15 ,0 0 0 .
B eech A ir c r a ft Corp., W ich ita, K a n s., 15 0 tr a in in g a irp la n e s, 20 tra n sp o rt a i r p lanes, w ith sp a r e p a rts, $4,8 47,217.25.
R y a n A e ro n a u tic a l Co., S a n D iego, C a lif., 200 tra in in g a irp la n e s w ith sp a re p arts, $2,074,234.
V u lte e A ir c r a ft In c. D ow n ey, C a lif., 300 tra in in g a irp la n e s w ith sp a re p arts, $7,- 4S8,782.50.
O R N A N C E D E P T . A W A R D S A lv e y -F e r g u so n Co. Inc., O ak ley , C in cin n a ti, jo b -c o n v e y o r equipm ent, $20 18 .
A m e rica n C a r A- F o u n d ry Co., N ew Y o rk , am m u n itio n , $39,200.
A rm s tro n g -B lu m MTg. Co:, C h icago , c u ttin g m ach in es, $17 5 7 .3 6 .
A u s lln -H a s tln g s Co. In c., C am b rid ge, M ass.. p la n e r m achin es, $53,568.
B a r n a r d A v ia tio n eq u ip m e n t Co. Inc., A sh le y , P a., lire con trol equip m ent, $90,- 898.98.
B a u s c h A L o m b O p tical Co., R o c h e ste r.
N, Y „ lire con trol equ ip m ent, $ 13 3 ,7 5 1.9 8 . B ell & H ow ell Co., C h icag o , tire con trol eq u ip m en t. $3 2 2,5 12 .4 8 .
B eth leh em S te e l Co., B eth leh em , Pa., am m u n ition , $7500.
B liss, E . W ., Co., B ro o k ly n , N . Y „ p resses. $3656.
B lou n t J . G., Co., E v e re tt, M a s s , la th e s, $5550.
B rld e sb u rg F o u n d ry Co., P h ila d e lp h ia , c a s tin g s , $S570.
B rill, J . G., Co., P h ila d e lp h ia , a r t ille r y .
$148,060.08.
B rln to n , H., Co., P h ila d e lp h ia , lire con trol equipm ent, $19 ,744.50,
B ro w n & S h a rp e M fg. Co., P ro vid en ce, R . I., m ille rs, g rin d ers, $15 3,0 5 7 .7 4 .
B ry a n t M ac h in ery & E n g in eerin g Co., C h icag o , d rillin g m ach in es, $6350.
B u s s M ach in e W orks, H ollan d , M ich., s u r fa c e r s . $2357.50.
C a rp e n te r SteF l Co., R e a d in g , l'a .. tool steel, $ 1 1 2 0 .
C h a m h e rsb u rg E n g in e e rin g Co., C ham - b e rsb u rg . P a., p o w er h am m ers, $14,600 .
C in cin n a ti M illin g M ach in e & C in c in n a ti G rin d e rs Inc., C in c in n a ti, m illin g m ach in es, $148,890.25.
C le v e la n d A u to m a tic M ach in e Co..
C le v e la n d , tools, $2330.40,
C ru c ib le S te e l Co. o f A m e ric a , N ew Y o rk , fo rg in g s, $40,587.75.
Du Pon t, E . I., d e N em o u rs A- Co., W il
m in gton . D el., p ow der, $860,000.
E x -C e ll-O C orp., D etro it, d rillin g m a chines, grin d ers, $18,934.90.
F id e lity M ach in e Co., P h ila d e lp h ia , in spection m ach in es, $3300.
G ish o lt M ach in e Co.. M adison, W Is., la th e s , $2 9 ,3 16 .
G reen erd A rb o r P re ss Co., N a sh u a , N. H., a rb o r p resses, $109 6.
H an n ifin M fg . Co.. C h icag o , p n eu m atic r iv e te r s,1 $12 0 0 .
H ercu les P o w d er Co., W ilm in gton , Dei., p ow der, $451,0 00 .
Im p e ria l B o x Co.. C h icag o , m e ta llic ca rto n s, $3957.72.
K in g s b u r y M ach in e T o o ls C orp., K een e, N. H., d rillin g fh ach ln es. $2254.80.
L a P o tn te M ach in e T ool Co., H udson, M ass., b ro ac h in g m ach in es, $12 ,6 7 2 .
I-eB lo n d , R , K „ M ach in e T ool Co., C in cin n a ti, la th e s , $2060.
M cM aster C a r r S u p p ly Co., C h icag o ,
p ic k lin g b a sk e ts, $ 1 0 1 7 .
M otor W heel Corp., L a n s in g , M ich., w h e els, $2982.20.
N a tio n a l C y lin d e r G a s Co., C h icago , sh ap e-c u ttin g m ach in es, $3400.
N a tio n a l F o r g e & O rdn an ce Co.. Irv in e , P a., fo rg in g s, $39,685.80.
N ia g a r a M ach in e & T ool Co., B u ffa lo , p re sse s, $
1616
.O liv er M ach in ery Co., G ran d R a p id s, M ich., la th e s, $2,184.60.
P eterso n B ro s. T ool Co., M ilfo rd , M ass.
g a g e s, $5 0 9 1.
P r a t t A- W h itn ey d ivision , N lle s-B e - m ent-Pond Co., W est H a rtfo rd , Conn., m illin g m ach in es, g a g e s, d le -sln k ln g m a chine, $10 8 ,74 6.9U.
P re c ise T ool A- M fg. Co., Sp rin g fie ld , M ass., g a g e s, $4861.50.
‘ P re n tiss, H en ry, & Co. In c., N e w Y o rk , s h a p e rs, g rin d ers, $22,800.50.
R o c k w e ll, S t a n le y P., Co., H a rtfo rd , Conn., fu rn aces, $39,097.
R oot, H. M., Co., Y o rk , P a ., w ood bor
ers, $4935.
S a R ln a w S ta m p & T ool Co.. S a g in a w , M ich., tr a ile r s, $234,562.
S e o v lll M fg. Co., W a tcrb u ry , Conn., a m m unition p a rts, $288,200.
S h effield G a g e Corp. D ay to n , O., g a g ing m ach in es, $2900.
S h ip le y . W. E ., M ach in ery Co., P h ila d elp h ia, la th e s , $3 0 4 1.
S tu r te v a n t, B. F., Co., S p rin gfie ld , M ass., co m p resso rs, $2 6 0 1.14 .
S tr u th e rs -W e lls -T ltu s v ilie Co., T itu s v ille . P a., fo rg in g s, $36,078.
T a ft- P e irc e M fg . Co., W oonsocket, R . 1„
g a g e s , $1059.88.
T hom pson G rin d er Co., S p rin g fie ld , O., g rin d in g m ach in es, $46,200.
T in iu s-O lsen T e stin g M ach in e C o , P h ila d e lp h ia , te stin g m achin e, $9295.
T ri-M e ta l P ro d u c ts Corp., C on sh ohock- en. P a ., c a s tin g s , $2200.
T rip le x M ach in e T ool Corp., N ew Y o rk , p o w er s a w s , $ 10 0 1 .
T u n g ste n E le c tric Corp., Union C ity , N. J ., tool h o ld ers, $9140.
U. S . T ool Co. Inc., A m p ere, N. J ., m ill
ing m ach in es, $10 ,3 6 5 .
W arn e r & S w a s e y Co., C lev elan d , la th e s , S 1 7 .1 1 2 .
W a tso n -S tlllm a n Co., R o s s e lls, N. J ., h y d r a u lic p resses, $4050.
W estln g h o u se E le c t r ic & M fg. Co., E a s t P itts b u rg h , P a ., tra n sfo rm e rs , $ 2 19 1.2 0 .
W in ch ester R e p e a tin g A rm s Co., d i
visio n o f W estern C a r tr id g e Co., N ew H av en , Conn., am m u n ition com ponents, .$3750.
Q U A R T E R M A S T E R C O R P S A W A R D S A llen A- E a r le y In c., T a c o m a , W ash., s to ra g e an d d isp en sin g syste m . M cChord F ield , W ash ., $9698.
A lu m in u m C o o k in g U ten sil Co., N ew K en sin g ton , P a ., equipm ent fo r Held ra n g e s, $3 5 S ,785.55.
A m e rica n S e a tin g Co., G ran d R ap id s, M ich., m e ta l fo ld in g c h a irs , $84,232.50.
B e lk n a p H a r d w a r e Co., L o u is v ille , K y ..
equ ip m ent fo r Held ra n g e s, $ 12 4 .
B ro th erto n , F re d J ., Inc.. H a c k e n sa c k , N . J . . te m p o ra ry h o u sin g F t. M onm outh.
N. J ., $127 ,4 8 0 .
D a w k in s, C. T., T a m p a . F la ., g a so lin e s to r a g e an d d isp en sin g sy ste m , O rlan d o A irp o rt, F la ., $6682.
F o rd J . T w a lts-M o rrlso n -K n u d se n Co Inc., L o s A n g e les, te m p o ra ry ho usin g.
C am p Ord, C a lif., $2 ,731,000.
Jo h n s -M a n v ille S a le s C orp., N e w Y o rk , eq u ip m en t fo r Held ra n g e s, $97.50.
Jo h n so n , W m „ Inc., N e w a rk , N. J ., equip m ent fo r Held ra n g e s. $12 8 .7 5 .
K ir k A B lu m . C in cin n a ti, eq u ip m en t fo r Held ra n g e s, $250,000.
L a la n c e & G ro sje a n C orp., W ood haven, N. Y’ „ equip m ent fo r Held ra n g e s, $7680.
M c C a rth y B ro s. C o n stru ctio n Co., St.
L o u is, la u n d ry , b a k e ry at Mount Hoy:, P a n a m a , $272,050,
N a tio n a l B u ild e rs Inc., Minneapolis, r e c r u it reception center, Ft. Snelllng, M inn., $ 114 ,7 0 0 .
O w en -A m es-K im b all Co., Grand Rap
ids, M ich., tem p o rary buildings, Camp C u ste r, M ich., $2,025,350.
P re s to G a s M fg. Co., Chicago, equip m ent fo r Held ra n g e s, $21,907.76.
S ta p f, Jo h n , H arrisburg, Pa„ radio tr a n s m itte r b u ild in g, Middletown Air De
pot. P a ., $38 7 5.
S u lliv a n . D. A., A- Sons Inc., Northamp
ton M ass., b u ild in g s at Fort Devens, M ass., $254,548.
U nique M fg . Co., Chicago, equipment fo r Held ra n g e s, $720.
W ark & Co., P h ilad elp h ia, warehouse.
$700,000.
W h itte n h u rg C onstruction Co., Louis
v ille, K y ., te m p o ra ry housing, Fort Knox.
K y ., $473,000.
W u cst B ro s., L o u isv ille , Ky., equip
m ent fo r Held ra n g e s, $507.
C O R P S O F E N G I N E E R S A W A R D S A rm co In te rn a tio n a l Corp., Middletown, O., road c o n stru ctio n equipment. $55,710.
B eth leh e m S tee l Co., Bethlehem, Fa., w ire rope, $ 11,2 3 6 .4 4 .
C a t e r p illa r T r a c to r Co., Peoria, III.
road c o n stru ctio n equipm ent, $154,126.53.
H u b e r M fg . Co., M arlon, O., road con
stru c tio n equipm ent, $4012.
Io w a M fg . Co., C ed ar Rapids, Iowa, ro ad co n stru c tio n equipm ent, $6843.
L e T o u rn e a u , R . G., Inc., Peoria, 111- ro ad c o n stru c tio n equipm ent, $78,444.60.
N elson , N. P., Iron W orks Inc., Passaic, ro ad c o n stru ctio n equipm ent, $4185.
U nited S ta te s navy department la s t w eek announced the following co n tract a w a rd s :
A g u tte r, J . J .. & Co.. Seattle, Improve
m ent o f lire p rotection system , $85,618.
D u ke M fg. Co., S t. Louis, kitchen eq u ip m ent, $62,972.
N ew E n g la n d Fou n d ation Co., Boston, sh ip b u ild in g w a y s , $665,000.
R a th g e b -W a lsh Inc., Port Chester, N. Y „ b u ild in gs, $ 5 1,5 5 8 .
W hlte. I. J .. Co., N ew York, baker) equ ip m ent. $22,985.
B U R E A U O F S U P P L I E S A N D AC
C O U N T S A W A R D S
A m e ric a n B r a s s Co., W aterbury. Conn . c o p p er-n lck el a llo y tubing, $27,216.95.
A m e ric a n G a s A ccu m u lato r Co., tltia- beth, N. J .. lig h tin g u n its, $99,954.70.
A m e ric a n H oist A- D errick Co., St.
ram.
w lre -ro p e clip s, $5466.25.
A m e ric a n T ool W orks Co., Cincinnati, en gin e la th e , $9 15 9 .
B. G. Corp.. N e w Y o rk , spark plus»'
$7300
B a b c o c k A- W ilcox T ube Co., Beaver F a lls , P a., steel tu bin g, $18,802.66.
B a t e s M fg . Co. N e w York, paper Lis
ten ers, $ 12 ,3 18 .7 5 .
B o y le M fg . Co., L o s A ngeles, steel o-»
re ls. $ 3 1,1 2 0 .
B ro w n A- S h a r p e M fg . Co., Providtme.
R. 1.. m illin g m ach in es, $8338.
B u lla r d Co., B rid gep o rt. Conn.. turre
la th e , $26,478.07. „ ...
C in c in n a ti M illin g M achine A- Linen n a ti G rin d e rs Inc.. C incinnati, muun*
m ach in es, $ 7 5 ,4 11.
C ra n e Co.. W ash in g to n , v alve s, $ L . ‘ D aetsc h & W oodw ard Inc., Btooki»".
N . Y ., sh oe la s ts . $14,774.40. ...
E le c tric H olst A M otor Co., Mllwauk1 • e le c tric tro lle y , $5445.
E le c tr ic In d u s t r ia l Equipm ent A- au.
P ly Corp.. B a ltim o re , electric caiw.
$9 193.48. . ....
E le c tric P ro d u c ts Co.. Cleveland, ing con trol p an els, $33,SS2.
F a ir b a n k s , M orse & Co., Chicago, du.-
en gine, $14 4 ,6 6 1.5 7 . „ ,,,
F r le z , J u lia n P., & Sons division , B en d lx A v ia tio n Corp., Baltim ore, ra
equ ip m ent, $67,853.60. N
G e n e ra l E le c tr ic Co., Schenectad),
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Giaybar E lectric Co. In c., W ash in gto n ,
cable, $7895.71. . ,
Gurley, W. & L . E.. T ro y , N. 't., th eod o
lites, $6,750.
Henncy Motor Co., E re ep o rt, 111., a m bulances, $37,453.28.
IDL Mfg. & S a le s Corp.. N e w Y orle, desk baskets, clips, etc., $10,044.85.
Jaeger W atch Co. Inc.. N e w Y o rk , aircraft clocks. $115,4 0 7 .
Jerguson G age & V a lv e Co., S o m e r
ville, Mass., w a te r g a g e g la s se s , $18,620.
Kearney & T reck e r Corp., M ilw a u k e e , milling machines, $57,968.40.
Keuflel & E s s e r Co., H oboken, N . J-.
theodolites, $14,960.
Kraft Chem ical Co., C h icag o , w h ite lead, $13,600.
Le Blond, R . K „ M achin e T ool Co., Cincinnati, gap lath e, $5578.
‘ Marietta H ollow W are & E n a m e lin g Co., Marietta, Pa., k ettles, $7080.
Metal Door & T rim Co., l.a P orte, In<l„
flame-tight doors, $9969.
Milton Mfg. Co., M ilton, P a ., ste e l n u ts,
$63,143.50.
Oliver M achinery Co., N e w Y o rk , double tilting saw s, $7 15 0 .
Permutlt Co., N ew Y o rk , feed w a te r heater, $6352.
Pheoll Mfg. Co., C h icago , s c re w s and nuts. $64,985.96.
Reed & Prince M fg. Co., W orcester, Mass., wood screw s, $2 6 ,4 18 .6 1.
Sandusky F o u n d ry & M ach in e Co., Sandusky, 0 „ s h a ft slee ve s, $119 ,9 7 9 .2 4 ,
Sellers, Wm., & Co. Inc., P h ila d e lp h ia , boring machine, p lan ers, $192,648.
Sengbuseh Self-C lo sin g In k s ta n d Co., Milwaukee, In kstan ds, $ 10 ,4 12 .
Shipley, W. E., M ach in ery Co., P h tla - delhhla, bench la th es, $7484.50.
Steuart Motor Co., D etroit, m otor trucks, $8511.64.
Stott, Chas. G., Co. Inc., W ash in gto n , paper clips, pens, pins, $ 5 1 1 5 .1 3 .
Strulhers W etls-T ttu svllle Corp., T itu s ville Fotge division, T itu s v ille , P a ., pro
peller shafts, $82,362.
United Sta te s M otor Corp., O sh kosh.
Win., diesel engine d riv en g e n e ra to rs.
$7674.
Warner & S w a se y Co., C le v e la n d , t u r ret lathes, $ 15 ,4 11.
Well, J . H., & Co., P h ila d e lp h ia , p ap er fasteners, etc., $5020.70.
Wolverine T ube Co., D etroit, con d en ser tubes, $34,099.
ORDNANCE P R O C U R E M E N T A W A R D S Carnegle-Illlnols S teel Corp., P it t s burgh, tor Increased fa c ilitie s , $2,275,000.
Westlnghouse E le c tric A- MTg. Co., E a st Pittsburgh, Pa., equipm ent, $10,865,200.
Canadian C ontracts for Week Total $10,957,688
T O R O N T O , O N T.
U War contracts placed by the department oi m unitions and supply, Ottawa, are responsible fo r alm ost full-time production schedules for Practically all industrial concerns in Canada. O rders on beh alf of C an a
dian government are being aw arded at a rate exceeding § 2 , 000,000 per day.
John Inglis Co. Ltd., Toronto, which has been producing B ren Suns for several m onths now is a r ranging for m a n u fa ctu re of B row n
ing machine guns. T hrough th e co
operation of th e Dominion, th e com pany is building p la n t addition to oost $400,000.
Employes in C anadian a irc ra ft Plants have increased 20 p er cent
<Please tu rn to P a g e 400»
P u r c h a s e s P m l e r W a l s l i - I I o a l c v A c <
(In w eek ended A u g u st 17)
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and
S t e e lProducts
C om m odity A m ou nt, m niint A m e rica n B ra k e Sh oe & Fo u n d ry Co., C h ic a g o ... F o r g i g sa » » . « v o r k : : : : : : : : : : : : :
B eth leh e m S tee l Co., S a n Jw an clsco ... b a rs 1,109,490.95 B ootz Wm It., E v a n s v ille , In d ... G ra te s, v a lv e s I q K T u r ! B ry a n t H e a te r Co., C levelan d ... % S £ J F * 1 8 4 $ ™ ! C am den F o rg e Co., Cam den. N. J . ... t o r g ln g .
C a rn e g le -Illln o ls S tee l Corp., D en ver ... M etalw o rk Th jk o o o
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C on so lid ated Exp an d ed M etal C om panies. W heeling. m e U l 1 9 ,431.95 C ru c ib le S te e l"C o . o f A m e rica ,' N ew Y o r k ... Steel, fo rg in g s » W » E a ste rn S tee l T a n k Corp.. B ro o k ly n , N. Y ... W ater ta n k s J J S S m F a rre i-B lr m fn g h a m Co. Inc., A nson ia, C o n n . . . C ast-Iro n p la ten s 39,600.00 G en era l E le c tric Co., F e d e ra l & M arin e d ep artm en t. q ^ ¡«,1.090.04 Globe** M ach in e S ta m p in g Co., C le v e la n d ... M ess t r a y s 16 6 3 4 4 .7 5 H eppcnstaU Co., P itts b u rg h ...K K S f i m ou n ts *52,600.00
H ob art M fg. Co., r t o y . U . . . ... . 12 .16 5 .0 2
K a tz ln g e r, E d w a rd , Co. CtllS® * 0 v o r f c ... T ool steel 56,605.75 E a tro b e E le c tric Steel Co., New Y o rk ... 1001 s ie e i *2 0 4 4 16 5 E u k en s Steel Co., C o a te sv llle , ... 1 1'n o n m L y m a n Gun S ig h t Corp., M IddleAeld, C onn... s tru c tu r a l" steel 13.907.00 N a s h v ille B rid g e Co., N a sh v ille , T enn. . ... Forgings" 65 500.00
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T .tu s v iiie , p a . : : : : : :
United Sh oe M ach in ery C o r p . B oston ... G uns • 17 7- 0 1 ( , U pson -W alton ... s ta n d a sse m b lie s 177,500.00
V a rie ty A ir c r a ft Corp. D ayton o - • • • • Wtrc rope 20,448.«)
W ire Rope M fg. & Equipm ent Co., S e a t t le ... 1
$6.009,003.79 T O T A L ...
Nonferrous
.M e ta ls a n dAlloys
* W ashington ... A lu m in u m a llo y 60,500.00
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A m erican B r a s s C o .W a t c r b u r j Conn. . E le c tr o ly tic cop p er 53,645.00 In te rn a tio n a l M in erals & Metals. Corp New Yor k . M e c w n y i 1 3,108.00
In te rn a tio n a l N ick el Co. Inc., New 'dVlnhla B ronze h o se 25,650.00
P en n . F le x ib le M etallic C u bin g ^ P h U ad elp h la £ a s s ‘ p i e d isk s 1,035,640.39
Revere
C opper & B r a s s In c.. B a ltim o r e ... B ro n ze b la n k s 78,750.00 R iv e rsid e M etal Co., R iv e rsid e , N. J ... B ronze m u. _____ ««______$1,4 16 ,34 4 .0 4 T O T A L ...
Machinery and Other Equipment
A d a m s, J . D., Co., c/o B ro o k s Eq u ip m en t & M fg Co., $22.010.48 K n o x v ille , T en n • • • - - • - • ... E n g in e la th e s 30,146.00 A m erican T ool W orks Co., C in cin n ati ... s h o v e l 15.250.00 B a y C ity S h o v e ls Inc., B a y C ity . M ich... v e r t ic a l la th e s 26,142.80 B u lla rd Co., B rid g ep o rt, Conn. . ... T r a c to r s 24,134.00 C in cin n a ti MHHng M achin es & C in cin n ati G rin d ers J | )ln g machirH,s 41.7 9 4 .« ) in c .. C in cin n a ti... ... D eck w in ch es 18,444.00 C ly d e Iron W orks In c.. D u lu th • • ... E le c t, r e fr ig e r a to rs 19 ,7 5 2 .10 Copeland R e frig e ra tio n C orp.• f ld n o ■ 0... ... G e a rs 17,052.00 D etroit B e v e l G e a r Co D etroit . ... F o ld e rs *16,820.00 D e x te r F o ld e r Co., P e a rl R i s e r N . Y ... (Jearg 52,012.50 E n te rp rise T ool & G e a r C orp .. , d tvislon C le v e la n d P ro p e llin g m ach . 3,676.026.00 G en era l M otors C orp D iesel E n g in e d ivision , c u t t in g m ach in e 44,810.00 G leaso n W orks. R o ch este r, N . Y . . ... w a g o n d r ills 17 ,14 8 .« ) H a rris, 11. I... Inc.. K n o x v ille , T enn. ... L a th e s 18.800.CX>
H en dey M achin e Co., ‘ T r a c to r s 132 ,13 7 .9 4
In te rn a tio n a l H a r v e s te r Co., W asn m g io n T y p e s e ttin g m ach in e 15 ,5 18 .9 8
Intertype
Corp., B ro o k ly n , N . Y . ... G rin d in g m ach in es 23,670.00 L a n d is T ool Co.. W ayn esb oro. 1 « . — — V , " . E n g in e la th e s 25.509.00 L o d g e & S h ip le y M ach in e T o o L ^ C in c ln n a t ... p re sse s 18 .28 0 .«) M ine S a fe t y A pp i an c es Co P itts b u rg h ... G a g e s 18,225.00 M odern T ool & D ie Co P h ila d e lp h ia • . . ... w a g o n c ra n e s 15,070.00 P r a t t & W h itn ey d ivisio n N iles-B em en t-P o n d Co., \V e st roduplnK m aPh 37,941.00 H a rtfo rd , Conn. . ■ ■ • • • • • ...; ; ; G e a r s 24,667.20 S ie r -B a th Co. In c.. N ew Y o r k ... ... T w ist d r ills 16,292.88 T a y lo r P a r k e r Co., N o rfo lk , . ■ - ... T u rn in g m ach . 7 7,56 5.« ) v a n D yck C h u rc h ill Co.. N ew Y o rk ... ... T u r r et la th e s 4 1,487.50 W arn er & S w a se y Co., C levelan d ... ... ..$4,486,707.03
TO TAL. ... $11,9 12 .0 5 4 .8 «
G R A N D T O T A E
* E stim a ted .
September 2, 1940
17
90,000 in Training for Defense Jobs Under Government Program
■ UNCLE SAM’S defense labor train in g program , now two m onths old, Is proceeding fairly sa tisfac to r
ily, b u t h as not produced nor is ex
pected to produce any m iracles in equipping this nation w ith an ad e
q u ate supply of fully skilled m an
power.
As of Aug. 31, it is estim ated 90,000 train ees w ere enrolled in tr a in
ing courses in public vocational schools. T w enty thousand have been placed in jobs. This rep resen ts a gain of 10,000 train ees and 17,000 placed since J u ly 31.
E xecutives of m etalw orking com panies w ho have hired the em er
gency-trained m en generally express satisfaction w ith th e ir calibre and w ith the ru d im e n tary tra in in g they have been given in th e vocational schools. T hey point out, however, th a t fu rth e r tra in in g in th e shops will be necessary before the new men becom e efficient w orkers, and th a t the burden of train in g skilled w o rk ers continues to rest on indus
try.
One adv an tag e of th e governm ent p rogram is th e service perform ed by th e s ta te em ploym ent services in selecting th e m en to be given th e em ergency train in g . Tills relieves com pany personnel directors of the task of interview ing large num bers of applicants and to a la rg e extent weeds out unqualified applicants.
A ptitude T ests Given R equirem ents fo r trainees m ay v a ry from locality to locality, but th e following m ay be considered representative. The applicant m ust be betw een 18 and 35 y ea rs of age and in good health. G raduates of technical high schools a re preferred.
He m ust be able to score sa tisfac
torily in a general intelligence test.
In addition he is given certain sp e
cial te sts designed to ev alu ate his physical and m ental fitness for skilled work. These m ay include:
M innesota sp a tia l relations, to test ability to ju d g e space and distance in various directions; M innesota m anual dexterity, to test dexterity in m anual operations and to reveal any clum siness, tendencies to fum ble and sim ilar obstacles in m asterin g th e trad e s; tele-binocular tests, a th o rough eye and vision exam in
ation.
The in te rest evidenced by th e a p plicant also is considered in m aking th e selections.
In som e cases as m any as nine of ten ap plicants for the train in g have been turned down; the one selected is likely to become, w ith
fu rth e r training, a satisfactory w orker.
T his m ethod of selection not only saves tim e fo r industry but also lessens its liability to unem ploym ent com pensation taxes which m ight r e sult if the com pany itself hired s ta r t
e rs who would la te r prove u n sa tis
fac to ry and would have to be dis
missed.
T he vocational train in g p ro g ram w as launched for th e double p u r
pose of alleviating unem ploym ent and m aking persons w ith som e skill available fo r w ork in the defense program .
P ro g ra m contem plated th e tr a in ing of 50,000 W PA w orkers who w ere to be paid reg u la r W PA w ages during the train in g period. A h u n dred thousand o thers w ere to be taken eith er from the unem ployed lists of sta te em ploym ent services or from persons who have jobs but w ant to im prove th e ir skill. Som e 817,000,000 w as m ade available for th e p ro g ram w hich got underw ay quickly but quietly u nder th e direc
tion of Sidney Hillm an, of th e n a tional defense advisory com mission, John W. Studebaker, United S tates com m issioner of education, and others.
Co-operation of sta te boards of education, local vocational schools, em ployers’ organizations, th e sta te em ploym ent services, W PA, and o th e r local groups w as requested.
The response w as alm ost unanim ous.
The co-operation of local em ploy
e rs ’ groups and local vocational schools served to fit th e tra in in g pro
g ram to th e needs of the locality in w hich ap plicants w ere trained. In m any cases local em ployers aided in obtaining the m achines on which th e applicants a re being trained.
A ssociated In d u stries of Cleveland, fo r exam ple, conducted a survey of its m em bers to asce rta in w hich had
II T w e n ty th o u s a n d y o u n g m e n g iv e n r u d im e n ta r y tr a i n in g u n d e r th e g o v e r n m e n t's d e f e n s e la b o r tr a in in g p r o g ra m h a v e b e e n a b s o r b e d b y in d u s tr y . M e t
a lw o r k in g e x e c u tiv e s r e p o rt th e y h a v e b e e n c a r e f u lly s e le c te d a n d w ith fu r
th e r s p e c ia liz e d tr a in in g s h o u ld s o o n d e v e lo p in to e ffic ie n t w o rk e rs .
In th is a rtic le , th e s e c o n d of a s e r ie s o n w h a t is b e in g d o n e to tr a in th e e s tim a te d 1.250.000 s k ille d w o r k e rs n e e d e d for A m e r ic a 's d e f e n s e p r o g ra m , th e g o v e r n m e n t’s p l a n is e v a l u a t e d . It c a n p e rfo rm n o m ira c le s , b u t. w ith th e c o o p e r a tio n of lo c a l in d u s tr ia l g r o u p s , is p r o v id in g a v a l u a b l e c o n tr ib u tio n to o u r n a t i o n a l d e f e n s e .
