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M e m b e r, A u d it B u r e a u o f C ir c u la tio n s : A s s o c ia te d B u s in e s s T a p e rs In c ., a n d N a tio n a l P u b l i s h e r s ’ A s s o c ia tio n . P u b lis h e d e v e ry M o n d a y . S u b s c r ip tio n In t h e U n ite d S t a l e s , C u b a , M exico a n d C a n a d a , o n e y e a r $4, tw o y e a r s SB; E u r o p e a n a n d fo re ig n c o u n tr ie s , o n e y e a r S10. S in g le c o p lc s ( c u r r e n t Is s u e s ) 25c.
E n te r e d a s s e c o n d c l a s s m a t t e r a t th e nostofT ice a t C le v e la n d , u n d e r t h e A ct o f M a rc h 3. 1879. C o p v rig lit 1937 by th e P e n to n P u b lis h in g Co.
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Reader Comments ... 17
As the Editor View s the N ew s ... 21
60,000 Steelworkers Back to W ork ... 23
Annual Steel Ingot Capacity U p 289,500 T o n s ... 25
Great Industrial Center Developing in N ew Jersey... 26
Strikes Cut June Ingots 19 Per C e n t... 27
Steelworks Operations for the W eek ... 27
Steel, Scrap Exports Set N ew Records... 28
Men of Industry ... 30
Obituaries ... 3 1 Financial N ew s of the Steel In du stry... 32
i n College Graduates in Bethlehem C o u rse ... 32
Activities of Steel Users and M ak ers... 33
M irrors of Motordom ... 35
W indows of W ashington ... 39
Persecution Is Not Key to Equitable T a x System— Editorial ... 41
The Business Trend— Charts and Statistics ... 42
Methods Used in M aking Invisible Spot W elds ... 44
A .S.T .M . Studies Testing Methods ... 49
Chrome-Molybdenum Steel for H vpoid Gears ... 50
Materials H andling ... 55
W elding, etc.—Robert E. Kin/(cad ... 60
Surface Treatm ent and Finishing of Metals ... 62
Progress in Steelm aking ... 65
Power Drives ... 72
N ew Equipm ent Descriptions ... 76
Recent Publications of Manufacturers ... 82
M arket Reports and Prices ... 83-104 N ew Construction and Incorporations 104 Index to Advertisers ... 112
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HE steel foundry, as w ell as th e iro n fo u n d ry , adds N ickel to m any a com position. Adds it to fortify steel castings against the ravages of impacts, fatigue, stresses, and wear. That N ickel helps these castings live to a riper service age is proved hy som e of the case histories cited here. T h e two P u llmans shown are about to be joined w ith coupler knuckles (see inset) of N ickel Cast Steel. Just rem em ber that w hen the im pact comes there’s a 20-ton bum p betw een m etals—and that there are heavy ten sile and com pressive stresses w hen the train starts and stops.
Since 1928 m ost o f these P u llm an coupler knuckles have been m ade o f Cast N ickel-chrom ium Steel. More than
10,000 have been placed in service. T h e possibilities of effecting long run econom y in your equipm ent m ake the Cast N ickel Steels -well-worth investigating.
THE INTERNATIONAL NICKEL COMPANY, INC., NEW YORK, N. Y
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O service records are available for this particular col
lection of N ick el Cast Steel gears.
B ut we have p len ty of case his
tories o f others o f the sam e type and com positions that prove th e ultim ate econom y of this m aterial. A n in ter
esting photograph, this, from a num ber of standpoints, but esp ecially interesting to makers and users o f m a
chinery because it shows how broad a range of gear applications m ay be su p p lied by strong, tough N ickel Steel castings. We invite consultation on the use o f cast and w rought N ick e l Steels, N ick el Cast Irons and other alloys containing N ick el in your equipm ent.
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HESE curious globular castings came from the locks of the Panam a Canal. T hey are called p in tles—pivots on which the huge 79-ton lock gates turn. Before they were removed 20 years of service were chalked up to their credit. The one on the left (pressure side) shows only slight evidence of wear; the one on the right (slack side) shows dirt and scale bu t no w6ar. Another exam pleof the downright econom y of the N ick el Cast Steels.
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IX TY th o u san d , o r 80 p er cen t of the 75,000 em ployes of steel com panies who recen tly w ere idle because of la b o r troubles, have re tu rn e d to w ork. T h is in itse lf in d icates th a t CIO leaders w ere bluffing on a feeble m in o rity w hen th ey launched th e ir a tta c k on M ay 26. W illiam Green, chief of A. F. o f L., recognizes th is fa c t w hen he ascribes the fa ilu re o f th e s trik e to two o u tsta n d in g r e a sons (p. 2 3 ): “F ir s t, because only a m in o rity of steel w o rk e rs w ere o rganized w hen th e s trik e s w ere called and secondly, because public opinion w as aro u sed by th e violent policies p u rsu ed by CIO in autom obile and ste e l.”P ublic opinion still is th e m o st v ita l force in the labor re la tio n s situ a tio n . R ig h t now th e m an in the s tre e t and m a n y of his re p re se n ta tiv e s in congress a re m ore sy m p a th e tic to th e in- W e l l W orth te re s ts of em ployers, to th e rig h ts
of em ployes to w ork w ith o r w ith- Fighting For o u t union a ffiliation and to the
rig h ts of citizens th a n a t a n y tim e in five y e a rs. T hese im proved re la tio n s w ith the p u b lic hav e been achieved th ro u g h h a rd w ork a g a in st tre m en d o u s odds. T hey re p re se n t in d u s try ’s g r e a t
e st hope of s e c u rity a g a in s t fu r th e r persecu tio n by dem agogues. P re se rv e and n o u rish th is revival of public esteem . I t is priceless.
A n n u al c a p a c ity fo r prod u cin g steel in g o ts has in creased 289,500 to n s since Dec. 31 to 69,534,194 (p. 25) an d b la st fu rn a c e c ap ac ity in th e sam e pe
riod h a s m ounted 215,000 to n s to 49,819,737. The new to ta ls a re im p o rta n t a s th ey will be used as the base figures fo r th e in s titu te ’s r e p o rts d a tin g from Ju ly 1. . . E x p o rts of iro n an d steel in M ay (p. 28) esta b lish ed new reco rd s. S h ip m e n ts of finished and sem ifinished iron an d ste e l w ere th e h ig h e st since th e W orld w a r an d th o se o f sc ra p c o n stitu te d an all-tim e record.
S crap e x p o rts of 637,679 to n s in May, follow ing N e w C a p a c ity
Totals in Use
sh ip m e n ts of 427,886 to n s in A pril, a re significant in view of th e co n tro v e rsy in W a sh in g to n (p. 39) over a cu rb on excessive e x p o rts of th is m a te ria l. . . . B eth leh em S teel h a s enrolled 111 Ju n e g ra d u a te s of A m erican u n iv e rsitie s in a “loop” course (p. 29)
— a p ra c tic e w hich the m eta lw o rk in g in d u strie s can well afford to fo s te r m ore sy ste m a tic a lly .
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Selectivity in M o v in g Scrap
N & S H ere is an in te re s tin g m a te ria ls h a n d lin g prbb-1 lem : A m a n u fa c tu re r d e r're s a conveying sy stem to handle th re e differen t m a te ria ls. E a c h m a te ria l
m u st be k ep t se p a ra te fro m the o th ers. All a re to be collected a t v ario u s p o in ts in th e p la n t and d istrib u te d , according to kind, in th re e bins. O rd in arily one would sa y th a t th is condition calls fo r th re e se p a ra te con
veying in sta lla tio n s, b u t an autom obile m a n u fa c tu re r, co n fro n ted w ith th is problem in one of its In d ia n a p lan ts, found a s a tis fa c to ry and econom ical so lution in a single, a u to m a tic conveyor. A com b in atio n of elev ato rs, ho p p ers and a b a sk e t conveyor, w ith lugs on th e conveyor b a sk e ts to p e rm it a u to m a tic se lec tiv ity of m a te ria ls (p. 55), does th e trick . A p plied to stee l sc ra p in th is in stan ce, th e idea h as p o s
sib ilities in o th e r d irections.
E n co u rag ed by experience in re p a irin g b la st f u r nace sto v es by w elding, a B ritis h steel com pany fa b ric a te d a com plete stove by th e w elding process (p.
65), and it h a s been o p e ra tin g s a tis fa c to rily fo r m ore th a n a y ear. In cid en tally , som e of th e ore used in th is d is tric t (p. 67) a v erag es as low as fro m 23 to 25 p e r cen t iron co n ten t. . . . T h a t a re c e n t su rv ey o f 1,500,000 sto re s show ed th a t 90 p e r cen t needed new f ro n ts (p. 62) lends im p o rtan ce to sto re fro n ts a s a m a rk e t fo r steel. P o rcelain enam el h a s m ade strid e s in th is field an d s ta in le ss ste el also h a s m ade headw ay. . . . R ead th re e sen ten ces of th e ad d re ss (p. 60) m ade by A ndrew M ellon a t th e ded icatio n of th e M ellon I n s titu te of I n d u s tria l R e search . The second sen ten ce w ill m ake you th in k .
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INLAND STEEL COMPANY
General Offices: 38 So. Dearborn St., Chicago, Illinois • Offices in: Detroit— Kansas City— Milwaukee— St. Louis— St. Paul
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SHEETS • STRIP • BARS TIN PLATE • PLATES S T R U C T U R A L S P I L I N G • R A I L S A N D A C C E S S O R I E S
T oday Inland’s product is not steel but steels. For every heat that passes through the m ill is checked to definite specifications. Elements are added;
processes are altered. T he custom er finds that through In lan d ’s w ell co-ordi
nated organization he is able to get better steel fo r his particular purpose. So much may be saved by securing a steel exactly suited to your particular needs
— that we urge you to take advantage o f Inland m etallurgical cooperation.
60,000 Steelworkers Back; Green Tells W h y C IO Lost Strike
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i x t y - t h o u s a n d ste e lw o rk e rs, o r 80 p e r cen t o f th e 75,- 000 m ade idle by th e strik e , were back a t w ork a t th e close of la s t week.A break-dow n of the num ber who had re tu rn e d w as: Republic Steel
Corp., p lan ts 23,000; Y oungstow n S heet & Tube Co.’s Youngstown district, 13,500; B ethlehem Steel Co.’s C am bria w orks, Johnstow n Pa., 11,000; and Inland Steel Co., 12,500.
A t Cleveland, 4150 w ere back at R epublic’s fo u r divisions, including 2180 a t th e Corrigan-M cKinney steelw orks; 939 a t Upson N ut w orks; 708 a t T ruscon; 323 a t Steel
& Tubes.
Steel w as poured a t Corrigan- McKinney T h u rsd ay night, fo r the first tim e in 44 days. A t this plant 6 of th e 14 open h e a rth s w ere o p erat
ing on F riday, w ith p rep aratio n s for fo u r m ore S atu rd ay , and another early th is week. Two of th e four b last fu rn aces w ere in operation, one m ore to go in this week.
Steelw orks operations fo r the en
tire in d u stry a t m idw eek stood a t approxim ately 78 p er cent, com pared w ith 91% per cent in the week ended M ay 22, ju s t before the strike. Some of R epublic’s plan ts w ere operated th ro u g h th e Ju ly F o u rth holidays, b u t general observance of the day reduced the national steelw orks op
e ra tin g average fo r the w eek 3%
points to 74 p er cent.
Troops To Be Reduced S tate m ilitiam en still stood g uard a t plan ts in the M ahoning valley, but p rep aratio n s w ere being m ade to reduce the num ber. O thers rem ain posted a t R epublic’s fo u r Cleveland divisions. A t Youngstow n 200 s trik ers and sym pathizers w ere in dicted by the grand ju ry fo r acts of violence.
T he cost of the strik e in loss of w ages by steelw orkers to date is
They W ant To Work!
estim ated a t $15,000,000; the indi
vidual loss has averaged about $210.
“I t now becomes certain th a t the steel strik e s a t Chicago, Cleveland, Johnstow n, Youngstown, C anton and o th e r cities a re lost,” said W illiam Green, president A m erican F e d e ra tion of L abor, in a sta te m e n t la st week.
“T h a t m eans th a t the C om m ittee fo r In d u stria l O rganization failed to m eet its first m a jo r te st success
fully.
"T he hosts of labor a re tru ly so rry because of the fa ilu re of the costly experim ent and its trag ic outcome. They re g re t th a t th o u san d s of w orkers w ere persuaded to sacrifice them selves as victim s of ill-advised and untim ely strik es. R e
sentm ent and d isappointm ent am ong these w orkers is bound to follow.
“T he query is, W h at steps will now be taken by the one who fo rm u late s the policies of the CIO. He o r
dered those em ployed in the m ines of th e independent steel com panies to strik e in sy m p ath y w ith the steel w orkers. Those w orkers a re idle
Given protection by state troops and police, a steady stream of steelworkers filed into Republic’s Corrigan-McKinney plant, Cleveland. Three hundred had to be turned away Friday because the bar m ill was not yet ready for operation. Open-
hearth steel was poured for the first time in 44 days. Acme Photo
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now fo r the alleged purpose of p re
venting the independent steel com
panies from securing coal.
“Now th a t th e steel m ills a re in operation, w ill he call out on strik e those m ine w orkers who are em ployed a t m ines w here the steel com
panies will now buy th eir fuel supply?
“He is now confronted w ith th e problem of carry in g out his th re a t to call m iners on strik e who are w orking under co n tract in m ines w here coal will be mined and shipped to independent steel com
panies o r directing those employed a t m ines owned by said independent steel com panies back to w ork, de
feated and dem oralized.
C ites C auses o f D efeat
“T here a re tw o o u tstanding r e a sons w hy the strik es w ere lost.
“F irst, because only a m inority of steel w orkers em ployed a t th e plan ts involved w ere organized w hen th e strik es w ere called. A pparently, the CIO leaders are stro n g fo r m inority action and m inority control. They sought to win a m a jo r b a ttle w ith only a corp o ral’s g u ard in action.
“The CIO w as not defeated be
cause the sm all num ber of victim s who p articip ated in the strik e lacked heroism o r courage but sim ply because th e overw helm ing m ajo rity of the steel w orkers re fused to join the CIO and p artic i
p ate in th e strike. The essential re quirem ent of a stro n g and com plete organization of w orkers, p relim in
a ry to the calling of a strike, w as com pletely ignored.
“Second, public opinion w as aroused because of the violent pol
icies pursued by the CIO in autom o
bile and steel during th e p a st year.
It becam e openly hostile. H ere, again, the pow er and force of pub
lic opinion is em phasized.
“The leaders of th e CIO m ay as well m ake up th e ir m inds th a t th iy can not win strik es a g a in st which public opinion sets itself. The re a c tion of public opinion a g ain st The CIO and CIO m ethods is reflected in the creation of vigilante o rg an iza
tions in different cities, in the en act
m ent of legislation such as th e new labor relations act in M ichigan, and the th re a t of repressive legislation in o th er states, as w ell as in con
gress.”
In a press conference la st Friday, President Roosevelt stated th a t he will call a conference of the gov
ernors of the steel strik e states.
A t Chicago
The steel sti'ike m ovem ent in Chicago, which began to disinte
g ra te a week ago, now is alm ost in a s ta te of collapse.
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finishing m ills a re ru n n in g a t ca
pacity.
Y oungstown S heet & Tube Co. la st week resum ed b la st on tw o fo r
m er Iroquois fu rn aces a t South Chicago. Its In d ian a H a rb o r p lan t, however, is en tirely idle w ith CIO pickets a t th e g ates. Gov. T ow n
send of In diana, w o rk in g th ro u g h his lab o r com m issioner, Thom as F. H utson, is try in g to effect some so rt of a rra n g e m e n t w ith th e S heet
& Tube officials w hich will lead to th e re-opening of this, th e la s t idle
“stru c k ” p la n t in this district.
The g overnor asked fo r “48 ho u rs” by th e S heet & Tube em ployes’ independent union, know n as th e A ssociation of Steel E m ployes a t th e In d ia n a H a rb o r p lan t, w hen he hoped to find som e so rt of settlem ent. H e asked th a t they
“w ithhold any action,” since they h ad w ired him fo r protection w hile they re tu rn e d to w ork. The 48-hour lim it expired T hursday.
Republic Steel C orp.’s E a s t Chi
cago p la n t w as o p e ra tin g a t 75 to 80 p er cent.
Board H earing T estim on y M eanwhile, in th e h e a rin g before E x a m in e r Wood, th e n a tio n a l la bo r relatio n s board is ta k in g te s
tim ony fro m strik e rs in its com plain t of “u n fa ir la b o r p ra ctices”
a g a in st Inland. The com pany’s at- d ian a H a rb o r has 30 open h e a rth s active, of its to ta l of 31 units. Its torneys w alked out w hen Wood o r
dered th e ir ste n o g ra p h e r to cease
ta k in g notes on arg u m e n ts involving testim o n y th a t Wood a lread y h ad ruled ag ain st.
L a st week, how ever, they re tu rn e d w hen W ood read in stru c tio n s from Chief E x am in er W olf a t W ash in g ton, allow ing notes to be ta k e n of all th e proceedings, b u t holding th e portions objected to by Wood be reg ard ed as “off the reco rd ” m a
terial.
I t w as announced by Wood on the day th e a tto rn e y s w alked out th a t
“the only th in g we a re concerned w ith h e re is a signed a g reem en t.”
H e ruled out all testim ony on the irresp o n sib ility of CIO and SWOC, an d also on w age and h o u r ag re e m ents.
F o u r iron ore m ines of the In te r
national H a rv e ste r Co. on th e Mesabi ran g e w ere closed la st F rid a y by the com pany follow ing th e blockad
ing of ingress highw ays by CIO autom obiles led by C ongressm an B ernard, farm -laborite, and com m issioned by Jo h n L. Lewis to o r
ganize the m iners. As loyal m iners could not g e t to w ork, the com pany decided to close the m ines fo r an indefinite period.
A t Johnstow n
Officials of B ethlehem Steel Co.’s Joh n sto w n p la n t asserte d operations w ere “back to n o rm a l” la s t week.
It w as unofficially estim ated th a t m ore th a n 11,000 out of m ore th a n 15,000 persons n o rm ally em ployed in
S teelw o rkers W e l c o m e En d of Strike
ry H A N K F U L L Y , joyously, men returned to Republic Steel Corp.’s Cleve
land steelworks—last stronghold oj the C IO ’s militant picket lines in Ohio.
It was though a long siege oj hard luck^ had ended, when state guardsmen and po.tce wete stationed at the plant to protect those who tvtshed to return. /I trip through the plant by a representative oj St e e l revealed a spirit of glad relief
that the strike was'over. Cleveland News photo
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the p la n t h ad re tu rn e d to w ork. It w as unofficially estim ated th a t only around 4000 persons w ere actually on strik e a t th e h eight of the CIO w alkout.
Pen n sy lv an ia sta te police reduced th e ir force a t the p lan t g ates a fte r sev eral days of quiet.
T h ree B eaver F alls, Pa., plants, M oltrup Steel P roducts Co., Union D raw n Steel Co. and Ideal M achin
ery & F o u n d ry Co., w ere operating a t close to n o rm a l la st week. M arch
ing th ro u g h CIO picket lines, about 150 w o rk ers re tu rn e d to the M oltrup p la n t la s t W ednesday and m ore fol
lowed on succeeding days.
G overnor A dd resses Iially A ddressing a crowd of about 10,- 000 persons in Joh n sto w n on the F o u rth of July, Gov. George H.
E a rle of P en n sy lv an ia said, "You don’t need violence w hen you have a m an like P resid en t Roosevelt in W ashington, w hen you have a lib
e ra l congress and a governor like me in P en n sy lv an ia who respect the w o rk e rs’ rig h ts.”
G overnor E a rle ordered A ttorney G eneral C. J. M argiotti of P ennsyl
v an ia to confer w ith A ttorney Gen
era l H om er C um m ings in W ashing
ton on th e leg ality of forcing an election in B ethlehem ’s Johnstow n p lan t, e ith er u n d er the W agner act o r the s ta te ’s "L ittle W agner Law .”
Ingot Capacity Up 2 8 9 ,5 0 0 Tons
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NNUAL steel ingot capacity in the U nited S tates has increased 289,500 gross tons since Dec.
31, according to the A m erican Iro n and Steel institute. Capacity is now rated a t 69,534,194 tons.
Capacity of b last furnaces in
creased from 49,604,737 gross tons to 49,819,737 tons.
The new figures reflect principally installations of new facilities and enlargem ent of others, b u t also cor
rect certain discrepancies betw een fo rm er estim ated capacity and ac
tual- production in som e plants. The in stitu te is basing re g u la r reports on the new figures as of Ju ly 1.
C urrent ingot capacity figures fo r various processes are: Open hearth , 62,160,362 tons; bessem er, 6,325,000;
electric, 1,038,252; crucible, 10,580.
Republic To Expand Gulf States Capacity
Republic Steel Corp., Cleveland, has announced an expansion p ro g ra m fo r its Gulf S tates Steel di
vision, Gadsden, Ala., to cost about
$2,000,000. Two 125-ton open-hearth
fu rn aces will be added, increasing capacity of this d ep artm en t 50 per cent. These will cost $750,000. Con
tra c t fo r an addition to the open- h e a rth building has been aw arded to N ashville B ridge Co., Nashville, Tenn., a t $150,000. Sheet mill ca
pacity will be expanded 50 p e r cent a t cost of $1,000,000. C onstruction is to be sta rte d im m ediately.
M organ E ngineering Co. and Alli
ance M achine Co., both of Alliance, O., have been given contracts fo r cranes and m achinery to talin g ab o u t
$200,000, including two 1 1 0-ton ladle cranes, a 75-ton c h arg in g crane, a ch arging m achine and facilities for strip p in g and h andling ingot molds.
Two Birmingham Blast Furnaces Sold for Scrap
P u rch ase of two discarded blast furnaces on V anderbilt road, B ir
m ingham , from W oodw ard Iro n Co., and resale of both fo r scrap w as a n nounced la st week by George M atti- son Jr., president of W oodstock S lag Co., B irm ingham . The two furnaces are expected to yield a p proxim ately 5000 tons of scrap. No.
1 furnace w as built in the early 1880’s and has not been in o p era
tion since 1919. No. 2 w as built in 1907 and has been inactive since 1926.
In la n d Tells E m ployes Term s U nder Which They R etu rn
T
O A V O I D m isunderstanding te rm s u n d er w hich In lan d Steel Co. em ployes retu rn e d to w ork, the com pany, th ro u g h W ilfred Sykes, a ssista n t to the president, la s t week carefu lly explained to them “w hat h appened” ju s t before the strik e w as called off. The term s, following the n u m erals 1, 2 and 3 a re the sam e as those published in S t e e i ,
Ju ly 5, p. 25.
A copy of the follow ing sta tem en t w as handed to each em ploye:
To T H E EMPLOYES OF IN LA N D STEEL
Co.
Now th a t you a re back a t work we w a n t you to know exactly w h at happened.
The facts a re sim ple and clear, and a re as follow s:
F irst: We have stood squarely behind the sta te m e n t of labor policy we gave you on M ay 25, 1937.
Second: We have m ade no ag ree
m ent w ith the SWOC.
We have complied w ith the re quest of every public a u th o rity for full in fo rm atio n about the strike.
We m et continuously fo r nearly a week w ith the m em bers of the steel m ediation board appointed by the P resident, and explained our po
sition. T h a t board has since a d journed.
The entire question of the strik e has been placed before th e natio n al labor relations board. Those h e a r
ings are now being conducted.
E ventually eith er by the decision of th a t board o r by th e courts to whom appeal m ay be m ade, we sh all all know w h at the law requires.
Governor Given A ssu ran ces On F riday, Ju n e 25, G overnor Townsend of In d ian a asked us to talk to him. We did so, and ex
plained our position to him in full.
We gave him a copy of the s ta te m ent of labor policy w hich we had sent to you, w ith a le tte r explaining our position in the strike.
On T uesday evening by telephone the governor asked us to give him certain assu ran ces re g a rd in g our labor policy, w hich we did. The exact language w as as follows:
1 The men will be retu rn ed to w ork w ithout discrim ination be
tw een strik e rs and non-strikers.
2- Positive assu ran ce th a t th e la
bor policy as set fo rth by the Inland Steel Co. in th e ir le tter to the governor of Ju n e 26, 1937,
and sta te m e n t as to labor policy attach ed thereto, dated M ay 25, 1937, will be carried out.
3—All grievances w hich m ay h e re a fte r arise on labor m a tte rs w ithin the scope of the s ta te m ent dated M ay 25, 1937, will be settled in the m an n er outlined in th a t statem en t. If an y such settlem ent, so arriv ed at, is u n satisfacto ry , th e com pany will re fe r the m a tte r to the com m is
sioner of labor of the sta te of Indiana, and will accept his de
cision as final.
We th en announced th a t our p lan ts would reopen and th a t we expected th e public au th o rities of In d ian a to m a in tain order. T h ere
a fte r we m ade no change in o u r po
sition.
At 11 p. m. W ednesday, Ju n e 30, G overnor Tow nsend, by telephone, m ade to us th e sim ple announce
m en t th a t th e pickets would be w ith draw n.
This is th e full sto ry on how th e strik e w as term in ated , an d we are very happy th a t th e p la n t h as re sum ed n o rm al op eratio n w ithout violence.
Wi l f r e d Sy k e s, A ssista n t to P resi
dent, In la n d S te e l Co.
Ju ly 12, 1937 25
Important A utom otive Industrial Center Developing in New Jersey
N
EW Jerse y is becom ing the hom e of an increasingly im p o rta n t group of autom otive industries.
Since the opening of the assem bly u n it of the G eneral M otors Corp. a t Linden, N. J., several additional new p la n ts to be erected in o th e r nearby com m unities have been announced.
This indicates a new e a stern au to m otive m a n u factu rin g cen ter is in the m aking.
Two new projects, upon which construction w ork w ill be sta rte d soon, a re a la rg e bi'anch p la n t fo r the T ern sted t m an u factu rin g divi
sion of G eneral M otors Corp. ( St e e l,
Ju n e 21, p. 26), and an e a ste rn serv ice p lan t fo r the Inland m an u fa c tu r
ing division of the sam e com pany.
The In lan d p lan t w ill be built in C lark tow nship, south of C ranford, N. J., on the m ain line of the Lehigh Valley railroad.
These two new units, w hen com
pleted, will bring to a to tal of six th e G eneral M otors b ran c h p la n ts in th e New Je rsey area. The four alread y established include the H y a tt R oller B earing Co., H arrison, N. J., and the Delco-Remy b a tte ry p la n t and C hevrolet E x p o rt Boxing plant, both a t Bloomfield. In the la tte r is located also a G eneral Mo
tors p a rts branch plant.
Town C hanges Its N am e Vincent Bendix, president, th e Bendix A viation Corp., announced la st w eek construction would s ta r t im m ediately on a la rg e p la n t which his com pany w ill occupy a t Bendix, N. J. The town, fo rm erly known as T eterboro, recently changed its nam e to honor th e corporation.
This p la n t will occupy 100 acres on a 500-acre site w hich have been acquired. The flying field, esta b lished fo r several years, will con
tin u e to occupy the additional Ben
dix acreage. C ontract calls fo r com
pletion of the m ajo r portion of the p la n t by Novem ber. T here will be 10 buildings.
At T renton, the new easte rn branch p la n t of the L. A. Young S pring & W ire Corp., D etroit, is rapidly approaching com pletion.
A lready the m ovem ent tow ards establishing an autom otive center in this section has reacted favorably on general business activ ity in com
m unities w here new p lan ts a re lo
cated. F o r exam ple, the Linden divi
sion a t its peak will em ploy 2000 persons. The T ern sted t p lan t will provide em ploym ent fo r approxi
m ately 3000 m en and women. Ben
dix em ploym ent, it is estim ated, will be close to 2500. F rom 200 to 300
will find jobs in th e In la n d division plant.
W hat these developm ents m ean to com m unities is well illu stra te d in Linden. In 1934 an in d u stria l re la tions com m ittee w as appointed to b rin g industries and city officials into closer relationship, to study m utual problem s and by active co
operation to reduce the m unicipal relief load by cre a tin g em ploym ent.
L argely thro u g h the efforts of th e com m ittee, Linden today is a th riv ing in d u strial com m unity.
Its population has increased five
fold since 1920 and it is an ticipated th is expansion will be equaled in th e next decade. Im p o rtan ce of these changes to ra ilro a d s is indicated by th e fa c t th e C en tral R ailro ad of New Je rsey has been co n stru ctin g a new fre ig h t sp u r fro m its shore line to serve Linden industries. P en n sy l
vania railro ad recently acquired land and extended its tra c k a g e n e a r the new G eneral M otors plant.
All this has come about larg ely by reason of the m ovem ent to w ard s expansion of the autom otive in
du stry . Back of this d ecen traliza
tion lies a philosophy expressed in th e follow ing sta te m e n t by A lfred P. Sloan Jr., chairm an, G eneral Mo
to rs Corp.:
“The segregation of our in
d u stria l units into logical com pon
e n t p a rts stra te g ic a lly distrib u ted am ong a g re a te r n u m b er of com m unities, m eans a low er cost of liv
ing, m ore efficient production and.
m ore im p o rta n t still, a m ore s a tis facto ry and less artificial type of living for1 th e w orkers. I t m eans m ore com m unities m ore self-con
tain ed w ith b e tte r balanced econo
m ies—a reduced burden on th e n a tional econom y in tim es of s tre ss—
a re a l step fo rw ard in in te g ra tin g in d u stry w ith the social stru c tu re of the n ation to th e benefit and p ro tection of all.”
Ford Plans $500,000 Expansion at Norfolk/Va.
F o rd M otor Co. has announced a
$500,000 expansion of the tid ew ater bran ch assem bly p la n t a t N orfolk, Va. The extension will be of re in forced concrete, stru c tu ra l steel, b rick and steel sash. A lm ost doub
ling th e size of th e p lan t, th e addi
tion will be 300 x 520 fe e t and will include a 400-foot concrete dock ex
tending into the E lizabeth river.
E m ploym ent fo r 250 m ore w ork
m en w ill be provided and th e p lan ts capacity will be increased by 50 cars to 400 cars daily.
I t will also provide facilities fo r h an d lin g p a rts and o th er m a te ria l shipped from the F o rd Rouge p lan t.
P a rts w ill be shipped in F o rd ves
sels over the G reat L ake th ro u g h the New York b arg e canal, H udson l’iver and A tlan tic co astal w aters.
At p resen t the N orfolk p la n t has no facilities fo r receiving o r d isp atch ing shipm ents by w ater.
P riz e -W in n in g Industrial Buildin g
jp '/R S T prize medal for the best executed example of the use of glass in in
dustrial buildings during the past year, has been awarded Albert Kahn Inc., Detroit, for architectural work, on the press plant of the new DeSoto plant in Detroit. Over 650 entries were received in the contest sponsored by Architectural Forum. About 40,000 panes of glass are used in this building, most of double- strength window variety, although roofing glass is of the hammered-wire type.
Total glass area is 90,000 square feet, or 52 per cent of the wall and ceiling area
26 / T E E L
Production
O
BSERVANCE of the F o u rth of Ju ly b rought the average steel operating ra te fo r the week down 3% points, to 74 p er cent. However, w ith plan ts resum ing production following collapse of the strike, the rate at m idw eek w as probably a t lea st 78 p e r cent, w ith indications of a b e tte r figure this week.
C leveland—Drop of 2 points to 47 p er cent w as caused by shutdow ns fo r the F o u rth of July. R esum ption of production follow ing th e strik e has not had any effect this early.
Central eastern seaboard—One p lan t down fo r vacation w as nearly balanced by increased production elsew here. O perations w ere down 1 point to 65 p e r cent w ith prospects of increase this week.
N ew E ngland—Off 12 points to 80 per cent because of m inor repairs and the holiday. Advance to 90 per cent expected this week.
P ittsb u rg h — Holiday shutdow n and vacation in two plants cut the op eratin g ra te to 67 p er cent. Jo h n s
town, Pa., plan ts a re said to be back a t norm al.
W h eeling O perations w ere down to 77 p e r cent fo r last week, owing to the holiday interruption.
C incinnati—O perations continued a t 93 p er cent la st week, the holiday having no effect.
D etroit—Down 5 points to 95 per cent as an open h e a rth is being re lined and will be down until the m iddle of this week.
Buffalo—L ig h tin g of an additional blast fu rn ace stack raised ra te to 88 p er cent w ith probability of this continuing until re p airs become necessary la te r in m onth.
C hicago—R esum ption of produc
tion by plan ts affected by strik e raised operations 6M: points to 70 per cent. Inland Steel Co. has 30 out of 31 open h e a rth s operating and R epublic Steel Corp. is operat
ing six out of eight a t E a st Chicago.
C arnegie-Illinois Steel Corp. w as at 67 p e r cent of capacity ag ain st 80 the preceding week, due to the holi
day. Inland and Republic did not observe th e F o u rth . Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. has resum ed blast on its two stack s at Chicago.
Y oun gstow n — O perations l a s t week rose one point to 76 p er cent, w ith 66 of 83 open h ea rth s active.
The ra te is expected to rise to 78 p er cent next week as Republic adds an open h e a rth a t W arren, O.
Schedules fo r next week call for nearly 80 p e r cent operations, a bet
te r ra te th a n has prevailed since the la tte r p a r t of May and one of the best early Ju ly operating ra tes in the history of the district.
District Steel Rate
P ercentage o f Open-Hearth In got Ca
pacity Engaged in Leading D istricts
Week Sam e
ended w eek
July 10 Change 1936 1935 Pittsburgh . . 67 — 13 64 34
Chicago 70 +6M. 71 42 tó
Eastern Pa.. . 65 —1 49 26',4
Youngstow n . 76 + 1 74 43
W heeling . . . 77 — 15 69 62 Cleveland . . . 47 __2 84 'A 44
Buffalo 87 none 86 26
Birmingham . 96 + 1 3 52 30
New England 86 —6 68 41
D e t r o it ... 95 —5 100 94 Cincinnati . . . 93 none 80 t St. Louis . . . . 93 none t t A verage . . 74 —3% 69 V¿ 38 tN ot reported.
Donora Plant Reopened A fte r Vacation Period
The open h earth , bloom ing mill and th ree rod mills of the A m erican Steel & W ire Co.’s D onora, Pa., p lan t reopened la st week a fte r one w eek’s shutdow n, during which a p proxim ately 110 0 em ployes vvere given a w eek’s vacation w ith pay.
R epairs w ere m ade to the th ree divisions during the closing. The zinc works, w ire mill and b last fu r
nace continued to operate.
The com pany offers a w eek’s v a
cation to all em ployes having five years or m ore service. A pproxi
m ately tw o-thirds a re eligible.
Strikes Cut June Ingots 19 Per Cent
H
AD the steel strik e in terru p tio n come one week later, production of steel ingots fo r first half would have established an all-tim e record, exceeding th a t of th e first h alf of 1929, which stan d s as the best perform ance up to this tim e.
As it was, first-half production failed by less th a n 1 p er cent of equaling the 1929 record. Total pro
duction fo r first h alf this y e a r was 28,764,633 gross tons, com pared w ith 29,036,274 tons in the corresponding period of 1929. The difference in favor of the la tte r is 271,641 tons, less th a n a w eek’s o u tp u t a t the 1937 rate. P roduction in the first half of 1937 w as alm ost fo u r tim es the 7,697,210 tons m ade in first six m onths of 1932.
The drop cam e in the Ju n e p ro duction, which totaled 4,183,762 tons, alm ost 19 per cent below the 5,153,- 559 tons m ade in May. Steelw orks operated a t 74.46 p e r cent of capac
ity in June, com pared w ith 88.82 per cent in May. The loss from M ay to June, directly attrib u ta b le to strik e interference, w as close to 1,000,000 tons.
The Ju n e o u tp u t w as only 5 per cent g re a te r th a n th a t of June, 1936, b u t the six-m onth total w as 35 p er cent above the 21,276,097 tons m ade in the corresponding period of 1936.
Steel Ingot Statistics
M onthly Production—Complete for Bessem er; Open H earth, C alculated from Reports o f Companies
M aking 98.03 per cen t W eekly
—Open H earth— ---- B essem er--- --- T o t a l--- produc- Number Per cent Per cent Per cent tion, a ll o f w eek s
Gross of Gross of Gross of com panies, in
1937 tons capacity tons capacity tons capacity gross tons m onth
Jan... 4,433,145 84.20 291,794 54.30 4,724,939 81.43 1,066,578 4.43 Feb... 4,082,163 85.87 331,669 68.35 4,413,832 84.25 1,103,458 4.00 March . . 4,812,879 91.42 403,787 75.14 5,216,666 89.91 1,177,577 4.43 A pril... 4,681,677 91.83 390,198 74.98 5,071,875 90.27 1,182,255 4.29 May . 4,767.269 90.55 386,290 71.88 5,153,559 88.82 1.163,332 4.43
June . 3,899,190 76.48 284,572 54.68 4,183,762 74.46 975,236 4.29
6 mos. . . 26,676,323 86.77 2,088,310 66.54 28,764,633 84.89 1,111,891 25.87 1936
Jan... . 2,843,415 54.76 196,389 32.21 3,039,804 52.39 6S6.186 4.43 Feb... 2,754,446 56.76 202,445 35.55 2,956,891 54.53 714,225 4.14 March. . .. . 3,148,813 60.64 185,040 30.33 3,333,853 57.46 752,563 4.43 A p ril... . 3,627,830 72.14 304,775 51.62 3,932,605 69.99 914,593 4.29 M ay... . 3,735.283 71.93 302,092 49,55 4.037,375 69.58 911,371 4.43 J u n e ... 3,640,672 72.40 334,897 56.72 3,975,569 70.75 926,706 4.29 6 mos. . . 19,750,459 64.78 1,525,638 42.62 21,276,097 62.45 817,966 26.01 J u ly ... 3,587,764 69.25 326,606 53.69 3,914,370 67.61 885,604 4.42 Aug... 3,833,727 73.83 350,560 57.50 4,184,287 72.11 944,534 4.43 Sept... 3,848,340 76.71 303,048 51.45 4,151,388 74.05 969,950 4.28 Oct... . 4,216,536 81.20 317,710 52.11 4,534,246 78.15 1,023,532 4.43 N ov... . 3.993,472 79.42 329,553 55.S2 4,323,025 76.94 1,007,698 4.29 Dec... 4,119,025 79.50 305,342 50.20 4,424,367 76.42 1,000,988 4.42 T otal. . . .43,349,323 70.74 3,458,457 48.07 46.807,780 68.36 895,329 52.28
P ercentages of capacity for 1937 are calculated on w eek ly cap acities o f 1,188,452 gross tons for open-hearth Ingots, 121,308 tons for bessem er and 1,309,760 ton s total, based on annual capacities a s o f Dec. 31, 1936, as follow s: O pen-hearth ingots, 61,865,862 gross tons; bessem er, 6,325,000 tons: for 1936, on w eek ly cap acities of 1,172,160 gross tons open-hearth ingots, 137,624 tons bessem er, 1,309,784 tons total, based on annual capacities a s of Dec. 31, 1935, as follow s: O pen-hearth in gots 61,280,509 gross tons, bessem er 7,195,000 gross tons.
Ju ly 12, 1937 27
Steel,Scrap Exports Set New Records
F
IN ISH ED and sem ifinished steel and iron exports in May probably established a post-w ar record, and scrap exports m ade an all-time record, according to the m etals and m inerals division of the d epartm ent of commerce.M ay tonnage in both classes fell little sh o rt of to tal exports fo r the first five m onths of 1936.
E x p o rts of finished and sem ifin
ished products totaled 405,810 gross tons in May, valued a t $19,186,363, com pared w ith 255,788 tons in April, valued a t $15,854,933. In May, 1936, the to tal w as 97,511 tons valued a t
$7,387,862. The May figures re p re sen t an increase of 54.5 p e r cent in volum e and 2 1 p e r cent in value com
pared w ith A pril and 316 per cent in q u an tity and 160 p er cent in value com pared w ith May, 1936.
P ig iron and steel ingots registered a sh arp gain in May, indicating the stro n g dem and from abroad. The gain in these two item s alone w as sufficient to account fo r the sh a rp increase of total exports over April.
E xports of pig iron totaled 117,598 tons in May, com pared w ith 38,177 tons in A pril and 121 tons in May, 1936. Steel ingots, blooms and o ther sem ifinished steel w ere exported to a total of 99,551 tons, com pared w ith 5495 tons in A pril and 982 tons in May, 1936.
In five m onths this y ear finished and sem ifinished exports agg reg ated 1,138,492 tons, valued a t $67,989,315, com pared w ith 450,859 tons valued a t $33,834,799, an increase of 148 per cent in volum e and 10 1 p er cent in value over th e corresponding period of 1936. The tonnage in May, 405,810 tons, w as only about 40,000 tons low er than the total fo r five m onths last year.
Scrap exports reached the record total of 637,679 tons in May,- com
pared w ith 427,886 tons in A pril and 217,439 tons in May, 1936. F o r five m onths scrap exports totaled 1,651,- 934 tons, ag ain st 880,855 tons in five m onths of 1936. The May exports were 72 per cent of the five-month ag g reg ate in 1936.
I 'M T E I ) ST A TES E X P O R T S O F IRON AND S T E F X PRO D U CTS
G ross T ons
M ay A pril J a n . th ru
A rticles 193? 1937 M ay ’37
P i" iron ... 117,598 38,177 200,657 F e rro m an g a n e se and
splcgeleisen ... 16 1,076 1.242
O ther ferroalloys. .. 254 60 875
•In g o ts, blooms, e tc .:
N ot cont. alloy. . £9,215 5.216 116,556 Alloy incl. s ta in
less ... 3S8 279 1.247 B ars, iron ... 571 114 1.14S B ars, concrete . . . . 2.100 2.1S1 6.S03
•O th er steel b a rs :
N ot cont. a l l o y . . 9.976 9.SS5 3S.93S
S ta in le ss steel .. > 7 Si
Alloy, not s t ’nless 570 616 2.916
M ay A pril J a n . th ru
A rticles 1937 1937 M ay '37
W ire r o d s ... 5,872 6,508 20,396 B oiler p la te ... 430 519 1,599
•O th er p la te , n o t fab.
N o t co n t. allo y . . " 24,881 25,785 95,644
S ta in le ss s t e e l . .. 5 16
Alloy, n o t s t ’nless 852 l ,i Ô i 2,163 Skelp ... 10,084 11,181 31,537 S heets, g alv . iro n . . 516 437 2,572 Sheets, g alv . stee l. . 5,162 7,261 27,09-1
•Sheets, b lack steel:
N ot cont. allo y . . 22,570 29 220 96,512
S ta in le ss steel .. 79 ~47 265
Alloy, n o t s t ’nless 1,098 60 1,239 S heets, b lack iro n . . 560 1,238 3,605
•S trip steel, cold- rolled :
N ot cont. allo v . . 2,278 2,311 12,140
S ta in le ss steel .. 44 50 184
Alloy, not s t ’nless 36 46 272
•S trip steel, h o t- rolled :
N ot co n t. allo y . . 5,712 16,228 37,631
S ta in le ss steel .. 31 95
Alloy, n o t s t ’nless 7 11 248
Tin p late, ta g g e rs ’
tin ... 28,380 30,289 126,417 T e rn e p la te ... 498 378 2,775 T a n k s, except lined 3,074 2,543 11,908 S hapes, n o t f a b . . .. 8,677 12,179 48,081 S hapes, f a b r ic a te d . 3,082 2,070 13,867 P la te s , f a b ric a te d . . 684 4,121 8,632 M etal l a t h ... 304 221 932
F ra m e s a n d sash es 53 47 :«)8
Sheet p i l i n g ... 175 127 2,050 R ails, 60 lb ... 8,066 3,995 32,182 R ails, u n d e r 60 lb. 1,346 843 4,914 tR a ils , re la y in g . . . . 74 5,502 10,175 R ail f a s t e n i n g s . .. . 1,112 1,436 4,479
Sw itches, frogs, etc. 267 297 926
R ailro a d s p i k e s . . . . 50S 225 1,300 R. R. bolts, n u ts,
e tc ... 156 38 401 B oiler tu b es, s ’m iess 1,356 891 5,043
Do. w e ld ed ... 41 10 216
P ipe:
Sm ls. c asin g oil
line ... 5,914 6,276 30,962
Do. Welded 117 441 3,534
Do. Sm ls. b lack . . 926 1,046 5,862 Pipe fittin g s:
M all, iron screw ed 664 411 2,088
C a st iron screw ed 264 312 1/281
Pipe, fittin g s fo r:
C ast-iro n p ressu re 2,335 2,248 10,995 C a st-iro n s o i l . . . . 1,284 690 3,925 Pipe— w elded:
B lack steel ... 2,369 1,802 8,812 Bl’k w ro u g h t Iron 2,146 90 2,724 G alv. steel ... 1,845 1,318 7,923
G alv. w ro u ’t iron 234 244 1,005
Pipe a n d fittin g s:
R iv td . iron o r steel 101 47 271
W ire:
P la in iron o r steel 3,576 2,369 14,664 G alvanized ... 2,099 1,672 9,185 B arbed ... 3,778 3,000 16,172
W oven w ire fencing 308 400 1,578
•W oven w ire screen :
In se c t ... 64 49 193 O ther ... 118 136 571 tW ire ro p e ... 416 480 2,236 tW ire s t r a n d ... 5S 32 250
tC a rd c lo th in g ... 3 21 30
O th e r w ire ... 850 S45 3,460 W ire n a ils ... 1,980 2,096 9,248
H orseshoe n a ils . .. . 78 65 383
T a c k s ... 22 21 125 O th e r n ails, stap les 256 204 1,367 B olts, e tc ... 1,321 1,005 4,921 C a s tin g s :
•G ray iron, sem i
steel ... 471 464 2,617 M alleable i r o n ... 531 544 ‘2.-117
•S ieel, n o t a l l o y .. . 226 183 894
Alloy incl. stain less 179 190 740
C a r w heels, tires,
ax les ... 1,50*1 1,597 6,677
H orseshoes, c a lk s . . 5 46 135
•F o rc in g s, n .e .s .:
N ot alloy ... 671 552 2,5-18
Alloy incl. s t ’nless 114 29 383
T o tal I. & S. prod. 405,810 255,788 1,138,492 Scrap , iron, steel 630,671 421,383 1,620,114 S crap , tin p la te . . . 2,598 1,869 7,695 tT in p la te circles,
s trip s , c o b b le s ... S97 958 5,565 W a s te -w a ste tin
p la te ... 3,613 3,676 18,560 T o ta l s c r a p ... 637,679 427.886 1,651,934 G R A N D TO T A L. . 1,043,489 683,674 2 ,790,426 Iro n o r e ... 212,475 78,609 293,878
“No co m p ariso n s a v ailab le . tN e w class. tN o distin ctio n p rio r to 1936.
U. S. Sells 61 % of British Machine Tool Imports
Im p o rts of m achine tools into G reat B ritain continues a t a high and increasing rate, 1937 prom ising to eclipse th e tw o preceding years.
The U nited S tates is by f a r th e la rg est supplier, accounting for 61 per cent of m achine tools im ported d u r
ing first q u a rte r: V alue of m achine tool im ports fo r first q u a rte r w as
£1,504,172, of w hich th e U nited S tate s supplied £919,349, G erm any
£352,604 and Sw itzerland £65,375.
P relim in ary sta tistic s fo r fo u r m onths indicate a value of £2,083,- 000 fo r m achinery im ports, w hich is 12 2 p er cent g re a te r th a n fo r the corresponding period of 1936.
Machinery Exports Gain
In d u stria l m achinery ex p o rts in M ay w ere valued a t $21,795,768, com pared w ith $13,559,054 in May, 1936. T here w as a decline of 4 p er cent from A pril b u t a rise of 60 p er cent from M ay of la st year, ac
cording to th e m achinery division of the d e p a rtm e n t of com m erce.
Pow er-driven m etalw o rk in g m a chin ery ex p o rts in M ay w ere valued a t $5,044,632, com pared w ith $2,959,- 866 in May, 1936, a gain of about 70 p e r cent. M etalw orking m achinery o th e r th a n pow er-driven dropped to
$380,582 in M ay from $430,319 in May, 1936.
Farrel-Birmingham Co.
Ho nors O ld Employes
Service pins w ere presented to 144 em ployes w ith 25 y ears o r m ore service by F arrel-B irm in g h a m Co., Ansonia, Conn., equipm ent m akers, a t a recen t te stim o n ial banquet. Of the 114 p re se n t em ployes w ho re ceived th e service p i n s , six had served 50 y e a rs o r m ore, tw o fro m 45 to 49 years, ten fro m 40 to 44 years, 29 fro m 35 to 39 y ears, 23 from 30 to 34 y ears and 44 fro m 25 to 29 years. R etired a re 30 em ployes w ith m ore th a n 25 y e a rs service, th ree of w hom h ad served th e com
pany fo r m ore th a n 50 years.
T o a stm a ste r a t th e b an q u et w as N elson W. Pickering, president. At the sp e a k e rs’ tab le w ere th e 50-year veterans, C harles F. Bliss, fo rm er president, F ra n k lin F a rre l Jr., c h a ir
m an, and Ja m e s W. Hook, president, G eom etric Tool Co., N ew H aven, Conn., and head of the N ew E n g land council, w ho delivered th e p rin cipal address.
Mr. P ickering pointed out th a t 18 per cent of the com pany’s 800 em ployes of 1912 and 10 p e r cent of the 500 em ployes of 1900 w ere p resen t a t the banquet.
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