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V o lu m e 107— N o . 23 D e c e m b e r 2, 1940
R E A D E R C O M M E N T S ... 4
H I G H L I G H T I N G T H I S ISSU E ... 19
N E W S A fter a R ecord Steel Y ear— H istory Says: “ M ore C apacity”— b u t T im es H av e C h an g ed ... 21
A lu m in u m Supply A d eq u ate for D efense N eeds; C apacity Increased . 23 A u to m o tiv e In d u stry O rganizes T o E xpedite A ircraft P ro d u c tio n ... 24
N itr id in g F u rn aces T o A id Mass P ro d u ctio n of A irc ra ft E n g i n e s ... 25
G o v e rn m e n t D efense A w ard s ... 26
F in an cial ... 28
M eetings ... 28
S teelw orks O p eratio n s for W eek ... 29
M en of In d u stry ... 30
O bitu aries ... 31
E m ergency L athes, C apable of T u rn in g Shell a M in u te, D escribed 35 Precision M ethods in A rm a m e n t P ro d u ctio n W o r k ... 40
W I N D O W S O F W A S H I N G T O N ... 32
M IR R O R S O F M O T O R D O M ... 37
E D I T O R IA L — In d u s try ’s S tatus A g ain Is C h a n g in g ... 42
T H E B U S IN E S S T R E N D ... 43
T E C H N I C A L H y d ra u lic Press M fg. C o.’s N e w Press P lan t A id s A rm a m e n t P ro g ra m . 46 Bofors A n ti-A ircraft G u n s ... ... 50
M odern C ave D w ellers Please N o te ... ... 66
F astens Pulley to S haft W ith o u t K e y s... 69
N o "B ottlen eck s” in U . S. O ptical Industry ... 77
H y d ra u lic S h u ttle P ro m o tes S a fe ty ... 86
Metal Finishing N e w Processes Resist O x id atio n a t H ig h T e m p e ra tu re s— By W illia m C . R eid ... 48
P orcelain E n a m e lin g C o n tro l— By E . W . D ic tte rle ... 60
Materials Handling T h e “ W h irly ” G oes to T o w n ... 52
joining and Welding Self-L ocking N u ts for A ircraft— By I) . M . W a r n e r ... 58
Progress in Steelmabjng D e p h o sp h o rizatio n — A n Inexpensive M eth o d — By G o rd o n M. Y ocoin 72 I N D U S T R I A L E Q U IP M E N T ... 80
M A R K E T R E P O R T S A N D P R IC E S ... 91
B E H I N D T F IE S C E N E S ... 106
C O N S T R U C T I O N A N D E N T E R P R IS E ... 117
IN D E X T O A D V E R T IS E R S 144
PRODUCTION • P R O C E S S I N G • D I S T R I B U T I O N • U S E
^ m b e r 2, 1940 17
KEEP YOUR RLOOD P R E S S U R E DOWN
V C ^ H E N hysteria holds the reins and plies the w h ip , w e ’re in for a rough, hard ride.
Let's be calm a b o u t this. Shouting names and p o in tin g fingers w ill increase yo u r b lo o d pressure but it w ill never increase p ro d u ctio n . To speed up p ro d u ctio n , you need machines that have been p la n n e d , designed and b u ilt to meet to m o rro w ’s high-speed requirements.
M o n a rc h has spent years d e v e lo p in g new la th e s to a n tic ip a t e in d u s try 's p re se n t and future needs. For exam ple . . . the
M O N A R C H -K E L L E R Lathe,
illustrated a b o ve , is the most advanced, universal a u to m a tic lathe ever conceived.
The to o l “ s e t-u p " to change from one job to another is so sim ple and is d o n e so qui ckly, th a t these lathes are used on small lof p ro d u ctio n . Such M o n a rc h Lathes wi II help yo u r p la n t meet the strain o f emergency p roduction schedules and w ill g ive you the lowest p ro d u c tio n cost on "p e a ce -tim e w o rk a fte r th e e m e rg e n c y is o v e r. The M o n a rc h M a c h in e T o o l Co., S idney, O h io .
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P R O D U C T I O N • P R O C E S S I N G • D I S T R I B U T I O N • U S E
H I G H L I G H T I N G
THI S I S S UE
■ TO N N A G E in v o lv e d in n ew o r d e r s f o r fin ish e d steel is so m e w h a t le ss th a n in r e c e n t w e e k s b u t still is above th e c u r r e n t r a t e o f s h ip m e n ts . A l
though p ro d u c tio n l a s t w eek (p . 29 ) a g a in w a s a t 97 p e r c e n t o f in g o t c a p a c ity , th e r e f o r e , e a r l i est a v a ila b le d e liv e rie s c o n tin u e d to m o v e s l i g h t ly f u r th e r in to th e f u tu re . G r e a t e s t c o n g e s tion (p. 91) is in th e s u p p ly o f w ir e ro d s, p la te s and shapes. M ills e x p e c t— a n d h o p e f o r — so m e slight re c e ssio n in n ew b u y in g d u r in g D e c e m b e r or d u rin g th e f ir s t q u a r te r . A f e a tu r e o f th e present m a r k e t s it u a ti o n is th e e lim in a tio n o f cross-hauls, w ith c o n s e q u e n t lo c a liz a tio n o f th e steel b u sin ess. . . . S c ra p p r ic e s a r e u p 25 to 75 cents on som e g ra d e s .
An im p o r ta n t s h i f t in th in k i n g h a s o c c u rre d in high p la ce s in W a s h in g to n . A s f a r a s in dustry is c o n c e rn e d (p. 4 2 ), th e d o c trin e o f a n
e c o n o m y o f s c a r c ity h a s been
Changes
to s s e d o u t th e w in d o w a n d rp . h a s b ee n re p la c e d b y th e con- ' u n k m g c e p t o f a n e c o n o m y o f s u p e r a b u n d a n c e . T h e s it u a ti o n is one th a t p r e s e n ts n ew p ro b le m s to in d u s tr ia l m anagem ent. . . . D e fe n se “ p r o s p e r ity ” is r e flected m o re a n d m o re in s a le s o f p e a c e -tim e goods. S ales o f m a jo r h o u s e h o ld a p p lia n c e s (p. 29) a r e b r e a k in g a ll re c o rd s . . . . O f many defense a w a r d s l a s t w e e k th e la r g e s t (p.26) involved $73,000,000, to R e m in g to n A rm s Co. Inc., fo r p r o c u r e m e n t o f e q u ip m e n t a n d f o r operation of a g o v e rn m e n t-o w n e d s m a ll a r m s plant n e a r K a n s a s C ity .
An e x p o rt lic e n s in g s y s te m , s a y s L y n n e M.
Lamm (p. 3 2 ), m a y be a p p lie d to fin ish e d ste e l Products. P o lic y a im e d a t p r e v e n tin g la b o r tr o u b le s f ro m c lo sin g d e fe n se p la n ts , h e r e p o r ts , is in f o r m a tio n . H e a lso lis ts th e a d d itio n a l e q u ip m e n t now c o v e re d b y th e m a c h in e to o l export lic en sin g s y s te m . . . . D e fe n se C o m m is
sioner S te ttin iu s r e p o r ts (p. 2 3 ) th e s u p p ly o f
May License Steel E xports
a lu m in u m f o r n a tio n a l d e fe n se w ill be a d e q u a te , . . . F o u r g a g e m a n u f a c tu r e r s h a v e b ee n a u t h o r ized b y th e w a r d e p a r tm e n t (p . 22) to e x p a n d th e ir fa c ilitie s . . . . A N ew J e r s e y ir o n o re m in e w h ic h h a s been id le f o r 60 y e a r s (p . 22) r e su m e d p r o d u c tio n l a s t w eek. . . . A . H . A lle n (p. 37) d e ta ils th e d e fe n se a c tiv itie s o f th e a u to m o b ile in d u s try .
W illia m C. R e id d e s c rib e s th r e e n ew p ro c e s se s ( P . 48 ) f o r p ro v id in g a r e la tiv e ly in e x p e n siv e f o rm o f p r o te c tio n to f e r r o u s m e ta ls
a g a in s t o x id a tio n a n d sc a lin g a t h ig h te m p e r a tu re s . A ll of th e m in v o lv e c o a tin g s o f non- f e r r o u s m e ta l a llo y s a p p lie d b y m e ta l s p r a y in g e q u ip m e n t.
. . . A t a L o s A n g e le s ir o n a n d ste e l w a re h o u s e (p . 52) th e h a n d lin g o f m a te r ia ls is sim p lified b y a s y s te m w h o se k e y u n i t is a u t i l i t y se rv ic e tr u c k w ith a 1 9 -fo o t boom . I t c a n be sw u n g in a n a r c o f ' a p p r o x im a te ly 300 d e g re e s a n d h a s lif tin g c a p a c ity o f 6000 p o u n d s a t 7 -fo o t o u t
re a c h . . . . A m a n u f a c tu r e r o f b o lts , n u ts a n d sc re w s (p . 55) is s h ip p in g its p r o d u c ts in p a c k a g e s t h a t h a v e sa le s a p p e a l.
O x id a tio n P r e v e n t e d
A ll- S te e l
D. M. W a r n e r (p . 58) d is c u s s e s s e lf-lo c k in g n u ts w h ic h h a v e been f o u n d b y th e m a te r ie l d iv is io n o f th e a i r c o rp s to sp e e d th e p ro d u c
tio n o f a i r c r a f t . . . . E . W . D ie tte r le (p. 6 0 ), in a p a p e r on p o rc e la in e n a m e lin g con-
S h e l t e r
tr o l, g iv e s so m e p o in te r s on h o w th e a v e r a g e s h o p ca n s a v e $38.15 p e r 1000 s q u a r e f e e t o f s u r fa c e . . . . N o w o lfe re d in th is c o u n tr y (p . 66) is a new a ll-s te e l a i r r a id s h e lte r. . . . G o rd o n M. Y ocom (p. 72) re v e a ls d e ta ils o f a n in e x p e n siv e m e th od f o r r e d u c in g th e p h o s p h o ru s c o n te n t o f b es- s e m e r ste e l. I t is in u se a t th e B enw ood, W . V a., p la n t o f th e W h e e lin g S te e l C o rp . . . . T w o new a lu m in u m a llo y s (p . 88 ) p o s s e s s in g e x c e lle n t m a c h in a b ility a n d o th e r p r o p e r tie s a r e a n n o u n ced .
December 2, 1940 19
A Sound Raw Material Program Leads to
INLAND QUALITY STEEL
T h e ore is m ixed a third tim e during the process of un
loading and p ilin g at the m ill. Again, when loading the skips that feed the Inland hlast furnaces, the grabs that dig through the ore accom plish a final mixing.
E qually im portant are Inland’s large stocks
o fspecialty ores that allow adjustm ents up or down in
m a n g a n e s e ,phosphorus, silicon and other elem ents to meet gaanufac turers’ special requirem ents for particular
p r o d u c t s .T hroughout this program, uniform ity is the
w a tc h w o rd ofthe Inland organization. It begins w ith the mining of rav m aterials at distant points
a n dfollow s through ever) '*'1' o f the Inland process o f m aking quality steel.
SH EET S • S T R IP • TIN PLATE - B A R S • P LA T ES • FLOOR P LA T E S • STRU CTU RALS - PILING . RA ILS - TRACK A C C ESSO R IES • R E I N F O R C I N G BARS
One o f the m ost im portant m eans used by Inland to produce steel o f h igh est quality is a program w h ich assures continuous flow o f uniform raw m aterials. T his Inland practice is illustrated by the great care taken in selecting, m ixing and blending basic iron ore.
To assure uniform ity and continuity o f supply, Inland owns large ore reserves o f know n quality. These are mined by m ethods w hich avoid inclusion o f im purities. Every car o f ore, used by Inland, is sam pled as it leaves the m ine. W hen these cars are dum ped into pockets at the upper lak e docks, the highest and low est in different elem ents are evened out w ith infinite pains by blending.
Further m ixing occurs w hen th e ore flows into the steamer.
INLAND ST EEL CO.
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A fter a R ecord S teel Y e a r—H istory Says:
“M ore C apacity’*—b u t T im es Have Changed
G reatest Ingot Production Accomplished in 1940 w ith O nly 82.7 Per Cent of Plant Facilities Engaged, Compared w ith 90 in W o rld W a r Years. Less Tim e O ff fo r Repairs Because of B etter Equipment
IS Frankford a rs e n a l, Phil
a d e lp h ia , p ro d u ces a w ide r a n g e of am m unition a n d fire control a p p a ra tu s for the arm y. Pictured a re 42'/2- p ound, 155-millimeter shells a w a itin g shipm ent. W ide
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* UNITED STA T E S ’ ste e l in g o t p ro duction this y e a r w ill exceed th e p r e vious record o u tp u t o f 1929 by about 8 per cent. I t w ill s u r p a s s t h a t of 1917—peak in th e W o rld w a r period—by 34 p e r cent. I t w ill to p 1939 by 27 p e r cent.
These figures a r e p re d ic a te d on
•he assum ption t h a t o p e n -h e a rth and bessemer to n n a g e in D ec em b e r will approxim ate th e a v e r a g e o f th e past two m onths. T h e re u s u a lly is some recession d u rin g th e h o lid a y s, out it does not a p p e a r th is w ill m a terially affect th e re s u lt.
Does a y ea r of re c o rd p ro d u ctio n suggest in creasin g c a p a c ity d u rin g following y e a rs?
History would in d ic a te th a t it does.
ln 1930, a f te r th e p ro d u c tio n p e a k of 1929, ingot c a p a c ity w a s e n la rg e d oy 4,272,397 n e t to n s, o r 6 p e r c e n t;
115 1931, by 1,523,110 to n s, o r 2 p e r oent. In 1932 th e re w a s a s lig h t r e duction in capacity, d u e to th e de
pression and th e g o v e rn m e n t-sp o n sored steel code.
Estimated p ro d u ctio n o f 65,663,000 tons th is y e a r r e p r e s e n ts r o u g h
ly tw o -th ird s a s m u c h ste el a s m a d e in tw o ch ief w a r y e a rs, 1917 an d 1918, w h e n 48,858,504 a n d 48,217,145 to n s, resp e ctiv ely , w e re produced, a to ta l of 97,070,649 to n s. T h is y e a r th e U n ite d S ta te s h a s m e re ly been p r e p a rin g fo r a p o ssib le w a r.
In th e th r e e w o rs t y e a rs o f th e d e p ressio n , 1932, 1933 a n d 1934, com bined o u tp u t w as 68,897,953 tons, w h ich to p s 1940 by o n ly 3,235,000 to n s, o r a h a lf-m o n th ’s to n n a g e a t th e re c e n t r a te .
Operations A verage 82.75 P er Cent A v e ra g e m o n th ly p ro d u c tio n th is y e a r is 5,471,900 to n s. T h is is n e a rly eq u a l to six m o n th s ’ o u tp u t in 1932.
O p e n -h e a rth a n d b e s s e m e r in g o t c a p a c ity w a s e n g a g e d d u r in g th e y e a r a t an a v e r a g e o f ab o u t 82.75 p e r ce n t. In 1929 th e a v e ra g e r a te w a s 89.05, an d in th e re c o rd m o n th of M ay, th a t y e a r, it w a s 102.01 p e r ce n t of ca p ac ity . T h is c o m p a re s w ith a c a lc u la te d 96.2 p e r c e n t a v e ra g e f o r N o v e m b e r a n d D e c e m b e r in 1940. T he re c o rd th is y e a r is one of to n n a g e r a t h e r th a n p e rc e n ta g e of
ca p a c ity . In W o rld w a r y e a rs p e r
c e n ta g e s also w e re h ig h e r: 93.4 fo r 1916, 90.8 fo r 1917 a n d 84.6 f o r 1918.
I n 1932 th e a v e ra g e r a t e w a s only 19.75 p e r cent.
W h e th e r 1940 p re s a g e s a n in c re a s e in c a p a c ity , is a m a tte r f o r co n je c tu re . B e tw ee n th e re c o rd p ro du ctio n o f 1929 a n d 1940 c a p a c ity w a s in c re a se d by 8,634,090 n e t tons.
T w o -th ird s o f th is g a in to o k p la c e in th e tw o y e a rs fo llo w in g 1929.
In 1917 o p e n -h e a rth c a p a c ity w a s a u g m e n te d by 6,062,560 n e t to n s, a re c o rd fro m 1913 to th e p re s e n t. In 1918, 2,455,600 to n s w e re ad d e d ; in 1919, 2,095,520 to n s ; ta p e r in g each y e a r to o n ly 407,680 to n s in 1922.
F o llo w in g h e a v y o u tp u t in 1937—- 55,443,256 to n s -c a p a c ity w a s in c re a se d 1,043,056 to n s in 1938.
G oing back s till f u r th e r it is ob
se rv e d la rg e s t g a in s in c a p a c ity fo l
low ed y e a rs o f la rg e p ro d u ctio n . T h u s 1912 w itn e sse d th e s h a rp e s t in c re a se in p ro d u c tio n in se v e ra l y e a r s —to 33,919,000 n e t to n s —o r 7,840,000 to n s o v e r 1911. In 1913 c a p a c ity w a s ste p p e d u p 3,080,000
December 2, 1940 21
n e t tons, o r 8% p e r cent, in con
tr a s t to a b o u t 1,000,000 to n s a n n u a l in c re m e n t in th e y e a r s ju s t p re c e d in g 1912.
P a s t ex p erien ce, h o w ev e r, does n o t n e c e s sa rily d ic ta te a c o u rse of a c tio n to d a y . In n o rm a l tim es, ris in g p ro d u ctio n e n g e n d e rs confidence a n d ex p a n sio n . In a c tu a l w a r f a r e e x p a n sion is fo rced . B u t in a s itu a tio n — a s to d a y —w h e n th e re is no te llin g how soon a n d how a b r u p tly c a p a c ity m a y be c o n sid ered b u rd en so m e , th e in c e n tiv e is le ss th a n in p ro sp e ro u s pea ce tim e, o r o u tr ig h t conflict.
C a p ac ity W e ll B alanced S te e lm a k e rs s till in s is t t h a t steel- m a k in g c a p a c ity is a d e q u a te to m e e t d e fe n se needs. M oreover, b ec au se of g r e a t p ro g re s s in re c e n t y e a rs in th e m a n u f a c tu r e o f r e f r a c to r y b ric k s a n d o th e r e q u ip m e n t, o pen h e a r th s do n o t h a v e to be re lin e d a s f re q u e n t
ly a s in th e p a s t. P r e s e n t coke, p ig iro n a n d in g o t c a p a c ity a p p e a r f a i r ly w ell b ala n c e d w ith fin ish in g m ill c a p acity .
T h e final tu r n o f w o rld ev e n ts, of course, w ill decide th e q u estio n . W ill th e w o rld be divided s h a rp ly in to tw o g ro u p s: A xis a n d non-A xis p o w e rs? W ill th e U nited S ta te s be allie d w ith G re a t B r ita in ? I f so, to w h a t e x te n t w ill B ritis h ste elm ak - in g c a p a c ity h a v e been d a m a g e d d u r in g th e w a r ? W h a t p e r ce n t of th e e x p o rt m a r k e ts w ill be c o n tro lled by th e A x is? By th e non-A xis? A nd w h a t w ill be o u r s h a r e ? A fte r th e w a r, w ill th e w o rld b e too p a ra ly z e d to m a k e ra p id r e s to r a tio n c a llin g f o r th e u se o f ste e l?
H ow f a r ca n s te e lm a k e rs o r s ta te s m e n see a h e a d w h e n th e p ea c e of th e w o rld is so s h a tte r e d a s it is to d a y ?
R e b u i l t S t a c k I n c r e a s e s A r m c o 's I r o n C a p a c it y
■ Id le sin c e A ug. 15, th e N o. 2 b la st fu rn a c e of H a m ilto n C oke &
I ro n Co., H a m ilto n , O., a s u b s id ia ry o f A m eric an R o llin g M ill Co., M id
d letow n, O., w a s p u t b ac k in b la st la s t w eek. S ta c k w a s co m p letely rem o d eled , its c a p a c ity in c re a se d to 700 to n s daily.
O th e r im p ro v e m e n ts, in c lu d in g c o n s tru c tio n o f 25 by-p ro d u ct coke o vens, in s ta lla tio n o f a tu rb o -b lo w e r to sp e ed p ig iro n p ro d u ctio n , a n d e n la r g e m e n t o f th e c o m p a n y ’s o re y a r d a r e also b ein g m a d e. T o ta l c o st o f th e im p ro v e m e n t p ro g ra m is e s tim a te d a t $1,100,000.
B e t h l e h e m T o E r e c t P ip e W a r e h o u s e
SB B e th le h em S tee l Co., la s t w ee k a n n o u n c e d p la n s f o r a n e w pipe w a re h o u s e an d in c re a se d fin ish in g c a p a c ity to ro u n d o u t fa c ilitie s o f its new con tin u o u s-w eld p ip e m ill a t th e M a ry la n d p la n t, S p a rro w s P o in t, Md. T h e w a re h o u s e w ill in c re a se s to ra g e fa c ilitie s 70 p e r cent.
C o lu m b ia W ill R e m o v e S a n F r a n c i s c o P l a n t
H C olum bia S tee l Co., s u b s id ia ry of U n ite d S ta te s S tee l C orp. w ill r e m ove its w ire ro p e a n d fence m a n u f a c tu rin g p la n t f ro m S an F ra n c isc o to P itts b u r g , C alif. O n th e S an F ra n c isc o s ite it w ill e re c t a 250,000 s q u a r e foot ste e l w a re h o u se .
R e m o v a l of th e w ire ro p e a n d fen c e p la n t w a s occasio n ed b y th e
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L o a d s F r e i g h t C a r i n 16 G r a b s
B This h u g e 17,000- p o u n d w e ld e d all-alloy steel "four ro p e " slag - h a n d l i n g clam shell bucket c a n lo a d a freight c a r in IS g ra b s . F a b ri
c a te d b y Blaw-Knox Co., Pittsburgh, a n d recen tly in sta lle d in th e open- h e a rth d e p a rtm e n t of a P ittsb u rg h district steel p lan t, the bu ck et h a s two closing a n d two h olding lin es a n d u ses
10 p a rts reev in g
n a v y ’s re c e n t ac q u isitio n of the com- p a n y ’s S an F ra n c isc o w arehouse and site. N ew w a re h o u sin g facilities w e re n e c e s s a ry so th a t Columbia m a y c o n tin u e to u se San Francisco a s a c e n tra l d is trib u tin g point for n o r th e r n C a lifo rn ia.
E q u ip m e n t tr a n s f e r r e d to Pitts
b u rg w ill be h o u se d in a new build
in g c o v e rin g 197,000 square feet.
C a r n e g ie M a k in g Iron F o r J o n e s & L a u g h lin
H C o -o p eratin g in th e interest oi n a tio n a l defense, Carnegie-Illinois S te e l Corp., P itts b u rg h , is utilizing o n e of its M ingo Ju n c tio n , O., blast fu rn a c e s to m a k e p ig iron for Jones
& L a u g h lin S teel Corp., Pittsburgh.
I ro n o re an d coke a r e being shipped to th e fu rn a c e b y Jo n e s & Laughlin.
A ll th e Jo n e s & L a u g h lin blast fur
n ac es in P itts b u r g h an d Aliquippa, P a., a r e in b la st.
G a g e M a n u f a c t u r e r s A u t h o r iz e d . T o E xpand
F o u r g a g e m a n u fa c tu rin g com
p a n ie s la s t w eek w e re authorized to e x p a n d fa c ilitie s by th e war de
p a r tm e n t. N a tio n a l defense produc
tio n h a s in c re a se d d em an d for gages g r e a tly a n d th e ir production has be
com e one o f th e “bottleneck”
th r e a ts .
C o m p an ie s a u th o riz e d to expand:
S h effield G ag e Corp., Dayton, 0.;
N iles-B em en t-P o n d Co., P ra tt &
W h itn e y division, H a rtfo rd , Conn.;
T a ft-P e irc e M fg. Co., Woonsocket, R. I.; G reen field T a p & Die Corp., G reenfield, M ass.
S h effield c o rp o ra tio n is erecting a n a i r co n d itio n ed plant, of war
tim e, b lack -o u t ty p e. Additional floor sp a ce w ill b e approximately 32,000 s q u a re f e e t a n d will double p r e s e n t ca p ac ity . T o ta l cost is esti
m a te d a t $1,000,000.
N e w J e r s e y I r o n M ine, I d le 60 Y e a r s , R e s u m e s
ffl Owing- to th e in creased demand f o r low p h o sp h o ru s ore, the Jug- to w n m o u n ta in iro n mine, Dover, N . J ., re su m e d o p e ra tio n s la st week a f t e r a sh u td o w n o f 60 years, ac
c o rd in g to H e n r y M. Roche, loca1 c o n s u ltin g e n g in e e r an d official^ of th e r e c e n tly in c o rp o rated West P o r ta l M ines Inc., th e operating co m p an y . T h e m in e w as closed in 1880, a t th e tim e L a k e Superior de
p o sits w e re opened. .
R e c o n d itio n in g h a s been rushed a n d th e f irs t p ro d u ctio n job will be to c o n c e n tra te 75,000 tons of oie le f t on th e g ro u n d w hen the mine closed. W h e n o p e ra tin g a t capacity th e m in e w ill sh ip ab o u t 800 tons d a y to P e n n s y lv a n ia furnaces.
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Aluminum S upply M e ij u a ie lo r Defense Xeetls? Capacity In crea sed
W A S H IN G T O N I ALUMINUM su p p ly w ill be a d e quate for the n atio n al d efe n se p r o gram’s needs, E. R. S te ttin iu s Jr., national defense co m m issio n e r in charge of raw m a te ria ls, a s s u re d th e President at a W h ite H o u se c o n fe r
ence last week.
Mr. Stettinius said a lu m in u m p ro duction has been doubled to m e e t the defense dem ands a n d th a t C a n a dian production also h a s been g r e a t
ly stepped up. No a lu m in u m p r io ri
ties are in sig h t a t th is tim e.
Magnesium prod u ctio n also h a s been greatly expanded. P ro d u c tio n now is 13,000,000 pounds a n d b y n e x t spring it will be 26,000,000 pounds.
Mr. Stettinius said th e p ro d u ctio n of ingot alum inum d u rin g th e n e x t two years from th e p re s e n t p la n ts and those additional u n its a lre a d y planned, together w ith th e se co n d a ry supply, appears a d e q u a te to ta k e care of m ilitary re q u ir e m e n ts as now estimated, and p re s e n t civilian requirements, w ith a su ffic ie n t s u r plus to perm it som e in c re a s e in civilian requirem ents o v er th e p r e s ent level, o r in m ilita ry r e q u ir e ments if needed.
To Increase Ingot Capacity He told th e new sm en th a t th e in
got capacity h a s a lre a d y been in creased from th e 1939 le v el o f 325,- 000,000 pounds to th e p r e s e n t c a p a c ity of 465,000,000 p o u n d s p e r y e a r.
Expansions already u n d e r w a y an d planned will in c re ase th e level to 690,000,000 pounds p e r y e a r b y Ju ly , 1941, and 825,000,000 p o u n d s by Ju ly , 1942. Thus July, 1942, c a p a c ity
w ill be tw o a n d one-half tim e s th e 1939 level.
F a b ric a tin g fa c ilitie s o f th e in d u s
tr y , h e sta te d , a r e bein g in c re ase d to ta k e c a re o f th e in c re a se d re q u ire m e n ts, a n d w hile th e re m a y b e te m p o r a ry d elay s in su p p ly in g civilian n eeds f o r so m e fa b ric a te d articles, no se rio u s d ifficulties a r e expected.
M r. S te ttin iu s sa id a ir c r a f t r e q u ire m e n ts a re b ased on th e rev ise d sc h ed u le s o f th e a rm y , n av y an d th e B ritish , a n d include th e new B ritish p ro g ra m .
T h e a lu m in u m re q u ire m e n ts a re e s tim a te d fo u r m o n th s in ad v a n c e of a irp la n e sc h ed u le d d eliveries. T hese r e q u ir e m e n ts w ill in c re a se ste ad ily
N a v y O r d e r s 200
“ M e c h a n i c a l A l l i g a t o r s ”
H N avy d ep artm en t h a s ordered 200 of th ese a m p h ib ia n tanks, d u b b e d "m e
c h a n ic a l allig ato rs" b e c a u s e of the e a se w ith w hich th ey travel on either lan d or w ater. They a re built b y D onald R oebling, C learw ater, F la. Novel fe a ture of the ta n k s is th a t they d e p e n d on the sam e e q u ip m en t for traction on la n d or w a te r a n d co n seq u en tly a re a b le to trav el through sw a m p la n d an d m ud. T raction is su p p lie d through c a te rp illa r tre a d s e q u ip p e d w ith ex
trem ely w id e clea ts, w hich act a s fins or p a d d le s in w a te r but a re close e n o u g h to provide fairly sm ooth transit on lan d . The m odel w eig h s 4 tons, is 20 feet long a n d 8 feet w ide. It trav els 25 m iles a n h our on la n d a n d 8V2 in
w ater. NEA photo
to m e e t th e in c re a sin g r e q u ire m e n ts of th e a i rc ra ft p ro g ra m .
C a p ac itie s of th e s h e e t m ills a re b ein g in c re a se d to p ro d u ce th e s tro n g allo y sh e e ts u se d in a irp la n e s , he said. A n tic ip a te d su p p ly o f th e s tr o n g allo y a lu m in u m u se d in p la n e c o n s tru c tio n is a m p le to m e e t th e p r e s e n t p la n e sch ed u les.
A t p re s e n t th e re a r e la rg e o rd e rs on h a n d fo r m ilita ry re q u ire m e n ts o th e r th a n p lan es, su c h as field k itc h en s an d th e in d iv id u al so ld ie r’s eq u ip m en t, a n d w hile th e s e o rd e rs a r e in p ro ce ss th e re m a y b e te m p o ra r y d elay s in m e e tin g so m e civil
ia n re q u ire m e n ts.
T h e re a r e so m e d ela y s in fo rg in g s, M r. S te ttin iu s sta te d , b u t th is is ex p ected to be te m p o ra ry . W ith th e in s ta lla tio n o f new h a m m e rs th is s it
u a tio n w ill be rem ed ied .
C o n su m p tio n o f b a u x ite fro m A r
k a n s a s is b eing in c re ase d , h e said.
R a te of sh ip m e n t o f b a u x ite fro m D u tch G u ian a is also b ein g in creased . N ew m in e s a r e ex p e cted to com e in to o p e ra tio n in D u tc h G u ia n a n e x t m o n th a n d th e in c re ase d p ro du ctio n o f th e s e m ines w ill be u se d in p a r t to build sto c k s of b a u x ite in th e U n ite d S ta te s.
M a c h in e r y E x p o r t s T o t a l
$ 4 3 ,5 6 7 ,4 3 4 fo r O c t o b e r
H E x p o rts o f m a c h in e ry f ro m th e U nited S ta te s d u rin g O cto b er rea c h e d th e re c o rd to ta l of $43,567,434, s u r p a s sin g by n e a rly $2,000,000 th e p re vio u s h ig h e s ta b lish e d in D ecem ber, 1920. A ll m a jo r m a c h in e ry classes s h a re d in th e g ain s, b u t sh ip m e n ts of p o w er-driven m e ta lw o rk in g m a c h in e ry show ed th e la r g e s t in c re ase , a m o u n tin g to $26,798,995.
M achine to o l e x p o rts to E n g la n d , a m o u n tin g to $19,902,633 a s a g a in s t
$15,070,249 in S e p te m b e r, ac co u n ted fo r th e g r e a te r p a r t o f th is to ta l.
C o m p arab le s h ip m e n ts to R u s s ia fe ll to $130,599 fro m $894,999 th e p r e ceding m o n th , w h ile c o n s ig n m e n ts to J a p a n v a lu e d a t $1,393,434 sh o w ed a g a in o v e r th e S e p te m b e r fig u re o f
$587,632.
S h ip m e n ts of m a c h in e tools to C a n ad a h a v e in c re a se d s h a rp ly in re c e n t m o n th s. V alu ed a t $635,322 in Ju ly , th e y ro s e to $1,582,273 in A u g u st, to $2,181,304 in S ep te m b er, a n d to $2,678,330 in O ctober.
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A u to m o tiv e In d u stry O rganizes To Expedite A ircra ft P ro d u ctio n
D E T R O IT
■ B EC A U SE o f its ow n v a s t p u r c h a sin g a c tiv itie s a n d by v ir tu e of its acce p te d g e n iu s f o r o rg a n iz in g a n d p u rs u in g a n y la r g e m a n u f a c tu r in g p r o g ra m , th e a u to m o tiv e in d u s
try , th r o u g h a n ew ly e sta b lish e d c o m m itte e f o r a i r defense, is w ell e q u ip p e d to h a n d le th e jo b o f p r o c u rin g p a r ts a n d su b a sse m b lie s f o r 24,000 n ew bom b in g p la n e s to be su p p lie d G re a t B rita in a n d th is c o u n
try . C o -o p era tin g w ith th e c o m m it
te e a r e p a r ts e q u ip m e n t m a n u f a c tu r e r s an d tool a n d die su p p lie rs, a s w ell a s a r m y a i r c o rp s a d v ise rs a n d te ch n ic al c o n s u lta n ts.
L a s t w eek, th e c o m m itte e filed a rtic le s of in c o rp o ra tio n w ith th e M ic h ig a n s e c r e ta ry o f s ta te ’s office, to give th e o rg a n iz a tio n s ta tu s a s a n o n p ro fit co rp o ra tio n . S ig n e rs w ere I. B. B abcock, p re sid e n t, Y el
low T ru c k & Coach M fg. Co., P o n tiac, M ich.; W. P. B row n, p re sid e n t, B rig g s M fg. Co., D e tro it; C. C. C a rl
to n , vice p r e s id e n t a n d s e c re ta ry , M o to r W h e el Corp., L a n sin g , M ich.;
E d se l B. F o rd , p re sid e n t, F o rd M otor Co., D e a rb o rn , M ich.; K. T. K eller, p re sid e n t, C h ry s le r Corp., D e tro it;
A lv an M acauley, c h a irm a n , P a c k a r d M o to r C a r Co., D e tro it; and C. E. W ilson, a c tin g p re sid e n t, G en
e ra l M o to rs Corp.
T he c o m m itte e h a s s e t u p p e r m a n e n t h e a d q u a r te rs in th e G raham - P a ig e p la n t a t 8505 W e st W a rre n a v en u e, D e tro it, a n d is in v itin g p a r ts
m a n u f a c tu r e r s e ith e r to v isit th e h e a d q u a r te rs to in sp e c t th e w ide v a r ie ty o f ty p ic a l a irp la n e fu se la g e p a r ts on disp lay , w ith th e id ea o f d e te rm in in g th e s u p p lie r’s a b ility to h an d le w o rk o f th is ty p e, o r to w rite th e co m m ittee , a d v isin g o f fa c ilitie s a v a ila b le f o r a i r c r a f t p a r ts p ro duction.
T liu s fa r, a b o u t 500 su p p lie rs h a v e v isited th e d isp lay o f fu se la g e p a r ts s e t u p by th e co m m itte e a n d h a v e liste d th e ir fa c ilitie s f o r p ro d u ctio n o f so m e o f th e pieces. A s p ir it of e a g e r co -o p eratio n h a s been p re v ale n t, w h ich a u g u r s w ell f o r th e e n tir e p ro g ra m . U n d o u b ted ly th e re a r e m a n y p la n ts th ro u g h o u t th e c o u n try w h ich h av e n o t been f a m il
ia rized w ith th is p ro je c t a n d w h ich m ig h t h a v e fa c ilitie s id e ally s u ite d to a ir c r a f t p a r ts m a n u fa c tu re .
Carlton H eads C om m ittee T h e in d u s try ’s a i r d efe n se com m itte e is h eaded by a p e rm a n e n t c h a irm a n , C. C. C a rlto n , n ow on le av e fro m th e vice p re sid e n c y of M o to r W heel C orp., L a n sin g , M ich., w ith W . F. D eG ro at, te c h n ic a l a d v ise r, f o rm e rly ch ief e n g in e e r fo r B a rk ley -G ro w division o f A viation M fg. C orp. M aj. J a m e s H . Doo
little h a s b ee n tr a n s f e r r e d to th e D e
tr o it d is tric t to s u p e rin te n d c o n su l
ta tio n s in b e h a lf of th e a r m y a ir corps. W . J. C ronin, s e c r e ta ry of th e m a n u fa c tu r e r s ’ c o m m itte e of th e A u to m o b ile M a n u fa c tu r e rs a s so c ia
tion, h a s been “lo a n ed ” to the group a s a s s is ta n t d irec to r.
T h is a c tiv ity s till is in its prelim
in a ry s ta g e s a n d m a n y decisions are y e t to be re a c h e d . T he task con
fro n tin g th e m o to r p a rts industry is a m a jo r one a n d th e work of co
o rd in a tin g s u p p lie rs an d fabricators w ith final a sse m b ly is going to re
q u ire co n sid e ra b le tim e and a large p erso n n e l, now b ein g recruited.
A irp la n e fu se la g e p a rts may be classified ro u g h ly into aluminum c a stin g s, a lu m in u m forgings, steel fo rg in g s , sc re w m achine parts of s te e l a n d a lu m in u m , welded steel tu b in g , an d p ress-fo rm e d aluminum a llo y sh e e t. M ost alum inum parts m u s t be h e a t tr e a te d and given an an o d izin g tr e a tm e n t to protect them a g a in s t s a lt w a te r corrosion.
W ill Standardize Design D esig n o f th e tw o types of bomb
e rs f o r w h ich th e a u to industry will su p p ly m a jo r subassem blies has not b een fu lly sta n d a rd iz e d as yet, but th is p ro g ra m is in its final stages.
I t is p o in te d o u t by a ir corps ad
v is e rs th a t a n y n ew design must be s u b m itte d to W rig h t Field, Dayton, O., f o r la b o ra to ry an d service tests w h ich re q u ir e an estim ated six w ee k s a t le a s t— too long a time to d elay th e p ro g ra m no m atter how o bvious o r sim p le a design revision
T h e w a y th e p ro g ra m is working o u t a t p re s e n t is a b o u t as follows:
I n te re s te d p a r ts su p p liers are list
in g th e ir fa c ilitie s w ith th e commit
te e w h ich in tu r n is tabulating all th e se r e p o r ts f o r la te r submission to c o m p an ie s se lec ted to produce the m a jo r su b a sse m b lie s fo r the planes w h ich w ill be b u ilt e ith e r by present a ir c r a f t c o m p an ie s o r in assembly p la n ts b u ilt by th e government.
B rig g s M fg. Co., M u rray Corp. of A m e ric a an d F is h e r Body Corp. are m e n tio n e d a m o n g th e dozen or more c o m p an ie s lik e ly to figure in supply
in g w in g a n d fu sela g e subassem
blies. P a r ts s u p p lie rs will deal di
r e c tly w ith th e s e companies, and n o t w ith a i r c r a f t builders or with th e g o v e rn m e n t. However, Briggs.
M u rra y a n d F is h e r already have un
d e r ta k e n su b c o n tra c ts for other air
p la n e p ro g ra m s ; hence additional help m a y be n eeded for this latest p ro p o sa l f o r 24,000 bombers.
T h e w id e sp re a d distribution of or
d e rs fo r m a te ria ls and items of e q u ip m e n t asso c ia te d with bomber m a n u fa c tu r e is indicated by con
tr a c ts le t re c e n tly by one major air
c r a f t b u ild e r. T h e list shows pur
ch a se s w e re m a d e in 30 states. Par- tic u la rly fro m th e m etals stan - po in t, th r e e m iddle w estern indus_
tr ia l s ta te s , Illinois, Michigan an Ohio, fig u re m o st prom inently w tne p ic tu re . In th e E ast, New York N ew J e rs e y , P ennsylvania, c h u s e tts, M a ry la n d and Connectic lik e w ise a r e th e s ta rtin g points v ita l su p p lies.
51 A utom obile a n d a u to p a rts in d u stries shortly will em bark on jo b s such a s ihis on e—the a sse m b ly of b om ber w ing p a n e ls. T aken at Boeing p lan t No. 2 in S eattle, th e p h o to g rap h show s the p a n e l asse m b lie s locked in a se rie s of M assive ste e l jigs w hile a sse m b ly crew s a n d riv eters w ork on scaffolding a t se v
era l different lev els a n d on both top a n d bottom of the w ing
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N itrid in g F u r n a c e s T o A id M a s s P r o d u c tio n o f A ir c r a f t E n g in e s
H A battery of sev en fu rn aces for nitriding, w hich develops one of the h a rd e s t steel su rfaces know n, has been installed a t W right A ero n au tical C o rp /s Paterson, N. J., plant. C osting more th an $1,000,000, the furnaces will be u se d for the m ass production of cylinder barrels for aircraft en g in es. N itriding is ac*
complished by the circulation of am m onia v ap o r through parts m ade of N itralloy u n d e r a tem p eratu re of 1000 degrees Fahr. N itrogen, lib e ra te d from the ammonia by the h e a t, reacts! chem ically w ith the metal to produce the u n u su a lly h ard , w ear-resistin g
su rface
Above, the seven fu rn aces are h o u sed in a s e p a r a te room of the company's new No. 2 p lan t. They w eig h more th an 300 ions, are c a p a b le of tre a tin g 35 tons of p a rts a t a time, will turn out more th an 2500 cylin d er b a rre ls every three d a y s
Center, overhead conveyors ex p ed ite the lo a d in g of cylinder barrels into the fu rn aces for the nitrid in g process, w hich
takes a b o u t 50 hours to com plete
Below, furnaces are m ounted on ra ils to perm it continuous use. Rails provide for the m ovem ent of e a c h furnace b e tween two stations, both of w hich a re e q u ip p e d w ith three leceptacles into w hich the cylin d er b a rre ls are p la c e d . W hen three receptacles of b a rre ls h a v e b e e n n itrid ed the furnace is moved along the rail to a n ew gro u p of co n tain ers w hich ave been loaded in the interim . C ylinder b o res a re fin
ished to a surface a c c u ra c y of 0.000002-inch, a b o u t 200 times finer than a single s tra n d of a sp id er w eb , to m ini
mize friction
G overnm ent A w ard s $ 1 2 2 ,4 1 7 .3 2 ?) H e fe n s e C o n tr a c ts iai W e e k
H G O V E R N M E N T d efe n se c o n tra c ts la s t w ee k re p o rte d a w a rd e d by th e w a r a n d n a v y d e p a rtm e n ts a g g r e g a te d $122,417,329.57. A p p ro x im a te ly five-sixths o f th e to ta l w a s a w a rd ed b y th e w a r d e p a rtm e n t. C on
tin u e d p re p a ra tio n s f o r ac co m m o d atio n o f th e v a s tly e x p a n d ed a rm y p e rso n n e l p la n n e d a r e evinced in n u m e ro u s a w a rd s by th e q u a r te r m a s te r ’s corps. O rd n a n c e d e p a r t
m e n t also c o n tra c te d h e a v ily f o r a d d itio n a l su p p lies.
L a r g e s t c o n tra c t re p o rte d la s t w eek w as $73,575,261, a w a rd e d by th e w a r d e p a r tm e n t to R e m in g to n A rm s Co. Inc., B rid g e p o rt, Conn., f o r p ro c u re m e n t o f e q u ip m e n t an d fo r o p e ra tio n o f a sm a ll a r m s a m m u n itio n p la n t n e a r K a n s a s C ity, Mo. Q u a r te r m a s te r ’s c o rp s a g e n ts a r e p u rc h a s in g a b o u t 2200 a c re s fo r th e g o v e rn m e n t a s p la n t site. T itle to p la n t a n d e q u ip m e n t w ill re m a in w ith th e g o v e rn m e n t, it w a s r e p o rte d , a lth o u g h n e g o tia tio n s fo r c o n s tru c tio n a r e n o t com pleted.
W a r d e p a rtm e n t a n n o u n c e d th e fo llow ing:
O r d n a n c e D e p a r t m e n t A w a r d s Adams, S. G., Co., St. Louis, containers,
56933.60.
A llegheny Forging Co., Pittsburgh, forg
ings, 515,980.
A llegh en y Ludlum Steel Corp., Bracken- ridge, Pa., gages, 51100.
Allen, H. F., Co. Inc., N ew York, m a
chines, $1060.
American B rass Co., W aterbury, Conn., sm all arms am m unition, artillery am m unition com ponents, bronze and alum inum strips, $512,165.03.
American Cutter & Engineering Co., D e
troit, tools, $2781.
Am erican M achine & M etals Inc., E ast Moline, 111., m achines, 56640.
Am erican M anganese Bronze Co., P hila
delphia, bronze, m anganese, 59446.97.
Am erican W hite Cross Laboratories Inc., N ew Rochelle, N. Y., am m unition com ponents, $14,760.
Arrow Tool & Ream er Co., Detroit, cu t
ting tools, $1S50.
A utom atic D ie & Products Co., Cleveland, m achines, $1502.
A utom atic M achine Products Co., A ttle
boro, M ass., artillery am m unition com ponents, $591,294.
B. G. Corp., New York, spark plugs, ,$7084.
Barker Tool, Die & Gauge Co., Detroit, gages, $1489.
B ausch & Lomb Optical Co., Rochester, N. Y., tire control equipment, $1850.
Bendix A viation Corp., E clipse A viation division, Bendix, N. J., parts for tanks and com bat cars, 532,521.99; Scintilla M agneto division, Sidney, N. Y„ parts for tanks, 5S8S9.1S.
Bodine Corp., Bridgeport, Conn., d rilling m achines, 56875.
Borg-W arner Corp., In gersoll Steel &
D isc division, Chicago, a rtillery am m unition com ponents, 57,614,630.
B oyt H arness Co., D es Moines, Iowa, sm all arms m ateriel, $4998.16.
Bridgeport R ollin g M ills Co., Bridgeport, Conn., brass, 54166.
Briggs & Stratton Corp., M ilwaukee, ar
tillery am m unition com ponents, $2,193,- Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Co., Providence, 700.
R. I., cutters, $3207.14.
Budd, Edward G., Mfg. Co., Philadelphia, am m unition com ponents, 5130,519.
Bunell Machine & Tool Co., Cleveland, tools, $1230.
Candler-Hill Corp., D etroit, autom otive equipment, 53937.50.
Chase B rass & Copper Co. Inc., W ater
bury, Conn., sm all arm s am m unition, brass, 553,230.
Cincinnati M illing M achinc & Cincinnati Grinders Inc., Cincinnati, m achines, 5S979.
Cleveland Container Co., Philadelphia, am m unition com ponents, 5226,637.35.
Cleveland Tractor Co., Cleveland, parts for tractors, 53778.70.
Colman, Frederick, & Sons Inc., Detroit, gages, $1385.
Colt’s P aten t Fire Arms Mfg. Co., H art
ford, Conn., sm all arms m ateriel,
51,014,869.25.
Continental Motors Corp., Detroit, auto
m otive equipment, $294,662.85.
Cowles, S., & Co., N ew Haven, Conn., sm all arm s m ateriel, $1659.46.
Cushman Motor Works, Lincoln, Ncbr., am m unition com ponents, $5S2,G00.
C uyahoga Spring Co., Cleveland, belt clips, $1180.26.
D aniels, C. R„ Inc., New York, small arm s m ateriel, 510,742.10.
D etroit Broach Co., Detroit, machinery,
$4016.20.
D oehler Die C asting Co., Pottstown, Pa., am m unition com ponents, $8940.
du Pont, E. I., de Nem ours & Co., Car
ney’s Point works, Carney’s Point, N. J., am m unition components, $233,000;
W ilm ington, Del., ammunition com
ponents, $1324.50
E astm an Kodak Co., Rochester, N. Y., Are control equipment, $5,770,677.71.
Eclipse Air Brush Co. Inc., Newark, N. J., m achines, $4930.
Edgcomb S teel Co., Philadelphia, steel,
$99,384.51.
F airbanks Morse & Co., Boston, dial scales, $1702.30.
Federal Screw Works, Chelsea, Mich., ar
tillery am m unition components, $2,315,- 650.
Fischer, Charles, Spring Co., Brooklyn, N. Y., sm all arms m ateriel, $55,929.20.
P u r c h a s e s U n d e r W a ls li-I Ie a le j' A ti
(In Week Ended N ov. Hi)
Iron and Steel l*roducts Commodity
Acme Steel Engineering Co., Baltim ore ... Buoys
Air A ssociates Inc., Bendix, N. J ... Stand assem blies American Steel & Wire Co., Cleveland ... Steel
Arm strong Bros. Tool Co., Chicago ... Motor m aintenance equipment Barco Mfg. Co., Chicago ... Hammers Bethlehem Steel Co., Bethlehem , P a ... B ar steel Carnegie-Illinols Steel Corp., C hicago ... S teel bars Case Crane & Kilbourne Jacobs Co., Columbus, O. . . Food carts Chapman V alve Mfg. Co., Indian Orchard, M ass... V alves Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., New York ... Steel tanks Columbian Steel Tank Co., K ansas City, Mo... Steel buildings Commercial Shearing & Stam ping Co., Youngstown, O. Brackets Crescent Tool Co., Jam estow n, N. Y... Wrenches
Cesm ond-Stephan Mfg. Co., Urbana, O... Motor m aintenance equipment Doehler Die Casting Co., P ottstow n, P a... Practice bombs Flour City Ornamental Iron Co., M inneapolis ... Bridge equipment 1 H anson-W hitney M achine Co., Hartford, Conn... Dies, taps
H obart Bros., Troy, O... W elding outfits Igoe Bros. Inc., Brooklyn, N. Y... Wire nails Inland Steel Co., Chicago ... P la te steel International Engineering Inc., Dayton, O... Stand assem blies Kay Mfg. Corp., Brooklyn, N. Y... Wire bottom s Merando Co. Inc., W ashington ... Storage buildings Milburn, Alexander, Co., Baltim ore ... ... Cups, torches N ational Tube Co., W a s h in g to n ... Bombs
Norris Stam ping & Mfg. Co., Los A n g e le s ... Amm unition box^s Paulson Tools Inc., W allingford, Conn... Chisels
Peck, Stow & W ilcox Co., Southington, Conn... Motor maintenance equipment Phoenix Bridge Co., Phoenixviile, P a ... Structural steel Plom b Tool Co., Los A n geles ... Wrenches Plumb, F ay ette R., Inc., P h ila d e lp h ia ... H atch ets Rainear, C. J., & Co. Inc., P hilad elph ia ... Elbows
Snap-On Tools Corp., Kenosha, WIs... Motor maintenance equipment Stew art-W arner Corp., Chicago ... Practice bombs Struth ers W ells-T Itusville Corp., Warren, P a... Forgings Union T w ist Drill Co., S. W. Card Mfg. Co. division,
M anslleld, M ass... Dies, taps United S ta te s Steel Export Co., N ew York ... Structural steel V alley Iron Works Inc., Yakim a, W ash... Tracks Viking Construction Corp., N ew Y o r k ... Piping
V oiirath Co., Sheboygan, W is... H ospital buckets W alworth Co. Inc., N ew York ... W renches Widin M etal Goods Co., Garwood, N. J... Pipe, wire Wire Rope Corp. of Am erica Inc;, N ew Haven, Conn. Wire rope Zimmer Sp lint Co., N ew York ...' ... Litters
Amount
$S6,765.00 65.550.00
*24,457.42 28,259.«
17.154.00 36.938.29 16,334.95 255.525.00 12.515.00 11.760.00 37,279.75 126,000.00 50.621.00
41,741.37 48.074.00 ,169,610.00
11,209.62 74.925.00 35.977.69
«26,259.97 24,744.91 13.500.00 59.993.00 30,549.14 206.139.00 84S.812.50 25.265.42 32,303.27 14.045.00 33.509.43 15,202.50 26.578.3S 47,709.09 23.688.70 20.928.00 13.046.40 13.647.30 17.500.00 203.740.00 13.488.00 19.638.40 11.640.00 28.472.40 155.200.00
‘ Estim ated.
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Foote-Burt Co., C le v e la n d , m a c h in e s ,
$23,710.
Greenfield Tap & Die Corp., Greenfield, Mass., sages, 513,245.14.
Ingersoll-Rand Co., Philadelphia, air com pressors, $2203.
Jahn, B„ Mfg. Co., N ew Britain, Conn., dies, 54976.
Kearney & Trecker Corp., M ilwaukee, milling machines, $11,575.
Lamson Corp., Syracuse, N. Y„ m a
chinery, $1161.
Lecs-Bradncr Co., Cleveland, m achines, 511,730.
Maek Molding Co. Inc., W ayne, N. J , ammunition components, $4025.
McIntosh Hemphill Co., Pittsburgh, glass anti steel castings, $42,241.41.
Mercury Mfg. Co., Chicago, m achinery,
$5330.
Mereen-Johnson Machine Co., Minne
apolis, machinery, $3433.
Metal Goods Corp., St. Louis, copper tub
ing, 516.937.S2.
N. L. C. Engineering & Equipm ent Co., Oswego, N. Y., steam boilers and equipment, $5048.
Niles-Bement-Pond Co., P ratt & W hitney division, West Hartford, Conn., drills, other machines, $5342.15.
Norton Co., Worcester, Mass., grinders, 52945.
Ostrander Seymour Co., Chicago, m a
chines, $1025. •
Precise Tools & Mfg. Co., Farm ington,
Mich., gages, $5780.
P utnam Tool Co., D etroit, m achinery,
$3372.50.
Revere Copper & B rass Inc., Rome, N. Y., seam less brass tubing, $20,765.92;
N ew Bedford, M ass., brass, $14,714.80;
Baltim ore, sm all arms ammunition,
$68,991.
Root, B. M., Co., York, Pa., m achines,
$1669.
S ch u lte & K oerting Co., Philadelphia, h eat treating units, $41,470.
S covill Mfg. Co., W aterbury, Conn., am m unition com ponents, $162,810.
Sheffield Gage Corp., Dayton, O., gages,’
$8197.
Shipley, W. E., M achinery Co., P hilad el
phia, m achines, $51,997.
Smith, H. A , M achinery Co., Syracuse, N. Y., lathes, $12,021.
Sperry Gyroscope Co. Inc., Brooklyn, N. Y., fire control equipment, $27,500.
Standard Gage Co. Inc., Poughkeepsie, N. Y„ gages, $2910.29.
Standard Motor Parts Co., D es Moines, Iowa, piston rings, $1947.
S ted fast & Roulston Inc., Boston, m ul
tiple m achining units, $8451.
Stevens-W alden Inc., W orcester, Mass., tools, $1700.
Stew art W arner Corp., Chicago, artillery am m unition com ponents, $1,576,894.96.
Strong Steel Foundry Co., Buffalo, c a st
ings, $4038.18.
Studebaker Corp., South Bend, Ind., tools,
$25,000.
Sturtevant, B. F., Co., Springfield, Mass., du st collector system s, $1474.88.
S u rface Combustion Corp., Toledo, O., m achinery, $68,000.
T aft Peirce Mfg. Co., W oonsocket, R. I , gages, $1083.26.
Thrcadw ell Tap & D ie Co., Greenfield, Mass., cutters, $2400.
Thurston Mfg. Co., Providence, R. I., cutting tools, m ills, $394S.10.
Tlm ken-D etroit A xle Co., Detroit, parts for adapters, $13,488.
T ools & Gages Inc., Cleveland, gages,
$43,840.
Tredegar Co., Tredegar Iron Works, Richmond, Va., artillery am m unition,
$45,652.47.
T ungsten Carbide Tool Co., Detroit, tools,
$.1216.
Ulmer, J. C., Co., Cleveland, ga g es $3375.
Union Gear & M achine Co., Boston, a r
tillery m ateriel, $1537.50.
Union T w ist Drill Co., Athol, M ass., c u t
ting tools, hobs, $33S8.50.
Waco A ircraft Co., Troy, O., autom otive equipment, $2750.
W altham W atch Co., W altham , Mass., fire control equipment, $62,152.
W estern Cartridge Co., W inchester R e
peating Arms Co. division, N ew Haven.
Conn., am m unition com ponents, sm all arms m ateriel, $11,132.70.
White Motor Co., C leveland, autom otive equipment, $10,065.52.
Wood, John, Mfg. Co., Muskegon, Mich., parts for tanks, $33,705.16.
W orcester Stamped M etal Co., W orces
ter, Mass., sm all arms am m unition,
$4685.
W yckoff Drawn Steel Co., Pittsburgh, steel, $31,758.06.
Young R adiator Co., Racine, Wis., a u to m otive equipment, $4328.40.
Q u a r t e r m a s t e r C o rp s A w a rd s A gostini Bros., N ew York, cold storage
plant, Ft. Story, Virginia, $93,528.
Am erican Bantam Car Co., Butler, Pa., trucks, $1,419,051.15.
American S eating Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., 150,000 folding m etal chairs,
$247,500.
Beers Construction Co., A tlanta, Ga., and W. L. Cobb Construction Co., Decatur, Ga., replacem ent center, Macon, Ga.,
$5,434,880.
Blair, Algernon, M ontgomery, Ala., AC h angar and boiler house a t M ont
gomery airport, Alabam a, $114,625; at Selma, Ala., $116,514; and a t E glin field, Florida, $120,709.
Bradbury & Marchant, Albuquerque, N. M., temporary housing, special ser v
ice school a t Fitzsim m ons general hospital, Colorado, $220,880.
Brenda, Omar, D etroit, san itary and storm sew ers and w ater distribution system , Selfridge field, M ichigan, $21,- 132.
Cage Bros, and F. M. R eeves & Sons Inc., Austin, Tex., construction o f rep lace
m ent center, Camp W olters, Texas,
$5,546,195.
Clarin Mfg. Co., Chicago, 150,000 folding m etal chairs, $304,500.
Cody, Frank T., H anover, N. H., electric distribution system a t Ft.
Ethan Allen, Vermont, $19,285.
Corson & Gruman Co., W ashington, sur
facin g runw ays a t B olling field, W ash
ington, $76,300.
Currie, Thom as E., Co., D etroit, apron and runw ay pavin g a t S elfridge field.
M ichigan, $80,000.
Daley, W illiam E., Burlington, Vt., w ater and sew er lines a t F t. Ethan Allen, Vermont, $79,539.67.
D elta Electric Co., Marion, Ind., 4852 elec
tric lanterns, $8685.08.
Di Sandro Bros., Providence, R. I., pho
tographic laboratory building a t B o ll
ing field, W ashington, $94,744.
Dow ny Co., Boston, plum D in g and h e a t
ing a t Forts Stan dish and Warren, M assachu setts, $13,315.
(P le a se tu r n to P a g e 110)
Purchases U n d er W a ls li-IS e a le y A c t
Nonfcrrous M etals and A lloys Commodity Amount
Aluminum Cooking Utensil Co., N ew K ensington, Pa. Stock pots $20,343.00 Aluminum Goods Mfg. Co., M anitowoc, W is... F ilters, pitchers 53,298.00 Aluminum Products Co., La Grange, 111... Stock pots, pitchers 76,696.25 American Brass Co., W aterbury, Conn... B rass 42,149.75 American Platinum Works, N ewark, N. J ... S h eet silver 62,900.00 American Smelting & R efining Co., Denver ... Copper 10,232.00 Bridgeport Brass Co., Bridgeport, Conn... Cartridge cases 135,000.00 General Time Instrum ents Corp., N ew York ... Pins 14.5S4.00 Moss, Henry, & Co. Inc., Brooklyn. N. Y... B rass sten cils 25,458.60 Mueller Brass Co., Port Huron, M ich... B rass forgin gs 50,746.30 Petroff, Peter A., N ew York ... Casings 21,614.53 Revere Copper & Brass Inc., B altim ore ... Jacket cups 95,500.00 Scovill Mfg. Co., Waterbury, Conn... A lloy tubing 11,580.17
M achinery and Other Equipm ent
Addressograph-Multigraph Corp., Cleveland ... Addressing, im printing
m achines $88,460 00
American Tool Works Co., Cincinnati ... L athes 42,098.00 American Water Softener Co., P hiladelphia ... Water purifiers 29,000.00 Austin-Hastlngs Co. Inc., Cambridge, M ass... Shapers 32,425.90 Axel son Mfg. Co., Los A ngeles ... L athe 13,654.35 Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Co., Providence, R. I ... M illing m achines 40,765.44 Bucyrus-Erie Co., South M ilwaukee, W is... D ressing m achines 12,904.40 Buda Co., Harvey, 111... Boring m achines 117,427.00
Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, 111 . Tractors 95,894.56
Continental Machines Inc., M inneapolis M achines 19,643.74
ujoper-Bessemer Corp., Mt. Vernon, O... Engine parts 10,667.85 Wmer & Amend, New York ... Centrifuge 16,538.28 general Motors Corp., D etroit ... Engine pistons 17,242.00 wrton, George, Machine Co., Racine, W is... M achines 16,589.58 wsiger, c. H , Machine C o, Dayton, O... L athes 218,911.00 rdie-Tynes Mfg. Co, Birmingham, A la... Air com pressors 47,300.00 naminge Bros. In c, Elmira, N. Y... M illing m achines 93,192.00
> endey Machine Co, Torrington, Conn... L ath es 18 ,086.00 w mainn'Ll80nler Co-’ St. Louis ... R efrigerators 26,010.00 K i ? S Co-' N ew York ... Air com pressors 31,740.00 . £ hers SuPPly Co., North K ansas City, Mo. R efrigerators 96,975.00 LuTm 'ip’ ^lach |ne Tool C o, Cincinnati ... Rifling m achines 11.973.00 Mm- *nc-, Peoria, 111... Construction supplies 12,104.00 Pinat . vator c °. In c, L ouisville, K y... Elevator 13,400.00 Pavin e ('orp'’ Hagerstown, Md... B last cabinet 32,647.00 Plonoil , pp'y * Equipment C o, W ashington ... S h ovels 20,581.40 limmi i Compressor Co. In c , N ew York ... Air com pressors 14,414.40 W i f W d’ * Son. Cleveland ... H oists 38,077.00 S h m l W Evansville, Ind... R efrigerators 10,796.80 Shnnif i ^Iarshall, M ich... R efrigerators 46,900.00 S te u W « ,Brass Works- Detroit ... Engine parts 18,830.10 Th™ cu ner Corp- Chicago ... Engine parts 27,465.70 v g L S ovel Co, Lorain, O... Crane 14,840.00
* • l Waterbury. c o n n ... B earings 13,363.00 Warn" * Tiernan Co, B elleville, N. J ... W ater purifiers 39,235.00 Waterw ?'U Atlanta, Ga... Refrigerators 112,200.00
p . . . ' arrel Foundry & M achine C o, Waterbury,
YalP> ... Machines 15,000.00 Vorlr 1» Mfg. Go, Philadelphia ... H olsts 38,077.00
ce Machine Corp, Cleveland . . . Coolers 55,902.00
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