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Vol. 101-No. 24 December 13, 1937
R E A D E R C O M M E N T S ... ... ^a ^ \ y 17 A S T H E E D IT O R V IE W S T H E N E W S ...U o V ^ !
N E W S
Younger Generation Takes Lead in U . S. Steel Set-Up .. ... 23
Mechanical Engineers Hear o f “ Apes, Men and Machines” ... 26
Industrial Congress Maps Broad Social Program ... 27
Fast Heating Demonstrated in Shell Production ... 29
Metalworking Companies Participate in Chemical Exposition ... 29
T ool Builders Ask Repeal of Profit Tax ... 30
Financial News of the Steel Industry ... 30
November Ingot Output Lowest Since 1934 ... 3 1 Steelworks Operations for the W eek ... 31
Men o f Industry ... 32
D rop in Machinery Prices Held “ Unlikely” ... 33
Obituaries ... 33
M IRRO RS O F M O T O R D O M ... 35
W IN D O W S O F W A S H IN G T O N ... 39
E D IT O R IA L — Deny Sunshine to the Grow ing Tree and It W ill Shrivel Up and D ie ... 41
T H E BUSINESS T R E N D Activity Index Recovers Part o f Recent Losses ... 42
Charts and Statistics ... 42-43 T E C H N IC A L Controlled Ingot Heating ... 44
Carburizing Symposium Part III ... 70
M A T E R IA L S H A N D L IN G Lubrication o f Overhead Cranes ... 53
W E L D IN G , E TC .— Robert E. Kin\cad ... 62
PROGRESS IN S T E E L M A K IN G Changing Fuels in the Steel Mill ... 58
PO W E R D R IV E S Getting Maintenance Co-operation ... 66
N E W E Q U IP M E N T ... 77
R E C E N T P U B L IC A T IO N S O F M A N U F A C T U R E R S ... 84
M A R K E T R EPO R TS A N D PRICES ... 87
The Market W eek ... 88
B E H IN D T H E SCENES ... 98
C O N S T R U C T IO N A N D E N TER PR ISE ... 107
IN D E X T O A D V E R T ISE R S ... „ 6
P R O D U C T I O N • P R O C E & S J N G • D I S T R I B U T I O N • U S E
December 13, 1937 19
, F IT H A N D L E S P A R T S F O R
M A K E IT o f
Stee/ M ills use this tough,
corrosion-resistant metal for many different types of Pickling Equipment
S C R U B B E R S
This scrubber scrubs and dries 45-inch steel sheets. Scrub tank and tongues which take hold o f sheets are made o f Monel.
Light weight welded Monel crate used for pickling steel sheets, prior to tinning. Welded Monel sheet mill crate in lower photo also has eyebars and separator pins o f Monel.
C H A I N S , H O O K S
Welded M onel pickling chain, I "
diet, y 7 fa " long, IV
2
" end link w ith f o r g e d M o n e l h o o k . A l lstandard sizes are available.
Y > | ; p p Monel yokes o f many designs are T U K E ) used for pickling coils o f steel wire.
♦Monel Is a registered trade-mark applied to an alloy con
taining approximately two-thirds Nickel and one-third copper. Thi s alloy Is mined, smelted, refined, rolled and marketed solely hy Inlernntlona! Nickel.
T H E I N T E R N A T I O N A L N I C K E L C O M P A N Y , I N C .
67 W a ll S treet N e w Y ork , N . Y.
T I E - R O D S
Wood pickling tanks are kept tight with tie-rods o f Monel.
B U IL D light weight and long life into your pickling crates, by all means. But why stop there? Glance at the photographs on this page and see the many other places where M onel* cuts costs and greatly reduces repairs and replacements in steel mill pickling equipment.
Briefly, you’ll save by using Monel for any kind o f equipment that handles a load and operates in and around pickling acids. T he reasons? First:
Monel equipment needs no extra weight — for Monel resists corrosion, retains its original strength.
Second: M onel’s unique combination of strength, toughness and resistance to corrosion assures long years o f dependable service.
There’s a wealth o f data you'll appreciate in the two bulletins, “ Equipment Designs for the Pickle House” and “ A G ood Start to a Better Finish” . W rite for them today.
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PROD UCTIO N • P R O C E S S I N G • D IST RIB UTIO N • U S E
A s t h e E d i t o r V i e w s t h e N e w s
C H A N G E S in the o rg a n iz a tio n an d ex e cu tiv e p erson n e l o f th e U n ited S ta tes S teel C orp., a n n ou n ced la st W e d n e sd a y a n d T h u rsd a y (p . 2 3 ), co n stitu te th e final m a jo r step in one o f th e m o s t ex ten siv e p r o g r a m s o f reh a b ilita tion e v e r a ttem p ted in a la r g e A m e r ica n in d u stria l o rg a n iz a tio n . T he im m ed ia te e ffe c t w ill be to tr a n s fe r th e c o n tr o l o f o p e ra tio n s fr o m th e fin a n cia l e n v iro n m e n t o f 71 B ro a d w a y , N ew Y o rk , to P itts b u rg h — “ a ce n tra l lo ca tio n . . . m o re c lo s e ly in to u c h w ith the a tm o s phere o f steel o p e ra tio n s.” T h e ch a n g e u n d ou b te d ly has p o te n tia litie s f o r a g re a te r d eg ree o f in dep en den ce and in crea se d a u th o r ity f o r o ffic e rs d ir e c tly re sp o n sible f o r p ro d u ctio n , sa les and re se a rch .
T h e r o s te r o f d ire cto r s o f U n ited S ta tes S teel o f D ela w a re in d ica tes th a t th e C o rp o ra tio n has gone a lo n g w a y in 10 years in ov e rco m in g a de
ficie n cy w h ich on ce w a s d escrib ed b y a fr ie n d ly c r itic as “ the lo st g en era tion o f C o rp o ra tio n e m p lo y e s .” T h is r e fe r r e d to the hun dreds o f ju n io r e x e cu tiv e s d e
nied th e o p p o rtu n ity o f a d v a n cem en t in th e p e rio d fr o m 1920 to 1930 b eca u se th e se n io r e x e cu tiv e p o s i
tions h a d b e co m e “ fr o z e n .” Y o u n g e r m en an d m en co m p a ra tiv e ly new to th e C o r p o r a tio n n ow sit in position s o f a u th o rity . T h e ir p ro m in en ce in the new set-u p sh o w s h ow e ffe ctiv e ly B ig S teel has closed its ra n k s.
Closes Its Ranks
The co n g re s s o f A m e r ic a n in d u stry, h eld la st w eek under th e sp o n so rsh ip o f th e N a tio n a l A s s o c ia tio n o f M a n u fa ctu re rs (p . 2 7 ) w a s m ore co n stru ctiv e in to n e and p u rp ose th a n m a n y o f its p re d e ce sso rs. In d u s tr y ’s p la tfo r m f o r 1938, as p resen ted b y C harles R . H oo k , ch a irm a n o f th e re so lu tion s co m m itte e , w a s a sou n d, sincere a n sw e r to the q u estion , “ W h a t ca n in d u stry do to solv e its ow n p rob lem s, w h ile a w a itin g rem ed ia l legislation. . . ? ” E q u a lly p e rtin en t w a s th e s u g
gestion b y L a m m o t du P o n t th a t ca p ita l be m ob ilized (p. 41 ) to cre a te 3,000,000 jo b s in p riv a te in d u stry.
Constructive Platform
T h e m e e tin g g a v e a s tr o n g im p etu s to th e ris in g sen tim en t in co n g re s s an d th r o u g h o u t th e n a tion f o r ev id e n ce on the p a rt o f the fe d e r a l g o v e rn m e n t th a t it w ill c o -o p e r a te w ith p riv a te en terp rise in stea d o f co n tin u in g to stra n g le it. T h e lin es o f th is issue are c le a r ly defined. A sh ow d o w n p ro b a b ly w ill co m e w h en c o n g re s s co n v en e s in re g u la r sessio n in J a n u ary.
B u re a u cra cy as rep resen ted b y the N a tio n a l L a b o r R e la tio n s b o a rd h as re ceiv ed a b la ck e y e th ro u g h its ov er-ze a lo u s a tte m p ts to co n ce rn it s e lf w ith a d
v erse criticis m . T h e N L R B a t
te m p t to su b p oen a th e e d ito r o f Mill and Factory (p . 3 9 ) an d its re p o r te d e x a m in a tio n o f th e e d i
to r o f a St. M arys, P a., n ew sp a p e r h ave a ro u se d w id esp rea d in d ig n a tio n . A t th e sam e tim e A tto r n e y G en eral C u m m in g ’ s re q u e st f o r a m illio n d olla rs to p ro se cu te a n titru s t ca ses d oes n ot set w ell w ith th o se w h o fe e l th a t so m e o f th e g o v e r n m e n t’s r e ce n t su its— n o ta b ly the o il ca se at M a d ison — h ave been la u n ch ed on s u sp icio u sly flim sy evid en ce. I f the g o v e rn m e n t is sin ce re in its s ta te m en ts th a t it w a n ts to co -o p e r a te w ith bu sin ess, it sh ou ld p u t an end to p ra c tice s w h ich g iv e th e a p p ea ra n ce o f p ersecu tion .
Too Much Persecution
Lubricating Cranes
L u b rica tin g o v e rh e a d tr a v e lin g cra n es p r o p e r ly is im p orta n t, e sp e cia lly in p la n ts w h e re th e d rip p in g o f lu b rica n ts is in ju r io u s to p ro d u c ts an d w h e re c o n
tin u ou s, u n in te rru p ted cra n e s e r v ice is essen tial. O n ly a fe w p la n ts are e q u ip p e d w ith th e m o s t r e ce n t
ly d e sig n ed cra n es. In th ese e s ta b lish m en ts t h e m a in ten a n ce crew s h a v e little d ifficu lty b eca u se e fficie n t lu b r ic a t
in g s y stem s w e re in sta lled in th e cra n es w h en th e y w e r e built. In m o s t plan ts, th e cra n e e q u ip m en t in clu d es u n its fr o m sev e ra l to 20 o r 30 y e a rs o f age. O b v io u sly th e o ld e r cra n es re q u ire m o r e a t
ten tion in re s p e ct to lu b rica tio n . L u b r ic a tio n e n g i
n eers h ave d ev elop ed so lu tio n s f o r m o s t o f th e d if
ficu lt lu b rica tio n p ro b le m s th a t can a rise (p . 5 0 ), even in p la n ts w h ere th e e q u ip m e n t e m b ra ce s u n its o f w id e ly d iversified a g e an d design .
December 13, 1937 21
A GOOD EXAMPLE OF UNIT WELDED CONSTRUCTION OF INLAND HI-STEEL, DESIGNED BY A
LEADING EQUIPMENT BUILDER
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(Iffiro c in- n a łrn it.K a n ca c P . i t u . M i l w a i l l í P P . S Í t I nilÍ5¡ - St. PSllI General R ffin p c 3ft Smith flparhrirn S troot Phinann lliinnic
I T ’ S STRONGER AND LIGHTER
B e c a u s e o f I n l a n d H i - S t e e l
• H e r e ’ s a g o o d e x a m p le o f w e ld e d , lig h t w e ig h t c o n stru ctio n o f In la n d H i-S te e l— a h ig h ly su cce ssfu l p r o d u c t d e sig n an d sa les feature d e v e lo p e d b y a le a d in g m a n u factu rer o f e x ca v a to rs. A ll fo r m in g o p e r a tio n s are d o n e in h is o w n p la n t fr o m flat r o lle d In la n d H i-S te el.
T h e r e has l o n g b e e n a d e m a n d f o r an e c o n o m ic a l steel o f h ig h e r stre n g th a n d g re a te r c o r r o s i o n re s is t
a n ce . . . a lso o f a d eq u a te d u ctility f o r ea se o f fa b r ic a
tio n a n d u n ifo r m , sta b le c h a ra c te ris tic s w h e n w e ld e d o r s u b je c te d to w i d e r a n g e s o f tem p e ra tu re .
In la n d H i-S te e l m eets th e se r e q u ir e m e n ts in ev e ry w a y . In la n d e n g in e e r s g la d ly c o -o p e r a t e w ith e q u ip m e n t m an u fa ctu rers in te re s te d in te stin g th e ad v a n ta g es o f In la n d H i-S te e l f o r th e ir p r o d u c ts . A d e q u a te sa m p les are fre e ly s u p p lie d f o r this p u r p o s e .
W r it e f o r In la n d H i-S te e l B u lletin N o . 10.
S H E E T S S T R I P T R A C K A C C E S S O R I E S
R E I N F O R C I N G B A R S
P L A T E S F L O O R P L A T E S T I N P L A T E B A R S
S T R U C T V R A L S
R A I L S P I L I N G
Y o u n g e r G e n e r a t i o n T a k e s L e a d i n
N e w U . S . S t e e l S e t - U p
■ U N IT E D S T A T E S S T E E L CORP.
■of D elaw are— orig in a lly chartered in 1933 as an op erating concern, and since then alm ost fo rg o tte n — last w eek becam e a v ery live organ iza
tion.
P lans to centralize practically all m a jo r activities, excep t p o licy -fo rm in g and financial control, in P itts
burgh under the D elaw are co rp o ra tion w ere u nfolded by B ig Steel as the latest m a jo r ch ange in its ten- year rehabilitation p rogram .
This reorgan ization, effective Jan.
1, relieves the United States Steel Corp. o f N ew Jersey o f direct su per
vision o f 15 subsidiary com panies, and sh ifts the resp on sibility to P itts
burgh w h ere it w ill be assum ed by the m an agem en t o f the D elaw are corporation.
T he m o v e is not a m erg er o f the 15 com panies. E ach w ill m aintain its separate identity and w ill hold a co n tractual relationship w ith the Dela- wai'e corp ora tion under w h ich each will a rra n ge fo r the latter’s services in a su p erv isory capacity.
The D elaw are corp ora tion is w h o l
ly ow ned b y the parent com pan y. It has no h old in gs and ow n s no secu ri
ties but w ill fu n ction as a m an age
ment agen cy.
W ill C o-ordinate A ctivities The arran gem en t, a ccord in g to M yron C. T a ylor, w h o w ill resign as chairm an o f the parent corp ora tion next A pril, is designed to a cco m plish a clo se r op erating relationship between the variou s su bsidiary co m panies.
“ The United States Steel Corp. o f New Jersey w ill con tin u e to m ain
tain its o ffices as h ereto fo re (at 71 Broadw ay, N ew Y o r k ),” he said.
“ Under the p rop osed arrangem ent the respective subsidiaries w ill con tinue business in th eir ow n nam es as previously. T h e arran gem en t de
scribed will, it is believed, secu re b et
ter co-ordination o f the activities o f the subsidiaries, grea ter fa cility and effectiveness in the con d uct o f cu r
rent transactions, im p rove efficiency, and be prod u ctive o f a m ore c o m plete identity o f interest.
Prin cipal headquarters in P itts
burgh, said Mr. T a ylor, will afford a central location m ore con venien t to the m an agem en t o f.t h e subsidiaries and m ore closely in tou ch w ith the atm osph ere o f steel operations. This arran gem en t w ill also brin g the staff o f the D elaw are corp ora tion into clo se r and m ore intim ate relation ship w ith cu rren t activities o f the subsidiaries.
15 Subsidiaries Involved F in an cial and oth er m atters o f broad gen eral p olicy w ill continue to be form u la ted in N ew Y ork.
F ifteen principal subsidiaries are
involved in the plan, on ly railroads and p u blic service subsidiaries b ein g excluded. T h ose w h ich w ill be a f
fected are:
A m erica n B rid ge Co., A m erican Steel and W ire Co., C arnegie-Illinois Steel Corp., C olum bia Steel Co., H.
C. F rick C oke Co., M ich igan L im e ston e & C hem ical Co., N ational T ube
Co., Oil W ell S u pp ly Co., O liver Iron M ining Co., P ittsbu rgh L im eston e Co., P ittsbu rgh Steam ship Co., S cu l
ly Steel P rod u cts Co., T enn essee Coal, Iron & R ailroad Co., United States Steel P rod u cts Co. and Union S u pp ly Co.
“ T his plan w h en m ade effectiv e w ill con clu de the several m a jo r basic fa cto rs in the plans fo r the re a d ju st
m ent o f the corp ora tion ’s principal
U.S. Steel of Delaware, New Star for Pittsburgh
■ C o n c e n t r a tio n o f o p e r a tin g a n d sales m a n a g e m e n t o f IS U n ite d S ta te s S te e l C orp . su b s id ia rie s in P itts b u rg h re -e s ta b lis h e s th a t c it y as p r e -e m in e n t ly th e w o r ld 's ste el c a p ita l. O n th e fo r m a t io n o f th e C o r p o r a tio n in 1901, m a n y o f its a ctiv itie s w ere m o v e d fr o m P it ts b u r g h — c e n te r o f th e C a rn eg ie o r g a n iz a tio n
— to N ew Y o r k ; n o w m o s t o f th e m r e tu rn . P o lic y a n d fin a n c ia l d ir e c t io n c o n tin u e in N ew Y o rk . P itts b u rg h la st w eek ex p e cte d a sm a ll a r m y o f ex ecu tiv es
a n d o ffice w o rk e r s; reah e sta te o p e r a to rs w ere p r e d ic tin g a b o o m
December 13, 1937 23
affairs fo r the present,” M r. T a y lor announced. It is, he indicated, the final step in the ten-year program .
“ W e began the stu dy o f this plan in on e fo r m o r an oth er in 1929, re
su ltin g in m an y p rog ressiv e drafts in 1931 and 1932, and in its broad as
pects it w as agreed upon b y the board o f directors in 1932. T he Unit
ed States Steel C orp. o f Delaw are was organ ized in 1933, as the first step in ca rry in g ou t the plan. P re
occu p a tion w ith the passin g events o f the great depression and the con sequ en t en gagem en t o f the organiza
tion w ith resp ect to national r e co v e ry activities, and w ith other plans h ere tofo re announced, rendered it de
sirable to postp on e fu rth er action.
“ T hese plans w ere resum ed, h o w ever, w ith the consolidation o f Car- negie-Illinois in 1935, and o f A m eri
can Sheet & Tin P late Co. w ith the C arnegie-Illinois in 1936. W h ile w e have at tim es contem plated co m plete consolidation o f all m a n u fa c
turing propei'ties into one corp ora tion, w e have considered that up to the present tim e this w ou ld not be desirable.
Subsidiaries P reserve A u ton om y
“ T he settin g up o f a m anagem ent corp ora tion w ith the new appoint
m ents to high execu tive positions, t o geth er w ith the brin gin g o f officials o f the D elaw are corp ora tion and the presidents o f the subsidiary co m panies n o w affected into close rela
tionship throu gh con tractual m an
agem en t arrangem ents and placing the latter upon the boa rd o f direc
tors, w ill, w e believe, result in closer co-operation and better co-ordination o f activities w h ile preservin g the au
ton om y o f the op erating com panies.”
W hile an nou n cin g the plan, Mr.
T a y lo r w as asked w h at the average hours o f w o rk o f the corp oration had been du rin g the year, and he an sw ered:
“ R eports fo r the first nine m onths which are available indicate that the corp ora tion ’s em p loyes w ork ed an average o f 39.98 hours per w eek dur
in g that period. This is the h ighest average fo r a sim ilar period that has been m aintained since 1930. In all the years since that tim e, including 1937, the average w eek ly hours in the corp ora tion have been less than 40, while the num ber o f em p loyes has steadily risen to a peak in the m onth o f A u g u st 1937, w hen 278,17S w ere engaged. T he present p olicy continues to be that w h ich w as adopt
ed in 1930 o f spreadin g the w o rk .”
P residen t o f the D elaw are c o r
poration w ill be B. F. Fairless, w ho, as p rev iou sly announced, w ill b e
com e president o f the parent co m pany Jan. 1. H e w ill m aintain o f fices in both P ittsbu rgh and N ew Y ork and w ill divide his tim e be
tw een the tw o.
V ice presidents and their assigned duties a re: T hom as M oses, raw
m aterials; W a lth er M athesius, opera
tions; C. V. M cK aig, sales; W illiam Beye, cou nsel and industrial rela
tions; M ax D. H ow ell, also secreta ry and treasu rer; R . E. Zim m erm an , re search ; C. H. R hodes, p u rch ases;
H arold L. H ughes, sp ecia l duties, N ew Y ork.
A n execu tive com m ittee o f 12 was appointed and in cludes: M essrs.
F airless as chairm an, Beye, H ow ell, M athesius, M cK aig, M oses, Z im m e r
man, J. L. P erry , E. R . Stettinius Jr., E. M. V oorhees, C. F . H ood and B.
F. H arris.
Seventeen d irectors have been elected, including all m em b ers o f the execu tive com m ittee and A . N.
Diehl, R ob ert G regg, G. C. K im ball, L. A. P a d dock and C. H. R hodes.
F o u r m ore d irectors are to be elect
ed, brin g in g the total to 2 1 . Mr. H ughes, vice president in charge o f special duties, is n o t a m em ber o f the directorate or o f the execu tive com m ittee.
It w ill be noted that p ractically all o f the officers and d irectors are o f the y o u n g e r gen eration in Steel corp ora tion affairs.
In view o f these latest changes it is assum ed that the p osition o f vice president in ch a rg e o f sales o f the United States Steel Corp.
(N ew J e rs e y ), to b e vacated b y Mr.
G regg, w ill be au tom atically elim inated.
W ith all m atters p ertain in g to p ro duction, fabrication , sales, p u r
chases and industrial relations to
Steel Corp. Shipments Off Sharply in November
B Shipm ents o f finished steel in N o v em b er b y the United States Steel Corp. totaled 587,241 tons, a decline o f 205,069 tons fr o m O ctober. In N ovem ber, 1936, shipm ents w ere 882,643.
C um ulative shipm ents fo r eleven m onths o f 1937 are 12,336,397 tons, com pared w ith 9,757,767 tons in eleven m onths o f 1936.
C . S . S T E E L C O R P . S H I P M E N T S ( I n t e r - c o m p a n y s h i p m e n t s n o t i n c l u d e d )
( T o n s )
1 9 3 7 1 9 3 6 1 9 3 5 1 9 3 4
J a n . 1 .1 4 9 .9 1 S 7 2 1 ,4 1 4 5 3 4 ,0 5 5 3 3 1 ,7 7 7 F e b . 1 , 1 3 3 , 7 2 4 6 7 6 ,3 1 5 5 8 3 ,1 3 7 3 8 5 ,5 0 0 M a r . 1 , 4 1 4 . 3 9 9 7 8 3 . S 2 6 6 8 ,0 5 6 5 8 8 .2 0 9 A p r i l 1 , 3 4 3 , 6 4 4 9 7 9 ,9 0 7 5 9 1 ,7 2 8 6 4 3 ,0 0 9 M a y 1 , 3 0 4 . 0 3 9 9 8 4 ,0 9 7 5 9 8 ,9 1 5 7 4 5 ,0 6 3 J u n e 1 ,2 6 S ,5 5 0 8 8 6 ,0 6 5 5 7 8 , 1 0 S 9 8 5 ,3 3 7 J u l y 1 ,1 S 6 ,7 5 2 9 5 0 , S 5 1 5 4 7 ,7 9 4 3 6 9 .9 3 8 A u g . 1 , 1 0 7 , 8 5 8 9 2 3 ,7 0 3 6 2 4 ,4 9 7 3 7 8 ,0 2 3 S e p t , 1 , 0 4 7 , 9 6 2 9 6 1 ,8 0 3 6 1 4 ,9 3 3 3 7 0 ,3 0 6 O c t , 7 9 2 , 3 1 0 1 , 0 0 7 , 4 1 7 6 8 6 ,7 4 1 3 4 3 ,9 6 2 N o v . 5 8 7 ,2 4 1 8 8 2 ,6 4 3 6 8 1 ,8 3 0 3 6 6 ,1 1 9 D e c ... 1 , 0 6 7 ,3 6 5 6 6 1 ,5 1 5 4 1 S .6 3 0 Y ’ r l y a d j ... t 4 0 , S 5 9 t 2 3 , 7 5 0 t l 9 . 9 0 7
T o t a l ...1 0 , 7 8 4 , 2 7 3 7 , 3 4 7 , 5 4 9 5 , 9 0 5 , 9 6 6
t D e d u c t i o n .
be centered in P ittsbu rgh it appears that tw o vice presidents w ill be sh ifted fr o m N ew Y ork to P itts
burgh, n am ely M r. Z im m erm an , in ch a rg e o f research, and M r. R hodes, in ch a rg e o f purchases. M r. M ath- esius, in ch a rge o f operations, and M r. Beye, counsel, and in ch a rg e o f industrial relations, it is understood, w ill m ov e fr o m C hicago to P itts
bu rgh.
B esides this far-reach in g org a n i
zation, im portan t person nel changes are im pending in the parent co r
p ora tion in N e w Y ork . A s announced late in O ctober, Mr. T a y lo r w ill re tire A p ril 5, 1938, as chairm an, but continues as a m em ber o f the board o f d irectors and o f the finance co m m ittee.
Stettinius T o Succeed T a y lo r M r. Stettinius, chairm an o f the finance com m ittee, w ill su cceed M r.
T a y lo r as chairm an o f the board, and M r. V oorhees, n ow vice chair
man o f the finance com m ittee, w ill su cceed M r. Stettinius as chairm an o f the finance com m ittee. W illiam A. Irvin, president o f the co rp o ra tion, w ill be succeeded b y M r. F a ir
less, and b ecom e vice chairm an o f the board.
A t P ittsbu rgh last w eek the m ost u rgen t qu estion w as h ow to p r o vide sp ace fo r the in flu x o f h un
dreds . o f em ployes, due to m ove th ere b y Jan. 1, and ca rry on a sm ooth ly -op era tin g organization.
T he corp ora tion has three build
ings there, the C arnegie-Illinois, F rick , and F rick A nnex, all at F ifth avenue and D iam on d street. The A n n e x and the C arnegie-Illinois b u ildin g are fa irly w ell-filled now w ith C arnegie-Illinois officials and those o f subsidiaries. It is possible additional sp ace m a y be required.
Shipping Board To Spend $20,000,000
■ A bu ild in g p ro g ra m o f a p p ro x i
m ately $20,000,000 w ill be begun b y the m a ritim e com m ission w ithin the n ext tw o o r three w eeks, it has been announced.
T his p rog ra m is to include ten or tw elve 9000-ton ca rg o vessels to cost abou t $1,750,000 each. It is estim ated that these ships w ill use betw een 5000 and 6000 tons o f ship steel.
U. S. Foreign Trade Up 31 Per Cent
■ A c co rd in g to the bureau o f fo r eign and d om estic com m erce, de
partm en t o f com m erce, the total valu e o f ou r fo r e ig n m erchandise trade, w ill a m ou n t to approxim ately
$6,400,000,000 fo r 1937, com pared w ith $4,879,000 last y e a r and only
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Officers and Directors of the United States Steel Corp. of Delaware
B . F . F a l r l e s s T h o m a s M o s e s P r e s i d e n t V i c e P r e s i d e n t
K . E . Z i m m e r m a n C . H . R h o d e s V i c e P r e s i d e n t V i c e P r e s i d e n t
C . F . H o o d B . F . H a r r i s
$2,934,000,000 at the low point reached in 1932, sh ow in g a gain o i 31 per cent ov e r last year and 118 per cen t o v e r 1932.
T h e bu reau also rep orts that this yea r m erch an dise ex p orts w ill e x ceed im p orts b y an estim ated
$100,000,000 and p ossib ly m ore. In 1936 m erch an dise ex p orts exceeded im ports b y o n ly $33,000,000.
Irvin Speaks to Nation on Steel
■ “ Steel has been one o f the g rea t
est fa c to rs in im p rovin g m an ’s liv
ing standards,” declared W illiam A.
Irvin, president, United States Steel Corp., sp ea k in g D ec. 11 on the C ar
borundum C o.’s broadcast.
Mr. Irv in pointed ou t that al
though the p u blic thinks o f steel g en erally in term s o f m assiveness, there are cou ntless p rodu cts in everyd ay use w h ich are so com m on that th eir a ssociation w ith steel is freq u en tly forg o tten . T h e speaker illustrated som e o f the prom inen t contributions o f steel to liv in g co m fort, and added in con clu sion that
“ the fu tu re holds p rom ise o f still greater g ifts to com e.”
December 13, 1937
W a l t h e r M a t h e s i u s C . V . M c K a l g W i l l i a m B e . v e M . I ) . H o w e l l V i c e P r e s i d e n t V i c e P r e s i d e n t V i c e P r e s i d e n t
v.
P . , S e c . - T r e a s .R o b e r t G r e g g A . N . D i e h l G . C . K i m b a l l I , . A . P a d d o c k
“ Who’s Who” in the Delaware Corporation
B . F . F a l r l e s s , p r e s i d e n t . N o w p r e s i d e n t , C a r n e g l e - I l l i n o i s S t e e l C o r p . R e l i n q u i s h i n g t h i s p o s t J a n . 1 , h e a l s o w i l l b e c o m e p r e s i d e n t , U n i t e d S t a t e s S t e e l C o r p . o f N e w J e r s e y .
♦
T h o m a s M o s e s , v i c e p r e s i d e n t i n c h a r g e o f r a w m a t e r i a l s . N o w p r e s i d e n t , F r i c k C o k e C o .
♦
W a l t h e r M a t h e s i u s , v i c e p r e s i d e n t i n c h a r g e o f o p e r a t i o n s . N o w m a n a g e r o f o p e r a t i o n s , C h i c a g o d i s t r i c t , C a r n e g i e - I l l i n o i s S t e e l C o r p .
♦
C . V . M c K a l g , v i c e p r e s i d e n t i n c h a r g e o f s a l e s . N o w v i c e p r e s i d e n t a n d s a l e s m a n a g e r , C a r n e g i e - I l l i n o i s S t e e l C o r p .
♦
W i l l i a m B e y e , v i c e p r e s i d e n t a n d c o u n s e l , i n c h a r g e o f i n d u s t r i a l r e l a t i o n s . N o w v i c e p r e s i d e n t i n c h a r g e o f i n d u s t r i a l r e l a t i o n s , C h i c a g o , U n i t e d S t a t e s S t e e l C o r p .
♦
M a x D . H o w e l l , v i c e p r e s i d e n t , s e c r e t a r y a n d t r e a s u r e r . N o w v i c e p r e s i d e n t , C a r n e g i e - I I l i n o i s S t e e l C o r p .
♦
R . E . Z i m m e r m a n , v i c e p r e s i d e n t i n c h a r g e o f r e s e a r c h . N o w h o l d i n g s a m e p o s i t i o n w i t h U n i t e d S t a t e s S t e e l C o r p .
♦
C . H . R h o d e s , v i c e p r e s i d e n t i n c h a r g e o f p u r c h a s e s . N o w i n s a m e p o s i t i o n w i t h U n i t e d S t a t e s S t e e l C o r p .
♦
H a r o l d L . H u g h e s , v i c e p r e s i d e n t i n c h a r g e o f s p e c i a l d u t i e s . H e w a s n o t , h o w e v e r , n a m e d l a s t w e e k a s a d i r e c t o r i n t h e D e l a w a r e c o r p o r a t i o n . N o w v i c e p r e s i d e n t , U n i t e d S t a t e s S t e e l C o r p .
A . N . D i e h l , p r e s i d e n t , C o l u m b i a S t e e l C o . , W e s t c o a s t s u b s i d i a r y .
♦
R o b e r t G r e g g , n o w v i c e p r e s i d e n t i n c h a r g e o f s a l e s , U n i t e d S t a t e s S t e e l C o r p . , a n d p r e s i d e n t - e l e c t , T e n n e s s e e C o a l , I r o n & R a i l r o a d C o .
♦
B . F . H a r r i s , p r e s i d e n t , N a t i o n a l T u b e C o .
♦
C . F . H o o d , v i c e p r e s i d e n t i n c h a r g e o f o p e r a t i o n s , A m e r i c a n S t e e l & W i r e C o .
♦
G . C . K i m b a l l , v i c e p r e s i d e n t , C h i c a g o d i s t r i c t , C a r n e g i e - I I l i n o i s S t e e l C o r p .
♦
I>. A . P a d d o c k , p r e s i d e n t , A m e r i c a n B r i d g e C o .
♦
J . \j. P e r r y , p r e s i d e n t , T e n n e s s e e C o a l , I r o n & R a i l r o a d C o . , a n d p r e s i d e n t - e l e c t , C a r n e g i e - I I l i n o i s S t e e l C o r p .
♦
E . R . S t e t t i n i u s J r . , n o w c h a i r m a n , f i n a n c e c o m m i t t e e , U n i t e d S t a t e s S t e e l C o r p . , e l e c t e d t o s u c c e e d M . C . T a y l o r A p r i l 5 , a s c h a i r m a n o f t h e b o a r d .
♦
E : M . V o o r h e e s , v i c e c h a i r m a n , f i n a n c e c o m m i t t e e , U n i t e d S t a t e s S t e e l C o r p . , r e c e n t l y e l e c t e d t o s u c c e e d M r . S t e t t i n i u s a s c h a i r m a n o f t h e f i n a n c e c o m m i t t e e .
♦
E x e c u t i v e c o m m i t t e e , U n i t e d S t a t e s S t e e l C o r p . o f D e l a w a r e : M e s s r s . F a i r - l e s s , c h a i r m a n ; B e y e , H a r r i s , H o o d , H o w e l l , M a t h e s i u s , M c K a i g , M o s e s , P e r r y , S t e t t i n i u s , V o o r h e e s , Z i m m e r m a n .
♦
F o u r m o r e d i r e c t o r s a r e t o b e n a m e d . H . E . H u g h e s
V i c e P r e s i d e n t
E . I t . S t e t t i n i u s J r . E . M . V o o r h e e s J . L . P e r r y
M e c h a n i c a l E n g i n e e r s H e a r O f A p e s a n d M a c h i n e s
■ N E E D fo r unity and g rea ter c o ord in ation in the en g in eerin g p ro fessio n w as em phasized b y Jam es H.
H erron , retirin g president o f the A m erica n S ociety o f M ech anical E n
gin eers at the society ’s fifty-eighth
•annual con ven tion in N ew Yoi'k, D ec. 6-10.
M r. H erron , w h o is president, Jam es H. H erron Co., Cleveland, th ou ght this developm en t should be a lon g m aterial, ra th er than te ch n ical lines, startin g p ossibly with lo ca l g rou p s and then advan cin g the experien ce and acom plishm ents o f these grou p s to the la rg er ones. H e a lso ‘ p roposed an alternate plan fou n ded on the societies as they now exist fo r tech n ical purposes, w ith an
D r . H a r v e y N . D a v i s
E l e c t e d P r e s i d e n t , A m e r i c a n S o c i e t y o f M e c h a n i c a l E n g i n e e r s . S e e St e e l f o r O c t . 1 1 , p a g e 3 3 , f o r t h e c o m p l e t e l i s t
o f n e w o f f i c e r s
additional society form ed by the existin g organ ization s to h andle the econ om ic phases, fo r the m aterial w e lfa re o f engineers.
In p resen tin g th e T ow n e lecture on "T h e Sim ian Basis o f H um an M echanics, or A p e to E ngineer,” Dr.
E. A . H ooten, p r o fe ss o r o f a n th ro
p olog y , H a rv a rd university, C am bridge, M ass., declared som ew h at w h im sica lly that he w as perturbed, as an a n th rop ologist, b y the fa ct that hum an invention had out
stripped m a n ’s o rg a n ic developm ent.
In his conclusions, Dr. H ooten as
serted it w as his firm b elief that the fu tu re o f hum anity m ust be built not upon m ech an ical science, w hich, up to the present, he believed, is the g rea test hum an achievem ent, but upon hum an biolog y .
“ I f a m an can m a k e m achines w h ich are b etter than him self, ca n not h e m ak e h im self b e tte r? W e do
not need m ore au tom obiles, w e need fe w e r fo o ls in th e d riv in g seats: w e do n ot need m ore m ech a n ica l robots, w e w a n t hum an an im als w h o still have b ra in s; n ot m o re ja ils, but fe w e r crim in als— there is but one w a y o f m a k in g a m an, and that is the b iolo g ica l w a y .”
H on ors n igh t w as fea tu red b y in
troduction o f the so cie ty ’s president
elect, Dr. H a rv e y N. D avis, p resi
dent, S tevens In stitu te o f T e ch n o l
ogy, H obok en , N. J .; c o n fe rrin g o f a w a rd s; and presen tation o f the T hurston lecture, “ S eein g the Un
seen,” b y R. M erw in H orn , p h o to gra p h ic departm ent, M assachusetts Institute o f T ech n o lo g y , C am bridge, M ass. M r. H orn described the d evel
opm en t o f high-speed p h otog ra p h y , by w h ich it is p ossib le to p h otogra p h a bu llet in flight, a t exp osu res as rapid as 1/500,000-second.
H o n o ra ry m em b ersh ip w a s co n ferred upon L o ra n zo A llievi, R om e, fo r his th eories re g a rd in g “ w ater h am m er,” o r pressure sh ock , caused by ch a n g e o f v e lo city o f w a te r flo w in g th rou gh pipes. S ig n o r A llie v i was n ot present, th e aw ard bein g accepted in his b e h a lf b y F u lv io Suvich, Italian a m b a ssa d or to the United States.
M edals A re A w arded The A. S. M. E. m edal fo r 1937 was presented to E dw ard P. B ullard, president, B ullard Co., B rid g ep ort, Conn., fo r his pre-em inent lea d er
ship in develop m en t o f station-type m achine tools.
Dr. F red erick G. C ottrell, R e search Corp., W a sh in g ton , f o r his outstanding pu blic service, f o r the invention o f electric precipitation , fo r ad van cem en t o f the science o f gas liqu efa ction , and f o r his g ifts to en gin eerin g research .
R ecip ien t o f the W o rce s te r R eed W a rn er m edal w as C la ren ce F.
H irshfeld , ch ie f o f research , D etroil E dison Co., D etroit, fo r his resea rch and con tribu tion s to the th e o ry and p ractice o f heat p ow e r en g in eerin g as exem plified b y book s and papers.
A lfre d J. Buchi, W in terthu r, S w itzerland, w a s aw ard ed the M el
ville m edal fo r his p a p er “ S uper
ch a rg in g In tern a l C om bu stion E n gines w ith B low ers D riven b y Ex- haust-Gas T urbin es.” A lla n P. Stern, C olon ial Iron W ork s, C leveland, w as presented w ith the C harles P. M ain aw ard f o r his p a p er on “ Influen ce o f the In trod u ction o f L a bor-S a vin g M ach in ery U pon E m p loy m en t in the United States.”
T he society passed a resolution co n d olin g the death on June 15 o f A m b rose S w asey, a fo r m e r p resi
dent, and recip ient o f the H erb ert H o o v e r m ed a l la st year.
A t a m a n a g em en t m eetin g, M rs.
E lin ore M. H errick , re g io n a l direc
to r o f the N a tion a l L a b o r R elations board, explained the w o r k o f the boa rd and replied to ch a rg es that its decisions h ave been in con sistent
■and partial.
S p ea k in g at the annual banquet, P residen t H erron , in his rem a rk s on unity, said: “ In th e m inds o f m a n y th ou g h tfu l en gin eers th ere has d eveloped a vision o f an all- com p reh en sive and co-ord in atin g head fo r the en gin eerin g p rofession . T h ey h a v e con ceiv ed th at som e plan w ill b e p rom u lg a ted f o r u n ify in g the v a riou s organ ized bodies in this v e r y diversified field.
“ N a tu ra lly, the question arises as to h ow this m a y be d on e— to w hat in terest sh all the appeal be m a d e?
S om e th in gs can be done a lon g te ch nical lin es; others a lo n g m aterial lines. T his is a m a tter fo r ca re fu l study. In this study w e m u st see
E d w a r d P . B u l l a r d
R e c i p i e n t o f A . S . M . E . m e d a l f o r 1 9 3 7 f o r l e a d e r s h i p i n d e v e l o p m e n t o f s t a t i o n -
t y p e m a c h i n e t o o l s
beyon d ou r lim ited tech n ical h orizon and into the field o f ou r broth er en
gin eers.”
D e cla rin g th at the advan tages and disa d va n ta ges m u st be w eighed ca refu lly , th e sp ea k er listed the ad
van ta g es in tw o sep arate classes—
tech n ica l and m a teria l. T he tech nical advan tages, he said, include a m ore sim plified p ra ctice ; standards o f fo r m ; m a teria l specifications;
p ro p e r cla ssifica tion ; tech n ical co op era tion w h ere p ra ctices overla p or co n flict; pu blication s, etc.
M aterial a d va n ta ges he classified as fo llo w s : C ivic affairs, national and lo c a l; le g a l status; engineering fe e s ; en gin eerin g com p en sation;
eth ics; m ethods o f p ra ctice ; pu bli
c ity ; w e lfa r e ; publications, etc.
H e review ed the field briefly to see w h a t fo r ce s , a gen cies and groups are w o r k in g to attain the ends out
lined and to ap p raise som e o f the (Please turn to Page 49)
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I n d u s t r i a l C o n g r e s s M a p s B r o a d S o c i a l P r o g r a m
■ W H A T can industry do to solve its ow n p roblem s, w hile aw aitin g re
m edial legislation and evidence o f a sincere desire to co-operate on the part o f the g o v ern m en t?
This them e w as em phasized re
peatedly a t the forty-secon d con gress o f A m erica n industry, sp on sored b y the N ational A ssociation o f M an u factu rers in N ew Y ork , Dec.
7 to 9. D eep ly con cern ed o v er p res
ent obstacles to business progress, various com m ittees presented results
•of th orou g h studies o f m any fa c tors influencing industrial con di
tions. P a rticu la rly evident in these reports w as a disposition to push adoption o f industrial practices w h ich w ill elevate business in p o p ular esteem .
Charles R. H ook , president, A m e r
ican R ollin g M ill Co., M iddletown, O., presented the resolutions co m m ittee’s report, “ In d u stry’s P lat
form fo r 1938,” w hich w as approved by the con vention . “ W hat this cou n try needs is business confidence,”
the p la tfo rm said. “ Business will provide m ore good s, and th erefore m ore jo b s, if it is perm itted to fa ce the fu tu re w ith on ly the natural hazards o f legitim ate private co m p e tition.
In d u stry S eeks C o-operation
“ The 1937 business recession show s that the w elfa re o f the a ver
age citizen depends on the w elfa re o f industry. . . . W h en fa ctories prosper, A m erica p rospers. . . .In
dustry is striv in g to create better understanding and co-operation am ong the grou p s in ou r society.
- . . It is con tin u ally rem ov in g ob stacles in the road to better liv
ing.”
Mr. H o o k ’s rep ort continued by saying the w e lfa re o f the A m erican people and the p rog ress o f indus
try can be assured b y : E n co u ra g e ment o f private initiative, the basis of com p etitive A m erican industry;
m aintenance and extension o f sound industrial practices by industry;
•equitable em p loym en t relations th rou ghou t in d u stry; creation o f new and b roa d er m a rk ets; con stru c
tive efforts to alleviate depression effects; sound g ov ern m en t policies;
co-operation w ith agricu ltu re; and the m aintenance o f peace.
C om petition and individual initia
tive, said the rep ort, can be p r o moted b y : O p p ortu n ity fo r the in
dividual to be rew arded accord in g to his ach ievem en t and the risk in
volved; an in cen tive to capital to invest in ex istin g and new en ter
p rises; lim itin g g ov ern m en t re g u lation to the preven tion o f abuses in im ical to the p u blic in terest; fr e e dom fr o m fed era l con trol o f prices, w a g es and h ours in m an u factu rin g;
taxes that are fa ir both in am ount and in ch a ra cter; con stan tly in crea s
in g research to prod u ce new and w anted p rodu cts and new job s.
“ P olitical f r e e d o m does not and can not exist w here . . . . there are p e r s o n a l dictators . . . . A m erican industry opposes F ascism , C o m m u n i s m , o r g o v ernm ent collectivism in any o f its fo rm s . . . T he m an u factu rers o f the United States w ant international
E . T . W e i r
C h a i r m a n , N a t i o n a l S t e e l C o r p . “ M a n a g e m e n t a n d l a b o r c a n g e t a l o n g t o
g e t h e r , ” h e t o l d t h e c o n v e n t i o n
