The Iron Age 1907-07-18: Vol 80 Iss 3

THE IRON AGE Published every Thursday Moraing by David Williams Co. 14-16 Park Place, New York. ip ; ) $83 OO a Year, including Postage. Vol. 80: No. 3. New York, Thursday, July 18, 1907 Single Copies, 15 Cente ° 195 213 203 212 Reading Matter Contents page Alphabetical Index to Advertisers ‘‘ Classified List of Advertisers - Advertising and Subscription Rates‘ Compression Shaft Couplings Manufactured by \ Forster Pulley Works CUBA, N. Y. The American Mfg. Co. Ropes and Twines 65 Wall Street, New York Bristol’s Patent Steel Belt oles SAVES Time, Belts, Money, Greatest Strength with Least Metal Send for Circu- lar QO and Free READY TO APPLY FINISHED JOINT Samples THE BRISTOL CO., Waterbury, Conn. New York : 114 Liberty Street Chicago: 753 Monadnock Building SAM SON SPOT CORD Also Massachusetts and Phoenix Brands SAMSON CORDAGE WORKS, Boston, Mass. TO KRNBUCKLES Branch Office, 11 Broadway. New York. Cleveland City Forge and tron Co., - Cleveland, O. TrURNBUOCHKIZS. Dace 5 or cent ae. SOFT COAL. Brooklyn, E.D., N.Y Girard Bullding, Phila. Pilling & Crane Machesney Bidg.,Pitts’g Empire Bidg., New York TERNEPLATES Does the ultimate consumer realize that the coating stamped on each plate is a protection to him in that he is assured of get- ting what he pays for? The coating is plainly marked on each of our brands, a list of which can be found on page 16; AMERICAN SHEET & TIN PLATE COMPANY i ae Lv SS \\ j . = ae f, < | HAS PLEASING LINES, PERFECT FINISH, OADS ITSELF AND BREECH REMAINS OPEN AFTER LAST SHOT. CORRECT BALANCE, HAS BOX MAGAZINE AND LOADS WITHCLIP IN ¥2 SECOND, — >*MPLE TAKE-DOWN. “POINTS THAT SELL THE CMInoon, AUTOLOADING RIFLE You can easily point out ina Remington Autoload ing Rifle the features that appeal to a big game hunter. All of the good qualities of the old style big game rifle combined with wonderful rapid fire execution——5 knock-down blows in a_ second. Do you buy big game rifles to sell? Remingtons sell themselves. Agency Remington Arms Co, ‘#les Offic: 115 Broadwa ) Market Street, New Ye ork City Hlion, N. Y. San Francisco, Cal WATER TUBE O64e Babcock @ Wilcox Co. BOILERS See nade 57 85 Liberty Street New York ‘““CAPEWELL’’ HORSE NAILS Yield Dealers the Largest Profits Considerably more than half of all the nails sold in the United States are ‘*‘CAPEWELL.”’ Dealers who always keep this brand of nail in stock se- cure the /argest volume of the horse nail business annually. It Pays to Carry ‘‘The Best’’ Nail —Made by The Capewell Horse Nail Co., " JENKINS ’°96 SHEET PACKING Flexible enough to bend easily without cracking, soft enough to fill up any slight unevenness of surfaces, but sufficiently strong and tough to resist all pressures of steam. Has been used for years under all conditions, and has proved its merits in thousands of plants. Alf genuind bears the Trade Mark, and t# guaranteed- JENKINS BROS., NewjYork, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, London London, “Swe GOL ROLGC S1CEL ceret x DIa Wing 2x Stamping celled for SEE THE AMERICAN TUBE & STAMPING COMPANY BRIDGEPORT, CONN. PAGE MAGNOLIA ata. Best Anti-Friction Metal for all Machinery Bearing. <3 (Semen ie an Beware of Imitations. San Francisco, Montreal and Pittsburg. We manafacture all grades of Babbitt SSS MAGNOLIA METAL CO. Metals at competitive prices. Owners and Sole Manufacturers. 113-115 Bank Street, Chicago, Figcher wlidg. NEW YORK. ‘Mastéecd, Conn. Do we make Electrical Sheets? Well! ! Just try us, that’s all! FOLLANSBEE BROTHERS COMPANY Pittsburgh MAKERS DEEP DRAWING and STAMPING TIN PLATE and SHEET STEEL NICKELING STOCK A SPECIALTY AGE ( gl BRASS COPPER GERMAN |S" SILVER | wire LOW BRASS, SHEET BRONZE, THE IRON WIRE a WIRE SEAMLESS BRASS AND COPPER TUBING, BRAZED BRASS AND BRONZE TUBING : : : : : WATERBURY BRASS CO., WATERBURY, CONN. 99 John St., New York. Providence, R. I. Bridgeport Deoxidized Bronze & Metal Co. BRIDGEPORT, CONN. Phosphor and Deoxidized Bronze Composition, Yes1ow Brass and Alumi-| Consulting Chemists, num Castings, large and small Matthiessen & Hegeler Zinc Co., LA SALLE, ILLINOIS. SMELTERS OF SPELTER AND MANUFACTURERS OF SHEET ZINC AND SULPHURIC ACID. Special Sizes of Zinc cut to order. Rolled Battery Plates. Selected Plates for Etchers’ and Lithographers’ use. Selected Sheets for Paper and Card Makers’ use. Stove and Washboard Blanks. ZINCS FOR LECLANCHE BATTERY. HLS Pe Ce He INISHERS 105 -109 So.Jefferson St., Chicago. Best Bronze, Babbitt Metals, Brass and Aluminum SASTINSS GERMAN SILVER | The Seymour Mfg. Co., NICHEL ANODES BRASS, BRONZE, and COPPER = «© Seymour, Conn. HENDRICKS BROTHERS PROPRIETORS OF THE Belleville Copper Rolling Mills, MANUFACTURERS OF Braziers’ Bolt and Sheathing COPPE FR COPPER WIRE AND RIVETS, “s Importers and Dealers in Ingot Copper, Block Tin, Spelter, Lead, Antimony, etc. 49 CLIFF ST., NEW YORK. THOMASTON, CONN. The Plume & Atwood Mfg. Co. Manufacturers of ee! Sheet and Roll Brass WIRE Printers’ Brass, Jewelers’ Metal, German Silver and Gilding Metal, Copper Rivets and Burrs Pins, Brass Butt Hinges, Jack Chain, Kerosene Burners, Lamps, Lamp Trimmings, &c. 279 Broadway, NEW YORK Room - Heyworth Building, a" Madi- n St., CHICAGO, IL Rolling Mill Factories WATERBURY, CONN. SCOVILL MFG. CO. MANUFACTURERS OF BRASS, GERMAN SILVER, Sheets, Rolls, Wire Rods, Bolts and Tubes, Brass Shells, Cups, Hinges, Buttons, Lamp Goods. Special Brass Goods to Order. FACTORIES: WATERBURY, CONN. DEPOTS: NEW YORK, CHICAGO. BOSTON. Henry Souther Engineering Co. Metallur- gists and Analysts. Complete Pnysical Testing Laboratory. Expert Testimony in Court and Patent Cases. ArthurT. Rutter & Go. 256 Broadway NEW YORK Small tubing in Brass, Copper, Steel, Aluminum, German Silver, &c. Sheet Brass, Copper and German Silver. Copper, Brass and German Silver Wire. Brazed and Seamless Brass and Copper Tube. Copper and Brass Rod, “ Search-Light”’ GAS Bicycle Lanterns Send for Circulars and Electrotypes. The BRIDGEPORT BRASS CO. BRIDGEPORT, CONN. Postal Telegraph Building, Broadway and Murray Street, NEW YORK Ge wy " ian gl RA A PHOSPHOR-BRONZE GERMAN SILVER TT THE RIVERSIDE METAL Co. RIVERSIDE, N.J. THE IRON AGE New York, Thursday, July 18, 1907. A Notable Tod Gas Engine. Installed at the Youngstown, O., Works of the Carnegie Steel Company. A gas engine to be operated with furnace gas and drive a direct connected 1000-kw. alternating current generator has recently been completed by the William Tod Company, Youngstown, Ohio, for the Ohio Works of the Carnegie Steel Company in the same city. It is of the four-cylinder twin-tandem four-cycle double acting type, with cylinders 30 in. in diameter and 42-in. stroke. At a speed of 107 rev. per min. the engine will develop 1650 hp. on furnace gas having a calorific value of 80 B.t.u. per cubie foot. The general appearance of the engine as it stood on transmission of the strains through the cylinder walls, and contributes to accessibility and the easy removing of parts. The pistons are of steel, with cast iron junk rings, and the pistons and rods are water jacketed in the usual manner. Adjustable tail rod supports take the weight of the pistons and rods from the cylinders. The valve gear is driven by eccentrics, eliminating en tirely the cam drive, which has been an objectionable many of the gas heretofore built. There is one eccentric for each end of each cylinder, which drives both the inlet and exhaust valves—an ar rangement that reduces the number of parts. The eccen- trics are mounted on two lay shafts running parallel to the axes of The latter are driven by a cross shaft, which, in turn, derives its motion from two eccentrics mounted on the main shaft. The inlet valves are on top of the cylinders, and the exhaust valves on the feature on engines the cylinders. Fig. 1.—The Twin Tandem 1650-hp. Gas Engine to Be Installed for the Carnegie Steel Company by the William Tod Company. the erecting floor is shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The cylin- ders are arranged in pairs, two cylinders being connected in tandem to each crank pin. The valve gear, igniter, switchboard and operator’s hand wheels are all situated between the cylinders and are easily accessible from an operating platform placed just below the level of the center lines of the cylinders and shaft. The foundation level under the cylinders being several feet lower than under the frames, leaves ample room below the cylinders to make the exhaust valves, &c., easily accessible, a very desirable but somewhat unusual feature. The cylinders and water jackets are integral and cast in halves, secured together with flanged joints at the cen- ter. The cylinders are not attached directly to the main bedplates nor to each other, but are supported by the tie pieces and end supports in such a way that the bar- rels themselves are entirely free. Al] strains are trans- mitted through four heavy forged steel tie bolts extend- ing the entire length of the cylinders, and attaching di- rectly to heavy lugs on the bedplate. This obviates the bottom. The inlet valve proper is of the mushroom type, sealing the ports from the pressure in the cylinders. The main valve is operated by a rolling lever and returned to its seat by a spring. The mixing valves and governor valves are of radial gridiron type, and are located in the upper section of the valve bonnet. The mixing valves may be operated individually or collectively by a suitable hand mechanism. The governor valve which controls the admission of gas has constant travel, the time of opening being controlled by the governor by either in- creasing or decreasing the angle of advance of the crank which operates them, since the engine is of the constant compression type. The governor is of the fly ball pattern and is in dupli- cate, one controlling the operating valves on each side of the engine. The two are driven by Morse chains through a flexible coupling, and are connected by a cross rod which may be removed in case it is desired to operate either side of the engine alone. Each end of each cylinder is equipped wih two ig- 156 niters, one operated mechanically and the other by a solenoid. Either may be used independently or the two together. The igniters are under control of the governor, and when the engine is at rest are automatically thrown back to the dead center. The ignition is on the make- and-break system, using direct current at 90 volts, sup- plied by a motor-generator set, which is so designed that either end may be used as a motor or a generator, or both may be used as generators by driving directly from the engine shaft. Connected in series with each igniter is a telltale lamp on the switchboard, giving a positive in- dication as to whether or not the igniters are sparking, short circuited or burnt out. The whole machine is of very heavy construction, the total weight with the flywheel being 900,000 Ib. The jour- nals are 21 in. in diameter and 40 in. long; the crank pins are 13 in. in diameter and 11 in. long, and the en- gine occupies a space of about 27 x 60 ft. The engine and generator will be used for supplying electric cur- rent for power purposes and will be a part of the large gas engine electric and blowing installation which will Fig. 2. utilize waste gases from the new furnaces under con- struction at-this plant. a The Commercial Side of Niagara Falls. Much effort to advertise the natural advantages of Niagara Falls as a manufacturing center would seem superfluous. The falls have a world wide reputation for their scenic grandeur and the tourists they attract can- not but be impressed with the number of large industries that exist there to-day. Add to this the extended dis- cussion of their possibilities as a source of power which has appeared in the newspapers and technical and popu- lar periodicals, and the need of a systematic campaign of publicity would not appear to be great. However, the Board of Trade of that city is provident and has pub- lished a little folder, entitled “ Niagara Falls of To-day,” the main purpose of which is to emphasize the desirabil- ity of locating factories there. In proportions it conforms to the standard time table folder, but it opens out into a book 8 x 9 in., of 16 pages, affording ample space for pictorial and descriptive presentation of its subject. The illustrations include views of and about the falls, and notable factories, hotels, office buildings, and particularly the several enormous power stations. which at present represent a combined capacity of 700,000 hp. This is stated to be nearly twice the amount necessary to operate every piece of machinery in New York State. Besides the cheap power offered, the other attractions emphasized are ample shipping facilities by water or rail, plentiful supply of labor, central location, reasonable cost of land and healthful and congenial surroundings as a place to THE IRON AGE July 18. 1907 live. The advantages of the city as a place for conven- tions are also pointed out. The printed matter is made interesting by being in narrative form, representing the author in conversation with a visitor whom he is con- ducting to the points of interest. ——»+-e—___ Electrical Equipment in a Nerthwestern Paper Mill. The Williamette Pulp & Paper Company, Oregon City, Ore., has just added a second factory to its plant, increas- ing the capacity to 140 tons of news paper per day. The plant is now one of the largest of the kind on the Pacific Coast. The new mill is for the most part electrically driven. The Williamette River at this place has a fall of about 25 ft., and the old mill of the company is located at the brink of the falls. The new niill is about 1000 ft. distant, and is driven by induction motors supplied with current from a water wheel driven generator located in the old mill. It has been possible to develop some 750 hp. A Side View of the Engine as It Appeared on the Erecting Floor in the Builder’s Shop, additional at the falls and at the same time locate the mill advantageously. The electrical equipment, which was furnished by the General Electric Company, consists of a 600-kw. three- phase 600-volt revolving field alternating current gene- rator, direct connected to a 1000-hp. water wheel built by the Platt Iron Works. The power is transmitted directly at the generator voltage. Both group and individual in- duction motor drives are used. The motors are all of the squirrel cage type and operate at 550 volts, and include two of 200 hp., two of 100 hp., one of 10 hp. and one of 50 hp. —_—_9--——_____ Why Money is Scarce.—Many theories are advanced as to the principal causes of the scarcity of funds that has existed for a long time, says the Wall Street Sum- mary. A banker in this city who has made a close study of the question, and who has been extremely conserva- tive for many months, principally because of the mone- tary situation, says that he believes that a large amount of money is in the hands of laborers, artisans and others whose wages have been very materially increased within recent years. He believes that people of this class are carrying about a much larger amount of money than ever before. Others, who hold this same theory, point to the fact that the newly arrived foreign element is re- ceiving much higher wages than was ever paid to that class of people until a few years ago, and that many of them hardly know what a savings bank is, and conse- quently are simply hoarding their savings. It is be- lieved that this situation is a very important factor in the money market. July 18, 1907 A New Norton Cylindrical Grinder. The 6 x 32 in. cylindrical grinder, front and rear views of which are shown in Figs. 1 and 2, is a new and smaller size of the line of grinding machines built by the Norton Grinding Company, Worcester, Mass. It is made to swing diameters up to 6 in., so that it may handle work having projections, and occasional large, short pieces, but principally to give room for suitable steady THE IRON AGE ; / ul machines, the purpose being to simplify the construction so as to decrease the cost of building. All the really nec- essary feed and speed changes are retained, however, and the machine has the same capacity for cutting, taking as heavy cuts with just as wide a wheel as the larger types. For small work it can be operated quicker and to better advantage generally. The characteristics of having the work revolve on dead centers, the wheel base fixed and the work table the moving part, are found in this as in the larger grinding Fig. 1.—The 6 x 32 In. Cylindrical Grinder Built by the Norton Grinding Company, Worcester, Mass. Fig. 2 Rear View of the rests to support work from 14 to 214 in. in diameter up to 82 in. long, for which the machine is best suited. It is designed for the rapid handling of small cylindrical work, where cheap manufacture of accurate pieces is desired. The machine, which is the next size below the com- pany’s 10 x 50 in. grinder, embodies the same principles of mechanism as the larger Norton tools, which have been illustrated and described in The Jron Age. The feeds have been somewhat simplified; eight changes are ob- tained by the use of a four-step cone pulley and back gears in an adjoining gear box. The number of speeds have been likewise reduced, as compared to the larger New Small Size Norton Grinder machines, all being factors which contribute to conveni- ence and rapidity of production, accuracy of work and the elimination of vibration of the wheel. The table speeds are independent of the work speeds, this arrange- ment making it possible for the work to traverse a dis- tance equal to the full width of the wheel at each revolu- tion of the work, which is desirable when removing stock rapidly. The cross feed is automatic and has micrometer adjustment, working accurately to within 0.00025 in. Three universal steady rests are furnished with the machine, supplied with one set of work shoes for one diameter of work. Other sizes can be had if desired. WIAs Cem 158 . Provision is made for grinding tapers up to 2 in. per foot. A center grinding attachment is furnished for grinding The two grinding wheels regu- in diameter by 1-in. face, and face, for grinding soft and centers for lathes, &c. larly furnished are 14 in. the same diameter with 2-in. tool steel; wheels for other material are supplied extra. An improved overhead works is furnished with the ma chine, with shafts ground on centers, and with large self- oiling bearings. The weight of the machine, with the overhead works, is 3600 Ib. ——_—_~-+o—____ May Production of Denatured Alcohol. WasuHINetTon, D. C., July 13, 1907.—The production of denatured alcoho] for industrial purposes during the month of May was 172,575.21 gal., according to the re- turns just received by the Internal Revenue Bureau. The Fifth Internal Revenue District of Illinois produced three-fourths of this amount, while the sixth and seventh Indiana districts produced the remainder. “The figures for May are the smallest recorded since the free alcohol law went into force and are nearly 100,000 gal. less than the output in April. To those familiar with the existing situation, however, the figures are not at all surprising, and the reasons for the reduced consumption are briefly set forth below. Approaching Liberalization of Regulations. Important changes will be made in the existing regu- lations by the revised code, to be promulgated on July 22, which will not only provide for the execution of the novel features incorporated in the law by the supplemental legislation enacted by Congress last winter, but will also relax the vexatious restrictions on both re- tailers and consumers under the law now in force. Thou- sands of dealers who have refused to take out permits under the present law are preparing to handle denatured spirits as soon as the revised regulations go into force. Many large manufacturing consumers have deferred fitting up for the use of denatured spirits until they can avail themselves of the tank car and tank wagon privileges granted by the new statute, which are not yet in force. It is con- fidently believed that if Congress had not amended the law at its last session the production and consumption of denatured spirits would have been vastly greater, but it goes without saying that the liberalizing of the law by the supplemental act will result in a much greater out- put and consumption for the coming fiscal year than would have been possible under the original law. The regulations for the enforcement of the supple- mental free alcohol law, effective September 1, will su- persede the existing regulations, which will be complete- ly revised, and will embody rules for the enforcement of the provisions of the law enacted last February. The existing code of regulations consists of five chapters deal- ing with the following subjects: 1. This applies especially to large retailers. Denaturing bonded warehouses. 2. Dealers in denatured aleohol and manu- facturers using denatured alcohol. 3. Special denatur- ants. 4. Aleohol recovered, restored and redenatured. ©». Restoring and redenaturing plants. To these subjects four additional chapters will be added in the revised code, as follows: 6. Small stills for agricultural pur- Transportation by tank cars, tank wagons and tanks. 8. Central denaturing bonded Instructions to revenue officers. poses, 7. storage in houses. 9. ware- Reduced Cost of Transpertati@n. The most important feature of the new regulations will deal with the transportation of denatured alcohol by tank car and tank wagon. This phase of the subject is of special interest to manufacturers and users of internal combustion engines, small power boats, &¢., not only be- cause the new law will facilitate the transportation, dis- tribution and storage of denatured spirits, but also be- cause it will materially reduce the cost and bring this product into close competition with gasoline. It has been estimated that the use of the tank ear, tank wagon and storage tank will reduce the cost of handling alcohol about 5% cents per gallon, or more than 15 per cent. of the present wholesale price of denatured spirits in five- THE IRON AGE July 18, 1907 barrel lots. There is already a strong demand for small internal combustion engines equipped to burn alcohol in the agricultural sections of the Northwest, where, owing to the high price of all petroleum distillates and the de- creased fire risk incident to the use of alcohol, the slight controlling consideration. WwW. L. C. difference in price is not a +e The Fan Blower as a Factor in Industrial Hygiene. have soard Unhygienic conditions in various industries been studied recently by the Massachusetts State of Health. One important conclusion was that in most cases material improvement would be effected by suita- ble ventilating apparatus. Particularly is this true where dust or fumes emanate from machines, vats, furnaces, &e. The fan blower, because of its positive and controlla- ble action, is applicable to nearly all conditions, and ren- ders practically harmless many otherwise unhealthy oc cupations. The source of dust or fumes should be so hooded and with the fan as to immediately draw them away, preventing their entry into the room. A familiar application of and removing dust is in the planing mill, where each ma- chine is hooded, and a vacuum is produced in the pipes by the fan to convey the waste material long distances, through dust collectors and exhaust the clarified air. In shoe factories the fan removes the fine leather dust from the bufling and other working machines. Here close hooding is necessary to economize the volume of air handled by the fan. Exhaust systems are also advantageous in connection with machines for pointing the pins of horn and celluloid combs, ‘ dusters ”’ used for cleaning paper mill rags, hydrofluoric acid tanks of the glass cutter, polishing lathes used by lens makers, and in machine shops, textile mills, match factories, lead works and other industries. In a system applied to a series of brass grinding and polishing wheels each constructed that by swinging a side plate the wheel may be readily replaced. Visors at top and bottom of the hood may be adjusted to cover any desired portion of the wheel. The lighter dust is carried away by the air passing through the fan, but the heavier metallic particles fall to a hopper below, whence they can be periodically removed. The variety of applications of the fan blower which may ‘be made to improve hygienic conditions is practical- ly unlimited. Objectionable matters may be thereby re- moved or their influence reduced, materially enhancing the healthfulness of the employees, and whatever con- duces to the health of the employee increases his effi- ciency and improves the product. connected the fan for handling refuse pass it wheels shoe hood is so GG Drawbacks on Presses, Dies, &c.—The Treasury De- partment has issued regulations governing the payment of drawback on imported pig iron used in the manufac- ture of presses, dies and other machinery by the Ferra- cute Machine Company, Bridgeport, N. J., and the E. W. Bliss Company, Brooklyn, N. Y. In both “ the quantity of imported pig iron which may be taken as the basis for the allowance of drawback may equal the quan- tity declared in the drawback entry after official verifica- tion of exported quantities, and to the quantity of im- ported pig iron contained therein may be added 5 per cent. to compensate for the loss in the manufacture thereof.” cases ——_3--@—______ A British Government report estimates the produc- tion of certain minerals and metals in the world in 1905 to have been as follows: aI a i a fe al i ie de al 941,015,007 gE eke re 738,202 line gold, kilos. vanes a hound GEN Tea ee ela TTR es aes 580,087 ed i LD cin wee whan oe Bie nia Brahe 52,565,638 Lead, metric tons... ; Stine atone we saa eee kis 874,697 CE SNELL. sarc draia-d baie es bale RRL xs 27,096,409 Salt, metric tons. Fine silver, kilos Tin, metric tons. Zine, metric tons 14,251,142 5,547,818 95,168 638,590 July 18, 1907 The 50-in. Streit Pulley Lathe. From time to time in these columns have been de- scribed what were termed special purpose machines, to distinguish them from the commoner and standard machine tools. pulley lathe built by the chinery Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. more general To this class belongs the Streit Pulley Ma As with special pur now Cincinnati pose machines, the object is the more rapid execution of a limited class of work than is possible in a tool capable of a wider range of work. To this end it pecially endeavored to make the handling of the work and adjusting of the machine expeditious. are built in six sizes, from 15 to 50 in., the one illustrated. Two tools on opposite sides of the work operate simul taneously, and the rails carrying them are mounted on table which swivels in the center. has been es These lathes the latter being This table has a series of holes drilled on one side so that each hole when en gaged by a pin sets the tool for a different taper. This simple arrangement positions both tools at once for the proper crowning of the pulleys. The tool rests travel THE IRON AGE 59 work the company recommends its 36-in. boring lathe and 36-in. facing lathe, ———_»---@—__—__ Electric Automobile Tests. The mileage capacity of electric storage batteries, as used in an electric victoria-phaeton made by the Stude- Bend, Ind., time ago in that A course was laid out over the city baker Automobile Company, South Was in terestingly demonstrated a short city. streets, partly as phalt and partly brick pavement, nearly two miles long. The first test was made to determine the mileage possible on one charge, using only the first or lowest speed. In a practically continuous rup of about 24 hours the machine covered 154 miles current hausted, ‘The running altogether on the second speed, lasted 15 hours, during which time the car covered 155 the battery. The mileage of the third test, running on the third speed, was before the stored Was eX- second test, miles on one charge of 101 miles before the power gave out and the time eight hours. The final test, on the fourth or lasted six hours, in which highest speed, covered almost time the car The 50-In. Streit Pulley Lathe Built by the Cincinnati Pulley uniformly in opposite directions, and to accommodate different diameters of pulleys the rails may be moved in or out. The work arbors are fitted into the spindle in the same manner as the center of an engine lathe, and by using bushings of different diameters, pulleys with various sized holes can be turned, so that a few arbors answer all purposes. <A split clamping collar placed at each end of the hub of the pulley holds the bushing in place. The spindle is of steel, extra large in diameter, and has a hole through its entire length. The tailstock is removable and may be swung out of the way when placing work in the machine or when removing the work, a feature on which special emphasis is laid as being one not found in other pulley lathes. All gears are of the widest face and coarsest pitch practicable, and are cut from the solid. made from bar steel. Changes of feed are made instant- lv, anything from the finest to the coarsest being avail able, Pinions are The worm and worm wheel operating the feeding mechanism are incased to protect dirt chips. them from and The 50-in. lathe will turn pulleys from 24 to 50 in. in diameter, and up to 30-in. face. The machine is par- ticularly adapted for turning and facing pulleys, large gears, flywheels, drums, couplings and work of a similar nature, but the boring and the facing of the hubs of pul- leys or gears is not possible on these machines. For such Machinery Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. 82 miles. The obstruction of the street by traffic oc- casionaliy made it necessary to waste time and power by stopping, which of course, lessened the total mileage of the car. The model 16 electric victoria-phaeton which was used in these tests is only claimed to have a mileage capacity of 40 miles on one charge of the battery, so that in this test it actually accomplished 100 per cent. more than that rating on the high speed and 150 to 285 per cent. more on the lower speeds. ———_2-e—_———. Commercial failures in the United States, according to statistics compiled by R. G. Dun & Co., number, were 5607 in and $69,568,662 in amount of defaulted indebt- edness in the first half of 1907. This is the best state- ment as to number of bankruptcies for the corresponding six months of any year since 1899, but liabilities were slightly above the average, on account of a few very large failures in New York, notably Milliken Brothers, Incorporated. In the first half of 1906 there were 5612 failures, involving $62,644,074. Trading failures, not in- cluding financial institutions, numbered 4120, with de- faults of $26,744,786, against 4154 in the same month last vear, when the amount involved was $25,505,978. In the manufacturing class, 1295 failures supplied liabilities of $36,684,648, against 1260 failures last year for only $21,- 989,522. A Remarkable Ore Movement. Preparations for Larger Mining and Shipping Operations. DuLuTH, MINN., July 13.—Shipments of iron ore con- tinue and in an ever increasing volume.. The Duluth, Missabe & Northern Road is moving ore at the rate of 2,250,000 gross tons monthly, and on one recent day shat- tered all records by the receipt and shipment of 126,000 tons. It has frequently passed a daily tonnage of 100,000 tons, and this is not now considered much of a record. There is a possibility that a question of wages for men on docks may arise any day, and may result in a tempo- rary reduction of shipments at all head of the lake docks. Dockmen were settled with at the beginning of the season on a basis of $2.25 and $2.50, the latter for night men, for the season until cold weather; but the men do not seem to care to maintain their side of the agreement and want an advance of 25 cents a day. The recent record of 126,000 tons for the Missabe Road was equivalent to loading 15 of the largest type of modern ships, and to the receipt of 65 trainloads from the mines. This means that a train of ore passes over the entire line of the road every 22 min. of the 24 hr., empties going back to the mines at the same intervals. With this there have been no serious accidents on the line and traffic is proceeding with great ease. The road is in the enviable position of having more equipment, both in rollling stock and terminals, than is necessary for this volume of traffic, and can increase considerably if mines can supply the ore and ships can take it away. This position is somewhat unique for an ore road nowadays and is due to the Big policy of the Steel Corporation in providing amply for its business. The corporation is now making arrangements for a still greater traffic on both of its ore roads next year, and expects the tonnage of 1908 to be in excess of that of 1907. The Great Northern Road, too, is caring for its ore business with more ease than in any recent year, and there are few, or no, complaints from mines along its lines. The Supply of Lake Tonnage. Unless there is some settlement of the labor difficulties at lake shipyards the supply of tonnage for 1908 will hardly keep pace with the increase of business. While there is a great addition to tonnage afloat already this year, many ships contracted for are not yet ready and are indefinitely delayed in stocks, while the construction of more is practically at a standstill. The number of vessels ordered for 1908 is small, and some orders are being rescinded on account of the probable delay in getting them out. There has been some change in sentiment as to the best type of lake carrier, and the majority of ships ordered now are of a smaller size than the leviathans which were built last winter for the Steel Corporation and others. Vessels of capacity for 8000 to 9000 tons seem to be the accepted thing just now, though the Tom- linson syndicate of Duluth is to build two 11,000-ton ves- sels for spring delivery. It is felt that parties not con- trolling tonnage nor owning docks for delivery and re- ceipt of ore—in other words, not like the Steel Corpora- tion—would better build ships of a slightly smaller size in order to be always available for loads and berths. The corporation, doubtless, will go on with its programme of construction of ships of the largest possible type; in- deed, the action of the Tomlinson syndicate indicates this. Menominee Range Mere Active. There has been a very important development in cer- tain parts of the Menominee range during the past year or two, equaled by nothing on Lake Superior aside from the Mesaba. This has been especially noticeable in the Iron River and Stambaugh districts on the west side of Iron County. Immediately around Iron River there is much activity. An example is the new James mine, be- longing to the Mineral Mining Company, in which are officials of the Pewabic Mining Company. The James was explored some years ago by Crerar, Clinch & Co. of Chi- cago, but was abandoned on account ‘of the poor outlook for iron in 1904. The James Company has now developed THE IRON AGE July 18, 1907 good deposits of ore, and a considerable shipment will be made this year. Just south of the James is the Kon- wisky fee, also leased by the Mineral Mining Company and under development by a large shaft and drifting. The same company has another property south of the James, on which diamond drills are operating and on which a large body of ore has been proved to exist. This gives the Mineral Company 800 acres in one block, all of which looks very well, and on which a large mine is sure to be developed. The Huron Mining Company is explor- ing northeast of the James, and while no ore has been cut in the pits, the ore bearing formation is known to cover almost the entire tract. A short distance north is the: McFarland, on which a shaft has been sunk 145 ft., with every indication of ore shortly. All these mines will be wet and the pumping machinery to be installed as openings grow will be considerable. Nearby, in the Stam- baugh Valley, and close to the Baltic, is a new explora- tion called the Kinney, where a shaft that has already cut ore is going down. Drifting will be undertaken at greater depth. Oglebay, Norton & Co. have cut ore in section 8-42, west of other developments, and is at work adjoining the McGillis of the Oliver Company, where a shaft is down and larger machinery is to be installed at once. Corrigan, McKinney & Co. have been developing with drills northwest of Stambaugh and are enlarging the ore area materially. Previously developed mines of the same district are all busy and the shipments from that section of the Menominee should be iarger than in any previous year. About.3 miles west from Crystal Falls Maas and others are developing by diamond drill and have hores of finding a mine. The Oliver Mining Company’s Medel Town, The construction of a model city at Coleraine, western Mesaba range, for the Oliver Iron Mining Company goes steadily on, and there is now to be erected a company headquarters costing more than $100,000. An $80,000 schoolhouse, fine bank building, hotel, &c., have been con- structed and are occupied. In the hotel is the only saloon to be permitted in the town. Concrete sidewalks, concrete bridges over railroad tracks, extensive grading work and creature comforts of all classes are being provided. The question is frequently asked, Why does the Oliver Com- pany spend so much more mouey at this location than it has ever in other towns where it is a mining factor of importance? It is*¢asy to answer: The Oliver Company has here all the ore of the district. It had charge of de- velopment from the cutting of the first tree to clear away the site of mines, enabling it to carry out development in its own way without being hampered by previous occu- piers and outside or adverse interests. Lastly, it has in that immediate vicinity probably more ore than has ever been owned by any single concern in one group of adjacent properties. Very few people appreciate what the Oliver Iron Mining Company has in its Coleraine deposits, even without the addition of the Great Northern ores in the vicinity, and which it will doubtless ultimate- ly operate. Large mining companies have quite generally come to the conclusion that model towns for their men are important, especially since good men are more than ever needed and are hard to hold in unpleasant and mediocre surroundings. Another model town, though on a smaller scale, is to be built at Princeton in the Marquette District, by the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company. A tract of 300 acres is to be cleared immediately, 7 miles of streets built, and the same length of sewer, water mains, &c., to be laid, and 6 miles of fences erected, all before a single dwelling is to be permitted. A number of houses will be erected by the company and will be sold on long time and at practi- cally cost to those employed or going into business at the town. D. E. W. Oe Charles O. Jenkins of Cleveland, Ohio, has closed a contract with the American Shipbuilding Company for a 9000-ton lake steamer for 1908 delivery. The boat will be 524 ft. over all and will be a duplicate of the steamer Charles O. Jenkins, which was launched at the Wyan- dotte yard of the American Shipbuilding Company this . month. July 18, 1907 The Improved Heald Rotary Surface Grinder. A number of important improvements have been made in the rotary surface grinder built by the Heald Machine Company, Worcester, Mass., as shown in the illustrations of the motor driven dry grinder, Fig. 1, and the belt driven wet grinder, Fig. 2. The machine is used for grinding rings, disks, dies, thrust collars, cutters, saws, «&e., and is particularly of advantage in the grinding of piston rings for automobile and other internal combus- tion engines. In the form as then manufactured the ma- chine was described in The Iron Age May 31, 1906. The transmission has now been somewhat changed. Flat belts have been substituted for round, both in the main drive and for the automatic feed, it having been found that the round belt has a tendency to fly off and transmits less power than the flat belt. An automatic tightener has been added for the feed belt, clamped on the end of the automatic feed box, as shown in the illustrations, next to the feed shaft pulley. A hand lever, seen just above and in front of the cone pulley, has the dual purpose of Heald Machine The Improved Dry Grinder Built by the Company, Worcester, Mass. Fig. 1. operating a belt tightener and a friction brake, by means of which latter device the chuck may be stopped quick.; at any desired point. The wet grinding machine is furnished with a rectangular water box and water guard and supply pipe. The dry grinder has a new dust guard, tunnel shaped and arranged for connection with an exhaust system. The machine has been made heavier throughout, with larger wearing surfaces. A closet has been put into the pedestal, containing two shelves for storing extra grind- ing wheels, &c. "General features of this grinder are a magnetic chuck for holding the work, micrometer adjustment for thick- THE IRON AGE 161 ness of work, angular adjustment for grinding convex or concave surfaces, variable cross feed to the grinding wheel, automatic vertical feed to the chuck and adjust- able bearings for taking up all wear. —_————_--_~<> o- -- - - Lake Superior Mining Institute. The thirteenth annual meeting of the Lake Superior Mining Institute will be held at Duluth and the Minne- sota iron ranges July 24 to 27. One fare for the round a LI HEsHe AO 1 t Wr Cee | Pes sa. ha a UWF k | % Fig. 2.—The Heald Wet Grinder as It Is Now Built. trip has been offered by the Duluth, South Shore & At- lantic Railway and one and a third fare from all other lines reaching Duluth from other parts of the lake re- gions. The programme begins on the afternoon of Wednesday, July 24, with a visit to the power plant at Carlton of the Great Northern Power Company, which will then have in motion the largest water power unit in existence, 10,000 hp., and will be installing two more of the same capacity. At that evening’s meeting in the Commercial Club rooms at Duluth one leading paper will be by the chief engineer of the power works. Trains will be provided for visits to various points of interest all along the Vermillion and Mesaba ranges, including the new Coleraine section, close to the Mississippi River, where great development is under way. Se an The New England Foundrymen’s Association held its July meeting in the form of an outing at the Point Shir- ley Club, Winthrop, Mass., July 10. No business was transacted, the occasion being one of good fellowship only. After dinner some of the members visited pleasure resorts of the vicinity. French Tariff Negotiations. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 16, 1907.—Reports in the daily press to the effect that the Administration is much disturbed because of the apparently unfavorable attitude of the French Government toward the reciprocity treaty, the project of which the French Ambassador has just con- veyed from the State Department to the French Minister Affairs, misleading. good ground also for the statement that the feeling on the part of the French Government is misrepresented in the cabled dispatches to the American press. It can be said on the best authority that the negotiations are now of Foreign are entirely There is progressing satisfactorily, and it is possible to outline the principal features of the project, as well as to de- scribe the conditions under which it has been brought to its present status. There have been many ups and downs in the negotia- tions with the French Government since the North Cus toms Commission undertook to formulate the treaty with Germany, which has proved such a strong incentive to in- duce France to make a similar Early in June, however, the interest of the Paris Government ap convention. peared to be at a very low ebb, and the movement against American products in the Chamber of Deputies brought to a crisis by the introduction of a bill placing a practically prohibitory duty on American petroleum, pre- sumably in the interest of French alcohol producers, who Was hope to find a market as a fuel and illuminant for large quantities of spirits heretofore employed in making alco- holic beverages, the manufacture of which it is now pro posed to prohibit for the benefit of the natural wine mak- ers, A Forgotten Law. At this juncture the attention of Secretary of State Root was drawn to a wellnigh forgotten provision of law found in section 5 of the so-called meat inspection act of 1890, which was passed for the double purpose of prohib- iting the exportation of inferior meat products and of preventing foreign governments from adopting arbitrary regulations restricting this trade. is as follows: This section referred to That whenever the President shall be satisfied that unjust discriminations are made by or under the authority of any for eign State against the importation or sale in such foreign State of any product of the United States, he may direct that such products of such foreign State so discriminating against any product of the United States as he may deem proper shall be excluded from importation into the United States; and, in such case, he shall make proclamation of his direction in the prem- ises, and therein name the time when such directions against importation shall take effect, and after such date the importa tion of the articles named in such proclamation shall be unlaw- ful. The President may at any time revoke, modify or renew any such direction as, in his opinion, the public interest may require. Secretary Root at once recognized the formidable char- acter of the weapon placed in the President’s hands by the provision above quoted. While it is a principle for which all nations contend, that the adjustment by a coun- try of its tariff on any basis whatever cannot be objected to by another nation, provided the rates apply equally to the products of all countries, a principle which renders ineffective ordinary diplomatic representations, this statute makes the President of the United States the sole judge as to whether the products of the United States are being discriminated against, either directly or indirectly, and clothes him with power absolutely to exclude mer- chandise sought to be imported from the offending coun try. Secretary Root put the case very forcibly to the French Ambassador, stating frankly that if pending bills menacing directly or exports should be enacted by any of the indirectly American the French Parliament, he would recommend to the President the invocation of the provisions of the act of 1890. It was further intimated that any prohibition of French imports by the President would probably include champagnes, silks and other lead- ing products of French manufacture. was apparently much with Secretary statement, and within a day or two, after communicating with his Government, assured the Secretary of State that The Ambassador impressed Root’s THE IRON AGE July 18, 1907 none of the pending bills would be enacted, and, further, that the French Government stood ready to negotiate a satisfactory reciprocity agreement with the United States under the terms of Dingley act, and would probably concede the minimum rates of the ex- isting French tariff to a number of important American products in addition to those enumerated in the exist- ing treaty of 1898. section 3 of the Outlines of the Treaty. When the French Ambassador returned to Paris a few days ago he took with him the project of the new con- vention. On the part of the United States it concedes the minimum rates of section 3 of the Dingley act to arguls, brandies, still wines and works of art, which are provided for in the existing treaty, and adds thereto a 20 per cent. cut in the duty on champagnes. Reciprocally France con tinues the existing minimum rates on American canned meats, fresh and dried fruits, certain classes of lumber and pork products, including lard and its Compounds, and adds thereto a considerable list, embracing some of the most important of American manufactured products. This additional list is in tentative form and embodies certain alternatives, the object being to give the French Government some leeway in preparing a schedule of con- cessions that would be satisfactory to the State Depart- ment and that might be yielded without serious embar- rassment to the French administration. The list includes machinery, iron and tinware and certain other metal products, shoes and leather and food products not included in the existing Machinery was placed in the schedule chiefly as the result of the criti- sheet convention. cisins of the recently concluded German convention, which excluded machine tools and other important kinds of ma- chinery. This feature of the French convention has been the subject of attack in certain of the Paris newspapers, but it is the understanding here that the French Govern- ment regards it favorably. An element of the French press is working for a reduction exceeding 20 per cent. in the American duty on champagnes, on the ground that unless the reduction is greater there will be no change in the price to the consumer and hence no increase in impor- tations, the concession going wholly into the pockets of the importers. This argument is more or less fallacious, as large quantities of French champagnes are sold directly to consumers in original packages, the cost of which, un- der ordinary trade conditions, would be reduced by nearly the entire amount of any cut in the tariff that might be granted. The latest official advices ‘here indicate that very satis- factory progress is being made in the negotiations which are now being conducted with the co-operation of the French Ambassador and th