The Iron Age 1907-10-24: Vol 80 Iss 17

: SEA. ee POT SRT Se. af ee THE IRON AGE New York, Thursday, October 24, 1907. A Special Newton Ingot Saw. An interesting and new combination of features al- ready familiar in the products of the Newton Machine Tool Works, Philadelphia, is to be found in the heavy motor driven cold saw herewith illustrated. This ma- chine was designed and built for the American Locomo- tive Company, and is particularly adapted for such heavy work as that of cutting off steel axle ingots 13 in. square, for the holding of which it was necessary to design the special vises shown in the engraving. The maximum capacity of the tool is the cutting off of round stock up to 15 in. in diameter, and square stock up to 13% in. The special vises referred to are removable, so that the ma- chine may be used for cutting open end connecting rods, rod straps and guide yokes, as well as for other miscella- neous purposes. Two Disston Premier inserted tooth saw A Motor Driven Ingot Saw for Heavy Duty, Built by blades, 48 in. in diameter, are provided, which are used singly for cutting off work or simultaneously, for slot- ting. The blades are adjustable on the extension of the spindle up to a maximum distance of 10 in. between the outside edges of the blades. The general design of the tool is along lines of pre- vious Newton productions. All parts, however, are made extra heavy to withstand the extreme duty to which it will be subjected. The spindle is 8 in. in diameter, and is driven through compound spur gearing and a phosphor bronze worm wheel and hardened steel worm, which are encased and run in oil. The total ratio of the gearing is 114 2-7 to 1, which gives some idea of the enormous cutting power possible. The saddle has an automatic feed of 32 in., and enables cutting to a depth of 30 in. in an oblong section 11 in. high. The work is held on the front table, which has an area of 36 x 40 in., by means of the usual clamps or by the special vises which are held in position by bolts fitting in the T slots in the table and the base of the vises. The vises are of steel and have an extreme opening of 15% in., the jaws being operated by steel screws. A 25-hp. two to one variable speed motor mounted on what may be compared to the headstock of the machine, provides the drive to the saw arbor and the quick tra- verse and automatic feeding movements to the saddle. The feed is variable in amount, through change gears which are interlocking in their combinations, so that the most efficient rate of feed per minute can be obtained. Adjustable trips discontinue the feed when the required distance has been traversed. By means of the clutch at the extreme left on the extended motor shaft, operated by the vertical lever beneath it, the saw arbor may be stopped without stopping the saddle driving mechanism, which allows the saw blades to remain idle while they are being withdrawn from the cut, or in case a tooth breaks the clutch can be thrown out instantly stopping the saws, so as to save the other teeth in the blade. The other clutch, nearer the motor and operated by the lever connected to the horizontal handle, commands all move- ments of the machine, and when it is disengaged the motor may continue to run without doing any work. The advantage of this is the saving of time that would be lost by stopping and starting electrically. The motor being always up to normal speed, any part may be in- stantly put in action at full speed. Belts connect the motor shaft with the pulleys at the left and introduce a protection to the mechanism by slip- the Newton Machine Tool Works, Philadelphia, Pa. ping in case of overload or accidental interference witb any movement. The pulley at the rear, through the gear- ing before mentioned, drives the saw blade arbor, and the one at the front the feeding and quick traversing of the saddle. This pulley runs continuously, and the stopping and starting of the feed or the quick traverse is accom- plished through clutches. The quick traverse returns the saddle after a cut is completed and adjusts it to ap- proximate starting position before engaging the auto- matie feed. It is controlled by the vertical lever at the near side of the machine. Its extreme positions corre- spond to the opposite directions of movement, and its mid-position is the neutral one occupied when the quick traverse is disengaged. A clamping handle prevents an accidental starting of the quick traverse mechanism while the regular feed is in action. The horizontal lever at the left projecting from within the frame, manipu- lates the feeds. It may be operated by hand at will to start or stop the feed to the saddle, or may be automat- ically operated at predetermined positions of the saddle, by the rod connected with it and carrying adjustable col- lars through which the rod is shifted when contact is made with a strap attached to the carriage. The machine occupies a floor space of 14 x 6 ft., and weighs complete 35,000 Ib. An oil pump is provided to deliver lubricant to the saw blades while cutting. A pan beneath the blades catches the lubricant and chips and the liquid is drawn from the pan by the suction of the pump and again delivered to the saws. coe nn 2 Rh NT CN RN a A Em et ALE I ECT CE a erraneenn ~ 1 aR RRR LO ORE ATA A ENO RES ANN if CAEP LOR Br EXERT: 5:2 PR IEE 1134 The New Australian Tariff. Herewith we present such extracts from the new Aus- tralian tariff, now in effect, as relate to iron and steel products and kindred articles. This presentation is ex- ceedingly interesting, as it demonstrates the thorough- ness with which another British dependency has gone into the arrangement of duties for the purpose of laying a foundation for the establishment of more numerous domestic industries. It is altogether likely that the Aus- tralian tariff enters as minutely into the specific enum- eration of manufactured articles as the tariff of any other country, if indeed the enumeration is not more ex- haustive. It does not seem to have followed the lines of tariffs of other countries, but those who framed it have proceeded on original lines. In looking over these schedules the reader will prob- ably be of the opinion that an unnecessary duplication has been made in the repetition in Divisions VIa and VIb of many of the paragraphs in Division VI, as the para- graphs are numbered the same. Careful scrutiny, how- ever, will show that this repetition is necessary, as the duties enumerated in Division VI, which are lower than in the other two divisions, will only continue until manu- factures in the lines affected are sufficiently established in the commonwealth of Australia to make manufactur- ers in those lines become entitled to additional protec- tion, in which case advanced duties will be put in opera- tion on dates to be fixed by proclamation. It therefore seems likely that important changes may be made in the duties scheduled in Division VI from time to time. This tariff provides two rates of duties in nearly all cases; one rate constituting the general tariff and the other rate, which is always lower, the tariff for goods which are produced or manufactured in the United King- dom. Thus Australia, like Canada, proposes to give pref- erence to British manufacturers. Tariff for goods the produce or manu- facture of Para- General the United graph. Tariff items. tariff. Kingdom. Division VI.—Metals and Machinery. 141. Ammunition—viz., shot, bullets and slugs, DOP SGsbe des sGaN essen bau e eee eed eae 5/6 5/ 142. Arms—viz. : (a) Double-barreled guns and rifles, each...... 11/ 10/ (b) Single-barreled guns and rifles, each....... 5/6 5/ (c) Revolvers, pistols, saloon and pea rifles, and air guns and pistols, each.............. 2/9 2/6 (d) Barrels or actions, other: (1) For double-barreled guns, each........... 5/6 5/ (2) For single-barreled guns, each............ 2/9 2/6 (e) Bayonets. swords, fencing foils, and masks; gun, revolver and pistol covers, cases and fittings ; loading tools and cartridge belts, ad valorem Loo Ee A MND. oo ios nw babe db pnce ewe 22% % 15% (g) Rifies, military and match, including au- thorized cadet rifies and Morris tubes; gun stocks in the rough; barrels (not fitted to any action) bearing the British test mark...... mek 4 143. Iron, plate and sheet—viz. : (a) Corrugated galvanized, ad valorem........ 25 % (b) Galvanized not corrugated, and corrugated not galvanized, ad valorem................ 20 % 144. Lamps and lampware—viz. : (a) Ol and other self-contained lamps, lanterns and parts thereof, including one chimney, shade evd globe, or other article imported with and used as an integral part of any lamp or lantern; coach and carriage lamps and lamp irons; are lamps and accessories; and incandescent lamps and bulbs, ad valorem...25 % (b) Fittings for lighting purposes, including parts thereof (except chimneys, glass shades and globes) ; lamps and lampware, n.e.i. (but not the columns of street lamps); metal re- flectors and shades, ad valorem............25 ¥ (c) Lamp, gas and electrical stoves, for heating and cooking, ad valorem. .......cccscscccce 30 % 20 % (d) Incandescent mantles, ad valorem......... 40 % 30 % BGG. TAME, WOT GATOR. «ok occ cic cccccssicces 10% Free. 146. Lead, sheet and piping, per ton............ 50/ 147. Mangles, clothes wringers and washing ma- Seen PRADO RMON. onc winin'e 6 ake o 6 wad 20 % 148. Agricultural, horticultural and _ viticultural machinery and implements, n.e.i.; including cane loaders on wheels; channel making graders; feed grinders; garden and field spraying machines; garden and field rollers; Free. 20 % 15 % 15 % 15 % THE IRON AGE for goods the produce or manufae- ture of the Para- graph. Tariff items. garden hose reels ; garden syringes; horse road rollers and machines; lawn mowers; sweepers and sprinklers; road. making plows; road scoops and scrapers; scoops; stump ex- EPERURTE: Rl WRIBIOMs ss kas ose sdeneas cass 20% 149. Chaff cutters and horse gears; chaff cutter knives; corn shellers; corn huskers; cultiva- tors, other than disk; harrows; plows, other; plow shares; plow mold boards; scarifiers, Sl RIOR ogisaiee cewek sv etirante iia arae sur 20% 150. Combined corn sheller, husker and bagger; combined corn sheller and husker; disks for agricultural implements; disk cultivators; drills (fertilizer, seed and grain), and all at- tachments thereto; stump-jump plows; win- nowers (horse and other power) ; seats, poles, swingle bars, yokes and trees for agricultural machines, when imported separately, ad val- orem 151. Churns of all kinds; cheese presses; dairy coolers; dairy refrigerators; supply cans; in- cubators, n.e.i.; foster mothers, ad valorem. .25 % General 162. Stripper harvesters, CCH... wcceseesecsess £16 eee ee I IN 55 occ rea bo sels oe ois Gs Nicos ws" £8 154. Metal parts of stripper harvesters and strip- RE: SANE MMPUIENILS 5s 5153, 51s bw Jo's ies 616-9 eore ie Se 214d. 155. Agricultural, horticultural and _ viticultural machinery and implements—viz. : Cream separators; testers and pasteurizers; cotton gins; fiber scutching machines; hand- worked rakes and plows combined; hay ted- ders; horse rakes; Lucerne bunchers; maize harvesters; maize binders; milking machines ; moldboard plates, in the rough and not cut into shape; potato raisers or diggers; potato sorters; root cutters, pulpers and graters; sheep shearing machines ; straw stackers; sub- surface packers ; threshing machines; winnow- er forks (wood and steel) ... ...cessecccesecs 10 % 156. Cutlery of all kinds, n.e.i.; including plated cutlery, clippers, knife sharpeners, manicure sets, but not cutlery in part or wholly made up of gold or silver, ad valorem............ 20 % DEST e MOR | a kh sina vee BAIN Sle a Wiel ses bo 5 wd ae Free 158. Diving apparatus, not including hose....... Free. 159. Nails—viz. : (a) Horseshoe nails, per cwt............568- 8/3 (b) Brads (including molders’ and glaziers’),; picture nails; rail dogs or brobs; spikes; staples, n.e.i.; tacks, n.e.i.; wire and other WUOAIS,. WG TS, PRP WES 5 aise so Se sic conse 60s 60 5/6 160. Tanks containing goods, or empty.—For every 100 gal. capacity or part thereof...... 3/ 161. Weighing machines; weighbridges; scales, n.e.i.; including adding and computing ma- chines, and all attachments; cash registers ; chemists’ counter scales; spring balances and steel-yards ; weights n.e.i., ad valorem....... 20% 162. Marine engines, boilers and machinery; and fittings and mountings, n.e.i., for such engines, boilers and machinery; shafts; propellers; winches; liners for cylinders; windlasses ; steering gear; feed water heaters; feed pumps; evaporators; auxiliary condensers ; feed water fillers: and ash ejectors, ad val- SN Gch waco sie sees eer kaGao win ss Terr 25 % 163. Steam road rollers, including scarifier attach- Ser eer ree eer eee 25 % 164. (a) Engines (including traction and port- able), n.e.i. ; turbines ; winches, n.e.i.; boilers, n.e.i.; pumps; windmills, ad valorem........ 30 % (b) Elevating and conveying machinery; pile driving plant; economizers: cranes; beer en- gines; cloth folding and measuring machines ; wool and other presses; lifts; water and gas RSTOES, OT VRIOOOME se oes n ns 6b 6s ease vewd seas 30 % (c) Machines and machinery, n.e.i., ad valorem.30 % 165. Machinery and parts thereof—viz. : Steam engine indicators and recorders; patent porcelain and steel boilers for flour mills; roll shells; typewriters (including covers); zinc refining retorts; fire engines; stitching ma- chines; sewing machines (including cabinets and covers) ; button-hole punching and sewing machines; darning machines; straw envelope PONS GRIROR 66505655 os ose wie ee eb senses 10% 166. Machinery and machines; and machine tools, n.e.i.—viz. : (a) Machines, n.e.i., used in the tanning of hides and skins, and in the preparation of leather; automatic can making and closing machines ; machinery for scouring and washing wool; machinery for the manufacture of pa- per, and for felting; soap cutting machines ; artesian boring machines, ad valorem....... 25 % October 24, 1907 tariff. Kingdom. 3 ceaes ane Se ne eee es ee to to ON aoe Ee, { \ October 24, 1907 THE IRON AGE 1135 | Tariff Tariff for goods for goods the produce the produce or manufac- or manufac- . ture of the ture of the Para- General United Para- General United graph. Tariff items. tariff. Kingdom. graph. Tariff items. tariff. Kingdom, (b) Machine tools: Hat making—Iydraulic blocking press for mak- 191. Aluminum, bronze, yellow metal, Britannia metal, nickel, and German silver—viz.: Pigs, ing straw hats, ad valorem.............. 25 % 20% ingots, scrap, blocks, bars, strips, sheets Indiarubber working—Hose machines, steel (plain), plates (plain), pipes (plain), and stamps, steel tire mandrils, spreading, tread tubes (plain)....... sb alan ok OK eidatma ee . Free. drums, washer cutting, ad valorem........ 25 % 20 % 109. Area: GNOE 1D. CWE. ov sie. dvcwdssiseas’ 5% Free. Metal working—Wire cutting machines, blow- 192. Anodes and hooks for plating purposes..... 5% ° Free. ers for foundry and mining purposes ; pneu- 194. Bolts, carriage (% in. and under in diameter matic hammers; steam hammers, up to and and 4 in. and under in length)............ 5% Free. including sizes up to 16-in. cylinders; 195. Brass—viz.: Scrap, bars, sheets (plain), pipes punching and shearing machines, combined (plain), tubes (plain), and strips.......... Free. or separate, sizes up to %-in.; slotting ma- 196. Capsules, metallic... ...ccccccccccsececes «- 5% Free, chines, sizes up to 12-in. stroke; centering 197, Chain, n.ei, not made into serviceable ar- machines, to center up to 6-in. diameter; 0 sais vind ny vote cavedssnnewewaresssies 5% Free. bolt screwing and nut tapping, combined 198. Copper—viz.: Strips, scrap, bars, rod, wire, or separate, sizes above % in., and up to sheets (plain), pipes (plain), and tubes 2 in.; bending rolls, in sizes to bend up to CU ae decks cieclwinwwadeleheciwested Free. M-in, Plate, GA VAIO. 66.60 caccsseecees 25 % 20 % 199. Cylinders for anhydrous ammonia and for Artesian boring tools, n.e.i., ad valorem..... 25 % 20% ae Set <a Hf Free, Boot making machine tools, n.e.1., ad valorem.25 % 20 % 200. Droppers, patent steel of all lengths...... ee Free. Tire benders and shrinkers, ad valorem...... 25 % 20% 201. Eyelets and eyelet studs..............s00: 5% Free. Tinsmiths’ tools, being machine, ad valorem..25 % 20 % 202. Fasteners, machine belt......... eer ne ints BY Free. 167. Machine tools, as prescribed by departmental 203. Thimbles and block fasteners for lasts BY eee + = wv ewsew sy 24S SUENUN et eee fo ° _ DY IAWS ..+-- sees aia) 914 96 4.0 6 $16 Rinse. oie, eiersieie'e Free. 204. Leaf and foil of any metal............e6: 5% Free. 168. Any dutiablc machinery, or machine tool, or 05. Locks ; including knobs, keys, escutcheons and any part thereof specified in any proclamation WO i 0503642 tenlens o aii 7 Sivan ated eetace ake 59 Free issued by the Governor-General in pursuance 206. Pins (not being gold or silver or gold or i of a joint address passed on the motion of silver plated) ,—viz.: Gimp; solid headed short Ministers hy both houses of the Parliament, toilet; plain wire hair; plain — and stating that such machinery, machine tool, or crochet hooke.......... : epee ia 7 BY — part cannot be reasonably manufactured with- 207. Platinum--viz.: Bars, strips, tubing "pipes ” ° in the commonwealth, and that it should be sheets, and plateS......cccccccess ‘ Free ‘ admitted free... hier sain tte s i ach weve wa : Free. “08. Retorts, pans, condensers, cylinders, ond ethos 169. Tools of trade, for the use “ artisans an articles used in the manufacture of acids and mechanics, and tools in general use, as pre- in laboratories and made of platinum........ 5% Free, scribed by departmental by-laws...........+. Free. 20y. Printers’ materials—viz,: Circles, clumps 170. Mixed metal ware and plated ware, n.e.i., . curves, knives (paring), rules, leads, and ’ OO WHIOCOIN 6 6idci sie Sah: hee ne seine ws Owe oe o% 80 % 25 % rs lil nate Nate eee eae , oy . 5% Free 171. Manufactures of metal, n.e.i., ad valorem... .30 % 25 % 210. Rabbit traps, dog trape, vermin whine, ee 5 ¥ funn - : “ - Ko » °, = ° © ’ 9 VELil CLAYS s~ ee eee fo e 172. Sawa, n.0.1., ad Valorem. 2. .6cicveccvccvses 25 % 20 % 211. Saddlers’ and hamess makers’ materieie— 173. Brass work and gun metal work, for general viz.: Saddlers’ tacks (not cut) and nails engineering and plumbing, and other trades, , snaps (harness and halter), spurs (not being ad valore n.. so ccasseecsccrccesevecsconces oo ’e partly or wholly of gold or silver, or plated), 174. Type, printers’, ad valorem............-.+. 25 % Ns i sidnrrenxnnn cena ‘ -5% ~~ Free. 175. Fire extinguishers, hand, ad ope eee 20 % 212. Scales—viz.: Chemical, analytical, and easay 176. Screws, n.e.i.; including screws with nuts aston a ’ not being bolts and nuts; sash screws and nner en and precision and eae om attachments; engineers’ sot screws; muse . 213. Serap iron and steel, and, subject to Depart- stool and table; roofing, and spiral screws... 5 % Free. mental by-laws, materials for use as sere 177. Mining engines and machinery, n.e.i., ad val.35 % 25% sane - F ue 178. Electrical machinery—viz. : 214 s COCO CEES OEE SEO EESECE @erceccesececces . 214. Screw hooks, eyes, and rings............00. 5% Free. (a) Generators; motors up to the capacity of 215. Sprinklers (not being prc or wholly of si = aoe = ee and regulating on x 25 % gold or silver) for perfume bottles......... 5% Free. ee ox vga alias fainted “6 oo 216. Standards, steel fencing of all lengths and (bh) Nueidi,, BE VOROTOM so 0.5.0 0:0 5 06 see ie bee see's 174%% 12%% pillars 5% Free 179. Electrical and gas appliances—viz. : par PulAES vss ssesceeseccccccecesceesascececs 5% ; (a) Blectroliers; gasaliers; chandeliers; pen- 217. pence for making band saws 5% sia dants ; brackets, switche 8; controlling devices, e 218. Steel grit and steel wool, and | steel balls for : n.e.i. ; radiators; and zine tubing, ad valorem.25 % 20 % other than cycle beasines 5% rree (b) N.e.i., ad valorem..... seeeeerceersees xecdtee St: 156% 210, Stecd knives, fer hand tebeces cutters and fo . 180. Hlectrical materials—viz. : ned the enna 5y » ee ee ee ene 220. Steel, rough shaped, for chaff cutter and other glass cells used therewith; cable and wire i. i . , 7 (eovered) ; carbons; testing meters and in- ‘a os z grauren re eT Tee eR Cr ee Te ee 5% Free. struments; translators; insulating tapes; pine re eames “oollapaibie) ecces ; Ged eetirdhencteadeu 5% Free. meters; resistance coils; static transformers 222. nome 4 saat ae Nécdgebawtewaawe we a ae rming : bi aur 9 SOPOT. cee eee eeneeeese . Tee, a. ils; photometers for gas and elec os iit 224. Wedgers, patent, for droppers and saunas 5% ' i GEN dee iOPe ate sue ee Tee eeas ’, i aaa Free 181. Rails, fish plates, fish bolts, tie plates and a wie = WOW ME Se a Kc ecdkatn Serer rr oy Free. rods, switches, points, crossings and inter- poe - bs ogg See eines -++-10% Free sections, for railroads and tramways, ad val. .12% % sat. . ee “ ; st sheet (plain), and 182. Iron pipes, cast, and wrought, n.e.i., ad val. .30 ¥ 25 % c ce an ie ‘nom unbored for cyanide 183. Iron and steel tubes or pipes (except riveted gold process, and zinc sheets (perforated with or cast) not more than 4 in. internal diame- a holes or less than % in. in diameter), ter; including flexible metal tubes; Galloway oss “d meat safes and covers............. ooo e TOG. and vertical paraliel boiler tubes; water bore Zine blocks for marine boilers........... oe SEZ Free. castings : wrought iron fittings for pipes..... Free. Diwision Via. 184. Rolled iron or steel beams, channels, joists, ; - girders, columns, trough and bridge iron and To come into operation on dates to be fixed by proclama- steel, not drilled or further manufactured ; tion, and exempt from duty in the meantime. Proclamation shafting, cold rolled, turned or planished, to issue as soon as it is certified to Parliament by the Minister ME GRIGIOOE Si oiiis Baa als Sa POs ee cRResa Te 17% % 12% % that the manufacture to which the proclamation refers has been 185. Bolts, nuts, rivets and washers, n.e.i., ad val.30 % 25 % sufficiently established in the commonwealth. 186. Barbed wire, ad valorem........seeeeereee 380 % 20 % 229. Iron and steel : 187. Wire netting, ad valorem............-2++05 30 % 25 % (a) Serap iron and steel, and pig iron, ad 188. Electrotypes and stereotypes for advertising WONG i esi s)s colts WNS Ce cedaedep sietebees tia 12% % purposes : (b) Ingots; blooms ; slabs ; billets ; puddled bars Fer block of 12 sq. in. and under...........-. 3 and loops; or like crude manufactures, less For every square inch over 12 sq. in........ 1d. finished than fron or steel bars, but more ad- 189. Ammonia condenser coils, and coils for sugar vanced than pig iron (except castings), ad boilers and the like; corrugated ee for VAIOPOM ois e's ccccccvcscccecseceewes eeeece 12% % Dotlers, ad WAlOTOM......cccsessccesce 25% (c) Bar; rod; angle; tee; sheet and plate 190. Plates (except plain tin) and sheets ‘and (plain) ; wire and hoop, ad valorem......:12%% pipes and tubes of any metal, tinned, plated, polished or decorated, ad valorem..... évidiere eae (d) Machinery, machines and parts—mowers; reapers ; and reapers and binders, ad valorem.17% % THE IRON Tariff for goods the produce or manufac- ture of the Para- General United graph. Tariff items. tariff. Kingdom, (e) Iron and steel tubes and pipes, not dutiable under Division VI, ad valorem (f) Spelter, ad valorem Division VIb. To come into operation on dates to be fixed by proclama- tion, and subject to the duties specified in Division V in the meantime. Proclamation to issue so soon as the duties specified in Division Vla have been brought into operation. 143. Iron, plate and sheet—viz.: (a) Corrugated galvanized, ad valorem (b) Galvanized not corrugated, and corrugated not galvanized, ad valorem 147. Mangles, clothes wringers, and washing ma- chines, n.e.i., ad valorem 148. Agricultural, horticultural, and viticultural machinery and implements, n.e.i.; including cane loaders on wheels; channel making grad- ers; feed grinders; garden and field spraying machines; garden and field rollers; garden hose reels ; garden syringes; horse road rollers and machines; lawn mowers, sweepers, and sprinklers; road making plows; road scoops and cerapers: scoops; stump extractors, ad valor ‘iv 22% % . Chaff cutters and horse gears; chaff cutter knives; corn shellers; corn huskers; culti- vators other than disk; harrows; plows other ; Plow shares; plow mold boards; scarifiers, ad valorem Combined corn sheller, husker and bagger ; combined corn sheller and husker; disks for agricultural implements; disk cultivators ; drills (fertilizer seed and grain), and all attachments thereto; stump jump plows; winnowers (horse and other power); seats, poles, swingle bars, yokes, and trees for agri- cultural machines, when imported separately, ad valorem . Churns of all kinds; cheese presses; dairy coolers, dairy refrigerators; supply cans: in- cubators, n.e.i.; foster methers, ad valorem. .27% % 152. Stripper harvesters, each £16/10/ 153. Strippers, each £8/5/ 154. Metal parts of stripper harvesters and strip- pers, per pound 159. Nails—viz. : (a) Horseshoe nails, per hundredweight {b) Brads (including molders’ and glaziers’) ; picture nails; rail dogs or brobs; spikes; staples, n.¢.i.; tacks, n.e.i.; wire and other nails, n.e.i., per hundredweight 160. Tanks containing goods or empty.—For every 100 gal. capacity or part thereof 161. Weighing machines; weigh bridges; scales, n.e.i.; including adding and computing ma- chines, and all attachments; cash registers; chemists’ counter scales; spring balances and steel yards; weights, n.e.i.; ad valorem Marine engines, boilers, and machinery, and fittings, n.e.i., and mountings, n.e.i., for such engines, boilers, and machinery; shafts; pro- pellers; winches; liners for cylinders; wind- Jasses; steering gear; feed water heaters; feed pumps; evaporators; auxiliary condens- ers; feed water fillers, and ash ejectors, ad valorem 163. Steam road rollers, including scarifier at- CRE, A WRIORONRs 62 ove scecesnsewesss 27% 164. (a) Engines (including traction and_ port- able), n.e.i.; turbines; winches, n.e.i.; boilers, n.e.i.; pumps; windmills, ad valorem <b) Elevating and conveying machinery; pile driving plant; economizers; cranes; beer engines; cloth folding and measuring ma- chines; wool and other presses; lifts; water and gas meters, ad valorem ({c) Machines and machinery, n.e.i., ad valorem.32% 166. Machinery and machines; and machine tools, n.e.i.—viz. : 4a) Machines, n.ei. used in the tanning of hides and skins, and in the preparation of leather; automatic can making and closing ma- chines; machinery for scouring and washing wool; machinery for the manufacture of pa- per, and for felting; soap cutting machines ; artesian boring machines, ad valorem qb) Machine tools: Hat making—Hydraulic blocking press for mak- ing straw hats, ad valorem 2714 % India rubber working—Hose machines; steel _stamps; steel tire mandrils; spreading; tread drums; washer cutting, ad valorem......... Metal working—Wire netting machines; blowers for foundry and mining purposes; pneumatic 20% 32% % AGE October 24, 1907 Tariff for goods the produce or manufac- ture of the Para- General United graph. Tariff items. ; tariff. Kingdom. hammers; steam hammers, up to and includ- ing sizes un to 16-in. cylinders; punching and shearing machines, combined or _ separate, sizes up to %-in.: slotting machines, sizes up to 12-in. stroke ; centering machines, to center up to 6 in. diameter; bolt screwing and nut tapping, combined or separate. sizes above %&-in. and up to 2-in.: bending rolls in sizes to bend up to %-in. plate, ad valorem Artesian boring tools, n.e.i., ad valorem Boot making machine tools, n.e.i.. ad valorem. .27% ¥% 22% ° Tire benders and shrinkers, ad valorem ..27% 221%, Tinsmiths’ tools, being machine, ad valorem....271%4 % 22% 171. Manufacture cf metal, n.c.i., ad valorem... .32%4% 27% 172. Saws, n.e.i., ad valorem 22% 177. Mining engines and machinery, n.e.i., ad val- orem 2 Bt % QW7N, S 18). Rails, fish plates, fish bolts, tie plates and rods, switches, points, crossings and intersec- tions, for railroads and tramways, ad valorem.22% ¥ 182. Iron pipes, cest and wrought, n.e.i., ad val- orem i, 184. Rolled ircn or steel beams, channels, joists, girders, columns, trough and bridge iron and steel, not drilled or further manufactured; shafting, cold rolled, turned or planished, ad valorem diniieete se . Bolts, nuts, n.e.i., valorem . Plates (except plain tin) and sheets and pipes and tubes of any metal, tinned, plated, pol- ished or decorated, ad valorem 22" 22% rivets and washers, Division XIV.—Vehicles. . Bicycles, tricycles and similar vehicles, n.e.i., and frames thereof, whether partly or wholly PMR URCINLS 4 si'5'is le Sas Sak Se lors SS as Sees Oe £5/5/ or ad valorem 30 % Whichever rate returns the higher duty. 370. Children’s cycles, ad valorem 371. Motor cycles, tricycles and similar vehicles, n.e.i., and frames thereof, whether partly or wholly finished, each £10/10/ £10 or ad valorem oS ah See 25 % Which ever rate returns the higher duty. . Cycle tubing and fork sides in the rough; liners, including bent tubing not brazed or plates 73. Perambulators and go-carts, and parts there- of, n.e.i., ad valorem . Perambulators or go-cart body and gear, each 5. Cycle parts, plated, brazed, enameled or per- manently jeined (including chains) ; cycle ac- cessories and parts thereof, including cyclome- ters, steel trouser clips, steel toe clips and bands, parcel carriers, inflators, inflator clips and connections, bells, saddle covers, tool bags, repair outfits and the like, ad valorem . Cycle parts, n.e.i.; including steel bars for the manufacture of rims; also unplated parts, —namely, ball heads, bottom brackets, lugs, fork ends, bridges. sprocket wheels, balls, nipples, spokes, washers, n.e.i., and valves for tires, 377. Vehicles—viz. : (a) Boston chaises, dog carts, gigs, tilburys and other two-wheeled vehicles on springs or thorovgh braces, each cwvssmesles (b) Buggies, four-wheeled ; wagons, for carrying goods; wagons, single or double seated; wag- ons, express, without tops, mounted on springs or thorough braces, each ..-£9/18/ (c) Hansom cabs; single and double seated wag- ons; wagonettes; four-wheeled buggies, with tops, each -- -£13/4/ (d) Omnibuses and coaches for carrying mails OR RMNONOTE, DRI. ain 5 6's asin sos 00.0'0.0's sive eet FiOS (e) Barouches: Broughams, drags; landaus; mail phaetons; Victorias, each.............£44 (f) All carts and wagons (without springs) and spring carts and spring drays, with two wheels, ad valorem (g) All carriages or conveyances, n.e.i. ; trucks and parts, n.e.i., of vehicles, including axles and springs when imported separately, ad valorem t (h) Parts of carriages— (a) Sets of wheels (unbored and untired), per set (b) Sets of wheels (bored and tired), per set.49/6 (c) Under gear (including axles, springs and arms), per set (d) Buggy hoods, each isc ante (e) Carriage bodies, in the white, each.....88/ 35 % under- October 24, 1907 THE Tariff for goods the produce or manufac- ture of the Para- General United graph. Tariff items. tariff. Kingdom. (i) Motor lorries and wagons, ad valorem..... 35 % 25 % (j) Motor cars and parts thereof, including tires when accompanying vehicles, ad valorem.35 % 26 % Division XVI.—Miscellaneous. 391. Carpet sweepers, brooms, whisks, mops, ad VRIOPOID: cigiisict.s winvanenswaeeodeaadeas ~+ 80% 25 % ONG 5 NM I RIED 65 rc nas gl ax So jaranaiavalales didi: wiatomicd 4/ 395. Rope cordage, and twines, n.e.i.; including cordage with metal core; macrame twines; fleece thread; brush makers’ and mattress twine ; saddlers’ twines ; roping, seaming, sew- ing and shop twines; and coir fenders, halters and other articles manufactured from cord or twine, ad VAlIOTOM. <2. cc ccc ccawececesectes 25 % 398. Reaper and binder twine and yarn, per cwt.. 5/ 401. Metal cordage, including cordage of metal, with core of other matcrial..........e0- ... Free. 402. Copying apparatus for duplicating typewrit- ing, and the like, ad valorem.........eseeee 25 % 406. Explosives—viz. : (a) Cartridges, n.e.i. ad valorem..........-. 380 % 20% (b) Fireworks, ad valorem.........essceeees 35 % 25 % (c) Fuse, n.e.i., per coil of 24 ft. or less, and in proportion for any greater quantity, per OIE ais ives are Aa bee re eb ala Sia wR atae ware 114d. 1d. (d) Powder, sporting, per pound............. 44d. 4d. (e) Wads for cartridges, ad valorem.......... 25 % 20 % {f) CANS, POPCHABON. «ici ccc ce eatdeceneece 5% Free (g) Cartridges, military... ....ccccccccscccee 5% Free {UL} DOUGRRT OPO 665 i06 60 Sele siaiene Sotelo cio erence 5% Free (i) Cartridge cases, empty, capped, or un- CRIBB 5 ose iscn o's 3 tsa eos Ww whele Saye ew sielemenee es 5% Free Cf): BEB COLON e565 ro r5::5 25) 000 Sse ed wien ocr ele eine 5% Free (k) Fuses, electrical.......ccccccevcccccscecs os Free. CADRE: oo esancvavcuaya pores angers a witiely, oeiateceiarele «0% Sz Free 442. Scientific instruments and apparatus........ Free. 444. Outside packages, n.e.i., in which goods other than those subject to an ad valorem duty are ordinarily imported, when containing such BOOGR: od c'a.ch.0.0 aS e444. 58 Wig wage cis U9 Aid dimése Free. General regulations provide that all imitations are to be dutmble at the rate chargeable on the goods they imi- tate, unless such rate is less than the rate which would otherwise be chargeable on the imitations. The term iron includes steel. Sheet, when applied to metals, means a sheet or plate not exceeding 3-16 in. in thickness ; when applied to glass, means a sheet or plate not exceeding 1% in. in thickness. Plate, when applied to metals, means a plate or sheet more than 3-16 in, in thickness; when applied to glass, means a plate or sheet more than ¥% in. in thickness. “ N.e.i.” means “not elsewhere ine}nded.” “ Departmental by-law ” means by-law made by the Min- ister, and published in the Gazette. Any article, not otherwise dutiable, composed of a combination of other articles, some of which are dutiable when imported separately, and of others free of duty when imported separately, shall be dealt with as follows: a@. When the value of the dutiable portion exceeds the value of the free portion, duty shall be charged upon the whole article at the same rate as would be chargeable on that portion of the dutiable portion which, if imported separately, would be liable to the highest rate of duty. bd. When the value of the free portion exceeds the value of the dutiable portion of such article, the whole article shall be admitted free of duty. Motive power, engine combinations and power connec- tions are dutiable under their respective headings, when not integral parts of exempted machines, machinery or machine tools. ae The Colburn Machine Tool Company’s Condition.— The Colburn Machine Tool Company, Franklin, Pa., which has been enduring a machinists’ strike for the past five months, handled by the National Metal Trades /Association, advises us that has secured enough men to operate the machine departments practically full, while the erecting department is also running to about normal capacity. The company manufactures a line of boring mills and other machinery, and states that its deliveries are now much better and that it expects to be in full operation again within a very short time. Some recent orders se- cured for boring mills and other machinery include equip- IRON AGE 1137 ment to go to the Isthmus of Panama and other Govern- ment contracts, while some nice export business has been taken for Germany and Italy, one shipment last month going to Japan. The company has installed some addi- tional power equipment, consisting of a 125-hp. Westing- house gas engine directly connected to a 75-kw. generator, to furnish light and power. An internal railroad system and some crane equipment have also been added to fa- cilitate the handling of materials and the making of ship- ments. Oh At the Canadian Head of the Lakes. Toronto, October 19, 1907.—Alderman J. J. Carrick of Port Arthur has been in Toronto this week. He states that Mackenzie & Mann have given him positive assur- ance that the capacity of the Atikokan Iron Company’s blast furnace plant will be doubled and large ore docks will be constructed, all within a few months. He also stated in a communication to the Port Arthur authorities that the company has a large iron property to develop as soon as an Eastern outlet for the railroad is previded at Port Arthur. Very favorable reports are received of the ore taken from the Atikokan Company’s mine in the Atikokan range. The quality is said to be continuing to improve. Of raw material, indeed, the furnace is not likely to have any lack, for besides the resources of the Atikokan range and the deposits hinted at in Alderman Carrick’s communication there are the Loon Lake properties, a re- cent find in Connell Township, and another at Beck’s siding. Further away is the hematite deposit at Nepigon, which has come into very prominent notice of late. American mining men are now examining this depesit, in which some port Arthur and Fort William men have held claims for 12 years. Nor are these the only iron fields upon which the furnace at Port Arthur can draw. For example, there is the Long Lake deposit, which is de- . scribed as a hematite property. Iron ore bodies are not likely to remain hidden in the Port Arthur district, for prospectors there are now exceedingly active. A Projected Steel Plate Mill. H. 8. Holt, president of the Kaministiquia Power Com- pany, a Fort William enterprise, controlled by a group of substantial Montreal men, on a recent visit to Fort William, was asked if it was a fact, as stated, that he and his associates were prepared to finance a project for establishing a steel plate mill in that city. His reply is thus given in the Fort William Times-Journal: We told Mr. Currie of+ the Imperial Steel & Wire Company that if he would come before us with a sound proposition, one that was practical, and not from the standpoint of a promoter, we, that is Mr. Hosmar, Mr. Thompson and myself, would under- take to do the financing. Fort William is no doubt the place for such an industry on account of its being the best location for transportation of both raw material and the finished product in Canada. For an Electric Iron Furnace, James Conmee, M.P., in whose constituency Port Ar- thur is situated, recently addressed a joint meeting of the Municipal Council and Board of Trade of that city in favor of steps being taken for the establishment there of an electro-thermic iron furnace. He expressed his confidence in the official report of the results of the elec- tric smelting experiments carried on under Government auspices at Sault Ste. Marie. He pointed out that Port Arthur has the only blast furnace in Canada using do- mestic ore exclusively. If domestic ore tributary to the city can be economically treated in a blast furnace Port Arthur, with its great resources of water power, should be able to make a success of electric smelting. Speaking as a supporter of the Government, he ex- pressed his belief that if works were established in good faith there would be no difficulty in getting the term of the bounty extended and possibly the rate increased. He added that he was so convinced of the feasibility of such an undertaking that he would be willing to invest in one that should be properly inaugurated. He was of the opinion that numbers of citizens would be equally willing to put money into an electric smelting plant. The matter is to receive further consideration. ©: A. Cs J 1138 A Special Pyrometer Equipment. The Wm. H. Bristol Combination Indicating and Recording Pyrometer. The indicating and recording forms of the thermo- electric pyrometers invented by Prof. William H. Bristol have already been described in these pages—the first in The Iron Age, May 17, 1906, and the second, November 8, 1906. The apparatus illustrated in Fig. 1 is a combina- tion of these two in connection with a single fire end, pro- viding an indicating instrument at the operator’s post of duty, and a recording instrument in the superintendent’s office, which may be at a considerable distance from the point where the temperature is being measured. The in- dicating instrument is similar in appearance to a Weston voltmeter, and the recording instrument makes a con- tinuous automatic record of the same temperature on a patented smoked chart, an example of which is shown in reduced fac-simile in Fig. 2. The outfit is intended for every day practical service in the iron and steel indus- tries. A number are now in successful use in connection with blast furnaces and annealing furnaces, and it will 35 ge be readily appreciated that there are many other indus- trial applications in which they will be equally useful. The complete apparatus consists of the following parts: The fire end, or thermo-couple, which is installed at the point where the temperature is to be measured; the indicating instrument, which is fastened to some ver- tical support at the place most convenient for the operator to consult it; the recorder, which is also in- stalled vertically, either near to or far from the point where the temperature is being measured, wherever it would be of the greatest value in indicating and record- ing the temperature; the leads, or duplex cable, connect- ing the indicator and recorder to the fire end, and the switch box, which is located at the points where the leads from the fire end branch off to the indicating and re- cording instruments. An explanation of the principle of operation was given in the previous articles mentioned. The sma! cur- rent of electricity produced by the.thermo-couple actuates a galvanometer in the indicating instrument or in the recording instrument, the scales of which are calibrated to read directly in degrees of temperature. The electrical connections contained in the switch box are so arranged that either instrument may be disconnected and taken out of service at any time without interfering with the accurate operation of the other instrument, and by simply throwing switches both instruments may be tested for accuracy in comparison with a constant. THE IRON AGE Fig. 1—The Parts in the Combination Indicating and Recording Pyrometer Manufactured by Wm. H. Bristol, New York. October 24, 1907 This combination unit of indicating and recording electric pyrometers is intended for continuous service, and the connections are so arranged that both instruments operate continuously—i. e., the recording instrument makes a continuous record of the same temperature shown on the scale of the indicating instrument at the same time. In this way the combination unit may be used to continuously indicate and record the temperature in any one furnace, but extra thermo-couples and connec- tions are sometimes attached so that the two instruments may be connected to a large number of different furnaces. Special attachments for this purpose have been designed so that the two instruments may be switched from one furnace to another, either together or independently. When the outfit is designed for using the two instru- ments independently for any one of several different fur- naces, two sets of switches are furnished. By one of these sets the recording instrument may be connected to any one of the furnaces at the same time that the indicating instrument is being switched from one to another of the same connections by means of the second set of switches. This provides new and advantageous possibilities, for a superintendent may have a continuous record of the temperatures of each furnace by making only one attach- ment to each, while the operator of each furnace has at the same time a continuous indication of these tempera- tures for a guide at his post of duty. The advantages of this system include uniformity of operation, with the possibility for using cheap labor, as the skilled superin- tendent can control the temperatures used, from his own office. The moral influence on the operator of knowing that the superintendent can learn the temperatures used at any time without leaving his. office has been found effective. The chart, reproduced in Fig. 2, gives a record of the temperature of the gas at the top of a large blast furnace. It is interesting to note the frequent and wide variation in the temperature of this gas. It is lowered each time a new charge of iron ore, limestone and coke is put in, and the record therefore shows the blast furnace superin- tendent whether the charging was done regularly and whether the furnace was traveling well or “ hanging up.” This particular chart indicates very good operation be- tween 1 p. m. and 2 p. m., as it shows that the furnace took three charges at regular intervals of 20 minutes during that hour, and that the stock was moving so well that the temperature at the top rose quickly again each time after being lowered by the charging. The record shown on the opposite side of the chart for the hour be- tween 1 a. m. and 2 a. m. is very irregular, and shows that the furnace evidently “slipped” at 1.10 a. m., as the temperature rose very rapidly at that time from 550 October 24, 1907 degrees F. to 945 degrees F., though at 1.45 p. m. the temperature had been only 350 degrees F. The combina- tion unit makes it possible for the superintendent to know these important facts about each furnace right up to the moment of observation without leaving his office, while at , the same time the filler and blower of each furnace may have the same information by looking at the local indicat- ing instrument. The indicating instrument is of such a character that it may be installed in the stock house at the foot of the skip hoist in a protection case secured to any vertical support. The recording instruments have been successfully used 1000 ft. from the point where the temperature was being measured. It should be noted that though this combination unit is made up of several parts, it is nevertheless simple and easy to install. The two instruments are each mounted in protecting cases all ready to be fastened to the wall by means of four screws. The leads are fully insulated and are furnished in suitable lengths with each outfit, so that they may be fastened along any convenient overhead supports. The switch box is also held up by four screws, and is furnished complete with lock and key. Suitable protection tubes and fixtures for installing the fire end Fig. 2.—A Record from a Recording Pyrometer of the Tempera- ture of the Gas at the Top of a Blast Furnace. are furnished to suit the particular conditions at the point where the temperatures are to be measured. The whole outfit may, therefore, be installed in a very short time by any mechanic of ordinary intelligence. The pyrometers are manufactured by William H. Bristol, 45 Vesey street, New York. Oe: The Simplex Concrete Pile.—The Foundation Com- pany, 115 Broadway, New York, publishes interesting details of the Simplex concrete pile. lowed in putting down these piles is to drive a steel cas- ing 16 in. in diameter and of % in. metal, and fill in with concrete, afterward withdrawing the pipe. One of the driving forms has a cast iron point. Another is equipped with what is known:as the alligator point. In the case of the cast iron point, the latter is embedded in firm ground and remains there. After the entire quantity of concrete required for the pile has been deposited by means of buckets through the open upper end of the form the latter is partly pulled up. The pressure of the concrete from above causes it to flow out through the open lower end of the form, filling the space occupied by the pipe and cementing itself into the surrounding ground. The alligator point is pulled up with the driving form, the jaws opening to the full diameter of the pipe and allow- ing the concrete to pass through as the point is pulled up. The Simplex system is controlled by the Simplex Con- crete Piling Company, Tacony, Philadelphia, and the Foundation Company is its representative in New York, THE IRON The method fol, AGE 1139 New Jersey and Connecticut. Concrete piles were put in by the Foundation Company at the site of the new steel foundry of Isaac G. Johnson & Co., Inc., Spuyten Duyvil, New York. Ca Oe The Baltimore Bridge Company. In enumerating the trade interests of the city, a Balti- more daily says that the Baltimore Bridge Company prob- ably takes the lead in carrying the name of Baltimore throughout this country and to various foreign countries on account of the wide field which it covers. This com- pany has furnished important bridges and buildings not only in various States in this country, but also in Cuba, Porto Rico, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama. All of the bridges of the Transcontinental Railroad now build- ing across Guatemala from the Atlantic to the Pacific were furnished by this company. It last year finished at Nipe Bay, Cuba, the construction of the largest sugar mill in the world, which was built for the Nipe Bay Com- pany, this company being controlled by the group of cap- italists who are at the head of the United Fruit Com- pany. The Baltimore Bridge Company furnished all the material for this mill, including even the molasses tanks, and sent out its own erection plant and working force. During the past year the company has been construct- ing at Locust Point, for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, the largest freight pier in this country, and has the con- tract for this building complete, including not only the steel work, but lumber, corrugated iron—in fact, every- thing in the make-up of the building. This building is nearl