The Iron Age 1918-12-12: Vol 102 Iss 24

New York. December 12. 1918 ISHED 1855 Double Car Dumper for Handling Coal ew Sewalls Point Plant Virginian Railway Co. CARIOCA ANT for transferring from cars to vessels the seaboard, that is than ordinary interest if its large capacity us new res, has iced in op- DV t h e Rail- at Sew- t. Va. & able of two 60- : at a one 110- , the larg- in use with 320.000 ently built Virginian Co. This first double separ pe Biartiae. <= egg ye per and time Ar ron conveyo! t « ’ M pable of aan KO a s two 60- centrate hute \ rotating t r ‘ I? in two r at the rate of 3600 tons of coal per hour. mines and dumped into the 2-t Wellman-Seave i ar > fll CPO a, noo ix mper With the Two Cars Inverted and Held n the radie by Eig 1436 the top of loading pockets where the coa through chutes to be alongside the pier. later discharged THE IRON i nree Dumper Hoppe is dumped, into ships The interest in this double car dumper centers chiefly in its ability cars at the a rotating cradle in being dumped. by eight auto- operated to Same time. Cars are cradle ciamps, 1jorin mati independently by coun terweights traveling in the rear of the guides at machine. These clamps are so spaced that the) engage various lengths of cars and are auto- adjustable to width of railroad matically any heig standard On account of it or cars. dump ing two cars at the same time, the clearance be tween front posts is These necessarily great. posts are 94 ft., center to center, and the clear dumping space between them is 91 ft. 8 in. Coal dumped from two cars, end to end, is distrib- uted over a considerable length, the maximum be- ing about 88 ft. This is much greater than obtainable in the hopper of a transfer car, which is in the present case is about 51 ft. That all the coal from the road cars shall be properly discharged into the transfer cars without resorting to the use of a concentrating chute, The main held In » Transfer ( overturn two ordinary frame "ar Supports place on > Passes Seen ir i road which the cars are held while the Upon the into Snes r Compartmen AGE il 120-tor Self-Propelling December | )] Transfer which would at once result in an extrem: the coal, two steel apron conveyors, each about & wide and 24 ft. long, are supported horizo1 a portal frame in front of the car dumper. space of about 36 ft. is left between the co! The approach of the car dumper is up f 11 per cent for about is incline by up this the Elevator Foreground (ver the 99 aa ft. Cars are a mechanism placed w Track approach of the d The mule pit i 140 ft. from the of incline, result total length of of about mule car runs row gage trac! the other r: lowers into a low the incon car to pass ove the car must br the mule and t} er in order mule may pus! grade. A double tr: mule exte? its pit to a poi the gravity re incoming cars er obo car per track is by the mule loaded cars u} proach and t track when ret the mule pit. gates at each « double track with the haula anism that and gates re\ once and the turns to the pit of the lower tra ing under the so “a a eae ea the bottom of the incline. the motors reverse and the mule coming the pit engages the loaded cars and pushes the incline to the dumper. nule haulage machinery is track about 75 ft. from the car dumper. A_ the drum is geared to two 275-hp. mill-rated, of d-wound motors, by two reductions of cut per ring. Motor gear and pinions have cut ‘ar g-bone teeth. plete mechan- a heavy cast- iplate with a te foundation. drum a steel in. in diameter iround a head nects with the A tail rope re- mule to the pit. ten insures a the car he side of the cradle. The on rollers and lewise with the the latter rests the side of the \s it is quite nave two ering widths dumper at the e, the platen is allowing both irately, to move The rails of sections align approach and rails when the at its initial When the nandles two cars necessary that ll be uncoupled there is great n in width. ‘. THE IRON When the pit is under the ap sti AGE Master haulage are oT the placed rts and iod the There 2() deg ii¢ lié ’ 7 7 ‘ y \ ne ’ ’ ryy ’ e tne car revolve at t l nverted tft in f aul ’ ’ r? ? ed ‘ ( é Le center iit ‘ 4 I Lee pean ’ nee 7 } ad y ron Tre du nine tne ey? dle rh osite end oO ne ] nended ! rie I erating « i} ‘ 4 ; to counterwe A tT} racdte T T t y T +} a y radu: COT ‘ ‘ recat ‘ flanges ? T r rye ‘ Tha ‘ ’ ‘ Int ree ‘ é the t Tor flange We tl e tne Cal rry neia l ID ported on three side } nlater + the ttrry cradle it tr | nd ’ Ciamyi t tne T rD The im ¢ int inter we nt heing ifficient TO pre ent the ’ ty I lling ! ‘ In addition to holding tne I these veilgnts acting in conjunction with cradle counter weights, a ist the cradle to return to its original position after the coal discharges. { <> o- 1438 THE IRON AGE December Machinery for rotating the cradle consists of The elevator has a steel frame carr four drums, equally spaced lengthwise of the for hoisting and forming a vertical gu cradle, having three reductions of cut spur gears lifting platform. The lifting platforn to two 275-hp. mill-rated, series-wound motors 0] rails for the transfer car and also erating on a direct current of 550 volts These over-head trolley wires energized at the notors operate by a magnetic switch controller hav lower limits of travel, but carrying no ng a master controller in the cal Dynan brak where. controls the lowering the cradl Back Machinery for the platform is som or has an electrically-operated dis] ral ! lar to that on the car dumper. Two setting as soon as the curre1 it of are connected to an intermediate shaft Automatic slow-dow1 and cut-outs ré gears. Each shaft motor has a rating luded They are open type, compound wound Four 1144-in. steel cable ead from the fouw direct current. drums around deflectors on the back of the cradle, A powerful solenoid-operated brak« iround the under side and are anchored to the to the armature shaft of each motor and radle frame on the dumping side. As the cradle current is cut off. This provides safety revolves, it rolls out of these cables into those of positive control. the clamps. The center of the receiving hopper Three separate rope systems operat for about 36 ft. is open at the bottom and the coa platform; drums direct to platform, « discharges directly through into the transfer car; counterweight and counterweight to the coal discharged beyond the limits of the car There are 12 ropes, 11% in. diameter, to ea falls on conveyors and is carried to the car. These and twelve 1% ,-in. ropes between platf: convevors interlock with the cradle so that when ‘ounterweights. Machiner Hou for Equipment Operating the Dumper rotation starts the conveyor motor operates ard the Connecting the frame of the elevator ls. plier is a hinged run-off girder, insuring These conveyors are operated by an 80-hp. mill- alignment of rails on platform and pie! rated, series-wound motor, connected by direct girder hinges to the pier and _ permit worm gear reductions, moving at about 100 ft. per vertical movement of the free end of min. ft. The free end of the girder normally r Coal is delivered to the plant in various sizes brackets on the elevator frame, and is | and types of road cars not possessing the quality projecting lugs on the platform as it com: of self-cleaning so essential to economical opera upper limit. This travel is controlled by tion. For this reason the car dumper is used to’ tric switch. Power is supplied to the troll 1 load it into’ in this position, and the transfer car passé special self-cleaning and self-propelling transfer the elevator, over the hinged girder, and t ars charges. The empty car returns down thi Driving motors are mill type, each of 60 hp. track in the center of the pier structur with series-parallel control, geared to 12 miles per loading track in front of the car dumper conveyors are in full action when the first coal fal mii The car dumper completes the cycle in hi \ complete Westingh ( r brake system o} erate six sets I noes on ¢ truch The car has a length of about 70 ft.. height 16 The entire capital stock, property and t. and width 12 f The body of the ear divideq the Electric Steel Co. of Indiana, Indianap aac : ae ' been purchased by J. Rogers Holcomb and into three compartments, each of 40-ton apacity ; 7 . . wa Laeskst a Farquhar, Jr., formerly connected with th: 19en or martment nas } oubnlie svstem oft 11S- . x ¢ Each compartmen 2. oer — Steel Co., who will continue the business o charge gates at pottom. A small compressor sup- pany under the same name. Mr. Holeomb plies air. for the compartments as we as for the of the Electric Steel Co. of Indiana and Mr. brakes. vice-president. * 9 12, 1918 THE IRON AGE 1439 .RBON IN CAST IRON t te re Method for the Determination of Bot Total and Graphitic BY FRANK H. KINGDON I iT ] tt n dete ‘ \ y f nd tr \ . ¢ nres re onducted thr . I i¢ { e! VY gave ¢ goes to I né r A T ess |] vit L) ( Lat Lne f I 4 me I t f tl i H ! 1 lart f a ] rt of the ! n Cor of a : { nya I Che gas $ olle t j rbent and weighing jar filled hydroxide (KOH, 1:1) and stick | , \ the P tlet end »f he f rna eC! e is inserted with a small pressur rou nr gna hole stopper so tnat tne pie :, ' er the boat positio n the furna ee ] tested for leakage by u ig it Ua « ist ror are groul 1 to pass a 60 me 3} ° Pa ‘ il carbon twice the factor weight (0.5454 ir ed in an alundum boat filled with 90-meslI yf Better results are obtained with the use of rul 7 m one to two grams of red lead ar ent, W = he alundum boat and the iron sample d pour tne red lead. It is ad sal e to rul a ‘ I i OF! on the red lead. Whe ; ‘ it is placed in the furnace which is at 1750 vit — : Fahr. and oxygen passed at about 200 = one [The combustion proper is complete in fron tated that i minutes and from 12 to 15 min. more ; l l ‘ing all the gas through the train into the paratus A raphitic carbon determination a 1 : mesh) is transferred to a 150 eakel Aipp acid (1.13) ided and gentle heat SUCRE Tas the solu ru? tis ° —_———— Close a | oe : rear tru ‘ ved + Vill r into the 7 t water ; es witl : ; a lrochloric \ , P . 0 times with Fi/ te . ; Place the pera = a drying : “ae 0 deg. C. for a oe then place : : : d ustion fur ao ” end in first, ae ooo Abundance of Ferroalloy n Great Britair letermina- $ os ; | conditi f B f r 5 ae a = tna indum__ ex- p l ble, meas ear, Says t outside = rl f f 90 m.m. = = ferro e« (sos S placed a al — 4 . I - n filter v nside I : i : il alr- , amen Vy using a bber band, as ment Unit A regul su n flask a cast ver ‘ ised I ent steel sample Vas a < 4 ‘ ; ‘ he } re} s witl Ss Street R 1 i ee % Mechanical Engineers and the Man Prob >» Stirring Discussions on the Human Equation in Industry and the Engineer’s Growing Influence—Steps Toward Democracy ROM Dec. 3 to Dec. 6 the members of the Ameri The work of providing coéperation betwee can Society of Mechanical Engineers at the annual ing societies in matters of common inter meeting in New York took part in what it was public; the conservation of fuel; the standar agreed was the most important of all its conventions. gages; the readjustment of the industri Both in point of close attention and of active partici work; society representation on the joint co pation in the discussions by the assembled membership, London on Air Craft Standardization—th: as well as of timeliness and value of the papers pre gates, Messrs. Hartness and Durand, wer: sented, the occasion was full of interest from start powered to take up with the British Engin: to finish. dards Committee the standardization of screw Simultaneous sessions conducted in several of the the helpful welcome of foreign missions, a halls were an embarrassment where a member’ coming to the United States to study our 1 found topics of special importance to him considered management; protests against the “ant in two or three places at once. All the papers were _ riders in proposed legislation which would ex freely discussed because of the happy selection of all Government work methods of studying a: subjects. In spite of the repeated emphasis laid upon and of compensation for increased efficiency; the necessity of expeditious procedure, there was an other activities were summarized as showing overlapping of time and every chair- prise of the society. man’s intentions to close on time were Mention was also made of wrecked beyond repair. of the individual members, The feature of the meeting was being on the society’s se) the spirited discussion of papers deal while two members of the ing with management and production the society are in uniform MAUL LL NAL HN MM IHU UL LULU 4 WA | K. COooLRY CH s M sien " , nt 119 He \ problems, in other words, the human problem in in and a third, as a distinct war service, is in cl dustrv. Of great interest were the speeches of Tuesday of the largest shipyards. evening, Dec. 3, in connection with the conferring of ita eat sea ae ; oa honorary mé¢ mbe} snip on Charles M. Schwab ar d Orville 'HE ENGINEER AND INDUSTRIAL RELAT! Wright Mr. Main put plainly before the members Iroc) > ié 2 . ° » . Presidential Address sity for .thoroughgoing efforts to increas« At the opening session Tuesday evening, President and urged that engineers be qualified to d Charles T Main in his annual address on “Broader impartiality the problems involved so as Opportunities for the Engineer” explained why this arbiters in the settlement of questions in' country went to war, summing up in the statement that dustrial relationships, enabling all citizens it was that our nation and others might live with work together under conditions producing th: the maximum of safety and with the greatest t of liberty. He predicted that there would be a remodel amoun amount of happiness. In closing he said: ° ° . \ t people we should readjust ing of the political, social and business conditions of gz down more nearly to the fundamenta the world so that our country will be one of greater cay damages aaah une ak ae ad unity of purpose and desire, with a more spiritual and ot tik Gams eek’ * Bikes ae aeiial less materialistic view of life and with greater unselfish ution. in the industries and in all of ours ness in the service of our country and of mankind. ve n not rob future generations of the rig fully their and that y eliminati A NOTABLE RECORD OF WAR SERVICE some things we may get a better pers} In a comprehensive survey of the work of the = * ee ae z ns = \ ™ * be society and of its members during the year, Mr. Main i MUC OR US Caren showed the many and far-reaching agencies the society Ths Naw Peeciieal has promoted as well as originated for the winning bat . of the war. More than 6000 names of engineers were President-elect Cooley was introduced supplied to the Government for filling a wide variety brief but hearty acknowledgment. of positions. This is indeed the most important single Morthner Miwyn. Cooley was bots at Casand bureau in the United States for the furnishing of on March 28, 1855. He graduated at the United S technical men. Academy in 1878 and soon after his graduatior 1440 < 2 918 _ ' . —— er 12, 191 THE IRON AGE 1441 i e M S Ss ears ha ‘ ‘ é \ j ‘We ire Vill é Na wa I id ind a t you. Charlie \\ r s ° They were with hin ha earned tl the remendous progral! \ i ul i out by her t I ins no t ima oC I . a — * 2 i \ re thar y Y ‘ ¢ } ‘ therefore had eer s M ; I spent ne yard B war the greates c I i t in? ] mre iu » the I P ind : R ‘ st \ i l : s (yf ‘ iro i é I . nais issured need . ste es - ~ OOO 000 tons We ere ) tantly a vit : . 000 tons per 1 nt} () N (0) C00} = i +} é i é ( oO! wher { S81, whe e took « ree f the Orville Wright ) i ? ‘ A ‘ er A) act Wr : rothers v t M OWS, ’ ry i iy varles M. Schwab, Honorary Member Wricht: rring honorary membership in th M. Schwab, and in introducing him, P poke in part as follows t i .6 = ‘ Vf I ind S \ Sf \ I t ‘ triking [ er d é da gZ YT) ad ¥ ¥ 1 ‘ I Hiog we ‘ i ~ é ( gl é ‘ t } r +} é ‘ ; y ' ? lent John A. Brashear supplementé remarks of the chairma y recounting : | incidents in his long acquaintance wit his visits as a lecturer on science to the Mr. Wr : t Mr. Schwab’s request and of the codpera ppreciation. but ayes ouragement he had obtained from Mr. ang reeoonizine the honor | work and that of building | bser he bore out the rey hairman’ } Mr. Schwab's Response proceedings of the r that he had already expressed to Pre ro: “ 5 Meetin : - : i¢-<¢ i < i J ii} g tha ly e An Organization Meeting 1 desire to return to the wor f reco the industries controlled by him, Mr. Schv At tl né non W ha peace treaty was more +} al iT r) greetings fror the ey ‘ a ee no of the atter had br gt gr SO Py | Ay , ‘ ition the reconstruct and rea Ci Eng \mer Machine ind men have been applied in Institute of | t il Eng peal 7 war, and must now be turned ba rganizatior The forme referred to the e. He had shouldered a bigger respor »,000 1 be n the four national enginee ector General of the Emergency Fleet ties and to tl rt that there were in the IInite than he expected. The prospect 1 ved State yme tnr ull nat numbe pres¢ is a program that after a few days’ dy tremendous fore: une everal mmunitis Mr uld gladly have relinquished responsi- Adar ulluded to the advisabilit ’ meeting 1 rit wever, he shared it and he y acknowl- a progressive v nd facing iestions fair and great help that all his associates of every squarely, realizing that the rea nterests of he given him. From end to end of the land’ cannot be separated from those of the engineer, and ” peer = 1442 THE IRON: AGE Decembe 1 that the situation was not to be met by repression or deavol American houses in South Amer “standing pat.” Both speakers had obviously ex- butch and even Germans because of the . : 1 American employees to settle down in thoss amined the program and had suggested to them the : ° ye re nz per ( —_ an scsire f mnra antinn 3 hlic affairs WY oe 4 growing desire for more action in public affai1 y It is important to bear in mind that engineers. her of the profession undertakes the super L. D. Burlingame asked as to the membership of 1c work in a foreign country, he becom: the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and sense a representative of the people of Secretary Rice replied that the total is now 9770. He must be able to understand the viewp f t from our owr The engineer i: harg More Democracy wor has often under his immediate dire I it ‘ lal 4 d t ! { lin} On the report of the Committee on Constitution and ow real interest in their By-Laws it was unanimously decided that the appoint n re of his power toward the ment of nominating committees be no longer wholly ne e raising of their sta in the hands of the president, but directly controlled membership, the sections being accorded repre Management and Production P; sentatives itter was ordered sent out to the me nhe hip bv letter ballot. Pronounced one of the Following Dr. Rowe’s address papers ‘ stant end f omttstes dacteinen the ciety on “Industrial Organization as it Aff , +} ie cal ¥ hiect tr 4 ¥ ind Workers,” C. E Knoeppel; “Standa 3 ; +} sc a ae - \dministration of Wages,” E. D. Howard . K ¢ lall; “Non-Financial Incentives,” R Committee on Aims : Organizatio1 ~ nted ‘Organizatio of the United States S|] Chair Marbu alled Lahcmmaeat- al ca Charles Piez; “Employment of Labor,” D Q * : ney ee ; neay Labor Dilutio1 iS a Nationa N , { \ Wa rol Intensive Train y ( \ : ile: ics en These papers had abundant and fra hould be « Irae They are not easily condensed for uss . . ai " ‘ ; imns as fully as pace WV permit ‘ eae) Ei ails ei oad ( John F. Grace in speaking of the ee f, th, simple pictures and graphic methods to @ =" ee \ Viessap "ne a Legal Prof ’ before the men ir pl ints asserted that the | than any textboo! Tweed had flouris} Machine-Shop Session standing the printed attacks of the new the cartoons of Nast brought about his dow: ine aiternoon was devoted to a machine-snop section : ’ eee was in comment upon Mr. Knoeppel’s pay ind Brigadier-General L. R. Kenyon of the Britis} later speaker drove home the same argument War Mission, and H. J. Bingham Powell, British In what could be accomplished if the workm spection Department, explained the work of the British inderstood. Mr. Wolf had used diagrams in th: control of a pulp digester in the paper indust on seeing the vagrant curves of their perforn on having the record tables of their operati Engineering Standards Association. Frank O. Wells, H. L. Van Keuren and L. D. Bur lingame submitted papers respectively on thread gag‘ making, their measuremet t, and on standards for larg their hands, with an understanding of the r taper shanks and sockets. The point was made that too between what thev did or did not do as affect refined spe ‘ifications are worse than useless, and that quality and output, by comparison with t the requirements of tl e j »b should not be exceeded in their associates, had energetically labored what is wanted of a thread gage, owing to the very ‘he results were remarkable. Even me! greatly increased difficulty of manufacture when the frst doubted their ability ever to “get tl vorking limits are closely approacned the method took hold with vim and succes \ joint session was under way the same afternoon <ych man had taken the charts and tables with the American Society of Refrigerating Engineers he could have the aid of his wife in wrest! n the discussion of refrigerating plant efficiency ; t figures, and at last mustered up courage ti ’ } lecture was given on Wednesday e task. He An illustrated in liustrated made more than good, becoming ning on the “Achievements of Naval Engineering in the best man on the job. War” by Lieut.-Commander William L. Cathcart : A Fair Deal C. W. Johnson recognized that al Thursday mor , Dr. L. F. Rowe, Acting Se retary cerned in the man question, and that t tat an inspiring rule of effort, seeing that ind stirring account of the “Engineer in Foreign Service. tions are so extremely complicated. hh J should be a simple keynote. His was to tr fairly. He did not mean to do this in a American Engineers Abroad Sr ] ere of way, but to make it outstanding. First sty, but b : aie the man and the job. John C. Parker considered the fundar o be self-control. The man who cannot self cannot control others He gave llustrations. C. M. Bigelow had found that some had been merely substitutes for the ret tne workman a course that in due seaso1 object . ) + «+ -* Secretary Rice read a congratulatory the president and council of the Engine of Canada, which expressed the hope ‘onclusion of the world war we may cooperate,” taking occasion to say tha Society of Mechanical Engineers is alré jointly with British engineering bodies the address by Dr. Rowe, he told of thi \nnapolis by which some renowned nava tory was briefly submitted while the | stood at attention. He suggested to |} ber 12, 1918 THE IRON AGE 1443 r that they might likewise impress upor presented y | \. Halse “Ef their relations and possibilities of service t Der ra y H. L. Gantt, and another on “The | nity. M - a i" VW Mel I \ I Kv i Appreciating the Cost of Work Wolf in his paper on “Non-Financial Inc ne as . ' ; ; sore le the point that the structure of society w vdinntinn t inless men deal with one another cor found fa nd not destructively He believed the true On TI igement was to make men conscious of their wav Artillez t and know what tney are doing H nad United St ake far greater interest in their work whet what it cost. His company has ¢ en mer! \ Power Session of the cost of the various iten entering ly r job down to the expense of ishe rd had cut the cost of re pa rs ) that a pair of $9 clamps had bes nars¢ 7 n job, said at ones (it I ! much.” Superintendents and 4 I k of me liffe) ery ar t he is o } I no V’00 } ) é t WwW } é ‘ nee il imina ? ; piul ) } ne ¢ e j P i i engineer, the en ployer \ lution to the labor probl N \ ) a ry? re ) S i y in | I nature \ I VA “ ' yy ney are $ n¢ ours¢ nagers and I The Rewards Parker described the re rd as 1 f Baird Ma ne ( , ly the dollar oY Certa I privates nd ficers at $30 a } | W ’ | 1 something else in mind than the mor \ e their lives Both for the mar | \ man who is led there is tne ! vVard ane l } mpetition had been mentioned f vas the best kind of competitio Re ! e is to do something that will be cred 5 ; the thing that ipphes to ¢ | een lack of faith in the possible l i lem If eryone should em} the world would soon be over-populaté I vho thinks that way cannot do just t B e! n. What we want is an over-populat i It is better to push a mar ip to make I ‘ I () urself than to push him dowr fl t vor ‘ | ‘ . Output Limitations to Go. breth felt assured that labor is coming ent attitude. What is the man to I ( vyhen he comes yaar hor I . s a woman holding down } W that work as well or better é ng is a removal of all rest ‘reat Britain already knows a! r mode! e knows—that the I rd ide is in the removal of all restr He felt that under old ec I from the workman’s p t tion around witl mits There S espe i the practice ¢ ‘ iny shop committees of n plant tual oope!l I roductior ind the vor ' , y Smith observed that tl é t i r s dving The eaders of ind perhaps P naps 1 3S r é é I e The mé olish of . the tin stud and tl top orward Mother’s 1 s wer PY ww sTecd tT {)} ‘) y ] ed oO Y r ind r t nd that mother shou na n t ibove ais ISS I I tne eng ce t va n progress, anotner s¢ on Wa ; a sa i » ‘ f nt a Lat A} I ‘ War Work in Steel and Machinery Review of the Creditable Part Taken by the Pig Iron, Steel and Machine Tool WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—The annual report of the Council of National Defense contains an interesting de- tail of the work done by the Steel Division, as reported by J. Leonard Replogle, Director of Steel Supply. “All requisitions for steel for war purposes,” the report, “have been distributed to the various manu facturers through this office in accordance with their ability to produce, thereby effecting an equitable dis tribution and placing the orders with the mills best suited to deliver within the required. All steel producing companies are required to furnish a weekly report of orders received, shipments and unfilled ton nage to Army, Navy, Emergency Fleet, other United States Government agencies, domestic non-Government agencies and to each of the Allies. By these reports it is possibl condition at each mill on each product for the various Governmental departments and the Allies, and in the distribution of the condition of Says time e to see the exact new orders the mills as shown by these reports is the basis for allocations Steel Readjustments of Output ““‘When the office of the Director of Steel Supply was created only a very small amount of the steel being pro- duced was used for war purposes, and it was confronted with a great task of converting the manufacturers over to producing steel for including im- mense tonnages of shell steel, ship plates, structural steel, rails, etc. As it soon became apparent that cer- tain products of iron and steel were produced in excess of that required for war purposes, while of others there was a great shortage, new facilities had to be created for shell steel, plates, and the raw steel supply needed to operate the new facilities created for these products taken away from finished steel commodities not required for war purposes. All of this was naturally very grad- ual. The office was confronted by many obstacles, prin cipally including the matters of transportation and sup- ply of coal and coke during last fall which time the production of steel was not more than 50 to 60 per cent of capacity. “In view of the limited output, it became very neces sary that such steel as was produced by each of the manufacturers be placed with the war necessities, and winter, at averaging Governmental de partments or Ailies where it would do the most good in the prosecution of the war. This received very close attention, and each mill was constantly advised as to what products to make and the sequence of ship ments governed by priority ratings as issued by the Priorities Division of the War Industries Board Large Requirements Met “Not only did the Steel Division have to supply di increased manufac- supplies. rect war needs, but it was confronted wit} building facilities in the ture of munitions and other The Railroad Administration, further, large number of cars and demands of transportation. In addition t about concerted action and concentration on products, the United States for the Governmental! required a very locomotives to meet the in creased bringing certain office of the Director of Steel Supply, in conjunction with other divisions of the War Industries Board and the Council of National Defense, restricted the use of steel in certain industries, and the steel thus saved by these restrictions of operations in industries less essential was diverted to Governmental needs. The most prominent example would be in plates, which were needed for shipbuilding purposes. The Emergency Fleet Corporation, as well as the Allies, had arranged a very extensive program in shipbuilding, and at the time plate production had never exceeded 4,000,000 tons per year. It soon became apparent that Divisions to meet the shipbuilding program, as well a and locomotive requirements, at least 6,000,0 plates would be required per year. Through mentioned above the production of plates h creased to this rate. This example is only of many other similar cases of shell steel, ra Coal and Coke Supply “The Steel Division, through the Pig I) ment, has been in daily touch with the Fuel tration, and by concerted action has been su arranging satisfactory supplies of coal and « were limiting factors during the fall of 191 winter months of 1918. After the problem portation and coke was solved, it was then res a matter of distribution, directing the effo mills to first take care of the urgent war This has been accomplished successfully, as has been determined, no department of th ment has suffered for steel, nor have the Allies important war program. The manufacture and steel have given their best co-operation to t at all times, and nothing but praise canbe s| the committee of iron and steel manufacturers great efforts they have made in meeting the ‘ ment demands. They have always operated i: ance with instructions, and have set aside all business interests to meet the Government den Price Reductions “About the time the office of Steel Directo ated it became evident that prices must be cont: the scarcity of iron and steel was so acute that any price would be paid to secure tonnage fore, through the War Industries Board, wit!) proval of the President, prices were regulated { to time, and were fixed on a basis that was fai! manufacturer and the Government. In many the reduction in prices amounted to 75 per example, plates were selling from 8 to 14 pound, and the Government price was fixed at per pound. This price fixing resulted in a sa\ public, the Government and the Allies unquest hundreds of millions of dollars, based on p1 fect prior to the creation of the office of D Steel Supply.” Lining Up Machine Tools Another interesting section of the report the operations of the Machine Tool Section: “In the fall of 1917 this section, in order t idea of machine tool production of the quested manufacturers for shop schedules, gi' output in detail per month and indicating so sold proportions of the output. These figure plied for five months, from October to Feb sive, and when tabulated under types and cated what machines were probably being in sufficient quantity, over-produced and duced. This condition, of course, changed attempt has been made to keep a running i! machine tool production. “As a result of this inventory it was po: vise the War Trade Board as to modificat conservation list, which had included ma This permitted the export of such tools as v to be over-produced, the maintaining of wh this country, of course, imposed a hardship 07 ufacturer, The utilization of machine to: shipment at seaports, some of which were and some for enemy countries, was also ma‘ by obtaining lists from various factories s! 1444 ber 12, 1918 THE IRON AGE 1445 ae Se y iy ee | he. - r \I 4 & Pittst ade in the last five months t yuntri t hich they I England, France, Italy and Japar On th ntract n , [ ecified the selling and forward ng agent pI f al cle t ' ipu i.rehouses where the machine tools were stor Government é G I \ - 1 ‘ | ty trmy ‘ 4 | ‘ } rave the Government a source « immed f subconti f , cn i many tools urgently needed both here and prices mate. } es, and steps were taken to rendez harged. By ! n tl vailable for this purpose. The selling ager the War Dey achines, as a rule, had contracts permittins n ndeering power of the W epartment i niv T those neutl i] oT ene \ T fF ¢ Ore-Carrying Fleet Makes Record Buffalo Ship Builder Launches First of Twenty RGH, PA., Dec. 10.—The ore-carrying fleet Snyder & Co., Pittsburgh, consisting of five The Ferguso tee] & Ir ( Buff De ce all records during the season just closed aunched the fi { int of iron ore transported from the Lake ¢ontract fron R region In a little less than seven mont tion for er e on the ns of ore were brought down the Lakes i The bare tre uniforn which 790.473 tons of coal and 66,652 tons vide, witli af ift of ivalent to 2,063,000 bushels, were n tor und } rT) ‘ I has been brought to the attent f irges ha ;' Hurley of the United States Shipping B Co. engineers hi gly advocating loading and unloa bars re cean-goil g vessels similar to tl re es ports. Mr. Hurley stated some mont! tracts { .-woine { es. rapid loading and unloading facilities w the ‘ le throughout the world for the Ame1 Ave irine, it could successfully compete wit hee! er nations despite the high costs wi pany ked to the disadvantage of America Buffalo River. TI! t a — — mn er iberg Mfg. Co., Milwaukee, is engaged tion of one of the largest mining hoist The Jones & La ’ for installation in the mines of the Quinc; filed plans for the ] y . in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The on Longworth Street, t t 0. The structure esigned for a depth of 10,000 ft The present will consist of a five rk I tory st is operating at 6000 ft. rusher building and four-stor e-scree! y plant Business Men Attack Many Proble us Five Thousand Attend Conference at Atlantic ( Will Send Delegation to Offer Assistance to Peace Delegates at Versailles—President Farrell Strongly Opposes Boycott of Ger- man Goods—John D. Rockefeller, Jr.’s, Industrial Creed Is Indorsed—Price Maintenance Policy Discussed by Steel Group SINESS en to ti numbe Ol { VUU 1} which declared in favor of discontinui \ ( part price-fixing policy of the Government structior Tere! i tne 65 to Sl, the majority being composed of Commerce of the United State \ vast who have stocks of iron and steel p F resolut vere presented at eting f and would suffer if prices were redu groups, t a esolut went t The Associated Business Papers, hh ( ( representing the trade, technical and indu ay represent y as \merica, made a decided hit in publishir 1 ‘ throughout the ( vel Ol lied he sot e ¢ ! ! our-page é oht umn newspap { groups meeting on Wed lay, whicl tur! ounts of the proceedings of ths et r conclusions to 10 mai rroups. whost many important subjects relating etings were held on Thursday. \lthoug! e of tions. The conference adopted a reso e sm: yn t 1 not meet and there w more its appreciation of “this splendid serv ess confusion. the plan was carried out t larg which inspired it.” At ( held in the large audi Among those upon whom a very larg: to on th} pier. when there wer ymmittee work of arranging for and carrying out t _ were delivé l ar mportant su devolved were Jesse H. Neal, secretary Ass ect liscusse yon prominent in the fficial and ness Papers, Inc., and W. H. Manss, dit b ss life « abor situat which War Service Committee of the Chamber vas de t ne of the utmost importance of the United States. received a large share of attention, and it was note H. A. Wheeler, president of the Chamb« worthy that the attitude of the employers was cor at the general sessions and at the meeting W ito? ere WV 1 very strong sentiment morning delivered an eloquent address. H f ! I ntat ernme! as was that the foundation stone of political and « lopt é » ago by the Col do Fuel & Iror onstruction would be laid in the peacs ‘ent y a numb te ympanie While n business, he said, may not be regarded t t the sentiment was strongly opposed idvisors in matters of diplomacy and Government trol of industries, major group No. : affecting political reconstruction, but tl ’ esentatives of t ron, steel, machi tatesman may not be a wholly compet ! ! ed industri ted dow? resolutio1 matters of economic reconstructior ) ° ; : 3 ‘cesolutions Adopted by the Conference The report of the Clearance Committe: n Resolu affairs; second, a generous policy should tions which was a iopt »<] DY the co! ference F1 day foreign trade toward the Allies, especial! eliminated many of the resolutions which had been pre period of readjustment and reconstruction; sented and confined itself to a few subjects which were ernment ownership would stifle the econo: considered more important The part of the report the country; but fourth, constructive Gover aroused the greatest enthusiasm authorized the pervision of industry by friendly bodi president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United proper and helpful. States, after consultation with representatives of other Other recommendations adopted by appoint a commn n of Ameri the form of resolutions reported by the ¢ usines en to go to Europe without ‘lay for mittee were as follows: fo \ ng 1! Se k¢ i { “a In addition to taking this action, the general sessio! : y £ cal approved numerous affirmations covering r general as ’ | } + ] . ; , y 4 . propositions: First, labor and capital are partners, no t legislation pre P | enemies, and both should be represented in industrial De mber 12, 1918 THE IRON AGE I M. Schwab spoke with great earnestness na est € S$ add ~ ting enera ‘ Ame Vedr lay a He pr the | ; St s for ne } var, esp . Re I ire tne ercn wnat Was! H L I S} 1? re I \ We \ ire pe ile he G T S } } 1e ~ the Vv Driv r' \ a ) al rue wa 1 f YT I ‘ each t r nte we An i? f ind os au iny p ate to erican business the real development of any) oe é " ana Mr. Rockefeller’s Industrial Creed = i y capital, 1 age r subm l lu i I 1448 much to advance social well-being as material well- being, and that in the pursuit of that purpose the in- terests of the community should be carefully considered, the well-being of the employees as respects living and working conditions should be fully guarded, manage- ment should be adequate- ly recognized and capital should be justly compen- sated, and that failure in any of these particulars THE IRON Profound Belief in Human Life AGE December forms of representation should be carefy!| and availed of in so far as they may be fou merit and are adaptable to the peculiar co; the various industries. 8. I believe that the most effective structy resentation is is built from t} up, which inclu ployees, and, sta the election of r means loss to all four. BY JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, JR. tives in each 4. I believe that every plant, the for man is entitled to an op- In the days when kings and queens reigned joint works c¢ 0r ] arn a living . . «es . joi istrict c I rtunity to earn a living, over their subjects the gratification of the de- joint dist et | to fair wages, to reason- 5 : ee . annual joint A ae a aa otal sires of those in high places was regarded as of all the partie proper working’ condi- of supreme moment, but in these days the est in a single tions; to a decent home, to the opportunity to play, : of the group car to learn, to worship and selfish pursuit of personal ends at the expense and will no longer be toler- corporation, car tended to includ in the same ind . ated. Men are rapidly coming to see that . soa to love, as well as to toil, : a P ; industries in a c and that the responsibil- human life is of infinitely greater value than in a nation. a ity rests as heavily upon material wealth, that the health, happiness various nations . toe of — ° ° “er ‘ seve +} industry as upon govern- and well-being of the individual, however 9. I believe tl ment or society, to see that plication of rig oy s humble, is not to be these conditions and op- portunities prevail. 5. I believe that indus- try, efficiency and initia- tive, wherever found, should be encouraged and adequately rewarded, and that indolence, indifference and restriction of produc- tion should be discounte- nanced. 6. I believe provision of adequate means of uncovering grievances and promptly adjusting them is of funda- mental importance to the successful conduct of industry. 7, I believe that the most potent measure in bringing about industrial harmony and prosperity is adequate representation of the parties in interest; that existing powerful. that the nizing ficiency and people. Never has that the = sacrificed aggrandizement of the more fortunate or more Modern thought is placing less em- phasis on material considerations. basis of national whether industrial or social, is the health, ef- spiritual there found belief in human life than to-day. to the selfish ? ples never fails right relations; letter killeth spirit maketh forms are whol! ary while att spirit are all and that only a ties in industry mated by the spi play, justice to brotherhood, wi! plans which they tually work out su It is recog- progress, development of the been a more pro- 10. I believe that that man renders the great cial service who helps to afford to the largest of men the greatest opportunity for self-deve and the enjoyment by every man of those benefits his own work adds to the wealth of civilization William B. Dickson on Post-War Problems Related groups 8 and 9 on steel and iron production met jointly at the Hotel Traymore, Wednesday evening, with the chairman of group 9, Thomas Earle, Bethlehem 3ridge Co., Bethlehem, Pa., presiding. A. L. Johnson, vice-president and general manager Corrugated Bar Co., Buffalo, made an extended address, in which he took a rather gloomy view of the prospect of America being able to compete with the European countries. He referred particularly to the extremely low wages which had prevailed in Belgium before the war and predicted that after Belgium had rebuilt its steel plants and finishing mills with the latest improved machinery made in the United States it would be a dangerous competitor. He advocated the establishment in foreign countries of branch plants of American companies. He urged the continuation of the price maintenance policy of the Government for at least six months after Jan. 1. Howard Fitch, president Kansas City Structural Steel Co., Kansas City, Mo., urged the importance of business men doing everything in their power to give returning soldiers at least as good a chance to earn a livelihood as they had before the war. He vigorously condemned the principles of the American Federation of Labor and expressed the opinion that, as a result of the war, employers had come to have a better under- standing of labor problems than they had in years. William B. Dickson, vice-president Midvale Steel & Ordnance Co., New York, upon being introduced, made a few preliminary remarks, saying that he thoroughly had enjoyed the addresses of the gentlemen who pre- ceded him and was glad to follow them, especially as he did not agree with them entirely. As to the com- petition of Belgium, Mr. Dickson remarked: “I was earlier vice-president of the United States Steel ( for 10 years, and despite very strong compet Belgium and other countries, we managed from 10 to 15 per cent of our product.” Continuing Mr. Dickson said: Mr. Dickson Gives Reasons for Optimisn “Now that the war in defense of. civili: been gloriously won, and it has been demon the face of German autocracy and bestiality t! is a supreme moral force in the universe, the uppermost in the minds of most business men, thoughts instinctively turn again to normal living, is whether we are about to ente ‘rood times’ or ‘bad times.’ “It has been demonstrated over and in our history that the principal differe good times and bad times is in the mental the American people. As Shakespeare ha put it, ‘There is nothing either good or bad, b makes it so.’ “Take as an illustration some of the start ations which we see in the market values of ties of our large corporations, in which it is mon to see a variation of five points betwee o’clock, representing an increase or decré value of the company amounting to many dollars. No thinking man, of course, sup] there is any real change in values back of t! ties at all commensurate with the apparent c! “T would like to say at the outset that as business with which I am connected is conc¢ an optimist with a great big O. At this crit we need to have the faet emphasized that n« ; ' ber 12, 1918 THE IRON AGE 1449 our country have basic conditions be¢ hat sum, gh , vi any they are to-day. neaker shou he pre been estimated by eminent banking authority nte igent me! rh wever, t 14, at the beginning of the war in defense o indan ‘ 1, this country was debtor to Europe to th: vy wage « out $5,000,000,000; while at the conclusior " OP nene al Europe is a debtor to us to the extent of of wage If 10,000. Our crops are abundant, and the uid must be t f our people, especially of the great agricu ynsumers, W were never So great, nor ] purchasing revardie ft ti f ge a factor in the industrial life of the natior ganizatio1 inde these physical resources we have ( el Federal Reserve banking systen , OV WI I ittempt n tne } nancial strength of our gre at natioy an be tnis wa f tur ] t tT an extent that was neve before } ‘ i I n history The unfailing energy of t k the At people, under such conditions, wil y “Wage earnet ) war to peaceful pursuits, and with such « find that high wage 1 if serious shock as will astonish tl wor to the ear, are 1 be folly, however, to ignore the fact that vork into ibilities of serious complicatior rhe ul should re y es which, in my opinion, are danger re paying may ! h pre this critical period of readjustment wl is le , tl ( v entering: vi thes r Employer Who Sees Red ae eee i ‘ ‘ } The reactionary employer, who sees red at nirit eju ention of anything pertaining to the right hearted | ‘With 1 et t har ng man, and who should adopt as his trad ty for all.’ trich in its proverbial attitude. “In Re it fort icceeded I am not able to follow Mr Gompers in a I aying the lat . ! isions, I do agree with him most emphat the fact that the ide hich the Amer R statement that in our free America the d public was fou : cratic employer has passed, never, I hops f almost nturv and a } that ther \s Mr. Gompers recently stated, the Bo these founda | to be found in the ranks of labor ‘In rec f man, or a number of men, for their ov peopl a great industrial unit, they assume a lustrial der pat oward the human elements in that unit, and tl entiment h |] é t url em to society in general. which ( iy ! suspended ar na I l subseribe th. } ay : ee Chairman Baruch’s Tribute to Business nary sense of Men npletely nat ery mal y I sav with tl rreate earnestt ose and co! he various departn of the G ! : ict with land ire not alons ne it ' r I natural re ive suggest tron d_ be in i I feel that it no { f elf-sustaining ilso the dutv of business. to indicate to G a man has ernment its needs and their prope it natural condi At the close of the activit of tl W er voluntarily Industries Board it but simple justice to « \ r kingn and has pe press our appre tion and gratit ‘ ' I ervant of an loyal support given u y the indust or other men, the nation. As chairman of the Board, I off if | , I p a natural on behalf of n at ] | nis employ tribute of thanks for tl pat ! : equivalen tion shown by the entir mm«¢ The fact that America Its mer } ployer no1 ot profit the ru as been cor e and willing t t exchange, exalt public int to t th may have make ne rifice y purely selfish een due whateve é not alter the to atta I yu which, ir America al i I tional aggre wcknowledgm« ites the great problen of mes, the el : va is found at the base of all socia! ul { nece I nspire the W Te th conhidence é . tr é vr ¢ £ t r r Demagogic Labor Leader status of ' the adoption of a ten her menace is the demagogic labor leader, ective bargaining | ene ‘ , own selfish purposes, plays upon the ig! future the workmen mu t be = nrougi idice and credulity of his fellows, and at- som stem of promt ring . ne! uid MK gnore economic laws. adopted which wo & ‘ "a : sad a ss fact that, after all, the real measure of wagé ; each company would have to ada] he eral idea to sum received, but the purchasing power of its peculiar conditions ' 1450 THE “Probably the largest question with wh he American people will have to dea in the immediate ture how to secure the e-entrance nto peacetul I Ss s of the S 11e! now amp a oO! clive sé ‘ broad comp 3 tas t} min nut narasnip e earn ni Vagre l . ‘ he st ea patr 1 unse | {Fy rned say t I m ? a pess 7 I SUD 1¢ ¢ é ibject, as I ee ee ! OW Vlil AMET! nfidence in the ab 0 i peo t t ad ust tne T j ‘ i S¢ es VW] n reaso Di¢ W prom ess to T i rr Tio } | nus D ugnta it \ . ecessIty I tne ¢ r } ray of th f lt 1 r I nese gl £ n U mn 1? ? ef] niu t . peacetul pu l ; f , \t the same time I canno : f o ‘ y rg that as late as Fé - 1 c mao } y wary 1915 tnous as ¢ Licd Ad leserving nard W "K] S ess ¢ \ li nen ind womel! 1? New Trou tha ? Ug \ l York were, due t ( : Spear oO > emp ment reau + } + y ) y t suct I s that they l = ] + + ] + . + i ¢ ex1s only nroueg na ne } ? + ¥ ne cna y O Une ul eVvO h reg ] ++} “++ } j pa Itnorities and na t ~ i | n t y recall the distressing co S yh *h ippD 1 ‘ I l the papers at tha ! preva If T é ong rows me . | . nd vyomel star ne . ¥ ‘ cy ¥ teprual nig t rece ‘ ¥ i ‘ ip t 11 re oO I i Oo! +f y y t eT f | Ways of Employment i . , ¥ 1 The T ' ‘ i 7