The Iron Age 1919-02-13: Vol 103 Iss 7

New York, February 13, 1919 Foundry and Shops of Striking Desi Result of a Studious Effort to Attain th Ideal in Michigan Plant—Unique Storag: Building Contains Bins for All Materials Used BY CHARLES LUNDBERG —— olidated Press Co., Hastings, Mich., H. B. Shern has completed a machine shop and foundry an institution as good to look which for effective design, facilities for place in wh ndling material, sanitation, lighting, and comfort chine shop built the employees stands among the foremost of the same car president about three ears any splendid plants built in recent years. Not the foundrs ly was thought and money expended on what is mmonly accounted the more practical side, but the ly impressed wit] hitects and engineers, under the direction of terior consisting ge Building. Looking Down on the Bins. There are three ways of r nen floor, by crane and magnet, crane and tr 417 ch to work. The foundry re and high regard for ide was started last summer As one approaches the building, he of white enamel bri afl als itn 1tS unusual appearant RK, Oy) wit] Work ed tne +h ) IRON AGE Februa) aia Hi Ga! Baw. . haan Ge abyss 8 sam i’ I | THE IRON AGE n - * po SS “ semi. 2’ A> -. eo o- (tee, fe) ee — UZ oD LOE KZ c— a as THE IRON AGE Februar fame) Ye Ue + TT we me; Tmt The Charging Floor Overlooks the Foundry by a 6000-lb. traction elevator, and is equi; S-beam scale The cupola has two dor framing is designed to permit of the ins other cupola and a charging n solidated Press Co., work was The views of the raw material stora; ing show two large bins or pockets for each 14 ft. high, 15 ft. wide and 27 Every department of the new foundry is und length. Two smaller bins of concrete ar roof, including the storage space for pig iron, ganese and machinery steel scrap used i1 ‘oke, sand, coal, flasks and all else that i mixtures. The smaller concrete bins Heavy snowfalls, characteristi f Michigan, imately 10 ft. square and 14 ft. high. | not impede or halt operations, for not only are all of the reinforced concrete walls of each of t materials under cover but there is ample capacity a is laid a steel channel with the flanges doy ] insurance against a siege of bad weather or delayed protect them from injury. a irrivals of rail shipments. A year ago when several For the storage of pig iron there ar feet of snow covered the state, a month elapsed be teel and wood construction, each capable fore some of the foundries had dug themselves out ye carload. They are constructed of stee or received materials which had been held up held together by straps so that sides of hi lransportation of finished castings, needless to say, ing may be inserted. The upright steel post was similarly blocked, and in the shops of the Con orners rest in sockets embedded in concrete ing it po knock dow: more bins as Under thx track are e crete bins f sands, and limestone, ete., all height. Th sand bins art ft., and the 30 x 50 ft. All filled directl) hopper cars iron and scraj are filled by the heavier pi scrap being by crane. It intended t for the bins, their tops flus! the floor, result of thought the excavat ing was not done, 2 the railroad t the Machine Shop Looking Toward the End from Which Completed Presses are tering the ire tracks for incoming nd itzgoing material In addition to the 0-ton travel ranes was’ elevated ing ine there re vera tor 1919 THE IRON AGE Adjoins the loading of small industrial cars either crane or magnet should will be explained. ind the bins are traversed by in vith turntables at each corner. The at the floor level and in the case -_—-z ns, through doors in the bottom ( ‘ T t enables material to be taken to the a r in three ways, as follows: Pig iron placed on the charging floor plat the crane can pick up a loaded lift it to the charging-floor plat- be loaded, run a few feet to an raised to the charging floor. The tform will support 2000 lb. per n withstand the shock resulting terial is dropped upon it. The ca- roving tit) ded scrap orage space one andard h ex- oun- 2 ae had Prig eves cale i lild- 1S L0-ton Over k en- P rolling i build- ; s of , truc- t iS\ ‘ fu- h ex- the aetineynamenge: _— _ a 2 eee distance structure, plant on the tracks shown t building A point to the plant the maximum elimination of han sought, a prime reason for thi opinion of tl management, serv- The Intermediate Bay in Which Sn the method of making a running Vas short benches ea } 129 a . 422 HE be nigt or some time tf ce incidel i nit ; . ee ‘ Decal sf | ‘ . ‘ miat | Waves are not opjecreda . ] proau ‘ ‘ commensurate witn iabor costs. 17 Che ll y Uuliding propel s() 1 fhe cleaning de rtment. wt t = il t roo al ImMbDIINg rrel el ed Tr ‘ ry <¢ Y ‘ ’ sible ¢ ‘ é y ist rie 1 ! T epal t cn rve¢ ) } ¢ Cd | ere } ‘ I t ne Nn loy ’ re ( é I re nade \ I . rit now! Ve ‘ takel l \ r { tl na bea r e} ! ( t-1rol t < y | é | i? T I i ; 4 S10 ecure ! T r tl TY \ ? writ} ! ‘ y Wi qT ~ ) ‘ ’ ¢ “St ¢ n? ie ‘ \ ! rey else vnere ! I it é nner y | ? é ( i eT Tne ( Ad ( el S179" white t riy t é Ee I) tne Nd) 1) O00) 1 nine I I > ) ret | j e | l } Ihe ’ ) ne 10 Bi 25-ton W { ( ) drawel f ( ! ! ! : Tine joo? + y rié | € li tne | Tr dy rs \ Té¢ Dn } ) ) | | ed e¢ ! } t} ‘ ‘ ’ l l I ly ! } ( I Bel endel } } y Ne f < ( ne nad ¢ } ott mer na ) e) | () t} } at ? S oO eY nr< é ome! i ' Q)y 1 me nine 1 ¢ tT? Tne ? ] ? in } comp! O}! pDiowel na itner equ f At present ne é ! dor Vit! 54 i Whiting cunt: he teel wor thé hay | moor was ¢ ed to ne! the ’ nat latioy + ‘ | ? + | , } x ; ) na ( ( ] | i” ( ‘ < f { + ne e¢ I I on Or i stallation « ro , hine A chain block and +} ] { zz y n ] >< SU i é t e] ( erated ( f T } ire ised ) ] raise the drop doo I ldition to the mal p ’ port for tnese at l Tl } re two otners w th rey } ' | adiustment to abs tr vnip wnen ne portion } f +} . i Lh, ‘ ‘ In ¢ ; £ tha i OT tne Cnaryee make lel! npar i iront oO ne ' : * | cupo pout D ned with concrete so tnat ] met: na é direct pped into large adie ' Ordinarily this pit filled with sand and br dged | l . . ] . etal e6 ] } ; OV a removable section of the ndustrial track whicl runs around the foundry floor ’ Ihe containing both the only struc of this being pattern building, she p ana storage, altogether 80 x 160 ft.. is the lovi ture which is not fireproof that no building is fireproof when it is filled with in flammable material. The pattern racks, for also is a mezzanine floor, are made movable The floor hoards ot whicl there on cast-iron arms clamped to steel uprights. ] building has a sprinkler system, the IRON AGE Febr le mezzanine being equally space: vater to reach the ground floor. lhe sash used in this daylight type, suspended from the t The roof is of the Pond shop is roofed with Federa ther buildings with gypsum tile, with Barrett roofing. Artificial lighting is supplied ps placed near the roof and so yn The lighting was figured ‘andlepower on a 30-in. plan andlepower according to the I yuted to insure an even (he machine shop is entered tracks, and by another which travers d brings castings from the : le end the building where wor erlal moves in a straight line, exc ¢ eral motion necessar\ tor ¢ rK, to tl p te end tne sn , ¢ re | aced oO}! cars n ; ke the car floors flush wit] . 1 ne ! e shop, 150 sO0 ‘ n every \ l I { \ il ire iln ( } ) ete and the 1 , erent heig] } ‘ ne rh aol d 60 ft ith Lt ; ! f --ton elect t plane! oring ! | rye pre t are alme ( [ ection of the shop. \ f aes gnated \ : ! I line are renews i the } that aisles must i The or ntermeda f . nd } 5-to? Snaw e1 é Herei? I plane} ! rindi machine pre f f eatel vertical bol department and the sl! oted to the production mediut ed presses \ OT presses made by me ect! motor. For small parts yuund feasible to have four vises att parat f small bencl The presses f ! ro 150 to 300,000 Ib. in he third bay, 40 ft. in width, the milling machines, benches, tor heca of the nature of its work, requ building, a separate str ed in white he office enamel brick, is connect a double dex k ent losed the upper level of which gives access nine shop } \ from the executive offices, while the ry the + shop force in to and going nd locker building room, in the basement The company, originally incorporat he Consolidated Press & Tool Co., unt actured power presses, dies and tin-cal ut in the latter year it was decided t on power presses, the company maint: ever, a service and engineering depart purchasers of its machines. It designs not make them. H. B. Sherman is president; L. W. H urer and manager; Joseph McKnight president and works manager; A. H. Warn second vice-president; Gordon E, Townsen¢, vice-president, and Charles R. Sylvester, secre’ t t ‘ D t 0 it 4 1 t Sweetest Vase mens sident Farrell Issues Call to Action \ll Americans Interested in Overseas Commer: Invited to Attend with Nat Convention at ( ‘ sue ne rad ( { ) T} A ‘ \me1 Ft r f ti K tne l “ S at I ' United State ' r stime p Tentative Program of b ( rou ( *I i pecially all chambers of co trade associations and oth trial organizations, a well ire hereby cordially nvited is consideration of the most press problems which ave »f hee! have vé ‘ f the convention will be devoted f papers by men who are directing f the Nation. The greater part » more intimate discussion of specific sessions, under qualified experts, ferences with experienced repre- 1 with thei : lonal Foreign Lrad ) An) 2 | +? , , 7 ; : : ry f ‘ 1 : : 7 : ; e! l - K | | ‘ \ : ' ; . — . ' Foreign Trade Convention ' . . : : ; r} I ' ( ‘ ? go experie ' t ? Se] é eT y | tne £ " ] per h is f | idd n. th iT tT State ‘ ’ gy to ‘ Consular Service vi \ ist | retu Furor I atts \ ¢ nd the | r Eas part nt f Com merce S aa ] ey ‘ Q from the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic ¢ merce. The Sh pping Board wW be represented The Pan-American Union w be present to give information on Latin American relations. ire thoroughly familiar 424 THE WHY FRANCE WITHDREW Was Determined Not to Give Chance to Say She Was the Aggressor \ cablegram t the New York Tribune fro Pari isks these questions: ‘“‘Why weren’t the enormous st¢ and iron wo} of the Briey district bombarded by the French the earlis lays of the war? WI lid the French t oop retire erately les thar Ver efore war was declared es witl frontier? fF answe!l eS¢é r ev! The debate now } ed he Ch y f lepu ties 1 throwl mucl | ] I Ve pro ng tne respor (,er! I e W “In va is speech \ | Re \ t ‘ é ' i Y { ’ eY iu? earher n ! \ Ip! ted tne rgument that Bh | ecause th French at fir were 1 | he é nd er ines , } Ww ¢ ¢ | ( ere (if N € I I S ] t Bris 1 t rts Mat Joffre 1 j Chan f t h Br ‘ I n Le! tort! Me tnere f t i 1s f tne rr I ive pce re ile I ; ; ‘y | Bric ‘ Gert W ef é ¢ ill oO! re Luxembourg, Ge1 Lorra ind Swed Balked German Trick Gent Me m1) ‘ 1 War Mir t the itbrea the wv il ! e in tl WV the n for what | { é regarded a the thdraw ( he | nen ? S ehind the fi € € 1 Oo Ju ] ! e Fy en ww l] I ( 1¢ ire ely ne T t (,e! ? i og ¢ Y but w end ri to n I) é ppear as tl ro re r. ‘ S ( ‘ ved eleo) | n 1870 lhe vanderi! ne of our pati ! { ! ¢ t nt I we d nave @ive ne tT é oy} | roler Avi ia ] ng — t I ] la i ¢ WW th A ter l eters bel e fro! At tha n he inte vention of | nd or r side was anything but c¢ tain, and tl rality of Italy, which was | nd it defensive lliance with Austria and Germar pended upo! who was the aggressor. “A few hours after our troops withdrew Eng assured us she would help us, as Austria and Germany Trumbull Steel Co.’s Annual Meeting YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, Feb. 10.—At the annual meet ng of the Trumbull Steel Co., Feb. 4, the following di ors were re-elected: Jonathan Warner, W. H. B Ward, Philip Wick, John T. Harrington, and A. N Flora Officers were elected as follows: President, Jonathan Warner; vice-presidents, W. H. B. Ward, Philip Wick and A. N. Flora; secretary, William M McF ate, and treasurer, Lloyd Booth. Mr. Ward is e-president in charge of operations while Mr. Flora is vice-president in charge of sales Shipment of 220,519 tons of finished material is i 1 an increase of 60,519 tons over the year before, whilk gross sales of $27,000,000 compare with $26,240,000 in 1917. The company’s present payroll, with a working force of 5000 men, is $900,000 a month Mr. Warner stated the business now being booked is surprisingly large in view of general conditions. H« IRON AGE February 12 declared volume of business would not r¢ until the buying public is convinced prick bedrock. He states the company enters with a substantial supply of pig tin pw sonable prices. Last year the compa $1,368,087 in dividends to stockholders per cent on preferred and 15% on ¢ parison with $2,500,000 paid in taxes ges, On the basis of the statement, rr about $200 a share. He pointed ill had operated under extreme diffi ist ind cited the fact that a turbine and r the new steel works were requ } Government for a battleship, thus del With acquisition of ore reserves of » 000,000 tons in the Lake Sup rior reg now practically self-contained in ray ) the rporation purchased a lar Pennsylvania coal] property of 700 acri rements will be suppli j 5 stant creased production I re neasul to operation of its r Tr} mpany $s nov operat e¢ nd “ 1O ng mills T+ pn i innual Capacity 1 ‘ } 1} I ! 1 sheet mills are inte American Steel Treaters’ Societ: Organized Che Ame in Steel Treaters’ S of which wa noted recently in THI inced the purpose of its org prin irily: sorry promote the arts ar 1 with the heat treatment of steel! means for this purpose is to be the hold 1 > } f the reading and discussion of papel cesses, Instruments, equipment, appar ployed in practical and research worl h ! colle ) publication and ech il and practical knowledge for t ynditions it onnection therewith, inite those engaged in its practica ral che 5.”” I s one of the aims of the societ to the heat-treating rooms of the var 1 further the worker’s knowledge of t! ng him out to its meetings, where he timate contact with metallurgists, cher fic men, as well as by the same mé in opportunity to exchange experiences ¥ men from other plants, and thus serve between the theoretical and practical met A monthly journal which brings th cussions had at various meetings dit hands of every member, is published. ‘ ind valuable service features are also of the journal and of the society’s activities copies and other information may be had ng its general office, 154 East Erie Street, On In addition to meetings at Chicago, a been organized at Cleveland, and movem: ind are now under way in several other large Conference of Industrial Engineers at New At the national conference of the Society 0! trial Engineers to be held at the Hotel McAlpin, 18-21, announcement is made that two formal! sessions will be held daily except on the last ¢a} meetings will be called at 2 p. m. and 8 table discussions will be held from 10 to 12 ngs of March 19 and 20. The exhibitio: open from 10 a. m. to 11 p. m., except or when it will open at 1 p. m. No admiss charged; bet exhibition space will be at § sq. ft. At the 1918 conference in Chicago, res! was from 21 states, Canada and Denmat Dent, 328 South La Salle Street, Chicag' manager. York Ir uf. > r , 1919 THE IRON AGE 425 See ROLL LATHE BUILT FOR JAPAN | Standard Engineering Co. of portions to Eliminate Vibration irs ¢ } f ne irges ro lathe ever bu } ea ft ‘ 1 large steel wol ! I The na r - y s sh v é “~ f ? i ‘ f ‘ Md Cit Pa l¢ orrie ind Dul I pir i hinery. Ur count of ne lemands for larger output ar thir it] ; ! gy of teel, this necess it ited 7 irning of rolls, was the In a i » desig? a a n e so is ] é ; t pre LIS ould be turned na i c ¢ C . for « ind with the least possible These vear , ‘ y The ithe swings f ) i the e? ‘ y | — ; ind in front of the piano res face plate 0 r pproximately 275,000 lt t-iror ve . ng, not ncluding the exter or ‘ e) \ 17 and weighs about 1400 lb. per iccessible he he t nil f 14 bas of the difficulty in transporta All housir detains aE Ee ‘ a See f ections, each ; oO ly re l weetner 17 Tf é } ‘ ¢ é ' é oft i ) eT r) + | ‘ he of bed ind ite ] vit iddle or drawl! the sections y ‘ i1iSO erve ft eep tne be ed } } ‘ ‘ other. In addition to all this, inv part of the be \ t we bout 1 ' , ’ tT ne rn? i [ r 4 i t have cut teeth, large size and f ! ref t , } e exception of the fabroil pinio1 rollers unde The har el has not t L¢ f steel The motor gears have and a r 10 ft I wit ne el pivoted to the hand 6-in. face. The next pair in the wheel hul 1 led for putt ry my} etral pitch, 8-in. face; the change _ tailstock spindle ie me) 5 ‘ ; + f § et 4 if wth aI a gee hy + =x: an has rt Oe ee RE en ee pe ne anger te was Se Mtn ertes ” THE PRESENT DAY NATIVE SMELTING How Iron Ore Tools in Rhodesia, South Is Reduced and Converted Into Africa How native smelters work in northern Rhodesia, South Africa, is recounted by Arthur R. Hornby, writing from Kazombo n that far-off country Mr. Hornby considers that he has been fortunate in securing a photograph re ealing the method and ipparatus of these native smelters His descripti I fo The whole structure, as illustration, is built of earth obtained from a neighboring anthill which is made into mud 1 allowed to dry. Th enter of the upright coni al part is quite hollow The projection set at 1n ’ nea ngoie S concave _, $ mitral na ieadas ) central , WA A hole is made in tne Dase »f cone for he insertion of the nozzle of the bellows, while at he opposite side to the pearance Tt ars of ‘ } } ] 1) orate whict iisO. allov fo! i free St rig ny uLT A fire ed ! th ’ d I S re es ire nlaced o the ‘tra and <s Co. Meetings Wor! { i | t | ) Tie oLlliowlng a ‘ ors Were ected ~ (, (71) John Peebles, A. ¢ Steece, W. P. Lewis, S. Coles Peebles, Cl ‘ H ity. Bo 2 VI Put i was elected to fill the aca ause by tne leat of S. B. Steecs The directo rganized by els ng the same officers as follows Pre lent and general mal ager, S. G. Gilfillan; res ] P f St retary, J. R. Gilfillan; treasurer, C. W. Moulton, and su perintendent of the mill department, I. A. Ryan Extensive improvements are being mad al the company’s plant under direction of Freyn, Brassert & Co.. Chicago, that include remodeling of the blast fur nace, increasing its ca] tv from 150 to 250 tons of pig iron per « Steel Plant Prospects in British Columbia The British Columbia Advisory Committee for Se Industrial Research has > Ottawa the preliminary results of entific and reported to the Research Council at an investigation into the possibilities of developing an iron and steel industry on the Pacific Coast. The gen eral conclusion reached is that room for one large plant, provided it is assured of the whole Pacific Coast market, but that present of manufacturing and marketing preclude the estab lishment of more than one plant. No large quantities of ‘iron ore have been so far blocked out at any one place in British Columbia. There are now two rolling mills operating in the province using scrap iron and there is economical conditions t of this i IRON AGE Februar 1919 the “tray” are automatically fed to blast is kept up incessantly by relays ; of natives get tired, from early mornir when the bars are broken down and ‘ red-hot metal is found to be fused toget t with charcoal 1 mass is broken off and the mo iron is fo ter. This in smaller pi again softe: made into Such as axe » a certain extent spears, art In the foreg see a heap of hole throug metal is shown. The bel] genious ast tive. tobacco pipe Imag to one ste skin is tied « and to the skin is att varying in ing to the which the be The blast is « series of ly movements I there being amount of lowed in tyir When sharply raised skins. air in through the stem, and the same is ¢ 1 rs Hal ; by a simila vnward \ thrust. Alter: these movements e) in obtain a continuous blast and vhite heat re $s a prospect 1 Startil irnace for the magnetic iror small scale in connection w lat Bridgeport Companies Combin« \nnouncement is made of the mergs orne Mfg. Co. and the Hamilton & I inder the former name, with a capita 00.000 The two companies have manu! : heir Bridgeport, Conn., plants bicycle and é t mps, spotlights, headlights, special metal y w ware, etc. The machinery of the Hawthorn | 4 will be removed to the new factory, which ite in Fairfield. Officers of the compan) Bassick, chairman of the board; H. H. D: sistant treasurer; E. | stated in Excellent results can be obtained with 25 ( ( some smoke. furnace having a good draft. It is important ( lent; H. H. Hamilton and E. A. dents; H. H. De Loss, treasurer; A. Horace Hawthorne, secre! Hawthorne D. S — se Six or seven parts of anthracite dust makes a fuel that burns Increasing the proport a quick fire, but produces coal Power. ‘oal makes yituminous I I AN ti to »f small-sized anthracite and 70 to 75 per The mixture will give a hot fire, but A mixture of half-and-half fine ant’ ; ind bituminous coal can be successfully nal Oal. ‘oal thoroughly before firing. nspection } ’ ore pier } nisel r Is atllon- ecllh ¥ ty; yp ance at it was not rkKmen against t ‘ ) { ete nie I ye vor WO}! f a WW VV ’ «A ce é ‘ rr y ‘ Presc ribed YK TY y A r I er t le! e W Dar, ; ‘ re 7 eC l viven the nat reste ! dut ’ ri¢ OUlSlLAanNs« mmer has ‘ ‘ ] ’ a sei wnlci \ tne the e Law Relating to the Use of Tools lools i 428 THE recovery against them, even though the agency of ne acciaent be a simple tool I ? + ‘ + ] in the first place, 1i the emp er KNOWS O detect 11 tool wnicn he turnisne workman, ] ] and the workman dot not Know ‘¢ the em] e! s hable for ! niurle resulting | + + i S tne qgau tne empi e! f Pe! é } nal ( re | mre ie re mn ( I Let t ais I ! lid r ead } tT} ] ’ t ? +} emnii , ng a iT ns! tT? ‘ ( mpile 1 | ‘ ? ey ) } \ ef ré 1 ' on , | workmayt ; I l I ne em} e! Die a r) ? ne ‘ ' ner nt } to } y t 4 ’ T } ? na ? a a f tne } ? ( } rar, It I e T ¢ a ¢ T ( ’ r | ‘ W y y 7 the they « re] rer ether ft wo! y cre? nt ? ‘ + r\Y 4 7 ef er ‘ i ( Ting Tey a t} ‘ T () ' { yt ' , ny? yt Y t Sim? ] tT y ‘ y ’ ‘ } , ‘ TOC mri¢ T ttey g \ Ou ‘ y ‘ oO ey ( y ? nil ’ y rile \ y ( + ~ } ) y t } y y ( t ) Ty } } l y } y y ; + ‘ y y ‘ ( y ? + Sue} $4) : lot ae i ~ + t¢ ] ) é TY? int ¢ rné ‘ , nit 7 A y 5D a Absorbs Dayton Pneumatic Tool Co | ) ( ) e ¢ I ) ! | ( Da i () T | VW () ) ? ( ) | f + y ( ( \ | e-] ( : er ‘ j f i I sy \ | r ) } | } ) of et I ele I i f Ce Y ( i I yu nes, rive 1 ' | ( é t 1) i\ ( ocate I fourt 1 I V te D> ' r} ¥ ited 5 | ' ’ x t \ ie, New Yo t] } OF, YY) i B oO nat t ' TQ. * 4 ~ , - % + . Baldwin Locomotive War Contracts : I} Bald n Locomotive Wor 1 it \ clate ‘companies, St lard Steel Works Co Eddystone At ; 73 ‘ munition Corporation and Eddystone Munitio1 ( executed wal ontracts to the approximate value ol $250.000,.000 supplied consisted chiefly of locomotives, shells, other munitions and gun mounts The first named comprised 3246 broad gage steam, 114¢ narrow gage steam, 20 broad gage gasoline, 1139 nar The first war orders were for 1914, the iocomotives of 6U centimeters row gasoline. ‘ France ordering 280 gage and Russia in former Government 1 ; gyage, and IRON AGE February 12 10. 1919 : and consequently disagree in many tances, It is safe to say that any tool re : tion 1s not a simple tool. A chisel. which must be carefully inspected order to perform the intended work tool. The Wisconsin court has said ! in en ple vee a stepladder is fu place whereon to stand. It is a pla We have found, then, that emp duty of inspection in the case of sir that they are not liable for injurie ich tools chance to be defective. We have also found certain classe n which the “sin ple tool rule” dos nd in which the employer become rie ist nec Digest These nstances may be briefly « 1. Where the employer knows 2. Where the workman is injure , tor not n his hands, but in the | vorkmen, and where he is perfor par rom the operation of the tor 3. Where the workman has no nspect a tool before using it, the « le for furnishing him with a naitio1 [It should, above all else, be kept i1 the ! ma aut owed workmen by the « e} irnish reasonably safe tools and ap) vith vhich to work, and that this duty ay l to complicated tools. : . . le dl ction es In this point und to inspect the ae cident happens because « q them he hing hea frelg r () ne. « I locomot ‘ I ) 1us tl made no » tne ¢€ \ British the Baldwin Wot Wher I United States « pany built the “Pershing engi ; l n at tne gpning oOo ne ( A new undertaking wa é ; ] ne first five ordered ; a Th os irrying 14-in. rifles. Th . ! f ft ! i rT ; {0 ou : ] ( rpl | il mount ( . Phe \bell-Howe Co., Chicago, ffice at Philadelphia, in the Bourse, wh: . ng its own products including A chain, Howe trucks and mall resent the Northern Engineering W Stunt rorme rly at ( hicago, will be be assisted in the Eastern territory ted at the New York office, 20 Ct l ~ —__— ' At the recent annual meeting of the J tute of Weights and Measures, the : c elected, excepting Dr. Goss, who resigne e of Stephen C. Mason and John Kirby, Jr , past president, respectively, of the Nat ; 5 tion of Manufacturers, filled two of thé a ' vacancies. The officers of the institute os Vork. if elected. P. Halsey, 20 Vesey Street, ew the commissioner. }, 1919 .RGE. TURBO BLOWER e Volume of Air at a Low Speed for Copper Smelting ips the largest turbo blower yet con- een in service for some time at Copper lant of the International Nickel Co lriven by a self-starting synchronous The motor 1 direct-con- ver, which is an eight stag ly water jacketed. 12.000 cu. ft. of air per min The machine is per sq. In. 1 e p tT 1 T t j uu need : tne ind 1 To! H Blow yr y r — i HOOD As it is, when running at 1500 approximately pprox mately 250.000 iods for Industrial Workers irine the Dy about a them out, according to information onal Industrial Conference Board, oston. “Of 388 employers who intro $9 retained them as practical. d that they were not needed since came perforce. The general opin- ir rest periods are advantageous us occupations, or those requiring or severe physical exertion, with work-spell for industrial fourth of the em- me Home THE IRON AGE With this type of blower construction a stiff shaft is always employed, which never goes through the critical speed, and the i1 pelle blades are inted rectly “T” heads machined in the shaft he peller blades are robust in construction and taper rapidly to the periphery. In addition to the strength whicl this construction gives, no end thrust is developed within the blower, since there is a complete absence of longitud disks, against which any small air pre res l t refer } i paratl i I ‘ ne upp ’ ‘ 1? é é iY open neg { } ' , t KIT ry? | ' ) T ’ y t l ! y } ‘ y i I l I } a rect ‘ 7 n provided é | one is of an | mac} ; ‘ r ‘ D j r vhere ! I An ig j regu f ire eS I I time va ‘ putting p to irregular pau provement of p it f regula bit Fox rtain occu patior ne may 0veé l¢ rable fr t andpoint of neaitn, a! be mad ivantage standpoint > Gillette Rubber Co., Eau Claire, Wi manu and tubes, has ta the o., that city, for the purpose of manu- and equipment for the trade. facturer of safety tires ken over Eau Claire Mfg. C facturing machinery WAR New Body Wil S€ VW W ‘ . om War De I \\ ( ( ( ( W 4 } ' ped ' j ' ; S ' , me! | ( Sé i r e aw ( CLAIMS THE IRON AGE Febru: BOARD eet is the outside hgurt Phat he fever n predictions of SZU0U entured about a month ago Help in Adiusting Claims Re to have inside knowledge Estimate Surplus Sale of Copper Stoppe UW neral demoral é off f tne 1) recto ‘ last Friday aga I S in| orm ision of the W: ere t t ] t ) POVE ! t S ' e ad NS n t I nd made throug ~~ +S ‘ iS ry t t ippre¢ ed ne sale HH niss ) tne ‘ evel ve! ) ( € S af the IRON A } | ! nite ) me tig 1) g | A } j fF B G represel ; ‘} S t t uN Port Pt D of $600.000 Belg G i( } ¢ ( elting Substit (rf ) | t W Inte 1 | ‘ ’ the t i t ipidly e ‘ } ‘ ‘ le D f] en ) p } } ry ¢ ’ epartme! \ssigoments ' ¢ D ner 00 UI ! he ( il t vl rethe? . cotton They | i } | i 0 i 1 rhe new he Pr Vas ca } ( \ ( i 1 me f t tne ¢ all id ‘ a ) Y me ny é vel only Ipt ( 4 LaM estifying to the ne¢ é ing wi s, it was | ne pelts, W hich substitute nve ( be made { { had been found satisfactory since the te i he figures 1 y more breakages than leathe1 How 0 Sr 0.000 n . with SA os epa red x often ttn Gf a @ @ = «a tee eo UL e eee es oH eH em 1a eo. = a= se SF es aa t- aad wide swe TS om A Sos «5 ee = SSS SSA SER EE AOS A NEO ES Se 22 eS al 23s B38 S3e87752-8 1919 THE IRON AGE 1S] ating Gas Reversing Valve ae See any gas fired furnace, it highly ( yntrolling the direction of the to pre t] ¢ e pal rate apidly and easily. These fac tapped I ‘ it for i ne ; d it signing W gas é ! j ipo tne i r \ r We t : ( ( ' ! } ; ienced : t I € I : | re O er : peri ly Da h i i fi port f e I echat 1 ‘ e ’ ; ‘ weces j nila p D we ! | } tercnang t po! i : : : : : ; : ' Y } l j I , : } ’ ’ e¢ ( ¢ VI i (). d ' i ' re CD er r ‘ ‘ I = r re } t t is n te i 1 27,859 0 ; WY e entin i rf « ner t I I I St ind ellvel excel I rY i I ec Iron and Steel Exports Show Sharp Declir, Cessation of Hostilities in Europe Reflected in Foreign Commerce—Lack of Ships and Unsettled Conditions Are Important Factors WASHINGTON, Feb. 11—Following the ce ition of ilmost negligible and were easily w iostilitie the ex] { iron and steel from tI United yvverwhelming deficit in every other lil State nue [The December figures wh The slump in barbed wire export have now bee! O l ed by the Bureau f Foreig ind nteresting because it revealed dran Domestic Commerce reveal thi t that chiefly becauss tion of warfare. In October, 1918, ; C} of snips al | f i ettieda tore I irkel tne i efly to I rance and Italy, 29 305 oY December tot: ( of Nove r and the vir Despite the signing of the arn f the eY I In De 8 ( ! ef . ver $89,551,487 in N G é Y ] x n a res r ; ) ré y I LV »y ) + . es } . ( r f j . i! iar | : »~ ¢ + y ? t ) } ry f : i] i é = t (J) c Zs ; ’ ies € 5 i é | ile? r v ’ ; 8 037 vro rye otals vere 23,190 ons In De T l 7 t e TY? 104 TOY ~ I ‘ i ne! exports December. 191 122 ‘ one lion dollars above ie N r r? ] ¢ 3 rou I half million below t ( { 9 Dece ’ onth a vear ago. In December, 19 17 I y ? + 62.4 ) > t0O(UD58 11 N q . $20.051.092 jecembe! 1917. Ur y ¢ € I I es for 1918 } : ‘ b44,¢ t : c \ f I VA : 7 S l ) 8 11,1 ) ] 64 17,831 1, ' 8 946 I ’ ) ) } ae Y } ‘ S Y 20 Cc hir f 78 t of Sug ! 1 » 029 11,47 Textile machiner' 6,333 735,696 i, Typesetting 1 né 108,285 84,360 1,30 'vpewriting machi: 657.446 513.564 9,; Windmill 164,854 2,919 1 Woodworking 1 er saw 1! 1st 87 139,823 : All othe 81,4 91,854 1,066 All other 1 3,676,249 43,01 : Tot $25,562,429 $287,62 1 Not separately enumerated prior to July 1, 1917 b Six months ending June 30, 191 432 eAZOmES SPAN Er sss ts > 9 @2@n> = 4 et > pets = wz OQ PAZOmES SRAUSrs et | 4 a B A SEER 8 ss = ft 1919 THE IRON AGE But the December de leaves tut e | e million dollars behind tha i show a total of $282,974,79 r Tr ba 1O18 T ie Cale iar year it va S ( ear before The figures for in € ea i consider ble r ery T 1) ¢ ign nev were §s il OI t ip for the big slump of the war , Phe tal of the iron and 118, was 28,445 gross t a Nove ver, 1918, and 14,642 tor y ting endar ve r ‘ 2 } Mat 1 I () IP } } ) ) | | ] e ol ind o f It ic re ited or V ; ‘ , 17 rR Qi) iy NN iva ecember, 1917. TI I eTanD D n 1 ‘) y Ship Construction Program f the Emergency Fleet Cor vine ny ? nent j ’ t present eng en ’ r¢ y tru y y y vhether tl ! rs a é ments f the 0 I ri? i € cu ves I eing d I his review | lippers, espe lly appt ted y, the Fleet Corporation built na sels ted type I becau tely useful, but because the has been made that the Fleet Oo many small tonnage vessels large tonnage and greater H icism is justified, the board de- ago to slow up its production of fford an opportunity for a revision ifter investigation, such revision , - The board is also conscious of the e review and determination of its + THE IRON AGE PITTSBURGH-CHICAGO FREIGHT #'reacs too congested, and the E uurgn basing polnt only tend llacture ind fabricato In Argument for Chicago Basing Point, Assertior forced locate their plan Is Made that Buyin East Is Advantageous the in supply very limite "} : ime ilso points I W ] re 100 bh | Ro . - : l ight i Pittsbur 120 ( Hy ed ’ Arizona, O} Oo | f is manuf é f this privilege ippo [ Comparative Freight Rates Arizona vi (Ok inaleoun (Structural ’ OkInhoma (Steel Pin \ ( Pp ( Wi Pi { Lily d ney do th ‘ , of $3 per tor n Oklaho \ é ‘ , P eal WW s I t e’¢ ( I i¢ ed, at ey ‘ the | C l} re i t ne ea T ime! ‘ iced to establis} ! f he Wes te ( is t fu O ed, { e Weste1 | exe , expr ed thems VW ‘ ! he comparative che: ! eel ha been exag Wester \ S$ ot equal ood \ ifficient n “ \ they express appt basil points ( with onseq ’ ) of tl Western ‘ er We shipme hey must } le fron tee pu t iphasize the idvant f | C é neares ouree ) Pit { It he N ( Metal Trades Convent! Pitt ro} f Ni Met Trades Associa in ¢ rT i the Hote Ast he! t ‘ t \T } T ne inn ial al lyri! ynon ri 1 ‘ ommiuttee and } Weste ! vt he n April 21 TI he 0 K r ( i the joint meeting of “The ¢ Da ecretaries and administratn lron & Steel Co. The upper one shows a section of the pu i dling pported by trolleys, balls of molten iron, the product of the puddling Che lower shows the continuous rod mill at the Grand Crossing mpany s wire products department } illustrations on this page are the last of a series of six reproductions of ' ' , rawings by Vernon Howe Bailey, shown in these pages, typifying operations 02 DI a tse 3 arate oe Sr eRe t ; mt v } ; A Flexible Keyseat Milling Machine has a hand cross adjustment on the ra ey - , rack and pinion. The independent hand The new type heavy duty horizontal keyseat milling ment of the vertical spindle sleeve is « machine manufactured by the Newton Machine Tool worm and worm wheel connected to th Works, Inc., Philadelphia, possesses flexibility of con pinion, and the control is actuated by trol and I er of other interesting feature lhe arried to the right-hand end of the machine is frequently supplied with newly designed horizontal spindle head is also adju t St ente 1 quar ne de within its range across the rail by a r milling on tl er the y ( from the right-hand side of the cross 0 and wi quarter ! ised ke The table of the machine has nin 1 seat I é may h th riginal feed from a box in which are m t settir The ver i ed to end é leeves, giving changes without remo. ' such as thos the eccentr rap be ngs. A cutte The table also has reversing fast pows ' n be mounted on the I ' cross rail is counterweighted, and has 1 a ing keysea It hafts n lr} f fast power traverse in addition to e machine is particularly desirable for long shafts The shaft transmitting motion for the f cause the table is supported its full length and does 1 ment of the cross rail is fitted with a q | overhang, and the base and table can be made to for adjusting the cutter on the horizont b | any desired lengt} required depth. The horizontal spindl t The machine illustrated was manufactured for bronze worm wheel and hardened steel wv t seating shafts for large 1 ( $ nplete roller thrust bearings, and the vertical d ' 22,000 lb. when length of table to mill 10 ft. The worm wheel and spiral bronze gear. P vertical spindle saddle, mounted on the flat cross r bearing except those for the lifting screw hd Some German Metal Substitutes lieu of lead and copper conduit pipes ae | : a ; ‘ : mica for insulation. This new material t Items of interest pertaining to the short in : : ; , for gas pipes, oil pipes, etc., is said to endu! Germany during the war and the substitutes « piovyed . ° . : ; ie —e ture of 200 deg. without changing, to are presented in a pamphlet compiled by the War Trade 1 _ cae Se RE : % am and insoluble, The pressure which Intelligence Department of Great Britai1 The in ae . ; : bear from inside was found to be thre ¥ formation was gained chiefly through the investigation : rae ae ; ; that of lead, whereas the weight is kk fi of captured articles and the interrogation of prisoners, = : that of lead. and may therefore lack some authenticity. | Because of the scarcity of tool steel only the cutting It is a fine substitute for mica becau i points of tools were made of this material, the rest can be turned, stamped, sawed out, anda i 1 ° . _ ° ure , ‘ >» jie ¢ 95 rolt re * being of ordinary steel. The cutting point was welded ‘ure voltage is about 25,000 volts | ; ; : ; ' to the main bod. affected by hot oils, and only begins ; 34 “fy 2 . . ot 9 oO . The sile s > is né i A screw cap taken from a Zeppelin proved to be at 200 deg. C. The tensile strength is n 3 » . . ° e° 9 h a+ 7 ha © tna lie , heir F made of a magnesium alloy, thus being especially light that of the best Australian wood, Deine ; sq. in. Though porcelain is still the bes B The density of the alloy at 15 deg. is 1.837; its hardnes determined by the ball method, a little below that of outdoor uses, pertinax begins to compet e duralium. Analysis showed: aluminum, 2.43 per cent; terial as an insulator. copper, 0.08; silicon, 0.02; manganese, 0.02; magnesium, A buckle on the strap of a captured gas " ‘ 91.20; lead, 0.05; zinc, 6.02; iron (traces). was found to be made of zinc, of slight cons! yes “Pertinax.” a compressed paper product, was used cleanly made. \ s 4y focyetary Redfield Favors Price Reductions Cables President Wilson, Asking Him to Appoint Special Industrial Commission—Conferences it Washington Consider Unemployment Problem 11 In an effort to stimulate nas l issed the matt Vit s retal I ; ep labor employed, Secretary Red- all e said <¢ / nt of Commerce has cabled Presi- ences will careful \ \ him to appoint a special industrial To give the S ; work out a schedule of pric« ever, it is pla , to be done first for the basic in it which the vario GroV f f the more highly de veloped ones to go int t! mal t te lV. ry es ‘ l isk for such a commission is the recommended t onsumers genera P Mi. W : > . . 7 a ee : onferences held last week in the burg, former men r of the Fe R Redfield, at which the various in- has discussed the financial é ented as well as labor and the mportant ] ts with Secre the I Vil Lil¢ cab- { il <A { r¢ ‘ I ] ‘ is : have Garv. 4} ead of the ; = ‘ a 1 the Secretary Redfield’s Summary American Iron and Stee nl ng l bo andl ‘ ol Secretary Redfield summed up the “cor tions now confronting the country” hi : id made action necessary, a ~ t i u - effor Une , W I : ne a) / ) : | ' r i ; ¢ I { ) / } ‘ : st Siiié ‘ I t { ) { é noe ao ae a 2s 2 ee é 9 ) ) é al ( G ) fi { lhe ad ed q i j I I br t ( | ( u ‘ é : fees : hié prope ‘ 4 a" ea / det? F 4 , ( er? f / be / fe i I] t ié i- ; nD ‘ te f f oditie : N pH h T) Son I r ‘ é j } } a 1 e? > ; m ’ the commission. however, find was !1 i é t x } + + L- +h, . f ft . v sub-committees Oo WOrkK on tne members, ioul ) wh ti oth the high and low cost pro Industrial Advisory Com: cl r ; hg i! terests, and again the Gov memobers and aay r f t l W il Ir just B fe represented in the con The nh men ’ Lid eprese! > L7Overnmer ; work out the price schedule the sixth labor mmission nor the conferences Secretary Redfield gave out the following off wv : pote : + r power to fix prices. There statemer! to expla the purpose os 1 1 a juarters that any thing that and the steps which have been taken to w it ce would run afoul of the Sherman program: t acts. Attorney-General Gregory “Following a series of conferer 3 etwee! n some of the conferences and bers of the Cabinet and others, a'meeting was held ir 437 ¢ t N ‘ ’ ‘ ¢ I é ¢ r4 I £¥ y T+ I ’ é ‘ \ ‘ " f } | { | ( ‘ r TY mitte rily oO y ry i Y rt ssion on Among lowing: A or oO The Advisory \) j I l e =+ h ( reduc ) Wal I< Quincy, Til ommitte IRON AGE \N Feb) —eE ~~ = Seeters =f = f- ~ es oe oe mean > a ae a he | in wn i i ie ae eee ial ee a en om ooe mea Ss 882F259 5 See Bees 919 THE IRON AGE 139 Unemployment Is Steadily Increasing \y ' I i ive } War I i i e Wa I 1 p| = ' at ’ 1} Optimistic View | Lu \ ré al ~ ra T y y } ‘ ( 3 : WwW populati Vi iT ) Fi | ’ nd 1oO ) Europe ore ible the need 1 UUU I lire rere Tna W ‘ ¢ he 1 pow ( ’ ’ T e, and W l ya P and farmers for un Reports fr New Hamps! ind Vern pra 4 N i DT | of this competition can be equal to the demand | ] . ¥ Y . ‘ ? r ¥ : trict e2TK « — . the installation at once of In New York, the Alba list reports @ surplus 140 THE IRON AGE : Febry 12 a ' d f 5500. Buffalo reports a surplus of 18,000, Syracuse — D000 ; Utiea, 2500: Rochester, 4000 New Jersey stil COMPLIES WITH VM reports the lemand for labor a it equal to the s ipply 7 ilthough some communities report slig irpluses Consolidated Steel Corporation F; Dice Conditions in Pennsylvania Documents in Washing 7 Iany rl] 17 ha : ) ned the nemnpnlovment co ry om, ¢ es: ae a i fb = : : euatied of ae e ace WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—The Cor S( a ae agi oy poration, the export company of ths ibor last week, now reports a surplus of 1900 with ; o> aa ‘ pe iia (onl t 9500 min "Pap ena ee concerns, has filed its incorporation ’ been considerable nange in the mining labor tuatior vederal Trade ee _ Ogun eh ; yver last we One company which reported a short ae The delay in the filing is expla er pote that the documents were sent to Washi: ed ove eae : bites i. rae ne a = a _ but got into the hands of the special bu : is ihe saiabdon make odie Sr par Tet ot 900 aan eral Trade Commission, which has be : yt . aaa aeerae the iron and steel industry, and that oe rap talaoers on retampncce, F editees: Moers not discover until last week that it had : Che pdr carga trang tigen: pt args papers. Then it sent them back to the 4] In Philadelphia the supply about equals the demand fo1 These papers include the Giarter labor. About month ago Philadelphia reported a oration. organize 1 under the 1: 2 shortage of 6000. Harrisburs reports a surplus of i = ne a ‘a 1. aa f : a . | ommon labor with the prospect of the condition becom eee the by-laws o the company at ea Oe ae Sci ae a dum of the constituent companies, and tater Moan seats 4 Brice jag. Pate Boggs 4 ee The chief item of interest in the agrs vers of me! by several of the big industries. In Beth- nledges each of the companies to hold ehem pe ee Cee ee de roe ee eee eee its production at the call of the export ee ane Se ee ee” ee off abou The capitalization of the company +00 oeemne Erie r pore a surplus of 500U $10,000,000 in shares of $100 each, but ath al Ohio has provanry the worst em] — nt es tuat vl ven concerning the itemized subscript in the cour try. a levelan . f ports: irplus of 70,000 ness is specified as “solely organized an increase of 5000 over last wer ; Akron report port,” and the product ey be exported pur pies t <V0U, an Increase Ol oUY Vayton reports and products thereof.” The princip surplus of 11.000. an nerease of 3000 for the wer United States is 165 Broadway, with Toledo report surplus of 9000; Youngstown, 4600 it 7 West Tenth Street, Wilmington, | Cincinnati, <2UU. The } t “us he stat The company is given the title of “A common iabor, of whicn U ire 69,000 unemployed, by the Federal Trade Commission, wh ‘ 0,000 are unemployed in the building trades, 20,00 ut of more than 100 filings only nine |} : im UNSKINC? IBbOr, 1V0Uy m en . were , plied with the terms of the statute, 5 UY lake seamen these several are not without flaws in the papers whid Detroit reports vv pioye mn mc! have been filed with the commission. Apparently, tk -VUU over last week. G Rap —s SUP ir} Consolidated Steel Corporation’s documents com \ with Tt 2oVUU and unemployment throughout the State is ll the statute throughout. The only other ore reasing. Minneapolis reports : of 5000, the which have received a clean bill of health from th same as t week. Duluth ar St. Paul report thé I‘ederal Trade Commission are the Ams n Webbing supply about equal to the demai Phi seems U Manufacturers’ Export Corporation, the United State ypportunity for high grade ma I nd design Office Equipment Export Association. the ( | Milwaukee, which last wee rue irplus of 10,000 port Association, the Textile Alliance ; now reports a surplus of 11,00 Superior report tion, and B. Merzberg & Sor urplus of 10( Racine, W ports tl] the pply en = — Rails for Canadian Government Surplus in Illinois Toronto. ONT.. Feb. 10.—The Do Slight sur] es are 1 é t @ t poration, Sydney, N. S., has received a f Illinois with Chicago rept ! ipp 0 ler for 125,000 tons of steel rails ial to the de Thi er, 1 r t purposes. This order is sufficient to yptimist the rht « t eport Most of tl plar the company operating to « are highly | ! ! of de end of the present year, and by that bilized soldie I ! the tuation particular mill, now under construction, will be lifficult Thi is a 1 emand for locomotive operatior The company has already machinist-boilermake | reports a surplu former order from the Government for | yf 5300; Evar e, 1500; Fort W e, South Bend _ steel rails. On Feb. 2, the day Mark W ind Terre Haute, 500 « Kar Kan., report lent of the company, sailed for Europ or! 1 surplus of 60 M I I ( rp! eceived what was practically a blanket ill over t State rails. Two days before, a cable from Be Monta report a plu of 400 i re 100( a very large order, and just before tha a re miner ind 500 1 vorke} General unen South Africa. All these orders had t ployment is developi1 ? t} rhout the State because the company is working i Ymaha, Neb., still show light surplus A Trizol Canadian orders. Mr. Workman now f reports ; irplus of approximate 5000, with met mistic about the prospects before steel veing released in the mining districts. In Idaho, the Canada. He stated, “Before many mont fs upplv about « ls t] emand fident, they will have all the business t Slight tages are st porte n North Caro - = ina, Sout! a arolina, and enn ssee. N rfolk, V: Opens Sales Offices for Pig Iron and v ; reports a shortage of about 1500 Baltimore, wt last week reported a shortage of 2600, now report The Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co., ' hortage of 700. Four weeks ago, Baltimore reported a_ established a sales department for he shortage of 4800 Louis e. Ky., reports a shortag« product coke and pig iron, and will sell ; of 500 two blast furnaces and by-product plant San Francisco, wl reported a surplus of 4000 Furnace Co. David R. Croxton, pres : : last week, now reports a surplus of 5000. Los Angele company, has become associated wit! J reports a surplus of 8000, and Oakland, 2000. Spokane, Cliffs Iron Co. as manager of the pig : ‘ Washington, shows a surplus. Portland, Ore., reports ment and will divide his time between a surplus of 8000, which is an increase of 1500 over last week. No report is published from Seattle or Tacoma 0.F.S panies. Raymond S. Fox, formerly asso in, Williams Walter-Wallingford Co., and with Hickm: Co., has been made sales manager. 2 2e et 919 THE Grace, president of the IONY RESTORED r Board Halts Action Against lehem Steel Co. Labor Board has announced that | ase of the Bethlehem Steel lleged refusal of its president f the yard. en after the receipt of a state- ravath, counsel for the Bethlehem ited the “‘misunderstanding” which issurance that the instructions of relations of employer and em 1 faithfully. the company and the board de ng of the armistice, the board company, liate” the system of collective Bethlehem by the board ied this written comment: 1 the statement and directed n the case be taken by the have an opportunity to yunces is its purpose, and to test } } ° y er ot 1tS proposals and 1ts full com those nronosal as nterpret j [ } } alS <¢ } i Counsel for Bethlehem Steel Co \ ‘ Intend to Withdraw ‘ fy TY T } e€ IRON AGE it R sponsibility to y Out Poli I mployee ~ \ — SPUPTUUU ART RRE REPEC PO LEU ATE LETRA RRETEDPDES EO EEA TBA TEE EEE LEDERER rt iT POUL won mrt nee PT CULL SUNTAN The New Tax Bill mnit 4 PODECUT EET ELECT THE IRON AGE rE M W. MACON GEORGE SMART , ] Cleve i Guardian |] ( € : rar I an Francisco I T i States and ] : Car ‘ I cot 20 « é } A 3 ‘ i¢ t lighten the ‘ enrernry ‘ e quick , ! tne aecrease ! | ‘ K e¢ tne ire ( rits fi ear of oper: ener. recoyv! ed ; ; ‘ é » Aa ix WA} +oy4 j ‘ j OO} ipo! a daetermin: ‘ nvested capltal No twe ree entire n the case ¢ cated a to what is the ne present measure the “inve ve factor tna In the case of 1918 profit e final computation if the > were greater than 10 pe ested capital, but to determine e case tne computatio! cle the Rt) per cent rate is | ince whether rofits fal within or without t ’ the case of the additional 12 per ested capital does not enter levied upon the total profits n r taxing ILY19 profits the « ’ S per cent of invested capital, ) per cent mposed, and as ect 4 vv} rourtn Of SU per cent, the comput vested capital has correspondins e} mucl are} jility placed upon it, this of cours« the , on that the profits do not run a the ( for if they do the tax is 40 per cent gre ies’ th, Se admil such a case and noting that the tention wn Ana teel{ that requirins per cent upon all profits minus the that afl ted inter reno} ( the responsibility resting upon the stead heir ¢ ey narts reporting sepa invested capital is corresponding rate ! alae a : ~ inatance to the , if the dollar of income is ex IInited States Steel ( rat extra tax because it falls within & lias bliin ia vata ndust? the vested capital, it must still pay 1' computation that the prospective law w raise tw is if it falls without it must pai t} sa much revenue rom the operations this tax is deducted from the prot 1919 as from the operat of 1918 will hardly be pay 10 per cent. accepted Some computations can be made, wit! Taking almost any assumpt supposititious figures, that would ndicate a large made as to tne profits of a manultl: manutacturing corps ratio! 4 1 — 3 at crease in total profits trom 1J much less taxes, according to and have as large net earning This. of course, was expected by ild suffer a large de in 1918 and 1919 respectively tax provisions to the figures, tne rates prescribed, the taxes undergo a great decrease, s in 1919 as in 1918 may be greatly lowered and net earning there the framers of the paired. In practically al