The Iron Age 1922-08-24: Vol 110 Iss 8

New York, August 24, 1922 ee importance of Careful Attention to Roof Slope Flow of Gases Outlined to Prevent Uneven Heating of Ingots or Billets — > ’ ne of al ‘ ic the " i arr! i | I ‘ g of : l i, I y yV em i . lartial ga ing 1 l r heated » Ca ymputations f ! tne $s pi e furnace, carefu a i that l ) I i 7 heating chamber ga g th a 1 he hearth is ] tly give a ] ‘ rem i iv et e hearth. atinuous Heating Furnaces for Steel” given to from In width equa oa Pi Me FR 166 What the reason Wou h of rhe Lie formatior ingots Can be August 24 999 THE IRON AGE ingots to be heated, the pur- of the ingots, the lower the frictional] of a wide channel past the’ and, therefore, there will be little reasor the hot gases will reach the waste gas o + assigned for making the hearth’ giving up their heat to the ingots, a a it not be better to proportion the When the ingots are placed upon pip wide width of the furnace more closely to the length of the tf and 5, a channel pp will be formed ' p vots or billets » be heated? The author has been through which the cooler waste gases pa able to find a1 her reply to the foregoing ques q; further, the heating chamber having y han the lowing In order that the furnace roof, a well defined combustion chambe} \ | iim mG mm aa — ANY yn pen =\ 0B >—— ; @)e,-.)elele)alelelen B ; LOTTE. elle rr} 1 q Wi | | ig Ne { ! G ( vitl Slope I ( Ww!) Flow of B H : I ‘ ( } Mi W 1 eal iniftorm ib lutel il ne nignne part f the furnace ma nat \ es sha e rapidly and construction for the heating chamber { moved [ iting chamber and furnace vit! iterial being heated. The sid Note: This design is supplied wit he two end the ww or file of ingot hearth upon which the ingots may reneated I yy clear path ry which thes to get rid of the cold spots formed by ses may flow he waste gas por oled skid If lesit he reat reing end of furnace w temperatu : 6 Beceneart Figs. 4 and 5 show two methods by w ; ; . if the reacting gases during combustion ; s » furnace with o down sufficiently to permit the complet iction in the fore part of the heating chamb« tne gases nave an opportunity to come it anything which will cool them below thi : —= perature. In Fig. 4 this is accomplished — roof, which in the fore part of the fur - ( ipward. The tongues of flame, until “ aca, I | completed, are held within this higher | chamber Fig. 5 shows the Morgan type of roof ward ope of the oof acts to retard burning gases. The combustible gase the heating chamber at a considerabl he hearth. The author is of the opir é I A ! vn ot tne ! e bridge wv j t height of th: ng doors of the furnac: le 1an this dimen ew The waste gases are carried away from the heat ee hamber by a port at th vel of the hearth. The 0 ' f the current of hot gases in the heating eee — im be l retarded tne cCnambel onstructed as _ lhl Cd ddddd : n inverted weir with a rese} ! e height of the of above the hearth ng greater than h. As the A y est dire Uy ‘ i} ’ vO paths To! ; | \ Kut e De (Sole ( | m Show | ——- “ Ze & ¥ I rl () a On lg als ery little choice between these two meth ; j VLLLELSLS SL tnleditdihendadann ee | the reacting gases in the fore part of the 5 / Oise | intil combustion is completed. 4 J However, attention must be called 6. Showing quently embodied in furnace structures: Thé < Bridg door openings, A, B, C, ete., should al \ the same level. If they are located at diff the highest door acts as a chimney in lowest door. Cold air will be drawn 1 ! ra flowing through the furnace are pos- hamber at the lowest opening while fla sib f ywing the roof and bb fo wing the hearth will escape at the highest door. The To 1 h waste gas outlet, the hot gases aa must openings should be at the same level. descend a tance h; and expend in doing this a cer The reconstruction, according to tl ain hydrostatic pressure, say d in. of water. The cur the author, of two costly continuous furnaces o » rent of gases bb must overcome the frictional resistance ish design, follows. These furnaces we} offered by the ingots, et a plant in the Oural district of Russia. Fi It is evident that the current of hot gases aa cannot longitudinal section of the large furnat pass directly to the waste gas flue unless the resistances built. During its operation it became offered to the passage of the current of gases bb, equal wall a b caused the formation of a poe ke rt to d; in. of water, is great than d. The greater the stagnant cooler gases. As a remedy for s¢ furnacs mparison with the length the author suggested the removal of this wa! #! Ww . 1 idt h of the THE IRON AGE . + +o) }. . ] + " } »} j . + § the furnace according to the sketch, flame an increased velocit: lo absorb and reduce this velocity, tw spe i orn - % rf ‘onstruction are ; b» translator: Furnaces with ascend ised, which are shown in Figs. 7 and 8. If the mixing E f nd hearths may usually be forced n the firebox is mplete, or if the gases forming the P th a certain amount of satisfaction, flame flow into a fre pact the heating chambe1 : fuel expenditure will be several time mmed1 ly be vy t f, which acts as a combus should be. One serious troubl tion chamber and ifficiently irge t permit tl irna s that any delays wh npletion of the action, there will be no necessity teria e held in the furna for reducing Dp yu \ h the gas vel iting Frequent y tne D et rite the neating W ] sag ll the cente! between tne If the rear end f the lurnacs opes ipward, ind the ends will catch in the roof recourse frequent nade t rt arches dropped - irs, t causes cons ler iDit elow tne roo! evel, rest! t the now of tne pase 1 the furnace is frequently damaged The height of ibove the hearth may be to turn the bent billet or to remov determined by the ila of Yesmann for the inverted he furna well For tl nd r rising roof, and when the F eart » ari f t t rorme i pocket witnil id ect of 1 smalle. yu ry il Ww i t rice nuiate ese king OT \ s I chal pre made I rat 1a ny il ele \ vy tre LOTTE | ne \ i l- As vel ra ] ! nay " tated tnat i ! he production of the furnace [Ww 1 dro} \ i ft ring end w resu 11.2 tor . 14.7 tons per hour, abou n tl neentrat he hottest gases at the front ne Tue onsumption remained tne end of e tlurna lu e to uniform heat ; gy econon f \ f which rises toward ‘ ! “ [ lid be give { ‘ narging end é hottest gases to Now l eating furnacs e f vard ! end of the furnace, wher ‘ nay be ort service f neé n cor i material Fon f the nbu e gases and t hese reasor ne furnaces should be ite » Insure mpiete ymbdu l t tne } I lropping ward tne i re I f ymet . iry y eI ] I ror tne iniform neating f the strea f ga n tl f é n a roof rising BURNING MINE WASTES eposit of dust in the m | or surrounding chambe ind ndition and idy to : | lest of High Ash and Low Volatile erat ra wit , al irs whatev. in Pulverized Form in French 7 preparing irning equ ent ynsisted Boiler Plant Distribution of Iron and Steel Exports er cent; B.t.u. per pound, 10,728; Figures of the Department of Commerce show that l ) iS! 2120 to deg. Fah 106,647 tons of Amer in 1ro? ind tee! prod ts were nn for the test consisted of one Bab shipped in June t lf tor I Asia, with Japar e) vine 2368 sa. ft f heating taking 80,806 tons of tl int North America and West Indies toc Hl, i ty ‘ - . } went furnace al re than 48 hr., the apparent iy in a state of dust and partly ving to the charge having dropped after having beer *n men were killed outright, including ’ trified state. The smoke leaving Lé hoked 1 of a clear color and caused no the engineer in charge, and 30 others injured ' Improves Line of Pipe Machinery THE IRON AGE August Qs ish Minister of Finance was informa Commercial Attache Cunningham, working + , (*) > ley ye ) ™ . ry. ] Curtis & ul C« Bridgepo1 ‘ ! manu tion with the American embassy. The . f { 4+} ] y | = ) +5 +} ¢ liy . 5 io : . acturer ¢ € rorbe pipe cuctit ou peau duties granted to France by the terms « prac on 1 market n Spanish treaty and extended to the 1 ed " r"¢ l {’ macnil ‘ ayy } ind. He ¢ ’ CLEC amount to reductions of ?() to 95 pe } UX MMe? f } " ma AI n econd column, which has heretofore bee 2 5 i ile f import duties into Spair An P , A { UU I I cipal nes of 2o00ds iffected by hess re . i are oO interest also to merican expo! } I -aUuton A die rel e and hitting locomotives, printing and ( ! , ‘ + + ( reycle itomobiles, motor tru a7 Ney ) + f { t . - »s cast ) : cad \ rest More Hearings on | ittsburgh Bas . When } read as ee =" . | } : ' and . a) The WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. lr} I I < 4 s . , . , " uton ta +, I ( ided to l nit idd 1 Pit irgh base case and } d¢ la! . ‘ oa rs fo irpose on Sept. 11 At ymn ! \ d that ep | ! ed u : ‘ ng 1S to letermined by Examiner B« » i I At A . rney St hauer of the commissio1 1catior The nature of the additiona j ~ ink? ‘ nm rs } } { ne 1K1] T { nony wW ie ; oe 1 T eT vi tne Ster Corpor , : ‘ f . 4 ,iit ¢ nre { wed by rebu ; j ri \ nn : ay ry . ory . “7~. > . . 4 . ix Renewal of Merger Efforts Ex; YOUNGSTOWN, Aug. 21.—With the ré ; ( fy their acations, more d ‘ ent t ynnection with merger of se\ ; ep nae are ¢ re ed. The TWo ‘ , . : ne! Vy mentioned now as merge rier Hill Steel Co. and the Truml ound fir hing capacity, it ej} ‘ ! y for the Brier Hill company to ; , d m and probably nece tate some f . . , ternative would be a merger with the 1 bi = A« ‘ } y | n . 4 . ‘ lat ’ ? t whict Brier Hi wou d yy ] ] erlal re ures re e} r othe It known that the possibiliti ( j imat I nave bee l eCrlously Col a. ; Melt of Ohio Foundries Increases Little Increase in Coal Out I U i r Ju WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 The Ger ) } vd per cent iki ts report on coal production f } stats . 1 P nul U ota week of the strike (Aug. 14-19) said it / A | } . . . 1 , i ccte : » learn the immediate effect of the agrs er 01 ( land between mine workers a1 if t roduction from the mines that we [ pig ect ng’ is estimated at about 4.300.000 u ALUl is unlike that the union mines nov ‘ Ohio and elsewhere will raise the tots A i ! os veek mi abo the 1.576.000 tol : ' Y I W eceding week It was pointed out t » > > : - x ¢ Build ( ong closed are reopening, there has bee ; . of acute railroad disability in certain of ? nd open shop fields Reports made Lower Spanish Duties for American Products fuel Committee at the same time indica : 1 little new coal production had resu ypening of mines in Pennsylvania, oe? ‘ ) é ( ! i . wed by reports that there were LT Ss. ° . . r le increases in Ohio and Penn - : nresent week. : eu rece ‘ ral | ea : Y =< :: ; , ‘ ’ -Sp t a I a notable ! e sou nir edl - ! Ame ( enjo (Mass.) Repub! nna yNmemorat 1 re n T the new Hampden County Memorial Brid ‘. ! n Sp The cesslol nd duties necticut River, a project wv nh 1s ¢ ; a ed S nd } ti M yme $6,000,000. Several sunplements " ; ee ll , ; ( ! t ! een ex ( levoted this and other notable b : t n An pt l » a ew et mie yrical and biog aphica art es I AtlT é S¢ { ) l ) I Mir | I ( [he new bridge, of reinforced concret Spain. Owing to confl r interpre ns O1 le pa f a covered wooden bridge, erected it Me of the Spanish custom yfficia is to the application in service. The engineers were Fay, Sp > . ‘ . 4 . . 9¢e ; : i yf the concessions granted to Fran » similar prod dike, Boston, and the contractors were Hi 7 icts of other countries, a definite ruling from the Span & Co., Boston. ‘or Greater Use of Steel in Dwell] Potential Tonnage Is Large, Calculated on the Building Movement of 1922—Some Figures Based on the Employment of Pressed Steel Joists ere comments have been made on the’ years there will not be enough timber left for use as 11 “Steel in Dwelling Houses,” which ap ‘dimension lumber.’ Something will have to take the 1 in THE IRON AGE of Aug. 3, page 291. The place of wood in dwelling frames. Steel is the logical ide in the editorial that the first barrier to mate! ial. ise of steel in the construction of dwelling “Now, on my part I can grant that the change from the training and habits of those who are wood to steel will have to be ‘sold’ to the entire con- 1ild houses. The carpenter’s work in wood suming public and that the building trades will have een standardized, after several generations to he lucated in t handling of such a radically dif- lding, and it was pointed out that the hope lie in the investment builder, the cap- lds a large number of houses as a busi lem, it was suggested, is not merely the one material for another, but the funda- reating a new practice and mechanism ering company, writing to this office, bstacles it had encountered in pro se of steel for dwellings and agreed that een well stated in the editorial. The let- ‘The writer of the article hit the nail it the fact still remains that there is a inity for an outlet of enormous ton- tion if properly created.” ee _ } ferent material as steel. To jump right from an all-wood frame to an all-steel frame unquestion- ably would be a fundamental change, as your editorial has put it. “ gut are change isually wrought in that way? Wouldn’t it be more natural for the change from all- hese. of ie Cones Sat Ma wood frame to all-steel frame to be made a step at a eroury, Ol e e é oteel O., svylas- . ‘ “<r ‘ . : . . ._ -y shad time? I think it would, and I have spent a lot of effort mmenting on the editorial, said tha ee a i 11,4 guessing what the first step would be. ad in mind dwellings in which rolled oe ; Senne ; ; ; were u 1 hi nosition wa sndoubt In your editorial the statement is made that it is were sed, is os Oo! as unaoubtl a ’ . : . . . F , easy to ‘substitute’ metal lath for wood lath. Right. h a change would be fundamental and ae Nea a . : ‘a | ate tems ak See e Now, then, what will be the first step in the ‘funda- » lly O Ver, vilat Ss ine Ul . +} ins e mental’ change? I say it will be by the substitution yrrect when applied to the principle o! a eg a. ae : ; ee ght steel joists in the first floor in place of wood floor construction with light (pressed) - a ; P matal 9 2x 8s, 2 x 10s and 2x 12s. Here is my line of reason- metal lath. era d bury’s letter is so interesting that we ee 7 Some Advantages of Steel arge part below: : 8 : ‘tablish common ground by stating that “Joists are plain sections, be they wood or steel. is growing searce and that:in twelve The only field work done on a wood joist is to cut to 469 RE est 47 U THE IRON ? ee ength and ‘fire-bevel’ the ends It wouldn’t be much . » I a trick to cut steel joists in tne field, but there is : no earthly reason why it shouldn’t be done at the struc iral steel yard before the material is taken to the job ; I OVE Is are not necessary for steel! ioists. » ‘Oy 4 ; 4 2 ’ a : ° . 4 T) Steel joists are as light as wood joists. hey ar¢ ; ; place exactly the same as wood Joists. Steel ists will not warp, shrink, sag or burn “Most dwel ing hres originate in tne ymasements 0O1 . ictual first floor sections. In the basements (of all . dwellings except in the extreme South) are located such najor fire hazards as heating equipment, open-flame ‘ 1undry stoves, hot water heaters, gas meters, hor yntal hot water and hot air pipes val and wood sup a : ; pli¢ é Support the first floor on steel joists, spread ,.3 ' er nen Lf n¢ apd rete reinforced t ‘> 1 centered y n | ill 1 l ive esta lished =* 1 non nbustib ilwat etween thes as I nt re na ds ind tne i ections of the dwe]l Al 3 { | irtnern icn a fi l ( tior ; dust proo i 1 ermin-p! »T \ 1 Cal i vyood ib floo. dire tly ne e¢ JOS t you wat ») US¢ I ste joist ni 1 cal mbed scree ( nerete ] To! : vood floor finis | : \ 7-in. pressed steel jois elo 9 hi ; , i root will take care f most firs floo spans I Site ie ei lwelling construction. Space these joists 19 in a ;4 enters ar {1 you have about 3 ‘ steel to the juare ii . foot of flo irea \ dwelling measuring 30 x 30 f : ; ti which would be about average, is 900 sq. ind would Pee a | $3 lire a ital of 3150 Ib. of ste }oO1s i manda w ilf ‘Steel joists now i i price which means that nis DS itlol I lding neta itn ind a cone t¢ lab for he first floor, would idd ver 1 per cent ‘ the Oo f the dwe ne un rures, about . $100. > ® ‘ There would ‘ revolutionary e I I \ 1 nave plenty f ‘ABRICATED STEEI JULY IN) FABRIC iD STEEL > \lmost the Entire Industry Reporting to Depart- ment of Commerce Figures for Second , ee ; ; Quarter Revised Upward : I ectiolr of Line alt oT Tabi ited Sle . rk, the Department of Commerce now reports that getting figures from “a st the entire fabricat ; ge industry.” teports were received from 121 firms nd figures were obtained from these companies no ! for the business don n July but for the iles of 1 he three months preceding, April, May and June. On ilt |} een a sharp upward increase of the figure iken as indicating the fabricating capacity of the intry the 121 firms being redited with having a al capacity of 204.540 ms against 180,000 tons, the es yur VI n Nas been take for a number of yeal . he monthly ipacity of e bridge and structura . ‘ . QD f ne unt? The new ina S 13.6 1: a . ‘ ‘ ° I preatel! nat I form ind ipparel rate of :} : . ; ” ntracting na therefore ee! i 1 down from the . ' ur riginally given Howeve the evised tor or t ne second aqua f ne Veal ng he ; la olume f isine ‘ ! of ‘ : i re Oousiv 2 e} oa? ‘ - P ° The a la i lu I t t \ : ; 127.765 tons, whicl 62.5 per ct f wwacit) : ; f nese ime cern Y ! 204,540 ? The ar A? ) é neure f (4 10 tor is Ca va n ft a ‘ f ! ‘ tracting ee : The ex f 1 ne Depa + ent ore o +} ndu i e) : ’ oning that ympared wit earing from 121 concerns * . . 6 . ; n the latest nvass, th imbe eard from in Jun . . was 96, Vi i) <2 1! Ap D. \ ‘ tne Bi da Builders and struct iral So evty ! ling tne VI rT" tatistics based the firure ( iV? f ) 64 on 3 . panies -? The subjoined table give f booking : AGE August 2. 1 Q9p Vem of work. floor [wo men would set the steel joist (bearing wall job) in four or five ho that point on it would be regular construct \ lot of lumber would be saved and thus th be deferred in such difficult and complicated constructi walls, roofs, ete. If <All when steel sections would have tions, Dwellings Used Steel “Now, the of the st may like Let m however, that the building industry is erect (1922 280,000 dwellings in States. The normal for several years will b« 000 annually. “Counting 1145 tons to the from standpoint this look mall potatoes. about single 0 dwe lling, as and one-half times 250,000 equal 375,000 to: weigh approximately sponding rolled structural ste: I-beams were used in this construction, thx thus 1,000,000 country one-thi steel joists section in tam + LUS©e LO consumed would be Cc ’s capacity for structural steel shapx only 180,000 tor idea of the f potential tonnage in the first floors of dw “T. J. Foster, of the Nat Bridge W 4 Island City, N. Y., read a paper on ‘Ste (pressed steel joists) at the American Iror ‘ Institute meeting last autumn. You p THE IRON AGE of Nov. 24, 1921, p. 1331. ] surprised if you t tions) 1s will give you f pressed joist se These figures an ional z 1 ‘ . + ] | Y would be were tO 100K Up of steel joists actually being produced a F vear. This industry, which is new in the E ‘ade, is growing very rapidly. The subj : lath would also be interesting to you a suutlet for steel sheets. E “The whole subject of steel for the build 1 big one and I verily believe it will show pronounced development during the next ter for April, May, June and July for the 12 firms, together with the corresponding pe under contract These figure already for the second qu put the total amount of for seven than of the there apacity put place those given business taker of tl precedi 1g now the months any ated steel work a total larger which even including those in was a ing of factories for the prosecution of the w the total for July at 127,765 tons represent per cent of capacity, the monthly total is one, seeing that the average for the last ter barely 55 per cent of capacity. j 4 j r 2 \l Boo ( \y \ ( | ; Ml ; 14 » lo ' ' plants a meet enlarged freight Warren and Niles, t] he Pennsylvania h requireme! { has mapped out a program of development equire the expenditure of a large sum. A schedule, 11 tracks, each one mile long built west of Niles, Ohio, four additional t e established at the Mosier yard, imm f Youngstown, while another main line tr 1 from Youngstown to Niles. The Tru . \ ind the Brier Hill Steel Co. are amo! whichewill benefit from this progra \ pulverized a system 1s to be in Owosso, Mich., plant of the American Ma Laneaster, N. Y. The Holbeck system yved and will be (nio installed by the Bonnot y The equipment will cover 24 annea melting furnaces and two small b sion foi equipping lg 1 oiler 1 core ovens at a liatel fone System Included in Tariff Bill Departure of Interest to Many Manufacturers—Not Certain F the Plan Will Be Adopted in Conference : BY L. W. MOFFETT E nN, Aug. 22 Establishment of for Commission. wl mr ( rts of entry of the United States - n Commerce las ! it nditions Eu iment the tariff bill adopted by rie rope ind the ( l ed Stat and ?t Wednesday, upon the motion of ( ilrmal advant es f ‘ ne i ivantage I nmittee on Commerce, opens a wide the present systn | tant As pointed ou es, the proposed f ind would mark a highly impo) ; \ rican tariff system Proponent f ne ystem meat . 46-8 nstance, someo? was recommended fot passage \ Europe desires t (0) roods to South Am« Commerce on Aug. 15, 1921 1 and that is a , . and a vess oul e system recog? ing the mor f nm Eurone New é tha ! ge a 4 ependent character of wi 1 relatior a part of irg _ bring it 00 t improvement in perfecting the means f goods and discharge t n the ne where the A between nations and that it would be a mav be kept until t » ready to take it nl ‘ American Merchant Marin South America. 1 ' leclared that the plar i “free’’ zone system is of importa would fa tate the a ni e° and transsl nt of ts of the country engaged in for commodities wl tute a larg tem in the w lding on and steel, mach nery and mmeree and it wa it nat ich busine ifacturers It remains to be seer mou} to about $4.000.000.000 annually. Where i F nan nt W he idopte j ? or ere? é ¢ he DY jucts ¢ ¢ he : iw. Senator McCumber, chairman United States requ | ould be added E t Finanes 1? charge I the 1 ff fo nurposs tf I ince, aut I in ndment with the statem<e t tnat bodies, cha : or eng ‘ A « pt ed A mk l sideration in conferences an inte t the fir 1 ell issembled he Senate had not given this broa varehouse n tne ire u ( VI vould ecessary study Previous attempt ractically foreign 1 ind mpt fi tariff egislation of this kind 1 Se} ite lutie [The ] was a led nanufactu ee! eported out favorably ne in the ynes but p ' ‘ ‘ le vable Commerce, whose Republican membe1 iter. Under the present te ls that are rit It also is favored by Democrat mpleted and tral ppe o mded wa nou ! \ i membe}! f n mn te vher hers = ea nee f duce} bye 1s f vas being’ considered by it and mp ited systen Gove egulatior ana ed it he would accept the free 1) a ac if 99 née Y lu granted whe opted in conference One of the ‘ transshipment ta Senator Jones pointed ‘ f the free zone system, w it that 1 he past a ¢ ‘ f Am A l ( i an assault upon the pt heretofore as bee? lol { t ingula Va l Vipe out tne t icles al ind that mu of Ame i YD iu i ned fo Sout ff istoms regula ! ina Ame! i has left this il f » Eur ype al vonded warehouse the draw ther South Amer 9 ransshipment in f nanutactu ne warenous r elgn essels It ae red a oO avoid na tye s fF erta n lines 1s £ i the | nited States « y | | é is f } if the tree zone system t America, and then trans} { South Amer ment of places at the varilou It was stated that t ' t ol vive America ! t er regulations i precau terests the iSil 3 l t ] 2 Treasury of the United States, irnis} rgoes for A ecla ' 1 iom t ? YT Y l ra ¥ ‘ 1iome ec consu tlk l that ne of the g \ i ied W thout the ariou Ve nant Mai ne £ OO¢* 1 7 ] : i pW apply te ] 1 good intrv ’ ] H i l Cher when the time is ni¢ thine » Dn? f t I +] led ’ en e where the ire 1¢ it , , th, nea ‘ e! l Vitnout irtner st nded f rat hit | y ed t Une irawvdack ystem \ vare ) U tre mnie i i app ! A l { i I piate, ead é na : 17 < I | f IrawvdackK } ‘ | I Dp! I < ) ed i? n , f , j ‘ f itie f i \ ‘ n 1 plate 1 é i t I ed j lr ynneé n it Senate Committees ( ‘¥ ‘ 1207 j 4 $ Lavi. j iw i ih va ‘ ’ (, y ‘ ] ve) y ’ ifactured ‘ } ‘ : { c ‘ if I nd then exn | y ] j f y f . 112 oe 4 29 » AQ j - 117 ly 15 t} “ip ain anne 1 Relation to Protective System "4 ; a : . e ¢ ‘ } 4 : e . ‘ $ ‘ ° be .¥ . : F f i} } Pra Peri | Babe. a é ° . . e 7 : s . : w ‘ } ‘ . . . ‘ : a s ee > . , o : ° * > 1472 THE IRON AGE le committee gave this objection special consideration, he report pointed out. It added: “They are protection- ists from principle and would not favor any measure imical to that system. They came to the conclusion that this measure does not affect in any way the prin- ‘iples of a tariff either for revenue or for protection. It provides for a very valuable instrument in connec- with either system. If it has any special relation o either system, it is especially desirable in connection with the enforcement of a protective tariff and will iken that policy. Action value of protection.” ‘ommended the free zone New Safety Guard for Power Presses \ safety guard for power presses designed to pro f é he oper yr at the point of operation and also to revent the press from repeating, has been developed 7 ‘ ‘4 . + T tur y «Ly J. J. Flynn, 72 Grand Street, New York. The device is illustrated as attached to an inclinable ( e applied also to straight-sided upright, y ] ) it ant A blanking, stamp r piercing, al rn ng ope! The p inder the ope liics, i { ) vw } } y 7 y 1imex oO pe I ncreased } etior DV | no pe i ! oT tine non f y y a y ? vinecinge efors n giving hin 1 ) Iree hand » Tes thet i? } dis Che ype? pulling t! l eVe! | T é rd na a i m oO! ; ‘ oh. ’ one? I i y T ne 7v) , p yperator’s hand i \ V Furtt y YY) ement oT T nand reiease tne rear Oop, pe ry) t Y y t treadle to be ¢ . . - t \ £ i i I forced downward One ind releasing the Pre f I i ( I The : eve! ! ae I pre et vitnil 8 I ot the wnward troke of the pres dvefore it tarts on lit ipward motior This forces tk ever downward, re- easing a dog nnecting the upper and lower treadl rods and permitting tl ippe 1 to move upward, cking the press and thus preventing it also from re- , ; 1 : , ° 1 ’ aes. When { ed tne nand Sever s forced back Dy r . ¥ . + ‘ ]] , . ] « he + the press the pressure treadle must be released so tha it will move upward, re-engaging the dog in the upper rod tion of the hand lever and the mounting of the treadle rod are shown clearly in the illustration. Augus zone ports of the world, including tnos and Copenhagen. Because the term “f: tion with “port” or “zone” is misleadin; it has no relation either to port charges o of free trade or protection, the Tariff ( that a “neutral” zone would be more p1 tive. Those who have urged the estab called free zones, have suggested that tl more ports on the Atlantic Coast, includir Philadelphia and Boston and at least the Pacific Coast, possibly San Francisc Suggestions also have been made for t of one or two such ports on the Gulf Coa at New Orleans. Advance in Price of Seamless Stec! Tubes The Detroit Seamless Steel Tubes ( nounces that due to the continued he seamless steel tubes, the advancing p1 terial, and higher labor costs, the follow been put into effect by the company eamless Stee Vere) Boile ZLZA227.742,.2. Increased [ se of Scrap YOUNGSTOWN, Aug. 22.—Valley inte chasing old material for steel making broader scale, indicating preparatio! production. In some cases, open-heart being charged 60 per cent scrap, and the Under ordinary conditions, the reverse 1 tained. Shortage of pig iron and compelling steel makers to resort to tonnages. Prices are very susceptible to sup] Heavy melting grades are nominally but any firm buying movement will p One recent purchase of hydraulically « nvolving several thousand tons, was New Rail Rates Ordered WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.—In a decisio last Thursday in connection with a « West Virginia Rail Co., the Interstate | mission held that lines serving Hunt Pittsburgh, and Johnstown, Pa., New ; Cumberland, Md., must not later than \ al i lish rates on new light iron and steel rails ' P ; the Pittsburgh-Buffalo and Central Sr al ae greater than 78 per cent of the sixth « ae ae the points of origin to the destinations. [°° ** this class of rails are to be 20 times the ra! of 112 lb. > Bethlehem - Lackawanna Merger Approved Directors Act Without Waiting for Action of Federal Trade Commission—Extensive Building Program Announced rm ) enem Stl I ‘ Ste ( vas a ? ’ y tT ( DD lay, Aug Presid 4 h » St ( | 1 8) nienem Ove i l ment ot ip i I re er! t i al ; fF ow " i 1justn f old i ’ Y ’ fons Additional Capacity Ret} 4 Federal Trade Commission Investigation 1} tw ¢ | A tt GS t Q ¢ eT) j { ‘T i I I \ +} Schwab’s Statement } f r D A> a I I A nm } RP ‘ i? La i x me () B eo HOO OOO »BOR FOO ¢ President Grace's View of Conditions “Tf the settlement is on a basis which increases the : . ‘ost of production and requires increases in the selling eae aie aie aa prices of steel,” said Mr. Grace, “it will have the effect hath: te sacabiil ‘ted be the Of stopping investment money from going into busi- ’ t exceeding specified, ness and, therefore, will curtail business rather than ” stimulate it. a ame “kB 174 THE IRON AGE Aug Inclusions in Aluminum Alloy Sand Castings Technical Paper 290, “Inclusions in Aluminum \llovy Sand Castings,” by Robert J. Anderson, metal- s been issued by the United States Bureau urgist, Na In aluminum alloy foundry parlance, metallic and -metallic inclusions are termed “hard spots,” and i1 uminum alloy sand castings and in die castings they ire very troublesome. The inclusions differ so widely that the term “hard spots” is only roughly descriptive t n fact, the term exceedingly undesirable {1 should not be accepted in the nomenciature of ography. However, because it has been in com sage for such a lo time, it is used in thi per to include all kinds of metallic and non-metalli isions that cause difficulty in polishing and machin v aluminum alloy casting Hard spots in aluminum and isting’s are we cnown to founders, and rtain kinds of hard spots are frequently found lh iminum base die casting Ordinarily, hard spot tticed during the routine inspection of rough ng n th ind but usually come to light dun { machining Much difficulty ma be expe rienced ne? machining aluminum a ) Castings containing i pot ind the ‘ ( ma De ne of the | ‘ u t ol n ic! t ! 3) ra l! addit Ol ] ed n 2 cutte ! 1 a S Ce! kinds of hard spots n be f i when gates are y iwed off at the bar Vv, or oO utting at the tte? r when ¢ yp nd grinding 1s bell : Furthermore. seve? kind f hard spots may ete ea I I racturing’ the nard spots present in the gates, they wl ay present ! the Casting Whether or not pe are in ] uminum alloy cast defect m I l to cause much difficulty nining’ and it times, eve to prevent the fir ve of machine work after it has begun Milling itte! turret atne TOOLS, dril , and other macnine be quickly dulled and rendered unnfh ror cut w he the cutting edges trike hard spot in a y When hard spots are present in aluminum ng hey ow down machining, cause mal oO he +) pped, ? rive 0 ma hinge work, l product rull itting too nd irritate m rye ) \ uyn mal esenta aluminum oO four ey be ble practical minate ird spi ind resultu trouble whet i 1? $ re machines otnet é od ad tT uiltle He uUSs¢ 0 tnl aeter \ ! ‘ round ! f uggested alt Variou n that the Bureau {f Mine investigate hard 1 t ble formation on record and egest preventive method Such an investigatio1 indertaken and carried out in connection with the Bureau’s work on casting losse in aluminum alloy foun { ( Th present papel published as a Col ] » 1 ‘ iture I in Im tounary pra pulde Inder I pre ting crat I ira at ‘ Study of Uranium and Other Alloy Steels lit oO tudle In the experimental produc > + Tc ULE I Lv, H \\ Gillett, en f iwioy cneml t, and Ke | Mack, | chemist whic! i u ner publishec ( | ed » es Bu eau ot Viine Bureau of Mines ] recet made up exper illo Ler Ol U! ! l i 1 tl tee tol ¢ n wert iesired Tor wort , ry4 : regard the effect of the ter The reque n he war d } or tt ( nent ort \ made daurl é ( T Vi ! W ! \ | t rmat ron CX ible ire Germal 1S using’ uranium ste¢ in the ne! ol some hig! wer nav: eul It was stated that uranium stif- at high temperatures, and raises tne soften- oint some 200 dé ( hat gun erosion is he fact that the German guns retained 2 : 1999 accuracy of fire at the end of the Jut gagement was ascribed to the uranium st F Somewhat similar reports had been r¢ use of molybdenum steel. The ingots made for the navy wer the first being rolled, heat-treated, and tests by the Bureau of Standards. Thi was made in larger ingots, which were cut up into smaller plates, and heat ferent Brinell hardness numbers by th« Co. Physical tests of this series und treatments are being made by the navy Another series of alloy steels was course of co-operative work with the \ poration of America and the Welsba impact and endurance tests are being steels, the results to be given In ala The present report deals only with the the ingots on any of the series of steel Some of the points brought out ir , steels, particularly as to the recovery elements from the various ferroalloy steel, may be of interest and are there ord at this time. The indirect are furn: eems also to be a sufficiently usefu mental apparatus to justify its descript Detailed information regarding t e iranium, silicon, manganese, molybde1 ; anadium, nickel, copper-nickel, alumi: cerium and boron as alloying agents ar tin 199, which may be obtained by Bureau of Mines, Washington, D. ( A Turbine Air Drill \ portable drill, known as the N bd F e, having a capacity of 5/16 in. in ste 7 vood, and weighing 6 lb. complete, is the Turbine Air Tool Co., Cleveland. The propelling portion of the tool is of ES truction, and is made from an alumir illoy which is said to have the strengt vith about one-third the weight. The sp being high, a gear reduction , e ] I cas 4 haft and gears of which are of hig! nickel steel, oil treated. Ball bearings a out The housing is of an aluminum a , tion of the tool is accomplished by hav and gears in one housing and using a ant sufficient for 3 to 6 months run BY [The member containing the nozzi P. gned to permit of easy cleaning of ; matte at ma D yme lodged i the 1 Announcement was made last F1 Department of the sale of the old fleet 1 Glacier to the Bardo Steel & Machi Wash., for $22,000. The same compan) for $15,000 each the hulks of submat 1 The three vessels were sold at Mare Isla The navy tanker Alameda, also on the W old for $100,000 to the Newport Er: Washington, D. C ‘merous Changes in the Metal Schedule Few Are. However, Important— Duty on Pig Iron and Scrap Reduced— Bill Now in the Hands of the Con- ference Committee Senatorial Discussion ~ conve ecase b= A476 THE IRON AGE alloys.” He declared that the rates on alloys far ex- ceed the reduction that was made upon pig iron. Sena- tor Lenroot, showing his lack of knowledge of the steel industry, said that, “There is one corporation that fixes the price; and the higher the rate the greater their ability to fix the price to the American con- sumer.” Senator Smoot made the rather surprising statement that “If it were simply for the United States Steel Corporation, these rates would not be as high as they were. I frankly admit that; but the inde pendents are fearful that the prices here will drive ra Senator Lenroot expressed re- gret that the committee had not seen fit to carry on the auties o17 rolled products in ac- Senator Phipps’ Amendment I} substitute amendment on metallic magnesium ffered by Senator Phipps of Colorado, and re | s the original paragraph 375. The amendment provides that crude material shall come in at the rate 10c. per lb. instead of 40c.; that the semi-finished K¢ ira 20 and that the highly finished rms } 1 du of 40c. per lb. and 20 per cent ad en Senator Phipps explained that metallic mag in i ance lighter than aluminum and has £ ngtl He stated that has been found efu 1utom e and airplane construction, and t Ss ave ieveloped during’ tne i ew vyeal par larly during and since the wat It was h yplr that the origi amendme? 1 not give a proper differential as etweel the crude, the eml finished and the finished forms, and because of that hi fT 1 the amendment He told the Senate that the Y al made by an elect al process and can be ri rally roduced in the United State It now roe ised { ry I " i i l ynere T ree roa . ind a pre extle ip nent ne l ( in l rman McCumber o t ( my?! é n Finan iid that the matte) oO! ! a reeme ! tnat he amendment ‘ rT é nd t ed 1p I Senator Calder’s Position senat Calde r 2 iffer amendment reducing | nagnesite, pointed out that this commod \ tne re \ n I \ | | 9 ng e pro he supported |! im iment on the 1 the calcined one ised in building I Ser Pomerene i UO Vno ipported reduced rate 1 that w n e ago mag ipled a ceé i field ne ‘ ndustry, e manufacturers | f ia substitute for H l¢ red th: | ‘ A had beer 1 may cut off all orta ! ind tha f so, it 1 defea revenue feature f the 3 a tes to mag? te. He added that he did not think } t} nieher rate hould e put on at the expense of e} f steel the intr) Senator Jones of Wa ind Si i G | if Idaho defende ner rate \ nendm« sel Fletcher o Florida to i mi T ! ( oes OF! tne ree lis ind al imend ment Senator Jon f New Mexico to restore the Hou 1L\ ) per ent o! il ( £ wn ! he Senate b ric t f 45 per vel ie ted Efforts to Reduce Rates Che ! i lule was an object of mucn i¢ at ind vigorous but vain efforts were made, particularly yy Democratic Senators, to reduce many other rates, uch as those on aluminum, kitchen utensils, and cut- le ry. The metal schedule also was the object of an elab- orate and detailed analysis submitted by Senator Sim mons of North Carolina, ranking Democratic member of the Committee on Finance, who in having tables and data concerning the metal schedule inserted in the Congressional Record, said that the material was fur- nished by “official experts assigned to the minority of the Committee on Finance in collaboration with the ex- perts of the Fair Tariff League.” To say the least, this analysis occupying 9% pages of 6 point type in August 24. 1999 the Record is interesting even if its value a cal study might not be seriously considered terial takes up each item in the schedule, « important parts, such as the ferroalloy sect its arguments either against the duties pro} free listing many of the iron and steel p dutiable, discusses alleged costs of product prices, profits, exports, imports, relation of prices and makes a comparison of tariff the Payne-Aldrich and Underwood-Simn acts and the Senate bill. The big point int show the so-called tariff protections to ma! the cost to the consumers and the revenu ernment. The table gives the remarkablk $1,197,000,000 as the tariff “allowance” to manufacturers and the still more amazi1 , $2,504,000,000, as the cost to consumers of and 21 light products. The revenue to the given as only $6,890,950. Senator Met man of the Committee on Finance, who total revenue from the tariff bill will be annually, estimates that duties in thi will ra $18,000,000. Tables submitte Simmons give figures for the individua he ratio of wages to factory selling mum on rolled products is 5.9 per cent, r plate, while the maximum on rolled product ‘ent pertaining to bar steel, but cast iron ating of 29.3 per cent. Roughly, the } imers has been arrived at merely by d + alleged tariff “allowance” to manufactur ; ring the table apparently recognized ires would be questioned, as indicated the following paragraph: Criticism Invited “We invite the criticism that th yreposterous. The Senate ill is p } sequently, its effect upon American r preposterous Its evil proposa fully aval bs eneficiaries, however, the supporting arn 1 of by its beneficiaries. It i ernment for price rigging and price mall he consumer’s recourse only to the Depart e against unlawful practices to which ts beneficiaries.” It points out that the figures repre ind mostly unnecessary addition to the A) of living on heavy steel products, plus or n the great number of highly finished Sent to Conference The tariff bill has gone to conference w ule and Republican leaders say they ho] enacted into law by Oct. 1. While there ports that it will be the object of sharp co conference, particularly as it relates to valuation and foreign valuation plans, the f the House and the latter the Senate plan, belief is that Chairman Fordney of the Hou tee on Ways and Means will yield to the * adoption by the Senate of a provision for fl is believed, will be important in inftu onferees to accept foreign valuation a y + issessing duties. The adoption by the Senate also of the eign trade zone system may likewise be th roversy. But on the vast number of 2000 ments made by the Senate, there pron paratively little disagreement. The only I Senator who voted against the bill was S« Idaho. It was supported by three Dem tors Broussard, Kendrick and Ransdell. T are Senators McCumber of North Dakota, the Committee on Finance; Smoot of Utah, a! of Connecticut, Republicans, and Simmo! Carolina, and Jones of New Mexico, Democ! conferees are Representatives Fordney of ™ chairman of the Committee on Ways and *°"" Green of Iowa, and Longworth of Ohio, Repudice™ and Garner of Texas and Collier of Mississ!P} en crats. M August 24, 1922 THE IRON AGE 477 furbine for Steel Mill Service Light Manufacturing Engine Lathe rd Turbine Corporation, Wellsville, N. The latest addition to the line of the Hendey Ma- recently formed, is placing on the market | hine Co., Torrington, Conn., is the Junior model 12-in. irbine, said to be partic llarly adapted t engine lathe, shown in the accompanying lilustration. It is suitable for connection to This is a plain-geared lathe with belt feed and is ; and generators, either direct or through intended essentially for light manufacturing and also ifacture of this equipment on more of a for use in technical and vocational institutions. lan nas been customary in steam tur- The headstock, tailst CK, Carriage, apron and lead ee) ; screw are of the company’ tandard design. The machine are its heavv construction leg at the headstock end is of the cabinet type, fitted ition of component parts. The « ipling- with shelves and partitions for Storage purposes. :pported on a pillow block resting on a 5¥U table guards are prov ded for inclosing the feed with the lower half of the exhaust belt and the feed gea1 The screw cutting is effected ‘ration and misalinement. The through ordinary change gears, the power cross feed ipport is large in diameter and is and longitudinal feed being driven by a feed belt over inder the bearing. The disks are in on two o-step cont The feed-belt speed is modified within a wide range by the use of change gears. A P two-speed countershaft rovided and both speeds may be run in the ume direction at different r.p.m., a giving 16 spindl e¢ The starting, stopping and , reversing of feed nty 1 from the apron. - The lathe shown has an actual swing of 125, in., 3, and a 5 ft. lengt f bed, other lengths of bed being I » } np — t available The swing over the carriage is 7% in. and he distance betw enters is 27% in. The length of —- arriage bearing bed is 165% it The dimen aan 5 ae — EE a ons of the fre he back bearing are 1% to 2% rt.) =r coltwigese in. taper, 3 11-16 in. long; and 1 13-16 to 2 3-16 ir rer yt ; Pe aa taper, 2% in. long, respectively. The hole through the aw ee pindle is 15-16 in., the nose of the spindle being 2 in \ od n diameter, & th i per ! and the tall spindle i —F 21-32 in. in dian di rhe proporti n the head is 10.4 to 1 fu & Asi | Feeds are by belt r peal The ead screw 18 l in. in Gg L) liameter, 6 threads per inch, and the machine will cut = _ crews 2 to 36 per it Feed and screw cutting reverse 7 at the apron, and t cross-feed screw is graduated = P ' n thousandths of an inch Cone diameters are 2%, inl ‘ two rows of bucket ° Alt in he use of forgings instead of t iction, 1t 1s emphasized, permit a 1 ind reduces dis ess a é mple construction. |] t \ 1a singie iever, l fulcrum of ++ } h tra xnhin : ‘ ] i icned to the turbdine casing and rances on this connection which l ind Cause over-speeding The independent of the main gover- former being also independent of I Ww tonay ¢ law wal sate -aAaY rn \ Vy steam a iOW vVvelociLry, Keepin ihe governor valve bushing and seats gral part, and are of bronze. This con- Plain Geared E t h Belt Feed for Light i to permit closing both valve seats at all temperatures, which would be diffi- “1 7 , | h wou ffi 1%, 5% and 7% in., countershaft pulleys being 12 by screwed 1 » a casting of a different 9 1 1 int . ee f a different 3% in. and runnil it 160 and 210 r.p.m. lifferent coefficient of expansio1 All attachments f the 12 ir tandard lathe ar All attacnments ' ne ic In. andaart ia > are J 7 ) } t Di "kK t > OOV T , S ocat ; ' ock of the governor is located applicable to this machine. A compound rest, center ‘governor spindle bein stationary, rest, power cross feed, and large and small face plates ration and permits positive lubri- are included in the equipment ernor parts. The governor may be re smantling. Thrust collars are said to pecial process which assures their faces NeW Bureau of Standards Standard Samples rpendicular to the shaft. Bearings, A ne tandard samy] f tin-base bearing metal icking are made to gages and ar No. 54 now be ied the Bureau of Standards i readily removable. There e no With a prov na rtil ite ihis sample has the ap- ts on the horizontal face of the i- proximate composition: Tin, 88 per cent; antimony, 7 es are reamed to suit the steam con- per cent, and copper, 4 per cent In addition it con- + 1,7 . : hranzva Ts 4 ] ‘ f ] les The blading is of bronze, monel ains small amour ( ead, iron, bismuth and ar- ckel, according to steam conditions. enic. The price of this sample is $2 per 140 grams. ers of the unit are self contained and The following renewals are also ready for distri- may be replaced conveniently with- bution at the price of $2 per 150 grams: Renewal No. the other member. The machines will 14b of basic open-hearth 0.8 per cent carbon steel No. icities up to 600 hp. for condensing and 14a; renewal No. 19b of acid open-hearth 0.2 per cent g service. They will also be offered com- carbon steel No. 19a; renewal No. 20b of acid open- rator, pump and fan sets. hearth 0.4 per cent carbon steel No. 20a. ; High Production Countersinking Machine % An automatic machine in use at the plant of the 3 Hudson Motor ( al Co., Detroit. for counte rsinking ? ‘ holes in both sides of a clutch ring, the production P from which is 600 plates per hr., or 520 holes counter- ; : : sunk per min., is shown in the accompanying illustra This equipment was built by the Fox Machine Co., Jackson, Mich., and is claimed to have displaced three * . . : é of four men, whom it was hard to keep on the job because of the muscle exertion in keeping up the con- . nuous hand movement On a single spindle drill 60 eces were done an hour and on the machine illus * trated S00 plece ‘> ¥ The machine tu iutomat tne head moving " , 2 In. up and down Dy a cam movement at the rate > ¢ ee iv Vi per mi? [he table S rotated by vear- : ng whic! timed to move while the head Is going * - : . ; , 7 . eo , . ° 7 « > } qt 7 Mactl é ( king H iY . 5 | \ head . . é ’ a . ‘ , 1} the rotation being one-third of a revolution pe % . ” ’ } s ] . ycle on head, or 3 1-3 r.p.m. A two cluster special ‘ ye ead having 26 spindles each, employed, as shown, Forced lubrication is provided both in the gear box ‘ " n top of the column and also in gear chest on the oF. reciprocating head Oil is prevented from running jown on the spind by a special constructio1 Drill . vig . . ge l ered | in ' { ‘i, ente} ° | dy ugh a itomol dry-disk ‘ . ute} at tr LOD it the colum} and ¢ tre ap tne > toot é how}! t the potton ‘he weight of the aching / it desig ted N 7 oho ‘ uton rsinkit m ‘ . * ra e . ae . . Th Safety tropny awarded V tne Carnegi Steel Co, to the plant making the best showing in accident prevention each month, was wo1 the Edgar Thom- i ; : on works, Braddock, Pa., for the month of July. Th ‘ i , + } } a 4 . . t t} > plant nad no ios Ime accias s during 1e@ month. A } . > : > ’ + re iis | 178 THE IRON AGE Plans of the Coast Range Steel | The Coast Range Steel Co., Vancouver, been given support by the British Columbia to the extent of a legislative measure guaray third of the company’s bonds. In return proposes to construct a blast furnace plant months, to have a capacity of 500 tons per also proposed to ere¢ a large steel] plant lat trial men in British Columbia anticipate that ishment of a steel industry in the Provin possible to produce a wide variety of finish at a cost that will enable the company to both local and export business. H. J. Landa ber of the deputation that waited on thi Cabinet seeking Government support for th: industry, made the following statement: “We have already been assured by the ad mittee, under the Trade Facilities Act, of I ernment support for one-third of our prop $10,500,000. We have een assured by the Government that it will do its part. We no Provincial Government assuring us of the third. The money awaits us in London, cond mM} upon our receiving these assurances. We « ahead.” Mr. Landahl further stated that the rich ore deposits in the province, and that rganization are the skill and experience of tl greatest iron, steel and coke oven firms in Empire. “These three firms have undertaker into British Columbia and build up an iror industry,” he said. “The plant will be erected direction of Vickers, Ltd., as the company’s adviser. The furnaces and ovens will be mar by Simon Carves, Ltd., builder of furnaces oven plants. The steel mills which are to fo course of the next few years will be built by the