The Iron Age 1931-01-01: Vol 127 Iss 1

Seventy-sixth Year January I, 1931 A Challenge to Sober Judgment HE coming year will be a challenge to sound thinking and sober judgment. The wide swing from the zenith of pros- perity in-1929 to the nadir of depression in 1930 brought an equally marked change in popular emotions. Extravagant ante- panic praise of the “new era” has been replaced by exaggerated criti- cism of our economic system and a rising tide of proposals for social legislation. The high sense of social responsibility that caused industry to maintain wage scales, rotate jobs, carry on improvement programs and give aid to the unavoidably idle augurs well for more construc- tive action with the passing of the present emergency. Manufac- turers, no less than their workmen, want protection against the devastating effects of cyclical unemployment, but they will insist on sound measures, based on the solid foundation of our own tra- ditions and our own experience. s Meanwhile their main concern is when and how business can fs started on the road to recovery. In finances, processes and organi- zation our basic industries are for the most part well prepared to - keep pace with consumer d however aia it may expand, In merchandisi sey ie the aggressive, realizing thai the rent loss sof power is really a loss of tion to buy. nt demand will be brought out by more int cultivagion of old markets and greater efforts to develop new Large mew reservoirs of wants will be opened up by technical research, which give glimpses of future - trigt e e the imagination. +e Renewed of induaty is assured, ay it must be os nurtured in the soil of stea = 4 etap one one otgget ae _ Such growth,. pears, ad pee free from the blight of col- Editorial Index, Page 77 oe : iC Making it easy to concentrate purchases and save time, trouble and money -_-- Ten thousand sizes and kinds of steel products—ready to ship Shorten the work of buying your steel and allied products. Make one contact, one order, one check- ing, one invoice cover current re- Chonnels, Angles, Tees quirements on the various lines. You'll find it saves time and trouble as well as money. Beams and Heavy Structurals Note the diversity of steel lines Welding Rod and Equipment Rails, Splices, Spikes, Bolts, Etc shown here. The Ryerson Journal and Stock List will give you com- plete information including sizes, Plates weights, etc. Make it your guide on steel. Write for the current issue. Rivets, Bolts, Nuts Washers, Ete a ——— Stair Stringers, Safety 7 Pail . ; “4 j Reinforcing Bars and Tread, Ete = 1] Strip Steel, Flat Wire, Ete : \i Accessories - i} & a 1 | & > 3 2a » SS — — S.A.E. Alloy Steels Hoops and Bends Babbitt Metal and Solder Bars—Alll Shapes and Machinery -“ Tools izes Heat Treated Alloy Steel Bars Ryerson Machinery vision can Various grades of alloy steel bers meet ai y heat treated ar J ready for use, ine wide range of sizes, including Nikrome, Ryco, et machine tools, metal working equipment and smal! t 5 Write for descriptive literature Josepu T. RYERSON & SON, ine. Plants: Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo, Boston, Philadelphia, Jersey City Representation in: Minneapolis, Tulsa, Rockford, Kansas City, Houston, Dallas, Newark, New York, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco RSO j | Allegheny Metal £ ; Extra Wide Cold Finished Flats ‘ STEEL-= SERVICE ade . 8, THE IRON AGE, published weekly by the [RON AGE PUBLISHING OO., at 239 W. 39th St., New York, N. Y., U. 8. A. Entered as second class matter, CE Cen i a eee ee ee ee a a ee 1 879, at the Post Office at New York under the Act of March 3, 1879. $6.00 @ year in U. S.; Canada $8.50; Foreign $12.00. January 1, 1931, Vol. 127, No. 1 ELEPHANT BRAND PHOSPHOR BRONZ In Modern Industries. lle Ratlroad. THE dainty BRONZE siiahetlbic CO 2206 WASHING TON NUE ADELPHIA PA SUTTON ENGINEERING Park Bldg. COMPANY. Pittsburgh No.2 Round Straightener No.| Special Round Straightener ‘ No. | Round Straightener <= | trance, aah —* 7 R No.3 Round Straightener No.3A Round | : 7 S Straightener We Manutacture fe E-F | Straightening Machines . pen rary ma my my rin, It = hos ah for a + i c ae = ; TW a ROK: Ay Bars !." to 8 se — @: or Tubes },” to 26” OD . All Shapes and Sheets No.00 Disc Type Q Pp ; ? ’ Chel dbane Ferrous and Non-Ferrous . fe Straightener | No.3 Special Flat and c __ No 2 Flatand | Materials Shape Straightener No.3 Two-Way Flat st Shape Straightener Hot Rolled and and Shape Straightener th n Bright Finish EY = ™ is eo Be ar mht caf Ta Gi we} i idk irr ie [ml pa! I L tRA Pe dk LI os rhe * e. / | No.4 Special Two-Way Flat A) y< No.4 Flat and , No.0- Shape Straightener No.4 Two-Way Flat and ® d Shape Straightener — No.5 Flat and Shape 10" Sheet Flattener ha Shape Straightener Straightener it pr: \ »19)) an bse f Sot SM . ‘Ss Ss ‘Ses eq ate’ | =r Ka: , . x No. 2-60" Direct Double H j Drive Sheet Flattener No.2 B-60" Sheet Flattener Hrdantoner No. Single Head Straightener ~ p> >: ™ - . Se NEO < ow LG ey Ji tl “all Ni yay SAgR WS i T . + 4 ‘ 7 . nd is we 47 geo ‘ y 5 ; &e iN waa as No.2 Single Head Stretcher No. | A- Special . No.! Special Drive Straightener and Cooling Table Straightening Machine Fast Round Straightener Voth Elec mote the A PROMISE is Only a Promise .... PERFORMANCE is History! fad Performance is the Basis fl po Which Representative Manufacturers of Rotating | rent are Selecting Ball and R B Performance...that’s it...performance... ina bearing it’s the ONLY thing that counts. On what other basis should a bearing be manufactured ...orsold...or bought? On what other basis should a bearing be judged? And so, S3US)P maintains its own mines from which to get the ores for its special steels...its own forests from which to get the charcoal for processing these steels... its laboratories at home and abroad ... its numerous plants everywhere... all with the idea of building performance... and still more performance ... into Bearings. Performance ... dependable year in and year out performance. ..is the quality that has made ! * the selected bearing of practically every industry in the country... and more specifically, the selected bearing of 83 manufacturers of rotating electrical equipment. SKE INDUSTRIES, INC., 40 East 34th Street, New York, N. Y. Nothing but Performance could have caused the General Electric Company to use & Bearings on this electri motor. It drives a great pump, also -equipped, on the U. S. Engineers Department dredge, ** Willets Point. No ‘ } { t ter 1} > r if ) pitc ime l se for cutting gears mploy a circular cutter of the face mill type. The gear cutt 1 together to correctly generate the il Bevel G orrectly generated ina machines whicl ite with a single tool. These pecially convenient for cutting single pairs and small lots. ei Gear Generators are pu lc for cutting Straight Bevel ut 20” pitch diameter. They employ two tools and cor- the tooth profile by rolling the gear blank with the re- ls. These machines are fully universal, quickly set up and 6s foe boch roustii | Suis el Gears are generally cut with a single tool on Ww h copy the tooth shape from a former. The t yt _ { 4 \ | Cre iTs _ Vorks also builds auxilliary equipment which includes Bur hing Mac hines, Quenching Presses and Cut- t s and tters used on the cutting machines. A th pr ct machines is also built GEAR MACHINES tts YEVERAL new 1 K_ \\ rk ' dirasy GLE ASON WORKS Smt 1000 UNIVERS LINK-BELT Transmitting Increase Net Profits Now! Now is the time to adopt up-to-date efficient equipment in order to manufacture so econom- ically that net profits will increase. It isn’t always necessary to install entirely new conveying or power transmitting systems to achieve this result. Frequently present equipment can be modernized by a compar- atively small expenditure. Link-Belt offers a comprehensive service to industry in bettering present methods of hand- ling, and supplying positive methods of trans- mitting power. Our advice and service based on long experience is at your disposal for new installations or the revamping and repair of present-running equipment. Send for General Catalog No. 500, and tell us about your problem. LINK-BELT COMPANY Leading Manufacturers of Equipment for Handling Materials Mechanically and for the Positive Transmission of Power CHICAGO INDIANAPOLIS PHILADELPHIA SAN FRANCISCO rORONTO Offices in Principal Citte Salle AE TRI Oe Ps de Pape bE ow = te nega atime — ROLLER BEARING CRANES*HOISTS \ Two Milwaukee 15-Ton Roller Bearing Cranes in one of the largest automobile body plants. Mil waukee Cranes are designed and engineered for ller bearing construction and represent the Tho smaller tilastra- ichievement in equipment of this kind tian chews a10-Ten Milwaukee Gantry handling freightcon tainers in the yards of a large Eastern trunk line. MILWAUKEE HOIST FEATURES High Speeds Push Button or Rope Control Roller Bearings Throughout All Adjustments Made on Outside Double Drive Hoist Gearing All Loads Carried by Steel Members Forged Heat-Treated Gears and Pinions Forged Steel Trolley heels Ball Bearing Motors Especially Designed for Hoist Service Limit Switch of Weight Operated Type ee Many leaders in industry have expressed their confi- dence in the future by improv- ing their production facilities to the highest efficiency. Cranes and hoists are an im- portant part of every production plan ... and Milwaukee offers a complete line for every need. “Milwaukee” Standard Cranes are built in capacities up to 50 tons. They are equipped with roller bearings through- out. They give dependable performance at low maintenance and operating cost. “Milwaukee” Standard Low Head- room Full Roller Bearing Cranes are available in 3 to 30 ton capacities. They require as little as 2 ft. 111/. in. headroom. These low clearances per- mit installations in existing buildings coat 4 Milwaukee Hoists are , furnished in 4 to 10-ton capacities in various types of mountings. The large illustration shows the plain trolley mounting The lower right shows the motor driven trol ley; the upper right, je the high hook lift. } ! and make possible substantial savings in the construction of new buildings. Gantry Cranes, made by “Milwaukee”, are in service throughout the United States. “Milwaukee” placed more Gantries in service in 1930 than any other manufacturer. “Milwaukee” Roller Bearing Hoists are made in | to 10-ton capacities with a complete variety of mountings to meet every requirement. “Milwaukee” Cranes and Hoists are the product of the world’s largest staff of crane and hoist engineers. Their full roller bearing features assure low maintenance cost, quick acceleration and substantial savings in power. Get full details from Milwaukee before you buy... and expect more in dollar for dollar value. MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC CRANE & HOIST CORPORATION Division of HARNISCHFEGER CORPORATION MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN LOW HEADROOM CRANES—3 TO 30 TONS STANDARD CRANES TO 50 TONS The Mesta Machine Company is the largest unit plant in the world devoted to the building of steel works equipment. The plant and general offices occupy a site of about 26 acres at West Homestead, Pa. just outside of Pittsburgh MESTA equipment is built complete from the raw materials to the finished product en- ; tirely within the MESTA plant. Under this plan of production absolute control of ma- terials, coupled with more thorough supervision by experts is assured. Unparalleled manufac- turing facilities, rigid inspection and an efficient engineering organization are the principal fac- of equipment that maintains high production schedules with a minimum of upkeep expense tors responsible for the creation and building MESTA MACHINE COMPANY PITTSBURGH, » » . PENNA J)&L Sales Offices Atlanta Boston Buffalo Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas Detroit Denver Erie Los Angeles Memphis Milwaukee Minneapolis New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco Washington PRODUCTS REQUIREMEN or STEEL In placing orders for the principal steel products you use, consider the advantages of buying from a manu- facturer who can also furnish the steel for your other needs. The many companies which have adopted the practice of using J & L Steel for all requirements find that this efficient method of buying steel prod- ucts saves them all the time, clerical labor and overhead expense that divi- sion of purchases among many makers entails upon their organizations. By obtaining all your steel from J & L ae —a single, reliable source exercising ownership control over all its raw materials and processes of manufac- ture—you supply your operating departments with steel products of uniform quality. When time is important, you can order from J & L Warehouses in Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit and Pittsburgh, and receive immediate delivery of J] & L Steel products of the same quality you does are accustomed to receiving on mill Septet orders. Standardize on J & L Steel. 5 ORE See 8 ~ ay ] & L Warehouses: Chicago Cincinnati Detroit Memphis Pittsburgh * Distributing Warehouse for Pipe, Wire Products, Sheets, Spikes and Bars for , te Reinforcemer t : an Disteluirah. P S 1 Toronto, Ont.. Canad Canadian Representatives: Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa.,| \ LT ito, Ont inada on STANDARD FORM-SLIDE MACHINE WITH INDIVIDUAL r MOTOR DRIVE S m te No4 m fo) ee bl 18)! es re MACHINE CO ada a le ssures i positis ; ry Pee \y tne ve pulle ‘ ‘ eauce ppage to : nifi irying 4 \ nditions [his machine ee " ' Ls up t the minute in a @ =; feature nd its fie : Send vam ple or 1 emcle € sketches of what is wanted and we shall be glad to furnish full nirormation COMBINATION POWER | PRESS AND FOUR SLIDE FORMING MACHINE This combination press and forming machine is built in three sizes to handle all types of products formed from wire or metal ribbon It can be used to blank pierce, and form, and readi ly combine and simplify op- eration that cannot be ad- vantageously done on the ordinary punch press. Be sides our regular machines we have designed and pro- duced several hundred special automatic machines of high productive capacity Ae en ah —_ } machines vesigned i | The Nilson Tilting Wire Ree! is built in three sizes: No. 51-A 200-lb. coil. Arms ad justable to 8 inches; diameter of ring 30 inches. No. 51-B 300-lb. coil. Arms ad justable to 12 inches; diameter of ring 36 inches. No. 51-K 325-lb. coil. Arms ad justable to 15 inches; diameter of ring 42 inches. id Built t ANN \ LEVIEW NUMBEI Wire Reels The Nilson Tilting Wire Reel is a labor and time saver that returns its purchase price in service within a very short time. It enables one man to easily do what was formerly hard work for two. [he operator trips the lever with his foot, and the upper part of reel is gradually lowered until the wire carrying section is within a few inches of the floor. The guards are then removed from the prongs, and re placed after the coil of wire has been slid upon the carrier. Set screws are then tight ened and all the operator has to do is return the loaded reel to its upright position by ' ' ’ merely releasing the lever Vilson Tilting Wau it an angle of 45 de A ‘ showing the action o 7 ounterbalancinge weight lhe reel is accurately bal inced so that it is under perfect control of operator ty fime TF ily flat bearing surface on Cincinnati Rapid Traverse Shapers has a gib. They are full length tapered gibs with a single screw adjustment. The Cincinnati sliding block is gibbed—an important and necessary feature. The ram bearing has a full length tapered gib which forces the ram bearings to wear straight—an equally important feature. If you appreciate the value of single screw adjusting full length tapered gibs; if you appreciate the value of a uniform adjustment from a single point; and if you demand a take- up on every flat bearing surface—your next shaper purchases will be limited to Cincinnati Rapid Traverse Shapers. THE CINCINNATI SHAPER CO. CINCINNATI, OHIO LAN Di GROUND eR _ ANNOUNCING - The LANDIS GROUND THREAD CHASER—a super-precision threading tool—a product of Landis skill and experience which marks another step for- ward in threading efficiency and which makes a degree of thread accuracy, heretofore unobtainable, a reality. In addition to their gauge-like precision, LANDIS GROUND THREAD CHASERS give the versa- tility and in an increased degree, the life and economy long since identified as inherent features of the Landis threading principle. Give the new Landis chaser a trial. Convince your- self of the importance of this notable achievement. LANDIS GROUND THREAD CHASERS are now | available for all sizes of LANCO and LANDEX heads and for the ¥", %", 114” and 2” LAND- MATIC heads LANDIS MACHINE COMPANY W AYNESBORO PENNA., U.S. A. THREADING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS OF ANNUAIT REVIEW NUMBER OF I mON A muar ’ ’ PAGI Modern Machine Designers Need No Longer Tolerate Grease and Oil Leaks The Perfect Oil Retainer is the modern solution of a problem that has long con- fronted engineers and designers — the problem of preventing dangerous, dis- agreeable, wasteful lubricant leaks. The scientific design of this seal is the result of years of concentration on the development of leather packing devices for the dual purpose of retaining lubri- cant and of excluding moisture, dust, metal particles and abrasive substances. The Perfect Oil Retainer is economical be- cause it is delivered as a simple, compact, self-contained unit with the specially tan- ned leather packing member, spring and pressed steel retainers properly assembled. The Chicago Rawhide Manufacturing Company 1306 ELSTON AVENUE, CHICAGO, ILL. BRANCHES: New York, Detroit, Cleveland, Philadelphia (Pa tented) THE PERFECT OIL RETAINER F MADE OF LEATHER FOR MECHANICAL PURPOSES We MAKE j Ingersoll-Rand Products for the Iron and Steel Industry Air Compressors Capacities up to 25,000 cu. ft. per min, Practically any desired pressure or vacuum. Control and type of drive to suit the re- quirements of any installation. Turbo Blowers and Compressors Turbo-Blowers and Compressors Capacities up to 100.000 cu. ft. per min... turbine or motor driven. Portable Air Compressors Available in capacities up to 500 cu. It. per min. on various types of mountings. Pneumatic Tools \ complete line of air driven tools—hoists, riveters, chippers. erinders. drills. sand rammers. etc, Air and Gas Compressors Oil-Electric Locomotives lor railroad and industrial vard switching. and freight transfe1 service, Cameron Pumps Centrifugal and direct-acting pumps for all services. , att Centrifugal and Direct-Acting Pumps Diesel-Engines l-cycle, solid injection engines up to 1200 hp. per unit. Condensing Equipment Condensers and Vacttum PUT ps for every service. Branch Offices in the United States \ VIEW NUMBER O a a Quality Equipment Pays Dividends mea costs are kept low by machines and tools that operate economically, The createst ae a economy is secured from machines which require a minimum of power, repairs. and supervision. Ingersoll-Rand machines are made to give such service. Quality is built into them in the form of superior design, materials, and workmanship. Thorough inspection of all parts and ample testing of the completed machines assures proper operation Hoists on the job. This care in manufacture produces equipment which will stand up under the most severe operating conditions. High efficiency is maintained throughout a long life, keeping operating costs at a minimum ' Many thousand I-R machines and pneumatic tools are used in steel mills, foundries, and metal Grinders “ working plants in all parts of the world. These : plants have found that the quality-built I-R equip- ment pays dividends. INGERSOLL-RAND CO., 11 Broadway. New Y ork City Branches or distributor principal cit tor Canada Refer—Canadian! Mis¢ Riveters Sand Rammers ersoll-Rand a ~ Late = a ll peat tea Aaa eee y HIGH SPEED STEEL - A } gh peed nel fF * oO oO a Co COLONIA YS! TURNING STEEL |< .- A Cebal High peed Stec! | @ COLONIALNo.3 | 25: = H.H. STEEL mreggveon 4 ork a STAINLESS (xs. TYPE - errygyece —_ COLONIAL STEEL company § orrsevece Ax O-Hi- Yo" AIR HARDENING STEEL An Aur Hardening High Car A~ Pee o Sree COMPAN y PUNCH ANOCHISELSTEEL >". i Bini ae ee, cla 4> COLONIAL SIX | Sec Yo" OL HARDENING STEEL os A hl Ha on. RED STAR TUNGSTEN) 22; =| TOOLAND DIE STEEL | > en Alloy Die Ste COLORTAL 4+ COLONIALND.7 | oe. -: TOOL STEEL eorgguem A Crucible made arbon-Vanad COUORTAL QUICK SHIPMENTS 4>) COLONIALNo.14 SPECIAL) .3::.. ; Ya: TOOL STEEL [=~] BY On short notice from large A Cru e made Ca stocks at our various ware- : houses in principal cities. COLONIAL ie]. SIL- MAN fos. SHOCK RESISTING TOOLSTEEL, ey A Tough and Wear Re ant Silico Manganese Steel (4s) RED STAR [oes Y=: TAP STEEL rorya A Carbon Tool Steel of Highest Qual STEEL COMPANY PITTSBURGH + + ~ PENNA. COMBNTE '@| REDO STAR | 3c) YY TOOL STEEL ot t A Standard Carbon Tool Steel WEST VIE Hn SSN BUFFALO @ BRANCH OFFICE %& WAREHOUSE VANADIUM.- ALLOYS STEEL aay. LATROBE ~ ~ ~ PENNA. vaseo | Red CutSuperior Y 3F3° — HIGH SPEEO STESL srs. co The Nationally Known, First Quality High Speed Steel for general requirements vasco | Red Cut Cobalt [= HIGH SBPEED STEEL wuper High Speed Steel of maximum effciency or vito | STAINLESS Y<iis3" ae NON-CORROSIVE STEEL o\y-"=0 A Stainless and Non-Corrosive Stee! manulactured under the patents of the America tarniess Stee! Co A Dre Steel for hot work particularly adapted for Header Gripper and similar hot dies vaco | PAR - EXC [vce ee DIE PUNCH & CHISEL STEEL «see Our best Punch and Chisel Steel. also excellent for hot working dees subject to shock viet, Y NON-SHRINKABLE. “2::3:2~ “ame DIE STEEL see oe An Onl Hardening. Non-deforming Die and Tool Steel wae VANADIU “— TOOL STEE rs < > z > 2? : VASCO COLHED ) <z:s3 “xe. COLD HEADING DIE STEEL 2 A Carbon Tool Steel of the highest quality and carrying vanadium. furnished in all tempers RUSSELL, BURDSALL & WARD BOLT & NUT COMPANY BIG NUTS are not difficult to make. but their production in large volume according to rigid specifications re- quires an alert organization and spe- cialized machinery. R-B-W_ custom- ers who use big nuts re-order from us year after year because they are satis fied with the uniform quality of the product and the savings realized by our large-scale production. If you have a manufacturing problem in- volving the use of big nuts, R-B-W probably has the answer. * | t] Ss pUOss bilit 1Ol Inportant savings in your records of time-saving are PaiAn okY costs. R-B-W service and skill in the meeting the exacting demands of American and manufacture of EMPIRE bolts and nuts industries. This outstanding service is as- oO} iVil ‘ thousands of dol sured every user of R- a\' EMPIRE bolts ur customers.” You savedus and nuts. Inquiries involve no obligation. tter job.” a {ddress our nearest office... Russell, Burdsall nufacturer wrote & Ward Bolt & Nut Co., Port Chester, fter using his initial order of N. Y.. Rock Falls, Ill, Coraopolis, Pa. Sales IP ed nuts offices at Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicago, san nd ney rancisco. Los Angeles. Seattle. Portland. Ore ANNUA REVIEW NUMBER OF HI N AGI muar Y, 1931 ~ AN ANNOUNCEMENT to PRODUCTION EXECUTIVES and DESIGNING ENGINEERS EK RSATILE equ satile than the merits of its component parts. pment can be n more Ver More and more, you are being called upon to com bine in the small parts which you produce such widely divergent properties as—great strength, under both normal and excessive temperatures—high ri sfance to corrosion shock and abrasion resistan absence of aging changes. Often, too, one or all f these properties must be had in lighter sections rout sacrifice of strength——and necessarily with a mInimun t machining and fintshinag expense have proven their ability to give any or all of the above properties in a wide variety of uses. To tell you how well and how widely within the compass ‘f this page is impossible. Consequently, we are pre paring a series of bulletins which will give complete information, and we know you will want this infor mation so that you may be kept fully abreast of the rapid developments being made in Aluminum Bronze Die Castings. Our engineers will be glad to give specific information—entirely without obli gation—and a request on your business stationery will bring you our first bulletin by return mail AURORA METAL COMPANY l[ncorporated 616 West Park Ave., Aurora, Illinois, U.S.A. = mance ane Al REVIEW NUMBER O Leaders of American Industry in Purchased More P & H ; Overhead Traveling Cranes than in anv year since 1920 It is the history of industry that through every period of stringency certain companies have gone right ahead with an abiding confidence in the future. Such companies never lose con- sciousness that every period of in- lation is followed by a natural re- action of depression, and that each depression is in turn followed by good times. The long view always reveals prosperity ahead. Phus. in the period ol stringency. now passing, many forward-looking companies are seizing the advan- tage of this buyer's market to pur- chase plant equipment advanta- seously. They know full well that a reservoir of orders has been built up HARNISCHFEGEI i > AE Te during recent months. which, when the gates are opened, will provide a substantial volume of business. \s an instance of this wise. confi- dent policy of making well advised capital investments now, many companies are placing their facil- ities in shape for lower cost produc- tion than ever before. Some of these companies bought more P & H Overhead Traveling Cranes during 1930 thanin years. On the opposite page is published a list of companies, each of which during 1930 purchased more P & H Cranes than in any year since 1920, Let P & Ul Crane Engineers figure on your specifications. CORPORATION (Aldest d Largest Builder of Overhead Traveling Cranes L101 W. National Ave Mices and Ag ( i 5 \I ilw aukee, W is. / pal ¢ Overhead CRANES New York, N.Y. ie eee rpeast Co. Anaconda, Mont. GULF STATES STEEL Co. Birmingha = ne law m, Ala. BETHLEHEM STEEL Co. Bethlehem, Pa. TENNESSEE COAL, IRON & R. R. Co, Birmingham, Ala. GRANITE CITY STEEL Co. Granite City, Ill. TENNESSEE COPPER Co. - Copperhill, Tenn. _ JEFFREY MFc, Co. ct Columbus, Ohio TEXAS COMPANY New York, N. Y. UGHLIN STEEL CORPORATION INDUSTRIAL CRANES A i et ate ane oe hd » YOUR Cannot Give You T ARMCO PLANTS Middletown, Columbus, and Zanesville. Ohio; Butler, Pa.; Ashland, Ky. Joint Plant at Hamilton, Ohio WORLD’S LARGEST EXCLUSIVE PRODUCER OF SPECIAL ANALYSIS BANKER VITAL INFORMATION ...and yet it is just as important When you need expert investment advice, you intuitively turn to your banker. He is a mighty tower of strength, an unfailing guide in time of financial perplexity. Investing and steel wisely in iron sheets and plates is another problem, and often just as perplexing if the in- vestment is to be sound and profit- able. Here, Armco can show you the way to economy and efficiency, and an adequate return from every dollar spent. Whether you require special elec- trical sheets, or heavy-duty, rust- resisting plates, the selection is measured strictly by the purpose. And back of your purchase is the cumulative experience of the world’s first and largest exclusive producer of special analysis iron and _ steel sheets and plates. You will find at Armco the alertness, dependability and resourcefulness that are so important in establishing a standard source of supply. Yours may be a great automotive company, requiring thousands of tons of uniform steel sheets of special analysis, precise tempers and flaw- less finish. . Or a small foundry seeking rust-resisting sheets for long- time weather protection. Whatever it is in sheets and plates and pipe, Armco can supply it, promptly and satisfyingly. In all this, \rmeo chemists, metal- lurgists and research engineers highly trained and experienced—are at your disposal. They are your “bankers in metal”’—men who will help you realize the greatest possi- ble dividends from your investment. Any of the offices shown below will welcome your request for their ser- vices. Write to them. THE AMERICAN ROLLING MILL CO. Exe tive Offices. Middletown. Ohio ARMCO International Corporation PRODUCERS OF MRMCS ARMCO " SHEETS FOR FOR EXACTING PURPOSES IRON AND ST E‘E I 4 4 4 SHEETS AND PL ON AND STEEL MBER OI! to your business as financial advice ATES | | SNAP » » the ) ao. 2) X Bick « oh ae ee Uae Pao cg NR Se | eat ii lee Ti rigid and secure! en) ie Tih - YP raises detent » » ' , , punch is free and easily removed! ERCULES Interchangeable Punches and Retainers offer the same speed, simplicity and economy of interchange- ability you have always enjoyed in drills. With this modern system, punches are changed without re- moving dies from the press or stopping production for more than a moment. Set-ups are quicker and easier. Punches may be had from stock with round, oblong, square or hexagonal piercing point. Such standardization contributes far reaching economies. Hercules Interchangeable Punches cannot jam or pull out of retainers — but are always freely removed at will. They are held in positive and rigid alignment and introduce a new standard of accuracy in punching practice. Let us show you how they may be appliedto your work. Valuable punch information in catalog No. 94—write for a copy today. WHITMAN & BARNES INCORPORATED NEW YORK DETROIT CHICAGO MAKERS OF FINE TOOLS FOR 7 6 YEARS contributes ro the Bethlehem At left, cally-heated pre heating chamber pit mnealir ALL-ELECTRI has been recently installed in the alloy steel heat-treating equipment plant at Bethlehem, greatly increasing the accuracy and uniformity of the heat treat- ment of Alloy and Special Steels. Regardless of what a manufacturer's re- quirements may be in the line of alloy, spe- cial or corrosion-resisting steels, Bethlehem can supply the right steel for the task. Con- stant research and improvement in meth- ods of manufacture enable Bethlehem not only to keep abreast of the rapidly-chang- ing requirements of steel consumers, but in many cases to anticipate these require- ments and open the way for making finer products by offering better and more easi- ly worked steels. Bethlehem alloy, special and corrosion- STEELS OTHER SPECIAL-PURPOSE AND OUTSTANDING AND BETHLEHEM of the roller-hearth furnace ho ‘Ti 5 3 excellence of Steels ... furnace At right. two electri win charge be mwered resisting steels are made with extremely careful attention to the details of manutae- ture under the supervision of men of long experience, in plants equipped with every modern facility. of which the heat-treating plant mentioned above is an example. Whatever vou need in steel—strength, endurance. resistance to corrosion, heat. wear. shock or fatigue—vou will find a Bethlehem steel for the job. STEEI Bethlehem. COMPANY Pa. BETHLEHEM General Offices “TEREI wattle CORPORA Hor } re OD } “tee Expert Corperat ARI STEELS MADE BY BETHLEHEM CORROSION-RESISTING or cal é¢ >t : yo o - STEELS Cae ate teen oon an ee ANNUA t] \W NU MBI Oo 1S ‘Sire. SAWS AND MACHINES FOR METAL CUTTING Your inquiries and orders for Atkins Metal Cutting equipment are solicited on a comparative basis. In other words we want you to compare the results received from Atkins metal cutting saws, machines and grinding wheels Che Atkins No, 4 Metal Band = with other brands for a true test Saw Machine " ee 1] quality Atkins No. 18 Kwik-Kut Power Hack Saw Machine arries many patented features whic! reduce operating costs. This machine -- -- ‘ il ‘ he blade hile othe If you are not already using a ee \TKINS, give us a trial next ez time. Remember that Atkins SIL VER STEEL Hacksaw Blades IT a ; , ee with the Blue End are guaranteed f/f Atkins Alloy Metal Band to Cut six fimes more metal thane ‘ Saws ger al _ Sy a ST | . any so called Tungsten blade of the sam«e dimensions. Atkins oa Se w Frames ar ail ia Stawrins well g ! rect the entire force Your natural desire for greater profit at lower costs demands that you consider Atkins Saws as stand vey wee ard equipment on your cutting ie iOobs. Send vour orders to oul Atkins SILVER STEEL Hand Hacksaw Blades with the Blu ne -e 1 “1 r . ~ r are also guaranteed t & Atkins SILVER STEEL Power nearest distributor or branch. nes more metal than any so-calle Hack Saw Blades h t Blu aaien Bleles ef ihe eae: Gil { t ions A test by many users . SILVER STEEL Blad Send for Latest Atkins Catalog better than our guarant The Finest on Earth EK. C. ATKINS AND COMPANY and Grindin W heels TABLISHED 1857 THE SILVER STEEL SAW PEOPLE Home Office and Factory 102 South Illinois Street, Indianapolis, Indiana (anadian§ Factory Hamilton, Ontario Machine Knife Factory, Laneaster, N. Y j ( ’ fomplete Stocks in the Following Cities Atkins Circular Metal Cut VELANTA NEW ORLEANS SAN FRANCISCO Atkins Acrolite Grinding ting Saws I MEMPHIS NEW YORK CITY SEATTLE Wheels are required for sharpening < f ‘ Sowers . — li t rs CHICAGO PORTLAND, ORI PARIS, FRANCE h 7 er — me Shears in e! x VANCOUVER, B. ¢ strength materials .....as good as it looks .... If you want brass shel s in your assemblies that will never give trouble you must insist they are guaranteed against season crack ing, that they will satisfactorily pass the standard Rockwell Test and ALSO posses a SMALL, UNIFORM GRAIN STRUC TURE. You can be assured of this quality 1 stampings at no additional cost. The photo micrograph, of a section of the shell shows here, is typical of every stamping we pro duce. It shows that this finished after having been drawn several times ar annealed between each drawing operatior has a grain structure finer than the origina! sheet. Send us samples or drawings with specifications for deep drawn stampings and let us help solve yout stamping problems DETROIT METAL SPECIALTY CORP. DETROIT |} METAEBIET ff MicHican | OCTROT METAL SPECIALTY Comp | Orteorr SES The Time to Figure Now is the time to figure your costs and to determine any possible cost reduction that can be made without sacrifice of quality. The standardization of all your metal cleaning operations by the use of will make a considerable saving and at the same time insure uniform and dependable results. Such standardization is possible because of the absolute uniformity of the Wyandotte Metal Cleaners. Pick out any one of thousands of barrels and it will deliver a definitely high standard of metal cleaning work at a minimum cost. in order on your supply man for Wyandotte is a guarantee of economy. THE J. B. FORD COMPANY. Sole Mirs. WYANDOTTE, MICHIGAN A $a i / THE WALLACE BARNES | COMPANY of BRISTOL - CONN. CAN TAKE CARE OF ANY REQUIREMENT Experience | Counts We have made springs of all kinds for over three-quarters of a century. s > ay .? | *\ 2 : Pf)! tate 4 EX x ere af ts ; Ee y ™ : a ‘3 2 é ve 7 ~@ ‘ fe ‘ae : es heres A ae OS N NN he, aa grr ar , é 2% y : ie ; é ae Rc ew 25 3 re .* So frp 7 Nase Cr * a \ tes ee ee by per | wet, N a el rE a, . wExer fea e + dual P 2 = ar > Pies di 731 See \ rh ae oo . \ 3 . ¢ , p Ss \ i al 4 i, , ; | ane ys \ ‘ ys y 4G a wr ae yy pit yi =~ The : : unbar trothers . BRISTOL .*. CONNECTICUT, U.S.A. | us what YOU want/ ST p as to Quality ND 7 as tO delivery RD , as to price GIBSON SPRINGS | ( and S TAM PINGS C XD May we quote? Address inquiries for B-G-R SPRINGS to either division uo plants for Spring Service COOK SPRING CO. DIVISION of BARNES- GIBSON - RAYMOND inc ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN DETROIT DIVISION - 6400 MILLER AVE., DETROIT ANY TYPE OR MATERIAL | ! WM. D. GIBSON CO. 1800 Clybourn Ave., Chicago, Il. SEND FOR OUR CATALOG ANNUAI REVIEW NUMBER OI THE IRON AGI Imuar 1, 1931 PAGI ail 1] ye: Ventilating Fan made from Sheet Steel 1896 35 YEARS IN BUSINESS 1931 uninterrupted prog - ress under the same management is your guarantee of depend- able and highly satis- factory stamping service. Our experience covers a very wide range of work in various types of steel including TheCrosby Company General Offices and Works: Buffalo, N.Y. BRANCH OFFICES: Chicago Detroit Cleveland New York Philadelphia zinc, brass, copper, and alu- duralumin minum Send us your Blue Prints or Samples. ’ " = Level Tr. wee te A SAN URINE ec YOUNGSTOWN COMPANY For almost three full decades, from its first scattered orders to its present-day large volume, The Youngstown Sheet & Tube Com- pany has rigorously adhered to its traditional policy of “top quality and close personal service’. Deviations from this standard never have been, and never will be tolerated in its dealings. THE PRODUCERS OI MANUFA Iron Ores Electric welded pipe Seamless pipe Casing Coal Standard wrought pipe, SHEET & TUBE Drill pipe Drive pipe MAINTAINED FOR To our thousands of customer- friends the name Youngstown on the pipe, sheets, conduit, tin plate and other products of our mills has come to be recognized as a symbol of the highest quality. More than that, it has become a synonym for square dealing and close personal service, severed from all red tape. YOUNGSTOWN SHEET or bke eS O F Tin plate and tin mill black plate Steel bars Steel wire and wire products ( oke and Coke by-products butt-weld and tap-weld Tubing Rigid steel conduit, Line pipe Steel sheets of all kinds enameled and electro galvanized A One ¢ ATLAD BOST( standard THIRTY YEARS/ Throughout the entire Youngs- | | | | for details which is so helpful in town organization every customer is regarded as an individual to be served and every order is looked upon as a definite personal obli- gation. This service to the trade has become a Youngstown tradi- tion and assures every Youngstown customer of receiving not only the the emergency As we enter another year of service to American industry we wish to express to both our old friends and new, our sincere ap- preciation for their business in the past. May this coming year be prosperous for all, and may we utmost value for his dollars but continue to serve our friends in that extra effort and careful regard the trade as in years gone by AND TUBE COM P One AN Y nam Copper General Offi YOUNGSTOW OHIO DISTRICT SALES OFFICES ATLANTA Healey Building DENVER - ¢ g NEW YORK t r. LOUIS | ler an BR BOSTON - . Chamber ot DETROTI I nH ol OUNGSTOWS Commerce Building KANSASCII Mi ( HILAUDELPHIA ra ling BUFFALO - Liberty Bank B B z I | k LONDON REPRESENTA? CHICAGO - « Conway Building LOS ANC ELES s iT SBURC H A The Younss >. CINCINNATI: Union Trust Bldg MEMPHIS 12K Tew ee ( pany, D H CLEVELAND:Term'!TowerBldg MINNEAPOLIS \ Bids vi g s pany, U YALLAS + ++ Magnolia Building NEW ORLEANS -! Bldg SEATTI ( ‘ sroad Street, Lor | k GALVANIZED SHEETS rR Ot Se: s SAV I WITH STEEI] W NUMBER nuar OF 1931 The past decade’s revolutionary advance in the application of high speeds, high pressures, and high temperatures to me- chanical production and chemical processes has necessitated the working out of a tremendous number of alloy steel and iron analyses, each designed to meet some specific requirement of this new age. High strength at high temperature . . . high strength com- bined with light weight . . . complete resistance to corrosion under varying conditions . . . increased wear resistance... immunity from the effects of shock and fatigue . . . these are but a few of the manifold demands that are met daily by the proper use of Ferro-Alloys. Any metal part used in your product or equipment can be benefited by some one or more of the inherent advantages of Ferro-Alloys. It will pay you to investigate thoroughly the latest developments in high temperature metallurgy and to let Electromet Engineers explain how required physical and chemical properties may be provided by the use of Ferro-Alloys. Evecrro MetraLturcicAL SALES Corp. Unit of Union Carbide Carbide and Carbon Building, 30 East 42nd Street New York, N.Y. and Carbon Corporation In comparing values, performance should be the determining factor. It is the only true test of worth—gauged not by first cost, but by ultimate cost over a useful life. It is the standard by which true economy must be measured. In every field of engineering and in- dustry, over a period of twenty years, NORMA-HOFFMANN Precision Bearings hav e made a distinguished record for dependable stand-up-ability. For greater economy, longer sustained, they stand pre-eminent. co re r y's There is a PRECISION Bearing for every load, speed and duty. Let our en- gineers help you select the type best adapted to your special conditions. And - if 7" write for the Catalogs. aot a a NORMA-HOFEMANN BEARINGS CORPORATION STAMFORD CONN., U.S.A YN BEA Iniormation for the Mam who wants lower | - Operating costs~ “How can I cut the cost on that Job?’’—tthe same old story, but one of vital importance to every pro- duction manager. Many leading manufacturers are cutting costs and improving the product by using Buffalo equip- ment. If your work involves cut- ting, drilling or bending metal, investigate the “Buffalo” line of metal-working machinery. The illustrated bulletins show many new developments recently incorporated in Buffalo metal- This is a good time to : , : bring your files up-to- working machines. Write for your date These catalogs will be worth your time. Send for them. COpies today—no obligation. BUFFALO FORGE COMPANY 492 BROADWAY BUFFALO, N. Y. In Canada: Canadian Blower G Forge Co., Ltd., Kitchener, Ontario equipment for ower eosts 2 2 + a » rs ci 4 Sf Co _ A Sa er, OES CUTTING-OFF MACHINE 6 INCH ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN IN GREAT BRITAIN , The JOHNSON CLUTCH is used exten- sively all over the world on Pipe Threading, {ll Shearing and various types of cutting-off ma- chines. Below is an illustration of how The hs ' Charles Winn & Company, Ltd., Birming- ham, England, are now using the SUPER- JOHNSON Clutch on their Tube-Cutting- eed we | Off Machine. ——— s -——— “ i Se a Arrow Points to Clutch Directly Below Motor a ‘ Single Cluteh Sectioned — SPROCKET “FD ON ¢ cn HUB, INSTEAD OF SPUR GBA ON THIS MACHINE THE No. &§ SINGLE SUPER-JOHNSON CLUTCH is located at the back of the head- stock; the shaft carrying it passes right through the headstock and is operated by the lever at the trent or other side of the ma- chine through which lever the operator can start or stop the machine as desired This SUPER-JOHNSON Cluteh runs 700 r.p.m. and operates on the main drive shaft which is driven from the 5-hp. electric moto by means of sprocket and chain drive which : | Is enclosed in a Zear case WRITE FOR CATALOG “RED—1” THE CARLYLE JOHNSON MACHINE CO. = MANCHESTER,CONN. \s ’ } ANNUAI REVIEW NUMBER OI THE IRON AGI innua 1, 1931 These cap screws ...are made to Lam- son standards The most modern machinery built is now in quantity produc- tion on this newest member of the Lamson line, making cap screws that measure up to the rigid standards traditional to Lamson’s reputation for strengsth and accuracy. Lamson bolts. nuts and cotters for generations have enjoyed a reputation for excellence that has been recognized wherever such products are used. Lamson & Sessions therefore could not afford to do otherwise than to make a cap screw of a quality that fully measured up to every requirement of today’s produc- tion lines, and to its own reputa- tion for highest quality. When you order Lamson cap screws you may be confident that whatever qualities you expect to find in a cap screw are doubly insured by the Lamson label. Buy through your Distributor ASL LL EET ee ee LLU LELE TT & SESSIONS CO. CLEVELAND, OHIO Plants at Cleveland and Kent, Ohio; Chicago and Birmingham eee vt * fd i ’ ‘aie FA. OI ON ae ) 4 7 ) wa WOOT WE still have a supply ot these grinding gauges which have bee! so successful in assisting users to main tain proper tool angles and thus secure best possible results and longest lite from their WIDIA Cemented Tungs ten Carbide Tools. Both the gauge and the chart are yours tor the asking Now is the time to cut machining costs so that you can meet competitors’ prices You are sure to start the New Year right if you are using WIDIA Tungsten Carbide Tools THOMAS PROSSER & SON 15 GOLD STREET NEW YORK | ER oO The Giant of Pipe Machines Forms {00 ft. of 30" pipe per minute [his machine ts backed by overt Me as - Designed and built luces seams suitable fo by YODER }\ ea WITN Steel I usings ; . ) ae aes eee mee Builders of ller b nos Gang Slitting Shears—KRotary Shears | \utomobile Sheet Metal Korming Machines liamete Pipe Forming Machines Consult our engineers on your sheet on | plate t plate problems. THE YODER COMPARY 9 I and WALWORTH ave. cteVELAND, OH 0 PLATE AND SHEET METAL MACHINERY SPECIALISTS STEEL SOON BEARS RIPE PROFITS c< ’ Vl i KNOWS a} IN | | ‘ | Hmivher Spl Sa I \ »comM nust bD ( ) Lrice¢ 1S i Orow raper bas 1ci¢ al ura > 5 ves bette il Las \ : itcnle » meta » le t brin sa momv in mstri letermined streneth a Th it Pith CQ trengtn trich Cul homes, schools, and small as w LAr ipartment ind mel wit Factories 1n< IrIaGLE | Dullding = site ready to go Int Heat or cold, rain or snow cannot aft it: Te de permanent, Geeceaah shrink. It may be qui ever and whenever men can w Before building anything, f what steel can do ror you. Ihe In tit serves aS a ciearing hous [ ind economic intormati teel struction, and offers full and tree co- 1 ation 1n the use of such data to architect engineers and all others int AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION STEEL INSURES STRENGTH ANI FCURITY rH REVIEW IRON AGE january 1, 1931 EVERYTHING FOR Oxwetoine DISSOLVED ACETYLENE OQxueld APPARATUS AND SUPPLIES UNION CARBIDE NUMBER OF USINESS demands maximum economy in plant operation. To ignore the possibilities of oxy-acetylene welding and cutting as a method of economical maintenance, reclamation and repair, is to ignore savings that may mean the difference between profit and loss. Scores of manufacturers, realizing this, are reclaiming thousands of dollars’ worth of discarded equipment by oxwelding. For example: A blast furnace management is saving $6000 a month by oxwelding slightly damaged parts that were formerly scrapped. A paper mill organization is saving $1080 per boiler by oxwelding worn stoker parts. A manufacturer, by oxwelding fractured cylinder heads, has restored $3200 worth of equipment to active service. Managers anxious to eliminate needless waste are invited to investigate the possibilities of oxwelding. The flexibility of the process makes it applicable to every industry. Write today for details. THE LINDE AIR PRODUCTS COMPANY Unit of Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation General Offices - Carbide and Carbon Building, New York 68 Linde Oxygen Plants 157 Acetylene Warehouse Stocks 51 Prest-O-Lite Acetylene Plants 43 Apparatus Warehouse Stocks 175 Oxygen Warehouse Stocks 252 Union Carbide Warehouse Stocks eS District Ofices— Atlanta * Baltimore * Birmingham ~* Boston - Buffalo - Chicago * Cincinnati - Cleveland * Denver Detroit - New York El Paso * Houston * Kansas City ~ Los Angeles * Memphis * Milwaukee * Minneapolis - New Orleans Philadelphia ~* Pittsburgh ° St. Louis * Salt Lake City + San Francisco * Seattle *° Tulsa SPEED HOI BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT 1FE depends otf your choice of a hoist. tion plate on your Wright Hoi thoroughty: tested under 50 7 over =hgi utmost ‘ales of material and Foden Spe ae F and ease of operation . . . and, sbove-all, as E fance against failure. ({ There is a Wright Crus n nearby WRIGHT MANUFACTURING COMPANY ES ei SERVE INDUSTRY ECONOMICALLY An Associate Company of the American Chain Company, /nc. Nothing will reduce manufac- Cleveland makes Presses to take turing costs lik the replace- care of every stamping need ment of heavy. costly to ma- from the smallest open’ back chine castings and forgings Inclinable to the largest single with stampings and hot press- and double crank Toggle. To ings. With stampings, less metal this end, our experience in is required, less is removed in helping with the selection of machining. the work is far suitable presses to meet your lighter, stronger, more durable, exact requirements, is freely at more easily repaired. your service. If vou are considering the installation of additional Power Presses, let Cleveland engi- neers furnish you with the complete specifications covering Clevelands—check them point by point against any other specifications and you will readily understand why the demand for Clevelands is constantly increasing. Cleveland Fabricating Tools and Small Tools have been recog- nized as standard equipment by the majority of fabricators for fifty vears. There is every variation of size, capacity and type; every refine- ment for quicker, safer opera- tion; every provision for longer life and greater strength in Cleveland Fabricating Tools. Punches, Shears. Bending Rolls, Plate Planers, Wall Radial Drills, Rotary Planers, ete. THE CLEVELAND PUNCH & SHEAR WORKS CO. CLEVELAND OHIO, U.S.A. NEW YORK - CHICAGO - DETROIT - PHILADELPHIA - PITTSBURGH “fhe REGAL LATHE built by LE BLOND Designed by Le Blond engineers, manufactured by LeBlond men in LeBlond shops, it brings to the light manufacturing, gen- eral repair, automotive repair and maintenance fields a pop- ular-priced line of precision lathes, embodying the latest and most efficient engineering principles heretofore found only in higher-priced tools. There is a size in Regal Lathes to match every requirement. Organizations serving the repair, maintenance, light man- ufacturing and automotive fields should write for full par- ticulars on this line, and the LeBlond selling plan. THE R.K.LE BLON D MACHINE TOOL CO. CINCINNATI,OHIO,U,S.A. ANNUAI REVIEW NUMBER O N At ” »A CTY ASK THE MAN WHO DRIVES "EM » » » » or the man who heats them... both will be unanimous in their approval of rivets made by the Pittsburgh Screw and Bolt Corporation and the Gary Screw and Bolt Corporation. ‘‘Fort Pitt” Rivets have a na- tional reputation for quality and uniformity ...they are produced by the largest manu- facturers of Bolts, Nuts and Rivets in the country. PITTSBURGH SCREW AND BOLT CORP. PITTSBURGH, PA. Gary Screw & Bolt Company . . . Chicago Plants: Contine