The Iron Age 1931-12-03: Vol 128 Iss 23

.. THE IRON AGE... NEW YORK, DECEMBER 3, 1931 ABLISHED 1855 TODAY'S MAINTENANCE POLICIES DETERMINE TOMORROW'S PROFITS MAINTENANCE is particularly essential in a depr from deterioration but to keep everything in readiness f u aI down at the heels when the returning tide of orders sets in will be severely handi the imt sible Ippe service departments of equipment builders cannot be asked t ft current and normal conditions its True IRoN Ace of Aug. 2 Dif The maintenance problem both from the point of view in the second of a series of symposiums, the first having appeared in ferences in maintenance policy here and abroad are outlined me companies in this country adhere t the policy of scrapping obsolescent machines every four or five years to take advantage of the economic in high production and low cost accruing from the latest designs N THE IRON AGE of Aug. 20 the su tenance was taken up in the form « posium, to which three men prominent work contributed. Further suggesti een made with regard to this live pic, which are here summarized sium. THE IRON AGE invites comr ect, as one which has a large b bearing upon production costs Influence of the Depression on Maintenance w should be done und gency in keeping plants u iched upon by R. W n irtment, Shepard Niles ir Falls, N. ¥ ission of this ques His comments nich follow As business began to decline som igo plants began to cut expenses. Re} n old equipment were deferred for nvenient time. As a result, many 1416 Not The Tron ene (a ‘ Ti Vet {1/1 People Phink, ige. December 3, 1931 {like Making Need flea rt & Mf { | mic t T? T) ry ) tu { ( ? i! | oo! { YY Cl } ? ene { i}. root ed ¢ ed 1) 4 As | i ; ‘ = hra ne? | hey it i} d vi service. The Vn n Will ry emer! ent r witn th tans and mpting to } ‘ = 4 ; t A Si y Real Engineering Talent ! en ¢ the ! f neers it \\V ha eEPT +; ner ft 1 1 nel n te tenance ncreasingl f red in would seem t t the demands : I the maintenance \ nt the atten- neers, rather than e€ l ne ( } t \t ; } i | i V = Wi is reported to h Is economy to si tools after four ye th those of the | ind mart ndalvid o turn in their a The insta f the different ie value of n ‘recent suggestion e designed ed life Atter oN demand w ts claimed are a | ise, witn mseq operation ‘hr ne benent l Equipment y al ] ict ice ? I ( “ ‘ , The ( known 1 0 ystems R. W. WALTON SIDNEY WATKINS H. S. JACOBY Shepard-Niles, Montour Falls, N. Y Warner & Swasey C Cleveland H. K. Ferguson C Cleveland Accurate Layout of Pipe Lines Essential Practical Ways of Handling Maintenance ‘ sin 1 valve } ild be itched for rat ( } a : - sola i ; rt " IDJ¢ { lat ! - é need fT ey? emen? re re fing , . ‘ 4 » tual : i ar r 4 r \ ] nea | ‘ H. K. Ferguson Co., also of Cleve d H tray en¢ , |. pipe work painted where ‘ imbe} rthu ] , 7 er | iw ti er é ea ' ’ ( ry Y nt | y ] ; i ‘ ¢ ; rye I el i } i ) lyr Kn viedye i T liar } p + he n y i ‘ H ‘ : ‘ j F ] forth in tl} \ ’ n ] 1 S¢ nat f i Ut! ] t ; } + \ ra nae snouid K ¢ I i é I i rt . I I } } } PS i = S ( lid = 7 A i I ‘ irc? ; ] ‘ y ¥ il firyid ‘4 yy ; } + ‘ } ! na detalle ect re ! lid 3 1 stock I dental ich an a é } iatas at nine Q y yr i ) i Ca nt € ] ‘ ' i ft é great enent r ise tT ne y ] ] h + ] |’ . ‘ i ed ind vha rep rs wel i ne rop Q ' ‘ + dd t the inderg? und tery ia + ; + hi it € ne macnine and 4 l f iceme It i make t to plan exter ns tnout ix | vlad } 2701ff } e snoulda ye specified. dat t Y 4 1 some line iireaad I piace . ; ’ ; » . ‘ } ‘ ++ As to the buildings, the inspectior irds should l e | I been forgotter The lron Age. December 3, 1931 1417 i os BURNHAM FINNEY Dor + Tha THE IRON AGE kel steel forgings whicl a I . ed an ng the crankpin of the front ind hole in the cheek of the rea double construction makes possible the MACHINING PARTS FOR CONTI} % ! ece master rod with integral crank ng iid to have greater strength, longer weight than a split rod bearing. Crankshaft parts are machined all over to assur‘ ted aiun { ni racy, balance and minimum weight, and to de | al re ( ind 1 twe 1.624 tect fl ‘hey are drilled to reduce the weight 1.020 11 t vide passages for delivering oi] to th nk pin bearings. Counterweights aré YLINDER pads on the crankcase are bored and faced on a Lucas horizontal boring mill 1418—The Iron Age. December 3. 1931 ITIENENTAL AIRCRAFT ENGINES h } ri I t ’ ’ é na one ye \ eal ire ry rankcase Halves Machined on Th | ine two natives of 1 the flange fo1 f ng is turned and lathes. Holes are | itely spaced 3 pose. After this ‘ } vo parts of the cra rk then is put on juipped with a fixture ILLING channels in solid blade of a e naster connecting rod This machine with suit ible fixture and template s used for profiling in take and exhaust pads of manifold Ca the main bearings tions for machining the TEPS in machining the crankcase, crankshaft connecting rods, pistons, cylinders, cylinder heads and other parts of the Continental radial-type aircraft engine are outlined in this article. Modern machine tools are employed, and rapid economical production, as well as high standards relating to material and workmanship, feature the manufacture of these engines athe The Iron Age. December 3, 1931 AY automatic att turn the cooling f on the periphery of th steel cylinder barrels ETALLURGICAL laboratory equip ment includes a 100,00 lb. Amsler testing ma chin ACHINING spheri cal combustion chamber in aluminum al loy cylinder heads on a Potter & Johnston auto matic. The spherical sur face is rough and finish bored by using cutters swiveled to suit radius of surface when turret | fed into the work Pee £ 6 1420—The Iron Age, December 3, 1931 f the various contours 1 } + in hole is drilled in the heek of the rear h iTT 91) Tr olunterw + ‘Tanksn: PECIAL attachment on turning lathe for ma hining valve guide holes nd counterboring for valve seats ruiae tne . } means of a pilot } Dilé€ mover \ 3 Ty} f machine take d exhaust Brot hushing her TO . pu l i rt { liated 1} I n al €# master rod on 23 jut aster rod sO Tec Sur é bust nes are d nish tter Cylinder heads ur diu mbdustion hambe et hit rn Potter & ‘ ed ¢ I a ‘ } ] ’ ] ] ‘ t ae f r rs i T } 1 i Cylinder Fins Machined on Fay Automatic ; . Te ee ™ ‘ ivé ( nders are bored and their lowe flanges tur i t ‘ ' fo aA maximun at 920 ! ne yperati na Potter & Tohnst ma Fe ' neent f ! f ro Phe nders en are ] n fF mat how the tl ther es, whicn tut fins ! I I t Yb ‘ I i VI gie erat y it Qg ; ’ j t ré ré rtié ved from the der in 41 I ne has I Cur es resulted ree sets otf tools One set $s strals ed The December 3, 1931 1421 Iron Age. 1422 STRIP AND SHEET ANNEALING I! ~ ( st Comparison with klect The lron {ge Dec ‘ mbher > o. 1931 j FURNACE WITH ewhere petweel Sl.o0 ar { ] I l | condit n ind the ] 1] ‘ , ‘ 1 aqollar Savings, aS above dis re definite savings from the reduction tal elimination of certain difficulties fronting the users of fuel-fired fur Uniform Heat Treatment ssible,-by means of correct design, te the heating elements, and to distribute leat, as to compensate accurately inherently hot or cold spots within the fur- so as to maintain a uniform flow of heat to the ‘ge from all directions, bringing the entire charge oa predetermined temperature every time, elimi LECTRIC bell-type fur nace as originally con structed and used in ex perimental work. The rec tangular “bell” is about to be lowered over the charge of sheet steel. The upright posts are to center the furnace in a definite posi tion. The bell, weighing 40,000 Ib. is handled by overhead crane. Two bases were supplied so that the bell could be removed from one charge and im mediately placed over an other charge THE ELECTRIC \TMOSPHERE CONTROL STRONG case for the use of electrically-heated furnaces is built up by Mr. Scott in his article f which this is the first of two installments. Com parisons taken from practice are drawn upon to i UVES OS Bare onen + URHOF show how important modern equipment is in this ag seach Aeariplaltysncicatis ae work. Control of the atmosphere in which anneal a = ema ne ; ee ; sa ing occurs is particularly vital if results are to be | en sen wi satisfactory ; Parts ne cn f rvyY nealing temperature, say by 10! ker than they should, vw shed anneal. Likewise, ] verheated will be slower ling epending upot cting the quality of product. With a: ect ide luict luced. The e, these conditions are ca] ‘ a scientific decree of accuracy ind ! I , f , () manner, Since 1t becomes furnace design, and not a ndalt ‘ Discolored Surface to Be froided thin the hands of an operat to attempt t ecure ‘ \ % aaa gal ead fare It is difficult to say how much it may be vy tn 1 > eet lt te¢ na ! I i teel company to obtain a uniformly high-grade a1 ilt undertakir It has bee ealed product each and every time, eliminating the t an nt esearch work In the nen ul ects and the reannealing due t in improperly et ul fi ind at reat expense \ RIGHT annealing tuel-fired furnaces n a large-production plant. The cast iron annealing boxes are run into the furnace n large cannon balls, seen in groove in nearest furnace The Iron Age, December 3. ored surface ma esult Tron mber of ! have uch foreign material removed from the work tions. which mav be outlined follow before annealing. Where such conditions exist, it le to use a gas for atmosphere control whic} - bine with tae carbon and remove it from the nitroge p a * Kce of hydrocarbons in the atmosphere con J , trol gas will cause carbon deposits to form on the rk These are very difficult to remove, and, i : i t of bright annealing. Carb s : iy even cause carburization of the su be mtrolled by the use of an ap ! te vas Moisture Likely to Cause Trouble ; ’ I quantiti f molsture In the atmospnhers ’ | e tarnishing of the work as it { ! thre rtall range n temperatures, l | ! cause discoloration at ; as 1 — ‘ I ‘ | { ro Will tarnish at about (a0 rt tl eS AT LEFT i+ = / és 1 5 ; . 5 Pees 5T design used for continuous annealing of coil strip steel. Each unit ¥ +1 , nsist f a cylindrical bell furnace and five bases. Each base is mounted ¥ oN +4 ) truck, the five bas irranged on a circular track. Permanent pipe connec J +b vy hy built int ach base to provide the entrance and exit for the atmos Y, phere control gases “my > wane BELOW be a sft ye sn J Wt N experiments were being made at the Westinghouse East Pittsburgh = ( + ‘4X « { ¥ ir] Su plant, a United States Steel Corporation plant was experimenting with a Viv \\ — — : +) furnace of the cylindrical bell type for bright annealing strip iron and steel. The ' ov\ ' xteri f this furn 1iown here. This furnace can accommodate a charge a a J f coiled strips or wire of 7( lb., 36 in. in diameter and 56 in. high 1424—The lron Age, December 3, 193] CK charge is mad mium heet sether, ribbed 1 to maintain a tructure. This a ealed in a liquid g the same seal as furnace bell h covers are used under the bell to provide for uous production ete The Iron Age, December 3, 1931—1425 1426 The HOW A LARGE TRACTOR COMPAN\C Iron }dopted pecific tions non ye igee hemical analysis alone is not sufficient as a test by which the sured of uniform quality of material, the Caterpillar Tractor Co. i ral re pre sentative CLEANLINESS CHART December Ds in 1931 her tests which such material must meet. tests prescribec u It has confined its minimum qualities after abandoning the idea of average quality as After four uch tests the company has found 90 per cent of the material offered acceptable are outlined in this article. + neo tend to be lity Also, the same furthest axial cents location in the 1 an extreme ol 5. kas IN 1045 can exhibit a quality nominal AD and good macro-etch of full section of blooms (A) Inferior quality, gas holes and general unsoundness. (B) Sound, uniform tex ture, good quality. At Left) CLEANLINES CHART: Magnification, 100 « ameters, unetched. Good qua ity steel rarely exceeds No. 4 \NYEKCONTROLS QUALITY OF PURCHASED MATERIAL fer annor PPR The Iron Age. December 3, 1931 1427 28 ? , The Iron yap eee = EeReneps cree o Dece mie r 3s PRS ESET EERE CeRe 1931 at Thus, ladle and extreme at arbon 0.43 to 0.48 per cent ed | oree he carbon may or or i pplication rer far more eff len t the heat treate y ed a! < t narro ¥ < mpl vl made fro n re nd a inot r mad on 0.4 \ estab ed the he { ( vhollv b ‘ 0.50) and (0.40 t 0.4 f clita | : Shop Inspection el at the ‘ hol the { nd ’ | vill 1 fa) ’ t ? Y ) Y ? ? ‘ 1 t { y 4) nrouv!l Lurtnel } nignest cla , ’ qa K LINKS ire f flow lines, before ru See illu Ul ! neat are Isé ivold 1 ; nt « e cs a theoretical 5 poll may not be al in a nominal (0.40 t Three-zone mult conveyor track draw furnace, sh ing separate cont lers for each z also three-point corder Ih + wo-stage roller hearth furnace, showing three zone controllers pre heating, heating and holding VT Www Heat Treatment Furnaces of Company's Design The Formation of Graphite in Cast lron Dec embs r The Iron gv ige. EMERGENCY ELECTRIC WELDING SAVES SHUTDOWNS ie the first installment of this article, published Nov. 19, details were given on emergency maintenance jobs done on a number of pieces of equipment of varying descriptions. The story is carried forward in this, the concluding installment, showing how such work was prosecuted on press, steam engines, gear wheels, etc. Each case represents a doctor's call to get the patient back at his work at the earliest possible time. Production was needed, and the delay for new equipment would have been disastrou All of this the work of the Mattice Engineering Co., Philadelphia joo ; eCaknit nrou ire elem id all blowholes kit l i K¢« l\ i ( nt UU ns vire a with the 92.000-lb. weld with which this service has had een the question of coating the wire. illy all purposes welding wire requires a ome sort. The character of the coating, tly with the kind of material ad. Sometimes also it 1s necessary to put il riace n the portion which has been { may withstand acid action or other 30,000 1b. TI " . =.* gate ING mat hing of pla ter tem plate with new teeth made by aid f the template, after they had been welded into place on a gear wheel If tt. in diameter by 1|4-in. face This was done at the plant of Lehigh Port land Cement C it left Another view (at right f Lehigh gear wheel, indicating how the work w jone n the t Th + moplate ; hown engaging with « 1 tecth and the new teeth alon i 1430—The Iron Age. December 3, 1931 DU i great iturs rrosion of a particular vir Working Inside a Pump or Engine ee a repair is called for on a piecs of equipment too massive to be removed, and ofte1 most inaccessible. This latter | ippens n pumps nere sometimes the valve seats } ive to be repaired nd in steam engines, where ag the trouble is as kely as not to be in the int f the linder All such cases call for the us f practical exper ‘ad y ) i t i ! is expedie ‘ Su Can ‘ H } W _ - 4 t l né [ ( tne I M ae! A f é a r ul ) mal . } } né } Building l p y orn ol Broken (,eal Teeth Ee as ee The Iron Age. December 3, 1931 1431 1432—The Iron fge, December ‘| NGSTEN arbide dies do not lose their hard and the same smooth outside periphery as on a large cast iron drive wheel, employed rive of a manufacturing unit, consisted in he arms which had been broken. 1 that getting a new wheel would have itdown of ten weeks. The repair job was me manner as that described above electric motor, and the machine the production line in five days. This aved a good deal of the direct expense, erminable and large cost that would ved a 3 in production for a two-month Bankers Must Encourage Customers TOW that we have a five hundred million dollar re 4 ving fund, in the hands of the National Credit on, Which can be used when and a hecessary then the credit of individual banks throug}! intry, t danger of unexpected and unwar drawals of deposits and accounts has bee} id removed from his shoulders, the n now afford to loosen up a bit with regard iding credit to industry and_ business broaden their view,” says the Pres Unemployment Relief. ‘The ime a beral and encouraging an attitu the credit requirements of the ave? mer.’’—American Publishers Conferen latively high temperatures, and so C. R engineer, Carbolov Co., Detroit, believes lrawing may well be practiced, with resul- reductions in the cost of drawing. The } tor hot drawing considerably below the he wire rod and then cold drawing to secur il characteristics finally desired. Obtaining Maximum 4 , Service from a Bucket Elevator By RALPH McMILLAN Construction Superintend Link-Belt Co., Chicag rUNVHINKIN! \ a | tha ] A he "= n. 4 i "7 ve Overloading. 1 riginal 1e lecting a bucket elevator for a g I Bucket elevator han - ‘2 e, the pecification ; % dling lime from rail e handled and thi l road cars to storage e, at rit c sma plant near ld : — vrea Pittsburgh th ! lid a it eleva int ated r R aldwell elevator drives, on bucket elevators in a Chicago plant, eliminate much of the noise often present. The Iron Age, December 3, 1931 1433 REFRACTORIES, MOLDS POURING DISCUSSED te ha irther Y-1n D a i it V W her ( I eal n en lf ’ T i a vy ? y f fy ()/ e ext in lining l il the f re TI RY . { D¢ ng Making and Insulating Bottoms l ed botton on rebuilt fw ere reported from. severa irc One operator has put 2} nsulating material on the ste¢ n, and then built the brick and mag bot n on toy Another mar } I ( co ) le mncrete., Oy is 6 in. of magnes with Portlaz em¢ her ’ il t W rk T r ire re] ( ' I} ( I é } hy t r) ( the fu 1 y rouble ()y ' ? ade mn 1 » 1 ’ ‘ ase A ©} ) n fr Aust! i n. 7 ! ade of a re wi n magnesite mixed W 10 per cent of open-heart! O op of th ingle lay Ch rmounted by tnree ive magnesite rich orm he I or the regular bottom red n nesite Another mar rted } ng in what | co! : ‘ n< ' hotto} ’ f ) 000 of chrome or‘¢ with oe rich and mit rich rie mal rol Cal ome of these he used Can heaper Refractor ria? with 15 to 18 per cent In other he used magnesit ‘ thout any slag, and reported the ; itura yperate better. He made us« Be Used? ' k-setting magnesite, the mait , tage f wv I Vas re ed W om wes ; ‘ iving rt time nm Ga furnace 1434 The Iron Age. December 3 3. 1931 .ND STEEL SED AT OPEN-HEARTH MEETING Wore Attention to Pour ( onditions G e! cen yreatel I he ingot length ne average y er exceed 1, ¢ l ) a & & ; Develops New Alloy for Dairy Products nor is all Li¢ I ! nyt il re Lance y ’ y } with na make it read | I I i commel ial form I l \ ne development in¢ ! lepartmer f the Inter? Nickel I vas develope f Li? machiner ar pla 1 r t! nirst ti it the n Atlantic ¢ 7 ly nl I I el a base alloy low in iron and con mium. Tested under ac- ating conditions, it is said to hown high resistance to the tar- dairy products, brines and I agents. It is being pro- the forn f sheets, bars, ] I a nt Py 1 n of the new alloy marks I ! es of lab ‘ I Ww de ! n and tarnisl l l e! ne tne } inat ? f . , ’ Y T r Dp ( wa 1ete! l | I eX] l - ( i anu l I iT l ! T r } . \ tin ) 7 r D . ; y | I 4 ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ 1 ‘ l T A B C I I I { al l 1-down ingot. A bail . ! p by tl! International ut £ aid to give under steel and C N ei ©O0., W h has fo e year ft Vv ne source f surfa crack ex ted { atel als tr qaairy Ai perienced with & { pure T ckel al 1 Monel met 1436—The Iron Age. December 3, 1931 \achines for Cleaning the Flash from Resistance Welds By M. L. ECKMAN Research Engineer, Federal Machine & Welder C Warren, Oh NHI flast S eft long le wel ‘ I tance p é r rough of metal ! y n w h an o Cc { ¢ lr} ympos n ( . al ' I iy? ‘ t nas! in nig . 4 ( pa culariy I oducing the leas is ne ear! re rl > \ e fi: n I I l¢ ré r 1 hen wel ng Va t d A bla t v e ( elopment il \ e ust roc r asset l ned par a ( } 1 of tl 1 4 ) al Lor ( ‘ | part lia ru M 2) ‘ g e¢ tal ! r- () t} T I « \ t ABOVE Fic 1—A double ram carrying roughing and finishing tools reciprocates along the weld, quickly removing the flash. Air cylinders clamp the welded barrel *g in m the weld at each side. Standard toolholders and bit ire used, and the clapper box principle is employed that only the roughing tools cut on the forward str nd the finishing tools on the return stroke. Cutting at the rate of 60 ft. per min aw AT RIGHT cll . IG. 2.—This flash stripper is of heavier construction sf than that shown in Fig. 1, but operates on the same principle. It is used on welded tanks, ice cans and similar products The Iron Age, December 3, 1931—1437 AA New IVAICTOSC Ope i xamination of /\ S A iC f [ ye eds . tals IG. 3.—Hydraulically-actuated flash stripper designed to com plete from 275 to 300 cyc'es an hour. One depression of the foot lever clamps the work, causes the ram to start forward, re verse automatically and return to its starting point, and releases the work in preparation for the next cycle oo 4—Automobile radiator shell as formerly mad Fic : Two shells are now obtained from one sheet, th parts being subsequently welded » ind flash” stripped Lower right v~wvwv ‘ nti \ iteria ty niy 1438—The Iron ige, December 3, 1931 shell present 1] Wwe ded he erystal 0.00001 being’ design s are blanked subsequently and fli and from one the pl! le al rojection Welder Makes Many Simultaneous Welds RESISTANCE welding machi x iriat not s ¢ form) i Y I i t al I y ns! nd act i i ee l tne l'a r-W : é tr o Tr } f e! eve i a oO : il] r} a ¢ 0), Of i | ) i¢ . ep alr 1L¢ l s1d es le adjust ! Ss ( W ( amp ld i ert 0 uy} rte I al fle ? inl L i na a any t a n } ndl ne Drive from tl Y n inn i mn Y Unit Freight Carriers ae with Air Lift Wheels neh niger 4 60. Y IT The Iron Age, December 3, 1931—1439 1440 Belt Grinder and Polisher for Rustless Sheets The Iron December 3 1931 “Full-Wave’’ Battery Chargers YEW 12-battery and 24-batt 4 sizes of Tungar “full-wave” tery chargers, placed on the mark by the General Electric Co. mercha dise department, Bridgeport, Cor embody a number of improved f tures. The control is of plug-in with a new automatic relay that p vents damage to the batteries beca of alternating-current line failures short circuits. It is stated that regulating panel is so arranged the charger can be operated by a one without previous experience. \n improved four-way chat tem 15 employed on the 24-batt set, enabling it to charge batter either half or full-wave, or a cor tion of both at the same time. is intended for use in large service stations or In a gara L rom elelelelom™ i fleet motor cat Standard Tungar bull ved in both 12-battery and ry sets of this typ aa a Seamless Pipe Fittings for Weldin . coer line of Die Casting Institute to Sound Out Members on National Economic Plan ~~ Mm a Y ASHINGTON, D \\ interest is shown het ! Warren, Ohio, Company ting Institute ti : = Mr. M ls Making “Steel Tile’ » Study Indust ~~ Mn mr Rail Weaknesses The Iron Age. December 3, 1931 1441 Railroad Wages Primary Issue; Carriers Oppose Pool Plan nterstate Commerce Commission Hears Arguments Against Its Recent Decision—Shippers Also Appear as , , har each ’ } vit er n t ! ele Lio? \\ ; ’ T 4 Where l ipl en ievel Y + »+ l Aaa 4 ' | \\ rot Y ‘ 1 } a An th Freight Rates from East to Middle West Reduced Illinois Rates Suspended for Four Months 1442 The Iron Age. December 3. 1931 Offers Unemployment Insurance Plan for “Stable” Workers James W. Hook Tells Mechanical Engineers Uniform Plan for Given Competitive Groups Is Feasible yf A \ t scneienloy se \ is | [ se “43 What Are Stable Employees ‘ $s, 1931 1443 J. 1, Case Co. Adopts Job Insurance Plan NerY Britain to Modernize Mills and Furnaces 1444 a The ( - Tron a { ' ge. yV December 3, The British people through ten years of de lowering of morale experienced i} ears. Whil England has endous problems to solve, nis a sample of what I can when they ath} . ” a tn th Scrap Dealers to Confer on 1931 a Export Association 1 Fabricated Steel Plate Irders Off in October ‘ 10M, i tn th ontinuous Sheet Rolling Patented in Germany ‘ Honors Bestowed by Mechanical Engineers Honorary membership was giver the American Society of Mechaz Engineers, meeting this week in } York, to Dr. Palmer C thirty years president of Polytechnic Institute, “fas a gineering educator, and in recognit if the debt engineering engineering Rickett Ren rreat which the Te ion wre to Caly \W Rice cretal { r twenty-five yea V I I rat \ l nbe | ety’ Gol Meda ded Alb Kingsbur ! Kit ! Macl Wi ] P} lelp lO} i iT rk i ! rt Vel Me ( : hor Rear A ( e W. Me ist DI tv. ’ Art ! ( nicayg ror Ln¢ Performances ( a | l j Be [ I in | ‘> { | ert E. Klise, University of M Charl C. M: ward for a paper on “Interchang D \ It Development and 5 n Industry.” This award tudent ' engineering the best paper within the general f the influence of the profe on public life. M. K, Drewry, Milwaukee, won nior award, presented for the r or thesis submitted by a jun ne of the ciety, for a pay “Radiant-Superheate1 Devel [ winner < ul ! Jule Pod | it Bre l ( P) DD l I M 1 Tur () ) Va ? (*( t o Me i il } lelp} ( \ ( ? il to ! , h j ne n ‘ nT Y Yr) | ) defi may 1 ( f I ind hay f I he ven I ery té tir i I ( iCé¢ T <A W H Carrie! pre ] ( g Cor} Nev N nver ’ t Yn) cleaning t the al \ t Kingsbury, president, K Machine Works, Philade ntion of a thru | ' | LT ne 1 \ vy cr i .-. OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE... Three Largest Motor Car Makers Now Placing Steel Contracts PIR ’ November 1utomob le ) ip i y NH ! ver United States and Canada esti ( U ¢ mated at 75,000 to 8 nit December at 125,00( Ford, Chevrolet and (¢ sler are about to place first quarter stee contracts. New Chevrolet will feature mesh transmission, selective free wheeling, modified stream-lined body. Prices will mor itt change. Prior tO close ol l in‘ navigation y 1 ( 7 VI ’ ‘ : motor car makers are tocking pig Y 4 . iron and _ steel pro ht in D 1 water at saving of $2 b> a I Y rTwvTyYT s , 1} ‘ | R i ( le lar y LSé l Plans of Other Maker The Iron dee. Dece mie r 3 19 3] ] 145 I t rag ir pany a he “ ny met} I tall ! Dor ' de r} i Lt ‘ ! al I on l ro ~ Mm Operating Men Inspect . Great lakes Plant rh WO et I ‘ ng nine two-high stands an tands and operated by egating 15,000 building are a tn te October Motor Car Output Declined ~ Me the Metal Door Association ls Organized Dece mber 3 1931 1447 Sharp Drop in Structural Se eee Steel Awards See etc C oun A anf o Ae i? : ’ | toe +«< < DAaAILIMOTE nreres I McConway & Torley C: 1418 The Iron Age. December 3. 1931 will olis and Milwaukee for many yea) the in 1895 he joined the Chain Belt ( vyhere he became vic president rt nanayel! He retired in ! emained as a director. He ilso of the Sivyer S Co. and the Federal M ( Vilwauke¢ * > *° *° -* H ASBI ce. 4 r (ih B ? c ( N ) 4 PP H l \ . He f rail ' He i ( 4, te tm | ypewriter Companies Te Expand in Canada nstalling eT f y On | I I Lt ! I ngton Rar . { | ULTIS¢ n i n rr . N i! | { } hese ) i new British tariff u 100 per I in ictul I Sensitive Barometers Still Point Downward By DR. LEWIS H. HANEY ty F W! Many Legislative Panaceas to Be Offered in Congress But Large Number of Bills Will Be Introduced Merely for Political Effect—Higher Taxes Sure a: oe 7 j ’ alied VOVaLp'e to nownere : I ceal all contract { } , a) / Lif } Railroads \ Veterans Bonus—Effort for ca i it t War Debts.—QOne-vear morato1 Anti-Trust Laws—B Financial 1450 The fron Age, December 3, 1931 Pig Iron Output Declines Further ?? ecember 3. 1931 1451 THE IRON AGE... sss fdiutor Emeritus + V/ not of current economic conditions, ga Now for the New il nditions also affected to a great extent prod ul d e) 1 be at ease in st now set to do relatively well for several mont} Its first-quarter production is virtually certair | VAPEC! ONS i Ul L101 n preceding months. The automobile indust 4 I el tt tha Oct ( now al nusual increase over the quarter now ¢ nd Relatively speaking the rail outlook is promis rst-quarter gain, since the usual anticipat ate this year has not occurred. It is diff \ vhv there should not be a fair volume of ra re it there a Lrce CON ements next year, when the cost comes chiefl 4} , ° . depreciation accounts and it is earnings rat! au h that make the present railroad trouble. Le ! | ] I I a tn tem Business Preparedness precemp evulal ( Vv or | 2" ONTRACTOR in a New England city of 200,00 d people needed 1000 lb. of putty. All the source i ipply combined could furnish only 300 lb. H oO was delayed until putty could be ted to show the extraordinary | wl nventories have been driven by The first signs of business improvem: plenishing of supplies to ymal requirements. The volut hment buying in the aggregate will be lar those manufacturers who goods. Those production m idvantage of slow times t ids and outmoded equipment a r plant hip shape when the turn con ty of forecasting the tims n preparedness a tm thr ! ) } i Lu¢ l 1 ne é l 1 i l h rKet \ \ Ma ement A ht f issed t ra | i “Ke t ‘ iu t uid ! t y 4 t pl Lui ( 1d 1452—The Iron Age. December 3. 1931 Christmas Gifts to Buyers Much of the high cost of doing due to extravagant entert ers, Christmas gifts and othe tivating good will. The Canadian N purchasing and stores department nteresting and commendable purveyors from which it buys re mit Christmas gifts to the railroad’ ‘We realize that heretofor Lpe nal regard,” says the 1 W ¢ npelleve t to be to ‘ j at } ent ry y 1 T pu} } py oO ? nu l! < dow! he \ f the ifts 1 ' roduct ind nase I | hn tn hr By-Product Coke Accumulates \ [ Ss ee ee ] Ovens in be gaite Of extent, wnlle beyond A Tariff W ‘¥ ‘ the ‘ lent ‘ } ect ired and I 4 liy i ' t ey } t rY t lad ‘ j } I ] The tge. December 3. 1931 1453 Iron a tn he ~«« CORRESPONDENCE 4.4.4 Why Pav a Punctuality Bonus? Bookings of Malleable Castings Increase a An th Canadian Iron and Steel Output Lower in October ~~ An Mh Orders tor Stee! Castings Show Slight Decline 1454 The lron Age. December 3. 1931 D. MURPH Pig lron Output in Further Decline; Weakness in Some Steel Prices Blast Furnace Production Off About 2.8 Per Cent From That of October—Plates, Shapes and Bars Reduced at Chicago , ‘ Al ton and ecember 3, 1931 1455 2 « « A Comparison of Prices «2 aa 3nd One Week. One Month and One Year Previous, Over Past Week in Heavy Type, Declines in Italics A du- AQGvances VV Market Prices at Date Pig Iron Finished Steel, . a I, - Rails, Billet Old Material, Fy is ned tee een ne Coke, Connellsville, Metals 2aa_ he Iron Age Composite Prices Finished Steel Pig Iron 1456—The Iron Age, December 3, 1931 ~ Mm tr Steel Scrap Pittsburgh Steel Business Declines Moderately; Some Prices Weak RORTIIDAT ; = ) PAL SDURGH pen Pittsburgh and Valley steel ingot “ am ' : production off slightly, but W heeling district rate : ma tained. Expected large buying by autom« y Me bile companies delayed and othe: I ysurchases are light. 2 é l Di its Nuts and Rivets Structural shapes on 1.50c. to 1.¢ base, the lower price re flex ting re cent tendency to make concessions ) ge on larger lots. Bars and plat i , unchanged. fry Steel scrap fairly strong, more on f scarcity than on buying by m Warehouse Business M nN} , vwvwy I «At . ’ nN | : : ‘ a aa ; ite VeC rt ng 0 per cent st t Bars, Plates and Shapes en-hearth activity } Pig Iron ae aa ee a anee ent ( I & A k para t 7 | 1? Y : ? y < Py y } V = IT ingre : } pat i wi A l I neg ne ? t T ‘ I ‘ r nhir i eT ' ¢ ( ! i a ai . . n W [ : ‘ , nave me ] nig Va na ‘ ] 1 T ) y y } f no ’ ; r i pul ding i eT b I ed es i i ‘ l a" . te : ioe , ; a eT T Cd ction 18 T T T | ‘ p! l l fe veek senile il l re le ~ tT e, i! it 1? i Ve ‘ eeY far inder engines eat More attention being giv ge Re r} , é ] i ‘ rh nl ire tru 1 hy ructure tut tne cnara ; ncenan¢ ve t) rade in t Pittsburgh d ent buving is not condu : oe ; ; the Post Office n which bids | ‘ . > iblishment of new levels. Pr Semi-Finished Steel ee r LKeT i ) st pronounced in the case 1 7 ; hs yom , ae he } } t ] v4 I I nase < . : i ts, notably the automobile be ; ' I nte te tin ‘ yn materia r ease ide, but makers have been al b - . x ‘ m T T Dy ¥ r erer rt ir ty y ne me commitments for first - as 7 ; On 3.8 +} ‘kot } sat wat r Novembe N and 1@ market nas nov yé falta ; aa : nned (on the other - Ae ; lrrer V I ind P té are qui Ltr ign wl (ne +} heet bar Forging ul i eal & Oh reported t na nonth | +} ; g at $35. While tl f re st re ysed on approximately 4000 tor oI ’ 4 resent the ri rrer i r ir repair Barge hu ness in pr rods, there is me |} pect of an ad pect early in the new year is rather : - ° 7 } ,< “ . | + - lefil vance for first quarter eavy, but current awards ar ign : 7 : r y 7 ’ The M ssippi Valley Barge Line ha es a T . : : Rails and Track Accessories od gasient tte vest. te meé more is been ir lr} market 2 d . i a ' 1 | Dus 7 "ny +< + “he lanea far no +e well as ng the meeting of the railroad broth Prices show no important changes, ldence Lor some ¢ is Vell - cite , . } j 7 we y vt | t ‘ ePxceDnt possSIDIV : wide exts S10 0 en wer quotations ‘ attract rnood n Unicago 1 x Week } kcep po Diy a ier « nsion The Iron Age, December 3, 1931—1457 t ng en elling prices range from 1.50 e, and no ofl | announce: to 1.55¢., and 1.60c. to 1.65c., on | 60c., P ! gard firs larter pric d strip, and 2.05c. to 2.1 i W if ‘ ing? m i-! tle i et I ( t i Coke and Coal Y ' ( il I 1! Lialed ; r heating coke n the i y ‘ tne furnace an round? i el juliet slowing . 7 renant | Iirnace I ‘ 7 ‘ 3 ] Icy) 1, outlet fe Cold Finished Steel Bar Tin Plate \ ( \ ovide al l tional furnace coke, but th na een offset by reduced produ ai ; 4 n else ere Demand for coa \ I nye exce}] i b rove , n the me rradé Old Material i i et I . t ‘ t reyT (1 I ised carceity fferir , ny dis] on : ' - The Tubular Goods | baal er (r e¢ i > 1 | , RP ‘ Strin St ertall E olv 2 . mal ng ] 1 de ! are having diffi ! against old rders at $10, and ar perating on né \ pront margi! Ten dollars is ! offered for hydraulic to r old orders at at least three mills, + the last ile into consump ng been made at the same fig S10 ( ntinues to rep The other grad ! et, and no sales lotatior Valley Steel Production Off Slightly This Week; One Blast Furnace Banked But Another Goes On Wire Products \ } nera ! é T ’ ry cr y ’ ntine la a g ‘ I v ‘ WwW ¢ t ‘ T be i ng li¢ i y Va ‘ é } ! t ! cal i At W rel . a Sheets ; ' lown mo 4 ( | ced ng it } n ile ‘ a tne Am p 0 ( n Cornpn.. Toled y ECE ( ed il rder n ‘ ( s ga red wa g ! lia I : ur I iting irnaces for ti ; ntire len! ee Coal & Iron Co., Fairfiel 1458—The Iron Age, December 3, 1931 Plates, Shapes and Bars Are $2 a Ton Lower in Chicago District equent cConce ions I ve brought initely lower pi e lieve n pilates, shapes ind bars, which are ff S2 a ton on attractive lots Sheet producers have innounced " present prices for first quartet s contracts. No action yn wire prices. (hicago foundry iron ivers in price because of competition of Y } . ' boat iron trom Cleveland Cast Iron Pipe Business generally dull, though in vot operating rate nas risen 4 Reinforcing Bars Ferroalloys Bolts, Nuts and Rivets Structural Material Wire Products The Iron December 3. 1931 1459 ige. Rails and Track Supplies The Iron December tt] r no distress tonnagt tons of specialties that will be di aring on track. \ cargo of bor verted to St. Louis DY railroads that will leave Chicago this week, and reach both Chicago and St. Louis a lan to accumulate ton Railroads are holding scrap _ fo1 for boat movement higher prices, and car wrecking ope. aie! vil ations are on a lower scale The n dock moves are primary factors in steady it 5009 ine the market aa Cincinnati District Pig Iron Consumers Are Showing Little Interest in First Quarter tIN IATI, D Inter Finished Steel a Pu f ma uantitie motive manufacture? , ned demand at slightly un : er 40 | cent of capacity output Except for a well sustained demand ‘ ym makers of electric refrigerato1 7 er cor ime} are not actively I \ n ie Coke Consumer! interest in first quart ( requirements has slackened. The mry new pDusine re ported is Tw ma mtracts for by-product foun- ( rst half Old Material The scrap market is sluggish, with ealers buying and selling warily. Current ales are few and small. ments against contracts are small. i tn tt Alabama Pig Iron Melt Shows Year-End Decline; Demand for Steel Continues at Recent Level BB MINGHAM lhe have booked only a few small ordei ) t ‘ ff ly elt iring the past two weeks. Last week irna the Tennessee company operated six yu go tne t two wee pen-hearths at Fairfield. The open- ed hearth plant of the Gulf States Steel the N Co., at Alabama City, was completely ent did 1 ich that lown last week, but this week thr October, and bookings also were furnaces are active ‘ lard LOCK I ft nN ; lucers were increased du Cast lron Pipe I I it ( | i ! 8 ii . December has a fair volume of new CTLVE iCcK i f + eX . tonnage in prospect. A number of let ne i V e! i V¢ . ° i f ; tings are pending, particularly in Cal e « I I ( ¢ 1? a ° ° fornia, and a strong bid will be made I lif l ( not le? > . 7 ° for this business by Birmingham eer , plants. American Cast Iron Pipe C Se has booked 300 tons from Dearborn, sr $12 ba se Mich. United States Pipe & Foun oe dry Co. was low bidder on about 900 Finished Steel tons at Memphis. Other new tonnage . has been in small lots, mostly car- loads. Plant operations continue at about 30 per cent. Sinin dating ta cake a |e \ teel tonr ‘ j Y ) 1 ¢ a} December. A number of x man The market i inimproved. Con- _— oo aEe & Cae re for their tract shipments are small, and there oath L932 requirements, Structural is very little buying or inquiry. teel and reint ng bar fabricato Prices are unchanged. Cleveland Mills Getting More teas oe Automobile Tonnage al a fo te Operations Down to 35 Per Cent Compared With Recent Peak quarter. Vi of 41 Per Cent—Inquiry Is Light : ng ‘ Ll Y KI aavh, Dee D Pig Iron Bolts, Nuts and Rivets ist ire i t iT i ? y ¢ rit ‘ ()) 1 al ' a 17 = ‘ y | I ( Old Material uN 1 I ead { y ith annee invelved. the. 1 | N y: expect a = Bars, Plates and Shapes ull. ( n tne : ja Deals ti ees a land P Detroit Scrap Market , , a + y y ‘ ’ - . > ra Cleve Has Weakened y r j ry , "ir ; } c n ce ¢ iT } ne } na +} é I t v rur t Ney y Y : 1 I i I na ving ' Y T ? ¥ S Steel : e trip Stee fic ! A dditional | } r ntrac A I I \ Ke na A iT W ’ re na : r t ’ Y ry : y r iT y no t nnage is in pr ‘ y . , f } A ' Y x W ‘ . iter Ruffal c re Ja ar} 0 { ¢ ' Othe : reser prices on sneet i } } r i : . A I i 4 ¥ 5 WW . rmed for the first quart: r na m i l ( ( ive nate? : r T for that delivery t prices ¢ ne to 7 a te te ] . . ue é ‘ yY 1ilineg ’ h ‘ i . ee tu | ‘ + r¢ ed Strip. Present nrices ma J nart KB King ee] a I | mre are elnge named f r tr ed n eport rom 6 y ng quarter, and one mill has r Sheets ndri were lf Ve ! if sned the present ( eveland pris Wh I lerable r i ae na apac \ ared merchant bar a mill la ] ed ir Vi \ , ‘ ¥ ents g “_onsume S re¢ wing Yr ne Lut t t T r | ‘ ry y Q t f Ay rics Cr: t in first quarter contracts. ‘ t tnat 1 I nda tonr Pr ounae OCTELY LIne a a) ] 1 ) ~ ‘ D ns have been during th ‘ r Buildir Ni Y ork Product ‘e ; . ipes and on cold-fin i ‘ I ither 1 Oo 1 my me r ve . Se J r now being q 1ot hl at 9 vy ; vy stly + Cay } . zZU.t rye Y le Ve al The Iron Age, December 3, 1931 1461 Shapes and Plates Eastern Pennsylvania Quiet as associ atom Pennstva Year-End Approaches for ‘plates and Iie, fo. nearest Plates, Shapes and Galvanized Sheets Subject to Concessions— cations commor ng out quota Pennsylvania Railroad May Buy Pig Iron vel Nn A P n bel! Sheets , inrt¢ oa . Except for automobile ; l I con rie ir } ne weel On 1 th l I I n "tt Cor on 1 i I mn 0 I burg nit nore ( H nnea ind ne 5 nchar n pl i Pp. ™ Imports steel Bar In the week ended N ‘ 4 P I \ RB I I P} Old Material 1) ! Ing ! nel ‘Ing delays | l ho oh lack re hanged r he ai an ae he Buffalo Pig Iron Demand Is at Low Point; Steel Scrap Stronger on Small Sales l ent } a tn te ta tlt rered in Canadian Business Shows Some Improvement [ORONTO, Dec. 1.—Bu Finished Steel i n i} en lal @ ire ym ! iteria N ! n } iror n ciosed, I and l 1 pr pot 1 al ( < nt Iron sale k wer eel ) and 600 f wa 50 to 1f }? ces a iIncnang Old Material wi New business gradually appeal Old Materia ie Nl seek, aR ase aaa f irk <a ign ¢ sun 6 ( iving in la quan- Sal irgely of iron scrap, ner i hold I rra mewha ree S ls gris Prices are ur ine 1462—The Iron Age, December 3, 1931 Reinforcing Bars New York District Sees Some Weakness in Steel Prices Structural Shapes and Plates Easier—Ordinary Grades of Sheets Firm—Pig Iron Sales Are Fair KY EW RK, D .. , na Old Material Pacific Coast Experiences Mild Upswing ; Gate Bridge Job Delayed Further S Cast Iron Pipe Pig Iron ~~ tn Golden Higher Duty Asked for Finished Steel Cast Iron Pipe December 3 The fron Age 1931 on Fabricating Tools 1463 6-1n District of 4 Water and mall tonnage New England Pig lron ae tropolitan 1] Connecticut, Will von take bids o : Sales Only 900 Tons O00 wat project a Barkham range from $26 to 950 OSTON, D Pig iror priate tage. é B foundry, depending on the size the wer did ' . ncluding tw ‘ tne l 1 ‘ (4) ) ind} 1 Reinforcing Steel Lettir t} week were lght, t , i HOU Ne Ww pl te t for 500 tor Billet ba I Cast Iron Pipe al Paes ot "34 ae ' \ teel 12 re al nd 2 f ( Bi ! int ' Old Material I I ( al ry) Br ’ M ! nea ca t W n in cnel ca DOr I I ul rap pi ~ a na St. Louis Pig Iron Dull; , Scrap Orders Larger aie ee re S \ , ! | i ce #4 | i l I Per inia, 18 Public Works Awards $30,087,212 in Week Finished Steel —S Ol i Mate ria 14641—The Iron Age. December 3. 193] Reinforcing Steel Awards 4100 Tons—New Projects 3100 Tons AWARDS Erving-Gill, Mass., 150 tor McClintic-Marshall Co. Boston, 100 tons, Morton Street bridg« Concrete Steel Co Revere, et ( Mass., 200 tons, sea wa to Albany, N. Y., 1800 tor State cal bidder Del., 25( tons, bri and Derhan, Philadelphia, to ¢ crete Steel Co. Wilmington, by Seed rurtle Creek, Pa., 120 tons, Westinzhou H Scho to Carlem Engineering ( Cleveland, 0 tor North W 1 2 ridge, to Builders’ Structural Steel ( Aurora, Ill., 250 ton I t office, to ¢ Steel Co Springfield, Ill., 150 tor I 1 w named bidder Pomona, Cal., 250 = tons, P B dit to Blue Diamond Corpr Bakersfield, Cal, 100 tons, Kre in unnamed bidder Los Angeles, 100 tor Marion D ‘ k t ( r building to Lr int Letchworth, N. Y., ) tor State farm dir Joseph T Ryer n & Son Elmsford, N. Y., 0 tor I lge and ‘ New York, tor Gra! Tidewater Str Central Material Corpn parkway) NEW REINFORCING Waltham, BAR PROJECTS Mass., 105 Mass., Needham-Wellesley, id tons, State hospital 125 tor bridwe Mass., 100 tons, Littleton, , state two Stat Norfolk-Monson, Mass., 110 tor State Philadelphia, tor t for Benjan Hinsdale, IIL, 10 tor epi H Chicago, 0 tor We D t Quincy, IIL, Mendocino County, Cal., Long Beach, Cal Chico, Cal., New York tor W Pipe Lines Yount-Lee Oil Co., B B Arkansas Valley Natural Gas ( £ t W ( 1 O} ( O Moran Gas Co., H Harv | Count: M Ajax Pipe Line Co. of New Jersey I f r Glen} Oo { Ww Copper Advances on Limitation Agree- ment; Tin Declines Following Sterling reeme! for \ rig ? i ~ t per output leaves ! 1 T ry T Y pr l y | Y eipt of advices from a i P nese foreign interes vou \\ itput, an important Am ar ! ier, the Phelps Dodge ¢ r unced its intention withdrawl t t from membership in Copper Expo) est Ltd., effective in lay ' selec Lead ; a With world limitatior f it WW I ( i y a j I Lut n lf I . ‘ ‘ T Vv, except f ¢ ? ting ry } Dn! juce! . hich mav ‘ y ide +} nea 4 iture ffort } Dell nr le ‘ tn rule ve ng forelg arke ng I ] I ign ( I \ \ f xporter In ( irta eT t y j } \ itput nas r dit . 1 rtain grades, ich as ca ae - S ng and highlv refined coppe1 not tint t recent 4 Inc rmerly supervised and a at organizatior ; ’ } wing a oe ' : ? eT t T T ry y W y ¥ pI lL] ece ( N ' ( nD ( @t¢ T y ' . incea n pre de ered Conne ] Valle The Week Price (‘ent er ound for Early Deliver 6.50 live d Fr 4 \ . ’ Ye A a iT re ne inke } ‘ sf) ] l = A rY | i 5 l ( | f tr New Y kK W Copper Averages The Iron Age. December 3, 1931 1465 tn tne tm SHEETS 14166 The lron Age. Dece . 1931 Prices of Finished and Semi-Finished Stee|!. BARS, PLATES, SHAPES Molybdenum mium Ste t mium Structural Shapes Chromium Stee ) Chromium ( mium Spr tee ( ymium V lium Bar ( ymium Vanadium Sy g 5S 5 or Mangar Sr » at R ds and squar r Nickel Va r V dium 4 es are I led f g quality. JT lifferential f > i ,c. a Ib. higher, witl tandard Alloy Steel Bars ‘ ation for yIid-finishe ; ec } r f ts 4 4 r nl A me y I = « arr ot Slabs thi 1 a e Cold-Finished Bars I f | +? burg?! m 4 R B ! ff: g ‘ } f rr STRIP, TIN PLATE, TERNE PLATE ‘ 2 dle rerne Plate yr Pittsburg) Per Pa ige, 20 x 28 in.) 1.¢ $9.50 | 25-11 coating I. I.¢ 12.00 | 80-lb. coating I.C 1.¢ 13.00 | 40-lb. coating I.( Hot-Rolled Hoops, Bands and Strips Base pe Yr \ W C I Cold-Rolled Strips W : n Plate ; °A STEEL PIPE AND TUBING Bo l¢ i ( I f I lise< Ve ’ wit . aa Ss ; m hi 1 i 1 e mé a ate ind g ext £ Seamless Mechanical Tubing eel, Bolts, Nuts, Coke, Coal, Fuel Oil, Cast Iron Pipe WIRE PRODUCTS RAILS AND TRACK SUPPLIES © — “U/) NUTS, RIVETS AND SET SCREWS Strip SEMI-FINISHED STEEL ets and Bloom Sheet Bars W COKE, COAL AND FUEL OIL | () FLUXES AND REFRACTORIES CAST IRON PIPE December 3, 1931 1467 The fron Age. aaa_ Pig Iron Prices for All Districts 2 « « » VALLEY 4 >» NEW YORK 4 > PHILADELPHIA 4 ross ton at Philadelphia > { UFF Al O 4 > CLEVELAND 4 >» NEW ENGLAND 4 > BIRMINGHAM 4 >» CANADA 4 situa tale Prices of Ores and Ferroalloys a Silvery lron lackson County, O Other Ferroalloys aaa Old Material Quotations «2 2 >» PITTSBURGH 4 >» CLEVELAND 4 >» NEW YORK 4 red consumer >» BUFFALO 4 >» BOSTON 4 » CHICAGO 4 ’ NCINNATI 4 » re RMIN LAM 4 > DETROIT 4 >» ST. LOUIS 4 PHILADELPHIA 4 » CANADA 4 1469 The Iron Age, December 3. 1931 a te tm > Warehouse Prices for Iron and Steel Products « « « CHICAGO 4 >» NEW YORK 4 > PITTSBURGH 4 i é per * Base pe 1 bars and small shapes cing steel bars i-f ed and screw stock Rounds and hexagons 3 Se i flats 2 3 d ur d ~ 24) ~ 5 Q ed >» PHILADELPHIA 4 - Base per >» ST. LOUIS 4 me >» CINCINNATI 4 >» BOSTON 4 >» PACIFIC COAST 4 >» BUFFALO 4 R 1470 The Tron ige, December 3. 193] Fabricated Structural Steel New Projects of 31,000 Tons Include Elevated Highway in New York—Awards of 12,500 Tons Ne ) | " 3 r a New Y { 3 rat Wi ‘ \\ 2 Aw Ww) 7 ‘ oO 4 \] | NORTH ATLANTIC STATES Dedham Mass WW Vorcester la at f Massachuse A i Re ier LWA Yor . ed o Yor 1 I \\ Ve \ > pe 1 Del € \ net D ~~ me hm Nickel-Clad Plates Made in Range of Coatings The fron Age. December 3. 193] 1471 American Foundrymen to Meet in New Philadelphia Auditorium New Philadelphia convention hall, where American Foundrymen’s Associa tion will meet in 1932, is one of the largest and best equipped in the an mm country ~ » a ~ Am Classes for Unemployed ) | und dam to b / : . ent mn ths fi } I Bid r | a sn tm 1 > W | 1472 The lron Age December 3. 193] British Trade Improves But Continental Unemployment Is Increasing [THE ger 1sines , the United Kingdon oo Certain sections. of 1 eee , ting a Nickel-Clad Plates Made hat by Japanese Mill a An tm British Test New Steel Railroad Tie tm th Japanese Sellers Claim Indian Iron Is “Dumped” ch a eee I 7 a ,—- * ag eget % Nine-Year Research on See | Springs Published 7 . | aie. } ENC New Mills Join European ee ee oo Wire Rod Cartel December 3. 1931 1473 The Iron ige. PLANT EXPANSION AND EQUIPMENT BUYING ~~ me 4 Automobile Companies ORD and Chrysler Business Outstanding in an Other- : wise Dull Market — Tools Buy Machine Tools Ordered for New York Subway vr WT VW hicas New England A 25th Anniversary— and a New Hack Saw OR a quarter century, Victor has stood for in creasingly better value hack saw blades that are used by industry. Until recently the need has been for better hack saws aimost regardless of price t wer Diadges, for instance we produce a blade of high tunasten content that meets all requirements—except the price, and a type of blade that costs industry more thanam 1 aoliars \ ror me time we nave believed thata new combination of metals could produce rhe esuifs required in heavy auty vice—at a lower cost The answer we have found Molybdenun in American mined metal, used extensively by the Government, and fast Ooming into commercial use particularly where high resist ance values are required VictorHack Saw Blades,made of Molybdenum steel unde j special Victor process, A qo anything any Nack saw blades can do—and yet because the materials are less ex pensive, we are now able to market a product of the same nign quality as our high tungsten content blades af about one-half their cost We are confident that any user r heavy-duty saws who tries a dozen of these blades will thereafter secure his share of the $500,000 annual saving which the Victor Molybdenum Heavy Duty, Extra Value Blades are bringing to industry. VICTOR SAW WORKS, Inc. Middletown, N. Y. Manufacturer of Tungsten ‘All Hard OF Flexible’’ Hand ght’ and “Heavy’’ Power YP , L 4d ‘ ; r r ' ’ r , r e High Speed’’ Hand and Power Blades, Molybdenum “Heavy Duty, Extra Value’ Power Blades. and Band >aws, THE IRON AGE DECEMBER ra i? q NEW YORK > orth Cer E. J. Quigley, te Pur ise ( Hou rrentor N. J 4 Philadelphia Steam Co., Gra q NEW ENGLAND > Lamp D ' , , ' iY entral steam distril . Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, Na america nread = W } tny aa M ( Board of Education, | r wr ed Y ( : f Jol H. M e, D I i | é V Aircraft Control Corpn I , } } "< ‘ ‘ A naut Unite Stat i } i Auto Radiator & Body ( 3 a Delaware Power & Light Co Wilmir ment 1 { ipp é mer { ne t r r I t Lrene i ict t Kr t & Cor 112 N : | h entire r B \ \ Whiteside, I: | W Y architects Hammett Co, 200 Main Street, 4 CHICAGO > Commonwealth Edison Co., 72 West Adan ii beer anted permis t net $15.694,20( nsior nd improvement i i T Minnesota Power & Light Co. O We I th Mint ntemplate n We Dulut laven ( ( Charleston Engineering & Mfg. Co., CI let Pp W im j rT { > Common Council, Emmor M I 1OOf Public Service Co. of Colorado, De Ww ( rY I W ( ( ‘ I ‘ 1D ( W ( q ( { VI ( Common Council, \ Elra Mfg. Co., ¢ ‘ W 4 7 : I I Wi H rr W City Council A he e¢ D } ' r ( We { VA | Howell Machine Works, Ine ’ q*} } M Mf ( International Harvester Co f farm and . { ‘ M < D } {ity iran t : . t | le th nven heav i oy ent ed in Milw t r I Isiand (ity Commission . . , ; Ww wil