The Iron Age 1932-12-08: Vol 130 Iss 23

CONTENTS Money-Making Locations for Small Plants Plymouth Costs from Rehabilitation Make Industrial Sales Now Baths for Heat Treating Conveyors Speed Production ‘Better November Pig [ron Production New Equipment News Automotive Industry Personals and Obituaries the Editor Editorials Markets Construction and Equipment Buying Products Advertised Index Advertisers THE IRON AGE PUBLISHING COMPANY Division of United Business Publishers, I J. FRANEI PUBLICATION Corner Che OFFICES: 239 West 1DDRESS Inc ertising Section ertising Section 910 q } ‘th q dit itor News tor = AUR, Gener Mar Ath Nts Philadelphia, Pa Member Ass A's SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR SERVICE THE METAL WORKING INDUSTRY YERS & a a 5 a ANDARD GENUINE WROUGHT IRON for like this put iron plate pipe urgh bridge neer interested the per nance metals under com conditions receives f this booklet, “The Autobi Two Water Conduits.” llation example very definite trend basing Engineers, architects and city officials are not interested claims when facts, such service records, are available Today, Byers Company anxious for you see the service record evidence wrought iron’s unquestioned superiorify severe corrosive conditions. This evidence backs any specification for genuine wrought iron you care make. Let show you some this interesting data wrought service. Ask Byers Engineer, write direct our Engineering Service Department. Any assistance information you may require will gladly with estimating prices. Byers Company, Pittsburgh, Established 1864 PRODUCTS THE IRON AGE DECEMBER 1932 Pa inch water line across new 10th Street Bridge, City Pittsburgh Fabricated from Byers Wrought Plates ‘ TER THAN EV » THE IRON DECEMBER 1932 ESTABLISHED 1855 interest being shown the small industry. Smaller companies, many cases, have withstood the depression better larger competitors. Moreover, smaller enterprises are essential the continued growth industrial diversification, the best foil for overproduction. Good plant location helps explain the success small com- pany. Not infrequently has been removed new loca- tion obtain advantages that spell the difference between profit and loss. But what would good location for might poor one for another. Varying conditions determining the proper location different enterprises are outlined Money-Making for Smal author. “MUCCESSFU] ) ty those +} ma } Ppecl li product nm? ‘ nd tl } mara | pri Quality and Specialized Products \ labor ¢ rr omers time and cost depend the rporation. New bstantial degree Ipor } na ind « tio? +} by aa | a — » = >. Contented swimming pool Port Allegheny, Pa., financed local Rotary Club for benefit community. Industria workers find living costs and conditions easier health and pocketbook cities than congested industrial centers | | | bed > >> Vol. 130. No. 3 j ly r n | | > n > { ‘ a | q 4 | 4 | aE : 3 ‘ ~ 4 ‘ > A = t > 2 £ > | : — 7 | | » - slits | stries< + + t ’ ~ rr tr > T +y y a pea es j hrayr embliv ints 4 | I e cnier Nortner! } f timber nd enttine icturers ata pront i he tag th productior ind a 34 wr ¢ fa ctoct > tl ‘ f YY ] r med TY). } ‘ try tyr na The fror December 8. 1932 — } wa. c> vw = @ as = t c a ~ wn Ew * ° >. 4 j i ~ = =< December plant although ome hineryv along with 1 congested city. The mak ind assembling complete nsiderable hand work gloves and what not the parts are made This hilly ction northwestern Pennsylvania plant, and others are bought from between New York and Chicago, with good rail each ' t | .< nati ClALIAt on one thing. For nhardw J ti imple, me manufacturers do notl but turn out thousands doll } la rers’ Quality hand labor i een I i » rep! Br oKlyn, the natior al center for fins for women. Style the most important factor this class foot ear and hence there premium reater abor with skill, dexterity, and ibility change the appearance and , Y nd ind il treat limensions of the product alt frequent red tane connected ntervals. Fine millinery, made rout and New York, another day-to-day style roduct. Dresses and coats for wom rs 1 for whicl istome}l en again 1 a style article, centered and are largely New York and Th pec ial wishes of the Mmaustrie in the me tropoli ] aid to herefore that each visiting buyer wants his particular quirk turn gad- get the garment, hat, shoe and ants, furthermore, see how and vhere they are made. fur coats ent made New York, and within square blocks, the world’s highest ! ntratior f industr Standard Goods and Price Competition that the is ! necialized or distinctive Hand-Labor Quality Industries petitive. Few families are fabrication orna making real money. One concern ron and bra ild tched breakfast room furniture, wall light tee] hich adapted apartments rs. nall homes, kitchens and ther fim were making such oO 4 , { | ture It | ignt it own tit I acontractor into parts. Then shipped these | which it placed in the chief Northern markets for local sembling, finish- = a 1 tribution, and it is now the fastest } ) ra tr rk, Judging from present trends, the bellow ized industries can manufacture and anvil and lanimer, ust a oleae aay “ terials at Center of Distribution | + +; k + ltw Cas lay ‘ 7 Ack | read A by] than ‘ take? if a tured 4 ty) tin? ‘ Wor ter, and it cal ID 1 4 — Finding New Customers that sect iteria plant location. mall I in a iimited regio ng it overcrowded with com- r ra nt t nract ‘ ‘ ire: Examples are follow Rad I petter ervice t prospe r ) well New York, and the manu! and standard clothing, brick, wood ippl ystems rking, printing, dairy products. One customers, the writer that Quality Mass., city skilled metal-workers, goo cation for fine products. Here view the industrial museum sheet and pressed steel products all times and places, erected the Worcester Pressed Steel Co. inspire workers and inform the public The Iron December ‘ irers New York, burdened ntense competition arising New York area, are making establish their plants, one Jersey, cover the Philadelphia nNentucky once imported practically iread proaucts I! l most these are based local tles for lids prod ‘ > i if beauty, Detroit Editor, The Iron Age ! ! el ! ‘ det ( } la t i? ; y ! tne ti? } } t bv Chi r Me — The six-cylinder holes the cylinder block are semi-finish and finish bored two six spindle Ingersoll cylinder boring machines installed single unit and using cemented tungsten carbide tools. One man handles 150 blocks per hr. through these machines which employ the stub bar boring principle tatement 1 becomes evident to tl rained observer who examines method machining parts mouth’s Mount Elliott Street plant semi-finish and finish cylinder holes the cylinder two six-spindle Ingersoll cylinder ing machines have been installed ingle unit. They are the vertica ving the stub bar principle. variable hydraulic unit per min. with quick traver back the starting position from point the operating cycle. This ible with both machines used unit with either one running ndependently the other. The fix ture design and control chines are arranged that one ma) operate both machines them with single lever, although possible separate them and con trol their cycles independently. ie two ma Dual loading and clamping ire arranged that blocks are car- ried from the conveyor the semi- finish boring machine and thence finishing machine means ngle handwheel. The boring saddle ire o constructed that the spindle may relocated take care pos- the center distances the C\ linder bore ea ily and ec Using cemented irbide tools, these hr. They produce 0.0005 in. round, with not than 0.0005 in. taper, square with the crank line, within 0.0015 in. length bore and size within total tol erance 0.001 in. Since single erator runs both machines, one man handles 150 cylinder blocks per These are the first machines built for use with mented tungsten carbide tools and ar the highest production units kind ever constructed. number boring, core drilling and counterboring operations the block are performed Natco way, three-headed combination drill ing and boring machine equipped with hydraulic feed. The two front head units, each head having eight roller bearing mounted spindles arranged with nose adjustment. They travel rear right-hand head mounted special hydraulic unit and arranged with in. travel the eight roller bearing mounted spin- dles are designed for floating driv boring bars and are equipped outboard bearing supports. These three large heads + INCER Plymouth unted against and bolted velded stee | pedestal upon fixture fixture operated iged two cylinder blocks each W 1c! } ait automa +} hydraul hold positi pressure and interlocked the heads make sure that T ) locks are their correct position before the heads begin their vari While pleting their les, the conveyor t irns the loading position, afte which the operator again loads ks. The operator controls the the heads are com tation. The machine we ighs appre mately 70,000 The machine cor drills, combination core res and chamfers i al ish bores the crank cal haft bearin holes and itio drills and counterbores the wel irns out blocks per sion workmanship achieved thi machine unusual. For instan are held 0.0002 All the drillin counterb tapping and reami perations on the distributor and « pump holes the block complished special Nate iv, four-headed combination intersinking and tapping two large vhich the work except the tapping Spe cial constructior and at equipped with hydro uni-power hydraulic feed which sem reverse and positive stop. Heads are arranged with The tapping heads are driven ingle reversing motor Each spindle has individual lead crew, which insures the correct lead each tap. The machine equipped vitl 1 fi e-positior automatic inde fixture the trunnion type ranged hold one block each tio The interlocked prevent the indexing the fixtur before the heads are the corr position and prevent the heads rapid traversing forward before fixture i in the correct position. ey perator controls the machine from ingle push button station. The chine weighs 50,000 its produ tion about blocks per hr. All holes in the top of the block and the water jacket side, including valve lines, are drilled, counterbored REAT interest, the mechanical field, has been expressed the extensive rehabilitation moderniza- tion program recently carried out Chrysler connection with the manufacture the new Plymouth hydrau feed because the great savings effected macnine, our plants are able build this tabl new car the standards set tion Chrysler Motor products and yet sell + ] hine, vertical present its readers, this and ruct succeeding article, the first tion number the more import tvpe ant operations entering into the manu total roller facture the new Plymouth motor inte nd th nerit } ibl contalr ital Ver } i] ‘ } ~ Natco six-station multiple indle drilling machine with hydraulic feed drills and chamfer: all the holes the bottom and manifold sides the cylinder block, performing 132 ope simultaneously The 1932 ige. Dec embs r &. L J q = in Cost r iit i tire machin through one push button | 2 | 3 roller bearing mounted spindles con plete with nose adjustment, the right- hand head having five spindles and the left-hand head seven spindles. dition, both heads have time delay ‘ | © 4 r ~ 4 4 4a ‘ tion. Here one sees the loading end moved air hoist onto the two fixtures which hold the conveyor. The ma- chine turns out blocks per hr. ee AT RIGHT ‘¢ drilling, counterboring, countersink ing, tapping and reaming operations the distributor and oil pump holes the cylinder block are done special Natco two-way, four-headed combination counterboring, facing, chamfering countersinking and tapping machine. The two large units which the work x t tapping are equipped with semi hydraulic feed 010 The Tron ige. December &. 1932 discharge end the machine howing the manner which proper position hydraulic pressure during ma- chining operation The two front head mounted hydraulic units, trav holes water jacket side, icket de m3 About blocks pass through achine every hour. The machine all the hol the bottor manifold sides the in +t issue THE IRON AGE, page 768 piston pin end, bronze was Mellon, red Ex-Cell-O diamond specially adapted for requirement With boring peed 3500 r.p.m. and feed in. per revolution, the machine removes approximately 0.008 0.010 in. of stock, the allowable tolerance: being 0.0001 in. essential that he bore be in perfect alinement wit the large end, crankshaft end, the rod. The rod is located on a plug in the large end and locatir plug oper ited rack and pinion hole the small end and brings rge hole proper alignment borin large end then four-point fixed pad, and the small which l ck wo pring ten ( plungers. The locating plu from the small end and the hine started its operating cycle. the fixture table are spaced ob- tain the proper operating cycle; control the distance that the table moves rapid traverse, the slow speed and the point at 7 > v a u The Ww Iron ¢ 4 ~ “ea ice. December 8. | Jemanded of it t was ufiliz f mak 31 he In the weld q ter jorn tha which ~ erato? t | re for iOCK 18 a Natco SIX-Station MUITIpI yed > A pindle driller with hydraulic feed, County, Pennsylvania, ned rforming 132 operatior multane- traffic. Load carrying capacity has creased from | velding amounting t hing n lor & H ri In Philad ctr q wer y q 4 ~*~ 029 a77 y — a & accompanying paper Mr. Bailey should read every buyer well every ller mechanical equipment. For approaches the problem re- placement from the viewpoint the scientific selection equip- net profit returns. has been pointed out previ- ously THE IRON AGE'S current series Modern Merchandising the Metal-Working Industry, sales resistance effectively minimized the definite ascertainment supremacy areas. Ww TN DY rey nr +} ana + | ( ts } The lron December 1932 appeal the The method sugges the sale indus taker hown first actual illustration the net profit approa t ! tua inufacturing lar 1! vhich tl I aera Variet ! ! natu acn next te) r art I cor | ( esel il ( ha jobs totaling 11. Their the following table. minutes for each these job econd imn show Warner Swasey al Wha i tl? W der ] it ll at Line rt purcnase } | ) lu +} varied Her 1d I Note the a nce U! AVERAGE SAVING TIME Next prepared acement tatement as t Fig. Thi tatement ted this tal trial How | ve. k aw! dae f ment pase upon a nowileag ot in auTnc shows a very practical mé thod tor , ct determining these areas machine tool field. ‘ paper before the American Man Association its indus- ting trial marketing conference Pitts- burgh, Dec. and published | ; | 7 total possible deduction ual idle time stment the tory manag the machine conclusion tion jue hat will the rate net 4] the savings then made i€ question “How pay for investment statement Ss used 1] hine tools average s, from 2,000 to 54,000, ana ani i LO? ir act metnod pl act wl not dest + the esul Prima ent al a re ry) l in pra the ana P + } } ; ; nie ] ; + and cleat atemet! a r 33 4 4 customer, Next 7 he Tron BAI Assistant to Pr Warner G Swase \ December LY § x This then converted int ems equipment ome ame; namely, equipment 3 a a | «A & ‘ ‘ \ t 4 isu i | r : | 5 1O pes 10 Fig. The work done. This the tarting point the dev sa! + + t fa activity hould not be confused wi | ( ) ] re) | fron () 7 on 4 ; | activit! re | nt i! re | i i ent. I tor depre lation goes on re Lif ne pro} rtion OL activity. irse 100 per cent activity realized except under cond vertime estimated time should s-min. Or o4-min. The equip! will pay for itself allow for the usua ‘ a tno ana I Lantiall\ ner tnart ant } tha hi vats ven | mae a > > > \ NX ~ ~ ‘ 2 a i? - soc e ¢ - co = > =. ~ > = + = = - ~ a: 4 4 oma & T vary v ctw Ti fron Age. De mee Heat Liquid Baths emperature PAUL EDDY, Jr. ors Truck Corpn Rectifiers December cel Inly a red, for, ed, nere l ordinaruy n tart the first day with the rec- and keep up. With XVII, acid (some parts boric part powdered charcoal); ent the weight the bath, tifier; the bath will become for few moments, then will ind viscous slag will form surface the bath. Suffi- tifier should added, nec- ring the day, maintain lag all times; the slag need wever, ¢ er the entire irfac t! 1 and discard it, ar fresh slag the next morning. nsider thi pbatn (XVII), prop handled described, little bet in ar ner mixture I have far a Inertne to steel n (one disadvantage i difficulty experienced clean quenched oil from to I Qua ol ( Ine n to tne work as t from the bath; usually, how- rigid, or 1f, due to ¢ 1 ape oO le wor! clean borax ised borax e Ca do not melt an erely become semi-liquid and XIX, however, the f na 1d ge | M ta Pontiac, Mich t Wi) } i? ne 1 tne nree Wlil De nece | t } t | ne ( nt ( la rec thin the bath. the end the day, lag a longer time than otherwise, any alkaline oil-cleaning solution. q t t atn (cal ue plicater nearly neutral, with better cleaning ‘ ] té x ) ers ] | the ari XVIII and XIX (pu THE IRON AGE Nov. 10, ided maintain always sludge pot bottom; advisable the sludge into and allow settle agai sludge should also perforated ladle every two days and discarded, I a ludge started; every day, how in addition of a bout 14 to ent the weight the made, either the molten the solid salt before melting impossible give the exa t of rectifier required on several thing the req I quality, the the amount wo1 han b Ing treated Ea n I ork out the most econo for his job; with the guid outlined above, however, rectifier than not enough, but ectifier, like everything else, cost and should not wasted, and rectifier the floating type in- cleaning difficulties. ing XVIII XIX, sure the deep enough that work will yme within several inches the ge, the sludge always hotter the rest the bath; and avoid large amount sludge, else efficiency and uniformity the will Less amounts boric oxide fused borax than borax are required, for equal tions. Steel and Use Conveyors Speed Production part which steel has played conveying equipment the economical and rapid ick-drying finishes also production automobile bodies uted lowered ited recent statement the Ten years ago took day rysler Sales Corpn., division ish automobil rysler Corpn., Detroit. The use floor space was necessar ~ 4 The use steel instead wood and the development conveying equipment quick- finishes enable Chrysle few days’ time compared with days decac & this, the sixth series articles liquid baths for heat treating, the author continues his discussion medium-temperature salt baths. deals this install ment with the use rectifiers boric acid and its derivatives—for such baths lessen tion chloride baths. High- perature salt baths will topic the next article series. Previous articles have included those oil and lead baths THE IRON AGE Sept. cyanides the issue Sept. 15, salt baths general that for Sept 29, low-temperature mixtures the issue for Oct. and medium-temperature salt mixture (first portion) that for Nov. 4 r tit out 1 a u I armation aft t+ Lin anda LO f rmation Ol ih 77 CORRECTION invent The December 1932 tp SUPLACe, UE PrAacvice nouk atisfactory results with any teel which hardens below 1600 deg. C.). Heating Non-Ferrous Metals The adl 4 rk ften { a rfectly foreig ries, published the Oct. issue IRON cond constituent mixture should sodium nitri the first column page 613 duction, and sizeable quantities ma- terials were tied and fore all-steel bodis became the v gue, (Continued on Ad erti ng Page 44 4 — q - 7 — eo Tractor Bull Gear Production per hour per man. Previous method— Pump Housing Cast Iron Production time—14 per hour per man. Previous method—6 per hour per man. The Age, December 1932 per hour per man. imes Twelfth series Performance practice The Age Editors Crank Case Cast Iron Production per hour per man. Previous method—6 per hour per man. Oil Well Drill Coupling Production time per hour per man. Previous method—2 per hour per man. 7 q 4 ad « \ 4 7 a 7 ‘ j 5 Turning, Boring, and Facing EQUIPMENT: Foster Turret Lathes and Fostermatics EEN competition forces ever new manufactur ing economy and present the need for greater speed and accuracy machining perhaps more pronounced than ever before. This series, inaugurated last September, offered the hope that will shake the complacency the always have done that group. The opera tions shown are taken from actual going plant pro duction and the comparison with good practice immediately preceding the introduction the new method. Production increases great six one are indicated Motor Housing Cast Iron 1 . Prod iction time Y per hour per man. 4 Pre vious method -5 per hour per man. Rear Axle Shaft Production time—25 per hour per man. Previous per hour per man. Ball Bearing Retainer Cast Iron Production per hour per man. Previous per hour per man. Frame Bolt Production time—26 per hour per man. Previous method—10 per hour per man. The lron Age, December 1932 d \ | 7 j | 14 oor 4 Two-Way Machine Used Distributor Shaft Holes hows two-way four combination drilling, counter- boring, facing, chamfering, counter- inking, and tapping machine which will used the 1933 production line large plant manufacturing low priced six-cylinder automobil This machine, which was built National Tool Co., Rich- mond, Ind., performs total different operations the haft hole the two sides cast iron cylinder block approximate The two large units which perform the operations with the exception the tapping are equipped with the Hydro Uni-power system emi-automa- operation. addition both Sharpener for Well Drill Bits CONOMIES the sharpening and operation well drill bits for the sharpening hine recently brought out Ingersoll-Rand Co., Broadway, New York. New bit can be forge d blank steels two three heats, bits can redressed one eat. The formed bits are concentric design and operating principle new machine fundamentally the sharpeners previously in- troduced the company for fabri- drill bits for piston-type and er-type rock drills. operate ntirely compressed air. All opera- are controlled single, con- il +1xr_] ly-located lever and the work Age, December 1932 are furnished with time de- reverse and positive stop. Tap- ping heads are driven single re- versing motor drive unit and each pindle equipped with individual leadscrew assure the correct lead each tap. The five-position auto- matic indexing trunnion-type fixture furnished with this machine ar- ranged hold one cast-iron cylinder block each position. Operation semi-automatic. The interlocked prevent in- dexing the fixture before the heads are correct position and also prevent the heads from starting be- fore the fixture its correct posi- tion. The operator has complete con- trol through one push button station. The weight the machine ap- proximately 50,000 Ib. times. powerful cross-head de- livers the forging blows when form- ing the bit and clamps the steel while dly the bit. The bit upset cross-head die “ wal ‘ = ‘ which clamps the steel behind the bit Water-channel swages are used open the channel the shape desired and chipping cutting in. diameter 6-ft. steels can made the standard machine Dollies can furnished for making bits any shape. The machine compact. Perforated Abrasive Disk Steelbac disks with straight holes perforations that provide clearance permit grindings escape are being mar- ceted Charles Besly Co., 118 North Clinton Street, Chicago. ground particles not gather be- tween the face the disk and the work, friction and heat are not gen- erated, nor does the disk glaze. making these grinding disks, special process forcing the holes into them employed. Lateral pres- sure exerted the grains, bring- ing them closer and producing denser, stronger structure. The dense structure remains free cutting, stated, because the grindings have opportunity escape and less cutting points are presented the work time. The holes extend almost the steel backing and the clearance said last until the disk practi- worn out. The disks are bonded with Bakelite resinoid, and are firmly attached the steel backing special Bakelite cement. Perforated Steelbacs in. and larger, the sizes most used vertical spindle grind- ers, are made rht sections. Orders for steel boilers reported manufacturers the Bureau the Census totaled 379 boilers with 232,403 sq. ft. October against 443 with 646,644 sq. ft. September. the first months the current year orders totaled 3134 with 3,028,- 904 sq. ft. against 6800 with 6,043,147 sq. ft. the corresponding period last year. — — “ff — 4 — ~ a A by 4 | a | — full view the operator all | Poa tiple-throw crankshafts illustrated Steelweld Cleveland. When the twisting process rankshafts are forged with the pins bearings twisting hat very desi forging heat hammer, and must held during Sometimes the main bearings and Distortion the heat has made prevented. ill stay line. done the ometimes the pins. necessary crank the die used for the operation. The machine capable twisting multiple-throw commercial limits and main bearings are held illustrated handle crankshafts for four-cylinder automobiles While the twister arranged twists time, eight more twist can made simultaneously. tated that the machine can loaded, shaft twisted and delivered back the floor less than minute. The machine constructed rigidly prevent any deflection whicl immediately show the The main frame, ram, side-arms and gearing are welded steel. stress bars. Web plates and compres- sion flanges are welded position stresses. carries double ram, and each ram operates independently. — 4 Automobile Crankshaft Twisting Machine Operates Rapidly aA i The 4 1 ad rear Diamond Grinding Wheel Dresser grinding wheel truing tool cently brought out the boloy Co., 2481 East Grand ird, Detroi consist mat impregnated with small throughout the tri rovide ample number cut points each new surface reached during the life the tool It is stated that the t 1 re ! etting mountin ind that it can | ised ¢ I ically o1 same grinder and same size wheel throughout its life. Special adaptor are not required. The tool compact, there are moving parts, and fit into any standard holder for hand grinding. has been used wheels >: in. diameter in. wide, and hardness; also centerless Coated Electrode for Manganese Welding steel castings and repair frac tured parts the same material are the principal applications the type W-85 coated electrode recently intro- duced the General Schenectady, The electrode steel surface parts made ordi nary eel and iron, thereby giving the parts tough, work-hardening vearing surfa tated that electr rel ble welds can be é by ré i ely unskilled When the rod melted the atn here and exhibit the ntial chara heat-tre ed inganes¢ hardening under cold eke] conte ercome tendency the etallic man the rod oxidize and pre ary. the coating trode has high istaining prope rty, the wire I ad ipte d fi I both alternating and direct current Hydraulically Actuated Precision vices Toledo, Ohio the universal testing machine trated, which employs draulic press for applying the force this machine, intended for com- pression, tension and transverse bend- placed ing tests, the force measured tran mitted through the test piece. curate results are said assured use the spring- less pendulum-type counterbalancing mechanism, and stated that fric- tion, oil thickne temperature not affect exact results The driving motor push button and the operator reg ulate the speed operation turn ing wheel, the pressure applied being readily seen dial provided for the purpose. Compactness featur emphasized, complete unit 200, 000-lb. capacity floor space variety sizes, the capacities rang ing from 25,000 200,000 Ib. has double reversible dials the dynam- eter increase the capacity range and graphic recorder chart the pressure trend every stage the + test and the breaking poir a The Iron December bit ing sk > ll i 4 | 5 4 they are then offset the desired hem ing. twisting process that the bearing s- the cheeks, whicl luctile, must ig a rolled sections form the ways and { q > British and Steel Trade Showing Further Gains Continental Business Affected ( War Debt American Can Co. Buys 1,000,000 Boxes Welsh Tin Plate f.o.b. Ports Controversy— United Kingdom Continental Cast Pipe Rate Reductions Central Territory Canceled 888 The lron Age, December 1932 nt? ery P nrerest tral mer ala tt Ohio and southwestern Pennsylvania hand and from points Alabam Tenne those destinations ther had been destroved { ae ol in the general iron at eel rate ase decision 1950 comn ion pointed it, how under the present adjustmer but also Trunk Line ritory, except that intrastate traf from Addyston, tially lower. It was declared the uni form adjustment was prescribed ron and steel rate ed, would destroy that han and ild eff Steel Angles Dutiable Per Lb., Court Rules Dec. 6.—Steel angles decision this effect has just been made the United States Court Customs and Patent Appeals. The lecision, announced Nov. 30, was nade through Associate Judge Charles Hatfield. His opinion was inanimously supported the court ind “specially concurred Judge dec oO! oT the United State Customs Court effect the ourt held that ngles” hapes” thin the meaning higher court, however, overruled the lower court and held with the porter, the Judson Freight Forward Co., that angles are dutiable tructural shapes 12, per lb. The imported > 16 1? lengt} i proceeding also covered her importing interest — — British | ‘ i 4 . ‘ Ports ] Oc. per 100 the tariff act lower court upheld the conten- the Hawley-Smoot act per Ib. / Interstate ( et irre? n ¢ ( i” t the dec ion of the ower court } | H \ and Inland Steel Co., Indiana Harbor, i ‘ it i Ait i i¢ terst tes, tionship Combustion Co., Toledo, Ohio. ont) — la Men Employment Aid e { Co., Weirton, Va., said tha teel Corpn., Pittsburg! ndustry can contribute nditions are slowly but Approves Loan For the automotive industry per cent above Mississippi River Bridge Attorney General Urges Congress Amend Anti-Trust Laws ASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—Cor mit production lic Belt litchell give pron and sympa t} and amendin tempor: Value 1931 Steel rture from the fundam Dropped 58.4 Per Cent Newburgh Steel Works The Age. December 1932—889 are J 4 rolling equipment may worth ‘ ‘ rie out ned ? t ! t! release f orde \\ ! n, Pa., wired that “100,000 Chev } OOO i! irs ot ls | ‘ Ler iu try” and tl l | rit \ W ‘ nt, espe lally n i} } et ind strip.” > er Jol and nmtributing iImmediatel' ralric ice-pre i@nt, [ve rove r unemplovment condition it ea aut ying 4 nstruct nm t o a vine business that w | et t} { OOO ‘ | riner nere ed o} rat R \ (dr Ihe br ew require 000 Aas ze : The tee] has heen a ted AS rt : rrr 4) ty? the \ ind nf n bl ( ] \ far th, 71 t hy N (riear acted thi t ‘ D, | ul ; lkepartment of Justice positi t t ipery I prohibitions the anti-trust unrea t |} } } t} } i! pr ‘ 4 1929 q r = ‘ nrices have ners ad the nr y i may i « i hinatio1 and neerted action t ted S ry Bur 4 ‘ — Ingot Output Declined Per Cent November Daily Rate 39,031 Gross Tons Against 41,098 Tons October— Eleven Months’ Total 12,251,109 Tons RODUCTION heart capacity, was 18.05 per cent and Bessemer steel ingot per cent October and 17.54 per November declined about per cent September. With the excep October, tion October, November was the rate, which nth since May, when the rate month against 41,098 was 19.67 per cent. 1,014,794 tor Work Expanding ut il Bessemer ingots for nths organization individua 251,109 tons, decline per cer are now engaged the 1931. With for American industry than any other ingots, which ince the beginning National the full year’s out American Telephone Telegraph Co., anuta ire may exceed ] \merican Standard Association, { Tor mpared h eld at the H el A or, INeWw Ye rk, \ | t yeal n t} nstit } } uppre } t i All ¢ \ I { \ 7 i D t te t ted 1 D \ OF; 030* 12.540* 2 19.67* 9 1.51 ) 2 1 0 14 } 4 94 9° 9 17.34 S844 l l 2 18.05 rat t) nr cal t of D Iron December 1932 Standard tests for non-shatterable glass, acoustical measurements and terminology, standard inch-milli- meter conversion factor, and group standards for petroleum products and lubricants were among the most important new projects and new stand- ards, according report submitted Cloyd Chapman, consulting engineer, United Engineers Con- tructors, Inc., chairman the stand- ards council the Power Show Opens New York One the outstanding exhibits the National Exposition Power and Mechanical Engineering, which opened this week New York, that the American Brass Co. showing new alloys copper and berylli- known Anaconda beryllium cop- per. These new alloys resemble pur gold color and have high physical values which can increased greatly heat treatment. The fabricating properties before heat treatment are practically the same those cop- per. Part the demonstration show forged steel rivet severed with heat-treated beryllium copper chisel. When cold worked and heat treated, tensile strer high 175,000 per sq. in. has been secured according American Brass Co. Bethlehem Effects Further Sales Consolidation Grace, president, Bethlehen Steel Co., has announced the follow- “As further step toward unified ales organization, the department railway cars and machinery, Struble charge, will become part the general sales department, re- porting Paul Mackall, vice-presi- dent. “Mr. Struble, assistant vice- will continue active the sale products which has been handling and addition thereto will assume further duties assigned him the consolidated sales depart- Higher Coal Rates Suspended Until July WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—The Inter- state Commerce Commission has sus- pended until July 27, 1933, schedules proposing increase rates bitu- minous coal from points the Pitts- burgh West Virginia Railroad Pennsylvania Cleveland and other destinations Ohio. Illustrative the schedules the proposed rate $1.84 net ton from Avella, Pa., Cleveland and Huron. present the rates from Avella these points are $1.55 and $1.65, respectively. with 1,068,550 tons Octol } +} } } or I nt! naving aq £0 WOT! change organization, effective , at once: | q 7 | q ASSEMBLY Automobile Production December ill Best Since July DETROIT, Dec. ITH automobile production during estimated 60,000 cars, against 51,857 units October, (United States and Canada), the upward swing out- put first felt three weeks ago will sharply accentuated this month. For the first time since July assemblies will pass the 100,000 mark and may come within close range the 123 rye) 973 units turned out December, 1931. Chevrolet alone scheduled make about 55,000 cars, volume excess the entire industry’s total October. There sign relax- ation activities the part Ply- mouth, whose assemblies this mont hould compare favorably with those November Chevrolet, with its public announce- ment set for shortly after the the month, has encountered delay manufacture owing inability ecure bodies from the Fisher Body division General Motors. as- serted that this hold-up attribut- able eleventh-hour decision General Motors equip all bodies with the no-draft ventilation system which originally was held abeyance until 1934. The result that Chevrolet’s plants making cylin- der blocks and other parts have had slow down production because the large bank stock which has accu- mulated. some cases mills have been asked defer steel deliveries for two weeks, and assembly plants have not tarted operations soon expect- ed. Although Chevrolet’s assemblies date have been negligible, they will approximate 55,000 cars this unless further unanticipated body de- lays keep down production. gave some further steel releases the past week for forging stock for its local plants. Plymouth Output Maintained Plymouth working five days week assembling 800 1000 cars day. Its November output was about 18,000 cars and its December program December motor car production will pass the 100,000 mark for the first time since July. Chevrolet will make about 55,000 cars this month. Plymouth schedule calls for 18,000 cars during December. calls for like volume. has not added recently its steel commit ments, which cover total 38,000 cars. Chrysler recalling 6000 men and shortly will production new cars its Jefferson This red letter week adillac the factory swings into operation for the first time since April with force 4000 and with plans for steady work dur- ing the next days. Willys-Over- land, which will begin manufacturin its 1933 line Dec. with sufficient orders hand assure uninterrupt the design its new car taken page from aviation Nash now shipping dealer low-priced eight, which will sell for $170 less than the former light eight and only more than today Pierce-Arrow will have lower its eights and twelves. promi- nent manufacturer the twelves for presentation show When Buick disclosed its mod- els Saturday had the smallest number cars dealers’ hands ‘ was dal the General Motors leader radi- tyle innovations and its will watched with interest | + how fares comparison with cars with more conservative lines. Rockne will reveal its 1933 cars shortly. Hav- ing made over 20,000 cars this year, tentatively planning 42,000 dur- ing the next months. Incidentally, industry cut down the number models offered individual compa- ni¢ New Dodge Car Announced 111% in. wheelbase, the new Dodge six was announced Saturday. Its base price $595 for the coupe, that Dodge squarely back the price field where made its earlier ensational success. The car power- 75-hp. “floating power” en- gine and has totally silent trans- mission all speeds, deep-crowned veeping body lines and slanting radi- ator suggest the elimination wind resistance. The engine has bore piston displacement 201.3 in. drop-forged, high-carbon steel crank- haft with four bearings Aluminum alloy pist inco two stabilizer struts special alloy which cause the expand and contract the same rate the inder metal. Connecting rods are drop- forged light-weight manganese teel, having removable crankshaft bearings lined with Exhaust valve seats are made Dur hrome meta! The front oned eam- teel tubing and elded-on pring saddle nstruction used because its lightness and iperior strength, wel for the facilit tr to ering meet the riv ing with doug tar lard heat-treated Ring gear ich manner that the upsetting the grain the runs nearly as pr ble pare illel to the beveled teeth, thus making the flow lines the The Iron Age, December ~ c < ble ind up ed f 2 a a - 1d- ||| | W li- re ] LV 4 D- 2 : a * * * | 2 i? nrougt l tne treatmel al 11d } nri} | Hy Ford Promises New Car I | American Rolling Mill Buys Blanking Plant Fabricated Structural Orders Lower October 892 The Iron ive. December &. 1932 Ee Mas burel trial use, now being manufactured the Moloch Foundry Machine Co., I ARTHUR W COPPIN Mr. JOHN GREGORY, who five years { » entered the al department of Columbia Steel Co., San who has been manager led products division, has been nera e-president and general manager. BAXTER ) Gregory’ tant icceed him aft nager the rolled products | VAN ILOL, ry manager for the Universal tor Co., Oshkosh, Wis., ha becon = = = vice-president n charge of merchan- ITH, the Marble-Card Electric Co., Cran Gladstone, Mich., maker electrical Steel Co., Chicago Heights, retired from the presidency. DAVIS, nera president the Americar endent the Clairton. Forge Co., also. Mr. Nichols has had ibmit try. entered the employ the old Mr. Davis has Glasgow Iron Works, Pottstown, Pa., CHESNEY has been appointed later served master mechanic the Wire Co., with offices quently superin- Building, Cleveland, tendent the Donora, Pa., works, FLEMING, who retired American Steel Wire Co. From this years continuous position went Clairton 1905. ing department Chicago HAROLD BRAINARD, formerly con Cleveland tracting manager charge the year ago assistan Baltimore office the American ing agent. MACDONALD ridge Co., has been made assistant assistant general contracting manager for Grove Street company, with headquarters Pitt has been the company’s Baltimore office for the last year GEORGE SHEPARD continues ant general contracting manager, neer 1740 East MOULDS, JR., who has been as- istant Mr. Brainard Baltimore, has been made contracting manager harge that district. Avenue, Chicago, has been appointed | | I ‘ tilt 1) 1» 17 Mr. Chesney was for long fir n? tear) writh +} > ( onnected ,with the companys purcna + TY i i atu if 1 7 ) | { 7 i q \ 7 ‘ 1] 11 e ( + 1609 400 7 149 ner cent y J Iron Steel Co., High Bridge. When, 1905, the American Brake Shoe Foundry Co. started this alloy Chicago Heights, Mr. Nichols organized the perating phase the business. ntinued in direct charge of opera- ions for years, and shortly after the Edgar Allen American Steel Co. was organized 1910 andle the manganese steel business. was elected vice-president. 1915 this company became the Steel MERRILL BAKER, istant the vice-president Ford, Bacon Davis, New York, elected president the Union Steel Casting Co., Pittsburgh, sub diary the Blaw-Knox Co. ormerly vice-president the Vana Corpn. America. JAN has been elected the board directors the { mpany. een elected presid tot the compal icceeding WILBUR oe LEDWIDGI afl manager, St. Louis, ha be¢ pointed ge eral traffic 1 I Granite Cit Steel Blanchard Malleable Castings Gained October W ASHINGTO Orde? { illeabl tit Octe r t sul the | bool tor 10.9 ner cer ; Ore in the first 10 1 ned 148,920 tons from Ve 1? ly itt it + tor 16.4 per cent t decry ty 6H) 155 tor { Denies Decrease Duty Manganese Ore WASHINGTON, Dec. The manganese SCHIEREN HI} a { } 4 \} i N B r ( { i | ( T he Iron rn in na Massachusetts Ins ry. Before ng Sprague was I B. F. Sturtevant Co Automat iy nie me art Milw with 4.) | } rot nar ‘ Ltd. { te { fo & VV | ri fge. December >. } { } } 1932 or { wa Va a yradua titut 4 of Tee » Mil i} Hyd Heat mafter Metal Ware Co., \ UV, aged SU yeal He Q nv and went t ) | age 14. Mr. Hartmann 4h ad ‘ > vena nr > n the Pittsbu y tive vice-president of the Davidson us is at rie ‘ nt Char \ Schier \ + z nor } tee i . LT ? ( \ — q 1 3 ' n ( at q ; ] +} 4 LETTERS THE EDITOR Aid Agriculture Prerequisite Recovery ditor i fhe lron has declined about billions 1932. This farm population has always counted for about per cent the that out their billion income they must pay $600,000,000 interest their farm mortgages and pay about $1,000,000,000 in taxes, have their purchasing power The farmer cannot pay rail oad engineers $1.50 per hour, stee! workers $1.25 per hour, even auto mobile mechani per hour with vheat that took nr. work produce, corn took hr. produce, ner ewt. that took °0 } represent today lollars. 1910 they wer 30 billions. They surely billions the ying the million people directly the land ust for their year’s work. just about $300 for the family four and one-half people. can never obtain prosperity with maladjustment. Restore some pur anll n 1 lustry will not have worry about 4 7 7 y fit even unemployment. Today least five million farm re ure that have not even had any them for five years, much repairs. They are short thre ars’ purchases agricultural imple- ments alone. And this does not con- sider the modern every family entitled to. 894—The Iron Age, December 1932 hear much not lowering the tandard living. What standard $300 per year give? There are eight million farm homes with modern heat. With their only plumb- ing Chie Sales.” How many the unemployed the cities stand this hardship? Let’s pass this “high standard living around some.” This same edition THE IRON AGE California build bridge. For that much money they could to- day buy outright 200,000,000 bu. wheat and just they pleased with it. Give the starving Chinese, dump the ocean, give the distressed the cities, get rid any place they desired. This much less wheat would rid our sur- plus. Our 42c, tariff would start function, and would see dollar wheat. All farm products seem move with the price wheat. Dollar wheat would mean increase 65c. per bushel for the 700,000,000 bushels uld have left, the 200,000,000 were destroyed. That would mean little over $400,000,000 more value our wheat alone. Does any one think this $62,000,000 loan for the bridge will increase the value anything this country all, much 100 millions dollars? Does any even think will worth what the loan will even re- W Dollar wheat’ would automatically corn prices, hog prices and all farm prices. should mean least billion bushels corn, 2c. per pound million hogs, in- crease farm product values billions dollars, all for urplus wheat. Which the bet- Does any one imagine that, hould the value farm roducts, would not relieve the dis- tre farm loans? Today bil lions farm mortgages, the Fed- eral Land Bank system, there are over billions which the interest these banks have car- ied their borrowers They are having sell farms any price they will bring pay their terest. The Government has had advance $125,000,000 the Federal Land Banks keep them from going have been taken over other banks save them. Five had gone into re- ceiverships the middle this year and two during the summer, and Oct. one the very largest went into the hands receiver. There are only left, and these must within year farm nditions remain unchanged. Whereas these banks, under private management, can carry, and have car- ried, every borrower who had any chance work out and who would carry on, under receiver every mortgage must foreclosed imme- diately delinquent three days. Under private management thou- sands borrowers have come with deed made out the bank, ready give and quit, and have been talked to, asked on, and many cases have actually been loaned money for operating expenses help them get through. receiver can this. And all this can helped the just squandering less than $100,000,000. Just little over twice what Governor Pinchot wishes grab off for Pennsylvania. Just per cent what the bonus grabbers would try take from all us. Just per cent what the Post Office Depart- ment spends year. bring back this farm income Mr. Goddard will not need worry about taking business profit. But until all will have take enough business any price can get, profit profit, and some way liquidate enough our in- ventories and accounts pay our taxes. will keep this until half are broke, and then perhaps the half that are left will have sense enough remember that “this na- tion cannot survive half free and half slave,” that cannot nation with our farmers earning $300 per year and union labor attempting get $300 per month. must realize the four funda- mentals needed get back: 1. A reduction of all taxes of at least 314 per cent 3314 per cent, to just a little more than equal the reduced cost of living. reduction the value money at least 33% per cent, or to the point where it again will serve as a medium peech \ of tari wars i over the world, until commerce in iin flow freely, world wide. Chas. Ammon The Easy Mfg. Co. Lincoln, Neb. Editor, The Age: have read THE IRON AGE Nov. under the heading Industry Must Become Distribution Minded,” the address the editor, Mr. Van Deventer, gathering steel men Pittsburgh, and have found much that producers and consumers steel should seriously thinking about, know many them are. Some phases the subject Mr. Van Deventer presented them might well have further consideration papers American Iron and Steel Institute meetings. Now and then, its earlier days, the Institute had its programs papers relating the market side the in- (Concluded advertising page 20) Goddard Detroit the Oct Sue f THE IRON AGI ne of! nt | Le The head I ink W1tn which we business answered this problem al- agree with him for six months, our sorrow. said: try mak ni ata ee 4 every at i it uay LAACS } 4 + into account only the industrial lion people directly dependent The farm incom from billions 192: > from this billions purchasing power, will very low price per bushel that @A + » must remember that the farm f thi > a seller and the buyer who fattens upon distress Fair Buying and Selling selling have been equally pilloried these columns. Individually and ollectively they have helped depression’s decreased vol- imes usher the disastrous “red era through vhich are passing. refreshing cite the example progressive mid-western company that has been, short time operating hours day and days week—at profit. true that desirable product has helped naintain demand, but many desirable products have been selling losses. Profits, this case, have been maintained fair selling and buying policy. company, which knows its costs, will accept business only price which epresents legitimate profit. price established the basis estimate for each new job. If, after the part production, found that the cost per piece is, say nine cents instead ten estimated, the company volun tarily reduces the unit price that amount. ‘This has helped the company hold its customers. has also hap- pened, when estimates have been too low, that buyers, specially those who had been previously handed the bene- cost savings, have permitted increases price cover the deficits. The price policy adopted this company has put into strong financial position and its officials are not all worried concerning whatever business lost because competitive price cutting below cost. criticized impractical public enterprise recent report Reciprocity Among Tool Builders the Interstate Commerce Com- ness, this reciprocal policy may and logical. extension the policy into fields other than buy- gaining some headway among machine tool builders seems likely that even further cooperation among non-competing manufacturers may profitable. Some time ago manufacturer grinding machinery introduced into the permanent exhibit room his plant new type lathe another manufacturer and found that instead detracting from the interest its own tools, this new machine actually gave the exhibit added value. lathe manufacturer reciprocated placing one the tool machines his exhibit and now further additions non-competing tools are being dded both these exhibits. Better service the customer one the theories ack this reciprocal policy. further extended, the show room each manufacturer would become minia ire machine tool exhibit and the prospective purchaser might able complete his