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mechanical buildings, reported to cost upward of $3,500,000, including machinery. Henry Manley, 5 East Fifty-third St., New York, is architect in charge. The company has also approved plans for extensions and im provements in its branch plant at Kansas City, Kans., consisting of a threestory factory at Nineteenth and Kansas Sts., to cost approximately $200,000, including equipment. Contract for the erection of the last-noted structure has been let to the Ferro Concrete Construction Co., Third and Elm Sts., Cincinnati. W. Cooper Procter is president.
Chemical The McGean Chemical Co., 1822 B. F. Keith Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio, re cently organized by Ralph L. McGean and associates, has had plans drawn for a new plant on Clark Ave., fronting on the line of t h e Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, consisting of a group of six buildings, one- and two-story, reported t o cost close to $125,000, including equipment. I t i s understood that production will be given over largely to the manufacture of chemicals, colors, etc., for the ceramic a n d affiliated industries. Christian, Schwarzenberg & Gaede, 1836 Euclid A v e . , Cleveland, are architects. The Sylvania Industrial Corp., 122 East Forty-second St., New York, recently formed with fully paid capital of $3,500,000, has concluded arrange ments for the purchase o f a tract of about 200 acres of land near Fredericks burg, Va., in the vicinity of the Rappahannock River, as a site for a new plant for t h e manufacture of a line of industrial chemicals. The plant will consist of a group of buildings, with boiler house, machine shop, and other auxiliary structures, reported t o cost about $900,000, including machinery. Facilities will be provided for the employment of approximately 400 persons. The work will begin at a n early date, the plant being scheduled for completion by the close of the year. The new company is headed b y Roger N. Wallach, president of the Grasselli Dyestuff Corp., 1150 Broadway, N"ew York, and Frank H. Reichel, who will be general manager. The Pyrites Co., Ltd. . Christiana Ave., Wilmington. Del., manufacturer of chemical specialties, pigments, etc., has filed plans for t w o new additions t o its plant, for which superstructure will proceed a t once, consisting of a onestory unit, 66 X 210 ft., to be used for the production of Glauber salts, etc.; and a two-story structure, 51 X 62 ft., to be equipped a s a solution reduction unit. The expansion will cost upward of $65,000, including machinery. The Naugatuck Chemical Co., Naugatuck, Conn., manufacturer of heavychemical products, is said to have plans under w a y for a new factory unit a t Waterbury, Conn., t o b e four-story, reinforced concrete, reported t o cost approximately $100,000, including equipment. I t is proposed to begin work at an early date. The Board of Trustees, Colgate University, Hamilton. Ν. Υ., h a s com pleted plans for a new chemistry building at the institution, t o be of multi story type, estimated t o cost $400,000, in which amount an appropriation i s available. The new building will be provided with a group of eleven chemi cal laboratories, combustion room, and other technical facilities. It i s expected that the foundations will be laid in June. George B. Cutten i s president.
Rubber The Dayton Rubber &dfg. Co., West Riverview Ave., Dayton, Ohio, has authorized plans for a n addition t o its mill, t o be two-story, estimated t o cost approximately $140,000, including equipment. A portion of t h e structure will be used for storage and distributing service. I t is probable that bids will be askea o n the general contract a t an early date. Scbenck & Williams, Third National Bank Bldg., Dayton, are architects. The Cincinnati Rubber Mfg. Co., Franklin Ave., Norwood, Cincinnati, Ohio, manufacturer of mechanical rubber products, including rubber rollers for paper-making machines, etc., has approved plans for an addition, onestory, reported to cost more than $40,000, including equipment. Contract for building has been awarded to the Austin C o . , Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio, and Dixie Terminal Bldg·., Cincinnati, and work will b e placed under way at once.
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The Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment Co., Kalamazoo, Mich., has completed plans for an addition to its mill on Parchment S t . , to be one-story, estimated to cost approximately $100,000, including equipment. It will provide for considerable increase i n the present output. Contract for building only has been awarded t o t h e O. F. Miller Co., Pratt Bldg., Kalamazoo. J . Kindleberger is president, and R. A. Hayward, general manager. The Chemical Paper Mfg. Co., Jackson St., Holyoke, Mass., specializing in the production of bond, onion skin, and kindred papers, has plans i n progress for additions t o its mill, consisting of t w o units, two-story and threestory, 55 X 200 ft., and 40 X 75 ft., respectively, reported t o cost approxi mately $225,000, including machinery. R. H. Morrill i s assistant treasurer and manager. The Fir-Tex Insulating Board Co., PaciBc Bldg., Portland, Ore., H. F . McCormick, president, organized a number of months ago t o manufacture pulp insulating and building board, is said to h a v e plans maturing for a pro posed n e w mill at St. Helens, Ore., where a tract of more t h a n 150 acres of land has been secured. The plant will comprise several units to develop a n output of approximately 250,000 sq. ft. of finished stock per 2 4 hours, and i s reported t o cc^t i n excess of $2,000,000, including machinery, and will give employment *o Ρ bout 200 persons. A. B . Millington i s vice president and general manage·.
Miscellaneous The Rio Grande Oil C~.« . El Paso, Texas, is perfecting plans for an addition to its local refining plant, t o be used primarily for the production o f lubri cating oils, reported t o cost upward of $500,000, including machinery. Several new units will be built. W. C. Pope is general manager at t h e plant. T h e headquarters of the company are a t 417 South. Hill St., Los Angeles, Calif. The Republic Creosoting Co., 1605 Merchants' Bank Bldg-, Indianapolis, Ind., has completed plans for a new building a t Minnesota St. and Tibbs Ave., two-story and basement, designed primarily for laboratory service, reported t o cost approximately $100,000, including equipment. A. list of the apparatus to be installed has been arranged. Konf & Deery, Knights of Pythias Bldg., Indianapolis, are architects. P. R. Reilly is president. The American Metal Co., Ltd., 61 Broadway, N e w York, is perfecting plans for the erection of a n e w copper-refining plant a t Copper Cliff, Ont., com prising several units, to be equipped for a rated capacity of approximately 20,000,000 pounds of refined copper per month. The plant will be designed to permit the doubling; of this output a t a later date. It i s estimated t o cost more than $4,000,000, including machinery, and i s expected to b e ready for operation late in 1930. The project will be carried out jointly with t h e International Nickel C o . , 67 Wall St., New York. X,udwig Vogelstein i s president of the American Metal Co. The Great Western Sugar Co., Sugar Bldg., Denver, Colo., is said to b e arranging for the early construction of a new b e e t sugar mill a t Wheatland, Wyo., where a tract of land was purchased a number of months ago. T h e project will consist of a group of one-story units^ with boiler plant, machine shop, pumping station, and other miscellaneous divisions, and i s estimated t o cost in excess of $850,000, including machinery. The Procter cV Gamble Co., Ivorydale, Cincinnati, Ohio, manufacturer of soaps, washing powders, etc., has taken bids o n a building contract for a proposed i=ew plant at X,ocust Point, Baltimore, Md., where a tract of land was acquired a number of months ago. It will comprise a group o f multi story units, brick and steel, with boiler plant, machine shop, a n d other
Manufacturers' Technical Publications Notice—Any publications mentioned under this heading will be sent free, unless otherwise noted, to readers of INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEM ISTRY on request to the firm issuing the publication. When writing for any of these items kindly mention INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY. Activated Carbons. A new booklet has just been issued on the application of Nuchar and other activated carbons in the refining of vegetable oils, fats, etc. INDUSTRIAL. CHEMICAL SALES CO., 230 Park Ave., N e w York, N . Y. The same company has also published a new bulletin on the recovery of dry cleaners' solvent. Ammonia Valves and Fittings. A complete line of valves and fittings for refrigeration plants is illustrated and described, with prices, in a 41-page bound bulletin. Globe valves, check valves, expansion valves, and others are included.
HENRY VOGT MACHINE CO., Louisville,
Ky.
Blowers. Bulletin 22-B-l, a new 16-page pamphlet on low-pressure type rotary positive blowers covers the new Roots modernized blowers equipped with Timken, SKF, and Hyatt bearings, and includes dimension print, table of sizes giving speeds, capacities, and horsepowers at various pressures, and a brief review of various types of pumping units. Bulletin 22-B-l re places the former Bulletin 1011 and is a valuable addition to the large Roots catalog covering pumps, meters, and blowers. T H E P. H. & F. M. ROOTS CO., Connersville, Ind. Centrifugal Accessories. Automatic controls for centrifugal machines, drive connections, linings, bearings, automatic friction clutches, a n d other accessories are illustrated and described in a 26-page bound bulletin. W E S T E R N STATES MACHINE Co., 123 Front St., New York, Ν. Υ.
D o w Chemicals. An attractively bound catalog of 102 pages mentions in detail more than 130 chemical products, giving properties, uses, and shipping specifications of each. A large number of interesting views of manufacturing and processing units are included. Dow CHEMICAL Co., Midland, Mich. Ejectors. A 24-page bulletin, profusely illustrated, describes the complete line of ejectors as made by the Elliott Co. for application to all kinds of vacuum service, and more particularly for industrial process work. Typi cal applications of ejectors t o processes such as petroleum refining and de odorizing are illustrated and described. The various types of Elliott ejectors in single-stage, two-stage, three-stage; and special types are fully covered. Ew-ΐοττ Co., Jeanette, Pa.
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Vol. 7, No. 11
John A . Stephens, president of the Celluloid Corp., announced that the new product has been approved by the National Board of Fire Underwriters and classified b y them as less hazardous in storage than ordinary newsprint.
Industrial N o t e s
Borden Co. Expands
Welding Monel Metal
Negotiations for t h e purchase of the Casein Company of America b y the Borden Co. are reported. It is expected that an announcement of the consummation of the deal will be made soon. The Casein Co. controls the Erinoid Company of America, the Dry Milk Co., and the Rosemary Creamery Co. It has also been reported from San Francisco that the Borden Co. has made a firm offer for the Standard Creameries, Inc., organized two years ago as a. consolidation of twelve California dairy properties. Borden is also understood to be buying Maricopa Creameries of Phoenix, Ariz.
Success in welding monel metal requires a knowledge of the properties of this alloy and of its peculiarities under the welding flame. First, a neutral flame should be used with tip one or t w o sizes larger than t h a t required for steel of the same thickness. Cold-drawn monel metal wire, or strips c u t from sheet should be used as welding rod. A s a general rule, .lux is n o t
Union Carbide Acquires Norway Smelting Plant The Union Carbide and Carbon Corp., through a subsidiary, has acquired all the outstanding capital stock of Meraker Smelting Co., t,td., which owns and operates four hydroelectric power stations located on Kopperaaen River, in the Trondjhem district of Norway. They supply power to the company's three manufacturing plants which produce calcium carbide and ferro-alloys.
Postum Name Changed to General Food Corp. The directors of t h e Postum Co., Inc., have recommended a change in the name of the company to General Foods Corp. A special meeting of the stockholders has been called for June 27 to vote on this proposal. During the past few years the company has brought together under its ownership and management eleven other food-manufacturing companies, representing many phases of the food industry. The company has outgrown its name. Its products are s o varied that it seems desirable now to adopt a name more in keeping with the wide scope of its activities and with the plans of the company for future developments.
Alcohol Firm Expands The American Commercial Alcohol Corp. has concluded negotiations for the acquisition of the Industrial Solvents Corp., large Pacific Coast manu facturer o f commercial alcohol and by-products. This latest acquisition will provide the American Commercial Alcohol Corp. with a broad outlet on the western coast and rounds out a nation-wide service for its products, in conjunction with its terminals at New Orleans, Philadelphia, and Pekin, 111. Welded Monel Header U s e d in C h e m i c a l P l a n t required. The oxide film that forms on the surface of the puddle helps t o protect the metal underneath from further oxidation. The rod should b e melted under this skin of oxide and slag. Any particles of dirt or foreign matter should be worked into the slag b y melting underneath them. Then, when the weld is built up well above t h e surface, as all monel metal welds should be, grinding will remove all oxide, slag, and impurities, leaving only good sound metal in the weld. Monel metal castings, like gray cast iron, are sensitive t o sudden tem perature changes while under the welding flame. Consequently, they must be carefully preheated, welded while hot, and allowed t o cool very slowly. Like cast aluminum, monel castings h a v e very little strength, when hot, s o the piece must be properly supported in the preheating furnace. The cast ing should be brought to an even dull red heat of about 1200° F., and the temperature maintained as steady as possible during the welding. It i s most important that the annealing process be carefully conducted.
The Brown Instrument Co., Philadelphia, Pa., has moved its Boston office from 161 Devonshire St., to 1107 Public Service Bldg., 89 Broad St., Boston , Mass.
Manufacturers' Technical Publications (Continued from page 15)
Evaporators. Circular 42 emphasizes the improved efficiency and other advantages of high velocity in evaporators. A new type of equipment employing high velocities is illustrated and described in detail. STRUTIIERS-WELLS CO., Warren, Pa. "Filter Presses for All Purposes" is the title of an interesting new bound bulletin of 36 pages. In addition to describing various presses, consider able operating information is given, also information on filter cloth, filter paper, pumps, and other accessories. T. SHRIVER & Co., Harrison, N . J. Gas Producers. The Dover-Galusha gas producer is completely illustrated and described in a new bulletin. Special features of grate construction, United Feldspar Expands providing complete combustion, are given considerable attention. Un The United Feldspar Corp. has acquired the capital stocks of the Tennessee usually clean gas, from low-grade coal, at a cost approximately equal to Mineral Products Corp., Spruce Pine, N . C , the Oxford Mining and Milling natural gas, is claimed. DOVER BOILER WORKS, 50 Church St., New York, Co., West Paris, Me., the Perham Crystal Feldspar Mines of Oxford County, Ν. Υ. Maine, and t h e United States Feldspar Corp., Cranberry Creek, Ν . Y., Heat-Transfer Apparatus. Vapor condensers, gas coolers, and a variety of thereby bringing under one head such well-known brands of feldspar as other heat-transfer equipment for petroleum refineries and similar applica Minpro, Oxford Crystal, Cranberry, a n d Kennyetto. Biospar crystals tions a r e illustrated and described in Bulletin 1651. Considerable useful are also produced by this corporation. T h e Roessler & Masslacher Chemical information is included in the form of charts and tabulated data. G R I S Co., 10 East Fortieth St., New York, N . Y., a r e sole sales agents for the COM-Rrjssiîu. Co., 285 Madison Ave., New York, Ν . Υ. products of the merger corporation. Metal Coating. A process and equipment for simultaneously atomizing and The corporation has begun the enlargement of one of its plants and has applying a coating of molten metal is described in a new 4-page folder. A plans under way to double the capacity of the Maine plant and install an variety of metals may be thus applied on non-metallic as well as metallic aerial tramway from the quarry to the mill. T h e New York office of the surfaces. Some interesting applications are mentioned. METALS COAT United Feldspar Corp. will be at 10 East Fortieth St. ING COMPANY OF AMERICA, 495 North Third St., Philadelphia, Pa. Motors. Totally enclosed, self-ventilated squirrel-cage electric motors for applications exposed t o dust and explosive or semi-explosive atmosphere Spreckels Buys Federal Sugar are illustrated and described in a new 4-page folder. Bulletin 501-A. Spreckels Sugar Corp., of whose stock Rudolph Spreckels owns more Louis AJLLIS Co., Milwaukee, Wis. than 75 per cent, has acquired the business and properties of the Federal Pump Primers. Automatic primers for centrifugal pumps, where the Sugar Refining Co. pump i s located above the intake liquid, are illustrated and described i n a recent 6-page bulletin. Cross-section illustrations indicate in detail the Union Carbide Expands simple and efficient operation of the equipment. AUTOMATIC PRIMER Co., I l l West Washington St., Chicago, 111. The Union Carbide and Carbon Corp., through a subsidiary, the United Pumps. Single-stage centrifugal pumps in small and medium^ sizes are de States Vanadium Corp., has acquired the Long Park holdings of the Vana scribed i n Bulletin 605. The application of the turbine principle to the dium Alloys Corp These properties adjoin those previously owned b y the pumping; of liquids is mentioned as one of the exclusive features. WESTCOStandard Chemical Co., which were recently acquired by the same subsidiary, CHIPPEWA PUMP C O . , Davenport, Iowa. The same company has also and are all in the Paradox Valley District, Colorado. published Bulletin 6 1 5 on pumps for oil refineries and Bulletin 616 on condensation pumps and receivers. Patterson Steel Products Co. Formed "Safety Service" is the title of a new 66-page bound bulletin on first-aid The Patterson Foundry & Machine C o . announces the formation of the kits, gas masks, oxygen inhalators, and other safety appliances for in Patterson Steel Products Co., which has been incorporated with a capital dustrial plants. Of particular interest to chemical plants is a combustible stock of $150,000. T h e new company has purchased a site adjacent to gas indicator t o minimize fire hazard in plants handling volatile liquids. the property of the Patterson Foundry & Machine Co., at East Liverpool, BULLARD-DAVIS, INC., 67 Wall St., New York, Ν. Υ. Ohio, and will start immediately the erection of a plant for the manufacture Sludge Pumps. A new 12-page bulletin gives useful information on different of welded steel products of all kinds, including steel kettles, tanks, auto sizes a n d types of sludge and slurry pumps. Some of the applications claves, evaporating pans, etc. I t will also specialize in the manu mentioned are transferring cement slurry, grinding and cutting sand, facture of welded steel parts of all kinds. The company expects t o have milk of lime, sludge i n ore-treating plants, various crystalline mixtures, the plant in operation by September first. residues, etc. Bulletin 130. MORRIS MACHINE WORKS, Baldwinsville, The new company, of which Richard I*. Cawood is president, and ΓΛ G. Ν . Υ. Rhue, general manager, is a subsidiary of the Patterson Foundry & Machine Scales. A recent loose-leaf bulletin illustrates and describes a variety of Co. industrial scales "to weigh O.01 ounce to 300 pounds." Sacking scales for fertilizer and similar bulk materials are available in several different Offer Safe X-Ray Film types. Models for other industrial weighing problems are mentioned. EXACT WEIGHT SCALE CO., Columbus, Ohio. A non-explosive and practically non-inflammable cellulose acetate base Thermometers and Instruments. Catalogs 29 and 30 illustrate and describe for x-ray and other films is t o be offered b y the Celluloid Corp. as a n im a big variety of industrial thermometers in standard and special sizes and provement on the same type of uoa-explosive acetate film base which it shapes. Hydrometers, hygrometers, and marine instruments are also now makes. The company, which is controlled b y the Celanese Corpora included- A. E. MOBLT.BR Co., 261-5 Sumpter St., Brooklyn, Ν. Υ. tion of America, is building a $2,500,000 cellulose acetate manufacturing Tube-Turns. Seamless drawn fittings for welded coils and piping of all plant t o be finished next fall, and will then h a v e complete facilities for kinds a r e announced in a new 6-page folder. Their advantages over producing the equivalent of 210,000,000 feet a year of standard motion screwed and flanged fittings are mentioned. Interesting comments on picture film base of t h e non-inflammable type. This will b e more than their manufacture and applications are included in Bulletin- £ - 1 0 2 . sufficient to take care of the probable requirements of all manufacturers TuBB-TtTRNS, INC., Louisville, Ky. of x-ray films in the United States.
