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March, 1925
Plans for Organization of "The American
The Great Lakes Drop Forging Company, Ecorse,
Detroit, Mich., has acquired the properties and busi­
Refractories Institute"
ness of the Detroit Forging Company, which has
operated a plant on Mt. Elliott Avenue that was or­
It is announced that tentative plans have been made
ganized 20 years ago by the late Hugo Scherer.
for the organization of a bureau to be named "The
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American Refractories Institute." One of the main
purposes of this institute will be to provide a satis­ The Progressive Tool & Die Company has filed
factory mean- for contact between representatives articles of incorporation at Mishawaka, Ind., for the
from all the industries that use and manufacture re­ purpose of manufacturing tools, dies and machinery.
fractories, in order that their various economic and The incorporators are J. W. Hess, Mishawaka; M. R.
technical problems with respect- to heat-resisting ma­ Moore, South Bend, Ind., and Frank R. Smith, Mishterials
may be thoroughly considered and that efforts awaka.
may be made for the solution of these problems.
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According to the announcement, it is proposed to
maintain a research laboratory, wherein outstanding
problems will be studied. These problems will be
those of the consumer as well as those of the manufacturer.
The E. L. Essley Machinery Company, Chicago,
has completed negotiations with the Nazel Engineering
& Machine Works, Philadelphia, for the exclusive
sale of that company's air hammer.
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It is generally conceded that there is a real need The Hudson Motor Car Company is negotiating
for an organized establishment of the type of the pro­ the purchase of the stamping plants of the Clayton &
posed institute. It is therefore pleasing to learn that Lambert Manufacturing Company, a Detroit concern
there is every indication that the project will receive that supplies the Hudson company with stampings
the joint whole-hearted co-operation of consumers and and other accessories.
manufacturers of refractories. Endorsement of the
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undertaking has in fact been given by a large number
of men in the field of refractories technology. This
interest has been manifested by applications for membership
from a considerable number of industrial executives.
The organizing committee of the institute
is now inviting the especial attention of men who use
refractories, in accordance with the fundamental idea
of making the institute a service bureau for consumers
as well as for producers of refractories. The membership
dues will be nominal, inasmuch as it will be
necessary to provide for only the actual operating expenses
of the institute.
A meeting is to be held in Pittsburgh, Pa., on
April 14. when final plans for incorporation of the Institute
will be discussed. Representatives of industrial
firms that use refractories are invited to attend this
The Gibb Welding Machines Company, Bay City,
Mich., has appointed the Welding Service & Sales
Company, Donovan Bldg., Detroit, as its representative
in the Detroit district.
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The Youngstown Pressed Steel Company, Warren.
Ohio, is filling a number of orders for fireproofing
building products for the Berger Manufacturing Company,
Canton, Ohio, whose plant was recently damaged
by fire. Replacement of considerable stock
which was ready for shipment at the time of the fire
has become necessary. Officials of the Youngstown
Pressed Steel Company state that business is expanding
and indications point to steady demand.
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meeting, in order to become acquainted with the plans
that have been made.
The Phoenix Horseshoe Company, Chicago, which
recently purchased the horseshoe department of the
Macdonald C. Booze, senior incumbent of the American Steel & Wire Company, which was located
Multiple Industrial Fellowship on Refractories. Mel­ in the Schoenberger plant, PittsDurgh, will probably
lon Institute of Industrial Research. Pittsburgh, has move the machinery as well as many employes to its
been appointed temporary secretary of the organizing works at Cleves, Ohio, which operates under the name
committee of "The American Refractories Institute." of the Cincinnati Horseshoe Company. There the
Further particulars regarding the coming meeting will manufacture of the Juniata line of horseshoes will be
be furnished by him upon request.
continued.
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The Endicott Forging & Manufacturing Company,
Inc., manufacturer of drop forgings, Endicott, N. Y.,
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is planning additions to its forge plant. Orders for
furnaces for the new heat treating department have
been placed as well as for steel work for the die
Addition to the plant of the Federal Enameling &
Stamping Company. McKees Rocks, Pa., is being con­
storage.
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sidered and probably will be undertaken in the fall. The Mullins Body & Tank Company, Milwaukee,
An office building will be put up this spring on Char- manufacturer of steel bodies, dump bodies, tanks, metiers
Avenue, McKees Rocks.
chanical hoists, etc., has leased the former plant of
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the American Bearings Company at Forty-seventh
C. I". Williams Company, Bloomington, 111., is Avenue and Rogers Street, in West Allis for imme­
erecting a new building covering 30,000 square feet diate occupancy. Orders have been placed for con­
of floor space, for the manufacture of the Williams siderable new plate and sheet working equipment,
"Oil-O-Matic" burners. The construction work is car­ electric welders and other machinery, but further purried
out by the Austin Company, engineers and buildchases are to be made. C. J. Mullins is general
ers, Cleveland, Ohio.
manager.