EDITORIAL STAFF E . L . S h a n e r Editor-in-Chief E . C. K r e u t z b e h g Editor W m . M . R o o n e y I r w in H . S u c h The Magazine of Metalworking and Metalproducing News Editor Engineering Editor J . D . K n o x G u y H u d b a r d VOL. 118, NO. 13 MAY 13, 1948 Steel Plant Editor Machine Tool Editor A l l e n G . G r a y D o n S . C a d o t Consulting Editor Art Editor -------------------------- NEWS-------------------------- ASSOCIATE EDITORS G. H. M a n l o v e , W. J. Cam pbell Power, Shipping Restrictions, Due to Coal Strike, Paralyzing Industry ... 59 F. R. Briggs, D. B. W ilkin, Vance B ell Lifting of Wartime Controls from Industry Urged by O ld s ........................... 61 Jay DeEulis Foundrymen Seek Increased Efficiency ............................................................. 62 New York: B . K. P r i c e , L . E . B r o w n e Aggressive Selling Stressed at Triple Mill Supply Convention .................... 64 Pittsburgh: J. C. Sullivan Chicago: E. F . Ross D etroit: A. II. A l l e n STEEL’s Editor-in-Chief on Reparations Mission to Far E a st .................... 65 W ashington: L . M. L a m m Steel Shortages Cause Hint of Priority Revival.................................................... 66 London: V i n c e n t D e l p o r t Resale Prices on Steel Products Revised by O PA ............................................. 67 ASSISTANT EDITORS Maritime Commission Disposing of Damaged and Overage Vessels .... 68 A . J . F i n g u l i n , D o l o r e s K . B l a i i a , Broad Naval Research Program Enlists Aid of Private Facilities .............. 71 Vir g in ia B. H a r m s , J o h n P a r i n a J r . Republic Steel Expanding Silicon Strip and Tin Plate Facilities.................. 79 H. C. T u t t l e , H e n r y J. II o l t z See WAA Facing Ticklish Task in Acting on Geneva Steel Plant Bids .... 80 EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS West Faces Growing Shortage of Light Finished Steel Products................ 81 K . W . K i n c ë y L . C . F u m i n u n b / Birmingham, Ala. Buüalo, N. Y. G eohgl: U. R k is s S a m u e l S . C a iu ï Youngstown, O. Cincinnati, O. ---------------------- TECHNICAL---------------------- Ma c H u t c h e n s F . S . T o b i n St. Louis, Mo. Toronto, Ont. Beryllium Copper—Its Uses and Potentialities .................................................. 88 M a u r i c e B e a m Performance of the alloy is establishing a reputation in industry 4453 Bel Aire Drive, La Canada, Los Angeles, Calif High Speed Production Metallizing ...................................................................... 92 R o b e r t B o t t o r f f Use of heavy-duty spraying gun' increases volume of metal deposited 415 Bush St., San Francisco, Calif. Impact Resistance of Welded Stainless ............................................................... 94 R. C. H i l l 408 Marion St., Seattle, Wash. Considerations discussed for procedures with austenitic 18-8 Air-Operated Fixtures Increase Production ......................................................... 95 BUSINESS STAFF Safer production, labor economy are advantages of fixtures and controls Iron and Steel Engineers Meet at Chicago ........................................................ 98 G. O . I I a y s Business Manager Papers presented feature rolling mill practice and equipment R - Ç- J a e n k e C. H . B a i l e y Engineering News at a Glance ............................................................................. 102 Advertising Manager Advertising Service Bright Dipping Enhances Surface Appearance ................................................ 109 New York, E. W. K r e u t z b e r g , K . A . Z o l l n e b Pittsburgh, S. II. J a s p e r . B. C. S n e l l Process conditions surface for plating, passivates it to prevent corrosion Chicago, L . C. P e l o t t , V. G. B r e t t m a n Erie Railroad Modernizes Ore Handling Facilities ........................................... 114 Cleveland, D. C. K i e f e r , H . G. R o w l a n d Installations of another Hulett unloader to make unloading more flexible Los Angeles, F . J . F u l l e r RESEARCH and PROMOTION FEATURES J . W . Z u b e r , M anager R . L . H a r t f o r d , Assistant Manager H e l e n M e t z n e r , Circulation As the Editor Views the News . 55 Men of Industry ...................... 82 61 Obituaries .................................... 87 PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT Windows of Washington ........... 68 Industrial Equipment ........... 122 A. V. A n d e r s o n , M anager Mirrors of Motordom .................. 75 The Business Trend ................... 156 MAIN OFFICE Activities ........................................ 78 Construction and Enterprise . 180 Penton Building, Cleveland 13, Ohio BRANCH OFFICES ------------------------MARKETS------------------------ ï f “ York 17 ............................ 16 East 43rd St. «a/go U .................... 520 North Michigan Ave. Pittsburgh 19 .......................2800 Koppers Bldg. Rough, Rugged Road Faces Steel Industry’s Recovery ................................ 161 P f'™ ' 2 ........................................ 6560 Cass Ave. Market Prices and Composites ............................................................................. 162 as lington 4 ............... 95g National Press Bldg. -os Angeles 4 . 130 N. 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During the past five months work stoppages in many lines of business—particu­ VMS larly in steel, electrical equipment and coal—have caused people to endure hardships ranging all the way from simple inconveniences to extremely serious losses. These hardships have not been borne by any one group or class. They have been inflicted upon rich and poor, skilled and unskilled and city and rural dweller alike. With the curse of strikes distributed so widely, why has there been no great cry of protest from the public? the I M S A logical answer, under the circumstances, would be that the people generally are sympathetic to the idea of higher pay for workers and are willing to be tolerant of strikes. This reasoning would be acceptable if the flurry of strikes had died down quickly and if industrial peace had followed. However, the threat of strikes is in­ creasing and peace is more remote than ever. 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