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FILE NAME Colonial Sugar Refinery CSR DATE 1956 May DOC CSR253 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Advertisement in Trade Journal - ASBESTOS Arizona Asbestos No. I Crude from Blue Mule Mine Metate Asbestos Co. Globe Arizona U.S.A. MAY 1956 a Outstanding flash protection for : sheathed cables in manholes M No. 907F ASBESTOS TAPE Highly resistant to oil water and flame Impregnated and coated with a special flexible compound eee Contains no wire eee Adopted by electric utility companies as best by laboratory and service tests Supplied in Commercial Grade Approx 1/16 in thick . Widths available in 1in 23 in Approx lb. per 100 ft 2.6 4.0 5.4 6.9 8.0 Furnished in 25 or 100 rolls _ MANHATTAN INC ASBESTOS TEXTILE DIVISION Manheim Pa FACTORIES Monheim Po Bridgeport Conn No. Charleston 5.C Passaic N.J Neenah Wis Crawfordsville Ind Peterborough Ontario Canada , MANHATTAIN NC Asbestos Textiles = Laundry Pads and Covers Packings Broke Linings Brake Blocks Clutch Facings Fon Belts Radiator Hose Rubber Covered Equipment Industrial Rubber Engineered Plastic and Sintered Metal Products Products Abrasive and Diamond Wheels + Bowling Balls ASBESTOS FOUNDED IN JULY 1919 AND PUBLISHED MONTHLY SINCE THAT DATE BY SECRETARIAL SERVICE 807 WESTERN SAVING FUND BLDG S. E. COR BROAD & CHESTNUT STS PHILADELPHIA 7. PENNSYLVANIA Trust of C. J. STOVER Proprietor E. E. COX Editor Entered As Second Class Matter November 23 1923 at the Post Office at Philadelphia Pennsylvania Under Act of March 3 1879 Volume 37 MAY 1956 Number CONTENTS Page 2 FIBRE FINENESS HOW TO MODERNIZE YOUR HOME 1 FORMING MACHINE VISTAS OPEN 22 FOR USE OF WASTE 22 A.S.H.A.E. A.S.H.A.E. GUIDE 1956 PACKOMATIC AUTOMATIC BALE 18 SEALER BROCHURE JM REORGANIZES RESEARCH CENTER 20 22 A.S.T.M. ANNUAL MEETING 24 MARKET CONDITIONS 28 BUILDING 30 BUILDERS BEWARE 32 NFPA 1956 ANNUAL MEETING 34 Production Statistics 38 Automobile Sales 40 Imports and Exports 44 NEWS OF THE INDUSTRY 56 Current Range of Price 5 Asbestos Stock Quotations ASBESTOS is indexed regularly by Engineering Index Inc. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE - - 2.00 Per Year - United States Canada - 3.00 Per Year Foreign Countries - 3.00 Per Year Back Copies - .35 Each Single Copies - Current .25 Each Payable in U. S. Funds Copyright 1956 Maud M. Stover Trustee Trust of C. J. Stover ANBESTOS - May 1956 Page 1 *broaden the market for such laminates and might eventu- ally make them cheap enough for walls floors and even shingles he believes He reports that Trimount already well over 3,000,000 of orders although its four- inch machine won't get into operation until yeae Another license went to the Standard Tube Company , which plans to use a combination of news- print waste glass fibers and phenolic resin to make plastic pipe Mr. Simpson says this pipe probably will be priced slightly higher than comparable steel pipe will weigh only fifth to third as much will be o. completely corrosive and will have a higher bursting strength and about the same tensile strength Production is expected to be the equivalent of 100,000 feet of four- inch pipea day , In addition the American Brake Shoe Company is scheduled to receive delivery this month of a forming - machine to test its application to the manufacture of friction materials A major chemical company has been experimenting with one for making glass reinforced plastic building panels and partitious And a wallboard company has obtained an option on one for making making board our of sawmill bark The Krupp interests of Germany are negotiating for a license to use the machine for an entirely different ap- removing waste fibers and solids from plant effluentto reduce pollution of rivers such as the Rhine Mr. Simpson acknowledges that engineers of two large automobile companies have been to Bound Brook too . Mr. Simpson believes many more uses will be found o But he has rejected his friends urgings that be heavily capitalize his Forming Machine Company of America and embark on a large promotion Too early yet he says We want to learn how to crawl properly before we try to rimi Page 16 ASBESTON - May 1956 - mm ASBESTOS ASBESTOS CURPORATION ESE THETFORD MINES QUEBEC REPRESENTATIVES CANADA GREAT BRITAIN GERMANY TOKYO JAPAN BALTIMORE MD CLEVELAND W. A. JANITCH 37/38 Coal Exchange Building Lower Thames St. London E.C. BECKER & HAAG Ferdinandstrasse 58 Hapag Hamburg 1. Germany ASANO BUSSAN COMPANY U. .: WALLACE & GALE CO 115 South Gay St. CARL T. SCHUSTER CO 3540 Norton Road Cleveland II Ohio CHICAGO ILL DETROIT NEW YORK N. .: SAN FRANCISCO CAL THE STARKIE COMPANY 546 W. Division St. GERALD J. FAHEY 6432 Cass Avenue Detroit 2. Michigan WHITTAKER CLARK & DANIELS INC 260 West Broadway L. H. BUTCHER CO 15th and Vermont Sts MONTREAL QUE TORONTO I ONT CANADA ATLAS ASBESTOS CO LTD 5600 Hochelaga St. CANADIAN ASBESTOS ONTARIO LTD 27 Front St. East ASBESTOS ~~ May 1956 17 NFPA ANNUAL NFPA 1956 MEETING engineering and the National Fire consecutive Ar- 4-8 1956 international international fire safety group founded in source of most of the nation's fire protection sponsorsincluding Asociation suggested ordinances and codes Also the the principal North American fire - campaigns the public service advertis- - drive featuring Sparky the fire preventing . Dalmatian | Over 1500 personsfrom all over North America and are abroad expected to attend the week NFPA con- >< ference in June And anyone interested in fire safety may attend TheAssociation has been headquarteredheadquartered in Boston Massachusetts throughout its entire 60 years THE COLONIAL SUGAR REFINING CO LTD SYDNEY AUSTRALIA Sole Distributors for AUSTRALIAN BLUE ASBESTOS LIMITED LIMITED PRODUCERS OF AUSTRALIAN RAW BLUE ASBESTOS MINES AT WITTENOOM W.A. SOLE SELLING AGENTS Argentine Belgium Brazil Denmark Denmark Minerals Minerals Fibres Ltd. , France Egypt Great Britain Holland India Italy Norway Pakistan Portu- \ gal Spain Sweden Switzerland Buildings Market Buildings Mark Lane LONDON Carters Merchants Ltd. Czechoslovakia . Austria Japan Yugoslavia Old Winchester LONDON Hungary Poland Germany { Broad St. LONDOLONDNON - Australian Blue is an ideal fibrefibre for asbestos cement and for pur- .. poses requiring good heat insulation and acid resistance It pos- | | sesses excellent spinning properties Samples are available upon ~ request a Page 32 | | ASBESTO8 - May 1956 ASBESTOS FIBRE OF ALL TYPES t BRANDHURST COMPANY LIMITED Vintry House LONDON E. C. 4 Telephone London Central 1411 Private Branch Exchange Cables Brandcolim London ASBESTOS May 1956 Page 33