Document npnOQRaRpEyJ12BB4XD77221a

TEXTILE PRODUCTS made of asbestos' fibre "obtained from Africa, Arizona and Canada--each selected - for specific qualities and properly blended to produce:-- "V'[>.... W. : ... ' Maximum strength: and heat resistance. : 1 Minimum iron ' for , electrical purposes. Non-scoring rod and valve packing.1 Frictional properties in brake lining. . GARCO; roving, yam, cord, cloth, tape, ' tubing, rope, wick, wieking and other as*. bestOs textile produCt'S-give satisfaction, be* ,/ cause-they.'arc'made. Of the best fibre for. the particular purpose on modern equip* inent by skilful workmen. Commercial Grade .: Underwriters' Grade Grade AA : - .,: ; Grade AAA : . . Grade AAAA r : Write for Textile Catalog GENERAL ASBEST0S4 RUBBER DIVISION O/ RAYBESTOS-MANHATTAN. Inc: NORTH CHARLESTON, S. C. "A,SJ.:|fpp.S" ,' .. FOUNDED IN JULY Ure AND PUBLISHED : CONfjNUQUSUT SINCE THAT DATS : . . ' :; a: s; rossiter, ' editor ' PUBLISHED. BY SECRETARIAL SERVICE . : : 16th FLOOR INQUIRER.BUILDING . .' V. . PHILADELPHIA. ^PENNSYLVANIA /. , . C.. J.-STOVER; Pyoprieatr : Ernettd As. Second Class Matter-November A3, 1933; at the Post Office ,PiiJatfcl^)tIa1' PeHTii>Ivania, Un<leT Act of March 3; iQfo Volume l9- - %. * NOVEMBER 1937. *.. , . Number-5 CONTENTS Asbestos IMeiilnyed.'ai'Parts -International Exposition Himcsty .tlic Best Policy . . . . .. -; ... Markct-i Conditions ,*;- ..j >* .. -.e*.- .Current Quolntionson Cuhndlan Cnides unil Pllfres Asbestos -*- A Brief, nop-technical account - .- Kevlscd' A. 8. .T. M.. Standards ilvionninlns 'Iron. '- - * .*'' Contractors and Dlstributora-I'ogo . . ..'83%. {Not MugneHla) - ... . . . A-New Asbestos :'^upcf. .;. . *-. : * . v Building----- - . * - ' v.< d ' -' . ' * .~.. Production Statistics: * . '. . ' - < Imports |mti Exports'..,*'/*>' Asbestos .-Stock Quotations ; - Netys: of'the .Industry . * ; u, Patents r.r .'V.; -- Automobile Production. -:*. Jills aud^That . t.. . n- ; Page ' -3 8 W.. 10 18 - 14". ,, . v-3 - 4 ss ,20 yv v 82 ' S3 87 37 - 38 . SUBSCRIPTION PRICE U. -S- anb Mexico / -. ' $2.00 rEB. YEAn FonEioN Countiues (Inctudinoi, Canada) .3.00 " . v-i Sikole Copies . .25 EAOn ... - ' . i : . -. Coeyrtffu io37,C*J,^axKT . ; November 1937.' >. Page 1 ASBESTOS DISPLAYED-- , i: at the 1937- Paris Inter- ; ' ; ` ' . national ` Exposition.. . Asbestos is well and worthily represented, at tlie.1937 Paris liitefnationar Exhibition.? ' ,.? ' Tlic Exhibition, which Opened- the, latter part-of.May,. , closes dirNoVember 30tlil Ajuoiig its iHiildmgS is a inagn'ificent pavilion, With; a froiitage of over 98 feet mid'covering : an area of .some 5,380 square- feet,. which/assumes,thg ex act outline of a modern airplane When viewed: from'above. Jacques Vandicr (Chairman of Societe'Anonymv.Francaise du . Ferodo)` president iof, thir Vom- mitice rcsiionsible for the Ashes- ' tos Pavilion.. ; : . ' JMiotft l.y: com-tcsy of Flertcx :: . Photo.by1B:: Bctfue.courtesy of FJcrtes,.,'Xeuill.v, France. : Top: Frontage and-entrancepf the. 'Asbestos Pavilion: at the. .. 1037 Pairislniernational Exhibition. ; '` Bottom:. Display at entrance . of the ' Asbestos- Pavilion showing :d blazing fire under'asbestos rocJcd^maJtiiig a vivid appeal to the public mindi Page: 2 November 1037: .Access is thru a' brpad entrance lietiveeri two cnfefnlly tended, lawns, in.tlie middle of eaich of which enormous blocks of raw asbestos have been placed: -?, - . . ; ' : " . Apart frpitt?the, wood foundationS/ the structure lias been:built entirely, with, ex- .ceedingly strong, beigetcolored' compressed: cfement-asbestos' blocks set off by bright red-fillets. Iiargb.windows flood the inside with daylight. i : \.'f . The idea Was. originated by 'the:: Syndieal, Chamber `of Manufacturers of Asbestos-Products, whose: offices, are 10, November 1337 = v. - Page 3 rue de la.Pepiniere in: Pari?; The various companies which shared in the cost of: iustallation were: AsbestosCorpora tion Iiiniitli';:^i!h'eff6rid;/''Mm^5|'. Canada; .Bell Asbestos Mines, Thctford Mines, Canada; Raw Asbestos Distributors, London; Societe. Anonyme Francaise.. dii Ferbdo,. Paris; Societe Francaise' de 1 'Abiiante, Flers de L'Orne, France; Compagnie Francaise de. 1 'Amiantc du Gap, Paris; Etablissments 6 Evers & Cie, LeHavre (Seine Inferieure) Franee ; Societe LaFrancaise, Paris - EtablisSmerits Porter-. ; et & Cie, Dijoi) (Cote de 'Or) , Franoe; Societe Eternit, Prouvy' (Nord), France;: Societe Event, Bassens (Gir onde), France; Societe dp Fibro Ciment.et. des revetments Elo, Poissy (Seine & Oise) France: . > '/ V .1; i. COMBINATION HI-TEMP 85% MAGNESIA* 500'F. to. 1200" F. .. .200s F.fo 55p# F.- AND ESTOS PRODUCTS There: is e ,Carey . Insulation.' for -.every known- service- condition/. for,-temper^ matures..ranging .from` subr*erp.,.fo/2500 F. HIGH PRESSURE;STEAM INSULATION-$% Magnesia and Asbestos Pipo Covering, Blocks j- .eiid Cerrjent. . ' v . SUPERHEATEDSTBAM INSULATION--Hl-Tamp : . Pipe. Coverings, Blocks and Cement -.- . HEATING SYSTEM INSULATiON^Cellular end Laminaied/.Asbestos Pipe Coverings, Blocks. -.: and.Ceme'nt/, : . COLD. INSULATION--Anil-Sweat Pipe Coverings, Hair.'Felt'and'Cofki.^. . v ASBESTOS; SPECIALTIES--Plastic and Dry Re-; fractory:CemonU; -Asbestos - Paper, Asbestos ..'Millboard^:-Asbestos.: Packings, Asbestos Co^ ments.'.FIat and .Corrugated -Sheathing,'.Carey*. itono fAsbestos'-Cement Shingles,- Asbestos . Fibre;.- v : The Carey...Line,offers-a. profitable opportunity to whojesalers arid appllers of- ihsulotion rna-'; terfals.' .Write -f.br-paces/. - T.H E ; P HIL IP. -CA R E Y .C O MP A N Y Moitt.OfnCes.vLbckfdnd, Cincinnati, Ohio .Branthtsand Dittrtbktonln Principal Giles , '. }Atthe Gallery to: left of entrance'hallaseries of large phota' graphs, illustrates:;ihe processing of raw asbestos (crushing, removal of dust, carding, twisting, spinning, wearing) .with samples of'asbestos, in ,the various stages.of processing,.. ' The photography at the top of jiage 2 gives-a good: idea of the building, itself: ;'\';V". ' : One. display: (riot, shown in the. photographs). consists; Page 4 November: IS.Vt November 19$7 Page_5 ' "ASBESTOS" - '' . entirely 'of asbestos-cement products--tubes, tiles, corru- .. gated roofing,,etc A display casein one part contains most ly asbestos textile, materials--brake liniiigs,. elutcb faeings, gaskets and: packing; 'yarnT. colored-asbestos' fabrics; and even an asbestos suit for aviators. [ ;' Another part" of tlie building is devoted toa cinema . . ball:;where the public .is adinitted sCveral tiniesdailyto see : an educational. talking pictureon tlie asbestos- industry, .. from tie winning of this: mineral. down to its. most modern . applications iii-tlie forni of finishedproducts. The room, is. . . : ; entirely.soundproofed by: means of a.sbestosfftbricsund pro-;. ; '} dncts, procuring absolutely-, perfect acoustical properties, . , - The screen itself is made of asbestos fabric. ; '- i 1 . ' But the most impressive part. of the display .is the one at the entrance (photograph. at bottomof-pag.e 2) which ' shows a blazing fire under a heaped up mass of uncrushed ; .asbestos blocks, sending'nip: flamesywhich 'completely surr . ,. round tlie - asbestos rocks without consuming them. The walls of this display are. lined .with asbestos'tapestry de picting maps of the asbestos producing countries. : The interesting nature of this- display lisis been con finned by. .the' number of . visitors. The average re- corded, on week-days, is 2000 a day, the average of Sntur- days,Sundays and Mondays his as high as: 5,000. A very ; nlose check made on July 14thj: showed the figure to be" ... 9,700. . .: X^e are indebted tp :Gliarles A..Vir>.ot of; Flertex, ; Neuilly and to Georges Parly of Paris for-the photographs: .... and description of the;payilidh and:dl.splaysr . V- .... , ... BESTOS ORES -MINERALS ` Import Transit .- Export ; "Tropag11 Asbest & Ereimport ( . . ;. Oscar H. Ritter r-- ICG* . Hamburg ----- Alstetdamm. 7: PageG - ' h November 1931 : "ASBESTOS". ' / Supplying'all grades of - V Canadian and Arizona Chrysotile / :--also other varieties of asbestos : : - Prompt shipments of every .grade of fibre--ready for . manufacturing the following products! . . . Textiles ,. Insulation - Packings ..yShingles.. , . Millboaid . i Roving & Yarn 1 Roofing , . -.-. :. Paper& Felt . Siding .. . .. Brake Lining /' Flooring ... 1 ' Wail Board ' : ... Fillers ,.. Moulded Products Cements : All fibre represents the highest value in its class and '. . .'the utmost uniformity.in grading and volume. " ; . . . For samples, prices and further information, address: ' - ASB ESTOS FIB RE Dl ST RIBU TORS *. ' - Division of Johns-ManvilfeSales Corp. .. . ; SS EAST 40th STREET . .- ` - NEW YORK Cl^r /; November 1931 Pagel "ASBESTOS1 HONESTY THE BEST POLICY An Eduorialiy C: J: Stover ' . ' We have read with interest and profit the daily com ment of General HughS: Johnson, appearing in a. .chain of newspapers.' : \ On the evening of October nineteenth Alf. M. Lahdon addressed a radio audience oyer-a nationwide hookup and immediately following that talk'.General: Johnson pooh- poohed Sir. Landon in; no very uncertain language.v.' . : : Oh 'October, twentieth. the. morning , papers carried -. General Johnson 's eolunm as usuah hut it read; as th'o the General had in his possession the Lahdon speech for at least long enough'to tearitaparfc: :lv;/ v . The burden ., of the Generai 's eriticism .of Landon, Hamilton and Hoover was that none, of them had any- ; thing Mew to offef. but merely rehashed the old .cqnseryative idea's of'Quay, .Cannonj Harding^ et al. . .; ; \ ... .' Not for, one moment wpuld: we presume to match our : .wit; oratory or .public acceptance Withthato.f the General. We do submit, however, that it is a simple, so. simple, matter to take the theories of the New Deal, put them in- a most attractive package and have a super-salesman sell them hand over fist to "my friends.": -- : -. Whereas-the basic, true .and: only 'successful formula of industry, .freedom, truth: and liberty preached by ; Franklin and used by every really 'Successful i individiial. or society since tinie began tajinot be put. up :,in stylish bundles nor'can it be sold to the masses of people by any orator living or dead. '. .. ; ; v Anybody can -sell the crowd ``something for 'noth- ' ing"; nobody Can be popular telling the truth. - V Wc wonder why . our commentators' cannot or will not be honest. ,'W V." . . .. . ' ' SECRETARY - TREASURER ! : Stockholder In cotnpaoy affiliated with aebestoe..Industry will short* - " ly resign: .associates aware of intentioni desires new - connection with . greater,.future opportunity; .wide experience credits and-collections; ex- , cellent /correspondent: highest -references' 'regarding, all. qualifications .. ' for position' of. trust: 'salary .secondary to ' prospects.' Address' I l A-fi, | "ASBESTOS'V`16th Fl.,: Inquirer Bldg;, Philadelphia. . - . ' \Pagc 8 . Noveifltier J937 "A S B E S T O S". K&M made the first ' ' asbestos-cement shingles ^ 1 ' ; produced in this country, and'ever since has held a leading place in the. . -field of asbestos-cement products. ; ; \ \\, In addition to roofing and siding shingles in a wide variety of. styles;: sizes'-and cblor'si there- is K&M Asbestos1 Lumber,, plain, formed and cor rugated, as weir as dsbesfos-cement wallboard, . plain and decorative, and Waltile. These are.durqble, quality products, easily worked arid ; readily: installed -- fire-resisting and . eco nomical for industrial, business, arid residential construction. K'V There. are ;a few territories open Tor desirable distributors. Get in touch with us now. ; "ASBESTOS "ASBESTOS"' MARKET CONDITIONS GENERAL BUSINESS - ' . . : Thegenei-albusiness situation continues to be rather * unsatisfactory with practically.' ; all- business proceeding - . cautiously. The National City. Bank letter says: ' . . . "The weakness in both stoek and commodity markets: . . and the dowiiward>ti-end in;.Various,iiidUstries, notably in steel mill bperations, haye : created uncertainty . even in - : quarters where; business is 'Stiligood; and the tendency to.-- curtail buying, work down : inventories,. and move with caution -in all forward planning, lias .become : more - pro-: ; - nounced./Teinporarily at least-tliesedevelopments have submerged the favorable factors.'' : . and that : Y'-IVY Y:Y;Y-Y....y- Y - ` There, is ho evidence that' ;busihess sentiment is. de-. moralized; that business;men are conducting their, affairs with less energy and.' application;;; or that any: significant -.' number fear, a; return to 1932 conditions': On the contrary, the most eonunon sentiment is that the stock market, per- . haps for. technical reasons within itself,; has overdone its .':; decline and has spread' an unjustified pessimism. -Tlie^.re- action of most business .men has been to shorted: up inven tories and Wait until the situation is clearer, but this policy is adopted out ;.of.:comihon: prudence; and recognition of the slackening, rioW:. occurring,; rather than;-ahy belief- that ,. a major depression has begun." .:. 1.. ; .-... We believe the two quotations above give about as.' good an overall view as can be given in a,limited space., ASBESTOS - RAW MATERIAL `. . .Some- Canadian Mines are now broadcasting their prices on. Asbestos for 1938- :The greatest advance, as anti- cip.ated by buyers, has been on Crude.s. N6; l Qrude is now. . . quoted,at $700. a tohj No;. 2 Crude at $275.at0h. The price on every grgde has advanced. VY-Y''Y 1" . ; The ; rea^n .the , advance, has taken .place is due to-the ' . great demand, for asbestos from every source and also to /. the-fact- that fof some.years there'has beeh ho-advance in price, -while labor has gone up. greatly; and the supplies- . Page 10 . ;. . ; . November 1931 Arizona Crude Canadian Crude * Canadian Spinning Fibre Canadian Shingle Fibre . Cyprus Asbestos Italian Crude : Russian Crude Rhodesian Crude South African Blue Crude South African Yellow Crude ASBESTOS LIMITED Inc. 8 West 40th Street : New York City ' ' Works: MILLINGTON, N. J. > November .1931 Page 11 Asbestos, Air Cell, used in:.mining and mill- ., ing also advanced tremen dously- in cost. World de-': /, lnahd for- asbestos contin- .ues at a high .peak aiid prices will therefore most : i; likely.' continue1.' to remain ' firm,..: ....... Cork, or ASBESTOS. MANUFACTURED GOODS : Rock Cork (with Atlas Primer) : - . . ; can be fastened to all . kinds of surfaces in-' cludingAIR CON- DITIONIM DUCTS. ; . with ,v yY. : V- .. Textilcs. The situa- . tiou on asbestos- textiles. has changed/ somewhat ' . from- last' month1.. The In- : . diistry volume has fallen off- .considerablyparticu- ; . -. .larly in. the plain -tape . ' field'and to some extent on . . cloth. Prices continue firm, ;.; butyolume is considerably. decreased: vi-itb: no indiea- ` : ' tiou that there will be any large: commitment' for the balance, of this year. ," -. ."/ Paper <0 Millboard. : C o n siderable slackening , t ` has been noticeable in this line and fall business dis- . appointing.:Priees,how. .. ever are firm. ,. -. '. < ATLAS SUPPLY CO. 4520 High St. Manaynak, Philo., Pa. - , Insulation-. -Low Pres sure: The f;al;l season . shows assomewliat/unusual ` slackenings and .rfh/i le . prices ai'e hoiding .firm, a favorable , factor,' volume' is disappointing; . ". : Insulation: High Pres^ sure.... Current Slowing . :: Page IS ' . . November 1937 down of construction is reflected, in a falling,off of orders. Piacescbntinuefirm. ' ... '} . . > Asbestos Cement Products; .There appears to he no change-in, the asbestbs;oement .products, market from that reported last month. A-slight Recession has-been "noticeable in sales of: siding shingles during October following rather yheavy shipments in September, hut: generally Sp,eahing ;the industry^: volume.seems to continue kt.a.Satisfactory: fate,. with prices firm.. / -V///V, " -i " The above comments have .-been written by men In close. touch with the various-asbestos markets,'arid, we believe' give a, fair, overall view. Ot the.market situation. 'Comments arc always welcome. . .' w.... '' :' - :V.:.y.," {: CURRENT QUOTATIONS. _ on - Canadian Crudes . and : Fibre for 1938 Delivery Per toft;(2000 lbs.) , f; o. b.Mtne Group.-.No.. 1 (Crude Ko. 1J -...... Gfoup. No;;2: (Ci'ude.No._2: Crude . ; .r!Ruri-ofrMine and Sundry) .. .Group No. 3 (Spiriplng/or Textile Fibre) . Group No,: 4 -(Shlng)e).. ,7 ' , Group No.'6; (Paper, tibre) ,: Group No. 6 (Waste. Stucco or Plaster) Group No. 7 (Refuse nr Shorts) ...... . , 5700.00 to $760.00 150l00,to : 350.00 110.00 to 200.00 57.00 to. 76.60 .40.00 to ` 45:00, 3000; ' . 1. 2. .00 .t.o.... 2.5.00, '. Increased, prices, for; 1938 have - been announced by. several Canadian! Producers /and . it is believed that. the,:. -range of prices shdtvn.nbove will" probably be represents-- 1 tive for 1938. effective January 1st American Society: of;'.Heating and Ventilating Engin eers. will hold its 44th Aniiual Meeting during the week of J anuary '24, 1938/ at the Hotel Biltmhrc, New York City,. awhile-tile Pifth lnternational Heating & Ventilating Expo- . sition will he lVeld in the Grarid Central Palace: Simultan- Cously the Annual meeting,of ;the A:inefican Society , of ,Be- frigeratihg Engineers arid tlie mid-winter meetiiig of the. National Warm Air/H^aiing arid AirConditioning Asso ciationwill he held in the Hotet ltooseVelt. The program for .the Ai S. H. V: E. meeting looks tohe moist interesting,- k: large part of flip time to: be devoted to air conditioning., problems. November 1937 . : . .' . . Page IS' iI "ASBESTOS" ASBESTOS A brief,- non-technical account ot.what it is,where.it is found; and how it ls used ' fCohlhmcd 'From October NumbciJ ~ MINING AND MILLING - Since .by .far the greater part of the production of - asbestos in ..the. world consists of the chrysotile .variety, the following description of mining; milling,, uses, etc', will refer principally to that variety: : . Generally Speaking, Rsbestosisquari'ied.not mined. There are R few'deposits in ;CaiiadfL and Russia where undergrouod' imining) ..methods are; practiced; in Arizona tunnels are .made into,'the sides of mountains and the asbestos taken-from these tunnels. . -. Since the Canadian miniiig and. milUiig systems are dlie most highly developed2 and' indeed.Are the- standard : methods followed by other asbestos producing countries, a description Of ..Canadian.Mining .Sletlibds will give an- idea o_f the yast quaiitit.y of .niachinery arid capital re quired to.successfully, develop .ah asbestosVmme. . . The.step& necessary to develop an asbestos.mine to a commercially producing standpoint are: a... Stripping of overburden, (whidh means taking off the top soil in order to uncoyer the asbestos bearing rock.)' This top soil.may vary .from a.depth qf a few inches to; as mnch as-eighty-six feet. ", '1 . b. Drilling and blasting the rock, :- c'. Quarrying-^that i.s,;picking out the crude fibre, separating; the: barren rbck from the" fibre.-bearing rock, hoisting all fibre Rfid rock to the surface and transport ing the crude fibre ;to.the.cobbing shed,: the barren- rock, to the dump, the useful rock to the mill. \ . . . . . . . : V d Cobbing, dvhich is'done in Cobbing sheds .by boys . arid giris with haminers.: . They .knock off the rock from 1 For. description of the -Block .Caving Method of underground . mining used'in the King.Mine.at Thettord Mines, P, Q. see Sep tember 1934 "asbestos." - . .:....... ... v 2 Russia is erecting milling plants similar to .Canadian ones .as fast as its program will.permit. Page H November 1991 Rhodesian Transvaal Canadian - . (BELL* MINE) V1. "v A S B S T O S : 1 O'l-U R 1 -B U T O R 8 .. ' . " FRANCE . ' ' i -and > - ' .i. . GERMANY , ' ' .and ,v . BELGIUM . MIDDLE EUROPE < . GEORGES PARLY ' ", - . BECKER .:*nd HAAG '10, .flue Da La Peplolere . .. Bcrnburflar*tr.3l -. Parlj"' . .-= , Berjin, ,........................ JAPAN ' .-^ *. : C. H. NELSON ' ,' . ' P. 0. :8ox 1033,-Kobe . ' Raw Asbestos Distributors Limited 13 GR08VEN0R : GARDENS, VICTORIA . LONDON, & W.,1 ; . ENGLAND . ;. CABLES:--VULBESTON. LONDON . November. 19S1 - Page IS "ASBESTOS" .' the widc veins of asbestos libre ahd sort it into the two grades known the world over as No. 1 and.No. 2 Crude. Crude fibre .(No. I an4 No. 2) is used by spinners to make : the very. best. asbestos yarn--the longer the fibre thh bet-' ter and stronger the yarn. Crude No:: 1 consists of fibres 34 inches and longer;;- No.. 2 of fibres from .% inch ...to 34 inch. The rest of the rock containing shorter -fibres, but still in the Crude' class, is:known as Crude Euiy of' Mine The Crudes arc later, either at the' mine or at the manu facturing plants, "opened up" that is, pulled apart and. made "fluffy/' ready for spinning.h.-.'-; :: . e.. Milling: . The ..rock icontainirig' shorter veins of 'fibre (some of it eoming frpm tbe cobbihg sheds; hut most of it in huge pieces direct from the mihe. of quarry), are : One type of . . Crueher used for the first crushing operation.- .sent thru a system of crushers, beginning with the' large', jaw crushers, and.eontihiiiiig with smaller siae crushera as the rock is craeked up..intp smaller pieees. Each time the rock is crushed, the fibres'-are-sepaxatedfrom the rock by shaking screens vcombmed: with suction,- and finally , the pieces of barren rock are passed on to the "dumps. " In Canada where the process has been /going on for; years, ; Page IB ' November 1337 THETFORD MINES OL'F.BFX CANADA REPRESENTATIVES: BELGIUM A FRANCE:. -^GEORGES PARLY. - . ' . V- ' :r " ... 10. Ru dd la :Pp1nUr#.. Ptrli; .. . GERMANY te -..,1... -..BECKER A HAAG. /v " CENTRAL EUROPE:A 1 ;-M ;. Brnburoerstr, -.8lv ;orlin, 8.t W. It. GREAT BRITAIN s ., A1 JANITCH. .. .'.`V-. !;. ,s-. .. . / ..$8 Vlct#tt# 8tr. London.-8. W. L .. -. i&pam * / A8An6 .BU88AN C6:, J V Tohyo-KalJo BldB^ Tokyo. . . t ............................ 1 MIT8UI.-8U.S8iAN-KAi8HA.LTO., ... - . > ``"y r \ . Tokyoiv.L< *".. BALTI MORE. ' MO.: ;;.h--:.....WALLACE & GALE C0.( . . .. fl5 8outb Gay St -. / ; . -- BOSTON.' MASS.:: ... E. STANLEY. FREEMAN COMPANY J . , 195*205 A St., So. .Boston. . j ... CLEVELAND, OHIO: ..WORLD'S ,PRODUCTS TRADING CO.. ; 'Rockefeller Bldo. ' CHICAGO. ILL.: NEW YOBK. N. V.i SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.: i'.'. -.* :jv.e starkieco., ' '- :v . 1645 South KI|bOyrti Avo. , , - . ..WHITTAKER.CLARK A DANIELS, INC- J; ., . 260. West Broadway .L. H*. BUTCHER CO.. " '15th ' 6nd.:Verniont Sts; canaoa;-: - ... ,f*;- MONTREAL. OUE. ......:j.ATUA8: ASBESTOS CG..LTQ., . . : .\ . no. McGiir st;. . > , . TORONTO,'OfiT;J' ...;....'..;.,--CANADIAN ASBESTOS ONTARIO. LTO. . * * n. - 14 Front Cfc . ' '. .. Xovembci' J037 :P<I(IC 77 .the"ilmjips\';iii-eipracticallythe size'.of'mountains: 7'; :'i. Grading: Canadian Mills grade'their production ot' 311iJ11*:3 asbestos into seven/different''groups, known: as: : Grb.up.31, iSjiiiiniiig and Textile - fibre ; ' . : . ' Group. 4, Shingle, fibre . Group o, Paper fibre - (iron)), (i, Waste stucco or plaster Gi<m\v7,.UeiiiNeoy shorts - : . Group 8, .8aiid7 y : pronp -Grayel or Stone* - . ' . v .. ASBESTOS' JOHNSON'S COMPANY . . ;. , ESTABLISHED IN 1679 . Head Office Thetford Mines, Pv Q.; Canada Mines thetford Mines, Quebec Black Lake, Quebec 1 - . Producers of All Grades of -7. RAW ASBESTOS Xhoiringthe sciiaratinff of asbestos fibre from small pirccs of rorfk-bi/suction; - . - It-will' be noted that Groups 3, 4, 5 and.-ti are named after the principal-uses to which tliev/are put, the other groups being used for,' various purposes.U-librb' a:.v.erv" short ashes- > tos fibre is rei|uireil. Uiider each group are as hinny as seven grades,.-tile: grades being. detvu'liiiited:: by. a .testing : method (ie.vised iii'Ganada . (Tiesf deseribcd;aslthe'sliaking.: screen method) and Used, as standard practically -thrneqt- tbe world. ' '. -Vote tint Groups 1 and 2 are Crude. No. l aud 2. . . . l`n<je is oilember J11,17 AGENTS FRANCE' ... :' GERMANY *V':.-\;REAT'-^--:;`; . JAPAN . ` ; ' nil j ' ini 1 ; BRITAIN BaeioM CENTRAL EUROPE 4-.V. : 44 !'V-4 * '"n ^ * 4 \ . . FL FLINT, TROPAO.!/-: ' aJa.bruierico.. uknmtt Sofffto' Astat-und Enfahpirt ''.' BlMlftaHQnra ' ' (Pins, XV0)' . Amstenrmt'-: -laRHefonwe-r Ftoee. Hintasil : iuiiaLCJEoiJini S.SAJTO ft CO. 7 : v 6U nw ManmaKbltui.: Xovember 1037 . - c Page. tO . . Sninv,-of. thd Tmmfnsity':--of;aii* asbestos..,1111jlifi^" project: f>V>rhiimmI-1>\'/tJie srfiteim*nt flint the eapadty-/: if tin* various Canadian^.iiiills ruiis t'foui (50 to ^00"fV>ns .,j.; if rock )n*f linui'c tlie putplit; of. one. of .thodarjr'ei; mine* :s from 4.(KK).-to T.O(M) tons of rode per day. Storage bins .. ror. the uiimilled rode-with a-capacity-of`2').000 tons nt . rock afe in. use. In :ill3.*> 2.S02.TI8 tons* of. rock."wen*- mined ' iir ( anaiia ; from this tons' were .ndlh'd ; an:! the ; production of/asheStns from llrs rock was '21t).TU4 tonsi. or v:, aboutv7:3i>'recovery from flic .rock, mined ; 11.3' . re- ' vovery-ifi^iiU'-'Hih./rOck milled. / :.; ; USES OF ASBESfOS AND ASBESTOS. PRODUCTS j AsbesUw 'Cnifle; fibres^ and . the lower, jrrades ' milled- material -are'used -to make yarimm products. These : products arc- the11 .ti^d- for :eertaill. find varioux purposes-. . Ilie^ilkAyiiiir^i'Vek. the most important, uses1 of asbestos ami asbestos'.products: ' `' '- Cats /ffiAsbi\sto.%-C:Kud(`.si Fibres and Shvrtw(ihul*s.'' . .- -Yarn *' ' ' *. . .. S5% Mipncsia Pipe Covering. and Boiler-Covering . : . 'C' mpressed Sheet Packing r ' - . ' .: -... v^Virk arid Rope Packing ' : . v v. -.: -Asbestos .Cement Products--shingles, fl .t sheets.. cor:u- gated sheathing; \vler pipes, wallbo.-nl.- - : ' .Mf'ulded. Crmn; si'.ion . , - .... - d ulded-BrJke Lining' . y ; jPane.r-V- :.'-V y- v -. Millboard.and Eollbcard . ; ' : \\ -y /.; Cenic-ht-~bpileiv. roofin:;. furnace, etc; . ' .. .- . Paints,. varnifln k, and fiJld s . ' Insulation, of \V..lls and: Floors-lor.##* fibre; . '* ' . I S*>s of:jxhe$tv$ Ydrn; - . : i-Clothy. .v.v' .-r ' ' ' Tape\. . :.' *;- ./' -. . -. . Brake"Lining and Clutch Facings:, - .. ; - : . . .... . . Packing., aiid Gaskets . . - / Insuiatioir for electric wirqs .. ^ : .* ' ' :v : l.ses f/f Asbestos CLotk. > ' .. / . . . ' ! ... backings' : - v ........;/ .-i ' Brake' Lining ifolded . and stitchtsl .typr.*-) .alul Clutch . . !-.-.'-.Facing *, ..: v -... ... Gaskets-Or.^ -v: y.'-s 1 -. ; ^lothiugrrgldves.. inittens. helmets. , aprrms. leggbigs, :' . " -. \ suits, overalls . . . . . -... . : .1 For. complete list of^us:s see November -JlliiJG `.vsnKKros'/*. 'tyc. 20 ' ,\oicml*cr tn.r. . VERMOMTASBESTOS OeND for a sample of this well-fibe r iz e d. Verrnont Asbestos; You will ap predate its bulk;'uniformity, and freedom from foreign substances. Prices will interest you. ; JI0EAL FOR MANUFACTURING . Shingles - . Millboard- - . Crake- Lining : : Clutch^ Facing . Roofing Paint-; Asbestos Paper Boiler Coverings Moulded Products - VERMONT ASBESTOS CORPORATION HYPE PARK. VERMONT Soles Office, 500 Fifth Ave,, New.York City Mine,: Eden. Vermont:; '.Xoce.inhcrjU.i7 Payc 21 Uses of Asbestos Cloth (Coiifd:). ., Theatre Curtains and Theatre Scenery - - . . : Mattresses for insulation of locomotives Blankets, for smothering fires--in connection. With'air-" ' ,. planes, -automobiles, cleaning establishments, etc Awnings : . : .7: : : v'-'. -:. . ....Mailbags'. Filtering : * - - . .. - .-w /' . . Portable .Mptiori Picture Boothsi : Uses of Asbestos Tape (meant lie/ asbestos cloth tape) . Insulating srhall.'iiipes. "especially at: hands - . . Insulation-in,.electricar.deyices|-.. such as armatures .' . In glass manufacture for various jim-poses -. Wicks for :ojl burning apparatus ' : Uses of Asbestb$.:Paper.; ': .. . Aircell arid ptherplpe.coverings, boiler jackets and air*' ... - cell board '; .. : . v- -Felt., built-up and-asbestos .protected metal roofing-. Gaskets : . / .-i :;V -'' '-'*: i; . Wrapping of electrical wires as insulation - ; - .. Insulationinelectricalappliatices : . . Table.Pads(.'mats;'Stove'.mat8t'-baking.sheets:'etC.-' .. -: . Iucheriilstry arid -physics -in many and -.various- Ways Uses Of Asbestos Hillboard. .. : Lining pf Stoves and Heaters . ; . ': :.-. , - .-'Gasket's `-. ' '/ .. - : '. ''-'..."-.-"s''.. . .. Linings for- ovens; garagesi' and other buildings - . Uses of Asbest/is-Ceineiif:Plat:she<ifhjiiy. . Insulation in electrical apparatus. ~ ...... Switch Boards '' v Table tops in laboratories .. - -, - ' Siding for Houses (exteriori ". '- . Liriirigs.and Partitions for bouses and other buildings - : Building, of portable bouses, police Shelters,farid other ' ' Vsmall .buildings '. -V:'-:.'.' . v. . " ..- Asbustos is ofteii used iii''sucli ob.scure br "hidden places that most .people-do not ktiiny.It is there.- If- we tried -to; take asbes-tos away from the.;average.'home' we would need to tear out the radio, take down: tlie].;electric wiring, throw. Out'the electricai: appliaiiees; .discard the telephone, get rid of the .oven of the kitchen range,ytake the covering off the pipes and boiler of the heating plant, take off the roof. .! ; V...'- :.;.. J' . Imagine a; world without asbestos alid wje would have' to go back :to .librse: arid Svagoii days/"to .Stage coaeb and covered, wagon, transportation,.-for no locomQtivercorild Page 22 November . , "ASfiEBTOS" .run' without its. insnlming -jaekel; : automobiles and -air planes rise asbestos- in wartous-forms ; most1, of orir elecirical applmlices tyoultl. have-to be discarded -becau.se.they wouidi be trio:. e^ptuisive,..m`.' so dangerous , that we would, no-t-wantfo usedlierin... ... * :... - Asbestos is ivf esri'ii.'niore importance, in:: industrial plants. Cluteb. filcinjrs, gaskets; packings: all .. contain asbestos, iiCciissaty ehiefjy' bycans^', of. its fire lyesistant i|iialities.lt'. tliesoai'ticle.swereniade. ofeottonthebeat generated by;the.yario.uS riiac.hineS'would?entireiy; destroy the.gasket Or. insulation or nthei-'materiial: AVithout asbes tos it:;wonld be impossible t6 op(.`rate riiany df..the nia- ch ines: tvlueli are necessary t o- tliri iirogress: of the' indiis- Tnal world. ,' . REVISED A. S. T. M. STANDARDS ` - .. Tlie .l.'l.lTi.eiiilion ot tlie'A. iS.i.T;' M.> icblnpilation on staiidaids oil- Textile; .MriVeritils'-lias eoriie off the press and is available fiom A. 8. T. M.' /ileadcjuarters; 260-S. Broad St, Philadelpliial at-.^-.OOper ciilTy. . 'This ,eiliti<ni :Contains ireVised specifications on Asbes tos Boriilig,' Yni:i.lk>4iiHK';fMie,''.tbe- revised specification on , Asbestds: Roviiig i!ici;udiiig..tl!e rnetlnidi for. Total Iron Dec termiiiatibn; arid a few other iriinor clutnges. : : : " The .stainlarii imit of weight for' the' various tests -has liecu chariged fi-oiirthe giaiii. to the ^riii,;nee^isitatmg the . use iif.-a diff'erent- constiint.-in tlie- formulfi for deteriiiining "yards per /poiiii<] i'.' ^This-may requiife a- Slight change in iiiaiiiifacfuii i s lalioi'idoiw- pi'HCtice--otlierVvise the new spe- '-eifiektion conforms:very closejv to that issued last jear. .. Neu-:sta.iidai;(ls covering woo)' tcips'. wool felt, vool and '. 1'ia'rt- Wool.'fabrics arid voiiim'etrit- determinafioii. of copper arealso inelndcd in this.latest.edition. :; Aitierlcan Society for Testing Materials,: , ^-See page 13.' Xovember lf)35 "amiksths". .... ,. , , ;''y. ' : ' Yon enn.'t lnuld up a l'eputation oii .wloit.you'ie i/oJMP: 'to-do. ; A m ember l`J37 Page: S3 DETERMINING IRON ,: Nrvcral. iii<|uii;ips having recently been reectveil *'. 6 tin- method of rletenmiiilig li'iiii in;:sl)cjitiis. li/irsume ut :lic ;ivtii:li'k published iii iAsiiK$TC^'':jm thi-s.'Subjee't. imiv lie isofttl. v'.yi: V. Kv ' . In tin- <>et<ihev.'imm-beivoli.jingo^ l!i; K.r.S;. Jrn|H`.s. Eirirliu-i-iv iii Liibonitiiry of.ilio (ii'iiyrnl Klee- trie Company at Selirm'ctfjily, di'senbrstlmmetliod used by tin- CionpriiVteltfi^n^-Vfo'i? i.lofyibii'iimig magnetic -iron... ]l) 'Asbestos 'i'c N t i 1 is. aml.Mr. .Mm pcs- tells IIS' T list 111 is in"rtlibid is st ill in use. the apparatus litis 'not ,hccn 'chM`tigci.l ill any way iin.l liiis. lyiirki-il iiiiti i|uiti'...s..a...t.i.s...faetor i ]y on;-' asbestos, products Juse.il. ns. elect rieal i IISI1 bition. Ill our November IIWi. lutiidieiy web published nil. page ] .j. tJit*, method for:111111'rl11i11ht inn ofTotii I .Iron, as pi <- : posed by the-Cblihiiittec !)-1 :J oh Text Me' :\[ at mills otthe. .American Ishcii-ty t'orTestiny CMa t erials. - .... -..: \Vcuiidtuastan'd.tjmt there isat. present some. e.xpcn-, mental work/ bi;.ii1 >r."(ni.:i;ii,iT on. .'look nig.`,\tn ward',a non liiotlioil or ti'st for determiiiing notonlymagueticaml conducting part ides i nasbest os blllfi Isti tordetel imn 111 g tbo -.presence of .till'd tin* effect of certain t-.oii<J111-11n<r- salts.. No procedure dias as .yed been ost hb1 isbf11 Ii h woi er, - a If li n simnaai.lil- teesstt.: o'utirtr.fitit.sS-' lntaa.yvoe. bneeoonir Iiiniiiuilit . fino:r dneotierrniuiiiiililnpieyg elec-. t rieal resistivity anil; dieleef idealstrength :.iifasbosttiis'roving. yarn, tape- cliifli.ete.. Atthemtmieiirf lie toesstts have not boon carried far enough io determine how lisolnl tliov. may lie and details are tint yot. aviiilablo fiir pnlilioation.- -AVlie.ii tlio experiments have, been ehinpletefl results or methods determined wilj bio (uiblisiieilVin;.`asiikstiis.'' I;i-KAW ASBESTOS gap N. V. NEDERLANDSCHE ASBEST MY P. 0- BOX 803 ROTTERDAM (Holland. ' . Hamburg Stocks at . v . - :1 - Rotterdam -. lJnoe 1.i Xo milker /.'M7 CONTRACTORS AND /DISTRIBU' ^ .'85% (Not Magnesia) p.. ` ` * (Contributed By- J. H. Ake) /r. . '' Iri. metropblitarv. -New, York, ona of. tlie serious handicaps to. : the business..of the 'Asbestos Coiitractor is- the antiquated Cus- : mm' of..retaining ,15% qfmorithiy requisitions by liis ,principals. /TerTOB Conimonl^lJrOyide^:'fpr payment,of.this percentage 30 (days .after final cpnipietion 'aiidiacceptance.~of tlip`project and this provision is Often. the cause of unfair Advantage being: taken by tlie.: debtor... ; V, V/v-V/.-.t. There 16 a tendericy .to,' shorten' tiie. tlme granted; to pur-' * chasers of goods oh; installment tefrhs In^order. to. place^;.auch -business-oh .a sounder. basis. Np better time could .be found ' to. "correct, the.aiicient 85% Clausewlitch: has ^caused: so much' dW satisfactlon and -expense to; the aPPlic^tprs of AsbOstps iMater- iais.' ; ; .' 'v;; ' It Js the.wfjter's .opihion that this custom-has. cost contrac tors - many, dpllafs.ianhually .and that the expense is seldom^- If ever,.included in. the cost of an estimate. . :* . :. . What ia tlie custom In other, territories? . ^ A New^ Asbestos paper IntroducedHubjerbid-WiltAon :. .. ^ . -. A. ne^v, asbestos - paper, .designated as. No. 43-A has been In troduced to.:the trade' by TheiHuberpid Co.i it beiii&.' designed especially for .the wrapping of warm air pipes and air condition^ lng:ducts/ - . >v'/: -v-v *-'I ' . :. This new. product: has., maiiy,;^unique.^features.; Ope side ;ls made rough to permlt a^ better 6>uHa'cd;for-the'..^.sste;-.'ihe'-0Utpr side is smooth and moisture-resistant.' - ' . It has a' pleasing b!uerwhite .Gplor even .after the paste: has. .dried.;/;'.-. .-I \\ : Due to its ~ smooth surface, . only,, one coat of . paint -is re^ quired; - whereas .ordinaryasbestos^.papers.require'twa.or'three- .coats of paint to productthe s'ame.resulL : ' ' // . '; /> v s Another .featurc pf: A8bestos; Paper No. 43-A is Jts .remark able-strengtlx.An 18-inch wide/sheet - of. this paper .supported 'a weight of 475. pounds ^Diout. breaking. Its^wet strength is also unusual.- In tests it resisted a. `'pulT' of nine poundsi- which is several times greater than the wet strength-of'ordinary commer- clal asbestos papers. This unusual wet strength resists tearing November 1987 Foge 25; "ASBESTOS". in wrapping around: dupts, furnaces, etc.,';after; the paste is ap- ! .-plied.;: ..'- V;; , . ; '. ;- ::This new product, possessing tie (luaiities of'Strength, color and finish to a superlative -degree, should be welcome, -to . the - trade.; '. ... . :"- ". : r Building . -:. Privately . financed building: and engineering Work; in 1938 . should approximate the same volume as this, year, according to v Thomas; s: fHolden, -ylqe..presiderit1 ofF. \V. Dodge ^Corporation, However, publicly; financed, ivork is likely to continue Its decline, ; resulting in a moderately reduced total volume of .construction next year.; . ;; ; ';!,;' .-v. : J'-- The Dodge estimates indicate' that 210,000. to 220i000 new : family dwelling'Units are likely to be built in the entire country next year, compared. with ah.estirtiated; i85,000'to l95,000 in 1937,: and ,1601000 in,1936.This moderate increase in residential build . ing. is likely to be accompanied by;a volume of commercial build ing approximately the same as this .year's, and declining; volume of factories' and.-public and 'institutional, buildings. .While com- . bined-- moderate . Increases in." residential building and moderate decreases in non-resIdeDtial building. would give a totai building '-volume about equal that of 1937,-heavy-engineering M'ork is also . .likely to decline somewhat; Resulting iii. a rief decrease, in total. building arid engineering volume; ; , .; , .; ; . The current recession in building has,;to date, been quite .. moderate in. character, having consisted principally: iri IdVclines ; in pubiicly-flnancedawork. Privately: financed building;: both resh. , dential and non-residential, continued to ruualiead of last year's .volume, right- thru" the middle of o'October. During the /'first nine months of 1937;: private construction of all. kinds in the 37 Eastern States reached a total of $1,436,994;500,: which Was 48 per .-. cent' ahead of the figure for. the corj espondlng 'peripd, of 1936, while public building arid; engineering; Workdhas declined 18 per cent' from last'-year.v v. -. .- - Expectations of a large and rapid,boom In residential buildr ing- were not Justified: at any time this .year, iiorrare they:jiigtl-r, tlfied In .anticipatipn : fbr. next .year, according .to. the'Dodge, Cor-a ;poration's analysis'of the situation; . . . ;. . . Estimates of -housing requirements running from 500,000 to 1,000,000 family units: a year represent' social needs; they do not represent, an economic: demand at the present stage of partial business recovery. .They probably cannot: be: ti'anslated "Into . economic demand In a period: pf rapidly rising costs, but.'will paly be. realized oh'.' a: broad: scale by-.su'ch';future' improvements, in home-financing and home-production us will definitely provide better houses at lower costs than at present. :; y" ,> . I 'Two Important: factors are customarily overlooked in ..most,' Current-.appraisals of construction "Industry, prospects: Urban . -population growth in the first half-of the current" decade was at ' Pape 2. ` ' -November 1931 . ASBESTOS" the rate of 400,000 hew persons annually, eompared with 1,400,000 per year In the 1920's,: according to.estimates recently made pub-, lie by thefNattonal Resources Committee. Old-fashioned specula- . live building, booms. pf the kijid aritlciprited' In predictions Widely, publicized during.the past twelve months, liave practically always been, stimulated-by.urban aiid suburban, popuiatioh.growth. The . second factor! isithat there.is.at,this.m6meut.no.great expanding, industry, like railroads add automobiles lri tile. past.-. to stimulate general eceripniiC . expansion oil a broad ifrbnt ami generate; the greatly increased purchasing '.power''".necessary' for a big building boom ok rising Construction costs. .Cafeful. appraisal ot.the cur rent.rises ill business and building volumeindteatcs apeviod of recovery from depression, but unt nececsarily, asyet, a period-Of., igenki-.al .industrial, expansion..: .-'. ;: : .. :. .. ; ' ' .- ' Next' year, as viewed by Holden, will . probably' be neither one ot serious recession nor. of very rapld recovery progrcss, al most Certainly,-.hot a boom .year. -It will most.likely prove to be a year of qdnsblidatlng .aiid stabilizing -rscoyery gaihs; With :a slow, Start ill the first quarter; arid life probability of definite improve-; ment sbniewhefe arotfiid; the, middle: of the year. , . . . .. .. "Construction; work started during; September in the 37 East-, ' em States fell almost. lO per,cent below! the level for Septeovber 1930 and Was pfl. hy, alnibst 28 .per cent from the August l937 total, according to F. W. Dodge Corporeitlon; Tlic September tig- urn for all classes' .of CQnstructio'nVamounted to $207,071,800'- .Which compares. witli $234,271,500 for September 1936 .and $285,104,100 for August ot fhis year: ' : V'.; .,; . pf - tlie- current iSeptember; totar $65,589;S00' went into, rcsl- dential .building; hi September, last year.lthls-class recorded a. volume of $SO-,670,SdO'Whiie Vin'. August-pf this.year: residential building amounted, to $73,448,300: Excepting ;only the Upstate New York, Mlddle Atiaritic. tlie Soutlieastern, and the Now Or- :leans:territories;, declines fi-bm-a year agp. in residential bulld-i ing were' general; V- ' Noil-residential building operations in September; amounted to $75,660;000 Which- .compares WitliV-$6;09S;700 for September- 1936 and.$117,209;800 for August, 1937. Public works and utilities construction started in i;he.~S7 jEastern Statwa, in September: amounted'to; $165,822,000 as. contrasted with. $84,502,000 for Sep tember of last year; arid:$94;446,000 for August "of this year. . ; ' For the first ;hlrie .months bf 1937 the total;volume of-con-, structidri.Work-.undertaken,in -the 37 Eastern. States,amounted to $2,307,014,300; this Was an .increase of 13 per cent over the total of $2,041,628,200 shown for tlie corresponding nine months, of 1936; . The residential building total fpr the initial nine, months of the current yeariambunted to.;$736;890,600 for;a gain, of -25 -per bent over the,total of $588,031,600 'reported-for the -corresponding; nine months of last year., ` ' .. November 1931 POge 27 "ASBESTOS" IMPORTS an EXPORTS Importelnto U. S. A. - (Tiplr'cs1 published by U.' S. .Ixspt. of ..Commerce) Unmanufactured.Asbestos.: .. s ...,. ... . . Africa (Br.. S.) .......... .: Cyprus;- Malta & Gozo .. Canada Finland . . Italy U. S. S, R. (Russia) ..a. ' United Kingdom ..... Tons (22401bs.) . 631 .V : 826 : .' 19,805 V.-t 165 - 1,142 4 August 1937 ; , Tons (2240 lbs. 85 1,611 . 20,979 . : ' 89 . -FaZae . 22,571 . .. . *795,881 Tabulation of - Crudes andFibrcs: Crude (Br, S. Africa) . Crude (Canada) . ~ ...'.. . : Crude . (Italy) ..... Crude (United Kingdom). .... . ' Milled' Fibre .(Canada)* Milled Fibre. (Soviet Russia) ;. ' . Lower Grades (Canada) . ..Lower Grades (Cyrus,.Malta . . . and Gozo) , _.. . Lower. Grades (Italy) . . Lower Grades lFinlaind) ....... 631 125 2 4 1,116 L.T42 1,664" 626 161 . 22,718 8797,216 .' 85 ' .: .- ; 203 : ' 7 `.'2 ' 2' 7,059 - '. ` ' ' 13,717 ' 1,611 : ' ' 39 Manufactured Asbestos Ooods: Austria- (Packing) _, Belgium (Shingles) , '. Germany (Woven Fabric) United. Kingdom- (Yam). .............. United Kingdom (Packing) 1, United Kingdom (Woven Fabric) - United .Kingdom (Pipe Covg, & - . `Asbestos Cement) 8,571 22,718 . i August 1936 August 193 v.Pounds .Pounds . 2)182 2,352 .41,044. . 131,044 217 1,716 ' 4,848 721 4,511 )" 416 ' -. 1,349 . . 598' Value 46,677 .194,821 .. $ 2,801 . ' t 9,S0i There were alsi}. imported during. August 1937. $80 -worth of VeueotiiM.' IfiO* .asbestos manufactured goods not: classified: as to kind;.: these" were dirided .as-follows: ;$40 from .Prance, $32 from-Italy and $8 from United Kingdom. In all a total of $9;384 worth of asbes tos materials were Imported Into: the United - States ddringAu- 'gust 1937. . - Exports from U. S- A. 1;. > . ' Purports of unmanufactured a-vir-s'/c/s ilm'mjr (lie montli of August:.1937 amouiited fq 176 toiis va]ued at $17,386; compared with 7-16 tons, valued at.$36,503 m Atifjust 1936 " Exports of Manufactured Asbestos, Goods. : ; August 1936 - August 1937- . ; Quantity ; Value Quantity -Value Paper,. Mlbd. & Rlbd. /bs. ' 49.357 $ 5,893 -149,277 $22,559 , Pipe Covg. & Cement: lbs. 155,521 10,758 .461.948, 20,688 Textiles & Yarn . 89:914 047.932 . -3,992 , 1,360 Packing. lbs. (Inc. with Text. & Yarn]i 124,401 71,825 .. Brake Lining: : : - .. Molded & semi-molded 49 057 60,109 .- - Not molded .;,Lln.Ft. .217,173 .29,700 ; 104,119.: 19,480 -. Clutch vFactngS ' .L.Units 28,247 7,251 Molded&< semi- ; : molded'--..;.-.;-.-.-!:...'.Units'. - . . (above) . ' 13,761 1 7,332 . - ..Woven. '......v.:Unit8`- (above) . 4,783 * 1,376 Magnesia & Mfrs. of lbs. 218,841 13,286 ` 204,056 27,329 Asbestos Roofing ,,:.Sqs; . 2,706 . 8,046 i ' 2,912. 14,362 Other. Manufactures ibs>'. 268.299 . 19,691; .281,344. :. 23,275 Exports of Raw Asbestos' from Soiitlii Africa July 193 July 1987 Tons. Value 'Tons' ; Value ; (2000 lbs.) (2000 Ibsi) . : . To Algeria . _ 10 188 , . . Australia . 238 : 2,644 ' 119 1,470 Belgium . 60 571 15 ..' 269 Canada 50 1,113 France _ <^ 114 ' ,1,873 85 1,928 Germany . 69- 1,529 . 60 2,191 . Holland . . ... India 33 761 23 139 0% 86 103 '. 521. .Italy f 22 853 - Japan 178 / 2,614 336 4,286 Spain ^ 43 616 Sweden 3 49 . United Kingdom 1,039 13,366 1,026 ` 13,375 .. / U. S. of ,America ...... .. 100 . 2,177 110 2,291. Page SO .1,897 26,468 ' 1,917% 28,449 . November 1037 Imports and- Exports-by England Imports of Maw Material . Sept. 1936 -Sept. 1937. Tons Value : Tons Value . 00 lbs ) <2000 lbs ) Africa (Southern Rhodesia) Africa (Union of South)-....: Canada; CypruB Finland Italy . Netherlands 1 : >i . , - 1,472 33,551 7 775 11,794 886 11,087 88 975 10 70 1,860.. 49.094 1,903 32;646' 1,902 . . 22,687 132 2,297 22 161 14 550 2 319 Straits Settlements and -Dependencies .........- U: S. S.R. (Russia) U. S- of America ......:.... ..... '' 4 118 134 1,943 129 . 2,019- 18 2 14 3,365 59,438. . 5,'97Q 109,895 Imports of Asbestos Manufactures Sept 1937- 38,538 cwts: valued:at 12,720- Sept. 1936 . *35,713- cwts.: valued at 10,150 Exports of Asbestos Manufactures: .- - . ' Sept.: 1936 . '. Sept, Cwts. Value Cwts. - To Irish Free. State ..... 5,267 4,675 . -. 3,071 To British India ;............. . 3,284 To Australia 623 'To Other British Countries /31.489- 7,320 , 6,101. $515- V :t,167 -.>7,762 31,430 . 24;951 39,913: -To'.Netherlanda ....... 972 3,535-/' 2.037 \ 71583 ' To Belgium ' . '404 . To Ffapce , 154 -.- To Italy- ............................ ...... ... 34 . 4)255 2,585'; ... 1,0i3779 : 422 V *79.-.- To Other Foreign ..Countries - 7,641 .25,990 16147 V 49,928 83,627 54,769 Exports of Raw Asbestos from Canada ... . ' (FJcurcs by Dominion .Bureau of Statistics) .- -. August, 1936 August 1937. . , . .Tons-Y,Value Tons :.Value :. - United Kingdom - United States ... Australia .......... v Belgium , France Germany Italy - (2000 lbs.) (2000 lbs.) 651 $ 48,031V . 949 ` 7,639 >376,683 8,289 150 v \ 7,500 ; 279 228 11,398 . 1,893 60 4,612 1)505: * 702 53,208.: 2,779 ./..Y 250 -59,007. -453,498: 13,801 113,026 - 90,903 224,305'. . 22,055 (Continued On Page 32) November 19ft PageSl ASBESTOS' "Exporta-'of .Raw. Asbestos from Canada .-(contd.) . . Japan ...... .i:,:;/- :$4r . ztiin-y- - .3,721 .-.,'',167,135 ;Norway - 350 : *' * .-* !< Netherlands..h;v.. Poland",;.;. j. &} i - - 3,575 7:' -544'.-' / V/ -. 44 ' 1.709 ' - 3,920 Portugal;...... I;,..:....:.,'., 6. - - 3,933*. Band and:Waste- '.:. : United Kingdom v Un]ted`..StateS;':i....'-. Belgiiim'v.;:...'..'.'., Co lombia' i-'r. Ei ance, v. 'Germany;. Japan ............. - Mexico .... ', .Netherlands' ' Poland......... .....:... ."-Portugal" Puerto Rico Sweden ! . .Venea'ueia'....... 10.075 S527.G30 -. 19,803 $1,143,282 .' dI; ;8,17.4.' 14.073 225,544 . Hi: 3,640; ...35 451 . 12,747 230,609 -. 4,384. -:... ("413->. '.'".'---6SP-.''"> 13,200 ' 360 1,386 " ;72 ; ';oo; . '..;.330'.;V "S3 S93':.'-: V '. 14,663 ,2236,809 If33. - J .272,647 i Grand Total:-........... ;2.j,738 ,'J7' ... Russia A..'-, ; ; ;'1C.... >. From. January to Juno (inclusive) 1937 U. S. S..R: (Russia). . exported ll;923-metric,tons 't`lS,143' slidrt,tons)Tb'f ,rst.asbestos, ; . -valued.'at'4,074,000 rubles'-'(l..TMMe'=v=.:al)OUt 20 cents)';('.Compared; with;li,758- metric-tops -(12{861, short' tons) valued -at;4jl21,0p0 . .rubles`during tb.e;Baine;iier!od,Sn'..1936',:these.'fltures taken .from . .. ,:"GommereeHeports":.pubIistad by:the-Ut.-S;'.Dept; of Commerce, A ASBESTOS STOCK QUOTATIONS ' '] sV; ' '" '' " ' '" ' ' " "" ........................... October 1937 - .PPattr,. 'tLow . .` '.High-: Last ; ; Asbektos tiprpm. ( Com'.)' - 40- '.-".'62. '-- 59 , ;Certalnteeff-'(Cqm,)-';J.i.;.,;.n...;. ';.Certainteed<:.'(095 prior PId.) -i.Flintkote-(Com.) Johns-Manville -.(Com.),..... '..Jdhas-MaiuviUeiiJpId.)".'..;-'.:.-.;'..-. ..RayBestds-Manlmttanv'(Con}.).-....,' /Jtuberoid'.-.CCdm'.-),-I...'....:...'... ..Thertnold, (Copi. / Thermoid |3 dlv. conv. pfd; V.;,.:. y-l 100 . '-sm -8 40 ' 31% np '-.-11)4, ' 19 ; 18 ..-' '; up ; -,:.74- .- 102 -35%'V," 100. 122 , .123% '--. np . 20 . ';-:P4S;' ' '29' ;np ' 26 : -6% 5% .10' - ..:20'.;;' ; 40 40 ;U.:S..'Gypsuin (Coin.) - 20 62 V; 80'. 63% C; S. Gypsum (Pfd.) ........... ...................1..0..0........1..5..4..%........1..6.5....5.:...- ..1..5.7....... ..; Page S2'/ v, I `ASBESTOS' ^newsof i BIRTHDAYS ` " ' - .F. ft. Andei-spn,:.Ylce;:'Presiadnt;.,SalV M.ouiitai''--Cq;;.-.GMv.;,'.'.' ; ; .-; 'cago. 111., November .24; .. - Alvitr.-C; AteCord,. President,, MeC.biM'.'Mrs; .Co;; -.YVyaudbtte,;; . V... ;; . Mlcli.,'No.vemijer;24r;."; John. J, ICrez,. President,(Paul-. J.-dCref.Cb.iChicago, i'lh;;Nm - '-, v'eDiber.'28,..v ';. r. 1 i;'; Si J, GllUs, Waterfi'ont;,ManBger;.;Plaht'.:jitibli,er &',Asbestos (Works,.November 26/ V. ), ' . ^ -. - ; ' . .' -. ;'. '.J. Alfred:' E. Hermes, Secretary^Tyeasiirer,' Acme .. Ahhesto's ; 4; .-"' `.-.'.C6vg.';d-:Fiodrihg;Co.-,:Chipago;'TUi;}(orember.;2.7. . B. T. .Connell,- :Pr#Wdetit,- .Cobnell. .Asbjestd '.C<K',,.Brp'tIyo; ' f-'.v; ; N-. IfNovember.29.; .- ..- / .'. ). V-C : George W.'. GerdlnJ('1AsKes.tds. >Flb^e'...Sptm'iing .-Co,;;'North . -Wales;;Pa.-,.Npypm'ber.29.' -V -v .'; S, P: Mbffit, Vice Presideuit.ana DtraPtpf.' Tho'.lttuberpld Co., -. '. . : .' NeG York CityvNolcOinber '39.; . - R, .E...Ki-am.lg, S.enlpr Pi(rtner;:R.''iE.''Krainig.&i.6p,,'.1,Clftcln- ; natl,"Qs;Ndvember'.;':;;;; ; ''!iy ;.. ,. ..'.,'.G.-;C. 'Este,s,.'.Oeneraj Sales,Manager,'';.'the;Lelipn:.CoVGhl- 4*' 'V:ca'gOi;lll,,rpecemt>er..2;'- '' ;/ .:}K.;$t-~ Behre, -Bales Maaager,',yerwoii'i:Aiibaaif>s C<jrppitttlbn, .. ' :k if;New;.-Ybrk.;Clty,'-D.ece.mb'er;6;;.i.v.....'. '; ' Kbnheth Mactellan, Manager; Director,;George MacLelian:; ., .Co.v;W'd:;;Glasgpm,.Scofi'aud,. December. 8. -y/` ' ; 'Congratutatfona^aiid bestcwishes ..pre-eXtended to all-.thcsp ; . 'geutlem'eu'pn`.tKe;'o.Peakfon.of.'tliei'r-6frDidays.-''; :'... JOHNS-MAWV4CL.E CORPORATION uiinounce.'with (much re- ;-:gret the sudden'.dekth oni'OptobSr.-lS; pf'-Dr;; Dailey - Townshend,, ;; -;;,. ; .Manager ofjtheir'Research.Labm-atorle's.'at Manville, N. J v1; . i Dr.' Towpshend;wis''barn;September';27;,lS95 In New. York'. .'-... city; lie studied, at;Dresden .UniverBny pHor 'td entering,Mass- . . 'kcliiMetts' Instltiite M '-Technology-where' he,graduated;In'. 1916:;' ' `With ,tie, degreayot Dpctbr ot'Science,.He .etigagpS'iii, rcsearph . .. ' at Mi I.'T.'fuiitiV-lSlf,when,.:duf)ng.'.tiift wiar he served as meteor- .. ologlKt In.the aVlatton.division of.the:. S. Nava.l;Jleserve'- From ... ` '-1919' un'tH:iJ28`..he) engaged ln,reearch'-arid- graduatevstudy and. , ..-was'an instructor In'phyeles at 'M. Ji.'Tl.and during the followlrig ' . ;: was.instructor' In,.pSyslcs-.fiP Yale;'. " ;: . FroUi,,^:.-until 'i)28%.^:,.'^o>iiriis1i|itd>.:'i^n;,'%aSlheeririK'''as-''.'-.'.; siatanti.tpjtha .Prestdentkf Dth InterriaOonal.Dusinesa'.Ma.chlhes''. ' . Corporation; and la 1928 he becamoi chief; physicist at. the J-M , .'.Laboratories pt Mahyiile.;'JJpoii: tbe.dea'tb,.Jn'1930'of A; M. Ham, , ... : blet. Dr. Town,;hcnd was n'.Edc managiu- af tbu laboratories und-' ' ' : er W. R.' Seigle, JM'e Director of Research.- . * November 1937 ' iPage S3.; - .``ASBESTOS** *. JOHNS-MANVIL^E announces the publication ol a new. 32-page catalog,."Jolins-MaiivillA.Insulation/* which contains specific in : formation.'oii all of' the sheet, block and pipe insulations which: Johns-Manvillehas, developed for service ,on various, types of heated aiih refrigerated eauipment in.industry. Of special inter :> est to industry are-ten pa^es}of this booklet, vrbich are devoted - to specific recommendations for th;insulation-of many types of industrial equipment. Copies of the; bookj Form .IN"55;. At. are . available, upon request, to Johns*Manville\at 22 'E. -40th St., .New '.York City. . -Y:V' V : JOHNS-.MANVILLE sales .for/the third quarter ofl937 were, up 16;1%. over the same Quarter. of 1936. Earnings for the. period were;Si.94 per shdre as compared'wlth S1.76 in' 1930. ..Follows . their Consolidated Income Account for the:third .Quarter of 1937, compared .with ,;a like period in 1936, and 'also; for the nine ; months ending September 30,1937, compared with the same per- -lod in 1936.: v ; .v 'V-:'. ..Y .v:.v,v.-V.. : . :- . . . " : . . .: third.quarter ended ; V :.... ; vv.v.;- ...V : v. Sept; 30. 1937; Sept;.:30; -1936: Sales; net of Returns and AlloWances-- $16,397,159.56 .$14,128,2js8.47. - Less; Monufacturlng Cost/ Selling abd /Ailmlald- V > . . ..;!' - ' . traUve . Expenses' ...... ; 13,467*588;23.111,030,603,33 ; - Eroflt.-Lefore-Depreciation,-Depletion and'Income? ' ... Taxes \ 2,920,57L33 - 2-497,665.14 . .-Less: .Depreciation and Depletion.___.......... . ; 67r,8C0.18 ,534,217.78 .Profit after Depreciation, and;Depletion ..... 2,251,711.15 ' 1,963,447.36 Less: Provision for Income! and Excess Profits. . - Taxes ......V......................................... .: ' 470,853;79 ! 344;7H8;48` Profit after Income-Tax ........!v.; - 1,780,837.36 - l,018,t5R.88- Profit Per: Common' Share. (850,000)v.:*..1 -.1:94 . - 1.75 nine: months ended Sept. 30, 1937 Sept. 30, 1936 . Sales. net of Returns and Allowances .......... $46;i88,635.63 $34,733,034.34 Less:. Manufacturing - Cost;' Selling and 'Adminls- tratlve -Expenses; ' ,457;289.93'-' - 29,388,569:18 .Profit before'Depreciation; Depletion and Income - . . . Taxes-...V...W....... : 7,73i;S45.70 . Less: .Depreciation .and Depletion* 1;880,794.42 -. Profit after Depreciation .and Depletion '.:...::--'-:-- / 5,850;551'.28 Xcss: Provision'for Income'.arid -Excess .Profits' / ' ' '5,344.405J0; 1,524.760.91 ;3419tT04;25-: Taxes'. ........................... ..V.....-.- /. 1.258.360:55 Profits after Income Tax ..... ............... 4.592,190,73. s;702903,,15463o..840T. T Profit per Common Share (850.000)..... /; 4.94 s3..1is8-: Jolihs-Manviile Credit. Corporation; .a. wholly owti'e.d;-suhsi- diary, the .earnings of which.are not cbnsoUdated, with, those .of... the parent company, reported, net earnings for.: the \first nipo months of $159,788,anincreasVof: $30,015, 01* 231%, as coinpared : wittrthe earhingsof $129,773' in the first; nine, months sot 1936. Earningsof this .subsidiary. for the third quarter amounted to $60,983 as compared with-$5i1878iii;the third quartOr,of l936.. CECO.TEX. CORPORATION,' which receiitly ..begSan; the. produc* -tion of asbestos-cement clad insulation board in its -Metuchen, N, ^ plant, and is now.in full production, balls the material,-.".Ce- 'JneStO.". VV-V'A^.^ :V, . . ; THE AMERICAN ROOFER for; September contaice a most.in-. teresting article'on British. Roofs,: pointing out the differences ,between roofs-in England arid .those in the .United State's^ and/ Page S.J November 1.937' BLUE ASBESTOS YY "/.'.YY . The Cape Asbestos -Company, Ltd., is the . ;.. world's . largest supplier of acid-resistant; .blue - crocidollte asbestos, and the only manufacturer operating its .own-mines. Inquiries solicited' on: . MILLBOARD V , ROVING'S {' POWDER ' . PltOCESSED FIBRES (iaeicelled for ase la .ASBESTOS CEMENT PIPES YARNS: CLOTHS AMOSITE ASBESTOS . This fibre owing fo greaf length and bulk- is r unrivalled for use as:an insulating'medium . , Asbcstos mattress finer ' ! : : , 05% Wagnes/a Insulation . /- Morloy House, 24.30 HoIborn Viaduct, Londoir, E.C.I. . . .fACtORY. BARKING. ESSEX Uniied States Sales .Agent: : : '\ ARNOLD W. KOEHLER 34? LEXINGTON AVE, NEW YORK CITY v'- //:re 'L:E'P;'R O:N^:C;ALp.O'N November 1937 Page .35 "asbestos;* ' "' -telling why: the differences exist The. why.generally..narrows driwri to two causes--weather and custom. The .article is entitled' "Britannia Wkiyes the Rtiles"; . /*:s.r THE INSULATiPN; CONTRACTbRS ASSOCIATION OF CHU . CAGO oii September 20th .entertained, the 80. delegates to the . 15th Convention ofthelnternational Associatiouof Heat and. . Frojst Insulators aiid Asbestos Workers.: The; entertainment coil-. stated of luncheon at^the Palmer .HOuse,-the - Cubp-Brooklyn baseball gameat Cubs park,arid dinner at.the Rldgemoor Coun* tryClub. ','. .. ' v:" -. "v!-.!: . : 'Members of the Insulators Contractors . Association : Were ; guests of the Asbestos Workers a.t the closing banquet of. the convention held.at the Palmer House oh September i3rd. ;v * \\'A8BX^bs^'lA'A^UFACTUXiNG':G01;''H.i)ntingdpn`'lnidM *ii;:-de- .. Velopihg its'West Coast business^- Sydney Jv Black- having been . put.in charge.!.. :; : : v,\:. : , KEASBEY & MATTISON CO. announces pubiicatiorr, of .its new ./catalog, now available to alllhdustry^The.volume!brealm down ; the- many products'Pf. the company into ten general classes and ' touches thehigh spotsLof its [line for quick hndready reference. The; Catalog is deslghed to be usd. in cbiijtmctibnvwith the comr prebenslve! series of pamphlets and price lists!already: issued, /covering every product'; In its diversified line of absestos and magnesia products. The book is. handsomelybound in embossed . leather .'effect, substantially finished . .and w,ill serve as a quick v medium :pf reference for: industrial huybrs: TheVcatalog may be > had upon request to the company's beadquarters at Ambler/Pa. L KEASBEY fi MATTiSON CO..announce; ttie forinal election'at; a Directors' ..Meeting; held October 28th,. of,.Ernest-Muehleck as. President and Director, and W. W. F/ Shepherd as .Chairman of the. Board.-!'','- ''! ,/-y-.!'" ; -.y1 ; ! ' ;. Mr. Shepherd arrived in this country, on; October 18th,.and' sailed for England oh November 13th. .. . ; .!:V- / ! ASBESTOS ERECTORS; INC.;. Alyan D. Simpson,,G'enenU,.Man- ager, announce the. reinoval.bf their offides;. effeictivev November.: 1st, from Cincinnati, Ohio, to '3 Ridge-Avenue* Ambler, Pa- This: move has been made.tbTacilitate ahd further. expedite the/cpm- ; pletioh.of their contracts for the erection;of commgated roofing -.arid Siding.' /'!;.'vv,!;' -y'"- - u\'* .!' -!/';' ... ALLAN WALLACE, General Traffic Maiiager for Jolins'Ma-nyUle for the last 23 , years', rind bne bf the beRt kno^vn inen iiv ihe trafv: fic: world, has been madeDirector Of .Traffic' for Johns-Manvilia effective November.: 1st,-; .this being a; new-position; created to.` : permit Mr. Wallace ito-. carry on La wider scope of activities'.; Mr.; Wallace, was at one time General Agent for the Grand Trunk';! Railway System;, hevresigned to enter the commercial -traffic field and became: Traffic Manager for the Philip-Carey Go.,. later * being made Railway: Sales Manager, for that company; arid. In June: 1914 became associated with Johns-Manville as General - Traffic., Manager; ... Fade 3fi November J9S7 - RAYMOND J. NEWBERRY,'formerly;Assistant Oeneral Traffic Manager of .Johris-Mahyille,: has been appointed Manager, Gen-: eral .Traffic .department, effectfveLNovember -1st. He has 'been!, with the .traffic Loreanlzation .at Jbhris'rManville: since May 1916, startihg;as Rate .Clerkr'Was made Chief Rate Clerk in 1920 and. in November..1928 becairae :Assistant L General ..Traffic Manager. .Prior ; to. his..ass6cIatlori with Johns*Manvnie he .was connected, with.the,Central Railroad Corripany of .New' Jersey. y-- HARRYV. EVERHAM, \vhQm rnariy of our readers will ' rejmein-. her.as.Secretary of Keasbey &. Matti8oii pbmpariy Of Ambler, In charge of -that, compahy's; textile, paper and. pharmaceutical! sales: for inahyvyears; died suddenly on Wednesday tnorning, No- yeihber 3rd,;;at. his home inL.Ambler,; The fiinei'al;was held on Saturday-Nbve'mber GthL.- ! '! ' '. ' !'. - Mr; -Everham, .we undei^tand. /was eriiployed by Dr. Matti* son arid Mr,^. Keasbey: as`.'an Office -boy whenL;they Were first iri> business in' Philadelphia,1 cairie Artth thera .wrien they^inoved to . Ariibler/ and' was'Jn their, employ altogether .for about 38 years. He left the: company. twerity or more. years Ago and engaged; in selling work which he conducted from bis liome in Aitihler. PATENTS -;> \vL''-:`v.: , This .inforniStibn obtained frpm the Official patent Gazette; r. "published weekly by the. U. .S. Patent^Office.' .Washington; D.; G. .; ; V . Container. LNo/L 2,094,230. ;Granted ^on :.September ; 2S to .; Jesse A. Case, Brockton, -Ma8'8;LApplication . July.17, .1936. Serial No.01,168. i--;.". :i';-!v.:f!v : v ; //j': -'.--./'-V.v.- V;'-J,. lANcontalner.-for liquid material| of tlm- character described .. consisting- pf/.a ,molded arid !baked ;b^ . strueture .jnade frpm ari oiigiriaUy pla!stic. conipbsition'.;including clay and as- hestos, !said; structure haVing^^ a:-bottom;Avail .and an exteriorly bounded dpriierliice' tpp >vall, directly iinited ^therewith, one of said, walls .being; formed with ari aperturp though; which access is/had .to The interior of; the stnicturev.andVA removable closure > .for. said1 aperture;;/' ..V >. productiori of automotive vehicles /In the tJnited States: and 1 Canada during September^1937;totalled :175;620y (171,203* in the ;: United States and 4,417 in Cahada}. This was quite a drop from the .pre^ipus . month ;/AiiguSt ; 1937) Of -4O5;064 (394,322 jn the .United Stites and. 10,742.in Canada). ' V =. L .v'Iri September 1936 thp: 'total was 139,820 compared with An-; - .gust 1936 total of 275,934;;,:-L- . .=! \ : .. With rieiv.models, being, heralded and the Show' Season here, : :proachirig (in November): the" decreased- production was not :un-*. the decreased production was not'unexpected^^however..^/ ... ; ! Total, for the Lriirie months ending. September ,30th,/1937 : was 3,955-013 (3;793,342 ip.the U; ,S. A/ and .161,671.in Canada) com-/ /pared with the -sanie period- in 1936 when' the total whs 3,461,468 ' (3;335,730,Iti U. S. A; and 125,73S:in Canada).-v v tfouenttier J9$7 i .- ; :. ; \ . .; ..- .. . ... Page 37 "A S B E S TO S' :: THIS and THAT Pre-Fab. A most, attractively, printed. ani illustrated ' booklet Uas been issubd by^tiarmscliteger Corporation, showing.construe-. tion/ step, by 'step,-or their 'Pre-Fab 'Hbine8. '..Tbese .homes are furnished in paneledV forint i*eady to erect. The. exterior panels : as. well .as the frames are of specially, treated steel,'tliefliial . exteiior coat' being asbestos fiUrepaint. Aeopy of tlie. booklet "Pre-Fab in' Pictures"'' can . be' obtained, by- -request' from ': the .^Houses DW'ision bt the,. HarhiscVifegev. Corporation, G73p \V: . preenfield Aye., Milwaukee, Wis. - .. -.. Reprint... If sufficient- orders are^ received. to warrant It/tlie gen- v'. ersl article on Asbestos begun: in -our. October number, and ,'cou*. .. tinned.in this' number,'wiU be reprinted/... V . ' ,,' . - . At theniomentitis impossible, to,set a:price; on; such: re prints, but it sUduldnbt run move thaiv lOc, each, possibly, as low . as 5c. The price of course depends . on : the-quantity ordered.. Orders for any quantity must.be received notvVatev than Decem- ;/ber 15th,- ; : r-i'-'V.' \ ' V`* J' '' - ''" Nesit. A man. in Will Couuty, IlUnQis, recenUy wbn tbe milk as*. . spcfation. prize in his district for neatness around the premises. One. example, ot Uls neatness is his hen .honse.A.t wob. made from .] /aiiold frame lean to/but its covering of asbestoSrcement siding/ transformed. it into a very, heat; looking building and helped- to win the-prize'. ' '' Slate.,-Quarries in England have been fhipplying slate .fbr BHt; .ish vools for over three andahalt centuries and re said to /possess seemingly inexhaustible quantities of this rpofing mater-; ial. according to the American .Roofer. ' .v/ V. V / ' . ' . Employment, Increase/ . According .to tys. "Stockholders', News", employment In Johns^Manville's . factories and' mines is; 33^% . /greater. this year-than during the peak- period of/1929;, factory', .payrolls are up 376%, oyer,.the l933` figure/; ; - ! . . / .. ; /Guests. Andrew-Held,/Managing Director bfthejanies Hardie &[ Co., Pty.v Ltd., . and Mr. Hill of the same company, Sydney, Australia, manufacturers of asbestos-cement product^,' calle'd- at ; the oSice of "asbestos": on Noyember9th. It'wasa very great pleaisure to meet; these gentlemeh/fro^ ^be . other side of the - ' WOTld.; . 1 ` V/-" ' 3 //: -1 New... A hewv8ulphui>frp6* Nebprehebohded; compressed asbestos/; sheet packing offers increased resistance to oil as weU- as to such : refrigerants as Freoni MetliylrChlorlde and' Sulphur-dioxide./'Abr' Page- 38 -.- . . ..> ./ ' - . .v . - November -1937, "ASBESTOS" s'ence of sulphur-in lta composition imea.ns that' it would not cor- . rode metaiparW. Tlie.material has been' introduced by.'the B.-'F. " Goodrich Company of Akron,'Ohio., ' *_ - Tho man who knowshow will always findva place in life-but the, man who.knows wlty will bb his boss.---Quafter FlasAes.-. . . STATEMENT OF TUB- OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION',- BTC.. REQUIRED BY THE . ' . ACTS OF COSCBESS OP AUGEST4VI912, AND MARCH,J9tt . -..: ' . ..'.....'(.ta.w.tU..kr.fv.a.b.... . gb^la^cIpLla, Pa- __- -. r. . -, /"ASRCSW5;" ' "v`' ... .; -- ' . ' -. ... . uidiluttbe U.*Att feart bttMAstnM.MrtcMoteffbaBVMaUpkinuaetdatttaJ Uii4all)-papM.-~ tljtubiitto), of Un af<*c*>M putHrHrin br. |ba 4ste la tte i^ovt npUnn; mpitirHj .bj lb. Ml ii At>M 24, . - .. 1912, M UBroded b; tbe Aet <rf Alucb S, IB33, esibodied id tUoB UT, Pe,Ul Lu, *cd Jltublioa^. p/iUed.o n>rr* - '.at'Uiii(apii.ta - ' ' ,/ ^ `` ;.' . 1 T^jtt^ ' .^4 hMMM| ` |* ~ - .Muipatf.EdlHrl ttav naflMi A-' S.' Hmudtog^ l'<tfnd bjA -4 Bl'u* fln ,-tv..- ..au>;a>iV--ft.. *% __ _________ a(th isdlridot 4otoulop*a.--IIIPVMdb7t*n. leuuJtddraalMwIlMOMKi d acfa UdWidiu] oraba, bs baclraj ., . Pr' J- Sto,,:" ' ' ' ` 1. Tyt All ww gtboViiar) prrc-rt4'Bireel UJ>ao rf-. . bnSa,.aU1pCeirrtAtf-*/ ;v. _ (I-' - ' ; ------rv-y; / ".t/"----TTr'^'r . '...4.Tbttintn|un|iaplwxt.abav>'(lt'tatilMna0^>^t^<iDWnstfcbUAni>AB4u(tf{i7Mlei%iiiii]'lcMttimaytBiy..,-. JlltMj^WfiaKUtiUmcatf M^brMdmct.thty bMba/ (A,ceatto^tet S^ I* ratm rta,IhccocU^M'*** ; ' HrvriiybeMErappieanape^fbtbMiMtbMM'I^rMtraHMorlntsygtherfidKiafyiduioa.tkcuac^tepcnacacnfp^tlBa i,ba4RtitnalMbKllabl|iVca;ittk*l(btdild tm'(aiigntilca)iiili>-*Ua(aUtQbntf{M|4lt*al-liiUkMMtaBd;, cwllllwi. gain rtlrti^octiBlto ,od gifrnriiy hriJmb'dB nin^rtT tb . . Qiiep>BytMeM.baM4hekad4*nviti9(iiiit^isHt7ih^(baiAutb>wUe<nrtrr;Mdib1eanl'hMam0Stab*Iln.' / *Wbjr W*1, v ` i. " ` .' ' .. - . .. . B./Ibatt> rcnt canbef d tnpliw rfcWt lwo44mpuljUqiioncli^r dbuftwhr1,th>wigli ", IftMBJUC, o< (fccnri, lo told m&KXibtnJvriif'ti>itwitti;pUilbtptttrdit'tl*'<tiUi(ho**abaw* It- - CTU<|^(afmlIoWVUiilrea'iUjr|>MI<*ioaooly.)' "' '-: " . /' ' '' /' ' ' ' '' ii tttm t tuo uo Ctitnui November 1931. Page'39 No. 43-A is the name of a new Ruberoid-Watson Asbestos Paper that you should investigate. lt's white, flexible, . and has unusual, wet, strength.: Its remarkable features invite comparison. RUBEROID Co. . Executive Offices':. '' ; '. 500 Fifth Avenue New York, N.Y. liage 1,0 JVoncmher 1037 Pioneering;'the development of thi.S; new type of. built-up insulation Ehret is happy to announce to -the trade that, the new (plant, speeially .eon- . structed .for the' production, of DURANf INSU LATED PIPE. is now in full operation. ' ;v.. . Here, under .mod9rn conditions .and with'' the latest equipment we are .daily producing thou sands ef feet of this new. typo of outdoor, and underground insulation. Pipe and insulation are built together at the'factory in one unit and are applied on the job as .one urtit. eliminating. many .former costly arid tedious operations during! a p. plication. It will pay you to investigate thoroughly DURANT'INSULATED PIPE. Write today for our new folder on Durant Systems; ''. . . fHRjf macti/m manufacturing Company VALLEY FORGE * * PENNA. K*ep Your Grit JTsinjr' on! < lin*r nn! No matter 1 .'. -wllllt they SilV. >. :- I'nsli on ! : >111" ,011.! Things will. : . COllle \'Olll\ \VH V; ... ........... Sittiii" down <tn(l wliiniii" never. .v.'helps ii. hit: : , : ' l.est way to "of there is'.lty koepilljr ..lip. your jrrit. : . . Don't-give' up liopm" when ,1he ship goes down. .. - 'fini'li a- spur or something--just refuse to drown, ... . . : -Don't' think you 're dyiii" : just.. . because you 're lilt.; ' Smile -in lace ot-. dantrer. aiid-hiinjr . ........lo yoiir ynt. -..: Folks (lie too easy---they, sort, of /... .fade away-: : ^Milke n little error; and jrive . up: -in dismay.- re: Kind ofmail tlral s neei lr< I is'.t lie Milan ot ready wit... To laujrlr at pain and irouble'nnd 'keep Ills "I'll.-- - Tin .S hull