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July, 1919 general outline is concerned. The cutting is done by means of a recipro- cating knife actuated by the upper shaft. This knife works against: a lower stationary knife while the stock is fed by means of feed rollers, being guided by hand. The details of the cutting mechanism are graphically shown in the small illustration. It is said that the tool can be' suc- cessfully operated by a compara- tively unskilled man and that it is well adapted for use in. shipyards. Among the shipbuilding plants using SUITAUVHAUIUUAUUUANU CHU TEAC NUNN Offices and the storeroom of the Bruce Drydock Co., Pensacola, Fla., recently were damaged by fire. A plant will be established by the St. Louis Boat & Engineering Co., St. Louis, for building barges, etc. Fire recently damaged part of the plant of the Gray's Harbor Motor Ship Corp., Aberdeen, Wash. The plant of the Dubuque Boat & Boiler Works, Dubuque, Iowa, recently was damaged by fire. A recent increase in capital from $50,000 -- to $250,000 was made by the Pacat Steamship Corp., New York. The Robbins Drydock Co., 29 Beard street, Brook- lyn, N. Y., is reported planning to make improvements to its engine plant. Capitalized at $20,000 the Union Tow Boat Co., New York, recently was incorporated byJ. A< Sey H. W. Bailey and D. Hunter. Erection of a building will be undertaken shortly by the Astoria Marine Iron Works, Astoria, Oreg., on a 60-acre site which it recently purchased. Contracts have been awarded by the commission of public docks, Portland, Oreg., for the construction of Pier No. 2, extension of Pier No. 1. Work has started on the erection of two pontoons ° of an 18,000-ton drydock for the Ames Shipbuilding & Dryaock Co., Seattle. Erection of additions to its docks is reported being planned by the Perth Amboy Drydock Co., Perth Amboy, N. J. Establishment of 'a shipbuilding plant at Chat- tanooga, Tenn., is reported under contemplation by the Tennessee River Navigation Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. Articles of incorporation have been filed by the Badger Motor Boat Co., Racine, Wis., organized with $10,000 capital, by Martin and William Draeger and Clarence Bornofski. The Anderson Shipbuilding Co., Kirk'and, Wash., is reported considering converting. its yard into a repair plant for steel and wooden vessels. MeArdle & Cooney, 8 East Lombard street, Balti- more, have arranged to erect a 1-story plant, 50 x 100 feet, for the manufacture of steam valves, etc. Instal'ation of machinery for the manufacture of anchors, winches and other marine equipment is con- templated by the Marine Equipment Co., Mobile, Ala. The W. F. & R. Boat Builders, Inc., Kingston, N. Y., recently inereased its capital from $10,000 to $60,000. A branch office has been opened by the 'Triangle Steamship Co., Inc., 414 Whitehall street, New York, at 728 Lafayette building, Philadelphia. The Universal Rotary Steam Engine Co., Seattle, recently was incorporated with $600,000 capital, by W. R. Searl, I. M. Searl and R. L. Walton. Plans for the erection of a dock to include a small ~ craft drydock of 200 tons capacity, are being drawn for the Lake Union Dock & Machine Works, Seattle. The Federal Shipbuilding (Co., Kearney, N. J., bought a number of drilling machines recently, and is reported contemplating the purchase of $125,000 VFER ROLLER HORIZONTAL KNIFE SIDE £N0 VIEW DETAILS OF THE CUTTING MECHANISM worth of equipment for a drydock and ship repair plant. It is reported extensive improvements will be made to the Grand Trunk harbor terminal docks at Port- land, Me. The Chicago Bridge & Iron Works, Throop street, Chicago, is reported planning to establish a steel barge plant on a 5-acre site on the Calumet river. According to a report, the Hamme Marine Railway, Wilmington, N, C., which plans to construct steel and wooden vessels, will build a- bent and install electrical machinery. ; Additional machinery and equi 'pment -will be in- stalled' at the plant of the International Shipbuilding New Offices: Kelvin, Bottomley & Baird, Ltd., Glasgow, and Wilfrid 0. White, Boston, have 'combined interests for handling navigation instruments made by the Glasgow concern. The new com- pany is known as the Kelvin & Wilfrid 0. White _ Co., which is organized under Massachusetts laws. The company's offices are located at 112 State street, Boston. A factory has also been equipped at 90 Washington street, Boston. Ray B. Whitman, a naval architect and for- merly a patent engineer of Chicago, and em- ployed during the war by the Emergency Fleet corporation at Cleveland, has recently opened an . office at 505. Fifth avenue, New York, to prac- tice as a patent attorney and engineer. Mr. Whitman will make a specialty of developing and patenting marine inventions, and advising on their sale or manufacture. Co., Gulfport, Miss. The company has increased its capital from $200,000 to $1,000,000. Modernization of its docks and coal handling plant is expected as the result of the recent increase in capital from $25,000 to $75,000 made by the Fellenz Coal & Dock Co., Milwaukee. Conversion of its wooden shipbuilding plant into a yard for building steel. vessels is reported under contemplation by the Patterson-MacDonald Ship- pbuilding Co., Seattle. Capitalized at $300,000 the John Rourke & Sons, Savannah, Ga., recently was incorporated and plans are being made to increase the plant's marine repair facilities. F. J. MeDonald, Ardmore, Pa., was named as one of the incorporators of the Globe Ship Supply Co., Philadelphia, which was recently incorporated with $50,000 capital. The Brewer Drydock Co., Mariners Harbor, N. Y., recently awarded a contract for the erection of a ma- ~ capital. 'Purvis and others. THE. MARINE REVIEW | 363 this machine is the Philadelphia navy yard. The sheet or plate is auto- matically fed into the machine at a speed depending on the thickness of the metal 'to be cut. This ranges from 10 to 80 inches a minute. The feed and direction of the cut is said to be absolutely under the control of the operator and can be _ instantly stopped and started at any point. The machine cuts both external and internal shapes. With stock 3/16-inch and thinner, the cut can be started directly on the machine. 0VMTU0,DUCDUVWHCHUuTIIN iT Ti|1ii11in11icHnHnanme INLAND chine shop, one story, 51 x 80 feet, to be built at an estimated cost of $16,000. George' & Bliss, Lake street, Lake Placid, N. Y., 'have awarded a contract for erecting a power boat plant, 95 x 100 feet, to be built at an estimated cost of $25,000. The property of the R. B. Phillips Co. Be Worcester, Mass., manufacturer of screw machine products, re- cently was purchased by the American Steam Gauge & Va've Co., Boston. The International Valve & 'Piping Co., Pittsburgh, "capitalized at $100,000, has been chartered by B.- ' F. Harris, 6621 Wilkins avenue, H. D. Wilson, 1121 Howard road, and others. The Warren Steam Pump Co., 'Warren, Mass., reported planning to build a 1-story, 85 x 200-foot plant, a 1-story, 40 x 130-foot boiler house and a l-story, 40 » 130-foot office building at an_ esti- mated cost of $75,000. Among the recent incorporations is that of the 'Dickerson Engine Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. The company is capitalized at $1,000,000 and was in- corporated by S. Spiro, Joseph Lippman, Harry Lee, Arthur. Dickerson and N. M. Ambrose. Articles of incorporation were filed at Camden, °N: | Ji; recently, by the. Penn Shipyards Corp. The capital stock of the company was placed at $1,000,- - 000. The: incorporators include Samuel Edelman, David) McKnight Jr.' and Robert' D, Hughes. Among the recent incorporations is that of the Gidley 'Boat Co., Ltd., 'Toronto, Ont., Which has been incorporated to build ships, ete., with $100,000 The incorporators are John A, Kent, Maxwell Repairing of boats, machinery, ete., will be the business engaged in by the Dominion Towing & Wrecking Co., Ltd., Midland, Ont., which was re- cently incorporated with $250,000 capital. The in- -corporators are James Playfair, Douglas L. White, David §. Pratt and others. Melvin G. Hunt, 28 Douglas drive, Charles H. Me- Arthur, 12 Spading avenue, Toronto, Ont., and others, were named as the incorporators. of the H. A. Wood Mfg. Co., Ltd., Toronto, Ont., which was 'incorporated with $1,000,000 capital to manufacture valves, machinery, ete. . Incorporated with a capital of $150,000, the Houghland Boat & Barge Line Co., Evansville, Ind., 'plans to engage in the building of river barges, ete. . One of the company officers is Walter G. Houghland. The Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Bethlehem, Pa., will erect a large valve shop at Readington, Pa., ac- cording to authoritative advices. The plant will give employment to more than 1000 men, The Marine Repair & Construction Co., Albina 'avenue, Portland, Oreg., has awarded /a contract to the Portland Bridge & Building Co. for necessary pile driving to increase the capacity of its plant from one to six ways. The new ways will be capable of handling vessels 200 feet in length. New