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August, 1919 bar has a vertical adjustment, actuated by a rack and gear motion, it can be placed in close juxtaposition to the work which reduces springing of the boring bars to a minimum. The spindle saddles have annular bear- ings on the bottom section of the rail which is said to insure close contact under heavy pressure. The top bearings are square and adjustments are made through the medium of bronze taper shoes. The spindles are equipped with Morse tapers and revolve in bushed bearings. THE MARINE REVIEW They are driven by worm gearing, en- cased for continuous lubrication. The side platen lends itself readily to a variety of operations aside from boring and reaming crossheads. The in-and-out adjustment is through the medium of a screw actuated by a rachet handle and as the spindle can be positioned at any point along the rail, it is evident that the boring bar can be located with great accuracy. A novel feature of this machine is the design of the boring tools used. These are cup shaped, following in design an 405 ordinary hollow mill. It is pointed out ' that they eliminate the necessity of drilling before the boring bar is brought into use and that the kerf is never more than 5-inch which permits the stock cut out to be used for other purposes. As two spindles: are provided, it is possible to bore two holes in one piece at one operation. The minimum distance between the spindles is 30 inches while the. maximum distance is 11 feet 4 inches. As the spindles can be operated at different speeds, it is possible to per- form two operations at the same time. 2TH TUTTI INIIIUUULLUUUOU UL The Gray's Harbor Iron Works, Hoquiam, Wash., is reported planning to enlarge its plant. The Deibert Barge Building Co., Havre De Grace, Md., is reported planning to enlarge its plant. A small addition will be erected at the plant of the John Trageser Steam Boiler Works, New York. J. 0. Whittenback is architect. The Reeves Coal & Dock Co., Lynchburg, Va., recently was incorporated with $500,000 capital, Ly 0. W. Gardner, V. P. Clinton DeWitt and others. Capitalized at $1,200,000, the Thacher Propeller & Foundry Co., Albany, N. Y., recently was char- tered by H. S. Bell, T. C. and G. H. Thacher. Plans for the erection of a 1-story plant addition, 25 x 50 feet, have been filed by the Perkins Marine Lamp Co., 1943 Pitkin avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. lang have been prepared for erecting a _ plant, l1-story, 40 x 200 feet, for the Pipe Railing Co., 67 Sixth street, Long Island City, N. Y. The Pioneer Welding Co., Syracuse, N. Y., recently was incorporated with $10,000 capital, by J. A. Brown, C. J. Ryan and W. J. Lowery. The plant of the McWilliams Dry Dock & Machine Co., West New Brighton, N. Y., recently was badiy damaged by fire. Repairs will be made. The shipbuilding plant of the Ford Motor Co., Detroit, will be converted into. a manufacturing plant, according to a current report. The Anderson Shipbuilding Co., Kirkland, Wash., is said to be planning to -convert its yard into 2 plant for repairing steel and wooden vessels. The Harris Marine Engine Co., Wilmington, Del., recently was incorporated with $100,000 capital, to engage in the manufacture and sale of marine engines. A recent Delaware incorporation is that of the Dominion &. States Steamship Corp.. Dover, Del., which has been chartered with $500,000 capital. Plans have been completed for erecting a ship repair works for the Hinkley Towing Co., Oswego, N. Y. The plant will be built at an estimated cost of $40,000. The Prospect Engineering & Welding Co., Brook- lyn, N. Y., recently was incorporated with $100,000 capital, by F. J. and J. A. Wasilowski and W. H. Johnson, 55 Hanson place. The American Shipyard Co., foot of Division Street, Camden, N. J., has been incorporated with $100,000 capital, to engage in the building of ships, ete. A charter recently was granted the I. H. Bogart & Son Shipbuilding Co., Boston. The company is cap- italized at $25,000 and was incorporated by William M. Bogart, E. M. Simmonds, M. I. Brooks and others. A contract has ben let to the Singer-Pentz Co. by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Baltimore, for erecting a large warehouse, to be built at an esti- mated cost of $30,000. The St. Paul Steamship Co., Ltd., Montreal, Que., recently was incorporated with $50,000 capital. Business News for the Marine Trade 3 = ll IAL AA by E. M. MeDougall, Leslie G. Bell, Edward J. Waterson and others. -L'Heureux Lifeboat Launching Co., Ltd., Montreal, Que., has been incorporated to manufacture boats, New Offices The United Fruit Co. has opened a new office at 220 Montgomery street, San Francisco, to handle freight and passenger service inquiries in connection with the company's established service from New Orleans and New York to Cuba, Jamaica, Central and South America. John H. O'Dowd is in charge of the new office. The Kerr Steamship Co. has purchased build- ings at Nos. 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46 Beaver street, New York, on which site it will erect a 12-story office building. The new building will have a frontage of 99 feet on Beaver street and will run through to South William street with a main entrance at each end. Construc- tion work will be done by the G. A. Fuller. Co. and the building is expected to be ready for occupancy about May, 1920. The Kerr com- pany was organized only a few years ago but its growth has been phenomenal as evidenced by its schedule of sailings which covers services to France, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Holland, Germany, Belgium, Japan, Bra- zil, Argentine and the Dutch East Indies. Ac- cording to present plans, the Kerr company will occupy the basement, first, second, third and fourth floors of the new building. H. M. Hillman, New York, dealer in metals of all kinds for shipbuilding, has opened a branch office in New Orleans. The company specializes in condenser tubes, ferrules, heads, metal valves, bearing metals, bronze, zinc, boil- er plating, stern-post plates, ete., and operates branch offices in Philadelphia and Baltimore. The Judson Freight Forwarding Co. has opened an office in Baltimore with John Corbett in charge as general agent. Alfred Andersen, New York, dealer in ships' provisions, recently opened a branch store at 214 Chancellor street, Philadelphia. Halfdan Andersen is in charge. : boilers, machinery, ete., with $250,000 capital, by Frederick Sidgwick, William S. Fletcher and others. Bids have been taken for erecting a structural shop, 100 x 366 feet, for the government at the Charlestown navy yard. The building will be erected at an estimated cost of $350,000. Pumping equipment, tanks, ete., will be manu- factured by the Canadian Tank & Pump Co., Ltd., Toronto, Ont., which was recently incorporated with $50,000 capital, by J. D. Copeland, 103 Balmoral avenue, others. P. DeRonde, F. H. Hall and I. G. Prioleau, 39 Claremont avenue, New York, recently were named as the incorporators of the Osprey Towing Co., New York. N. D. Powell is president of the Baldt Anchor Co., Sixth and Butler streets, Chester, Pa., which recently. let a contract for erecting a plant, 1-story, 52 x 120 feet. The Binghamton Steamship Co., Ltd., Montreal, Que., recently was incorporated to build and operate vessels by E. M. McDougall, and _ others. The company is capitalized at $50,000. The Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Bethlehem, Pa., will erect a large valve shop at Readington, Pa. The plant, when completed, will give employment to more than 1000 men. : McArdle & Cooney, 8 East Lombard street, Balti- 'more, have arranged to erect a 1-story plant, 50 100 feet, to be devoted to the manufacture of steam valves, etc. Bids will be asked for soon by George Nicholson, chief engineer of the port of Seattle commission, for electric traveling cranes and for the erection of a 2-story warehouse. S. L. Burgess & Co., Philadelphia, steamship and freight agents, have taken the agency in Philadelphia of the Commercial Baltic line, which operates to Finland ports and Copenhagen. The Consolidated Steel Corp., New York, will use the port of New Orleans for exporting steel products to South America. A large warehouse has _ been built, and others are expected to follow. The government plans to build a marine railway at the Fort Mifflin government reservation. The railwey when completed will be 52 feet wide and 192 feet in length. Work on the construction of 12 piers on the eostern shore of Staten island, is to be started shortly, according to a recent announcement by Dock Commissioner Murray Hulbert. .Among the recent incorporations is that of the Charleston Dry Dock & Machine Co., Mt. Vernon, N. Y. The company is capitalized at $2,225,000 and was incorporated by Harold J. Gallagher, Win- throp H. Kellogg and Robert M. Reid. The building and repairing of ships will be engaged in by the Robert Redford Co., Ltd., Montreal, Que., which was recently incorporated with $1,000,000 capital. The incorporators are Aubrey H. Elder, Felix W. Hackett, D. Burley-Smith and others. Capitalized at $10,000, the Butt Welding & Mfg. Co., Detroit, recently was chartered to manu- facture machinery and conduct a welding and brazing shop. Charles A. Dunn, Duncan P. Button and F. W. Biederman are the incorporators. Richard T. Heneker, Henry N. Chauvin, Harold E. Walker and others are the incorporators of the British Wrecking & Salvaging Co., Montreal, Que., F. H. Pratt, 144 Manning > Qa avenue a