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Complete Plans for Big Marine Show HE Marine Equipment Associa- | tion of America. will hold its first annual exhibit at the Cen- tral Mercantile building, New York, during the week beginning Nov. 14. The Central Mercantile building, more familiarly known as the Green- hut building, is located on the east side of Sixth avenue, between eighteenth and nineteenth streets. For some years it was occupied by a retail dry goods store and during the war was taken over by the war department and used as a hospital for sick and wounded soldiers returned from over- seas. Each floor of the building con- tains more than 80,000 square feet of’ space with a floor load of 190 pounds per square foot. The first two floors have been laid out by the Man- ufacturers, Exhibition Co., Inc., for per- manent exhibits of machinery and mechanical appliances much like the one that has existed in the Bourse building, Philadelphia, for several years. The marine show will be held on the third floor; and all exhibits will be installed under the direction of the exhibits committee of the asso- ciation, of which W. M. Wampler, of the Coen Co., is chairman. Applications for space as well as for membership in the association should ‘be addressed to the. secretary, K..L: Ames Jr., American Steel Foundries, Chicago. The by-laws of the association pro- vide that only members may exhibit. The annual dues are $25 a year; and each exhibiting member will be charged a given price. per square-foot for such space as he may contract. It is the plan of the association to lay out the exhibit spaces in given standard units of uniform design, which may be easily put up, taken down and stored, and to buy and own all of the material for use in future years. The action of the Marine Equipment association in deciding to exhibit dur- ing the week in which the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engi- neers will hold its annual convention and the appointment by the council of that society of a committee con- sisting of Capt. C. A. McAllister, chairman, J. Howland Gardner, W. H. Todd, H. H. Raymond and F. L. Du- Bosque to act with a like committee of the Marine Equipment association in laying out a joint program for a big “American Marine Week” will mean much to the shipbuilding in- dustry of this country directly, and will also stimulate public interest in the American merchant marine. Also, the American Society of Marine Draftsmen has changed the date of its annual meeting to November and it is believed that other organiza- tions in the marine field will decide to meet during that week. The members of the executive com- mittee are: New England district: E. B. Williams, manager marine depart- ment, B. F. Sturtevant Co., Boston; and F...L. Andrews, vice - president, Hyde Windlass Co., Bath, Me.; New York and New Jersey district: M. L. Katzenstein, manager marine depart- ment, Worthington Pump & Machin- ery Corp., New York; W. M. McFar- land, manager marine department, Babcock & Wilcox Co. New York; H. C. Davis, treasurer, Row & Davis Engineers, Inc., New York; and Frank Hatch, vice president, Shepard Elec- Business Changes The Metals Coating Co. of Amer- ica, manufacturer and distributor of the Schoop metal spraying process, by means of which metallic coatings of any kind may be sprayed onto any surface, is now in full opera- tion at its new plant, 495-497 North Third street, Philadelphia, having removed from its former Boston and Woonsocket, R. I., locations. ee oe The manufacturing and distribut- ing rights of ripolin, an original Holland enamel paint, have been taken over by the Glidden Co. of Cleveland, and its affliated com- panies. a ee The Western Electric Co. has rezoned its sales territory, estab- lishing a new district, the At- lantic district, ‘with’ R.. W..: Van Valkenburgh as manager. It in- cludes the area covered by the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh houses, which was formerly a_ part of the western district. Headquar- ters will be located in Philadelphia. The new seaboard territory in- cludes most of Pennsylvania and Maryland, Delaware, southern New Jersey and _ southeastern Ohio. Wee W. W. Van Ness, for some time connected with Davies. Turner & Co., Boston, has entered business for himself and will conduct a for- eign and domestic freight forward- ing business with offices at 10 High street, Boston, under the firm name of W. W. Van Ness & Co. eee eat An office of the Reeve Shipping Co., 42 Broadway, New York, has been established at 156 Market street, Newark, N. J., which will be under the personal supervision of W. M. Armstrong of W. M. Arm- strong & Co. 478 tric Crane & Hoist Co. Montour Falls, N. Y.; Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia, Virginia and West Virginia district: G. W. Selby, secretary-treasurer, Marine Decking & Supply Co., Philadelphia; J. C. McQuiston, director of public- . ity, Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.; East Pittsburgh, Pa.; William Stayton, president, Baltimore Steam- ship Co., Baltimore; and W. P. Smith, superintendent of sales, William Cramp & Sons Ship. & Engine Build- ing Co., Philadelphia; South Atlantic and Gulf states district: Paul Jahncke, vice president, Jahncke Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co., New Orleans; Great Lakes district: F. C. Bradbury, man- ager marine department, Crane Co., Uhicago-J,,D. Sarles, manager mae rine department, Pyle-National Co., Chicaso:. H, iL, -Hibbard, : manager marine department, Cutler-Hammer Mfg. Co., Milwaukee; and J. H. Red- head, assistant manager of sales, Na- tional Malleable Castings Co., Cleve- land: Pacific. coast district: W. M: Wampler, eastern manager, Coen Co., San Francisco and. H. F. Alexander, president, Pacific Steamship Co., Seat- tle. The finance committee consists of W. M. McFarland, Babcock & Wil- cox Co., chairman; and J. R. Tiebout Jr. W. & J. Tiebout, New York. New Trade Publications ANCHOR CHAIN CABLE—The story of the development of electric cast steel anchor chain cable is told in a 24-page booklet issued by the National Malleable Castings Co., Cleve- land. It is well edited, artistically prepared and amply illustrated. Charts comparing wrought iron stud link anchor chain cable with the Na- tional Malleable company’s product are given, the results of tests. SHIP REPAIRS—Reprint of an article pub- lished in the Liverpool, England. Jowrnal of Commerce, entitled ‘“‘Keeping the World’s Ships in Good Condition,” is being circulated in book- let form by the Morse Dry Dock & Repair Co., Brooklyn, whose work and yards are fully de- scribed and illustrated in the article. Among the illustrations is a birdseye view of New York harbor showing the location of the Morse yards. PIPE AND BOILER COVERING—Under the title of “Defend Your Steam,’’ the Magnesia Association of America, 721 Bulletin building, Philadelphia, has published an &84-page book presenting a study of the cause and prevention of heat losses in the transmission of steam for power or heating purposes. It is one of the most completely illustrated books received and shows the use of heat insulation in practically all its possibilities. It is well edited and pre- sents a strong argument for magnesia coverings. DIESEL ENGINES—The Pacific Diesel Engine Co., Oakland, Cal., presents its specialty, Werkspoor diesel engines, in a pamphlet which illustrates and describes the product and dis- closes comparison between logs of a_ diesel tanker and a steam tanker operating on the Pacific. | | |