many English, French, Belgian, Scotch, Welsh, Irish, and other foreign foundrymen will be there. If they come so far, surely we Americans should appreciate our own. Can it indeed be true that "a prophet is not without honor save in his own country"? Please refer to our letter and invitation of July 21, items three, four and five, which we now wish to emphasize. "Plant Visitation"-What greater privilege? The Philadelphia Committee have made special plans for our members. "The Exhibit"-The greatest gathering together of all the materials and appliances used, that has ever been attempted anywhere for Foundrymen. If you are "progressive," it will save you many thousands of miles of travel to see here the total of foundry equipment, under one roof, and the varieties subject to quick comparison. Remember, please, that if you are too busy seeing and meeting and hearing, to read, that the reading is reserved for members in Bound Volumes, to digest at your leisure. We cannot say all, without the risk that you will not read: "A word fitly spoken, is like appies of gold in pictures of silver." (Proverbs XXV-11.) We hope this conveys a nugget to you. Will you not send your application to Secretary Hoyt? History is being made rapidly now. Save a year! We renew our invitation, and will greatly appreciate your favorable response. Yours very sincerely, H. R. ATWATER, W. A. JANSSEN, V. E. MINICH, BENJ. D. FULLER, S. T. JOHNSTON, ALFRED E. HOWELL, Chairman. (Note: Please file in a special file marked "American Foundrymen's Association.") Publicity Work of Foundry Equipment Manufacturers' Association By FRANKLIN G. SMITH, Cleveland One of the good things that came out of the war was the closer bond which is bringing the different peoples of the earth nearer together. Fortunately the result of the war in this respect was not confined to bringing nations nearer together, but it also affected some of us who are a little more closely connected in the common things of life here at home. The first time that the foundry equipment manufacturers as a whole had an opportunity to get together and discuss their own matters was at the solicitation of the chamber of commerce of the United States when that body was attempting to organize the war service committee. That was just a year ago, and our first get-together was at Milwaukee. We did not accomplish much before the armistice was signed, but when, at a wonderful meeting at Atlantic City, it was suggested that the committees and the associations which had been formed should be continued, we said "All right, let's be patriotic in this too.” Therefore the equipment manufacturers, or rather the war service committee of the equipment manufacturers held a general meeting in February, which resulted in organizing the Equipment Manufacturers' association. We believe that that which hurts any one manufacturer in the industry hurts us all, and that which helps one ultimately helps us all. We further believe that anything and everything which helps our customers, the foundrymen who buy foundry equipment, to get better results and to make more money from the operation of equipment bought from any of our members, will ultimately help each one of us as individual manufacturers, and we are proceeding on that basis. We aim to get such co-operation from all of our representatives that, whenever any one of them discovers a piece of idle equipment or equipment which is not giving proper service, he will, even though it be the product of his most aggressive competitor, render any service which he can to overcome the difficulty. If a mere suggestion is all that is necessary, it should be forthcoming. If the case requires personal attention on the part of the maker, the representative will communicate with his own house, suggesting that the house in turn take up the matter with the manufacturer of the equipment suggesting that personal attention would be to his advantage, and incidentally to the advantage of the foundry equipment industry. Every piece of idle foundry equipment around a plant hurts the equipment industry, and because it hurts the industry we are going to try to help foundrymen to get the maximum production and the greatest measure of satisfaction from it. As Mr. Minich said last night, if any of us have anything we cannot go out and root for with enthusiasm and confidence, we owe it to ourselves, to the industry and to the foundrymen, to mark it off the list and only sell that which will stand up. We are definitely planning to reach the men inside the plant with bulletins containing real helpful information on the care and operation of foundry equipment. There will be no advertising and no propaganda connected with this service. To Advise on Care of Equipment Roger Babson has given us what really is the ideal of our association. He says, in speaking of general groups of manufacturers, that those made up of members who have the right spirit, who really believe that confidence reacts as confidence and that distrust reacts as distrust, that what we do to help others helps ourselves and what we do to harm others. harms ourselves; "such associations are very successful, otherwise they do not work. If an association among competitors is to do any real good, there must be something in it besides an organization, a secretary and a full treasury; there must be a real interchange in the hearts of the members." I think some real progress is being made in that direction by the Foundry Equipment Manufacturers' association. The following members registered their attendance at the annual meeting of the American Foundrymen's Association, Inc., held at Philadelphia, Pa., September 29 to October 3, 1919: ABBOTT, G. W., superintendent, pipe shop, Glamorgan Pipe & Foundry Co., Lynchburg, Va. ABBOTT, J. M., sales department, Pangborn Corp., Hagerstown, Md. ABBOTT, M. T., vice president, Stevenson Co., Wellsville, O. ABELL, FRED A., superintendent, Aluminum Castings Co., Cleveland. ABORN, GEORGE P., manager, Blake & Knowles Works, E. Cambridge, Mass. ACHODE, N. C., vice president, Phoenix Iron Works Co., Meadville, Pa. ACKERMAN, A. H., eastern sales representative, Young Bros., Detroit, Mich. ACKWROYD, J. W., foreman, T. H. Symington Co., Rochester, N. Y. ADAMS, R. C., manager, Aluminum Castings Co., Cleveland. ADAMSON, ROBERT, superintendent, Farrel Foundry & Machine Co., Ansonia, Conn. ADDIE, T. A., vice president, American Manganese Bronze Co., Philadelphia. AHARA, E. H., manager of manufacturing, Dodge Mfg. Co., Mishawaka, Ind. AHRENS, J. F., eastern representative, The Foundry, Cleveland. AIGELTINGER, L. W., manager, Wrightsville Hardware Co., Wrightsville, Pa. AIKEN, H. L., manager, Crucible Steel Casting Co., Cleveland. ALEXANDER, JOHN, superintendent, Harrison Safety Boiler Works, Philadelphia. ALLAN, G. W., president, Allan & McKelvie Engineering Co., Vancouver, B. C. ALLBRIGHT, W. A., district sales engineer, Pangborn Corp., Hagerstown, Md. ALLISON, ANDREWS, general foreman, National Malleable Castings Co.. ALLO, G. FRED, foreman, Canadian Pacific Railway Co., Montreal, Canada. ALMUD, F. B., manager, Springfield Facing Co., Springfield, Mass. ALPIN, EDWARD, manager service section, Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co., Chicago. ALSON, G., foreman, Illinois Malleable Iron Co., Chicago. ALTEN, GEO. H., manager, Altens Foundry & Machine Co., Lancaster, O. AMON, J. H., president, Monarch Foundry Co., Detroit. ANDERSON, JAMES, superintendent Bethlehem Ship Building Corp., Elizabeth, N. J. ANDERSON, JOHN T., superintendent, Davenport Machine & Foundry Co., Davenport, Iowa. ANDERSON, NILES, president, Debevoise-Anderson Co., New York. ANDRESEN, A. C., manager, service department, Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co., Chicago. ANDREW, S. A., general manager, Fisher & Norris, Trenton, N. J. ARMOUR, J. S., general manager, The Hausfeld Co., Harrison, O. ARNOT, H. V., superintendent Strong Steel Foundry Co., Buffalo. ATWATER, H. R., vice president, Cleveland-Osborn Mfg. Co., Cleveland. AUBREY, T. J., purchasing agent, Manufacturers Foundry Co., Waterbury, Conn. AVEY, D. M., associate editor, The Foundry, Cleveland. AYERS, E. M., general manager, Interstate Sand Co., Zanesville, O. BACKERT, A. O., vice president and general manager, Penton Publishing BACON, CHAS. C., secretary, Ross Tacony Crucible Co., Philadelphia. BAILLOT, ALPHONS, superintendent, Hull Iron & Steel Foundries, Ltd., BAIRD, W. ED., manager foundry department, American Gum Products Co., New York. BAKER, D. G., consulting engineer, Abendroth Bros., Port Chester, N. Y. BAKER, J. E., engineer, Westinghouse, Church, Kerr Co., New York. BALDWIN, R. L., United States Steel Corp., New York. BALL, W. H., JR., superintendent, Morgan Engineering Co., Alliance, O. BALLARD, EGBERT H., superintendent steel foundries, General Electric Co., Lynn, Mass. BANNISTER, HORACE. Geo. Oldham Son & Co., Philadelphia. BARBER, WM. H., chief patternmaker, Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Co., Providence, R. I. BARENDT, FRED A., general foreman, Hooven, Owens, Rentschler Co.; Hamilton, O. BARKER, CHAS. M., district manager, The S. Obermayer Co., St. Louis. BARKER, JOHN A., The S. Obermayer Co., Pittsburgh. BARLOW, ARTHUR E., secretary and treasurer, Barlow Foundry, Inc., Newark, N. J. BARNES, A. J., director of publicity, Shepard Electric Crane & Hoist Co., Montour Falls, N. Y. BARNES, ROBERT J., salesman, Whiting Foundry Equipment Co., Harvey, Ill. BARR, H. E., manager sales, promotion department, The Iron Age, New BARROWS, W. A., JR, president, Thomas Iron Co., Hokendauqua, Pa. |