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ALABAMA BY-PRODUCTS CORPORATION. First National Bank Building, Birmingham, Ala ⢠. (Coal, _coke, and coal by-products) . . J. w. Porter, President; W. M. Mobley, Chief Chemist and Direc- tor of Research. 3 I1o.provement of coking coals by cleani.~g. Blending of coking coals .for producing special foundry coke. Improving recovery and quality of benzol and toluol. Research personnel: Chemists Employed 2 Available 2/3 AL-CHEM LABORATORY. 611 Ea.st Locust Street, Bloomington, Ill. (l.ianufacture and distribution of insecticides and fumigants) Justin J. Alikonis, Director. ' Insecticides. Fwnigants. Research personnel: Chemists Others Assista.11ts, etc. F.ruployed 2 2 l (Personnel could be ma.de available, to a considerable extent, for urgent war projects) JEROME ALEXANDER. 50 East Forty-first Street, Hew York, N. Y. (Consultant in chemistry and chemical engineering) Jerome Alexander. Colloid and physical chemistry. Research personnel: Chemists Employed l (Person.'1el could be made available, to a 1imited extent, for urgent war projects) Digitized by Google
4 ALLEGHErJY LUDWM STEEL CORPORATION. Pittsburgh, Pa. (Hanufacture of tool, alloy, and special steels) V. B. Browne, Vice President; Charles ii.. Scharschu. Special steels for projectiles and arraor plate. High strength alloys for high temperatures and airplane con~truction. Valves for internal combustion engines, LJB.gnetic steels, corrosion resistant alloys, and expansion alloys. Well equipped laboratories. Research person..'1el: Employed Chemists 3 Mathematicians 1 Physicists 1 Chemical engL~eers l Electrical engineers l Mechanical engineers l Metallurgical engineers 10 Others 14 Tech.'1icians 9 Assistants, etc. 6 TOTAL 47 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) GORDON A. ALLES, PH.D. 770 South Arroyo Parkway, Pasadena, Calif. (Chemical, biological, medical, a.'1d organic research; research associate of the Sr.ti.th, Kline, and French Labora- tories, Philadelphia, Pa.) Gordon A. Alles, Director. Pharmaceutical chemistry. Biochend.stry and pharmacology of orga.'1ic chemicals. Relationship of the chemical constitution of phart:a- ceutical chemicals to their physiological action. Research personnel: Chemists Technicians &ployed 4 l Available 4 1 Digitized by Google
5 ALLISON COMPANY. 257 Island Brook, ·Bridgeport, Conn. (Manufacture of rubber bonded abrasive cutting wheels) Hugh V. Allison, Secretary a.'ld Research Director. Organic bonds for abrasives. Hard rubber substitutes. Research personnel: Chemists Technicians Assista."lts, etc. Zmployed l 2 l (Pe-rsonnel could be made available, to a lliu.ted extent, for urgent war projects) AIRO$E CH&i!CAL COu>ANY. 180 Hill Street, Cra."lsto."'l, R. I. (Chemi- oal manufacturers and consultants i."l textiles and anti.- corrosives) Mark Weisberg, President. Textile processing. Rust preventatives of ferrous metals. Elec- troplating of precious metals, such as rhodiwA and gold. Soluble coffee. Standard equipment. Research personnel: Chemists Assistants, etc. Employed 9 2 Available 4 AWl!INUll COMPANY OFAMERICA. Box 772, New Kensington, Pa. (Pro- duction of alumina, aluminum, alwainum alloys; fabrica- tion ot alw.rl.num a.'ld magnesium into coumercial forms) S. K. Colby, Vice President; Fra.'1cis C. Frary, Director of Research; Herman B. Bakken; Junius D. Edwards; E. H. Dix, Jr.; R. L. Templin. Production of aluminum hydrate and aluminum oxide.. Acid grade fluospar. Carbon electrodes. Aluminum. Alloying and fabrication of aluminum and magnesium. Special equipnent for studyi..11g corrosion of metals. Digitized by Google
6 Researoq pereonnel: Employed Chemists 55 Physicists 2 Cherrdcal engineers 11 liechanical engineers 9 1ietallurgical engineers 19 Structural engineers 6 Technicia.'ls 103 Assistants, etc. 36 TOTAL 241 (Personnel could be made available, to a lil!lited extent, for urgent war projects) AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL CHElilCAL COLiPANY. 50 Church Street, New York., N. Y. (Fertilizers, gelatL'l., phosphorus, a.'ld cher!licals) Perley J. Buchana.'1, Acting 1:anager. Photographic gelatin. Phosphorus and phosphate compounc.ls. Crop production. Research personnel: Chemists Agronomists Assista.'lts, etc. Employed 6 4 5 (Personnel could be ma.de available, to a.'1 indeterminate extent, for urgent war projects) Al~ICAN BIO-CHEL..ICAL CORPORATI-ON. 922 North La Brea Avenue, Inglewood, Calif. (Organic chemical research; vitamin and horroone research a.'ld ma.'lufacture) Clarence A. Neustein, Vice President. Organic., vi tarnin, and hormone synthesis a.'ld therapeutics. Research personnel: Chemists Mathematicians Chemical engineers Employed 2 1 l Available 4 Digitized by Google
Research personnel: Practicing cliniclans Techrlicians Assista.'lts, etc. Elilployed 4 Available ( contL"lued) ⢠10 4 ·. 2 7 Al-lERICAN BRAKE SHOE AND FOUNDRY COl:P/JfY. Mahwah, N. J. (!.:.anufac- ture of ferrous and non-ferrous castings and forgings) Earnshaw Cook, Chief kete.llurgist; R. E. Spokes, Technical Direc- tor; R. B. Pogue, Chief Engineer; E. S. Cox. General metallurgy, organic chemistry, and engineering problems of cas~ings and forgings, Research personnel: Chemists Mathematicians Electrical engineers Mecha.'lical engineers Metallurgical engineers Others TOTAL :Employed 6 1 l 2-4 8-10 30-40 50-60 (Personnel might be made available, to a very limited extent, tor urgent war projects) Al!ERICAN ENKA CORPORATION. E."lka, N. C. (l.ia.nu.facture of rayon yarn) . . . J. J. Schilthuis, Chief' Chemist; G. I. Thuri:¥:>nd; A. L. Jackson; G. H. White. a'lu.f acture and quail ty improvement of rayon yarn. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Mechanical engineers ~hers ⢠Assistants, etc. TOTAL Flaployed Available 5 1 l 1 ⢠13 2 5 1 25 4 Digitized by Google
8 AliERICAN FOUNDRY BQUIP!rfilJT COlJ>AHY. l~shawaka, Ind. (l!anufacture of abrasive cleaning and shot peening equipment) Chester E. Unger, Director of Research. Shot peening. Increasing resistance to fatigue. Clea.â¢ung and finishing of metal surfaces. Research personnel: Eruployed Physicists 1 Mecha.,ucal engineers l Metallurgical engineers 1 Others 3 Assistants, etc. 1 (Personnel could be ma.de available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) AMERICAN GUl.i Il:PORTERS LillORATORI&'.:>, INC. 360 Furr£i8!1 Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. (Research on uses of natural resins) Chas. F. Walden, President; George T. Hawxhurst, Secretary- Treasurer; Anthony Skett. Hatural resins, paints, and varnishes. Adhesives. EliD.1lsious. Polishes. ~search personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Employed 2 1 (Personnel could be made available, to a considerable extent, for urgent war projects) AJi.iERICAN lWUJW~ CORPORATIOH. New Britain, Conn. (Ha."lufacture of marine a.11d builders I hardware, screw machine products, pad- locks, etc.) J.C. Andrews, Vice President; E.G. Anderson, laboratory Ghief. Physical investigation and testing of metal coatinGS⢠Digitized by Google â¢
9. Research per~oMel: Employed Chemists 4 Chemical engineers l Metallurgical engineers 2 Stenographers l Tech.l'licians 2 (Personnel could be made available, to a li.Lrl.ted extent, for urgent v1ar projects) Al$RI CAN lNSTITUTE OF LAtnIDERilm. P. 0. Box 1187, Joliet, Ill. (Research in laundering methods; textile testing for . fabric manufacturers) George H. Johnson, General l.::anager; Arthur I. Anderson. Detergency and textiles. Chemical problems relating to laundering. Research personnel: Chemists Elllployed 3 (PersoMel could be made fully available for urgent war projects) .. ~CAti MACHINE. AND FOUNDRY COL.PANY. 5502 ~econd A.yenue, Brooklyn,⢠N. Y. Oi:a."lufacture of automatic machinery) Christopher Bockius, Dirc,ctor of E.'lgineering; F. H. \-iells. Automatic machinery. Development and utilization of servo- mechanism. Research personnel: Employed Available Biologists l l Chemists 2 li Mecha."1ical engineers 7 2 Tech.'licia."ls l l Assistants, etc. 4 2 Digitized by Google
10 AMERICAN MAIZE-PRODUCTS C01J>JJIY. Roby, Ind. (11anufacture of corn products) H. H. Schopmeyer, Director of Research. Carbohydrates. Starch. Fer.uientation. Proteins. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Others Technicia."ls Assistants, etc. :&nployed 7 3 1 7 2 (Personnel could be made availabl~, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) Ah!ERICAN PRODUCTS MANUFAC'l'URING COLPANY. 8127-33 Oleander Street, New Orleans, La. (Developing and ma.-iufucturing cellulose products) Harold A. Levey, Ma."lagcr; A.H. Dalton, Project Director. Transparent sheeting for electrical insulation. 5urgical dressing tissues. Lamination over various types of surfaces. Electrically heated hydraulic presses adapted for high pressure lamination work. Tensile testing machine for film strength. Unit for measuring moisture transmicibility through sheeting. Device for continuously measuring resistance to electrical voltage difference. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Electrical engineers hlecha."lical engineers Technicians Assista.-its, etc ⢠Employed 1 1 1 1 1 l Available 3 2 Al.iERICAN RAYON COMPANY, INC. Lees and Atlantic Avenues, Collings- wood, N. J. (Rayon research; development of machinery for rayon production) w. H. Furness, President. Digitized by Google
Rayon, Machinery design and development. Research personnel: Assistants, etc. F.mployed l (Personnel could be made .fully available for urgent war projects) AMERICAN RESINOUS CHEMICALS CORPO~TIO~. 103 Foster Street, Peabody, Mass. (Synthetic rubber and resins) William L. Abramowitz, Director of Research; Ashworth N. Stull; Morris Kemmel; A, Small; Ralph T. Nazzaro. ll Grease, fire, and water proofing. Colloid chemistry. E@ulsifica- tion. Polymerization. Adhesives. Leather, paper, and textiles. Metal coatings. Research personnel: r)nployed Available Chemists 7 4 Chemical engineers 2 l Mecha.'lics 2 2 Technicians 3 l Assistants, etc. 3 AMERICAN SINTEEL CORPORATION. 320 Yonkers Avenue, Yonkers, N. Y. (Manufacture of parts by powder metallurgy) Paul Schwarzkopf, Director ot Research; Hy U. Fischer; C. G. Goetzel. · Wear and heat-resisting parts, cemented carbides and their use in tools, armor plates, bullets, etc. Special electric contact . material, electric heating elements for high temperatures. Iron powder and parts pressed therefrom. Permanent magnets. Tungsten and molybdenum products. Research personnel: F.mployed Chemists l Physicists l Chemical engineers l Metallurgical engineers l Tech."licians 2 Assista.~ts, etc. 6 Digitized by Google
l2 (Personnel could be made available, to a conside~able extent, for urgent war projects) Al!ERICAN VISCOSE CORPORATION. lfarcus Hook, Pa. (Production of rayon) Frank H. Griffin, Vice President and Technical Director; Charles S. Venable, Director of Research; F. \l. Koster, Chief Cheruist. Production and uses of synthetic fibers. Fabrics for all pur- poses. Cellulose base and synthetic resin base plastics. Mis- cellaneous organic preparations. Research personnel: Employed Available Chemists 23 8 Physicists l 1 Chemical engineers .2 2 Others 25 18 Technicians 8 3 Assistants, etc. 18 TOTAL 77 32 AMINO PRODUCTS COU'JJJY. Rossford, Ohio. (lia."lufacture of ami.110 acids and mono-sodiwn glutamate) A. F. Marshall, Vice President a."ld ~irector of Research. Commercial methods of separating the aiJino acids, glutamic acid, leucine, and t~Tosine from vegetable proteins. Commercial separation of betaine from beet sugar waste 1naterials. Research p~rsonnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Assistants, etc. Employed 4 1 1 (Personnel could be made available, to a lirui.ted extent, for ureent war projects) Digitized by Google
ROL.';.NJ? L. ANDREl-.U. 4227 Ve.n lluys Boulo~rd, Shomnn Oaks, .Los · Angeles County, Calif. (Chomicnl reseo.roh o.nd doveloprnent) Rolo.nd L. Andr'Jau, Chornioo.l .Engineer. I . Strntogic mincrnls, suoh ns mngnesium, rn~nganese, tungsten, loo.d, c.nd mercury. Synthetic rubbor a.nd oo.mphor. Resonroh personnels Chemists Meohrulioal engineers Technicians Employed 1 1 1 (Personnel could be mnde nvnilablo, ton limited oxtont, for urgent war pro jeots) ANEMOSTAT CORPOR.\TION OF !J!BRICJ.. 10 Ea.st Thirty-ninth Street( now York, N. Y. (Unnufa.oturo of nir diffusing derlcosJ F. Honerkrunp, Resonroh Director; Maurioo B. Sorro; Elliot Goldsmith; Frant B. Kurth, Air flow in onolosures. Tompernturos. Humidity-velooity-sound- resisto.nl3o. Rosenrch personnel, Eloctrionl ongineors Moohanionl enginoors Toohnicb.ns Assisto.nts, oto. Ernployod 1 3 2 4 (Personnel could bo mo.do nvnilo.blo, to a limited erlont, for urgent war projects) T. H. ,';.NGERl!EIER .\1ID COMPAMY. 245 Seventh Avenue, Nev, York, N. Y. (Food prooossing) H.F. Angermeier, Director or Rosonroh; w. E. Angermeier. Pootin, a.gar ngo.r, o.nd ~um. substitutes. Rosoaroh personnels Chemists- Chomioal engineers Bioohornists Assistants, etc. Employed 2 2 1 l Avo.ila.blo 1/3 lf.3 1/10 13 Digitized by Google
14 ANGIER PRODUCTS, INC. 120 Potter Street, Cambridge, Mass. (Rubber and synthetic rubber cements) Donald Angier, President; S. O. Ames, Research Director. Rubber compounds and synthetic resin adhesives. Research personnel: Che@ists Chemical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed 3 1 1 1 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) AUHEUSER-BUSCH, INC. St. Louis, Mo. (Brewing and by".'"products) G. s. Bratton, Director of laboratories; A. von Gontard, Vice President and Chairman of Research Committee; i. H. Harvey, Director of Research. Organic chemistry on yeast, corn, and barley derivatives. Organic synthesis of intermediates for yeast growth. Nutritional and microbiological synthesis of vitamins. Haste utilization. High pressure catalytic equipment. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed 1 6 2 3 (Personnel could be ruade available, to a liiid.ted exte!1t, for urgent war projects) A?!SUL CHEHICAL CObP.t.NY. Harinette, ~iis. (hlanufacture of chemi- cals, refrigerants, and chloropicrin) Walter O. Walker, Research Dir~ctor; J.... C. Pope, Cheuical tngi- neer and Development Director. High pressure gas refrigera..'1ts. Chloropicrin. Cherd.cal applica- tion of sulfur dioxide and methyl chloride. Colloidal sulfur. Powders for extinguishing gasoline and macnesium fires. Digitized by Google
Equipmen~_ for studying liquefied gases. Research.personnel: ·chemists' Cheraical engineers Emp~oyed 4· 2 Available 4 2 ANTHRACITE INDUbTRIF.S U.BORATORY. Primos, Delaware County, Pa. (Study ot the engineering probler.lS of the anthracite industry) · Allen J. Johnson, Director. 15 Testing and development of solid-fuel-tired heating equi})Llent and combustion engines. Combustion engineering, heating, and JX"'.'er. Completely equipped laboratory for testing solid-fuel-tired heating plants and combustion engines. Research personnel: Employed Available Electrical engineers 1 l ~echanical engineers 3 3 Others 3 3 Technicians 7 7 Assista."its, etc. 4 4 TOTAL 18 18 APPIETON COATED PAPER COlJJANY. 1200 North lieade Street, Appleton, Vlis. (Manufacture of casein-sized surface-coated papers) C. s. Boyd, President; A. Lewenstein, Chief Chemist. Aqueous clay-casein suspensions. Research personnel: Chemists Technicians Employed l l (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, tor urgent war projects) Digitized by Google
16 APPIJED RESEARCH LABORATOR.Tu.::,, INC ⢠Dayton, N. J ⢠( CoJDt1ercial biological research) Grace R. Durfee, Director of Laboratory; A. M. Carr, Director of Clinical Research and Field Physicia.'1 on Industrial Proble!JlS. Bio-assay of drugs, vitamin preparations, hormones, etc. Bacterio- logy, toxicity, and clinical studies of skin irritations. Special microscope with ultro-pak attachroent for the study of cilia, capillaries, and pores of skin. Research person."lel: F.mployed Available Biologists 2 li Chemists l l Photographers 1 1 Physicians 1 ½ Technicians 2 2 Assistants, etc. 2 l½ APPLIED SUGAR LABORA'l'ORIE5., INC. 120 Wall Street, New York, N. Y. (Consultants for American Llolasses Company, Nulo100line Com- pany, and Sucrest Corporation) O. A. Saar, Vice Presidant; A. Roland. Sugar, molasses., invert syrup, corn syrup, and sugar substitute. Substitution of invert sugars for glycerine ir. pa.per. Glue. Pharr:18.- ceuticals. Fluorometer. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Chemical engineers Tech."li.cians Assista.'lts, etc. Employed l 6 l 5 3 (Person.'lel could be made available, to a limited exte~t, for urgent war projects) ARABOL tWIDFACTURING COl~ ANY. 56 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, I:. Y. (l.ra.nufacture of adhesives and sizings) William A. \'leaver, Treasurer; ~iilliam LcC. Lee, Chief Chemist. Digitized by Google
17 Ethers, esters, and general chemistry of starch.· Casein and animal glue. High pol.yt.eric chemistry. Visconsimetry. · Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Technicians Employed 7 1 6 Avaiiable ARMOUR AND COA!PANY. Union Stock Yards., Chicago, Ill. (Leat packing) J. L. Hunt., Executive Assistant to Vice President in Charge of Research; V. Conquest; A.H. Ralston; J. D. Porsche; J. J. Vollertse~; R.H. Potts. Fresh, cured, canned, and dried meats. Lieat food by-products. Emergency rations. Dried eggs. Vi tand.ns. Edible and inedible fats and oils. Fatty acids. Insecticides and repellants. Flotation reagents. \iaste proteins. Drying techniques. Packaging problems. Blood substitutes. Catalysts. Drying., dairy, and refrigeration equipment on pilot scale. Research personnel: ~loyed Available Biologists 20 5 Chemists 29 10 Physicists · 2 Chemical engineers 8 4 Electrical engineers 1 ½ Mechanical engineers 2 l Physical chemists 3 · l Entoroologists l l Bacteriologists 6 2 Librarians 4 2 Technicians 32 8 Assistants, etc. 46 20 TOTAL 154 54½ ARMOUR RESEARCH FOUNDh.TION. Thirty-third, Federal, and Dearborn Streets., Chicago, Ill. (Industrial research a.~d experi- mental engineering) Harold Vagtborg, Director; Thos. C. Poulter; George E. Ziegler; Martin H. ·Heeren; R. G. Spencer. Digitized b~Google
18 Physics, chemistry, and chemical engineering. L:etallurgy and experi- mental engineering. Research personnel: Employed Biologists 1 Chemists 12 Mathematicians 2 Physicists 24 Chemical engineers 4 Electrical engineers 4 Mechanical engineers 13 Metallurgical engineers 10 Assistant engineers 19 Technicians 3"5 Assistants, etc. 26 TOTAL 150 (Personnel could be made available, to a considerable extent, for urgent war projects) . ARMSTRONG CORK COMPhNY. Lancaster, Pa. (:t.ianufacture of resilient flooring, glass, rubber, a.~d cork products; building materials; aircraft assemblies; shells; camouflage; general munitions) E. Caxton, Director of Research; R. B. Rohrer; C. C. Callis; E. C. Elua.~uel; C. C. Vogt; P.H. Pennell; E. J. Pieper; n. A. Robinson; P.O. Powers. Cork products, ceramic materials, a.~d glass containers and clo- sures. Natural a.~d synthetic rubber, low and high tempe»ature insulating materials, asphalts, adhesives, and ceL~nts. 5ealing, cushioning, and gasketing materials. Synthetic a.~d ·natural resins. Textiles, felts, a.~d paper. Paints and varnishes. Research personnel: Employed Chemists 72 Physicists 12 Chemical engineers 7 Mecha.~ical engineers l Metallurgical engineers l Others · 2 Technicians 50 Assista.~ts, etc. 17 TOTAL 162 (Personnel could be made available, to a lioited extent, for urgent war project, provided it paralleled current work of personnel)· Digitized by Google
ASKANIA REGULATOR COLJ'Al~Y. 1603 South lli.chigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill. (Manufacture of hydraulic, electrical, and mechani- cal control devices; consultant in problems of autoIJa.tic control of machinery) H. W. Ziebolz, Vice President and Chief of Research in Develop- ment and Design; H.P. Nielll81'l, Treasurer; A. B. J.iarcus, Direc- tor; D. Gunderson, Assistant Engineer; P. Glass. Hydraulic control of flow, pressure, corubustion, speed, teJupera- ture, and power. Hydraulic circuits as controls for airpla."le engines, super charges, automatic tools, high pressure boilers, and training devices for pilots, submarine crews, etc. Elec- tronic circuits to replace hydraulic circuits. Research personnel: Electrical engineers ~echanical engineers Technicians Employed 2 2-4 2-3 Available 1-2 2 1-10 ASPHitLT IHSTITUTE. 801 Second 11.venue, New York, N. Y. (Develop- ment and dissefidnation of technical a."ld engineering in- forraation on uses of asphalt) Herbert Spencer, President; Prevost Hubbard, Chemical Engineer. Design of asphalt paving mixtures a."ld developii1ent of pavement uses for highways, airport runways, river bunk revetraent, and jetty construction. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed l l l 1 Available ;-! ~- 1.- ASSOCIATED Liu30RATORIZS; DALLAS LABORATCJR~S. 2411 South Harwood, Dallas, Tex. ( Co?1sulta."lts in analytical chemistry) Helman Rosenthal, Jirector; Albert Green, ~ssistant Director. Chemical a."lalysis of food and water. Developuent of hydrocarbon waxes. 19 Digitized by Google
20 Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Assistants, etc. Ei11ployed 2 1 1 Available. i ATLANTIC GEU'!'IN COl.iPANY, INC. Hill Street, \;oburn, l.iass. (llanu- ~ac~ure of gelatin) Joseph H. Cohen, Vice President; Michael Briefer, Director of Research. · Gelatins and their uses in photography. · Sensitive photographic preparations. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Physicists Chemical engineers Assistants, etc. Employed 2 2 1 1 9 (Personnel could be ma.de available, to a considerable extent, for urgent war projects) ATLAUTIC REFINING CQl.â¢.:PAHY. 260 South Broad Stre·et, Philadelphia, Pa. (Producing, refining, a."ld marketing of petroleum products) E. J. Henry, Vice President; T. G. Delbridge, Lanager of Research a."ld Development; H. \i ⢠Field, Production, processing, and utilization of petroleum. Pilot units for thermal and catalytic cracking, hydrogenatio::1, etc. Gas analysis equipment. Research personnel: Chemists Physicists Chemical engineers Mecha."lical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. TOTAL :&aployed 47 l 63 8 82 32 233 Digitized by Google
21 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited ex.tent, for urgent war projects) ATLANTIC RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. 763 Washington Street, Newtonville, Mass. (Industrial research) F. C. Atwood, President; James Bruce, Vice President. Synthetic rubber. Protein fibers. Paints. llica. Diato1Jli tc. Casei."l. Research personnel: Employed Chemists 15 Physicists l Chemical engineers 3 Mechanical engi."leers l J.letallurgical engineers l Instrument makers 1 Technicians 4 Librarians l Assistants, etc. 15 TOTAL 42 (Personnel could be ma.de available, to a limited ex.tent, for urgent w&r projects) ATOMIC REbEARCH JJlD ENGilOO::RING COll'ANY. 411 East }.;a.son Street, Milwaukee, Uis. (Research in the field.of co~rcial photography and rooving pictures) Charles C. Kruse, &ecretary and Engineer; H. C. Mullberger (Lt.) Electronics. Sound. Infra-red a."ld ultra-violet. llotion, time lapse, and polo.rized light photography. Equipment for micro-projection and high vacuWJ.1 technique. Research personnel: Employed Available Biologists i , 2 Chemists l l Physicists i i Technicia.11s l l Assista."lts, etc. 2 2 Digitized by Google
BABCOCK AND WILCOX C(lPANY. 85 Liberty Street, ?!ew York, N. Y.; BABCOCK Al~D \;ILCOX TUDE COdPAHY. Beaver Falls, Pa. (Manufacture of steam boilers, pressure vessels, and seamless and welded ferrous tubing; development of fuel preparation and firing equipment; refractories) Isaac Hurter, Vice Prusidont; H.J. Kerr, Executive Assistant, Barberton, Ohio; H. D. Nowell, Beaver Falls, Pe.; C. L. Norton, Bayonne, N. J. Boiler Division, Barberton, Ohio Properties of storun. Ferrous metallurgy. ~/elding. Combustion and fuels. Chemical engineering. B and W ~ Company~ Bor.ver Falls, Pn. High temperature and corrosion resistance, nnd mechru1ical appli- cations of seamless end welded ferrous tubine. Vacuum gas a.~alysis. X-ray diffraction. Rofrc.ctorios Division, Bc.yonno, N. J. Refractorios. High tompert.turc insulation. Ceramic products. Research personnel: Bc.rborton Employed Bec.ver Fn.lls 4 Bc.yonno Chomists Mathematicians Physicists Chc:nical engineers Zl.ectrical engineers !.fcchr.nico.l cngin.Jcrs il.utnllurgical cngincurs Coramic engineers Tochnicinns Assisto.nts, etc. TOI'AL 10 4 3 4 2 8 5 25 5 66 7 17 16 44 2 1 3 4 4 12 26 (Personnel could be me.de ~vnilnole, to c considerable uxtont, for urgent war projects) FREDmICK S. BACCl!. 192 Plcr.snnt Stroot, Hntortown, !:!ass. (Chemical rcsonrch r.nd consult.:::.tion) Fredericks. Bncon. 22 Digitized by Google
23 Orgcnic research on fino chcrnicnls, intormodiatos, dyes, phnrrnacou- ticals. Rosoarch and applic~tion of synthetic rosins. Utilization ot casein. Procvseing, finishing, and coating of toxtil.os. Shoo and leather finishing. Rubber, resin, and casein ndhosivus. Loath- ar tanning. Ptlnts .:md lacquiJrs. Processing nc.turnl bristles. Syn- thotic bristles. Rosoarch pursonnol: Chemists Assistnnts, etc. F.mployod 5 3 Availablo BALLANT~E LABORATORI:r.5, NC. Boonton, N. J. (Rcsenrch, dovolop.roont, and mcnufucturo of eluctricnl moasuro- mont nnd r~dio co.rnnumicc.tion oquipmont) Stuart Bo.llantino, President. Vacuum tubvs. Microphones. Eloctro~coustics. Radio communic~tion. Rcso~rch personnel: El.uctrical ongincors Assistnnts, otc. Employed 2 2 AvD-ilablo 1 W. F. AND JOHN BARUES COHPANY. 4111 Ravenswood Avonuo, Chic~go, Ill. (Dovolopment of optical polishing compounds) Wm. W. Barton, Prosidont; Stanton K. Smith, Executive Assistant; F. F. Muonzcr, Ch0mist. Preparing and tiring polishing oxides. ia.xing vats, filtur presses, nnd high tempornturo furnaces. Research p0rsonnel: Chemists Employed l (Personnel could be mndo available, to a limited oxtont, for urgont wn.r projocts) Digitized by Google
24 BARSKY AND STRAUSS, IlJC. 202 Enst 44th Strot.Jt, Now York, N. y.· (Consulting Chemists and Chomical Enginoors) Frank A. Strauss, Vice President. Synthetic resins and plastics. Pnints, varnishos, lacquors, and other protective contings. Vegetable oils nnd fatty ncids. Pig- ments, printing inks and processes, und adhesives. Synthetic or- ganic chemic~ls. Compressed gnscs. Research personn~l: Chemictl engineers Assistants, etc. Employed 1 1 (For war projects the personnel cnn be incrensed by four or five additional workers to utilize avcilablo laboratory facilities). BARTLETT TREZ RESEARCH LABORATORI3S, tam.ford, Conn. · (Research· .?.nd consultation in shade and ornrunent~~l tree problems) E. P. Felt, Ro search Director and Chiuf Entomologist; S. :1. Brom- ley, Entomologist. Protcctivo concealment, consorv~tion, and dovelopm~nt of tree possibilities in military nnd nc.val nrcc.s. Insocticidcs, fungi- cides, and thoir substitutes. Mosquito control. Research personnel: Biologists Eirq:,loyod 2 Av.:iilablc 1 BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE. 505 King Avenue, Columbus, Chio. (Industrial and fundo.mcntal rosc~rch in the fields of fuels, chemistry, clectrochomistry, mcttllurgy, ore con- centration, physics, r.nd cer.:unics) B. D. Thomas, Acting Director; R. A. Shorman, R. Shutt, H. A. Pray, H. 11. Gillett, B. ii. Gonser, O. E. Harder, .3. L. Hoyt,. C. H. Lorig, C. E. Sims, B. li. Bird, A. C. Richnrdson, H. :1. Russell, J. D. Sullivan, and C.R. Austin. Orgc.nic, inorganic, nnd industri~l chemistry. Ferrous ~nd non- ferrous .metallurgy. Eloctrochcnrl_.stry. Ore concentrotion. Solid and liquid fuels. Physics. Ceramics. Digitized by Google
25 Rese~rch personnel: F.lq)loyed Availnble Chemists 15 5 Mathematici~s 4 Physicists 21 Chcmic~l engineers 8 3 Eloctrica~ engineers 7 Mcch~.nical ongincers 5 Motnllurgicnl engineers 70 Others 39 8 Technicians 113 Assistruits, ~tc. 81 TOTAL 363 16 BAUER BROTHERS COtPANY. Springfield., Ohio. (Dovolopmcnt of m.:-.chinery for pulp nnd pnpor industry 1 '.'.nd for food :md vogot."'.blo oil proc~ssing; m.~nufncturc of ordn~nco m~tori~ls) R. J. Shouvlin, Gener~l r.;c.na.gGrJ C. K. Textor; n. D. :loodruff. Pulping wood, veget.:i.blo, and minor~l fibres for insul::ting mctorfals .:ind pc.per board. Alphc. pulp disintogrc.tion for nitr~tion. l{y-dro- lyzod wood for hard rubber su~stitute. Fiber prod~cts for c.ircraft parts. Industrinl grinding and sop~rc.ting. Oil bee.ring soods. Food processing. Motallurgy. Radiographic fncilitios. Constant tompcrnturc ~nd lu.midity room, equipped with pnper testing mnchinos. Rosec.rch personnel: :Employed Pulp nnd po.per specie.lists 1 Chcmic~l engineers 3 ElectricQ.l engineers 1 Mechnnicrtl engineers 2 Motc.llurgicnl engineers 1 TochniciMS 3 Assistants, etc. 3 Avnilc.ble 1 .! 1 ½ l BAUSCH Al!D LO~IB OPTICAL COMFA!!Y. 635 St. Faul Street, Rochester, N. Y. (!:1.'.".nuf::.cture of optico.l instruments) Cnrl L. Br.usch., Vice President in Ch~rgo of Roscnrch c'.l.nd 311.gine~ring; W. B. R.:iyton; F. L. Jones; M. R. Scott; O. r-r. ~iolfcrts. Digitized by Google
Optic:tl. instrwnents and glass. Range.: finders. Fire control instru- ments. Research personnel: I!mploycd Chemists 17 Physicists 25 Chcmicnl engine~rs 9 Electrictl engineers 1 L!ochnnical engineers 18 1fetallurgical engineers 5 Others · 15 Tuchnicians, including draftsmen 97 Assistants, etc. 28 TOTAL 215 (Personnel could be made ~vnilablo~ to~ limited extent, for urgen~ war projects) _ BAY CHEUICAL CO>iPAI-!Y, INC. ~leeks, Ln.. (M.:~nufactur0 of sc.lt cake and muriatic ncid) R. L. Comstock, Research Director; Alfred Lippnc.n, Jr. Processing of products d~rivcd from muriatic n.cid, hydrogen chloride, :md salt cake. Rubber hydrochloride. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Technicin.ns Employed 1 1 2 (Personnel could be mnclo c.ve.ilnblo for urgent wn.r projects only if diverted from current work) BEAC<l·l t:ILLIHG COliP,\NY, I~lC. C.:::.yugc., N. Y. (The development and manuf~cture of rations for poultry, dairy cattle, and other livestock: technical advisory service to farmers). Clarence E. Lee, Vice President; P. z. Newman, Dairy Specialist; C. o. Gourley, Chief Chemist. Feed formulas and chemical, microbiological, and biological studies of poultry and livestock rations. Digitized by Google
·· Experimental farm. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Assistants, etc. Employed 4 3 4 Available BEHR-HANNilTG CORPORATICN. Troy, N. Y. (lianuf acturer of coated abrasives; subcontractor for aircraft ahd marine ignition parts). · rr. E. Oglesby, Technical Director; V. :1. Gilbert; c. H. ~lallis; J.E. Cotter; D. A. Waterfield; C. S. Webber; II. t!. Dyer; N. A. Curry; L. E. Hoogstoel; F. J. Crupi. Abrasives. Adhesives, including synthetic resins, animal glut3s, etc. Paper and cloth treatments such as impregnations, coatings, etc. Electrostatic deposition of small particles in oriented re- lationship. Special equipment availablu ior elcc~rostatic orientation and de- position of particles; and for physical measuromorit of paper, cloth, and adhesives under conditions of controlled hunidity and tempor- ature. Research porsonnol: Chemists Chemical ongineors Technicians Assistants, etc. TOI'AL Employed 7 10 12 2 Jl , ' . '⢠(Personnel could be rr.ade available, to a l:united oxtcnt, for urgent war projects) BID.ITS BROTHEl1S BAG CO:".F.AHY. 601 3outl1 Fourth Street, St. Louis, tro. (Manufacture of bags) C. V. Brady, Chiuf Zngineor; A. F. Ottineer, Chemist. Uildewproofing of sand bags. Development of containors' for dehydrated foods, and of adhesives, synthetic rubber, resinous 'coatings, and fabrics in general. â¢.· .· Digitized by Google
28 Low temperature and high temperature boxes to determine the effects of arctic and tropical conditions on containers and their contents. Res~arch personnel: Chemists others Employ~d . 1 -2 Available BENZOL PROOOCTS COMPANY. 237 South Street, Newark, N. J. · (Manu- facture of pharmaceuticals) Frederick Dehls, Vice President; Adolph Zimmerli, Director of Research. Synthesis of organic pharmaceuticals. Research personnel: Chemists Em.ployed 3 (Personnel could be mruio available, to a limited oxtont, for urgent war projects) F. C. BERSWORTH LABORATORIES. 609 Wavorloy Street, Framingham, Hass. (Manufacture of amines and derivatives) F. C. Bersworth, Research Director. Aliphatic mono and poly amines, substitute amino compounds, amino acids~ and derivatives. Research personnel: Chemists Mathematicians Chemical engineers :Mechanical engineers Others Assistants, etc. Employed 2 1 1 1 2 1 (Personnel could be made availabl0, to a considerable extent, for urgent war projects) Digitized by Google
29 BEST FOODS, It!C. 88 Lexington Avenue., New York, N. Y. (Manufacture of edible vegetable fats, foods, and derivatives) L. G. Blumenschino, President; T. s. Drisko; c. L:. Gooding; H. ';";. Vahltoich, Tochnical Director; R. H. !foal; J. L. Schille. :Edible vegetable fats and oils. Nickel catalyzers for hydroganation. Ester rearrangement of fatty acids to produce special fats, etc. Spectrophotometric determination of fat-solubla vitamins. Hydrogen and o~gen gas .mnnufacture. R0fi~ing and deodorizing glycoridic oils. ~-:echanics of omlsions and emulsification. Zdible fet antioxidnnts. Fatty food pcckaging and packing matcrinls. Well equipped laborc.tory. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Chemicel ongineors Analysts Technicit.ns Assistants, otc. TOTAL Employ~d l 12 6 11 6 6 42 (Personnel could bo m~do availablo, to a lL.tlted ~xtont, for urgent war projects) BETHLEriS?.: STEEL CO!PANY. 701 Enst Third Street, Bethlohom, Fa. (Iron and steel manufacture) R. s. A. Dougherty, !ianagor Development c.nd U.;;soarch Department. Iron and steel production. Co~l, coke, and by-products. Consorvntion of strategic materials, such as tin anc nickul. Eloctroplating. Cer:.imics. Mechanical development. Standard equipment. R~search personnel: Employed Physicists 1 Chemical engineers 16 l!.ochanical onginccrs 10 Hetallurgical engineers 15 Ceramic, civil, fuel engineers 10 Digitized by Google
30 Resenrch personnel: Employed (Continued) Patent engineers 10 Technicians, incltlding draftsmen 11 Assistants, etc. 8 TOTAL 81 (Personnel could be made available, to a limitod extont, for ur- gent war projects) :1. H. AND L. D. BETZ. Gillinghc.m and 1/orth' Streets, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa. (Chemical ongineoring and consultant on all water and sew~ge problems) L. Drew Betz, Executive Director and General Manager; H. L. Kahler, Research Director. Scale and·corrosion prevention in boilers, cooling systems, and other heat exchru1ge mediums. Methods of water analysis. Experimental boiler ruid cooling units. Bombs for solubility studies at high pressures and temperatures. Research personnel: Chemists Employed 4 (Laboratory facilities, but not man power, potentially avail~ble) BIJUR LUBRICATING CORPORATION. 43-01 Twenty-second Street, Long Island City, N. Y. (Manufacture of automatic lubricating systems) T. R. Thomas, Chief Engineer; F. C. Booth, Experimental Engineer. General mechanical development work particularly directed to lubri- cating apparatus, small volume pumps, and metering of liquids. Research personnel: Uechanical engineers Technicians F.mployed 2 2 (Personnel, although now fully occupivd, would coopor~te on nn ur- gent war project) Digitized by Google
31 BLA?:Dil1 PAPER COtiP ANY. Grand Rapids, t.finn. (llanuf acture of p2.per) C. K. Andrews, Vice President and General llanager. Groundwood pulping. Papermaking. Research personnel: Chemists Technicians Efi¥:>loyed 1 1 Available 1 1 BLUE DIAMOND CORPORATION. 1650 South Alameda Street, Los Angeles, Calif. (Manufacture and distri~)ution of gypsum products; distribution of cement, lime, and building materials) r1. G. Bradley, Vice President; John Herbert, Research ::;;ngineer; John Vand~nburgh, Civil Engineer. Non-loadbearing, non-metallic walls. Fireproof roof decks. Camou- naging for concrete and camouflaged imitations of rocks, walls, grounds, etc. Light-weight aggregates and aggregates especially pre- pared for use in armor. Research personnel: Employed Available Chemists 1 .! Chemical engineers 1 I ,, Mechanical engineers 1 Technicians 1 Assistants, etc, 2 ½ GEO. ii. BOUlCAH AND COMPAUY. Adamstown, Fa. (i/ool processing and manufacture of wool felt hats) R. G. Bollman; M. J. Roider. Amino acids and derivatives. Protein plastics. Protein chemistry. Textile chemicals. Synthetic protein fibers. Research personnel: Chemists Employed 9 Available 3 Digitized by Google
32 BOND MANUF'ACTURDW CORPORATION, I C. Sixteenth and Locust Streets, Wilmington, Del. (!':anufacture of bottle crowns) George P. F.dioonds, President; L. F. Rogers, Chief Chemist; M, .S. Ebert, Director of Development. · Composition cork. Lithographing sheet metal. Synthetic resins. Research personnel: Chemists Others Assistants, etc. F.mployed 2 2 l (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) GEORGE BORROi/MAN, Ph.D., CHn.!IST. 9 South Clinton Street, Chicago, Ill. (Chemical research, analysis, and consultation) George Borrowman, Director of Research. Minerals and waters, especially silicates. Lignite coals. Research personnel: Chemists Assistants, etc. . Employed l-3 1 Available i-1 BOOTOO EDIS<l! COMPANY. 182 Tremont Stroot, Boston, Hass. (Generation and distribution of electric power and steam) Robert E. Dillon, Vice President; John T. \lard, Vice President; H. C. Hamilton, Head of Test and Rosoarch Section. Electrical insulating materials. Cable operation and maintenanca. Determination of cablu temperatures from duct temperatures. Illum- ination. Standard equipment. Research personnel: Chemists Electrical engineers 1.:echanical engineers F,mployed 1 24 6 Available 2 Digitized by Google
33 Research personnel: Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed 8 19 Available (Continued) BOSTON V AtlNISH COLP MJY. Second and Boston Streets, Everett, Mass. (Manufacture of paints, varnishes and enamels) Harry A. Hall, Jr. , Vice President; Virgil ',i. Tobey; Carl i'l. 1-i1Jinke. Protective coatings. Completely equipped laboratory. Research personnel: Chemists Technicians Em.ployed 1 4 Available l 4 BOOTWELL-FOSTER COHPANY, INC. 2722 Seventh Avenuu South, South Birmingham, Ala. (Manufacture of thormoplastic sheeting, plastic molding, and molded printing plates) C. Ed. Boutwell, Vice President and Director of Research. Flat and rotary, stencil and photographic duplicating. Thermoplastics for printing plates, embossing dies, and other uses. Mold making using thermosetting plastics Md metals. Eixing .:1.nd fabricating therzooplastics, and developm3nt of tho oquipm0nts nccossnry. Attach- ing plastics· mechanically to metals. Etching plastics. Frocesses and machines to develop and perfect a moldod printing pl~te, and adapt it to various machines. Research personnel: Chemists Iiathema ticians Chemical engineers Inventor T3chnicians F.mployod 1 1 1 Available .3 2 l Digitized by Google
34 GEORGE A. BRECN AND COlPANY â¢. 2403 Grand Avenue, Kansas. C.ity, Mo. (M9.nufacture of pharmaceuticals) Clarence n. Sondern, Director of Research; Willard M. Hoehn, Assistant Director of Reseurch. Endocrine research. Preparation of hormones and bile acids. Special medicinal agents. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Chemical engineers Bacteriologists Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed 2 6 1 2 2 1 Available 1 2 i BRIGGS MANUFACTURING CCl,1PANY. 11631 lvfack Avenue, Detroit, lfich. (Aircraft component parts, tanks, munitions) W. P. Brown, President; John H. s. Skoning. Thermosetting structural plastic. Research personnel: Chemists Mathematicians Physicists Chemical engineers Mechanical engineers Technicians Employed 1 1 1 2 Available 1 1 DR. PAUL H.M.-P. BRil1TON. 1064 Linda Vista â¢.;;ay, Pasadena, Calif⢠(Technical, mineralogical, and metallurgical analysis and research) Paul H. M. -P. Brinton. hlineralogical field studies and analytical inorganic chemistry of rare elements, especially beryllium (on laboratory scale only). Research personnel: Chemists :Employed 2 Available 1 Digitized by Google
35 BRISTOL-MYERS COHPA?ff. 225 Lont; Avenue, Hillside, N. J. (i:tesearch in pharmaceutical specialties) William M. Bristol, Jr., Vice President; ;filliam !,,. Springer. Physical and chemical methods, particularly in the field of colloids. Plastic substitutes for metals. Saline equilibria. Research personnel: Chemists Physicists Chemical enginocrs Tectmicians Assistants, etc. Employed 6 1 2 2 3 (Personnel could be made available, to a considerable extent, for urgent war projects) BROOKL1'1! UNION GA3 CO?,:PANY. 191 St .⢠Jarnes Place, Erooklyn, N. Y. (Y.anuf'acture of _gas) H. L. r!ickerson, Chief Engineer; E; J. 1:urphy, Chief Chemist. Gasification of heavy oils used to carburet water gas. Removal of organic sulfur .â¢from gas. Canposition of heavy oil tars. Oil cracking (gasification) unit. Coal ash fusion point apparatus. Rafractometer. Goggle testing apparatus. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed 1 3 1 1 (Personnel could bo mado ava·ilable, to a li.r,rl.tod cxtont, for urgent war projects) BROWN COMPANY. Borlin, N. H. (Manufacturo of pulp and paper) H ⢠. P. Carruth, Vice, President; Milton O. Schur. Purification and esterification of cellulose (nitration, acetylation, etc.). Development of industrial papers with unusual charact~ristics. Leather substitutes. River pollution. Digitized by Google
Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers :retallurgical engineers Tec!1Jlicians Assistants, etc. TarAL Employed . 18 6 1 .3 . 48 76 Available 8 2 1 9 20 36 BRO:JN Il~STRUI.WT COJPAUY. Wayne and Roberts Avenues, Philadelphial Pa. (Manufacture of measuring and controlling instruments) George}.{. lluschamp, Manager of Engineering; Thomas·R. Harrison; Walter P. Wills. Pyrometers. Flow meters. Pressure gauges. Potontiometars. Gulvano- meters. Thermometers. Millivoltmeters. Radiation pyroJ'!lOtors. Moisture meters. Detection devices. Electronic dovices. Elec- trical and pneWDc1tic ontrol devices and systems. Research personnel: Physicists Chemical enginoors Electrical engineers !.iechanical enginoors Others rimployod 8 2 12 7 5 (Personnel could be made available for a major war project, pro- vided it could be quickly tenninated) BRYANT HEATER COliPANY. 17825 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, Chio (ME.nufacture of air conditioning equipment) Frank R. Higley, Director of Research and Development. Gas combustion and the extraction of heat from its products. Research personnel: Chemical engineers Electrical engineers Mechanical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. F.mployod 1 1. 2 3 1 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited oxtent, for urgent war projects). Digitized by Google
37 BRYANT PAPER COMPANY. 20.30 Portage Street, Kala.mnzoo, Mich. (Manu- facture of book paper, both coated and uncoated, including machine finish, supercalendercd, and coated on one sido litho papers; envelope, mimeograph, tablet and wall paper) Allan B. Milham, Executive Vice President. New materials usable in paper mruiufacturing. Completely equipped p3pcrmill laboratory. Research personnel: Chemical engineers Technicia."ls Assistants, etc. Employed 1 2 2 (Personnel could be made available, to a considerable extent, on urgent war projects). BUCKEYE LABORATORIES, INC. 2890 East Zighty-third Street, Clevelo.nd, Chio. (Chemical engineering; research in oils and fats) J. A. Ca.melford, Research Director. Vacuum treatment of electrical oils and dielectrics. Refining of used mineral and fatty oils. Sterilization and vacuum treatment of liquid food products. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers !Jechanicnl engineers Others Assistants, etc. Employed 1 1 1 l l Available 1 1 l 1 l BUFFALO FOONDRY AND ?lACHil:E COMPANY. Buffalo, N. Y. (Designers and builders of chemical plant equipment; manufacturers of gray iron, brass, .~·.nd bronze cestings) Guy N. Harcourt; Vice President; c. o. Lavott. Drying and evaporation under atmospheric and vncuum conditions. Standard equipment. .Digitized by Google
Research personnel: Chemical engineers Mechanical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. F.mployod 3 4 7 4 Available 1 2 3 l BURGESS-PARR C<l4PANY. Foot of Exchange Streot, Frocport, Ill. (Mz?.nufacture of corrosion and heat resisting, magnetic, and light motal alloys) Robert D. Pash, Trensuror; James A. Bryson, Research Director. Development of corrosion and heat resisting, magnetic, end light -mot.'.ll. allo;ya. Research personnel: Employed Motillurgical engineers 1 Others . 3 Assistants, etc. 2 Available l 3 2 38 BURKART-SCHIER CHI11ITCAL COMPANY. Chestnut and Thirteenth Streets, Chattanooga, Tenn. (Manufacture of wet-processing agents for textile and allied industries) C. A. Schier, President; A. J. Kelly, Chief Chemi~t. Sulfonated oils. Textilo finishing and scouring agents. Cutting and metnl-working oils. Research personnel: Chemists Employed 2 Available l BURLDIGTON I S'IRUlJENT CORPORATION. Burlington, Iowa. (Mc'.llufc.cture of electrical controls and measuring devices) W. A. Charbonneaux, Research Director and General :.w.nager. Digitized by Google
.39 Electrical control of power, voltage, current, frequoncy, and power factor. Synchronization in connection with electrical power plants. Relatively powerful controlling devices, activated by low current variations. Resenrch personnel: Hathoma.ticians .Electrical engineers Technicians Assistants, otc. Employed 1 2 2 2 Available l L, 1/8 ! BURNDY FllGINEERING COfJPANY, IHC. 107 Eastern Boulevard, New York, ?-I.Y. (Design ru1d manuf~cture of electricnl connectors, fusible de- vices, special hydraulic and pnoum£ltic presses, and color branding mcD.hines) Julian Rogoff, Assistant Chief Engineer; Irving Untthyssc, Design Engineer; w. F. Bonwitt, La.borator:r Director. Electrical conductivit~p and current ct'lrr;ing c~pacity. Vibration characteristics of pressure connections. Tim.e-curr~nt fuse character- istics. Corrosion. Special corrosion, heat run, mid vibration chrunbers. Research personnel: Physicists Electrical engineers iJechanical engineers Assistants, etc. Employed 2 l 1 3 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, 'for urgent . war_ projects). BUR?JHA?J SOLUBLE IODINE COtlP ArIY. 430 Luxington Street, Auburndr.le, l,bss. (Manufacture of ph~rriltl.c~uticnls) ·,/alter s. Frost, Director Md Research Chemist. Preparation of new iodine pharmaceuticcls and of now amino ~cid dcriv- ntivos, particularly those suitable for modicinl'.l use. Resonrch personnel: Chemists Employed l Available 1 Digitized.by Google
40 BV'RROOGHS WELLCCl·iE AND COMPANY (U.S .. A.) IlJC. 1 Scarsdale Ro~d, Tuckahoe, N. Y. (Manuf~cturc of phannnceuticals) Howard B. Fonda, Vice President in Charge of Production; Edwin J. de Beer, Acting Director of Research; Carl J. Klemme. Shock. Anesthetics. Bronchodilators. Antimalarials. Chemo- therapeutic agents. Germicides. Burn ointments. Surgical jellios. Solubility or hypodennic tablets. Arsenic derivatives. Research personnel: Fm.ployed Available Biologists 10 tt Chemists 10 Chemical engineers 1 1 Pharmacists 4 2 Technicians l2 3 Assistants, etc. 12 l½ TCY.l'AL 49 17½ BURTON T. BUSH, INC.; GIVAUDAN-DELA.WANNA, INC. .330 lfost Forty-second Street, New York, N. Y. (Manufacture of synthetic orgnn.ic chemico.ls) Eric c. Kunz, President and Director of Rosenrch; li'UC. Luthy; M. SY Cc.rpenter; Wm. Gump; A. Ofner. Pharmaceutic~ls, Antiseptics for degcrmicidizing of skin and of objects. Mildewproofing. Rose~rch personnel: Chemists Bacteriologists I F.mployed 10 2 (Personnel could be .tnnde ~.vtllable, to a limited e>..--tent, for urgent war projects). Digitized by Google
CALIFORNIA FLAXSEED PRODUCTS COMPANY. 3135 East Twenty-sixth Street, Los Angeles, Calif'. (Manufacture of syntlmatio resins and na1;ural, refined, and processed, vegetabh oils) · w. A. Bush, President; E. A. Lasher; H. c. Kao.· Resins. Plasticizers. Vegetable oils. Thermostatio control for all experiments from 500 grams to iooo kilograms in the range 200° - 325° c. Research personnels Chemists Chemical engineers Assistants, etc. Employed 3 l 4 A'V&.ilable l 1 41 QALIFORlUA INK COMPANY, urn. 711 Camelia Street, Berkeley, Calif'. (Manufacture of printing-ink, printers' rollers, varnish, and pi,gments) . B. R. Bowron, Superintendent; Ross Cummtngs, Dir.eotor of Research; Sam Greenberg. · · Alkyd resins, compounds, pigments. Polymerization. Surface coatings and varnishes. Re~earch personnels Chemists Tec!inioians Employed 6 . 8 (Personnel could be made fully available for urgent war projects) CALIFORNIA TESTING LA.BORA.TORIES, INC. 1429 Santa Fe Avenue, Los Angeles, Calif'. (Materials testing) M. B. Niesley, President; Roy L. Cornell, Vice President; Frank Radovich. Physical and chemical testing or metals, building and manu!'noturing materials, and petroleum and its products. Rhiele testing niaohine, 200,000 lb. c. F. R. motor· for octane deter- mination. Digitized by Google
42 Concentration equipment for beneficiation'of ores. Research personnel: Employed Biologists 1 Chemists 7 Chemical engineers 2 Metallurgical engineers 2 Others 4 Technicians 6 Assistants, etc. 10 TOTAL 32 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) CALLITE TUNGSTEN CORPORATION. 540 Thirty-ninth Street, Union City, N. J. (Manufacture of tungsten rod, sheet, and wire, elec- tricnl contacts, various parts and assemblies for electronic tubes, tungsten carbide tools and dies, thermostatic binietals, fine Yrire of phosphor bronze, stainless steel, and other alloys) J. Kurtz, Vice President. Tungsten and molybdenum alloys and wires. Refractory metal contacts. Composite wires. Low pr~ssure gaseous discharge lamps. Fluorescent materials. Non-ferrous powder metallurgy. Refractory metal carbides. Metallic coating or metals other than electrolytic. Hard facing and wear resisting alloys. High vacuum pumping for gaseous discharge lamps. High frequency vacuum furnaces. Hydraulic presses. Stokes machine. High tempera- ture resistance furnaces. Research personnels Chemists Physicists Chemical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed 1 1 2 2 4 (Personnel could be mo.de available, to a considerable extent, for urgent war projects) Digitized by Google
CALORIZING COMPANY. Box 8742, Wilkinsburg, Pa. (Manufacture or heat enduring metals for furnaoe construotion)· · · B. J. Sayles, President; n. Schultz, Chief Metallurgist. · Oxidation and oorrosion tests on stainless steel. Tensile tests. Equipment for short time hot tensile. tests. Research personnels Chemists Employed 3 Available 3 CALUMET BAKING POWDER, di vision of' General Foods Ci>~rati â¢on. 4100 West Fillmore Street, Chicago, Ill. ( · ufacture or baking po'i-lder and dessert powders) L. w. Waters, Vice President; R. S. Dixon; David L. Carpenter; T. W. Rector. Methods of analysis. Chemical leaveni~g agents. Experimento.l baking. Research personnels Chemists Technicians Employed 2 2 Available 2 2 CAMPBELL TAGGART RESFJI.RC!I CORPORATIOU. 4049 Pennsylvania Ave- nue, Kansas City, Mo. (Research in foods, especially breo.ds) c. J. Patterson, President.· Foods. Well equipped vitamin laboratory. Pilot ba!-:e shop. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Physicists Chemical engineers gechanical engineers Others Technicians Employed 4 15 1 l 2 2 5 43 Digitized by Google
44 Research personnel: Assistants, etc. TOTAL Employed (continued) 8 38 (Consideration would be given to making personnel avail.able, to some· extent, for urgent war projects) CAREY SALT Cc».u>ANY. Hutchinson, Kans. (Manufacture of evaporated and rock salts) Lealand A. Enberg, Chief Chemist. Solubility studies. ' Speoial analytical methods. Microscopy of salt. Cons~ant temper~ture equipment, 20°c - 100°c. Research personnel: Chemists Technologists Technicians Employed l .'.l ! Available CARMODY RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC. 240 South Ludlow Street, Spring- field, Ohio. (Research in plastics, oils, resins, and syn- thetic polymers) William H. Carmody, President. Polymer formation and structure. High pressure hydrogenation of hy- drocarbon polymers. Refining of coal by-products. Fully equipped laboratory. Research personnels Chemists Chemical engineers Mechanics Assistants, etc. Employed 2 l l l (Ample laborntory facilities, but limited personnel, available for additional war projects) Digitized by Google
CARTER OIL COUPANY. Box 801, 'l'ulsat Okla. and prod.uction of petroleum) (Exploration for John w. Brioe, Vice President; Philip S. :Williams; William 1.,.. Bruce. Geophysioo.1 and goochemioal explorc.tion for petroleum. .Dovolop: ment of increased efficiency in tho production of oil. Roseo.rch personnelr Employed Avo.ila.ble Chemists 2 3/4 Physicists 5 3/4 Chomioal enginoers 3 3 Eleotrico.l onginocrs 3 l Mecho.nioal engineers 2 1/4 Others 4 2 Technicio.ns 2 2 Assistc.nts, etc. 5 2 TOT:.L 26 11 3/4 CARTER'S INY. COUP:J-TY. '239 ·First Street, Ce.l!lbridgc, Uass. (?'nnufacturo of inks, ndhosivos, cnrbon pnpor, and inked ribbon) A.G. V/einz, Tcohnico.l Director. Ink and ink ero.dioo.tora. Liquid and solid muoilo.go nnd pnsto. Carbon paper and inked ribbons. Sto.ndo.rd equipment. Research personnelr Chemists Assisto.nts, otc. Employed 5 1 Avo.qo.ble 2 45 CEL\NESE CORPOR."..TIOH F !.. .MERIC:... Pla.stios di vision. 290 Ferry · Streat, ?Iewnrk, N. J. {~o.nuf'o.cturo ·of cellulosio mo.terinls; producers or plo.stioizing ohomicnls) w. s. Lnndes, Vice President; Bjorn .·.ndâ¢Jrscn; Rnlph n. Bnll. Cellulose nootnte, cellulose mixed esters, ethyl cellulose, nnd cellulose nitro.te. Styrono polymerization o.nd co-pol~rtnerizntion. Digitized by Google
46 Standard equipment. Research personneli Chemists Physicists Chemical engineers Electrical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. TOTAL Employed 25 3 9 1 35 7 80 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) CERTIFIED LABORATORIES, nm. 19 Hudson Street, Now York, N. Y. (Chemistry and bacteriology of foods) Charles Paley, Director. Substitute food products. Food bacteriology. Research personnel: Employed Biologists 1 Chemists 2 Chemist-ciicrobiologists 1 Technicians 1 Assistants, etc. 1 Available 1/20 1/20 1 1/10 1/10 CHAMPION PAPER AUD FIBRE COM.PAlrl. Hwilton, Ohio. (llanufaoture of pulp, pnper, and paper board; coating of paper and paper board) Herbert T. Randall, Vice President; Donald Bradner, Senior Research Executive; Harold R. ~urdock; Walter Holzberger; William J. Uont⢠gomery. Pulp, pulp chemicals, and by-products. Paper. Paper coating. Elec- trodeposition or metals. Research personnel: Chemists Physicists Chemical engineers Employed 14 3 17 Digitized by Google
Research personnel Employed (continued) Mechanical engineers 3 Others 1 Technicians 5 Assistants, etc. 22 TOTAL 6·5 {Personnel could bo made availo.ble, to a limited extent, for ur- gent war projects) CHARLTON UBOR.\TORIES. 2340 Southwost Jefferson Street, Port- land, Ore. (Commercial analytical chemistry; bacterio- logy; and testing engineering) David B. Charlton, Laboratory Director; John u. Hogl; B. ~. Wood. Analytical and materials testing. Comprossion and tensile me.chinos up to 200,000 lbs. Boiler nnd 47 100 gallon copper kettle, vacuum typo, used for steam distillntion.· Research personnels Chemists Bacteriologists Assistants, eto. Employod 2 1 l :.vailable 2 1 1 CHnroRGIC RESE.'..RCH L!.BOR.\TORY. 939 North ,nndomere, Dallas, Texas, {Industrial research and development) C. E. Boren, Vice President and Director. Dehydration and purification processes. Invention and develop- ment of mechanical and electrical mo.chines and processes. Rese~rch personnels Inventors Employed 1 Available 1 Digitized by Google
48 CHENEY BROTHERS. Hartford Road, Manchester, Conn. (Manufacture of silk and nylon parachute cloth, shroud lines, sewing thread, cartridge oloth, upholsteries, men's wear fnbrios, spun yarns, velvets and plushes, nnd flare parachutes; weaving; spinning; throwing; dyeing; and finishing) H.J. Bickford, Technical Director; Paul lb.ssini. Textile dyeing, printine, finishing, and pl!ivsical testing. Pnrachute te~ting tower. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Uechnnical engineers Others Assistants, etc. Employed 2 3 1 l 23 (Personnel could be made avnilable, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) CHICAGO TF.STING LABORATORY, INC. 536 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Ill. (Consulting chemists and engineers) Gene Abson, Chief Chemist. Paving, wo.terproofing, and sealing of asphalts. Tnrs. Wnxes. Oils. Wax sealing compounds for storage batteries in trucks and tanks. Research personnel: Chemists Chemicnl,engineers Technioio.ns Employed 2 1 1 Avo.ilable 2 l 1 CIB.\ PIIARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS, ·rue. Lafayette Pnrk, Summit, N. J. (Unnufacture of drugs nnd pharmnccutioal specialties) J. J. Brodbeck, Executive Vice President; E. Oppenheimer; C.R. Scholz; w. Fischer; n. Ho.ya; J. Fa.gin. Hormones. Biochemistry. Biological assays. Digitized by Google
Research personnels Biologists Chemists Pharmacologists Assistants, eto. Employed 1 3 2 6 (Personnel could be made available, to any required . extent, for urgent war projects) OTIS CLAPP AND SOU, INC. 344 ?lewbury Street, Boston, Mass. (Manufacture or pharmaceuticals) Lowell T. Clapp, President and Treasurer; C. L. Beals. Drugs. Food specialties. Vitamins. Standard equipment. Research personnels Chemists Teohnicians Employed 1 1 Available i 4 CLARK LABORATOaIES. Box 165, Palm Springs, Calif. (Electronic research) Dudley B. Clark, Chief Engineer. Aviation and signal corps gas tube electronic inverters. Electron motor controls. Tube type high frequency converters for melting steel alloys. Induction heating of cartridge oasos for forming. Electronic transformers, with variable voltage without distortion. Research personnel, Em.ployed Physicists 1 Electrical engineers 1 Metallurgical engineers 1 Technicians 3 Others Available 1 l 1 2 l 49 Digitized by Google
CLE.\VEL\?m L\BORATORIES :.UD M!.NUFACTURIMG COliPANY, IMC. Holland Avenue, Peapaok, N. J. (Mnnufacture of protective finishes, coating fabrios, and paper) John B. Cleaveland, Vice President in Charge of Research. Synthetic resins, rubbers, pyroxylin, other oellulose esters and ethers. Water repellents, wnterproofings, and finishes for protec- tive purpo~es on fabrics, pnpcrs, o.nd metals. Research personnel, Chemists Technicians Assistnnts, etc. Employed 3 5 14 Available 2 3 10 CLHL\X MOLYBDENUM COMP'.NY OF MICHIGAN. 14410 Woodrow Wilson, Do- troi t, Mich. (Metallurgioal devolopmont o.nd researoh) William P. Woodside, Vice President in Charge of Roscnroh; Alvin J. Herzig; Robert M. Parko; George A. Timmons. Rent treatment of alloy irons, steels, and armor piercing shot. Uel ting practice and heat treatment of onst armor. .Alloys for high tcmpornturo service. Function of molybdenum in alloys. Vacuum melting and vacuum heat treating furnaoes ⢠Research pcrsonnol: Ernployod .:\vo.ilable Chemists 2 Metallurgical engineers 10 3 Statisticinns 1 Librarians 1 Technicians 4 ~ssist~nts, etc. 7 CLUETT, PF..\BODY lND COMPANY, INC. Troy, N. Y. (Manufnoturo of men's shirts, collars, neckties, hnndkerchiofs, and undor- wenr; blenching and finishing) HOW!lrd D. Clayton, Director of Resc~rch; James F. Baker; L. S. Lang; E. C. Pfeffer, Jr.; Frank Forguson; L. Mndscn: H. C. Donaldson, Jr.; T. H. S-wtln. Bleaching, mercerizing, finishing, nnd shrinking of cotton, linen, and some rayon woven fabrics. Chemical methods for improving cloth Digitized by Google
Rosenroh personnels Chemists Employed l . . (Personnel could bo Jllllde nvnilnble, to a. oonsidornble oxtont, for urgent war projects) COLONIAL RADIO CORPORATION. 254 Rano Stroot, Buffo.lo, N; Y. (Manutacture of ra.dio receivers o.nd transmitters) H. c. Forbes, Vioo Prosidont; H. c. Tittle; M. G. ?licholson, Ro- aearoh Director. Development of rndio rocoivors, transmittors, and rndnr oquipmont. Research porsonnola Chemists Physicists . Electrical engineers Mecho.nioal engineers Toohnicio.ns Aasisto.nts, etc. Employed 1 . 1 14 8 15 . 50 89 . . .. J\vnilnblo -i 3 - 3½· COMMERCIAL L\BORATORIES, INC. Division of vita.min t~chnologists-. 947 Maple Avenuo, Los li.ngolos; Cnl.it. (!iinul'ncr\;ure of vitn- mins; chemicnl resenroh) M. L. Johnson, Prosidont. Foods, vito.mina, o.nd nutrition. Rat colony. Rosoaroh porsonnela Chomists Teohnioinns Assistants, oto. Employed 2 l . l Avn.iln.ble 1 51 Digitized by Google
52 nnd finishes and for stnbilizing fabrics. Thermoplastic and other resins. Development of machines and attachments. Fully equipped laboratory. Research personnels Chemists Chemical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed 2 3 7 16 (Personnel and laboratory facilities could be me.de available, on a part-time basis, for urgent war projects) COLEWi.N ELECTRIC COMPANY. 318 Madison Street, Maywood, Ill. (Design and manufacture of scientific instruments for medical, chemioal,and physical laboratories) E. D. Coleman, General Manager; J ⢠. J. Staunton, Director ot Research. Spectrophotometers. pH electrometers. Dropping mercury elec- trode. Chemical, optical, and electrochemical instruments. Electronic instruments for physical and chemical tests. Anoxia photometer and oximeter for measuring o2 content of aviators' blood stream in vivo. Research personnels Biologists Chemists Physicists Chemical engineers Electrical engineers Technicians Assistc..nts, otc. Employed 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 Available 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 COLLOIDAL LABORATORIES. 30 Dewey Avenue, Little Falls, N. J. ·(Development of inorganic colloids) A. C. Montell, Jr., President; w. R. Russ. Development of some of the fatty acids for drugs. Digitized by Google
COMMERCI.\L SOLVEHTS ·t.:ORPOfil.TIOU. 1331 South_ First Str,eet, Terre Haute, Ind. (Chemic~ls) Kenneth H. Hoover., Manager; Jerome Uartin; Paul w. &.ohman; Frank·u. Crawf9rd. Organic synthesis. Baoteriolo.gy. Co.rbohydr~tes. Eleotro-o~ganio .reo.ctions. High pressure synthesis. · Vitamins. Carbon black. · Analytical chemhtry. ~\nt!freeze oompo'si tlons. Pilot plant. Rssearch personnel, Employed Avo.ilo.blo Bncteriologists 6 3 Biologists 1 Chemists 25 10 Chemical engineors 3 2 Non-technical assistants 7 -· Laboratory assistants 24 -· Teohnicinns 7 -· Stenographers, eto. 10 -· Pilot plant operators 48 -· TOT:~L 131 15 â¢(Could be made available, 11.Coording to the assignments or scientific cmd engineering personnel) . . COI.infERCI:~t TESTING .'..~D ElTGIMEERING COMPANY. 307 ?Torth Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill. (Fuel testing nnd meohnnicnl en- gineering) W. D. Langtry, Presidont; G. E. Koller; W. M. Achilles; n. C. Carroll. Beneficio.tion. Coking and by-products. Combustion and storage of coal. Coking and by-produot laboratory apparatus. Equipment for fusion temperature control and gas analysis. Research personnel: Chemists ?Jathematicians .Meoh~ical engineers Technicians ⢠· Assistants, eto. Employed 7 1 5 Available 2 21 8 53 Digitized by Google
54 . COMMONWEt\LTH EUGINEERIUG C<JlP:.NY OF OIIIO. 314 West First Street, Dayton, Ohio. (Consulting, research, development, and production management engineers) J.C. McCorkhill, General Manager; Elizabeth Strickland; W. A. Wo.ldie; Paul Bro.den; Kenneth M. Gaver; w. R. Tucker; E, L. Luaces. Hydraulic and extrusion presses. Ihjection and compression mold- ing. High pressure pumps. Organic .and metallic protective coo.t- ings. Insecticides e.nd fungicides. Synthetic drying oils, Starch derivatives. Electronics and adsorption processes. Research personnels Employed Available Chemists 2 t Chemical engineers 2 Electrical engineers 3 1 Meohenical engineers 3 1 Technicio.ns 5 l Assistants, etc. 3 COMSTOCK :~UD WF.SCOTT, INC. 58 Charles Street, Cambridge, Mass⢠(Development and connnercializo.tion of' inventions) Daniel F. Comstock, President; Ernost W. Wescott; Lymc.n F. Whitney; Raymond G. Brown; Willio.m E. Whitney. Refrigeration. Application of chlorine to metallurgy. Improve- ment of iron powder pressing methods. Development of henting e.nd distillation equipment. Cementing of glass. Sheet zinc substitutes. llaturnl color photogro.phy. Rese~rch porsonnelr Employed Chemists 3 Mo.themo.ticicns 1 Physicists 3 Chemico.l engineers 3 Electrical engineers 1 Mecho.nioal engineers 4 Metallurgical engineers 1 Machinists, etc. 22 Technicians 6 Stenographers, etc. 7 TOTAL 51 (Chief personnel could be made avo.ilo.ble, to o.n indeterminate ex~ tent, for urgent war projects, depending upon conditions o.t the time or the assignment) Digitized by Google
COUT.\INER TESTING L\BORl.TORIES, INC. 45 East Twenty-second Stroet, New York, N. Y. ·(The development and testing of shipping containers) Theodore J. Gross, Vioe President. Shipping oontniners o.nd packing mo.torinls and accessories. Paper, paperboard, and paperbonrd products. Pnpor ~rta oloth sonling tapes. Adhesives for oase scnling. Re.senrch personnel, Mathematicic.ns Physicists Mechnnionl engineers Others Toohnioians Assistnnts, etc. Employed ' . . 1 l 2 3 3 2 A Vl;l..ilo.ble 1 1 1 2 l CONTINEilT.AL CAN COMPA?JY, UTC. 4645 Wost Grnnd Avenue, Chiongo, Ill.. (Manut'noture or· airplane parts, ordnance, o.nd tin, · terne, steel and fibre oontninors) A. L. Malone, Genernl Manager of Research; A. E. Stevenson; . L. F. Pratt; C.H. Bloedorn; C. E. Maier; S. L. Flugge; R, V. Wilson; G. V_-Hallmnn; C. L. SmithJ L. E. Clifcorn; G. H. Bendix; L. G. Petree; A. D. Gifford; Vmi. Perlman'; D. J. Huenick; H. L. SeatonJ H. A. Be.tesJ H. E. Brockett; J. L. Schneider; R. A. Larson; C.R. BredenJ A.G. Skibbe; G. L. Becker; ~. W. Anderson, P. w. Leppla; R.H. Rowley; P. E. Hiler J. A. Kissinger. Canning. Closures and olnstomer senling compounds. Steel, tin, terne, fibre, e.nd paper containers for foods, pharmaceuticals, and industrial products, Cork nnd cork substitutes. Crown c~p spots. Corrosion. Dehydration. Fnbrioation or eno.meled steel plate nnd tin plnte. Fluxes. Analysis,bnoteriology, preservation, and_processing or foods. Heat penetration. Lacquers. Oils. Pncko.e;ing. Tin-:lond,. silver-lead, nnd white motnl solders, and soldering mothods. Synthetio resins. · StrJel metnl lurgy. Chemi- onlly treated nnd pnssive.tod steel plnto. Hot dipped ~d elec- tro-tinn~d :tin plat~. Terne plate. Vnrnishos and enamels. Well equipped lnborntorie~. Consto.nt tempornture room and hu- . midi ty chrun.ber. . .· Resonrch personnels Agriculturnlists Bnctoriologists Chemists Employed 1 4 58 55 Digitized by Google
56 Rosoo.roh personnels Employed (continued) Chemico.l engineers 20 Mechanical engineers 1 Metnllurgioal engineers 2 Technicians 10 AssistMts, eto. 60 TOTAL 164 (Personnel, a.lthough now fully occupied, would co-opero.te on o.n urgent war project) CORE L:.BOR.'..TORIES, INC. 2~ Highlnnd Pa.rk Shopping Village, Da.llo.s, Tex. (Petroleum consultants and engineers) Jrunes A. Lewis, President and Resea.rch Director; Fra.nk C. Kelton; R. E. Old, Jr. . Fluid flow through porous media.. Eleotrolytio model for studying flow pa.tterns in multiple input and output systems. Hydrocarbon o.nnlysis of gns o.nd liquid sc.mples. Pressure-volume-temperature relntionships of go.s-liquid hydroco.rbon 1:1ixturos. U. S. Burec.u of Mines Hempel crude oil o.tlnlysis. Research personnel, Chomists Mo.thenw.ticic.ns Physicists Chern.ical ong5.necrs J.ssista.nts, oto. Employod · 2 1 1 3 1 1 )._ :.: 1 1 1 CORN PRODUCTS REFINING COMPANY. 17 Bo.ttery Place, New York, U. Y. (Mnnufo.cture and .refining or food products from corn) H. G. Wnscher, Director of .Compc.ny and Mo.no.ger of Resenroh o.nd De- velopment; w. B. Newkirk; J. P~ul Bishop; A. N. McFo.rlnne. Orgnnio o.nd physico.l chemistry of oorn. Bo.ctoriologico.l studios of adhesives, stnrch, syrup, suga.r, proteins, and oil from corn. Pilot plnnt. Digitized by Google
57 Research_personn~ls _ Employed Available Bacteriologists 1 · Chemists .40 10 Chemical engineers 14 10 Technioians 9 5 Assistants, etc. 12 4 TOTAL 76 29 CORNING LASS 'WORKS. Corning, N. Y. (Manufacture of glass) E.· C. Sullivan, Research Direotor; E. S. Stebbins; J. T. Littleton; w. w. Shaver. Development of glass. Research personnela Employed Available Chemists 21 7 Physicists- 23 Chemical engineers . 5 - Electrical engineers 5 Ceramic engineers 10 - Assista.nts, etc. 79 22 TOTAL 143 29 CROllPTON A?-TD lalOWLES LOOM YlORKS. 93 Gr~d Street, Worcester, Mass. (Manufacture of textile machinery) . . John·F. Tinsley, President and Gen~ral Manager; Victor E. Hillman, Director of' Research. Heat treatment of' steel. Cast iron metallurgy. Radium and stress coat analysis. Research _ personnel: Employed Chemists 2 Metallurgical engineers ' 5 Others 5 Technicians 2 Assistants, etc. l Available l 2' 2 l Digitized by Google
58 CROSSETT LUHBER COMPAUY. Crossett, Ark. (Manufacture of southern pine and oak lumber produots, bleached and no.tural kraft pulp, paper, and boo.rd; acetic acid, methanol; charcoal and hardwood distillation by-products) P. F. Vlatzek, General Manager; K. G. Chesley, Research Director. Pulp and po.per. Bleaching of kraft pulp. Laminated paper plastics. Acetic acid purification. Wood preservation. Distill .ation of ha.rd- wood for by-products. Research personnelr Chemists Forresters Technicians Employed 3 1 1 (Personnel could bo me.de availnble, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) CRYSTAL TISSUE COMPANY. Middletown, Ohio. (Unnufla.cture of tissue papers) Earl E. Grant, President; Leo Fleischer, Director of Rosearoh o.nd Chief Chemist. Development of fast-to-light oolorod tissues, fire resistant tissues, high wet strength, twisting papers for paper fnbrios, and special tissues. Research pe~tonnel: Chemists Chomioal engineers Assistants, etc. Employed 2 l 1 (Personnel could bo me.de avo.ilable, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) · CURTIS COlJl>AHIES, INC. Clinton, Iown.. (Manufacture of woodwork) G. M. Curtis, Sooretnry; M. w. Baker; F. F. Beil; E. E. Green; B, D. Crozier. Wood technology. Millwork design and construction. Humidity room with air infiltration oquipmont. Digitized by Google
Relelroh personnels Chemical engineers Eleotrioal engineers Moohanioal engineers Others Tochnioiana Assistants, oto. Employed 1 l 1 1 2 l Available l l l l 2 l 69 Digitized by Google
DAIRY LABORATORIES, DALARE ASSOCIATES. 2300 Locust Street, Phila- delphia, Pa. {Consulting chemists, bacteriologists., and spectrochemists) George Jaggard., Chief Cher.ti.st; Harry C. Campbell. Antiseptics. ~uality and vitamin content of foodstuffs. Detennina- tion of trace elements of drugs., alkaloids., and poj_sons in skin tissue and vital orga.~s. Spectrochemical determination of trace elements in beryllium alloys and phosphor bronze. Research personnel: Chemists Technicians Assistants., etc. Er.iployed 3 3 3 available DAVIS AND BENNETT, INC. 306 Main street., Worcester, Uass. (Consulting and analytical chemists) Elmer w. Bennett, President; Lewis Davis; FA.win c. Tuukkanen. Asphalt, solvent vrettable, and heat sealing tapes. Protective creams for use in industrial dennatoses. Masking tapes for air- plane turrets. Special papers for wrapping machine parts and dehydrated food products. Camouflage papers. Apparatus .for testing sealing tape bonds in water under strain. Special heat sealing equipment. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Assistants, etc. Employed 1 2 2½ Available DAVIOON CHEMICAL CORPORATION. 20 Hopkins Place, Baltimore, Md. (Manufacture of industrial and agricultural chemicals) Mark Shoeld, Technical Director; T. O. Tongue; H. H. Reynolds. Alumina silica gel cracking catalyst for the manufacture of high octane aviation gasoline and butenes. Gel base for butadiene manufacture. Alumina gel for dehydrogenation catalyst. Silica gel for packaging of war equipment, including telltale gel for aviation motor protection. Phosphoric acid and phosphate com- pounds. Fluosilicates. Sulfuric acid. Superphosphate and fertilizers, Gooole Digitized by <)
61 Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Assistants, etc. Fmployed 6 8 1 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) DAr1E1S VITAMINS, INC. 4800 South Richmond Street, Chicago, lll. (Extraction and preparation of vitamins) c. c. Dawe, President; Irwin Olcott, Technical Director. Vitamin analysis. Standard equipment.· Research personnel: Chemists Physicists F.mployed 1 1 Available THOMAS J. DEE AND COMPANY. 1900 West Kinzie Street, Chicago, ill. (Metallography of the precious ~etals used in dentistry) Johns. Shell, Director of Research and Development. Physical properties of noble metals and alloys, and heat treatment of noble metals. Metallographic equipment. Research personnel: Employed Chemists 1 Chemical engineers 1 Metallurgical engineers l Technicians 2 (Personnel could be made available,· to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) Digitized by Google
62 LEE DE FOREST LABORATORIF.S, LTD. 5106 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, Calif. (Manufacture of short-wave diathermy equipment and small radio transmitters) Lee de Forest, Research Engineer. Short-wave diathermy. Radio transLti.tters and altimeters. Trans- mitting vacuum tubes. Research personnel: Electrical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed 3 4 2 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) DEISTER COMCENTRATOR COMPANY. 90l·Glasgow Avenue, Fort Wayne, Ind. (Manufacture of separating and sizing equipment for mining and allied industries) Don A. Weber, General Manager; Donald N. Griffin, Mining Engineer; s. A. stone, Mining Engineer. Ore dressing. Coal washing and screening. Research personnel: Employed Mechanical engineers l Metallurgical engineers 2 Assistants, . etc. 1 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) DELAWARE LACKAWANNA A D WESTERN RAILROAD. 140 Cedar Avenue, Scranton, Pa. (Transportation) G. J. Ray, Vice President; J. J. Laudig, Research Engineer. Materials adaptive to needs of transportation operation and main- tenance. Digitized by Google
6J Research personnel: Employed Chemists 1 Physicists 1 Chemical engineers 1 Metallurgical engineers 1 Others 1 (Personnel available to the extent of 2500 man hours per month) DELTA OIL PRODUCTS COUPA.,rr. Teutonia Avenue and 1.ii.11 Road, Milwaukee, Wis. (Manufacture of oils and greases 1 industrial compounds, spray binders, and foundry specialties) J. A. Gitzen, President. Petroleum base products and compounds. Foundry products and special- ties. Research personnel: Chemists Employed 3 Available 1 DEVOE AND RAYNOLDS CO!.!PANY, INC.; JONES-DABNEY OOMPANY. fourth Street and First Avenue, New York, N. Y. facture of paint, varnish, and brushes) Forty- (Manu- W. C. Dabney, Vice President; J. s. Long; A. E. Rheineck; L. K. Scott; C. E. Rodgers. Vegetable oils. Paints. Varnishes. · Enamels. Organic synthesis of high molecular weight compounds. Synthetic rubber elastomers. Synthetic bristles. Accelerated weathering equipment. Closed pilot plant kettles. (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for ·urgent war projects) HARRY W. DIE'TERT COMPANY. 9.3.30 Roselawn Avenue, Detroit, Mich. (Manufacture of testing and control equipment) Harry w. Dietert, President; Jess Toth; John Schuch. Digitized by Google
64 Testing of f~undry sands, clays,. refractories, 8.l'ld ceramic materials. Spectrographic analysis of metals. Research personnel& Pmployed Ayailal:>le Chemists 2 3 Physicists 4 .5 Chemical engineers 2 3 Electrical engineers l l Mechanical engineers l l Assistants., etc. 4 6 HENRY DISSTO?i AND SONS, INC. Tacony, Philadelphia, Pa. (Manufac- ture of steel and steel products) R. T. Nalle, Vic~ President; E. K. Spring, Chiet Metallurgist. Steel hardenability, toughness, strength, and wear resistance. Ballistic properties of armor. Quenching oil. Tool steel prope~ ties_ â¢. Research personnel: &iployed: Chemists 14 Metallurgical engineers ·4 Technicians · 7 Available ). 3/4 1/4 DISTILLATION PRODUCTS, INC. 755 Ridge Road West, Rochester, N. Y. Jlanuf'acture of fat-soluble vitamin concentrates, and high- vacuwn equipnent) Kenneth c. n. Hickman, Vice President; Norris D. Embree; John c. He~er; Frank M. Jenner; Philip L. Harris. Production of Vitamins A and E. High-vacuum pwnps and . equipment. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Physicists Chenical engineers Mechanical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. TOTAL l!mployed 5 15 2 3 4 10 5 44 Available 3 5 1 1 2 4 l 17 Digitized by Google
65 ·C. B. DOLGE C0UPANY. Westport., Conn. (Manufacture of disinfectant specia).~iâ¢â¢l C. L. Weirich, Technical Director. Prophylaxis of dermatophytosis. Prevention of growth of organisms in various industrial solutions. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists &!ployed 2 4 Available l 3 DORR COMPANY, INC. 570 Lexington Avenue, New York, N. Y. (Develop- ment and sale of processes., special equipment, and plant design for use in metallurgical, heavy chemical, heavy industrial, water purification, and sewage treatment opera- tions) F. A. Downes, Manager Development Department; o. M. Darby; E. J. Roberts. Design, construction, and initial operation of plants for chemical, metallurgical., and industrial production. Operation of pilot plants. Recovery of tin from low grade tailings. Metals, flotation of oxide and non-sulfide ores. Improved biological purification of sewage. Phosphatic and nitrogenous fertilizers. Continuous carbonation of sugar beet juices ⢠. Purification of cane and beet juices by ionic exchangers. 11DotT11 equipment. Pilot plants. Research personnel: Employed Chemists 4 Mathematicians l Physicists 2 Chemical engineers 9 Electrical engineers l · Mechanical engineers 1 Sanitary engineers l Civil engineers 1 Assistants, etc. 10 Metallurgical engineers 6 TOTAL 36 / Available 2 l 1 2 l 4 3 14 o,err,,ed by Google J
66 . OOUBLE B PRODUCTS COifi>AN?â¢i I Q. 1031 New Brltain Avenue, West Hartford, Conn. ~!ianufacturing chemists) B. B. Kaplan, President. Cracking ot petroleum products, largely ~r the production of ethylene and propylene; their conversion lnto oxides ·by direct catalytic oxidation. · Pilot plant capable of producing 200 cubic feet per hour, 55 to 60 percent of which a.re olefinic products. Research personnel: Chemists Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed 2 5 5 Available 2 3 1 B. F. DRAKENFELD AND COlJPANY, IMC. 45-47 Park Place, NEl\v York, N. Y. (Ceramic pigment and allied products) R.R. Shively, Vice President; V. H. Remington; Frank Jansma; Harold M. Brenner. Ceramic colors. Magnesium fluxes. Standard ~quipnent. Research personnel: Chemists Ceramists and ceramic engineers Technicians Employed 8 3 5 Available 4 2 2 E. I. DU PONT DE NELDURS AND OOMPANY. Wilmington, Del. (Manufac- ture of chemical products, explosives, fabrics, photogra,- phic products, plastics, and paints and varnishes) Chemical Department. E. K. Bolton, Chemical Director; Cole Coolidge, Assistant Chemical Director; A. P. Tanberg, Director of Experimental Station; M. M. Brubaker, Assistant .Director of Experimental Station. . . . . ' . Process and product development of organic and inorganic materials. Digitized by Google
67 Electron microscope. Three ultracentrifuges. High pressure equip- ment operating up to 1,000 atmospheres. Research personnel: Chemists Physicists Chemical engineers Assistants, etc. TOTAL Employed i7~ 5 75 251 ' (Personnel now fully engaged on projects deemed essential, but could be diverted to projects of greater urgency) Electrochemicals Department. Buffalo Avenue., Niagara Falls, N. Y. E. A. Rykenboer, General Manager; Sterling Temple, Director, Chemi- cal Research; P. M. Paulson; H. A. Bond; C. Robertson. Case hardening, metal treating, and electroplating. Peroxide, cyanide, and fonnaldehyde chemistry. Ceramics. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers TOTAL Flnployed 128 25 153 Available 12 3 15 Engineering Department, Technical Division. T. H. Chilton, Director, Technical Division. Chemical process equipment design and materials of construction. Research personnel: &lployed Available Chemical engineers 19 4 Metallurgical engineers 12 4 Technicians 8 2 Assistants, etc. 8 2 TOTAL 47 12 Fabrics and Finishes Department, Fabrikoid Division. M. J. Callahan, Division Manager; J. D. McBurney, Director, Newburgh, N. Y. Laboratory. Compounding of coating materials. Evaluating and testing of coated and uncoated fabrics. Recovery and rectification of solvents. Digitized by Google
Research personnel: Chemists Technicians Assistants, etc. _Fmployed 13 4 3 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent., for urgent war projects) Fabrics~ Finishes _Dep~ment, Finishes Division⢠John Marshall, Chemical Director; H. H. Hopkins, ·Assistant .to , Chemical Director; Neal Thurman, Director, Philadelphia Laboratory; H. E. Eastlack, Director, Parlin Laboratory; G. E. Conde, Director, Flint Laboratory. · · . · · . Paints, varnishes, lacquers, synthetic resins, and'adhesives. Constant temperature room. Adhesives testing equipment. Glossi- · meter. Research personnel: Scientific and tech- nical staff Employed 72 Available 6 - 9 Grasselli·Chemicals Department. Crawford H. Greenewalt, Director, Chemical Division; A. s. Weygandt; W. T. Grace; VT. H. Tisda:l..e; L. R. Westbrook. Process development and improvement or chemicals. Agricultural and household insecticides. Industrial and agricultural fungicides. Plating processes. · · . Research personnel: Fmployed Chemists 47 Chemical engineers 12 Others 14 Technicians ·24 Assistants, etc. 38 TOTAL l35 (PersOMel now fully engaged on projects deemed essential, but could be fully diverted to projects ot greater ur~ncy) Haskell Labor&torx 21:. Industrial Toxicoloa. J. H. Foulger, Director. ' Industrial toxicology of chemical compounds. Digitized by Google
69 Research personnel: Biologists Physicists Technicians Assistants, etc. F.mployed 3 l 6 5 Available 3 l 6 5 Krebs Pigments Department. c. H. Rupprecht., General Manager; z. Phelps, Assistant General Manager; E. R. Allen, Technical Director, Dry and Pulp Colors; J.E. Booge, Technical Director, White Pigments. Development., improvement, and utilization of organic and inorganic colored pigments. Titanium dioxide., zinc sulfide, and extended titanium pigments. Semi-works and pilot unit equipment for inorganic reactions, with production capacity up to several tons per day, and laboratory scale. Research personnel: Employed Available Chemists 89 7 Chemical engineers 32 4 Physicists 1 Others l -Technicians 15 2 Assistants, etc. ll.3 11 TOTAL 251 24 Organic Chemicals Department. H. W. Elley, Chemical Director; H. A. Luba, Associate Chemical Director. Dyestuffs and textile chemicals. Synthetic elastomers. Rubber and rubber substitutes. Petroleum chemicals. Refrigerants. Miscel- laneous organic chemicals. Vitamin D. Research personnel: Employed Available Chemists 125 12 Chemical engineers 6 l TechM.cians 190 19 Assistants., etc. 137 14 TOTAL 458 46 Digitized by Google
⢠70 Photographic Products Department. E:cimund B. Middleton, Director of Research; Ferdinand Schultz; C. D. Ford. Photographic emulsions. Film base cellulose esters, plasticizers, and solvents. Color photography. Photographic process., eCIU:11>-. ment design, and production problems. Sensitometrr⢠Complete equipment. Research personnel: Chemists Physicists Technicians Assistants, etc. TOTAL l!mployed 25 4 5 38 72 Available Plastics Department. Research Laboratory, ·Arlington, N. J. J. A. Almquist, Chemical Director; H. w. Paine, Director, · Ar~on Laboratory; F. c. Hahn. Polymerization and applications of polymeric-materials. Extru- sion, casting, laminating, and calendering or plastic materials. Research personnel: Employed Available Chemists 31 3 Phys:lcista 3 i Chemical engineers 22 2 Mechanical engineers 2 Technicians 4L' 4 Assistants, etc. 14 l TOTAL 103 10½ Ra.yon Department, Technical Division. Ernest B. Banger, General Assistant lianager, Technical Division; V. L. Bohnson; W. H. Charch; O. W. Gay; G.D. Graves; G. P, Hott; R. M. Horsey; G. M. Ka.ms. Polyamide, cellulose acetate, and viscose process yams and yams for tire cord. Cellulose and acetylene chemistry. Cellulose sponges., caps, and bands. Transparent films. Research personnel: Chemists Physicists Employed 113 6 Available 27 3 Digitized by Google
71 Research personnel: Employed Available ( continued) Chemical engineers 27 1 Electrical engineers 1 - Mechanical engineers 20 4 Others l Technicians 33 8 Assistants, etc. 20 1 TOTAL 221 44 DURKEE FAHOOS FOODS. 2900 Fifth Street, Berkeley, C~f. (Manufacture of food products, oils, shortenings, margarine, mayonnaise, and salad dressings; crushing of oil bearing materials for oils and meals; division of the Glidden Company) C. E. McMichael, General Superintendent; T. H. Simpson, Technical Director. Manufacture of fatty foods. Crushing of oil bearing materials. Refining vege.table oils⢠Research personnel: Chemists Technicians :Finployed 2 3 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) Digitized by Google
72 EAGLE-P ICHZR LEA.p CO·.iP !JIY, Americnn Building, Cincinnnti, Ohio. (Mining, smelting, rofining, and processing of zinc and lo~~ ores) J.M. Bowlby, President; E. H. L:c!fullon, Director of Resc.'.l:rch; H. R. H~mor, Chief Chemist. Storage batteries. Outdoor, indoor, nnd rust inhibitive paints. Lee.ct, zinc,. o.nd new pigments. Lc:1d oxides. Gerr.nnium D.nd indium rocovery. Le.:1d n.nd zinc alloys. Mineral wool insul~tion. Fire brick. Complete stand:ird equipment. Rese~rch personnel: FJiployed Chemists 17 Physicists 1 Chemical engineers 3 l!etallurgicc.l engineers l Technicians 5 AssistD.nts, etc. 2 TOTAL 29 (Personnel could be made avv.ilablo, to" con:.1idcrablc extent, for urgent wc..r projects) EAGLE-PICHER MINU;G AND SMELTING ca.;p Ju!Y. Fiftli Street D.nd Pco.rl Avenue, Joplin, lio. (Mining, milling, mid smelting of l(;lad and zinc oros ~nd production of l~c..d ~nd zinc pigncnts) R. L. Hallows., 1io.nc.gor; w. J. Clc..pson., Director of Expcrimentnl Laborv.tories; R. E. Illidgo, Engineer. O;.â¢e dressing. Lend .:md zinc s.c1.elting. Clldmiun recovery c.nd r,1c.3r10- sium production. Zinc 1;.nd lend pigricnts. Hydrogon sulfi<lc c:\nd antimony sulfide. Throe fum~c~s of various t:rpes. Bagroom fuuc collection system. Roaearc~ personnel: Employed Chemists 6 Mochanical engineers Hetallurgic.:.l ongineors 2 Technicians 4 Assistruits, etc. 1 Av.'.lilr.blc l ! 2 2 Digitized by Google
73 EASTWJ~ KODAK COl,iP ,\NY. Rochester, N. Y. (l!anuf acturc of photographic rnaterin.ls) C. E. I. Hees, Vice President r.nd Resonrch Director; S. E. Shopp.:1rd; L. A. ,Jon.:is; C. J. Staud; J. G. HcNctlly; C. F. H. Allen; ·:1. O. Kenyon Development nnd production of synthetic org::mic chcr.rl.cc.ls. Theory· of photogr~phy. Development of new photogr~phic ~pparatus, materials, and processes. Physical ~nd chcmicnl properties of gelatin, resins, cellulose, nnd cellulose de'riv<'-tivcs. Development of synthetic ynrn, plustics, etc. Electron microscope. 240,000 volt x-ray laboratory. H~rmonic anr.1.yzcr, microdensitometer. Research personnel: Employed Avo.il::?.ble Chemists 169 80 Mathematicic.ns l Physicists 71 8 Chemic~l engineers 15 3 Electric~l engineers 5 1 Mcchanicnl engineers 8 2 others (photographic) 7 3 Technicians 87 25 Assistnnts, etc. 57 8 TOTAL 420 130 ECONOill:CS L.IDoa:.TORY, I NC. 914 Guardian Building, St. P:-.ul, 1:inn. (tranufacturo and sale of detorgercts end gcrmicid.:i.l detergents) M. J. Osborn, Fresident; Jol:n L. l!ilso:-:., Lc.bore.tory Director; E. E. 1iendenht:1.ll, Rcsenrch Loader. CleC'lling and detergency. Germicid~l detergents and industri~l germi- cid~s. Polyphosphates. Electrical conductivity of a~ucous solutions end application of conductivity phenomena to problems of nn~lysis. Research personnel: Cher.rl.sts Chemical enginoors TechniciD.ns Assistnnts, etc. Employed 5 1 3 l Avnilc.ble 2 2 Digitized by Google
74 EDCAN LABORATORIES. 10-20 Pine Street, South Norwalk, Conn. (Manu- facturers ru1d consultants of organic cher.rl.cals :i.nd synthetic drugs) Edward C. sterling. Org.:mic synthesis. Arsonicnls. c~rcinogonics. Standard equipment. Research personnel: Chemists Electrical engineers Others Technicians .~ssistants, etc. Employed 2 1 2 4 1 Available EDGAR BRaI'HEHS COUP.ANY. Station Place, Hetuchen, 1\. J. (1-ti.ning, refining, and processing kaolin) . Harold T. Edgar, President; C. G. Albert, Technical Dilâ¢cctor. Coating compositions. Ceramics. Pigments. Froth flotation. Standard equipment. Resecrch personnel: Cher:lists Chemical engineers Others Technicians Emolovod . " 4 1 1 4 Awil'lblc 2 1 l EDWAL ABORATORIES, INC. 732 Federal Street, Chic<1.go, Ill. (l&:.nu- f r.cturing nnd consulting chenists) E. !I. Lowe, Chemist; W. B. Hcmdrey, Chemist; John Kruegor; liorton Schwarcz; Edward J. Dunklin; Loon H. Grosby; Helter s. Guthn~nn; Hilbert L. Terre; Thomas T. Hill; Julius F. Kaplan; Horr.tan Kerst; Cr.lvin H. Eohr; a. I. Jackson; Uul'.l Harrington. Food products and frozen eggs. Processing nnd utilization of drying and edible vegeteble oils. Lubricating gre~scs, E. P. lubricr.nts, and other petroleum specialties. Frinting inks, dry cloaning com- pounds and detergents. Foaming agents. Fhotosonsitivo r.w.tcrials. Digitized by Google
75 Synthetic organic chemistry, chemical engineering, and plant operation. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed 12 2 9 7 ,\vailnble 3 l EHRLICH COJSULTING LABORATORY. 153 South Doheny Drive, Beverly Hills, Calif. (Consultants in synthetic organic chemistry) J. Ehrlich, Director. Synthetic organic research and factory install~tion in ph~rr.w.ceu- ticals, aromatics, photographic developers, ru1d eye intomediatos. ' Research personnel: Chemist Er.lployed 1 Available 1 (Chemi~t willing to serve in his laboratory for tho duration for $1.00 per year) E~TRIC AHC, INC. 152 to 162 Jelliff Avenue, Newark, N. J. (Manufacture of electric welding and generating equipment) . C. J. Holslag, President; Clark Kenlan; Bernard Sternberg. Electric induction heating for welding armor plate and piping for heavy and light vessels and piping for power houses. Multiple welding L,g,rove.ments, A.c. and o.c. Research personnel: Employed Available Electrical engineers 2 Mechanical engineers l Metallurgical engineer~ 1 Others l Digitized by Google
76 ELECTRIC TFSTING LABORATORIZS, INC. 2 East Znd Avenue at Seventy- ninth Street, New York, N. Y. (General and electrical test- ing, inspection, tesearch, and certification) Preston s. Millar, President; Gordon Thompson, Chief Engineer; s. ticK. Gray, Experimental Research; E. H. Salter, Special Tests. Light, radiometry, color, dielectrics, and precision electrical measurements. (Personnel primarily engaged in testing, research usually being incidental; personnel could be made available for developing speci- fications, assuring conformity therewith, and criticizing products that fail in effectiveness). ELECTR0-1.:IEDICAL L BORATORY, INC. Holliston, Mass. (Design, devolop- ment, arid manufactur~ of electronic apparatus) Lovett Garceau, President and Director of Research. Development of high-sensitivity low-frequency amplifiers, inertia- less chronographs, direct writing oscillographs. Electroencephal- ography, particularly for military neurosurgerJ and aviation med- icine. Research personnel: Electrical engineers others Assistants, etc. Employed 1 4 2 Available l 4 2 ELECTRO IfilALLURGICAL CO!..P.Al!Y. (Unit of Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation) 30 East Forty-second Street, ?Jew York, N. Y. (Manufacture of ferro-alloys) J. H. Critchett, Vic~ Fresident; J. H. Brennan, ~anager. Electro-smelting. Largo-scale, high temperature electric furnace equipment. Research personnel: F.mployed Mechanical engineers l Uetallurgical engineers 12 others 4 Digitized by Google
77 Research personnel: Technicians Assistants, otc .⢠TOTAL , Employed 61 8 86 (Continued) (Personnel could bo made available, to an indeterminate extent, for urgent war projeats) ELGIN NATIONAL WATCH COMPANY. Elgin, Ill. (MD.nutacture of watches~ mechanical time fuses, jewel bearings, and special devices). T. Albert Potter, President; Frank D. Uric, Superintendent of Research and Inspection. Watch technology. Chemistry and metallurgy. Physics ahd electronics. Complete astronomical observatory for determination of accurate time. Experµiental radio station W9XAM. Research personnel: Employed Che.mists l Physicists 1 Electricnl engineers 1 Metallurgic.i engineers l Others 4 Technicians 4 Assistants, otc. 4 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extont, for urgent war projects) ELGIN SOFTENER CORPORATIOO. 134 North Grove Avonuo, Elgin, Ill. (Development, manutacturo, and servicing of water condition- ing equipment) E.W. Scarritt, Chemical Director; H. o. Perry, Chief Chomist. Zeolite ionic exchangers. Scale prevention. Water conditioning. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Technicians Assistn.nts, etc. Flrg:>loyed 2 l 1 1/3 Available 1 1/3 2 1/3 Digitized by Google
78 ELLIS-f'OOTER COUP.ANY. 4 Cherry Street, ?-1ontclair., N. J. (Chemical research) Nathaniel L. Fostor., President; Frank B. Root.,- Director of Research. Synthetic resins and plastics. Paints and varnishes. Greases. Rubber substitutes. Research personnel: Chemists Assistants, etc. Employed 5 1 Available 5 1 ELMENOORF CORPORATION. 200 East Illinois Street., Chica30, Ill. (Research in building materials) Armin Elmendorf., President. \'!ood products., veneers, plywood, wall and insulntion boards and flooring. Wood e.nd plastic plywood for use in airplruios. Shipping containers. Adhesives. Research personnel: Chemists Mechanical engineers Technicians Employed 2 l 3 (Personnel could be mde available., to a limited extvnt, for urgont war projects) EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ASSURANCE ORPORATION. 110 Uilk Streot, Boston., · MD.ss. (Casualty insurance) William M. Piercu, SUpQrvising Chemic.:,l Engineer. Industrial poisoning, especially l0ad. _Corrosion. Explosions. Research personnel: Employed Available Chemists Chemictl engineers ii Digitized by Google
79 EPPLEY LABORATORY, INC. 12 Sheffield Avenue, Newport., R. I. (?.bnu- fncturc of stnnd.:lrd cells, pyrholiomotors., and thermopiles) ⢠Roy Andorson., Manager. .. Standard cells. Pyrheliomet:ors. Thermopiles. Research persd'rinel: Electrical engineers Employed l Availnble WALLACE A ERICKS<l1 ⢠.325 West Huron Street, Chicago, Ill. (Research nnd manufacture of orgnnic chemic~.ls) Wnllc.ce A. Erickson ⢠.. Organic synthesis. Intermedi.~tos. Plastics. Rcs~~ch porsonnol: Employed Ava!lnble Chemists 2 Physicists · l GUSTAVUS J. ESSELEN., INC. 857 Boylston Street., Boston, M..-i.ss. (Chem- ic~l rcsoQ.rch nnd development) Gustavus J. Essolon·, President; J. G. Hildobrnnd., Jr., Lcbor:1tory Director; 1brtin H. Gurley; Alfred G. Susie; Joseph Surm..'\tis. Esters ~nd others of cellulose, ~s used in pulp end pnpor., films,· protective contings., nnd plastics. Colloids nnd their ~pplication, Synthetic rosins and their plastics. Textiles and their finishes. Photography, photomicrography, stereo-photomicrogrnphy, nnd ultrn- high-speod motion picture studies. Vncuwn tube and photoclc·ctric technology. Pet.roleum chemistry, pnrticularly ~vintion fuels. Bio- chemistry, including the pathological effects and analysis of nar- cotics and poisons~ · · Pilot plant, for the production of synthetic fibres. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Others Assistants, etc. Employed 11 5 2 4 , . (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) Digitized by Google
ETHYL CORPORATION. 1600 West Eight Mile Road, Detroit, Mich. ().{anu- facture of antikno~k agents) Graham Edgar, Vice .President in Charge of .Research; s. D. Heron, Director of Aeronautical Research; M. 1:1. 1Ianchester., Assistant Director of Aeronautical Research; Georg~ Calingaert., Director of Chemical Research; H. A. Beatty, Assistant D~rector of Chem- ical Research; Earl Barthol~maw, Director of Engineering Research; C. D. Hawley, Assistant Director of Engineering Research. Aeronautical research: Development and testing of aviation engine parts, particularly spark plugs; engine testing of aviation fuels; high temperature stress corrosion of metals. Chemical research: Synthesis and properties of hydrocarbons., other organic and organo- metallic compounds; manufacture., use, and properties of antiknock agents; analytical methods, particularly for fuels, organometallic compounds., and engine deposits. Engineering research: Development and testing of gasoline engines and engine parts, particularly · valves and spark plugs; cause, effect, and removal of combustion chamber deposits, knocking, preignition; blending of fuels for gas- oline engine use; engine tests, single cylinder, chassis dynamo-- meter, and road, of fuels, lubricants, antiknock agents, and oil additives. Fully equipped engineering research, chemical research, and gaso- line inspection laboratories. Cold room chassis cynamometer for tests of automotive, aviation, and. small truck engines through a temperature range of 150° F. to minus 50° F. Research personnel: Chemists Mathematicians Chemical engineers Electrical engineers Mechanical engineers Chemical secretaries ~echanics, machinists Technicians Assistants., etc. TOTAL F.mployed ~-~-~- 1 22 1 - 6 - l 6 2 33 1 3 17 1 8 10 l 5 26 12 45 87 Available ~- Chem. Engrg. 4-10 1 5 4 4-8 . 2 5 9-19 16 (Aeronautical research personnol fully engaged for tho duration; chemical research department engaged with current projects of short duration, thus leaving high potentially available personnel and facilities; engineering research porsonnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for additional war projects) Digitized by Google
81 RALPH L. · EVANS ASSOCIATES. 250 East Forty-third St~eet, New York, N.Y. (Chemical research) Ralph L. EYans, ()mer; · E. G, McDonough, Chemist ⢠. . ' ' . ~neral organic synthesie. Cosmetics. Anti-gas war!"are. X-ray in- tensifying screens. Photography. Exothemic reactions in presence of water. Dyestuffs. Pharmaceuticals. Research personnel: Chemists ~ Chemical engineers Mechanical engineers Technicians· Assistants, etc. TOTAL F.mployed 43 3 4 7 20 77 (Personnel could be made available, to a considerable extent, tor urgent·war projects) Digitized by Google
.FABER LA.BORATORIF.S, INC. 1026 Georgia Street, Los Angeles, Calif. (Analysis of fuels, lubricants, and used orank- case oil) Ralph L. Faber, President; Clifford .R⢠Stewart, Chief Chemioal Engineer. Us~d orankoase oil analysis, to determine if fuels, lubricants, and parts are giving optimum economy and effioienoy in servioe. Viscosimeter for.determinations on oont~inated oils. Muittple crankcase oil dilution apparatus yielding qualitative and q~antitn- tive results. Research personnels · Chemists Mathematicians Physicists Chemical engineers Mechanical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. TOTAL Employed 10 3 3 3 1 18 12 50 Available 5 1 1 1 FACTORY MUTUAL U.BOR.\TORIES. 184 High Street, Boston, Uass ⢠Subsidiary of Associated Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Companies. (Encineering, testing, and research on pre- vention of fires and explosions in industrial plant~) Norman J. Thompson, President and Director. Hydraulics. Chemistry of oombustion and explosions. Wind and earthquake resistance design. General industrial fire protection. Resenrch personnels Chemists Chemical engineers Electrical engineers Ueohanical engineers Others Assistants, etc. Employed 1 1½ Availabl& 1 ·1 1 2 82 Digitized by Google
83 FADt\ RADIO At'D ELECTRIC COMPANY,, IHC. 30-20 Thomson Avenue,, Long Is- land City, 1!. Y. (Ma.nllf'o.cture of ro.dios and rE1.dio equipment) llcMurdo Silver, Vice President in Charge of Special Equipment Division; E. Lee Siegmund, Chief Engineer. Pocket, portable, and permo.nent radio recoivors and transmitters, low frequencies up to 200 megacycles. Testing equipment for long- rnnge navigation a.nd for frequency measurement and generation. In- terphone runplifiers and jack boxea for intorcommuniontion. Inverted, or seoret, speeoh nppnrntus. Rn.dnr test oquipmont. FM rndio reocivers o.nd transmitters o.nd television roceivers ⢠Research personnels Employed Radio oleotrionl engineers lfochnnicnl engineers Assistants,, etc. 14 3 l . .'.vnilable 4 l½ FAIRMOUT Ct.?lNING COMP~'.NY. 440 East Ninth Stroet, Fo.irmont, ?Jinn. (Canning o.nd froe1ing of vogotablos) C. J. Meister, Assistnnt General Mo.nagor; z. W. Eickelborg, Di- rector. Canning production and dovolopment of' now productx. Freezing pre- servation of foods. Packaging problems of frozen and dehydretcd foods. Research personnel: Chemists Baoterioloci.sts ⢠Employed 1 1 Avnilnblo ½ FllLK :i1m COMP: .. nY. Box 1075, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Mnnu.fn.oture or oils, greases, nnd synthetic resins) L. J. Reizenstcin, President; J. W. Church; R. A. Carleton; K. Engorud; s. s. Gutkin; L. R. O'Rourko. Protective coatings. Alkyd resins. Rubb~r extenders nnd plnsticiz⢠ors. Non-oxidizing rosins for orunou.flnge cloth, f'lo.moproof nnd \"fnter- proof tentago. Ammunition lnoquors. Crunou.flago paints. Digitized by Google
Research personnels Chemists Chemical engineers Others Assistants, etc. Employed 5 2 8 2 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) F .. \USTEEL METALLURGICAL ORPORATION. ?lorth Chicago, Ill. (Pro⢠duction or metallurgical products, including tantalum in all forms, sintered carbides and cutting alloys, tungsten and molybdenum; rectifiers and condensers) .. \. J. Aitchison; .F. H. Driggs; H. W. Highriter; c. W. Balke. Refractory, or high melting point, metals. Powder metallurgy-. Refractory carbides. Special alloy cutting tools and dies. Research personnel, &nployed An.ilo.ble Chemists 10 1 Physicists 2 - Chemical engineers 4 - Electrical engineers l Meohanioal engineers l Metallurgical engineers 12 l Teohnic.ians 11 2 Assistants, etc .⢠3. TOTAL 44 4 FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPOR:.TION. 11031 Shoemaker Avenue, Detroit, Mich. (Manufacture of lined bearings, bushings, marine propellers, and copper base o.lloy castings) 84 s. c. Reynolds, Vice President, E. R. Darbys H.F. Dixon, c. M â¢. Hoo.th; G. J. LeBrasse; L.A. Bo.rera; E. J. JemalJ E. J. Lewis. Lined and metal powdor bearings. Bushings. White metal .a. high strength brass, and high conductivity alloy castings. troplating. Speotrographio analysis. · Meohanico.l analysis ings. Complete testing and inspection equipment. Bronze, Elec- ot beo.r- Digitized by Google
85 Research personnels Employed Available Chemists 1 ½ Mechanical engineers 5 1 Metallursical engineers 6 1 Technicians 2 .. - Assistants, etc. 3 FELTERS COJ.!P.'..NY, IUC. 210 South Street, Boston, t!ass. (Manufacture of felt) Raymond R. Stevens, Director of Research. Dust filter development. Synthetic rubber coating of felt as substi- tute for crude and sponge rubber. Research personnels Chemists Assistants, etc. Employed 2 1 (Personnel could be mado available, to a limited extent, for ur- gent war pro1ects) FERBERT"7,CHORUDORFER COMPANY. 12815 Elmwood : .. venue, Cleveland, · Ohio. (Manufacture of paint, varnish, la.oquer,· a.nd protec- tive coatings) David Andrew, Presidont; George B. Sawyer; C. M. Hnyes. Industrial protective oontings for metal surfaces. Marine pa;nts. Specification finishes. Hur.iidity stability tester. Research personnels Chemists Chemical engineors Technicia.ns J..ssistants, etc. Employed 2 2 6 ·2 . . (Personnel could be made availnblo, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) Digitized by Google
FU!DLAY CLAY PRODOCTS COMPANY. â¢shington, Pa. (Manufacture of refractories for ~he gla~s industry) J. M. Lambie, President; ⢠S. c. Henry1 L. R. · Armstrong. Development of special rofraotory compositions. Research personnel, Coramic engineers Assistants, etc. Employed l 2 Available l½ 1 FISHER FLOURilTG MILLS COMPANY. West â¢tenr.y, Harbor Island, Seattle, Wash. (Manufacture of flour and feed) J. L. Locke, Manager, Wm. L. HaleyJ F. J. White. Grain crop improvement. Flour milling. Prepared flours. Be.king, nutrition, packaging, handling, and storage ~f food products. Animal feeds. Insect control, Standard equipment. Rosearch personnel, Chemists Electrical engineers Uechanical engineers Technicians Employed 2 1 2 2 Available 2 l 2 2 FISKE BROTHERS REFINING COMPANY. 129 Lockwood Street, Newark, N. J. (Manu.f'acture of lubricants and petroleum products) G, E. Merkle, Vice President and General Manager. Lubricating oils and greases. Emulsion compounds. Cutting oils and compounds. Rust preventives. Research personnel, Chemists Employed 3 Available 86 Digitized by Google
87 FITCHBURG PAPER COllPLNY. 642 River Street, Fitchburg, Uass. (lla.nufacture of paper and papor speoialties) George R. Wallace, President and Treasurer; D. D. Uong, Vice Presi- dent in Charge of Engineering and Research. Alkali-proof soap wrappers, cigarette wrappers, and water and mois- ture resistant wrappers. Food packaging and safety ration papers. Research personnels Em.ployed Available Chemists 2 Chemioal engineers 3 l Electrical engineers l Mechanical engineers l Technicians 2 4 Assistants, eto. 1 1-4 FLETT-BAUGHMAN l!IUIUG COMP:.NY. 311 South Spring Street, Los An- geles, Calif. (Owners of large deposits of ilmenite⢠magnetite nnd of labradorite feldspar) Will Baughrnnn, ltanagor. Production of alumina from labradorito. Radioactivity. Metallurgy of rare nnd precious metals. Geophysical prospecting. Three lnboratorios, totalling 700 sq. ft. Complete goophysicnl equipment. Research personnol: Employed Metallurgical onginoers l Assistants, etc. 1 (Current work could be postponed, roleasing porsonnol for urgent war projocts) FLIUTKOTE COMP.t.NY. 50 ".7est Fiftieth Stroot, Now York, N. Y. (Manufacture of building materials and industrial sp~cinl⢠ties) p. c. Rowe, Executive Vice President; L. Kirschbrnun, Vioe President and Director of Rosonrch. Asbestos cement nnd paper board. Automobile tiro snnd~ls and cover⢠ings. Camouflage paints. Dispersion nnd emulsion of bituminous Digitized by Google
88 . ,. ' . materials,· rubber and rubber plastios. Gasproof fabrics. Rooting ⢠substitutos, a?ld rosins and thermo- Insultaing mn.torials~ Plastic amor. _ . . Research peraonnel, Chemiat1 Chemioal' engineers Laboratory assistants other aaaiatants Employed l'2 4 14 2 (Porsonnel oould be mo.de availnble, ton limited extent, tor - urgent war projects) FLORIDili COMP.\.NY. 200 Liberty Street,· Warren, Pa. (Manutaoture of synthetic and natural adsorbents trom ba.wcite o.nd fullers earth) R. G. Capell, Teohnioal DireotorJ R. c. AmeroJ J. W. Moore. Refining or lubricating oils by nd1orption. Dehydration or gnse1 nnd liquids. Drilling ·r1uid1. Research personnels Chemists Chemical engineers Techniciana 1~ss11tants, etc. Employed 1 3 2 l (Adjustments could mnko available llll indetermino.te number or personnel,. depending upon the urgency or the projects) FODOR '!:ZE.\RCH lv\BORt.TORIES. 121 lleyran Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Scientific o.nd industrial reseo.roh). Joseph Fodor, Director. Mine lighting. Ro.dio oommuniontion. Militnry signaling. Eleo- trio disohnrgo. ~esearoh personnels .Employed ,"..vailo.ble Phyaioista l i Electrical engineers l 4 Teohnioio.ns 6 ;}4 Aasiatanta, eto. 3 Digitized by Google
89 FOOD RESEARCH LABOR\TORIES, Island City, N. Y. relo.ted · products) :: · INC. 4814 Thirty-third Street, Long _(Con~~l~a~ion in ~oods, -drugs, ruid ' ; · · ·,. . ·/ â¢"· â¢' . . 4 ;:' ⢠., ... . . . : .· ⢠.. Bernard L. Oser, Vice President and Director; Philip B. Ho.wk; Dr.niel Melnick; Raymond c. Bender; ,. ?4ono. Oser; . Louis Siegel. · . . ,⢠Bnoteriology. Bioohemistry. · roods, drugs, and vitrunins. Toxicology. Digestion. .:.na.lysis and a.ssaying of Industri_a.l hygione !.·: ?Jutr.~ tion. · ' Standard lo.boro.tory equipment. Animal colony. Research porsonnela Biologists Che:r.iists Technicians Assistants, etc. - .⢠,. i .. ⢠. ,. â¢. I â¢â¢ . . . . . .⢠,, · Employed Avo.ila.ble : ·. 8 2 15 3-4 7 15 : .·· J. B ⢠.F.o:rd Company. :Wya.ndotte; Mich/ n~~riiotu;e 0 0f ;s·~~cio.ii~d detergents o.nd allmlies t_or t~d.µstrial⢠~so,) . ⢠· · ⢠· : . . . . . . ; . ., .. . Howr,rd F. Roderick, Director of Rosoirch; · T. H. Vnughn. Industrio.1 cleaning operations and mn.'teri.~ls. Research personnela Employed :~vai lo.blo Chemists 9 9 . Chemico.l engineors 5 5 Others 4 . ~ .4. Technicians : · . .. 2·· ~- Assistants, eto. ··1 7 FO~N," FORD AND COm~:JTYi··oEIJER'.L'fIUISHES 'Il ;C, 111 Second Street South, lUnnoa.polis ·~ £i'nrG (Mr~nufo.cture of po.int, varnish, wnx, wood sealers, nnd finishes. Proo.ring agninst rot r..nd. insect drunnge) · · ~-;: : ~ ... L. ~·~. P.otter, Prcsidont; .... H. Kohlha.se, Senior Chemist and Director or Rosoc.rch; &s 11 Secord, Yin. Korns. \'lo.ter ropellants and w:iterproofing. Di'~o~~ion control. Rotproofing a.nd insectproofing of wood o.nd textiles. Specinl wood soalc.rs.,- 'VPl.r⢠ni shos, and lacquers. Proofing against dc.mage from grease, oi.l., · acid, und alkali. Digitized by Google
Rosearch porsonnol1 Chemists Technieie.ns .. \ssisto.nts, ote. Employed 2 1 1 .\vailable 2 l l BENJ.'JAIN FOSTER Cc».rP:.NY. Philadelphia., Pn. teetive coatings) Twentieth Street a.nd Erie .\.venue, (Manufacture or a.dhesives nnd pro⢠G. w. E. Foster. Secretary; . w. P. Ellis, Director or Research. Resinous and oleoresinous adhesive cements o.nd co~tings. Resecrch personnels Chemists Teo}µiicie.ns Em.ployed 2 1 . (Personnel could be made nvnilable, ton v.ery limited extent, for urgent wo.r projects) FOSTER mIEELER CORPORl'.TION.· 165 Broadway, New York, N. Y. (Manufacture or equipment for fuel combustion, heat transfer, and oil ~efining) John Blizard, Consul ting Engineer; ?:Jnrtin Frisch; c. l!cCulloch. TherMl a.nd catalytic conversion of hydrocarbons. Precise rra.e- tionation. Orindability or coal. Combustion of fuels. Heat transfer. Purification or steo.m. Research personnel, ,Employed Chemists 3 Physic is.ts 1 Chemical engineers 6 Electrical engiReers 1 Mechanical engin~ers 7 Metallurgic&l engineers 1 Technicians 15 Assistants, eto. 2 TOTAL 36 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, ro-r urgent war projects) 90 Digitized by Google
91 FOXBORO CC>m>AUY. 38 Neponset Avenue, Foxboro, Mass. (llanufacture or industrial instruments) B. H. Bristol, General Manager; Wilfred H. Howe, Director or Re- search and Development. Electronics. Industrial measurement and control. Research pers onne lt Er:i.p l oyed Available Physicists l Electrical engineers 3 Mechanieal engineers 0 4 Meta.llurgioal engineers 1 Others 2 Technicians .8 Assistants, etc. 3 ½ FRANCE STOME COMPAUY LABORATORIF.S. 1219 Vlest Banorof't Street, Toledo, Ohio. (Production of crushed stone, slag, gravel aggregates, lime, and foundry products) D. G. Slee, Vice President and General Manager; Herbert F. Kriege, Technical Director. Production and use or mineral aggregates. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Assistants, etc. Employed 1 l 2 Available 2 FYR-FYTER COl.IPAI!Y. 221 Crane Street, Dayton, Ohio. {Manufo.cture of chemical fire extinguishers) John w. Wright, Research Director. Products of combustion and its effect on materials~ Corrosion and the effect of fire extinguishing agents on materials. Foams, emul- sions, and surfaco-active agents. Organic chemical compounds as fire extinguishing agents. Orgo.nic and metallic protective coatings. Research personnel, Chemists Assistants, etc. Employed l l Available l 1 Digitized by Google
92 G. AND W ELECTRIC SPECIALTY COMPANY. 7780 Dante Avenu~, Chicaf;'O, . Ill. (Manufacture of electrical distribution dev:Lces) A. E. Papp, Director of Research .and Chief Engineer. Radio interference testing of insulators and devices. Porcelain metaliz.ing. Dielectric research on bushings and terminals for high voltage. Research persoMel: Electrical engineers Technicians Employed 2 1 (PersoMel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war work) ,GABRIEL COMPANY. 11.07 East Fortieth street, Cleveland, Ohio. (Manufacture of automotive shock absorbers) Eugene L. Beecher, Chief Engineer; Donald L. Christofel, Research F.ngineer. Hydraulic devices and shock absorbers. Research persoMeli Mechanical· engineers Assistants, etc. Fmployed 2 2 Available CW.IGHER COMPANY. 228 South VTest Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. (Metallurgical engineering; design, construction, and .operation of metallurgical plants; manufacture of plant equipment) Lionel E. Booth, Vice President. Flotation. Gravity and magnetic methods. Leaching, Research personnel: Employed Available Chemical engineers 1 2/5 Mechanical engineers 2 4/5 Hetallurgical engineers 8 3 1/5 Others 1 2/5 Assistants, etc. 2 4/5 Digitized by Google
93 GAR-BAKER LABORATORIES, INC. 110 West Eighteenth Street, New York, N. Y. (Consulting anc\ research in analytical chemistry and bacteriology) James H. Baker, President; Ira D. Garard, Director of Research. Phosphorescent pigments and lacquers. nuorescent cloths and lacquers. Germicidal antiseptics and disinfectants. Toxicity index. Antioxidants. Organic synthesis. Research personnel: Bacteriologists Chemists Assistants, etc. Employed 1 3 l Available i 1 ¼ GASPARCOIDR, INC. 1050 Cahuenga Boulevard, Hollywood, Cal.if. (Commercial exploitation of the Gasparcolor process; . · research in color photography and cinematography-) Bela Gaspar, Research Director. Color photography. Dyes and sensitizing dyes. Photographic pro- cessing. Research personnel: Chemists Fmployed 3 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war work) GATES RUBBER CO!-·IPA.l\l'Y. 999 South Broadway, Denver, Colo. (Manufac- ture of rubber) John G. Gates, Secretary and Treasurer; Clarence H. Mingle. Related rubber products. Belts, hose, tires, and special products of rubber, synthetic rubber, and reclaimed rubber, for use in the aircraft, shipbuilding, and other essential i.idustries. Pilot plant. Testing machinery. Cotton laboratory. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical enJi,neers Electrical engineers Employed 9 27 5 Digitized by Google
Research persomel: Engineers Pilot plant operators Assistants, etc. TOTAL &,ployed ( continued) 5 31 22 99 94 (PersoMel could be made available, to a limited extent 1 by- substi- tuting urgent war projects for less urgent current work) · GENERAL Nll..INE AND FILM CORPORAT!ON, ~ Anscg Division. Charles Street, Binghamton, N. Y. (Manufacture of photographic tilms, papers, and chemicals) A. E. Marshall, General Manager; Verne H. Reckmeyer; Willy A. Schmidt. Photographic emulsions, coatings, films, and foils. Dyes and color photography-. Organic synthesis. Sensitometry.· Application of photoelectric and electronic methods and devices to photography. Research persomel: &!ployed Available Chemists 25 11 Physicists J 3 Technicians 6 3 Assistants, etc. 10 5 GENERAL CABLE CORPORATION. B&30Me, N. J. (Manufacture of bare and insulated cable) R. A. Schatzel, Director of Research; P.H. Grogan; R. Tefft; R. C. Graham; R. W. Atkinson; L. Meyerhoff. · High voltage-gas presS\U"e and oil filled-cables. High frequency and cOIJIIIWlieation cables. Rubber insulation. Synthetic rubber ⢠and plastics for all types of cables. Non-ferrous metals, copper, lead, and aluminum. Synthetic resins, varnish, and lacquers. Electrical measurements. · Research personnel: Chemists Physicists Electrical engineers Mechanical engineers Employed 1-4 2 8 2 Digitized by Google
95 Rese~ch personnel: F.mployed (continued) Metallurgical engineers 2 Technicians l2 Assistants, etc. 18 TOTAL 5S (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) GENERAL FOODS CORPORATION. 250 Park Avenue, Nev, York, N. Y. (Ua."lu- facture of food products) Lewis w. Waters, Vice President in charge of Research anci Develop- ment; M. s. Find, Director of Research; T. M. Rector; R. E. Kremers; A.G. Olsen; ~⢠H. Walters; J. v. Slade; C. A. Southwick. Organic chemistry. Food technology. Packaging. Research personnel: ::Employed Available Biologists 1 Chemists 45 22 Physicists 1 1 Chemical engineers 9 4 Mechanical engineers 2 Others 7 5 Technicians 34 18 Assistants, etc. 47 23 TOTAL 146 73 GENERAL INDUSTRIES COM;PANY. Olive and Taylor Streets, Elyria, Ohio. (Manufacture of small. phonograph motors~ automatic record changers, and home recorders) . . · H. E. Hoon, Sales Manager; D. L. Boyd, Chief Engineer. I Speci,al small phonograph motors. Automatic rec_ord changers for home radios. Home recording apparatus. Research personnel: Employed Available Electrical engineers 5 5 Mechanical engineers 2 2 others 4 2 Technicians 7 3 Assistants, etc. 4 4 Digitized by Goog ~ e
96 GENERAL LATEX AND CHEJaCAL CORPORATION â¢. 666 Main street., Cambridge., Mass. (Manufacture of $ynthetic rubber compounds and sub- stitutes tor rubber) Harve1 J. Elwell., Treasurer; . Henry.B. Townsend., Director ot Research; J. Horace Faull., Jr.; Perle1 A. Coffin; P. G. Cook; Charles W. Bayley; A. ChaJlillard. Testing., compounding., and vulcanizing rubber latex. Polymerization. Synthetic rubber latex compounding. Reclaim rubber dispersion compounding. Color dispersions. Poly,vinyl acetals., alkyds., and polyvinyl acetate emulsions, as substitutes for rubber. Flame- proofing of duck. · Bierer-Davis oxygen bomb. MacMichael and stormer viscosimeters. DeNouy tensiometer. Research personnel1 Chemists Technicians Assistants., etc. &!ployed 6 2 l (Personnel could be made available., to a limited extent., for urgent war projects) GENERAL PRINTING INK CORPORATION, 100 Sixth Avenue., New York., ~⢠Y. (Manuf'aqture an<;i sale of printing inks, coatings, pigments, and allied materials) William F. Talbot, Research Director; Carsten stefi'ens; Robert Braddicks; J. w. Bradley; Rolf Buchdahl; Marion Connell; Joseph Curado; August Finalborgo; D. Dew. Giddings; Williams. Hodgkiss; Justus Hoyt; Elizabeth Hunter; Ruth Lichtin; Gertrude Perretta; Alexander Popkin; Arthur She?TY; stanley Southard. New chemical processes and products. Coatinls for metals, cloth, and paper. · Printing and lithographic ink. Pigments., dyes, and intermediates. Ultramicroscope. Research personnel: &!ployed Available Chemists 14 5t Physicists l Chemical engineers 2 2 Others 1 2! Technicians 4 Assistants., etc.· 8 2 TOTAL 30 13 Digitized by Google
97 GENERAL REFRACTORIES COMPAlTI. 1600 Real Estate Trust Building, Philadelphia, Pa. (Manufacture of refractories) R. P. Heuer, Vice President and Research DirectorJ M. L. Bell, Ceramic Engineer; L. J. Trostel, Chemical Engineer. Preparation of dead burned magnesite. Manufacture of magnesite, chromite, fireclay, and silica refractories. Standard equipment. Small scale 'O'acuum furnace. High temperature furnaces for refractories testing. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Ceramic engineers F.m.ployed 2 1 2 (Personnel could be made available, to an indeterminate extent, for urgent war projects) P. D. GEDRGE COUPANY. 5200 North Second Street, St. Louis, Mo. (Manufacture of paint, varnish, lacquer, and insulating compounds) N. J. George, Treasurer; F. L. George, Secretary. Electrical insulating and insulating compounds. i'lire enamel. Wire enamel application machines; standard testing e~uipment. Research personnel: Chemists Technicians :Employed 1 5 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) GEVAERT COMPANY OF A.\lERICA, INC. Cole Avenue, Williamstown, Mass. (Manufacture of photographic film and paper) J. Gevaert, President; G. Schwarz, Chief Chemist. Photograpldc sensitometry. Emulsions and sensitizers. Digitized by Google
Research.personnel: Chemists Assistants, etc. 98 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) . GINTER CHEMICAL LABORATORY. il8 West Cameron, Tuisa, Ok la. ( Con- sulting and laboratory work on oil-well cores, oil and water) Roy Ginter. Secondary recovery surveys ( core work). Water conditioning for wate?'-OU.-floods. Correlation ot lithology and physical proper- ties of oil producing formations. Research personnel: Chemists· Technicians &iployed 1 l Available 1 GLIDDEN COMPANY. Cleveland, Ohio. (Manufacture o{ naval stores, pigmmts and paints, soya food products., hydrogen gas, and iron, copper, and lead products) . . w. J. O'Brien, Vice President; Max Mayer, General Director; Percy L. Julian; O. A. Cherry; T. A. Neuhaus; B. W. Allan; L. F. Wagner. Paints, vamishes, and lacquers. Soya products, proteins, and honncnes. Iron, copper, lead powders, and lead refining. Food, vegetable oil refining., shortening, and margarine. Titanium oxide, lithopone, and cadmium. Dry colors. Research personnel: Elnployed Available Biologists l ⢠Chemists 115 28 3/4 Mathematicians l , ,; Chemical engineers 6 1 Mechanical engineers 3 Metallurgical engineers 3 - Technicians 25 6¼ TOTAL 154 36½ Digitized by Google
99 GLOBE on. AND REFINING COMPANY OFKANSAS. McPherson, Kans. (Refining of petrolewn products) F. L. Jehle, Vice President and General Manager; Carl w. Berger, Director. Petroleum gas analysis. Lube oil, gasoline, distillate, and Diesel fuel testing. Preparation of pure hydrocarbons. Standard equipment. Apparatus for butadiene adsorption. Research personnel: · Chemists Technicians Assistants, etc. F)nployed Available GLOBFr-UNION INC. 900 East Keefe Avenue, llilwaukee, Wis. (Develop- ment of automotive lead storage batteries, radio fixed and variable resistors, fixed and variable capacitors, radio switches, steatite, and spark plugs) J. Fletcher Harper, Vice President; J. S. Coldwell; G. hl. Ehlers; H. "!1. Rubinstein; E. T. Sherv1ood. Battery testing. Checking of chemical and metallurgical processes. Ceramic products. Development.of new and specialized equipment for practical manufacture. Variable resistance and switch design. Testing of spark plugs. Radio measurements. Low-temperature high- altitute testing. Radio components. Tests of radio and electronic equipment. A â¢ell equipped battery laboratory. iiodel making facilities. 150 HP engine dynamometer. stratosphere chamber. Research personnel: Employed Chemists 2 Chemical engineers 2 Electrical engineers 4 Hechanical engineers 12 Metallurgical eI1ocineers l Ceramic engineers 7 Technicians 27 Assistants, etc. 4 TOTAL 59 (Personnel could probably be made available to a limited extent, depending upon the date of the assignment of the war project) Digitized by Google
100 GLYCO PRODUCTS ··COMPANY, INC. 230 King Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. (iianutacture of chemicals) H. Bennett,·President and Technical Director. &Julsions and eDllsifiers. Synthetic waxes~ Protective creams. Water soluble resins. Pol.yhydric alcohol fatty acid esters. Special explosive compositions. · · Research personnel: Chemists Others Employed 4 1 (Persormel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) GODCHAUX S GARS, INC. Reserve, La. (Manufacture of sugar) Walter Godchaux, Vice President; Harold A. Hussey, Chemical F.ngineer. Plastic molding compounds. Lactic acid from molasses. By-product recovery from sugar cane and molasses. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers others . Employed l 1 3 Available l 1 3 GOLDSMITH BROTHERS Si!ELTIMG AND REFINING COllPANY. 1300 West Fifty-ninth Street, Chicago, Ill. (&nelting and refining of lead, antiuonial lead, and precious metals; production of precious metal salts and special alloys) M. M. Goldsmith, Vice President; FA.ward T. Cotter; A. R. Devereux. Osmium alloy, substitute for jewels used in instruments. Antimony trioxide fran antimony oxide ores and lead slags. Research personnel: :Employed Available Chemists 2 Metallurgical' engineers 1 i Technicians 4 1 Assistants, etc. 2 l Digitized by Google
101 B. F. GOODRICH COMPANY. 500 South Main street, Akron, Ohio. (Manufacture of rubber goods) T. G. Graham, Vice President; H. E. Fritz, Director of Research. Chemical and physical properties of rubber, plastics, and textiles. Electron microscope. Research personnel: Employed Biologists 1 Chemists 77 Mathematicians 1 Physicists 12 Chemical engineers 34 Electrical engi.,eers 3 Mechanical eng:ineers 3 Metallurgical engineers 1 Technicians JO Assistants, etc. 64 TOTAL 226 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) GOODYEAR A!ltCRAFT CORPORATION. Akron, Ohio. (Manufacture of air- craft and aircraft parts) Karl Arnstein, Vice President in Charge of EngineerL,g; E. L. Shaw, Assistant Chief Engineer; J.B. Jones, Research Director. Aircraft production processes. Fundamental and miscellaneous structural problems and structural model tests. Special problems in aerodynamics. Instrument developiaents. Treatment and working of alwai.num alloys. Spot welding of aluminwn and stainless steel. Research personnel: Employed Chemists 2 Mathematicians 2 Physicists 5 Chemical en0ineers 2 Electrical engineers 1 11echanical engineers 12 Metallurgical engineers 1 Aeronautical engineers 9 Technicians 14 Assistants, etc. 3 TOTAL 51 Digitized by Google
102 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, .for urgent war projects) GOODYEAR TI E AND RUBBER COMPANY. Akron, Ohio. (Manufacture ot rubber tires, tubes, and other products) C. Slusser, Vice President; L.B. Sebrell, Manager of Research. All branches of chemistry and physics. X-ray. Raman spectra. · Electron microscope·. Research personnel: Employed Scientific and technical staff l,O37 {Personnel could be made available, to an indeterminate extent, for urgent war projects) GOUDEY GUM COllPANY. 52 Everett street, Allston, Boston, Mass. (.i.fanutacture of chewing gum) · George C. Thompson, Assistant to General Manager. Developnent of chewing gum and chewing gum bases. Research personnel: Chemists Others &lployed 3 l (Laboratory, but not personnel~ available for urgent war projects) GRADIDHL LABORATORIES. 3514 Lucas Avenue, st. Louis, llo. (llanu.facture of laboratory reagents) R. B. H. Gradwohl. Prepru:-ation of blood typing sera. Chemical tests for lead in blood and urine. Digitized by Google
10.3 Research personnel: Chemists Technicians Assistants, etc. Tolployed l 6 3 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war work) GRANITE CITY STEEL C0:,1PA1IT. Granite City, Ill. (Development of flat rolled steel plate) F. G. ;/Jlrlte, Chief, Department of Metallurgy and Inspection. Carbon steel plates, sheets, tin plate, electrical sheets, and stainless clad. Research personnel: Tolployed Metallurgical engineers 5 Others 5 Routine work 30 Development work 10 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited e::ctent, for urgent war projects) GREAT WESTERU SUGAJt COI.PANY. 1530 Sixteenth Street, Denver, Colo. (Hanuf'acture of beet sugar) F. A. Kamp, President; H. Vl. Dahlberg, Research Manager. Sugar manufacture. Barium compounds. Recovery ofglutamic acid and betaine. Soil anal,.vsis. Bacteriology work. Small scale sugar factory equipment. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Employed 4 2 Available 2 1 Digitized by Google
104 GRIFFIN CHEW:CAL COMPANY. 1340 South Fort.y-aeventh Street, Richmond, Ca.lit. (Manufacture of chemicals) · · Leland B. Mebine, Vice President. Petroleum IUli'onic acids and their salts. Pressure compounds.· Mercurials. Resins ⢠Research personnel: Chemists Chemical. engineers Fmployed 3 l Available l i W. M. GROSVENOR LABORATORIES, DtC. 50 F.ast Fort.y-.first Street, . New York, N. Y. (Consulting chemists and chemical engineers) l'l:iJJ1Ul M. Grosvenor, Jr., Vice President and General 1.fanager; Jacques Errera; Isador W.ller; W. G. Marquette. Plastics. Textiles. Paints and resins. General organic chemistry. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Physicists Chemical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. TOTAL Employed l 5 l l 3 3 l4 Available l 2 l - 4 GULF RE.$ARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY. P. O. Drawer 2038, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Petroleum research and geophysical exploration) Paul D. Foote, Executive Vice President; E. A. Eckhardt, Vice President; R. J. s. Pigott; E. E. Ayres; Morris Muskat; B. B. Wescott. Geophysics. Mechanical engineering. Internal combustion engines. Organic and inorganic chemistry. Chemical engineering and process development. Insect sprays. Physics. Metallurgy. Testing of material.a. Digitized by Google
· 105 Research personnel: Employed Available Geophysicists 73 Chemists 64 10 Mathematicians 2 l Physicists ll 3 Chemical engineers 49 6 Electrical engineers 11· 2 Mechanical engineers 18 2 Metallurgical engineers 4 l Others ( instrument shop) 82 3 Geophysical field assistants 364 Technicians us Assistants, etc. 224 TOTAL 1,050 28 Digitized by Google
106 HAAS-MILLER CORPORATieti, Fourth and Bristol Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. (Manufacture of cutting and quenching oils, drawing lubricants, cleaners ., and heat treating salts) H. L. Uiller; Vice President. Shell drawing mediums. Cleaners and rust preventives. Yiaterpro6i'- ing and mildel',proofing mosquito nets, denims, etc. Research personnel: Employed Chemists 3 Metallurgical engineers l Assistants, etc. 3 Available 1 , t lt HACHL!EISTI<.l?., INQ. 2332-38 Forbes Street, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Hanu- facture and analysis of chemicals) Harry A. Hachmeister, President; Harcus J. Pooley; Hermann Birnbaum. Organic and inorganic chemicals. Magnesite pro1t1cts. Recovery of tin fran scrap. · Research personnel: Chemists Employed 3 Available J D. W. HAERING AND COMPANY, Il!C. 205 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Ill. (Development and rnanufacture of chemicals for scale and cor- rosion control) D. i"f. Haering, Technical Director; H. C. Daggett, Development Director; N. A. Bailey, Research Director; w. Beschenbossel, Analytical Director. Scale and c~rrosion control ⢠. Organic chemicals for water treatment. Glucoside derivatives for scale, corrosion, and algal inhibition. Complete operating models of industrial cooling systems. Research personnel: Chemists · Chemical engineers Employed .. 5 : 4 (Personnel could be. made available, to an indeterminate er.tent, for urgent war projects) Digitized by Google
107 HALL CHINA COlIPANY. East llverpool, Ohio. (Manufacture of chinaware) M. w. Thompson, Treasurer; L. H. Brovm, Ceramic Engineer. Ceramics. Research personnel: Ceramic engineer Technicians Assistants Fmployed l 2 l (Personnel could be made fully available for urgent war work) HALL LABORATORIES, INC. 323 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Con- sultants on industrial water problems) G. H. Smith, General Manager; a. E. Hall, Director; E. P. â¢Partridge, Director of Research. Water treatment for steam generation and for prevention of boiler damage. Application of sodium and other phosphates to industrial problems. Analysis of water supplies, of feed and boiler waters, and of deposits from water. Metallographic, microscopic, and X-ray examination of the phosphates. Utilization of phosphate materials· in industrial plants. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Chemical engineers Others Technicians Assistants, etc. TOTAL F.mployed 2 21 27 1 15 17 83 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects). C. M. HAIL LA1iP COMPANY. 1035 East Hancock Avenue, Detroit, Mich. (Development of aircraft lighting and of high speed radiant heating for industrial processes below 600° F.) Paul H. Goodell, Manager; Thomas P. Cusack, Jr.; C. w. Anklam. Digitized by Google
108 Food dehydration. Rubber vulcanizing and synthetic rubber process- ing. Textile shrinkage. Wood veneer gl.u;i.ng. Curing anti-corrosiye coatings. Prefabrication heating of magnesium. · High speed pol.ymer- ization of lithographic ink. Research personnel: Employed Chemical engineers l Electric engineerrt. 2 Uechanical engineers 3 Metallurgical engineers l Technicians 3 Assistants, etc. 2 Available 4 3 _HALLER EI-mINEERIMG ASSOC IAT ;s, lllC. 38 Memorial Ori ve, Cambridge~. Hass. (Consulting and testing engineers) . · · . ' . . .⢠L. M. Stewart, Chief E;ngineer; R.T. Haller; Frank Quinlan; N. E. Argraves. Airport design and facilities. Highways and pavements. Soils sta- bilization, wearing surfaces, and camouflage. Synthetic and substi- tute ·materials. Light-weight beams and trusses for construction â¢. Research personnel: Chemists Physicists Chenci.cal engineers Electrical engineers Mechanical engineers Uetallurgical engineers Others Tecµnicians Asaistapts, e~c. Employed 7 2 4 l 2 1· 0 2 5 .. ' (Personnel could be made available, to a limited exteht, for ·urgent war work), HANDY Ar!D HAIDfMJ. Bridgeport, Conn, (Precious ·metals) R, H. Leach, Vice President; John L. Christie; Chester H. Chatfield. Production of silver and gold and their alloys. Brazin~ alloys and electrical contact materials. Digitized by Google
109 Researc.h personnel: Elllployed Chend.sts 2 Chemical engineers 1 Metall~rgical engineers 6 Others 6 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war work) ABBOT A. HANKS, INC. 624 Sacramento Street, San Francisoo, Calif. (Chemists, assayers, engineers, and metallurgists) Herbert D. Imrie, President; Prentiss T. Bee; John L. t.Iartel; T. P. Dresser, Jr.; H. E. hlorse. Geological problems. Clay products. Paints. liaterials of construc- tion. Welding and welded materials. Soil mechanics. Research personnel: Employed Chemists 4 Metallurgical engineers 4 Assistants, etc. 2 Available 4 4 2 HANOVIA CHEMICAL AND UANUFACTURING COL!FANY. Chestnut Street and N. J, Railroad Avenue, Newark, N. J. ().;anufacture of quartz mercury arc lamps and infra-red lar.ips) Wm. T. Anderson, Jr., Research Director; John H. mub, Assistant to President; F. W. Robinson, Manager. Ultraviolet lamps. Short wave high frequency, Fused quartz. Research personnel: Physicc.l chemist Electrical engineers Mechanical engineers Technicians Employed l 1 1 2 (Adjustments could make personnel available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) Digitized by Google
110 HANSON VAN WINY.IE ll'lJNHING COl;pA?JY. Matawan, N. J. (Manu.facturing D. C- generators, equipment ·and supplies for treating metal- lic surf aces) Van Winkle Todd, President. Guerin Todd, Vice President and Chief F.ngineer; M, B. Diggin; A~ T. Baldwin~ Preparation of metal surfaces for subsequent finish. Coating metal surfaces by electroplating, hot dipping, a.rid chemical films. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed 4 4 2 2 Available HARBISON-WALKER R FRACTORIES COl.PANY, 1800 Farme~s :aank Building, Pittsb~rgh, Pa. (Manu.facture and sale of refractory products) Kenneth Seaver, Vice President in Charge of Research; Fred A, Harvey, Director of Research. Composition and processing of refractory materials. Co.111>lete pilot plant and chemical &nd petrographic la.boratories. Hydraulic press (200,000 lb,). Exolon grading screen. Bird contin- uous centri:fuge. Oil-fired rotary kiln, Research personnel: &nployed Chemists 2 Physicists l Chemical· engineers 2 ·· ~etallurgical engine~r~ 1 Civil engineers 2 Ceramic engineers 7 Technicians 2 Assistants, etc, .JJ. TOTAL 31 (Personnel could b~ made available, to a lir.u.tod extent, for urg~nt war projects) Digitized by Google
111 W. C. HARDESTY COlJ>ANY, IHC. P.O. Box 110, Dover, Ohio. (J.fanu.fac- ture of tatty acids and derivatives) W. T. Reddish, Vice President; Edward L. Gordy, Technical Director. Organic chemicals. Soluble-oil bases. Sulfated and sulfonated oils. Sebacic acid. Capryl alcohol. Research person.~e+: Chemists Em.ployed 5 Available .3 HARMOO COLOR V~RKS, INC. 550 Belmont Avenue, Haledon, N. J. (lianu- tacture of find organic chemical pigments and chemical inter- mediates) Vincent C. Vesce, Research Director and Vice President. Organic syntheses. Intermediates, dyes, and important pharmaceuticals (sulfanilami.dc). Properties of protective and decorative pigmented coatings. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Technicians :&iployed 7 3 3 (Personnel could be mado available, to a limited extent, for urgent war work) ⢠HARRIS IABORATORIF.S. 1920 Jefferson .A~Emue, Lincoln, Nebr. (Consult- ants , 1n analytical chemistry and bacteriology) Lewis E. Harris, Director. Pharmaceuticals. Water and sewage treatment. Research porsonnel: Chemists others F.mployod 1 1 Available 1 Dfgitized by Google
ll2 HARSHAW CHEMICAL COMPANY. 1945 East Ninety-seventh . Street, Cleve- land, Ohio. (Manufacture ot industrial chemicals) W. J. Harshaw, President; K. E. Long, Research Director; A. R. Bozarth; c. s. Parke. Preparation ot catalysts. Ceramic pigments. Paint driers and Pi&- ments. Electroplating. Fluorides. Inorganic synthesis. 1'otal aoaps. Optical crystals. Standard equipment. Research personnel: &Jployed -Available Chemists 29 li Physicists l Chemical engineers 11 - Mechanical engineers 2 ⢠Teclmicians 9 - Assistants, etc. 3 TOTAL 55 lt HARTFORD-EMPIRE COMPANY; and~ Coragration, a subeidiary. Harttord 1 Conn â¢. (Researoh and development in glass and plastics} J. c. Hostetter, Vice President; ·Jruaes Bailey, Research Director; K. E~ Peiler; D. E. Sharp; J. R. Hanson. Glass composition and properties. Retrnctorios tor glass content. Hew forming processes. Tempering ot glass. Plastic tcbricating equipment. Extruded plastics. Glass containers to replace tin · cans. Glass .cape and rubber substitute gaskets. Plastic contain- ers. Blowing and extrusion ot thennoplastics. Complete glass technology laboratory. Ceramic, petrographic, and physical laboratories. High vacuum tiquipmont. llarQ testing and food processing lnboratories. Equipped in some fields to carry a project through from research to industrial operation. Research personnel: i)Jiployed .&nployod Hart!'ord-Fmpire Plax Chemists 6 Physicists 7 Chemical engineers 1 . Me~hanical engineers, design .and construction 33 2 l 4 Digitized by Google
ll3 Ree~arch personnel: Employed Employed (Continued) Hartford-Empire Plruc Ceramic engineers 4 -. Plastic consultant ½ Draftsmen 2 Technici~s 58 5 Assistants, etc. 14 .3 TOTAL 123 17i (Personnel could be ma.de available, to limited extent, for urgent war projects) HASKELITE MANUFACTURING CORPORATION. 208 West \'lashington Street, Chicago, Ill. (Manufacture of flnt and moulded plywood for aircraft and marine use) George R. Meyercord, Jr., President; O. H. Basquin, Vice President; J. H. Tigelaar; J. A. Potchen. Properties of plywood. Streeter-Arnet veneer tensile tester and jig for testing small panels in shear. Research personnel: Chemists Physicists Mechanical engineers Employed 3 l 3 Available 1 1/3 (Personnel could be made available, to a liJl'.lited extent, for urgent war projects) HASTINGS AND COMPANY. 819 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, Pa. (Manu- facture of gold leaf and deposition of metals on non-metallic substances) Philip Godley, Director of Research; Henry B. Robb, Jr. Paint and resin formulations. High vacuwu sputtering and evaporation of metals. High vacuum chamber equipped for pilot plant operation â¢. Digitized by Google
Research,personne~: Chemists Mechanical engineers Fmpl<?yed 1 l llJ+ (Personnel could be made available., to a limited extent., for ·i.u- · gent war projects) HATHAWAY INSTRUMENT COll'ANY. 1315 South Clarkson Street., Denver., Colo. (Manufacture of engineering and scientific instru- ments) · Claude M. Hathaway, Chief Engine~r; Herburt Reno; Kurt Sommer; B. P. Hansen; Herbert Schweitzer, Electronics. Strain. Acceleration. Velocity, Aircraft instru- ments. R~search personnel~ Electrical engineers Technicians Assistants., etc. Employed 4 4 3 lt.vailable . 2 3 2 C .. ll⢠HAYNES.LABORATORIES., INC. Chandl~r Street., Spring~iold, Uass. (Protective organic coa~ings) c. w. Haynes., Director of Resenrch; I, F. 1AcKenna. Development of special lacquer., synthetic., and varnish finishes, Research personnel: Chemists Assistants., etc. Employed 3 4 (Personnel could be made availabl~., to a limited extent, for ur- gent war projects) HEU.AND RESEARCH CORPORATION. 1.30 East Fifth .Ii.venue., Denver, Colo. (Hanufacture of photographic equipment and of guophysical., scientific., and industrial instruments) Digitized by Google
115 C. J.... Heiland, President; J. C. Hollister, Vice Prosid1:mt. Vibration detection and vibration recording. Res~arch personnel: E)nployed Geophysicists 4 Geophysical engineers 6 Semi-skilled field help 13 Shop employees 27 Technicians 3 Assistants, etc. 7 TOTAL 60 (Personnel could be made available, to a considerable extent, for ur- gent war projects, after Jan. 1, 1943) HERCULF.s POWDER CdllPANY, INC. 900 1:arket Street 1 Hilrnington, Del. (wa.nufacture of chemicals and explosives} Emil Ott, Director of Research; R. 1'i. Cairns. High explosives and smokeless powder. Cotton linters. derivatives. Naval stores. Paper making chemicals. resins. Cellulose Synthetic Electron microscope. Plastics extrusion equipment. Equipment for application and testing of protective coatings, Small-scale paper making and testing equipment. Equipment for chemical syntheses, in- cluding cracking. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Physicists Microscopists Draftsmen Analysts Glassblowers Technicians Assistants, etc. TOTAL Employed 169 118 4 2 3 3 l 104 388 792 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) Digitized by Google
116 HmSHEY CHOCOIATE CORPCEATICfi. Hershey, Pa. (ManutactUl"e of choco- late products) .. . . . . . w. F. R. Murrie, President; s. F. Hinkle, Director of Res9$.?'Ch. Development and production of chocolate ration. Research personnel: :Employed Available Chemi.ste 3 l Chemical engineers l , ! Technicians 3 Aesistanta, etc. 2 HEYD»l CHFlilCAL CORPORATIOO, Ge.ri'ield, N. J. , (Manufacture of tine chemicals) Blythe M. Reynolds, Superintendent; Philip I,, Bowman.· Catalysie. Synthetic organic chemi.stry. Fermentation. Pilot plant facilities. Research personnel: Employed JLvailable Biologiets . s 5 Chemists l4 7 Chem.cal engineers 4 2 Others 8 s Technicians ll 6 Assistants, etc. 2 - HEYMAN COJ.r.PANY. 157 Chambers Street, New York, N. Y.- (Manufacture oi' special machinery &.Yld procese~s) lf ⢠. D. Heyman, Director of Research; llolt S. Pajes: Charles H. ·Morrie. Ettects oi' infra-red rays on fluorescent and phosphorescent sub- etances. Mica and methods oi' producing it synthetically. New types of hydraulic control gear and press. Research personnel: Em;,loyed Available Chemi.sts l l Physiciets l l Electrical engineers 2 2 Mechanical tmginee·rs 3 2 Digitized by Google
117 Research personnel: Machinists Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed 28 6 10 Available 8 6 6 (Continued) HOCHSTAuTER LABORATORIES, D~C. 254 ':;est Thirty-first Street, New York, N. Y. (Chemistry and chemical engineering) Irving Hochstadter, President; Samuel Nevnnark Paper containers to replace tin and glass containers. Pervious coatings. Solvents. Asphalt and tar products. Fuels. Research personnel: Chemical engineers Ass~stants, etc. Employed 4 1 Available 4 1 HOFFMANN-I.A ROCHE, INC. Nutley, N. J. (J.:anufacture of medicinal chemicals and pharmaceutical specialties) E. H. Bobst, President; N. F. Peterson, acting Vice President; H. M. Wuest, Director of Research; M. '1.1. Goldberg; John Lee; R. J. Schnitzer. Synthesis ot_ vitamins A, Bi, B2, B6, C, E, pantothenic acid,â¢nico- tinic acid, biotin. Sulfadl_-ugs. Penicillin. Hypnotics. Analgosics. Anti-oxidants. Anti-ma.larials. · Organic arsenica.ls. Research personnel: Pharmacologists Bacteriologists Chemists Physicists Mechanical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. TOTAL Employed 5 .3 27 l 1 10 26 73 (Personnel could be ma.de available, to u limited extent, for urgent war projects) Digitized by Google
118 HOOKER IECTROCHEMICAL 011PANY. Forty-seventh Street and Buffalo A venue, Niagara Falla, N. · t (Manufacture of·. heavy and tine chemicals) : · . · . . R. L. Murray, Vice President in Charge of Development; J. H. Bab- cock;. L.B. Hitchcock. Chlorination. Electrolysis of ealte. Hydrogenation ot organic compounds. Synthesis ot derived organic compounds, .Catalys.t8 for chemical reactions, plasticizers for plastics, and chemicals for lubricant addition agents. Laboratory to plant-size equipment for high pressure hydrogenation work. Unit process equipment tor semicommercial work. Research personnel: &nployed Available Chemists 24 9 Chemical engineers lO l Mechanical engineers l - Others - -97* Technicians s l Assistants, etc. 8 s TOTAL 48 113 it()pe~ators and maintenance men. HOOSAC VALLEY LDlE COIJPANY, .INC~· Howland Avenue, Adams, Mass. (Manufacture of lime products) John R. Durrell, Vice President; Stewart Mi Meikaljohn. General lime testing. Moist closet. Proctor soil or soil-cement apparatus. Research persoMel: Chemists Employed l Available i HOOVER COMPANY. North Cant·on, Ohio. (Manufacturtj ot electric vacuum cleaners, die castings, and plastic parts; refrig- eration development) ⢠H~ F.arl Hoover, Vice President; o. P. Daiger, Research Director; C. G. Troxler; D. G. Smellie. Digitized by Google
119 icoustics. Air flow and air cleaning problems, Rotative electrical equipment. Rubber chemistry and processing, High altitude testing and refrigeration. Statistical control of quality, . ' Six well-equipped laboratories, Sound room. Hwnidity chamber. Stratosphere chamber. Research personnel: &ployed Available Chemists 5 1 Mathematicians 1 Physicists 3 l¼ Electrical engineers 9 2 .Mechanical engineers 12 4 Metallurgical engineers 1 De-signers and draftsmen 22 4 Technicians 25 2 Assistants, etc. 22 TOTAL 100 14½ A. W. HOPPENSTEDT LABORATORY, INC. 90 Rapin Place, Buffalo, N. Y. (Analysts and consultants specializing in lea'b.- and lea\~r finishes) A. W. Hopton, President; R.H. Wilson. Tanning and processing leather materials. Utilization of waste sul- fite cellulose for sole leather. 3hoe construction and leather pre- servatives. Adhesive and gasket compounds. llust preventatives. Lacquers, thinners, and cellulose solutions. Research personnel: Chendsts Assistants, etc. mployed 2 2 Available 2 2 J.M. HUB.till CORPORATION. Borger, Tex. (Manufacture of carbon black, printing inks, paper clays, rubber, and gasoline) E. M. Eckart, Vice President; C. A. Carlton. Preparation of clay for use in rubber, paper, and ceramics. opment of carbon in grades suitable for synthetic rubber. ties and compounding characteristics of synthetic rubber ⢠. Devel- Proper- Digitized by Google
i 120 · · · ·Research personnel:-· Employed A.vailable . . ,. ,. â¢: Chemists 7 1/3 .- llathematici&na l - . â¢Electrical ·e111ineepa · l ·- Me~hanical engineers l i JJ Geologists l Technicians 5 Assistants., etc. 2 TOTAL 18 li HUDSoN DY~TUFFS CORPORATION, 333 Hudson Street., New York., N. Y. · (Manutacture of dyes and ehemicale) W. Carlton Bernard., President; Leon Gerst. Application of dyestuffs and specialties to textiles and other fabrics. Research personnel: Chemists anployed ·4 Available 4 HUFFMAN MICROANALYTICAL LABORATORIES~ 505 Majestic Building, Denver, Colo. (Microchemical analysis) E. W. D. Huffman. Application and development of methods of microchemical analysis. Researoh personnel: Chemists Technicians . Assistants, etc. mployed l 1 2 (Personnel co\,\ld be made available, to a limited extent., for ur- gent war projects) . ' . . HURST LABORATORIES. 413 Tenth Avenue., South, St. Petersburg, Fla. (Chemical and physical research) Digitized by Google
121 Thomas.F. Hurst, Research Director; Adolph Dormaier; Eleanor Dorman; Thor Larson. Luminous materials. Cold cathode for industrial lighting. Tropical. plants and essential oils. Utilization of tropical plant products. High frequency polymerization. Research personnel: .i!mployed Available Chemists 1 1 !iiathematicians ½ Physicists 1 Chemical engineers 1 1 Electrical engineers 1 Others 1 Technicians 2 2 Assistants, etc. 2 F. C. HUYCK AUD SONS. Third Avenue, Rensselaer, N. Y. (Ua.nu.facture of wool products) F. H. Eldridge, General 11.anager; W. H. Horne .⢠Chemical structure and ionic and inorganic chemistry of wool protein. Chemical agents in wool processing. Proofing against fabric damage, Tanning treatments.. Chemistry of acid dyeing. Increasing life of paper makers' felts. Moisture absorption and desorption. Quantita- tive measurement of the physical properties of wool, yarn, and fabrics, Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Technicians &iployed 2 1 1 Available HYNS.ON, ,/$TCOTT J.ND DUNNING, INC. 1030 North Charles ;:jtreet, Balti- more, Md. (Manufacture of pharmaceuticals and drugs) J. H. Fitzgerald Dunning, General Lianager; John H. Brewer; D. I. Macht. Che.mo-therapy and organo-therapy. Bacteriological toxoids and vaccines. Digitized by Google
Research personnel: Pharmacologists Chemists Chemical engineers Bacteriologists Technicians Assistants Employed 3 6 1 2 4 4 Available 1 3 Digitized by Google
123 IGLE:Fr....ART BROTIIERS, INC. 1600 First Avenue, Evansville, Ind. (Flour milling) G. E. Johnson, Executive Vioe Presidont; H. V. Hansen; R. G, Snow. Food chemistry. Whent flour products. Stroboscope. Standnrd equipment. Research personnels Chemists Chemical engineers Technicians Employed 1 1 1 Available l.. i l IMPERIAL PAPER AND COLOR CORPORATIOU. Glens Falls, N. Y, (Manufacture or ohomicals, pigmonts, and paper) A. E. Van Wirt, Technioal Director; H. s. DavidsonJ s. o. Benson. Organio and inorgnnio ohemicals o.nd pigments. Chromium compounds. Paint& and printing ink. Paper coatings. Protein binders. Uag⢠nesium powder. Crystnl sizo and habit control. Spocinl aqueous precipitation equipment. Researoh personnels Eoployed Available Chemists 18 3 Physicists 3 1 Chomical engineers 8 2 Mechanical ongineors 4 1 Technicians 28 5 Assistants, eto. 4 1 TOTAL 65 13 INDIANAPOLIS WATER CO!!P!Jrl. 113 Monument Cirolo, Indianapolis, Ind. (Production ot water for domestic o.nd industrial use) H. S. Morse, Managor and Vice President; C. K. Calvert; E. R. Hupp. Wat&r treatment problems. ⢠Digitized by Google
124 Research personnels Chemists Chemical engineers :Employed 1 1 Available 1.. t INDUSTRI~L TESTING L.\BORATORY. 930 Wyandotte Street, Knnsns City, Mo. (Consulting and analysis) R. M. Snyder, Director. Strip coal ru.ning, wnshing, and prooessing. Research personnels Chemists Others .\ssisto.nts, etc. Employed 1 2 ½ .Avnilnblo INFILCO, INC. 325 West Twenty-fifth Place, Chicago, Ill. (J.Io.nu- faoture or .,_ter purifio~tion nnd se,mge treatment equip- ment) o. A. DeCelle, Vice President, Hilding Gustafson. Silic~ gels. Cation and anion exchangers. Zeolites. Research personnel: Chemists Technicians Employed 2 1 Avnilnble ½ INC"u\LLS IROU WORKS C01IP.".NY; ING!.LLS SHIPBUILDING CORPORATION. Binningham, Ala. (Structural steel, ships, steel tanks, otc.) R. I. Ingalls, President; A. c. Leigh; .\loxo.nder Spolinnslcy; K. H. Gayle. Welding of ships and buildings. Digitized by Google
Resenroh personneli Engineers Assisto.nts, etc. Employed 8 5 125 (Personnel could be mo.do avnilable, ton limited extont, for urgent wnr projects) IlnlIS SPEIDEN AND CO}Il>ANY, Isoo Chemical Division. Forty-seventh Street nnd Royal Avenue, Nicgnra f"alls, N. Y. (Manuf'aoture of heavy oh~mioals) Edward T. Ladd, Superintendent nnd Chief Chemist. Industrinl uses of ohlorino, chlorine com?ounds, and oaustio potash. Research personnels Chemists and Chemical enginoers Employed 4 Available 4 INSTITUTE OF P.'.PER CHElUSTRY. Appleton, Wis⢠(Pe.per reaenroh) Westbrook Steele, Executive Director. Lignin. Cellulose nnd oollulose derivo.tivos. Pulp o.nd po.per, in- cluding nitrntion pulps. Plastics. Instrwnentation. Fully equipped lnborntory, including somiâ¢oommercio.l equipment. Rosenroh-porsonnola Biologists Chemists Physicists Chomioal enginoore Electrical engineers Others Tochnicinns .\.ssistants, etc. Etnployod 4 24 2 12 1 10 26 45 124 (Personnel could bo l!Ul.de nvo.ilnble, o.s required, for urgent wn.r projects) Digitized by Google
126 - I!1TERCHE2.UC.'.L CORPORATIOM. 75 Varick Street, New York, N. Y. (Chemico.l coo.tings for protective nnd decoro.tive purposes nnd allied products) ' 1 · · ~ Du Val R. Goldthwni te, Chairman of' the Board; A. E. Gesslor, Di- roctor or Resoarch; D. M. Gans. Plastic compositions. Substitutos f'or tin. Camouf'lago cloth. Coat- ing of' textiles for prefabricated defense housing. Substitutes f'or cri tioal materials. Now types ·or ink and printing pnpor. .\utomatic color reproduction. Pigments, dyostuef's, and resins. Six woll-oquipped laboro.tories. Stando.rd testing equipment nnd elec- tron microscope. llachino shop with f'aoilitios for mo.king instruments. Research per~?nnelc Employed Avnilablo Chomists 33 Physicists 9 Electrical engineers 1 Metallurgionl engineers 1 Othors 7 -Teohnicinns -a¼ 19-25 Assistants, etc. 67 TOTAL 118 19-25 I?lTEIDL\.TION . \L BUSI?!ESS lL'.CHI'lrES CORPOR.'~TIO?T. Endicott, N. Y ⢠(Mo.nuf'o.oture or· oloctrico.l accounting mo.chinos and tiJ!lO re- cording equipmont) G. u. Amstrong, _Mo.nngor of' Speoinl Rosearch Department; c â¢. A. Kirk, Vico President in Chargo of' Manufacturing; w. w. McDowellJ D. L. Bibby; K. J. l.fa.okonzio; R. L. Po.lmor. Eloctrical relays, motors, nnd switohos. Elootronio dovices. Pap~r ⢠Research personnels Employed Chemists 4 Physicists 1 Chemical engineers 1 Eloctrical ongineors 4 Mechanico.l engineors 3 Metallurgical engineers 1 Others · 2 Technicians 5 Assistants, otc. 6 TOTAL 27 . Availo.blo - t 2 1 2 l 1 8 Digitized by Google
127 INTER?L\TION.\L NICKEL COMP:.NY, I?lC. 67 Wall Stroot, New York, N. Y. (Smoltors ~.nd rofinors or niokol, copper, nnd precious metals) P. D. Morice., Vioe President; A, J. Wadhams, Vice Prosidont; U. B. Pilling, Director or Rosoo.rch Laboratory. Dovolopment and proporties of metals, particularly nickel and its alloys. Experimental mill o.nd foundry, 1,000 pound unit oapaoity. Eleotro- plo.ting o.nd corrosion tasting equipment. Extrusion press for weld- ing electrode study. Research porsonnols Employed Chemists 12 Meohanico.l engineers 2 Moto.llurgical ongineors 13 Wolding engineers 3 Others Z3 Tochnioinns 6 Assistants, oto. 10 TOTAL 69 Avnilo.ble 7 5 1 13 Digitized by Google
128 DR. D. JAYNB /.?ID SON. nm. Delawo.re Avonue and . Vine Street< Phila- d~lphia, Pa â¢. (Mnnuracturo of propriet~ry modicinesJ J. D. Mointrre, President and Diroctor ·of Research; F. o. Lo.quer. Phnrmo.ceutioals, ~spoci~lly antholmintics nnd tho gluoosides of digitalis. Nowa~thods for the production or phnrmaceutical orgnnio oompounds. Rosoarch personnolt Chemists Doctors Technioinns Employed 2 1 2 (Personnel oould be made available, to a considerable extent, tor urgent war projects) J. F. JELENKO AND CO!!PANY, INC. 136 West Fifty-second Street, New York, N. Y. (Uanutacture a.nd refining of dental golds and' special ties) . J. F. Jelenko, President,. R .. C. Brumfield; C. L. Mantell; G. U. Mille,-. Experimental melting and casting. Heat treatment. Centrifugal oasting. Metallographic work. Physical testing of tensile pro- perties. Analyti-oal chemistry. . . Research personnels Employed Available Biologists l - Chemists l t Chemical engineers 1 Elec~rioal engi~eers l Metallurgical engineers 1 Assistants, etc. 2 l TOTAL 1· 3 JOACHIM RESEARCH LABORATORIES, n;c. 261-26:5 Norman Avenue, Brooklyn, u. Y. (Chemical a.nd chemical engineering re⢠search laboratories for the protective and technical coatings industry) . Benjamin Joachim, President. Digitized by Google
129 Co.mouflage, particularly fcrmulation o'f coatings -and field applica- tion. Army and Nnv,; spocifioa.tions for finishes. Development of new raw :materials for the industry. Polymerization of st,;rene. '&nulsions. Research P?rsonnol: Chemists Chemical engineers Others .Assistants, eto. Employed 2 . 1 1 l (Personnel could be made available to full extent for direct Govern- · mont war work) CHARLES ~EU JOJillSOl! AND COMPAMY ⢠Tenth o.nd Lomba.rd Streets, Philadelphia, Po.. (Printine inks; pigments a.nd varnishes; ca.rbon blnok) L. C. Herknoss, President: R.H. ~~lhelm. Printing inks. Pigments. Po.ints and varnishes. Solvents. Dyestuffs. Research person.~el1 Chemists Technicians Employed 5 5 ,\vailo.ble 2 2 S. C. JOllliSON AND SON, IUC. Ro.cine, Wis. (Ma.nufo.cture of protecti vo coo.tings and polishes) J. R. Ramsey, Gonero.l Mane.gar; J. Vernon Steinle; W. p â¢. Lo.wler. ~o.x polishes and finishing materials, including waterproofing mate- rials for fabrics o.nd po.pars and industrio.l coatings for rust a.nd porrosion prevention. Naturnl a.nd synthetic wa.xes. Other finishing materials, including vo.rnishes, enrunels, stains, lacquers, nnd po.ints. Resonroh personnels Chemists Chemical enginoors Technicians Assisto.nts, etc. Employed 12 1 5 4 (Considera.tion will be given to the possibility of' making personnel o.vaila.ble f'or a. spocifio war project) Digitized by Google
130 JONES AND LAUGHLIN STEEL CORPORATION. Ross Stroet, Pittsburgh, Pa. (MD.nufaoture and fabrication of steel) H. w. Graham, Director or Research; rr. K. Work. Development of' test methods, chemical, motallogre.phic, and physical. Ordnance steels. Improvemont of processes, products, and by-products. Protootivo coatings. 3-Ton open hoarth furnace. 3-Ton Bessemor convertor. Rosoarch personnels Chemists Physicists Chemical onginoors Electrical enginoers Mechanical engineers Metallurgical ongineors Technicians Assistants, etc. TOTAL Employod 13 2 4 1 1 7 7 5 40 ' (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extont, for urgent war projoota) GOODWIN JOSS LABORATORIES. 718 "ilaahington Avenuo North, Minne- apolis, Minn. (Commercial, consulting, .and rosoarch chomical laboratory) Goodwin Joss, Chief Chomist. Toxicology. Poisons. Industrial hy~iono. Chemical and bactorio- logical sanitation. Pollution of water by &0118.eo of defonso plo.nts. Foods and wator. Rosearch porsonnols Chemists Tochnicians Qnployed 1 1 Availnblo 1/3-1/2 1/:s-1/2 J. C. JOYCE /JID ASSOCIATES. 311 South Spring Stroot, Los Angolos, Calit. (Production or special equipment and tools) J.C. Joyco, Research Director, R. G. i'Tooda; Don Kemmerer. Digitized by Google
131 Anodyzing and etching. Motnl work. Dogroasing techniques, equipment, and solvents. Dies and equ~pment tor production tools. Ignition ano.lyzer. Research personnel, Employod Physicists 2 Chemioal engineers l Electrical encineers 2 Mocho.nioe.l enginoers . 4 Metallurgical engineers 1 Technicians 12 Assistants, eto. 9 TOTAL 31 (Personnel could be mo.de ~vnilnble, to a consider~ble extent, tor urgent wnr projects) Digitized by Google
132 KALO INOCULAN'l' COMPANY. 1007 Maine Street, luincy, Ill. (Manu- facture of laboratory commercial legume inoculants) M. E. Lusk, President; V. s. Bond. Development and improvement of commercial legume inoculants contain- ing bacteria. Equipment and process tor serni-continuous production of bacterial cultures in commercial quantities. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Employed l l Available KAilJNITE, INC. P. O. Box 238, Salt Lake City, Utah. (Manufacture of alumina from alunite and clays) d. M. Moser, Executive Aianager; Arthur Fleischer, Technical Director. Physical., inorganic., and analytical chemistry of alumina. Pilot. plant. Research personnel: Fmployed Chemists 5 Chemical engineers 4 Hetallurgical engineers 4 Technicians 2 Assistants, etc. 4 (Personnel could be made available., to an indeterminate extent, only on projects involving the L1anufacture of alu..irl.ria) KANSAS CITY BACTERIOLOGICAL L BORATORL~. 1318 Harrison Street, Kansas City, Mo. (Chemical and bacteriological testing and research) R. A. Posch, Director. Rock wool insulation. Rock wool board and surface insulation. X-ray equipnent available. Digitized by Google
133 Research'personnel: Biologists Chemists Fluployed 1 1 Available 1 1 KANSAS CITY TESTING LABORATORY, INC. 700 Baltimore Avenue, Kansas City, Mo. (Organic and inorganic chemical analysis; physical testing, engineering, and inspection; petroleum testing and production) . Walter M. Cross, Jr., Secretary and Treasurer; Forbes Cross. Petroleum a.nd methane synthesis products. Magnesium. Colloidal clays. Alkalj_ metals. Concrete and asphalt. High pressure vessels of various types. Antiknock CFR engine, Standard equipment. Research personnel: Fin.ployed ·Available Chemists 3 5 Chemical'engineers 3 5 Mechanical engineers l 3 Technicians 4 Assistants, etc. 3 KAY AND ESS COl!PANY. 820 Kiser street, Dayton., Ohio. (ktanufacture . of varnish., lacquers., enamels, etc.) H. G. Kittredge., President and Uirector of Research. Resins. Plastics. Synthetic rubber. Research personnel: Chemists Technicians Employed 1 4 (Personnel might be made available., to an indeterminate extent, for urgent war projects) Digitized by Google
134 KEENAN LABORATORIES. Frostproof, Fla. (Soil che~stry) Edward T. Keenan. Food Production. Research personnel: Chemists Others Assistants, etc. .. . F.mployed· l 1 l (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) T!DMAS KEERY COMPANY, INC. Hancock, N. Y. (Wood distillation) William J. Uerwin, President; William P. Gerg. Chemicals and solvents derived from the distillation of wood. Research personnel Chemists Chemical elll:,--ineers F.mployed 2 1 Available 1 1 KEEVER STA..'RCH COMPANY. 538 East Tolm sti,eet, Columbus, Ohio. (i.fanufacture oi starch) c. J, Kurtz, Jr., Vice President; L. l.i. Thomas, ·chief Chemist; K. :M. Gaver; G. M, Bierly. starch modifications. Cereals. Proteins. Research personnel: Chemists Technicians Assistants, etc. F.mployed 5 2 1 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) ' Digitized by Google
135 KELIOOG SVlITCHBOA.lID AN SUPPLY COMPANY. 6650 South Cicero Avenue, Chicago., Ill. (Manufacture of telephones, switchboards, repeaters., and communication equipment and apparatus) Robert M. Kalb, Chief Engineer; A. J. Hall; G. H. Brodie. Telephone receivers. Carbon and sound-powered transnrl.tters. Throat and magnetic microphones. Amplifiers a..~d repeaters. Carrier equip- ment. Metallurgical heat treatment. Telephone and telegraph switching. Relays. Research personnel: Employed Chemists 3 Mathematicians 1 Chemical engineers 2 Electrical engineers 14 Mechanical engineers 3 Metallurgical engineers 3 others 6 Technicians 4 Assistants, etc. 4 TOTAL 1JJ (Personnel could be made available., to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) KEH PRODUCTS COl.lPANY, INC. 229 High street, HevJark, N. J ⢠(Manu- facture., import, and export of soluble oils, sizings, adhesives., enrulsifying agents., gums, and technical materials) Edgar s. Genstein, President and Technical Director. Glues and adhesives. Gums and starch products. Finulsifying agents. Solubilizing bases. Thickeners. Textile processing compound~ and sizings. Soluble and sulfonated oils. Fats. Softeners. Soap and chemical specialties. nisinfectant~. Germicides. Research personnel: Chemists Assistants., etc. :Employed 2 1 Available l ½ KEYsr0NE COLOR "'OR.KS, INC. 151 West Gay Avenue, York, Pa. (Manu- facture of chemical and pigment pulp colors for the wall paper and surface coating industries) Digitized by Google
H. E. Bruce, President and General ·Man~ger. Organic and inorganic chemicals. Research personnel: Chemists Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed 3 3 l Available· 3 3 1 136 KIENLE A,.).JI) COMPANY. 33 Nassau Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. (Manufacture of printing inks, pigmented pastes; and varnishes) Herbert J. Wolfe, Director of Research. Camouflage coatings and paints. Air-craft insignia color and coat- ings. Metal finishes and pigmented coatings. Research personnel: Chemists Technicians Em.ployed 2 3 Available 1 2 KILGORE DEVELOPMENT CORPOP.ATIOU. 1050 Thirtieth street, ti. v'i. , Washington, D. c. (Chemical research and invention) Ednrund D. Campbell, President; Lowell B. Kilgore, Research Direc- tor. Synthetic organic insecticides and insect repellants. 3yntheti~ organic light filters. Oils and fats. Gasoline. Edible oil anti- oxidants. Food preservatives. Softeners and plasticizers for synthetic rubber. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Physicists Chemical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. :Employed l 3 1 1 1 2 Available 1 1 1 Digitized by Google
137 KILLIAN RESEARCH LABORATORIF..S, INC. 49 West Forty-fifth street, New York, N. Y. (Research in biochemistry) John A. Killian, Director; M. Elizabeth Marsh; Trinita Rivera; Richard 1:t⢠Viewig; A. Kunkel. Analysis of foods and drugs. Development of new food and drug products. Microanalysis of lead, arsenic, and mercury. Detection of poisons. standard equipment. Research personnel: · Employed Available Biologists 4 4 Chemists. 9 9 Mathematicians 1 1 Technicians 1 1 Assistants, etc. 8 8 TOTAL 23 23 KI1IBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION. eenah, Wis. (Ha.nufacture of paper and paper specialties) H. A. Rothchild, Technical Director; J.B. Catlin, Research Coordinator; L. C. Fleck,· Director of Chemical Research; M. N. Davis, ~irector of Physics Research. Organic and inorganic chemistry. Electronics and instrumentation. Chemical engineering processes. Pilot plant. Research personnel: Chemists Mathematicians Physicists Chemical engineers Mechanical engineers Others Technicians Assistants, etc. TOTAL Employed 15 1 3 11 1 1 13 13 58 (Personnel could be made available, to a considerable extent, for urgent war projects) Digitized by Google
138 C. F. KIRK COMPANY. 521-523 West Twenty-third street, New. York, N. Y. (Pharmaceuticals for injection, vaccines, and pollen extracts) A. Lincoln Konwiser, Laboratory Director. Solutions for intravenous or intrar.uiscular injection. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Phannacists Ebployed l 2 1 Available H. KOHNSTAMM AND COMPA:TY, IlfC. 87 Park Place, New York, IJ. Y. (Manufacture of chemicals) William C. Bainbridge, Technical Director; Robert A. Phair; · David. J or-1sch. Coloring matters for pigments, foods, medicinal and biological stains, indicators, etc. Flavoring e;;.."tracts. Soaps, detergents, · and starches. Chlorinated compoun~s. Vulcanized oils and l~tbber extenders. Organic chemicals. Well equipped laboratories. Research personnel: &ployed Available Bacteriologists 2 . 3/10 Chemists 11 1 3/5 Chemical engineers 2 · 3/10 Electrician 1 Mechanical engineers 2 Technicians 10 11/2 Assistants, etc. 7 1 TOTAL 35 4 7/10 OSCAH. KOHORN AND COMPhNY, LTD. 501 Fifth Avenuej-Hew York, N. Y. (Manufacture of rayon machinery; installation of rayon plants; research laborat~ry) Oscar Von Kohorn; Josef Ehrlich. Protective coating and impregnation of textile a and paper. Sub- stitute for rubber cement anq latex, rubber or synthetics coated Digitized by Google
139 textiles, sole leather, and collapsible tin tubes; proof materials. Research personnel: Chemical engineers Mechanical engineers F.mployed l 1 Mustard gas- , (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) KOPPERS COUPA!JY. Koppers Building, Pittsburgh, Pa. (P., .. oduction of coal, coke, and coal by-products; chemicals; synthetic rubber raw materials) Fred Denig, Vice President and Director of Research; A. R. Powell; E.W. Volkmann; C. D. Ulmer. Coal. Coke. Coal gas, ,·,ater gas, and producer gas. ~onia. Sulfur. Cyanogen. Standard equipment. Research personnel: Fm.ployed Biologists 1 Chemists 55 Mathematicians 1 Physici~ts 1 Chemical engineers 22 Mechanical engineers 3 l!etallurgical engineers 1 Chemical economists 1 Technicians 2 Assistants, etc. 11 TOTAL 98 Available ½ 10 ½ 3 l l ., KROGER GROCERY AND BAKING COl.iP ANY. 35 East Seventh Street, Cincin- nati, Ohio. (Processors and distributors of food through four thousand retail outlets) C. L. Arnold, Director of Research; George Garnatz. Foods and related products. Physical and chemical testing equipment. Bakery. Experimental a...-1:imals. Digitized by Google
Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Chemical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed l ll 2 4 4 140 (Personnel could be made available, to a considerable extent, for urgent war projects) Digitized by Google
l4l LABORATORY OF DR. ADRIAN LE ROY. 1126 Coolidge Road, Elizabeth, N. J. (Photographic research) Adrian E. Le RoyJ G. Le Roy. Development and use of photoelectric color separating densi- tometers. Negative color separating cameras, with built-in reflecting and transmission mirrors. rl.esearch personnel: Chemists Mathematicians Physicists Assistants, etc. .i!lnployed 1 1 1 1 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) LABORATORY OF INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE, INC. 76 Madison Avenue, New York, N. Y. (Chemical, biochemical, biological, and bacteriolog- ical research) K. George Falk, Director; George B. Wallace; Grace l!cGuire. I Biological chemistry, including foods and vitamins. Bacteriology, especially of foods. Organic chemistry. Standard equipment,. Research personnel: . . Chemists and Bacteriologists Technicians Assistants, etc. imployed 6 5 2 Available 3 LABORI\TO.ttY OF VITA.MIN T~HNOLOGY. 1411 Kast Sixtieth Street, Chicago, Ill. (Analysis and research in vitamins and nutrition) Howard J. Cannon, Owner and Research Director; Lawrence Rosner. Vitamin analysis of foods, feeds, and pharmaceuticals. Methods to determine the vitamin content of products. Ex.perimental tests of dehydrated foods and meat substitutes. ~perimental toxicity tests of lacquers for lining food containers. Digitized by Google
Research personnel: Biologists Chemists · Technicians Assistants, etc·. l!inployed J 3 4 1 Available 3 3 4 1 LAK.i!SIDE LABORATORii.s, INC. 1707 .H:ast North Avenue, Milwaukee, Wis. (Manufacturer of ampule medications) C. O. Miller, Vice President; E. Leon Foreman, wdocrinology. Pharmaceuticals. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists .&nployed 3 6 Available LAL.BLltT PHARMACAL COMPANY. 2117 Franklin A venue, St. Louis, Mo. (Manufacture of pharmaceuticals) R. L. Lund, Executive Vice President; G. F. Reddish, Chief Bacteriologist; J. Y. Lund, Vice President; R.R. Head, Chief Chemist. Chemicals of pharmaceutical and bacteriological interest. Pharma- ceutical products. l!inulsions, ointr.lents, pastes, and dentifrices. Antiseptic, germicidal, and fungicidal chemicals and products. ftesearch personnel: Pharmacists Chemists Bacteriologists Technicians Assistants, etc. TOTAL Employed 1 5 1 . 6 1 14 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) Digitized by Google
143 J. LASKIN AND SONS CORPORATIOi'l. J728 North Fratney .::>treet, Mil- waukee, Wis. {Tanning of sheep shearl _ings) Myron Laskin, President; Charles Schneider, Chemist. Tanning and dyeing of shearlings, hide with wool. Research personnel: , Chemists &lployed 2 Available l I. F. LAUCKS, INC. 911 Western Avenue, Seattle, Wash. (Manufac- ture of glue, paint, ~ynthetic resins, wood preserv~tives, laminated wooden airplane parts, and prefabricated walls) I. F. Laucks, President; H.P. Banks, Vice President; T. W. Dike; John T. Stephan; A. H. Bowen; H. F. Rippey;. E. E. Hube_rt. Plywood and aynthetic resin glues. Soybean protein and its uses ·. Synthetic resin and water emuision paints. Wo'od preservatives. Well equipped laboratory. Pilot plant. Testing equipment ⢠Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Mechanical engineers \jood pathologists Assistants, etc. TOTAL ..l!lnployed 24 .3 2 2 41 72 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) LAUCKS LABORATORI~, INC.; affiliated with I. 1'~. Laucks I Inc. 9.11 Western Avenue, Seattle, Wash. (Customs analysts and research) I. F. Laucks, President; H.P. Banks, Vice President; J. M, Kniseley. Recovery of fishery wastes. Processing fish livers and oils. Paper- coating adhesives. Adequate equipment. Digitized by Google
144 Research personnel: :Em.ployed Available Chemists 5 Chemical engineers 2 Metallurgical. engineers 1 Spectrographer 1 Assistants, etc. 5 HOMER LAUGIIl.,IN CHINA COMPANY. Newell, West Virginia (Manufacture of china e.nd vitreous ware) J.M. Wells, General Manager; W. H ⢠.Emerson; A. V. Bleininger. Design and operation of special machines for the ceramic industry. :Study of ceramic materials and products. Development of new types of ware. S andard equipment. Circular kiln. Research personnel: Chemists Mechanical engineers Ceramic engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. F.mployed 1 2 2 4 2 Available 1 1 LaWALL AND HiilirlISSON. 214 South Twelfth .jtreet, Philadelphia, Pa. · (Consulting chwnis ts) Joseph W. E. Harrisson, Director; Mward w. Rees; Bernard Trahin; Simon Levin. Pharmaceuticals. Food. Toxicity. Vitamins. Research p~raonnel: Biologists Chemists Bacteriologists Technicians Assist~nts, etc. .&tployed l 3 1 3 3 (Personnel could be made availabl~, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) Digitized by Google
LEDERI.E I.ABORATORIF.S, INC. Pearl River, N. Y. (Biological and pharmaceutical laboratory) Y. SubbaRow, Director of Research. Viruses, vaccines, and serums. Pharmaceutical preparations. Research personnel: Employed Available Biologists 23 Chemists 29 l3. Technicians 9 13 · .Assistants, etc. 6 . -·. TOTAL 67 26 145 lEDOUX AND COMPANY, INC. 155 Sixth Avenue; New York, N. Y. (Sampling, weighing, and assaying of ores, minerals, and metals) · · William H. Buckhout, Technical Director; Alfred M. Gaw; W. Clifford Bowden, Jr. Improvement in analytical technique and apparatus. Ores and metals. Research personnel: Employed Chemists 24 Chemical engineers 2 Metallurgical engineers 2 Officers, samplers, weighers 51 Technicians 79 Assistants, etc. 13 TOTAL 171 Available 5 2 2 2 11 AIAN PORTER LEE, n;c. 136 Liberty Street, New York, N. Y. (Mechan- ical and chemical engineers) Alan Porter Lee, President. Soaps. Fatty acids. Glycerine. Fatty and edible oils. Shortening. Margarine. Lanoline. Oil seeds. J>.nimal fats. Digitized by Google
146 Research personnel: Chemical engineers ~echanical engineers Assistants Employed 3 2 2 Available 3 2 2 LEEDS AND NORTHRUP COMPANY. 4901 Stenton Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. (Electrical measuring and controlling apparatus). I. Melville Stein, Director of Research; P.H. Dike; A. J. Williams; G. A. Perley; R. C. Machler; J.C. Peters; B. J. Wilson; L. R. vanWert. Precise electrical and magnetic measurements. Null recording instru- ments. Automatic controllers. Gas-analysis apparatus. Temperature measuring apparatus. pH indicators. Recorders. Controllers. Electro- lytic conductivity apparatus. Special alloys. Design of metallurgical furnaces. Research personnel: .Employed Chemists 5 Physiclsts 5 Chemical engineers 1 Electrical engineers 8 l,iecha.'1.ical engineers 3 Hetallurgical engineers 4 Others 4 Technicians 6 Ass~stants, etc. 2 TOTAL 38 (Personnel could be made available.in variable nwnbers for urgent war projects) LEHN AND FINK'PRODUCTS CORPORATION. 192 Bloomfield Avenue, Bloom- field, N. J. (Disinfectants, cosmetics, and specialties) W. H. Gesell, Vice President; E.G. Klarmann. Disinfectants and antiseptics. · Pharmaceuticals. Ca.r.louflage skin cream. Insect repellents. Foot powders. Dentifrices. Digitized by Google
Researc~ personnel: I ⢠⢠f Biologists . Chemists Technicians Assistants, etc. . . Â¥,mplo_yed_ 2 4 2 2 147 (Personnel could be made available, to an indeterminate extent, for urgent war projects) IEHON C01,iPANY. Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Streets, South Qakley Avenue, Chicago, Ill. (Development and manufacture of asphalt roofings and allied products) E. A. Leonard, Treasurer; A.G. Leonard, Jr., Secretary â¢. Asphaltum roofings. Metal substitutes. olic recla.Ll8.tions. Research personnel: Chemists liechani,c~l eng~neers Others · Assistants, etc. Paints and compounds. Cer.ient-asbestos products. Impregnated pulps and papers. Plastics. Phen- Employed l 2 2 i Available LF.SLIE UBORATORIES. Traver Road, Ann Arbor, lJich. (Chemical research) E. H. Leslie. Processing of butadiene. Extraction of toluene. Dehydration of corn syrup and other nutrients. Research personnel: Chemical engineers Employed 2 .l\vailable 2 Digitized by Google
1.48 LEVER BROTHERS COMPANY. 164 Broadway, Cambridge, laa.ss. (Manufac- ture of soaps, glycerin, edible shortening, and vitamins) J. W. Bodman, Research Director; B. L. Maxwell; T. M. Godfrey. Analytical and physical chemistry of fats and oils. Biochemistry of shortenings and vitamins. Development and production. X-ray equipment. Ultraruicroscope. Research personnel: Employed Available Biologists 3 l Chemists 30 6 Physicists 4 1 Chemical engineers 19 .3 l.iechanical engineers 6 l Production engineers l Technicians 6 Assistants, etc. 18 3 TOTAL 87 15 H. A. LEVEY IABORATORIES. 8128-33 Oleander Street, New Orleans, La. (Research and development laboratory) Harold A. Levey. Organic plastics. Petroleum. Ferlllentation. Synthetic rubber. Smoke screen compositions. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Electriqal engineers Mechanical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed 2 l 1 1 1 l hVailable 4 3 LIBERTY 1:tJTUAL IIJSUIWlCE COL:PaNY. Industrial Hygiene Laboratory. 175 Berkeley Street, Boston, La.es. (Casualty Insurance) Willialll H. Seymour, Vice President; S. ll. Gurney. Digitized by Google
149 Industrial hygiene. Working environment. in i."ldustry. Methods . and techniques used in sanitary air analyBis. 640 cubic toot capacity dust. or gas c~r for setting up known concentrations of air contaminants. Research personnels Chemists Physicists Chemical engineers :Employed 4 l l (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, tor urgent war projects) ELI LILLY AND COldPANY. Indianapolis, Ind. {Manufacture of medical and biological products) . Ell Lilly, President .;. G. H. A. Clowes, {tesearch Director; H. w. Rhodehamel. Hormones. Human plasma, hUJDtU1,albumin, a."ld other products tor u,e in shock and hemiarrh'age.. Sulfa drugs, antimalarials, and hyp- notics. Typhus vaccine, dysentery vaccine, and tetanus toxoid. Penicillin. Highspeed centrifuges. Electron microscope* Research personnel: Employed Available Biologists 8 2i Chemists 47 10 · Pharmacologists 11+ Ji Physicians 8 2 Chemical engineers 4 lt Librarians 3 l Technicians 34 lOt Assistants, etc. 49 . 25 TOTAL 167 56~ LIOO OIL REFINING COMPANY. El Dorado, Ark. John J. Allinso~, Vice President; John w. Poole, Manager ~esearch Division; Arnold ~ ⢠. Hoiberg. . Digitized by Google
+50 Lubricating oil. Asphalt coatings., fillers., and adhesives. Petrol- eum conversion and analysis. Pilot plant for distillations below 5JID. Hg. pressure. Low-pressure high-temperature cracking apparatus. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Stevedores Technicians Assistants, etc. TOTAL Employed 7 3 2 8 2 22 (Personnel could be made available., to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) UQUID CARBONIC CORPORATION. 3100 South Kedzie Avenue., Chicago, Ill. (Production of carbon dioxide and dry ice) J. H. Pratt, Executive Vice President. Products and uses of carbon dioxide., dry ice, and oxygen. Special development in pyrotechnics for airplane flares. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Technicians Assistants., etc. Employed 4 1 2 1 Available 1 ARTHUR D. LITTLE, INC. 30 Charles River Road, Cambridge., Mass. (Research and development chemists, chemical engineers, and physicists) Earl P. Stevenson, President; Raymond Stevens and Thorne L. nbeeler, Vice Presidents; Howard J. Billings; Charles G. Harford; L. F. l!a.rek; B. B. Fogler; Wallace J. Hurray; Stanley.!£. Cairncross; Earl Stafford; Allen Latham., Jr.; lJax Knobel. Adhesives. Batteries. Biochemistry. Building materials. Casein. Catalysts. Cellulose chemistry. Cements. Ceramics. Chemical engineering through pilot plant stage. Chemical warfare. Coal Digitized by Google
151 products ⢠. Colloid ehemi~try. Containers â¢. c~rrosion. Cosmetics. Dyes and intermediates. Electrical research'and engineering. Electrochemistry. Electronics. Electrothermies. Explosives. Fer- mentation. Fertilizers. Flotation. Foods. Fuel.a. Glass. Hydro- carbons. Inorganic chemistry. Insecticides .and fungicides. In- spection devices. Leather. Metals. Met·alllc and non-metallic mi."'lerals. Nutrition. Oils and fats. OrgEµlic chemistry. Paint, · varnish, and lacquers. Paper and pulp. Perfumes and flavors. Petroleum products. Pharmacology. Photography. Physical chemistry. Pigments. Plastics. Printing inks. Refrigeration. Resins for all uses. Ropes and cordage. Rubber and substitutes. sariitation. Small motors. Soap and other detergents. Solvents. . Sp~ay drying. Textile chemical processing. Timing devices. Vitamins. Res~arch personnel: F.mployed . Chemists 29 Physicists and physical chemists 4 Chemical engineers 14 llechanical engineers 5 .Others J T~hniciahs 10 As.sistants; etc. 33 TOTAL 98 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for ur.gent war projects) IOCKE INSUlATOR CORPORATION. P O. Box 57, Baltimore, Md. (Manu- facture of high voltage insulators, radio insulators, pole line hardware, chemical and special porcelain, and associated materials) R, L. McCoy, Chief' Design F.ngineer. High voltage. Ceramics. Radio noise. Impulse generator â¢. YJ cycle test apparatus, 1,000,000 volts, 350 kva. Amsler mechanical test machine. Usual ceramic laboratory equipment. · Research personnol: Employed Available Electrical engineers 8 1 6/10 Ceramic engineers 1 - Technicians 3 6/10 Assistants, etc. 6 l 2/10 TOTAL 18 3 2/5 Digitized by Google
152 EVARTS G. LOOMIS COl!PANY. 126 South Fourteenth StreP.t, Newark, N. J. (Mechanical engineering, smokeless powder ~4 pyrocellulose equipment, plastics) Evarts G. Loomis, President; Frank J. lloore. ⢠Compressing food products to save shipping space-. · Design and construc- tion of machinery for compressing foods. Research personnel: Mechanical engineers Others Employed l 1 (Personnel could be made available, to a lir.J.ted extent, for urgent war projects) LOS ANGELE.5 CHlHICAL COMPANY. 1960 Santa Fe Avenue, Los Angeles, Calif. (Manufacture of insecticides and industrial chemicals) Charles D. Wood, Chemical Engineer Insecticides. Refining of lead and zinc ores. Heavy industrial chem- icals. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Electrical engineers Mechanical engineers Assistants, etc. Employed 5 1 l l 6 (Personnel, although fully employed, could be diverted to war projects more urgent than current work) LOS ANGELES TESTING IABORATORY. 1300 South Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, Calif. (Chemistry, chemical engineering, testing materials) Charles S. Howe, Vice President and Technical Director. Chemistry. Chemical engineering. Testing materials. Metallurgy. Digitized by Google
~esearch personnel: Employed Chemists 2 Chemical engineers l Metallurgical engineers l Technicians 3 Assistants, etc. l Available 2 l l 3 l I.OWE BROTHEhS COMPANY, 424 Fast Third Street, Dayton, Ohio, (?Ja.nufacture of paints, varnishes, and lacquers) E. W, Fasig, General Superintendent; ·J. U. Purdy, Uirt:1ctor of Research; S, E. Lower; B. R. Hanson. Paints, varnishes, and lacquers. Research personnel: · Chemists Chemical engineers Industrial engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. TOTAL Z,mployed 4 7 1 10 8 JO 153 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) WCIOOL CORPORATION. 1740 Military Road, Buffalo, N. Y. (Manufac- ture of chemical products) F. Visserâ¢t Hooft, Vice President. Organic peroxides. Vitamin concentrates for food enrichment. Fer- mentation processes for production of diacetyl, acetylru.ethylcarbinol and 2,3-butylene glycol. Medicated films. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed 7 li 2 4 Available i 1 Digitized by Google
154 Mt\CANDREVIS . 'J1D FORBES COMP:JYY ⢠Third and Jefferson Streets, Camden, lI. J. (Licorice products, boxboard, insulation board, foam ~ire extinguishing coMpound, and biological stains) R. M. Bickerstaff', General Manager; P. 1 â¢â¢ Houseman; C. Y.. S?rl.ft. Research on the products of the company. Research personnels Chemists Chemical encinoers Employed 3 l Available 3/4 1/4 COM?WR MCCORKLE CORPORATION. Viater Street, Clinton, Mass. (Chemi- cal impregnation of cellulosio material) Howard E. McCorkle, President. Chemical impregnation of' paper, po.per pulp, pnper board, vrood, o.nd leather. Research personnel: Chemists Assistants, etc. Employed 2 2 Avnilo.ble 1 l MCUEIL LABORATORIES, INC. 2900 North Seventeenth Street, Philadel- phia, Po.. (Mruiuf'noture. of' pho.rmacoutioals) Robert L. McNeil, Jr., Director or Resenroh. Pho.rmaceuticnl chemistry. Orgnnio chemistry. Phnrmo.ey. Rosenroh personnels Chemists Chemical enginoers Assistnnts, etc. 2 1 1 Avnila.blo l.. 2 R\YMOUD C. l:CQUISTON. 36 Pleasnnt Street, l'To.tertown, Mnss. (Con- sul tn..-it ohemist) Rnymond C. lloQuiston. Digitized by Google
155 Leather, substitute leather, rubber, substitute rubber, and products to be used as substitutes for loather and rubber. So.turants. Shoe cements. Pilot plant facilities of lnrge pnper a~d leo.ther concerns. Research personnels Chemists Chemical engineers Meoho.nicnl engineers Technicians Employed 2 1 1 2 Avn.ilable 1 .1. i 2 1 R. H. MACY l'i.ND COMP.\UY, INC. Herald Square, Uew York, li. Y. (Department Store) Ephrnim Fr~dmnn, Director of Macy's Bureau of Standards. Textiles. Foods. Drugs. Cosmetics. Electrical and meohe.nioal ap⢠pliances. Leather. Rubber. Plastics. Po.ints and varnishes. Oils, greases, and waxes. Paper. Metals. Detergents. Complete testing equipment. Electrioal conditioning cabinet. Rain- tower - hydrostatic pressure. Thenne.l transmission. Research personnel: Employed Avn.ilable Chemists 3 3/5 Chemical engineers 1 1/s Electrical engineers. 1 .. 1/5 Textile technologists 2 2/5 Technicians 6 · 1 1/5 Assistants, etc. 7 1 2/5 MAGNUS CH'Elll CAL CCla>.\UY. Garwood, N. J. ( Induatrio.l sonps, emulsify- ing agents, o.nd wire drawing and metnl ~!Orking lubricants. Design, construction, and instnllation or mo.chines for ,rorking and burnish~ng metnl goods of o.11 kinda during fo.brioo.tion) R. W. Mitchell, Technical Director. Industrial cleaning. Metal .finishing. Dre.wing or vdro and sheet meto.l. Reseo.roh personnels Chemists &nployed 1 ,. Chemical engineers l Available 1/5 1/6 Digitized by Google
Research personnels lleohanioal engineers Technicians Assistants, eto. Employed 1 2 2 156 Available (continued) :L:AK,\LOT CORPOR.\TION. 262 Waahington Stre~t, Boston, Mass. (Manu- facture of phenolic plastics and of urea-formaldehyde pastes and syrups) C. M. Makeever, President; E. M. Patch, Treasurer. (Personnel not listed, but would bo available, to an indoterminate extent, tor urgent war projects relating to the development of new phenol-formo.ldehyde thermo-setting materials) B. E. MALiltG, INC. Hillsboro, Oreg. (Freedng and canning fruits ,. and vegetables) John Ross, Vice President; Keith Fenner. Food freezing o.nd canning. Research personnels Chemists Technicians Employod 1 Availablo ¼ 2 1 Tf. E. IL'.LLORY AND COMP:.NY. 422 Cross Street, Ann Arbar, Mich. (Liquid rood sterilizotsl: .. Joseph w. Couz-:tis, Vic& Prosidont; Cedric s. ~ood;. w. E. Mallory. Boat transfer in smo.11 diametor tubes. Fluid flow, extromely high velocities. Pumps, high press_ure and constant flow. Research personnels Employed Avo.ilable Physicists l I Electrical engineers 1 Tochnioio.ns 1 Assistants, etc. 1 2 Digitized by Google
157 JOIDJ A. M.'.NIUNG Pl.PER co:,n>:.nY. nrc. Troy. u. Y. (Mo.nufacture or p~per, paper board, electrical insulating, and other specialties) Charles E. Lanyon, Director of Research; Everett G. Ham, Technical Director. Investigation of paper mo.king fibers both organic ~.nd inorg~nic. De- velopment of specialty treo.ted papers. Standard equipment. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Electrical engineers Technicinns Assistants, etc. Employed 3 1 1 2 1 :.vnilable ½ 1/a 1/8 l. ~ M.'~Rt:rHON PJ-,.PER MILLS COUPLNY. Rothschild, Wis. (Ue.nufncture of pulp nnd paper nnd of chemical products from constituents of wt:'.ste sulfite liquor) · Allen .Abrams, Vice President in Charge of Resel\rch; Guy C. Howo.rd; J. R. Salvesen; J. G. Meiler; "!i. H. Grnebner. Pulp, paper products. nnd food pnoknging. Thermoplastic adhesives. coo.tines, nnd films. Lienin and oo.rbohydrnte by-prod~cts or wood. Plnstics. Research personnela Chemists Chemical engineers Technicians .Assistants, etc ⢠⢠Employed Z3 13 24 13 Avo.ilnble c. H. M.\.SLl.?ID AUD SONS. Carlisle, Pu. (Manufacture or tarpaulin. Wea.ving, wo.terproofing. and flo.meproofing of cotton duck) c. H. Mnsland. 11, Vice President. Designing and processing of synthetic fibers for special purposes. Electrofonning of large objocts. Research personnel: Chemists Employed 2 Digitized by Google
'- Research personnel⢠Physicists Chomical ~ngineers Technicians .. \ssistnnts, etc. Employed (continued) 1 3 2 2 (Personnel could be ma.de nvnilablo, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) W~ONITE CORPOMTION. 111 West Washin~ton Street, Chicago, Ill. (Manufacture or·structurnl board products) 158 R. G. Wa.llace, Exeoutivo Vice President; Robert M. Boohm, Director ot Itesenrch. Structuro.l insula.tion nnd hardbonrd. Ligno-cellulose plnstics nnd wood .cheJnico.ls ⢠. Pilot plant equipment. Gl.ma tor explosive disirttegro.tion. Rosenrch personnels Biologists Chemists Un.thcmnticinns Physicists Chemical engineers Uecho.nicnl ongineers Others Technicinns Assistants, etc. Employed 1 7 1 2 i . l 10 2 5 (Personnel could be mde nvailnblo, to a limited extent, for ur- gent \'18.r projects) S. E. M:~SSENGILL COUPA?IY. 513-529 Fifth Streot, Bristol, Tonn. (1!'.tmufacturo of phanimoeutica.11) Ha.rry R. Frehn, Gonora.l lmnngor; R. S. Justice; H. E. Snyles. Chemistry. Biochemistry. Bacteriology. Phnrmnoology. Toxicology. Physical and chomicnl lnborntory equipment. Room oomplotoly equipped for aninnl surgery. Animnl quarters. Resenrch personnel: Chemists Employed 2 Avnile.blo 1 Digitized by Google
159 ?L\SURYâ¢YOUlIG COUPANY. 76 Rolc.nd Stroot, Charlestown, Mnss. (llimu- fa.oturo of wool oils c.nd omulsions) Walter R. Hills, President; L. C. Connor, Resoaroh Dirootor. Fats and emulsions. Petroleum oils. Soa.ps nnd snponif:ioation. Sul- fono.ted produeto. Esterifiontion â¢. Soluble wool oils. Wax dispersions. Rosenroh pcrsonnol: Chemists Chcmionl onginoors Mechanionl engineers Employed 2 1 l Avn.ilnble 2 1 1 W~THIESON ALKALI WORKS, IUC. 60 Ea.st Forty-second Streot, New York, N. Y. · (?ln.nufo.oturo of chomioa.ls) R. E. Ga.go, Dirootor of Resonrch; M. c. To.ylorJ R. B. Un.oMullin. Now processes for mnnuto.cturo of hoa.vy ohomionls, inorga.nio n.nd orgo.nie. Elootrolytic prooosses. Synthetic rubbor. Oxidizing a.gonoios. Mota.1- lio mo.gnesium. Resins o.nd plo.stios. Resonroh personnels Employed Avo.ilo.ble Chemists 17 3 Chomioa.l engineers 12 1 Meoho.nionl engineers 1 - ~ilot plant opera.tors 47 6 Teohnioio.ns 4 2 Assistants, etc. 5 - TOTAL 86 12 OTTO B. U.\Y, INC. 198-214 Nia.go.ra Stroot, No,vo.rk, N. J. (Mnnu.f'ncture of toxtilo dyostu.f'ts and intemcdia.tos) Ernest M. Ma.y, Director; So.ul u. Tristor. Dyostu.f'fs o.nd dyostu.f'f intemodiatos. Pho.rmacoutionls. Insootioidos, Vitamins. Gla.s~â¢linod pilot plo.nt nppnrntus, nnd stnndnrd equipment. Resenroh per1onnol1 Chemists Employed 4 .Avo.ilo.blo 3 Digitized by Google
160 Mi\YTAG COMP.\NY. Newton, Iowa. (lla.nufacture or home lC\undry oquipment) A.H. Taylor, Vice President; T. R. Smith, Resenrch Engineer. Fmctional horsepower gnsoline engine. Airoro.f't hydraulic o.ctuo.ting cylinders and electric aotuo.ting assemblies. Research personnel, Employed Chemists 3 Chemical engineers 4 Eloctrioo.l engineers l Mechanical ongineors 10 Meto.llurgioo.l engineors l Technicians 9 Assistants, eto. 5 ·(Personnel could be· made e.-,0:i lo.ble, to o. considerable extent, tor urgent war projects) ME.\D CORPORATlO?T. ChilH,cotho~ Ohio. (lla.nuf'o.oture of. po.per) C. R. Vo.n d& Carr, Jr., Exooutive Vice Pre,sidentJ R. H. So.vn.ge, . Technioo.l Diroo.tor. Substitutes tor tin, lead, rubb~r, etc. Po.pers tor packaging dehy- drated foods, ~r-m:, ra.tions, ete. Rosonrch pe~sonnelt Chomiata Chemioal on~ineers UochanioC\l engineers Technicians ..\ssis~ts, etc. Employed 4 6 2 .2: .. l (Personnel could be mndo.availo.blo, to a considerable oxtent, tor urgent ,rar projects) UISSE U.BORATORIES. 73 South Vlalnut Stroet, Manafiold, Ohio (Research o.nd developmont l~boratory) L.A. Moisse, Technionl Director; J. ii. lJncLonn,. Superintendent ⢠. Polarography. Spectroscopy. Xâ¢my diffraction ⢠. .Ueto.llurgy. Photo reticles for artillery. Stro.in go.gee. Luminous dials, _Optical instruments. Digitized by Google
161 Rosenroh personnel, &ployed Physicists 1 lfoto.llur~ioo.l engineers l Toohnioia.ns 10 J.vo.ilnbk 3/10 3/10 3/10 MELLON INSTITUTE. 4400 Fifth .' .. venue, Pittsburgh, Po.. (Rosoo.roh in the field of chemistry nnd chemical engineering) E. R. Weidloin, Director; G.D. Benl; H. s. Coleman; L. H. Crotoher; W. A. Hamor; E. TI'. Tillotson. Abrasive~. Acid recovery. Air pollution control. Amine. Anthracite industries. Bone products. Bread. Calcite technology. Carbon blo.ok. Ceramic chemicals. Cho.in o.nd welding. Chemical hygiene. Cignret teoh- nolor;:,r. Coke-plant construction mo.terials. Commodity sto.ndnrds. Con- crete. Constructional resins. Cork, Cotton foundo.tion. Cottonseed products. Dielectrics. Ennmels. Etho.nol. Felt. Food varieties. Foundry practice. Fur. Go.rments. Gartex. Gas by-products. Ge.a puri- fication. Gypsum. Insecticides. Insulation and roofing. Industrial hyciene. Iodine. Loo.d. Leather .ireol'lfflP.t1on. Lignin. Look-nut tech- nology. Met-.t meroho.ndising. Ueto.lworking. Ueter. Minernl products. No.ere. Uo.phtha.lene cher.iistry. llo.turnl gas. New plo.stios. · Nitrogen compounds. Oil cleaner. Orgnnio synthesis. Pnckn.ging. Pnpor. Pas- teurization. Petrolatum. Petroleum refining. Phenol chemistry. Pine chemicals. Plastic metals. Plato gl~ss. Powder metallurgy. Pressing mo.chinerJ⢠Printing. Protected meta.ls. Prptective oontings. Ro.olin. Rnyon. Refractories. Rubber. Safety fuse. Shaving. Silicate. Silk. Soybeo.n. Special dyes. Special plastios. Stoel. Sterilrunp. Sugar chemistry. Sulfur. Surgical supplies. Suture, Tape technology. Tar constituents. Tar distillntion. Tnr properties. Tnr synthetios. T~r treo.tment. Teohnicnl glassuo.re. Textile finishing. Thread. Tube. Watch technology. Wheat⢠Yeo.st. Research personnels Employed Biologists 10 Chemists 260 Mo.thomatioio.ns 2 Physicists 10 Chomicnl engineers 100 Electrionl engineers 2 1.!echnnicnl engineers 2 Met~llurgical engineers 10 TOTAL 396 (Personnel could bo mil.de avnilnble, too. limited oxtont, for urgent nnr projects) Digitized by Google
162 MERCK AND COMPANY,· INC; Lincoln Avenue, Rahâ¢y, ll. J.. (Manufacture and distribution.~r medicinals and fine ohemioals) George w. Merck, President, R. T. MajorJ w. H. EngelsJ J. c. Wood- ruffJ J. ·R. Stevena; ·JC. A. Folkers; C. V. Holland; T. J. Webb. .. Applied entomology. Biochemistry. Cereal ohemiatry. Chemical engi- neering. Industrial chemistry. Physical, organic, and inorganic · chemistry. Microbiology. Pharma.oeutical chemistry. Textile chemistry. Le.~e pilot plant facilities for a wide variety or organic synthese~ and microbial fermentations. Research personnels Employed Botanists l Entomologists l ChemiJts 116 Chemical engineers 48 Electrical engine~r⢠l Mechanical en~ineers 7 Microbiologists 11 Draftsmen 17 Te~hnicians and labora- tory assistants 28 Assistants, etc. 55 · Pilot plant operators. 169 TOTAL 452 Available -4¼ l - ~! l l 1 13 WM. S. MERRELL COMPANY. Lockland Station, Cincinnati, Ohio. (Manu- facture ot p~arms.ceutioala) · Roberts. Shelton, Director or ResearchJ E.G. Gerwe; u. G. Van Campen;. T. J. Becker. Organic, pharmacological, and pharmaceutical research pertaining to medicinal agents. Research personnel, Phe.rmaoologists Chemists Bacteriologists Te<,hniciana Assistants, etc. TOTAL 26 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent â¢r projects) Digitiz~d by Google
163 METALS DISU1TEGRATING COMPA?IT, INC. . Box 290, Elizabeth, U. J. (Manu- facture or metal powders and metallic flake paint pigments) H. E. Hall, General Manager, A. F. Knoll; Julius F. Sachse. Granulation, powdering, and flaking or metals. Powder metallurgy. Particle size analysis. Research personnel: Employed Chemists 5 Metallurgical engineers 2 Assistants, etc. 2 (Personnel could be made available, to a large extent, for urgent -war projects) META.SAP CHOO CAL COMPA!IT, I?lC. Harrison, N. J. (Manufacture of metallic soaps; consultants to industries and agencies using metallic soaps} G.D. Davis~ Vice President in Charge or Research; Francis J. Licata. Chemistry and utilization or metallic soaps. Grease, lubricants, paints, and varnishes. Plastics and resins. Water repellents. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Assistants, eto. Employed 4 1 1 Available 1 METCALF A?m EDDY. 1300 Statler Building, Boston. Mass. (Consulting civil and sanitary engineers) E. Sherman Chase; Almon L. Fales. Industrial wastes disposal, including recovery of by-products. Sewage treatment. Water purification, municipal and industrial. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Mechanical engineers Sanitary engineers Assistants, etc. Employed 1 1 l 1 1 (Personnel could be me.de available, to a limited extent, for urgent war ·projects) G { Digitized by 008 e
164 MICHIGAN ALKALI COMPAlrY. rtyandotte, Mich. (JJanufacture of heavy chemicals) H011ard F. Roderick, Director of Rosea.rchs T. H. Vaughn; w. F. Waldeck; A. E. Hughos; E. J. Schwoogler; R. E. Carlson. Manufacturing processes for alkalies, inorganic and organic chemicals. Complete sand testing equipment. Brinell testing machine. Research porsonnolc Employed Available Chemists 23 23 Uathemntioians l 1 Physicists 1 1 Chemical engineers 10 10 Others 6 6 Technicians 2 2 Assisto.nts, etc. 11 11 UICRIGtJl RESEt.RCR L.'..BOR.\TORI!::S, INC. 1819 North Pitcher Street, Kalamazoo, liich. (Chemical roseo.rch) D. Robert Erickson, Vico Prosidont and General Unnager; Priul J. Thoma. Protective coating,. Resins. Solvents. Inks ani_ photographic dyes. Plastics and rubber substitutes. Pilot plant cooking kettles. Testing equipment for moisture vapor transmission.· ·small rubber ·mill. Research personnels F.mployod Available Chemists 2 3½ Electrical engineers 1 1 Technicians 1 3 Assistants, etc. l l MIESSNER INVENTIONS, n;c. Van Beuren Road, R. F. D. #2, Morristown, .. N. J. (Research a.nd d&vel-opmentJ patent development- o.nd -- licensing) Benjamin F. Uiessner, President.· Electronic musical instruments. Radar. Electro aooustios. Digitized by Google
165 Research personnels Radio electrical engineers Employod l.vailable l MIFFLilT CffEMICAL CORPORATION. Delawo.re .Avenue and Mif'flin Street, Philo.delphia, Pa. (Manufacture of phn:nnaoeutical specialties) H.B. Brown, Chief Chemist. Alcohols. Pharmaoooticnls. Antiseptics. Research personnel, Chemists Employed 2 (Personnel could be :mB.de available, to a limitod oxtent, for urgent war projects) :MILES LABORATORIES, INC., Chomiclll Roseo.rch Division. 250 Enst Forty .. third Street, Nev, Tork, N. Y. (Pho.rmo.ceutioo.l mruiuf'aoturing) Cho.rles s. Beardsley, Vice President, Miles Lo.boratories, Inc., Elk- ho.rt, Ind.; Jonns Xrunlot, Hoo.d or lfov, York Division, Chemioo.l Reseo.roh Lt\boro.tory. Synthesis of vitamins. Synthetic elo.stomors. Diagnostic nids. New phD.nno.oeutico.ls and drugs. Resenroh personnels Chemists Employed Available (New York Division) .l. 4 MIME SAFETY AP?LI.'i.NCES COMPANY. 201 North Braddock 1,venue, Pittsburr.h, Pa. (Uanuf'o.oture of' safety npplio.noes) J. T. Rynn, Jr., Gonora.1 Manager; W. P. Ycmt, Director of. Roseo.roh. Instruments for the detection or gases and vo.pors o.nd for the deter- mino.tion of dusts. Respiro.tors and filters for dusts, mists, and smokes. Industrio.l and wo.r go.a masks, including sorbnnts. Self-oontnined oxygen breo.thing o.pparntus. Submo.rine escape lung. Ox-;gen supply equipment tor aviators. High pressure ox,Jgen pump a.nd transfer equipment, cylinders and vnlves. Protective clothing. First ~id supplies. Detection o.nd Digitized by Google
166 elimination of oarbon monoxide, control of flammable gas, vapor, and dust explosion hazards. Inert gas-pr'oducing equipment. Velocity . . power tools. Hand lamps and personal lighting equ-ipment. Chemioal, physical, o.nd mechanical equipment. Gas chamber. Alti_. tude ohamber. Experimental shop. Research personnelc Employed Availo.ble Chemists 12 3 Physicists 4 l Chemical engineers 5 1 Mechanical engineers 6 1½ Metallurgical engineers 1 Others 8 3 Technicians 8 .2 Assistants, etc. 3 l ., TOTAL 4? 12¼ MINER u~BORATORIF,S. 9 South Clinton Street,. Chicagor Ill, (Analyti- cal and consulting chemists) Carl s. Miner, Roset>.rch Director; Otto C. Stanger; c. S. Mine·r, Jr.; R. N. DuPuis; A. B. Cramer; G. J. Leuck; John Steiner. Glycerine and soap-. Glue and adhesives. Corn and soybean products. Animal feeds. Utilization of wood waste. Y~nst and fermentation. Synthetic resins. Orga.nio synthesis. Food dehydration o.nd packaging. Textile and general industrial. research. Research personneli Chemists Assistants, etc ⢠Employed 17 5 Availo.ble *--9 1 . llll.'ERALS SEPAR.\.TIOU lWRTH AMERICJi.N CORPORATION. 220 Battery Street, San Francisco, Calif. (Ore dressing and concentration re- search; cp~oi~a~ion of pntentable inventions o..nd discov- . 'eries) s ⢠. GregorJ, Presi4ent;. E. a. Nut~er. ·· · Ore flotation concentration. Small scale flotntion equipment. Continuous flotation test plant suitable for a throughput of 300 pounds per hour, with concentrating tables. Digitized by Google
167 Researoh personnels Employed Avo.1lable Mathematicians l Mechanical engineers 1 Met~llurgionl chemists 1 Oth,rs 3 Teohnioions 2 Assistants, etc. 4 I MINNEAPOLIS HONEYWELL REGUU~TOR COMP.i'i.~!Y. Minneapolis, Uinn. (Manu- facture or nutomatio oontrol devioes) H. W. Sweatt, President; H, F. Dever; W, J. Goldrick. Perisoopic tank sights. Fire control instruments. Temperature con- trol devices. Flnme detectors. Ice indicators. Flight control. Horsepower control. Data covers two separnte departments, M-H Engineering Department o.nd Aeronautical Enginooring Department. Research personnels Chemists Mo.thewi.ticinns Physicists Chemioal engineers Electrical engineers Mechanical engineors Metallurgical ongineers Others Technicians Assistants, etc. TOTAL Employed l!-H .\oro 4 1 2 4 2 14 'Tl 16 46 1 1 89 11 5 16 59 30 171 241 Available 4 4 2 10 MI?rNEAPOLIS MOLINE POWER IMPUltE?lT COMP."JlY. Minneapolis, liinn, (Ut\nu⢠rnoture of engines and tractors) A. w. !Avers, Chier Engineer; Knox Powoll; w. E. Swenson; J. Henning- son; V. Albertson. Gasoline engine design. Cnrburetion. Hydraulic pumps, Research personnel, Chemists Employed 1 Avn.ilnbla ¼ Digitized by Google
Reseo.roh-personnels :· . . Ma.thematioinns Chemico.l engineers Meohanic~l enginoers Metallvgioal e~gineers Others · Aasistruits. etc. Employed 2 1- 20 .l '25 5 168 (cpntined) '. ¼ - ½ mmrESOTJ. AND ONTARIO PAPER COMPANY. 500 Bo.ker Arcade Bllilding, W.nneo.polis, Minn. (Mn.nuft\cturo bf pulp, po.per. ineµlation board, and lumber) ⢠. R. w. Andrews, Senior Vice Prosident; J. o. Burton; w. H. Schlo.fge. Cellulose and lir;nin. tion board coatings. Forest ,m.ste utilization. Po.por and insulo.- Dissolving and nitro.ting pulps. Roseo.rch porsonnelr Ernpl.oyod :~vn.ilo.ble Chemists 4 2 Chemico.l engin~ers 3 1 Uechanico.l engineers 1 l Techniciana 6 2 Assistants, etc. 2 - UINlTESOTA TESTING Lt\BORATORIES, nm. 618 Lyceum Building, Duluth, llinn. (Commercial inspootiona Md testsJ chemico.l. &Ulalysia) c. A.. Groves, :Prosidont. Coals and combustion fuels for power o.nd heating. Concrete o.nd con- crete materials. Construction suporvision. Mining o.nd metallurgy. Assaying. Stoel analysis and inspection o.t mills. Stool fabrication. Resoarch porsonnols Employed C~eJnistis-. 1 Chemical enginoors l Uotallurgical engineers l (Personnel co.n be :i:ia~~ fully o.vo.il~?le for wnr pr~jects) Digitized by Google
169 MISSISSIPPI W.LLEY RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC. 901 South Eighteenth Street, St. Louis, llo. (Analytical o.nd oonsultin~ chemists, and mo.nufn.cturers of chemical specialties) ~. L. Duvnl d'~drian, President; George L. Doelling. Glass and cerrunic toohnology, Hydro.ulic brake fluids, High impnct plastics. Orgnnic synthesis, Research personnel: ~.,loyed Availa.ble Biologists ½ Chemists 3 Me.themo.tioin.ns 1 Physicists 1 t Chemical engineers 1 Technicians 1 - Assistants, eto. 1 MOLDED LATEX PRODUCTS, IUC. Fourth nnd Virginia. Stroets, Pn.ssc.io, N. J. (~nufn.cturo of articles made from ne.turn.l and synthetic latex) John A. llngen, Vice President, Lnuronce T. Prondor~st. Kn.ysr.m process. Uaohiner,1 for mnking hollow balls n.nd balloons. Research personnels Chemists Technioiruts Assistants, etc. Employed 2 2 1 (Personnel could be made nvniln.ble, to a considern.ble extent, for ur- gent wnr projects) MOLN.\R IJ~BORATORIES, 211 En.st Nineteenth Street, New York, N. Y. (Development of practical methods for tho lllt\nufacture or or- ganic ohemicn.ls, especially pharmn.ceution.ls, gonnicides, nnd reagent chemicals) Nicholas M. Molnar, Director or Molnar Lnbora.torios; Julius Uolnnr; Alice Doutsch. Chemistry nnd bn.ctoriology⢠of germicides and their toxicity affoct on skin. Digitized by Google
Rosenrch personnels · Biologists Chomiats Toohnicio.ns Aasisto.nts, oto. 170 Employed · Availo.blo ·. 2 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 UONSAUTO cm!~C.:i.L COUPAMY~ 1700 South $ooond Streot, St. Louis, Uo. . (Uo.nufaoture or chemicals) . . Fro.ncis J. Curtis, Dovolopment DiroctorJ J. J. Hoa.ly,Jr.J c. A. Thomo.s; R. L. Jonkina; D. J. Bcavdr1 L. P. Kyridoa; T. s. Carswell. Fine and heavy o'homico.ls, modicinnla, ond pharmnceutioo.ls. Plnstioi⢠gers. Resins and plastics. Potroloum additives: Intermodia.tos. Styrono. Rubber chemicals. · Research personnola Scientific and tooh- nica.l staff Assistnnts, oto. Employod 213 58 (Porsonnol oould be made a.vo.ilablo, to an indetormina.te oxte~t, tor urgent war projects) YO?JTCLAIR RESE.\RCH CORPORATION. 4 Cherry Street, Uontcla.ir, N. J ⢠(Chemicnl resonroh) Frederick A. Hessel, PresidcntJ John B. Rust, Vice President o.nd Director or Research. Textile finishos, water ropellents, and firoproofing. Corrosion resistnnt coo.tings. Synthetic rubber. Pho.rmo.ceuti~als ~nd chemicals. Research personnolt Chemists Mo.themo.ticia.ns Employed .. 4 1 Avo.ila.ble 1 TL\RREH tIOORE. Bon Air, Va.. (Consulting ontomolo~ist) Warren Uooro Digitized by Google
171 Clothes · moths. Insect nutrition. Insecticides. Research personnels Biologists Technicians Employed 1 1 Available ½ MOORMAN MANUFACTURIUG COUPANY, Quincy, Ill. (Manufacture of' concen- trate feeds, mineral feeds, and anthelmintics for livestock and poultry) s. D. Sims, General Manager; W. P. Elmslie, Director of' Research. Mineral, protein, and vitamin needs of' animals. Worm expellers for hogs, sheep, and poultry. !few sources of strategic minerals essential in nu- trition. Vitamin stability in feeds o.nd mineral feeds. Experimental farm. Research personnels Chemists Technicians Rat colony. Parasitology laboratory. Employed Available 3 2/3 2 2/3 MOREHEAD FLEf-ITNG DRUG COMPANY. 100 South Second Street, San Jose, C&lif. (Chemical and biological research; development of drug compounds) William lioody, President; H. A. Duffy, La.boro.tory Director; Ralph Amsden. Chemo-thoro.py. Chomionl annlysis. Research personnel: Employed Availo.blo Biologists l .l. 2 Chemists 2 1 Mathemo.ticians 1 Physioists 1 1 Technicians 2 1 Assistants, etc. 2 1 Digitized by Google
172 GEORGE ?!ORRELL CORPOR.\TION. ·Uuskogon·Hoights, Miah. (Manuf'aoture of casein and molded plastios, prinoipally for buttons) s. Pellerano, President. â¢. , Extruded o.nd casein plastics. Extruding mo.chines, Rosoo.rch peraonnols Chemists · · ,\ss ;iatnn1;.s, etc, Employed l l .. \vailable ; 1 l JOHN MORRELL AND. C~ .. \NY ⢠. Ottumwa, Icwo., · (?Jent packing) G. M. Foster, Vice Presidont; c. E. Gross; c. R,â¢Stumbo; Helen E. Archer. Ueo.t co.nning, curing, and smoking. La.rd nnd other animal rnts. Nu- tritional vnlues of meo.t nnd relo.ted items. â¢Â· Completoly oquippod bnctoriology o.nd nutrition lo.boro.tories. Scionti- fic co.nning o.nd so.uso.ge mo.king equipment for 50 pound bntohes, Rosoarch personnelt Employed Biologists l Chemists 3 &ctoriologists 1 Meat product developers 2 Technicians 1 ~ssistunts, etc, 1 .Avnilo.ble i 1 1 .. ltURPHY VARlUSH COMPANY. 224 l~cWhort53r Street, lfowo.rk, N. J. (ll'.rulufo.oturo of protoctivo coo.tings o.nd synthetic resins) Pa.ul Kennedy, Vice Prosidont; ~·"⢠}!, To.ylor, Technioo.l Diroctor, Phenolic o.nd alkyd resina ·o.nd co~tings. Non-critico.1 oils to roplo.co critical ones. Protective ooatings for food oo.ns o.nd po.per contniriers, Protective coatings mo.de 1'11.th celluloso estors. Protective coo.tings of specio.l resistant propertioa for ,m.r oquipmont, Bell conioo.l mnndrol, Digitized by Google
173 Research personnel, Chemists Chemical engineers Technioians Assistants, eto. 'Employed 5 l 10 I Available l l/3 MUSKEGON PISTON RING COMP!..NY. Muskegon, Mich. (Casting and machining bronze, steel, and cast-iron piston rings for aircraft and auto- motive engines) H. G. Vau~han, Vice President; Pauls. Lane, Research Engineer. Engine dynamometer testing of experimental piston ring designs. lletal- lurgioal and chemical control laboratories for foundry. Research personnels. Employed Available Chemists 2 1 Chemical engineers 1 Mechanical engineer⢠1 1 Metallurgioal ongineers 2 Assistants, eto. 2 l Digitized by Google
1?4 NATIOlfaL BRID;ERS' ACJ...JELY JJJD COI-JSULT!lJG BUR.EhTJ. 315 Fourth A.venue, Ne\'1 York, Ii. Y. (J.i.nalytical and consulting cher.dsts) Margaret Schlichting, Treasurer; Christ;a."1 \'leaver, Dirt:lctor of Laboratory ifork. Brewing and food chemistry. Research personnel: Biologists Cher.lists Assistants, etc. Employed 1 3 l Available 1 3 l NATIONAL BROhDCA&Tilm COMPANY, INC. JO Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N. Y. (Operation of a nation-wide broaacast net- work service, shortwave broadcastine service, a;1d tele- vision service; radio recording service) O. B. Hanson, Vice PresiJent and Chief Engineer; R. E. Shelby. Acoustics. Audio-frequency a."1d radio-frequency engineering, development of systems and sta."1dartls. Disc recording and repro- ducing. Televisio!1 engineerine, apparatus, and equipment. Elec- tronic engineering. A complete video a."1d associated sound trans1.1i t ter, WHBT. }!Jtperi- mental l KU FM transmitter, \12.X\,U, operating on a frequency of ⢠45.1 me·. Two telemobile units, one containing complete video equipment. Tra."'lsportable television equipment. A film studio equipped for the televising of 35 mm and 16 mm fili.1. Reverberation chamber for the measurement of sound absorption properties of materials. Acoustical "dead" room. 1;. completely equipped model shop for the fabrication of enginecrL"'lg uodels of corur,nmications equip111ent. Research personnel: Employed Available Communications and television engineers 23 5 Secretaries 2 Technicians 13 3 TOTAL 38 8 Digitized by Google
175 NATIONAL CJJ~ C0RP0PJ..TI0N. 110 East Forty-second Street, New York, N. Y. Olanufacture of sanitary cans a."lcl other containers) L. Frederick Gieg, President; C. F. Schmidt; J. A. Woerz; S. Henry Ayers, ·Director of Research; B. J ⢠Gartland. Ca."lning of food products. Lacquers a."ld electrolytic plate as a sut.stitute for tin coating. Standard equipment. Research personnel: Research directors Biologists Chemists 1iechanical engineers Technicia."ls Assista."lts, etc. Employed 1 6 2 1 3 2 AVailal:.le NATIONAL CAfJNEHS 1->.&~0CIATI0H. 1739 Ii Street, H. 1;., \iashington, D. C. (Research consultants to the canning industry) E. J. Cameron, Director of Research; J. R. Esty; L. D. Clark. Spoilage ~ontrol. Heat resista.."lce of bacterial spores. c.o.ia.1?-ty control. i.tUali ty improvement. Chemical abnor111ali.ties. Inspec- tion of containers a."ld plant equipment. New procedures. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Chemical engineers Te ch."li cians Assista."lts, etc. Employed 6 4 1 3 3 (Person."lel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) NATI Of JAL C.tJlB0ll COl.J>J1.tlY, WC. JO East Forty-second Street, New York, N. Y. (Eanufacture of carbon a."ld graphite elec- trodes, carbon products, a."ld primary b~tteries) A. V. \"iilker, Vice President; H. D. Batchelor, Director of Research; L. lJ. Currie, Assistant Director of Research; P. lf. Buhrer; Vi. H. Lozier; A. W. Hosig. Digitized by Google
176- Physical, electrical, and chemical research on carbon and carbon products, including primary batteries, carbon brushes for elec- trical ma.chines, arc carbons for searchlishts a.'ld ootion pic- tures, carbon electrodes for electrolytic a.'ld electric furnaces. Furnaces for high temperature research up to 3000° C. Research personnel: Chemists Physicists Che1nical engineers Electrical engineers others Assistants, etc. TOTAL Employed 13 6 7 3 l 35 · 65 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited exte:it, for urgent war projects) NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL. 69 Union Avenue, ~emphis, Tenn. (Cotton promotion .and research) · Oscar Johnston, President; \filliam Rhea Blake, £x.ecutive Vice President; R. 1''. Nickerson. High strength cotton yarns. Cotton tire cord. Cotton fiber structure, properties, and behavior. Cottonseed hulls. Research person.'lel: Chemists . Physicists Employed 2 1 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited· extent, for urgeRt war projects) . NATIONAL CRU3HED STO!Jb ASSOCIATION. 1735 Fourteenth Street, Hashington, D. C. · (Research a.'ld technical consultants for the crushed stone :L'ldustry) A. T. Goldbeck, E:-igineering Director. Concrete. Aggregates. Highways. Digitized by Google
177 Circular testing track for investigating durability of bitWllinous road mixtures. Research personnel: Civil engineers Assistants, etc. Employed 2 2 (Personnel could be made available, to a considerable extent, for urgent war projects) NJSIONAL DISTILlERS PRODUCTS CORPORATIOM. 7818 ;..11thony \.ayne Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio. (14a..11.ufacture of alcohol and alcoholic beverages) Vi. W. Blunt, Assista.'1t to the Vice President, 120 Broadway, Ue,, York, N. Y.; E. C. Pattee, Director of Research. · GraL'1 alcohol production processes a."ld ferme:1tatio:1. Corn deger- mination. Solvent extraction of vegetable oils. Tartrate re- covery from winery wastes. Grai!1 distillery by-products recovery. Research personnel: Bacteriologists Organic chemists Chemical engin~ers Employed 1 1 1 Available 1 1 ½ NATIONAL FilU:.1/0RKS, INC. King 5tre~t, tiest Hanover, Lass. (i,.;anu- facture of loading ammunition and pyrotechnic devices) E. V. Babbitt, Vice President and General 1ianager; Tenney L. Davis, Director of Research a:-,d Development; Jo~eph ackerruan, Jr., Chief Research Chemist. Explosives, pyrotechnics, a.11.u organic che1Jistry. Research personnel: Cheritl.sts Physicists Chemical engineers Assistants, etc. Employed 5 1 1 Available 1 Digitized by Google
NATURAL FOOD PRODUCTS CGMP.hNY. P.O. Box 110, Orange, Calif. ( Deaerat'i.on arid' dehydration of l'rui t)': · Milo R. Daughters, President. Fruit j~ces. Citrus ·fruit. Research personnel: Chemists Mechanical engineers Assistants, etc. F.mployed 1 l 2 178 (Person.~el could be made fully available for urgent war projects) NATIONAL OIL PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC. First and Essex Streets, Harrison, N. J. (Manufacture of sulfonated oils, surface active chemicals, fatty chemicals, and vitamins) G.D. Davis, Vice President in Charge of Research; Andre E. Briod, Director of Vitamin Research Laboratories; Donald Price, Director ot Organic Research Laboratory; E. A. Robinson, Director of Industrial Research Laboratory. Vitamins and vitamin products. Cheruistry of oils, fats, waxes, and their derivatives. Synthesis of surface active materials. Development of lubricants, plasticizers, and polymeric sub- stances. Processing chemicals and agents for the textile, paper, and tanning industries. Uetal-working and' corrosion-prevention. Three tully equipped·laboratories. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Chemical engineers Others Technicians Assistants, etc. TOTAL Employed 6 38 2 2 2 7 57 Available 1 4 5 NATIONAL RESEARCH CORPORATIOU. 100 Brookline Avenue, Boston, Mass. (Manufacture of vacuum apparatus and ·low-reflection surfaces of precision optics) Digitized by Google
179 Richard S. Lorse, President; Frank C. Benner; James R. Do\ming; William B. Humes;_ Frank B. Jewett, Jr. High vacuum industrial apparatus, pumps, and evaporators. l~gnesium research. Surface phenomena, including anti-fog, ra:i.~, frost, and ice research. High vacuWl equipment. Research personnel: Employed Available Chemists 5 3 Physicists 5 2 Chemical engineers 3 1 Electrical engineers l ~echanical engineers 3 Optical engineers 2 l Technicians 10 5 Assistants, etc. 5 2 TOTAL 34 14 NATIONAL STARCH PRODUCTS, INC. 820 Greenwich jtreet, Hew York, 11. Y. (Manufacture of starch and sta _rch products) A. D. Fuller, Executive Vice President; A. Hedegaard, Chief Chemist; H. L. Kane, Chief Research Chew.st; T ⢠.1~. ·,ihite, _ Direc- tor of _Development Department. Starch, adhesives, proteins, and synthetic resins. , Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc .. F.mployed 16 2 3 3 (Personnel could be made available, to a li.lJi.ted extent, for urgent war projects) NATIONAL TECHNICAL L\BORATORIES. 820 lission ~treet, South Pasadena, Calif. (DeveloprJent and manufacture of scientific instruments) A.O. Beckman, President; H. H. Cary. Digitized by Google
.. . Ultra-violet and infra-red spectrophotomet,~rs, pH raeters, a.11d electronic circuits. . Rese~ch perso?J,."'lel: · Chemists Physicists . Mechanical engineers Technicians Assista."'lts, etc. Employ~d 2 2 l 4 l :available At least 4 Several NATURAL PRODUCTS P.2FINING CQl,.PANY. 902 Garfield Avenue, Jersey City, N. J. (hanufacture of chromium and aluminum chemicals) Jos.· ··J. Vetter, Vice President and Director of Research. Inorganic chemistry of chrom.iw.a. · uetallurgy of chromium and iron chromium alloys. Research personnel: Chemists Cheiui.cal engineers Mechanical engineers Employed . 2 l 2 . .11.vailable l 180 NEKOOSA-EDWARDS PAPER COMPANY. Port Edwards, His. (l.::anufacture of paper and sulfate and sulfite pulp) J.E. AleY.ander, President; T. A. Pascoe. Pulp and pulp bleaching. \",axed, moistureproof, greaseproof, water resistant, flameproof, a.11d saturating paper. Research personnel: .&nployed Available Biologists l Chemists 3 l Chemical engineers l - Te chni cia."ls 4 2 Assistants, etc. 2 l Digitized by Google
181 NEPTUNE lIETLR C01:PANY. 50 \Jest Fiftieth ~treet, New York, N. Y. (Manufacture of liquid meters, registers and computers, and gasoline dispensing systerJS) Henry F. Soper, Vice President; Charles s. Hazard (Lt. Com.), Chief Engineer. ~echanical registering and computing mechanisms. Ll.quid measuring and hydraulic problems. Research personnel: Mathematicians Physicists Mechanical engineers others Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed 1 2 4 l 10 2 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urient war projects) N'iTHERWIDS INDIES UOOMTORii.:;S. 601 \lest Twenty-sixth Street, New York, N. Y. (Natural resin research) C. L. Ma.~tell, Director of Research. Natural resins. Kapok and kapok substitutes ⢠Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. .Employed 2 1 1 l (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) NEVI ENGLAND Il:DUSTRIE6, Maine l~lls Laboratory. Canal 5treet ·, Lewiston, Laine. ( Textile J.Ja.nufactu:cL~z) George E. Spofford, 5r., General llanager; Hilliam B. Thomas; William Watson. Mildewproo.fing. Improvement of strength, elasticity, and heat resista.~ce of raw cot ton. Synthetic .finishes a.'ld sizes. Digitized by Google
Research personnel: Biologists Chemists . Mechanical engineers Tech.'1icia."ls Assista."lts, etc â¢. F.rnployed 1 2 1 5 1 182 (Personnel could be made available, to a considerable extent, for urgent war projects) NEli ENGLAND MICA CO&A.IJY â¢. 66 \;oerd J1.Venue, \_,altham, Mass. (Manufacture of bonded mica insulating materials) C. G. Plimpton, General J.;;anager; U. R. Mans.field; . \I. A. Boughtonj C. L. Dawes. W.ca, mica binders, and bonded mica insulation. Research person."lel: Chemists Electrical . engineers. Technicia."ls· Ecployed 2 1 l . .. (Person."lel could be made available, to a lir.rl.ted extent, for urgent war projects) NEll ENGLAND SPECTROCHE:..ICJ,.L WOR.i.TORIBS. Wi."lthrop Street, \iest tiedway, Ea.es. (Research on physical methods of chemical a."lalysis) Daniel P. Norman, Director of Research; William W. A. Johnson. Absorption spectrophotometry. Spectrographic analysis. Raman spectrum analysis. Reaction rate~ and equilibrium conditions o.t' cocplex reactions. Identification a:1d structure of compounds. Standard equipment. Research personnel: Chemists Mathematicians Physicists Technicians Zmployed 1 l l 2 Avail~ble } .. f ; l Digitized by Google
183 Nllli JERSEY ZINC C011PANY 01'' PEril'lSYLVAlUA. Palmerton, Pa. (Manufac- ture of zinc and zinc products) Frank N. Spencer, ~ecutive Vice President, 160 Front Street, ·new York, N. Y.; E. H. Bunce, General hlanager, Technical Department; w. M. Peirce, Chief, Research Division. Utilization and production of metallic zinc and zinc pigments and corapowids for die casting, galvanizing, corrosion, pa.:i.nt, and rubber. Research personnel: Er.iployed Available Chemists 22 8 Physicists 9 3 Chemical engineers 7 2 1:etallurgical enghieers 12 4 Others 15 5 Technicians 36 12 Assista."lts, etc. 236 · 85 TOTAL 337 119 NEW YORK PRODUC.3 EXCHANGE, Bureau 2£. Chemistry. 2 Broadway, New York, N. Y. (Trading facilities for vegetable and a.11:ima.l oils and grains) H.P. Trevithick, Chief Chemist. Vegetable oils. Animal oils. Vegetable oil refining ma.chine ⢠Research personnel: Chemists Assistants, etc. .Employed 3 1 hVailable ½-2 NEH YORK SUGArt TRJulE I..\BORATORY, HIC. 70 Pine Street, !!ew York, N. Y. (Analysis of sugar and sugar products) Carl F. Huttlinger, President; F. ;;. Zerbcn. Composition and properties of sugar ca."le products and by-products. Standard equipment. Digitized by Google
Research personnel: Chemists &nployed l Available l NEW YORK TESTING LABORATORIES, INC. 80 Washington Street, New York, H. Y. (Chemical and metallurgical engineering) G. Brinton Jack, Jr., Managing Director; G. J. Horvitz, Tech- nical Director. 184 Molybdenum and vanadium recovery. Nickel recovery · from llmonite ores. Activated carbon fabric coating a."ld metallurgical coatings. Separation of acid gases. Research personnel: F.mployed Available Chemists l4 3 Chemical engineers 7 2 Metallurgical engineers J 2 Mechanics 7 - Technicians 7 - Assistants, etc. 7 - TOTAL 45 7 J.M. NEY OOMPANY. 71 Ehl Street, Hartford, Conn. {Ma.'lllfacture of precious metal alloys; refining of precious metal scrap) R. L. Coleman, Research Director. Precious metal alloys for dental and industrial use. Non-metal dental materials. Research personnel: Employed Available Chemists i Metallurgical engineers l - Technicians 2 Assistants, etc. - ¼ Digitized by Google
185 NIAGARA J..LKALI COMPJJ~Y. 4205 Buffalo Avenue, Niagara Falls, N. Y. (Manufacture of alkalies, chlorine, and bleaching powder) J. Clarke Cassidy, President; H.P. Hells., Technical Director; Axel Heilborn., Director of Research. Caustic alkalies, potassium compotmds., hypochlorites., and chlorinated orga.'1.i.c compounds. Purification and bleaching of cellulose pulps. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Assista.11ts, etc. Employed 4 8 l Available 2 4 NICHOL.5 PRODUCTS COliPiJJY. 325 \;est liain Street., Loorestown., N. J. (Consulting engineers; engineering design; develop~ent and ma.~ufacturing) E. B. Nichols., President. Apparatus. Instrwnents. Plastics. Liycalex. Coilll,i.unicating apparatus. Standard equipment. Research personnel: Mechanical engineers Teclmicia.'ls Assistants, etc. l!inployed 2 2 l Available l l 1 NINOL DEVELOPl~NT COMPANY. 638 South Federal Street, Chicago, Ill. (Research and development of wetting agents, detergents, emulsifying agents., a.~d plasticizers) Jerome Kritchevsky., Research Director. 1/etting agents., detergents, emlsifying agents, a.~d plasticizers. Research personnel: Chemists Er..ployed 5 Available 3 Digitized by Google
186 NORDEU l.Ju300.ATORIES. 227 North Ninth Street, Lincoln, Meb. (Manu- facture of veterinary pharmaceuticals a.~d biologicals) unde E. Harris, Director of Pharmaceutical Research. Pharmaceuticals. Research personnel: Chemists &!ployed 11 Available 2 NORTH AMBRICAN RAYON CORPORATION. -Elizabethton., Tenn. (i.iianu- facture ot rayon yarn) John L. Bitter., Director of Research. Cellulose chemistry and fiber physics and Llechanics. Rayon yarn production methods. Yarns and fabrics for pneumatic tires., parachute and oth3r mili~ary fabrics. Research personnel: Chemists Mechanical engineers Textile engineers Others Technicians Assistants, etc. TOfAL F.mployed 5 2 1 7 8 5 28 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) NORTH DAKOTA :iaU. AND ELEVATOR. Grand Forks., N. D. (Ji.ranutacture of flour., cereals., and feeds) R. li. Stangler, General Manager; Kermit H. Larson, Director of Research. Nutrition. Wheat. Soybea.~ developnwnt. Fully equipped laboratory. Research person.~el: Chemists Chemical engineers Employed l Available Digitized by Google
187 Research personnel: Employed 3 Available (continu~d) Technicians Assistants, etc. 3 1). ~ 3 ARTHUR J. NORTON. Box 1745, 106 Commercial Street, Portland, Z.laine. (Research a."ld advisory co!1sultation in cher.tl.cal arid allied fields) Arthur J. Uorton, Director; Philip H. Rhodes. Plastics. Synthetic resins. Plywood adhesives. Standard equipr11ent. Research person."lel: Chemists Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed 2 l 1 Avn.i.lable Digitized by Google
188 . - . O'BRIEN VARNISH COMPANY. 101 North Johnson Street, South Bend1 Ind. (Manufacture of paints, varnishes., lacquers., and enamels) · F. M. Reece, Vice President; M. F. Taggart., Director of Research. Protective coatings. Infra-red baking equipment. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Electrical engineers Assistants, etc. Employed 2 1 1 7 (Personnel coµld be made fully available for urgent.war projects) OIL FIELD RESEARCH IABORATORIES. 1028 South Santa Fe Street, Chanute., Kans. (Consultants in production of crude oil by secondary recovery) . Carl L. Pate, Co-manager; John R. Lavena, Jr ⢠. Oil sand analysis and water analysis. Selective shooting. Super- vision of water treatment at water repressuring plants. Research personnel~ Employed Available Chemists l l · Petroleum engineers 1 Technicians 2 i Assistants, etc. l OJ{ONITE COMPANY., Passaic, N. J.; HAZARD INSULATED WIRE \iORKS, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; OKONITE-CALLENUER CABLE C01l'aNY, Paterson, N. J. (Manufacture of insulated wire and cable) D. R. Stevens., Vice President and \lorks Manager; E. D. Youmans, Technical !{anager, Okonite Company; R. D. Evans, Technical ~ger., Hazard Insulated Wire Works;_ H. L. Beede, Technical Manager., O~onite-Callender .Cable Company.. · . . Rubber and rubber substitute insulations. Oil impregnated paper cables. Lead 11etallurgy. Digitized by Google
189 Completely equipped chemical and electrical laboratories. Research personnel: Employed Chemists 15 Mathematicians 5 Physicists l Chemical engineers 2 Electrical engineers 15 ~echanical engineers 3 Metallurgical engineers l Others 5 Technicians 5 Assistants, etc. 5 TOTAL 57 (Personnel can be made available for urgent war projects) GRAYDON LIVER. 215 Hest Seventh Street, Los Angeles, Calif. (Consulting petrolewn engineers) Graydon Oliver. T~chnology of subsurface engineering for improving met1'ods of explora- tion for and d_evelopment of natural gas, formation distillates, and crude oil. Instruments and equipment specifically designed. Research personnel: Chemists Physicists Mechanical engineers Petrolewn engineers and geologists Technicians Employed l 1 l 2 1 (Personnel could be made available, · to a c~nsiderable extent, for ur- gent war work) ' O.r.fAR, INC. 1910 Harney Street, Omaha, Nobr. (Flour milling and bak- ing; compou.~ding an~ manufacture of allied products) w. J. Coad, Jr., Vice President and General lJ.a.nager; Harold Roth; K. H. Goldsmith; H. Poppleton. Digitized by Google
All phases of milllng ' and'baking. Research personnels Chemists Others Employod 3 l 190 (Personnel could be made available, to an indet~rminate extent, for urgent war projects) · ORTHMANN IABORATORIF.S, INC. 647 West Virginia. Street, Milwaukee V/is. (Consultation and research in analytical chemistry) August c. Orthmann, Director. Processes of leather manufacture. Leather finishes, dyes, and dressings. Experimental ta."l?lery equipment. Pilot plant equipment for tanning processes. Research personnel: Chemists Technicians Employed 2 l Available l _2 EDWARD ORTOO JR. CERJJJIC FOUUJ~TIO?I ⢠. 1445 Summit 5treet, Colwnbus, Ohio. (Manufacture of standard p,roruetric cones) G. A. Bole, Manager; li. C. Shaw; H.J. Knollman. Ceramic body compositions. Effect of tiJ..1e, temperature, and kiln atmosphere on ceramic products. Research personnel: Ceramic engineers Employed 5 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited e~ent, for urgent war projects) Digitized by Google
191 OVERLY BIO-CHEtfICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION, I C⢠254 \lest Thirty-first . Street, New York, N. Y. (Non-profit research fou.~dation) James s. Wallerstein, President; Kurt G. Stern; Arthur L. Schade. Experimental production of a stable, polyvalent bacteriophage prepara- tion, in concentrated form, active against bacillary dysentery. Produc- tion of glycerol by fermentation from various farm crops. Positive and negative catalysis in fuel combustion. · Xiaelius electrophoresis apparatus. Plastic ultracentrifuge for op- tical sedimentation studies. Beams ultracentrifuge under construc- tion. Constant temperature inoculating rqoms. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed 1 2 5 2 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) OWFl'lS-ILLINOIS GIASS COMPANY. Toledo., Ohio (IJ.anufacture of contain- ers from glass, metal, paper, and plastics and of closures from metal and plastics) u. E. Bowes, Director of Research; O. G. Burch. Physical and chend.cal composition and properties of all types of glass. Development of plastic materials. Apparatus tor analyzing gases in glass.· High temperature furnaces. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Physicists Chemical engineers Electrical engineers Mechanical engineers Ceramic engineers Biological chemists Technicians Assistants, etc. F.rnployed l 4 3 6 2 .3 3 1 7 2 Available 1 2 1~ 2 i l l , 2 i Digitized by Google
l9Z O'l<llE PROCESSF.S, INC. 1500 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. (Manufacture of ozone generating machines) Victor Hann, Director ot Research; George Eisenberg; Thomas Manley. Processes involving use of ozone. Design and development of ozone generating machines. Ozone generating machines of high production capacity. Complete bacteriological facilities. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers B~teriologi8te. Technicians Assistants, etc. F.mployed l l 2 2 l Available Digitized by Google
193' PACIFIC ilXALI. COMPANY.. 52.3 · West Sixth ·street, Los Angeles, Calif. (Manufacture - of soda ash, borax,. and.sodium sesquicarbonate) George D. Dub, General Manager. . · . Carbon dioxide.adsorption. (No research since October 11 1941) Research.personnel: Chemists Technicians Employed Available l 2 PACIFIC CHEI.UCAL IAOORATORIES. 617 h~ontgomery Street, San Francisco, Calif. (Analytical consulting chemists) ~o Lowy, Chief Chemist; Er.n.l Low. Food processing. Water and soil analysis. Alcoholic and non- alcoholic beverages. Alcohol manufacturing processes. Standard equipment. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Chemical engineers Others Teshnicians Assistants, etc. Employed 1 4 1 3 1 2 Available 6 PACIFIC ELECTRIC 1iANUFACTURING CORPORl~TION. 5815 Third Street, San Francisco, Calif, (Manufacture of high voltage switch- .. gear) A. C. Schwager, Vice President in Charge of EngL~eering. Hish voltage insulation. Arc phenomena. Current transformers. Research personnel: Electrical engineers Techni-cians Employed 3 2 Ji. vailable Digitized by Google
194 PACIFIC HYDROLOOIC IABORATORY. 58 Sutter Street, San Francisco, · Calif. (Consultants ;in civil and hydraulic engineering) Charles H. Lee, Consulting Engineer. Hydraulic investigations. Draining and leaching of salt-impregnated land. Sealing of leaky reservoirs and canals. Selection of mater- ials for rolled-fill earth dams and similar earth structures. Rela- tion of permeability of soils to particle size. Foundation problems on soft materials. Research personnel: Consulting engineers Assistants, etc. Employed · 1 1 Available 1 ½ PAN AMERICAN E GINEERING COMPANY. 820 Parker Street, Berkeley, Calif. (Consulting engineering; metallurgical research; manufacture of industrial equipment) D. N. Vedensky, Chief Metallurgist. Beneficiation. Treatment of ores. Treatment of domestic manganese ores. Research personnel: Employed Chemical engineers 5 Mechanical engineers 1 Metallurgical engineers 4 Technicians 10 Assistants, etc. 10 (Personnel could be ma.de available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) PARAGON PAINT AND VARNISH CORPORhTION. 5 - 49 Forty-sixth Avenue, . Long Island City, N. Y. (l&lutacture of paints, varnishes, and technical products) I. Silberman, President; L. D. Soff; }qron A. Coler. Organic finishes. Aircraft engine finishes. Electrochemistry. Magnesium. Standard equipment. Digitized by Google
195 Research persoMel: Employed Available Chemists l i Chemical engineers 2 l Technicians 4 2 Assistants, etc. 2 l HARVEYS. P~EE AND ASSOCIA'IES. 1512 \lest Lake Street, Chicago, Ill. (Machine design; metallurgy; heat-treatment) Harveys. Pardee; Roy G. Roshong. Design of special mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic machines. ~etallurgical investigations and substitutions. Chem- ical anq micrographic studies. Powdered metal research and devel- opment. Research persoMel: . Employed Available Chemists . l Mathematicians l Electrical engineers l Mechanical engineers l letallutgiaal engineers l Technicians 3 Assistants, etc. 2 PARKE., DAVIS AND COMPANY. l 1-icDougal Street, Detroit, Lach. (Manufacture of medicinal products) H. C. Fritsch, General lWl&ger; H. l.i. Merker; Oliver Kamm; L.A. Sweet. Analgesics. · Antimalarials. J\rsenicals. Antigens. Germicides. Intemal antiseptics. Vitaruins. Research personnel: Physiologists Chemists Biochemists Pharmacists Chemical engineers Bacteriologists Technicians TOTAL l!)nployed 8 20 12 4 6 6 24 80 Available 3 1/5 8 4 4/5 l 3/5 2 2/5 2 2/5 9 3/5 32 . · {Junior staff not i.~cluded u.~der research personnel employed and available) Digitized by Google
196 PATEN!' BUTTON CCUPANY. 41 Brown street, Waterbury, Conn. (Manufac- ture of metal buttons for uniforms and work gannents) Joseph V. Petrocelli, Chemist. Electrodeposition and corrosion. Protective organic coatings. Research personnol: Chemists Assistants, etc. Employed 3 l Available E. L. PATCH COMPANY. 38 Montvale Avenue, Stoneham, Mass. (Manufac- ture of pharmaceuticals) Ralph R. Patch, President; Arthur D. Holmes, Director of Research. Phannaceuticals. Emulsions. Drugs. Vitamin products. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Assistants, etc. Employed 3 1 1 Available 3 1 1 PATZIG TESTL'JG LABORATORIES. Ingersoll Avenue at Twenty-third street, Des Moines, Iowa. (Inspection, testing, and investigation of materials and equipnent) Monroe L. Patzig 1 Managing Director. Black-out and dim-out fixtures. Waterproofing. Bituminous products. Automatic brake hose. Lighting and signal equipnent. (Employed personnel not listed; personnel could be made fully avail- able for urgent war projects) PAULSBORO MANUFACTURING COMPANY. North Conmerce Street, Paulsboro, N. J, (Manufacture of hard surface floor coverings) Ralph G. Jackson, Vice President; c. J. Dermehy. Digitized by Google
197 Olla.. Paints, Varnishes. standard equipment. Research persomiel: Employed Available Chemists l i .Paint experts and t printers l Technicians l PEACOCK LABORATORIES, NC. Fit't,y-tourth street and Paschall Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. (Technical service and supplies to glass mirror industry) R. F. Alder, President; R. c. Burbank; C. J. Frehner. Chemical deposition ot metals on glass. Protective coatings. Research persomiel: Chemists Chemical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. &nployed 2 l l 2 . (Persomiel could be made available, to a considerable extent, for urgent war.projects) . . PEASE LABORATORIES, INC. 39 West Thirty-eighth street, New Yorkl N. Y. (Biological, chemical, and sanitary investigations) H. D. Pease, Director; Saul Frances; H. Lundin. Applied biology, chemistry, and physiology. Toxicology. Bacteri- ology, Vitamins. Animal nutrition and bacteriology. Public and private sanitation. Research persomiel: Biologists Chemists Technicians Assistants, etc. &nployed 4 4 1+ 4 (Persomiel . c.ould be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) Digitized vGoogle
198 s. B. PENICK AND C<l&PANY. Hudson Terminal Building, 50 Church Street, New York, N. Y. (Manufacture of pharmaceuticals and biologi- cals) Thomas Lewis, Scientific Director; A. D. Penick; J. Semb; George M. Hocking. Pharmaceuticals, biologicals, and insecticides. Drug cultivation. Research persormel: Biologists Chemists Chemical engineers Pharmacognosist Librarian Technicians Assistants, etc. TOTAL &np+oyed 2 6 l 1 1 10 2 23 Available . a/5 11/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 2 2/5 4 3/5 J. C. PENNEY COMPANY, INC. 330 West Thirty-fourth street, New York, N. Y. (Retail dry goods stores) Charles w. Dorn, Research Director. Various types of work on textiles and their finishes. Resistance to moth damage of woolens. Hygienic and hosiery finishes. Well equipped laboratory. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Technicians Assistants, etc. Jwployed l 2 2 l (Personnel could be made available, to an indeterminate extent, for urgent war projects) PENNSYLVANIA W TER AND PO\Ym COMPANY. 1611 Lexington Building, Baltimore, Md. (Generation and transmission of hydro-electric power) N. B. Higgins, Advisory Engineer; J.E. Allen, Supervisor of Test Department. Digitized by Google
199 Hydraulic testing, cavitation, and efficiency.tests of model hydraulic turbines. Water measurements with current meters and water measure- ments using radium. Ionization chambers, Lindeman electrometer and auxilliary equipnent for radium emanation measurements. Research personnel: Electrical engineers Mechanical engineers Civil engineers ll}nployed l l 2 Available t l PEOPLES GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY. 122 South Michigan Avenue, Chicagot ill. (Production and distribution of illuminat- ing gas) , Robert ·B._ Harper, Vice President; Matth~ E. Benesh; R~bert G. Guthrie. Production, storage, distribution, metering, and utilization ~f city gases. Production and utilization of gases for annealing and carburizing. Powder metallurgy. Camouflage for water. Magnetic alloys. _Ferrous .and non-ferrous metallurgy. Syn~hesis of toluene. High precision calibrating equipment for gas metering up to 1,000,000 cu. rt. per hour. Higp pressure (4000 p.s.i.) gas com- pression equipment. Research personnel: :Employed Available Chemists 5 l Physicists 1 i Chemical engineers l Mechanical engineers 2 Metallurgical engineers 3 Testing engineers, etc. 45 9 Heads of departments 7 Technicians 2 l Assistants, etc. 2 i TOTAL 127 13 . . . PEPSODENT COMPANY. 141 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Ill. (Manu- facture of oral hygiene products) Digitized by Google
200 H.F. Woulfe1 General Manager; T. H. Rider. Dental polishing agents. Detergents. Antiseptics. Collapsible tubes and substitute packaging materials. Research personnel: Bacteriologists Chemists Dental surgeons Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed l 4 1 2 1 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) PERFEI CORPORATION. 500 West Oklahoma Avenue, Milwaukee, Wis. (Development and manufacture of heat and refrigeration control equipnent, lens systems, and optical instruments) H. E. Lindemann, Vice President; J. T. Wilson; · Harry Lawrence; Fred Pearson, Sr. Heat and refrigeration control equipment and electronic devices for domestic and industrial temperature regulation. Lens systems and optical instruments. Research personnel: Employed Chemists 2 Mathematicians l Physicists 4 Chemical engineers l Electrical engineers 3 Mechanical engineers 3 Metallurgical engineers 1 Technicians 6 Available 3 1 PERMUTIT COMPANY. 330 West Forty-second Street, New York, N. Y. (Manufacture of water conditioning equipnent and materials and of power plant equipment) Howard L. Tiger, Vice President. Digitized by Google
201 Ion exchange materials arid equipment. Metal recovery. Alkaloid · purification and recovery. New water conditioning processes and automatic chemical feeding devices. · · Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers , Electrical engineers Mechanical engineers Technicians Assistants., etc. :E)nployed 8 10 l 2 8 ; (Personnel could be made available, to a considerable extent., for 'lµ'gent war projects) PETBR CAILI..m KOHLFlt. SWISS Cl{OCOLATES COMPANY., INC. 555 South Fourth street., ·Fulton, N. Y. (Manufacture of cocoa and chocolate products) c. w. Hill., Vice President and Manager; R. F. Korfhage; K. E. Mccloskey. · Cocoa and chocolate beverages. Problems associated with physical properties of cocoa and chocolate. Reclamation of waste material. Research personnel: ~ployed Available Chemists 5 2 Assistants 2 -Technicians l 3/4 Stenographers l 1/2 PETROLEUM RECTIFYING CCJIJ)ANY OF CALIFORNIA. 530 West Sixth street., Los Angeles., Calif. (Manufacture of equii:rnent for electri- cal-dehydration of emulsified crude oil and for desalting of refinery charging stocks; consulting engineering service in these fields to the petroleum industry) H. c. Eddy, Vice President and General Manager; R. W. stenzel. Emulsification, demulsification, and dehydration of petroleum. De- salting and purification of . refinery charging stocks. Digitized by Google
202 Research per~onnel: Employed Available Chemists 5 2 Chemical engineers 4 1 Electrical engineers 1 Mechanical engineers l Technicians 3 1 Assistants, etc, 2 TOTAL 16 4 PETROLITE CORPORATION, LTD, 937 Pacific Avenue, Webster Groves, Mo. (Manufacture of demulsifiers and amorphous waxes recovered by demulsification from tank bottoms) Melvin DeGroote, Vice President and Director of Research. Demulsifying and emulsifying agents. Sulfona.tes, including petroleum sulfona.tes and alkyl aryl sulfonates. Semi-resinous plasticizers. Hydro:,cy fatty acid derivatives. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Chemical assistants Employed 6 6 10 (Additional personnel could be diverted to urgent war projects) PFANSTIEHL CH]!J{ICAL COMPANY. 104 Lake View Avenue, Waukegan, Ill. (Manufacture of rare chemicais and metal allo;y1t) George E. Ziegler, Technical Consultant; Bruce c. Chandler; Henry B, Yuen; William Fox; Robert S, Black. Rare sugars, amino acids, and special organic reagents, Ra.re indus- trial alloys for use as pivot metals .for airplane instruments. Metal for fine wire drawing dies. Diamond broaches for cutting jeweled bearings. Standard equipment. Machine shop and tool room. Research personnel: Chemists Physicists Chemical engineers Employed 5 1 2 Available 5 l 2 . Digitized by Google
203 Research 1>19raonnel: .Employed Ave.ilable ( Continued) ⢠. . Mechanical engineei.-e l l Metallurgical engineers 2. 2 . . Technicians 2 2 Assistants, etc. 2 2 TOTAL lS 15 PHARIS TIRE AND RUBBm CCMPANY. 25 South Eleventh Street, Newark, Ohio. (Manutacture of rubber products) E. E. Laughlin, Chief Chemist; R. M. Reel; L. J. Dete, Jr, Chemistry of rubber. Research personnel: Chemists Technic~&r'\S Assistants, etc. Employed 4 6 l Available 2 2 - PHARM.ACO CHPliICAL RE.SEARCH LABORATORIES.· 139 Eighth Avenue, Newark, N. J. (Pharmaceutical and chemical research) .. Bernard Chiego, Research Director; Gerard Caruso; Henry A. Parodi; W. L. Plewa. Resins. Plastics. Cellulose acetate. Pharmaceuticals. Cosmetics. Research personnel: :Employed. Available Chemists l l Chemical engineers . l l Electrical-mechanical engineers l l Medical doctors l 1 PHILADELPHIA .ELECTRIC OMPANY. 1000 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. (Production and distribution of electric light and power, gas, and steam) N. E. F\lnk, Vice President. Digitized by Google
204 Effect of bulk storage on low temperature fusion bituminous coals for electric power plants. Fouling of steam turbine blading. Analysis of electric circuit phenomena. Hydraulic problems. Me- chanical and thermal characteristics of electric power cable and duct lines. Standard equipnent. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Electrical engineers Mechanical engineers Metallurgical engineers Others Employed Available PHILADELPHIA QUARTZ COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, LTD.; PACIFIC SILICATE COMPANY, LTD. Sixth and Grayson streets, Berkeley, Calif. (Manufacture of silicates of soda, epsom salt, cleaning compounds, and water treatment preparations) T. K. Cleveland, Chief Chemist. Special applications of silicates of soda, such as caznouflage and fire-resistant coatings. Developnent of special cleaning compounds. Synthetic magnesium silicate absorbents. Research personnel: Chemists Assistants, etc. Flnployed 6 2 Available 1-2 PHILLIPS PErROLEUM COMPANY. Bartlesville, Okla. (Research in pro- duction, processing, and marketing of natural gas, crude oil, and refined products) G. G. Oberfell, Vice President and Research Director; R. c. Alden, Research Director; T. w. Legatski; F. E. Frey; Vi. A. Schulze; W. B. Lerch. Synthesis, blending, and testing of aviation gasoline. Synthetic rubber intermediates. Synthesis of toluene and benzine. Carbon black. Digitized by Google
Research personnel: Chemists Physicists Chemical engineers Electrical engineers Mechanical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. TOTAL Employed 120 5 26 l 9 25 41 227 205 (Personnel could be made available, to a l.1Jnited extent, for urgent war projects) . . . . PHOSPHATE R COVERY CORPORATION. 11 Broadway, New York~ ·N. Y. (Research and development of rllining properties) J. T. Burrows, President; William Trotter, Vice President in Charge of Research; A. T. Cole; ·F. X. Tartaron. Concentration of low grade ores, including iron., manganese, chranium, magnesium, potash, and phosphate, Research personnel: .Employed Chemists 2 Chemical engineers 2 Metallurgical engineers 5 Assistants, etc. 7 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) PILLSBURY FLOUR MILLS COMPANY. Minneapolis, Minn. (Milling and manufacture of animal and human foods) Philip W. Pillsbury, President; C, G. Harrel. · Research, control, and developnent of vitamins., ·cereals, baking, milling, and animal foods. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Chemical engineers ~l,oyed 2 15 l · Available Digitized by Google
Z06 Rese~rch personnel: Mechanical engineers Veteriparians Research bakers Assistants, etc, TOTAL Employed 2 1 7 55 83 Available ( Continued) LUCIUS PITKIN, INC, 47 Fulton Street, New York, N. Y. (Consult- ing chemists, engineers, metallurgists) Thomas A. Wright., Technical Director and Secretary; Sam Tour. Trace elements, Heat treatment. New alloys. Electro-polishing of metals. Well equipped testing and electro-polishing laboratory. Research personnel: Employed Available Chemists 7 1 Physicists 1 1 Chemical engineers 2 1 Mechanical engineers 1 1 Metallurgical engineers 3 1 Others 4 -Spectrographers 4 Technicians 16 4 Assistants, etc, 10 TOTAL 48 9 PITTSBURGH COKE AND IRON COMPANY. Grant Building, Pittsburgh~ Pa, (Manu.t'acture of pig iron, cement, coke., and chemicals) Andrew M. Kennedy, Vice President in Charge of Operations; Norman C. Hill, Director of Research. Coal tar by-products and their utilization. Pure pyridine and all- tar base,, Coke oven gas. Gas mask carbon. Nicotinic acid. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Chemical engineers Employed 1 11 4 Digitized by Google
207 Research personnel: . . l!mployed {Continued) Mechanical engineers 3 Others l Technicians . 4 Assistants, etc, 2 . (Personnel could be made available, to a considerable extent, tor urgent_war projects) PITTSBURGH ~UITABLE METER COMPANY. 400 North Lexington Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Development and manufacture of ,as pres- sure regulators, gas meters, liquid meters, and Nordstran valves) .. C. C. Abbott, Acting Chief Engineer. Gas pressure regulation. Fluid measurement and control ot air, gas, and liquid. Research personnel: Chemists Mechanical engineers Assistants, etc. Employed l l 4 Available 2 4 PITTSBURGH TE.STOO LAIDRATORY. 1330 Locust Street, Pittsburghl Pa. {surveys, testing, and inspection service for industry} A. R. Ellls, President; C. M. Houck; R. B. Lincoln; H. H. Graver; L. K. Jones. Construction materials. Heat transmission. Gas fractionation. Metals at elevated and sub-zero temperatures. Thermal conductivity by guarded hot box. Thennal conductivity by guarded hot plate. · Radiographs by g8Dlll& and x-ray. Stress analysis of structures. . . Research personnel: l!mployed Available Chemists 29 ; Ph7sicists and engineers 34 . 10 Technici&n8 and inspectors 2;1 Assistants, etc. 84 TOTAL 398 1; Digitized by Google
208 PLASTIC INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL INSTITUTE. 186 South Alvarado Street., Los Angeles., Calif. (Research in plastics) John Delmonte, Technical Director; J. F.arl Simonds; E. F. Lougee. Conversion of metals and woods to plastics. Fully resin-impregnated wood and pa.per pulp products. Peakes Rossi flow tester. Special creep test apparatus designed by the Institute. Fully automatic injection and compression molding equipnent. Research personnel: Employed Chemists 2 Mechanical engineers 1 Specialists in plastics 3 Technicians 4 Assistants., etc. 1 Available 2 1 3 POLYXOR CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. 250 :East street., New Haven, Conn. (Developnent of chemical utilization of wood and wood products) s. I â¢. Hershman, President; Eduard Flrber. Glycerin by fennentation, 11Polyxile'' resin. Soaps and oils for rustproofing. Special solvents from wood products, Oxalic acid from carbohydrates. \'laterproofing and grQaseproofing of paper. Heat-sealing canpounds for paper. Research personnel: Chemists Employed 5 Available 3 PORCELAIN ENAMEL AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY. 5601 F.astern Avenue., Baltimore., Md. (Manufacture of ceramic glazes and oxides; H. C. smoke pots) H. G. Wolfram, Vice President; P. C. Stufft; J. J. Theodore; L. C. Athy. G. H. Spencer-strong. Ceramics. Glazing and heat treating, Mycalex. Thennit. Soda lime. Digitized by Google
209 Research persomel: Dnployed Chemists 3 Metallurgical engineers 2 Ceramic engineers 6 Technicians 5 Assistants, etc, 2 (Persomel could be made available., to a limited ax:tent., for urgent war projects) PORT HURON SULPHITE AND PAP&t COMPANY, Port Huron, Mich. (Pulp, paper, and printed wax paper) L. T. SUmmers, Techni~al Director, Sulfite pulp and paper, Hot melt coating for food packaging. Special packaging materials. F.qu1pnent for testing moisture vapor trarunnission. Research persomel: Chemists Chemical engineers others Flnployed l l Available PORTLAND ClliENT ASSOCIATION RESEARCH LABORATORY. 33 West Grand Avenue, Chicago., Ill. (Research in cement., concrete., and concrete materials) F. R. Mc?Jillan, Director of Research; H.F. Gonnennan; T, c. Powers; W, C, Hansen. Cement, concrete, concrete aggregates, and cement pastes. Studies of bond between concrete and steel, Long-time study of cement per- formance in concrete. Nine tully equipped laboratories., including temperature-control ap.. paratus, testing machines, _ and calorimeters, Microscopy, physical chomistry., and bleeding test equiinent. Research personnel: Mechanics Chemist.a Mathematicians Employed 3 5 1 Digitized by Google
210 Reâ¢earch personnel: lllnployed ( Continued) Physical chemists 5 Chemical engineers 1 Mechanical engineers 2 Civil engineers 5 Petrographers 2 Technicians 4 Assistants, etc. 16 TOTAL 44 (Personnel fully available for urgent war projects) POTASH COMPANY OF AMERICA. carl'sbad, N. Mex, (Mining and refining pot~h) G, F. Coope, President; R. M. Magraw;· P. S. Dunn. Potash and other chloride determinations. Pilot plant flotation equipment. Research personnel: Jl)nployed Chemists 4 Chemical engineers 3 Mechanical engineers 3 Metallurgical engineers 3 Mining engineers 4 Technicians 1 Assistants, etc. 25 TOTAL 43 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited e.."d.ent, for an · urgent war project that would not materially' interrupt current work) PRATT AND LAMBERT, INC. 75 Tonawanda street, Buffalo, N. Y. (Manu- facture of paint, varnish, lacquer, and related products) W, H. Lutz, Technical Director; M. s. Armstrong; H. R. Johnston; O. J. Schultes; D. Mehrhof; E. J. Zimmer; C. J. W. V/ilt. Paint. Varnish. Lacquer. Enamel. Standard equipment. Digitized by Google
211 Research personnel: ~loyed Available Chemists 12 f Chemical engineers 2 ~ .. Tecbnicians 31 4 Assista."lts, etc. 10 TOTAL 55 \. 5 PRESTON LABORATORIE5. Box 847, Butler, Pa. (Research in glass) F. W. Preston~ DireotorJ L. ~. Ghering. Properties of glasa and glassware, especially the mechanical proper- . ties ⢠Development of special machinery. Fracture technology. Thermostatically controlled and stroboscopica.ll.y wa.tche'd ~entri.fuge. Research personnel: linployed available Biologists l l Chemists 2 l~ Physicists 3 2 Mechanical engineers 2 1J ;l Technicians 5 3 J\.ssistants, etc. 5 3 TOT.11.L 18 12 ~RINTING ARTS ~EARCH LABORATORIES, INC. San .Marcos Building, Santa Barbara, Calif. (Research .and development for print- ing industries and for photo-reproductive plate-making . industries) · Walter S. 11arx, Jr., Vice President; Stevens S. Drake; Jame'& F. Mackey; Bernard A. Nelson. Photo-engraving and ppoto-lithography. Spectrophotometrics. Fluorescence and near-ultraviolet physics and chemistry. Produc- tion engineering. · Research personn~l: Chemists Physicists Laboratory workers Technicians Assistants, etc. F.mployed ii 2 1 4 Available Digitized by Google
212 PROCTOR AND GA1raLE COUPANY. · Ivorydale I Ohio. (lfanu!acture of' soaps, edible fats and oils, and glycerin) H. C. Knowles, Vice President; F. \'l. Blair; R. J. Short. Uses and chemical and physical reactions of fats, oils, soaps, sur- ~ace acting agents, shortening, and glycerin. Hydrogenation of fats and oils. Deodorization of .f'ats and oils. Design of processing equipment. Corrosion. Research personnel: Employed Biologists J Chemists 52 Chemical engineers 36 Mechanical engineers · l2 Metallurgical engineers 2 ·others l2 Technicians ·u6 Assistants, etc. 27 TOl'AL 260 (Personnel Mly occupied llitb current projects; could be made avail- able tor additional 11ar projects to a limited extent, depending upon conditions) PROCTOR AND SCHWARTZ, INC. Seventh Street and Tabor Road, Phila- delphia, Pa. (JJanutacture of drying m&chinery and special equipment) A. o. Hurxthal, Vice President in Charge of Research and Engineering. Drying machinery for synthetic t-ubber·, vegetables, and veneer pl.y- ·wooct. :Machinery for the product~on of hi-octane gas, . powder, and explosive chemicals. Incendiary'bomb loaders, gas shell loaders, and other special machinery. Research personnel: Mechanical engineers Technicians- As·sistants, etc. Employed 4 l l (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, .f'or urgent war projects) Digitized by Google
213 PRUDE?lTliL INSURANCE Ow>ANY OF i\LERIC.k.. Newark, N. J. (Life in- surance) Vlilllam G. Exton, Directory of Laboratory and Longevity Service. Visual and photo-electric scopometry, colori;.ietry, and turbidimetry. Specific gravity measurements. Clinical measurements of protein., sugar, carbon dioxide, oxygen, and iron in body fluids. Clinical tests for carbohydrate tolerance and renal condition. <..Lua,ntitative urinary microscopy. Zeiss slit ultra microscope. Research personnel: Chemists Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed 3 5 12 Available 2 3 12 W. S. PURDY COCPANY, INC. 128 \later Street, New York, N. Y. (C~rcial testing of petroleUL1 products) George A. 1ae1, President; Perry G. Vlncos. Petroleum and its products. iiaxes. Greases. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Assistants, etc. :&uployed l l 1 Available 1 l Digitized by Google
214 QUAKER STATE OIL REFINING CORPORJ\TION. Emlenton., Pa. (Manufacture of petroleum products and lubricants) C. W. Georgi, Technical iJirector; E. E. Ebner, Executive Officer in Charge of Research. Waxes and petroiatums. Lubricating oils and greases. Compounded oils. Additive compounds. Research personnel: F.mployed Available Chemists 4 i Chemical engineers l - Technicians 5 ½ Assistants., etc. 6 ~ Digitized by Google . .
ns RADIART CORPO!UlTION~ 3571 West Sixty-second Street, Cleveland, Ohio. (Manufacture of radio vibrators and electronic devices) Billie Thomas, Manager, Electronics Division; Vi. Russell Allen; Allen S. Nace; Ralph Blauvelt. · Electronics. Vibrator power supply devices for radios. Research personnel: Radio engineers Teclmicians Assistants, etc. Emplo7ed 3 4 6 Available 3/4 l 1-2 RADIO FREQUENCY LABORATORIES, IlIC. 708 }.:ain Street, B<?onton, N. J. (Development of aircraft radio apparatus) Richard u. Seabury, Vice President; uister R. Damon. Aircraft radio receivers a.'1d tra."lsmitters. Radio control sys- tems tor target airplanes. Testing apparatus for airplane instruments. Research personnel: Electrical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. &nployed 10 10 3 Available 10 or more RAHM INSTRUl1ENTS, INC. . l2 ll~st Broadway, New York, N ⢠Y. · (lranu- tacture of electro-medical equipment) Walter E. R.$bm, ;Jr., President. · Electro-encephalography. Electro-stethography. Electro-shock therapy. Research persoMel: Biologists Electrical engineers Technicians Employed 1 l 3 Available 1/5 1/5 l 1/5 Digitized by Google
216 RANGERTONE, INC. 7J 1;inthrop Street., Newark, IL J. (Radio development) H. ll. Neustadt, Executive Vice President. ,Frequency control of radio equipment. Research personnel: Radio engineers Technicia."ls Employed 2 2 (Personnel could be made available, to a li.rn:iteJ extent, for urgent war projects) RAPINW.AX PAP.:!.R COHPANY. 150 Twenty-sixth A.venue, 5. ~., lil.nneapolis, Minn. (Manufacture of waxed a."ld treated papers) J.E. Edelstein, Vice President; C. ll. Rhodes, Technical Director. Waxed and treated papers. Research personnel: Chemical engineers Llechanical engineers Ass:ista."lts, etc. Employed 8 2 3 (Personnel could be made ~vailable, to a litd.ted extent, for urgent war projects) RARE CHEI.!ICAL5, INC. Fle11lington, N. J. (1:anufacture of pharma- ceuticals and chemicals) Erwin T. Fri tzsching, Vice President; Ralph ,Jechsler, Director of Chemical Research. Pharmaceuticals and che1,d.cals. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Technicia."ls Assista.'1ts, etc. F.mployed 4 1 1 2 (Facilities could be increased and ptirsonnel made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) Digitized by Google
PHILIP RAUER. 2 West Forty-fifth Street, New York, N. Y. (In- dustrial research) Philip Rauer. Pharmaceutical products. Plastics. Casein substitute. Food products. Research personnel: Chemists · ⢠· · Chemical engineers roecha.'lical engineers Others Assista.'lts, etc. # Employed 1 l 1 J 1 (Personnel coul~ be made available, ~o a limited extent, for urgeri~ war projects) · · · · REED AND CARNRICK. 155 Van Vlagenen Avenue, Jersey City, N. J. (Manufacture of medicinal products) H. Sheridan Baketel, President; Frank R. Eldred, Director of Research. Pharmaceuticals and medicinal products ⢠. Research personnel: Eruployed Available Biologists 4 l Chemists 3 l Chemical engineers l .. Assistants, etc. 4 1 REI$ 1:.AHUFACTURL1G CORPORATION and Subsidiaries: International Tailoring Company and Northern Furniture Company. 107 Fourth Avenue, New York, N. Y. . (l.&iufacture of furni~ ture a.11d men' s clothing) R.H. Reiss, Vice President; John w. Robertson, Research Director. Chemicals used in the manufacture -0f clothing. Synthetic resins a.11d plastics. Adhesives. Organic synthesis. Protective coat- ings. Drying oils. Waste wood utilization. Radio frequency heating and setting of glues. Digitized by Goog I e
218 Research person.'lel: Chemists Chemical engineers Ei.iployed 1 2 Available 1 2 RELIINGTON RJJID, INC., Electronic Division. Johnson and !forth l.i:ain Streets, Middletown, Conn. ( Development and me..'lu.f acture of special electronic devices) James J. Lamb, Chief Eneineer. Radio frequency transmitting and receiving apparatus, including ultra-high frequency equipment. Cathode-ray tube devices, including television equiJ)Llent and picture pick-up tubes. Elec- tronic control apparatus, including photo-electric cell apparatus. Research personnel: Employed Available Chemists l Chemical engineers l Radio and electronic engineers 7 2 Design draftsmen 2 ~etallurgical engineers - ¼ Consultants l Technicians 3 2 Assista."lts, etc. J RICHit.RD C. RELliEY ~ON COi..P.iJ~Y. Hedley Street and Delaware River, Philaoolphia, Pa. (Manufacture of refractories) G. Bickley Renvney, Research Director. Development and control of refractories. Microm~ter adjustment pcnotrometcr. Research personnel: Ceramists Assistants, etc. Employed 1 3 (Personnel could be made avaiu:.ble, to a limited 8.A'tent, for urgent war projects) Digitized by Google
219 RF.SEARCH ORPORATION. Bound Brook, N. J. (Desi~ers, fabrica- . tors, and erectors of electrical precipitation installa- tions) Howard A. Poillon, President; C. ,;. Hedberg., Technical and Developnent Chief. Removal ot suspended solid and liquid particles from gases. ::Uoc-· trical precipitation. Use of corona discharges for special pur- poses. Air conditioning. Research personnel: Employed ,wailable Physicists 2 - Chemical e~i."leers 4 l Electrical engineers 2 i Mechanical engineers 3 1 Technicians 2 i RF.SEARCH PRODUCTS COIU-O~TION. l.015 Ea.st V-iashington avenue, liadison, Wis. (Manufacture ot zeollte, silica gel, birm, alkale.x, air filters, shipping pack, and expanded fiber · · ·_ products) M. H. Kliefoth, Treasurer; 1-i:. J. Shoemaker, Chemical Engineer; Dean L. Hunzicker., Mechanical E."lgint:er. Water treating minerals a.'ld silica gel dehydratioh. Air filtra- tion. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Mechanical engineers Technicia.'ls Assistants, etc. Eruployed 2 2 2 3 2 (Person."lel could be made available., to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) REVERE COPPER MID BRASS, INC. Rome., N. Y. (Llanufacture of copper and brass products) R. A. Wilkins, Vice President; E. s. Bunn; J. R. Hunter; E. w. Rouse; Ylilson rv,nes; F. F. Poland; . 1. J. Flanagan; D ⢠. L. Mills. . Digitized by Google
220 Non-ferrous metallurgy. Research personnel: Employed Chemists J Chemical engineers 1 Mechanical engineers .2 1ietallurgical engineers 4 Others l Technicians 17 Assistants, etc. J TOTAL 31 (Person.~el could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects by addition of junior tech.~icians) Rh'"'VERE SUGAR EFilL~Y. 333 Medford Street, Charlestown, 1:ass. (Refining of sugar) J. W. I.owe, Manager; J. L. Brown, Chief Chemist. Improvement of processes and equipment. llanufacturine problems. Standard equipment. Research personnel: Chemists Mathematicians Chemical engineers Others Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed 1 1 2 4 4 1 (Personnel could be made available, to a lir.d.ted extent, for urgent war projects) REYNOIDS ~EARCH CORPORJ.TIOH. Central J,.venue, South Kearney, U. J. (Development of protective packaging, utilizing light g~ lead foils) Orville K. Schr,rl.ed, Vice President and Director; ll. L. King. Protective packaging. l'.oisture vapor resista.~t con tings. Heat · sealing plastic media. Adhesives. Light gavge metals. Papers. Digitized by Google
Research personnel: · Chemists Chemical engi.~eers Plant operators a.~d maintenance men Assistants, etc. &iployed 2 4 7 2 221 (Personnel could be made available, to an indeterminate extent, tor urgent war projects) RHINELANDER PAP.$ COllPAHY. Rhinelander, Wia. (li.anufacture ot paper coatings) Folke Becker, President; K. W. Fries, Technical Director. Lacquers, emulsions, and resins. Moistureproof and vaporproot coatings. Hot melts and heat sealing compounds. Research personnel: Chemi.sts Chemi.cal engineers Technicians Employed 2 l 3 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) RICHARDS CHELICAL ,·;oRKs, INC. Warren and mrris Streets, Jersey City, M. J. (l:anutacture of textile auxiliaries, sizes, resins, and ~urface active compounds) Philip Kaplan, Plant J.ra.~ager; Hugh H. 1:osher, Textile Research Director; :&. I. Valko. Surface active chemicals.· Synthetic sizes and resins. Natural tat and wax derivatives. Emulsions. Large and well equipped laboratories. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Physicists Chemical engineers Employed l 13 l 3 Available i 4-5 - 1-ll Digitized by Google
222 Research personnel: Employed Available ( continued) Technicians Assistants, etc. TOTAL 12 3 33 3-4 1 9-12 " . ' , . . . . .. . . .. RICHAVEN COBPANY, Cellulose Products Laboratory. 754 Broadway, Takoma, Wash. (Research on pulp and paper, cellulose, and plastics) E. D. Rich, Director; · · Harold D, Lang~:i â¢. · ... . ~ . . ,. . ~ A."'lalysis and testing of pulp, paper, cellulose, minerals, a."'ld other materials. Specialty papers⢠an~ pape-r-·:coet.ings.: .: Gontainer-s a.."ld cartons for packaging dehydrated foods. Plastic materials from cellulose ·t1eri va-ti ves. ⢠⢠: . . , : - · , â¢: , ⢠· ·⢠· ·. · ~ ⢠. J \"iell equipped analytical a.."'ld paper testing laboratories. Fully equipped machine shop with forge. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Chemical engineers Others Assista."lts, etc. Employed 1 3 1- 2 2 Available 1 3 l- . 2 2 RIDBO J.ABORATORI&>·, INC. · - lll-117 Pennsylvania. hvenue, Paterson, N. J. (Chemical re.search and developlOOnt) . E. 0. Ridgway, , President; ⢠F. C. Tucker-;· wi. h. Bodenschatz; · L. Auer; N. L. Kalman. Permanent finishes for cottons. Cup~ShllOOniUm rayon process. Latex and rubber substitutes. Substitutes-for oils formerly imported. Synthetic resins. Plastics. Soaps. Asphalts. tiruc.es. Paints. Lacquers. Varnishes. Consta.'1.t teraperature and hwnidi ty room. · Filot plant. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Employed 16 J .:. Digitized by Google
Research personnel: Technicians Assistants, etc. El'Jployed ( continued) 6 l2 223 (Personnel could be made available, to a considerable extent, tor urgent war projects) RIVERTON LnZ Al.JD STONi C01iPANY, IlJC. Riverton, Va. (l!anutacture ot lime, rock wool, and crushed stone) E. I. Williams, President; Kenneth Taylor, Research Chemist. Hydraulic and hydrated J.j.me. â¢. JJasonry cement and stucco. Adl.d.x- tures tor concrete. Research personnel: Chemists Employed l Available l ROBERTSHAW TH~llOSTAT. COMPANY. 1201 Washington Boulevard, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Manufacture of ordno.."lce coLJPOllents and aircraft instruments) H. T. Rya.."l, Vice President; S. G. Eskin, Research Director; C. K. Strobel. Te.utperature and p~essure elements tor electric and gas tempera- ture controls. Electric ignition of gases â¢. Flame safety · devices and control circuits. Electric contact mnterials. Pressure elements tor aircraft instruments. Research personnel: F.mployed Available Physicists l l Chemical engineers l l Mechanical engineers 2 Technicians l l Aseista."ltS, etc. l l Digitized by Google
224 H. H. ROBERTSON COl1PAlJY. 2400 Farmers Bank Building., Pittsburgh., Pa. (Manufacture of special building products) J. H. Young, Vice President and General l.fanager. Building products, bituminous materials., synthetic resins., and cements. Research personnel: Employed Chemists 1 Chemical engineers 2 Metallurgical engineers l Available l 2 l ROBINSON CUY PRODUCTS COMPANY. 1100 Second National Building, Akron, Ohio. (Manufacture of vitrified clay sewer pipes, flue linings, refractories, and allied clay products) W. E. Robinson, President; K. A. Hartzell., Ceramic llilgineer. Clay sewer pipes, chemical stoneware, high ternperature bonding mor- tars, refractory insulating brick, and other ceramic products. Research personnel: Ceramic engineers Assistants, etc. Employtid 3 3 Available ROBISON LABORATORIBS, IUC. 1300 Lichigan Building, Detroit, llch. (Consulta.~ts in food chemistry and a.~alysis) Floyd w. Robison, President a.~d Research Director; Frances H. Hoch; llarion L. Hemans. Quick freezing and concentrating of citrus fruit juices. Dehy- drating powdered milk and cream. Coffee. Kssential oils. Milk of magnesia. Disinfectants and a.~tiseptics. Food and food preser- vation. Research personnel: Biologists Chelllists Chemical engineers Assistants, etc. Employed 2 2 l 2 Available 1 1 1 l Digitized by Google
ROCHESTER MJ,NUFACTURING COkPANY, INC. 100 Rockwood Street, Rochester, H. Y. (Manufacture of instrument gages for 225 · tractors, diesel engines, aircraft, and power transformers) George E. Ford, Chief Engineer. Instruments for the indication of ·pressure, temperature, and liquid level. Research personnel: Mechanical engineers Technicians Employed 4 3 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) JOHN A. ROEBUNG1S SONS COh.J>ANY. 640 South Broad Street, Trenton, N. J. (Manufacture of wire, cable, and allied products) C. G. Vlilliams, Executive Vice President; C. M. Jones, Engineering Director; D. lewis, Research Director; ll. ~. Harvey; H.J. Godfrey. Product control and development of steel and copper wire and wire products. Insulated wire products. Low te~rature room, -65° F. Temperature and hWllidity control room. 2t million pound Riehle vertical precision tensile testing machine. · Research personnel: Employed Chemists 2 Chemical engineers 2 Mechanical engineers 5 Metallurgical engineers 3 Technicians 8 Assistants, etc. l (Personnel could be made available, in supervisory capacity only, for urgent war projects) ROGERS PAPER MANUFACTURING COlIPANY. Manchester, Conn. (Manufac- ture of electrical insulation and high strength plastics) S. ~. Silverstei.'1 1 Vice President and General Manager; S. A. Brown, Production l.ianager a.."ld Technical Director. Digitized by Google
226 Transformer board, pressboard, fullerboard, and motor slot papers for electrical insulation. Laminated phenolic plastics. Sheet production of specialty fiber boards on wet r.1achines. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Mechanical engineers Assistants, etc. &nployed 1 4 1 4 Available 1 2 1 2 ROHM AND HAA~ COMPANY, INC. 222 West Washington Square, Philadel- phia, Pa. (Manufacture of chemicals) Otto Haas, President; \i. s. Johnson, Director of Research. Synthetic resins anu plastics. Insecticides. Inorganic cheui.cals. Leather and textile chenrl.cals and finishes. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Physicists Chemical engineers Mechanical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. TOTAL Employed 2 91 5 12 2 5 170 287 Available 2 16 2 20 ROSCO U.BORATORIES, INC. Blavmox, Pa. (Development and 111anufa.c- ture of water and acid proof coatL~gs; machine tool coolants; concrete products; new histological techniques) w. A. Royston, Jr., President; Robert T. Hance, Vice President in Charge of Research. Asphalt coatings. Cutting compounds. Histological techniques. Research personnel: Employed .1-1.vailable Biologists Physicists Mechanical engineers Others 1 1 1 2 1 l 1 2 Digitized by Google
227 Research persori."ie4: · · Employed Available ( continued) Part-time associates 2 2 Technicians 4 4 Assistants, etc. 6 6 TOTAL 17 17 J. O. ROSS ~GINElmING OORFORATiuH. 350 lla.dison Avenue, New York, N. Y. (Developnent a.'ld testi.'lg ot high tewperature fur- naces tor heat treating of metals; desig.~ of heat dis- tribution systems) A. B. Clark,. President; Burts. Harrison. High temperature processes, with unitorrA distribution of heat. Standard equii:ment. Research personnel: Engineers &nployed l Available l ROVIN LAB~TORY. 15050 Greenfield Road, Detroit, 1.tl.ch. (Pro- duction of therapeutic, biological, endocrine, and · chemical antigens) . . Alexander M. Rovin, Director of Laboratory; Dale 11. King; H. E. Wisner; F. L. Blanchard. Inm.me influence ot convalescent serwus and their by-products. Standard equipnent. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Serologists Bacteriologists Veterinaria.'ls :&nployed l 2 l l l (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) Digitized by Google
228 RO.llLIN FlliXIBIB ruasru:s, INC. 800 Magnolia Avenue, Elizabeth, N. J. (Manufacture of all types of protective coatings) Leo Roon, President a."ld Technical Director; President;. M.A. Dorian; \/. H. Stephens; William T. Smith; \/. H. Pesola. R. V. Kirk, Vice Ralph C. lllams; Various types of coatings of synthetic resins, nitrocellulose, and allied chemicals. Compounding and formulating sy:1thetic resins into varnish. llildewproof finishes for fabrics. Finishes for ply- wood and cartridge cases. Infra-red reflective finishes. Protec- tive coatings for electrical conductors. Five well equipped laboratories. Coating toner for finishing ignition cable. Combination fog arid salt spray equipment. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Mechanical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed ll 3 1 7 2 Available 3-4 l 1/3 2-3 1/2 RUFERT CHill;::ICAL COLPAlJY. S~ymour, Conn. (Eanufacture of chemi- cals and catalysts; bright nickel processing) Henry A. Golwynne, Vice Preside:.t; licyer L. Freed, Technical Director. Hydrogenation of oils and fats. Catalysts. Bright nickel plating. · Research person:1el: Chemists Chemical engineers Bmployed 2 2 hVailable RUla-'ORD CHElr.iICAL ~;uRKS. Rul,iford, R. I. {hla."lufacture of food pro- ducts and chemicals, particularly phosphates) A. E. !Jar shall, President; Da."liel B. Cur 11, Jr. , assistant to the President. Organic and inorganic chemistry. Phosphates, sulfates, and sul- fites. Baking powder. Dry food mixtures. Detergent cornpounds. Digitized by Google
Inorganic salts of calcium., sodium, and potassium. Orga."lic derivatives of benzene. Research persormel: Chemists Chemical engineers Technicians . Assistants, etc. Employed 7 3 s 5 229 (Personnel could be made available, to a li.mited extent, tor urgent war projects) RUSSELL-1.:ILI..GR LIWNG COliPANY. LJ.nneapolis, J.arm. (illling) ii. F. Mulroy, Executive Vice President; B. Sullivan. Wheat and flour, especially oxidation-reduction studies a."ld fermentation problema. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Mechanical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed ll l l 6 l (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) RYDER SCOTT COMPANY. Box 182, Bradford, Pa. (Petroleuc reservoir engineering) Harry M. Ryder. Water drive problems. Commercial oil field development control. Research personnel: Employed Chemists 2 Mathematicians l Geologists 2 Petrolew-J engineers 8 Digitized by Google
230 Research persormel: Technicians Assistants, etc. TOTAL Employed ( continued) 1 23 37 (Persormel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) Digitized by Google
23! S K F INDUSTRIES, INC. , Front Street and Erie Avenue, Philadelp'hia, . Pa. (Jlanufacture of ball and roller bearings) · s. F. Woll.mar, Executive Vice President; Haakon Styri, Director . of R.esearch ⢠. Testing of ball and roller bearings for endurance, torque, lubrica- tion, and vibration. Research personnel: Employed Chemical engineers 2 lfechanical eneineers 3 Metallurgical engineers 4 others 2 Technicians 5 Assistants, etc. 3 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited · extent,; . for urgent war projects) SACO-LOWELL SHOPS. Biddeford, Maine. (Manufacture of textile · machinery} E. C. Gwaltney, Research D~ctor; R â¢. U. Jones; D. A. Cabot. Spinning mill machinery~ Special machines for processi.."lg rayon and rayon mixtures. Moscrop testing machine for single end strength and stretch tests. Research personnel: &tployed Hechanical engineers 15 Metallurgical engineers 2 Textile engineers l Technicians 3 Assistants, etc. 12 TOTAL 33 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) SAMlfi:L P. SADTLER AIID SCHJ, Il!C. 210 South Thirteenth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. (Consultine, research, and analytical chendsts} Philip Sadtler, Vice President; S. s. Sadtler; H. T. Johnston. Digitized by Google
232" Organic synthesis. Microchemistry. Hydrogenatio~. Paper. Foods. Drugs. Plastics. Paint. Textiles. \ Explosives. General equipment for -studies of alcohol, asphalt, beverages, .coal tar products, and disinfectants. Research ?ersonnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Draftsmen Assistants, etc. Employed 5 1 1 2 Available 2 l l 1-g. .. SAiâ¢'~T:i:' CAR HEATING A:-ID LIGHTDJG COMPANY, INC. Di.":Well and Putnam Avenues, Uew Haven, Conn. (lia."'lufacture of railway car lighting e~uipment, voltage and current.regulators, and fire control instruments) George E. Hulse, Chief Engineer. Development of electrical equipment, motors, generators, and · regulators. Research personnel: Chemists Electrical engineers Mechanical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. Flllployed 1 4 3 2 3 Available ½ 3 2 1 2 ST. JOHN X-RAY SERVICE., INC. 30-20 Thomson Avenue, Long Island , City, N. Y. (Testing laboratory) Herbert n. Isenburger, President. X-ray and radium examination of aircraft, ordn&"'lce, and naval materials in laboratory and field. Research personnel: Inspection engineer :Employed l Available l Digitized by Google
DR. SALSBURY' S LABORATORIES. Charie·~ City, !Olva. (Ma.nufactu1~e bf animal and poultry pharma~euticals and biologicals) J.E. Salsbury, President; J. G. Salsbury; s. Eriksen; · 17. G. Keehn; O. J. Mayfield; J. P. Henry, Chief Chemist ⢠. Breeding, bacteriology, parasitology, and protozoology. 55 acre fann. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Chemical engineers Veterinarians ~ss_istants 1 etc. TOTAL Employed l 3 l 8 12 25 . . ' . .. (Personnel could be ma.de· ava:ilable 1 to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) SAHSON LABORATORIES. 1619 Spruce street, Philadelphia/ Pa. (Analytical and clinical research) Meyer Samson, Research Director. Serology. Hematology. Milk digestion. Pharmaceuticals. Research personnei: Chemists Technicians Assistants., etc. Employed 1 2 l Avail'able SANFORD HILLS, Reading Division. ReadinJ, Yiass. (iiai,ufact~e of . coated fabrics) R. D. Gale, General Manager; W. F. Murphy, Chief Chemist. Synthetic rubber. Vinyl polymers. Cellulose esters and ethers. Mustard g9s test:l.ng eq~pri1ent~ Digitized by Google
Research personnel: Chemists Technicians Employed 2 3 (Personnel could be made available., to a, limited extent, for urgent war projects) SANGAHO ELFX:TRIC OMPANY. Springfield, Ill. (Manufacture of elec- tric control equipment) F. C. Holtz, Vice President and Chief Engineer. Electronics., mica capacitors, electrical instrument-a, and special equipment.⢠Research personnel: Chemists Physicists Electrical engineers Mechanical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. &ployed 2 1 8 1 10 5 -Available 2 ½ 2 E. H. SARG-ZNT A.lfil COMPANY. 155 East Superior Street, Chicago, Ill. (Manufacture and distribution of scientific apparatus and · chemicals) T. M. Mints, President; Lynn D. Wilson, Research Director. Electrolytic analysis. Polarography. Resea.iâ¢ch personnel: Chemists Physicists Chemical engineers F.mployed 5 1 1 Available 1 t SCANLAN-MORRIS COUPANY. Madison, Wis. (Manufacture of hospital furniture and surgical equipment) · s. Gwyn Scanlan, President; R.H. Schneider; T. H. Ricketts. I Digitized by Google
235 Substitutes for critical metals used in manufacturing sterilizing apparatus, operating tables, and surgical lights. Sm·gical sutures. Research personnel: Chemists Electrical engineers Mechanical.engineers Fmployed 1 1 4 Available 1 1 4 SCHADE-PEPER LABORATORY. Natural Bridge and Brown Road, St. Lou.is · County, Ho. (Chemical research) . . · E. c. Peper, President; Carlisle Schade, Chemist. Nicotine. Quinoline and quinolinic acid. Formic acid. standard equipment. Research personnel: Chemists Technicians Assistants, etc. .Employed Available l 2 Js l ; 1 SC~ ·!L.EY RESEARCH DJSTITUT"i, INC. Ka.."lsas a."ld Brown streets, Lawrenceburg, Ind. (Research in the development a."ld utili- zation of farm products) Alfred J.-Liebmann, Director of Research; G. de Becze, Director · of Fermentation Research; W. Nelson, Director of Anima.l Nutrition and Biochemistry; F. Pellett; M. Rosenblatt; E. Stevens. . , Fermentation, mold propagation, and enzymes. :lutr :~tion and vitamins. Poultry husbandry and dried feeds. Plastics, s;i~thetic rubber and resins, and insulating and press board. Polymerizat:i,on ⢠. _Butanediol- butadiene production. Spectrography. Fully equipped laboratory. Pilot ~)lant for butylene glycol produc- tion. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Mathematicians Physicists Chemical engineers F.rn.ployed 1 18 1 1 1 Digitized by Google
236 . Research personnel: Technicians Assistants., etc. TOTAL Fmploy~d {continued) 3 4 29 (Personnel could be made available~ t9 a limited extent., for urgent war projects) JOSEPH· SCHI,ITZ BREtr.tNG COMPANY. 235 West Galena Street., Milwaukee., Wis. (Brewing of beer) Jame~ l'T. Lawrie, Research Director. Fermentation and synthesis of glycerol and alcohol. Substitutes for cork and metal crowns. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Chemical engineers Electrical engineers Mechanical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed 2 8 1 1 3 5 3 Available 1 2 1 1 1 W. F. SCHRAFT A!ID SOHS COR?ORATIOH. 529 Main Street, Charlestown, Mass. (Manufacture of·chocolate and confectionery) George F. t1allburg., Treasurer; Richard I. Carney, Chief Chemist. Candy and chocolate. Research personnel: Chemists F.mployed 1 Available l SCHWARZ LABORATORIES, INC. 202 East Forty-fourth Street., New York., N. Y. (Consulting chemists and engineers) ' Robert Schwarz, President; Malvin J. i.iayer; Stephen Laufer; Henry Tauber; Claude F. Davis. Digitized by Google
.. ·· ~37 Fermentation. Food-technology, ai,alysi.s., and production. · Beverage, vegetable oil., cereal, drl:lg, and vitamin analysis. Yeast derivatives, amino acids, and industrial enzymes. Pharmaceuticals. Fuels and lubricants. ,Fertili~ers. · · Well equipped laboratories. Pilot piants for brewing and for the manufacture of fine organic chemicals. Research personnel: Employed Available Biologists 2 1 Chemists 15 8-10 Chemical engin~ers 2 1-2 Mechai"'lical engineers 2 1 Others 7 3-4 Draftsmen 1 l Librarians 1 l' Technicians 12 6 Assistants, etc. 12 1-12 TOTAL 54 23-38 JOSEPH E. SEAGRAH AND SOI!S., IHC. · Seventh Street Road, Louisville., Ky. (Distillers of alcohol) H.F. WiJ.lkie, Vice President in Charge of Production; Paul Kolachov, Director of Resea,rch and Development. Phys~ology of yeast.· Fermentation process of lactic acid. Fermen- tation of butanediol. Food and feed by-product of alcohol produc- tion. Enrichment of vita:.ains in feed. By-product substitutes for dry sld.Jn milk. Introduction of new crops yielding aromatic· and quick drying drugs, spices., aad rubber plants. Research personnel: Biologists' Chemists Physicists Chemical engineers Mechanical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. TOTAL Employed 10 18 l 10 l 4 6 50 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) Digitized by Google
2~8 SEALED POWER CORPORATION. IJuskegoz:tl i.tl.ch. rings, pistons, and sleeves) {Manufacture of piston J. H. Ba:llard, Chief Engineer; Harold Jqers; R. A. Snyder.- Metallurgy, especially of cast iron. Dynamometer testing of products~ Research personnel: ]}nployed Chemists 1 Mechanical engineers 2 Metallurgical engineers 2 Technicians 2 Assistatns, etc. 2 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) G. D. SEA.1ll.E AND COl-:PA.NY. P. O. Box 5110, Chicago, Ill. (Manufac- ture of pharmaceuticals) .A. L. Raymond, Director of Research. Organic synthesis. Chemistry of synthetic drugs and pharmaceuticals. Pilot plant. Expe1"imental animals. .. Research personnel: Employed Available Chemists 11 2-3 Chemical engineers 2 Others 2 2/5 Technicians 2 (Personnel available as listed represents overtime) SEARS., ROEBUCK AND COUPANY. 925 South Homan Avenue, Chicago, Ill. (Mail order and retail distributors) Arthur T. Chameroy, Technical Director; Van. B. Floyd; He:iry F. King; Jesse H. Gregory; Rudolph Knotek; Robert C. Cross; Bernice strawn; Wm. J. Duggan; Han"y "l. ·Helming; Fred Gilmer; .· Laura E. Pratt; Paul R. Vlischnef. Comparative tests of all types of ultimate consumer goods. Digitized by Google
Z39 Standard equipment. Research personnel: Employed Chemists 8 Physicists 1 Chemical engineers 1 Electrical engineers 2 Mechanical engineers 17 Metallurgical engineers 1 Others 11 Technicians 13 Assistants, etc. 16 TOTAL 70 {Personnel could be made available, to an indeterminate extent~ for urgent war projects) JOSEPH SEIBERLICH. Mast Roe.cl, Durham, N. H. (Industrial research) Joseph Seiberlich, Consulting Chemist. Substitutes for critical materials. Iriprovements of defense materials. Standard equipment. Research personnel: Chemical engineers 3mployed 1 Available 1 SEPIU LABORATORIES. Box 185, Station A, Sa., Diego, Calif. (Physical, optical, and chemical research) Lee C. Sepin, Research Director; Royal R. Rife; Henry Siner. Optics. oloey. Ballistics. Radio high frequency. Organic synthesis. Metallography. Photography. At,Ticulture. Well equipped laboratory. Eighty-five acre ranch. Reaearoh·pereonnolt Biologists Chemists · Mathematicians Employed 1 2 Available l 2 Bacteri- Digitized by Google
2'40 Research personnel: Employed Available Physicists )._ 2 2 Chemical engineers 1 1 Electrical engineers - 1 Mechanical engineers 1 Metallurgical engineers J,. ~ others 8 40-50 Technicians 7 Assistants, etc. 2 1 TOTAL 15 9-63 SERVEL, Il-lC. Evansville, Ind. (Refrigeration and air concq.tioning engineering and production) 11ml. R. Hainsworth, Vice President in Charge of Engineering, 51 Ea.st Forty-second Street, New York, N. Y.; Roberts. Taylor, Chief Engineer; Carl T. Ashby; Albert R. Thomas; Ralph M. Buffington. Gas refrigeration anq air conditioning, Fully equipped laboratories. High vacuum equipment, High humidity room, Research personnel: Employed Chemists 5 Physicists 2 Chemical engineers 20 Electrical engineers 1 Mechanical engineers 16 Metallurgical engineers 6 Others 76 Technicians 7 Assistants, etc. 30 TorAL 163 ·Available 1 l 2 5 4 1 SHARP AND DOHME, INC. 640 North Broad Street, Philadel,ehia, Pa. (Manufacture of pharmaceuticals and biolo.:;icalsJ YT. A. Feirer, Vice President and Director, Medical Research Divi- sion; L. E. Arnow; B. Hampil; P. Masucci; ti. L, Moore; J. U. Sprague; rr. F. Verney; A. D. Welch; P. W. Wilcox. Chemotherapy, Synthetic organic medicinals. Biological e;ctracts and agents. Protein hydrolysates. Nutritional factors. Digitized by Google
Research personnel: Chemists Imnninochem.ists Phannaceutical chemists· Biochemists Physicians Phannacologists Bacteriologists Veterinarians Technicians Assistants, etc, TOTAL :Employed .. 11 · 4 · 5 .7 ·3 5 7 l 10 · .. 19 72 241 (Personnel could be made available, _to a limited extent, for urgent · war projects) SHARPLES CHEMICALS, INC, Twenta7-third.and·Westmoreland Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. (Manufacture of synthetic organic chemi- cals) · · · Joseph J. Schaefer, Vice President in Charge or Research and Development; J. F. Olin, Research Director; H. F, Bjork; H. I. Cramer. Synthetic rubber and rubber chemical~. Hydraulic fluids, Resins, pickling inhibitors, petroleum additives, and catalysts. Pharma- ceuticals and detergents. Amines, su~stitute phenols, and mercap- tans, High pressure apparatus, 1,000 to 10,000 lbs./sq, in, Research personnel: Chemists Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed 26 9 4 Available 2 2 l SHELL DEVELOPMJ:NT COMPAlfY, 100 Bush Street, San Francisco, Calif, . (Research and development of petroleum products and manu- facturing processes; manufacture of chemical ~erivatives of petroleum) . · · · J, F. M. Taylor, President; A, .E. Lacomble, Chairman of the Board and Director of Research; A. J, Johnson, Chief Engineer; W. J. Hund, Manager and Associate Director of the Emeryville, California, laboratories. Digitized by Google
242 Petrolewn technology, production, and refining. Catalytic cracld.ng. Hydrocarbons. Corrosion prevention. Chemical derivatives of petroleum. Synthetic rubber and resins. Infra-red and ultr.a- violet spectroscopy. Polarography. Colloid chemistry. Fully equipped laboratories. McBain ultracentrifuge. Full-scale aircraft engine cylinders. Research personnel: Employed 2.!::'1_ Francisco Laboratory Chemists 49 Mathematicians 1 Chemical engineers 23 Electrical engineers 3 Mechanical engineers 9 Civil engineers 5 others 12 Assistants, etc. 28 Administrative officers Chemists Physicists Mecha.~ical engineers Civil engineers Electrical engineers others Technicians Assistants, etc. TOTAL EmeryYille Laboratories 7 214 9 25 3 1 8 222 117 736 (Personnel could be ma.de available, to a limited .extent, for urgent war projects) SHELL OIL COJ.:iPANY, INC. 50 \'Jest Fiftieth Street, New York, N. Y. (Petrolewu refining) E. D. Cumming, Vice President of lia.~ufacturing; G. C. Cunningham, Manager, Development Departhlent; H. Gershinowitz, Research Depart- ment; K. R. Edlund, Research Laboratory, iiood River, Illinois; L. E. Hebl, Engine Research Laboratory, Wood River, Illinois; M. P. Lowrey Love, Research Laboratory, Houston, T~s. Petroleum and hydrocarbon research. Digitized by Google
Z43" Well.equipped laboratories, including thermal and fluid catalytic pilot plants at· Houston, Texas, ·and fluid catalytic pilot plant irr constructio:1 at Hood River, Illinois~ Research personne~: Biologists Chemists , Chemical engineers llechanical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. TOTAL Employed l · 40 ·4 23 40 6 114 (Personnel could be made available, t? a limited extent, for urgent wa.r projects) SHELTON LOOliS, Sidney Blumenthal~ Company, lng_. Shelton, Conn. · (Designing, dyaing, weatherproofing, and testing of tex- tiles) · · · w. P. liimnagh, 11anager of Har Division; J. Errera, lianager of . Research and Control Division; F. Stolzenberg; H. Taylor; · K. Rice. Design and testing of pile fabrics. Testing of yarn and dye solutions a."ld processes. Synthetic resins for coating pile fabrics and flat goods. Physical and chemical properties of aMiial, ·vegetable, ·· and synthetic fibers.· · Research personnel: Cher.rl.sts Physicists Chelllical engineers Uechanical engineers Textile technicians lacroscopists Technicians Assista."lts, etc. TOTAL Employed 9 2 l l 4 l 7 10 35 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) · Digitized by Google
244 SHEifo'IN-llILLIAl:S COHPANY. 101 Prospect Avenue, Clevela."ld, Ohio. {Manufacture of paints, varnishes, a."ld pi~nts; manu- facture of mono-sulfate drug bases and crude sulfa drugs) N. E. Va.'1 Stone, Vice President and Director of Operations; R. F. Ruthruff, Director of Oil Research; L. :to;. May, General Superin- tendent of Chemical Production; M. B. Doty, General Superintendent of Dry Color Production; E.W. Fasig, General SuperL"ltendent and Technical Director, Lowe Brothers Compa.'1y, Dayton, Ohio; J. V. Hunn, Director of Resin Research; Wm. Walton, Oil Research. Chemical plasticizers. Rubber anti-oxidents. Phthalic a.'1hydride production. New all-fiber package for oil vehicles, Synthetic rubber. Ae'ronautical finishes. Resi.'1S. Pigments. Three fully equipped laboratories. Research personnel: Employed Available Chemists 200 (:IJ Physicists 4 Chemical engineers 45 15 Metallurgical engineers 2 Technicians 100 30 Assistants, etc. 100 30 TOTAL 451 135 E. A. SIEBEL AND COLPANY. 8 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Ill. {Analytical and consulting chemists) Peter J. F. Weber, Research Director; R. V. Siebel; G.D. Thevenot; w. T. Greenaway. Fermentation. Vitamins. Food. Research personnel: Employed Available Biologists 2 1 Chemists 13 3 Chemical engineers 1 - Assistants, etc. 10 li J.E. SIEBEL SOUS' C01iPANY. 9f:IJ Lontana Street, Chicago, Ill. {Analytical, consulting, a."ld research chemists) Fred P. Siebel, Jr., President; Kurt Becker, Director of Research; A.G. Schreck. Digitized by Google
245 Raw and processed cereals. Baking. Brewing, di:stilli:ig, fer- nientation, a.'ld wine making. Foods a.'ld beverages. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Che.wi.cal engineers Others Technicia.'ls Assistants, etc ⢠. · .. TOTAL Employed 2 8 l 2 2 19 34 (Personnel could be ma.de aYailable, to a lirid.ted ex~ent, for urgent war projects) · · · SIOO LADORATORII:S, Division 2£ ~ilmo Chemical Cor ration. 714 South West Boulevard, Vineland, N. J. lranu!acture of vit8.L.lin oils a.'ld concentrates) David liolof, President; H. Porter Loomis, Director: · Vitamins;. and D. Fish oil chemistry. Research personnel: Employed Chemists . 3 '·. , (Personnel are available, to a limited extent as over~ime, for urgent war projects) ~ . I SINCLAIR AND· -VJJ .. .ENTIN;.;; COMPANY.· · 611-621 West One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Street; New· York, N. y·. (i.ianu!acture of ·printing ink, varnish, protective coatings, and dry color) · Anthony J. Math, Vice President a."ld !.tanager; George Cramer; Kenneth B. Timm. Drying oils and resins. Pigment wetting and grind~. Protec- tive coatings. Dry colors. Digitized by Google
246 Research person.~el: Chemists Employed 11 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) SKINNER AND t.HERlcWl, INC. 246 Stuart Street, Boston, Mass. (Industrial chemistry) Herbert L. Sherma..~, Treasurer; Hervey J. Skinner, Director of Pulp a.~d Paper Department; Burton G. Philbrick, Director of Bacteriology Department. Industrial, food, and sanitary bacteriology. Pulp a..~d paper. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Others Assistants, etc. Employed 3 8 2 4 Available 3 8 2 4 AI.EXAIIDER SUITH JJID SONS CARPET COLl'ANY. Yonkers, N. Y. (Manufac- ture of duck, blankets, tarpaulins, and fabricated materials) Maitla..~d L. Griggs, Vice President in Charge of Ua.nufacturing and Research; A. Griffin Ashcroft; Robert C. Allison; Oliver P. Beckwith. Compounding of latex, rubber, a..~d synthetics. Development of special tire retread raaterials. J~dhesive formlations. Fabric coating and ilapregnating. Fluorescent dyestuffs. Color classi- fication. 1:othproofing a..~d teeting. 1Iold and mildewproofi."lg a.~d testing. Development of pile, duck, and woolen fabrics.. \!ool and rayon fiber properties. Viell equipped laboratory. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Mechanical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed 1 3 2 3 2 Available Digitized by Google
_247 GRAYDON SW:'I1i. 12 Norfolk Street, Cambridge, liass. (Consulting engineers) Graydon 5mith, Research. Director. Electronics. :Machine design. Pro.duct developw.ent. Research personnel: Physicists Technicians Employed l l Available S. i.iORGAU s.MITH COMPAtJY. York, Pa. (Manufacture of hydraulic turbines, pumps, valves, and allied equipment) B. E. Smith, President a."ld General hanager; G. A. Jessop; J. D. Scoville. . . Hydraulic turbines. Axial now pumps. Pressure regulators and relief valves. Cone or rote-valves. Inlet an~ discharge passages. Large wind turbine. Research personnel: Mechanical engin~ere Hydraulic engineers Technicians Employed 6 6 3 Available 25 6 SMITH, KLINE .ii.NU FRENCH I.JillORATvRD;S. 105 North Fifth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. (Manufacture of medicinal and chemi- cal preparations) . . Francie Boyer, Vice .President; Theodore B. Wallace, Assistant Director of Research; w. Furness .1'hompson; Fred P. ·Nabenhauer; George H. Connitt; Rudolph H. Blythe; William L. Long; Walter G. Karr. C~pounds affecting the sympathetic, parasympathetic, and · central nervous syste1'4$,. Preparatic:ms ·for use in treatment of burns, woua.ds, and general dermatological conditions. ~pecial forms of sulfonamide drugs. Substitutes for scarce ooterials used as ingredients in established products. Digitized by Google
248 Research personnel: Employed Bacteriologists l Biochemists 2 Chemical engineers 2 Pharmaceutical chemists l Orga.'ri.c analysts l Organic chemists 7 Research pharmacists 8 Technicians · l Assistants, etc. 25 TOTAL 48 (Personnel could be made available, to a considerable extent, £or urgent war projects) FOST£R D. SUELL, IllC. J05 \lashington Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. (Chemical consultants a.'1d engineers) Foster D. Snell, President. Detergents and detergent products. Rubber and asphalt. Inks. Paper &.'1d paper coatings. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Assistants, etc. Employed 30 2 8 (Personnel could be made available, to a considerable extent, £or urgent war projects) L. S0N1'100RN SONS, n~c. 88 Lexington Avenue., New York, N. Y. (Manufacture of paints, varnishes, and petroleum specialties} R. G. Sonneborn, Secretary; F. \i. Breth, Technical Director. Lubricating oil anJ grease. ,~viation oil. Petrolatum. .Paints and varnishes. Medicinal a.'1d technical white oils. Potroleum sul- f onates. Waterproofing preparations. Rust prevention compounds. Digitized by Google
⢠Research persoMel: Chemists Chemical engineers . . Employed 7 7 Available l l 249 GEORGE T. &OUTHGJS:C LABORhTORY. 114 East Thirty-second Street, New York, N. Y. (Applied electrical a.11d mechanical research) George T. Southgate, Director. Rectification. Electrical inst?'U!'lents. Vibration·mechanics. Special tra.11sformer design and testi.11g. Research personnel: Employed l.Iatheruaticians l Physicists 2 Electrical engineers 2 Mecha.~ical engineers 2 Metallurgical engineers l liodel makers 2 Available l 2 2 2 1 2 SOUTffi,'E5TERH ENGUlru!lilliG COliPaNY. 4800 Santa Fe Avenue, Los Angeles, Calif. (Design and construction of mining, llletallurgical, and oil re.fining plants; manutacture of plant equipment) Horace G. lrdller, President; Robert Lord; E. -R, Cullity. ~etallw'gical and ore dressing processes. Research personnel: Er.iployed Available Mathematicians 2 Chemical engineers 1 2 Electrical engineers l 1 l!echanical engineers 6 8 ~etallurgical engi.11eers 4 3 Tech."licians 25 . 34 Assista."lts, etc. 4 - 6 TO'l'AL 4l 56 Digitized by Google
zso. SOViA Cmr!CAL COLlPAUY.· 305 East Fqrty.-~ixth Street, New York, N. Y. {Organic research; development of organic chemical products) Frank J. Sowa, Director of Research and Devel~ment. Boron fluoride. Homogenious catalysis. Plastics. Fungicides and bactericides for fabrics. Actuating fluids and hydraulic fluids. Tobacco. Corrosion. Research personnel: Employed Available Biologists 1 Chemists 3 l Metallurgical engineers l Technicians l l Assistants, etc. l - SPAULDING-MOOS C MPANY. 42 Franklin Street, Boston, Mass. (Photo- lithography) Philip B. Terry, Vice President and General lianager; Archibald H. Spaulding., Chemist. Lithographic development and processing. Sensitization or blue print and allied papers and cloth. Research personnel: Chemists Technicians Flnployed 2 2 (Personnel could be made available., to a considerable extent., for urgent war projects) SPENCER LENS COi.:PANY. 19 Doat Street., Buffalo, N. Y. (Uanufacture of scientific q,ti cal instruments) Charles\'/. Barton, Secretary and Director of Research and Development. W.crotomy. llicroscopy. Optical proje·ction. Optical design. Refrac- tometry. Polarimetry. Spectroscopy., Hemotology. 1.ietallurgy. Pho- tography. Illumination in optical instruments. Standard equipment. Digitized by Google
2'51 ReseaJ-ch personnels · -~loyed Available Biologj.sts l l Chemists 8 - Matherpati9ians 4 I· Physicists 10. 1 Mechanical engineers 4 Metallurgical engineers l Others .30 Assistants, etc. 8 '!'O'I'AL 66 . 2 ; .. SPRAJ ffiG~NG COliPAN:f.. l.14 Central Street ., Somerville, lfaes. ' (Development an~ application of spray .nozzles~ · spray . guns, and accessory equipment ~or use in the industrial fi~~ . . . Wayne B. 0Thompson, ·President; Frank G ⢠. Denniifon, 'Vice President and Chief Engineer; John U. Bete. ⢠' ' # Development and application of spray nozzles, spray guns, and accessory equipment tor use in pill coating, paper coating, me~a~ spraying, fire extinguishing, and the application ot paint.and : ·· other protective coatings and finishes~ Research persOMel: Mechanical engineers As.sistants, ~tc. . . Employed .3 65 . (Personnel could be made available, to a llidted extent, for urgent war projects) J. D. ANl) A. B. ·~oocKEI.S COii.IPANY. 2 Pine Street, San Francisco, Calif. (lr.anutacture of . sugar) P. W. Alston, Che1m:st. Methods of sugar production â¢. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Fmployed 4 2 Digitized by Google
252' Research personnel: Others Technicians Employed 3 1 ( Continued) (Personnel could be made fully available tor urgent war p'r9jects) A. E. STALEY MANUFACTURIUG COMPANY. Decatur, Ill, (Wet milling processing of oo,n products) dry milling processing ot ·soy- bean products) A. E. Staley, Jr., Preaident; E. K. Scheiter, Vice President; w. w. Moyer, Research Director; Howard File; L. o. Gill. Hydrolysis, derivatives, modification, enzymatic conversion, and degradation ot carbohydrates. Produc~ion of refined amino acids and edible and i."ldustrial oils from com and soybeans. Application of com and soybean products and derivatives to paper making and coating, textiles, confectionery, general food products, and adhe- sives. · Research personnel: . Biologists Chemists Chemical engineers Technicians, etc. TOTAL &!ployed 2 19 ·6 43 70 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent,,for urgent '!8,r projects) STAJJF'ORD UBBER SUPPLY COhJ>ANY. Off Shippan Avenue l Stamford, Conn. (Yianutacture of factice and vulcanized oilsJ Robert },f. Gillespie, Factory Manager. Factice, vulcanized oils, and rubber substitutes. Research personnel: Chemists Assistants, etc. :Employed 3 2 Available 3 2 Digitized by Google
253' . . STANCO., INC⢠. 216 West Fourte·enth Street., New York, N. Y. . (Ma.nu:. tacture ot petroleum specialty products) R. K. Chandler, Vice PNtsident; E. B. Hunn., Research Director. Mineral oils., nose drops., germicides., fWlgicides., and other medi- cinal and pharmaceutical products. ~ousehold and automotive. pol- ishes., waxes., and cleaners. Fly spr~ys., cattle sprays, an_d insect repellents. Cosmetics. Research personnel: Chemists Flltomologists Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed 4 l 4 3 (PersoMel could be made available., to a considerable extent, for urgent war projects) STANDARD COATED PRODOCTS CORPORATION. Buchanan., H ⢠.Y. · (l!anufacture ot coated ·and ir.lpregnated fabrics) A. JJ: Heinzelman.'l, Research Director; John. :;;. llerritt, Plant' Manager. · · · · . · Coating mat.erials. Research personnel: Chemists Employed 4 (PersoMel could be made available., to a considerable extent, tor urgent war projects) . STANDARD OIL C~ANY O!. ~A.LIFO~IA. 225 Busb Street., San Francisco, · Calif. (Producing, manufacturing, transporting., and market- ing petroleum products) · R. G. Follis., Director and General lfanager of llanufacturing; R. A. Halloran., Research and Development Director. Developn1ent of' new products from petroleum. New processes for re- fin1hg petroleum., as exemplified by pro4uction of' synthetic aviation fuels., improved lubrica.'lts, and special proQ1:1cts, auch as toluol and petroleum chemicals. Digitized by Google
2'54 C. U. Test engi~e. Singl~ cylinder _quartz h~d ~ngine~ Menasco aircraft' engine ⢠Resear~~ personnel: Chemists l.!athema't,icians ' Physicists Chemical engineers Electrical engineers Mechanical engineers others Technicians Assistants, etc. TOTAL Employed 70 ·2 3 . 34 4 33 5 215 39 405 (Persomel could be ma.de available, to a limited extent, tor urgent war projects) STANDARD OIL COlJ>ANY OF OHIO. Ali.dland Building, Cleveland, Ohio. (Refining and.marketing of petroleum products) . . G. w. Hanneken, Vice Presid&t}t; Robert~. Burk, Research Director; Everett c. Hughes; Einar P. Kropp; Milton H. Campbell. · · Development and production of inll)roved aviation fuels and lubricat- ing oils, Processes tor producing rubber raw materials.· Standard equipment. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Mechanical engineers Assistants, etc. TOTAL Employed 19 · 3 l 16 39 (Personnel fully employed on c~rrent . war work, but their program subject to change provided more urgent war· projects demand it) STANDARD OIL D1'VELOPMEN'r COMPANY. 26 Broas:tway, New York, N. Y.; STANDARD OIL COMP;JlY OF LOUIS:WJA, ~ Laboratories. . Ba.ton Rouge, La:.· (Research and development ot petroleum processes Digitized by Google
2'55 petroleum products and chemical derivatives, petroleum and chami~al ·catal.ytic processes, synthetic rubber raw mater- i~s, and synthetic rubber) · · · · · · E. V. i.Iurphree, Vice President in Charge of Development and Research, Standard Oil Developnent Company; M, J. Rathbone, President, Stan-· dard Oil Company ot Louisiana; C. L. Brown, Director of the Esso Laboratories; E, H, Barlow, Chief Engineer, General })igineering Department; G. H.B. Davis, Director, Research Division, Esso Laboratories; E, w. Dean, Di.rector, Standard Inspection Laboratory; H. G. M. Fiaqher, liianager, Process Division, Esso Laboratories; P. K. Frolich, Director, Chemical Division, Esso Laboratories; A. 0, Green, Manager, Development Division, Eaao Laboratories; E. W, Luster, Chief Process F.ngineer, Process Fllgin~ering Department·. . . Petroleum re.tining, including catalytic processes, solvent refining, and thermal cracking. Fuels, lubricants, and asphalts. Alcohol~, synthetic ailinonia, dehydrogenation &."ld aromatization ot hydrocarbons, ol.ef'ins and diole.tins, extraction and purification ot synthetic rub- ber raw materials, and Bynthetic rubber products. Physical tests ot construction materials and metallographic work. Fully equipped laboratories. Various types of' distillation equip- ment. Unit tor studying hydrocarbon reactions at elevated temperatures and in the range ot lS0,000 p.s.i. pressure. Complete rubber labora- tory processing and testing equipment. Motor testing equipment, X-ray diffraction equipment. Calibration laboratory and instrument shop tor special oil testi:-1g instruments. Pilot plants tor various operations. · _Stanqard ~l 9qmpamr S! Lguisiane,, Ea19 J,,abora~ories . ' Research personnel: Chemists Physicists Chemical engineers Mechanical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc, TOTAL Employed 56 l 25 l 15 251 349 Standard Qll Development Company Research personnel: Employed Available Chemists 130 l2 Physicists 5 l Chemical engineers 164 7 Electrical engineers 4 3 Mechanical engineers 22 7f Metallurgical engineers 4 Technicians 96 6 Assistants, etc. 430 41 TOTAL 855 41 Digitized by Google
:?56 (The activities of the Laboratories at Baton-Rouge are so closely tied in with the research and development pro1;rams of the Standard Oil Development Company, that both are listed; the persom1el of the Standard. Oil Company of Louisiana, Esso Laboratories, however, is not available for additional assignments) STAJIDARD STEEL.SPRING COruPANY. Fourth _Avenue-, Coraopolis, Pa. - (Manufacture of tank armor plate) C. J. Queenan, Executive Vice President; F. \';. Stockton, Research Engfr1eer; J. E. lfa.cQuilken, Statis~ician. Jµectrochemistry. Corrosion resistant coatings. lletallurgy. Research person."1el: · Chemists Chemical engineers Employed · Available 5 5 1 i STA.L'JDARD ULTRALARINE COMPANY. Huntington, W. Va. (Manufacture of pigments) Uajor Henry Dourif, Vice President; _ F. H. Moser; L. B. Squire j F. J. Freeman. Organic synthesis. Intermediates for pigments and dyes. Paints â¢Â· and inks. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Assistants, etc. :Employed 9 1 9 Available 4 4 STANDARD Vi.RNISH ~.-ORl~S. 2600 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, N. Y. (Manufacture of paints, varnishes, lacquers, and synthetic · coatings) M. H. Corbin, Director of Research. Synthetic resins, protective coatings, a.~u insulations. Digitized by Google
257 Research personnel: Fmployed Chemists -· ⢠⢠. · ⢠··· :. .. ,6. Chemical engineers 2 Technicians ·. . 2 Assistants, etc. ·1 (Personnel ·could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) · · ⢠· STANLEY CHEliICAL COU>ANY. East Berlin, Conn. (Manufacture of · industrial coatings) E. M. Hayden, Vice President and Technical Director. Industrial coatings, especially those to replace rubber and similar critical materials. · Research personnel: Employed Available Chemists 5 1 Chemical engineers l Technicians 2 1 Assi"stants, etc. 2 STANOUND OIL AND G~S.C01.'.PANY. Box 591, Tulsa, Okla. (Petro- lewn production;· manufacture·or natural gasoline and condensate) 'Explor~ti~n Laboratory Daniel Silverman, Supervisor. Wave pr6pagation. Development ,of electrical COIIIMlllication 'and · surveying equipment. Magnetics. Development of gravity meters. Fully equipped laboratories. Research personnel: Employed Available Physicists J 2 Electrical engineers 9 3 Mechanical engi."leers l Others 33 8 Technicians 5 2 Assistants, etc. 25 TOTAL 76 15 Digitized by Google
258 Produci.pg Department Laboratory C. s. Sanders, Manager; J.B. Clark, Research Engineering Super- visor; T. H. Dunn, Chief Chemist; E. E. Roper; S.S. West. Petrolewn producti~n. High pressure oil-gas phase equilibria. Macro and micro gas analysis. ·Optical spectroscopy. lfass spec- trometry. Paint. Fully equipped laboratories. Research personnel: F.mployed Chemists Mathematicians Physicists Chemical engineers Electrical engineers Mechanical engineers Petrolewn engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. TOTAL 10 l l 3 l 3 7 3 14 43 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent as over- time, tor urgent war projects) FREDERICK .6TEARNSAND COMPANY. 6533 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Mich. (Manufacture ot chemicals) E. Fauser, President and General Manager; R. M. Johnson, Medical and Research Director; 11. 68.hyun; C. W. Geiter;- L. c. llaxwell. Amino acids. Blood substitutes. Glandular extracts. Sympatho- mematics. Antispasmodics. Enzymes. Bacteriostatic agents. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Technicians Assistants, etc. . . Employed 3 6 4 2 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) Digitized by Google
259 STEIN, UALI,· AND 001.!PANY, INC. 285. Madison Avenue, New York, N â¢. Y.;. STEIN-HALL MANUFACTURlllG 001.PANY. 2841 South Ashland Avenue, Chicago, Ill.; ST.UN-DAVIES COJJP.ANY. ll-35 ·Forty-eighth Avenue, Long Island City, N. Y. (Manufacture and iruportation of starches, resins, natural gums, and tood products) iidward Stein, Executive Vice President; alexander Frieden, Technical Director; J. V. Bauer, Chemical Engineer and Assistant Technical Director; Chief Laboratory Chemists: G. V. Caesar, New York, N. Y.; F. G. LaPiana, Providence, R. I.; T. G. Heiser and s. J. Werbin, :Wng Island City, N. Y.; H. Gardner and E. Glabe, Chica.go, Ill. Structure of starch a."ld starch derivatives. Textile and paper sizing, coating, finishing, a.'ld proofing. Synthetic resins. Vegetable and resin adhesives. Development of products for the baking, meat packing, and dairy industries. Dehydration ot foods. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Physicist.a Chemical engineers Mechanical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. TOTAL Employed l 30 l 3 l : 6 13 55 (Personnel .could be made available, tt> a limited extent, for urgent war projects) ED\:ARD STERN AND COl.PANY, n;c. 11+0 North Sixth Street, Phila- delphia, Pa. (Letterpress, lithography, optak printing ·, binding, and allied activities) · Charles Heyl, President; Carl C. Chambers, Consulting Director of Research. · Lithography. Etched scales tor optical instrwaents. Graphic arts photography. Research personnel: Physicists Electrical engineers Technicians F.mployed 1 1 2i Available I 3 Digitized by Google
260 J. P. STEVtlJS .iJ'JJ COUP ANY, INC. 44 uonard Street, New York, N. Y. (Textile couwi.ssion merchants) J.E. Shields, Manager, Rayon Dtvision; J.B. Goldberg, Cher.deal Engineer. Rayon and cotton yarns and fabrics. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Textile engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. E)nployed l 1 1 8 2 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, tor urgent war projects) STRO?JBERG-CARLSON T:r;LEl'HONE 1~1JFACTURIUG CO?..PANY. 100 Carlson Road, Rochester, N. Y. (Manufacture of electrical communication equipment) Frederic C. Young, Chief Engineer; B. Olney, Director of Research; G. R. Town, Assistant Director of Research; U. F. Cotter; li. L. uvy; E.G. Eidam; J. L. !£vis. Radar. Airplane, amphibian, ship, tilld tank radio comuamication. Intra-tank comuunication. Re,.iote writers. Field telephones and switchboards. Airplane identification. Research personnel: Chemical engL'leers Electrical engineers Uechanical engineers Others Technicians Assistants, etc. TOTAL Employed 1 .52 10 8 51 24 .146 Available - 2 2 STROOK AND iu~~BERG CORPORhTION. 480 Frelinghuysen Avenue, Newark, N. J. (Manufacture of synthetic resi.'1s, esters, ester gums, a.'ld processed natural resins) L. Trubek, Assistant to the President; K. A. Earhart, Research Director; J. Saphier. Digitized by Google
A:itcyd resins, phenolic ~esin·s . !or: varnishes a.'1d laraina\ingf maleic-,.rosin-glycerol condensates for varnishes, and shellac s~bstitutes. General esterification problems. Shell coatings. Research personnel: Chemists Assistants, etc. Employed 16 l2 2"61 ·(Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war.projects) SUN OIL C()l;PANY. 1608 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. (Petro- leum production). J. Bennett Hill, Manager, Development Departoent. Petroleum products. Aircraft engine fuels and lubricants. Cut- ting a.'1d electrical insulation oils. Research personnel: Employed Available Chemists 38 5 Mathematicia.'1s · l Physicists 2 Chemical engineers 53 ·4 Electrical engineers 1 Mecba.'1ical engineers 7 l ~etallurgical engL'1eers J Technicians 101 3 Assistants, etc. 22 TOTAL 228 13 SUNBEAh EI.ECTRIC 1wJUFACTURING COMPANY. 225 West liorgan Avenue, Evansville, Ind. (l.tanufacture of Coldspot refrigerators and .45 caliber cases and tools) R. W. Ayres, Director of Research and Development. Electric refrigerators. Caliber .45 steel cases to replace brass. Fractional H.P. 100tors. Relays. Noise analysis. Research personnel: Chemists Physicists Electrical engineers Eruployed 4 l 1 Digitized by Google
262 Researcq versonnel: liechanical ·engineers Metallurgical engineers Techni~ia."ls Tool and model makers Assist~ts, etc. TOTAL . F.mployed. ( continued) 8 l 4 35 3 57 (Personn~l could be ma.de available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) SUTHERLAlm REFINER CORPORATIOO. Broad Street Bank Mlding, Trenton, N. J. (Pulp refining) D. }.{anson Sutherland, Jr., President. . Insulating and hard boards, pulp and pa.per, and vegetable fibers for pulp and pa.per. Research personnel: Chemi.sts Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed l 1 l (Personnel could be made available, to a limited ex.tent.,. fo~ urgent war projects) S1'lENSON 1'VAPOR.ATOR C ll' ANY. Harvey, Ill. (Manufacture of eva- porators, crystallizers, a."ld filters) J. E. Seavoy, Vice President; J. P. Rubush, Executive E."lgineer; L. L. Ualm; . W. L. &d8er. . . . Heat transfer, especially as applied to evaporation. Filtration. Research personnel: Biologists Chemical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed Varies 2-5 2 1-2 (Personnel could be made available, to a considerable extent, for urgent war projects) Digitized by Google
263 SWIFT AND COLlPANY. Union Stock Yards., Chicago, Ill. (:L.ieat packing) R. C. Newton., Vice President in Charge of the bcientific Research Laboratories; H. s. ldtchell., Chief Chemist. l.ieat curing, sausage, and other materials. Bakery and <.lairy products. Fats., oils., soap., glycerin, glue, gelatin, and ad- hesives. Hides., skins, and wool. Bacteriology., technical sa.'11- tation, home economics., nutrition., biochemistry., che.mical engineering, histology., and microscopy. Well equipped laboratories., including pilot plants for f'at and oil and f'or glue, gelatin., and adhesives. Controlled freezers for fresh meat. Research personnel: Bacteriologists Chemists Chemical engineers Veterinarians Assistants., etc. TOTAL .&nployed 11 42 5 1 13 72 Available SYLVANIA INDUbTRIAL CORPORATION. Fredericksburg, Va. (lJanufac- ture of cellophane., cellulose ethers, and sausage casings) Frank H. Reichel., President; Ralph T. K. Cornwell., Research Director. Organic cheL.ti..stry. Cellulose and cellophane. Fermentation. Protective coatings a.'1.d moistureproof lacquers. Research personnel: Employed Biologists 1 Chemists 19 Chemical engineers 1 Metallurgical engineers l (Personnel could be made available., to an indeterminate extent., for urgent war projects) Digitized by Google
264 TAlfflERS COUUCIL RESE.\RCH t'.BORl.TORY. Institute of Soientific Researoh, University or Cinoinnati, Cinoinnati, Ohio. (Research in leather, truming, and applied soienoes) Fred O'Flaherty, Director ot Laboratory. Leather, tannin~, and applied scienoes. Fully equipped laboratory for researoh in applied soienoes or leather and tanning. Researoh personnels Biologists Chemists Physicists Chemical engineers Teohnioians Assistants, eto. Em.ployed 2 4 l 1 4 . 4 (Personnel oould be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent 118.r projects) WlNERS LABORATORY⢠West Hickory, Pa.. (Resee.rch in processing for the tanning industry) . · Perry R, Smith, 11, Director. Recovery or 118.ste tanning materials. Abrasive resistance or leather. Research pâ¢rsonnels Chemists Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed l 1 3 Available l 1 l TAYLOR, WHITE EXl'RACTING COMP!~. Cooper River and Pine Street, Camden, N. J. (Manu!'acturo or dyewood, tanning extracts, tan- nic acid, and lioorioe) Roy H. Wisdom, Plant lle.nager and Director of Tanning Extracts; William A. Felder, Director of Dyewood Produots. Dyeing and tanning or textiles and leathers. Digitized by Google
265 Research personnel, Chemists Chemical engineers Mochanical engineers Assistants, etc. Employed 4 l 1 4 .. \vailable TECIDUCAL UJSTITUTE OF THE IUDPPENDEl~T BISCUIT M..'â¢JroFl1.CTURERS' COMP.ANY. 7002 !forth Clark Street, Chicago( Ill. (Research in food for the biscuit e.nd cracker industry) Thos. E. Hollingshead, Director. Food, especially biscuits and crackers. Research personnels Chemists- Assiato.nts, etc. Employed 3 1 Available 1 TECHNICAL RESEARCH U~BORATORIES, INC. 92 Greenwood Avenue, Montclair, N. J. (Chemistry and physics) William D. Burrows, President; M. U. Cohon; Lewis ·B&lamuth; Joseph Steii,nnn. Supersonic oscillators. ~\rtificinl radio-active elements. Vacuum sys- tems. Precision crystal cutting equipment. X-ray diffro.ction. Electro- chemistry. Use of the cyclotron. Research porsonnelt Employed .\vnilable Che?:1ists 3 3 Physicists 2 2 Chemical engineers 1 Physical chemists l Technicians 1 ... Assisto.nts, etc. 2 TECHNICAL SECURITIES COllP1NY. 6808 Fountain Avenue, Hollywood, Calif. (Ueoho.nical, electrical, and chemical rosonrch) Ferenz H. Fodor, Research Director; C. B. S. Evans; Thomo.s E. Nikirk. Digitized by Google
Development ot mechanical, eleotric~l, end chemical equipment. Research personnels Chomioal engineers Electrical engineers Mechanico.l engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed 1 l l 2 1 (Personnel could be mo.de avo.ilable, too. limited extent, for urgent war projects) TEXTILE TESTING .\.ND RESE,iRCH Lt .. BOR.'..TORIES. 22 West Twenty-sixth Street, New York, N. Y. (Textile testing and research) Harry Levine, DirectorJ Herbert Kisse. Fabric fiber mioroaoopy and mierophotogro.phy. Fabric o.nd yarn testing o.nd styling~ Textile chemistry, dyestuffs, o.nd finishes, Consumer wear o.nd fabric serviceability tosts. Research personnel, Others Technicio.ns Assistants, etc. Employed 3 l 2 (Personnel could be ma.de avnilable, to a limited extent, for urgent wnr projects) TEXTOR L.\BOR.\TORIES. 1627 East Twenty-fifth Street, Clevelo.nd, Ohio. (Sampling and e.nt.1.lysis or iron ore, coo.l, steel, o.lloys, and natural and oommoroial products) R. B. Textor; Adolph Florio.; Ko.rl Kurz; 1 â¢â¢ c. Towne. Detergents, cleaners, deodorants, o.nd coo.l processing. Research personnels Chemists Others Asaisto.nts, etc. Employed ·s-4 3-4 3 (Personnel could be mo.de available, too. limited extent, for urgent war projects) Digitized by Google
267 THOMPSON A D UCHTNER COL:PANY, INC. 620 Newbury Street, Bostont Mass. (Consultants in civil and management engineering) Miles N. Clair, Vice President and Treasurer; H. G. Prot1e, Direc- tor ot Laboratory. Lightweight, high strength, heat resistance, chemical resistance, and aggregate processing of concrete. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Electrical engineers Mechanical engineers Others Assistants, etc. Employed l Available l 3 1 l 2 3 THOMPSON, WEINMAN J COMPANY, IUC. 11 Windsor Street, Cambridge, Mass. (Mining and beneficiallm of non-metallic minerals) A. R. Lukens, Director of Research. Non-metallic extenders, fillers, and adulterants for use in rubber products. Interior, exterior, and camouflage paints. Plastics, coated a.~d beater-filled paper, and fillers for waterproofed fabrics. Foods. · Research personnel: Employed Available Chemists 2 I Physicists l Chemical engineers l Electrical engineers 1 t-i Assistants, etc. l - BOYCE THOMPSON I STITUTE FOR FUNT RESEARCH, IliC. 1086 North Broadway, Yonkers, N, Y. (Plant research) William Crocker, Uanaging Di.rector; John Ll. Ji.rthur; F. E. Denny; Norwood C. Thornton; Lawrence P. Uiller; S. E. A. :McCall.an; M. }.(, McCool; Helen P. Beale; Lela v. Barton; lJa.ry Lojld.n; Albert Hartzell; R, H. Wellman; Norma Pfeiffer; Florence Flemion. Plant production and plant utilization. Well equipped laboratory, Digitized by Google
Reaearoh personnolt Biologists Chemists Eleotrionlâ¢meohanioal engineers Teohnioians Assistants, etc. TOTAL Employed 9 4 1 15 6 36 268 (Personnel could be made available, .to n considerable extent, · f'or urgent wo.r projeots) THOMSON-GIBB ELECTRIC WELDING COUPA!tY. 161 Pleo.sa.nt Street, Lynn, Mo.as. (Manufacture of' electric roaiatance weldine mohines) · w. T. Ober, Vioe President; C. E. Seifert. Resiato.noe welding. Rosearoh personnels l Eleotrioa.l ongineer1 Mooho.nioal enginoors Others Employed 2 2 2 Available 1 l l TIMKEN ROLLER BEA.RING COMPANY. 1835 Duebor Avenue, s. W., Canton, Ohio. (Manufo.oturo or tnper roller boo.rings; superior quo.lity alloy steels; various detenso itoma) · T. V. Buckw'lllter, Vice President; o. J. Horger. Increasing tho fatigue strength or large torginea, airers.rt welds, and marine ore.nksha.ft "WOlds. Complete strength testing equipment. Profilographs, laboratory model, for determining surfaco irregulnrities by millionths of an inoh. Pro⢠filomotor mnchinos for produotion ohecking of surface finish. Mo.chino for onolosuro tosts on lubricant aonls. Other testing machines. IJeta.11 urgioal lnboro.tory. Research personnels Chemists Uo.thematioio.ns Physicists Employed 3 2 2 Digitized by·Google
269 Research personnels Employed {continuod) Chemical engineers 2 Electrical engineers 2 Mechanical engineers 10 Metallurgical engineers 6 Technicians 10 Assisto.nts, eto. 6 TOTAL 43 (Personnel could be made available, to a lirnited extent, for urgent war projects) TITAN;nnt ALLOY MANUFACTURING COMP.ANY. Hyde Park Boulevard and Lafa- yette Avenue, Niagara Falls, N. Y. (Manufacture of the metallurgical, ceramic, and chemical products of titanium and zirconium) · Charles Joseph Kinzie, Vice President and Teohnioo.l Mannger; George F. Comstock; Eugene Wainer; John c. Southard. Super-refractories of zieconium silicate and oxide.- Developmen, of alloys for use in metallurgy and of titanium and zirconium oernmics for use in radio, television, and special eleotrioo.l application. Development of chemicals for textile processing, water repelling, and dyeing. Fluxes for welding. Cernmic, enrunoling, and glo.sing technique. Furnaces of many types, including those handling loads of 200 pounds, with temperatures up to 38000 F. Research personnol& Employed Chemists l Physicists l Chemical and electri- cal engineers 2 Metallurgioo.l engineers 1 Cernmio engineers 4 Geologist⢠1 Technicians 3 Assisto.nts, eto. 4 {Laborator,; facilities, but limited personnel, awilable for urgent wnr projects) Digitized by Google
270 TORRU:OTON ?AA.NUFACTURIUG COlfi>AllY, . Torrington, Conn, (Design-and manuf'aoture of' oentrifugal and propeller types of air impellers) Alexia DosterJ Vice President o.nd SecretaryJ Walter L. Upson, Director of Researchi E, Bryan Willio.ms, Fans o.nd blowers for aircraft e.nd industrial heating, ventilating, de⢠troating, cooling, and pressurizing. Altitude chamber for simulating aircraft conditions to 40,000 rt. o.nd above. Complete equipment for air impeller testing 'under all standard codes, including bro~kdown t~st equipment. Research personnol: Electrionl engineers Mochanioal enginoers Draftsmen Technicicns . Assistants, eto. Ei:lployed 2 2 4 4 1 (Personnel fully occupied, but could be increased up to 60 per oent. · to hnndle a limited number or additional ,mr projects) TREUCO UANUFACTURING COMPAllY ⢠393 East One-hundred and Thi rty:.t'irst Street, Cleveland, OM.o. (Manuf'acture or maintenance and new oonstruotion materials for industrial buildings) Gordon E, Hann, Director or Research; S, T. Gridley, Mastic waterproofing, sealers, oaulldng oompounds, glazing compounds, and flooring materials. All types of protective coatings, National carbon accelerated testing unit for durability · teats. Equipment for quick test mixing or mato.rio.la. Resear~h personnels Chemists Chemical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc, Employed 1 3 3 1. (Personnel oould be me.de available to an indeterminate, but limited,. extent for urgent war projects) Digitized by Google
271 TRUBEK LABORATORIES. William Street and Erie Railroad, East Ruther- ford, N. J. (Manufacture of intermediates for the soap, phannacoutical, and flavoring industries) Robert Trubek, President: Joseph Ziv, Chief Chemist. Synthetic organic chemicals. Research personnelt Chemists Technioio.ns Assisto.nts, etc. Employed 5 1 1 Avnilable 2 TRUF.SDAIL LA.BORATORIES, IUC. 520 West Avenue Twenty-six., Los Angelos, Calif. (Chemistry and bacteriology) Robert W. Truesdail., Presidont: C. E. P. Jeffreys, Director of Rosearch. Vitamins. Nutrition. Foods. Phannaceutica.ls. Wator snnitation. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Employod 3 7 (Personnel could be made available, to a considernble extent., for urgent wn.r project~) TWINING LABORATORIES. 2527 Fresno Stroot, Fresno, Calif. (Analytical., biochemical, and metallurgicul engineering) F. E. Twining; Herman Rempel; Margaret Walling; Ha.ns Warkentin; D .⢠s. Piston; E. A. Wilkins; w. D. Hunter. Potroleum. Foods. llinernls. Complete metr.llurgica.l o.nd biochemical oquipmont. Rosearch personnel: Biologists Chemists Mo.thematicians Physicists Chemical engineers Electrical ongineers Employed 2 5 1 1 2 1 Digitized by Google
272 Research personnels Employed (continued) Mechanical engineers l Metnllurgionl ongineors l Others 3 Technicians 3 Assistants, etc. 2 TOTAL 22 (Personnel could be mdo ava.ilnble, ton limited extent, for urgent wo.r projoota) Digitized by Google
273 UNDERWOOD ELLIOTT FISlillR COMPANY. One Park Avenue, New York, U. Y. {Manufacture or office machines) E. A. Trei'zger, Vice President; G. U. Spahr, }~ager, General Re- search Laboratory, 56 Arbor Street, Hartford, Conn. Plating. Organic finishes. Impregnation of porous materials. Physical testing. Chemi~al analysis. Research personnel: Fmployed Chend.sts 6 Chemical engineers l Electrical engineers l Mechanical engineers 8 Metallurgical engineers l Technicians 32 Assistants, etc. ll TO'l'AL 60 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, by addi- tions and by substitution of urgent war projects for current work} \ UNDERWRITERS' 1ABORATORIE5, IHC. 207 Zast Ohio Street, Chicago, Ill. (Fire-protection engineering; testing for safety against· · fire, accident, and crir~ hazards) Alvah Small, President; John A. Neale; Robert C. Shepard; A.H. Nuckolls; s. V. James; H. B. Michael; E. J. Smith; R. i'J. Hendricks. i.l\lantitative analysis of organic and inorganic conq,ounds. Quantita⢠tive and qualitative measurements of static electricity. Nitro- glycerin, lethal gases, and gasoline vapor-air mixtures. Phenomena ot dust and vapor explosions. Fire exposure testing of construction materials. Operation temperature and pressure testing 01' hydraulic devices. Short-circuit testin& of fuses and industrial control de- vices. Measurement ot radio interference. Sound and vibratio?\ measurements. Burglary protection. Fire protection. Fully equipped laboratories at Chicago; 161 Sixth Avenue, New York; and 500 Sans01Q8 Street, San Francisco; explosives station, with nitro-glycerin laboratory, on isolated tract near . Lemont, Illinois; two sound rooms, 12' x 12' and 12' x 151 ; two small suspended cham- bers, insulated and deadened. Research personnel: Chemists Physical chemists Mathematicians F.mployed 5 l l Digitized by Google
274 Research personnel: Employed ( Continued) Physicists 2 Chemical engineers 5 Civil engineers l Combustion engineers 3 Electrical engineers 40 Fire protection engineers 15 Hydraulic engineers 4 Mechanical engineers 16 Metallurgical engineers l Others 5 Technicians 15 TOTAL 114 (Laboratory facilities and experience of personnel are available, to an indeterminate extent, for urgent war projects; drafting of person- nel tor research outside the organization is impossible at present) UNION CARBIDE AND CARBON RESEARCH IABORATORIES, INC. (Unit or Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation) 30 Ea.st Forty-second Street, New York, N. Y. (~etallurgical research) . J. H. Critchett, Vice President; J. A. Hollada7, Manager. Manufacture and uses of calcium carbide. Ferro-alloys and other electric furnace products. Stellite. ,/elding. Research personnel: Bmployed Chemists ll ~echanical engineers 7 Metallurgical engineers 25 Others 6 Technicians 62 Assistants, etc. 15 TOTil 126 (Personnel could be made available, to an L'ldeterminate extent, for urgent war projects) Digitized by Google
275 UNlON OIL COLPANY OF CAUJt'ORNll. Wilrnington, Calit'. (Production, refining, and transportation of petroleum and petroleum derivatives) D. E. Carr, Manager of Research; ii. E. Bradley, Supervisor of Gasoline Development and Catalytic Processes.; V. N. Jenkins, Supervisor of Lubricating Oil Research;. C. c:. Lioore, Supervisor ot Test F.ngine Operations; P.H. Jones, Supervisor ot Petroleum Production Research; L.B. Beckwith, Supervisor of Asphal~ Devel- opment Research; T. F. Ott, Supervisor of Lubricating Grease Development; C. Berg, Supervisor in Charge of Process Development. Development and testi."lg of liquid t'uels and lubricating oils and greases. Development of asphalts, petrolellfil specialties, and chem- ical derivatives of petroleum. Research personnel: .&nployed Cheia:i.sts 65 Chemical engineers 4 Metallurgical engineers l Others 3 Technicians 2 Assistants, etc. 55 · . TOTAL 130 (Personnel could be made available, to a lioited extent, for urgent war projects) UNIOO PASTE c°OMPANY. 1605 Hyde Park Avenue, Hyde Park, l:iass-. (Aianufacture ot adhesives) A. B. Crowell, Director of Solvent Base Adhesives; Herbert \i. Kelley, Director of Water Base Adhe:tives. Shoe, paper box, case sealing. Resin emulsion. Cellulose film. Specialty adhesives. Research personnel: Chemists Technicians Assistants, etc. . l,mployed 5 5 l Available Digitized by Google
276 UNITED CINEPHONE CORPORATION. Torrington, Conn. (Manufacture of electronic controls and aircraft radio equipment) L. R. Ripley, President. Photoelectric controls. Elecironic switches. Vibration amplifiers. Glider and small lµrcraft radios. Research personnel: Employed Available 'Electrical engineers 2 2 Mechanical engineers 2 2 others 10 10 Technicians 1 l Assistants, etc. 2 2 TOTAL 17 17 UNITED FllGINEERING AND FOUNDRY COOPANY. First National Bank Build- ing, Pittsburgh, Pa. {1ranufacture· of heavy rai.11 machinery) F. C. Biggert, Jr., Vice President. Ferrous products, particularly iron and steel castings. {Employed personnel, although not listed, includes several chemists, metallurgists, engineers, and technicians; personnel could be made available, to an indeterminate extent, for urgent war projects) U?UTED MERCHkNTS AND MANUFACTURERS }IANAGu:El-IT CORPORATION. 601 West Twenty-sixth Street, New York, N. Y. (Manufacture a.'ld dis- tribution of textiles) c. L. 1rantell 1 Technical Director. Fwlgicides and insecticides. Processing of natural and sy:ithetic fibres. Well equipped laboratory. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Chemical engineers Electrical engineers Mechanical engineers Metallurgical engineers Employed l 4 3 l 3 l Digitized by Google
Research personnels Technicians Assistants_ etc. TOTAL Employed 2 .3 18 277 (Continued) (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) ·. :.· UNITED STATES HEAT REATING COHPANY. 319 Dakota Street, San Antonio, Tex. (Uanufacture or precision equipment) Harry Pennington, Mechanical Engineer; Harry Pennington, Jr., Petroleum Engineer; Landis Cervenka. Retrieving core barrels·· and formati'on testers. Hammer ock ·bits .⢠High pressure measuring instruments, up to 101000 lbs. letallurgy 1 hard facing, and heat treating of ordnance. ·' Research personnel: Employed Available ~echanical engineers 2 Metallurgical engineers .l Petroleum engineers ·i · Technicians 6- Assistants, etc. 2 · 1. UNITED STATES PIPE AND FOUNDRY COLJPANY. Burlington, IJ. J. (Manufac- ture of cast iron pipe, fittings, and centrifugal steel cast- ings) . A. E. Schuh, Director of Research; D. B. Stokes, Vice President; H. W. Stuart; A. Boyles. Metallurgy, especially of cast iron. Centrifugal casting. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers :Mechanical engineers Metallurgical enginâ¢ers Technicians ~loyed l 2 2 Available l ,,. ' , ~ ; . .. . . .l .. , ,. . ·, . ';: Digitized by Google
278 UNITED STATES STANuARD PRODUCTS C01iPANY. Hoodworth, \iis. (Uanutac- ture of biologicals and pharmaceuticals) F. H. Eggert, Director of Laboratories; lJax N. Huttman, Research Department. Biologicals and pharmaceuticals. Research personnel: Biologists Cheraists F.nq:>loyed 1 2 Available l 2 UNITED STATES TE.EL CORPORATION F JEU.~WIB. 436 Seventh Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. Report includes the following companies: Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation; American Steel and \iire Company; Na~ional 'fube Company; ColUllbia Steel Company; Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company; Federal Ship- building and Dry Dock Company; United States &teel Corpora- tion of Jelaware. (Production of steel and of steel and allied products) R. E. Zi.mnerman, Vice·President, Research and Technology, United States Steel Corporation of Delaware; E. C. Bain; John Johnston; M. F. l!cConnell; M.A. Grossmann; E. s. Taylerson; J. &. Richards; E. c. Wright; R. H". Aborn; and others. lletallurgy of steel and its alloys. Uetallography. Heat treatment. Physical testing. Petrography. Welding. Electrolytic tinplating. Ordnance steels and armor plate. Protective armor and helmet steel. Airplane tubing. Research personnel: Employed Scientific and tech- nical staff and their supporting assist~ts 2~500 (Personnel could be made available as necessary for urgent war projects) UNITED STATES UGAR CORPORATION. Clewiston, Fla. {Growing of eugar cane ~d lemon grass; . manufacture of raw cane sugar and lemm grass oil; manufacture of cattle feed} Jay \'I. Moran, Executive Vice President; B. A. Bourne, Vice President and Director of Research. Digitized by Google
279 AgronOII\Y of sugar cane and lemon gra.sâ¢â¢ Control of sugar cane and lemon grass diseases and insect pests. Sweetpotato and peanut cul- ture. Lemon grass oil and sweetpotato starch. Cattle .feeds. Other fiber and essential oil crops. Synthetic rubber. Well equipped greenhouse; complete pilot plant for essential oil extraction. · Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Others Assiste.nts, etc. Employed 3 3 2 2 Available 2 3 2 UPJOHN COllPA?IY. 301 Henrietta ~treet, Kalamazoo, 1iich. (Manufac- ture of pharmaceuticals) F. W. Heyl, Vice President a."ld Director of Research; E. C. Wise; George F. Cartla."ld; Merrill C. Hart; John F. Norton. Sulfa drugs. Germicides. Hypnotics. Hormones and vitamins. Chem- istry of blood clotting. i"lell equipped pilot laboratory. Research personnel: Employed Available Biologists 4 3 Chemists 42 iii Physicists l Bacteriologists 4 1~ Pharmacists 2 Technicians 13 !; Assistants, etc. 12 TOTAL 78 25~ Digitized by Google
280 V-.ARC P,\RALYSIS RESEl.RCH :t..:.BOR.-.TORY. 3408 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Mioh. (Elootromodioal research) · Charlos E. D. Vnrooo, Dirootor; Paulino E. Vnrcoe. Nouromusoulnr oxoitntion. Post-trnumo.. High-froquonoy surgo oquipmont. Nouromusculnr nnnlyzers. Uininturo low volt surgo generators. Research personnel, Electrical encineers Registered nurses Technicians Employed 1 1 1 Available 1 1 W.LENTINE'S MEAT JUICE COMPf,.MY. 1600 Chamberlayno Parkway, Riohmondt Va. (Manufacture of liver and meat extra.eta and by-products) w. A. Peabody, Research Director; c. Braxton Valentino, l\naly_tical ~thods. l~imal product _ i'ractionation. Pharmacology. Stan~rd equipment .⢠Research peraonnela Biologists Chemists Assistants, eto. Employed 1 2 1 Available VALLEY FORGE Lt~BORATORIES, INC. West Conahohockon, Pa. (Laboratory oonsultanta) R, F, Nelson, Prosidonta c. M, Connor, Technical Director; J. N. Tuttle; A. H, lladelmann. Pulp and paper, Reaearoh personnels Chemists Elootrioal onginoora Technicians Assistants, eto, Employed 3 l 1 l Available 2 1 l l Digitized by Google
281 VJ),.N AMERINGEN-HAEBLER, I?1C. 315 Fourth Avenue, New York, N. Y. (Manuf'aoture or aromatic chemicals and natural and artificial flavoring materials) .. A. L. van J..meringen, President; William T. Haeblor; Ernst Theimer; Robert w. Teegarden; Riohard Weiss; Jerome JCaut'mnn. Synthetio .. ~io research. Aromatic chemicals. Phannaceutioa.ls. Vitamin A and PP. Cosmetic preparations. Flavoring materials. Standard equipment. Research porsonnel1 Chemists Teohnioians Assistants, otc. Employed 5 3 2 .Available 8 7 VA?i C:i.MP SEi\. FOOD COMP.'..NY, INC. 772 Tuno. Stroot, Tenninal Island, Calif. · (Mo.nuf'o.cturo or pharme.coutico.ls and biologico.ls) Sven Lo.sson, Director or Le.boro.toryJ Ernest Geiger; Max s. Dunn. !tJnino o.oidw., amino acid mcto.bolism, vit8.J!l.ins t and D, and storols. Research perso~olt Employed J.vo.ilo.ble Biologists 2 l.. Chemists 8 l Chemioal engineers 2 I Tochnicinns 8 Assistants, etc, 4 VA!! TRUUP TESTI?lG t..â¢.BOR.\TORY. 329 South Wood Stroot⢠Chico.go, Ill. (Physical nnd ohomico.l ano.lyJia of oonstruotion materials) Iso.~o Vo.n Trump, Direotor of Operations; D. D. Ricketts. Petroleum paving products. Paints. Concrete. Sto.ndard equipment. Research personnels Technicians ,.\ssistanta, etc, Employed 21 5 (Personnel could bo mo.do a.vo.ilable, too. considora.blo extent, for~ { urgent war projects) Digitized byl_;QQg e
282 V"~DIUMâ¢ALLOYS STEEL COMP.Un'. Lo.trobo, Pn. (Manufo.cturo or tool o.nd epoc1al stools) J.P. Gill, Chier Moto.llurgiet; H. G. JohnstinJ Georgo ~. Roborte. Dovolopment or tool and spooial.ateols. Rose~rch porsonnola Employed Chomists 2 Uotallurgical onginoors S Assistants, otc. 2 ATt?.ilo.blo 1 l l VICTOR CID)tICAL WORKS. 141 Wost Jo.ckson BouloTt?.rd, Chicago, Ill. (Hoavy chomico.111 phosphorus and der1vnt1vos; formD.tcsJ onlo.toa) ⢠. Hownrd ~dler, Director or Rosoo.roh. Phosphorus derivatives. Phosphorus chloride reactions. Detergonts. Fireproofing. Wo.torproofing. Oxalo.to oetors. Roaeo.roh porsonnela Chomists Chomioal onginoere Toohnicinna .Assistants, otc. Employod 20 10 9 20 Avc.ilo.blo GEORGE VIMCENT, INC. 119 Wost Twenty-fourth Stroot, ?low York, N. Y. (Mo.nut'o.cturo or tro.cing po.por) Howo.rd L. Vincent, Proaidont. Impregnation ot papor with rosinoua mo.torials. Synthesis of. rosins a.nd synthotio drying oils. Gonoro.l orgo.nio synthosis. Rosonroh por1onnol1 Chemists Employed 1 .. \vnilo.blo ½ Digitized by Google
283 H. L. VOll GOEHDE. 5 St. 1~1bans Road, Boston, Mass. (Chemical resoaroh) H. L. von Goohde. Teo. and ooffoo substitutes. Extrn.ots. Drug and herb plllilts. Dooo.y provontion of plant products in atomge. Prevention of sproutine; of bulbs flild tubers. Resoarch personnels Employed Chemists l Agricultural enginoors l Assistnnts, otc. l Available 1 1 1 VULC.,\U PROOFING CO?tU>ANY. First Avenue Md Firty.;.oighth Street~ Brook⢠lyn, N. Y. (Uanufo.oturo or rubberizod fo.brios and printors' blankets o.nd rollers) R.R. Lewis, General Superintendent; A. J. Woiss. Coo.tad fabrics for bnlloon cloth, boat fabrics, diaphragms, impermenblo clothing, pontons, hospital shooting, and raincoats. Rubber, synthetic rubber and rosins, Md colluloso compounds. Research personnels -Chomists Employed 4 Avn.ilo.blo 2 ⢠Digitized by Google - --
284 W. M. C. PRECISION WORKS. 8449 Terrace Drive., El Cerrito., Calif. (Physical research as applied to industrial developnent) Willi M. Cohn, Director of Research, High temperature .furnaces, X~ray diffraction, Spectrography. Elec- tric explosions. Fluxes tor automatic welding. Research personnel: lmployed Available Physicists l 5/10 Electrical engineers l 2/10 Technicians 2 3/10 Assistants, etc. l 5/10 VIAHlrHENIUS N TITUTE. 64 East Lake streett Chicago., Ill. and research of foods and beverages) (Analysis Fred A. Wiloox.,.Teghnical Director; Nicholas S. Yanick; Anthoey R. Couse. Foods.and beverages. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Assistants Amino acids. Bmployed 2 2 2 Yeast products. Available t l/5 HlRAM WAI.Km AND SONS, INC, Peoria, Ill. (Distilling) C. s. Boruff., Technical Director; H. R. Walton., Vice President and General Manager; Leonard Stone. Distillation, termentation 1 and ethyl and methyl alcohol production,, An:1mal nutrition. Vitamin analysis. Solvent extraction, Research personnel: Employed Available Chemists ll 4 Chemical engineers 3 1 Bacteriologists 2 l Technicians 2 Assistants, etc. 5 2 (Electrical and mechanical engineering staft available for consulta- tion) Digitized by Google
285 . . -. WAI.Km AND WHY'l'E, INC. 409 Pearl Street, New-York, N. Y â¢. -(Weighers, samplers, and assayers of metallurgical ores and products) Marshall s. Walker, President; KeMeth T. DreMon, Technical Director ⢠. Sampling. .Ass~. . Analyzing. Research persomel: Chemists Samplers Assistants, etc. EmplQ.Yed 2 3 l (Personnel could be made available, to an indeterminate extent, tor urgent war projects) WALLACE AND TimNAN PRODUCTS, INC., WALLACE AND TIERNAN CWPANY, INC., · AND NOVADELAGENE CORPORATION. ewark, N. J, (Manufacture ot chemicals and of mechanical devices) C. F. Wallace and John c. Baker, Directors; George Booth; J. R. MacKay; F. C. Sehmelkes; H.K. Parker. ·Chlorination ot industrial waters. Sultanilamide and fungicides. Hormones. nour treatment and bread making. Chemical process de- vices. Developnent and manufacture or electrical coamunication and control devices. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Physicists Chemical engineers Electrical engineers Mechanical engineers others Technicians Assistants⢠etc. TOTAL Iwployed 3 13 2 2 5 16 l 18 9 69 (PersoMel coµld be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) · Digitized by Google --
286 WALLERSTEIN C<llPANY, INC. 180 Madison Avenue, New York, N. Y. (Manufacture ot enzyme preparations, related tood products, and bacteriological and chemical specialties) l,eo Wallerstein, President; Philip P. Gr~; Julius Ptannnuller. Enzymes. Fennentation problems. Protein foods. Food stabiliza- tion. Sugar products. Tanning industrial problems. Bacteriolog- ical products. Organic synthesis Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Chemical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc â¢. l!mployed 3 12 2 10 20 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, tor urgent war projects) WILLIAM R. WARlflm AND COMPANY, INC. 113 West Eighteenth Street, New York, N. Y. (Manufacture ot pharmaceuticals and medi- cal supplies) Marvin R. Thompson., Vice President and Director of Research; w. c. Hueper; G. J. Martin; C. F. Lischer; C. T. Ichniowski; E. Kastning. Detoxication of poisons. Intravenous solutions and blood substi- tutes for transfusion. Sulfonamide ointments for topical applica- tion to wounds. Chemoprophylaxis of venereal diseases. Nutritional deficiencies. Synthesis of new medicinal chemicals. High pressure bomb for chemical synthesis. Research personnel: Ji)nployed Available Biologists 6 2 Chemists 6" 2 Physicists l Chemical engineers l 1 Technicians 11 4 Assistants, etc. 18 1 s. D. WARREN COMPANY. 89 Broad street, Boston, Mass. (Manufacture of .paper) D' itized by Google
287 Frederick H. Frost., Research Manager. Impregnation, coating, and general conversion ot paper. Standard equipnent. Research personnel: Biolâ¢gists Chemists Mathematicians Physicists Chemical engineers Electrical engineers Mechanical engineers Assistants, etc. lwployed 1 10 2 1 7 1 -1 2 (Personnel could be made available, to a considerable extent, for urgent war projects) WARREN REFINOO.AND CHmlICAL COMPANY. 9420 Meech Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. (Producers of industrial and heavy duty automotive · lubricants) .Don H. Gearheart, Vice President and General Manager; John L. Finkelmann. Low and high temperature lubricants. Rust preventatives. Or-awing can.pounds for steel cartridge cases. Cutting oils for new alloy steels. Quenching mediums. Norma-Hoftmann.ox;v-gen bomb for grease and oil stability tests. Research personnela &lq>loyed Available Chemists 5 2 Chemical engineers 2 ! Mechanical engineers 1 Metallurgical engineers 1 Others 3 1 Technicians 9 Assistants, etc. 3 WARWICK HEJ4ICAL COMPANY. West Warwick, R. I, (Manufacture ot chemicals) Ernest Nathan, Prpsident; Raymond A. Pingree. Digitized by Google
288 Sulfated oils and fats. Water repellents. Fire retardants. Mil- dew and rot proofing agents. Synthetic resins. Synthetic deter- gents. Wetting and penetrating agents. Dyeing agents. Research personnel: Chemists Physicists Technicians Assistants., etc. ~loyed 6 l 2 3 (Personnel could be made available., to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) WASHINGTON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. 5005 Calvert Road, College Park, Md. (Manufacture of radio equipnent) Gomer L. Davies, General Manager; C. B. Pear, Jr. Radio. Research personnel: Mathematicians Electrical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed 1 4 2 1 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) J, R. WATKINS CCMPANY. Winona, Minn, (Manufacture of foods, medi- cines, insecticides, and soaps) E.G. Thomssen, Chief Phemist; J. R. Johns; C.R. Kemp; M. H, Doner. Foods., detergents, gennicides, and agricultural and household insecticides. Chemurgy. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers others Employed 5 l 2 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) Digitized by Google
289 WAUGH LABORATORIES, Division 2£ We.ugh F.e,uipnent -~~any. 420 Lex- .· ington Avenue,⢠New York, N. Y~ (Developn.en- and research of mechanical equiIJllent and ot electrical measuring .and re- · cording instruments; engineering field service for stress, strain, vibration., and noise) · N, H. Roy., Director of Research; L. M, Clark; E. C. Strong; · J. L. · Bisesi; Samuel Berman. Stress, strain., and vibration measurements, Mechanical and electri- cal measurements. Instruments for control of mechanical operations. Research personnel: E)nployed Available Electrical engineers 4 - Mechanical engineers 1 1 Engineering mechanics 1 - Technicians 1 Assistants, etc, 3 1 TRUMAN B, WAYNE. 931-32 Bankers Mortgage Building, Houston, Tex. '( Consulting chemical engineering and developnent) ' Truman B. Wayne, Process developnent in sugar, chemurgic products, synthetic resins, petroleum demulsifying chemicals, emulsions, ail-well drilling fluids, and organic chemicals. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Assistants, etc. Employed 1 1 1 Available 1 1 1 LOUIS WEISBERG. 71 West Forty-fifth street, New York., N, Y, (·Con- sulting chemist and chemical engineer) Louis Weisberg. ElectrochEl!listry. Electrodeposition of metals, including electro- fonning., electrogalvanizing, and electrolytic tinning. Process developnent. Research personnel: Chemists Chemical engineers Assistants, etc. lmployed 1 1 2 Available Digitized by Google
290 WE.STOOHOUSE EL CTRIC AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY~ 306 Fourth Ave- nue, Pittsburgh, Pa, (Manufacture of electrical apparatus) M, W. Smith, Vice President; L. W. Chubb, Research Director; H. W. Temey. Physics and chemistry. Magnetics, Mechanics and electromechanics, Metallurgy, Unusual and special equipnent is available. Research persomel: Employed Chemists 23 Mathematicians 2 Physicists 37 Chemical engineers 3 Electrical engineers 39 Mechanical engineers l3 Uetallurgical engineers 10 others 4 Technicians 5 Assistants, etc., includ- ing dra.ttsmen and shop men ll5 TOTAL 261 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for ursent · war projects) WFSI'ON OODSON AND CCMPANY, INC, 528 North New Street, Bethlehem, Pa. (Anthracite and bituminous coal operators) Caleb s. Kemey, Vice President; Charles G. Schantz, Fuel Engineer. Chemical analysis of coals. Fusion temperature of ash. Standard equipnent. Research personnel: Chemists Inspectors Assistants, etc. Employed l 8 2 Available 1 4 1 Digitized by Google
291 WESTVACO lll..ORINE PRODUCTS CORPORATION. 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, N. Y. (Manufacture of heavy ch~cals) M. Y. Seaton, Elcecutive Vice President. and Technical Director; A.G. Aitchison; W. T. Nichols; J. s. Thomas; F. Melhase; W. J. Riley. Barium caupounds. Chlorinations. Electrolysis. Metal degreasing. Hexachlorethane. Magnesia. Phosphates. Plasticizers, Pilot kilns. Research persormel: mitployed Available Chemists 28 12 Chemical engineers 17 5 Technicians 10 6 Assistants, etc. 6 - TOTAL 61 23 WEmlHAEUSER TIMBm COOANY, Pulp Division, Longview, Wash. (Manu- facture of bleached sulfite pulp) R. S. Hatch, Director of Research; R. B. Wolf'. Chemical pulping processes. Cellulose and llgnin. Wood Tectmology. Pilot plant for bleaching and pulp purification. Pilot plant for grinding and classification of equipnent. Shop facilities tor con- struction ot special testing equipnent. Research personnel: Employed Available Chemists 2 1 Chemical engineers 2 Foresters, wood tech- 2 nicians 2 Assistants, etc. 1 WHm.Illl STEEL CORPORATION. Wheeling, W. Va. ( Iron and steel pro- duction; manufacture of iron and steel products) H. D. Scott, Vice President in Charge of Operations; Feodore F. Foss, Director ot Research and Metallurgy. Thermal treatment of sott steel in connection with drawing proper- ties. Influence of residual metals, especially tin, on steel proper- ties. Gas determination in steel. Corrosion resistance of coated Digitized by Google
292 steel sheets. Improvement of electrical sheet properties. Research persomel: l!mployed Available Chemists 2 1 Physicists l 1 Metallurgical engineers 3 12 Technicians 1 Assistants, etc. l - WHITE LAOORATORIES, INC. 113 North Thirteenth Street, Newark., N. J. (Manufacture of pharmaceuticals and vitamins) Charles L. Barthen, Director of Research. Vitamins and minerals. Sulfonamide, specially packaged. Chick feed supplement. By-products from citrus fruits. Fatty acids, Research persomel: Biologists Chemists Bacteriologists Assistants., etc. ~ployed 1 t 2 (Personnel could be made available., to an indeterminate extent., for urgent war projects) WIUIOT AND CASSIDY., INC. 108 Provost Street., Brooklyn, N. Y. (Manufacture of an additive to lubricating oils) Thomas C. Cassidy⢠~esident. Synthetic organic research. Research personnel: . Chemists Chemical engineers Electrical engineers Employed l 1 1 Available l l VIINKLER-KOCH ENGINEmING COMPANY. 335 Vtest Lewis Street., Wichita, Kans. (Consulting oil refinery engineers) Digitized by Google
293 F. C. Koch, Vice President. High pressure cracking and synthesis. Small continuous pilot plants, fully equipped for high pressure re- fining. Research personnel: Chemical engineers Mechanical engineers Assistants, etc. Fmployed 4 4 4 Available· 4/.5 4/5 4/5 (F,quipnent is fully available for urgent war projects) ' .â¢Â· . WINTHROP CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. 33 Riverside Avenue, Rensselaer, N.Y. (Manufacture of medicaments)'· Harold L. Hansen, Administrative Assistant to the President; A. E. Sherndal; 0, W. Barlow; C. M. Suter, Old and new medicinal agents, Anti-malarials. Anti-sypbilitics, Antiseptics, Anesthetics. Honnones and nutrition. Synthetic or- ganic chemistry. Research personnel: Biologists Chemists Chemical engineers Mechanical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. .Employed s· 10 2 2 6 13 Available WOONSOCKE:l' RAYON COMPANY. Woonsocket, R. I. (Manufacture of rayon) Joseph L. Costa, Manager; ·w. H. Kahler; R. A. Moree, Physico-chemistry. Cellulose,. Rayon, Research persormel: Chemists Physicists Chemical engineers Technicians Assistants, etc. Employed 2 1 1 3 3 Available 1 t 2 1½ Digitized by Google
294 RUDOLPH WURLITZER COMPANY. North Tonawanda, N. Y. (Music repro- ducers; remote controls) R. c. Haimbaugh, Director ot F.ngineering; L. E. Hayslett; F. H. Osborne. Wired and radio remote controls. Confidential developnent. Complete modelization facilities. Research personnel: Employed Available Electrical engineers 4 2 Mechanical engineers 5 1 others 2 -Technicians 5 1 Assistants, etc. 37 TOTAL 53 4 Digitized by Google
YORK ICE LiACHINERY CORPORATION. York, Pa. (Manufacture of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment) J. G. Bergdoll, Jr., Cldef E.'lgineer; J.C. Consley; J. ~. Beamensderf er; W. E. Zieber; B. I;. James. Air conditioning, air cooll~, and heat transfer equipment. Research personnel: Employed Chemists 2 ~thematicians 6 Physicists l Chemical engineers 2 Electrical engineers l llechanical engineers l2 Metallurgical engineers 1 Technicians 3 Assistants, etc. 6 TOTAL 34 295 (Personnel could be made available, to a limited extent, for urgent war projects) YOUNG ANIUNE '-:OR~, INC. 2731 Boston Street, Baltimore, }.;d. (Manufacture of dyestuffs) E. M. Weston, Secretary; Vlm. Schuermann. Dyestuffs. Research personnel: Chemists . Employed 2 Available l VI. YOUNG MECHANICAL UBORATORIES. Suite 60, Union 1'rust Building., Harrisburg, Pa. (Development, desig.~, fabrication, and testing of special i.~tricate L1echanisms and machines) L. Blair Paules, Engineer. Typewriters. Accounting and tabulating machines. Pretzel making machines. Special operation mechanisms a..~d machines. Digitized by Google
296 Research personnel:· Mechanical engineers Others Technicians Assistants, etc. .&lp~oyed l 2 l l Available 2 3 1 2 Digitized by Google
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