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POST WAR PROSPECTS
Any time you see R. G. LeTourneau read-
ing a magazine, it is probably The Iron Age.
He almost always has the current issue in his
bag. Severely impatient with most writers,
inclined to think they take too long to say
what they have to say and that usually it
isn't worth saying, he is quite the opposite
about The Iron Age. And most of all he
admires its editorials-even when they don't
agree with him.
The man responsible for those editorials
has written for us his views on post war
prospects.
Practical Gains From War
Will Exceed Material Loss
J. H. Van Deventer,
President & Editor, The Iron Age3
There are certain aspects of this sit_
uation that seem to be self-evident.
One of these is that the United States
of America will continue to be in
business after the war. I believe it
will be the biggest possible kind of
business. Putting it very coolly and
objectively, what we shall have lost
in helping to win this war will be
much less than what we have won.
I am not speaking about the Four
Freedoms or other ideologies, but
about the practical gains that will
come through a tremendously stimu-
lated knowledge of materials, meth-
ods, of organization and of human
relations.
1500 New Materials
The matter of materials may be
typical. About one year ago I heard
some of the speakers at the annual
conference of the American Chemical
Society tell that since the defense pro-
gram began in this country, or in effect
in a little less than a year and a half,
there had been made available for use
some fifteen hundred materials which
either were unknown previously or
else which were not in a position to
be marketable and merchandisable.We have built up in this country
tremendous additional resources of
manufacturing plants, fine machinery,
and skilled personnel. Our inventory
therefore of the means of production
is vastly greater than it was at the
beginning of our defense operations.
This means we have a vastly increas-
ed capacity to produce materials, to
produce things that are needed and
wanted by almost every one of our
citizens. This fact should not cause a
pessimistic outlook except on the part
of those who believe in capitalizing
shortages and scarcities.
You can be assured that our people
are not going to permit this vastly in-
creased wealth-producing machinery
to stay idle after the war. It is going to
be-operated by somebody for every-
body. Preferably by private enter-
prise, because bureaucracy has not yet
demonstrated its capacity to do an
efficient job.
Brains At Work
Leaders in private industry are
aware- of their responsibility and are
arising to meet it.
The work of the Committee for
Economic Development, headed by
Paul Hoffman of Studebaker Corpora-
tion, embodies some of the best brains
in industry and business in our coun-
try. This committee is, as you know,
promoting fine-tooth comb post war
planning by communities on a scale
covering the entire United States.
Many other individual concerns are
doing a splendid piece of work in look-
ing forward to maintaining after-the-
war employment and in producing
more goods for more people.
Yes, there will be more jobs and
better ones after this war than before
and during it. Certainly we should all
have more satisfaction in being busy
in building and rebuilding, than in
tearing down and destroying.
R. G.'s Travels
Hitting Tournapull, Jackson, Miss.,
and Vicksburg all on Monday last
week, R. G. LeTourneau took train
Tuesday p.m. to Peoria, arrived just
about 2 hours ahead of his Lockheed,
which, delayed by weather, had flown
from Tournapull to pick him up.
Next on flight schedule was Mil-
waukee, Wisc. and back to Peoria
10/15, Omaha and Forest City, Ia., for
talks 10/16 and 17, Vicksburg 10/18,
Tournapull 10/19, Portsmouth, O.
10/20, Toronto, Can., to preside and
talk at CMBC convention 10/21-24,
Peoria 10/24, Vicksburg 10/26 and
back to Peoria about 10/28.SHOP TAK TIKS
Frank Randall has another good idea for
this week's shop tactical corner. Others also
have ideas. But Frank gave us his together
with a rough sketch, which Bill Adams has
redrawn.
Machine Shop Supports
By Frank Randall
Peoria Toolroom Supervisor
, MSWrong
Right
Work should always be clamped
over support blocks in such a way that
it will not be sprung. Top illustration
shows how downpull of clamps at
either end may spring a piece which
is sitting on supports improperly plac-
ed. Lower illustration shows support
blocks placed under either end to
brace the work just where clamp pres-
sure is applied.Wrong
Right
Supports placed under cutting tools
should come as close to the cutting
edge as possible without interfering
with the work. Tool improperly sup-
ported, as illustrated at left, is liable
to snap off under the strain of cutting
and is subject to springing which will
cause chipping of the carbide tip. Tool
at right, properly supported, is held
rigid against the cutting load.
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