DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

BUREAU OF STANDARDS

COMMERCIAL STANDARDS MONTHLY

May 15, 1929, S. F, Tillman, Editor, No. 50.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

For four years the Division of Simplified Practice of the Bureau

of Standards has issued a monthly bulletin on the progres of simplification and commercial standardization. This publication summarizes the

projects under consideration, meetings held, and, wherever possible, the

work being done by the individual concerns and nongovernmental groups.

Plans have now been made for increasing both the size and scope

of the bulletin and for printing it as a magazine on a subscription basis.

The price will be fl a year, payable in advance, to the Superintendent of

Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. The June, 1929,

issue will be the last to appear in the present form. The reason for

making this change is twofold. First, the mailing list has grown to a size which renders the present method of production uneconomical.

Second, more space is required to adequately report the activities of

the other divisions of the Bureau's commercial standardization group. A new feature will be the inclusion of nontechnical descriptions of the

results of certain testing and research work which appears to be of general interest.

In order that readers may not miss any issues of "THE COMMERCIAL

STANDARDS MONTHLY" they are urged to send their orders at once for the

year's subscription to start with the July number. A subscription blank

appears in this issue.

G . K. BURGESS,

Di rector.
TABLE_OF CONTENTS

PARAGRAPHS

APPENDIX 34

BUILDING AND HOUSING

A Zoning Primer 22

Building and Plumbing Code 21

City Planning 24

Present Home Financing Methods 23

COMMERCIAL STANDARDS

Commercial Standards Unit 12

DISTRIBUTION

Distribution Effort 18

Study Waste 17

Waste In Traffic 16

EL IMI NATION OF WA STE

Bankers Hold Conference 31

Governmental Economies 37

Waste Campaign 33

Wasting Dollars 30

MARINE STANDARDS

Committee News 11

PARAGRAPH

NEW PUBLICATIONS 35

RESEARCH

Market Data Handbook 20

Production Economies 19

SIMPLIFIED PRACTICE

Division of Simplified Practice 2 Making Profits 8 Results and Benefits 1 The Consumer 7 Self-Government 9 Simplified Invoice League 10

Standard Equipment 4

Standard Terminology 3

Too many Sizes 5 Wins Essay Prize 6

SPECIFICATIONS

A Mark of Merit 14

Certification Plan Favored 13

Willing-to~Certify Lists 15

UTI LIZATION OF WASTE

Endorses Grade Marking 26

International Management 29

Man-power Waste 28

Standard Voltage 25

Utilizing Waste Space 27

SIMPLIFY YOUR WORK - INSIST ON THE NEW SIMPLIFIED INVOICE FORM.
Commercial Standards Monthly No. 5C—1.

The Division of Simplified Practice and the Division of Building and Housing, have

moved offices from the Department of Commerce Building, to the Eureau of Standards. The

principal reason for this move is the desirability of more closely coordinating the work of

the two divisions, not alone with the other divisions of the Commercial Standardization

Group, already located at the Bureau, but also with the technical divisions of the Researching and Testing Groups of the Eureau.

The recent activities of the Commercial Standardization Group have demonstrated the

desirability of this closer coordination with the Eureau. The resulting advance in public

understanding of the usefulness of the work dene by the Bureau of Standards as a whole, and

its value to industry and business, will be of further advantage in the commercial standardization work.

All communications for the Division of Simplified Practice, and the Division of

Building and Housing, should be directed to the Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C.
Commercial Standards Monthly Ko . 50—2.

SIMPLIFIED PRACTICE

Edwin W. ELY

Address all inquiries regarding Simplified Fractice to Mr. Edwin W. Ely. Division

of Simplified Practice, Eureau of Standards, Washington, D. C.

1 . RESULTS AMD BENEFITS

Results and B enefi ts of Appl ying Simplifi e d Practice

To Asbesto s Pa pe r and As bestos Millboard

Ey - H. P. Dalzell

(Research Section)

The adherence this industry accorded its original recommendation which went into

effect September 1, 1924, is evidence of its faith in the benefits of simplified practice.

The variety of sizes of asbestos paper was reduced from 72 to 12, or 83%, and of asbestos

millboard from 21 to 4, or 81%. A survey covering the last half of 1925 showed that 82% of

all asbestos paper and millboard produced by the acceptors of the recommendation was in ac- cordance with the simplified sizes and weights. During 1927, however, a change in demand

caused the adherence to drop to 76%. The recommendation was revised on May 10, 1928, to meet

these new developments and as the schedule now stands, there are 20 sizes of asbestos paper,

the variety of millboard remaining the same as in the original draft.

The industry is adhering closely to the latest revision and it is expected that a higher degree of adherence will be shown by the next survey.

The history of the recommendation offers another good example of that flexibility

which enables the simplified practice recommendation of any industry to keep pace with changing consumer demand. While adding items as new developments require, and discarding the obsolete, its stabilizing influence to retard any rapid increase of unnecessary diversification such as frequently takes place in an industry that has no definite program of simplification .

Inquiries addressed to the acceptors of this recommendation have brought answers which show that the program is working to the advantage of everyone concerned.

Manufacturers have benefited through reduced inventories, less interruptions for

adjusting machinery, release of space f<sr other purposes, etc.

Distributors are benefiting through reduced inventories, reduced capital investment, easier handling, etc. One correspondent wrote: "As distributors of asbestos paper

and millboard, we have been able to reduce our stock 30%, have actually increased our sales

10% and saved in coverhead and profit 20%.

A firm of architects who accepted the recommendation wrote regarding simplified

practice recommendations in general: "There is no doubt that better value and prompter service of materials are given by the manufacturers and distributors. Also, the cost of materials is lessened by application of such standard practice. The purchasers' overhead is greatly reduced by not having to follow up the delivery of materials ordered either direct from

the manufacturers or their distributors, as they have a greater ptock of material on hand."
Commercial Standards Monthly No. 50'—3.

It is interesting to note that the architects concluded with . request that their firm be

listed as acceptors of 25 Simplified Practice recommendations, in addition to the 4 on which

they had already filed their acceptances.

The promptness with which this industry has revised its recommendation to meet

changing conditions is a gratifying evidence that it is an active force in business, and

there is every reason to believe this support will be continued.

The foregoing is an extract from a more detailed report on this subject. Those

desiring further information may obtain a mimeographed copy of the complete statement by

addressing the Division of Simplified Practice, United States Bureau of Standards, Washington, D . C

2 . DIVISION OF SIMPLIFIED PRACTICE

E ituminous C oal: A general conference on simplification of sizes and terminology of bituminous coal was held at St. Paul, Minnesota, on April 10, 1929. The conference was attended by

representatives of coal dock operators, wholesalers, retailers, and large individual users of

high volatile bituminous coal handled over the docks at the American Head of the Great Lakes,

and distributed in the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Montana, Iowa, North Dakota, South

Dakota, and Minnesota. A simplified list was unanimously adopted covering six sizes of

screened coal, and terminology for each. The sizes were based on the use of round hole or square mesh screens, and equivalent dimensions for bar screens and slotted plate screens were

also adopted. A report of the conference has been sent with an acceptance blank to all interested individuals, companies and associations.

Industrial Truck Tires : Following a preliminary conference of manufacturers of industrial

tires held in Akron, Ohio, on March 29, 1929, the tentative recommendation then adopted was presented to the Tire and Rim Association on April 12th, and was approved by the Association.

The recommendation as now formulated represents a reduction of approximately two thirds in

the present number of molds. Reductions were made in number of wheel diameters, and in num- ber of tire widths. A single dimension of 2 inches was recommended for the molded height of

all industrial truck tires. The Division of Simplified Practice expects to hold a general

conference in the near future, at which the recommendations of the manufacturers will be presehted to manufacturers and users of industrial trucks.

Industrial Casters : A preliminary conference of manufacturers of industrial truck casters

was held in Chicago, Illinois on April 12, 1929. A tentative simplification program was initiated, covering industrial casters of nominal sizes ranging from 2 inches to 6 inches,

inclusive. Those present at the conference decided that the first effort should be applied

to simplifying the top plate connections for the purposes of bringing about interchangeability between casters of the same nominal size, of the same or different makes. All manufacturers are now being circularized in order to get their specific suggestions as to diameter and spacing of bolt holes in top plates. A number of other simplification possibilities

were discussed, and will be taken up in sequence, after the simplification of top plates has

been completed.

Grav e l Si zes: A representative of the Division of Simplified Practice has been requested to attend a meeting of the Directors and of the Committee on Standardization of the National

Sand and Gravel Association in Toronto. Ontario on May 15th, 1929. Reduction in the variety

of^sizes of gravel will be discussed at this meeting. The Division has received a number of

suggestions along this line from users of gravel, such as highway and paving contractors,

also from sand and gravel companies in various parts of the United States. In the opinion

of those interested, the present number of different sizes of gravel can be greatly reduced

to the benefit of everyone concerned.
Commercial Standards Monthly No. 50—4.

Sc r ew, J acks : Simplification of dimensions and capacities of screw jacks has been suggested

by a prominent manufacturer of this equipment. In his opinion, such simplification would

not only be of great benefit to the manufacturers, but would be of equal or greater benefit

to distributors and users. The matter is now being taken up with the various manufacturers

for the purpose of getting definite suggestions in regard to possibilities for eliminating

odd and seldom used sizes.

Stree t R ai lw a y Cars: At the 'request of a large manufacturer of electric street railway cars, the Division is collecting information regarding a possibility for reducing the variety of

designs and general dimensions. A tentative simplified list has been formulated, and will

be taken up with each manufacturer. On account of the nature of the business, it is very

difficult under present conditions for any manufacturer of this equipment to make up stock

parts. Practically every order is a "special" and costs are consequently higher than they

would be if all manufacturers could work to certain fundamental standards. When a definite

program has been formulated, the matter will be taken up with the various street railway companies, municipal officials, electric railway engineers, and others directly concerned.

Index Ready: An index has been prepared for Velum® I, covering the twelve months period,

April, 1925 to March, 1926. It is believed that readers will find the index of decided advantage in making back issues of the magazine more easily usable. Complimentary copies of

the Index may be obtained by addressing a request to the Editor, The Commercial Standards

Monthly. Bureau of Standards, Washington, D G,

Similar indexes to subsequent volumes of the Commercial Standards Monthly is dependent entirely upon the reception accorded the Index to Volume I.

Lis t o f Publication?: In addition to the recent publications of the Bureau of Standards, as noted in this issue of The Commercial Standards Monthly under the heading of "New Bureau

Publications," there is available a complimentary list of all completed Simplified Practice

Recommendations, American Marine Standards; and Commercial Standards. The list which is re- vised monthly, states the price of each publication and indicates the reduction in variety

that has been effected by each simplification program. Requests for this list should be

addressed. The Division of Simplified Practice, Bureau of Standards, Washington, D . C

.

Ap pr ov e s of S .imn l i flo at ion : An automobile manufacturer, in acknowledging receipt of a copy

of the story "Results and Benefits of Applying Simplified Practice to Files and Rasps," com- piled by H. P. Dalzell of the Division of Simplified Fractice, said, "As a large manufacturer of automobile motor cars, we have to say regarding standardization and simplification,

that in all places where we have used this method, we have reduced our inventory, also our manufacturing cost and tool cost by standardizing on same tools for various operations."

P aving .

.

Br icks ; Because of the increased demand for a previously eliminated size paving brick,

the Permanent Committee for Simplified Practice Recommendation No. 1, Vitrified Paving Brick,

has recommended to the industry that the wire cut lug brick (Dunn) 3 x x 8£ be reinstated as

a standard type.

This size brick was eliminated from the recognized standard sizes on March 20, 1925,

but the shipments for this size during the past three years have gradually increased until

today it represents 14.5 per cent of the total based upon the survey of the industry in

1928. The inclusion of this size in the simplification program has raised the degree of adherence to this recommendation from 70.1 per cent to 84.6 per cent. There are now 6 sizes

of vitrified paving bricks in the simplified list.

In making thrS'Hnnouncement the Division of Simplified Practice points out that the

paving brick program was the first Simplified Practice Recommendation to be completed by
Commercial Standards Monthly No. 50—5.

industry with the cooperation of the Department of Commerce. Much of the success attained

by the program has been due to the diligence of the Standing Committee of the industry and

the consistent support of the National Paving Brick Manufacturers Association.

Textile Machinery Parts : There is under contemplation a preliminary meeting of manufacturers

of bobbins, quills, cones, tubes, etc., to consider simplification of these parts. The

meeting will be held in New York about the middle of May, at which time the details of the

problem will be concluded and a definite program outlined for proceeding with a variety survey.

Manufacturers who replied to the Division's inquiry, which was instituted following the suggestion of a producer, were unanimous in their belief that this field offered un- usual opportunities for reduction in variety.

Shipping Tags : A general conference of all interests was held in New York on April 26, 1929

at the Hotel Roosevelt, to consider the simplification of shipping tags. This program has

been in process of development over a number of months by a committee of manufacturers, and

the schedule was approved by the general conference to become effective September 1, 1929.

Color for School Seating : A preliminary meeting was held in Chicago on April 12, to con- sider the practicability of applying the principles of Simplified Practice of color for

school seating. The meeting was organized by the Division at the request of the National

School Supply Assocation, and was held under the joint auspices of the Division and the

Association

Dental Hypodermic Needles : Considerable progress has been made with this program in the

past month. Suggestions have been received from several manufacturers for changing the tentative schedule for modifying it to conform more nearly with their actual needs. The final

meeting of the Simplified Practice Committee of the industry will be held in May, after which

it is proposed to submit the program to a general conference of all interests for final

approval

Shoe Goring : The Committee of manufacturers appointed at a recent meeting to examine into

the possibilities of simplifying this commodity, reports that the survey of current variety

is in progress and that a tentative schedule is imminent. No date has been set for a final

meeting on this project.

P laster and Investme nt : A survey is being made through this office, at the request of the

American Dental Trade Association of the current practice in packaging of plaster and investment used by the dental profession. The purpose of this survey is to determine the degree of adherence to the Association's suggested scheduel for packaging and to find out what

changes if any will be necessary in developing a final Simplified Practice Recommendation

that will be satisfactory to all concerned.

Soft Fibre Cordage : The Simplified Practice Committee of manufacturers of soft fibre or jute

cordage reports progress in their survey of this commodity. The Chairman of that Committee

has informed the Division that a meeting of manufacturers will be held ir New York on April

29 to consider the program and decide upon the date for a general meeting of producers, distributors and consumers.

R estaurant Guest Checks : The chairman of the Simplified Practice Committee of manufacturers,

appointed at a preliminary meeting to consider simplification in this field, reports that

progress is being made with this program and that an effort is being made to complete the

tentative schedule in time for a general oomferaao* of all interests late in June of the ourrant year.
Commercial Standards Monthly No. 50—6.

Beds and Bed Springs : Recently the standing Committee for Simplified Practice Recommendation

No. 2 - Beds, Springs and Mattresses, conducted a survey within the industry to ascertain the

adherence to the simplification program in question. A rather interesting letter, quoted below, was received from a manufacturer of beds:

: 'Since the majority of bed and spring manufacturers have adopted the standard

length and width for beds and springs, it has solved a great many disputes we used

to have with our customers before the standard went into effect. The dealer naturally

expected the spring to fit the bed, and looked to the local manufacturer to make good

if one did not fit the other, regardless of which he made. But now, since we make

our beds and springs standard, if a dealer calls us up and states that either one does not fit some other manufacturer's, we simply send him a copy of the Simplified

Practice recommendation, of which we bought a great many hundred since it has been

issued, and let him have it out with the manufacturer who made the spring or bed

that was not standard. This has not alone saved us a great deal of money but has

made our dealings very much pleasanter with our customers."

Ti gh t C op er age : There will be a general conference in St. Louis, Missouri, on May 16th,

1929 to develop a Simplified Practice Recommendation for tight cooperage. The proposal which

was worked out by the Standardization Committee of the Associated Cooperage Industries of

America will be used as agenda. The meeting will be held at the Jefferson Hotel, in con- junction with the convention of the aforementioned association.

Hospital P l umbing Fixtures : A general conference of all interests will be held at the Department of Commerce on Wednesday, May 22nd., 1929 to develop a Simplified Practice Recommendation for hospital plumbing fixtures. The survey which was worked out by a joint committee

of hospital officials and the manufacturers will be used as the agenda.

Carbonated B e verage Bottles : Upon request, the Division of Simplified Practice is now preparing a composite of all the statistical data that ha,s been made available by the manufacturers of carbonated beverage bottles. The Simplified Practice Committee of the industry

will review the composite report before it is submitted for consideration of a general conference of all interests.

Ice Cr e am M o ulds a nd Cartons : At a. meeting of the Standardization Committee of the International Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers, which was held in New York, City on April 3rd, 1929, the standardization of moulds and cartons was discussed.

It was the consensus of the meeting that the Chairman of the Committee be authorized to institute a survey of current production and demand and to place the facts before

the next convention of the Association for its preliminary approval prior to passing a list

of mould and carton sizes and capacities through the regular procedure of the Division of

Simplified Practice.

New s Items : Where it is clearly stated in news items appearing in The Commercial Standards

Monthly that the subject matter is taken from other publications, and the publication named,

copies of the said publication are not available to our readers through the Division of Simplified Practice, as we do not keep them on file; neither do we assume responsibility for the

accuracy of statements taken from other papers. Any of our readers interested in securing

more information on these abstracted items should oommunicate direct, or through us. with the

magazine from which it is taken.

S tee l Bathroom and Madire-ine Cabinets : At a general conference of all interests held on Thursday, April 25th, a Simplified Practice Recommendation covering steel bathroom and medicine cabinets was approved. This recommendation will be effective for new production Janu-
Commercial Standards Monthly No. 50—7.

ary 1, 1930. It was felt by those in attendance at the meeting that adherence to this program by architects, contractors and specifying authorities would do much to eliminate waste

in the production and sale of this equipment.

Wheelbarrows : At a general conference of manufacturers and users of wheelbarrows held at the

Department of Commerce, Friday, April 26th, 1929, a schedule for Simplified sizes and types

of wheelbarrows was approved. In addition to approving the program, the conference voted

that all contractor’s barrows shall be rated and catalogued according to struck capacity.

This will insure accuracy when the barrow is used as a measuring device. It was appointed

out that contractors use their barrows for handling material, and also for measuring, and

for this reason it is felt that accurate measurements of the capacity of wheelbarrows are desirable.

3 . STANDARD TERMI NOLOGY

Coincident with the announcement that the Chief Cooridinator of the United States

was working on a standard stock catalog for all Federal Government Departments, many of the

trade magazines contained stories on the subject, with respect to the progress made by com- panies in private industry. Closely associated with the idea of a standard catalog is that

of a dictionary of terminology, an adequate description of commodities.

Rear Admiral T. H. Hicks, U. S. N., designer of the Navy Standard Stock Catalog,

has been designated Chairman of the Federal Standard Stock Catalogue Board which is under the

supervision of the Chief Coordinator. In developing that catalogue Admiral Hicks included a standard nomenclature for descriptive terms. This same feature will be included in the

Federal Catalogue.

In discussing the subject of a "dictionary of terminology," the magazine "Packages."

says "the lack of a standard dictionary of terminology confuses the buyers and makes the task

of the salesman harder. Mr. I. W. Schoettle, Manager Flint (Michigan) branch of Gregory,

Mayor and Thom Company, sets forth the many economies that would result from the adoption of

a standard catalogue, in a story on the subject which appeared in "Office Appliances."

4 . STAND ARD E QUIPMENT

A recent advertisement appearing in the New York newspapers carried the following

message, under the heading "Saving through Standardization."

"In unified operation of our companies (Electric Utility Service) we have standardized equipment, so that we use fewer sizes and kinds of cables than formerly. The saving

through standardization in this one item will be $300,000 in the next year. Economies like

this are a natural and necessary part of operating public service companies." (signed) M.

S. Sloan, President.

5 • T OO MANY SI ZES

"Too many sizes of cans" is the subject of an editorial in, The Canning Trade

Magazine, in which it is brought out that the Tomato industry alone uses 22 different sizes

of cans and as many more sizes of glass jars into which tomatoes have been packed and offered

to the consuming public. "It has simply reached the ridiculous, and it is time that sanity

took hold of this and regulated it into sense" said the editorial writer, adding that "here

is work which the 'Government Simplification Committee' (The Division of Simplified Practice)

should undertake at once, and bring some order out of this utter confusion. Each packer will

strenuously contend for the retention of his particular sizes, but in a matter of this kind

the general good of the whole industry must be first reckoned. Let the Government begin upon
Commercial Standards Monthly No. 50—8.

these can sizes and with the industry work them down to a comparatively few, and as few as the needs of the consumers will permit."

6 • WINS ESSAY PRIZE

Robert F. Elder of Berlin, New Hampshire, has been awarded the Alvan T. Simonds

Award of One Thousand Dollars for the best essay on "Reducing the Costs of Distribution,"

for the year 1928, according to announcement made by the American Management Association,

which conducted the competition. Mr Alvan T. Simonds, President of the Simonds Saw and Steel

Company, Fitchburg. Massachusetts, makes an annual award for the purpose of stimulating more

interest on the part of business men in the study of economic problems. Mr. Elder is a graduate of Harvard University and Specialist in Market Research for the Brown Company of

Berlin, New Hampshire and Portland, Maine. Honorable mention was awarded to Ray M. Hudson,

Assistant Director, Bureau of Standards, Department of Commerce, Washington, D. C. The

judges were Dr. Fred E. Clark, Professor of Marketing, Northwestern University, Dr. Donald

Cowan, Swift and Company, and Mr. E. E. Ames, vice President and Director of Sales, General

Eox Company

.

7. THE CONSUMER

In his story, "Analyzing the Consumer ,". which appeared in Commerce and Finance

magazine C. W. Steffler says that "the consumer is king, the axis around which the whole department store business revolves, and the buyers' market, of which manufacturers have been

complaining for years is, in reality, a consumers' market. Instead of the old option of

"taking it or leaving it," the public today has multifold opportunities for picking and choosing, with the added advantage of competitive prices.

"This changed state of affairs was induced largely by mass production and the die

tates of fashion, but it is further complicated today by the inability of the retailer to measure consumer acceptance at all accurately. Retailing has made astounding progress in

recent years, scientifically, approaching problems which were formerly decided on the basis

of guesswork and snap judgment. It must now make a searching analysis of what the consumer

v/ants or could be made to want, and supply it at an attractive price."

In the development of a simplification program an industry first conducts a survey

to ascertain the volume of sales accorded each variety, or size, of its commodity. Since a "simplified line" represents only those items in steady and consistent demand, it is evident

that simplified practice is an index of consumers normal preference. Business men in con- sidering the application of simplified practice are to an increasing degree becoming aware of

the several advantages that follow the conclusion of a variety survey.

8 . making_profits

"Make Each Line Pay A Profit," is the heading of a recent editorial appearing in,

The Industrial Distributor and Salesman, magazine in which the distributors were urged to eliminate the non-wanted or slow selling items. This is what simplified practice will do,

since the "simplified line" is a complement of best sellers. "What is the matter with the

profit situation in the industrial supply field?" asks the editorial writer. "Why can't

"distributors make the money they are entitled to in return for the services they render industry?

"One reason, for the non-profit malady, in the opinion of a prominent distributor

to whom I talked recently, is that the average distributor is trying to do a j ob on too many

lines. 'Cut out your cats and dogs,' advises this distributor. Analyze your lines carefully
Commercial Standards Monthly No. 50—9.

and push those on which you can make a fair return- Weed out the ones which are unprofitable

.

Let the other fellow sell them, and, in the last analysis, that is just good common sense. There isn't any logical reason why you should spend time, money, and effort in selling a line

unless you are going to be rewarded with a fair profit. Make each line stand on its own legs.

This proposition of looking to the profitable lines to carry the unprofitable ones simply

will not hold water."

Readers of the Commercial Standards Monthly, interested in the subject touched on

in the editorial quoted should find it worth while to read "Simplified Practice - What It Is and What It Offers. " This is obtainable from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., at a cost of 10 cents a copy.

9 . SELF-GOVERNMENT

According to an editorial appearing in The Forbes Magazine, "American industry

faces either a larger measure of political government or a larger measure of self-government. Industry itself will decree which. Governmental curbing of business invariably has

been the outgrowth of widespread hostility, aroused by unwise practices. Industry, as we all know is undergoing an evolution."

After discussing some of the conditions that are now existing in industry the

writer of the editorial quoted above, continued: "Industry should at once begin to give

careful consideration to this question. Shall industry adopt self-government satisfactory to the nation or shall it let matters drift from bad to worse and be subjected to radical political government?"

Simplified Practice exemplifies one aspect of self-government in business, and

much has been done by industry in that regard, on its own initiative.

Through the application of the principles of Simplified Practice it has been demonstrated that voluntary cooperation in self-government is a practical and essential part of

modern management methods. The high degree of adhere oe that industry has accorded effected

simplified practice recommendations, has proven that the programs pays, and pays well, and

that industry does not need a "policeman" to make it do those things which are for the public good, and, therefore, for its own.

10. SIMPLI FIED INVOI CE LEAGUE

An impressive number of reports have been received by the Division of Simplified

Practice, based on results obtained from a survey of all incoming invoices which adhere

strictly to the simplified invoice form. These have been tabulated according to the individual companies sending in the reports, and will be found under Appendix, this issue of The

Commercial Standards Monthly.

The Division of Simplified Practice is making a complete analysis of the reports

received, and will publish the detailed results in mimeographed form. These will be available upon request, without charge. This report will show results among various industries,

(such as railroads, public utilities, etc.) and also by geographic areas.
Commercial Standards Monthly No. 50-—10.

MARI NE STANDARDS

A. V. Bouillon

All inquiries for information pertaining to the work of the American Marins Standards Committee should be addressed to the Secretary. Mr. A. V. Bouillon, United States Department of Commerce, Washington, D. C.

11 , COMMITTEE NEWS

The American Marine Standards Committee was organized in 1923, primarily to promote

simplification of practice and economy in the construction, operation, and maintenance of

ships and port facilities. One of the special objects of the organization is to establish

standards for design, construction, and operation where such are covered by conflicting rules

of varying authority and origin, in the hope that all of them will agree to the common standards .

Information regarding the work including a list of the publications issued under

the auspices of the committee may be secured by request from the Secretary of the American

Marine Standards Committee, Room 713, Department of Commerce, Washington, D. C.

In order that all concerned in shipbuilding and ship operation may become better

acquainted with the work being done by the American Standards Committee, the executive

council of the Committee has announced that copies of the marine standards will be mailed

free, upon request, to schools and colleges interested.

It is the belief of the organization that especially colleges having naval architecture! and marine engineering courses, will find these pamphlets of value. The idea in

offering thes9 publications is to popularize the standards among those who may have occasion

to use them in practice.

The quarterly report was issued early in April setting forth the principal activities that occurred during January, February, and March.

Manuscrips were issued, for printing the following publications:

AMSC-6i-Rules for Design and Construction of Marine Boilers and Pressure Vessels.

AHSC-S2-Marine Boiler Steel Plates.

Preprints of publications AMSC-52 . 53, and 54 containing standards for medicine

chests and contents for ocean-going, coastwise, and small vessels have been prepared and a limited number is available for distribution while awaiting the printed copies.

Preliminary issues of alphabetical and classified indexes to the American Marine

Standards promulgated to date have been prepared a.nd a limited number is available for distribution .

Proposed alternative standards for solid and split sleeve couplings for propeller

shafting have been submitted to the Technical Committee on "Engineering Details." The ballots received to date indicate that these will be approved by the committee. They are then

to be submitted to the membership.

Suggestions have been received, for proposed standards for hatch beam ends and

sockets which will be__subm.it,ted at an early date to the subject committees concerned for

selection

.
Commercial Standards Monthly No. 50—11.

The Technical Committee on "Port Facilities" and the Subject Committee on "Standard

Uniforms for Officers of the Merchant Marine" referred to in previous reports, have been

formed and are expected to begin their activities in the near future.

A preliminary draft of specifications for wire ropes for marine use revised to carry out suggestions recently received, will be submitted to the membership during the coming month.

Good progress is being made in printing the following publications, copies of

which will be distributed to the membership when available:

AMSC-55 - Specifications for ship propellers and templates for propeller blade

flanges. AMSC-56 - Ship scupper and drains. AMSC-57 - Kinds and sizes of chinaware for ship

equipment

.

C OMMERCIAL STANDARDS

I . J . Fairchild

Address all inquiries on the subject of Commercial Standards to Mr. I. J. Fairchild, Commercial Standards Unit, Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C.

12. COMMERCIAL_STANDARDS_UNIT

LIMITATI0NS_0F_STANDARDIZATI0N

Mr. K. Gramenz of Berlin, in an article on the above subject in the March, 1929

issue of Mechanical Engineering, says:

"Standardization more and more becomes an essential factor in the industrial production of goods and transportation. The more the field of standardization expands, the more frequently it is asked, 'How much farther will standardization go, and what are its limitations? '

"The ever-increasing need of standardization is a result of the tendency toward a better-planned system of procuring goods. Standardization must aid in reducing the cost of

production and transportation of goods. A standard should therefore in the first place foster

economy. Otherwise it either hampers economic progress or remains a 'paper standard'. This

fundamental requirement with which a standard must comply is sufficient to indicate the linitations of standardization.

Standardization cannot disregard tradition without serious loss through the wiping

out of tremendous investments. Also, standardization cannot simply abolish certain existing

forms in the economic structure; it can only influence the functions and effects of the latter. Nor can standardization change technical considerations overnight; it must let experience ripen in the course of time. Personal views, based on experience and local conditions,

cannot be forced. The road of technical progress must be left free. Standardization must

not eliminate sound competition, but only do away with unjustifiable and uneconomical variety. Technical inability makes itself felt in matters of standardization, with regard to the

limits of dimensional accuracy and the production of engineering materials."

WALL PAPER

Manufacturers, distributors, and consumers, of wall paper, together with others interested, will meet at a general conference to be held at the Commerce Building, Washington
Commercial Standards Monthly No. 50—12.

D. C., on May 25, 1929, to consider the adoption of a Proposed Commercial Standard for

grades of wall paper. All those interested in the subject are invited to attend this conference which is called for 10:00 A.M.

The specifications are for the protection of the consumer and are minimum standards

of quality, making no limitations on individual artistry or craftship.

When wall papers are made in accordance with the Commercial Standard as accepted,

it is the intention of manufacturers to mark their goods with a self-certifying label. This

label will be the customer's certification that paper so labeled is of good serviceable

grade made in conformity to the Commercial Standard and containing full surface coverage.

Heretofore the purchaser or wall paper, usually the woman of the household, had little or no guide in the procurement of serviceable wall paper, but it is hoped that paper manufactured

according to these standards of quality, properly labeled and guaranteed by the manufacturer,

will restore confidence in the mind of the buyer.

FUE u OILS

Dr. H. T. Kennedy, Oil Expert of the Bureau of Standards, addressed the Annual

Conference of the American Oil Burner Association on April 10, on the subject of Standard

Grades of Fuel Oils. The Burner manufacturers are enthusiastically in favor of uniform

specifications for fuel oil as a means of eliminating many of the complaints arising from

difficulties directly traceable to the use of oils unadapted to the apparatus at hand.

More than 100 acceptances have been received for the Recommended Commercial Standard for Domestic and Industrial Fuel Oils. This list includes practically all of the oil

burner manufacturers, more than 40 of the leading oil refining companies, and many large

distributors and consumers of fuel oils. It is hoped that official announcement of success

of this project may be issued in the near future.

HICKORY GOLF SHAFTS

Certain developments in the matter of mechanical tests for the stiffness of hickory

golf shafts, together with new interest manifested by several other organizations, has made

it necessary to postpone the general conference tentatively scheduled for May 3. However,

considerable progress has been made toward a concensus among the manufacturers, and it is ex- pected that a general conference will be held in the near future, to which all interested

producers, distributors, and consumers will be invited.

BOYS' BLOUSE AND SHI RT MEASUREMENTS

The general conference of April 17, adopted a Recommended Commercial Standard

covering Standard Minimum Measurements for Boys' Blouses, Waists, Shirts, and Junior shirts.

Reports of the general conference, together with copies of the Recommended Commercial Standard as revised, have been disseminated for written acceptance. Additional copies are available upon request. A number of distributors have congratulated the Bureau on constructive

step toward a better general understanding as to what constitutes a satisfactory basis for

size designation of these garments. It is believed that this project will pave the way toward size standards for other ready made garments for men and boys.
Commercial Standards Monthly No. 50—13.

SPECIFICATIONS

A_ S_. Mc A lliste r

Address all inquiries on matters pertaining to Specifications and the Certification and Labeling Plans to Dr. A. S. McAllister, Division of Specifications, Bureau of

Standards, Washington, D. C.

13. CERTI F ICATION PLAN FAVORED

The certification plan of purchase for the Federal Government, developed and inaugurated by the Bureau of Standards, has been approved thus far, by about 2,000 separate

firms, which have expressed their willingness to supply commodities guaranteed to comply with

Government Specifications. The plan has been applied to 248 Government Master Specifications. The 248 lists of willing-to-certify manufacturers which have been compiled, represent more than 7,500 separate requests for listing. Calling attention to the availability

of the certification and labeling plans of purchase, as developed by the Bureau of Standards,

Rear Admiral H. H. Rousseau, Chief Coordinator of the Federal Government, in a bulletin re- cently issued to the heads of all departments and establishments of the Government, stated

that "great economies may be effected in manufacture and distribution by concentrating production on one standard line of goods rather than on many lines. The Government as a large

consumer, is concerned vitally with plans that effect standardization of products and for

this reason all departments and establishments should lend their support to the certification

and labeling plans of purchase."

1 4 . A MARK OF MFRIT

"Sooner or later it will become imperative that the manufacturers of building

materials put upon them some easily distinguished brand of quality." It will be forced upon

them, by the consumers' demand, if they do not do it voluntarily, editorially remarks the

National Builders' Supply Bulletin, adding that,

"The lumber manufacturers are cashing in upon this practice right now. They are branding for grade most of the lumber that is put upon the markets. More recently the manufacturers of common brick are going a step farther. They are inaugurating a plan of certifying the quality of the brick in the walls of the finished home. And folks are developing a surprising interest in the certified house. Most people like to feel that they are getting

at least their money's worth. And there is a mighty selling appeal in the guaranteed article.

Ignoring this fact is a tremendous mistake."

The same trend of thought appears in "The Hardwood Record" which says, editorially,

that "grade-marking and trade marking of those varieties of lumber which are merchandised

under conditions making the application of that principle feasible, has developed in the

public minds a confidence in lumber and a respect for the lumber industry which never before

existed. The public is rapidly accepting the fact that a lumber product of assured quality

and dimensions, and of specified utility, can now be purchased without difficulty."

15. WILLING-TO-CERTIFY LISTS (Typical Exampl es)

In the April 15th, 1929, issue of the "Commercial Standards Monthly," there appeared some typical examples of the "willing-to-certify" lists. This is continued in the

following table. Readers interested in th» complete list, as per above may secure it upon

request, for which there will be no charge:
Commercial Standards Monthly No. 50—14.

Specification Willing-to-certify

Numbe r Commodities Covered Manufacturers

93 Gaskets, asbestos-copper corrugated 7

95 Packing, asbestos valve stem 26

99 Packing, fabric condense tube 6

100 Packing fiber for lubricating and fuel oil -- 15

101c Packing, flax 16

102 Packing metallic, flexible 10

105 Packing metallic (fixed ring type) 14

106 Packing metallic plastic 14

107 Packing semi-metallic 12

108 Packing metallic solid (floating ring type) 12

115 Pigment, titanium, dry and paste 85

137a Paint, olive drab (semi paste and ready mixed) 165

159 Duck, light weight (Army duck gray) 14

160 Duck tent (special construction for bleaching or dyeing

gray) 13

162a Pipe welded steel (black and galvanized) 15

163 Ink, record and copying 21

164 Ink, writing 25

165 Ink red 25

166 Ink, stamp pad 21

167a Ribbons, typewriter 34

168a Ribbons, hectograph 32

169a Ribbons, computing and recording machine 28

239 Rust preventive compound heavy 39

247 Plaster, gypsum 25

248 Gypsum, calcined 23

249 Lime hydrated for structural purposes 47

250 Quicklime for structural purposes 54

251a Cheesecloth for wiping purposes 29

252b Cheesecloth, unbleached 21

253b Cheesecloth, bleached or semi-bleached 10

255a Denim, brown (unshrunk) 4

256a Denim, blue indigo (shrunk) 4

257a Denim, blue indigo (unshrunk) 7

259a Rags, colored cotton, for wiping machinery (sterilized) 38

260 Cloths, wiping 32

261a Rags, white cotton for wiping machinery (sterilized) 41

262a Waste, cotton, white 34

263a Waste cotton, colored 37

264a Waste wool, colored 25

265a Ink, black waterproof drawing 7

266a Ink, indelible marking for fabrics 15

268a Brick, fire clay 35

278 Paint, outside white titanium zinc (semi-paste and

ready mixed) 144

283 Putty 83

301 Sheeting, cotton, brown 23

302 Sheeting, cotton, brown, wide 18

303 Sheeting, cotton, bleached wide 12
Commercial Standards Monthly No. 50—15.

DISTRI BUTION

16 . WASTE IN TR AFFIC

That several wasteful traffic and shipping practices which are now quite common

could be done away with by placing competent traffic men in charge of all work pertaining to transportation, is the opinion of one concern which answered a questionnaire on this subject

sent out by the Department of Commerce. These practices were listed as follows:

Using shipping containers which do not comply with the specifications shown in the

classification; failure to pack so as to procure the lowest rating; misdescribing shipments

in the bill of lading; using estimated instead of actual weights; forwarding shipments via

circuitous routes at the same or higher rates than apply via shorter or more direct routes;

failure to take advantage of package car service on less than carload shipments, resulting in

delay and unnecessary tracing; using cheap shipping containers; illegible bills of lading and

shipping orders; failure to make proper inspection of bad order shipments before accepting

from carriers.

17 . STUDY WASTE

Wholesalers and retailers must develop a method of ascertaining the cost of selling

particular commodities to individual consumers if the wastes of distribution are to be eliminated, it was stated by the Assistant Director Frank M. Surface of the Bureau of Foreign and

Domestic Commerce of the Department of Commerce, in a recent address delivered before the

Adcraft Club of Detroit. This method will be a sort of cost accounting for the distribution

industries, Mr. Surface said.

18 . DISTRIBUTI ON EFFORT

According to the bulletin issued by the Knoeppel Industrial Counsel, (Terminal

Tower, Cleveland, Ohio) the crying need of today is for adequate profits, regularly earned,

adding that costs - all of them - are costs of distribution. Mr. C. E. Knoeppel, recalls

that "in 1850 productive effort was 80% and distributive effort 20%. By 1900 the ratios

stood - 60% and 40%; and 50% in 1920. At this time the relationship is probably 40% and 60%

with the likelihood that in 1950 the 1850 ratio may be reversed, and productive effort will

be 20% and distributive effort 80%. All of which shows the enormous importance of all that

has to do with the great problem of distribution."

RESEARCH

19

. PRODUCTION ECONOM ICS

Economics of production presents a field that is as yet little developed, says

Dean Dexter S. Kimball, in McGraw-Hill Book Notes. Much work has been done upon the somewhat

restricted portion of this field that may be described as the finance of production as ex- emplified in the financial considerations that pertain to the design of a power plant.

But the application of the more general laws of economics, such for example as the

law of diminishing returns, to the design and operation of industrial plants has not progressed very far. There is a considerable body of economic knowledge that has been reduced

in a general way, that is applicable to ihdustry in specific ways if it can only be developed

quantitatively

.
Commercial Standards Monthly No. 50—16.

At present these laws are for the most part known qualitatively only. Instruction

in this group should cover the basic economic and manufacturing principles of modern industry as concerns industrial location, organization and management. It should present the

economic significance and limitations of such aspects of industry as specialization, standardization, transfer of skill, division of labor and scientific management. It should also

discuss the new economic problems that gather round such phenomena as quantity production,

deferred payment purchasing ownership of stocks and bonds by people at large, and the more elusive problems of the circulation of money from employer to worker as wages, and back as purchase money, etc.

20. MARKET DATA HANDBOOK

The "Market Data Handbook of New England" has just been issued as Part III of the

Commercial Survey of New England, Parts I and II of which "The Industrial Structure of New

England," and "The Commercial Structure of New England," are now in preparation. The "Market

Data Handbook" is designed to serve sales managers, advertising men, and others interested

in sales research as a handy working manual containing statistical data on the several marketing

or trading areas of the New England States.

The entire New England Market has been combined into three types of trading areas,

13 major, 32 wholesale, and 114 retail, each designed to serve a particular scale of distribution - national, regional, or local. In addition to highway and railway maps, the Handbook includes maps showing the major marketing areas on a county basis and the wholesale and

retail areas cn a township basis. Market statistics of population, wealth, standard of living and trade outlets have been compiled for each of these trading areas, the compiling of

data on a township basis representing an innovation in market analysis.

A number of pages are devoted to the practical use of the data. For example a com- parison of the population in specific areas with the number of trade outlets of a given type

in that territory furnishes a measure of the degree of competition in that line. The data

on sources of income bring out the relative importance of manufacturing or agriculture in

specific regions, affording a basis for market conclusions on the relative effect of industrial or agricultural prosperity or depression on trade.

An indication of buying habits as well as of buying powT er is furnished by such data

as those on bank deposits; home tenure; the number, in relation to total population, who

paid an income tax in 1924; the percentage of inhabitants who purchased a new automobile

during 1926 and 1927; magazine circulation; and the number of homes using electricity. The

latter figure indicates especially the potential market for the entire range of electric

fixtures and appliances.

The "Market Data Handbook" is available from the Superintendent of Documents,

Government Printing Office, or any District Office of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic

Commerce for $1.75 a copy.

BUILDING AND HOUSING

James S. Taylor

21. BUILDING AND PLUMBING CODE REGULATIONS

A gratifying trend toward uniformity in building and plumbing code regulations is

indicated in the extensive use, in municipalities throughout the country, of the recommended

minimum requirements that have been issued by the Building Code Committee of the Bureau of

Standards (Department-^oT Commerce) and by its Sub-committee on Plumbing. Representing as they do the results of extensive laboratory research, expert professional judgment, and co-
Commercial Standards Monthly No. 50—17.

operation from a large number of architects, engineers, builders and others, they make available material which is finding a constantly increasing use in the preparation or revision of

local codes.

A recent survey has revealed that approximately 207 municipalities have drawn from

the various recommendations of the Building Code Committee in preparing or revising their

local codes, either in whole or in part, as the basis for their plumbing ordinances. The

States of Maine, New York, Virginia, Florida, Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa, have also the

plumbing report in connection with state regulations of plumbing.

22 . n A ZONING PRIMER"

Civic Organizations in two mid-western cities each placed orders during the past

month for 5,000 copies of "A Zoning Primer." It was indicated that the pamphlets would be

used, in connection with the consideration of local zoning ordinances, in order to acquaint

citizens with the advantages of proper zoning, which protects home owners and other property

holders in the reasonable use of their real estate.

23. "PRESENT HOME F I NANCING ME THODS"

A large electrical manufacturing company has informed the Division of Building and

Housing of its purchase of a second large quantity of "Present Home Financing Methods," making 4,000 in all for the concern.

The booklet is designed to be of help to individuals who wish to buy or build a home, or to re-finance a previous purchase, and also is designed to be helpful to business

men, and other groups, who may wish to improve their own local home financing facilities as

a means of public service, and in order to facilitate the building and sale of new houses.

24. CI TY PLANNING

Two reports on the progress of city planning in the United States, have been prepared by the Division of Building and Housing for release in May. The first, "A Tabulation

of City Planning Commissions" contains a general summary of the growth in the number of planning commissions and is more comprehensive in its scope than the previous tabulation issued

by the Division last year, which reported only those cities of over 25,000 inhabitants.

Municipalities of all sizes are covered in this report and the data collected in connection

with the various commissions are tabulated.

The second report "A survey of City Planning and Related Laws in 1927-28" is a compilation of laws on city planning and certain related matters that have been passed at

legislative sessions of the various states during these years. This survey also includes a brief analysis of the trend of legislation in the field, and an index grouping the laws ac- cording to subject.

UT I L I Z A TI ON OF WASTE

25.

STA NDARD V OLTAGE

The Electrical World in a recent editorial on a proposed standard system for voltage, says "recently extended lines, inter-connections and economic pressure to get greater

efficiency in the industry developed a demand for the standardization of voltage for systems

and apparatus. It is not the thought that radical changes will follow immediately upon the

adoption of the new standard voltages. The purpose is to develop a plan whereby uniformity
Commercial Standards Monthly No. 50—18.

and simplification will result in time if all try to follow the proposed standards to the

full economic and operating limits. Nor is it intended to limit the growth of service by

fixing hard and fast standards, the proposed system is only a guide to better things." In

the same issue of the Electrical World , Mr. A. L . Harding of the Electric Bond and Share Company,

has an article on the proposed standards, in which he says, "the present standard voltage

ratings do not meet the operating needs of the industry, they are not interchangeable, are not suitable for parallel operation, and thus the obvious economic benefits of standardization, lower costs and shorter deliveries are not being realized."

26 . ENDORSES GRADE MARKING

A resolution passed at the recent convention of the National Association of Builders' Exchanges endorsed the work of the National Committee on Wood Utilization in general and

particularly its work in behalf of the grade-marking of lumber, expressing the conviction

that grade-marking would aid materially in the elimination of irresponsible and unscrupulous

contractors and material men.

The grade-marking movement was started by the National Wood Utilization Committee

to effect the more economical use of wood and to protect the consumer, grade-marking enabling

even the most non-technical user to purchase his lumber with the assurance of getting exactly

what he specifies.

27 . UTILIZING WASTE SPACE

In line with the elimination of waste in all forms of endeavor, as, for instance,

the use of corn stalks in making paper, cities in the future must give more attention to the

elimination of waste space, says E. E. Duffy in the "Southwest Builder and Contractor," in

discussing the utilization of waste space under railway tracks. Of the several conditions

hampering cities, now that the automobile has complicated transportation problems, one of the

most in need of corrective measures is the elimination of "Chinese walls," accumulated through

the construction of retaining walls and fills by electric and steam railroads. It has long

been the custom in elevating railroad tracks to build parallel retaining walls, filling in

between them with earth, with occasional openings at street intersections. Mr. Duffy says

that instances can be cited to show that this space under the tracks can be utilized to the

advantage of both railroads and the general public.

28 . MAN-POWER WASTE

"Avoid waste in man power," writes Dr. Edwin Hulme Mcllvain, (Director of employment service department, Edward G. Budd, Manufacturing Company of Philadelphia) in "The

Iron Age" pointing out that the personnel department has a vital influence on production

schedules and operating profits by guarding health and spirits of workmen.

"Adequate wages, reasonable hours of work, opportunity for training, education and

advancement and healthful working conditions are fundamental for success, both for industry

and the worker," said Dr. McIlVain in his article. He notes that chance, fate and other

elements still play a large part in human waste, but within the last ten years managers of

industry have taken long steps forward in stopping the tremendous leaks in the profit side of

the ledger, caused by unnecessary loss in man power.

29 • INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT

The fourth International Management Congress will be held in Paris, France, June

19 to 23, 1929, under the jurisdiction of the International Committee on Management Congress-
Commercial Standards Monthly No. 50—19.

es. and follows those held in Frague in 1924, Brussels in 1925, and Rome in 1927. It is

arousing wide interest and will be participated in by engineers from all the major industrial

nations, such as France, Germany, England, and the United States, as well as from nearly all

of the European countries and from Japan,

ELIM INATION OF WASTE

30 . WASTING C OLLARS

"Did it ever occur to you that a dollar which you save from waste is just as good' as the dollar which the company receives from a customer?" asks Glen Gardiner in "The Foremen’s Magazine" in his article "Can We Ever Reduce Waste Entirely?" After discussing this

question. Mr. Gardiner says that there are five general classes of waste: (1) Waste time;

(2) waste material; (3) waste machinery and equipment; (4) waste power, heat, light, and

waste; and (5) waste space. He goes a step further in his story and lists a number of the

important causes of each of these classes of waste .

31 . BANKERS H OLD C ONFERENCE

Bankers from twenty states in the Mississippi Valley recently held a two-day con- ference in Chicago, on Commercial Bank Management, under the auspices of the Clearing-house

Section of the American Bankers Association. The conference was concerned wholly with the

broad subject of management in the conduct of successful banking.

"The importance of the subject at the present time made this conference especially

timely," says an account of the conference in "The American Bankers Association Journal."

"Leaders in the banking business have repeatedly emphasized the need for better management

in banking today. What scientific management has done for industry in the direction of elimination of waste, reduction of costs, increase in operating efficiency, and other similar

improvements, it can also do in a greater measure than it has done so far, for banking."

32 . GOVERNMENTAL ECONOMIES

By coordinating Government communications, so as to make available to all

Government departments and establishments, the cable, radio and telegraphic services in particular branches of the Government, a total of approximately $1,750,000 has been saved in

tolls during each of the past two years, the Chief Coordinator of the United States. Rear

Admiral H. H. Rousseau, recently announced. In a bulletin to the heads of all governmental

activities. Admiral Rousseau pointed out that there are now available for governmental use

the facilities operated by the Federal Communication Service and the Army Signal Corps.

Through these systems messages may be transmitted practically everywhere.

33 . WASTE CAM PA IGN

"A War on Waste" is the editorial theme of the April 10, 1929, number of The

Insilco Club News, published by the International Silver Company at Meridan Connecticut,

the editorial "mast" the Club News says "Waste Must Go." The special number was issued to support a "Waste elimination campaign" carried on by the company from April 15th, to 2/th

inclusive. Like many other progressive industrial concerns, the International Silver Company considers waste a very unnecessary evil . The idea of a waste elimination wee k has been

carried out, with worthwhile results, by many concerns,
Commercial Standards Monthly No. 50 —20.

34. APPENDIX

Simplified Invoice League - Reports received from April 1st to April 25th, 1929.

Company

On Per Cent

Period Invoices Simplified of

Checked Form Adherence

The F. Bissell Company.

Toledo, Ohio 10 days 500 270 54.00

R. V. Aycock Company,

Kansas City, Missouri 47.00

Lake Shore Electric Ry. Co.,

Sandusky, Ohio 9 days 80 30 37.50

Chicago & Joliet E. Ry. Co. Joliet, Illinois 31 days 263 96 36.50

Interstate Iron and Steel Co.,

Chicago, 111. 1 week* 600* - - 33.33*

Zimmerman Steel Company,

Bettendorf, Iowa - 30.00*

Purchasing Agents Ass'n. of Syracuse,

and Central New York,

Syracuse, New York - 25.00*

Webb Belting Company,

Kansas City, Missouri - 25.00

De Vilbiss Manufacturing Co . , Toledo, Ohio 10 days 750 180 24.00

Tri-City Ass'n. of Pur. Agents,

Bettendorf, Iowa 22.50

Consolidated Paper Company,

Toledo, Ohio 10 days 544 121 22.25

Kirkby Mach, and Supply Co.,

Toledo, Ohio 10 days 346 74 21.38

Sun Oil Company,

Toledo, Ohio 10 days 142 3 21.13

Bunting Brass and Bronze Co. , Toledo, Ohio 10 days 232 49 21.12

Toledo Edison Company,

Toledo, Ohio 10 days 990 212 21.04
Commercial Standards Monthly No. 50—21.

APPENDIX (Contd.)

On Per Cent

Company Period Invoices Simplified of

Checked Form Adherence

Acme Wire Company,

New Haven, Connecticut 10 days 284 58 20.42

Dallas Railway and Terminal Co.,

Dallas, Texas 1 week 114 23 20.18

Electric Auto Site Company,

Toledo, Ohio 10 days 20.00

St. Louis Public Service Co.,

St. Louis, Missouri 15 days 757 140 18.49

K. C. Power and Light Co.,

Kansas City, Missouri - - 18.00

Texas and Pacific R. R.,

Dallas, Texas 1 week 700 120 17.14

Austin Erothers,

Dallas, Texas 5 days 77 13 16.88

Buckeye Clay Pot. Company,

Toledo, Ohio 10 days 77 11 16.41

American Radiator Company,

Kansas City, Missouri - - 16.00

Community Traction Company,

Toledo, Ohio 10 days 324 42 12.96

Standard Electric Stove Co..

Toledo, Ohio 10 days 101 12 11 .87

Atlas-Ansonia Company,

New Haven, Connecticut 10 days 127 15 11.81

Goodyear's India Rubber Glove Mfg. Co.,

Naugatuck, Connecticut 10 days 492 58 11 .79

The Logangear Products Co.,

Toledo, Ohio 10 days 226 26 11.50

Walraven Brothers Inc.,

Dallas, Texas 1 week 287 23 8.36

Phoenix Box and Lumber Company,

Toledo. Ohio 10 days 17 1 5.88
Commercial Standards Monthly . No. 50—22.

APPENDIX (Contd.)

Company

Per Cent

Checked Simplified of

Form Adherence

Whitney Blake Company,

New Haven. Connecticut 10 days 192 37 1.92

Valvoline Oil Company,

Chicago, Illinois 60 days - - .00

*

pp ro x ima

t

e

35 . NEW PUB LICATIONS

Send orders for publications under this heading with remittance only to the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C.

Bureau of Sta ndards Jou rnal of Res earch . Vol. 2, No. 4, April, 1929 - by subscription only $2.75 per year. (United States and its possessions, Canada, Cuba, New Mexico,

Newfoundland, and Republic of Panama); other countries $3.50.

R es e arch P apers (reprints from Journal) - RP50. Apparatus for thermomagnetic

analysis; R. L. Sanford; price 10 cents. RP51. The analysis of fluorspar; G. E. F. Lundell

and J. I. Hoffman; price 5 cents. RP52. An interference method for determination of axial

and oblique aberrations; A. H. Bennett; price 10 cents. RP53. Determination of molecular

weights in the vapor state from vapor pressure and evaporation data; E. W. Washburn; price

5 cents. RP54. The sulphoaluminates of calcium; W. Lerch, F. W. Ashton, and R. H. Bogue;

price 10 cents. RP55. An analysis of the arc and spark spectra of yttrium (Yt I and Yt II);

W. F. Meggers and H. N. Russell; price 10 cents. RP56.. The precise measurement of X-ray

dosage; L. S. Taylor; price 10 cents. RP57. Note on an electrical conductance method for

determining liquefaction temperatures of solids; E. W. Washburn and E. R. Smith; price 5 cents. RP58, Calibration of sixty-five 35 yellow Lovibond glasses; I. G. Priest, Deane B. Judd, K. S. Gibson, and G. K. Walker; price 10 cents; RP59. The compressive and transverse

strength of brick; J. W. McBurney; price 5 cents.

Supplement to T echno log ic Pape r No . 34 9 inserts for pages 548, 568, and 582. Free

on application to the Bureau of Standards.

C ircular No. 372 . Recommended specification for quicklime and hydrated lime for use in soap making, price 5 cents.

United States G overnment Master Specifications : (Promulgated by the Federal

Specifications Board); No. 23c Lamps, electric incandescent, large, tungsten filament, price

5 cents. 1930 supplement to No. 23c; price 5 cents. No. 581, tires, bicycle, single tube

and clincher; price 5 cents. No. 553, metal bases for plaster and stucco construction; price

5 cents.

T echnica l News B ulletin No. 145, May, 1928 - by subscription only, 25 cents per

year (foreign, 40 cents).
Commercial Standards Monthly No. 50—23.

SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS.

Government Printing Office.

Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

Send me the "Commercial Standards Monthly" for one year. Inclosed find $1.00

to cover the subscription cost.

v (Name) _

(Address)