New-York tribune., 1903-04-30
ACTIVITY IN MACHINERY.

From The New-York Commercial April Is 1909
New-York. April 15.-A director is authority for
Electric & Manufacturing Co and American
aggregate $4,000 and that the Britis6 WeSt.ns
house Electric & Manufacturing Co. has received
year. for nearly 100000 and has now employed IN
the production OF the apparatus for the execution
or these contracts in its extensive works Man
chester over $500 workmen-
In regard 10 the statement that the Westinz-
house Co did not join the General Electric Go IN
the purchase of the Curtis turbine patents and
sive right to manufacture such engines it is said
that the Curtis turbine must still be regarded as
daily outside of the works at Schenectady. ard
many changes to bring the apparatus into pfaeti-
cal condition.
The Westinghouse Co.. however, has manufaCt-
ured large number OF generators for the Parsons
tgr rbines made by the MesinshouSs 5lachlEe re 20:
which latter company prior 70 the CeneraI r-ttrc
Co. taking the Curtis tu- Dine patents. had sre-
sons turbines. This company has since. while sn-
gagged in the manufacture OF the Parsons turo.nes,
ducing the. size and weight of the machine 7-ith-
has proved to be higher than that OF any orhe-
form of steam engine on the market -.
operation of electric generators is recognized and
both the General Electric and Westinghouse Ma
chine Cos. win undoubtedly compete vigorously for
this kind Of engine business
ing branch. Westinghouse, Church Kerr & CO.
are organizations that IN existence at the time
OF the arrangement between the General Electric
and Westinghouse Cos. in regard to patents
The Machine Co. and Westinghouse Church. Kerr
x %.
and gas engines and in general engineering work.
and Westinghouse. Church. Kerr & Co have been
appointed engineering contractors by the PennsyI-
yania Railroad for the execution OF its new tunnel
machinery and electrical work. from New-Jersey
to Long Island. and at present carrying out
many other important engineering undertakings
While in this country. the Westinghouse Electric
and WsstfnghOuse Machine Cos are entirely in
depe ndent. in England the British Westnghouse
Co is operating under contract relations with both
companies -
THE WESTINGHOUSE Electric & Manufacturing Co
has at the present time nearly f00Oo employees at
is bringing to completion extensive addition 70
its East Pfttsburg works. aggregariDS % per cent
OF the completed portion of these works. This new
addition will be about 1850 feet in length by -
feet IN width consisting OF one main high bay the
fr1II length of the building and two TWO story
bavs on each side of equal length
The additional manufacturing facilities which VII!
he available on completion Of these new additions
70 needed on account Of the rapid development Of
the cOmpanys business, for the purpose or eXecut-
INC Iarga orders now on the books. and particularly
FOR large generators and rotary transformer ap-
DsratIIs OF which class OF machinery the Vest
frehouse Co has supplied about 90 per cent Of al
that has been used in America
ThF issued capital stock OF the General Electric
Cvo fS AZ present about $4590G.OO The business re-
rored for tts last fiscal nearly so 90 900
be yVsstfng house Co.'S issued capital is about g.
60o nO with sales. as stated above. OF S2fOOOOo):
tbat is the sales have exceeded the issued capital
by one-third-
Gently commanded premium OF 80 to 80 per cent
months commanded a premium OF over 100 per cent