El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-20

l this is treated with ferro-silicon. An
enormous amount Of it is now used
I IN all the steel plants that are work
ing for the war.
Silicon is also employed for gen
Grating gas for our military balloons.
All Of the armies in Europe are
I equipped with the apparatus TO gen
crate it. and that in connection with
their observation balloons.
Making High Speed steel.
speaking Of high speed steel this
IS a product that depends almost en-
tlrely upon Niagara power tt is ow-
ing to this steel made with alloys
produced here. that we have the per-
Iectlon OF the modern cutting tool
I'm the old DAYS of carbon steel II
was necessary to have a cool cuttfne
eose. and the best q man could get
was cut OF Is feet to the minute.
With the high speed tools we can
now take off chips OF steel an inch
ana half wide and half an inch
thick at the rate OF 40 OF 50 feet a
minute and that Notwithstanding the
tool is red hot
Without high speed steel and arti-
fetal abraSives our machine shols
would be cut TO three fourths or four
fifths Of their present product. An
automobile plant which now produces
500 cars per day could not turn out
more than 100 cars with the same
plant and the same force
Among the alloys made here are
ferro-chromium, ferro-vana dunn and
ferrO tungsten F'erro-chrOnium is
the hardening agent used in making
armor plate. Without il there would
he no tough skin to protect our bat
teships. and no armor-piercinE pro-
lectiles TO serve our coast defeuceS-
The battleshi1 Pennsylvania has rn.00
tons OF armor. and TO make this was
required 500 tons or ferro- chromium.
The same material enters into the
manufacture OF automobile steel and
dies More than half Of all the ferro-
chromium that IS used in the United
states comes from the electric fur
uaces at Niagara Falls.
Three Big Aluminium Plants.
Everyone knows about aluminium
It goes into automobile and airnlanes
and Is used for cooking utensils and
electrical transmission. There are
three great plants here that make
that product and II is turned out
by the millions OF pounds by means
Of this electric power.
And then take acetylene The cal
cium carbide made here by electricity
crude oil, and. in the shape OF acetv-
lene gas is giving light 70 thousands
OF homes and public buildings More
than 100000 miners now use acetylene
lamps and the same light IS used To-
guarding the coast line fin innumer-
able beacon lights and buovs
Acetylene. In connection with oxy-
gen, produces 4 flame which is about
the hottest known 70 chemistry Z
Is so powerful that Il viii cut the
hardest srmor plate. II Is used IN re-
pairing the guns and other machinery
on the battl efields. and also in doing
similar work on our war vessels Not {
French warship broke in two and
was welded perfectly within SIS hours
by acetylene flames. a few Years ago I
i would have been six weeks before {
IL was fixed
our military boards have stated
that We shall need 10000 tons o.
nitrstes per year 70 satisfy the de-
mands OF the war. NitrsteS are a 4
necessity IN the making Of all high
explosives. and they are also the
most valuable OF fertilizers By
means Of electricity they are making /
nj trates rom the air at Niagara. The 3
plant has been located in Canada be- /
cause If could not get power 70 opar- [
ate It's electric furnaces on this side ]
II the falls. tt Is. 7 think the only ]
plant this side Of Norway which is /
making nitrate that way. am not I
sure aS 10 what the Germans ace DO I
ing
hNAAn- n NAAAeAal Nrrunuale.
And then there is artificial era 1hite !
which is made here in electric fur
laces by the millions OF pounds This I
was invented by DR. Edward r. Ache D
son. the same man who discovered !
,arborundum. II Is electrical. and II !
Uses the most common materials. The Z
product supplies the lubricants which
ire greaEing the wheels OF our motor
,ars IN France and Of the other great I
power machines used there This
graphite is also employed IN electric ]
melting and refining. II aids in pro-
iucinE high grade steels. alloy Stee1s
md other alloved metals OF various
kinds.
I might also speak OF the new
'hemicals which are turned ont AZ
Niagara These come from the cleo
ric processes and they have made this