Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-27
BRASS OUTPUT
NEAR CAP PAClTY,
ANDERSON SAYS
Production Long Since Passed
Pre-War Basis; Here to
Install Exhibit.


shown in the development of the Amer
lean Brass company, recently pur-
chased by the Anaconda Copper Min
ing company, is rapidly approaching
capacity production, according to james
II. Anderson, assistant manager Of the
kenosha, Wis, mills of the company,
who was in Great Falls Wednesday
with Charles F. Craig, sales manager
for the company at Detroit, Mich, on
an inspection of the smelters here.
They were on their way from Butte,
where they superintnded the installa-
ton Of the brass exhibit in the copper
exposition, to be shown here next
week.
The Kenosha plant is running at
lOO per cent greater production now
than the same time a year ago." said
Mr.. Anderson. 1--WE are now at about
20 per cent capacity and steadily up
grade. | see no reason why we should
not reach capacity soon. In part, this
IS reflection on the general business
conditions and in part is due to the
growing use of brass, and other prod
ucts of our plant
Pre-War Basis Passed
With us. it isn't question Of get
ting back to our pre-war production.
were way over that now, even though
not at capacity. We wouldn't begin
TO be satisfied with that basis The
industries that are using brass have
shown and are showing tremendous
growth. There is the telephone bust
ness, for instance. jumping forward.
The automobile business of the present
would not be recognized as the same
as that of the pre-war days. Elec-
trlclty is the big thing of the future
and our business is bound right I'D
in it.
"A lot of people are going to get
their eyes opened by the big exhibit
OF brass. OF course. we got this to-
gether quickly. The request for it
came so suddenly that we just picked
up the exhibit we had in Chicago bod
lily and brought it out.
Inns exhibit is going to stay in
Montana. We feel that it is important
that it should be here. where it can
easily. be reached for fairs and other
occasions IN showing the people what
Dig thing they have in the resources
OF their state. | am going to begin
gathering some additions to it as soon
as l get back to the plant.
Contents Of Exhibits
Our work in the plant is in the form
Of brass. bronze copper, and nickel
silver in the form of sheets. tubes. rods
ana wire, as it is used by the manu-
lecturers Of the many brass articles.
lhese are contributions to the exhibit.
but there is wealth of other finished
products that can be picked up to
snow the uses it is put to. That's |
ic 1t just as easily here or in any
community The exhibit as shipned
rom Chicago weighs about 1000
pounds.
Speaking Of the many uses to which
he metals are put. Mr.. Anderson
'ketched some of the development that
'omes with a brass plant.
Ihe two go hand in hand" he said
'Of course. some manufacturing in the
lrea served must be on hand to Justify
brass plant. But having that. the
ocatlon Of the plant means the spring
ng up of many allied industries about
t. For instance. in kenosha, one of
he allied business located there is the
manufacture of brass beds
From the kenosha plant we supply
much OF the western demand. The de-
nand on the Pacific coast, due to the
edV! IFelRHt rates, is now very large
Y served from the east coast plants,
ecause Of the lower water rate. The
nly orders handled through us now
re the rush orders where time is
factor"
Automobiles Takes Brass
. The automobile industry takes some
5O,0oO.OO pounds Of metals from the
lmerican Brass company each wear,
ccording to Mr.. Craig. There is now
firm tone to the trade, he said
The automobile factories of the
Detroit territory are now operating
t good production he said. "rhere is
feeling that they may reduce their
utput later, probably in August or the
arly fall. But we are hopeful that
ne steadily improving business condi-
ons will not make this necessary"
Both MIR. Anderson and Mr.. Craig
aid they were impressed with their
'ip through the mining and smelling .
,nters of Montana and were pleased {
1th their stay in the state. They are J
their way back to their usual posi-
ons with the company.