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BRITISH 'CANNING AND CAN MAKING."

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AN AMERICAN VIEW OF RIVAL INDUSTRY...

AMUSED AT OUR LITTLE EFFORTS?

[BY TRADE COMMISSIONER FLOYD E SULLIVAN, LONDON"]

The following report by an American Trade Commissioner on Britain's humble little efforts to compete in an aelwiltedly U8.4, preserve muke salutary reading, "They make one feel like Gulliver arben the King of the Giants philosophiaed over the pataon of auch big efforts as humans made u imitate the great oan of the murth,

Methods of Operation of British Plants,

The rapid progress made by the British canning industry during the past two or three years, and the;

·Tavorable" conilitions for further expansion whien how exists as the

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In this connection, it is interest by the Best British firm to make ing to note the methods employed automatic canning machinery. The products of this concern now in

INSTITUTE OF ENGINEER- ING TECHNOLOGY.

ORAL AND CORRESPONDENCE

TUITION.

The Committees which arrange the informal meetings at our great engineering institutions might do! warso than choose the relative ad- vantages hund disadvantages of em respondance and oral tuition as w subject for debate.

Though at first sight this sugges“ tion may appear to be merely face- tion, a closer exhunination will show that, for certain classes of students, the former acthod of instruction has prolomitating advantages. So much is this the case that when thirty students of the British In

2. Oxford-street, London, W., stitute of Engineering Technology,, wore asked to give their madid opinion on the subject, all of them

FRENCH GOVT. AND BRITISH COAL.

MORE RESTRICTIONS,

Paris-A reduction of the for- oigu ecal quota to 60 per cent, is anaoumer in the Journal Officiel. The previous quota was 70 per cent.. both figures being based on the average Imports during 1928, 1990, and 100, Främ June 1 for

in coke is also to be subject to the system of import licences. Thoses measures are in fulfilment of the decision of the Government (re- ported in 7he Times of May (4) to take steps for the further pro- trution of the coal industry, and flow representations made by the industry, to the Prime Minister and Ministers of Commerce and Public

Works.

It remains to be seen what the

effect of these additional restric-

reault of recent events, have give eludo the following: Disk exhaute definitely voted in favour of corres i tions will be upon the metal ins

A antural impetus to British maters, variable disk cookers and chinery Gems which have on a limit- coolers, prosure retorts, can box- ed scale in the past provided sumel örs, frait washers, sterilizing cheats, of the machinery and accessorica dried fruit prograwers, can drainers, employed.

sial conveyor type exhaustors, cook ers and coolers, rotary cooker and cooler for gallon cans, gas heated cooking tanks for rans in pea shollers, graders, blanchers, and lacquering ovens Following in a brief outline of the canning plant:

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crates,

Comparison of British and American

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Products.

Previous to 1931 practically the only contributions by British ma chinery manufacturere consisted of small experimental units of canning machinery, and various types of pea-packers' plant, such as viners, blanchers, graders, etc. By the end of 1931, however, there wore four or Ave British firms actually producing canning machinery, wch an syrupers, exhausters, and cook.

From reports sulimisted on the American Designs Popular.

methods employed by leading Bri Although British, manufacturers, tish manufacturers of can-making of causing machlaery are in a re-machinery it is indicated that the Intively favorable position, by ree type of equipment produced in son of the altered rate of uxchange Great Britain is not generally of and the customs tariff, which com the high-speed high-production type bined have the effect of increasing made by important American manu by up to 50 per cant the prices of

facturers. While most of the can- imported machinery, many authorineries in Great Britain continue to tied are of the opinion that Ameri

produce on a small scale, there will can predominance relative to "the always be a demand for the ap supply of machinery to the larger propriate type of equipment. In eanneries in this market, is not fact, some of the larger canning likely to be disturbed for some organizations already have an,our time to come. The domestic market put which necessitates full automa- for causing machinery is not yehtic canning plant with a large cap thought sufficiently large in isol acity, and these would appear to to justify the establishment of rely upon machinery of American Blaborate plant for the manufac origin for most of their require ture of large-scale canning machinments. There is, of course, some trade in reconditioned secondhara plants, and it is believed that this In view of the restriction of exwill receive some impalus now that 'perience and of markets, therefore, prices of imported goods have ad it is no surprising to find that the vaned. Much the same conditions canning machinery produced in apply to can-making machinery as Great Britain 19 mainly of the to ennuing plants. It is authorita somiautomatic type for small-sale tively stated that there is no pro production, which, of course, meena duction on the part of British ma the present requirements of most of chinery firms of fully automatic the British canneries, whose output, machinery capable of handling a is very small; as judged by Ameri- large volume. Such semiautomatic can standards, and does not justify machinery as is produced in Great the installation of full automatic Britain is understood to be quite large-scale plant. Neverthelem, in unsuited to the production of sani. addition to providing some of the tary eans, and is not used in Bri- requiramenta for the smaller can tish sanitary can-making, factorica. neries, British canaing machinery At present, American manufactur manufacturers have been abla in ers seem to have secured a strong some instances to secure a trini of hold on the market, British ma- their larger units in the largest chinery as a whole only being used

in the smaller plants.

Gry.

British Output Restricted.

canneries.

HIGHWAYS IN LIBYA.

ITALIAN ENGINEERS

BUSY.

Considerable road construction was inaugurated during 198 in Tripollania and Cirenaica, the two divisions of the Italian colony of Libya,

Tripolitania,

In the city of Tripoli the sum set aside for maintenance of s.reets,

construction of bridges, and other accompanying works amounted to 1,300,000 lire (!$68,000), out of a total for all public works amount- 21,770,000 liro .. (about

ing

to

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BIRMINGHAM BATTERY AND METAL COMPANY.

The extensive use of the word battery in general electrical and engineering prateties, and the occar rence of that word in the name of Messrs. The Birmingham Battery and Metal Company, Limited, Selly Onk, Birraingham, makers of non- ferrous metal tubes, sheet and strip, has sometimes caused confu- sion. Nearly a century ago "the business was established in Digbeth, Birmingham, for making brass pane by means of battery of tilt hammers. This method was termed the battery process and the pans Stamped and spun battery pans. Jans superseded the hammered pas and the manufacture of these was discontinued by the firm in 1985.

As the name of the company was, however, then well known, the word Battery was retained in its t'tlo.-Engineering.

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81.143,102).

Public works expenditures for all Tripolitia in 1931 amounted to 42,000,000 lire (about 82,308,900), which included allotments for rond work of which-detailed amounts are

First allotments in not available. ciuded construction on the highway i connecting Cussalat and Tarhana, three bridges on the Tripoli-Homs road, 21 of which have been con road and one on the Udi Zenare pleted and opened to traffic. Tho Highway, the completion "of" the total cost of the work so far com- Porto Azizia Fondugh Tohar pleted amounts to $2,800,000. The Highway, and the widening and., average number af workmen em naphalt surface treatment of manyployed is 4,900. other roads.

Revenue for the fiscal year 1032 Dizanaica.

-38 is estimated at about 8110,000,- Since April, 190, road construc-000, which is considered sufficient tian has been in progress without to meet the expemes of the various interruption, with considerable enterprises now contemplated. All maintenance work and now con- these road projects seem to be re struction being carried out simul ceiving the first consideration, it taneously, chiefly on B 20-mile being hoped to complete the various section, and roadbed grading of a trunk roads first and later the 160-mile length of the Bengesi and communicating reads. Chemines road, where expenditures | Milenge-Motor-Vehicle Registration amounted to about $187,413,

-Construction Work by Fur Preliminary plane are bring

celli, mado for the construction of 41. The total road milenge reported miles of new road at an estimated for the two colenics in 1930 was cost of $1,300,000. A more exten-2,512, of which 1,487 miles were in sive program for later execution is Cirenaten and 1,023 miles in Tripó“. being prepared, involving the ex- litanis. The total number of motor penditure of approximately $2,000,- vehicle registered on January 1, ,000 for 90 miles of new road. In 1931, was 1,219. the district south of Bengali and Agedabia, contracts have been lot for the construction of 70 miles of

2.

According to the press in Rome. most of the rond work is being one- ented by a big Roman firm

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pondence. The reason, of course, i dustry in France. The, Comité des is that the older, slower and more Forges has published a detailed. difficult student is ubir, to absorb the information provided at his

sbateinant of imports and exports" own pace, and, having straggled during 1991 which shows that Great as long as he is able, or inclined, Britain was easily the best customer with a particular problem, ha enu

for French products, taking 771,060 then propound it in writing, to his teacher when he next sends his an metric tone, or 182,000 tons more swers in without any fear of ex- than in 1930, out of total exports

sing himself to the ridicule of his companions.

The Institute, it should be stated, provides courses leading up to the examinations of the Institutions of Civil Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, and other engineering bodies, as well as the City and Guilds Institute and the degree examinations of the University of London, In addition, there are general couraes in engineering sub- jects, and others more particularly intended to assist those who wish to enter the Post Office, the Patent Office and other branches of the Civil Service.

Finally, cloro connection is intained with employers, and every endeavour is made to And students suitable positions. As a proof of the suceras of the work of the Institute, it may be stated that over 90 per cent. of the studentA entering for examinations in 199 and 1030 passed, while in the May and November examinations of the Institution of Electrical Engineers the sucesses reached 100 per cont.

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amounting to 3,130,000 tons, and valued at 1,817,000,000 francs. Gers many, which held first pines in 1930 with 811,000 tons, took only 382,000 tong fa31.

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Whether Gat Britain will con- tinue to be the principal marke is a question which is being debuted with some anxiety. The full effect of the British duty of 13 per cent... na nalurem has not yet been esti- mated, although it is believed here. thus the margin between. British and Continental Losts of produc tion is sufficiently grond to leave the French industry still with a slight advantage. But is is feared that any such, difference in price may be outweighed by the "Buy British" campaign, and by natural resentment at the exten- sion, both in scope and severity, of the French quota system. Another point which remains to be sostled is the effect of the quota, system upon the industry itself. since limitation of the free play of supply and demand may be found to affect costs of production and possibly jquality.

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