Asbestos Magazine, 1923

Johns-Manville's notes

1. Jan. 1923, pp. 12-22 summary p. 18

   "Asbestos in Arizona" Mines on Ash Creek began in 1914, property originally being leased by H.W. Johns-Manville Co. and now fully owned by them. In 1920, it employed over 550. Largest asbestos mine in U.S., embracing 66 claims.

2. Jan. 1923, p. 40 summary p. 18

   Johns-Manville has completed three of its eight unit factory in Asbestos City, IL. The entire project will cost $6 million. Each unit averages 1,000 ft. long and 250 ft. wide. Completion is expected by Fall 1923 or by Spring 1924.

3. Jan. 1923, p. 46 summary p. 18

   J-M anticipating an unprecedented building boom this Spring, is rushing to completion their two new plants at Asbestos, P.Q., Canada and Waukegan, Ill. and plan to increase their working forces at their factories by 15%, with an increase in production of insulating and roofing material of 26%.

4. Feb. 1923, p. 9 summary p. 18

   "Marine trade in packing is practically dead, with little hope of revival unless the ship subsidy bill should go thru, and that is rather unlikely."

5. Feb. 1923, p. 43 summary p. 18

   Notices for application of postmaster of Asbestos City have been sent out in the Chicago territory. Asbestos City, which is north of Waukegan, Ill., is soon to be incorporated as a municipality of 5,000 persons to be employed in the $30 million manufacturing plant now being built by J-M.

6. Feb. 1923, p. 43 summary p. 18

   "Johns-Manville, Inc. has the contract for what is said to be the most important insulation job ever performed - the construction of the heating plant at Cornell University, declared be the largest project of its kind in the world. It is said that there are more miles of steam piping in the Cornell System than in any other now in operation. Prudence Risley Hall is two miles from the heating unit, and in two places the steam is carried across a bridge."

7. Mar. 1923, p. 44 summary p. 19

   Asbestos, Ltd. of Bound Brook, NJ is preparing a grade of asbestos spinning fiber which contains no shorts and is ready for spinning. The spinner "will not experience any loss in preparation, as the shorts and dust from the fibre are entirely eliminated."

8. Mar. 1923, p. 45 summary p. 19

   A London paper reports on a non-breakable cigarette ash, which will neither fall off or crumble. Asbestos is used in the composition of the cigarette.

9. Mar. 1923, p. 45 summary p. 19

   Johns-Manville recently purchased the Rockefeller residence on Madison Ave., thereby securing one of the most important plats in the 42nd St. district.

10. Mar. 1923, p. 50 summary p. 19

    Bureau of Standards, Wash. D.C., is conducting tests on asbestos theatre curtains.

11. Aug. 1923, p. 19 summary p. 19

    Bureau of Standards, Nat'l. Board of Fire Underwriters, etc. have done quite a bit of investigation on theatre curtains, but it is too early to predict results.

12. Oct. 1923, pp. 30-33 summary p. 19

    "Quebec's Asbestos Shipments for Germany" (written by American Consul). While a small portion of asbestos has been sent to Great Britain, approximately 90% has gone to Belgian and German ports. The German shipping interests are eagerly snapping up all available tonnage, and the mines in Canada are working at high speed to keep up with the demand.

13. Nov. 1923, p. 40 summary p. 19

    Oliver Bowles has authored a brochure entitled, "Asbestos" recently published by the U.S. Bureau of Mines.

14. Nov. 1923, p. 43 summary p. 19

    Brake lining manufacturers will soon visit the Bureau of Standards to inspect their new apparatus for testing of brakes. All manufacturers are urged to attend.

15. Dec. 1923, p. 22 summary p. 19

    The raw material markets in both Canada and Africa are making no profit and in some cases are losing heavily.

16. Dec. 1923, p. 45 summary p. 19

    Asbestos Construction Co., Inc., 651-55 W. 43rd St., New York, NY, is a contracting distributor for Johns-Manville.