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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co., one of Samuel Insull's least troubled concerns, last week joined the parade of corporations getting into the "next big industry": air conditioning equipment. Dr. Robert G. Guthrie, chief metallurgist of the Chicago utility, announced the invention of a new chemical compound which he calls "lamisilite." "Lamisilite" is a silicate like silica gel (which certain new air conditioners use), quartz, opal, beryl, tourmaline, garnet, mica. Like silica gel, the new material is highly hygroscopic- absorbs moisture, dehumidifies air. The mother ore of "lamisilite" is a trade secret. Victor Chemical Co., who will make...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Lamisilite | 4/25/1932 | See Source »

Chicago Group. Commonwealth Edison, Peoples Gas Light & Coke, and Public Service Co. of Northern Illinois are considered among the finest utility properties in the world. Their combined earnings last year came to 30 millions. They have assets of around a billion dollars and while Commonwealth Edison must meet a $20,000,000 maturity on July 30 and Public Service a $15,000,000 maturity, no difficulties are expected. Less prosperous in this group is Chicago Rapid Transit Co., formed in 1924. It operates Chicago's elevated railroads, rents its tracks to the Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee (North Shore Line...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Shaken Empire | 4/18/1932 | See Source »

...gasoline costs 35? to 40? a gallon, said Gustav Egloff of Chicago, too high for all but a few districts in the U. S., but not too high for countries a long distance from gasoline sources. Other breakdown products of cottonseed oil include Diesel engine oil, coke, gases, water. Certain of the gases can be converted into alcohol, anti-freeze materials. Museums. No community of more than 50,000 in the U. S., Canada or Great Britain lacks a museum of some kind. The U. S. has about 1400 museums of which 300 are devoted to Science and Industry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Chemists at New Orleans | 4/11/1932 | See Source »

Byers' prominence made his death a great scandal. He was chairman of A. M. Byers Co., Pittsburgh makers of wrought iron pipe, was connected with coke, docks and banking. He was a fine, widely known sportsman. In 1906 he won the national amateur golf championship. For years he kept a box at Forbes (baseball) Field, Pittsburgh. In England and the U.S. he had racing stables. He won trophies at trap shooting. He maintained homes at Pittsburgh, Southampton, L.I., and Aiken, S.C., often visited Palm Beach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Radium Drinks | 4/11/1932 | See Source »

...their annual meeting in Manhattan last week. With International Correspondence School instruction Ora E. Clark was, at 19, chief chemist for a small Pennsylvania blast furnace. At 35 and with several years of night schooling he is chief chemist, foreman and blast furnace superintendent of the Hamilton Coke & Iron Co. When the Hamilton furnaces operate (they have been cold since November), he runs them at remarkable efficiency. The thing iron-masters chiefly appreciate in his work is the instruction he gives them about coke. There is a best shape and condition of coke for melting iron from ores. Furnaceman Clark...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Miners & Metallurgists | 2/29/1932 | See Source »

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