The Schenectadian, portraying the advantages, attractions and opportunities of the electic city . -cial assistance to the various social andathletic activities conducted by the large sum was apropriated in 1912 for theconstruction of a new home, now completed,for the Edison Club, which is composed most-Iv of young men employed as testmen orjunior engineers. This building, in Washing-ton Avenue, near .State Street, provides alarge auditorium, bowling alleys. l)illiard, cardand smoking rooms, shower baths andlockers. This club forms a social centerfor members of the various engineerin
The Schenectadian, portraying the advantages, attractions and opportunities of the electic city . -cial assistance to the various social andathletic activities conducted by the large sum was apropriated in 1912 for theconstruction of a new home, now completed,for the Edison Club, which is composed most-Iv of young men employed as testmen orjunior engineers. This building, in Washing-ton Avenue, near .State Street, provides alarge auditorium, bowling alleys. l)illiard, cardand smoking rooms, shower baths andlockers. This club forms a social centerfor members of the various engineering so-cieties of the city, whose membership is large-ly composed of General Electric employes. In addition to the Schenectady plant, the(ieneral Electric Company also maintainsInrge plants at Lynn and Pittsfield, Mass.;Harrison, N. J.; Erie. Pa.: Fort Wayne, Ind.,and lesser plants at several other cities. r B • k .iiii,,.:^-MH • • 1 -^^^^ i ¥-?; ;.<,,:? .??•r<•~^ vfllli^lil ^ IHII 35= P^fT f . -TIDH-- iriu-ii the iriuslU- (It the Genera! Electrie JVorks 38. Coiiil^aiiys Plant. AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY riie American Loconioti\e Company, whichhas its largest plant at Schenectady, owns andoperates six plants, the others heing locatedat Dunkirk. K. Y.: Montreal, P. Q.; Rich-mond. \a.: Paterson, N. J., and The general offices of the company arelocated in Xew York City, but the generaldrawing office for all plants is located atSchenectady. The Schenectady plant is able to manufac-ture any class of locomotive, but most of thesmaller locomotives, such as contractors en-gines, are built at Paterson. so that Schenec-tady handles the larger class of engines, beingespecially equipped for this work. In addi-tion to steam locomotives, the Schenectadyplant manufactures the mechanical portionof electric locomotives, having two buildingsdevoted almost exclusively to this work,handling same in connection with the GeneralElectric Compan\-. The plimt
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