. American engineer and railroad journal . it is be-lieved, be much wiser and more practicable for the Master Me-chanics Association to act in accordance with this advice, andthe practice of its sister organization, than to embark in anextravagant scheme which will lead to results which no onecan foresee, and which would be liable to abuses which mightbring discredit to the Association and its members. The plan of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers is verysimple, and could very easily be adopted and tried, and, if suc-cessful, could be extended, or if it failed would not incur anydisastrous
. American engineer and railroad journal . it is be-lieved, be much wiser and more practicable for the Master Me-chanics Association to act in accordance with this advice, andthe practice of its sister organization, than to embark in anextravagant scheme which will lead to results which no onecan foresee, and which would be liable to abuses which mightbring discredit to the Association and its members. The plan of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers is verysimple, and could very easily be adopted and tried, and, if suc-cessful, could be extended, or if it failed would not incur anydisastrous consequences. Such a plan was proposed in thesepages a year ago. in an article on Competitive Tests of Loco-motives. It was then suggested that a series of such testsshould be made under the auspices and direction of a commit-tee to be appointed for that purpose—the committee to formu-late a plan for making the tests, and have charge of them, and •aVOmrVH VINVAlASNMHd S3AIXOI £ *ou—•aoiAaHS avoy yoj-aAixowoDOT ihoih^h 9 h ssvtd. 7^/,«?- •I •Om—■3AI10W0D01
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