. Railway mechanical engineer . c andwas connected with thetest department of thatroad for some time,after which he entered the service of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul as signalengineer. Later he was superintendent of construction ofthe Johnson Railway Signal Company, was with the UnionSwitch & Signal Company for a short time, and then becamesignal engineer of the Hall Signal Company. In 1895 hebecame mechanical department editor of the Railway andEngineering Review, and in 1897 was made editor of theAmerican Engineer and Railroad Journal when that pub-lication was owned by R. M. Van Arsd
. Railway mechanical engineer . c andwas connected with thetest department of thatroad for some time,after which he entered the service of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul as signalengineer. Later he was superintendent of construction ofthe Johnson Railway Signal Company, was with the UnionSwitch & Signal Company for a short time, and then becamesignal engineer of the Hall Signal Company. In 1895 hebecame mechanical department editor of the Railway andEngineering Review, and in 1897 was made editor of theAmerican Engineer and Railroad Journal when that pub-lication was owned by R. M. Van Arsdale. In September,1905, he was made assistant to the president of the AmericanLocomotive Company and in March, 1913, became chiefengineer of the railroad department of Joseph T. Ryerson &Son. Mr. Basford was one of the founders of the RailwaySignal Association and has been known as the father of thatorganization. He has been closely identified with the de-velopment of the locomotive in this country and is also noted. because of the inspiration and assistance which he has givennot only in developing rational apprenticeship courses formechanics in the motive power department, but in the effortswhich he has made to awaken railway officers generally to thenecessity for giving more attention to the selection, trainingand promotion of employees. His work with the AmericanLocomotive Company was notable among other things forthe development of the publicity campaign of that companywhich has been an important factor in awakening railwaysupply manufacturers to the possibilities of the early stages of the development of the RailwayBusiness Association in the winter of 1908-9 arrangementswere made with the American Locomotive Company wherebyMr. Basford gave part of his time to that association as secre-tary. A more complete sketch of Mr. Basfords career will befound in the American Engineer of April, 1913, page 225. E. A. Averill was born at Richland, N. Y., August 13,18
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