. Railway master mechanic . The engine had cylinders 19x34 in., exhaust noz-zle, single, -5* in. diam. The train consisted of ninepassenger cars, three being sleepers. The Old Man • In an entertaining article on The Old Man in arecent number of the American Machinist, Mr. Rogers advocates the retention of that apparentlydisrespectful term as aplied to the proprietor andgives the following amusing account of the resultsof his ignorant use of the same during the earlydays of his apprenticeship: My hardest work was learning the names of thedifferent tools I had to use. 1 was always in troub
. Railway master mechanic . The engine had cylinders 19x34 in., exhaust noz-zle, single, -5* in. diam. The train consisted of ninepassenger cars, three being sleepers. The Old Man • In an entertaining article on The Old Man in arecent number of the American Machinist, Mr. Rogers advocates the retention of that apparentlydisrespectful term as aplied to the proprietor andgives the following amusing account of the resultsof his ignorant use of the same during the earlydays of his apprenticeship: My hardest work was learning the names of thedifferent tools I had to use. 1 was always in troubleover it. One hot summer day I was with two o( themen on an outside job, two miles from the shop, andthey told me to go back and gel a 0-16 in. drill, theratchet, and old man. (For the Denetlt of the unin-itiated wplain tuat an angular piece ot iron that is used in connectionwith the ratchet and drill.) I trudged back to theshop, and the first one I met, as I entered, was theproprietor. How are you boys getting on with t
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