Canadian machinery and metalworking (July-December 1917) . tive atti-tude against the trials and sorrows ofthe station engineer. Born in the county of Wentworth,township of Salt Fleet, May 3, 1862, Wil-liam A. Sweet is a Canadian son of Can-adian parents, although four generationsback his forefathers were of Hollandbirth. After receiving the ordinaryschool education of that period, he com-menced work at the age of sixteen, learn-,ing the milling trade in the town ofWoodburn, Ont., where he was employedat the Woodburn Flour Mills. They wereowned by John Edmonds and during thethree and a half ye
Canadian machinery and metalworking (July-December 1917) . tive atti-tude against the trials and sorrows ofthe station engineer. Born in the county of Wentworth,township of Salt Fleet, May 3, 1862, Wil-liam A. Sweet is a Canadian son of Can-adian parents, although four generationsback his forefathers were of Hollandbirth. After receiving the ordinaryschool education of that period, he com-menced work at the age of sixteen, learn-,ing the milling trade in the town ofWoodburn, Ont., where he was employedat the Woodburn Flour Mills. They wereowned by John Edmonds and during thethree and a half years he was there, Mr. Sweet had charge of a beam engine hav-ing a cylinder 20 in. dia. by 5 ft. stroke,running at 30 revs, per min. An inter-esting feature of this pl?nt was the pres-ence of a water tube boiler of which thefollowing description is given: A mainhorizontal shell about 6 ft. dia., and pro-portionate length, had a central rectan-gular flue 48 in. wide by 30 in. 500 tubes were disposed vertical-ly in this flue, connecting the water. W. A. SWEET. spaces above and below the square boiler was made by some firm inHamilton, whose name history recordethnot. After a short time with Morgan Bros.,who owned a flour mill in Hamilton, decided to become a real out andout engineer, and with this end in view he commenced his apprenticeship in 1882with the firm of Reid & Barr, who wereengaged in the building of stationary andportable engines and also boilers. Thefour years spent there were full of op-portunity, particularly as regards theoperation of machinery, a fact which wasto be of considerable influence in thelater activities of our friend. At this time, Mr. Sweet devoted con-siderable time to study, taking both theelectrical and steam engineering coursesof the Scranton School, so that he wasamply qualified to take charge of theelectrical plant at the Royal Distillery,Hamilton. This equipment included onebi-polar dynamo of 400 light capacity, 2bi-
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