Railway and Locomotive Engineering . tor. It is inexpen-sively done, and is an excellent methodof repairing breakages of this kind onthe lubricator. 216 RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING. July, 1916^ Annual Convention of the Master Car Builders Association The fiftieth annual convention of theMaster Car Builders Association washeld at Atlantic City, N. J., June 14, 15,16, President D. R. MacBain in the the course of an admirable openingaddress by the chairman, emphasis wasplaced on the results obtained by thework of the association, and he suggestedthat a resume of the work should be
Railway and Locomotive Engineering . tor. It is inexpen-sively done, and is an excellent methodof repairing breakages of this kind onthe lubricator. 216 RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING. July, 1916^ Annual Convention of the Master Car Builders Association The fiftieth annual convention of theMaster Car Builders Association washeld at Atlantic City, N. J., June 14, 15,16, President D. R. MacBain in the the course of an admirable openingaddress by the chairman, emphasis wasplaced on the results obtained by thework of the association, and he suggestedthat a resume of the work should be pre-pared in book form. Referring to thework of the committees, the chairmanshowed how carefully he had familiarizedhimself with the mass of details comingbefore the association. The progress dur-ing the year in complying with legislativeenactments, especially on the leading rail-roads, was excellent, but there was stillroom for progress along this line. Thestandardization of brake equipment wasurged, and tin- wurk nf the committee. ircsiicni. .^i^i-ur \ ill iiiiiMcrs As&ociation,1915-16. heartily approved. A revision of the in-terchange l)ook of rules was urged, as asimplification was desirable. The chair-man regretted a growing tendency in theuse of non-standard material in the con-struction and repair of cars, and appealedto the members to correct this practiceas far as it was within their power to doso. The growth of welding cast steelparts was referred to, and a recommenda-tion that the committee be continued wasurged. In referring to the twelve mem-bers who had died during the year, thechairman paid a glowing tribute to thememory of John Kirby, formerly mastercar builder of the Lake Shore & Michi-gan Southern Railway, who had be«n incailway acrvio« 61 years and 6even was one of the associations strongestadvocates and supporters, and much of what had been accomplished in the workin which the association had been en-gaged can be attributed to Mr. Kir
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