. Railway mechanical engineer . wingto the demands that he be made secretan, to suc-ceed A. L. Woodworth, who asked to be retired follow^ing acontinuous .service in th s office of 22 years, Mr. Maverresigned the presidency to accept the office of secretarv-treasurer. Montreal, Quebec, was unanimously chosen as the placefor the next convention, with the provision, however, that theexecutive committee be empowered to make other arrange-ments should the best interest of the Association so requfre. ADJUSTABLE CENTER BLOCKS FOR CRANKSHAFTS By J. K. BLAIRNorfolk & Western. Roanoke. Va. I

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. Railway mechanical engineer . wingto the demands that he be made secretan, to suc-ceed A. L. Woodworth, who asked to be retired follow^ing acontinuous .service in th s office of 22 years, Mr. Maverresigned the presidency to accept the office of secretarv-treasurer. Montreal, Quebec, was unanimously chosen as the placefor the next convention, with the provision, however, that theexecutive committee be empowered to make other arrange-ments should the best interest of the Association so requfre. ADJUSTABLE CENTER BLOCKS FOR CRANKSHAFTS By J. K. BLAIRNorfolk & Western. Roanoke. Va. In turning crank shaft bearings, it is usually necessary tomake center blocks to accommodate ever\- different diameterof end bearing and crank throw. As this is laborious andcostly, the device illustrated herewith will be found a usefuladjunct in the machine shop. It has been found verv handyfor turning the wrist bearing on various styles of stokercranks and similar work. The block which carries the ■%SetScrenr,Ziong J^lff. le-A V- es V—

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