. Railway mechanical engineer . rein proper condition to correctly register the water in theboiler, the water is never at rest while under pressure, andthat when the water becomes slow or sluggish of movementor in agitation, it indicates an improper condition thatshould be immediately corrected. Such conditions areusually caused by restriction in the openings in the fixtures,sags or traps in the steam-pipe connection, or the top con-nection made so as to allow water to enter, and sometimesby bottom connection being improperly located so as tocause steam bubijles to enter. The water-indicating
. Railway mechanical engineer . rein proper condition to correctly register the water in theboiler, the water is never at rest while under pressure, andthat when the water becomes slow or sluggish of movementor in agitation, it indicates an improper condition thatshould be immediately corrected. Such conditions areusually caused by restriction in the openings in the fixtures,sags or traps in the steam-pipe connection, or the top con-nection made so as to allow water to enter, and sometimesby bottom connection being improperly located so as tocause steam bubijles to enter. The water-indicating appliances are among the most im-portant devices on the locomotive, from the viewpoint ofsafety as well as economy; therefore, every effort should bemade to see that they are so constructed, applied and main-tained as to properly perform their function under all con-ditions of service, and so that the enginemen operating thelocomotive may have the widest and easiest possible viewfrom their usual and proper positions in the General Foremen Hold Annual Meeting Discussion on Methods of Reducing Cost of Equip-ment Repairs Covered a Wide Range of Subjects THE problem of selecting and training foremen, thehandling of labor, the need for adequate machineryand facilities and the scope of the fusion weldingprocesses, in their bearing on reduction in the cost of repairsto cars and locomotives, were the subjects discussed with thekeenest interest by the members of the International RailwayGeneral Foremans Association in attendance at the sixteenthannual convention. The convention was held at the Hotel Sherman, Chicago,September 8 to 10, inclusive, with President W. T. Gale ( N. W.) in the chair. Following the customary formalexercises at the opening session, President Gale delivered hisaddress. An abstract of his remarks follows: President Gales Address ]Much might be said as to ways in which improvements inrailway transportation may be made. Government controlof the railroads in
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