. Railway mechanical engineer . water andconveniences such as paper racks, ash trays, is providedfor each patient. The sides and roofs of these cars arepainted in glossy white enamel. Pharmacy car F contains a dispensary, and treatmentmedical officers office, linen room, and a pantry for medicalcomforts, and an emergency compartment. The corridor onthis car is wide enough to pass a stretcher into the treatmentroom. The dispensary is fitted with cupboards and racksfor bottles, surgical dressings, etc. Part of this car is par-titioned off and provided with eight berths, in which badcases c


. Railway mechanical engineer . water andconveniences such as paper racks, ash trays, is providedfor each patient. The sides and roofs of these cars arepainted in glossy white enamel. Pharmacy car F contains a dispensary, and treatmentmedical officers office, linen room, and a pantry for medicalcomforts, and an emergency compartment. The corridor onthis car is wide enough to pass a stretcher into the treatmentroom. The dispensary is fitted with cupboards and racksfor bottles, surgical dressings, etc. Part of this car is par-titioned off and provided with eight berths, in which badcases can be treated. Kitchen and mens mess car D-2 contains a large kit store,wash basin, and kitchen similar to that on car D-\, a messroom, with folding table for the men, and a smaller mess forthe non-commissioned officers, the latter having two beds, sothat the senior N. C. may sleep there if desired. Personnel car C is arranged similarly to the ward cars,cxrupt tliat the mattrcs-r- di ili, li, .1- ,,r. i ..\rred w^ith Ameri-. Copyt ght by l<:Jc<ivood &■ UndcrwocJ. X. 5. War Car Arranged for Sitting Cases ican cloth, so that the beds can be used as seats by the staffduring the day. Kit racks are provided, and also smalllockers under the beds. Brake and store car E contains a large linen store and acompartment provided with shelves for carr)^ing the generalprovisions required on the train, a kit store and compartmentfor perishables and a meat safe. A brake compartmentsimilar to that on car .4-10 completes the car. A ST.\TEMENT OF THE PURPOSE OF THEM. G. B. ASSOCIATION* BY JOSEPH W. TAYLORLate Secretary of tlie Master Car Builders Association The blaster Car Builders .\ssociation, in its begin-ning a voluntary organization, composed of master carbuilders and foremen of railway car shops, was for-mally organized at Altoona, Pennsylvania, September 18,1867. Previous to this, and dating back as far as 1864,several informal meetings had been held by the car men ofthe Xew Yo


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