. Railway mechanical engineer . uating from the lat-ter in 1900 with the de-gree of mechanical en-gineer. He then enteredthe service of theSchenectady LocomotiveWorks, his experiencewhile on this work em-bracing locomotive de-sign and shop was associated withF. W. Cole in the earlydevelopment of the super-heater for locomotivesby that company. In1910, upon the formationof the superheater com-pany, he was appointedmechanical engineer, andin 1916 he was appointedchief engineer for thecompany, which position he held at the time of his election,as above noted. In April, 1917, he was gra
. Railway mechanical engineer . uating from the lat-ter in 1900 with the de-gree of mechanical en-gineer. He then enteredthe service of theSchenectady LocomotiveWorks, his experiencewhile on this work em-bracing locomotive de-sign and shop was associated withF. W. Cole in the earlydevelopment of the super-heater for locomotivesby that company. In1910, upon the formationof the superheater com-pany, he was appointedmechanical engineer, andin 1916 he was appointedchief engineer for thecompany, which position he held at the time of his election,as above noted. In April, 1917, he was granted a leave ofabsence and served as an officer in the U. S. Navy on thebattleships Ohio and Indiana. He entered service with the 1stX. Y. Xaval Militia, which was the first body of armedtroops to move after the declaration of war with Germany. is a recognized authority on superheating and has beenan active factor in its development. He is, in a large measure,responsible for putting superheater design upon a practical. H. B. Oatley 272 RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINEER Vol. 95, No. 4 operating and manufacturing basis in locomotive, marine andstationary practice, and, without sacrifice of efficiency, has de-veloped uniformity of sizes and design. Charles H. True, vice-president in charge of production, wasborn in Boston, Mass., and was educated at the public schoolsof Schuyler, Neb., and the University of Nebraska, graduatingin 1898 with the degreeof electrical upon grad-uation he entered theservice of the UnionPacific at Omaha, andserved in both the loco-motive and car 1902 he became round-house foreman at GrandIsland, Neb., and in 1903resigned from the UnionPacific to take a similarposition at Trenton, Mo.,with the Chicago, RockIsland & Pacific. In Oc-tober of the same year hewas transferred to theSilvis shops as assistantsuperintendent of 1905 he was appointedmechanical engineer withthe Railway MaterialsCompany, at Chicago, and was e
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