Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1912 . ! r,e,.i Poo^ie/n it) Tips for Helpers—By Phoenix In this day of specialists it is ratherthe common thing to sneer at the all-around man, i. e., the man who can doplumbing, heating and gas fitting. Tomy mind, he has a better chance to ac-quire knowledge (provided he is in asmall town or small city) than in daysgone by. In past days the plumber hadmuch lead work to do. Today, on thecontrary, he does very little lead am not contending but that it takestime to learn both trades—and as forgas fitting, it has mostly come to be athing
Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1912 . ! r,e,.i Poo^ie/n it) Tips for Helpers—By Phoenix In this day of specialists it is ratherthe common thing to sneer at the all-around man, i. e., the man who can doplumbing, heating and gas fitting. Tomy mind, he has a better chance to ac-quire knowledge (provided he is in asmall town or small city) than in daysgone by. In past days the plumber hadmuch lead work to do. Today, on thecontrary, he does very little lead am not contending but that it takestime to learn both trades—and as forgas fitting, it has mostly come to be athing of the past so far as the plumberis concerned, as the gas companies havepractically swiped the whole gasbusiness. So, if I were a boy again to,day, in the light of what I now know ofthe gas business Id give it very little at-tention. In a small town or city, it isalmost absolutely necessary that themechanic know both plumbing and heat-ing if he expects to hold his job anylonger than the rush season and the workas done in these small places is not so
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