. Railway mechanical engineer . t Denison, Ohio,he worked in the black-smith shop of the Louis-ville & Nashville atLouisville, Ky., and leftthere during the panic of1873 to enter the employof a manufacturing company at Columbus, Ohio. Returningto railroad service, Mr. Laizure worked for the PennsylvaniaRailroad and was one of the pioneers in the blacksmith shopdepartment of the Erie Railroad. He worked for the Atlanticand Great Western at Galion, Ohio, when the gage was changedfrom broad to standard, and in later years served the Erie asblacksmith foreman at Susquehanna and Meadville. Returnin
. Railway mechanical engineer . t Denison, Ohio,he worked in the black-smith shop of the Louis-ville & Nashville atLouisville, Ky., and leftthere during the panic of1873 to enter the employof a manufacturing company at Columbus, Ohio. Returningto railroad service, Mr. Laizure worked for the PennsylvaniaRailroad and was one of the pioneers in the blacksmith shopdepartment of the Erie Railroad. He worked for the Atlanticand Great Western at Galion, Ohio, when the gage was changedfrom broad to standard, and in later years served the Erie asblacksmith foreman at Susquehanna and Meadville. Returningto the industrial field in 1893, several years were spent directingblacksmith shop work for the American Locomotive Companyat Richmond, Va., to be followed by 15 years as master black-smith of the Nickel Plate at Conneaut, Ohio. Mr. Laizurewas a mechanic of the old school, a well-known figure at theannual conventions of the International Railroad Master Black-smiths Association and highly esteemed by all those who R. Laizure 330 RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINEER Vol. 95, No. S SUPPLY TRADE NOTES E. E. Goodwillie has been appointed sales agent in chargeof the Cleveland office of the Bethlehem Steel Company,Bethlehem, Pa. The G. M. Basford Company has removed its office from30 Church street to the National City building, 17 Eastforty-second street, New York City. The Rome Iron Mills, Inc., has removed its general officesfrom 30 Church street to the National City building, 17 EastForty-second street, New York City. The Landis Tool Company, Waynesboro, Pa., has Removedits New York sales office from SO Church street to 51 Cham-bers street. M. G. Dunbar is the manager. The Stone Franklin Company has removed its generaloffices from 30 Church street to the National City building,17 East Forty-second street, New York City. The Superheater Company removed its general officeson May 1 from 30 Church street to the National City build-ing, 17 East Forty-second street, New York City. The
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