. Railway mechanical engineer . i Went Back to the General Foremans Office Half ExpectingNot to Find Him There road 0{)erating ofticcrs—cheerful, uncomplaining, serene;most congenial when busiest; and blessed with an optimismtaught by years of exacting railroad experience. There issurely romance in their days work, even though they prob-ably never think of it in just that way. Mk. McAdoos Influence.—Horatio Algers heroes mayhave to look to their laurels, according to a Canadian callboy of the Grand Trunk is likely to write his career asFrom call boy to president. No clock watcher is th
. Railway mechanical engineer . i Went Back to the General Foremans Office Half ExpectingNot to Find Him There road 0{)erating ofticcrs—cheerful, uncomplaining, serene;most congenial when busiest; and blessed with an optimismtaught by years of exacting railroad experience. There issurely romance in their days work, even though they prob-ably never think of it in just that way. Mk. McAdoos Influence.—Horatio Algers heroes mayhave to look to their laurels, according to a Canadian callboy of the Grand Trunk is likely to write his career asFrom call boy to president. No clock watcher is thisyoungster. He has just drawn a pay check for two weeks,for $, the result of his overtime efforts as a call this rate he is drawing a salary on the basis of $ amonth, which is more than the chief clerk—his boss— other officials admit that he is getting more than they,says our Canadian contemporar)-, but they explain that thescale set in the McAdoo award is for Some Notes on Erecting Shop Practice A Definite Program and Attention to Detailsare Essential to the Operation of an Erecting Shop BY C. P. HUBBARDErecting Foreman, Hornell Repair and Construction Coiporalion, Hoineil, N. Y. THE purpose of this article is to enumerate the variousoperations performed in the erecting shop in makingstandard classified repairs and to recommend perform-ances for each class of repairs rather than to describe theoperations themselves. The ever-increasing size of power isemphasizing the necessity of having the back shop relieve theroundhouse of heavy- repairs, and as this work generally comesunder the present Class 4 and 5 repairs, these operationsshould be distinguished from those performed in Class 1, 2and 3 repairs. Important betterments, such as the applica-tion of superheaters, outside steam pipes, improved cylindersor valve gears, can best be made while undergoing Class 1and 2 repairs, as when Class 3 repairs are needed t
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