. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . n June 18, and continuing until June devoted chiefly to the reports ofthe Master Car Builders Association, andthe second division taking up the reportsof the American Railway Master Me-chanics .Association, and such other mat-ter as properly came within the scope ofthe work of the association. The nieei-ing was called to order by Mr. Tallertonon the morning of June 23 and continuedduring June 24 and 25. In his opening address the chairmanreviewed the history of the Master Me-chanics
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . n June 18, and continuing until June devoted chiefly to the reports ofthe Master Car Builders Association, andthe second division taking up the reportsof the American Railway Master Me-chanics .Association, and such other mat-ter as properly came within the scope ofthe work of the association. The nieei-ing was called to order by Mr. Tallertonon the morning of June 23 and continuedduring June 24 and 25. In his opening address the chairmanreviewed the history of the Master Me-chanics Association, which had its originin 1868 at Dayton, Ohio, and the locomo-tive of today may be said to be largelythe result of the associations delibera-tions. Every detail of the locomotive hadbeen considered and the recommendationslooking towards improvement and stand-ardization had been adopted. Its entire history has been a record of splendidachievement in the improvement of thesteam locomotive in .America, and thework will be carried on just as earnestly uikIit tlic new orijanizalion which has. \V. .1. been formed, and even better, because ofthe opportunity for a closer is still much room for improve-ment on the locomotive and roundhouses,and other rc(|uirements have not kept pacewith the needs. -A central testing bureauis a crying need which would have beenin existence long ago if the Master Me-chanics .Association had had the neces-sary means. Mr. Tollerton also paid ahigh compliment to the locomotive build-ers and the manufacturers of railway sup-plies, and expressed a debt of gratitudeto the Railway Supply Mens .Association,wlio had furnished excellent opportunitiesof inspecting all that was best in the sup-ply department. Standardization. Irank McManamy. assistant directormechanical department. United StatesRailroad .Administration, delivered anable address wherein he outlined the needof comjiulsory standardization of parts ofrailway appl
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