. American engineer and railroad journal . SECTIONAL ELEVATION OF SWINDON SUPERHEATER IN BOILER. iNTELLiGEifT WORKMEN NEEDED.—The mechanical developmentof this or any other country depends in most part upon the in-tellect of the workers and the mechanical industries should availthemselves as much as possible of the educated boy, their edu-cation being paid for by the mechanical manufacturers as muchas by any other citizen of the country. If we could increase thenumber of intelligent mechanics, we would produce more andbetter work and our machines would produce better and a largerquantity of wo
. American engineer and railroad journal . SECTIONAL ELEVATION OF SWINDON SUPERHEATER IN BOILER. iNTELLiGEifT WORKMEN NEEDED.—The mechanical developmentof this or any other country depends in most part upon the in-tellect of the workers and the mechanical industries should availthemselves as much as possible of the educated boy, their edu-cation being paid for by the mechanical manufacturers as muchas by any other citizen of the country. If we could increase thenumber of intelligent mechanics, we would produce more andbetter work and our machines would produce better and a largerquantity of work, and they would last longer in our customersshops if they had intelligent help to handle them.—B. M. ] before the Hartford Manufacturers Association. - ^^^i^^^^V^^b^^.fS?^^^^^^^^^ V^ ^] f-4^t4 ii»yj4 4fj £ij® .^.^t9 ^j^.. Loss OF Weight of Steel Cars.—Out of 1,690 steel hoppercars weighed during the month of April the average decreasein cars which had been weighed within one year, was 702 lbs.;on 478 cars weighed within two years, 1,052 lbs.; on 132 carsweighed within three years, 1,220 lbs.; 92 cars, four years, 1,242lbs.; 75 cars, five years and over, 1459 lbs. In May, 671 lbs. onone-year cars; 1,004 lbs. on two-year cars; 1,224 lbs. on three-year cars; 1,571 lbs. on four year cars; 1,705 lbs. on five-yearand over. Steel gondolas had not decreased quite so much;204 cars weighed within one year, 523 lbs.; 152 within two years,592 lbs.; three years, 878 lbs.; four years, 830 lbs.; five years,959 lbs.—/. R. Kearney before the Association of Transporta-tion and Car Accounting Officers. SWINDON SUPERHE.\TEE HEADER SHOWING ARRANGEMENT OF ELE-MENTS. Baltimore & Ohio Shops.—The Mt. Clare shops at Baltimorewill be improved and enlarged. A new building is to be erectedadjoining the present plant, and
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