. Railway master mechanic [microform] . oads. I am afraid there is more to come. And nowwhat was expected has arrived down east. Orders havebeen promulgated to look over the shop force in order tosee if possible what retrenchments in the way of labor canbe made. Requisitions for material are also scanned veryclosely to see what can be struck out. Of course, as is usualat this time of year, in this section Avhere beach and moun-tain travel sets in, men are usually laid off from the paintshops, as passenger equipment cannot be spared for paint-ing or varnishing. Let us hope that business will no


. Railway master mechanic [microform] . oads. I am afraid there is more to come. And nowwhat was expected has arrived down east. Orders havebeen promulgated to look over the shop force in order tosee if possible what retrenchments in the way of labor canbe made. Requisitions for material are also scanned veryclosely to see what can be struck out. Of course, as is usualat this time of year, in this section Avhere beach and moun-tain travel sets in, men are usually laid off from the paintshops, as passenger equipment cannot be spared for paint-ing or varnishing. Let us hope that business will not bemarred next fall by a presidential election. Mr. D. B. Vail, late foreman painter Erie Ry., Buffalo shops,announces that he is the railway representative of BuffaloOil, Paint and Varnish Company and of the McDougall Var-nish Company, that he is out for the railway trade and willbe around to see the boys soon. Heres hoping he willsucceed, but the railway trade is a dry bone to the old handsat the present time and will be until A1 AUgUSt, I904. RAILWAY MASTER MECHANIC 313 Established 1878. RAILWAYMASTER MECHANIC Published by theBRUCE. V. CRAND\LL COMPANY, CHICAGO BRUCE V. CEANDALL, H. HAIG, Editor. CHAELE8 S. MYERS, Vice-PresidenWARREN EDWARDS, Manager Office of Publication, Rooms 501 and 502 The Plymouth Building,305 Dearborn Street, Chicago TELEPHONES - - Harrison 3357. Automatic 7357 Eastern Office: Room 716, 132 Nassau St., New York City. Entered it the Post Office in Chicago as Second-Class MatterA Monthly Railway Journal Devoted to the interests of railway motive power, car equipment, shops, machinery and on any topic suitable to our columns are price $ a year, to foreign countries $, free of postage. Single copies 10 cents. Advertising rates given on application to the office, by mail or in remitting make all checks payable to the Bruce V. Crandall Company. Vol. XXVIII. CHICAGO, AUG


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