. Railway mechanical engineer . nt chief ■engineer. He was bornin Dundee, Scotland, andat an early age enteredthe employ of the Scotchfirm of Pierce Brothers,engineers and shipbuild-ers, to serve an appren-ticeship and finished acourse of study thatearned him a diploma inmechanical engineeringfrom the City and Guildsof London Technical In-stitute, he entered theservice of the MercantileSteamship Company ofLondon as an engineer inthe Mediterranean andBlack Sea trade. In 1887he left the marine serviceand went to Pittsburgh,Pa., where he took a position as assistant superintendent of the firm of
. Railway mechanical engineer . nt chief ■engineer. He was bornin Dundee, Scotland, andat an early age enteredthe employ of the Scotchfirm of Pierce Brothers,engineers and shipbuild-ers, to serve an appren-ticeship and finished acourse of study thatearned him a diploma inmechanical engineeringfrom the City and Guildsof London Technical In-stitute, he entered theservice of the MercantileSteamship Company ofLondon as an engineer inthe Mediterranean andBlack Sea trade. In 1887he left the marine serviceand went to Pittsburgh,Pa., where he took a position as assistant superintendent of the firm of ThomasCarlius Sons, manufacturers of hoisting engines, brick plantmachinery, etc. Later he served in various capacities with theSpecialty Manufacturing Company, Allegheny; the Jones &Laughlin Steel Company, Pittsburgh, and in 1898, became asso-ciated with the Westinghouse Air Brake Company to do practicalwork under the chief engineer. In 1905, he was made chiefdraftsman, and in 1914 was appointed assistant chief A. England Hand and Machine Tools.—The McCrosky Tool Corporation,Meadvillc, Pa., has issued a 64-page illustrated catalogue descrip-tive of their various types of tools, such as reamers, chucks,lathes, milling machines, etc. The catalogue is divided intoseveral sections, each section being devoted to a detailed descrip-tion of a particular tool. Prices and specifications are also given. Locomotivk Cranes.—A catalogue of detailed parts of Brown-hoist locomotive cranes has recently been issued by the BrownHoisting Machinery Company, Cleveland, Ohio. All the partsan shown in photographs in which each detail is clearly num-bered to facilitate identification for ordering. The book also con-tains illustrated directions for erecting and operating these loco-motive cranes. Belting.—A Saving for Every Lser of Belting is the titleof a new and interesting catalogue published by the Stanley Belt-ing Corporation, Chicago, 111. Aside from the general featuresof a w
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