. American engineer and railroad journal . athan No. 10 and Monitor No. 10 Springs A. French Spring Co. The Young Mens Christian Association, at its West SideBranch, 318 West 57th street, New York, opens an eveningschool Oct. 3 for young men who are engaged in businessduring the day. Its rooms are well equipped, and the usualcourses of instruction, including mechanical drawing, havebeen provided. Information may be had from the Secretaryat the address given above. By T. R. Browne. MACHINE SHOP. The amount and kind of equipment necessary in this depart-ment, its relation to the maintenance of t
. American engineer and railroad journal . athan No. 10 and Monitor No. 10 Springs A. French Spring Co. The Young Mens Christian Association, at its West SideBranch, 318 West 57th street, New York, opens an eveningschool Oct. 3 for young men who are engaged in businessduring the day. Its rooms are well equipped, and the usualcourses of instruction, including mechanical drawing, havebeen provided. Information may be had from the Secretaryat the address given above. By T. R. Browne. MACHINE SHOP. The amount and kind of equipment necessary in this depart-ment, its relation to the maintenance of the equipment In otherdepartments, aa well as its relation to the character of its Un-ished product, considered from the standpoint of quantity, in-terchangeability and cost, renders the machine shop one of themost important departments of the whole plant. For theamount of floor space usually covered the total investment inequipment is very much greater than any of the other depart-ments in the construction of locomotives, and not only the. Fig. 1. equipment, but the organization and character of supervisionin connection with the equipment must be of the highest orderto secure the best results and the proper earnings per squarefoot of surface inclosed and occupied by and per dollar in-vested in equipment. Tool Department.—For the purpose of keeping in repairall of the facilities and equipment throughout the plant, notonly in the interest of lowest cost, but in order that the repairsmay be made in the most intelligent and expeditious manner,it has been found advisable to include in the organization ofthis shop a department known as a tool department, in chargeof a competent foreman, who Is responsible for all of the toolsand equipment used in production throughout the plant. Ifconvenient, in each one of the other departments a mechanic is
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