g n F p I ^p g : y^ £b * ^Q «&&* 1 ft-< • '//W*W?*''f / //ft//.// Published by and for The Alumni and Former Students of the Michigan State College EAST LANSING ENGINEERING N U M B ER Page 414 The M. S. C. Record THE M. S. C. RECORD Established 1896 Published for M. S. C. Association. the alumni and former students of the Michigan State College by the Published weekly during the college year and monthly during July, August and Septem ber; thirty-five issues annually. Membership in the M. S. C. Association, including subscription to T11K RECORD, $2.50 per year. Unless members request a discontinuance before expiration of their memberships it will be assumed a renewal is desired. Checks, drafts and money orders should be made payable to the M. S. C. Association. Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at East Lansing, Michigan. R O B E RT J. MCCARTHY, '14, Editor THE M. S. C. ASSOCIATION Union Memorial Building OFFICERS—1925-26 Frank F. Rogers, '83, Lansing, President Arthur C. MacKinnon, '95, Bay City, Vice-President Luther H. Baker, '93, East Lansing, Treasurer Robert J. McCarthy, '14, Secretary E X I V C U T I Y F; C O M M T T T I CK Members elected at large Henry T. Ross, '04, Mil ford; Mich., Term expires 1928 • G. Y. Branch, '12, Detroit, Term expires 1927 Clifford W. McKibbin, '11, East Lansing, Term expires [926 W. K. Prudden, '78, Coronado, Calif., ex-officio Harris E. Thomas, '85, Lansing, ex-officio E. W. Ranney, '00, Greenville, ex-officio BRANCH ASSOCIATIONS In Michigan unless otherwise no ed. BARRY COUNTY BERRIEN COUNTY BAY CITY CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHICAGO, ILL. DETROIT CLUB FLINT MILWAUKEE, WIS. ST. JOSEPH COUNTY NEW YORK CITY SEATTLE, WASH. NORTHERN OHIO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NORTHWEST MICHIGAN SOUTH HAVEN OTTAWA COUNTY UPPER PENINSULA PORTLAND, ORE. WASHINGTON, D. C. GRAND RAPIDS ST. CLAIR COUNTY WESTERN NEW YORK 4 THE M. S. C. RECORD Vol. X X X I. No. 2G EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN April 19, 192G ELECTRICITY APPLIED TO MARINE WORK L. C. Brooks, '92, Formerly Electrical Engineer for Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Discusses Progress In Development Light Units During Past Twenty-five of Pozvcr and Years. The application of electricity to marine work may be considered to have 'followed the application in other industrial lines ex- were applied cept, of course, in not so marked a de- gree, and perhaps not so early in the de- velopment of new theories, due to the fact their opera- that ships have depended for tion upon they did not so readily accept the transition as did their fellow workers on land. trained engine men, and loud speaking date. Electric about 1899, and in 1895. These simple into telegraphs were first used telephones in the stallations, of course, developed present-day fire control systems, which systems are of a confidential nature, avail- able only to the Navy department and well covered by patent, the main principles be- ing for the so-called "director gun firing," whereby the firing of all the guns simul taneously with the aim, range and deflec tion rightly corrected for various atmos pheric and ordnance conditions. (power, The following leading manufacturers of few comments may not be considered as expressing anything new, but anyone who is interested in any specific information line may obtain full detailed from spe the cific equipment communication, etc.) in the country. The "Transactions'" of the A. I. E. E., the American Society of Naval Engineers, and the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers have pub lished, somewhat intermittently, very com plete articles on the developments of spe In applying electricity cific applications. to marine work there were several features of design which at first were given complete detailed attention, such as anti- resistance corrosion, operating to high spaces, ability rough usage to withstand and operation by inexperienced personnel, but all these points were successfully cov ered several years ago. resistance temperature to shock, the not in it is recorded that the German govern ment preceded the LTnited States by about two years in applying electricity to marine work, but the United States preceded Eng land by about three years. Electric lighting was first installed by Thomas A. Edison about 1880. T he aver age life of lamps was 400 hours, there be ing no lamps on the first ship. Lighting has developed from that day until the pres the airplane carriers ent now being built for the L^nited States navy, there are 4500 lights. / T he use of electricity poses on shipboard was very for power pur limited un time where, on for the battleships Kearsarge and Ken tucky, to be built at Newport News, Va. These ships were completely powered elec trically and full description of the same is given in the "Transactions" of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers for 1899 a n fl 1900. These ships were an then practically entire success, and since all naval ships have been completely pow ered electrically for auxiliary machinery, and there has been considerable advance in merchant work. The first application Voltages used in marine work have been slow to develop. T he voltage of the first lights used by Mr. Edison was 50 volts. munication was in 1873, which installation This was later increased to 80 volts which consisted of call bells only, mechanical was the lighting voltage on the Kearsarge and Kentucky. These ships were wired on gongs having been used previously to this interior com- for Page 416 The M. S. C. Record the 3-wire system using 160 volts for pow er. In 1902 the navy increased t he stan dard to 125 volts, which is the present-day standard the power having lighting, been increased to 230 volts about 1915. for The electrical requirements on shipboard may be summarized in the transition from the Kearsarge and Kentucky, wlu>e aux iliary power plant consisted of seven 50- K\Y sets, whereas on the airplane carrier- Lexington and Saratoga now being com pleted, the auxiliary plants consist of s:x 750 KYY sets, the increase in power being in size pi accounted for by the ships, which accordingly increased the size and number of the various auxil-ary ma chines, and the later ships requiring exci tation current for their propelling machin ery. increase T he electrical drive of ships impetus during and received considerable just al ter the war. The first electrically driven ship, the U. S, Si New Mexico* was com pleted and put into commission during the summer of 1918, and the operation was so that all subsequent navy ships successful for with electric drive. were contracted the Hughes disarmament con However, ference resulted in withdrawing many 6i these ships from construction. Consider able progress and development may be re corded in connection with Diesel electric propulsion, the units of course being 1). C. motors. This application has found con siderable favor on ships of smaller horse power (3000 and less) and with the pres the simplicity of ent prices of machinery, for considerable extension. the application bids well fuel and Probably the most important feature of the electrically propelled ship is the con trol equipment whereby the operator can get various power desired by a combina tion of generators and motors with the con the trol mechanisms so interlocked operator cannot make a mistake. When power it the airplane carriers plant of is 180,000 turbo generators and 8 driving (4 H . P. m o t o r s ), the importance of safety in oper the propulsion is realized that that ation and the simplicity of control gear is better realized. that in conclusion I would say that there are interesting engineering a number of very problems that have entered into the devel opment of the application of electricity to marine work during the author's 25 years' experience in connection with tHis develop ment, and only regrets it would be the details of impossible to cover anv of this development in the limitations of this article, and it is hoped thai the reader may have gained some idea of importance of this branch of the industry, which at this time is in a very comatose state, due to the inactivities the various left-overs from the war, the more the the momentous act of pre Hughes disarmament vent- any new construction of importance until 1032, at which time, no donbt, an en tirely new generation of and engineers constructionists will he at the helm. in foreign commerce, and treaty, which being same the STATION INVESTIGATES TOWNSHIP HIGHWAYS By II. C. WOODS. Assistant Professor Civil Engineering A project now under way is the investi gation of one of the troubles with which to the state highway department has had c< intend. There are in this state several thousand miles of concrete pavements. Of this, 224 miles were laid in 1925 and 471 In laying such pavement it miles in 1924. numerous is necessary to build in them joints. These filled with joints must be some subtance which has a high degree of stability, yet is elastic and will remain so at all temperatures. Furthermore, it must have chemically stable constituents, so that it will retain the desired qualities through the pavement. Numerous out the life of materials are on the market and are ex yet tensively used. None however the re been found which entirely fulfills the is quirements. The ultimate result same whatever fault there may be in the has The M. S.-C. Record Page 417 filler. T he cracks become filled with joint "dead'" inelastic material, which will not yield when the pavement slab expands un der the influence of a summer and breaks in the pavement occur. sun To examine all of the available materi als, analyze them in the laboratory and try them out in actual pavements is a pains taking job, but it has now been under way for over a year. Over 30 different kinds of joint fillers are under observation on about three miles of pavements. In time it will be possible to say which of these 30 odd is the best for pavements in this re fillers the gion and it may be possible to give analysis of an ideal joint im filler. T he portance of the subject will be appreciated when it is known that $15,000 is spent an It nually for joint filler in this state alone. is hoped that the results of this project will to save annually enable highway officials many times that amount in maintenance charge.--. the Another project also connected with the highways is research and extension work on township roads. In Michigan, the town town ship roads are in the hands of ship officials. Many of these officials are It is presumed good, practical road men. that all of their in them are interested roads and conscientiously try to keep them in the best condition possible. The condi township tion of the vast majority of the roads improve is susceptible of ment. About $13,000,000 is spent annual roads. T h at townships on ly by 1400 amount is more than the state and counties combined spend on their road systems and shows the great field into which the sec ond project has entered. though, is great, that It is recognized that the mileage of town ship roads local needs may possibly be best looked after by local peo ple. Such local people have their regular business which they quite generally cannot leave even for a short time to go and take some training which would better lit them for the Col lege is going to take the training to them. their road work. Therefore building lectures and Une-day institutes in road and together with maintenance lantern-slide to be made illustrations are in as many counties as possible. Dates are now made up for 20 counties this spring. Contact has been made with the road offi cials of 400 townships and great interest is manifested. If by this means the College can help township road officials to do their work more efficiently, which will mean better the College authorities will feel that it has in another very material way again the es teem in which it is held by the people of the state. less expense, roads at justified T he teaching staff of the civil engineer ing department have undertaken studies of other problems. Stucco, snow-fences, set ting temperatures of Lumnite cement, pol lution of wells and cisterns and yield of well are some of the subjects now under investigation. All of the members of the civil engineer ing department are thoroughly alive to the opportunities for service the depart ment can give. Their chief business is to produce broad-guage capable civil engin eers after which any possible service will be renderd to the state. that discussed One of the at a problems recent meeting of the State Board of Agri the college culture was that of moving barns across the Red Cedar. It is planned that the farm equipment will all be located the river as soon as funds are south of lacking proper the present site available, drainage and room for expansion. Carl H. Boehringer, '25, Bay City, a re porter for a Lansing newspaper, and R. H. Powers, '26, Hartford, who will complete his course at the close of the winter term have mapped out a program of travel which T h ey will will start by April 1 and intend to complete fourteen months. their journey within Both were prominent in student publica tion work, Powers succeeded Boehringer as editor of the State News. them around the world. take Page 418 The M. S. C. Record VIEWS AND COMMENT to The same reasons, or nearly the same reasons, that brought into being the Agri cultural Experiment station apply the Engineering Experiment station. 1 qualify a little because the only institutions of in vestigation in agriculture until very recent ly, have been the agricultural experiment universities and stations; whereas many lately many have spent money in industrial research; but the general argument in one case as in the other. corporations, is as good large Of course it may be said, with reference to the development of investigational work the in our own engineering division, that University of Michigan is doing a great deal of t h i s; but 1 am sure the authorities there would be the first to agree that there is so much to be done that, if a little care is used the way of cooperation, not only will there be no danger of duplication but the combined efforts of both institu tions will be inadequate to solve the prob lems that are pressing upon us in the held of applied engineering. in Personally 1 have the feeling that M. S. C. will find it wise to take for itself a few rather distinct lines of investigation without widening its scope unduly. Just what these will be the engineers must decide, but al and ready suggestions have been made rural work has been done looking toward engineering, domestic com engineering, munication and so on. I hope we shall have funds the legislature so that there can be from increasing development in our Engineering Experiment station. increasing K K N Y ON E- lSrT'll'Kl-ll'.Ll) the and in order ideals among in to carry on investigations and research the field of engineering allied branches of applied science and to publish the results thereof, to stimulate scientific the students and teachers of engineering at the college; to promote co-operation in research work be tween engineering and other departments of the college; to make to engineering knowledge and science and to increase the contact of the college with the people of the state engaged in engineering in industries, in agriculture and dustries and activities a greater or less extent upon engineering. in other to contributions dependent in T he station at Michigan State College is one of 25 similar organizations land grant colleges and universities of the Unit ed States. These 25 stations expend an nually nearly one million dollars in engi neering research and in the publication of the results for distribution. Since the es tablishment of the first station in 1903, 490 bulletins have appeared and present total personnel of the stations numbers no full-time, J40 half-time men and 220 co operating members of of the institutions. teaching staffs the the The engineering section of Land Grant College association serves as a clear ing house for the correlation of the ener gies of the stations through a standing com mittee on engineering experiment stations consisting of Dean Bissell of Michigan, Dean Hitchcock of Ohio, Dean Jones of West Virginia and Dean Seaton of Kansas. The committee has published a summary and index of station projects and bulletins up to July 1, 1923, and publishes a quar terly bulletin containing lists and abstracts of new projects, reports of progress and titles of publications. On Jan. 16, 1924, agriculture established gineering Experiment station. the state board of the Michigan En T he station is organized and maintained The Michigan station had an appropria tion of ^3,000 for the year 1923-24, $8,000 for the year 1924-25, and for the current year has a budget of $10,000. The M.S. C. Record Page 419 There are now ten active projects en gaging the attention and resources of the station, as follows: 1 Mixed Fuels for Do mestic H e a t i n g; 2 Defects in Abnormal Steels; 3 Protection of Iron and Steel from Corrosion; 4 Bituminous Killers for Cracks in Concrete P a v e m e n t; 5 Study of Rural Electrification; 6 Study of Dirt Road Con struction and Maintenance; 7 Disposal of Creamery W a s t e; 8 Metallographic Study in Structural Steel; of Electric Welding 9 Vibrations in Machinery; 10 Study of Grain Growth in the H e at Treatment of Steel. been F o ur projects have already pub lished in bulletin form: Bulletin No. 1, Heat of Combination of Copper-Zinc Al loys; No. 2, T he Impact Test for Chrome- Nickel Steels; No. 3, Modulation in Radio Transmission; N o. 4, Some Properties of Lumnite Cement. In carrying on the work of the station one full-time research assistant is employed and several half-time graduate assistants work under the direction of members of the engineering staff of the College or in the other departments having facilities for problems involved. G. W. ItissivU,, Dean. RESEARCH IN ALLOYS IMPORTANT TO STATE By F. G. SEFRINC, Department of Michigan Engineering some of " T he Heat of Combination of the Con stituents of Brass" covers the pure science phase in non-fermrou metal the practical application lurgy and shows "Impact of these results. Bulletin N o. 2, is Tests of Nickel-Chronium Steels,"' a compilation of data to show that fracture tests are significant in the inspection of the Some quality of nickel chromium steels. of the problems which are in progress at the present time are as follows: Much work has been done on the study of the testing and inspection of plain car bon steels. A progress report on this prob lem is ready for the press. Much work is still to be done however, to complete this work and we regret not to be able to work more intensely on it. T he results thus far are very interesting and indicate high prac take a tical values. long time to gather enough results to draw definite conclusions and also to determine the causes of the phenomena underlying the methods of It will undoubtedly testing and inspection. Another very interesting problem is the study of electroplating cadmium and chro mium and the study of protective coatings for metals. Much valuable data has been gathered in work carried on for over two years. is Michigan State College Metallographic studies in steel welds are being conducted in collaboration with sev industrial plants. These results are eral being gathered in order to study the real welding powTer of different types of welds. very well adapted to carry on work in metallurgical research because its equipment is especially good to study problems both in practice and in pure science. We have a foundry with fur two cupolas, an electric steel melting nace, a very complete variety of steel heat- treating pots and furnaces, and the be?t and latest devices for testing metals. T he facilities for metallography and all kinds in metals are quite of microscopic work (, complete and of the latest design. Therefore the College All the Work is being done with state funds and of course the results are public station property. offers a splendid opportunity by which the industries of the state of Michigan can find solutions to their common metallurgi cal problems. This kind of cooperation between the industries and the College sta- i in will create a greater demand for bet ter and more research work in metallurgy. With more and more research in metallur gy industrial progress will be stimulated. Your subscription to Tuiv RECORD must be paid up to July 1 if you are to take part the Associa in the election of officers of tion. Page 420 The M. S. C. Record FARM PROBLEMS PHASE OF ACTIVITY Musselman, '08, Professor of Agricultural Engineering, Discusses Work On Agricultural Machinery and Appliances; Problems Importance Small of Individually But Aggregate Greater Than Many Other Lines. basically is coming Agricultural engineering to be recognized as a distinct field. T he qual ifications of the agricultural engineer are much the same as in other lines of engi neering, mathematics and mechanics with the addi tional requirement that he should have a and background of agricultural experience to give a sympathetic viewpoint and understanding of agricultural prob lems. chemistry, training physics, as bridges, problems Agricultural engineering do not, perhaps, appeal to the imagination of the youth who visions engineering under power great takings such houses, buildings or the Panama Canal. Agricultural engineering problems are, for the most part, small in their individual ap plications. They are large in the aggre gate, however, when the number of appli cations are considered. This is well illus trated by the power problem on the farm. The power requirements of a single farm a re generally not such as to excite the in the terest of in the use of primary power on the farm aggregate, to is somewhat learn that it is practically as much as all station the manufacturing plants combined. the engineer. Considering staggering central and it The problem of the application of power to the farm is one which involves a great many factors in addition to those included in industry, and should be a challenge to the young man who wishes to be of service. through F a rm machinery has gone a it may great cycle of development until seem to the layman that have reached the end of development. But as machinery is developed certain practices, it is also possible for these prac it ". must to meet It does not seem tices to change so that entirely new impetus may be given to the development of ma chinery. the bounds of probability that the further ap plication of power agriculture will change many practices. T he possibilities of electricity as a form of power applica ble to the farm are tremendous. beyond to It is apparent also that the further de velopment which must come in power and machinery, as related to the farm, can be brought about with the least loss to both agriculture and industry by the man who to be met and understands has the knowledge and skill of the engi neer to meet them. the problems The American Society of Agricultural Engineers has attempted to state the aims in agricultural engineering and objectives the com education. A partial report of these mittee which follows seems to state quite clearly: "The primary aim and objective of agri cultural engineering education is to make the individual in the industry of agriculture more efficient and a larger producer and thus provide a higher standard of living for our rural population. A study of gen eral standards of living prevailing in, vari ous agricultural regions both in the United States and foreign countries reveals with a certainty that the evidence of a prosper ous agriculture are identified with high in productive dividual efficiency and capacity. It is out of the surplus of pro duction that those things which make for provided. a high standard of living This statement refers not only to those conveniences and comforts which surround the individual but also to efficient schools, active spirit, and which are indicative of a good social con dition." community churches large are The M. S. C. Record Page 421 THE NEW FIELD FOR THE ENGINEER L. C. Milburn, '14, Chief Aeronautical Engineer for the Glen L. Martin Company, Tells Some of the Qualifications for Work and the Outlook for Development in the Industry. the If the Packard company should produce a 10 H. P. cycle-car, a seven ton truck, a 40 passenger road-bus, and a high-speed racing car all in one season and, in the fol lowing season discontinue all these models and produce caterpillar tractors and ma chine gun tanks it would cause considerable uproar in the industry. T he aeronautical factory does the same thing, comparative ly speaking, all time. Airplanes are used for a large variety of purposes, both military and commercial. Sizes vary from midget airplanes of 15 foot wing spread to Goliaths of the air whose wings measure nearly 150 feet from tip to tip, with a gross weight of nearly 5 0 , 0 00 pounds. airplanes S o me land on land, some on water a few are capable of alighting on either land or water as occasion may re quire. and time Some intended airplanes to are develop g r e at speed, at the pres in excess ent of two hundred fifty hour, miles per designed are Others for carrying huge loads, some as great as 7,500 pounds over and above crew and fuel. Some are intended as flying demons rapid .50 caliber of destruction, carrying large fire guns while others carry bombs enough F o r tremendous damage. tunately the present time finds us spending more and more attention upon aircraft of that more useful service. nearly 3,000 planes will be built and sold for commercial purposes during 1926. This quantity is but a small beginning and yet if each airplane flies only three hours per day, and but 200 days per year, it repre is estimated to do It is conservatively estimated sents 180,000,000 miles of flying annually. there It are some 19,600 airplanes flying service in the world at the present time. that in active then invention. it became An airplane is neither an automobile nor a railroad train, nor a steamship and yet a combination of all three. W h en con sidering aircraft, one should review its his to keep a good per tory now and spective. It was first an obsession on the mind of humanity until December 17, 1903, when Public an opinion at that time was expressed in the phrase, "It can't be done". Eventually it things really flew appeared that the darn as advertised and popular comment changed to " W h at of this it?. About time came the war and aeronautical engineers simultan up eously aviation the whole problem was and opened o ut hun developed a A i r - dred-fold. be- planes affairs come quite proceeding about business of various kinds with regularity and dispatch. well-behaved t o ok and stable, have Due physics, the many acquainted with ramifications which to to date, an aeronautical have developed those the benefit of (for engineer should who have inclinations in this direction) be well hydro dynamics, meteorology, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, air-dynamics, air- prevention, fire and accident navigation, legal rights of aviation, patents, aerial war fare, altimeters, turn-indicators, compasses, landing radio, oxygen apparatus, signal equipment, parachutes, ventilation, lights, bombs, machine guns, photo appara- night A Miniature of 18-foot Span Page 422 The M. S. C. Record cellulose and wood and technology, tus, metallurgy lacquers, paints, varnishes specification writing, thermodynamics and gas engines, air-propellers, cooling systems, superchargers, reduction gears, eccentri city, vibration, redundancy, and least work, as well as all known branches of structural design. A knowledge of salesmanship—a good command of English and for field work, a stout pair of rubber boots will also come in handy. After the war, the great wave of ex pectancy for aviation passed away and the succeeded by a many wild plans were period of slow, steady pr< >gress. A great fund of research data gathered between 10.12 and 1918 was available but several factors held back progress. The greatest. I suppose, was that no one knew just where T HE C O R Y E LL N U R S E RY GROWERS OF HARDY NURSERY STOCK R. J. Coryell, West Maple Ave. '84 I. Wangberg, Ralph I. Coryell, '14 '25 Birmingham, Mich. A. M. EMERY, '83 Books and Office Supplies 22$ Washington Ave., X. 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Without opportunity for standard izing or duplication the cost has remained high. transition period the purpose of giving Another factor which has made progress slow is the absence of any background of reliable cost data operation upon which the attending diffi could be based and substantial quantities interesting culty of of capital. This is passing and aircraft operation is rapidly becoming a stable business, as evidenced by the forma tion, during the last year, of several large companies for the public aerial service of all kinds. T he bus iness of constructing aircraft has been on a firm basis for a number of years, due chiefly for m i l i t a ry to airplanes. the meantime, aeronautical engineering has been steadily progressing exact and modern airplane design science. Gathering knowledge from every art, science and industry, the air-engineer is gradually building up a new science and far technic which is reaching farther and ther ahead surface travel will be as obsolete as the "buggv- ride". the constant need In the day when toward is an C L A SS N O T ES '83 I left "When Frank Rogers writes: the Col in August, 1883 I began work as a sur lege Since veyor in the swamps of Sanilac county. that time I have followed engineering directly. My work as highway commissioner is interesting, berth on account of its engineering work and its The work never gets administrative If there is any danger of that ore monotonous can easily stir up enough it lively." to make features. trouble ' 86 C. H. Judson 4 of the chief engineer of is office engineer in the office the New York Central. The M. S. C. Record Page 423 ini sdrainni Use Pressed Metal instead of Castings, Secure the advantage of reduced costs, better finish, lighter and stronger con struction and standardization. Send your Blue Prints or Castings and we will furnish re-designs of them in Pressed Metal, free of charge, incor porating the above advantages. Lansing Stamping Co. Lansing, Michigan DISTRICT OFFICES 4554 Broadway, Chicago 8647 Woodward, Detroit 237 N. Wilkinson, Dayton, O. "Pressed Metal Is More Economical" Page 424 The M. S. C. Record — THE — Grand Rapids Savings Bank Grand Rapids, Michigan "The Bank Where You Feel at Home" M. S. C. People Given a Glad Hand Charles W. Garfield, '70, Chairman Executive Com. Gilbert L. Daane, '09, President C. Fred Schneider, '85, Manager Division Branch Benj. C. Porter, '84, Manager South G. R. Branch Benj. C. Porter, r., *II, Asst. Manager South G. R. 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My construction work has been in connection with the mining industry, road building, hydro-electric construction and electri cal distribution construction." '91 I have been engaged "I live at 92 East loud speakers. Some '94 Iroguois Road, Pontiac", the writes M. F. Loomis, production manager of "We' make receiving Jewett Radio corporation. sets and time when you are at leisure listen in on W J R, 517 meters, 5000 watts-. I tune" in on W K AR often. Ymi are do ing good work and the quality of your station that you might put on one is good. regular engineering night each month, not too technical but of general engineers. Dog fleas, worms, pruning grape vines and house hold tasks are interesting but a regular date on engineering-topics would also be w>rth while", interest I wish to '99 T. C. Lewis writes: as "I am employed by the apprentice to Southern Pacific draftsmen and paymaster, headquarters at Port instructor land, Oregon. My hobbies are radio, photography a nd is of my d r a f t i ng Tin- enclosed p i c t u re the c o r n e t. s c h o o l" '08 K. S. Martin of James A. Wickett, Ltd., eon- The M. S. C. Record Page 425 G O L D E N- P a t. A u t o m a t ic D o u b le A N D E R S ON C u s h i o n ed C h e ck V a l v es 1. E s p e c i a l ly for ed S e r v i c e. a d a p t W a t er 2. F or H i gh or L ow P r e s s u r e. V a l v es C u s h i o n ed at all by air a nd w a t er t i m es No w a t er h a m m er or b u r s t i ng m a i ns " H o s ts of References'* N ow Our W a t er S y s t em W i ll N e v er Be I n t e r r u p t e d— T H A N KS TO O UR GOLDEN-ANDERSON A u t o m a t ic C u s h i o n ed C o n t r o l l i ng A l t i t u de V a l v es w a t er by o v e r f l ow from our T a n k s— "N j t a n d p i p es or R e s e r v o i r s. F or to c o n t r ol n a t i i a t ly t he w a t er fire, iptipii to t h e se v a l v es w o rk a u t o- i n t e r- l e v el a nd p r e v e nt s p r i n k l er or o t h er w a l er d i s t r i b u t i on u a-atbmatjcaHy m a i n t a i n i ng Uniform S t a ge of W a t er T a n k. R e s e r V c ir or S t a n d p i p e s. D o i ng a w ay w i th i n s i de e a n n o y a n c es oi" F r e e z i ng ami F l o at F i x t u r es or o u t s i de of T a n k s. " T h r ee W a ys of C l o s i ng T h e se V a l v e s ," 1 s t—A u t o m a t i c a l l y, by W a t e r. 2nd—By E l e c t r i c i t y, 3rd—By H a n d. if desired. to a u t o m a t i c a l ly t he m a i n s. W h en n e c e s s a ry to " w o rk b o th w a y s" on a close w h en a t h ey m ay s i n g le in 'ie a r r a n g ed May a l so b r e ak o c c u rs be so c o n n e c t ed as line of p i p e. No V a l v es or " M a de w i th fixtures s t op i n s i de or o u t s i d e. S i z es to 30 in. c e n t r i f u g al for s t a r t er a t t a c h m e nt p u m p s" G O L D E N - A N D E R S ON P a t. C u s h i o n ed E l e c t r ic W a t er S e r v i ce V a l v es i. d i ve i n s t a nt d i s t r i b u t i on tion in c a se of 2: Open or c l o se fire. by control of w a t er from p u m p i ng s t a e l e c t r i c i ty or c. c i r c u i t s. A l so c l o se by from d i s t a nt points—a. (1. c. hand. 4. C u s h i o n ed . w a t er 5. Xo '"!?• s h o c k, s t i c k i n g, s u r g i ng or c h a t t e r i n g. h a m m e r, in o p e n i ng and c l o s- G O L D E N - A N D E R S ON P a t. A u t o m a t ic C u s h i o n ed C o n trolling F l o at V a l v es 1. . A u t o m a t i c a l ly m a i n t a i ns form e t c. ;•;... in h e a t e r s, l e v el u n i t a n k s, 2. Air and w a t er c u s h i o n e d. 3. No m e t a l - t o - m e t al s e a t s. 4. Xo w a s te of w a t e r. ;. Xo w a t er h a m m er or s h o c k. 5. A n g le or Globe p a t t e r ns to 30 3. T h o r o u g h ly C u s h c h a t h a m m e r i ng Xo i o n e d. t e r i n g, or 4. G l o be s t i c k i n g. or p a t t e r ns up 111. 1 '",v?; A n g le to 30 ^HU^ySitittHfcSKialkzSi^^^^HI 5. E s p e c i a l ly for h y d r a u l ic s e r v i c e. v a t or a d a p t ed e l e G O L D E N - A N D E R S ON P a t. A u t o m a t ic C u s h i o n ed W a t er P r e s s u re R e g is u l a t i ng V a l v es T. M a i n t a in a c o n s t a nt r e- r e g a r d l e ss l u sh on d u c ed p r e s s u re of f l u c t u a t i o ns p r e s s u re 2. P e r f e c t ly s i d e. C u s h i o n ed by \o m e t a l- s e a t s. w a t er a nd air. t o - m e t al T he b e st v a l ve m a de m a i n t a i n i ng low p r e s s u re w h e re s u m p t i on for c o n s t a nt c o n c o n t i n u o u s. is 4. O p e r a t es q u i c k lv or s l o w ly as r e q u i r e d — Xo a t t e n t i on n e c e s s a r y. a pS> JtfL f ^B . 1 § •• W Mi ^ ^ | H r^ | M ^ H p » r w ^ n | ^n | r-^^H s". P o s i t i v e ly no h a m m e r i ng or s t i c k i n g. S i z es to 24 in. G O L D E N - A N D E R S ON P a t. A u t o m a t ic C u s h i o n ed W a t er F l o at V a l v es i. At t o m a ti T a n ks llv Ms S t a n d p i p e s, e t c. n t a in U n i f o rm W a t er L e v e ls to A d j u s t ed 2. I n s t a n t ly to ( ) p e r a te Q u i c k ly or S l o w l y. a ny 3. F l o a ts S w i v el A n g le — M o st S a t i s f a c t o ry F l o at V a l v es K n o w n. 4. Xo M e t a l - t o - M e t al —Xo W a t er H a m m er S h o c k. 5. C u s h i o n ed by W a t er a nd A i r. S e a ts or G O L D E N - A N D E R S ON P a t. C u s h i o n ed W a t er Relief V a l v es 1. A u t o m a t i c a l ly relieves e x c e ss p r e s s u r e. 2. P r e v e n t s- s t r e s s, s t r a in and b u r s t i ng of m a i n s. 3. Correct m e c h a n i c al c o n s t r u c t i o n. 4. P e r f e ct air and w a t er c u s h i o n i n g. 5. No m e t a l - t o - m e t al s e a t s. No h a m m e r i ng or s h o c k s. 6. A n g le and globe p a t t e r n. S i z es 3 to 30 in. GOLDEN-ANDERSON VALVE SPECIALTY CO. 1322 Fulton Building, Pittsburgh, Pa. Page 426 The M. S. C. Record . .j. NOVO POWER trading engineers of Toronto, Canada, has just for the construction of a filter plant completed St. Catherines near Niagara Falls, Ontario, Capa city ten million gallons. If ever in need of engine, in com line of Novo e q u i p - gasoline ;i hoist or pump, vestigate plete industrial ment. the P- 4 Cyt Engi Nova Double Open Top Pump with 2 cyl. Novo UF Engine Novo v 6 I l . I '. 2 ( \ 1. Engine NOVO ENGINE C °- Clarence E.Bement.Vice-Pres.&Gen.Mgr. LANSING —MICHIGAN '16 Ivan Driggs, according to It is the first in making pilot-less or "radio" the Dayton Daily News of April 7, has perfected a light airplane which has been sold to the government and will he used flying tests. The new -plane is known as the Driggs- Dort. light plane that the army air service has ever purchased and represents a new avenue of aeronautical activity. Driggs is vice president and chief engineer of the John .Airplane and Supply company of Dayton, son Ohio. Driggs writes: "We brave two children, Lois Jean and Dorothy Kllen. Address 57 Glen- heck boulevard. '18 \Y. I'.. Dobson, 58 Fairvicw avenue, Yonkers. N. Y., is a salesman with the Mack Truck com pany. "Enjoying fine." '•.-,•; life FURTHER MATERIAL ON ENGINEERING WILL BE PRINTED IN THE 81CCEEDINt; ISSUES OF THE RECORD. "I *^U?^ Kuhlman K U H L M AN ELECTRIC CO. B AV C I T Y, M I C H. Transformers * T" M" "H ,m "" "fl » " —• M M mi IIM m M till IIM mi fl«Jl The M. S. C. Record Page 427 Made in the following types- C Radial KT-100% Conrad Deep Groove. Maximum Radial Capacity. I maximum, number of balls) .Combination radial and. one direction thrust. RT-'*0O% ...Combination radial and one direction heavy thrust. .Duplex-]00%....Combination radial and t h r u s t. two direction Duplex-200%....Combination radial and two direction heavy thrust. Douhle Row Radial capacity approximately double ('. T. ('. P. M. R. CL> •that of Radial type. ...Special angular contact Clutch Throw- out Bearing. Special Clutch Pilot R e a r i ng with oil retaining washer on one side. Complete line of T h r u st Bearings. Engineering Bulletins Sent Upon Request MARLIN-ROCKWELL CORP. (Jurney Ball Bearing Division Jamestown, St. Y. Page 428 The M. S. C. Record REO LINES t h at are long and low, eager throttle and powerful brakes re sponsive to the lighest touch, steering ease t h at adds a new thrill to driv sought by ing—these are qualities feminine drivers. And they find them in Reo the only in which Split-Second- motor car refine scores of Braking ments made possible by long exper ience in fine car design and manufac ture. typifies lines and Ample power and generous speed, finish — smart roominess, cer and tainty of performance — these a re features the woman a nd please the man. lasting ease that delight riding Reo Motor Car Company L a n s i n g, M i c h i g an