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Title: Railway master mechanic (microform)
Year: 1895 (1890s)
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Subjects: Railroads Railroads
Publisher: New York : (Simmons-Boardman Pub. Corp.)
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H. Conradson. Scope of Work. The testing work consists largely in the examina-tion of the various materials entering into the com-pounding oils before shipping. Scientific and techni-cal aid is also given in the various processes in-volved in the manufacture of the various oils. In experiment and investigation of the variouscomplicated problems of railroad lubrication (in-cluding oils, brasses, journals, waste, etc.), the work RAILWAY MASTER MECHANIC. Tune is undertaken not only for the direct benefit of theipany, but also for the general and individualbenefit of the railroads of the country who are cor-dially invited to avail themselves of this expertscientific department. While the above descriptions give a fair idea ofthe size and Dumber of the various rooms and theirfittings, a personal visit is -- ry in order to ful- ly appreciate the completeness of this laboratory.Department Organization. rsonal force of this important de-partm ut. or as it is called, the •bureau of tests and
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Fig. 10.—GALENA LABORATORY—on. TE8TDH3 Machine. lubrication, with its two branches, chemical andphysical is as follows: Chief of the Bureau. F. H.- u. Fhrm. C. 1>.. Member American Chemi-cal Society. American Institute of Mining Engineers.tv of Chemical Industry. London. England.thwes Railway Club. etc.. and his chief- -tants in the respective chemical and physical- -P. Oppenheim, mechanical engineerand Charles Hamilton, chemical amanuensis. I>r. Conradson. who has had direct charge of thecreation of ihis important adjunct to the work ofthe Galena Oil Company, is particularly well quali-both by d and practical experience, for the work. He was for four rears assistant to Dr.C. B. Dudley, the well known chief chemist of theosylvania railroad - - at the Alioona labora-tories, and left tha: post to build op the test depart-ment of the New Y rk & New England R. R.. wherehe had an exceptional - portunity to study the problems of railroad lubrication. The roadbuilt and operated

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