New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-09
ECONOMY IN Production.

ADDRESS OF JAMES c. B.YIIS BEFORE THE SOCIETY
OF PRACTICAL ENGINEERING.
At the continuation of the session OF the
NewYork Society of Practical Engineering, held III Room
No "a Of the Cooper Union last evening" James C. BayIs
O. he iron Age read paper entitled The Utilization
OF Waste Products" The SUBJECT was further discussed
by John ". sutton. William E. Partridge, and others
Mr. Sutton said tho question Of waste in mannfac-
tirc often question of pay The query was Iio"
much do you pay your engineerl' The less there
was paid, greater The waste The difference De
tween what an nsne will do in the hands OF sklfui
a. compared with what 1t VIII do in the bands or On i
skll engineer, greater than the difference in their
WAGES would he. Mr. Partridge gave some amusing In
stances within bis personal observation in which men
had employed steam power at great waste, and had
refused 20 make any changes for the better even after
their mistakes had been pointed ont to Them Inc io
lowiu, Is an abstract Of tie paper of Mr. Bsylis:
Tn!s subject L. Of greater Importance because quarter
Of century hence the worlds progress towari greater
creapncss Cni abundance of production Will probably
consist in closer attention TO what arc now considered
rs tIes Int which in their aggregate OF vast npor
affecting the amount AMI cost OF our manhiac-
turcd products. Hitherto mrch Of industrial pro-
eg has the result Of cheapenng the cost or power
The most dsirIbc OF impossible benefits would be IN
limited power without cost Of fuel The deluson OF per
pctua motion possesses extraordinary vitality although
Ike the Protcus Of tie fable, 1t changes Its form
whenever attacked At this tine IL lives in the Idea
which has aiken de"p hold upon the popular mnd that
We are the verge OF mechanical revolution ana that
before long electricity, magnetism, air compressed by
water poser 10 motion, cold vaor, and it may be that
inacn;be steTy known psychic force, VIII perform
ass nominal the varied functions Of steam as a
motor These glorious predictions OF the revOlut!onists
ma OF course never relied and never VIII be-.
Those who have given Intelligent attention 10
matters connected with the science or mechanical
onginoornc If we except Inventors Of certain class. do
no, need 10 be told that this dream Of cheap power Is as
az near realization in the best steam engine nov IN use
os II Is likely 10 be for many years come; and that
there Is little nothing encourage te BELIEF that the
nnt promised revolution will take place until our coal
snapiios are exhisted We are very near the maximum
OF economy d. regards the cost OF power We can 0uia
boiler. that viii cvaporatc ton pounds OF water Tor every
rolnd Of coal burned under them, and when 1t Is at
tempted "a econoiAze still farther is found that the
interest ~ Increased cost Of the DO Ter amounts u
more thaD lie yaiue Of tie coal saved II IL doubtful II
auy Important Improvement is po.slerpun the Corliss
engine gear TIC C0rnisa cataract donbe-lead valve
a,enii IA TO Which Il. iin;1rance entities it and vita
thu, AID in clothing vita iel AID other noIconhuctin.
suo stances there II room for profitable experiments
FOR Tie II, II hall ccn,dry look to economy In
lite THINGS foi cheapcnng Of the cost Of anuac
'urei products. Among Inc sttaindhe economies not
generally carried To ler ultimate application, the saving
~ fuel is the nost prominent AMI II is one of the most
serious drawbacks to orr indslin prosperity Waste OF
fue r..uts mainly from bad hng. In an experiment
made d..cIeni n"n each VITA the same amount OF
LeI, tie bes man r.n me hehc oy W, ana
TIC poorest 100 revolutions Few years aso the best
cgiac-dr.ceT IN Great Bliaii ana VINO was always In
request at otitye ifius was lad IL years OF age
This boy could an engine longer with gyen amount
Of fuel tau any other engineer in the country AID the
fact suggestive Ths thing after economy In the
coat OF powell the task OF ccJDom'zns skilled labor
Important Plan IL 10 employ unsk He'd labor 10 supple
sallcd artisans The proper Of tools always
atte.Ied an an important economy In small cs!i-
slmeu's this seldom ewes due attention, AS rule
tool belongs To whoever happens to Lave it, Conse
Juently 10 one is responsible Tor. IT, There is
waste OF uoricstiuz al ard above all. IN ,nIiac
t0rita time AMI material are wae ~ want OF propc:
sy.eI 8 scni should begin Win the bul!ing OF the
- or IL can bri, Ousc 10 take of tIe small
economies, tne great take Of themselves