The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-16
MASTER BOILER MAKERS
GATHERING FOR THEIR
ANNUAL CONVENTION
Sessions to Be Opened Tomorrow
at Board of Trade-Promi-
nent Members Here.
WILL VISIT EXPOSITION
Big Four Tenders Special Train to
St. Louis for Use of Members
and Their Families.
IL VISIT EXPOSITION

The third annual convention of the In
ternationaI Railway Master Boiler Makers
Association will be opened tomorrow fore
noon in this city in the Board of Trade as
sembly room. The sessions will be contin-
ued three days. and ii is anticipated that
over two hundred master boiler makers
from all parts Of the United States will be
here. together with other visitors that will
bring the total attendance up to three hun
dred. The convention headquarters are at
the Grand Hotel.
Several prominent members of the organ
ization arrived in the city last night, among
them being ]. A Doarnberger. of Roanoke
Va. the president of the association, and
Z. c. Cook. of st. Louis. managing editor
of the Railway Journal. the official organ
of the master boiler makers.
"Our association is young" said Presi-
dent Doarnberger last evening at the
Grand, las IL was organized just eighteen
months ago. 1t has grown rapidly how
ever, and at the close of the indianapolis
meeting we expect to have at least $50 mem
bers on our rolls.
THE organization is composed strictly of
locomotive boiler department foremen.
our object being the general advancement
of this important branch of locomotive
work Our annual meetings are valuable
because the programme is devoted to the
discussion of live subjects and the inter-
changing of ideas on all important details
of boiler making and related work.
The organization has the Endorsement of
the American Railway Master Mechanics
Association.
AT the opening session tomorrow ad-
dresses will be delivered by Mayor Holtz-
man and President C. C. Perry, of the
Board of Trade, welcoming the visitors to
the city, and by w. II. Lewis president of
the Master Mechanics Association. and
Master Mechanic S. w. Miller of the
Pennsylvania at Columbus, o. In addition
President Doarnberger will deliver his an
nual addresses.
The other officers of the association
are: First vice president, w. II. Laugh
ridge. Columbus. o.; second vice president,
dent, C. l.. Hempel, Omaha; fourth vice
president. j. L. Johnson, st. Paul: secre-
tary-treasurer. w. ]. Richey. Portsmouth,
o.; Chairman OF executive committee, K. j..
Hennessy, Depew, n. Y.
II. Denzler and l.. Borneman, of this CITY,
have had charge OF the local arrangements
for the convention. Mr.. Denzler is identi-
fed with the Pennsylvania while Mr.
Borneman is In the employ of the c., III.
& D..
SPECIAL TRAIN TO ST. LOUIS.
At the close of the convention the men,
bers of the association and their families
who are here will go to ST. Louis to visit
the exposition. The Big Four has rendered
the association a special train for the trip.
The topics to be presented to the conven-
ton by the chairmen of the several COM
mittees are as follows:
Feed Water as Found in the West" r.
c. Young.
Feed Water as Found in the East" l..
Progressive Tools for Boiler Shop
Work,"tW. A Timms.
'-Firebox Templates Accompanying De-
livery of Boiler from Locomotive Works. -
Proper Methods of Building Boilers. APP
Cushing.
Radial Stays and Crown Sheets; also on
Crown Bars" b. F. McGrath.
Maintenance of Crate Bars and Ash
Pans" Rudolph Freye.
Best Kind of Tank and Construction of
Same John McKeown
The following are the committees of the
association:
Press Committee-Joe McAllister. chair
man, r. c. Young, #. w. Shupert, w. A.
Timms, j. j. Meyer, James T. Johnston
Charles kraus, 9. c. Shepherd. T.. j. Hen
nessey, w. ii. Shaw, c. l.. Hemple and j.
t. Goodwin.
Executive Committee-E. ]. Hennessey
chairman, Depew, N Y, John McDermott
X {. Young. John McKeown and b. f.
The last business to be transacted will
De the election of officers. and. following
precedent. the first vice president. w. X
Laughridge, of Columbus, o. will be adj
vanced to the presidency.
T. e Cook, of the Railway Journal in
speaking OF the. work of the association
This is the day of advancement and /,
a. the man who strives to keep a pace with
| the advance trend of the times who keeps
| TO the front 1t is largely through this kind
Oh association work that foremen can keeT
| UP with the times and at the same time
advance the scientific work which consti.
tutes their profession. Not only the ad.
Vancement of the science of railway. boilel
making is involved in this educative work
put Also the intrinsic value of the foreman's
services. The more proficient he become:
| the greater will be the value of his serv.
| ices During the past year the officers OF
| this association have been called upon Il
I furnish foremen for "a number of impor
rant railway positions. which indicates thai
| the mechanical officials have confidence IL
/ the merits or those who are disposed TO adj
vance Their conditions and their scientif,
profession. In fact. foreman cannot man
/ ifest any greater ambition TO promote hi:
and his company's interests than by takins
/ active part in association work In III,
/ meeting OF men of practical ideas for tn,
exchange or same each one gets the benef
OF many others. and there are many IittI,
heart-to-heart talks between the attend
/ ants, outside OF convention sessions where
in many excellent ideas are exchanged
| younger men receive the experience of olde1
/ heads and valuable thoughts are exchanged
| all round. There Is no practical Schooling
for the time employed. like that OF railwa,