Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-09-02

sents the henyiest movement, over So
cured
Scientific management 10 9Th pow
~ IL pHctlcod hy the Pennsylvania
railroad In the purchase OF supplies,
and by supplies is meant everything
from % rubber hand TO steam locOmo-
tivcs inspectors are stationed SO as
SO be- available at every manufactory
from which materials or equipment
are bought NOT only are the finish
Ell products subjected to rigid eN-
animation before they are accepted,
hut the material which is bought by
outside concerns must pass the scru.
tiny of these inspectors IL IL h dcs-
tined FOR equipment ordered by the
Pennsylvania, Something Of the i'm
por,ance OF the work is indicated by
the enormous amounts inspected by
these men each year. \ few OF the
things they passed on in 1910 are;
33.13i. $50 pounds Of steel castings. of
which 22,573.i13 pounds were accept
ed ana i,i6l,31s pounds were reject
ed. 2ll,t53 wheels, ~ which eos 934
were accepted and 2.5i9 we're reject
ed; and 1875 yards OF plush. all ~
which vas accepted.
These outside inspectors are under
the direction of three resident in
spector1 with headquarters AT Al
toonn. Pittsburg and Philadelphia.
some things such as car couplers
| aNles, etc. thoy test themselves At
the works where they are made
| Usually. however, specimens are sent
80 the laboratories ~ Altoona where
| they are put through physical and
chemical tests, the results OK which
are compared with the specifications.
The company relics on rs experts
90 protect IL ana win accept nothing
| that docs not come up a. the spcclr
cations prepared by them. These
cover practically everything that is
used los q railroud The wid, range
! OF articles they embrace b. shown by
1 % glance down the list, from auto
matte couplrrs, tin and lumber for
Ties and telegraph poles, tu caustic
I soda, Tuscan rcd, soap, passenger ear
thermometers and spongos Every
year new specifications are added
aud thu old ones are constantly being
revised 10 cuuform with mory com.
plote knowledge or more stringent re.
quircmcnts.
The thuruughu'Es aud indcpcnd-
cnCe oi this branch OF IN" work Is
| Illustrated hl some special expert
meuis that are nov being made Ia the
chemical laboratories Al present
there are no chemical specifications
ion rubber except those prepared by
the government. Instead of accept
ing these, aE others have done, the
Ponusylygula's experts are making AN
exhaustive study 0f the subject IN or
der Ia have specifications that they
know are adequate.
Some Of the routine tests made IN
the chemical laboratory are those on
water. metals, cement, etc careful
watch must bee kept on the water
used hy locomotives 10 see that Il
does not contain substances that will
form scnie nm the inside ~ the boil
ors. Ia localities whore good water
cannot b" obtained sod-ash Is put In
10 prevent harmful effects.
Little trouble is experienced with
the manufacturers of cement over re-.
fusals 10 accept their product, be.
cnuse tho tests are open 10 them and
they can always he shown the roa.
sons for non-acceptance.
/, Thrty-iiye thousand. eight hundred
and sevcnty-tWO samples 81 various
materials were examined In the chem.
Teal laboratories In 1910. and lel. $40