The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-16
REQUEST FOR BETTER
INSPECTION OF BOILERS
erom thursdays Daily.


spection is to be worked out at the
Minnesota State Convention of the Ma
tional Association of Stationary En-
gineers. now In session at the Knights
OF Columbus hall. This was the inten-
ton before the convention assembled.
but the subject was forcibly brought
before that body late yesterday after
noon I'm an address by r. w. Raven of
Chicago. the national secretary. Mr..
Raven emphatically condemned the
present system of having state boiler
inspectors appointed as a reward for
political service. He spoke particular
~ of the recent appointment of Matt
Frisch of Winona as the state In
spector for Winona county. He re-
marked that the average boiler had
the same explosive power as three
hundred pounds OF gun powder and
he declared that nobody should be
appointed for that job who was not n
master OF the specially. MIR. Frisch, he
said, was a farmer, not an engineer
He said such an appointment was al
most criminal
Had Run Threshine Engine.
In the discussion of the subject II
was brought out that Mr.. Frisch had
run threshing engine for two
months out OF every year for twenty
five years. but that only gave him
fifty months of experience. or a little
more than four years. and II was
pointed out that the state law re-
quired ten years experience. IL was
the general position of the convention
that this appointment was I'm direct
violation OF the law. Yet IL was moth
ing remarkable. compared with many
other appointments of boilers inspect
or I'm various parts OF this state. II
had long been the custom Of the vari-
Gus state administrations to use these
positions for political plums, and that
was what the engineers complained
about. They thought II was better not
to have any inspectors at all. and
then there would be no need of pay
iT examination fees TO anybody.
They took the position that the ex-
aminations under present conditions
failed of their purpose.
J. b. Harris OF Minneapolis. the
state secretary. read a paper com
piled by Association No. 3 OF Duluth
on THE Advantages of the Electric
followed with a lengthy discussion.
Those Who Are Here.
Engineers who are attending the
convention from outside the city in
clude f. H. Krichner. state president:
w. J. Kaphuser. J. McIvor, and J. T.
Mccoy. all of Winona: H. Mickle of
ST. James; n. F. Mueller. II. A. Hager.
]. b. Harris. and Paul Hunter, all OF
Minneapolis; T. &. T. Hayes. John
Darcia. Samuel Goodman. II. A. Rob-
erson. Amos Nelson and r. J. Cam
itsch. all of St Paul and Frank Will
son of st. Peter and G. o. Meyers of
GAINESVILLE.
In the evening the delegates and
their friends held an informal social
session i'm the same hall Popular
songs were sung to harp and piano
accompaniment.
Committees Were Appointed.
J. A. Johnson of st. Paul this morn
ing read a paper on Steam Turbines
Advantages and Economy over Re
ciprocating Engines" and Mr.. Kusch-
man OF Winona read another on Re
frigeration." Both papers were sub
jects OF long and interesting general
discussion.
Committees were appointed as fol-
lows:
Memorial. F. s. Hayes and J.
A. Johnson. st. Paul, and ]. F.. Mccoy,
Winona.
Resolutions-John Darcy, st. Paul.
and Jessie Williams and Paul Hunter.
Minneapolis.
Credentials-H. A. Hagen and n.
+. Mueller, Minneapolis.
Ways and Means-O Anderson and
G. LEM, Mankato, and ]. McIver, WI
mona.
Press. +. Gould and A. Marling,
Minneapolis. and G. Schneider, Man
kato.
Auditing-P. +. Hunter and N. F.
Mueller Minneapolis, and ]. +. Nc
Coy, Winona
The engineers and exhibitors will
have an informal banquet tonight at
nine o'clock at the Hotel Heinrich.