The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-01
MEASURE OFFICIALS
MEET IN WASHINGTON

Weights and measures officials OF
the United States will meet In an
nual conference at the national bureau
of standards. Washington. D. c.. for
four days, May 21-24, inclusive, ac-
cording to 4 decision OF the executive
committee OF that association. which
has power 10 determine the date and
arrange the program. Tentative plans
have been completed and invitations
to send Representatives have been ex-
tended to tine governors Of the sew.
raj states and the commissioners Of
the District Of Columbia. Due to the
demands incident to the war upon
weights anil measures officials. espec-
iaiiy those of the bureau OF standards,
some OF whom are officers of the as
ISOLATION. no annual conference has
been held sine. 1915. This has caus-
ed much important business to ac-
cumulate, which. with the discussion
of new conditions arising as result
of the war. proriises to make the con-
ference this year one of the busiest
and most Interesting ever held.
The objects OF these conferences are
to bring an exchange of views between
the men who are engaged in the i'm
portant task of inspecting weighing
and measuring apparatus and to Sc
cure greater efficiency and unifor-
NIFTY in the work. When it is remem-
hs,red that each state Iegislates
INDEPENDENTLY on the subject of
weights and measures laws it
will be readily seen that
there will be 4 lack Of uniformity.
rms condition did exist very largely
before the formation of the associa-
ton and one Of the first things done
was To endearor to correct 1t. A
model for 4 uniform state law as
Well as one for a. city and county
'aW and Uniform table for toier.
ances on weighing and measuring APP
paratua were drafted. These have
beea widely adopted throughout the
country AMI as a consequence much
has been accomplished toward elimi-
halnG the chaotic conditions relating
to non-un fornity in weights and
measures Jaws.
The frst conference was held in
January. 1903, at which time there
were present, in addition to officials
or the bureau of standards, repre-
sentatives from eight states and the
District of Columbia. This number
mas steadily increased. from year to
year up TO tho last conference. when
the representation numbered eighty
fhra". comprising delegates from
tWentN-one states, the District Of
Columbia, Porto Rico and the PhiIip-
pine islands. II addition fifty-seven
visitors, representing all of the large
railroads Of the country and numer-
Gus manufacturing concerns having
weights and measures problems TO
sotVe were present, attestfng 10 The
important - sition the association has
attained as a national organization.
The officers are. DR.. $. w. Stratton.
director OF The bureau Of standards.
president; w. L. Waidron, state SUPER
intehdent, New Jersey, vice-president:
t-.-di.-barnard, seaier, Mtchig a n treas
urer and Ma icr l. A. Fisher, chief of
the weights and measures section OF
the bureau of standards. secretary.
Ihese, in addition to the following.
compose the executive committee. J.
&. Farrell, New York: G. E. Carpen-
ter. Vermont; c. G. johnson, Cali
fornia: l.. S. Schoenthal. District of
columbia; r. +. Egan. Connecticut:
J. NJ. Mote. Ohio; +. G. Tighe, New
YORK city; O. n. Creswell, Arizona
|. NJ. Howell, state OF Washington. ant
! fhure Hansen. Massachusetts.