The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-21
BUREAU. HAS
ACCOMPLISHED
NOTABLE WORK
Cooperation With Industries
and Other Departments
Continued With Good
Results
Results.
NEW HANDBOOK STARTED
Successful Method of Analyz-
ing Gold Turned Over 10
Treasury Department
for Use.

According TO the annual repor, Of the
director Of the Bureau Of Standards in
the Department Of Commerce. Washing
ton, D. c., there has been much notable
work accomplished. The Bureau Of
Standards, in conforming with the pol
icy Of the government, has accomplished
the work of the fiscal year ending June
80, 1921. by a curtailmeni Of expendi-
lures and smaller number Of personnel.
The Bureau has confined its work chiefly
to the more urgent research problems and
testing.
Close cooperation with the industries
and other government departments, both
national and state, has been continued
with satisfactory results. There was a
total Of 94,036 tests Of all sorts complet.
ed. 67,3e8 Of which were for the gov
eminent, and 26,638 for the public.
Although there has been decided re.
duction of the personnel of the Bureau,
the research work has improved in quail
ity. The Bureau has employed, 342 stat
utory employees and sos engaged in spc.
cial research work authorized by Con.
gress. This is total Of $50 as compared
with 98l. the average for last year.
The Annual Conference on Weights
and Measures held on May 1896 was
we'll attended and several important ques.
tions were considered, including the sale
Of bread by weight. specifications, and
tolerances for liquid measuring devices,
and the methods of weighing coal.
The Bureau revised the specifications
for incandescent lamps for the govern.
ment, the old specifications being out of
date and in need of revision. The gov.
ernment ordered 2,750,OOO lamps 10 con.
form with the specifications revised by
the Bureau.
Important work was accomplished on
ways and means for conserving the sun.
ply Of natural gas. Some of this work
accomplished was in cooperation with
the Bureau Of Mines.
Investigations of the strength and fire
resistance of various types of building
construction have been pushed vigorous.
ly throughout the year; and the import.
ant investigational work on airplane and
automobile gasoline engines has been
continued.
The Bureau successfully developed a
spectroscopic method of analyzinr po,d
and other precious metals. The method
was turned over to the Treasury Depart.
ment for their use.
An electrolytic printing plant has been
satisfactorily developed through the CO.
operation of the Bureau and the Bureau
OF Engraving and Printing. The pro.
cess has been in regular use by the Bu.
reau Of. Printing and Engraving during
the year.
Optical glass Of satisfactory quality has
been supplied to the Navy Department.
and valuable experience is being gained
in the manufacture Of this important ma.
terial.
The most thorough work Of any Br.
reau. which has been carried out in rc.
search work covering period of many
years, will soon be eliminated by III.
present Bureau. in the preparation of ia.
bles on the physical constants of am.
monia.
The results of the Bureaus work arc
made available 10 the public through its
publications. There were eighty-six is.
sued during the year. Twenty-four re.
prints OF previous publications and a
supplement to the list Of publications
were also issued. A new series of hand