New Britain herald., 1927-02-23

| SlraCtS from lnelT papers. a special
| department Is devoted to the bus
mess side of construction, and mar
ket quotations on building commodi-
ties are listed. Another valuable
| feature is late construction news
which lists new projects and includes
classified index of bids wanted and
received. This phase covers the en-
tire country, and fills real need.
Still another important McGraw
Hill publication is Power" week
ly journal devoted to the power
problems of all industries. This
magazine features new projects
throughout the country. New plant
construction is listed briefly, coming
conventions are noted, and market
prices of materials and supplies are
quoted.
Power Plant Engineering" de-
votes itself exclusively to problems
relative to that subject and each issue
contains number of articles OF pres
ent day interest. There are personal
and news notes and book reviews on
recent literature of the profession.
Iron Age has world wide repu-
tation as a recognized authority on
matters pertaining to that industry.
Highly specialized articles are in
Guided, labor problems are discussed
and much attention is given to new
machinery. Important meetings are
announced in advance and later
their papers are distracted. A special
feature is statistical information
bearing on all phases of the industry
and also late market reports, for
American and foreign iron, steel and
machinery are included.
The Foundry" is a semimonthly
journal dealing practically with
matters relative to that industry.
Social articles are included a-d
there are timely reviews and alb
stracts from the worlds foundry
literature.
"Automotive Industries" is pub
lished weekly and it is one OF the
most valuable journals relative to the
automobile trade and manufacture.
A feature is the section devoted to
new development in automobile
parts, accessories and production
tools. Extensive statistical informa-
ton is another noteworthy factor.
and the latest data on production,
and expectation of cars is included.
American Machinlst" is a well
known McGraw Hill publication
which appears weekly and deals with
oh ind cfr,y
tains timely articles on subjects
dealing with that particular branch.
Also abstracts are given of import
ant papers read at Engineering So
cieties meetings and frequently there
are digests of articles from other
journals. Under the caption Shop
equipment news are descriptions of
new machinery of interest to those In
the industry. Other pertinent head
ings are, news of the week, the bust
ness barometer. the industrial re-
view and forthcoming meetings.
weekly price guide, shop materials
and supplies, all of which help to
keep the reader UP to date in his
profession.
industrial and Engineering
Chemistry" published monthly by
the American Chemical society, is
high grade journal dealing with re-
frigeration, dyeing and tanning, min
eral oils and the like. Its articles are
well written and scholarly Consider
able attention is paid to chemical
patents. Government publications
bearing on these subjects are listed,
and there are short reviews of new
books as they appear.
electrical World' is an interna-
| tionally known publication. Central
stations, electric heating, lighting,
transmission, problems of codifica-
ton and standardization are a few
of the many topics discussed in its
pages. There is a digest of electric
literature, tabloid news of the indus
try, court decisions, financial and
corporate information, manufactur-
ing and markets. peak operations,
business conditions. construction
news, in fact up-to-date information
is always available in each issue.
industrial Engineer another Nc
Graw Hill monthly publication is
devoted to the maintenance and
operation of electrical and associated
mechanical systems in mills and
factories. AS in the case of all the
technical magazines its greatest
value lies in its timeliness, always
carrying the latest news Of the in
dustry.
Industrial Management en-
gineering magazine, is intended for
the use of industrial executives and
mechanical engineers, and it is de-
voted to labor saving machinery and
labor saving management. Such
topics are treated as production
equipment, mechanical handling in
Gustrial plant fabrication and the
like.
Manufacturing Industries" dis
cussoss the problems of production
accidents, wages, etc. A special
feature is the guide to latest infor-
mation-a photography or articles
on engineering subjects appearing in
various technical magazines.
,"Factory" is The magazine Of man.
aEcment and its articles cover all
phases of efficiency, material hand
ling, heating, etc. Accident preven-
ton is another topic which is given
much space in its pages, as we'll as
all perpleXities of the labor problems.
From these few suggestions it is
hoped that the public may find