Identifier: cassiersmagaz401911newy (find matches)
Title: Cassier's magazine
Year: 1891 (1890s)
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Subjects: Engineering
Publisher: New York Cassier Magazine Co.
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arged and continued.From 1905 to 1910 he developed and directed thetechnical investigations of. fuels, structural ma-terials and mining materials under the GeologicalSurvey. In the course of his work he has made criticalinvestigations of underground and surface miningconditions in the United States, Great Britain,France, Germany, and Belgium, this work in-cluding, a study of accidents and methods of safe-guarding the lives of miners. He has received the degree of Doctor of Sciencefrom the University of Pittsburgh, and in 1908 hewas appointed a. member of the National Conser-vation Commission by President Roosevelt. Hehas also been appointed a member of the IllinoisState Commission on Mining Legislation, beingchosen by the Governor at the joint request of theminers .and mine operators of that State. Underhis direction the United States Bureau of Mineshas become a most valuable feature in the de-velopment and conservation of both men and ma-terial in the mining industries of the nation.
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JOSEPH AUSTIN HOLMES, D. Sc,Director of the United States Bureau of Mines. See reverse side. Cassiers Magazine Vol. XL AN ENGINEERING MONTHLYJUNE, 1911 No. 2 REMARKABLE LOCOMOTIVES OF 1910 By J. F. Gairns NOTWITHSTANDING the nu-merous and notable develop-ments which have occurred inthe field of locomotive engineeringduring the last decade, there is noindication that finality is likely to bereached in the near future; forevery year witnesses at least one ortwo developments that may be de-scribed as of an innovationary char-acter, while each annual record in-cludes a considerable number of newdesigns that are remarkable in oneway or another, or which includefeatures of particular interest to thelocomotive engineer. As regards 1910, actual noveltiesare few, but they are of a note-worthy character. To that yearmust be credited the first introduc-tion of a turbine-electric locomotivedesigned for practical railway work,though its use is still mainly experi-mental. The year 1910 has also wit

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