One reason electricity averages 40% saving over old material handling methods-it never stops for rest and seldom for anything else G-E motor-equipped conveyors in warehouses keep things moving quickly and orderly. G-E motors keep things moving TON ON-A-MINUTE material handling means These machines do not take big motors-usually G-E motors and control are the best protection General Electric General Office Company Edwin H. Conrades, Pres. Edmund C. Donk, Vice-Pres. Wm. F. Gould, Secy. & Asst. Treas. GOOD COAL FOR EVERY PURPOSE BY THE TON OR CAR LOAD Backed by 58 years of dependable service 2 MINES MARYVILLE THERMAL MAIN 3700 DONK BROS. 14 RETAIL YARDS ST. LOUIS EAST ST. LOUIS COAL & COKE CO. ST. LOUIS COUNTY STOCK EXCHANGE BLDG., ST. LOUIS, MO. CENTRAL 3605 Edwin H. Conrades, President O. S. Conrades, Vice-President F. W. Risque, Secretary-Treasurer ST. LOUIS MATERIAL & SUPPLY CO. We are PRODUCERS of washed SAND and GRAVEL, WHOLESALERS and RETAILERS of full line of BUILDING MATERIAL with exclusive connections and seven retail yards and a delivery system that insures service. 314 Fourth St. ST. LOUIS OF THE ASSOCIATED ENGINEERING SOCIETIES Vol. I OF ST. LOUIS A Monthly Periodical Devoted to the Interests of the Engineering Profession in St. Louis W. E. ROLFE, Editor ST. LOUIS, MO., AUGUST, 1922. EDITORIAL. No. 8 The past month has seen the removal by death of two outstanding figures among the master builders of St. Louis: Robert Moore, engineer, and George D. Barnett, architect. As long as our City shall endure, the work of these men will stand as monuments to the professions they honored. Attention is directed to the report of the meeting of the Committee on Procedure of the Federated American Engineering Societies included among the items in this issue abstracted from the F.A.E.S. Bulletin. him. How do you like the Journal? The editor wants to know. Tell We print in this issue several items attesting the interest and activity of the Joint Council in promulgating the opinions of St. Louis engineers on matters of public interest-an encouraging sign, indicating the emergence of the engineer from his shell and the removal of his light from beneath the bushel, to mix the metaphors. Again we bring up the subject of Journal advertising. We are a little short of being self-supporting. A little effort on the part of the membership will put us on easy street. Give the Secretary a few leads. MEETINGS IN PROSPECT. The Program Committee is at work on the schedule of meetings for fall and winter. The program is tentative at the present time, but the following will serve as an index of what is in store for us: It is planned to open the season with an open air get-together of an informal nature, when vacation experiences will be exchanged. Col. Peter Junkersfeld, of McClellan and Junkersfeld of New York, will talk on Design and Construction of Modern Power Plants. Mr. Ralf Toensfeldt, Electrical Engineer for the Department of Public Utilities, will discuss City Lighting Problems. Entered as second-class matter, February 11, 1916, at the post-office at St. Louis, Mo., under the Act of August 24. 1912. Acceptance for mailing at the special rate of postage provided for in Section 1103. Act of October 3, 1917. authorized August 23, 1918. Mr. Philip N. Moore, consulting Mining Engineer, is scheduled for an address on the important subject of Waste. Col. F. G. Jonah, Chief Engineer of the St. Louis-San Francisco. Railroad, will discuss Railway Problems. Mr. F. B. Jewett, Vice-President of the Western Electric Co., will address the association. Mr. B. O. Mahaffey, Vice-President and Manager of the Silurian Oil Co., will talk on South America. The Committee requests suggestions as to additional speakers and meeting topics. OF LOCAL INTEREST. The Associated Societies' Employment Service is functioning regularly and satisfactorily. The Secretary reports having been instrumental in placing a structural designer, two superintendents of building construction, a mining engineer and several draftsmen. Salaries vary from $150 to $350 per month. There has been a "reversal of form" recently in the matter of engineering employment. The job is now seeking the man. Persons and companies wanting technical help are asked to make their wants known, but it is more important these days that the engineer seeking employment communicate with the Secretary and get his requirements and qualifications on file. Mr. Val A. Fynn, consulting engineer, member of the Associated Societies and amateur mountain climber, has succeeded in climbing the face of Mount Victoria, Canadian Rockies. The summit is 11,600 feet above sea level. The ascent was made in company with Rudolph Aemmer, a Swiss guide. Fynn and Aemmer are the first to climb the face of the mountain. The St. Louis Municipal Opera Season of 1922 closed some weeks ago. That this enterprise has proved remarkably successful is evidenced by the following statement of the amounts paid for admissions: 1919 (six operas), $76,006.43; 1920 (seven operas), $139,732.50; 1921 (eight operas), $163,873.25; 1922 (eight operas), $197,549.50. It is suggested that reservations for the season of 1923 be made at once. Offices of the Municipal Theater Association are located in room M-12, Arcade Building. The "Westliche Post" gave us a two-column write-up on August 3rd on the subject of our activities in connection with the proposed State Department of Public Works for Missouri. The basis of the article was an interview with the editor of the Journal, who outlined the suggested scheme and drew some comparisons with existing organizations. A newcomer in our midst is Mr. J. C. Roop, 2117 Railway Exchange Building, who succeeds Mr. J. H. Porter as District Manager for the Woods Brothers Construction Co., of Lincoln, Neb., specialists in river bank protection. Mr. Warren Flynn, Mayor of University City, is authority for the |