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*Evrye *01 Moring up peamoothad. Oaty th hone wot coin." Marmy, A Horse and Compressors a% "All jizll, broke Joore in ibe quiet thumbs into the armpit* of his check* little town ol St. Mary'a, Ceorgia, one ered vest and blasted away. July morning in 1916." "As I was saying, all hell broke loose Tliat'i whot our photogroplier. Cries that morning in St. Mary's, but let me Crube, end 1 heard when wo walked tell you guys what 1 was doing in that into the large sparkling engine room of dinky port in the first place. Three the Schaefer Brewing Co in Brooklyn of us engineers from the SS Caribbean recently. The familiar foghorn voice went ashore in Sovannah one evening came from the center of a dozen or so after pulling in from Havana. We operators gathered around the chief en- . burned up tho town that night and next gineer'a dealt. morning I awoke in the local hotel at Yep, that voice could belong to only St Mary's. Don't ask me how I got Marmaduke Surfaceblow, consulting there. All I know is that I was stone engineer extraordinary and an ex-ma broke. rine and stationary engineer who had "Walking down to the water-front, 1 poked into every corner of this old world come io the Pratt Refrigeration Co. A in his long, eventful and checkered life. native told me that Joshua Pratt was Crisa and I were there to take photos the big shot in town. Fishermen brought (see pp 106-113) while ehief engineer their shrimp to his place for icing and John Wolf had his steam turbine open shipping. Thai guy owned half the for overhaul. But we didn't expect to town and drove two of the finest horses run into Marmaduke. I'eering through in thoso parts. the crowd, 1 saw that Marmy had this' "Pratt was in his office and asked me . situation well under control. There he what in hell l wanted. When 1 told him sat, leoning bock in the swivel chair, I was a marine engineer, he laughed, his sire-16 canolboats propped up on then motioned for me to follow him the chiefs desk. And he had a perfect into the plant. There I mw three 30-ton atronglo hold on a quart mug of cool horizontal C03 compressors running at lager beer--aa did some of his au full speed. dience. Here was the natural setting "`You call yourself an engineer,' he for Mormy, and he was in his glory. cackled. 'Well, you got a. job and we'll Evidently this was not the time to see how good you realty are.' Then he take pictures, so 1 moved closer and explained that usually one or two com listened. Marmy hoisted the mug and pressors would carry the load, but that ballasted his tanks until the mug was lately oil three had to run. Trouble was empty. Then he gave his old gruy the condenser was coated with paraffin. howler a starboard list, hooked his Seemed that old Joshua had tried to pinch pennies by using a pjrsflin-bsie'^*-. oil la the compressors instead of tho*g\r tuna] arctic oil. "Pratt told me to hang up my coU>^` and start rigging up a makeshift wn-'-,V*' denser from old piping so ( could ttart.tf&\ cleaning the fouled up condenser swa y** as it was ready. His Idea was to rua the piping out into the bay and back. 7^ But 1 knew that was easier said than done. Jri* from Your REPRESENTATIVE " Til get dial gunk out of those tuber without shutting down, tearing down. 0 Nalco Representatives make friends and permanent building a new condenser-or opening n** one piece of equipment,' I promised. "`How?' asked Joshua, suddenly C'V Nalco System users with a simple MV; treatment service. formula: honest water swallowing his adom's apple and sioring 1 if: You can ask your Nalco Representative questions and get blankly at me. r-:p. "`By shutting of! the cooling water i X straightforward answers ... And if you stump him. He -- to the eondenser and getting the coo- *1* and you---can put the .whole Nalco Laboratories' and 'WATER TECHS A poper on *A loborotory Method for the Study of Steom Condensate Corrosion Inhibitor*,* presented ot the 8th Annuoi Conference, National denser so damn hot that oil that paraffin will melt out,'.was my answer. " 'Over my dead body,' wheezed Pratt. Service staffs to work on a plain-language plan of action to get you better water treatment results, most economically. Association of Corrosion Engineers, ho* been reprinted by Nalco for 'You ain't gonna burn up my expensive plant just to try a hair-brained theory. Operating refrigeration equipment calls If you are not already getting the security from water, distribution to men interested in this treatment troubles that regular calls from your Nalco problem. Your copy will be sent for horse senso,* he added. And th>* \ir) was that. 'at. "So I spent the day going through ' the motions of sizing up the place lor \t ilia jury-rig condenser and scouting.. around for tools ond equipment. 'Yoo Representative bring, call or write today for prompt action. free upon request. NATIONAL AlUMINATE CORPORATION 4221 W*M 44th P1o CHIcotfo St, Itllnati In Cau/tdfi: Aitbtm United, Bttrliiiglott. Ontario can kill a hog without breaking his legs g] and letting him bleed to death,' I always u-J it* wffi aoid, and I was going -to do that con denser the easy way. In tho meanln1e SYSTEM ... Serving Industry through Practical Applied Science {Continued on page 20H) to PLANT OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SECTION POWE*.