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spring . POWERFAX . 1 9 3 4 threads for screws, bolts and nuts and the fear of many manufac-, turers that standardization would affect their, repair business. Getting down to engines, he mentions a difficulty which even to this day has not altogether been eliminated, and that is the bring ing together of the generator and the engine. Engine-type genera tors, to this day, do not have stand ard mounting dimensions or shaft diameters, -- a difficulty which, however, does not concern the plant which makes both engine and generator. Mr. Sweet advocated standard shaft sizes and two styles of bases and it was indicated by his talk that there were two types of dyna mos: one split vertically, such as Westinghouse, Jenney, Triumph, etc., and another type as built by General Electric, Crocker-Wheel er, Eddy, etc. He wanted to see the dimensions for the field seats, height below shaft centers, width between limit lines, etc., agreed upon by the dynamo builders. He mentioned further that the dyna mo builders would be very glad to cooperate and that it was up to the engine builders to re-design their bases and to lead the way. Cooperation of this kind would, he said, eliminate the carrying of many expensive patterns and cast ings and oftentimes very material ly decrease time of delivery. ** Despite Mr. Sweet's efforts to maintain this Association, it did not last a year; there were certain individuals who did not like their competitors to help them run their businesses, and after several ob vious examples of individualism, the Association broke up in con fusion. Another effort to function was made in 1907, but this was even more short-lived than its pre decessor. UNIFORM in tube cleaning abil ity, and in satisfactory results, Lagonda cleaners are built m every size and type re quired by tube sizes or scale conditions. LAGONDA TUBE CLEANERS is guarding the efficiency of boil ers, oil stills, and tubular ap paratus of all kinds -- making clean victories in every attack on scaled tubes, mopping up with extreme rapidity and thorough ness. Lagonda cleaners are built right for the job of cleaning your particular tubes. Put your tube cleaning prob lem up to Lagonda. Wcice for descriptive bulletins. THE LAGONDA MANUFACTUR|NG co- SPRINGFIELD, OHIO An Elliott Company Organization Disirief Offices in Principal Cities * 29 CRIMDEBN00000223