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rJ|Llf SWAIN, EDITOR NOVEMBER ITS) ' ESTABLISHED IBB2 A The New Technical Journalism Whirl beater Three pulp bearers in this paper plant are driven by one set of V belts. The oldfashioned belts, previously used, took twice as much space, slipped and stretched, required frequent maintenance, and had to he replaced every year or so. A B. F. Goodrich distributor heard about the trouble, and recommended a switch TR B. R. Goodrich Company Dopt. M-V, Akf*n It, Ohio D Send set of repons idling users' cipcriencei and shoving actual uuwJlitioru where Grommet belts ourlstted sll others, O Plein have a BFG discrihutot call. I'd like to fiod hov I can sire money with Grom* met V belts.' Fum'Ntmc-: Address---- E" very reader must be aware of the fact that Power ia newer satisfied to stand still. We hope you see many idences of constant pioneering--for example, radically mw types of special sections, such as last year's on j/ttPaler" and Jim O'Connor's "Today's Electrical Prac tice," last month. tyYel, despite all ihc progress made lo dale, and despite libe constant shucking of hoary traditions in our editorial foages, neither we nor anybody else has acid the last word injtechnical journalism or found the best way to tell a [practical engineering story. So experimentation and de[velopmcnt must proceed endlessly in this field, just as it iil! in factory and power plant. We will find still faster uhd better ways to convey useful engineering information ft/our readers. rSYet rapid progress poses its own-problems because we JjslI'Hsve an important parallel stake in continuity. Neither [the readers nor the editors want to aee Powen turned Ftij&ide down every month while this or that bright idea is fyned out. So here's the practical problem: on the one ijhand, to be as progressive and creative as possible--on lllje other, lo keep PmvRlt always plowing abend on tin >4;./wen keel. to the new, improved Grommet V-< belt. It proved to be a perfect solution*# We think we have found the answer lo this problem, Installed in 1946, the BFG Gromraef's^, ^.^ach month now, in our editorial planning meeting, we belts you see in the picture have already!/!] j^ptek out one outstanding article for radical experimen- outlasted former Delis 4 to 1, slip'','.' pace has been reduced to a minimum*}* The editor handling the chosen article consults and there's no more downtime for bo* the rest of us to get everybody's thinking on ways to repairs. *. ^.v.iprt his story over. The aim is to give his article "the V.^ozka," lo spare nothing in money, lime, space or effort * ,'la make it click in a super way. B.E Goodrich INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT*? DIVISION 'A ft figure this will accomplish four things: First, it add to the interest and usefulness of every issue. Sec-.it-^-it will give us a continuing opportunity to let our tell us how well they like various advanced ways .filing an engineering story. Third, it will give our valuable experience with new techniques; Fourth, will Ho all this without endangering the enduring values NOVEMBER IV}} that have been built into PnwF.n through many decades of constant endeavor. ' ** In addition to nur regular monthly tests of reader inter est, we shall welcome your special comments on these pio neer articles. For n starter, if you have a little time to spare, turn back lo page 71 of August Power and quickly review "Modernization Has to Be,Sold." Note the com plete break from the usual humdrum way of telling an engineering story. Ho you like this particular departure from tradition? Does the unusual arrangement of writing ond sketches make your rending quicker, more, pleasant and more profitable? Quite different, and a particularly tough assignment, was project No. 2--Ben Skrolzkt's article on page BO in September, on superpressure power plants. Here was 0 fur more technical subject, requiring thermodynamic dia grams. Here again we ask you, the render, whether the unusual treatment makes it easier for you to understand (he peculiar nature and commercial potential of steam at pressures above 3206 psi absolute. And now, finally, we hope you will turn to page 106 of this issue for project No. 3 and then follow-through the most elaborate "Operators' Notebook" Steve Elonka has yet attempted--eight fast-moving pages of alep-hy-step picture instructions for overhauling a turbine. lt'41 my personal feeling, after studying the article very carefully in proof, that Steve's intensely practical slant on maintenance ho* here achieved a new high, but the final judgment is up lo you, not to me- You are the customer for our ediloriol services. Is every step in thia turbine over haul perfectly clear lo you? la anything missing? Can you think of anything further that would have saved your lime or increased your interest? Your comments will be appreciated. We ore lining up lots of interesting ideas for future issues of Power--still other new ways to weave plain talk and plain pictures into still belter service for engineers on the job. If vmi Have suggestions, don't be bashful--PWS ASS OUT---- 47