Weights and Measures (Volume 1-5) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1907. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... REPORT OF THE SECOND CONFERENCE ON WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, HELD AT THE BUREAU OF STANDARDS, WASHINGTON, D. C, APRIL 12 AND 13, 1906. APRIL 12, 1906. Dr. Strattox. It affords me very great pleasure, indeed, to welcome you again to the Bureau of Standards. Most of you know about the pleasant meeting we had last year. I notice a number of new faces, and we have also a number who were here last year, and I am sure we all remember the pleasure and interest in that meeting. It was worth the trip from the Pacific coast to hear and learn what our friends in Massachusetts were doing and what our friends in Virginia were not doing. We are going to hear more of these interesting stories this year. Now, while the Bureau of Standards is very much interested in this work and inaugurated the movement, and while it is our duty to improve conditions affecting weights and measures, we believe that it will be better for you to perfect your own organization, elect your own officers, and carry on these annual meetings in a manner independent of the Bureau, just as any scientific organization would. The first thing in order, therefore, will be the perfecting of the organization. I would suggest that this be made the first business of the meeting. After that I would be pleased to say a few words in regard to uniform laws and some other matters in connection with our work. This will not be formal, but merely with a view to bringing up points that should be discust during the meeting. To-morrow morning we hope to have with us Mr. Southard, the chairman of the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures of the House of Representatives, and Representative Littauer, who is also greatly interested in matters pertaining to weights and measures. Remarks on the proposition to form a permanent or...