Fuel and power meeting held in Boston

Power problems in industrial plants were discussed at a meeting held in Boston, December 10 and 11, by the Affiliated Technical Societies of Boston of which the A. I. E. E. Section is a member. The papers presented were Sources and Utilization of Coal, by F. H. Daniels, Sanford-Riley Stoker Company; Supply and Utilization of Fuel Oil, by E. H. Peabody, Peabody Engineering Corp.; Diesel Engines for New England Power Plants, by J. F. Hecking, Worthington Pump and Machinery Corp.; Possibilities of Obtaining Power from Public-Service Corporations, by L, R. Nash, Stone & Webster, Inc.; Power for Textile Mills, by C. T. Main, Consulting Engineer; Power for the Paper Industry, by J. A. Warren, S. D. Warren Company; The Utilization of Power in the Typical New England Plant, by K. D. Hamilton, Geo. E. Keith Company; The Advantages and Disadvantages of High-Pressure Steam in Industrial Plants, by Joseph Pope, Stone & Webster, Inc.; Utilization of Extraction Steam, by E. A. Dickinson, General Electric Company; The Supply of Industrial Power, by W. H. Larkin, Jr., U.S. Rubber Company; The Coal Situation, by E. C. Hultman, Chairman of Special Commission (Mass.) on the Necessaries of Life; Household Heating, by H. R. Linn, American Radiator Company.