U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE R. P. LAMONT. Secretary BUREAU OF STANDARDS GEORGE K. BURGESS, Director MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS-No. 116 REPORT OF THE TWENTY-THIRD NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM VARIOUS STATES HELD AT THE BUREAU OF STANDARDS WASHINGTON, D.C., JUNE 3,4,5, and 6,1930 *4ES O UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1931 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington. D. C. - - Price 35 cents metadcl00663 OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES OFFICERS Honorary president, SAMUEL W. STRATTON, chairman of the executive committee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., and former Director of the Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C. (Serving during twenty-third national conference) President, GEORGE K. BURGESS, Director, Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C. First vice president, FRANCIS MEREDITH, director, State division of standards, Boston, Mass. Second vice president, HOWARD S. JARRETr, State commissioner of weights and measures, Charleston, W. Va. Secretary, F. S. HOLBROOK, Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C. Treasurer, GEORGE F. AUSTIN, sealer of weights and measures, Detroit, Mich. (As elected by twenty-third national conference for the ensuing year) President, GEORGE K. BURGESS, Director, Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C. First vice president, How~an S. JARREIr, State commissioner of weights and measures, Charleston, W. Va. Second vice president, ALBERT B. SMITH, director, State bureau of standard weights and measures, Harrisburg, Pa. Secretary, F. S. HOLBROOK, Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C. Treasurer, GEORGE F. AUSTIN, Jr., assistant supervisor, bureau of weights and measures, Detroit, Mich. COMMITTEES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (As elected by twenty-third national conference) GEORGE K. BURGEsS HOWARD S. JARRETr ALBERT B. SMITH Ea officio. F. S. HOLBROOK GEORGE F. AUSTIN, Jr. WILLIAM F. CLUErr, chief deputy inspector of weights and measures, Chicago, Ill. E. J. CRoucH, director, State bureau of weights and measures, Boise, Idaho. H. N. DAVIs, deputy State commissioner of weights and measures, Montpelier, Vt. C. V. FICKmT, sealer of weights and measures, Portland, Me. THOMAS FLAHERTY, city and county sealer of weights and measures, San Fran- cisco, Calif. J. HARRY FOLEY, State superintendent of weights and measures, Trenton, N. J. WILLIAM FosTER, sealer of weights and measures, Springfield, Mass. WILLIAM A. GRAHAM, State commissioner of agriculture, Raleigh, N. C. S. T. GRIFFITH, chief, division of weights and measures, Baltimore, Md. T. F. MAHONEY, sealer of weights and measures, Chattanooga, Tenn. EDWARD J. MARONEY, sealer of weights and measures, New Haven, Conn. I. L. MILLER, State commissioner of weights and measures, Indianapolis, Ind. C. R. McFADDEN, sealer of weights and measures of Licking County, Pataskala, Ohio. WILLIAM A. PAYNE, sealer of weights and measures of Monroe County, Rochester, N. Y. B. W. RAGLAND, chief, bureau of weights and measures, Richmond, Va. GEORGE M. ROBERTS, superintendent of weights, measures, and markets, Wash- ington, D. C. WILLIAM F. STEINEL, sealer of weights and measures, Milwaukee, Wis. V. A. STOVALL, chief State inspector of weights and measures, Austin, Tex. HAROLD A. WEBSTER, State commissioner of weights and measures, Concord, N. H. S. H. WILsoN, State oil chemist, Atlanta, Ga. III Iv OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES COMMITTEE ON SPECIFICATIONS AND TOLERANCES (Standing committee) F. S. HOLBROoK, Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C. WILLIAM F. CLI'rT, chief deputy inspector of weights and measures, Chi- cago, Ill. CHARLES M. FULLER, city and county sealer of weights and measures, Los Angeles, Calif. A. W. SCHWARTZ, assistant State superintendent of weights and measures, Elizabeth, N. J. I. L. MILLER, State commissioner of weights and measures, Indianapolis, Ind. COMMITTEE ON UNIFORMITY IN WEIGHTS AND MEASURES REQUIREMENTS (Standing committee) J. H. MEEK, director State division of markets, Richmond, Va. P. D. DUKESHERER, director State bureau of foods and standards, Lansing, Mich. D. E. FITZGERALD, sealer of weights and measures, Racine, Wis. PHILIP T. PILON, State inspector of weights and measures, Hartford, Conn. ALBERT B. SMITH, director State bureau of standard weights and measures, Harrisburg, Pa. C. P. SMITH, sealer of weights and measures of Suffolk County, Riverhead. N. Y. V. A. STOVALL, chief State inspector of weights and measures. Austin, Tex. ACTING COMMITTEES FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD NATIONAL CONFERENCE Committee on resolutions.-A. B. SMITH, P. D. DUKESHERER, J. H. FOLEY, S. H. WILSON, THOMAS FLAHERTY. S. T. GRIFFITH, J. A. SWERNEY. Committee on nonsifations.-FRANCIS MEREDITH, I. L. MILLER, GEoRGE WARNER, W. A. PAYNE, B. W. RAGLAND. OFFICIAL STENOGRAPHER NORMAN L. KNAUSS, Bureau of Standards. Washington, D. C. LIST OF PERSONS ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE DELEGATES-STATE, COUNTY, AND CITY OFFICIALS ALABAMA City : Birmingham----------R. C. SHARP, chief inspector of weights and measures, room 200, City Hall. CALIFORNIA City and County : Los Angeles. - CHARLES M. FULLER, sealer of weights and measures, 230 Court Street, Los Angeles. San FranciTcoM TOAs FLAHERITY, sealer of weights and meas- ures, room 6, City Hall, San Francisco. CONNECTICUT State.-..--------.... ----- Piup T. PILON. inspector of weights and measures, 100 Washington Street, Hartford. City : IBridgeportL -- DENNIS KELLY, sealer of weights and measures. Hrttod--Louis ELSNER., sealer of weights and measures, 550 Main Street. New Hav1E------------EDWARD J. MARONEY, sealer of weights and measures, City Hall. County: Fairfield--WILAM H. BROWN, sealer of weights and measures, County Courthouse, Bridgeport. Hartford_.---- -Mio C. GRIFFIN, sealer of weights and meas- ores, 95 Washington Street. Hartford. Middlesex--. ERNEST HtTBRARD, sealer of weights and measures, Middletown. New Haven .WiuAr P. TYLER. sealer of weights and meas- ures, County Courthouse, New Haven. DELAWARE County: Sussex-DALLAS M. RoQERs. regulator of weights and inea sures, Georgetown. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA District------------------ W. C. DITuiE, chief inspector of weights, meas- ures, and markets, District Building, Wash- ington. GEORGE A. HOWE, inspector of weights, measures. and markets, District Building, Washington. G. STUART REEDER, inspector of weights, meas- ures, and markets, District Building, Wash- ington. GEORGIA State------------------------. S. H. WILSON, State oil chemist, room 37, State Capitol, Atlanta. IDAHO State.------------ ----------- ERNEST J. CROUCH, director bureau of weights and measures, room 108, Statehouse, Boise. V VI LIST OF PERSONS ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE ILLINOIS State..-----..------------.W. T. FossE'rT, superintendent of standards, room 214, State Capitol, Springfield. Mrs. ETHEL PASS, secretary to superintendent of standards, room 214, State Capitol, Spring- field. INDIANA State------..----...-.-.--.... I. L. MILLER, commissioner of weights and measures, room 201, Statehouse Annex, Indianapolis. City: South Bend.----------.. -.CHARLES J. BURN s, inspector of weights and measures, City Hall. County: Huntington--------- DEFOREsT McLIN, sealer of weights and meas- ures, Huntington. KENTUCKY City: Louisville------.-----. B. F. KNAUER, chief inspector of weights and measures, City Hall. MAINE City: Portland_-_----_.-_-----C. V. FICKETT, sealer of weights and measures, City Building. Skowhegan--____ -- JOSEPH H. MURRAY, sealer of weights and meas- ures. Waterville-.. - -.-...---.... WILLIAM A. JONES, sealer o'f weights and meas- ures. MARYLAND City: Baltimore---------.__S. T. GRIFFITH, chief, division of weights and measures, City Hall. WILLIAM A. CLUBB, inspector of weights and measures, City Hall. CHARLES G. CROCKETT, inspector of weights and measures, City Hall. JAMES T. EVERET, inspector of weights and measures, City Hall. WILLIAM H. LARRIMORE, inspector of weights and measures, City Hall. GEORGE H. LEITHAUSER, inspector of weights and measures, City Hall. THOMAS J. NAPFEL, inspector of weights and measures, City Hall. ELMER S. PIERPONT, inspector of weights and measures, City Hall. CHARLES RUSTEBERG, inspector of weights and measures, City Hall. HENRY SL rZER, assistant inspector of weights and measures, City Hall. CHARLES ZUSCHLAG, inspector of weights and measures, City Hall. MASSACHUSETTS State---------------------FRANcis MEREDITH, director of standards, room 194, Statehouse, Boston. ADELBERT L. JONES, inspector of standards, room 194, Statehouse, Boston. City: Arlington--------------.ALLAN E. COWIE, sealer of weights and meas- ures, Town Hall. Boston.---_-_---.-.--- JAMES A. SWEENEY, sealer of weights and meas- ures, City Hall Annex. Springfield-----__---____..-.WILLIAM FOsTER, sealer of weights and meas- ures, room 9, Administration Building. Worcester-------------..HOMER J. MELIDY, deputy sealer of weights and measures, City Hall. LIST OF PERSONS ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE VII MICHIGAN State----------._----. PEER D. DUKESHERER, director, bureau of foods and standards, Lansing. City: Detroi-...- . GEORGE F. AUSTIN, Jr., assistant supervisor, bu- reau of weights and measures, 1300 Beaubien Street. City and County: Saginaw_ GEORGE W. MAHN, sealer of weights and meas- ures, City Hall, Saginaw. NEW HAMPSHIRE City: Manchester-ARTHUR J. PROVENCHER, sealer of weights and measures. NEW JERSEY State----.--.. ---- - J. .HARRY FOLEY, superintendent of weights and measures, Trenton. ELLIOTT B. HOLTON, assistant superintendent of weights and measures, Trenton. HARRY S. PROvoST, assistant superintendent of weights and measures, Trenton.