Engineering reminiscences contributed to "Power" and "American machinist" (1908)
Porter, Charles T. (Charles Talbot), 1826-1910 · New York, J. Wiley · leaf 400
arge ourcustomers for our own blunders. Ht> smiled at my innocence,saying: If a machine-shop does not make its customers pay forits blunders, it will soon find itself in the poorhouse. Well,said I, I protest against this bill being sent. However, it wassent, and in the course of a few days a… … E. D. Leavitt MR. MERRICKS USURPATION 309 Mechanical Engineers. When the meeting was over he invitedme to walk with him, and said to me: I suppose you haveobserved that I have not visited the Southwark Foundrylately. I told him I had observed it. He then said: Do youremember that bill? I told him I…
