SEVENTI ETH C ONGRESS . SESS. II . CH. 102. 1929 .
1123 substances ; for the standardization and production of rare and Rare and unusual unusual types of sugars required for the medical service of the Gov- types . ernment departments ; and for other technical and scientific purposes, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $75,000 ; Gau ge sta nd ard iza tio n : To provide by co operation of t he Bureau Gau ges and scr ew threads . of S tandar ds, th e War Depar tment, and t he Na vy Dep artmen t for Cooperative stand- the standardization and testing of the standard gauges, screw threads, ardization of, etc . and standa rds re quire d in m anufac turing thro ughout the United States, and to calibrate and test such standard gauges, screw threads, and standards, including necessary equipment and personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $40 .000. Investigation of mine scales and cars : For investigating the con- at co~ale weighing, etc ., ditions and methods of use of scales and mine cars used for weighing and measuring coal dug by miners, for the purpose of determining wages due, and of conditions affecting the accuracy of the weighing or measuring of coal at the mines, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $13,400 ; Metallurgical research : For metallurgical research including alloy Sem h a llurgi cal re - steels, foundry practice, and standards for metals and sands ; casting ; rolling, forging, and the properties of aluminum alloys ; prevention of corrosion of metals and alloys ; development of metal substitutes, as for platinum ; behavior of bearing metals ; preparation of metal specifications ; investigation of new metallurgical processes and study of methods of conservation in metallurgical manufacture and prod- ucts ; investigation of materials used in the construction of rails, wheels, axles, and other railway equipment, and the cause of their Railway equipment. failure, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $51,000 ; High temperature investigations : For laboratory and field investi- m Hig,Mme ~ erat ure gations of suitable methods of high temperature measurements and control in various industrial processes and to assist in making avail- able directly to the industries the results of the bureau's investiga- tions in this field, including personal services in the Dist rict of Columbia and in the field, $10,200 ; Sound investig ation : For the investigation of the principles of Sound investigation. sound and their application to military and industrial purposes, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $11,260 ; Industrial research : For technical investigations in cooperation Industrial research cooperative investiga- with the industries upon fundamental problems involved in indus- tions . trial development, with a view to assisting in the permanent estab- lishment of new American industries, including personal services in the Dist rict of Colu mbia and els ewhe re, $204 ,000 ;
Testi ng larg e scal es, Testing railro ad track and other scales : Fo r in vest igat ion and etc . te sti ng of railro ad trac k scal es, ele vator s cales, and ot her sca les us ed in weighing commodities for interstate shipments and to secure equipment and assistance for testing the scales used by the Govern- ment in its transactions with the public, such as post office, navy yard, and cus tomh ouse sca les, and for the pur pose of coop erat ing with the States in securing uniformity in the weights and measures laws and in the methods of inspection, including personal services in the Dis- trict of Columbia and in the field, $48,900 ; Sta ndardization of equipment : To enable the Bu reau of Stand ards Cooperative ustr a- ardization of indial to cooperate with Government departments, engineers, and manufac- devices, etc • turers in the establishment of standards, methods of testing, and inspection of instruments, equipment, tools, and electrical and mechanical devices used in the industries and by the Government, including the practical specification for quality and performance of such devices, and the formulation of methods of inspection, labora-
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