THE ANNUAL MEETING IN GLASGOW VISIT TO THE ARDEER FACTORY T tho invitation of tho Dircctors of N o h 1 Industrics, Ltd., 100 mcmbors visited A tho abovo fnctory on Saturdny, July 8. Tho party travelled by special trnin from St. Enoch Station, Glnsgow, and on reaching Stovonston wit3 convoyed on tho company's privato line to tho Ardccr Fnctory. On behalf of Nobol Industries, Ltd., tho guests wore wolcomod by Sir Ralph Anstruthor, Lord Cochrnno and Mi. Rogers, and by Mr. J. A. Cockburn, works mnnngcr of tlio factory.
Tho visitors wcro divided into partics, and each pnrty wns conducted through selected portions of tlio factory by n moinbcr of tho chcniical staff.
Tho sit0 of thiR factory wns solectcd by Alfred Noh1 in 1871. On its front it fnccs tho Firth of Clydo, nnd the fnctory covcrs nn area considornbly orcr a thousnnd acrcs. Tho guests first of nll visited tho boiler station, ahcro 19 Lnncnshiro boilcrs distributo stcnni through xnoro thnn 20 milcs of piping. Tho fucl for tlicso boilcrs is cntircly nieclinnically hnndlcd. Aftcr visiting tho Power Stntion, whcro tlio turbo gcncriitom nnd air-coniprcssors woro oxamincd, tho pnrtics ontcrcd tho " dnngcr" nrcn nnd woro conducted to tho suininit of ono of tho " i.it,roglyccrin " hills, froin wliicli nn cxtcnsivo viow of tho factory nxs obtained.