Excerpt from Engineering of Shops and Factories This book is based upon the writer's personal observations, study and experience, covering a period of more than twenty years in this line of work. It is a sequel, and supplementary to his other book entitled Mill Buildings, and, excepting in a few cases, parts which are fully treated there are not repeated here. Additional information and costs on some, subjects have been included, which have come to his attention since his last book was published. Chapter I., entitled Industrial Engineers and Their Services, should be valuable both to engineers and factory owners, because it gives the standard rules of conduct and business which have been established and accepted by several of the leading engineering societies. Similar rules have long existed, governing the relations between architects and contractors. The chapters on the economics of factory location and construction are included, because of the enormous amount of money being invested in manufacturing industries. If these plants are, at first, wrongly placed or arranged, no amount of subsequent good management can remedy the initial mistakes. Several chapters are included on concrete buildings and their cost, because of the increasing use of this material, and much'of the objection to the type should be removed by the explanation of easy and effective methods of surface treatment to give them a more attractive appearance. Such details as foundations, walls, roof ing, etc., which are fully treated in the author's book entitled Mill Buildings, are mentioned only briefly here, that space may be left for other subjects. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.