Excerpt from Laboratory Guide of Industrial ChemistryThe factory is surely no less fertile a department of this industrial era than the railroad or the foundry. For in the manufacturing plant there is more need of techno-practical (if such a term may be used) trained men than in any other branch of industry. Unquestionably it is necessary to have organization for the manipulation of power, machinery, and labor, so as to obtain the maximum of production with the minimum of expenditure or depreciation of plant. But in addition, it is highly essential that we understand the chemi cal principles upon which these industries are based.The object of this book, therefore, is to acquaint the student of chemistry with a few commercial processes, by introducing practical methods of handling materials on a large scale, the care and use of machinery, the cost of raw material, transportation, wage system, the handling of men and shop discipline.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.