Front matter

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NON-TECHNICAL CHATS ON IRON AND STEEL AND THEIR APPLICATION TO MODERN INDUSTRY

BY

La VERNE W. SPRING, A.B.

CHIEF CHEMIST AND METALLURGIST, CRANE CO., CHICAGO

WITH TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY-FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS AND DIAGRAMS

NEW YORK

FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY

PUBLISHERS

Copyright, 1917, by

Frederick A. Stokes Company

All rights reserved, including that of translation

into foreign languages

TO

MY FELLOW WORKERS

IN THE VAST IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY

THIS BOOK IS

AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED

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