1042 SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 364. 1925. manufacture and products; investigation of materials used in the MMV °¤°*Pm°¤*- construction of rails, wheels, axles, and other railway equipment, and the cause of their failure; including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $43,140, of which amount not u.£‘§‘:'i°°°‘ “‘ "‘° 1)** g>_ $Xpeedf$é4gi080b}¤&y be expended for personal services in the is rict o um 1a. mgsfgcméfgqxm High temperature investigations: For laboratory and field investi- ' gations of suitable methods of high temperature measurements and control in various industrial processes and to assist in making available directly to the industries the results of the bureau’s mvestigations in this field, including personal services in the District of _ _ Columbia and in the field, $9, 40, of which amount not to exceed ,,§§Y“°“ “‘ “‘° D“‘ %8,?60 bmay be expended for personal services in the District of o um 1a. “°‘“"“”""‘“*°“‘“‘“· Sound investigation: For the investigation of the principles of sound and their application to military and industrial purposes, S _ in me my including personal services 111 the District of Columbia and in the ma. field, $5,580, of which amount not to exceed $5,100 may be expended mdmtm devdm for personal services in the District of Columbia. i _ mm investigations. Industrial research: For technical investigations in cooperation with the industries upon fundamental problems involved in industrial development following the war, with a view to assisting in the _ permanent establishment of the new American industries, including Samoa in me my personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $174,120, esa. of wfiich amount lpoti) excee§1g1p4,0g0 may be expended for per- Tmm me mm sona services m the istrict o o um ia. _ r _ em. Testm railroad track and other scales: For investi tion and testing 0% railroad track scales, elevator scales, and otherizales used in weighing commodities for interstate shipments and to secure equipment and assistance forhtesifing tlge scales] used by the Government in its transactions wit the pu ic, suc as ost office na yard, and customhouse scales, and for the purposd) of coopdratiriig with the States in securing uniformity in the weights and measures laws and in the methods of inspection, including personal services Swim in me my in the District of Columbia and in the field, $39,000, of which amount ma. not to exceed $25,460 may be expended for personal services in the Cmpmtm mm} District of Columbia. _ ardipatiou ormaumun Standardization of equipment: To enable the Bureau of Standards °°‘"°°’·°*°· to cooperate with Government departments, engineers, and manufacturers in the establishment of standards, methods of testin , and inspection of instruments, equipment, tools, and electric:5 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, laboratory, and service tests, including personal services in the District of Scmm bl me Db Columbia and in the field, $110,000, of which amoimt not to exceed mc:. $89,020 may be expended for personal services in the District of Standards for check- Columbia" . ` mg chemical umm. Standard materials: For purchase preparation, analysis, and distribution of standard materials to be used in checking chemical analyses and in the testing of Iphysical measuring apparatus, includ- _ _ _ ing personal services in the istrict of Columbia and in the field, ,,,,§,°f"'°°$ m “'° Ds $10,000, of which amount not to exceed $8,000 may be expended for _ _ _ personal services in the District of Columbia. ga§§§;f’““"** ’”"€s“· Investigation of radioactive substances: For an investigation of radioactive substances and the methods of their measurements and _ _ testing, including personal services in the District of Columbia and ,,§,‘,§f"°°“ “* "’° DW lll the field, $10,680, of which amount not to exceed $9,320 may bg expended for personal services in the District of Columbia.