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Report of Inspection Rules Committee 

 .lolin \V. MfClurc, elinirinan, iiililnsscil ii statoiueiit to tlio meet- 

 iiig boforo prcacntinR the report of liis ootiiniittee. He said the 

 conimittec is gratified to report that the actual results of the rules 

 adopted last year have given iiuire universal satisfaction than ever 

 before in the history of the (ir;;!ini/:itiiiii; that fewer complaints 



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and criticisms had been received than in any period heretofore. He 

 said that in the absence of the necessity and considering the strong 

 sentiment in favor of the stability of the rulos np changes would 

 be recommended. 



He said: 



It should be borne In nitnd, however, that the rules arc continually in 

 process of evolution and must be chnnsed when necessary to meet changed 

 conditions in the trade. It may be well to repeat some of the underlying 



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|)rlnclplcs which govern Ihe niaklnt; of liispcclion rules. Kules are not 

 intended to lead the trade into new methods of conducting business. On 

 the contrary, rules follow the regular and normal course of business which 

 is constantly changing. Rules do not make the grades, but describe the 

 grades and are generally accepted by the trade. When the rules fall to 

 follow closely the changes In conditions In trade. Just so far do the rules 

 fall short of their true purpose and tend to become obsolete. 



He then pointed out the probability of present abnormal condi- 

 tions necoBsitating changes which would not ordinarily be re- 



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quired. New uses call for specialized classes of stock, for in- 

 stance, in airplane and propeller work, and as some of these lines 

 will become prominent commercial factors in purchasing, it seems 

 l)robable that changes to meet the specific demands in these lines 

 will come about. 



Mr. MeClure then described what he considers two principles of 

 insijoction. Firsts and seconds and selects are graded according 

 to the size and number of defects, while the lower grades are 

 .iudgcd by the number and size of cuttings contained in the board. 

 Ho said that it is inevitable this double system will overlap in 



