Standards for state adoption

The 20th Annual Conference on Weights and Measures convened at Washington on May 27th. Resolutions adopted recommended that those weighing and measuring devices conforming to specifications and tolerances accepted by the Conference and endorsed by the Bureau of Standards be adopted by the state and approved for commercial use by every state in the Union. During the conference it was brought out that most of the nations of Europe exercise strict federal control over weights and measures apart from the control of local jurisdictions. An official of the Bureau of Standards announced that in response to continuing demand for information regarding all phases of the subject the Bureau is about to issue a handbook on “Weights and Measures Administration.”