The Upton report of 1878 (encouraging metrication) refers to both the long and short ton, and particularly to the practice of buying coal by the long ton and selling it by the short ton. http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/laws/upton-1878-03-06.html
--- On Sat, 10/10/09, Michael Payne <[email protected]> wrote: From: Michael Payne <[email protected]> Subject: [USMA:45993] Short Ton To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, October 10, 2009, 3:37 PM I've been googling around looking for when the Short Ton was adopted by the United States. I've not had much luck, anyone have any idea? Mike Payne
