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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la m^thode. 1 2 3 4 S 6 (All rights reaerved.) ADVANCE PROOF— (5tt*;><:/ to misum). This Proof Is sent to you for discussion only, and on the express understanding that It Is not to be used for any other purpose whatsoever. — (Sre .sv,-. x/.) of ty Cuniiiiiiiioii,) Canaditin j^ofirty of (Sivit (Snflinrrriei iNcoitroiuTKn iwit. TRANSACTIONS. N.B.— Tbll8o«(i'ty, ns tt body, iiiiiliiiluu Htittud h) liny of ilH publlRiitiotis* WOliK SIIOl'S. TllKIK IiKSlIlN AND (XINHTRIIOTION. {To III nadin October or November.) By .1. U.vvm Barnett, M. Can. Soo. (J. E. The author wi»lns to ii'ioril :i few notos on tlio dc.si);n aiiil cdiisiiik- tiun of riiilwiiy shops, not only of the pcculiaiilies that mark tliose of North Aiiiencii, but also at some points to coiitnist iheni with Euro- )>ean priictice, a!iil if possible to iiidicalu what is anil what may be the moilcm development anil progress in this art. TIIKIR l.or . HON. A natural sf "tiui; point is thi' location of the sliops witli reterenee to the terminal stauons of the railw.iy, and to soinr large town ; also the cboieeof land a. id its ainonnt. A statement of tlie best Americiia prautiee in this inattir is given by .Mr. C I'aiiie in the ch:ipt«>r on "Shops and Kngine llonses " in his •' Klements of Ji lilioidiii.;.'' A point he strongly emphasizes, that more than enough land should attiratbe pureliased (even if afterwards it is sold as building lols), will receive your endorsement. • FdUNDATIO.NS. It would fur our present puipiise, bo a WM.-te ot time to enninerate those matters cninmun to all diy. solid and ett'eetive l'ouiidatinn>, hut it may be remarked thai in Niirlliern eliniiiU's, it is better that the sides ol- foundation walls and piers he glu/ird rather than slep|K'd, so asto- prevent as mueli as pissible the earth gripping the wall, as it expands under the aetion ( I frost. When the main supports of the overhead weights — such as roof-princi- pals, crane-traeks, shafting, eio., are iron pillars ; and " made ground " covers to any depth the natural foundation bed, tiie comparatively lovr price of iron has pi-oved it to he econoniieal to build short tonndation piers, iind to allow the iron pill.irs to run down below floor level, to the piers, instead of eiirryiiig up the piers to flcHir level, the pillars being docketed into bioad east-iron hasi's, bedded in cement. Pillar looting's and column bases when above floor level are usually bedded on rolled sheet or m'lted pigleud. The author i • of the opinion that the runnin.: in between haai^and cope stone, of a fi.ie cement grout would lie quite us neat and eftectivi', and certainly cheaper, hess ccm centrated weights, such as stjttionary engine and pump l)ed.s, and the fixitings of heavy maehine lonis, are satisfactorily bedded into their foundations with melted stiek-sulphnr. Another instance of iron boin; used, to reduce the first cost of (oun- dation. may be seen in the now erecting shop designed for the (J, T. Ry. at .Stratford, by Nfr. H, VVallis (member), where, instead (dm iking uontiiiuous walls to carry the rails siipportiui; the traverser tal'ii', it was found less costly and ipiite in eflieient, to build dipconneeled piers. and span them with wrought ironheams of seetinn. which carry the rails laid u]sin them longuinlinally, nnd support the flooring laid Iransversely. WAt.I.M. It is advisable to emphasize the apparent wiill construction ; a good shop AioArj siibstaiiiial. This is host aceoniplished by using hold pihs- tera or large piers to receive ill roof and floor beams, setting them so that they stand out prominently, and spanning the panel between them with oninparatively thin iMuided walls, and if of brick, free frinn bats This method of straight lines iind pmniinent offsets not only satiRfie.s the eye, but is ofproununeed valine in loeallzinu' am! absorbing the vibr:i- tions received from the rool o.' maeliinery, iind cIomt attention to the* matters would result in our simps having a less tame— a less ugly- appearance, and a longer safe life. Tlie p rinilted niill ly on snehnctt' works rarely admits of the wall surface being broken into ornainental lines, or varied in colour ; but it is ahiays |iossible to make a -Irong bony skeleton, whose very innruliirily sliiill instinctively satisfy, by ap- pearing to be (piilc eipial to special duly . KNdlNK HOI'SKs iiH UiroMoTIVK MIIKIiH. Intended for little else than the teni|iorary storage of locomotiTes engine houses in America vary more in tirst cost and permiinenee of material used than in ty|s.' of design. The ordinary arrangements in pUn is an annuliis or seginiiil of an annulus — whuse centre is that 111 the iinriiofed turntihle giving adminislration to the radial tracks, each h-adin.\r intii a ^in-li- luennintivi- -tall. Tin; eeonnniies in tlic eon- atrui'tiunof the annulns or a so ealledll.it iool\angle pdrmitting the use <'f eithera narrow span of trussed ridge roof, iMu little obstruction to wind, and of covering: Imw walls -the roof ulf.' n ine.\|ien*M .■ n liiubers are sometime- hiwer than th' top of the engine eliiiniiey , and •hort leugthuf wall, us it isliinitcd to the ends and outer ring, the inner riiig being formed by the wooden door and door posu-. A flat ruotiii)|i 1 > ported by pillurH gives n very ntiff Imililini; lor tho limited nmount of material used, nml if'slope higher part of the buildioK brings its front end I'losn to tho outer wall containing tha windows, wi that the most light is riM-civcd where it is needed — on the moving purl" of the nmehine. Kxtemling back into sparsely settled liistricts, as lio many of tho new railways on this oontinmt, the prinmry eonsiderrition, la tho erection of their buildings, is low first cost, trusting to u future development of traffic to provide the revenue for erecting p»'rmanent structures. Hence, segmental engine houses of wood, with flat gravel covered roofs are common, and if the materials for tlu' ashpit — and iti drainage — do not prove unusually oxiwusivc, they can Ih' built for gViSO per stall, the foundation being cednr fiosts, fi or 8 fot t apart, e;irrying a mud sill, on whiuh rests a pine frame of .scantling fnmi fi to S inches sciuare, the roof single uheeted with 1 or IJ in. tongued boards, ami coated with paper felt, tar and gravel ; ashpit of brick i>r «toni' 25 ft. long, and one iron smoke jack. .V similarly roofed buildiin; with brick walls costs about tlOUd per stall. It was common some years back in nortliem elimat^s t^i sheet with inch boards on both sides of the scantling, ami to till in between with aawdust. This hastened decay by holdin,' water ;ind vermin, and the better practice now prevails of putting both sheetingn outside, with tarred felt or thick paper between them. Tlie use of clapboards or shingles for outside sheeting, much improves tlu^ otherwise primitive appearknce of such an engine house. The more periniment structures of this class are ol' brick, and those ofmoiierudate have roof principals, rafters and ileek ridge beams of wrought iron throughout ; the covering beiuf; of slat<', preferably of small siie, 8 by t6 or !) by 18, with a quick angle or slope iit least equal to J of span, which is never le.ss than 06 ft. In Canada slate is rarely use.,^ive eavc icicles eonmion to slate covered engine-houR(\s. The fire risk from a roof covering of shingles — set in cMuent and oc- caaionJly lime-washed, — is very slight ; in fact in high winds, with many live sparks flying about, it is probable that shingles so treated are safer tlian slate. A liberal surface of glass is provided in the outer ring wall. Sky- lights flush with riHif, being difiicult to keep clean both inside and nut, areof little use; and the small portion of each large door (forming the inner ring) that can be fitted with windows, makes it neueasary to de- pend largely on the outer ring wall for natural light. Aa to the number of e>\giiie stall; required, any railway in a mode- rate climate, having an eh,^ineh ' eap-ieity e<|nal to (ill per cent, of ita locomotive stock, is well eq-i, d ; many American railways being content with 00 per cent. In Qreat Britain a very common form of engine-house is t!ic longitu- ditial, with parallel through tracks, and exit at both ends. Their ca- pacity varies, rarely exceeding 80 engines. Tho roof is usually of the aaw tooth pattern, a series of narrow spans, supported by hollow iron pillars, forming conduits for the wat turntable. An exceptional typ,' of iim-ine house was to (and probablv may yet) be aecn at Bdtimoie, O. A narrow strip of lan.l layioj; par.illel with a eurvcj miin line, w.is utdized by takins; otf with quick curve, an ind.'pendent siding' for each enj,'ine stall, the straiiht portion —one eni,'in.' lcn.;tli— at its end lyiu- at about an an.j;le of 4.-) = , with a tm-ent from main line at Ihe switch. Kach suill had side walls with arehe.l openings, a blank wall at back, and an independent tr,,-Morooi; (giviu- ilie(reneral outside effect of a riilge and furrow roof) and each ol' the entrance doorn stood in advance of it* neighboe — or in echelon. Thiif illnstratiou Is of inbTc-t only as .showing how a long and narrow strip of ground— where land is dear— ha.s been conveniently adapted for locomotive storage. The best radius of track ourve is an unknown (piantity. but the N. V. C. Ry. safely uses as quick as U){) feet radius for th.ir eity freight house. The Author would strongly (Midorse the longituJinal tyjn! of engine house. It is eminently serviceable where a large numbei id'.ngiiies have to 111. turned out almost together at the bnvii III. ly t,.|, llir ,.,,^i„e lui.l tniu Tht. foiicrfto fl.Kir In nt Ifv,.) „r,.„, ll..,.i, ur iilwiii ) ft, i; i„. abovn rail li'vl, ti. ticllitiito Miinll ...lii|,!.„Mii» to nut sitttions, whicli iu tti« luorH (KTluul r,,iii|..ii.Mit.. i, bv iiiuaiK iirnniihii iioii uuk:, lioldiuK •"• Kullni.,, Tlir e,ll,,iai{i. aroiin.1 >t..rai;.. (,.uk aii.l tli.. Ii„i,»u. ii. w.rii.cJ bv xtraiii |,ijH. IVom i.iiisi,!,., ai„i tli,. aiiiU.inl li^lit i> t;a», ur a« iii lii.lmu- ajH.li, ilwiru'.— ii,i Uiii|, ,,r inrcb bciu); udimii,',!. SANli lliir.sK. 'I'lir sun.! ii*.l (.1 iiinvas,. il„. u.llirsi.in „l' [...•„„i„tiv,. wlii...|,, would at llixt Mudil »,Tiii I.. I... i„„ ,,ii,.ll ail itiiii t.i iv.,iiir.. ^pivitic altentluu • bill .■iulii ,11- fii t..ii» is a il.iily is-ii.. at eeiilr^j siati.MiH. At C.ilumbu, O , ilifSMiMl M,„... Iiauii. a .apuiity ..I 1 .000 i„i,,, ,, ;, „,,,t „„„a„„' buii.liii. witli Iiiiii.'.mI sliiii,,,,, at t.,|, .,!■ wall,.,..t m, a. to ,,fiirlt tliu all t.i assiM 111 .aii.l.liy. ..,.' , .mmI iI„. H„..r i,, ..IMiy t,rl,.k M't on udne, witl. iUmIimiu b,l.,w. WIki. ,v,,i,ir,.,l r„r ,„„, ,|„, ,.,^, ]^y„ „,■ ,^„j -^ lli..v..||..d into liopiiurs. ciitaiiiiiii; llii.' stcain |.i|«, oiio ineli diauieler Hand Hpaecd two and a li.iH' iiicli,.s apart ; wlitii dr.v it Tall. tlir.iUKb biittoui o|MMiiii); iiitii a aiiu'ritti' Hiior. TIm- (i.T.i;. Iia» i,r.iiily, by bun.l |i..wor b.lt aii.l tmck.t elfvaU)r». lifti^.l lliL. .Iiy -aii.l iiil.i ..v.-ili.Mil ivs,iv,Mr-, from wlicncc it is allmvcl tbr.iiiul, lios,. and in.ilas,.., ..;:,i,., t., .lcli(,.i- .lii-...:i|y into sandbox on top of Imjum.itive boiliT. I'.iAI. slii'TKs. KTC. K.|ulpi.ieiit r.ir .•..«! .I.liv.ry i., 'r,.|id..r may li.. p^^^s.^l ..vui- ^the iiutlior liavin..' tr.af.l his nr.ltn- at lain.'- I'lsewb-T.-). also tbc dftails .,r«at,.r supply aii.l .l.-livoiy, as tli.. vaiyiii^ |o,„l „«t.„s„iti„ Jo ni.t pfiiiiit any iiiiil'.niiiliv in tlii- iiiatl.T. .IKNKRAI. KKl'AIKINil nil KKKCTIN'n sHnl'. The amount ..fHo..ispac.-i.i !..■ .Ifv.,ic.l i,. tik ,L..ii.Tal repairs of loco- ULitives and umuKts, aii.l its pr..|«,rii..iial .livisi.iii anioni; lb.! various hiiildiiiiis, is a wi.lf ,|U..slioii. ,.11 wliieli lirtle has b.en written , and iu alt,uipliiij t.. tin.l an averaj;e lakeii Ir.un .xisiin^r ,„.aetiee, ditKeulty is exp«rione.-d. dii.^ to s,. many w.,rksl„ips niannl'ueturiiisr supplies lor out- stations and for „iIi,t depiirtineiits. ,.v n wh,Mi not uiaiiufacturing new enuines. Simply for rejair purp„s,s. th,' Aulli.ii- is of opinion that there should be floor or siall ro,.iii in the .■lectini; ( repair i shop f,)r 10,.r )1 peri'.iii of the lotal enu'in,. shK^k. It may be expeet.-.l thai 4 or f, per cer.t, will !«• in the paint shop f;oin^. out. or in yai'.l waitinj.' lo eome in lo erecting shop f,.r L'eliiTal r.pairs. and llial r. p.r e.in. ar.. bavin..' lli.ii b..il,Ts wasbcil out. or underu..ii„; riiiininL- ivpaiis o| s., trivial a nature. Ilial they em b.- ,|..ne in ||„. ,.„.jm.' b..us,.. Thi, |,.aves 80 |ht eent. of theni..liv,. pow.'r.tt'.etiv,. aii.l .il w.nk ilaily. I'o illusirali — we ivill siippos,. ib.M.Hal nuiiil.,-r ..f en.jines ..n a rail way In be 100; liie Horkinj; ..nL'iiies mak.'a .laily aviTaiie .if ]Xi mil.'s ..1 4,000 p.a nmnlh, wbieli mnltipli.'d by the SO .Ifeetiv.. ..njiii.'s ,,,ivoH .■i,840,000 mil.'s per aniiuni. and the repairs d.me in the ereotim: shop have to balaiie,' the wear and tear of this niil.^aL-e. The Hist ,pi,.-ti.oi is,,, I liuie How loll..'.b.rs it l,ke I., repair all eiiiiiiie'.' All avei.i'j,' .•.iniiii..ii in Ani.Tiea i- — Heavy i, pair- ..e.upy IMI .lay- --.■.|uival.nl I,, a wear ..f KMI.IIIIO mil.s. ■^l'-'''"'" " '■" 70.000 ■■ Liiiht and speeilie irpairs ..eeupy ;!0 .lays- -.-.piivalent to a wear of 80.000 miles, (jene il avi^rafie is litl day,- , L' moiilbs ) t,. a wear .,1 117. ODO mii.'s. Kaeb eii^iiiii- on a ■.•>ii,aal avi'raj;,.. oeenpyiiiL- a stall l.ir l«o ni.jnths. "'^■'■» '' itpnt..! lepaireili.niiiiii's lin an erectile.' shop e.intainiiit; ten stalls as till, whieb uiullipli.al by lb,' avera'.;e niileaue of li7.:)IH) totals to 4.0;.'0.000. a sum just in excess oftlii- niil.'aue durinn tl"-' samep.ri.id by ihe 80 uff.-eiiveeiiuiii.s. ThiT^' is (or should b.^i s.ini.' ivlationship in siz... betwei'u th.' erect- ini; aii.l othi.r shops of the In. liv,. .I.'partm.nt. and Table No. 1 App.ii.|i\- A. L'ives from r.'i-.^nl ,.ia.ti,..> the .-..mparative area of the •thi't shops in p.r,'. nla.ji's ..f ih,. .r. .lini; shop. V.m will n.il. thai tli.- pr..p.,iti.,ii- .1.. vny ■ aid il mu.st be s., v?Leu some e.stabii-hm.'nl- bull. I iv ,.r |,.>, m.^ „,,|.k. wliil,. oib.Ts are re strieU'd to ivpair-.mK -.m,. ,,,■,■ i-,,nti I i.. I.womntiv. w..rk. whereas in .ilh.rs mal.rial i- inaniifa.iur.-il b.r all d.'partm.'nls. in.'ludiiiL' .v.-u 111,' t.'lei.'rapli il.'partineiit. Also the •■ size ■ r.|ati..n-l,ip »i|| 1... varii-l bv (h.' iinit..imily and intreh .11-. ability of th,> purls,,! lb,' eie.'ine sl.i.'k. Whir,' lli.'ir classes un,l s|y|,.s uiv f,-w. lb,' sniiihy ami mueblii.' -leip will !..■ .■..niparativ.dy -mall, and ih, .|,lay to .nu-in.- in lb.' . i..iiir. -|,„|, .■..mpuiatively shorter Thus any -n.di Tabl,' will ..iily pirmii ,,|' a nnaii averaif,- b,'- illL! tllk, 11. Tills b.iiii; the eus,'. umleriMieh hea,lini! is a s. ,-oii,l .■..liinm. in wbieli tb<> SI/.' ..f .'aeli -bop is (iiveii IIS u pireeiitac ,.f ih.' whole o thai. >;iven the loial r.ioh'd siirfae.' that em b. .l.-\ I i,i d,,' locom.jtive di.'partimiil, its prnp.iriionaU- divisi.ins can be approximately interrtd. f Apprnhix — A. Tami.k. Nn, 1. Sliiiwiiii; tlu' iiliitivi! iiri'a nf railway ■ dHp:irt- liii'iil. Till' Hrst I'nliiiim ^^ivis iIh' |it'rL'iiitii)ji'H in i puii'Miii with tlio I'lrctiii.' nlici^js wliii'h iH taken lit unit) (lilt)); uinl ijii' mciukI coluimi till' |K>i'<'i'nliiu>' "I till' lotui ninl'iil un 11 ilfvniij I,) li>i'>>uii>li\r (iiirpiiwH. I ■■i|"i|« I P t? I J.l..»ll|U..,.l.l.| I li J I -i;"ll...M;,| I I I I I P i ; ? « 1 '.IIUIIM M, ' ]• ua»in.i.ii.i,j ?> . I '**« I Z^ I '•lMll1l8U||->d4-J J.I .t^ll|ll.i.U.»,| ft S a a -. ■3-i| "a - = ";. Bit s <-; ;i s :::» = = I ,l.,l|iil«l|....J:4 1 I f! S P J—M-l IMJ ' '' ° •■M"i|» I X O ? K I y> .illllil«.ij.i,j I t it"if!'ll||,...,i;,| J a )i> ■>ttutii-><>l)*,| ' *" T ctolC lliri|...il;.| ' » Jtl .•ifHin.i.ii.M I - t....anu.i.i..,) I .,2 : ; .7 g I ..|-iitt (IdllB 71tl|l,W4:4 I Jo .>:tuiii>4-t|| ■ ; -s ; ; 3 ; ; % ::!;:!,: i 5 Ji! ^ 4i^ 1 1 1 1 If 1 1 1 Vj "Liil'^ is. tliiit tin; In .\in.Tii-;i til'.' ni'ilinnrv anMnj.'i'ini,'nt fur en pits iir .■•tull.s lii' IninHVirM'ly III tlir iiiiiiii iixi'- ol' tin' liiiillin;.^', ailiiiis- sii'ii til tlii'in liriiiH liy 11 ir.in-fir lalili' nr travcr-o r, witliin ihi' biillil- iiii; in luirtliorii latitiiili'!<, iiinl mitiiile it wluri' muiw i> likely tn eini.« liiit little iiii'Hinenienei'. IMiere i> an uliviuir^ I'l'iinniny in '^121' and enst iit'.'itiiii'lnr'' when traverser e;in hi: put iiiit^iile; hut it-, free uioveDieiti eaiiiiiit he iie^itii'il 'luriii'^ a Oaiiailian winter, anil an attempt tii use one ill Mi'iiti'ial ua-. after niiieh ineonvenienee, uhamliini'il yenrN ll^l). 111 nee the >li"p iim~t h'' «i'le eiiniigli for its work, anil for the length iif tile tia\'r>.r In aiMitimi, at oiieo Jtivini; a .span nf riKtf justifyini; the nse iif interni' di ite mippnrtK ; and two rows if pillarAare often used, diviiliiij; the floor spaee int'i three bays, one on eaeli side of and parallel with the tr.iverser pit. as thi.s lMiii>:s the work and nieii elose to tliu side windows. When the traverser is out-ide it is rarely that the floor ia ohslriieteil with more than i-iio line of pillars. Whatever he ti'e nnnilter and disposition i-f these internal supports, the roof is invariably of the sini;le lid',:e. or u'ahle pattern (see |tr««'ill;;s Nos. 7 and S.) rHV\HlsKlls UK TR.\NRPKII T.^BI.E.H, li was ilih- 1" ii,uei-irs heini; frame. 1 in limber that the pits in uhiih ilii-\ niiAid w.iv .It lirsi so .leep- -eviii eve.i'diiiir live feet. Ivolled .it. el i- 11"» II-.-. I lor the tValll.', whieh i- -nsp.luh'.l from the a.\li' journal "11 li.'ili "id's of eii;ht sini'll wheel-, ami f'.r whieli four paralh'l rail- an- piovi.led. the full length of pit. .\liieli in^'enuity has been iisi-il ill till emhav." to redtiee the ineonveni.-nee ..f the pit, by makini; it as shalow as possible, ami at Keadiiii;. lli.- I'hil.idelphiu and lieidiuii Ifaihvay in Ms mw ear shops has no pit. only a flush a-phalt floor fmni wall t them by riiiinim: up lapeii . I eM-nsioiisol' the suspended rail that are hiuged — or rathi r pivi'li'il - "n iis i lels, and whieh when not pressed down by the wheels of the on i-omiiii; v. Iiii-le, are kept ch'ar of t he bed traek.s by sprin>;s. This prai-tice may be said to be a development of the " L'uun 5 'rraviTwr.' iit iiiM. ii iniii.Mi ii iicrmil.. th.. n, I iiKivnuifiit »l iu«u !iml -iimII liiHi'ihil, liiiliilli.WK llir truii-ler, ttli.ii li.iv..r«.r imhi»i«l'hI, ..f n-liii'l.» .1 < ' 'tall n.' Hill'' "I' l'»y 1" t'.i' ir.ek iiiimwii lU'ly .i|,|»i»lt.'. Ilnviiiv: 111 vii-w Ih.' jK.r.«il.li' Isiliiie >•( tliH triiviTHer. luiuu ali..^-. :in., :iihl ;>ll 'li.Mil I !..■ iMnvi.lwl with (H.rliilile riiiln tu i.p»ii llie Willltl III I'll I'liwir iM lUMVi' llii' ii-imi'ir i» "I'ti" iiuiitiiuiiiittli'il ilirful Iniui Im.iI. r iiihI I ii.;iiI' .iini. d uixni it. Tlii«. .•i.iiv.iii.nl I'liniiijli. pHrlialii. tin i.iil .liH.r imTvi.h, Iiiim |ir"Vil t" I i mitiimU'.l iiiii-iimf uiidei invii III wiiiiiT. wlhii il » iimI wiii.liiw- uiu-i !"• ki'I't 'I"*'' •■''"' W-» .liiiiiiN, till' full I'll til "I' III" IkiI "I'll -I"!' ■'"'I -l'"' ''^'"" »' """ ,•1, 1. iiiv i.iiiii.alm.- ii-i .1 Till' f'iiti'"' il- II"--:''' ''»■ '■•'»'" '"^'"X "' '" ,u|,l».rtr,l .v.iv .'I'-'lii 111 t.ii f.il, mil -imwl' '" '■"»"•"' ir»v«n«'rmi)ve nil 111 l:ilVl' 111 111' tl'UIISlllittl'll "N'l' ll'IIK lli'l'Hll'l" S1..1I1 wir.' I'lil.l.'. tmvi'lliii'^ III -mill' ilH'i'il ii» iliiiin, i'H'T" lei" resii. t,„„ , . iiiiil if nil.' Ill III!' tiirili^ iif I'll). «i':.r in u.fil mi lln' triivePnT. the ,i„yl,. „ii lain ti'iiN. iliiiu Willi il lii>» it- '""tiiiii .•i.iii|ili't "ly iiiiiiHr Ollll tinl. Tlii' I'lip i-'our luiMe tfiipi uii'ihu Wi-i AlbBiiy. N. Y. C. Ky . i> a iiuilili' fiiiiii "I IVu'tiiiii lir.ik,' .tiiiipin« tin' ivvol'itioi. ot a net of tlii'fi' «. »reil wli.H'U. Wli.'ii l.ic'k.il, thii traviTsir mi.vi'i. at siime i.pi>i-.l as rofio. Twii *t- nf "Uili wlnvU iiro hm'.I, w) u» tii wivu bntli up and iliiwii miitii'ii. Wlicii talil. in iit ri'sl, |...wiir is traiisfurri'd t« a iMp-taii uwil ill Inuli"'-' vi'liii-l- "11 iiii'l liH' til.' liav.'rM,'r. At Alum. Mr. W Wilwiii i'.iu-<- il -null .iiii.'k iiii.viii.i mi.,' m k'iv.' iii"li'i'i to im./ wheel and >liuft. Iiiiiii wlii.h 1»i«>t m inv.i'.i'r iiinl •■iilistiin \» ciMmnuuiwited tliriiU'jIi li'Vi'l lrii'li..ii wli.i'l-. S|..'.ds <.! IraMTKiT i* "low '.'o ft. per luiiiuic. .mil lliiil I'f till- e i|.i.t;ni i.i liut 112 ft. per luinnle, Tlii'iiutili».r tniviT'.'i. Imilt .-111111' year* iiijii fur the Wa-mi C:ir Shops. Sprinu'tiild. 1^ '>" fi I""'-'. »i"l wi'-''" ^ '""'• '"'"- P'"I'«"'-"J ^ " b.,iler" :ii'..l iii'.^iin "f 1^ N.HI'. A '.team premure of 15 Ibi will move it wuhimt li.ud . :i» II- will. Ii.'.vi,".! passen-er roiu'h im, and 6U hs. (jives it u sp.e.l ..f 5mi II |"'i- iiiiiull- All iiili'iv-tiii'-' uii.l -u.i'.'si'fiil iitienipt liii* jiiM liei'i «i».le »t Aurura ,,ii til.' C II iVg Hy, l....'iv. nioti. Ill tiui traverser luMlcapManthr.iUKb an ov.rlieiiil .Ueliic wire with a «iimll tinlli'V riiiiniiiL' uii il eiiniieetu'l I., u T* II. r Sprauue inntiir. In riipnl ni.itii.n is .geared down, 10 that hil.l.' .■nil I-' I'm ' ilbei- at IIHI ..I- 'JOll ft. per iiiinut.' The table is I.-, It '.I 111. I..111; liv ir. ft. tti.l.'. 'iii'l wei'-dis 1 iiipty abiiut ISlshorti l,',n- Til,' irii.li'. r. Ml. lie.'. iii.Uad.'.l. is alinut •-'50 lbs,, I'qu*! t" IT lbs, p.l- I. '11 Ill III.' '' irav.T-.T I'.sistaiie' |„,.l,',l, il is irillll lbs. m 37 lbs. per tun. Kxperi I ,\liii.|"ii ll.v ill I' iil'/..'rf.'l'l ■,'ive the resistauoe of ii iiid l..ii'l ».'i'.'liin/-!il I'.ii- ill 1411 lbs,. .',|iial to a tractiv.; .r ;j lb- p.'r 1 1.1111:) I. .11. 1 •,,tl..n r..pe- iii..viiis; ai li.iliU IV. p.'r iiiiiiiit.', aiv "s.'.i ( ""der cover) lit I '„l...^ 11.' .111 lb.' libi'iiis.i l!v . bir .•.iii..b li'avei-.i,frii'ti lulches beine ns,',l 1.. ehiUi 'e the -p.'.'l, - lli,il ib- mbb' bii- ii """i"" "'' '■'' ''' '"' ' I'.ip-'.aii 'if III ft, per iiiiinH'' Ki.'eiiii' -Imp- i'.|iiipls.l with liavi'i-sei'-at Ihw level, ii.'ed 111 ad.liui.n. Mim',' I.I' ilii- iif lllllliii '111 'HJ-'il"' ""' ■ »'l"'''^ ^""' '■' '"■'" '" "■"■'"' liMil ,„ 111, r,i.illiiiili.'r-.illi.'.-.'l.i-.' iiieiiii'.i "1- iii.-.'iiliv.if b-ut'tb „l',i„i|,,n., Ill tra.'iM'i' bill. Liliiii'.: iH.w r i- variously .'o uui call. I 1.1 li"i-l b, liell IV.ini -Imp -Il ifl Hi'-', by liylraiili" pipi' by pii.-ii mall, p.pi . iiliil .■.111 by b.lilil lilb.iiu. iiVKUIIK.Mi THAVKI.IIMI .HANKS. .,.|„. |,;„,„|,,,.„ ,,,a, 'i,.,. ,.1 iiiikiii. lb.' .i..n.i'- -b.ip iiiirri.w eninpar .',l«.ib lis l.'ii.,:tb, ii-m: lln al iii.i-l f. 111 I ImiL.ili.diiial traeks anil spiMiiini. lli.'in U.v ih... vvlmii' I'l.-ib "ilb ..v.ili.'..d p..w,'r travel. I,,,,,.,.,. , has ,„i, '111 .."II i.'li.pt-il 111 AiiiiTi.a, iillli..iil.'h we have ,p,.,'ii,ii,-.il II -I' IV l.'.v . Mi.i.n.'iil Alumna, W. -I llnrlmiri.H. Iiidiau- apoli-. Iliiiiimk.', and lliiinilli'ii. Dm Why -1 rir,-lni' a Mi'llmd hasbei'ii ipaial ixelv li.-,l.'et.'d, ills nut „»-y 10 -a\ a-li. ,1- il-,- lln'iv .- : im '" H ' spae,', and th>' eraile, can h, iliii. f 'I bull iii."i-i ml b..,sl rii.bnibt.'.llv ibe 1 (. or a poll ■■< M, m.i-i b. ,.,..ii"l Hi bi-'li.-r, -' in. to -ivi- head room tor the ..raii.'s and ibm I" pii ' ."'-""■" '"'"M repair.-d , but the :nU'r.sin,iilu-i.iiilav.,i..i.inlbal nf il <«.- ( usuallv ex.'.'eilm^' the eust'if ■ii.tl. i.i.'-ll'i i"d -n. '- bill a friietion "f tbe money .md lim.' -av d ill lli'liiiy W"i'kiii'-"if ib'- -bnp. Two lish-b.lli'd pl.t.- -ir.l -r-. I'Sieii'li.it; from »idewall to sidewall, wilb thmrind. -iilipi.ii'.l .■ . pl-H-.' b..v tnilli.-s. u-uaily form the eraiie l>ed „,„, earn b, U". i,l|. uv. -iiav.illiii-^ .-rabs. An imlepeiideut biiili-r 'inVr. - ,- a -lOi-.- -,1 ,. ,«. r -,- imw rari'ly u-id . bu. from th,' -Imp - .altinL: iiiiin.Mi 1- .-.minuni.iiled lo lb • .-r ane b) .lUO'k mov- ,„■ mp- iif •■ el wii-.-. Ii.iinp, coil.Mi or rawhide II the disLuiee eraue has t., triv.-l 1- -.1 1.1. -iU U'l ler I --.1. fi. - ■ r if it is 1 1 m 'be bmiidry where heal ami diist wmuI.I iiiaU ri iliy slmrten ihe life ol a hbre rope. then loiuUii.li.iai -li.if.iii-' i'-'i...n.-l.i' -pun- bi-aeketjoiiiii.il-. I- ..full ii-.'i .111 -.bill. ■ ■ IVoiii the i-ud .il f tlii* ebi.-s rrie.l along supp'.rled on tumbling all eas.s where lie wiueli forms pan id ih.- ir..il.-> , lln- tiau-l.-r nf m-lioii I" 't crane IS liV -i.eh .1 shall, ai.hou-l, .0 He ..ri>;iiii.l .-riines designed by -Mr. liamsbollom ibe hiKl. -[^eded eiii.l «..s eirned along ,he ,-r.,n.' '.'ir.l. r tl.rouglHi.e trolley ui npp.-it.' end.aiid llieii back to side Willi. beiiiiiiiK lb.' .■..ril .dleii and sliorteninn its life. Mesfis Voivl, 1 III I.. .'.I- u-i- siei'l wir.' riipi similar 10 thai used m steam pl.iiiL'l.ii.^ lb i. I-.; I 'I"' b. .1.^ ...pi.pp.'d with a « in, diameter i-.jpe, mm ill.; .it -To II, |«'i nil.- i (Jill', of til tolls eiipaeity iind 5i' "I a ir> I'l »|"Hi siiiiili' biix uir.lcr |iiiiiiill> "|i.ii ii.'l.iw. 111.' Irilliv iMiiitt'.'n Iniv.-lliii./ iuhIiIi' till' Ihi.x 1111 till' iiiii'li' iniiH I'liriiiimr iIh' I'lWrr vm'Ii 'I'lie «viiMiriu'iiiiil Kiiiii.-liiil i ••ium«iit (VrW.' il-xil lull:; lilm' cnlUiii rupi- (I ill ilnii . wi'l;jliin:.' U "/. l" ili' fl Iihuhl' h ti'ii-tiiii nf fimn 17 tit \H \\f. itiiil 11 "pcil nf "ilMMl ft. |.ir iiiiiiiili . I.iiivi I ijiiiiiir.., Inwir •ptecl", ami i'lii'ii|i''i" null riil i\ri' iinw ii< il .i» ill Swindnii win ri' 4A m. rnjw at !l"ll ft. p'T iiiiiiiil.' II i'iM|i iiyiil Mi-^-i •• I'niii liiivi' ingil raw- hide rii(ii' iiinviiiu lU L.'illll fl. |ii'r iiiiiiiili' : iml ii "iH Inn uraiii- iiwil nn Jnfk luis tiail livi' yi'ur^ -iMAii'i'. wiilimit ~l 'Wni.- uii> wiar nn raw htilf rupt' nf H in. ilinr .Vl .Vurnr.i iii'l .Ml i.i, inltmi rii|n' willi ..| I nf .'i IKIII ft fm-r uiinuli' ari' nii'il. .'iviii : with lli ' 'J.*> Inn rrani* nf tliu liitliT. a .alnw litlt of l"i fl. ami .1 unii'lv lili nf s| |i. pn iiiiinih'. a crah lravii«t' .if lin ft., ami a unuic travrl nf .'ill It |ii r ininiiii' The two oriiiui at .VltiHi ( ■» i' llruwiii.' N'n "i liav.i iMi'li Iwn iTubn, Ml ill It th" i'n(inii is i4nK|ii'mli'i| anil inili'iunilii'ily innviil at llu' fnur corrieri, a ilfcidcd rnrivniit-nf' wli 'n drn|>|'iiu' Irmnr .imi ImiliT nn ihi' wIiwIh. VVIiiTt' imHMiJili 11 i" an adv.iiiliji' tn pnt tlii' criini! atti'iiiaiit'i plattiiriu ki'lnw th'' niuiii i:irilrr and i'ln-H> in tin' wall. .>' (liat llii' wnrk belnw and rmt thi' i ram' iiiarhim'iy i< in lii> mi w I'lii'Uinatiu fliinr ciaiii"- fur lii/ht wi'i'.;hts, .lilnninh imt I'limnmn. arc U!«d at Wilniiii'.'lnn nn lli' 1' W .V H Uy . ind at ihi' I'al^ti! Wiirku, t'lcv.'knd. riin .>li-"iiuri I'aiilii- Ify ii.ii'« rniiii,ri'-..i!d air at frnm tiO tu Sh lilt. prviHUrr. In wnrk '•mall lliriv rylindi'ri'd ilrnihi'rhnnd I'MKini'K for nivinu mntinii In linniii.' valvi' liminu' and nlhrr |inrlalili' luai'him'^, the iiir lii'iu'j i'nui|iri'S.iii'l liy a \Vi'>tin .'li mit hrak |iiun|i and dintri- butril thinui,'li ''a.sinu the '.n'ln ral health *>i ilie wnikiniiii Uur tihopn. .'^hed.s and freiuhi liniis. s .ne rarely desiirned wilh the ukjuL't in view nf reducing iniiinial lalmin in liltiii'.'. ami many nf us feci the r 'grel expreiw. d li> .Mr I • 'ii .1 Whittemnre ex I'resideut A riean .sliK'iely nfCml I'liiumeer- ' 1. Id iint |iriv!ii| nii our penple tn make use nf eraiii- tn the sauh' e.\ient us.'d ill KiiLrlinJ. and in ihis we are at faiih. .\s an afierthnimhl, pillar mil niher liied eraues are neeasionally applieil. Init lli-ir value and etKeieney is hniile.l. and fnr ei|Ual niill.iys, hy far the lunsi eenunineal lesull.s f.ilimv ili' u^e nf ninvahle cranes, jlnistini; hy un-kiited lahniii is .'iie ni ilie cxpieisive parts nf 'he ,,'„{ fas.iniied plan! wliieh AiH'rieaii .Imp retain. Ueeeul eX|K'rieiiee in the ii-.. nf liydriulie illnppil- l.n rruin>in:: sinule p.nr- "T hIm eU ( .i||h..ii_.|i with .,11 ii, iilvaniai; s an luelastieennveiiienee i |.r.nnkus .s.ieh sirniis eniiiniciidatinnsand .ippmvai iiiaehnie. ih.ii it must he thai tlu' peri. id ii'l |Hi»er lilN >liall h. inni'ii in niir simp ei|uipini'nl. Th. i\eai "ii th.- lueial wnrk '^i' eraues is nni rauid, and au allnwanee nf live p i eeni. per annum mi tiist isi.i, 'nvfrs nil dcprc umliiin, except III ihe in. 111. I 111 liliiiej eh nils whieh rei|uirc eare aud frci|Ue«t leslltli;. \S llli .i mical lesnll-, wii,. r.ipe has replaced lifiui'j ehunis, lis nnly defeet h.-ine an iniica-eil iluinieier in pullics and drums, the increase nnl heiii'j excessive (ah'Hit lii'i p r eiil ) as the upceds are slow To .support aiinverhe.til i ravelling erane Hack, the plan iisinlly .idnj-ted 18. to increase ttic llnckiie-s of the hrick side wall p.lastcrs, .ind arch over the window and diMir "pi'iiiiijs flush wilh pilisi.rs u|> to .levated track level, thus sccurniL' a -ninl s.itc -iipenn |,ir cr.in.. ii.iv.'l. with the 'lisadvanta^'c nf materially i">liieiiie the weltli in-i h- shnp and the window opciiin'.'s liml. I iinn i l.nt.d in the Willi- 1 linth hir pillars and (jirders wmild t.id.\ he ihe heiiei pimtiee \ .j,„«J arraii.'cuiciit i> to use stout east iino pillai.-ln suppurl li.nli ih. el, in. iraek and the runf principals, liljiiiu m heiw.iii tie m wiih .vails nl just suDieieiit thickncs- tn keep nut ihc weather It is .litneiilt to use a ! III.' I'invEII. Inpnwfrtraii-missi hmnu'liniii «. kshops.smalUhaftn, liihtpiilliea aud high 4pecd Hut Icither hells are cntiimon in, imd beloii" properly tu IIIOSI \.'t a» a liihniir and time -aviiej U not far nil' win \,'rli m Auiriia* but tlirn< i- n itimwiii.' t>'iir wrili nhi>ttllii; ill liiviiiir 111' rop.', Biiil til ii-cr lii'iii)! iir lajiiill.i miliiT llmii wii-r r"|.i' Kniiiiiplen i.r till' UK' i.r will' rii|K' ikir 111 111 M'l'ii Ml AlliHiiiit, Si \'nn\. I'tiu'l-ir, «imI till' H. N. V.A !', Hy. ha> lun i^ iuiu'IiIim Imi. ill;: t\. •linluiit. with J mill' lUHViu^.' ul II «|»vi| .if ti. Hint d, |wr minuti'. lin iwii^i'aii- wllliiiul ri'puir. At ('iiluihliii». miitiiiii Ixti'iii-iuiltnl lij lii'iii|i ru|it' miinuit ill I.TmIii ft. [»'r mmiil", uml Mr I'lUiimii'l it Ctiwlaim ii'f-. ii>(M^ ihruUKliiiiil ■■vfii triiiiaiuiiMiiMi iit riulit niijili -, i'iii'uiii»l»iiiMi uuilir whii'lillu- (i. 'I' ity pn H r-. llw u«' ul V liiiiliir ImIiiiil'. SuiIii. Iimtiiiji iii^t;iui'i"< iil'tlu-u lliiiii|i ri)(«' U'tmiM i ii^iii' iiihl iihilii iluift »l») ll«»'.ll III Miihtli'il It ill,' V 1' lis -llii|m. llli' (J 'I', It. »llll|.- :tiii| till' lli'iljiitili Su';ur lli'liihiv. .\ riipi i 111 iliuiii. iiuniiin it :t,iHMI tV jK'r iiiiiu'U' Hill iiaii-iiiill.'ri II. I'. tliil 1.1. will ;i iliily ii|iiiviil<'iit l» II I III tk'lt Ulliviliu lit till' Kiinii' . |OH!ly Till' I'lillii'^ »lii>iili| lu' .11 \tn<.\ :iil tliii''A ill, ilmiiii'li'i I't llii' rii|i<', ami tlir »lijt'u nut In- ili 'ii Jil II ipiri . :iii^li 111' urinivi- ill pulii'y mil III', iln- rii|K' imt lii'iii: .illnwi'il in hiiiiiuu In ^rruiivi' i»H III ilie i'ii.«c 111' wir,' r,.]i.' ,S..iiii' .iciimI 1iiiiiiiii>i hit im liilliiwn 11 uiauillit ru|H' lit ill ill .'inuiiilirumi', witliii »|i.'i'.l v\':'.\)lJt li.. imiin until ii 11 I' Willi a i.Mi-liin nl' iTiti jlw.. uliutliii ;il :i,7"'L' ft. li.iM-f> It truu»i.Min:i( II. I', uiili u,M I 17li IIik., tin' li'iuliiii-y Willi iiuria«liin I'xpiri.iii'i' Ixinj; tii imria-i iln' tt'ii. wliioliui' Mlill Ilii Inluw tliDM' UM'il Willi iron urul ili'i'l will' iii|i(' , lltiii|' u|'|iii riiully .suffer- lililc friiin i lunatic iiitlni'iiii'ii ,iiiil It* liti' i'K|ii'iully ul ilir wiak |«iiiil ihi! ,'<|.|ii'f .imy W linnilnni'il liy iiiiitiiii; It willi lM'i'.iva.\ ami a lull ' pliimliii.i;n The .Snutliirn lUilway ul' Kniiii'i- ha- |iMli.iliK iii.i,|,' tli,' ni'i^t I'mii piilB appliiat ol li<'iii|, rii|K' in tlii' iniiiiili' .liv n mhI Irannl.'r ul [powi'i. Tli.^ tliioiii,'li -liali iii-Imi|i is jirnvi'lii'l with mini rmH V pullii-.i liy which nil, linn i.i yimn in ihrcc-iinartir Inch . iii|i mp,', ho that ul ivcry (luiul HI Bh .|i, |m.», r uiiiy he ilclivcrcil |,i Unlit nvcrhcinl criiiii''. ii.-i Well UK 1.1 nuiu''rini.'< -|. ,ii||y ilc.iii'iicii imri:ili|.' iii.K'liinc t'Hvln. Kiir iuntuiicc. Ill the biiil.T ic|i:i,i shiip, lint 'ily arc th,' .Irili- *i wnrki'd at any auKlu 01 111 any . inc., Inii the liiiic* arc iu|.|wi|. ami tlic .«crcwci', »tay» put it,, uiuch In the lUiu way an siuiili-i- wnrk is ilniic to a limiiid cxuiil with the Slnw llcxililc .Hhuli. 1 'ectrio iraiismissiou has Inoii uscil in (teiuia. nr -miic yiai^ uinlcr realricloil ciinilitlniis. Ii has -nine uilvaiita:;e'. a- the cniniiieinr is less clumsy than sliaftiii'; stcaiiipipc nr rnpt, its posiiinii call easily be chaiigid, au,l ;lic lU'itur is cnnijiacl ami less nt' a iiiiis;ineu lliaii a small »l«.iiii engine. I.nss nl' pnwrr llierc certainly Is, hut imt uiucli in the iictuul Ir.insuiis-inii lietwieii pniiil-lar apart, il' win' nl rci-nnalil,' iliaiii ctcr i- Used, 1111,1 the 1,-s th,' p.mcr lieliii^lak. n nil. i|i,.|,-s is thcpcrceni age 111 lu»» lu th .' traiismi •, the ..ppnsil,- ruh- Ii.iI.IIiil' -nml with -liall- lui; The chid' Inss 1- 111 it- us.',,!' .jnuble iiiachiii.iy. the lirst t,i,nii',"it ninliiiii intii current, ami the s.c,in.| tn reeniiv.rt current into iiintinii. Kveiy nmnth is siinplilyin.^' tic prnbli luami iiiinliniiiiic.' th,' w isl,.- ; ami the r.-.ely ailaptaljillty nl ,'li., trn niii'^'ii, tic iiiauhiiie Innl- i witlinut iiit r- lucillali niichiiiei) i tn the vuriiil purp.i.scs ,,|' ilrlllin-, tapp.iu, rivettiicj chippiii- an,l I'aiilkiii^ llii.'k -tclsluc plat.'s in p.,sii.ini,. |i|,.ir I i^'i.lmy unj rapiJily nf wurk, nr- -hnwii in ilie pap,'r hy .>Ir. !■'. .i i.,tt,;ii icocnlly ,lisciis-cil liy the In-tiliiii I' .M.'cli.iincal Kii.'ii rs ,s,',' PrneccJiii^., Aue , l":S7), m c .iielmln, : which lie csprc-. - liis liclnf " that It will he rniiihlliiith rcnii'iniieal mil nilurivi-,- ciiif.eiii,nt 'n ailnpi electrical iliaiiiliutlnti in iiii'liiccriiii.' «nrk-hn|)s, iii-icnl nf tli ■ . .•.istliu syst.ni nl slial'tini; aii,l belt,-, nr even hyilriulie ilistrlliiUiiiii nf pnnei." 'i'raii.-missinii nf pnw.'r by sU'aiii pipe anil Inilepethhiu , nL'itie Inr each slinp has up In .l.itc iml neeli , m in e.illnlries liribje In |n\v t.mperulnrc. Ic mii'l climate-, tbc use 'l' ~ p.iiate wail .'Ui^lihs inih thu crunks cnphil .lireei t,, -Icp shafliiej i- im.i -iii-fa.-Miy, ml , pair nf liiciiiinilse cyliml.rs re nficii ii.scil liir -iieli -,-r'. ■ .■ as ili,- eiieincs nci'Upy laili If any fl • ^pal■l■ wlu'ii -ei v.'i tiea'U, miil each allup CttU be inil ill'lepellilcntly when it is lU'Cc— liy in ..nrk It nvcrlime In Anierie.l the UsC ,.f the VVi'stilii;llnl iil;iii,' Inr -neb ..erviCe I, increasiiif;. 'I'liis plan is siuiply an exieii-imi nf the piaciu-, iiii,,ii iu many lai'i;,- slnp yanls ,.|' eiviiiL' an einiiiie i in i, e;i-,' even i builcri tn each i." up nl live nr six lai'ee tiinls. With the Use 111 mnileni l-b.'slns anil -Ili.Mln cnvenil'.f-. there ii but little loss by cniiilinsatinn In the Inn..' -team pip,'. Mr U' T. Un-.l m b 8 careful cxpiriimiits (see Nnrlh nl Kii'.'laml lii-tiiulii.M ,.| .Minin- K.ngiiiecrs. I'roece.liii;;- lS,>J-:i) has slciwii thai the eiimh'ii-aii' i in an expnscd pipe l,(niU ft. Imin is -iifficicnt tn reiliic.- llic steam 1 1 "Ii per cent, of it- bnilci- cHiuiuncy, md ciuitiiiL' tlie same pip,, wnl, .,i|i. at, cnitnii ratsis the efficiiii,-y tn K.") per ,'ciit. MACllINK llltlll I'l.MI .\t niiclliii,' lb,' en,leav,iiir III arrali'jiiiL; a liiaebi I,n|, v\.i- m .:r,iiin the lai>;e niacin Insc Ui;:ellier. s,, thai llie bears .ni,l bulky iiialeiiai steadily pin;;ics-e.| from niie in the iiller witlmui leiiaeint; ii- i.atli With the udiiptinn nf li^hl in,.rhea.| cr.iiic- ami siii.;|,- rail tr.iiiw.iv- fnr mnving heavy wcIhIiUs, the rchimdliim nf raw material ha- Inst i b id' itniiiipiirlanceand mcisi nf its cxpemte, -iiihat the laMnirili an.ne,;, uiciil is tn mass -iiiiilar mucblncs nf all si/i s cins,' tn'^-eiber, periiiilliiiL: .■lie skiUu.l man In b.' put in ebaru'e (if the wli.ile class. .\ii alleriiatl\e — when a i:liai>;e man is iintciiipiny.il in tn put line -klile.l alt.nilaiil I., i-acli pair nf such macbiiies. Ilnwev.r. the main advaiiiau'e Is thai tli.' wlinl.- Hnnr space can he mure fully utilized when maeliiins nf a class are massed tlian when diffeieni iii:i. bines nf alinut i ijiiul size iinil capa. city are «rnuped tngether. S « Hi Whin Hiuall iii.ii'liiiiuiy ih |>l4Ci'tl uii i imrruw aiik« betwi'tin ili''iii Ttiii <.Mnii|Mnu ilu- hi'it'T I'liitl'li-n rm-li utU'iKUiil lif kwii I'M riiw mill liiilrthi'l tiiiitiTuI i>i|iitr.ili' Iniiii lii.^ lU'l^lilMirn. nail ihtTi' m li"iii cimiiii'rriliiitiiiig iitifili'il ItH on? iltftt'cr tj ilmt it briutfx tli« mtt'U'liiiitK • UKimlly Iniy* uliiw lu^cllii'r I'm^f Mr, W Wilwiii Imii ihJH iirriiii^;i-iui'nt of lltthl"^ mi i^^riMinil Hmir itt . !(uu (me Driiwiiin Nu. f".). 'I'hu wiliility ul' iiiiu'liiiiury Ji'tiuiiul tor mllwiiy !>hop nirviou |wriuiti« tmiU witli "iii^li' ciit>i'r< til take wlili' itinl 'iitlinL/ iiurlWri' imiilby VII till' ot'wliii^li liiiv urn riipiilljr ill'-plaiMii'.' ^intinri. pUiU'rii uml ^i'lttcra), till' mtiitl ili'|illi III 'III li.i liltli; inriuinri' <>ii ilii' iiittHi'.' xpt'oil , lient'e, tl liiiH bi'i'ii liiiiiiil ;it till' liii'i^t' nut i-niiiiiiuii-ai to iinilli loo cIimv to niio. 'rii>9 rrl'iTH, of uiiiirM' only li rl|il'oii of Aniiriinii niiiiliiiii looS tliu Author Imx nt'iu, !< all illu-tniiril :i|i|ii'iiilix t>i ;lir luth I'liioiii lii-port II S. A. Having till' iniMl fuvrulili' o|i|ioi'tiiijity lio '^rnrin^' :i' liun. u|'|Kirrntly nitli m t |>ur|iimi'. iiL'|(lri tril tu KJVe tlo' linenr inlvuiin (tutting nitt'il) for a Hiiiulu tool. Il:ii| ihii iuloruiatlon liucii >iivi'ii, it wouM lia'c iiiiirt' tliun iloubjoil ibf valuu uf tbe ru|iort. Tlu' \»>l >i|i>'>'il» uml iin^li"- for uiitlln); nil uivtul» Ik u lari^tf aubjeut U|Hin wliit'li our ri'i^inlril liil'ormutioii in iniauri'. Wliutliir till' uiirit ii< iluxrvnl or nol. It W"iilil In' iliHii'iilt to nay willioiil inutiirlnl lor u wiilur iiiJii tion, Inn ni:iiiy luanlir iiiifhitiiici ill Auii'ricu ilo ohiiiii II liijiliir intlini,' »|xi'il, ii L:iriiiir iiniliirniity in tool't anil Oi'ir >hiir[K'iiio^;, anil ii lii'lt»'r t"ii|rooni ohI loolrooin sy"'<-'in tliau ia couiiiion iii Knro|ii'. I'l'rtuinlv ;ini|>lr i)! ii ' uml lli^ll jiuiil ikill iiri' ili'VotfJ lo tin; toolroiiin in ,ill ii.w mulirii railway »liop'.. Kill \|IH\. Koundriui for ilii' |iroilni th'ii of iron lUstln^a ruri'ly furiu part of Aiuurioau railway i;i|ui|iiot-ni. yi-t no nhop rctnrns a lan;i-r intureiit uu the cap il iiivuie ' '- ruorL' UMiful in thu rnpiil ili^spatrh uf liaily work, or luort' hi^lpfnl lii i':i»t' of iiiii'r!ii'in.'y. fliul ihi'sc Ijui'ulil-' may bt! rcaliii'il, It- il';.-ii;ii aiiJ 'liiuili >boiilil not hi' fortuitoun. even if uiauy uf thini now in liiiil; -crviii auj;j;u«t the inlerunte that, liku Topiuy, they ■•}iriiwiil. Many Near^ ""■rvirt'— a» well ui rt'i'i'iitlv frucli-il abopi — allow that a n.oat am'.'i'iiiin! ploi i« to dlviili' tlic ■•u.iii.r to \«: loofi'J over, into two iiectiun- ui uboiit ri|UaUi'ii'.:th null >|.aii. pluiiii'j them at ri^ht auglea to each uilier. with the lupohin in the inner eoriier im toe in i.st central puxition without o,'eU|iyiii'_' tloor room ; the M|U:iri' of open liiml behind tbe cuikiIhb bi iut: utiliZ'il fur the Ktorajie ol >cra|) iron. fuel. .Vc. The foundry at I'l. .■^l t'hiuliw i.i pr.itually b.i.-ed oii aueli a ground plan, altliuUKb an existiiif; huildini: wa,-. utilized for the purpobe. I See Paper by Mr, F. L. Wauklyn (.Member) in i'rueuediugii lust, C. K., vol. 88, part '2 ). Overhead travelling: cranes arc prefurtbl'', iio that the luolten metal will not u.vd transfer from one crane to another, but if jib-cranes inuDt be used, one wl in front of and belwein the two cupolax will •wiu}; inf^i both .^ei^tiou- tliroU);h an are uf fully JTl U The saud atorei*. core oveim, Jte., beiiio set elose Ui inner wall, lijht i» received through \/iti;i;e-ted in try:'it! tu ubtuiu snilalile Imbt a- uii "lie side at least nearly all I'ouiidriea have their lijbt -hill out I'V i"!'' !■ -. lore meii-. and eiipnla liou-e. The plan ad'ipted uliviales tin- dillieiiin , .mil vm will prohahly conclude alter exaiu'iiiii'j fthe diawiiej- that iliis Imildiiii; lias better Imlit from the £;ronnd than any foundry you have ever seen Tbe sand conveyer indicat'd on plan, is simply a (Jandy Hell, placed beneath the -nrface of the fminilry Hiior. upon which the sand is thrown, from any iioiiil wbeie it may be lyin^i. and conveyed to an elevator wliieli delixers it 'iit'i a revolvimr screen, tlieu.'e falliut; into tbe hoppers over the inoiildiu^ niaehines. which ir.- kept lairly full, so that upon iipeiiini; them at bottom, the tia-k- are Ullid very ijiiickly. Tbe conveyer -aws lie lal"'U> ofwhielihe tin .-an "^-.k k, . |, „. tl,H ,v,,„Mvs , ,1 a„v ,ffi.cmu c.|.,rk ,s i„ be kern ou the SMITHS SHOP. ri;X:::::jt:;::r-vr :;'"-.""-•'■•='- u. i» ,lo„,. « 1„.„ I 1 ■'", ""■ *""'"" "''••'" "' ""^ »"vil, i^u..n.i.;;:.;;,r,,ru:;:;.:;-:^;;t'v''''^'^"""''^- ^"^ ..ua-....u,„l ,1,.,. ,,. „„. „.„.ral,h.a.l ,„•; ; ^t.^t" '' chimn..v.). T„.,n„.t .,r?, i"";'" "'"' '"^'"•■'- ^""' -••"-"»"■ Falls .,■,.,,... & • U ■ »■">•"'•"". .Lis, as „t tia. Valley wuiM.eeLil!; i^, ::;,;:;:;:: '^; t--L „r each a^ it at outlet wit., a .uc,i.„ ^ M^ r'''' f "'."""' ''"^''""' arran„.uu.ntwh,.„,.ael,a„ „. Toun n "" " " "'""""""" hood, are „ee.l,.d. ' ' •" "' '"""''"' ""'^■"W.' »heet plat. K"r veiililaiinn -mall Hurs IV,,,,, ,„,,,| I , , p'"---^ ^.b,., ,„ above a ;^r;'"^ ''""f '^-> ^"-^ control. ..pp.„i„. ,,„,,, ^„„ .„. "7 ■:*■'• ""I l'"^'^""tal grating., uude. stacks or uLable n d TT "'"""'"" '"' "''■ ""^ ^""-^ e.it: »ei.heran..,,,Xtrtl'' ■"'''' "" '""'■ ''-"^ ^ -«-^d ,or l-ve induced draft! ^ '-".-r ,tu,e,- unless ,|,„,u.<,t, flue. hingedoollap,i„gvaKestha" ^ev ,1 ""''^"'■\'""' P^-^'-'J -tb pressure iu the pipe. Th'i.l ',''"' '"""'^ ™'"" ""'" '^ "» 'r„„, aceuu,ula,!;: „. .„e u, : ,;■ X:™t -■>. -f— blega, cxpl,.»io„s when l„|,t ,,, " " ■-"'PP'-"'- ""•'^ "voidio,. worthy of note are >1 , "" '"""^^ '" "»^ "•-■"i"g of «"d tor .Mv,l „,u.s, be 'ken, „,;„ , ,: , , '"""^''tion fo, standard ou e„d,„.,Kes , h I '"■'■ "'"'-^""^'^ "-''"-J 'iUiber --'^ j»t, liyaJ:. : i:::;:/"-^ r^" '"-"■ -"^ "- ».«.thy should he r, tnov.d „ ,",.,''"■*"■ ''""""^.the huge and '-'»"'p— ''o. no, ,.,:,,,;,,,;, i:;"!" 'r: "'^ -'"^p- houtn^ iraek.Mdini; with s„»„. yinl , " '' J' " ~t"i»larJ gauge •oun.lat,on, an. relati" , J'" r:"'"'' ^' -" "-' '-«- The ""II. KU -11, ,|, 'I'he lioiln <||M|, III ill 1(1 1,1 ot a „u,sa.„.. :„ ,„„„,,;„ ,,"'! '"' ;P'— J W-thj ,„„. ,,, ,, ,„ . ""• •••■•"-4 b.t «,;;:'?:,::":"; ^;"*-''upi,ea.e »omewo,kso„,|,„,„,„ , ■ " '; """-"'.V of n„t.. thai -^-l".U>l,o,,,.|,,,„,,,,„. ,, , ' ."-"^'■■'■'"•a.llraveMMi,, ■hop with ,1., 11, ' -'"I— ^0 la,, a, ,„ 'I'll, hvdr.iuii, .,i,,( ,,ii„.| |„ "'""■-la. end.,.,,,, „„,,;,,, ' ■>'"' ' Iloi.th.ek Plate. ""'I- "> -I II. r , n.l „, : ;.■';'"'"";■"' "■'""» Pb....sa„d tender -.iile ,. |,r, ,, ,„, , , '' "' ""■ -''..p, the rtoor on ,|,, „.. -^ ' i;!;"::: t;;:::; '"" ■'■•"■ p'-t^ ' i ''"<-ihMthe,or,^!, i;!;,''""^ '''"■'■ ^^''•'■' 'I''- •■■ ' ranen in the ■'|i'ip tl boiler >h flangjiig ttiols, ■""I «'t eloB,. lu i|„, 1,,,, 10 StaimarJ 'jiiin?B in well «s trolly tiai'lc I'oviT itir llooi' uiiil tlia pUtc store (or rai'k) i^ I'lo^i' 'o uiiiiii irmk atiil l<> t'urnura. Accdiimioiliiti"!! shoulil ln' :iiu|ili', iis tlie biiiliT sliuli— most maimgurs tiiid (Jilt — is iinr of till' Iru^t HexiWe ol' shops; thfielbiv it is wiiH' to give itsimcu and u lull it|iii|puiuiil of uioUitii tools. FLiioKS. Kuropuan priftieo in Hnoriiii;, vaniw Iroiii wood block on solid tbiin- dal 11 to phiin hi >i'k and plank, usiiiK eliiiker, hard pnckiid cinder or ^lav ill sniilliv. and lor puini ^hop, concriti' or asphalt. The (iermaii J{ailw;iv Ihiioii nioininriid stone or til' — e.Kcept where men sUnd at uiaeliines, and here wood should he u«ed, Slale i/ives— all things con- sidered- the iH'-t .service and wear under tool, ofaiiv known substance, and U'liii; lit'lit, strong and durable ran hi' stroiiL'ly recommended for stairs and steps. The eoiiliniious eoneieie floor useil at Columbus, has lor its tirsi course, six iie-hes ol'lii-oken stone, lor ils second, eight inches of finely broken stone mixed with cement, and for the lliiishiiig cour*>, a coi»|)ouud of I'ortI Old cement, asphalt, and sand, four inche- deep, which being slightly elastic', is not nwlily clacked bv :i sudden blow. South ;iiid west of I'ennsylvania a solid floor is made by rolling the earth, and then bedding, aboul thirty inches apari, half round locust stringers in four inches of concrete, before it sets bird. flic striu'.;ers are floored with two inch (ieorgia pine plank coaled with hot lar Oak flooring is often used in that neighbourhood, not because it lasts any loiiiii r than whit*' piue, but because it is chuiiper in the lo-'ul market. The lieorL'ia (y'riitnil l!y. coals ibe sills with rosin, packs ihe earth up to williin half an inch of their top, spikiie,; tin' planking dowu after boriiii; lioli's tliroiiLib it, r.win is then run in ibroiigb thesi! boles until the wh.ile cMVily is full, tnu ; completely i.sol it'iig the timber fro ,, thi .amp earth I" I'liioofi a cli.ap flnur for \\'An wei'.;ht- i- made by bedding half round ci.lar in a fool of enjiiic ciodeis, and nailing two inch pine plank on tup. Sellers of I'hilndclphia, u.-es umler his machine tools ,i continuous iron floor rcsliiii; "ii brick Ibuiidalion walls. ;in of nii.tccl gauge. Turntahh's of lOU ft. diaiu. an' invariably of wMught imii with deep side ginlers, the load being carried on ihe bottom deck, and 'be weight supported and niovi'd upon small tapered nillers ma.s.sed in a ring of 10 or 11! ft diani.. the whole liein,' similar in desion to ihe ordinary form of ■ ilraw span m .\inerieaii swioi' hrid'^'cs, and tbendbre not lacking in slilfnes. I'ari of the w. iglit iniist he .arrieil on tin' .mt. r ring-rail, so asto n-strict within narrow bounds, any i- n Icncy 'obal .nciiig on ihc central ring support 'f be motive power i- nsinilly ;.n independent boiler and engine, run- ning on the rinu rail, and coiipl.'d to one end ol'tiie labl.' bv drag-links or otluT spcoial form of adju-tini; cinueetion, so that the o.scillatiotis of the table under iinci|ual loadini! shall not inlcifere with the adhesion of the engine on its single rail At Koanokc the stiirlin',; valve from the boiler and the n'versing gear of tin' mgine ,ire coupled to one lever, so that a single inoiioii eonlnils both op< rations Till' pit lor a lie tnis-ed table is -hallow ami easily ,lrained , but as sligbl \anati.ins ui lev.i of support, niiieb ititerleic with llu- ease of workitii;. the toiin.laiions inu-l be -olidly set — lliat is, earned well Ihlow thcfiost line, and on ' made ' or swampy ground the weight on their base sboulil iioi exceed a Ion per sip ft In riinnino sand aboiii ihn ■■ years igo, 'he author put on a central toumlation for i fiU ft. t-ahle. by iLakiiig a timber hollow box frame ol pyramid shape 111 It. siptan' at base fi fl -nuare at lop and 4 ft. Ii in. deep, weiL.'liiiig it with rails to sink it, as band labour excavated lln- niiterial freiii thi. cciiln' When the lop was -link flu-li with lev -I ol pit, the anchor boll- pa-so g lliningh two I'.' in. baulks. Were put in place, and the whole tilled III with ,|uick -citing eoiicretc. A saud punipw.n kept 'oieg the whole lime until the fiame vuu, tilled, iind the mass was liuishcd flush, to receive the base of e. titre easting, no cup stone Ixdng OMtl. 11 'AR SHOPS. TI„.roo.l.d sp.c,. („ovi,le,l lor th., rep.ir.H of frei^-l,t oar. U mu.llr nuae us ,wo,u, five per ..„t. „, ..i/,,,,, ,„„ ^:, j/" rjol' ,.. ...n. „Uh. .VeiKl,to,u- stock, will 1. ,,un>l ^uflicio U " tiu..„t would show l,„t o,.o p..r „e,u d\ T •"'"'""-■<'°- url.l. >....;..; """1 u)\ci. lliure are in tim niaiur mi.,,",'", '""""■' ''"• "' ^""' ■""' "■''"-' "Oaffie, o.t :: ^!^^^'^ ;7^' •, " -• .'^'-•- ,-.--« •'!«■-.,. .rea-a,e,.t .roa, e r uioviuft uiiul and heavy iniii.rals. t som> Amenau our shops, th.. pereeutau'es beiu. -nveu iu douW. oulimins ,a, explained Ibr appendix A). ,„ . A'-^^N'"'' ». nH...N.-.2. ohow,,,, ,he relative area of Ra,l„a,- .hop ,or Cur |)eo«r.,ueut. The bmeol u,„„ves the pereeuta,.. i,. eo,npariso„ „i,l, ,heeou.bi„J area of b,>th I'assenKer and I.Veight ereeting shop, whieh i» Uk™ rooted area devoted to ear purposes. : ; 1 ■ 1 i : S ^ : > •9 : 4 I J i „ '1'''" ""'""'"■ '"'■ ' '■" ^'-P "i"' radiaUrLkl irooe,«ionill, u«d uAn,erK.a, re,uu,u, a .urnu.,,).. ol ..xceptiona, di„,e„s.r"l.Tj lOU It. di..uet.M—to permit Mot onlv a e..acl, or two trei.J , ' au- u». .,a,i .auk ioeo.uot.ve do,u, the .huut: ^ ri:;: r ::::rr.;::;;;;::;— :;:;':::-- ^ Tr:::::::r-- ----r::::: ^f:;p:i;::;:i;:- 2 "'• ''■■ 'K... ..au,pies or the auuu^lar .:X^ZVZ « Al .ona U„. ,a,l,al ,n,eks Were iut.uded U. be ,hree e.r, ,o„. ^ ""■';■'"" ;"'... .'.ei d.v.d,.., of,„rs,s ueeessarv be r tl"v :,^:';;::"' "■■'" ;■ -■ •>!"--" .^ MrL::,: l" tll.tl im.'- r|;i--J^inL' iKL'fLln-i- iiC.-.^w L J I , fiiiua. ir:;;-;,;:'::>l:;;:- r::;,::'"'^ '■"• ■■•' "»-" '-^^-w i'!;::':,;':^ : '•'""'-""■i.-^ in,ai„.ei.hte.r,i«,p '' ' ' '" -""l'''-^ ' ""'li tu.u «,de e.,out.h i;.r „x or wul. .1.: work n,,' r : ""■""^' --..u,!, .uur^e „„.,,,. .,.. , , ' 'ovuMi- I, ,ui lor uuuie.oui. skyluclju "" ' ' '"^' ■"•■ '"■'-'"'' ■""'- - --^^ or ho.,U. ^^eartl: H'hah to 1k' lil'tod beiiij; liijlit and Imlky. and riqiiiriiij.' in n)i>ny onsos to be mi.ftaiiiid al't<'r tin y aiv lilh'd, it is t'ouiid U'stto use i|iiit'k inoviiig hand jacks to lift and iliii,'s or Ircstliis u> cffectividy sup]Hirt ihoiu, wliilii tli« uiwi d" tilt" work of n'pairinj;. Nnnuiroiis trolly roads cross the Iniildin^; in both diri'dions, their union at intersection liciiij; niudc by cast iron tnrnalilos rcvolvint; on a central spindle. These tables may be of two eustinns, a bu8e t'nruiin;; both pit ;iii(l foundation ami a revolviuf.' top with socket on underside. 'I'liis buildin;_' antall in the paint shop is provided witl electric call and bell, conininnicating througb signal code with the foreniau's office and the paint .store, which iattiu- bnildinn as in all railway shops, is detached, and as far as possible of lire proof cimstrnetioii. Ofien ii is provided with an underground cellar for the slorage of all inflammable fluid The best pr.ictiee restricts the mixing of p.iinis and lie bleuding of I'oliiurs to om^ man wurkinu in this house: and in some cases the blushes aiul other tools n»ed by ibe worknien are stored here and only iBsiied as required, it is a " paint tool mom ' in wl.ieh much the s.inie system prevails as in the " luacliiue tool-romn." W.illMIMl AMI VKNrlt..VT|ilN. Paint shops need special faeililns for warming and ventilation. A successful arrangement is the use of a fan to draw air ibnue'li a nest of small steam pipes, and tlien td shoiw at Clevelaiul. lib) Mr. ,1 Walker (see his communication to the Oivil Kngiueer- Club of Cl.v.land. I.itb Sept.. I,SK7) II.' used a fan 10 fl, oiitsiile ilmr wiih eTiv'ine ll by !l in , ninnim; from fXI to ^T'l ri'Viils. ("■r niinul4' tlie fan outlet beiii..'tL' in. -quale With iindi>ii.'round conduits across tin yard- he find- that it rc.|uiies 1 sup. It of -team pipe Ibr laeb 1 ub It , if shop space, the initial air t in|' to l.sil- \f '|'|„. , |i,it- „r,. of sewer pipe, the Ingest dianieti'r of any main being l'» in., and they are irapped so as to g,.t rid of any wate thn might ■.-ather .\fier the uriiiiml bad dried there wa- no appivciahle radialiou loss from these buried miiu-. Thi- ananjeii,, nl permil.- the fan ami hcaU'r to Iw kipt wiihin lb. b.iil.i h.iiise, and ilie wai.r of eoiijeiisatinii to U' retiirne.l i.i ih. I...il.r ..i a (.■mp.'ralur.' avcraL'iiig ISII" ; hut the air is not ii.,'.| a,-.c-..ii.l li whieb .vpl.iins the im-rcased ralio of pi|H' heatiui; surlaiv pir cubn- tl, of .pae.. |,i b,- warin.d. Ilowcvi. the i-hops ami |..un.|r> are kepi el. ar ol smok.', ihe l.e.dlb of the men i. all thai can b. desired. :iud the system can as re.dily U- adapted lo cimling in summer as w irmiug in «iul< r Idu-lrati^,. l..ie.;i|.elinal IVj^s ..f .■..aeh ,in.l ear -hops may he seen at lheli,T Ify ttiuis I'.uni .S|, Charles, ami , ,f ih,. „orsi specimens "'■'' "■"•''I'"' ^'"'l'' ■'lili..ugb a v.ry -bowy bnildiug al .Mount Clare on the It. ,t t». jly h ,- •J.l.r, I,, io-i.l,. ,|i„|„. ,„„| ,„|| ,,., ,., ,^, ,^^|^^^,, d.ini.', yei has only -pac for •Jl e .a.li slalls ami a h'l track. .iK\|.;ii\i i.iscosrn.iN .,►' si)ii;s. Whal may be call.,! r..- ,^p..,„ gr.uipiui of Am.ai,™. railw.iy shop, is to plae,' them parall.'l with each ..|her, ami with their lon-itndinall axis al righi alible. i,i||„. main tr.iek (m .•hnfyard snlin.;,, wiUi .several traverser Ms ami table- between Ib.'iu. In other words, the nhopi. lie side by side with ihcir gable ends f.ejng the track. 13 'I'lu'Mtalla for Mhnp truik--) I,. iijrN, "r|«imll,|witli till' biiilil •iii^' lit ri'.'lii ''I the li'iiu'tli of the eh nth liii trnrk, ifthi'triiviTsiTS arcsut in lii thiit iM, it umki'M II tl • iiiml ('xaiii|i|i <'. & K. ('. I( ■r, 11 pTiiiit-s ,1 piis^iij:,. frmii ,ii„| thru,ii,.h »h 1 tr,ii|Mn,-v iiussii,.,. |«,:,ll,.l''wiih miiiii track. >\> U> Mhiiii 'V. («., Ill' tlli Km '"■'•■""-''' Ill iirv the St, |>,ui| ,hi Ih.' C, A N. W. liy, ^H^. I) S„. 4 , 'PH of the 1111.1 thr Went (.'hicui,'" simps of iiiifjif thi; i-hii'l'li, . lliut ''Vi anil it h IS itd ail mits..xi..iisi,,iis ill 1.111,'th li..iiii; huilt iiui llfllril'llt Willth nC lilllil is IVillltu^'I'S uiiriiil, iii„'s, wilhoiit intLTt'f on ; nil. I whi'ii thi' uddit 'oriii with III : pi does iiiit 111'feas.irily with ihi' ni'liiiii iiiii is ciiiiipliit f.V r.iilway n ik boiui I'xistiiii; liiiilil 'li to fill Wttriniiij Until r.'i|Uiiu a ri'suttin.' iif the pip.'S. OtJ. the lis.' iif iili'Dtrioiilly inm^.l ly iitiliiu thuiiiljcd spiicu, liinrs, shiiftinj; or ipo iind size .if such shops, d", rliead leir reUtiiinsI lip til tl loi'x iiway will, th 1 travers. 'T.'ines uhun'.'>s the to be udi>pt.d. It imIIs 1,1, il, but wide Uue iif its 111. 1st !finiii. liM.'k, tins iiniupiii- will priihalil "I lite fialilveonliiiiie ' piirchaM. iif H l,|,„.k „r h„|d „„t |„ Til lie side pf.iiiiilleiit ili.feet« is tin the wall panel, that th.'re is I lip by I liiiiiti-d size, f if;8 eaiiiiot lie ki iltl.. 'lamed into the leav. Inri,'e stall entiM spaee tor side ■'^siiy i;,r skylights. Joins, ahiio^t tillin',' ept th use id' s of the doors ; also, as the door o|ieu III iiniU' eliise and ti-ht. in liititndes wl 1 .. • - '* i.Miniui-a wnere eiil l ■" '"■'■7''' ''7" """' "''''t-" i»t''rl'ere with the eon.fort and ley III ill he wnrkiiieii. Ilmvever, for here eol I hi.rh efti- '''» ""'f. the doors thrown wide spiindiii-lyliriif (KTiod some ni.'asur. ii|ieiisatiiiL,' lor II, open are .m appreeiat.-il luxury. *i j.'roU(KMl the bnildin-s he wiiiti'r iiii venit does the width uf tl ate well isnlaled of lir space of frouiUMi to Hfli'eii f lie liaversei pit inteivi , lint utilized in ili le sloraire nf wht leel between « all u,„| ..djie of lied, ordil I not Hilly I tli.re is a A neat and l««7ti,rthe Jli Uaiid 15, 'I'hey oeeupy hut |i|t|,. l.,,„| 'pi, exiensiiins h u,,. i,eces.sar\ iiid llllek,- arily ompaet arraiiL'eineni of ahi entral Uy. at WaUMville, \\ ips built i are set on eh si.l,. „f a single tra le arraii-inieiit will ii,,t nr the summer of sliowii by Drawings er Ih'iI. and pMve eiastie sholll.l 111 new wiirks, hnjldi lorty will iisiiallv pass ihe ti b, are rarely .s,.t .■|i,s,.r tli ail fifty fe.t proved III he |;, re iiisiir.inee in ipart : storied buildiiiL's eliw f 'p.'eli.in. and thirty live hi :or eHiei.'lit side li.rh I eyen with The larfre trees li but eratioi workshi sll. 'l-"f III.' I'aiihinli.. Kv fl -I iii.lii even in tiii> iiiiiiry ! ill helv ..lei 1. 1.' I th lis of eenlMimy, til thi oriiaiiii Ills in a li.'a uratilieati •111. this is a plea- ■ipart. with man -p land, f.w rail IIIV I.I thi (ways suh.irdiii II ^'iviil irasi t.i hiiilil oi'ks of the I, ,V- ,s; w. |{y II itiiral park iiia'siheii,- la-k. lite eoiisid niakiiiL' till spieed Itil liue. has i„ |„ where the spi at .N 'I thi- liberal ider Ih. ill.- Khiis, l.iindi. nianner. are tin llr, 'doni f utilized fur sh, ioni snnw, liiviii.. th.. li, ipiiii; of shops in Kiirnp... and the ;jr,i by Dra seveilU-eli baes, \Vj,|, siiHii no reasiinabl,. i.le III '.■rty ill r,i,,f ||,.,|„ >li, I- illii-.lrat,-,l f iiplilie 1 .■..iiliiiiie,| hi i.'iit ^la 'o rnian praetie wbi bell 'II artiheial In limit 1.. ill,' aiii,,iini ,,|' |i„||, II wariiiiii;;, I ai.\. the iai'k ,,f li,.|.j| ip a.„l la part i.r It nii.valil.'i thei Imllled. an I fresh air ad tweiv . as al St. l;,i||„.v „„ ,1, II luaiii' iiistn 'it ill till' liiiild 'I'-'-' Il -lahli^hi •M the I h.'Caled.iniaii Ky.. .Se„ilaii,| le eompael seltin car shops under in.iiher I and till aimple 1 In plau.theteii.l, aud th l".'oni"iivesl„,,,s ar.' uii.h'r ih, IMll.'r..f|ii,||v li-.'leks .if IIIV, IS a i.ler one I.I till ili.'- ih,- I Ili and p.iw.'reiane li! of material and of land le stall traeks. tl li'iiev IS. I..rtli,'l„i,-iiu.| liiial axis., fill, ahi with uire.j is 1,1 tun paiall, 1 wilh tl ibiuldii id '>'l« f.irlbe I, ,V Y K'y Ih, ik parallel iraeks and -almost line third nf .•\lthoii,r| larinw. as f. «<• main iiaek. >., that tin ('tine ,|, ii-taii,'. Ill th ' N'. 'P of -'IMI .'lieiin-s plot ■ntral die maeli av. i- l.,'iL'ii 1;. eh I apaeily. •1 le continuous duiil ii-'b in Canada and th ■ .N,,,-,!, duplieaU' machine Imil plieai ro.ds. that is a nniliirni .Ip r,i,ifs aii,'iied and built , I'T, e.ir and pi. ■.'.'-. yet the main building, •pan may b,' adopted ,.| II, paint simp. ahi ipn, cau at sli,.'hi ex .iiuliiih'd shops, ihat Ih, The I', li for . reetiui; ... .., ,|e. growth in biisi reiuoval of the I't'iise bi'adoptel f,r I p.irli.in oiii;iiially ii..,.d iii.'ss si, all Justify ill. d, On the L'eiii r.il ■parlnn'iit |„ ain.lh '"'oiiiotive repairs, when tin ti'.ii and till of lie 'r 1,1 (juuted. lie is talkiuu- pt'rhaps Ih,' „„|y ,.sial,||sli ipn'stum of -roupi.ej, th ■ late \ I,. ||, ui.ire parti.'uhirlv nf s|.,.| w,,ik- 111 and build an beniade f KoiiiK .iver all lii,. '".«" "'■■id.' to lit :„„| i„ ,1 iiueni wlier,' railroa.ls w .,V may b,. sav-,l,.li..t .1 .nil first '!• tnininiit siL'iiin.j wnrk- "1 r.h pnivi aud ai;aiii am it is loo late I,, "l"i'''ti..ii- ..11 pap, r In ilill,. 'loll'tii' iinl ban, I 1,1,. 001 tni-tine In _...„..ral i,|,a- (., |„ ni,,v. biiilili 01 mterenlnnilinie ofliee.. Ill a, Isii Ik 11^' ihal hi III nnlv hel irk,, I •leelric Ih'IIh, Uileph. en shop and simp, plH'Us 1,1 I,,, 1,1 ,1,,^, Wi'ii tin chief nlliee Way. ■ and fore- one seivh' pi'raon moving. al«.ul through the hI di daily Works "l.iebb.nehand th,' lind payed si-nal- to call lb. marked, thai permanent use, ■■eceivin, more ^ ,a| adnpt,,,,,. md ||, near,si t,.||.|,|, .1 llli;:le eX|H'rilnelit ui||| ih, ■ir us,. full. plioiie, 14 J. ilAVIS HAUNKTT,