. Railway mechanical engineer . roducedthe first pneumatically operated turntables and transfertables in this country. In 1902 he invented and patentedthe Elvin driving box lubricator, which is known today asthe Franklin driving box lubricator and has been standardon the majority of locomotives in the United States and Can-ada for the past 14 years. In 1903 he went to the FranklinRailway Supplv Company, then known as the Coffin-Megeath Supplv Company, and remained with the companyas mechanical manager until 1916, when he retired fromactive work due to a breakdown in health. During the timehe w
. Railway mechanical engineer . roducedthe first pneumatically operated turntables and transfertables in this country. In 1902 he invented and patentedthe Elvin driving box lubricator, which is known today asthe Franklin driving box lubricator and has been standardon the majority of locomotives in the United States and Can-ada for the past 14 years. In 1903 he went to the FranklinRailway Supplv Company, then known as the Coffin-Megeath Supplv Company, and remained with the companyas mechanical manager until 1916, when he retired fromactive work due to a breakdown in health. During the timehe was associated with the Franklin Railway Supply Com-pany he invented and patented a pneumatic firedoor, and thesteam grate shaker. The latest of his devices is the Elvinmechanical stoker, which has been in successful service forthe past three years on the Erie Railroad. The Falls Hollow Staybolt Company, Cuyahoga Falls,Ohio, announces that the Minnesota Supply Company, 802Pioneer building. St. Paul, Minn., has been appointed its. G. Elvin northwest sales representative. The business is in chargeof W. H. Hooper, who has been engaged in railway workand the railway supply field for the past 25 years. The extensive improvements contemplated liy the PollakSteel Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, for its rolling mill atMarion, Ohio,some time ago, are now in the course of actualconstruction. The improvements consist of several newbuildings, equipment, etc. The products of this plant con-sist of rolled steel bars and .shapes, concrete reinforcing bars,etc. The Clark-Mesker Company, Cleveland, Ohio, was re-cently incorporated for the purpose of taking over the rna-chine tool department of the Cleveland Milling MachineCompany. The officers of the new company are as follows:D. B. Clark, president; L. H. Mesker, vice-president andgeneral manager, and Charles A. Morris, secretary andtreasurer. The Imperial Japanese government has conferred theFourth Class of the Imperial Order of Mediji upon Charles
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