. The Street railway journal . rated in the Street Railway Journal within the lastyear. In this connection is described a sand drier built byF. A. Dillman, master mechanic of the street railway system g,^^ :■■ Wl w . 1 J^^^^^^I^^^^tV H^^^^^^^^^^^^Bf%| L .SA.\1) UKIHR *, IllliS of St. Joseph, Missouri. St. Joseph is comparatively hilly andseveral excessive grades are encountered on the car makes the drying of sand a very important feature. Theillustration, together with the drawing, shows the construc- tion of the drier employed. It is built against the rear wallof a
. The Street railway journal . rated in the Street Railway Journal within the lastyear. In this connection is described a sand drier built byF. A. Dillman, master mechanic of the street railway system g,^^ :■■ Wl w . 1 J^^^^^^I^^^^tV H^^^^^^^^^^^^Bf%| L .SA.\1) UKIHR *, IllliS of St. Joseph, Missouri. St. Joseph is comparatively hilly andseveral excessive grades are encountered on the car makes the drying of sand a very important feature. Theillustration, together with the drawing, shows the construc- tion of the drier employed. It is built against the rear wallof a car storage shed and extends the full width of the build-ing, about 36 ft. It consists simply of a bin with i)4-in- steampipes laid on the bottom and the .side, about ^4 in. is supplied from the heater system of the sloping side of the bin consists of %-in. pine, and under-neath the pipes it is bored at intervals of about 2 ins. with Y^-in. holes, through which the sand when dry falls to the floor. //^/////////////////////////////////////J^^^.^ street VIEW OF SAND DRIER USED IN ST. JOSEPH. MO. beneath. There is also an opening about j4-in. wide thepoint where the sloping side meets the wall through whichsand sifts. Sand obtained from the Missouri River is hauled in wagonsand is thrown direct into the drier through windows in therear wall of the building. No attempt is made to clean thesand before throwing it in the drier, and consequently consid-erable dirt and rubbish collects in the bottom of the bin. Asliding door near the bottom at one end of the bin facilitatescleaning. The drier has a capacity of about 48 cu. yds. ofsand per week, and, with the exception of the occasionalcleaning, requires no attention whatever. ♦-♦^f LAKE SHORE ROAD TRYING TO RECOVER SHORT HAULBUSINESS It is announced in steam-road circles in Cleveland that theLake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway is preparing foran aggressive campaign to win back the connnu
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