. The street railway review . FIG. OF MOTOR. ments will suggest themselves, the Stow Manufacturing Co. has nohesitation in stating that in its present form, the combination ofStow- flexible shaft and ironclad electric motor is as fiear fool proofas any electrical device on the market, and that no appliance used instreet railway construction will pay a larger dividend than this. Iig. 2 shows the extreme simplicity of motor construction andalso method of speed regulation. By simply raising and loweringthe soft iron plunger in the hollow field by means of the hand-wheel on top of motor
. The street railway review . FIG. OF MOTOR. ments will suggest themselves, the Stow Manufacturing Co. has nohesitation in stating that in its present form, the combination ofStow- flexible shaft and ironclad electric motor is as fiear fool proofas any electrical device on the market, and that no appliance used instreet railway construction will pay a larger dividend than this. Iig. 2 shows the extreme simplicity of motor construction andalso method of speed regulation. By simply raising and loweringthe soft iron plunger in the hollow field by means of the hand-wheel on top of motor, the speed can be varied even to the frac-tion of a revolution. The motor is self contained, no outside speed. <^^\ j-iKAeK ~ regulatoi or starting box being required.—a most desirable qualityin a portable motor. The automatic track drill press, Fig. 3, is a most valuable tool toIse in connection with this plant for rcbonding. If the road is inoperation, this drill can be adjusted and detached in a , discounts and other information desired will be furnishedon application. GRAPHITE PAINT. Within the last few years a great deal of experimenting has beendone in endeavors to find a satisfactory paint for use on metal sur-faces exposed to the weather, or to the action of corrosive gasessuch as locomotive fumes, and one result has been a greatly in-creased use of graphite paints. It is believed an ill-judged demandhas arisen for paints containing rio other pigment than graphite,due to too much stress being put on chemical specifications andmechanical specifications ignored. The Detroit Graphite Manu-facturing Co., of Detroit, Mich., states that its experienc
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