. The locomotive engineer . umnG, ils adverlising pages are genuine. The too-prevalent plan of filling up the advertising pages of a ^ni issue, and somelimcs of succeedingissues, with Iwrrowcd, unnuthoriied or bogus adverliscmenis, intended only for purposes of deception, has not been resorted to, nor will it be In the future. A large part of theadvertising orders already received are upon yearly contract, affording ample evidence that the manufacturers of railroad specialties value the good will and co-operation ofAmerican engincmcn. An order received by mail from a Philadelphia firm was acco
. The locomotive engineer . umnG, ils adverlising pages are genuine. The too-prevalent plan of filling up the advertising pages of a ^ni issue, and somelimcs of succeedingissues, with Iwrrowcd, unnuthoriied or bogus adverliscmenis, intended only for purposes of deception, has not been resorted to, nor will it be In the future. A large part of theadvertising orders already received are upon yearly contract, affording ample evidence that the manufacturers of railroad specialties value the good will and co-operation ofAmerican engincmcn. An order received by mail from a Philadelphia firm was accompanied by the following expression of opinion, being similar in terms to many others : A praglical paper covering the field that TiiE LocoMOTIVH proposes lo, is certainly needed. We are glad that you make this move, and predict tor yougreat success Subscription Price, $ a Year. Single Copies, 10 cents. seivd i-^oh. specimein copy. Published by American Machinist Publishing Company, 96 Fulton Street, New A New Safety Improvement forAutomatic Brakes. The device here itlusti^ted and de-scribed is intended as an improvement onthe automatic air brake, and has been inuse for some lime on the extensive systemof the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paulroad. It is so simple as to hardly need otherdescription than the engravings. Lowercut on page 3 represents it as appliedto the trucks of tenders, being prac-tically the same as applied to four-wheeled trucks under all coaches. G rep-resents a tumbling shaft running acrossthe truck frame each side of the centerpiece ; to this are fixed the short or trip tact therewith by the breaking of a wheel,journal or axle, or the derailment of awheel, caused by a broken rail, the spread-ing of the track, a misplaced switch, or theencountering of any obstruction ; andwhen this occurs, the beam or wheel andtheir posts are lifted, which action, throughtheir described connections, instantlyturns the valve-lever of the air-brake pipe,lettin
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