. Railroad record, and journal of commerce, banking, manufactures and statistics . he Muskingum river at Zanes-ville. We are ready to contract with companies for theconstruction of this Brilge. All orders addressedDOUGLASS, SMITH & CO.,au4tf. Muskingum Works, Zanesville, O. J. DAVENPORT. . .M. D. WELLMAN . . C. il. RUSSELL DAVENPORT, RTJSSEL & CO., Railway Car Manufacturers,MASSILON, OHIO. fpHE subscriber, late orthe firm of Davenport, BridgesX & Co., Fitchburgh, Mass., having associated himseliwith Messrs. Weilman and Kussell, under the-abovename, would respectfully solicit calls for any kind


. Railroad record, and journal of commerce, banking, manufactures and statistics . he Muskingum river at Zanes-ville. We are ready to contract with companies for theconstruction of this Brilge. All orders addressedDOUGLASS, SMITH & CO.,au4tf. Muskingum Works, Zanesville, O. J. DAVENPORT. . .M. D. WELLMAN . . C. il. RUSSELL DAVENPORT, RTJSSEL & CO., Railway Car Manufacturers,MASSILON, OHIO. fpHE subscriber, late orthe firm of Davenport, BridgesX & Co., Fitchburgh, Mass., having associated himseliwith Messrs. Weilman and Kussell, under the-abovename, would respectfully solicit calls for any kind ofPassenger, Baggage, Post Office, Freight, Coal,GraTelor Hand Cars. Having had fifteen yearsevperi en ce in the business andhaving secured the bestof workmen from the Car Facto-ry in Cambridge, Mass., 1 feel couffdent that perfect sat-isfaction can be given in all work entrusted to ourcare, We have now on hand the best of dry White-Oakwith which we think we can build Cars as cheap and aswlII as any olherestublishment in the States. * JOSKPH §. C. THOMSON & CO., MANUFACTURERS OF For Railroad Switches, Merchandise CarsStores. Cemeteries. Iron Safes, &c,Cor. Kailroad Avenue and Market st., NEWARK, N J. PATENTED JANUARY 31ST, 1854. THE ATTENTION OF RAILROAD COMPANIES is respectfully iuvited to an examination of the merit? o th^ valuable invention, which offers to add largely to the safety of life and property. The valuable features of this arrangement of axle are, a saving of full fifty percent, in motive power on crookedroads : the rails are protected from being destroyed by the flanges of the wheels coming in contact with *!?! ontue curves, as is the case with the stiff or rigid axle, which not only destroys the rail but puts a constant ; ponthe wheel and axluf causing the wheel on the inner rail to trip or revolve upon the rail under the weight of the carand its load, while the opposite wheel is traversing its greater distance; the tendency of


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