. Official proceedings . to distribute thesteam on either side to the high and low pressure few changes as possible have been made over simple en-gines of similar type other than the application of the crankaxle and cylinder arrangement. The ordinary Stephensonvalve motion with indirect rocker being used. There seemsto be no doubt of some saving in fuel with independently ad-justable valve motions which can be changed to suit the vary-ing conditions of railroad service. But it is a question whetherwe are ready, in this country, at the present time, to sacrificeour ideas of simplic
. Official proceedings . to distribute thesteam on either side to the high and low pressure few changes as possible have been made over simple en-gines of similar type other than the application of the crankaxle and cylinder arrangement. The ordinary Stephensonvalve motion with indirect rocker being used. There seemsto be no doubt of some saving in fuel with independently ad-justable valve motions which can be changed to suit the vary-ing conditions of railroad service. But it is a question whetherwe are ready, in this country, at the present time, to sacrificeour ideas of simplicity and directness of means to the end andadopt these ultra-refinements which have been perfected andare in use abroad; and except for purposes of test or unusualcases where there may be some demand for these additionalcomplications, I think it is safe to say that for some time tocome the greatest number of these locomotives will be builtwith the ordinary single valve motion and with the extra partsreduced to a
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