. The locomotive engineer . J. E. lONEROAN & CO., 211IIAIC IT., PHILADELPHI«,P«.. per Year. or IOC. a. cop7. Dlireronce Between the Houth and a Shovelfor Firing. Wlien any moMer mecliaoic finds n man who isalways lecturing ou how ignoranlly his locomotivesare tired and handled, he should send him out onaevpral different locomotives to fire—not to tellsome one how to fire. If he cAn show a saving infuel, a steadier pressure of steam without allowingthe pops to sing excessively, if be prevents blaeksmoke, or does a small pi^r cent, of what he sayscan be done, then he is a valuable man. whom
. The locomotive engineer . J. E. lONEROAN & CO., 211IIAIC IT., PHILADELPHI«,P«.. per Year. or IOC. a. cop7. Dlireronce Between the Houth and a Shovelfor Firing. Wlien any moMer mecliaoic finds n man who isalways lecturing ou how ignoranlly his locomotivesare tired and handled, he should send him out onaevpral different locomotives to fire—not to tellsome one how to fire. If he cAn show a saving infuel, a steadier pressure of steam without allowingthe pops to sing excessively, if be prevents blaeksmoke, or does a small pi^r cent, of what he sayscan be done, then he is a valuable man. whom itwould pay to commission as instructor. But if hediscovered, as the most of tUem would, that careactually have to be pulled over the road by the useof steam, generated by heal, caused by the combus-tion of coal, and that theory or scientific firing wouldnot pull them atone; and if befound, as we fear he should,that locomotives are not likestationary engines in any way,that where a 100 horse boilermust be forced to supplysteam for BOO horse-power en-gines, worked up to the
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