. Canadian engineer. hors were cast around the pipe, asshown in the accompanying \t the bottom of the valleys, which weresyphoned over, the pipe was laid on con-crete trestles and a clear waterway leftfor floods beneath the pipe. No par-ticular difficulty was experienced in layingthe pipe, which was done with a pipetripod and chainblock, an overhead trolleysvstem proving a failure owing to thecrookedness of the lines. The pipe has withstood the ravages ofwinter well; no ver) large leaks develop-ing. It is noteworthy that the specifi-cations for the pipe did not require that the pip
. Canadian engineer. hors were cast around the pipe, asshown in the accompanying \t the bottom of the valleys, which weresyphoned over, the pipe was laid on con-crete trestles and a clear waterway leftfor floods beneath the pipe. No par-ticular difficulty was experienced in layingthe pipe, which was done with a pipetripod and chainblock, an overhead trolleysvstem proving a failure owing to thecrookedness of the lines. The pipe has withstood the ravages ofwinter well; no ver) large leaks develop-ing. It is noteworthy that the specifi-cations for the pipe did not require that the pipe shouldbe absolutely watertight. The specifications statedthat the pipe shall be considered tight, provided thatthe accumulated leakage at any place does not showgreater than as continuous drops leaving the outsidesurfaces of the pipe at any point. The Pacific Lock JointPipe Company, who supplied the concrete pipe andguaranteed it for one year, are repairing the few smallleaks which have developed during the Fig. 5.—Concrete Antlim ui a >\phon Section ofthe Pipe Line. Particular attention was paid to this railway, thetrestles of which were built of the available timber in thelocality. ^Vater barrels were installed on the trestles for RAILROAD EARNINGS. The following- are the weekly railwayMarch : — Canadian Pacific Railway. igi6. 1915. March 7 $2,ig8,ooo $1,667,000 March 14 2,258,000 1,731,000 March 21 2,281,000 1,738,000 March 31 3,491,000 2,564,000 Grand Trunk Railway. March 7 $ 992,026 .$ 852,151 March 14 957,542 857,147 March 21 967,233 8^,937 March 31 1, 1,346,969 Canadian Northern Railway. March 7 $ 540,200 $ 428,700 March 14 538,000 412,000 March 21 549,000 421,700 March 31 979,800 637,000 The following .ire the railroad earnings forof April:— Canadian Pacific Railway. 1916. 1915. April 7 .$2,4X2,000 $i,7< Grand Trunk Railway. April 7 $1,155,486 $1,008,320 Canadian Northern 7 $ 677,000 $ 457,000 earnings for + $531,000+ 5
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