. Revised and enlarged ed. of the science of railways . ere high power is necessary with low weighton the drivers. The use is, of course, si)ecial, and the distances to be run by itnot great. Diameter of cylinders, 19 in.; stroke, S26 in.; diameter of drivingwheels, 4 ft., 2 in.; weight of each locomotive, 38 tons, 16cwt.; capacity of watertanks, 3,000 gals.; coke space, 384 cu. ft.; weight of tender, 19 tons, 11 cwt. purchase of tools and material, in the handlingof men and in the sale of goods, but there mustbe glaring exceptions to the rule. These latterrepresent the failures, their wastage
. Revised and enlarged ed. of the science of railways . ere high power is necessary with low weighton the drivers. The use is, of course, si)ecial, and the distances to be run by itnot great. Diameter of cylinders, 19 in.; stroke, S26 in.; diameter of drivingwheels, 4 ft., 2 in.; weight of each locomotive, 38 tons, 16cwt.; capacity of watertanks, 3,000 gals.; coke space, 384 cu. ft.; weight of tender, 19 tons, 11 cwt. purchase of tools and material, in the handlingof men and in the sale of goods, but there mustbe glaring exceptions to the rule. These latterrepresent the failures, their wastage constitutingthe difference between aloss and a profit on thething manufactured. In reference to methodsof business pursued bymanufacturers, they arenot, of course, adapt themselvesto the circumstances thatsurround each , in many, indeed, inthe majority of instances,the work is carried on by day labor. In some cases, on the other hand, itis done by the piece. This last named methodis the more desirable for both employer and. Scotch Tank Engine, for lightswitching purposes. Diameter ofcylinders, 8 in.; stroke, 18 in.; di-ameter of driving wheels, 2 ft.,6 in.; fixed wheel base, 5 ft.; tankcapacity, 220 gals.; fuel space, 11cu. ft.; weight of locomotive, 7tons, 17 cwt. 126 RAILWAY EQUIPMENT. employe, when practicable, because it relievesthe employer of undue anxiety, while it makesthe laborer self-reliant by making him an inde-pendent manufacturer. The great builders of the world, the great man-ufacturers of railway equipment included, possessthe highest administrative talent which can befound—first, in the builders themselves, and after-ward in those they employ. In regard to these latter, they have,as a rule, grow^nup w^itli the workthey look after,and thus under-stand its it were prac-ticable, great benefits to railways and individualinterests would be derived by free consultationamong those who build equipment. We havesuch organizatio
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