. The street railway review . stiiiKhoiisc No. 79, soo-volt niotor;,. There is also ;ijo,ooo-lb. locomotive for switching, which is e(|iiii>pct] with twoNo. 75 motors at 220 volts. ♦«> ■— The .Mlis-Chalmers Co. is making three distinct groiijis of ex-hibits at the exposition. One of these is located in the Ialace ofMines and NtctalUirgy, .ind comprises a line of mining machineryincluding ore crushers, separators, driers, etc. .oiher is madethrough the Bullock Electric Manufacturing Co. in the Ialace ofElectricity. This exhibit comprises a general line of electri
. The street railway review . stiiiKhoiisc No. 79, soo-volt niotor;,. There is also ;ijo,ooo-lb. locomotive for switching, which is e(|iiii>pct] with twoNo. 75 motors at 220 volts. ♦«> ■— The .Mlis-Chalmers Co. is making three distinct groiijis of ex-hibits at the exposition. One of these is located in the Ialace ofMines and NtctalUirgy, .ind comprises a line of mining machineryincluding ore crushers, separators, driers, etc. .oiher is madethrough the Bullock Electric Manufacturing Co. in the Ialace ofElectricity. This exhibit comprises a general line of electrical ma-chinery including electric railway apparatus, motors, controllers,transformers, rotary converters, etc., and is fully described else-where in this issue. The third and by far the largest is in the of Ma-chinery Hall. The main feature of this is a p. generatingunit consisting of an .Mlis-Chalmers combined vertical tnd hori-zontal C. D. D. condensing engine direct connected to a Bullock. \LMERS-BULLOCK EXHIBIT. electric generator. This unit supplies current for 120,000 incan-descent electric lamps used for the decorative lighting of all theprincipal Exposition buildings, the Cascades and lagoons, and thegrounds. The engine is the largest of its type ever Imilt and iscapable of developing 8,000 h. p. Owing to its unusual size, the detailed dimensions are of of these are as follows: Height above floor, 39 ft. 2 in.; di-ameter of fly-wheel, 25 ft.; weight of fly-wheel, 300,000 lb.; di-ameter of shaft (hollow forged), 37 in.; weight of shaft, 61,000 lb ;weight of crank, 32,000 lb. The revolving parts together weigh514,400 lb. The high pressure cylinder is 44 in. in diameter, the low pressurecylinder is 94 in. in diameter, and the stroke is 60 in. The exhaustpipe is 36 in. in diameter. The steam pressure is 150 lb. The low pressure cylinder is vertical with side pipe valves are in the heads, and arc doubl
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