. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . thorities to beone of the best avenues out of dead-weightcomplications; yet, notwithstanding thefact that its advantages are so well known,its general introduction is slower than itsmerits deserve. In this case, however, ithas received full recognition. The en-gravings will, we think, repay a criticalstudy of all details by anyone interested inmodern car construction as developed tomeet the most rigorous condition offreight service. If a statement by Mr. Hiram S. Maxim,whose name is familiar to the engin
. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . thorities to beone of the best avenues out of dead-weightcomplications; yet, notwithstanding thefact that its advantages are so well known,its general introduction is slower than itsmerits deserve. In this case, however, ithas received full recognition. The en-gravings will, we think, repay a criticalstudy of all details by anyone interested inmodern car construction as developed tomeet the most rigorous condition offreight service. If a statement by Mr. Hiram S. Maxim,whose name is familiar to the engineeringworld through his gun inventions and ex-periments with flying machines, is correct,the world is going to get a new qualityof steel which appears to rival the dia-mond in hardness. He says that hisbrother. Mr. Samuel Maxim, has pro-duced a form of steel that is capable ofdrilling a hole through any British steelmade as hard as fire and water will makeit. In addition to going through thehardest kind of material, Mr. Maxim as-serts that he is prepared to shave himselfwitU the BRAKE \VHEEL-G5,(00-POUND COAL CAR.
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