. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ord-i:g to his own showing, was that such avoyage exceeded the then present limitsof steam power. In this he was withinthe mark; so any one would be if hewere to say now that conversation be-tween England and America exceededthe limit of the power of the telephone. When the real facts are presented ituill be seen that Dr. Lardner was not aconservative obstructionist, but a scientistready to discuss intelligently the facilitiesand forces then at the command of theV. orld. In regard to Dr. Lard
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ord-i:g to his own showing, was that such avoyage exceeded the then present limitsof steam power. In this he was withinthe mark; so any one would be if hewere to say now that conversation be-tween England and America exceededthe limit of the power of the telephone. When the real facts are presented ituill be seen that Dr. Lardner was not aconservative obstructionist, but a scientistready to discuss intelligently the facilitiesand forces then at the command of theV. orld. In regard to Dr. Lardners statementhaving done much to retard steamboatconstruction for twenty years there iscertainly a conflict of opinion. Twosteamers crossed the .\tlantic the yearafter Dr. Lardners famous commentswere made. These two voyages inaugu-rated a transoceanic steam service that hasnever been uninterrupted, but has grownsteadily in extent and importance. TheCunard Steamboat Line was establishedin 1840. The first steamer of that line,the Britannia, sailed from Liverpoolfor New York July 4 of that year and. PARTS OF THE PIN MACHINE. Ibe vessels of the company have con-tinued making regular trips ever does not seem to be any evidencethat the enterprise was dampened in thesmallest degree by Dr. Lardners re-marks. It does not seem good to me that suchmisrepresentation of facts as Mr. .Symons May, 1907. RAILWAY ; LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEEKINI, indulged in before young people who de-sire knowledge and who are in the sprout-ing stage should be allowed to pass. Theseyoung people should not be told thingsthat later they will learn belong to therealms of romance. Rk.\der. Passiiii. A. /. Swiss Locomotives. Editor: Some time before the purchase of theJura-Simplon by tlic Swiss confederation,this company (the Chcmins de fer Fede-raux) put two locomotives of the type701-702 into express service on the differ-ent lines of our network of railways,and particularly on the Simplon line(G
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