. Railroad record, and journal of commerce, banking, manufactures and statistics . M. RUSSELL DAVENPORT, RUSSEL & CO., Riii I w a y Ca r Man ufac tarers, MASSILOff, OHIO. rp [1 ti subscriber, late of the firm of Davenport, )X oi Co., ,, Mass., having associated himselfwith Messrs. Weilman and liussell, under the abovename, would respectfully solicit calls for any kind ofPassenger, Baggage, Post Oilice, Freight, Coal, Gravelor bland Cars. Having had fifteen yearsexp-jriencein the busiuessandhaving secured the bestof Work men from the Car Facto-ry in Cambridge, Mass.,] fool co
. Railroad record, and journal of commerce, banking, manufactures and statistics . M. RUSSELL DAVENPORT, RUSSEL & CO., Riii I w a y Ca r Man ufac tarers, MASSILOff, OHIO. rp [1 ti subscriber, late of the firm of Davenport, )X oi Co., ,, Mass., having associated himselfwith Messrs. Weilman and liussell, under the abovename, would respectfully solicit calls for any kind ofPassenger, Baggage, Post Oilice, Freight, Coal, Gravelor bland Cars. Having had fifteen yearsexp-jriencein the busiuessandhaving secured the bestof Work men from the Car Facto-ry in Cambridge, Mass.,] fool confident that perfect sat-isfaction can be given in all work entrusted to our care, We have now on hand thebest of dry While-Oakwith which we think we can build Cars as cheap and asWell as an v other establishment i n the States. * JOSEPH DAVENPOKT. IS. C. THOMSON & CO. MAMUFACTURKRS OF JP^SSSTE MS) &«EJJ3 For Railroad Switches, Merchandise CarsStores. Cemeteries, Iron Safes, &c,Cor. Railroad Avenue and Market St., NEWARK, N J. iMNEVS DIVIDED GAB AX. PATENTED JANUARY 31ST, 1854. rpHE ATTENTION OF RAILROAD COMPANIES is respectfully invited to an examination of the merits o t1?J- valuable invention, which offers to add largely to the safety of life and property. The valuable features of this arrangement of axle are, a saving: of full fifty percent, in motive power on crookedroads : the rails are protected from being destroyed by the Manges of the wheels corning in contact with *#£*] onthe curves, as is the case with the stiff or rigid axle, which not only destroys the rail but puts a constant strair r ponthe wheel and axle, causing the wheel on the inner rail to trip or revolve upon the r:iil under the weight of the carand its load, while the opposite wheel is traversing its greater distance ; the tendency of which, is to wear liswheel flat, and cause it, or the axle, to break sooner or later. There is less danger of the car leaving the tract fC —its having become
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