. Railway mechanical engineer . Compressed Air Meter Rail Exports.—The exports of rails from the UnitedStates last year were 391,491 tons, as compared with 174,680tons in 1914, and 460,553 tons in 1913. The largest ship-ments last year were to Asia and Oceania. There was a veryappreciable falling off in the exports to Canada, Mexico,Japan, and South America. On the other hand, the importsof rails into the United States last year were 78,525 tons, ascompared with 22,571 tons in 1914,and 10,408 tons in value of last years imports was $2,088,532, thus givingan average of $ per ton.—
. Railway mechanical engineer . Compressed Air Meter Rail Exports.—The exports of rails from the UnitedStates last year were 391,491 tons, as compared with 174,680tons in 1914, and 460,553 tons in 1913. The largest ship-ments last year were to Asia and Oceania. There was a veryappreciable falling off in the exports to Canada, Mexico,Japan, and South America. On the other hand, the importsof rails into the United States last year were 78,525 tons, ascompared with 22,571 tons in 1914,and 10,408 tons in value of last years imports was $2,088,532, thus givingan average of $ per ton.—Engineering. ELECTRIC CEILING FAN FOR PASSENGER CARS An indirect acting ceiling fan for use in passenger equip-ment has been developed by H. C. Hood and is being placedon the market by the Central Electric Company, Indirect Acting Ceiling Fan In its action it bears a relation to the usual type of ceilingfan similar to that which the indirect lighting fixture bearsto the reflector type of fixture. Instead of allowing the draft
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