. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . g rod, etc., but viewedfrom a practical standpoint the mainfacts are sufficient. In our 2 cylinder en-gine the balancing of the revolving massespresents little difficulty. It is in dealingwith the reciprocating masses that the diffi- i;V THE PHILIllINi; KAIIW \\, win engines, but jobs are scarce exceptto skilled mechanics, as their engineersare mostly made. In Japan the entiremotive power officials are Japanese fromA to Z, and I have not seen a foreigneron a Japanese railroad. The wages paidt
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . g rod, etc., but viewedfrom a practical standpoint the mainfacts are sufficient. In our 2 cylinder en-gine the balancing of the revolving massespresents little difficulty. It is in dealingwith the reciprocating masses that the diffi- i;V THE PHILIllINi; KAIIW \\, win engines, but jobs are scarce exceptto skilled mechanics, as their engineersare mostly made. In Japan the entiremotive power officials are Japanese fromA to Z, and I have not seen a foreigneron a Japanese railroad. The wages paidtor mechanics range from 30 cents to$ in gold per day. Their system isentirely English; still they have quite anumber of Baldwin engines, and all re- August, 1909. RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING 339 ports to the contrary, these engines seemto be doing the best work. In China the roads are fast becomingChinese; it is the rare exception to find The wages range for mechanics up pesos, and engineers 75 pesos permonth. This company has concessions tobuihl about one thousand miles of an American master rjiechanic or civil en-gineer. The wages range from 10 centsto $ in gold per day for mechanicsand engineers, and by the way, it costsany kind of an American $, gold, tolive, unless he wishes to live like theChinese; so do not go to China unlessyou have enough to bring you back safehome again. In Manila, Island of Luzon, where theAmerican flag flies, the railroad man finds300 miles of road, and about 75 locomo-tives. This is an English company, andtheir trains are run under the Spanishsystem. Mr. C. W. Broxup is their ablelocomotive superintendent. The mainshops are at Caloocan, where about 300men are employed, all natives, doing themechanical work, with but two or threeEnglishmen as various superintendents. Here you will find an up-to-date Eng-lish shop, locomotives and cars; all seemto be in flrst-class condition and neatlypainted and polished. While I was
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