. American engineer and railroad journal . larger size and high carbon steel in the smaller sizes. Castiron had not been found satisfactory for this use. The diesshould be tempered, but if too large for this should be case-hardened on the face. Election of Officers.—The following officers were elected forthe ensuing year: President, E. J. McKernan, \. T. & S. F.,Topeka, Kan.; first vice-president, J. Martin, C, C, C. & St. L.,Beach Grove, Ind.; second vice-president, G. W. Jack, I. R., Chicago; third vice-president, A. R. Davis, C. of G. R. R.,Macon, Ga., and secretary-treasurer, M. H. Br
. American engineer and railroad journal . larger size and high carbon steel in the smaller sizes. Castiron had not been found satisfactory for this use. The diesshould be tempered, but if too large for this should be case-hardened on the face. Election of Officers.—The following officers were elected forthe ensuing year: President, E. J. McKernan, \. T. & S. F.,Topeka, Kan.; first vice-president, J. Martin, C, C, C. & St. L.,Beach Grove, Ind.; second vice-president, G. W. Jack, I. R., Chicago; third vice-president, A. R. Davis, C. of G. R. R.,Macon, Ga., and secretary-treasurer, M. H. Bray, N. Y., N. H. R. R., New Haven, Conn. Executive Committee—AugustMeitz, chairman; A. O. DoUman and E. R. Purchase. AN INGENIOUS ROD BOLT PULLER CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN RY. The accompanying drawing shows a very interesting and ef-ficient device for removing refractory rod bolts, which has beenfound to be far superior to the noisy and often dangerous can-non, which many shops continue to employ when bolts cannot ^ n. Hydrolic Piston Jar .=^^5: 4^- \i±.^- -3- a be started with a sledge. This method does no damage to thebolt and is very useful in roundhouses, as it can be employed atany position of the crank pin. The yoke shown should be made of machine steel. This isplaced over the bolt to be removed and the key inserted in thekeyway. The hydraulic jack is placed on top of the key andwhen pressure is applied the piston advances against the bottomof the bolt. of the Efforts of the Pennsylvani.\ toeconomize in every possible way is a general notice whichhas just been issued to the employes of the Schuylkill are told what it would mean to the company on theSchuylkill Division alone if each one would save ten cents aday. Enginemen are requested to be careful in the use of oil,firemen in the use of coal and clerks are asked to economizein the use of stationery and by avoiding errors. The More Aluminium an aluminium-bronze contains, thesof
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