. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . are big jobs. When I went homeat 6 oclock I told McAvoy, the nightforeman, to hold the engines in untilmorning, as I wanted to look them I came down the next morningAllan had finished up the entire had put in an overtime card for aday and a half, and was sleep on somewaste in the oil house. First I went aroundand sized up the 837. Much to my sur-prise I saw that both cylinder saddles hadbeen apparently rebolted all around, asseveral rows of new nuts testified. Itwas so s
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . are big jobs. When I went homeat 6 oclock I told McAvoy, the nightforeman, to hold the engines in untilmorning, as I wanted to look them I came down the next morningAllan had finished up the entire had put in an overtime card for aday and a half, and was sleep on somewaste in the oil house. First I went aroundand sized up the 837. Much to my sur-prise I saw that both cylinder saddles hadbeen apparently rebolted all around, asseveral rows of new nuts testified. Itwas so seemingly preposterous that a mancould do such a big job in that time thatmy suspicions, already aroused, were con-firmed that it was not on the level. Therewas a ij^-inch wrench lying around andI removed one of the new nuts. It wason no new bolt, though. On every one ofthose old ones Allan had screwed a newnut, and the general effect was mostpleasing. Subsequent investigation re-vealed that not a single bolt had been re-moved. All had worked so bad that theyhad to be drilled out eventually. Then I. For Making Joints on LocomotiveSmoke Box Fronts, Under Ringsand Doors, Cylinder and StackSaddles, Under Expansion Padsand Around flud Ring. Unequaled lement. for it expands ;il in heat or cold, andt Half the Cost &e times lighter in weight th; The Otley CementCo. HANUFACTURERSCHICAGO. ILL., U. S. A. As an Iron Cement, for it expands and contractswiili tlie metal in heat or cold, and will not bumor crumble out Being three times lighter in weight than red orwhite lead. \A/ANTED. Voung tiian, age twoiity-three. of meohfliiical turnof miud, having gooil knowledge of drafting andsteam engines and boilers, desires position withsome railroad company having chance of ailvance-ment. liest of references given as to character andreliability. Address FRED S. LAWSON, East Franklin Portege. Wis. BEST RAILROADBOOKS. COMBUSTION OF COALAnd the Prevention of about 800 practical que
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