. Electric railway journal . Lewiston, Me., has used four-teen outfits since their initial development about threeyears ago, and not a shovel or shoveler is required onthe job. The Cumberland County Power & Light Com-pany of Portland, Me., finds that with a two-horse ma-chine snow can be piled 5 ft. or 6 ft. high in dumping,by having one rig follow another. The apparatus isknown as the Economy snow remover by its makers,and was designed by Harry B. Ivers of Boston, Mass.,until recently general manager of the Portland andLewiston systems. New Type of Graphic Meter The Esterline Company, Indiana
. Electric railway journal . Lewiston, Me., has used four-teen outfits since their initial development about threeyears ago, and not a shovel or shoveler is required onthe job. The Cumberland County Power & Light Com-pany of Portland, Me., finds that with a two-horse ma-chine snow can be piled 5 ft. or 6 ft. high in dumping,by having one rig follow another. The apparatus isknown as the Economy snow remover by its makers,and was designed by Harry B. Ivers of Boston, Mass.,until recently general manager of the Portland andLewiston systems. New Type of Graphic Meter The Esterline Company, Indianapolis, Ind., hasbrought out a new type of graphic recording instru-ment known as the G. H. meter. It includes voltmetersand ammeters of either switchboard or portable type,weighing only 9V2 lb. but designed for heavy cases are of cast aluminum, and the front half isremovable as in all other Esterline instruments, a brasshandle being provided on the portable meters, andmounting studs on the switchboard LIGHT-WEIGHT GRAPHIC METER FOR HEAVY SERVICE The charts are 26 ft. in length and are driven at aspeed of either 3/± in. or IV2 in. per hour by an eight-day lever clock. A reroll is also provided for the usedchart. A clear, open scale is obtained, this being 4V2 m-in width and printed on perforated paper 6 in. indicating scale is also provided, enabling readingsto be taken without opening the front. The movements in the instruments are of the movingiron vane type, the armature being mounted in jewelbearings. The ink is contained in a large, stationaryink well, and a patented inking device enables a con-tinuous record to be obtained with an all-metal pen, andwith minimum friction. The clock movement, scaleplate and all parts are mounted on a center casting, thusinsuring true alignment and making all parts inter-changeable and easily accessible for inspection or re-placement. Although the price is remarkably low, ac-curacy and reliability have been mainta
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