The World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, 1893 . two batter-ies of boilersof 800 horse-power each, inthe main boilerroom. The re-sult was that atemporary in-junction was is-sued against the Exposition Company, forbidding them to permitthe Stirling Company to install its boilers. The bill was finallydismissed by the United States District Court, and the companycontinued to install its exhibit. The displays, therefore, are theresult of a determined effort to seek on even terms a comparison-with the boilers of other make. There are three separate and dis-tinct plants, one in the main boiler room
The World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, 1893 . two batter-ies of boilersof 800 horse-power each, inthe main boilerroom. The re-sult was that atemporary in-junction was is-sued against the Exposition Company, forbidding them to permitthe Stirling Company to install its boilers. The bill was finallydismissed by the United States District Court, and the companycontinued to install its exhibit. The displays, therefore, are theresult of a determined effort to seek on even terms a comparison-with the boilers of other make. There are three separate and dis-tinct plants, one in the main boiler room, one in the annex and onein the exhibit of the Libby Glass Company in the Midway Plais-ance. They attract notice from every one. The power plant at the Exposition occupies the south side ofMachinery Hall and includes the most gigantic force ever accu-mulated in one place for any purpose. The engines number forty-four, the Allis, which is the largest of all, occupying the space atthe end of the main aisle. This big engine of the Fair is a .3,000. TANDEM COMPOUND ENGINE. Exhibit of the Bali & IVood Co. MACHINERY. horse-power Reynolds Corliss horizontal, quadruple expansion, con-densing engine. It drives two 10,000 light, Westinghouse same manufacturers show several other engine plants, includ-ing those that drive the cars of the Intramural Railway, a saw-millplant and a flour-mill plant. There are six other engines of verylarge capacity, a Fraser and Chalmers triple expansion, two West- inghouse-C h u r c h-Kerr compound en-gines, a Buckeyetriple expansion, anAtlas compound anda Mackintosh-S e y-mour double-tandemcompound. Theothers included inthe display measurefrom one hundredand fifty to six hun-dred and fifty horse-power each, whilethose just named areall of 1,000 horse-power each. Among these other exhibitors of engines are theBall & Wood Co. of New York, the Erie City Iron Works of Penn-sylvania and the Sioux City Engine Co. of Sioux City, Iowa. Thetotal horse
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