. The street railway review . THE LATE T. B. GRIFFITH. IDES WORLDS FAIR ENGINE. matic lubrication, by a method that is regarded by theengine builders as perfect: the connecting rods are ofsteel and tested to times the working load before usein the engines; the new form of crosshead is a steel cru-cible casting with phosphor bronze slides attached at topand bottom. These are considered special details. Themain shafts are of hammered open hearth steel, thecylinders of close grained charcoal iron and all other partsare made of the most adaptable material, by experiencedworkmen, under careful
. The street railway review . THE LATE T. B. GRIFFITH. IDES WORLDS FAIR ENGINE. matic lubrication, by a method that is regarded by theengine builders as perfect: the connecting rods are ofsteel and tested to times the working load before usein the engines; the new form of crosshead is a steel cru-cible casting with phosphor bronze slides attached at topand bottom. These are considered special details. Themain shafts are of hammered open hearth steel, thecylinders of close grained charcoal iron and all other partsare made of the most adaptable material, by experiencedworkmen, under careful supervision. The Ideal governor is of special design and close regu-lation and is justly a matter of considerable pride to themanufacturers. The engines at the Exposition are doingsplendid steady duty and should be carefully studied. foundation of his fortune, which his sagacity and unre-mitting industry has built up. In 1885 Mr. Griffith and his brother bought a controll-ing interest in the Hamilton Street Railway Company,which was at that time in
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