. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . is slightly quicker than thatmade by the electric, the run being be-tween Middletown and Hamilton, a dis-tance of I4!4 miles. They have adoptedTraction Companys rates. The resultsso far are very much better than feel quite confident that, with themotor car making frequent stops andgiving frequent service at the TractionCompanys rates, and with their steamtrains at the regular rates, and fast time,they have the situation pretty well inhand, and will make any attempts to com-pete with them fo
. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . is slightly quicker than thatmade by the electric, the run being be-tween Middletown and Hamilton, a dis-tance of I4!4 miles. They have adoptedTraction Companys rates. The resultsso far are very much better than feel quite confident that, with themotor car making frequent stops andgiving frequent service at the TractionCompanys rates, and with their steamtrains at the regular rates, and fast time,they have the situation pretty well inhand, and will make any attempts to com-pete with them for long distances by elec-tric lines a very unprofitable investment. i i @ The statement was made at the MasterMechanics Convention by Mr. RobertQuayle, superintendent of motive powerof the Chicago & Northwestern, that ofthe apprentices employed in their shops,90 per cent, were sons of employes. i g i The Ajax Blue Book has been issuedby the Ajax Manufacturing Company, ofCleveland, O., for the purpose of letting F s 1 i t„ - I / : 1 : H I 0 Jr. Fig. 4LAYING OUT LOCOMOTIVE Fig. 6 ■W O O (T) o Ow T) ioc-omw/ii-c Enuineering We have received from an ofificial ofthe Big Four notes of the relative perfor-mance of four simple and four compoundlocomotives for six months. The costper mile for the simple engines was , and for the compounds coal per car mile for the simple en-g:ine was pounds, and for the com-pound pounds. These figures indi-cate a saving of 6 per cent, in repairs and16 per cent, for fuel, in favor of the com-pound. Several locomotive builders arenow prepared to sell compounds on a guar-antee to effect a certain saving of coal. Theagreement is made to change them if notentirely satisfactory. No engine sold un-der this agreement has been changed. There was considerable pleasantry inconnection with the collection of thismoney. Someone would go to a supplyman and say that Mr. McConnell or was looking for him. Seeing th
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