Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-05-17
[CluaIoud,rce Of the Boston JournaLl
The American department of the Paris
fNhibIuOn.
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PAHrs April %
To he Editor Of ts Boston Journal
Iftbe Unu,d States achieve success in the
Exhibition it will be owing TO the intrinsic value
of trW articles Commencing IN the shed, or
1HHcr as It is called. outside the main building,
We fad SIX contributions. which. Tor practical
use. arr superior 20 Ike contributors from any
other country. 4 locomotive, street car, sew
ing machines, platform scales, reapers AMI
mowers ard agricultural implements.
THE LOCOMOTIVE "ANrRIc,."
TIE locomotive. appropriately named ''Amer-
ici, contributed by the Grant Company Of
Patterson, New jersey, If Of the same pattern
a. the best passenger engines in use in the
United States. sni admirably dnishel. Il is
the great attraction Of the Exhibition 10 uis-
chlnIsis. Il is interesting 10 stand IN the SHE'D
aud hear the r. marks # he men in blue biouses
the engineers aud workmeu who flock 10 see
it-s locomotive which II 20 unlike those OF
Europt-so seemingly light and 20 symmetrisal
I'D which hAs q protection 20 the ergiuecr and
fireman for engine drivers over here must
take the wintry storm fIl IN their faces. and
keep their pos.tious beneath the hot sumner
sun.
An Englishman objected to the shelter. on the
ground that the engineer. ifsll1Wed 10 sit under
a sbtd. would be more likely To- gtt ssleep han
if obliged TO lace the wind aud storm Perhaps
if be 20 take run OF hundred miles On
cold December day. with the sleef cutting his
face ami the northeast wind Whisilng through
his hair. be might change his mind
The proprietors Of the locomotive deserve
great credit fer their spirit in sending this spe-
cImen Of American mechanism, At d large cut
lag OF money, not expecting any return from
szi,s IN Europe for though America can make
superior machines. she cannot compete in Qrlce
with the locomotive bullders Of England and
France
The jury on locomotives came 10 a decision
yesterday on the merits Of the different ms
chimes. The competition i great. England
| has a large nun er. France has at least doz-
en-. Austria snl Russia have three or tour
| each The Austrian and French members ofthe
I jury took exception TO tie " America - because
I It So light in some Of it, parts, and also 10
/ the amount Of polish 20 the iron work, which
| they thought WAS mure for chow than utility
/ They claimed that the lightness OF me Of the
| machinery wss sacrifice Of strength to beauty.
/ But fortunately the English member Of the jury
/ i well informed on locomotive engines, ami he
| explained that the railroads in America are Of
an entrely different c0uStruciiou frum Europe IN
| roads: that the country y new, and th = ROAD
/ cheaply built, aud the ties are subject 20 $
placement from frost that TO rde over rough
roads there must be elasticity IN the machinery
that American engineers had difficulties 10 con-
tend with wholly unknown TO Europeans that,
taking all things INTO consideration, the Amer
I lean locomotive was superior 10 Gny other 10 The
/ exhibition. II s arguments were 20 convincing
that the other jurors gave way ami GirIrdei ht
gold medal 10 Ms" -AmeTicG." Tins l. a great
triumph, and it has been achieved through the
4 l.. 10 ~NraH rHwa 10
He u thoroughly convgrssnt with American
railways and American engineering, and though
his own country is one Of the largest competition
be has been strenuous for justice and hss sue
ceeded in obtaining it for the United States
This is a good beginning, and If the other con
tribuiIons equally deserving have equal justice
the United States Will have a fair share o.
awards notwithstanding the meagre con;riou
tons aud iaults Of management