Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-05-08
All American Triumph.

The locomotive. made at Patterson, New
Jersey, has won the gold medal at the Paris
exhibition :. Carleton says, in the Boston
Jo,unai:
The locomotive, appropriately named
= America. contributed by the Grant Com
panv of Patterson New Jersey, is one of the
same pattern as the best passenger engines
in use in the United States. and admirably
finished 1t * the great attraction of the
exhibition t. machlnists. 1t Is interesting
to stand in the she'd and hear the remarks OF
the men in hluc blouses-thc engineers and
workinen who flock to see it-a locomotive
which is - unlike those of Europe-so seem
inelv lieht and 50 symmetrical. and which
has Il protection to the engineer and fireman;
for engine drivers over here must take the
wntry storm full in their faces, and keep
their positions beneath the hot summer sun.
An Engli7hman objected t. the shelter. ON
the ground that the engineer, If allowed TO
sit under a she'd, would be more likely To
get asleep than if obliged to face the wind
and storm Perhaps if he was to take
run OF Il hundred miles on cold December
day, with the slcet cutting his face and the
northeast wind whistling through his hair.
hc might change his mind
The proprictors of the locomotive deserve
great credit for their spirit in sending this
specimen of American mechanism, At large
outlay OF money. not expecting any return
from sales in Europe; for though America
can make superior machines. she cannot COM
pete in price with the locomotive builders Of
England and France
The Jury on locomotives came t. decision
Yesterday ON the merits OF the different ma
chimes The competition j. great England
has large number France has at least
dozen Austria and Russia have three OF
four each. The AUSTRIAN and French mem
hers of the Jury took exception To the - Amer
lea - because it was 50 light in some of it,
parts and also t. the amount of polish q
the iron work, which they thought WAS more
for show than utility. They claimed that
the lightncss Of some Of the machinery was
Il sacrifice of strength To beauty. But for
tunatclv the English member of the Jury Is
well informed on locomotive engines. and he
explained that the railroads in America are
OF an entirely different construction from
European roads that the country i new.
and the roads chcaplv built. and the ties are
subject t. displacement from frost that -
ride over rough roads there must be elasticity
ia the machinery; that American engineers
had difficulties t. contend with wholly un-
known II Europeans that. taking all things
into consideration. the American locomotive
was superior to any other in the exhibition.
His arguments We're 80 convincing that the
other jurors gave way and a'r0rdsa He 1otd
taedoI 10 thu A0pr7ro. This i great
triumph. and it has been achieved through
tie intelligence and honesty Of the English
Juror Unfortunately have not his name.
hut he is thoroughly coHycrrant with Amer
lean railways and American engineering. and
though his own country is one Of the larg-
st competitors he has been strenuous for
justice and has succeeded in Obtaining it for
the United States.
This is good beginning, and if the other
contributions equally deserving have equal
Justice, the nitct States VIII have fair
share Of awards. Notwithstanding the mea-
IRE contributions and faults Of mana cement