The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-03-13
Row RRAkIS
Hut ReIsre You Put Them On he
sure They'll stay Aster they're
Set-A Brake That Can be Bepen-
dSd Upon.

dsd Upon.
EDIToR TIMES:-I wish TO call the atten-
ton of every Railroad Company in the Uni
ted Ststes II the necessity of having
good and ifectual brakes ON their cars. Not
that | expect TO tell them anything, but
what they already know, but simply to re-
mind m, m of v hat they already know, that
is, Tie necessity OF having good and irueiy
brakes ON their cars. And allow me 10 ~ Ate,
night here, that have just the KIND OF
brake they all need, IL is easy 10 set and un-
set A boy often years old can set II ~ Well
as the strongest man, and with perfect safely.
There Is 10 danger 90 9t "a. or" es- ae-
10; the brake-stem twisting cfi, as is he case
OF the common brake. use the same brake
stem ana every hing connected with the
common brake, but apply the power differ
emily Instead OF the chain wrapping around
the stem, as IL does on the old brake, rase
the brake stem by having "A coarse thread cut
on the lo~ere end of the stem, snd this steni
runs through "A nut similar 10 that of a ] sck
screw On the ower end of the stem have
what is called swivel. This swivel Is 10
prevent the chain nom twisting aroDnd as
Inc brake-stem raises through the nut.
The chain runs uLder "A pulley wheel
aud as the sem raises IL flghiens The chain
and This ietches the brake TO the wh.els and
:, r,yels sc motion lowers the stem and causes
the brSka to leave the wheels. This brake l.
Quick and powerful in Its work and is what
all railroads need. do think that nine
tenth, of the accidents which happen on the
railroads are csussd q by crippled and de
fcient brakes. Now, IL any one is Scepticsl
regarding what say just let him stand and
watch a passing tram, and what will he See
Probably on the first ear lie sees the DraA--
beam i one foot from the wheels
swinging 10 and iro. will now ask when
the brake is set where will the b AXE strise e
the wheele Can any one tell can't, ana
think no one else can. Mayoe on the next
car he will discoverthe brake shoes are ly-
ing on the fisnges of the wheels, buri The
depth OF the fianges in the shoes, causing the
fi2nSes to wear down, making II easier foi
the esr 10 jump of or leave the track; and
probably ON the next car he discovers the
brake shoe, one OF Them on the inside of the
wheel and the other on the outside now you
discover one flaDge is cutting on the brake
beam al the end " hile the other nahge Is en-
gagged In cutting the beam near the middle
Now will ask, have / misrepresented the
condition of the condition OF the brakes oi
note think you all will say no. Now the
man that has been watching the passins
tIain must wonder how ii is that there ar,
not more accidents happen than there are
seeing the condition oi the brakes. som.
one may ask, is there no remedy 10 resort TO
10 better the condition of these brakes: An
swer YES there is There Is a way TO keel
the brakes in good order and not cost III.
companies any more than II woulc
order. ii they had their own cans running or
their own road. Well, says one. how car
lhts be done? In order 10 explain how IL c Al
be done l will suppose case suppose I'M
Chicaso and Rock Island Company had on.
hundred cars running on the Z, b. q road
and the c T, & q. had one hundred ana on
cArs running on In- Chicago ana hoch lsianS
- road, woula II cost the Rock Island oompa !,
auy more 10 keep in good order the hundre'
q. 3. z cars tnsn IL would TO Keep IN geo
order their own car, II they were al nom
running On their own roade The snswer mus
be no; 20 10 would cost the L. b. q Y M
more to keep in good order the hundret
Rock Island cars than IL would to keep II
good order their lown cars II they wereTun