Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-17
Railroad Motions"

The railroad industries ot this coun-
,ry NAV he ,l,hod to the elephants
trnnk. Which cnn pick up Il siXpence or
tear ny AZ oak. In" vast range Of their
need, and requirements, ftoo4 the lcc1-
motive Cf tWchty az thirty tons to "A
srrap Of waste cotton or a screw 10
bigger than tie end of a pencil. shows
the marvellous cpmpl"xity OF interests
on 81 bich they are daily dependent. In
certain copies of t!ie railway journals
, of this country now before us, We find
The advertisements Of twenty six manu-
fncturcrs Of iron bridges, fourteen cf
cars. twenty .no Of ear wheels, sixteen
of locomotives, Eftcyn Of rails, levcn
of car spirit gs, three OF oil, etc. These
probably do not begin to include all
that are engaged in TIE manufacture OF
these articles, but they serve - show
the Importance OF the larger oranches
of these industries, which are tributary
to the railroads.
Bat the varieties of such indnstries
is dnite ~ striking. There are ninety
five aiilrrau. articles which are deemed
essential, or of interest in some way, 20
the railroad companies. These include
apparently every conceivable article
used On railroads or in ra,ioad Offices.
Axles, cedar tanks and civil engineers;
rock drills auI draw chucks; cement,
lanterns, safety valves, smoke stacks,
headlights, hand cars, car heaters and
water coolers; chilled wheels and heated
journals; car pushers. with which one
man can start loaded car; air brakes
aud brake shoes, with which he can
stop one; ish.plntes aud frogs, which
sounds like railroad restaurant,
though They have nothing to do with
"twentv minutes for dinner" iujrcturs
for feeling boiler and indicators to
tell when it has got enough; rock
breakers for the manufacture of ballast;
barbcd wire for fences which will not
burn; speed recorders aud time charts;
hydraulic jacks, which will lift n car
from the track with greater dclIbera-
ton and safety than IL COW or II mule
carr DO it; car wheels made OF paper;
steel rails with wooden cores; pipes
made expressly for railroad culverts;
trucks and apdtaps. the latter Ivy no
means tLce0 felt at epiritR&Iiatic seancCs;
barrow gauge cars, aoNr for tracks only
two feet wide; wind mills for pumping
water; water mills for pumping wind;
spiral springs, nest springs, yuiutc
springs, acd OF course, with so many
"spriuGs several kinds Of "washere;'
scrapers, with self loading and self
dumping carts; steam eXcivators; du-
pick tickets draw backs, excess bag
gage, stopover and char car; braided
bell cord and bell cord couplings; tire
brick, preserving paint, electric signals;
scarf'plIS. rings and vest chains, pre-
sumahly for conductors when they have
been long enough on the road; plg-ir
and coal; sleeve nuts and sleeve but
tons: nut locks and valve Old; 81 itches
that intcrlock and switches that don't;
phosphor bronze, n special metal which
saves ola and repairs, and prevents dc
lays to trains, even when the conductor
sees luxe man running at the other
end of the depot; steam valves and tel
ephones; track drills and hand cars
with three wheels; watchman's time
detector, which keeps q solemn record
OF his maps or his ESTABLISHMENT;
ballast unloader which saves twenty
five men and twenty five shovels; ven
tilators, lamps and three-link couplcrs;
cellulOid veneer, car seats and reclining
chairs; books on the prevention of
strikes, on the cost Of transportation,
tables of excavation and embankments,
time construction and speed calcua
tions, catechism of high pressure, and
work on railway expenditures; eye
bars. punches pop valves and dust re-
Electors. And it is doubtful if this in
cludes one tenth Of the articles re quired
to build and operate railroad. IT, DC
trolt Free Press.