Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-09-21

body, of Benwood, was given a test last
week on the main track of the b. n o.
r. R., at Wheeling Junction. 1t is
stated that after n very severe trial,
/ IL more than fulfilled expectations, and
was pronounced a complete and SatiStac-
tory invention by the railroad experts
who examined it.
IL is announced from McKeeSpOrt,
/ Pa. that a new chemical process had
I been discovered for making brick with
out the usual burning. II is claimed
that brick may be made and hardened
i'm two days at q cost of s. per 200, or
at one-half of the average price per
1000 that stock bricks are made in
yards where brick is burned. Another
feature is that the process will permit
the brick 90 be made in all cOlorS, and
that the hard article for street pave
ment can alSQape made.
A new idea i'm car trucks has been in
vented by "a Cincinnatian. He is said TO
have been working for fifteen years in
am effort 20 devise a truck that will pre-
vent the body of "a car from rocking
whom going around a sharp curve. lie
claims for his invention that perfectly
obviate> the rocking of the car by keep
ing the box level, whileat the same time
tho wheels ON one side are lower than
tho other. He calls il the rotary pedeS-
tai truck. and claims TO have been Of
crcd O. large sum of money for n one
third interest I'm the patent.
A Bombay paper says that the COM
r'ete failure OF steel aXleS i'm the rolling
stock of several of the Indian railways
is 81 serious matter between the Bengal
and NOrthweStern and the Bombay
Baroja and the Southern Mahratta
lines. There is something like $4,000
of them. These aXleS, which cost
originally about Il 9S. sd. each, will
have 90 Doe replaced by aXleS of wrought
iron. costing about - 5S. each-an eX-
pendiure among the companies con-
cerned of something like 100000.
Moreover, the discarded aXleS will, it is
said, De vaiueleSs.
The PottStown Iron Company, of
PottStown. Pa. has acquired the pa
tent for the United States for the basic
thinning of BeSSemeT cOnyerterS, in
vented by Ernest Bertrand, of Kladno,
Bohemia. The method is somewhat
similar 90 what has been done with acid
lining. viz, 90 grind the material, dOlo-
mite or limestone. mix 10 with water,
with or without an adhesive substance,
like molaSSeS, and form it into bricks.
The latter are burned az a white heat
for about forty-eight hours in kiln.
These burned bricks are again ground
and mixed with 10 or - per cent. Of
tar the product being used TO ram up in
the converter.
WEST VIRGINIA.
Az MartinSburg the Victor Flour Bin
Co. has been formed for the purpose OF
manufacturing q new flour and grain
bin for flour mills.
$. b. MoSby Il Co., engineers and con-
tractors. have received the contract OF
putting i'm q complete system of water
works no Hinton. TO cost $4,000.
While boring for oil at Philippi four
seams % good coal were struck before a
depth VI 200 feet was reached. The
first seam. 10 feet thick, lies at depth
of ODD feet. and the other three taken to-
rether make 90 feet of good coal.
The bulk OF the funds with which the
new smokelesS powder factory, located
u Wayne county, will De started, is said
-o come from the Phoenix Powder Com
Dany ~ New York. Work will begin
at au carly day for the erection OF the
factory. 10 will require about Sl5O,0OO
to put it in operation. and it will give
steady employment TO go hands. II
viii Boz thc only place i'm the country
where smokelcss powder viii be manu-
featured.