Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30
INDUSTR RIAL.

Mir E. J. Brown of Sumter county, at present in the city at SIS North Nine teenth street, has patented a nut lock for use on railroads. It holds tight and staunch when once properly placed, and can be applied to the rails, as well as to bridges. trestles and cars. All these, once frightened by this nut lock, stay tight. There is no giving way The work once done holds tight and fast. Rigidity of the fixtures makes safer the road by diminishing the chances of aeci- dents from spreading rails loose bolts and timbers out of place from jarring, etc. The adoption of this nut lock IS now being urged by practical railroad men, who recognize and appreciate it's value. It looks now as though in the near future q factory for turning out this invention in Birmingham is very rfohanie. Mr. brown is the patentee of several other very valuable inventions which, when adopted will add to the manufacturing interests of some city ill Alabama.
 The following certificates show with what favor it is viewed by practical rail- road men who have tested it:
 Birmingham, Ala, April II, 1895. To Whom It May Concern:
 This is to certify that by direction of MT Galloway, roadmaster of the Louis sNliIe ana NdSnN1Ile 1alIrOau 1 paced ls J. Browns nut lock Serial number 52Q, ,362) on the main line between Nine tecnth and Twentieth streets on the 1st of March 1895, and that 1 placed more of these locks on same part of line April ], and more on the same road above the Georgia Pacific crossing on the 3d of April. I further certify that these locks keep the nuts in position, and if made of the right material and properly put on they will do their work effectively. I have been engaged in track work for sazker thirty years, and. .haYe- put on over Tnfty different kinds of nut locks, and regard this one as the only one which will fully answer the purpose for which it was designed.
 E. A. DICKERT. Section Foreman of Louisville and Nash vile Railroad in the City of Birming- ham, Ala.
 l indorse what MT. Dickert says of the
 w. S. EsCo. Foreman of South Yard Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
 Office of Roadmaster
 L. 6 N. Railroad
 May a. 1895 F. A. Dickert is a track boss of long experience, and fully Understands his business. as does MT. W. S. Esco
 F. J. Browns nut lock- to which they refer, regard as good as they certify to. From personal observation think it will answer the purposes for which it was de- signed. SAMUEL GALLOWAY, Readmaster Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company.
 The following is clipped from the Shef- field Reaper:
 The Triplets are looking like business. Smoke comes from the No. every day. Wednesday the whistle sounded the warning notes for starting and closing down work hours. The Sheffield Coal, Iron and Steel companX are surely push ing the work.
 The track to the Triplets is being re- tied from the avenue towards the union depot. When done it will be equal to any track in the state.
 MT. Sim Davis, with his bridge men, is humping the trestles at the stock house, that the Triplets may be in good shape for handling stock. Another good move on the part of the Sheffield Coal Iron and Steel company
 No. of the Triplets is being put in shape for work, No. will be placed in readiness to use at a moments notice 1 The Sheffield Coal, Iron and Steel com pany is moving all departments along the line to have all in ship-shape order when July l arrives
 The Hattie Ensley has been working In good shape, and the Colbert Iron com pany propose to keep the record up of Al iron.
 Now let some good party get the Lady Ensiey in good shape and thus have all five furnaces in blast Then we can get 5000 population. Then other manufae- tories will be added.