Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-06-19
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

last year showed IN increase OF 81 per cent
over that of 1888 The profit realized last
pected that this years profit will exceed
that amount.
The light railways of Belgium are at
present under government control. The
business is carried on by a national soci-
ETY., the president of which Is appointed by
the King, There are in all some slNty-three
lines, which aggregate 773 miles in length.
OF this mileage 6l4 miles are on the meter
gauge, l30 miles on the Dutch gauge of 3
feet inches, and the remaining twenty
all of the lines are worked by steam. Some.
however. are operated by the overhead
trolley system.
The 800 foot tower at Blackpool, popular
English seaside resort has recently been
completed. The base of the tower covers
an entir re block 2S0Nl7o feet. The building
al the base contains an aquarium and men,
agerie, large dancing and assembly room,
dining room, restaurant, bars and promen-
AIDES. The towdr, which is built of steel.
rises from the center of the block to a
height of 500 feet. Directly beneath the tow
er and beneath the supporting legs theve is
circus and water show. The outer mar
gin of the property facing the streets is
utilized for shops
Glasgow engineer has recently pat
ented a composite metal steam pipe, which
is said to combine all the advantages of a
copper pipe besides resisting a remarkably
high pressure. The pipe consists of n thin
Interior shell of copper, wound with steel:
wire Is first coled and then converted into
a continuous sheet by treatment in bath
OF molten alloy; IN the pipe already made
inch in thickness. and the coiled steel wire
O0si of an inch, so that the total thickness
of the inch steam pipe is only 02l2 inch.
The weight of the pipe is but 2i.3 pounds
per lineal foot.
The propeling machinery OF the Renown,
the latest addition to the English navy con-
sists of two sets of triple expansion en-
gines, each with three vertical cylinders.
The engines are estimated to make 100
revolutions per minute with forced draught
and under these circumstances they are re-
quired to develop l2O00 horse power, while
with natural draught they are required to
develop 10000 horsepower The engines and
boilers cost $4l7 800 exclusive of sl5,6T5 for
anxiiinry machinery pot INCLUDED in the
storage for 500 tons of coal at load draught,
but in cases of emergency another 500 tons
can be slowed on board.
In the United States service all of the
guns with the exception of three classes are
breech loading built up, forged steel con-
structions. The gun is assembled, and the
theoretical principles of gun construction
ameters upon primary tube, The eXcep-
tions are one type of the l2-inch mortar
which has cast iron tube, and the 36-inch
and 7-inch mortars, which, on account of
the low pressure employed, are composed
of single tubes OF forged steel, The serv-
ice guns are classified as field, siege and
clude the following calibcrS of rifles: S, 10
T. and l6-inch, and a l2-inch mortar. Ali
pieces of these calibers are called high
power guns, The manufacture of these
guns began with the smallest-the S-inch.
Ihe hrst one OF this caliber was completed
in June, 1856. The tube and the Jacket were
procured from England. and the hoops and
fOrgings for the breech mechanism from
me Mldyale steel Company, Philadelphia.
the ,Watervlet gun factory in 1880, and was
made entirely of American steel.