The record-union., 1896-07-05

Old and worn out steel rails are con-
verted into brake beams by simply
f1attenfng out the head of the rail to the
same thickness as the web, leaving the
base in it's original shape, forming the I
section. The piece is then sheared to the
length required, making neat, strong
brake beam out of worthless material
at the nominal cost of the labor ex-
pended-about 40 cents.
Side or parallel bars are the most i'm
portant members of locomotive, as
their rapid motion, in addition to the
work they have to perform, develops
every weak point, and subjects the
member to every imaginable strain.
Consequently, the strongest section that
can be produced with the least metal,
is selected, and as scrap iron is gen
orally used for the purpose, great care
is taken in its selection. The mate
rial which best answers the purpose has
been found by practical test, TO be old
horse shoes, and if a sufficient number
OF them is not to be found in the shop
they are bought for the purpose and
thoroughly cleaned in the 'rattler."
The steel toe calks are then cut out,
after which they are placed In the fur
mace in 200 pound lots, and when
brought to the proper heat are placed on
the anvil of the steam hammer, being
handled with special tongs swung in
crane, and the forger manipulates
the pile with porter bar
prepared especially for the purpose.
On the anvil the pile of horseshoes is
drawn into a slab about one and one
half inches thick by six inches wide,
after which it is cut into short lengths
and a sufficient number of pieces piled
together to produce the rod. The piles
Of slabs are then heated and being
placed on the anvil of the steam ham,
mer are manipulated in similar man
ner to the original scrap. The forger
then works it into a bar of the proper
dimensions for the hubs on the ends of
the rod. The contentments of the sec
tion between the hubs is then marked
off and drawn into the shape required
to produce the grooved section. This
shape can be obtained correctly by ex-
pertinent only. The grooved forged
rod, when proper care is taken In It's
manufacture, has been found to be the
best and safest rod made, though a
cheaper one can be produced by plan
ing out the grooves.
So 1t will be seen that the rolling mill
is no mere perfunctory adjunct to the
blacksmith shop, but that from the
very nature of the material used and
the finished work turned out, it is Of
the very greatest Importance. Beside
all this, the rolling mill machinery is
kept constantly in motion. When the
sun rises and at the noon hour. at dusk
and at midnight, it is all the same.
One shift of workmen relieves another,
but there is no cessation.
And the men who are employed here
are mechanics-every inch of them.
Theirs is one of the most important
branches of work in the shops for it is
here that all the great forgings are
made which stand the strain in railroad
traffic of all kinds. These men are
toilers, but they are also careful, intel
ligent and brawny. They, together
with the other workmen of the shops.
the real bone and sinew of Sacramento,
and the city may be proud to number
them among its citizens. Their names
follow:
Foremen-S. Uren, A. Younger, c. G.
Pearl.
Timekeeper for rolling mill and black
smith shop, S. ]. Rippon.
Clerk, T. E. Sweeney
Scrap pile foreman, John Wade.
ENGINEERS.
j. w. Boyd, Chief.
D. Grant c. Chenu.
D. Farr W. Doe.
n. Napier. G. w Green.
w G. Carrier. J. Little.
FOREMEN ROLLERS
c. Sommers. J. Backrath.
p. Sullivan. ]. Meyers.
ROLLERS.
w Ford j. Clarke
w. Faust. H. George.
r. c. Juckes. J. Hendricks.
r. W. Milligan. r. Schestag.
C. H. Taylor. j. Donahue.
HEATERS.
j. E. Bishop. ]. Diviny.
j. w. Doherty. ]. Daroux.
p. Farrell. J. b. Hoag gland.
G. Hart. w II. B. Kellam.
NJ Milan. J. Pickett.
l.. Smith. ]. J. Maloney.
STEAM HAMMER FORGERS.
W. Ryan. J. McCaslin.
j. B. Kenney. w. Stiegler
Ed. Flanagan. Jas Doherty.
VIM Hallanan. NJ Mullenney.
HELPERS.
j. Atkinson. NJ Kerns.
NJ. Abbott. j. Kehrer.
j. Alvernaz. T. Hendricks.
| w Adams. NJ. Kennedy.
G. A Ault F. Kerston.
P Anderson. j. Lynch.
F. Boitano. f. M. Lancaster.
J. BrOsiuS. Z. G. Lorenson.
G. L. Brockman. NJ. Lucey.
c. Bauer F. Lynch.
c. Butler. j. Lane.
F. A Borchert. T. Leader
C. f. Burns. r. Lawrence.
w. Burns. c. Larue
w Burke r. Moffatt
A. Brostobin F Mulligan
G. Beeler. P. Mitchell
c. Cappin. P. E. Mitchell
II. Cady ]. Moore.
w Coffey. J. Matthews
NJ Coon. w MCGEE.
D, A. Considine. D. B. Methom
F. Cardoza w. A. Mittman.
G.. Callahan. w. P. Marshal
j. Carpenter. w. j. Mcconnell.
r. Cruikshank. 0. w. MCGOWAN.
F. De Riso. w. Mckinley.
T. Dooley. j. l.. Murphy.
G. Dodge. j. Miles.
A. L. Dodge. j. Maxwell.
]. f. DAILY. F. NJ. Megerle.
NJ Egan. j. Mahoney.
w. Egan. J. McCalligan
c. Eilers. w Maginness
w. s. Ellis j. Nehrbass.
c. Ennis J. j. O'Bren.
c. A. Pickett. j. Pendergast.
W. Fealy. c. d. Pritchard.
IT Foley j. A. Perry