New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-27
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE.
THE ADMITTED SUPERIORITY OF ITS TRIfLE
VALVES

THE ADMITTED SIfEhlOhlli VI -" $500 49,
VALVES
The recent enlargement OF the Westinghouse air
brake share capital was to provide Tor the air.
brake freight car equipment OF the steam raiiroads
Of this country as provided unucr the ihteis'"'o
Commerce act.
The Westinghouse Air Brake Company has al
ready contracted for the equipment OF 100000 cars
out OF the 100000 TO be equipped under the act OF
Congress- and it has contracts which insure Il
equipping a large majority Of the remaining cars
This insures very large business for the West
Inehouse Air Brake Company for the next TWO
years.
The superorty OF the standard Westinghouse
triple valves was admitted by the counsel Of the
New-York Air Brake Company. Mr. f. +. Fish OF
Boston, in the SUIT recently tried Of the Westing-
house Air Brake Company vs. the New-fork AIT
Brake Company. In this triple valve case. Mr.
Fish. as counsel for the New-York Air Brake
Company. made the following admissions in his
argument.
That ls TO say, in addition 10 the acceleratlon
OF the action OF each brake, brought about by the
most perfect venting conceivable. there was inc
function or result Of venting into the brake GYM
der which added to the power brought 10 oea aa
upon the piston OF the brake cylinder 10 set the
ppe al Th e essrrr air vas going in all the
time. but there was the power IN me IRAN, p,po
tage hat appealed so much to Your Honor and the
other Judges this circuit; and II ls an e,ollou'
advantage,
day in his argument the Westinghouse system
to-day has 20 per cent more power IN the prahc
cylinder for setting the brakes than does me
PENDANTS system; or. as some or the wi,hessro
have said there is 30 pounds pressure to me s1aa,e
inch In the defendants system ana " pounus -, -
the square inch In the compainants conmerGG ai
ZION Of that giant force made without the
slightest sacrifice that material In the mater
of accelerat ting the action of each Individual car
brought about by venting at the next preceding
car This Is conceded. It is conceded IN the com,
nlainanfs brief fir this case and II II Is CONCEDED
in their brief IL 81 not necessary Tor me 10 go h'o
the record 10 Justify that proposition.
II ought TO say, perhaps that II appears IN me
record that by reason Of the defendants venting
TO the atmosphere are able 70 set our ofa t
in a 5O-car train quarter Of second carrier 'han
the Westinghouse can; but what Is the result, w.
pei 10 pounds pressure In the brake cylihueI;
and WESTINGHOUSE sets his brake last enough, anu
We do not get all the pressure that we shouin nn
TO have The fact is. may II please our Iiolo.,
that these defendants have endeaVoreh 10 I'M ,Is1
tho Westinghouse patents, and nave been cheC NJ
properly checked and restrained In this court ney
do not infringe those patents az the plestnt 'i'.
because they have left out the substantla, anu
IMPORTANT. and most valuable feature OF the We
inghouse air brake system. Inry are no" P"l
sued not upon those fundamental patents, oue
upon patents that occupy a very diuereht plahhe
I'M the art. and they are. submit, entltied 10 pe
regarded as In a very different position from ,Ie
position which they occupied when lney WERE "a.
dertaking 10 use the important contributions Hhue
by the Westinghouse company 70 THIS art -'Do'-
ton Herald.