Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-12-17


brought His spirit of invension 90
Ala n. soivtax q wreck Problem In
South America
TT Is easy enough for an engineer to
show ability In New York or In other
biz towns where he can get about all
the tools and conveniences ever devils
ed. II Is when an engineer inds him
self In the wiIds Of jungle or up In
the mountains. hundreds OF miles from
civilization. that his own natural In
genulty aud invention count" said a.
veteran engineer 10 a youngster VINO
had been admitted 10 the ranks OF the
Engineers club.
"Down in Surinam. Dutch Guiana.
where the arrival Of a sailing schooner
causes sensation. where man
steamer enters the muddy harbor once
Il .wc weeks 70 iarry two hours 70 get
rid Of It's mall and 10 take on a Few
passengers. there was once a young
American engineer who showed that
he had the proper spirit Of invention to
advance him 20 the front ranks OF the
profession. Like all the best inven-
tons. his was the simplest one. and ;
was one that was widely t.iAsd -s-<-.
among the profsssses TO he (ut
the inventor.
TO understand the story n
You need a trihlng insight lntA
nam and It's habits. Here Indianst
be seen on the streets wearing onh
breechcloth. The white population -.
so scarce that all are thrown togeth<
as n 10 one large family. Englishmens
Americans. Germans. Dutchmen and
Frenchmen all combining together and
forming clubs and society TO keep
themselves from dying Of sheer lone
someness.
I'm this primitive town there was
man who held the splendid monopoly
OF owning a large scow. That. up
there, seems a remarkably small thing
10 be proud of. but the value OF even a
scow depends entirely upon where the
scow Is and what II will cost TO replace
n. This particular scow had been b0iir
By American ship carpenters sent es-
peciaIly from the United States af
great expense. There was not another
: scow in the entire harbor. and about
Ali OF the heavy river work 70 be done
for the city and plantations and mia-
ing companies was done by this one
vessel. Its loss. therefore. would have
I been not only severe one for the OVID
or. who had a monopoly OF the buss-
ness IN those days. but II would have
I been little short Of n national eaiam-
ity.
}, zone day. while the scow was an
ehored In mIdstream. one OF tnose
> smashing black squalls for which ,n'
Z troplcs are famous broke over the 81.
So and for twenty minutes you coul'
hat see te5~ mt away or hear una pa
Ned notH'--- Bur elbow. When "
:" - szbated. the seow was y, =
- combine on one PED IA mi. To mo
- ali the countries Of - AZ mus
Nwould be Spanish. the no
J. trousers Turkish. and
~ T,rearer was walk
Sc dress Of a esg
" va would
pr 'nch M
III S nv cos So
re !, g., ts:r'iO tina ~
. a cg-fs good ma % slsSs
to VS. mA, who kni coca cav
fused tow 10 Cd .os O. e'
- the Job. her IN .s " coz {,
Now. lie mel 1Os
from the e. an 20 ,.rspcs'
NJ ternate ever ZOOS
what II knowL
=; =; !: s; 4: 4: =: :: !: 4ERSl
y opposite TO thql 40 ,Ii0ssk
wo tide. and that ~ sSS IL DC
+. the moon. wis sue ,dS Sss.s g 4
ne other tide dur -SSe -
are t,d. 80 low as Ifis~-.tA - .
''e s,s.-rnce in the hcigf ..sns Jaser
.ry ,ween the ebb at neap uoF and
=. f,ood at spring tide Is eons' ierable
ID .srhe engineer waited uni II neap
ON On that day be towed a nj imber Of
Sowc the river. These he ancise
an over the scow and sent men below
her rasten chains TO one Stce OF the sc
and these be fastened to the hogs
irt, the surface. Thea - waiteS So
md As the spring tid<< 'eaf
e. other logs q
his h..d enough to
on the day ot~F efts
'e logs wersS -pf
had The TO-
and -