The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-12

American engine is provided with air
valves for the cyliUctrs-omltted lA ine
English engine
-.The English engine has oouutervaii-
ing points of advantage. as admitted by
the Japanese experts. The Workmanship
Of the American engine. II was stated, -
rpugh-vcry rough. sometimes, Wlilr liiat
Of the English engine is EpuG-Ntt\ E'NAr
iD fact ThD boiler in American engines
is found more liable To leak than the Eng
fish boiler. which is very tight and well
rtttd. In American engines the COM
struction has been found 90 be more sci
suufic and original The English engines
showed Iuf.riuTity of design, but tn"
workmanship is very good In fact. the
old observation REQUIRED even here the
English manufacturer Is much more con-
ScTVative than the American. who. how
ever. Is less thorough.
he main observations of the S2nyO
Railway officials ON the question At issue
have been set forth. They are given as
told TO the representative of this journal.
and the UMPIRE JUDGED verdict must be that
the testimony Is entirely against the
British manufacturer and his product as
the practical result Of the company eN-
pCrienc- Is that no further orders are
likely To- go To England OF to firms rep
rescnting English locomotive manufaCtur-
ers
1t may De added that some information
was also given as to German engines.
These have not as yet been introduced
by the SauyO Company. but they are
run on the Hankaku. the SanukI. and inc
kluShiu railways our informant. VINO
has had experience with the German On
CINE. says IL is of very good quality, but
rather delicate, requiring more repairs
than others
1T should be observed that the expert
ence Of the Sanyo Company is not 70 be
taken as Of general application To Japan
We shall make enquiries IN other quar-
ters on the subject. but meantime Ih-
! following cutting. received the olher Gay
! from the editor Of Engineering tlhe leaQ-
I ing journal Of the trade in England Is
Of interest
o. The JapaneSe railway companies. with
few exceptions have discarded American
| locomotives in favor Of those "i BRUSH
| manufacture. merely using up, but not
| fredericksburg their stock Of the former. as
| they have experienced 50 much trouble
/ from their boilers. 1t is only by one or
| two of the smaller railway companies ana
( 10y the HCkkaidO Railway that orders LOT
/ locomotives are still placed IN the United
| States. and for two reasons Che@p tesS
/ and despatch. For example, specifications
I were recently issued FOR locomotives Toy
! the HokkaidO Railway for Whi'h brush
/ manufactures were allowed 10 tender. but
/ both the limit Of time and the price 90
/ taiuab'c wtT- iUSUperab.e obstacles 10 inc
/ order being given 10 the J2ltCu hIuE ION
/ During 1864 thirty locomotives were p"atr-
! cd from BRUSH factories. an order Tor
/ rwenty-fpur Of them. valued al N5Zl.vD.
/ being placed i'm November. Two of the
, four sleeping cars which are in use ON the
/ Government railway came from England
and TWO from the United States The
] former are found L. be much better ana
/ - give greater satisfaction While IL Is
! probable that those required FOR future
I us,. will be constructed in Japan the nj
/ ted Kingdom VIII benefit by supplying the
I fittings. such as wheels sole bars. buffers,
AND springs. which ar. not made there
q a.. FuTmOsal Railway last year ordered
six locomotives from the United Kingdom,
20 he delivered at keluDE. ard steel and
other materials for bridge making. To
save duty the bridges are made al Osaka
and thence sent To tl- lsldn4
/ This. We fear. in view Of the facts
given as to- the Ssuyo Company = InJeE,
tim for tho future. is a very misleading
STATE msIt OF the case