The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-27
British Makes Prove Superior TO Amer
lean Machines.
DRAW BIGGER LOADS ON LESS COAL
English Manufacturers Are Weak Only
N the Point OF Executing Their Or
ders--A Consular Report.

ANah u StdtlbllCs. me report states that
American manufacturers are able 20 fur.
dish engines Of their standard types at
lower prices and IN less time than British
manufacturers, but that for specially manu-
featured engines upon orders, differing in
Detail FROM American types, the prices OF
British manufacturers are slightly below
those OF the United States, and that tests
OF American and British engines In actual
service have shown that the American en-
gineS consume from % 10 80 per cent more
coal than those manufactured In England
Two offers from American and British man.
ufacturers for specially made engines &C.
eording TO specifications issued by the Egyp.
tian railway board are quoted In one Of
these the British price Is f224o and the
American price Is t2T00 and in the other
case the British price Is f3250 and the
American price f3v7j. To this, however,
Lord Cromer adds: "0n the other hand the
American Grn CMessis Burnham, Williams
& Co.. whose works are known as the Bald.
win works. offered to supply engines elf
tering in certain particulars from the Egyp-
ton designs and specifications but which
they held to be OF equal power and equally
suitable to the work which had to be per
formed. Under these conditions the Ameri-
| can prices fell respectively to 1850 and
t2411; that Is TO say, 10 per cent below the
| British The reason for this great FAN In
| price is sufficiently obvious; II is thus OK
| firm he saws. were able 10 INTRODUCE their
| stock standards ana 70 advance work con.
| tlnnonsy without being hampered by, TO
! Them unknown and unnecessary conditions,
| an advantage which in my opinion uulte
accounts for the difference In the cost aud
time Of delivery between the two makes of
| engines.
| much In the matter of price as in respect
| In the period required for the construction
| thnt the American manuf0cturers have IA. a
| tbe greatest ADVANTAGE not only over Rrit
jsh. but over ali other competitors, The
figures in this connection arc. indeed, very
| remarkable on The two occasions given
! Inv Mr. TravIthick when british md Ameri
can firms entered int1 comnetitIon the foT-
mer offered TO comnlete the orders I'm forty.
EIGHT and ninetv weeks resnectiveiv 1be
| American offers on inc other hand were
for deIiverv In picbteen and tbirfv.sye
weeks If the EryptIan designs and spe il
catione vepe foiIowcd or In toel,9 .nJ
signs were allowed
at can NOT he doubted that +he main
reason why so many orders for railway and
| Gently henn given IN America is that kmsri-
can 6rms nave been able 70 execnta them
with extraordinary rapdlty. For reasons
ANIMAL reports. and on which / need not
therefore dwell at present ,ailwav dc.
| yelonment in Fpvnt did mt Tor many
| wears icon nace with Tho ranidiv increas
ing prosperity Of the country The natural
result ensued A moment came When n
large quantity Of material was required fer
| delivery in n sborf time and inasmnch o.
| American Arms were in far better nosi
fion than othcrs 70 eotnplv with fac teh,iire
ments IF the government ps regards time
g 1n,t,ya, Hia,o ~, IT,, 80 ~ 0tI, u" N IN,
nsturoiI p Uuti"" ~ t"e o'ocrS
| with reference 10 this nnrttcular ouostion
Of time. AIR. TrcvithcS forwarded n memo.
| randum TO Lord Cr6mer as follows: "The
| BALDWIN works are NJ nrcsent tnrninp oiit
| iocomntives ~ tbe raj . ~ 1O0O n ve5r ar
| % nor ren+ more than tho cor,bincd .n,D.
out Of the fonr leading English arms VIZ.
Nelson 400 Dubs I5O9 Sharn Stewart 1lo
ana Litson t2o Their serret ~ snccess in
r0nlditv and inexnenslvei, construrting
locomotives is their contInuons day ana
night work system Of niece work and work.
inc to fxed 'tynes and temnlatee If viii
he readily Inderstood how, rfeat nm cron.
omy can he erected in the constrnctIon NJ
macbinee so comnIiooted ne locomotives
yvhen by WORKING dav and nigbt donbIe Inc
annonnt tnr work Fu nbtained ont If tbo nlent
and bnIidinos frapitaU whom no scbcn,inr
~. ro,,incls oro 11acesys,ory ana ,,,her, non5
nIetn eats ~ inmates ana natterns ayist
"Noreocor 1nder tbis svstou NOV are
able To make use of Iabor,sayinr machines
ana tools snecioiir dnsicnod fnr tba mann.
facturinrr ~ the Various parts farming their
standard locomotives The cninioyment Of
which yvo,Id he inadmissi1,le in English
WORKSHOP where only y few engines are
ronstrurtnI 10 the same fvne
.sTbns H. is tbst The BALDWIN works 81
1onr ne tbev have smf6cjent nricrs 70 en-
gage their machinery day and night. and
Sre ollosyad 10 ronsfrrcf thnir own stand
ara tynes nan 60 snncessr,IIy comnete with
fhc ,Sbrid in Iocomntivc rnannfa ntnrc >
win reyard IN Tho consI,mntion ~ coaI
nv No tetS'inns tynes os nnginas Iopd ,,ro
,r ny ro,,orts ns foiIo1si ~ "a horynVer in
,,nsnect 20 Tho roIativn consun,ntIor ~ ,oa
mar Tho recent triaIs arc Of snecial vaIuc
M me cr,e,, cor ~ tnen ~
rn'ao, ~ 9toI faiT nn tbiss roimt AIR
rnitbii, ,5Tboso n,a1ispos harf
49, o,.SoS "a ,,,'1 " oltinaiI, "a ,,9ro
beeh carried ona uluer ,oeo
ro+,n n,,,nin,,od r,fr t,,,iai % not ,e
anncttve rn,ip}rlee In dedisn and mann