The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-08
TURBINE MAKERS
 ARE KNOWN AFAR
WELL KNOWN CANADIAN MANU- FAcTuRER WRITES TO LEARN
 ABOUT THE WILKINSON TuR- ZINE, BIRMINGHAM INVENTION.

The Wilkinson Turbine company of this city has attracted the attention of a large engine manufacturer of Canada. Their letter and the reply are both interesting ana instructive to the general public as well as to the stockholders of the Will kinson Turbine company. They are as follows:
 The Waterous Engine Works Co.,, Ltd. Brantford, Canada,
 December 30th, 1904. The Wilkinson Turbine Co.,,
 Birmingham, Ala.
 Re-Steam Turbines.
 Dear Sirs:
 We notice in "The Iron Trade Re- view" an article referring to your Steam Turbine. If you have any circu- lars, or particulars of these turbines, would you kindly send us copy of 1t. and at the same time would you kindly say If you have many of these in use, and with what results.
 We write in view of possibly arranging Tor the manufacture of satisfactory tur- pines In Canada.
 Yours very truly,
 THE WATEROUS ENGINE WORKS CO.,, LTD.
 Reply.
 Jan. 5, 1905. The Waterous Engine Works Co.,,
 Brantford, Canada.
 Dear Sirs:
 Re-Steam Turbines
 Answering yours of Dec. 3Oth, have to advise that we have no complete classi- fled description of our turbines and have no machines at all in use. Our company Is only about fifteen months old, and yet we own perhaps more of the steam tur- bine art than all other companies and in- ventors in the world combined. We have been and are at this time engaged in the protection of our inventions by let ters patent in the United States, Canada, England, France Germany, Switzerland and Belgium. As opportunity has pre- sented itself we have submitted much of our important work to leading engineers or this country and Germany. All criti- cisms have been favorable, and we are led to believe, taking into consideration our own knowledge of mechanics, that we can build better and a greater va riety of steam turbines than can any and all others. Our is of the multi-stage jet type, similar in many respects to the Curtis, which is being manufactured by the General Electric Co.,, of Schenectady, N. Y. Our methods of steam control and Of preventing leakage, both to the at- mosphere and into wheel compartments, without friction, will enable us to de- velop better economy than any other turbine can develop. Another distinct advantage we have over all others Is our ability to reverse our machines with the same ease, facility and economy that we can drive forward. Our ability to do this lies in our bucket wheel construction and does not consist of auxiliary machinery If correct in our claims you at once see the possibilities of our machine, not only In ordinary work, but also in marine and locomotive use.
 Still another distinct advantage Is our ability to drive our machines either for ward or reverse at either full or frac- tional speed at maximum economy. You have perhaps recently noticed the great demand in the English navy for a cruis- ing speed. This Is in connection with tho tests recently made and resulting in fa- vor of the Parsons Turbine for all speeds above fourteen knots and unfavorable for all speeds below fourteen knots per hour l refer to the tests made recently in the English waters We are able to supply this much-needed cruising speed, and 1t is the opinion of the engineers of the American navy that we are abundantly successful in our claims Taken altogether we claim to be far ahead of any and all others for stationary, marIne or 1ocomo- tive work. No other inventor covers all of these styles, and no other inventor even claims an ideal marine engine The Curtis and Parsons Turbines, also their various notifications are fairly good tur- pines for stationary work in the genera tion of electricity where one speed and forward action only Is required. Beyond this they have very little of importance, and 1t is pretty generally conceded that we are in their way whenever they under take developments and improvements l have written you somewhat at length hA@ AIx 4.t~ l. country. and while we do not know your strength and prestige we are taking 1t for granted that you are a strong concern and capable of handling large business. If you think a bound volume of our pat ents copies would be of servise we could probably send them to you upon your re- quest. We have such a great mass of work, however, that even the best en- gineers need guide in classifying the art and understanding the strength of our patents. The largest engine builders of America are now negotiating with us. and 1t is highly probable that within a few months our United States rights will be wholly or partially let. We are In no great hurry to dispose of our rights or to enter into any permanent contracts for much of our best work Is yet in the pat ent offices. What I have discussed in this letter is issued and in hand, and we shall be able to make even better claims few months later than we are now speaking of We beg to advise, however. that 1t Is not too early for a company like yours to take up the matter with view of de- termining whether or not our claims are valuable and what parts of them you can profisably use. We take 1t for grant ed that you would be most interested in the rights to build stationary engines, al- though it may be that you are in both the locomotive and marine lines. It will be our pleasure to hear from you as fully as you would care to write us. Yours very truly J. M. DEWBERRY,
 Secretary and Treasurer.
 Birmingham may yet be the center of great manufacturing interest growing out of MT. Wilkinscn's valuable patents.