The San Francisco call., 1909-08-22
CITY SHOWS FAITH
IN HOME PRODUCTS
San Francisco Made Machinery
Used in New Fire Boats
Built by Municipality
Products of Local Factories Are
Made Use OF in All Parts
of the World

The faith of the city in the city
itself was never better illustrated than
in the use OF san Francisco made ma
chinery in the new freboats built by
the municipality The workmanship
was so high and the quality so salts
factory that it has become the settled
policy OF the city tof purchase machin-
cry at home where possible. The Two
freboats. the David scannen and the
Dennis T. sullivan. contain the best
that modern factories produce Four
units. installed by the Byron Jackson
machine works. reflect The skill of the
san Francisco manufacturer and me
Chanic.
The illustration produced herewith
represents q Jackson double TWO stag
turbine pump connected direct TO 600
horsepower Curtis steam turbine, split
on horizontal centering line for easy
removal of runner, shaft and diffusions
without disturbing either suction or
discharge connections The pump was
desig gned for capacity of $3.50 gal
Ions per minute 70 operate against a
200 foot head. When operating against
= head Of $50 feet the capacity IS 4.509
gallons a minute at a speed Of 1900
revolutions minute.
The action of the city in favoring
home products in the construction of
the auxiliary water system, which, II
is said. viii be the finest in the world
has called general attention 10 local
machinery. Where the pressure is the
greatest the engineers have insisted on
the San Francisco made article. The city
demanded 9 - hour test on each OF
ia
hrebOats, operating against the full
head Of zoo feet. This is a severe
strain. but the local firm more than
fulfilled the guarantee both as TO quail
ity and efficiency.
OBTAINS BIG CONTRACT
In addition TO the contract for the
four units or pumps for the TWO FIRE
boats the Byron Jackson machine
works also obtained the contract for
eight units or land station pumps from
the city for the auxiliary fire system.
The city was willing 10 pay a higher
price for the local product than for
tne eastern article because of the
proved worth OF the former. These
pumps are in course Of construction.
The specifications demand in each con-
nectiOn one horizontal shaft multistage
turbine pump directly connected 10 the
shaft OF and mounted upon common
bed plate with a horizontal steam
turbine. each capable Of pumping not
less than 2,2O0 gallons Of salt water
per minute against discharge
pressure of 500 pounds per square inch.
The gas engine. which has come into
general use throughout the world, is
essentially a San Francisco product
The most highly perfected gas engines
are manufactured here. The patents on
the most successful engine made origi-
mated in San Francisco.
The san Francisco made gas engine
has been adopted by the governments
OF the United States, Europe, Japan
and South America II is running
boats for all the nations of the earth
ii drives the launches Of the well TO
do. II is operating vessels for the
big corporations on the sea and dig
ging out riches from the desert
The Union gas engine company is
pioneer in the gas engine industry. be-
ing the originators of the marine gas
engine. Union" engines have enjoyed
2 world wide reputation for a quarter
century The word Union has always
been q synonym for quality, which is
evidenced by the fact that these en-
gines have been adopted by the govern
ments Of the principal countries of the
world, namely, the United States. Ger
many. England. France, Japan. New
Zealand. New South Wales, Peru, Fiji
and Queensland.
USED WORLD OVER
These engines are used for a variety
OF purposes. The japanese government
used 81 Union marine engines in the
transport service during its recent war
with Russia. After the close of the war
It purchased another Union engine for
the purpose OF demonstrating 10 the
people Of that country the advantage Of
Saf IN GeAs,
sea.
The German government uses a I25
horsepower Union kerosene engine in
one Of its gunboats in the South sea
islands
The United States government has
equipped the ferry launch Castro with
250 horsepower Union six cylinder en-
gine This launch is to be seen daily
on its trips between Goat island and
san Francisco by travellers using the
ferries.
The United States naval depart
ment has also equipped water barge
No. l6. having a capacity Of 10O,-
600 gallons. with a l25 horsepower
three cylinder Union marine en-
gine. using in addition an eight
horsepower double cylinder Union
engine, geared to four inch voIute
pump. having a capacity of $50 gallons
per minute. This barge is used for
supplying fresh water to battleships
while In this harbor
This company also supplied many
Union engines for use in the wireless
telegraph service Of the government. as
well as similar outfits for use by the
United States signal corps The light
house and quarantine service also use
this make Of engine
Gas engines are not only used for
work boats, but pleasure craft as well
as such finely equipped launches as
those belonging 10 Gordon Blanding
Frederick Kohl, Harmon Bell and 9th
ers seen on San Francisco bay win tes-
tify. Many visitors in southern Califor-
MIA have Travelled in the glass bottom
launches at Avalon, which are eouipped
with Union engines.
The Standard oil company eouipned
its barge Benicia with a I25 horsepovVer
three cylinder Union engine which
proved so successful that the large steel
oil barge Contra Costa was also fitted
with Union engines. as follows: Twin
screw six cylinder propelling engines of
900 horsepower. a s5 horsepower three
cylinder Union pumping engine. and a
25 horsepower electric light engine.
ENGINE ON SCHOONER
The Vending lumber companv,s
schooner Washcalore is equipped with
twin screw Union engines of 800 horse