The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-28
TOMORROW IS THE DAY
 WOLFFS SHIRT SHOP WILL START : THEIR BIG SURPRISE DOLLAR DAY.
 SEE OUR AID, ON PAGE 9.
WOULD PROTECT COAST FROM MAINE TO DELAWARE WITH, BIC
 GUNS MOUNTED ON RAILWAYS
L. w. LueIlen Submits Novel Plan for Mobile Artillery De-
 fense to Major General Scott

.. ". Luellen of New York, has addressed the following letter to Major General Scott. Chief of Stan. u. g.. A.:
 Acting upon your request at our recent interview, herewith submit to you and the present administra- ton of the United States government, the following proposal for the design. construction and. test of heavy guns and mortars mounted on, and to be fired from railroad cars.
 Based upon our invention previous iy submitted to you, propose that the United States government under take tho production of one complete equipment of railway mobile artillery. The specific detail. design and con- ,struction of such armament to be ex- ecuted by the government arsenal and Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Conn spany of New York city as construct ing engineers. under the direction and supervision of . board composed of one member of the general staff. and in this connection Capt. B. c. Kill bourne has advised with me extensive ly as to my plan, one artillery expert of the army, ons ordnance designing engineer detailed from one of the government arsenais, a representative of ths csnstructing engineers and myself.
 The actual cost involved in the pro- ; ductfon of this initial equipment shall be paid by the United States govern ment. plus . fee Of Is per cent. of the actr-1 cost, which Is to cover the con- ak e. use of this ono outfit,
 The government arsenais are, with out doubt, best equipped with ma chimes available for the manufacture { of large guns of approved type, there- fore recommend that this part of the leQuipaSAt bs designed and furnished by the government arsenals,
 The design and construction of a suitable mounting for the gun, the car and foundation that will satisfactorily fit into the conditions and operation of the various raiiFeads makes advisa- lbie that 1t should be undertaken by engineers with . wide experience in this work and a thorough knowledge of the eonstruction of the present ifigfts of way and equipment of var ifeus fai1reads For this reason we have selected Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co.,, as their experience and standing iH this class of work is well 1 established.
 It has net iHfrequentiy been the experience of this country that the technical bureaus of the government have net seemed te encourage or ar t,siSt In the development of new ideas or inEentions presented by civilians, and the result has prevented proper development of means for defense, and foreign goperhments have fre- pquently reaped the greatest benefit From American Ingenuity. In order to overcome this apparent obstacle of routine. I have proposed ia method of procedure which is with ,put prejudice to the government, and ht the same time would appear to provide for the proper oversight and the best ability on the part of the Government:
 x Description of Plan.
 ' Sur proposed plan of mobile arr f4illtry for use on railroads consists of .mouptipg guns and mortars on rail-. road cars % they can be swiftly trans Ipertea and cpneentrated to meet an TT 4li3e tn faftleshtPs, transpcrts