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38 THE COAL TRADE BULLETIN.
An extensive line of air compressors and vacuum
pumps is described in a 48 page pamphlet just
issued by the Clayton air compressor works, of
New York City. More than 21 types of machines
are shown in the illustrations, including single
and duplex machines, steam-driven, power-driven
and electrically-driven by gear, chain and belt.
The last page also shows air compressors driven
by direct-connected oil engines, forming small convenient
units which may be installed almost anywhere
and which are said to be used extensively
in quarries, stone shops, small machine shops and
all small plants where air is used for general
purposes, such as cleaning, etc. Other pages describe
the air lift, the uses of compressed air in
car barns, vacuum machines for experimental
work. etc. The range of sizes includes machines
displacing from two cubic feet of free air per minute
to those having a capacity of 1,400 cubic feet.
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The Deane Steam Pump Co.. of Holyoke, Mass.,
is distributing a new catalogue on condensers. No.
D-23. This publication reviews the principles and
advantages of the several types of condensers as
applied to steam engines, including surface and
jet condensers. It discusses, also, vacuum pumps,
exhausters, air and circulating pumps, and other
auxiliaries. A recent development, which is
treated of quite fully, is the provision of proper
condensing arrangements for steam turbines.
A new and complete catalogue, superseding all
its previous publications, is being distributed by
the A. S. Cameron Steam Pump Works, of New
York City. In addition to devoting 125 pages to
its extensive line of pumps and pump accessories,
the catalogue contains about 20 pages of immensely
valuable general information for all who have to
do with questions of water and steam. An attractive
illustrated pamphlet on steam pumps
accompanies the catalogue.
"Pumping Machinery" is the title of a 132 page
catalogue just issued by Henry R. Worthington,
of 114 Liberty street, New York City. The apparatus
described in this book comprises all of the
many types of pumping, condensing and measuring
devices developed by this well known company
in the 64 years of its existence, the most prominent
being the Duplex Steam Pump, of which
Henry R. Worthington was the inventor.
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Three grand prize awards were made at the St.
Louis Exposition to the A. Leschen & Sons Rope
Co., of St. Louis. One prize was for wire rope;
another for wire rope tramways, and the third for
conveying and transmission haulage outfits. The
prizes were the highest awards over all competitors.
The Jeffrey Manufacturing Co.. of Columbus, O.,
is distributing an attractive cata'ogue of the pulverizing
machinery made by it. Its contents embrace
complete descriptions and illustrations of
all kinds of pulverizers, crushers and disintegrators,
and much valuable general information.
The United States government has purchased
from the Rand Drill Co. 27 Imperial pneumatic
hammers and drills. These are to be used in
connection with the Manila harbor improvements.
ANTHRACITE TONNAGE.
The anthracite tonnage for November aggregated
5.124,068 tons, an increase of 1,032,921 tons
over the corresponding month of 1903. The aggregate
tonnage for the 11 months of the present year
was 52,429,378 tons, a decrease as compared with
the same period of last year of 2,673,705 tons. The
distribution of this vast tonnage has been as follows:
November
Tons, 1904. Tons. 1903.
Reading 1,014,643 813,942
Lehigh Valley 876,873 468,965
Jersey Central 586,247 512,013
Del., Lack. & West 875,270 727,345
Del. & Hudson 473,659 466,054
Pennsylvania 423,790 319,434
Erie 500,061 368,948
Ontario & Western 239,698 222,975
Del., Susq. & Schuylkill 133.827 91,471
Totals 5,124,068 4,091,147
Eleven months to Nov. 30.
Tons, 1904. Tons, 1903.
Reading 10,343,278 10,641,874
Lehigh Valley 8,717,519 9,060,408
Jersey Central 6,576,157 6,864,136
Del., Lack. & West 8,546,309 8,829,967
Delaware & Hudson 4.S37.197 5,457,922
Pennsylvania 4,363,603 4,210,128
Erie 5,221,145 5,990,432
Ontario & Western 2,410.739 2,512,177
Del., Susq. & Schuylkill 1,413.431 1,536,039
Totals 52,429,379 55,103,083
A new railroad is to be constructed from Vinita,
I. T., Northwest into the coal fields.