The Iron Age January-June 1888: Vol 42 Index

bL9,/05° T7/ v.4/ | 3&¥ STOR \GE THE IRON AGE. HIGH UNIVESSs Ke Hien UN A eas wayosien? © LI Ge BRAR 4, VOL. 2a. JANUARY-JUNE, 1888 Nor reton eF J ————— — ——$————————— NEW YoRK: DAVID WILLIAMS, 66 & 68 DUAN STREET, Accommodation partnership notes. . 32 Accidents, Insuring workingmen ae Acme lemon squeezer......... ..... @. 510 Act, New English merchandise marks.. 241 Adjustable bar-spring toothed harrow.. 509 Adjustable chisel gauge............... 27 Adjustable rope halter................ 26 Adjustable window screen............- 510 Advances on appraisement of invoices.. 283 Agricultural industries of France...... gio Agricultural resources of Queensland, ie Ln iin dig vevne eens 61 Agricultural statistics................ 66 Air compressors, New Clayton......... 603 Air pumps, Mercurial................. 4 Alabama, Coal and coke sige epaaey in 186 Alabama, Coke industry in. eis pas 372 Alabama’ OS SE ere 1044 inna Nadcncs seunes seve % 697 Allis, E. P. & Co.’s works, at Milwau- Ne ak On ate wicisp cme 317 a ae a ae gIo Aluminium and sodium by the Castner Dike cova ein pe askbubas eae & 316 Aluminium, Manufacture of........... 1009 Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, Annual convention of. 797 Amendment to interstate commerce law1007 American agricultural machinery in New South Wales akan pase eaten chee Wes 94 American forestry congress........... 334 American foundry iron................ 554 American Institute of Mining Engineers 368 American ocean marine..............- 179 American orders, England’s dependence EE tities sip-oia'th oiahou be ia ee on 194 ee 206 RNIN. oS dims sess e cae ee 1037 American students in Berlin........... ggo Ak ewe shins eee beee 928 American tools in China............... 408 American wire rod mills.............. 778 American wire rod mills, Proposed... .. 146 Amidon improved chuck.............. 849 Ge os cist abs cone ied 983 eer 273 Andrus sash balance.................- 861 Anniston pipe works...............+-- 134 Annual review of the metal market for oo ES REE Re ee eee Ansonia electrical road.. 975 Anthony Wayne washer, The improved 674 Anthracite coal tonnage.............. 186 Anti-friction washer jack screw... 510 Anvil and vise, Holt’s................. 593 Anvil, New Eagle horseshoers’......... 795 Anxious sellers and demoralized mar- Ces ca iewiieceads axek bos ee i 378 Apparatus for heating, setting and re- Ee I Apple paring. coring and slicing ma- Se, MEE. ons <asdveocencecss 989 Appraisement of invoices, Advances on 283 Arbitration in the tube trade.......... 384 Arbor, Improved adjustable........... 711 Arch for sugar makers, Iron....... - 99 Armor-clad Italia, Itulian............. 360 Armor-clads, Speed of foreign......... 730 Armor plates, Compound and solid steel 764 Armor plates, Penetration of by pro- i dchehé coe bee esssbesevece ye Arms, Rapid-firing................... Arrangement of stores, 82, 83, 127, 168, 216, 344, 394, 441, 470, 589, 630, 670, 750, 951, 986, 1058 Arthur Kill bridge. ..................- 591 Assaying lead, silver and gold, Notes on 326 Atkinson gas engine, Ignition apparatus DSS ke hb bb eebeneebs stab os st neecsse 165 Atlantic terminus of the Canadian Pa- OS SE a erp es 458 Atwater’s universal pipe wrench jaw. .1064 Australian copper mines.............. INDEX, Australian lead mines...............-- 455 , Blowing engines for the Pioneer Mining Australian progress............+es+++ 1045 OE BE SIO panikdnces ss apeenied® 553 Australian tariff, New South.......... ne tera 768 Australian trade with the United States 390 Boats, et ko 562 Automatic cellar drainer...........-.. 897 | Boiler and bail former.............+0. 939 Automatic disinfectors...............+. 940 | Boiler deposit, Peculiar........... ... 277 Automatic engine, A new............. 719 | Boiler inspection, British methods of... 5 Automatic guest call.............002+. 144 | Boiler legislation, Proposed British..... 645 Automatic knife-grinder, Heavy....... 601 | Boiler making, Open-hearth steel for... 196 BR: CO DN sas ken o.c0s0aon es 607 Baker Smelting Company..... ....... 164} Boiler plate, Chemical and physical Baldwin Locomotive Works, Outfit of.. 229 ENE dh nds stn cass We ennes 562 Balsam, Wlectrified... ... 0... <.s0ceseess 138 | Boiler plate planer, New.............. 135 Baltimore, Increase in commerce of.... 215 | Boiler plates, Blisiered................ 9 Banking—forged check............... 610 | Boiler spread, Little Giant............ 835 ee SOUT DOD WI 6 6:6.05.0:05005.9 0080s 231 | Boiler stay, Improved flexible......... 365 EM oes erob.acnaknanerces ts de es ree 999 Bar tron card, Cathing. « ...0..cees ss 656 | Boiler tubes, Steel for welded pipe and. 229 Bar iron extra schedule, Brown-Bonnell 381 | Boiler tubes with taper ends, Resistance Bar iron manufacturers, ae OE o0:c B01: ER WS BANNER nos ico c cocecsevedsss 320 Barb wira decision, Shiras. . svcc’e: SQ | OMEE, WORMORE TO. .00ccccccccecessis 559 | Barb wire litigation Pia eles ieste ao aan Us a 341, 425 | Boilers, Burning petroleum under...... 348 Barb wire manufacturers of the United Boilers, Forced draft for.............. 1008 DL dah eats nn bike Waki ek aieed Ke. 327 | Boilers, Gas fired steam............... 48 Barb wire manufacturers on rod duty.1040 | Boilers, Heating surface of vertical.... 50 Barb wire mill, Year’s work of a...... 290 | Boilers, Upright und portable.......... 601 Barlow’s door stop and holder......... 111 | Boleo copper mines of Lower California, UE COOP GROG ae ood 5500 cabs vereces 351 NINE, 6 Bo ssca 3a chien bnaansas 00% 456 Basic open-hearth process, Waste in.... 655 | Bolster spring, 1888 style, Chff’s R. H.. 534 Basic steel, Increase in production of... 104 | Boreholes, Conveying power by........ 650 Basic steel trade, German.... ........ 492 | Boring and drillmg machine, Universal PRR Sos 1c dh aus ee veer es'buse Ce) ie cdvs Pech ansenwee ever e en 371 Bath and boiler heater, Surprise....... 861 | Boston bar iron trade, Agreement in... 15 ONES TOMER. 0 fs ccorsce.cccsccss 604 | Boston Instituteof Technology........ 101 Beam engine for steamboats........... 649 | Bottle mailing case..............+.06- 1026 Beardsley blotter bath................ 793 | Bouton Foundry Co., Manual of....... 649 Bearing power of piles................ 7 | Bowers’ hydraulic dredge............. 1001 DON NED, ck cee wks besecsecisecs Sas PN, FEE Lenncsccesveseeiesacne 850 PT DEM wknce she nancies ened sins ou OF I BIO ov es5s k 955 0 eseascures 302 Bell eave-trough hanger.............. 797 | Boxes, Reed’s foiding...............- 397 Belt measuring and rolling machine.... 112 | Boycotting condemned..............-- 935 EME ccconchcas's seevee ox Gg | Benes, A WOW...) oc cccccccsevcscce oss 1063 Se I ENO. 30's. os bios 6 b0eses000% 47 en oil fielé, Production of the.... 157 Belt stretching and testing machines... 315 | Brass gates.............0eeeeeeeeeees 636 Belts, Novel experience with leather... 644 | Brass, Low and high.................. 1009 Belting, Leather-link ................ ee SE eer rrr 195 Belting, Steel thimble roller chain...... 522 | Brazilian emancipation...............- 854 IP a iwaws s0ncds% vr ones 810 | Brazing and welding, New departure in 278 Benner’s prophecies.............- 260, 727 | Brazing heavy copper pipes........... 99 Bessemer Consolidated Iron Co........ 197 | Brewington’s steam cooker............ 203 Bessemer Merchant Steel Association, Brick and stone bridges of large span.. 273 NE > vccnWbuswes'cayn Js000 000000 710 | Bridge over the Arthur Kill........... 591 Bessemer ore supply, Our future....... 466 | Bridges of large span, Brick and stone. 273 Bessemer pig, Production of........... 104 | British boiler legislation, Proposed..... 645 Bessemer steel rail plant in China, Re- British iron and metal markets, 31, 72, ST S66 gaes ose odes en 90 303 I15, 158, 205, 245, 291, 335. 385, 433, Bevel protractor, Universal........... 204 467, 497, 535, 579, 621, 661, 699, 741, RIOT MING ion vc acs vweesens ss 259| 786, 827, 869, go4, 946, 982, 1028, 1055 Billet, bloom, bar or slab?......... 6109, ae | British iron and metal works.......... 579 Billings’ improved scratch gauge....... British methods of boiler inspection.... 5 Bills of lading as conclusive evidence... es Britton plate mill, Smith gas furnace at 23 Birmingham market......... 78, 209, 295 | Britton’s leveling machine in England.. 233 Bismuth, A delicate test for........... 603 | Broiler, Ventilated...............+..+. 989 Blankenship, Robert E...............- 526 | Brooklyn bridge, Traffic facilities on the 495 Blast furnace capacity..............-- 616 | Brown-Bonnell bar iron extra schedule, 381 Blast furnace charging bells, New device BOEING, OO sis be cede esc ncecseotavsena 306 POl CRUD es ovsnecivtapsceveerye 686 | Buenos Ayres, Population and trade of. 282 Blast furnace, Fine ores in the......... 192 | Buffalo International Fair........ .... 730 Blast furnace metal at Milwaukee, Pud- Buffalo mincing knives................ 635 NN vce eh thea Oba babs sve 56 waive y0'e 316 | Buffalo steam egg poachers.... ....... 895 Blast furnaces, Condition of the, 62, 242, Buffalo water works, Enginesof........ 1061 463, 617, 776, 933 | Buffer ice-pick...........-..02+eeeeees 833 Blasting, Submarine............ . «-- 1011 | Buffing lathe, New.........0+ sscccees 279 Blistered boiler plates............+-.-- 9 | Building in great engiueering works.... 11 Blissards, OrigitiGh,, . ...000 vecccesces 218 | Building in New York........ .......-. 251 Blood’s patent adjustable hose-holder... 533 | Buildings in Philadelphia, Large....... 284 Bloom, billet, ber or Slab?......... 6to, 659 | Dulles motel. ....ccccccsccscvcccccsecs 1025 Blooms, Shearing machine for hot steel. 959 | Business atlas, Rand, McNally & Co.'s Blotter bath, Beardsley.............. a dvtnn din bob pond 3 ssh uvaaens 522 Blower, Crank RE 233 | Business in Canada..........seeeeeee: 1056 Blowers, Intermittent grip\for fan.. 483 Blowing sngine at the pake Iron C. B. & Q.’s report on the . Interstate WE orcs nc coneare? <eMes, ochies 881| law THE Cable street railways in Clicago...... f Cable systems for street-car = 453 Calcining of pyrites in the gen air.... 408 California marine nr g18 California prosperity.. 212 Call, Automatic guest. Bg te vprisentese: Calumet and Hecla copper mine, Posi- DOOMED MED 39 vince pis cude hckc acess ed 104 Calumet and Hecla fire................ 52 COMI ig ci hac. sceds techs sscezcs 27 Cambria Iron Company, Ohanges in MRANAGOMONE.. 2. ccc cdelecncccccess 98 Camptell engine, The................. 72 Canada, Business in.......... ....... 1056 Canada, Our trade with............... 379 Canada’s iron development, Stimulating 317 CD WIRING cs a loot ncicesc cs 750 Canadian customs’ decisions........... 324 Canadian customs’ decisions, Recent... 150 Canadian Pacific railroads, Cost of..... 346 CU MEMIEA Ta coset ies oc cadnes 197 Canadian trarscontinental Railway.... 810 Canal construction in Canada, Large Ts Bey or 0.0" 4 6 vache 6 moles axes 482 Canal locks, Panama.................. 456 Canals, Irrigating............6.....++. 560 CRANE TRRUNEEE So iivs oo vs teba.c'eeond a ses 673 Cape Copper Co. and the syndicate.... 694 Capital in Mexico, Lack of............ 341 Capitol building at Albany............ 905 Car and turn-table, Improved pig metal 610 Car-axle manufacturers, Meeting of.... 289 Car for heavy machinery.............. 180 Car propulsion by electricity.......... 848 Car-work, Demand for betier grades of SEE ek an eee 146 Carbon electrodes, Manufacture of..... 2 Carbon Iron Co. direct process of the 844, 884 Carnegie’s proposition................ 560 Carnegie’s proposition rejected........ 612 Carnegie’s letter and proposition...... . 847 Carpenters’ chalk... 2. cspccccccccces 712 Carpet stretcher, Patent lever........ '. 794 Oe A ree 1057 CREE WAN. ob wiccccdlecscccccces 305 Cartwrigh Iron Works, Ohio......... 1044 Cast iron, Action of sea water upon.... 228 Casting tubes, Revolving and tilting I LR cet ae a ved wae 938 185 Castings, Iron founders and steel...... 47 Castings, Locomotive brass............ 8 Castings, Rough excrescerces and ir- PINES ow dnd owestssceiessnes g60 Castle Garden annual report.......... 100 Castner process for aluminium and RMR eM stele od se 55 Os i Fe cisw i sae 6 8-3 316 Cellar drainer, Automatic............. 8 Celluloid for sheathing hulls of vessels.. 561 Celluloid instead of copper for ships’ INE SS rca caisedicabnas + acces < 70 Centering machine, Two-spindle....... 962 Central America, Late developments in 331 Central Forge WOM. fos... 3 849 Central stations, power SOOUN Gs d's cna cee 891 Centrifugal machines in the iron and steel laboratory, Use of............. 325 Ceylon, Late developments in ........ 615 Chain belting, Steel thimble roller..... 522 SECs hbacndscossecciaes 398 SE, SPDNUG o ocicd's Ace scndecces 712 Champion steel cart................45 896 | Charcoal furnaces, Juner.............. 971 Charfotte blast furnace................ 1012 Chart results of Keep’s tests . 886 Chattanooga market, 76, 119, 162, 209, 249, 339. 388, 436, 501, 539. 583. 625, 664, 703, 744, 782, 821, 863, 900, 943, 979, I015, 1052 Chauvenet on foundry irons........... 1007 Chemical and physical properties of boiler plate...........+...seeeeeees 562 Chemical misnomers.................. 806 Chemistry in the foundry.............. 492 Chemistry of foundry irons, 919, 932, g60, 998, 1009, 1047 Chicago and Pittsburgh............... 25 Chicago, A new rolling mill at......... 633 Chicago elevated railroad projects...... 526 Chicago factories, Child labor in....... 575 Chicago, Fuel gas prospects at......... 330 Chicago market, 35, 75, 117, 160, 208, 241, 293, 338, 388, 435, 500, 537, 581, 623, 663, 721, 743, 781, $21, 864, 890, 942, 977, 1014, 1050 Chicago, Natural gas in............... 192 Chicago steel] rail mills................ 926 Chicago water works’ engines, New, 341, 609 Child labor in Chicago factories. ....... 575 Chili an Oligarchy? Is................. 7 Cr COU, TOUT. oncs oesscvasqeecs 284 Se CUMGONE. s ibdccs ocvderecvecss 215 IRON AGE. China, The great inundation in......... Chinese printing establishment, An old. 697 SPO UNI Ss id-ss vp tn dete cecci gs vere 988 Chinese trade, Developments in....... 193 Chisel gauge, Adjustable.............. 27 Chloride of nitrogen, Explosive force. 1023 Chloride of nitrogen, Explosive nature 361 Chuck, Amidon improved............. 849 Cincinnati Exposition..............-- Cincinnati market, 36, 77, 119, 162, 209, 295, 338, 389, 437, 501, 539, 583, 625,_ 665, 703, 745, 782, 823, 865, gor. 944, 979, 1016, 1052 Circulation of warm air, Heating of buildings by forced... .....sseccceces 182 Cistern pump attachment. . 473 Cities of China doing business with FR hs ae ona ss hae elpie alae 457 CONUS cn ae tii ths wares diego ave 22 City of New York, Rudder of steamer. 646 Civil Engineers’ Meeting.............. 100g Clapbeard and sliding gauge, New..... 796 Clark’s patent double cut countersink... 533 Clayton air compressors, New......... 603 Cleaning metal and stone work........ 768 Cleveland Foundry Co..............-. 1012 Cleveland market, 76, 120, 163, 2c9, 249, 295, 339, 389, 437. 501 339, 583, 625, 664, 703, 745, 782, 824, 865. goo, 943, 979, IOL7, 1052 Cliff's, R. H., bolster spring, 1888 style. 534 Clipping machine, Crown............-. 989 CS PIERS Sie view a catcn ce Bebe Soe wns 1063 Ciek; Weatirinsters 6.6 essere ee cess 7 Clothes line holder, Hammock and..... 397 Clutch, New friction. ..............00- 189 Coal and coke developments in Alabama 186 Coal and coke in Southwest Virginia... 383 Coal and iron ore production, Ohio..... 484 CIOME DN WOE, BIOUNS viens scsdicstivsivg es 976 Coal boxes, Novelties in... ....... 431, 673 Coal conveying plant................-. 177 Coal discoveries, Important, in Ohio... 212 Coal market, 32, 78, 120, 163, 210, 240, 296, 339, 390, 437, 471, 503, 540, 585, 626, 667, 705, 746, 786, 826, 868, 903. 945, 981, 1018, 1054 Coal mines of Indiana in 1887......... 50 Cont mines iit LOWGs os oss se ceecs eck ees 143 CRU, SPURUNIIINS 6 oo sins cde es se nue 965 ULI e Sb io ch sc Ne vie cy oe sen ana 330 Coal strike, Alabama................. 1034 Coal tonnage, Anthracite.............. 186 LRN NONE! SMI so ig Se ane dul et eo Ghee 726 Coat and hat hooks, Standard wire..... 756 Cobb’s Iron and Nail Co., Affairs of.... 923 Coburn door hanger... ............e- 833 Se MES os hic oc 2C6S Made eeee ess 206 OOS. A WOW: oes cds cc's vevaatietcas 896 Coffee-pot, Suction filter.............. 636 Coke and coal development in Alabama 186 Coke, Efforts by operators to keep up MOON Actua hse ce eeWass ab eeeo eeu sas 303 Coke industry in Alabama............ 372 Coke in Southwest Virginia, Coal and. 383 Coke interests, Consolidation of........ 667 Coke, Lower freight rateson ......... 495 Ce SNe as os diet tesa n de casas 556 Coke, Pocahontas Flat Top....... 965 Coke pool, Connellsville............... 192 Coke, Reduction in freight. . .521, 685, ro4o | Coke, Reduction in price of........ 367, 486 Coke region, Competitors of the Con- nelisville. .......ccee. See eke eee 141 COED SRIIIONNG ho 5 bdo. ca hc sabes his Coke shipments from Connellsville. .... 122 Coke supply of Southern furnaces..... . 138 | Pee reer ee 240, 287 Coke trade, Connellsville............. 455 Coke trade, Growth of the............ 1013 Oolte trade, Thee «i .: ..2dkwescciee 672, 827 Coking capacity, Increase in.......... 146 Colby, John Langdon.....\........... 1012 Collars, Steam pipe.......is...eee- jae ee Collins botler,/"TRGs so: 6 cbse ves - 999 Colorado smelters, Lead supply to..... 204 Columbia Liberty iron furnaces, Sale of 905 Columbus and Hocking Coal ‘end Iron CHIDO 6 is os os cd de sd cease sameness 648 Combination dividers...........J.....+. 305 Combination saw table.......... See eds 961 Commerce of the U. S., Internal)..... 727 Commercial education, Necessity of. . 95 Commercial facilities, New York’s..... . 734 Companies consolidated, Natural gas... 15 Companies incorporated in Ilinois sar Sq . 723 Companies, New........seeeeescfeceees 15 Compass, Pencil. .... 2.66 s.sssscberee 144 Competitors of the Connellsvillg coke wemlem..»s 48556565 sivediswved Destass 141 Compound armor plates,... ....)++..- 644 ) Compound engines... 00.5 see veccseges Compound high speed box engine...... Compressed air plant in Birmingham, NERC cate ase ced ems coowners aes 188 COMBIOUNEA COO s sn. snes cons csdseeve 1025 Concave nail set, Moore’s.............. 26 Concealment of torpedo boats.......... 96 Concentrator, Conkling............... 966 Condensation in steam engine cylinders. 554 Condenser, Adjustable exhaust steam SNS Ss — ors ech otc ae eared 564 Conductivity of iron, copper and Ger- SON os 5 ic aes ae ki m'dannee anes 322 Conkling concentrator................ 966 LAE SUNOONN os wana t otek ansigedeaneces 722 Connellsville coke trade.......... 455, 1026 Connellsville coke operators, Meeting of 15 Connellsville coke pool..............+- 192 Connellsville coke region, Competitors OD CRS eof OE ies ve 141 Connellsville coke syndicate........... 287 Conservatism in the iron trade...... . ae Consolidation, Great Gogebic mine.... 330 Converter bottoms, Versen apparatus for TamuiGg si. 3142s dsr cae ads Convict labor, Competition of goods MONG WG <.. o'Ztindas vote nacer ews eek 528 Cooler, Gate City china........ St din ete 754 Co operaticn in England.............. 909 Copake Iron Works, Blowing engine at MMOLE <4 Snide oaks fake dewe eeceena 88r Copeland steam engine................ 318 Copeland’s improved nail.............. 217 Copper erial telegraph line............ 522 Copper consumption, Economy in...... 346 Conpar, Duby? ities. oso cnc cede xtatr es 892 Copper exports and the duty.......... 659 Copper, Large shipments of........... 284 Copper market, Paris: ....... 05.0020 1002 @opper mine, Position of the Calumet RIE TRO ios oF Sole encase 104 Copper mines, Australian.............. 384 Copper mines of Lake Superior, Prod- WO ORs a5 sob de es waene oa 988 Copper mines, Profits of the Lake Su- QOD ioscan iilagg an aaa eeee an tae 244 Copper mining, Cost of............... 695 Copper pipes, Electrolytically formed.. 273 Conner eek. 6c. cisca cece owvacuauaee 258 Copper production, Restriction of...... 105 Copper production, World’s............ 524 Copper Rise as affecting manufacturers. 55 Copper rumors and facts.............. 482 Copper situation.............. 202, 659, 733 Copper situation, Jay Hubbell on the... 53 Copper speculation............ 464, 573, 612 Copper steam pipes................ 94, 483 Copper syndicate................. 360, 378 Copper trade, English................ 1039 Cortiay,; Geert Fi... coc uscd. cuceeunes 334 Corporations doing business in other SN se cevee- 2a sthledeteewautees Correspondence 148, 195, 290, 332, 381, 466, 494, 528, 659, 735, 778, 850, 898, 934, 974, 1009, 1047 Compuganted aetna. s . 5c cciccscecaestis Cost of engine construction............ Cost of foundry work, Estimating the. 805 Costs of living in this country and Great WOME Sddcsd wa clocostaaeng Co eeeee 157 Octton preen, Webliiic.. 0c ccicccvwtes 50 COM WOON no isica sip Secee>tecnsh Gan 112 Countersink, Clark’s patent double cut. 533 Courts of conciliation i eh BOR sé caw Bs Cowles & Co.’s semi-centennial....... ‘an Crane, Ridgeway balanced...... ..... 723 Crank hand blower. .......0:..esccce. 233 Crank pin machine, Improved......... 455 Crank pins, New method of inserting.. 771 Cranks, Method of inserting.......... 898 AST eT er er ere 243 Cronicinbed square... .. cis .0s.scsvses 474 Crown clipping machine.............. 989 Cruiser Charleston, Alleged defects in.. 228 Cruiser for French navy, New......... gio Current hardware prices, 42, 86, 130, 171, 219, 263, 307, 353, 399, 445, 475, 511, 547. 595, 639, 675, 713, 757, 799, 837, 875, 9II, 953, 99I, 1027, 1065 Current metal prices, 176, 224, 268, 312, 358, 404, 450, 480, 516, 552, 600, 639, 680, 718, 762, 804, 842, 880, g16, 958, 996, 1032, 1070 Curtis balanced steam trap............ 687 Curtis damper regulator, Improved.... 645 Curtis return steam trap, Improved.... 141 Castomn decigiess . 5. sacs icc sdenksees 722 Customs decisions, Canadian....... 150, 325 Customs protests and appeals.......... g7¢ Cut nail machine, New..............-. 108 Cut nail schedules.............4. jocee Ome THE IRON Hectograph, New German invention... COP ee ee eee eee Garbage, City....... Diet Canta eo A eee Gas engine, Griffin Gas engine for street car piven. Gas fired steam boilers. . Helicoidal elevator. Hemp, Indian vs. Sisal Herreshoff torpedo boat Hewitt on labor tyranny Hershavel direct process High-speed gearing. . Hinge, New spring Shas ee choke eee bak 391 eee eeerreeesreesseeeene Je) SAUL, LUUIAL VS. OIDGI,. ee eee ee eee eee ee ee ) eee eee ee wee ee Gas oa and injector burner, ee Hints to salesmen...............+... — 987 | Gas Holder, . large Hocking Valley case Gas lighting, Improvements in Gas, Uses of water Gate City china cooler Gate stop, New Gate valve, A new Gates, Brass ee eere eer eee eee eee YY | SAUUBINE VYGUUY COSC ese ee eee ewe ee ee eee Hoist, Adjustable lumber.......... Hoist, Improved Rope Hoisting engine, Improved Hoisting machinery, Improved Holly hose reel, Self- winding Holt’s anvil and vise Home combined door check and spring. 473 Homes for artisans in Olean, N. Honigman soda locomotive, Improved.. Hose holder, Blood’s patent adjustable. 533 | Hose mender, Hudson’s Hose reel, Eureka folding Hot-blast stove, Massiks & Crooke Hot water per cubic feet at different ~~temperatures Hot water, Power from Hotchkiss lemon squeezer and meat ee ee ee ee eeoeerer ews eeesreee SHG) AUIS, AEIVIEUVOU EWVO. wc eee eee ee ewe CeO eee eee eee eee ee eee eee ee Gatling gun, Sale to British War Office. 909 Geared press, A new Gearing, High speed Gem saw filer German basic steel trade.,.... German iron and steel trades, Tyranny German wire-nail pool Giant door-knob fastening Girder street railway road-bed Glass-lined tubing Godin M., Death of Gogebic mine consolidation, Great Gold countries in 1888, New Gondola cars, Large Goods made by convict labor, Competi- i PG GAs Gg sent wii cna bakin: oamae ts 528 | Hunt bureau of inspection . 188} Hyatt filter, Improved | Hydraulic hammer 1048 | Hydrogen and hydrogen peroxide, New methods of preparing ee eee eee eee ee ee eee eee eee eee <P eRe Oe eee eee 330 | Hotchkiss will contest 7:4| Hudson’s hose mender................ 834 10| Humphrey pony hand elevator | Hunt, Alfred oe eee Goodwin & How’s foundry ladle’... Gordon’s paper, Furnaces on Alabama ee eee ee wee eee eee Graff, Bennett & Co., Assignment of.. Granger sentiment in the West........ .1008 | Grant locomotive works Great Eastern steamship, Sale of Griffin gas engine 450 | [ce-breaking boat, Powerful 96 | Ice pick, Buffer 720 | Ice pick, Old doctor’s. 230 | Ide horse-power indicator 650 | Ideal hanger 457 | Ideal sash pulley 683 | Illuminating water gas 609 | Immel’s Lightning drain cleaner 11 | Imperial crank tubular lantern 483 | Imperial milk shake.... ret 939 | Imports, 297, 340, 396, 444, 471, 627, 667, 705, 747, 785, 868, 903, 947. 10/9 | 95 | Imports of pig iron and _ steel, 1886 and 88 CORO tee ee ee wee ee eee eee te ee ee eee Grime’s valve gear for locomotives.... Grinder, New emery Grinder, New surface Grinding machine, Link Grinding machine, New twist drill Grinding mills eee eee eee ee eee eeeere see ee eereee GSH | L0G BASTL PUMOCY... 6.2 ee ee ene ee se ewes eee ee eee eee ee Grip for fan blowers, Intermittent Groover, Stove-pipe...... Groveland Iron Mining Co., “Chicago. . Gun, A new dynamite Gun, Large disappearing... . Gun lathes for Washington Na avy Yard, Gun, Requirements for a magazine Gun, The 53-ton Guns better than torpedoes Guns reviewed, Failures of steel 3 502, 541, 585, POLES 764 | 425 | Imports of San Francisco, Increase of.. 5 485 | [mporter’s argument, An 930 | Indicator, Ide horse-power Industrial education | Industrial training school at Paterson. | Industries in the United States Industries, Joliet’s | Industries, Migration of | Injector burner and gas generator, ee eee eee eee eee ee Haas chimney top Hall belt polishing machine Halter, Adjustable rope Hanika lawn mower Hammer, Hydraulic Hammock and clothes-line holder Hand-book for engineers, architects, &c. 565 Hand-bogk for steam users Hand drilling machine, Adjustable Hand-power rip saw, New...... naar oe Hanger, Ideal Hanger, Wild West Hardness machine, Turner’s Hardware, 37, 79, 123, 298, 342, 392, 439, 168, 504, 542, 586, 628, 668, 706, 745, 787, 828, 870, 906, 948, 983, 1021, ee eeeeer er eeeeeeerveee GUD) WEIR BS. ce ee ee eee ee tee eee eee eeeee O | Injector economy | Inman line steamers, The new Inserting crank pins, New method of.. 565 | lusulated air coverirgs for steam pipes, ee Insurance, Factory mutual Insuring workingmen against accidents | Interest on railroad bonds | Internal commerce of the United States | lnternational bridge over St eee eee eee wee eee ee ere ee eee ewe eo ehUUG | LUVOEPOSSY OM PEMIUEAU VOUNUS. 4. we eee eee nee 166, 213, 253, {International exhibition of Barcelona, Interstate commerce law..:. Interstate coramerce law, Amendments Hardware at Pittsburgh Hardware prices during 1887 Hardware, Railroad classification of... . Hardware stores, Arrangement, 82, 127, 168, 216, 344, 394, 441, 470, 589, 630, 670, 750, 987, 1058 Hargreave’s hot-air engine............ Harlem tunnel Harrow, Adjustable bar spring-toothed. 509 Haswell on carbon vapor vs. steam,.... Hay fork pulley Heat, Mechanical equivalent of Heating and ventilating an office and Heating and ventilating buildings Heating and ventilating stores Heating apparatus for large institutions, RTO Te io b6$4.40 ¢ 03 9. 60:4 © Heating boiler, New.... Heating manufacturing establishments. 410 Heating of buildings by forced circula- tion of warm air | Interstate law, The C. B, and Q.’s re- PP i ana ae RS | pp Inventors’ rights eet eee eee eee ee 2| Invoices, Underbilling and fratudu'ent. . lowa, Courts of conciliation in. | lowa railroad question | Ireland, Lartigue railway system in... | Iron and steel after corrosion Iron and steel as a substitute for wood. g| [ron and steel axles, Drawback ch im- OPO Oe eee eee ee eee eee ee eee eee ee ee se ewe we ere eee ee tet eeeee senses Iron and stee], English lron and Steel Institute, Postpor ement of Meeting in U.S Iron and steel laboratory, Use of oq ugal machines in the Iron and steel production, Englands, Iron and steel production in see | Iron and steel works, New Iron arch for sugar makers ee eee eee ee eeeee Heating of electric discharging points. . Heating surface of vertical boilers..... Iron association, A new..... ....-.-. “1926 RON CON TOE fis nse ticncncay picnnp tations 332 [ron card, Cutting the bar............ 287 Iron clad, Large Russian.......... 138, 1040 Tronk COR] Bet GORs 5 o/s. 6 oc 00. s:0:0. 90 nen nants 976 Iron enameled signs............-++++. * 508 Iron for car work, Demand for better UOO 0 ois 6.6 055.0 4an cnr epanetince 146 [ron founders and steel castings....... 47 4 | Iron freights, Southern ......... pinisien Se lron freights, Southern pig........ I5I, 526 | fron, imports of Swedish.............- 381 Iron industry of the Ural............. 23 [ron in 1887, Production of pig........ 63 Iron making at Pineville, Ky ......... 862 s|Iron making at the head of Lake | GGUS a os sion nainnanewesau apa 725 Iron manufacturing, Effect of the Read- inet COnt SUFIRO Gs <icitieden cp vecncand 108 Iron mask, Perforated... ..........00 324 Iron mines, Cuba, Sigua.............. 140 | Iron mountain, Durango.............. 381 Iron, New departure in puddling ...... 194 Iron ore mines, Large produce of...... 527 | Tron ore production, Ohio coal and..... 484 | Iron, Patent leveled............... 545, 653 Iron plants; Southern ...............-. 971 fron roofing industry... . 60.5. «.<..04» 519 bron terifl, Speetal. .)..besikisns sucess lron trade, Agreement in the Boston I Ss os canta: ah cig tino. aa ok nnanararaasiaal eee 15 Tron trade of the Pacific Coast......... 233 Iron trade in the South............... 931 | Iron trade, Western... ...-cvecasccaes 524 | Iron Works in the Northwest, More.... 798 4| Iron works, Reduction in wagesin.... 146 Ironmongery in MGR. 65 ow Euewanavn 348 | Eromtom MIMO. 065. cccccaseves, slessee 279 Irrigating canal in Texas Lau aa:a:ie Samanta’ 159 | Irrigating canals... .......60secsts--- 560 | Italia, Italian armor clad.............. 360 | Jackserew, Anti-friction washer....... 510 SOME TIVO CUO oa nc ciccaces sntussee 240 Japan, Progress IM «ooo. os2ccececccee 965 | Jay Hubbell on the copper situation.... 53 Joint, New filtering ..........cerccee 351 Joints for steam pipes, Expansion. .... 520 | Joints, Ladie for running lead .... ... 229 | Joliet, Lll., Manufacture of wire fence 482 | Joliet rod Ra 5.256 ss ocanatee 925 | Joliet Steel Co.’s Works.............-. 508 POOR Ss DRMEED, «icine cas ccseunasien 451 55 | Jate culture in Texas. ................ 507 | Kedzie filter, Improved............--. 755 | Keep’ s tests for foundry iron. .766, 808, 886 | Kellogg Seamless Tube and Mfg. Co. 198, 847 GY, VOR 6a ceed nsvee® teenage 333 | Kentucky, City of Louisville and a glimpee 08... cc cacscccceverevenenes 101 Key-way cutting machine ............ 846 | Kitchen utensil, New...... ........ 67 | Knickerbocker Ice Company, Coal conveying plant of the............. 177 Knife grinder, Heavy automatic....... 601 | Krupp shafting steel, Tests of... ..... 235 | Labor, Department of..............+. 1026 Labor troubles at Pittsburgh......... 284 | Labor tyrauny, Hewitt on............- 454 Laboratory, Use of centrifugal machines in the 1ron and steel........ évercnes 325 Ladder, Peacock combination.......... 754 Ladle for running lead joints.......... 229 | Lake ore carriers, Large............-. 1061 Lake ore, Rail shipments of............ 492 f Rai oak «<< cenneemeneavenas 846 | Lake Superior copper mines, Product of 988 Lake Superior copper mines, Profits of. 244 | Lake Superior ore mines.............. 737 | Lambert & Bishops’ Wire Fence Co., 22 Ineerance ‘Oo: '® GUM. << icc 06 ccedeens 157 528 | Lamps, Disk arc...........2--..eece0- 648 Cay | Later, COR GNG sy 5 .6ccn ts nccneupeenea 673 61 | Lantern, Imperial crank tubular....... 755 185 | Large blue prints............-..eee0e- 768 602 | Lartigue railway system in Ireland..... 602 723 | Lath, New sheet-metal..............+. 673 56 | Lathe, Large pattern-makers’,......... g21 Lathe, Large roll-turning.............. 313 148 | Launches, Naphtha..........csseccues 972 963 | Lathe, New buffing. .......sesseceeeee 279 | Lathe, New engine............... 366, 999 425 | Lathe, TOW MIETOS, 5. ie ease de elhes 568 | Law, Interstate commerce, 56, 99, 140, 181 26 325 | Lawn rower, Enterprise.............. . 809 | Lawn mower, Hamik@s « <s5605:0 << hean 306 d 775 | Lawn rake, Stewart wheel hand....... 797 Lead-coated sheet-metal a ere g6r EMG CUNIN occ ssc acest cuduuawden 1026 P. and O. Steamship Co., Fleet........ 317 Pacific Coast, Iron trade of the........ 233 Pacific Coast, Population of the... .... 659 Package carriers........ -1025 Paducah Land, Coal and Irpu Company. 1061 Pail, New pattern MOS s tediacs- 5 480 Pails full, Device for keeping fire Ns 0c bdhintn tae.ae hk naahem <e ee aed aes 278 Paints, oils, &c., 165, 212, 251, 297, 340, 396 Panama Canal locks. . SLE Catia s ace 456 Panama Canal, Locks on the.......... 287 Panulcillo Copper Co., Production of... 244 Parallel Vise, Solid ar 634 Paris copper market................+ 1002 Paris Exhibition in 1889.............. 56 Partnership notes, Accommodation..... 632 Patent laws, Needed reforms in our.... 33! Patent leveled iron .............0e00- 545 Patent suit, Important................ 233 Pattern makers’ lathe, Large ....... . g2I Peacock combination ladder........... 754 NE rnp sicbde case ee saes 397 Pencil compass........... Jeeera eco’ 144 Perfection spraying outfit............. 897 Perry wire stretcher ....,......-..++. 835 Petroleum engine, Priestman.......... 964 Petroleum export in 1887 and Russian competition, Our.... 5 147 Petroleum exports. ..............++6. 988 NS nicciens coten cease excess 846 Petroleum, Origin of...............++. 98 Petroleum under boilers, Burning ..... 348 Philadelphia market, 33, 75, 116, 159, 206, 246, 292, 336, 386, 434, 499, 536, 580, 622, 662, 701, 742, 780, 822, 863, 900, 941, 977, IOIT4, 1051 Phonograph, Edison’s new...........- 6 Photography and forgeries............ 57 Photography of moving projectiles. .... 55 Pickling experiments to-test effect of EP ee errr 456 Pie tin, Perfection cake and........... 204 BORDON, TOOTH BD. so cccetsscessecves« 576 SION es wecwae arta: ocnsa-e 94 382 BE SO ING. og 6can oe 5. bs thunecentene's 108 Pig iron competition, Domestic........ 938 ee a oe re 816 Pig iron freights from Birmingham to SL Nara eee ibehweec nee ware 486 Pig iron freights, Southern............ 925 Pig iron, Lower costs in ........... .. 694 ee I OE ia ns 054.0 1.644 on 0 069-0000 615 Pig iron in 1887, Production of........ 181 Pig iron, Reduction in the price of..... 874 Pig iron supplies are declining......... 618 Pig iron trade in the South,........... 498 Pig metal car and turn-table, Improved 610 Files, DORTING POWEE OF .coicvvvcccecce 7 Pipe and boiler tubes, Steel for welded. 229 Pipe and nipple machine, New.... .... 1001 Pipe-cutting and threading machine, I indie wens. se uiede neue ance ou 225 Pipe line, 500-mile...............0055- 09 Pipes, Disks for increasing cooking or ee ae rE 179 Pipes, Electrolytically formed copper... 273 Pipes, Expansion joints for steam...... 520 Pipe Works, Anniston................ 139 Pipe wrerich jaw, Atwater’s universal. 1064 A eee 351 Piston rod and elbow for pumps, NEI atau asin:6)<'4 Sige emia A0e's esse ie 453 Pitman press, New double.... ....... 643 Pitt patent steel wire mat............. 509 Pittsburgh market, 34, 77, 118, 161, 207, 248, 294, 337, 387, 436, 498, 538, 582, 624, 665, 702, 744, 783, 823, 865, 890, 943, 978, 1016, 1050 Pittsburgh and Chicago............... 425 Pittsburgh, Fuel gas at............... 341 Pittsburgh, Labor troubles at ....... 284 Planer, A. DOW. . 22 ccccccccsce-ceeces 648 Planer, New boiler plate.............. 135 Planer tool for curved surfaces........ 520 Planing machine, Betts Machine Co... 557 Planing machine, Propeller............ 274 Planing mill exhauster............... 277 BNE. canis ccccicas tndak > 4580688 46.90:8 949 Plumb and level, Extension........... 67 Plumb bobs, Improved............+-+- 895 Plambing furnace, ......cceccecescecs 474 Pneumatic tubes in Wall street........ 557 Poacher and frier, Egg.........+..+++- 474 Pocahontas flat top coke.............. 965 Pocket tool holder, New.............:- 473 Pole driving attachment............... 711 Polishing machine, Hall belt........... 55 Pond Machine Tool Co.'s Works....... 1033 Pool Copper... ....sccccscccoccccccecs 258 Pool, German wire nail.............+. 198 Population of the Pacific Coast........ THE IRON AGE. POI cs crtatacd nat capa ke ee? 896 Porter heavy duty engine........... 416 Pottery wheel, Power...............-. 26 Power by boreholes, Conveying........ 650 Power distribution in Chicago......... 1007 Power, Electrical transmission of...... 648 Power expended in cycling and walking 107 Power from central stations........... 891 Power from hot water...............- 279 Power pottery wheel............. -> 926 Power-press improvements, Sheet- metal 9 Power press problems...............+. I POUOE GAMENET, UOW soon i soe ce ceddeees 521 Practical hints for drafismen.......... 849 oe DY a ee 807 Press, New double crank.............. 681 Presses for sheet-metal work, New..... 563 Price of coke, Reduction in ie csaai 367 Priestman petroleum engine......... - 964 Printing establishment, An old Chinese. 697 Production of basic steel, Increase Me Mtn tack heanedaeeeeieeadenives 104 Production of Bessemer pig..........- 104 PROGROUN OE WING a a ces cee diicVaceee 1007 Production of pig iron in 1887, Our 63 181 Profit shafing. ......00s<- 55, 157, 189, 627 PEORTOGE IE MAORI Sy oo ose sc eccwess eee 736 Projectiles, English steel.............. 384 Projectiles, Photography of moving. 55 OO COD. akc adnan erro teeaceexe 988 Propeller planing machine.-........... 274 Propellers, Screw experiments with.... 725 Propellers, Two and four bladed....... 963 Prophecy, Benner’s latest............. 260 Proportions of steam boilers........... 848 Protecting propellers from corrosion.... 740 Protective coatings for iron and steel Ce Sy eee eee ee Oe 321 Protest of the Western miners......... IIo PUM SNORE Ss si 5660s ccwacaeeees es 509 Pruning shears, Svlvan........... ... 05 Puddling blast-furnace metal at Mil- WEEN s i6 cha ccanceeeeedcsce cules 316 Puddling direct metal............. 290, 332 Puddling iron, New departure in....... 194 Pueblo, Advantages of.... ........... 990 CUNY, TAPE oe aktcacgccceesceaa 259 Pulley, Monitor frame................ 397 Pulleys and shafting.................. 373 Pulverized coal as a fuel............ 503 Pulverized fuel, McAuley process of WN ie cciccéacinae, eeetcentd ate 316 Pump attachment, Cistern............. 473 Pump, Myers’ submerged cylinder force 795 Pump, Steam improved Valley......... 5 Pumps, Double-acting spraying........ 534 Pumps, Flexible piston rod and elbow eee, INGW DORR. scp caccedcvessaces 188 cea sarsd cranes ee neste nica wes 453 Pumping engine company, The first.... 698 Pumping engines in Montreal......... 8 Punch and die grinder, New........... 1002 Purification of feed-water........ .... 96 Quadruple expansion epgines.......... Queensland, Mineral anc agricultural OUNNONONN 523 a'eesley eared op eae s 61 Quicksilver, Course of................ 657 Radial drill, New 48-inch............. 139 Radiator, New steam...............00. 324 Rafts, Early large timber.............. 98 Rail manufacturers, Freight discrimina- tion against Illinois................. 105 Rail shipments of lake orr............ 492 Rails and railroad disasters, Broken.... 146 Rails, Western demand for,........... 24 Railroad bridges in Massachusetts, Stat- Ee et eee ee ee 406 Railroad classification of hardware..... 736 Railroad connection with the seaboard.. 858 Railroad consolidations................ 932 Railroad construction, Current........ 959 Railroad construction west of ne: 603 Railroad disasters, Broken rails and.... 146 DUONG COTMINEEs <0 ic cc .cdebewesucs 217 Railroad question, Iowa............... 185 Railroad spike machinery............. 148 Railroad spikes, The care of.....,..... 656 Railroad stock-watering.............. ro Railroad supplies, Larger inquiry for. . tat Bottroms trash... access st caeee 186 Railroad vestibule car dispute......... 08 Railroad war, Causes underlying the WOGQGEMS < cs cencatasnd eset we MES © Railroad war upon business, Effects of the Wenter nis. '.i'<'c's'e'e's'n0 vetoes 5. 288 Railroads, Resources of..........4+.-- 278 Railway, Ancient ship............+..- 546 Railway mileage of 1888............-- 1046 Railway progress for the year.... }... 30 Railways, Endless...........-...e0s0- 8 Rain water cut-off and filter........... “796 Rendall’s bil, Mer... cise decicniiae- 465 Randall’s fuse lighter........ ..-....- 229 Rapid-firing arms............-s+-+0+- 180 Rapid transit vises, New.......-...... _ 754 Reading coal strike, effect on iron man CRGTIEE 6 6 0a5 tc s0kcase ewes 108 Reading Iron Works, New offices for.. 41x Reading Railroad rates... ........+.-. 860 Reading Railroad’s earnings..........- 70 TRGRIO SONG iio 6a 56s eticeesiedd cance 282 Real estate in Pittsburgh, Value of.... 49 Reamer, Moore’s concave.............. 66 Reciprocity and commercial! union with CRONE icedae cecccdecctwed) weepas 58 Record of No. 2 furnace of Union Steel CONGUE | 5 05s ce cTewegian tee ateaie 277 Red wood, large dimensions of planks.. 251 Reducing press, Sheet-metal........... 848 Reduction of wages in sheet-iron mills.. 905 Reed’s folding boxes. =... <2 cao. cen 397 Reed’s patent landing net frames...... 592 Reed’s metallic shelving.............-. 594 Reforms iv our patent laws, Needed.... 331 Refrigerating machine, De La Vergne. 92 Refrigerator catch... ..cccsecccoctese 473 Remington armory, Sale of............ 252 Remitting by check........ ...e.00-0- 861 Report of the State inspector of mines Of Obie, 1OBR eS . piviciisa ie auncsane 726 | Reserves, NOVAK ois < <0 iiss weeds cnet 99 Resistance in tube plates of boiler tubes with taper OndS.......<cscscccescvens 320 Resistance of vestibuied trains......... 183 Resources of South Australia.......... 288 Resourcesof Tasmania... ......++.++- 378 Restriction of copper production....... 105 Revolver, Forehand & Wadsworth’s new hammerless double action............ 635 Revolver, New Loveil hammerless dou- DEO GOREN 6.0 \c scien ews sweledaw ean 534 Revolver, Smith’s new..............e- 593 Revolving and tilting mold for casting WOOD onde s0sccaenvencVedanaeemaeae 185 Richards, E. Windsor... . ....2.scsse0- 952 Ridgeway balanced crane............. 723 Bight Of Wages oc idiics cvndedesiicens 381 Rip saw, New hand power...........- 769 Rise in copper and manufacturers ..... 55 Rival apple paring, coring and slicing SOP EEE TE Rete 989 River Plate lumber trade.............. 398 Riveting, A feat in............ceenee 735 Rosch, Clareethics <isas cvevvedesdeuswas 425 Road-bed, Girder street railway....... 49 Road, Two-foot gauge..........e.se0- 274 Rod duty, Barb wire manufacturers on 1040 Rod mill, Joliet... .......cccccicecses 925 Rogers’s sash cord or chain fastener.... 594 Roll turning lathe, Large............. 313 Rolling mill at Chicago, A new........ 633 Rolling stcck, Annual output of loco- wintives aNd 6. iiidsssies cceviwade ue 57 Roofing, Improved metal............-. 1037 Roofing, past and present............- 365 Rope clamp patent. ...-....-++-+0- 896 Rope Halter, Adjustable.............. 26 Rope hoist, lmproved...........++.++> 365 Rope transmission in England.... .... II Rose saghs: leei.ic's a: 000s cc ndiesee angen 835 Rose ventilating window sash lock..... 795 Royal sliding door hanger............. 351 Ramming converter bottoms, Versen apparatus - £8... .iecsesces scdenasss 517 Rubber manufacturers in the U.S..... 67 Rudder of the steamer City of New ORM ea eE! liidinseeeed woheaaten 646 Rule tramme! points. ..........-..00-- 27 Russian oil solidifying.............++- g2I Russian tactics in a war with Great ETRE oe. e:vie wai ss Wolo FU da dle 4II Rust, Soapstone against...........+..- 521 Sad iron heater, Ventilated........... 940 Safety sash lock os 6oiscs otndaatednet 260, Safety valve, Seatless..............006. 70) Sailing vessel, largest in the world..... 796. Sailors’ wages on the lakes............ 409 Salem water motor... .....ccesecsccce 414 Salt wells of New York, Yield of...... 212 Sampling and testing works, Experir WMO ic ds Cheick PeBdan Seth 683, Sampson saw gummer............-++% 55 San Francisco, Large imports of wire.. 279, San Francisco water-works, Dam of.the 138. Sander, New power.... ....cseseee-- 521 Sanders’s improved die stock.......... 81 Sandusky Improvement Company..... 188 Sangberg’s Goliath rail................ 195 Sap bucket. ........6. ...-:eeeees sere 30Oy ee ny Sargent Co’s new list... Fechner 300 Sash“Walance, Andrus................. 861 Os «kw ooeee ees Gti 95s NUR 398 Sash clipping machine, Improved. . 1039 Sash cord or chain fastener, Roger’s.... 594 EE TG, WO MREE Es cee ek ads cdivicaenie 755 UNOS usc booms e oes cleee's vi 833 Vili SN OE THIET o-6 Kiss cb's ein wb wis 0 wena’ 260 Sash locks and door checks, New...... 26 NT; MORES \.s'e gin ie'e 5 b.0'05 ia se sien 794 Sault Ste. Marie canal, Commerce of .. 887 Saunders pipe-cutting and threading I rich, wat G Send Gp a ea dil 225 Savings of P. R. Co.’s employees...... 50 eS EY ers te Saw gummer, Sampson..... .......... 55 Saw table, Combination............... 961 Scabs and the Knights of Labor....... 798 Scales, Forsyth’s Scale Co.’s new...... 833 Schultz’s rain-water cut-off............ 833 Science, Home experiments in......... 522 Scrap, Question of steel............... 18 Scratch gauge, Billings improved... ... 3 Screen, Adjustable window............ 510 NS ee ee eee 203 Screw power testing machine......... 928 Screw propeller ferry boat ........... 999 Screw propellers, Experiments with.... 724 Seamen, American. ...........000.0- 1037 Sea water upon cast iron, Action of.... 228 Seaming machine for sheet metals... .1026 Seatless safety valve.................. 70 SS Os See eer ee 334 Self-adjusting combined wrench....... 398 Seth Thomas, Death of................ 747 | Shafting and pulleys.................. 373 Shaftings, Breakage of heavy forge steel 452 Shaping machine, Double spindle...... 649 | Se eee Eee 964 | Shearing machine for hot steel blooms. . 959 ee, Ey ree 27 | ere 509 Sheet-iron Workers’ Association, Con- vention at Toledo...............0+0% 197 Sheet metal boats............ ...+08- 562 Sheet metal lath, New................ 673 Sheet metal plates, Lead-coated........ 961 Sheet metal power press improvements. 9 Sheet metal reducing press............ 848 Sheet metal work, New presses for.... 563 | Shelving, Reed’s metallic.............. 594 NS, TMOTIRIED. 2.2565 voce sicisese ces 712 Ship building in Great Britain......... 721 Ship building, Steel in................ 892 Ship canal between Lakes Superior and IR es alninnine'e= Te ibns when's oie 410 SM Gat ss eckss sn és soe eb se 937 Ship railway, An ancient.............. 546 Shipments of copper, Large. .......... 284 Shiras barb-wire decision.. ........... 149 Shoe set, Sunshine.. 398 Shovels, Manufacture of, at Pitt- burgh. 968 Show windows, Dtility Ts cwtine ap 1059 Siding gauge, clapboard and, New..... 796 Signs, Iron enameled...............+- 508 Sigua iron mines, Cuba............... 139 Silsby heating boiler.................. 361 Silsby steam fire engine and boiler..... 405 eee ee 93! NIL: 6 65u'n 0. d.ceeek woe heete 667 Simonds metal rolling machine........ 269 Singer, Nimick & Co............+-..-- 856 MRE COUEAOs 5 on ics 5c boiee coies one 322 Slat-jacketed oil can............-..445 430 Sliding door hanger, Royal............ 351 Smelters, Lead supply to Colorado..... 204 Smelting furnaces at the Great Falls of EERE Sh leis ais 6454 Suns aap os Smith, David M., Death of............ 898 Smith gas furnace at Britton plate mill.. 23 Smith’s new revolver.............+-- 593 I, CN a5 soins c's a n0'ie.ePe0e $76 Snow sheds on the Canadian Pacific... 6 Soapstone against rust................ 521 Soda locomotive, Improved Honigman. 277 Softening hard water... ............. 406 Solidifying Russian oil...............- g21 South Australia, Resources of......... 288 South Australian tariff, New.......... 54 South Brooklyn, Terminal improve- PROMOS AR....w occ cv ccccccgcccvvccesces 861 South Chicago Steel Works...., euvwrn 25 Southern Exposition at Louisville, Af- fairs of the Old...........+-eeeeeees 893 Southern industries, Diversification of. 53 Southern iron corporation, A large.... 660 Southern iron freights..............- 184 Southern iron planits............--..++ 971 Southern pig iron freights, Ist, 526, 683, 925, 1000 Spain, Resources of...........+.+++++: 107 THE IRON AGE. Specialties for testing machine use, Some 321 Ol, SHUT OER... ccc cs'n oes cv ces 7 Specifications for a great tunnel....... 10| Steel wages scale, New............. 30, es Specifications for iron and steel bridges. 23 | Steel workers, Suggestions to.......... 231 Speeds for foreign armor clads........ 730 | Steel works projected at Chicago...... 727 NNT. SA a dics é cinc-we ences 40 1046 | Steel works, South Chicago........... 413 Sperry’s felloe oiler. ..... 2 ccccesccess 860 | Sterling emery machine............... 523 Spike machinery, Railroad............ 148 | Stewart wheel hand lawn rake........ 7197 Spiral weld