Engineering reminiscences contributed to "Power" and "American machinist" (1908)
Porter, Charles T. (Charles Talbot), 1826-1910 · New York, J. Wiley · leaf 362
t. Itwas also a remarkable thing for the company financially, as directlyafter a greatly increased demand for steel rails appeared and theprice rose to $60 per ton, at which it was maintained for sometime. This thoughtful act of Mr. Jones was an example of hismagnificent co-operation with me in all… … Connection of Arms and Rim in Mr. Fritz Fly-wheel a support was built under the end of the cylinder, which wascast with a corresponding projection underneath. These surfaceswere planed parallel with each other, but I took pains to securea space between them sufficient to admit a sheet of paper,…