Excerpt from Proceedings of the Engineers' Club of Philadelphia, 1901, Vol. 18 Note - The Club, as a body, is not responsible for the statements and Opinions advanced in its publications. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Proceedings of the Engineers' Club of Philadelphia, 1903, Vol. 20 Mr. Schermerhorn: We all believe that the friendships of life and their fruits form the best part of that which makes life worth living, therefore our friends hold a large place in our hearts, and their presence is always prized. In behalf of The Engineers' Club of Philadelphia, it is a very pleasant duty to cordially welcome you who are at once our friends and guests of the evening, and to express our hearty appreciation of the honor conferred by, and the pleasure derived from, your presence. A glance over our guests falls only upon those who have so well deserved and often received distinction from their fellow-men, that we cannot hope, through this occasion, to add new honors; but we can and do attest our appreciation of those qualities of heart and mind which have won for you the distinction which the world has given, and1877 - 7'he Engineers' Club 0/ Philadelphia - 1902. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Proceedings of the Engineers' Club of Philadelphia, 1890, Vol. 7 Franklin, Benjamin. Discussion of Plans for Proposed Improvement of Bar at Entrance to Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Proceedings of the Engineers' Club of Philadelphia, 1902, Vol. 19 The designer who can construct, who can think in terms of the pres ent, and can test the basis of his thought by comparing it with a fact, is the only one capable of designing. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Proceedings of the Engineers' Club of Philadelphia, 1904, Vol. 21 The greatest problems which confronted us were the brake system and proporticming the weight upon the pony wheels. Discouragement followed discouragement; the pressure was the same on the large and small wheels, and, as a consequence, the small wheels had a disposition to lock and slide, long before the car could be brought to a standstill. This was decidedly objectionable because of the small wheels rapidly becoming flat in places, and because of the racking and the jolting of the truck while the wheels were skid ding. Derailments continued through a long series of experi ments. At length differential levers were devised which divided the pressure on the small and large wheels in proportion to the weight resting on them. This was entirely successful. A pair of coil springs were placed on the side frames close to the large yokes through which were. Spring posts which carried the side bearings. This brought the weight-between the center of the truck and the driving wheels, making the proportion on the pony wheels about 25 per cent. A spring com pression post directly back of the pony wheels' axle increased the load upon them on curves bv means of a V plate attached under the car. The frame was mounted on journal springs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Proceedings of the Engineers' Club of Philadelphia, 1899, Vol. 16 Norm - The Club, as a body, is not responsible for the statements and Opinions advanced in its publications. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Proceedings of the Engineers' Club of Philadelphia, 1908, Vol. 25 Electric Transmission of Power, Long Distance, L. S. Bruner, . Elevating Tracks of the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad through Wilmington, Del., H. L. Righter, . About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.