Little Giant Injector !! The Great Boiler Feeder. The Best Locomotive You can make it as HOT as steam can make it, and yet it will bring the water and go to work in two seconds. It should always be put above the running board, handy to the engineer, and any dirt may be taken out of it while the engine is running. We guarantee it to out-work and out-run any other, and give less trouble. One has been in daily use in Pennsylvania Railroad Shops for six years without any repairs. The Engineer on the express train from Philadelphia to Baltimore (which runs one hundred miles in one rundred and thirty minutes), uses the Injector instead of the pumps, and says he can run seventy miles without shutting off or touching the injector. It feeds the water warmer, and you can make steam easier and more regular. We will send an Injector to any Superintendent or Master Meebanie, and if they desire it, will send a man to put it on. Try it for sixty days, give it the severest trial you can-now is the time to try them, in cold weather. If you desire to keep it, you may do so by paying us list price for it-we make no charge for expenses for our n an-or you may return it after trial. In ordering, No. 7 are for large, No. 6 for medium, and No. 5 for snall locomotives. Always state whether for copper or iron pipes, and whether for locomotives or stationery boilers. Address Rue Manufacturing Company 528 Cherry Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. HOXSIE'S POCKET COMPANION FOR Locomotive Engineers and Firemen, BY C. A. HOXSIE. Embraces practical instructions for the care and management of the Locomotive Engine under all circumstances, and is designed for the use of the Fireman as well as the Engineer, ignoring entirely all fanciful theories, and matters pertaining more especially to Locomotive Builders or Mechanics. The Author's aim has been to condense in as brief space as possible plain and explicit, yet comprehensive information as to the practical duties of those placed in charge of Locomotives. The work embodies numerous suggestions valuable to experienced Engineers, while the detail explanations are designed more especially for those less informed; and it is believed to be sufficient to meet every case of doubt or difficulty likely to arise. Among the subjects treated, besides the General Instructions for Engineers and Firemen, and to which separate articles are devoted, may be mentioned, Tramming, Center Marking, Expansion and Expansion Braces, Valve and Valve Motion, Lap and Lead, Pump and Valves, Eccentrics, Adjustment of Side and Main Rods, Four Principal Points of Valve Motion, Trouble on the Road and how to meet it, Pumping, Accidents, Temporary Repairs, and numerous other topics. The difficulty encountered by young Engineers and Firemen struggling for promotion has been steadily kept in view by the author, whose experience as a practica Engineer has enabled him to fully sympathize with, and appreciate the wants of both these classes. He has, in short, aimed to produce a common sense manual of the Locomotive, free from unnecessary technicalities, abstruse science or useless theory. This work has been approved of by many master mechanics on the leading R. R. lines in the country, also by experienced engineers and by universal consent, is acknowledged as the best, and in fact the only work published on the Locomotive Engine that is entirely devoted to the use and benefit of Engineers and Fireman, that will impart that information which is so much sought for by them, as it alludes to all manner of break-downs while on the road, especially the valve motion gear, which is so much demanded by young engineers, and so plain and applicable that none can fail to understand and apply It. Price $1.50 per copy, post paid. Money must accompany all orders, and can be sent with safety by Registered Letter. All money sent to me by Post Office Orders will be made payable at Providence Post Office, R. I., and send the order to my address. C. A. HOXSIE, Box 55, Carolina Mills, Washington Co., R. L. THE MONTHLY JOURNAL VOL XII. Published by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. 1878-THE JOURNAL. JANUARY, 1878. N presenting you with this, the first number of the Twelfth Volume of the JOURNAL, it is with no small degree of pride that we point to the past and what has been accomplished in it, and from it ask you to draw your own conclusions as to the possibilities of the future. As we look back over the year just closed, as it is our duty to do to profit by its experiences and avoid its errors in our future actions, how much we find that was unforeseen when we came to you one short year ago; yet who can say that the lessons taught have not been salutary? That it has been the most trying year of our existence, and that we have been depleted in numbers in consequence of it, we are ready to admit, but not in that real strength which consists in being one in mind, purpose and action. The gold as it comes from the mine is comparatively worthless, it must be smelted in the furnace and the dross removed, when it will shine forth in the brightness and purity which gives it its value. So of the Brotherhood, during the past year it has been in the furnace of affliction, its dross appears in the long lists of expulsions that fill our columns, and what remains, like the gold, is of higher value than was the whole mass before the purifying process commenced. It has been a busy year; upon every hand misrepresentations and open attacks have been made, and the JOURNAL has been ready at all times to expose the one and repel the other, nor will its course be NO. 1. changed in the year to come. We are well aware that a fawning, cringing policy, a policy that licks the hand that smites us, would win more favors, if not friends, from those who have favors to grant, but honesty, like virtue, brings its own reward; hence we shall continue to battle with all our power in our columns against oppression and injustice, let the result be what it may; and if calling things by their proper names, not refusing to see wrongs, nor winking at them when seen, is to bring us into disfavor, we will take it for our portion and be satisfied, for conscience will approve, and that is of far higher value than the approval of those who, while they do so, in their hearts condemn for the lack of principle that permits the betrayal of the trust reposed. That this course in the main is satisfactory to our patrons as well as to our members, is evidenced by the subscription list of last year, which is larger than any previous one, and this fact stimulates us to renewed efforts for the coming year. But while the results obtained were, on the whole, all that could be reasonably anticipated and therefore satisfactory, the knowledge that at least one-half of that support came from those who were not members of the organization is humiliating, not because so many who were not connected with us by any closer ties than those of friendship and good will gave us their support, but because many who profess to be so deeply interested in the welfare of the organization so sadly neglect their duty in this most important and vital make enquiries upon any point upon which he wishes information, will not only derive benefit himself but will, by these very enquiries, open up a train of thought which benefits those from whom the information is sought. We are so constituted that as we go along through life we both give and receive, and while we may think that we live for ourselves alone, yet we must be either a benefit or a detriment to those with whom we associate, and we owe it to our ence felt for good. This is just as possible in the every-day transactions of life as in the great and mighty events for which we direction. It is a part of ourselves, in that It is a mistake that people make that beit is the official organ of the Brotherhood cause they are not qualified to enter into and its mouth-piece, and no one can assert discussion upon the questions that interest with any degree of truthfulness that it has men of science, therefore, their opinions neglected to take issue upon any question are of no value. The only way in which where the interests of Locomotive Engi- knowledge can be gained is by diligently neers were at stake, but still the plain fact, seeking it, and he who does not hesitate to remains that one-half of the membership fail to give it their countenance and support, and the only excuse that can be offered for them is carelessness and indifference. We say it is the only excuse-it is true that when urged to give the JOURNAL their support they urge many things as reasons why they neglect so plain a dutyone being that the matter contained therein does not suit them. But this to us seems but shallow reasoning, from the fact that its columns are open to all, and if the mat-selves and to God that we make the influter is not to their liking it is their privilege to contribute, and then so much, at least, will be in accordance with their tastes and likings. By this we do not mean to be un-wait, and by which we hope to do somederstood that no discrimination is to be exercised as to the admission of matter to our pages. Such is not the case; as heretofore we shall use every means at our command to exclude everything objectionable, and to render the JOURNAL not only attractive but a positive benefit to its readers, and if we fail so to do it will be the fault of the head and not of the heart; but what we mean is, that because the opinions expressed do not agree with ours, will be no bar or hindrance to their publication. What is needed is that our members, and those who are not members as well, shall be free to express themselves upon any and all questions that affect the well-being of railroad men or the public, for railroad men form no inconsiderable part of the public and cannot be materially benefited without the good results reaching those outside of their own immediate circle. If the ground taken is not tenable it will be combatted and the facts realized. It is, indeed, the only course to be pursued. A truth may be stated, and unless it is of a nature that admits of no contradiction, it has no force, for it is only when opposition is urged that we are led to look at the matter and take an interest in it, that an impression is made upon our minds that is lasting. thing that shall make our names live after we have gone the way of all the world. We have indicated in this brief greeting what we have hoped for and tried to accomplish in the publication of the JOURNAL. We have not hoped to startle the literary world with the brilliancy of our productions, but in our own humble way to do something to benefit those with whom we are associated, and to properly represent the cares, duties and responsibilities of Locomotive Engineers, to defend them from unjust attacks and to condemn when guilty of any act that would bring discredit upon themselves; and in looking over the past we see nothing to be ashamed of, or that is not in harmony with these professions; and this is all the guarantee that we can give for the future. But having done all this, there remains to be done that which either strengthens and supports or renders useless all that we have done or can do, and it can only be accomplished by our members themselves; whether or not they will do it remains to be seen. It matters but little how much care is exercised in the make-up of the JOURNAL or the ability of its writers, they effect nothing unless it is put into the hands of those whom we desire to reach; and it can easily be |