JOHN V. AYER'S SONS,

IRON MERCHANTS

Office, 68 Washington St., Portland Block, CHICAGO.

Warehouse, corner Clark & Taylor Sts.,

FRINK'S

Patent Silver-Plated Corrugated Class

REFLECTORS,

The CHEAPEST and BEST Light Known, for
Lighting Railroad Cars, Horse Cars,
Depots, Docks, Freight Houses,
Churches, Etc.

USED WITH EITHER OIL OR GAS.

STEEL & IRON RAILS & RAIL FASTENINGS A SPECIALTY. 55. Pearl St..

General Sales Agents for the celebrated Otis Fire Box and Boiler Steel, and Dilworth, Porter & Co.'s Railroad Spikes. Low Moor Iron.

I. P. FRINK,
NEW YORK.

ESTABLISHED 1832.

STIMSON&CO.

The Standard Steel Works. VARNISH MAKERS,

LOCOMOTIVE AND CAR WHEEL TIRES,

Manufactured from the celebrated OTIS STEEL.

STANDARD. &

Quality and efficiency fully guaranteed. Prices as low as any of the
same quality. We manufacture

HEAVY AND LIGHT FORGINGS,

CAR TRIMMINGS!

PLUSHES,

Driving and Car Axles, Crank Pins, Piston Rods, Etc. Enameled Leather, Enameled Duck,

Works at Lewistown, Pa.

Office, 220 S. Fourth St., PHILADELPHIA, Pa.

Verona Tool Works.

Specialty: THE STANDARD

VERONA TAMPING and CLAY PICKS,

WARRANTED CAST STEEL, SOLID EYE,

AND THE PATENT

VERONA NUT-LOCKS.

For Prices and Information Address METCALF, PAUL & CO.,

40 Dearborn St., Chicago.

PITTSBURGH.

MOWRY CAR AND WHEEL WORKS,

MANUFACTURERS OF

Raw and Spun Silk Tapestries, Etc.
WARREN EMERSON,

9 Arch and 8 Hawley Street,

BOSTON.

Bolt Forging Machines, Power Ham-
mers, Machinists,' Blacksmiths'
Tools and Wood Machinery
a Specialty.

S. C. FORSAITH & CO.,
MANCHESTER, N. H.

ᏟᎪᎡᎠ .

CLARENCE LEVEY.

184 William Street,

NEW YORK,

Mercer Rubber Co.

TRENTON, N. J.,

Manufacturers of

Tank. Locomotive, Steam, Fire and

Manufacturing Stationer & Printer, Suction HOSE; Brake Pipe. Car

RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS

PURCHASING AGENTS

To afford him an opportunity to give Estimates on their work. REFERENCES: NEW YORK CENTRAL & HUDSON RIVER R. R. Co., and other well-managed corporations.

Springs, Packing, Valves, Gas-
kets, Rings, Machine Belt-
ings, Tubing, Etc.

Air Brake Hose a Specialty.
Works at "Hamilton Square."

P. O. Box 247 TRENTON, N. J.

North Chicago Rolling Mill Co. SINGER, NIMICK & CO.,

Merchant Bar, Fish Plates, Pig Metal,

IRON RAILS & BESSEMER STEEL RAILS.

This Company possesses facilities for the production of Iron and Steel of BEST QUALTITY. Any of the usual patterns of rails and fish bars or sizes of Merchant Bar supplied on short notice. New patterns of rails or special sizes of Merchant Iron will be made to order. Prices made for Mill, Foundry or Bessemer Pig Metal in quantities of 100 tons and upward.

OFFICES: 17 Metropolitan Block, Chicago, Ill., 37 Mitchell Block, Milwaukee, Wis.

O. W. POTTER, President, CHICAGO.
S. CLEMENT, Treasurer, MILWAUKEE.

Steel

Castings

CHESTER STEEL CASTINGS CO., Formerly the McHaffie Direct Steel Castings Co.

S. P. BURT, Vice President, NEW BEDFORD.
R CHANNAH. Secretary, CHICAGO.
FROM 1 TO 10,000 LBS. WEIGHT, true to pattern.
sound and solid, of unequaled strength, toughness and
durability. An invaluable substitute for forgings or
cast iron requiring three-fold strength. Gearing of all
kinds, Shoes, Dies, Hammer-Heads, Cross-Heads for
Locomotives, Crank-Shafts, Frogs. Crossings, Chairs,
Links, (ouplers, Seat Backs and Railroad and Machin-
ery Castings of all descriptions.
CROSS-HEADS FOR LOCOMOTIVES A SPECIALTY.
Send for Circular and Price List.

407 Library-st., Philadelphia; Works, Chester, Pa.

IMPORTANT TO RAILROAD MANAGERS AND MASTER MECHANICS.

PITTSBURGH, Pa.,

Manufacturers of and Dealers in

STEEL,

For Railway Use or other purposes.

STEEL FIRE-BOX & BOILER PLATES

A SPECIALTY

BOLT CUTTERS

THE BEST AND CHEAPEST MADE.
First Premium Centennial Exhibition.

Sibley's Perfection Valve Oil. HOWARD IRON WORKS.

More perfect valve lubrication and entire freedom from corrosion or honeycombing of cylinders, and destruction of joints of steam chest by fatty acids. In Exclusive Use upon Thirty Railroads. References furnished upon application. MAKE EXCLUSIVE SPECIALTY OF VALVE AND SIGNAL OILS FOR KAILROAD USE.

SIGNAL OIL WORKS, Franklin, Pa.
J. C. SIBLEY, Manager.

T.M.RUMSEY & CO
PUMPS & FIRE ENGINES,

MANUFACTURERS & JOBBERS OF

BUFFALO,N. Y.

Send for Catalogue."

WATSON'S

Portable Forge,

With or Without Hood.

LEADPIPE

& SHEET LEAD

FITTING

GASPIPE

PLUMBERS & STEAM FITTERS ST. LOUIS, MO.BELTING,

BRASS GOODS,

94 Lake St., CHICAGO,

13 Barclay St.,

NEW YORK.

208 Walnut St., 714 N. Second St., PHILADELPHIA.

ST. LOUIS

Vose Graduated Springs,

Bolster, Pedestal,

OR EQUALIZERS,

PERFECTLY GRADUATED AND WITHOUT FRICTION.

NATIONAL CAR SPRING CO.,

MANUFACTURERS OF EVERY VARIETY OF

Railway Car Springs.

RICHARD VOSE, President.

MANUFACTURED BY THE

CLEVELAND STEAM GAUGE COMPANY,
CLEVELAND, O.

Send for Price Lists.

CRANE BROS. MANF. CO.,

Offices: 10 North Jefferson St.,
CHICAGO,

MAUFACTURERS OF

Wrought Iron Pipe,

Steam and Gas Fittings, Etc,

Steam, Brass and Iron Goods, Engine Trimmings,

STEAM PUMPS.

Babbitt Metal, Malleable Iron Castings, Etc.
CAR JOURNALS A SPECIALTY.
Hollow Stay Bolt Iron, Etc.

And Dealers in HEAD LIGHT CHIMNEYS & GLASS, LANTERN GLOBES, Etc. Reflectors Replated, Lanterns and Gauges Repaired at Short Notice. ROCHESTER, N. Y.

Office and Works, 11 Warehouse St.,

NEW YORK OFFICE, 97 Liberty Street.

BARNUM & RICHARDSON M'F'G CO., WM. CHISHOLM & SONS,

RUSSEL WHEEL & FOUNDRY CO.

DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

MANUFACTURE

■| CHILLED CAR WHEELS, |_

OF ALL KINDS AND SIZES, AND

CASTINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

Car Wheels furnished with Axles Fitted. A complete assortment of small wheels for Mining and Narrow Gauge
Cars. Railroad and Furnace Castings a Specialty.

Cooper Elastic Steel Wheel Co.

CLEVELAND, O.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

Solid Cast Steel

SHOVELS,
SPADES.

SCOOPS,

And Coal Shovels.

Special Attention Called
to Their

Patent Lipped

R. R. TRACK
SHOVELS

And Their

SOLID

THICK CENTRI

SCOOPS,

For Coal & Grain.

A. SEE & SON, NEW YORK SHOVEL WORKS,

1358 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, MANUFACTURERS OF

SHOVELS, SPADES and SCOOPS of all Qualties

For Railroad, Mining, Coal, Grain and Gas Companies.

MANIFOLD AND CARBON PAIERS HUSSEY, BINNS & CO.

THE BEST GOODS IN THEIR LINE.
TRAIN ORDERS A

SPECIALTY

SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF THE

Duplicating Letter Books,

For Railroads, Telegraph Companies, Merchants, Bankers, Etc.
One original and from 1 to 10 copies made at one writing WITH-
OUT PEN, PENCIL, INK, WATER OR PRESS. Patentees of the
EDGED CARBON PAPER, as clean to handle as a sheet of letter
paper. Purchasing Agents are requested to write to
SHIPMAN & CO., 8 Reade-st., NEW YORK.

L. G. TILLOTSON & CO.,

RAILROAD CAR Manufacturers, Importers and Dealers in

FURNISHINGS,
Head Linings, Lanterns, Lamps,

etc. Gilt Mouldings, Heat-
ers, Springs, Ventilators.

Journal Bearings.

PLUS HES

RAILWAY

AND TELEGRAPH

MACHINERY

And SUPPLIES.

And Car Upholstery. Nos. 5 & 7 Dey St.. NEW YORK.

Locomotive Trimmings,

Head-Lights, Steam Gauges,
Water-Gauges, Spring Bal-
ances, Gongs, Cab Fasten-
ings, Oilers and Lu-
bricators, Engi-
neers' Lamps.
LANTERNS, Etc.

PITTSBURGH,

MANUFACTURERS OF

Hammered, Crucible, Cast

Steel

SHOVELS,

AND THE ONLY

Plain Back Crucible Cast Steel
Locomotive Scoops

MADE.

Guaranteed Superior to any in
the Market.

FOR SALE BY

Track Materials & Tools of Every Describtion. Telegraph Machinery & Supplies of Every Variety R. SELLEW & CO

LAP-WELDED WROUGHT IRON TUBES.

Special Locomotive Tubes of Homogeneous Iron.

OFFICE:

STEAM, GAS AND WATER PIPE,

1⁄2 inch to 16 inches diameter.

159 and 161 Lake Street, CHICAGO

MILLER, METCALF & PARKIN,

CRESCENT STEEL WORKS.

MANUFACTURERS OF

CRESCENT EDGE ROLLED, EQUAL BAR NEST,

-AND OTHER

RAILWAY CAR SPRINGS.
CRESCENT BRANDS FINE TOOL STEEL.
CRUCIBLE CAST SPRING STEEL, Etc.
81 Wood St., PITTSBURGH.
40 Dearborn St., CHICAGO.

Lehigh Valley Emery Wheel Co.

Special Prices to Railway Purchasing Agents and other large Consumers. upon application.

COLD AIR

WATER

Now in use on the following roads:

Pittsburgh, Ft Wayne & Chicago R.
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis R.
Cleveland & Pittsburgh R.
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie R.
Evansville & Terre Haute R.

Absolute Safety to Life and Property Se-
cured Against Fire.

ASH BOX

WATER

HOT AIR

In case of the overturning of a Car or Stove the Fire is
INSTANTLY EXTINGUISHED.
BISSELL & CO.,

SOLE MANUFACTURERS,

235 Liberty St., and 242 Penn Avenue, PITTSBURGH.

Hamilton Rubber Co.,

TRENTON, N. J.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

RAILROAD CAR FURNISHINGS, Hose, Belting, Packing, Car Springs,

Locomotive Trimmings,
Track Materials and Tools,
Machinery. Telegraph Supplies of
every description.
Orders Filled Promptly.
NO 10 CORTLANDT ST., NEW YORK.

And all kinds of RUBBER COODS, For Railroad Purposes. Western Branch. 131 Lake st., CHICAGO.