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re 26 MARINE REVIEW. [September 13, TRADE NOTES. The Bethlehem Steel Co. received on Sept. 1 a telegraphic order for a port propeller shaft to replace one which broke in the 'Plant line steamer La Grande Duchesse while off Halifax recently. The owners of the vessel specified that the shaft'should be made of fluid-compressed open-hearth steel, forged under hydraulic pressure, annealed and rough turned, and the order was booked for shipment Sept. 11. The shaft measured 32 ft. over all by 13% in. diameter, and the shipping weight was 15,458 lbs. It was taken in hand under emergency instructions and went forward Sept. 6, five days in advance of requirements. Tests of the large marine railway recently built by H: I. Crandall & Son of East Boston, Mass., for the Townsend & Downey Ship Building & Repair Co. of New York have proven highly satisfactory. Last week the steamer Westburn of 3,320 tons was hauled out with most gratifying results to both parties. Messrs. Crandall '& Son have just started, for parties in San Francisco, a railway of 3,000 tons. They are about to close contracts for two railways at Norfolk, Va.--one of 3,000 tons and the other of 1,000 tons. They have recently sent railway machinery to Green- port, L. I., for a railway being built there for the Greenport Basin & Construction Co., and they have also recently submitted designs for a steel side-haul marine railway of 1,000 tons capacity to a steamship con- cern at Sarepta, on the Volga, Russia. Ambitious mechanics who desire to obtain better positions and higher wages should investigate the many advantages afforded by the corre- spondence method of instruction in the theory of the trades and engineer- ing professions. Without leaving home or losing time from work the student pursues a thorough course of study under the direction of able instructors who are always ready and willing to assist him. Instruction papers, prepared especially for teaching 'by mail, are furnished free. These papers, written in clear and concise language, as free as possible from technicalities, are much superior to ordinary text-books.on the subjects of which they treat. In addition, special information regarding any diffi- culties in their studies, is furnished students without extra charge. It should be the ambition of every man to advance in his trade or profes- sion. A mechanic with practical. experience, supplemented by theoreti- cal education, can command. a better position than a man without such an education. The results of long experience in teaching by mail show that no other method so fully meets the requirements of men who have but little time for study. Syren & Shipping of London contains the following notice of an American product: "A pneumatic hammer, which only needs knowing to secure a great demand on this side, is that manufactured by Messrs Thomas H. Dallett & Co. of Philadelphia. One of the drawbacks to this class of tool in the past has been the jar communicated to the hand and body of the operator, but this is entirely overcome by the tool intro- duced by Messrs. Dallett & Co. The hammer is of the 'valve long stroke type,' the valve being of substantial design, and not liable to break. The handle is firmly fastened to the body by a collar locking nut, which can be easily removed, and all working parts are made of steel, carefully hard- ened and accurately ground to gauge, thus ensuring durability and long wear. The handle has a pistol grip, and the admission valve is so de- signed that the operator has an instant and sensitive control of the strength of the blow he wishes to strike; so that even with the largest size he can instantly change from the full power of the hammer to the lightest cut desired. The hammers are made in three sizes, weighing from 10 lbs. to 1214 lbs., and consuming from 15 cub. ft. to 21 cub. ft. of air." DENIALS FROM MESSRS. CARNEGIE AND SCHWAB, The newspapers have lately been filled with reports of dissensions in the Carnegie Steel Co. There is not even a grain of truth in any of them. Mr. Carnegie says that the company is a harmonious and happy family. Discussing the subject in London, President Schwab of the Carnegie company said: "Tt's a mystery to Mr. Carnegie, as well as to his associates, how the recent wild stories originated. There is not a shadow of truth on which to base them. Such a thing as my retirement from the presidency, for example, was never even broached at Skibo castle, and as far as my own visit there is concerned, I had not seen Mr. Carnegie for over four months and our meeting was simply a conference regarding current business mat- ters, principally in connection with certain improvements to our prop- erties, Commenting on the steel situation and general trade conditions, Mr. Schwab said: "When I left America in August, business was better than it had been for months previous, with a promise of still greater improve- ments. Prices, depressed from natural causes, were rising again through the operation of the same agencies." Mr. Schwab declared that American steel and iron had a powerful ally in'American coal. "The market for our steel and coal," he continued "is widening the world over, and when to this there are added the natural advantages which have enabled us to invade the foreign market and force foreign competitors to buy our coal, our status as a manufacturing nation is still further assured. The European demand for American coal, if it does nothing else, will have served a useful purpose in opening our eyes to the need of extending our merchant marine. If we fail to get our full share of the world's trade it will be because we have not enough ships to carry the goods we sell. The Hanna-Payne shipping bill is a move in the right direction, and in the meantime individual shipping competition will afford additional facilities; for if the freight rates continue high traffic will offer such inviting profits that more and more vessels will be bound to enter the carrying trade." The Tampa Steam Ways, Tampa, Fla., was burned out last week. The loss on the ship yard is estimated at $45,000. THE ONLY PISTON AIR DRILLS That have Double-Balanced Piston Valves are the "LITTLE GIANT"? SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR SHIP BUILDING.--They consume fifty per cent less air and do far more work than rotary or any other type of air drills. If you want to verify this we will send a machine on trial, and pay express charges both ways. Our Machines are made to withstand hard service. They can be operated ina bath of oil Used by 85 per cent of the railways in this country. Absolutely no vibration. No. !.--Weight 27 lbs., will drill up to 2% inches in No. 2.--Weight 17 lbs., will drill up to 1% inches in No. 3.--Weight 8 lbs., will drill up to ™% inches in Guaranteed against repair for one year. Made entirely of steel. Can be operated close to a corner and in any posi- tion. We can furnish them in any size. diameter, ream and tap up to 2 inches. diameter, ream and tap up to J inch. diameter. y SEND FOR LATEST CATALOG. STANDARD PNEUMATIC TOOL co. Marquette Building, CHICAGO. Manufacturers of Pneumatic Tools of AJl Kinds, 141 Broadway, NEW YORK.