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On < 1903.] MARINE REVIEW AND MARINE RECORD. 3i FIFTEEN HUNDRED ROBERTS BOILERS. ' Among the water-tube boilers of a marine kind made in this country there is one that is being put into steam craft of all kinds by the hundred each vear without fuss and without the contentions and troubles of the big organizations that are dealing with the navies of the world. We refer to the boiler made "by the Roberts Safety Water-Tube Boiler Co. of 39-41 Cortlandt, New York, of which nearly 1,500 are now in use. "Illustrated Opinions" is the title of a very.neat. and practical pamphlet just issued with reference to this boiler... As the man- agement of the Roberts company puts it, they have. now given out in a series of publications about all that is required regard- ing their boiler. First there is a general illustrated circular, then an illustrated construction circular and a direction circu- lar, and now "Illustrated Opinions." This latest pamphlet is cf about 100 pages. and is filled with photo-engravings of steam vessels of various kinds that are using Roberts 'boilers successfully. In conjunction with the illustra- tions of the vessels, photographic copies of letters, including the letter-heads, are shown, and they tell of the success and satis- faction with which the boilers are being used. As near as it is possible to do so, the letters and the pictures of the vessels to which they refer have been placed on pages opposite.each other. In the first part of the pamphlet will be found. a list of represen- tative customers of the company, selected from the hundreds whose names appear on their books, as being the most compe- tent to give opinion on the subject under' consideration and whose recommendations carry most weight. It would, of course, be impractical to put through the mails in very large numbers a book dealing with all the vessels to which boilers have been supplied, or even a list of these vessels, their owners, builders, etc., with such other information as is 'published regarding. the selected list. The ships and engine builders of the country are almost entirely represented in the list. The Roberts company keeps for inspection at its New York office a complete list of purchasers of their boilers with all necessary information resard- ing each boiler. Among customers cf the company, many of he names ap- pearing in connection with repeated orders for installations of this boiler, are the following: Bath Iron Works, George Lawley & Sons Corporation, Fore River Ship « Engine Co., Crescent Ship Yard Co., Morse Iron Works & Dry Dock °Co., Marine Iron Works, Union Iron Works, Moran Bros. Co., Craig Ship Building Co., Col. John Jacob Astor, Mr. Harrison. B. Moore of the New York Lighterage Co., Commodore J. B. Simpson of Lake George, N. Y., Mr. Frank B. McQuesten of Boston Mass., the Centennial Transportation Co., Capt. Jos. Jenks of Ossining, the supervisor of the harbor of New York, Messrs. Hughes Bros. & Bangs, the Osgood Dredge Co., treasury department, war de- partment, lighthouse board, Mr. Henry R. Stick of Portland, Me., Mr. John Ejinig of Jacksonville, Fla., the Merrill-Stevens Engi. neering Co., the Fayetteville & Wilmington Steamboat Co., the Sheridan Iron Works, Cummber Lumber Co., Mr. E. W: Bliss of - Brooklyn, N. Y., the Spedden ship Building Co., the Waterbury © Brass Co., Mr. Wm. R. Osborne of Croton-on-the-Hudson, N. Y., the Johnson Iron Works, etc., etc. Officials of the company report that books showed on the «: first cf the year that they had exceeded their best previous year by over I00 per cent. DIXON'S GRAPHITE The Joseph Dixon Crucible Co., Jersey City, N. J., has issued a tasty booklet devoted to the uses of Dixon's graphite for automobiles. 'The booklet is bound in bluish gray and while the type matter is in black upon a cream colored base the margins are in terra cotta. Upon the subject of Dixon's motor-chain com- pound the booklet says: "At the suggestion of many automobilists who realize the necessity of proper lubrication for motor chains we have care- fully investigated the requirements, and after a thorough test have placed on the market Dixon's motor-chain compound. The chain is the connecting link between power developed and work done, and high: efficiency of other parts of the machine counts for nothing when the chain ceases to perform its functions. properly. The severe strains to which the chain is subjected under condi- tions of constant exposure to dust and dirt render the matter of its proper lubrication quite a difficult one. Each particular link requires as much consideration as the chain as a whole, because, 'the whole is no stronger than the weakest link.' The Dixon's cycle chain graphites, which have been on the market for years, have given unusual satisfaction for the uses for which they are intended--that is, the exterior lubrication of chains. But the heavy chains of the automobile need something more than this outward: application.- They need a treatment which will go to the very innermost wearing surfaces of the pivots. This treatment is supplied by the use of Dixon's motor-chain compound, an article which we know will give most excellent satisfaction. . It +). 1s composed of a-mixture of Dixon's No. 635 special lubricat- ing graphite with mineral and animal lubricating materials and made into hard oblong cakes weighing about 3 Ibs." The New York Marine Society held its annual meeting in -* the Produce Exchange building, New York, recently and elected the following officers: Capt. A. J. Newbury, president; David A. Sertbner, B.. F. Marsh, vice-presidents; J. H. 'Chamberlain, tfeasurers' GW. Tucker, secretary, and Alfred H. Joline, coun- 'igell " "KEARSARGE" PACKINGS Made from pure Asbestos yarn and fine brass wire, firmly woven together GASKETS PISTON ROD PACKING will not blow out, will hold For high speed, high tem- against any steam pressure, perature, high pressure, will stand highest temper- with or without wire inter- ature. oe FLANGE JOINT GASKETS » More reliable than rubber or metallic and cost much less. Will not blow out. Unaffected by high tem- per ture. Without expan- sion or contraction. Works The most reliable flat pack- perfectly whether condi- ing on the market for all tions are favorable or un- conditions of steam service favorable. Used exclusively on the hand -holes of Babcock & Wil- cox and other water-tube boilers. SHEET PACKING Write és samples, prices and full information. i. WwW. " JOHNS- MANVILLE CO. 100 William Street New York. MILWAUKEE BOSTON CHICAGO PHILADELPHIA - ST. LOUIS CLEVELAND PITTSBURG NEW ORLEANS LONDON ELIAS GUNNELL, THOS. J. PRINDIVILLE, PRESIDENT. _ DRY DOCKS AND MAIN OFFICE: MANITOWOC, WIS. GEO. B. BURGER, SuePr.:; VICE-PRESIDENT. MANITOWOC DRY DOCK COMPANY, SHIP BUILDERS. FACILITIES FOR REPAIRS OF STEEL:AND WOODEN VESSELS. CHARLES C. WEST, MANAGER. kL. E. GEER, SEC'Y AND TREAS. -BRANCH YARD: 34 ROBERTS STREET, CHICAGO. THEODOR KNUDSON, SuPFrrT, ALBERT C. JAHL, General Manager, 100 William St., New York, U. S. A. SEE te United Marine Mfg. & Supply Co., "rg gle inte ELECTRICAL, MATERIAL FOR SHIPS AND FORTIFICATIONS.