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hipping Machinery Knock-Down Difficulties and Annoyances Experienced in the Delivery of Marine Machinery by Customers in Foreign Countries HE average seller of machinery for export seldom has any idea of difficulties the purchaser has to contend with in the delivery of his machinery to the place where he expects to op- erate his boat. Imagine, if you can, receiving .a piece of machinery which is too large or too heavy for transpor- tation by mule back or on the back of oxen-- or that is too large to go through a tunnel or a cut on: the railroad: These things would seem to us to be im- possible in our own country, but our neigh- boring countries in the southern hemisphere have all of these things to contend with and a great many others, such as the washing away of the railroad by moun- tain torrent or floods. A customer of the Marine with very many difficulties regarding the delivery. However, while the ship- meéent--was en route a2 mountain tor-- rent washed away the railroad in sec- ~ By W. F. Barnes him to take the machinery apart into the smallest pieces possible, to cut out the rivets in the boiler, removing the dome, furnace and tubes. At some places | ~ ee Iron Works, Chicago, lately had an experience that would. dishearten most any North American contractor. This man, when ordering the machin-_ ery for a boat and a knock down steel boat 65 ft. long, was not confronted FIG, 1 FIVE TEAMS OF HORSES tions to such an extent that it would take over a year to get the entire system again in operation. When the shipment arrived it was necessary for WERE NECESSARY TO HAUL THE BOILER along the route they were obliged to fell trees across the streams so that the heavy pieces could be rolled or carried across. This shipment, when it arrived at destina- tion, was reassembled and put together, the boiler being riveted up with pieces of round iron made into rivets. The machinery was suc- cessfully reassembled and the boat put in op- eration. The shipment of the boat in the knock shape convinced that it was the only way to have shipments sent to him, as in that condition they are able to transport it easier and with the sup- down the buyer plies and extras for again setting up the work a great many of the transportation diff- overcome. which culties are The illustrations are here shown give @ FIG. 2---SHOWING THE TEAMS AND SLEI) IN THE WOODS fair idea of some of the difficulties of the trans-