Show the machine for moving grain as if it were water the toledo olibo blade says one of the most remarkable tiona of tho times is now being perfected and experimented upon by alfred wilkin of tins city for several months mr wilkin has been trying tola tudy out some more speedy and economical method of elevating grain in bulk than any now in use tho results as already shown by his yet imperfect model are astonishing and promise to nork almost a revolution in tho gr jiin carrying trade the principle made uso of in this curious little machine is that of atmospheric pressure or the ox kuust process which has lately been applied with such wonderful success in the great westinghouse abines pharic brakes tho model which sir wilkin has esedro far is a small nir pump ruther rudely constructed yet answering for all practical pur poses at present connected with tho pump is ft ono inch tin pipe siphon shaped and at the elbow or top some three feet above tho pump is a cylinder somewhat larger than the pipe and connecting both parts of it of this is a smaller per borated cylinder while at the lower end of it is a valve through which tho grain drops out the other arm of tho siphon is extended down into the grain pile when tho machine WA first ready to bo started some wheat was put into common envelope box to represent the car or vessel and tho grain was sucked up at a rate that was perfectly astonishing As some one remarked at tah rato tho completed buchino would draw the out of a vessel in los g than no time this was making an elevation of about five feet and some who viewed tho en of tho crude air pump reasoned that it would lie possible to baiso grain only about thirty two feet or as high as tho air will sustain a column of water but without urging alio case mr wilkin quietly had an additional lot of pipes made and planting his machine in tho third story of of tho custom house forty feet from the ground had the satisfaction of seeing it take up the wheat and corn out box placed on the ground as easily as ft whirlwind would take up the dust from tho road tho next step was to tle air pump m tho fourth story over fifty feet from alio ground where tho result was similar the only drawbacks new the mechanical in atia appliances thin ct tho hiie alton about raiding grain togi by arta sura |