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Show INVENTOR OP AUTOMATIC SWITCH NATIVE OK UTAH Brief mention has already been made of I he new automatic Hwilch, recently invented bv Ira A. (Tall, of Bancrot'i. Ida. Mr. Call was born in Bountiful. Utah, and for many years has been st udying I he necessary requirements for tho construction of an automatic switch, but not until labt October was he successful suc-cessful in inventing one. The new switch is extremely simple, but thoroughly reliable in action. On the side of the track is installed a third rail about thirtv feet long, constructed so it is movable up and down, and connected con-nected with tho switch proror by means of lovers. Heavy springs hold this third rail up. therbbv constantly keeping the main line open. Attached to each engine, is on extra wheel ordinari'y carried ,iust above the third rail, and by means of a lever in tho engine, this wheel can be thrust outward so that upon tho engine approaching ap-proaching the switch, it i6 mado to run upon the third rail and presses tho rail down by a weight of fifteen toils, and thereby causes tho switch to bo turned automatically. Of course, if the engineer does not desire de-sire to switch he does not thrust out thc extra wheel, and as the third rail is then not touched the switch remains unchanged. |