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Show ERIE REVOLVING STEAM SHOVEL 1 n r CiiMni rnnds arc vitni In tlic ci-onoinic f.1ci'lomK'iit if tiio nation; also they nn.: iii'lishi'iisnhln ; adjuncl.s of t lie martial efforts nf any eountiy. Just now the L'nitil Stati-s" noods jood roadn )H'ihjnt.s hiojc than anv otht'r nation on tin; 'loli.'. It: is rssontial that every section of ihv country where, the products prod-ucts of tin' fields and' mines are abundant, abun-dant, shall lie tapped by ;ood highways and by rail. Herewith is sliuwn a striking example exam-ple of the efforts being- put forth by the state engineer's office, with (ieorge I'. MHlonngle a.s cnginoer in charge, and the stale road commission, under the direction of Ira Jlrowniug, to provide pro-vide L'tah with properly graded high-wnys high-wnys designed to relieve any conditions of traffic that may occur at any season sea-son of I he yea r. The big photo shows the ponderous eighteen-ton Krie steam shovel at work on the dugway of the Helpcr-Duchesne road, which will tap the great reserve fanning and mining section of western Utah at a point near the Willow Creek mine of the t'tnh Fuel company. The mine buildings may be seen showing .faintly in the distance. Without the Krie shovel it would be practically impossible for the road commission com-mission to undertake such a tremendous task hs that pictured. The insert gives u close up view of the big shovel at work in a cut. It does not indicate, however, that the strong arm extending, out to the big dipper will lift a yard of dirt and ruck at each load, and at the rate of J DUO yards per day, but such is the case and the speed at which this diggi ng mach ine plows its way through the hard soil of the everlasting everlast-ing hills is simply fabulous as compared with the results that used to be obtained ob-tained by the pick and shovel brigades. Byron W. Miller, rooms 01.1-1- Atlas block, western agent of the Ball Engine En-gine company of Erie.' Pa., is a very practical man. He is an expert steam shovel operator and naturally selected the best and most practical steam shovel to sell in his territory. The fact that the Erie shovel is making good for the state of l'tah, for the Sevier River Earn! & Water company and for numerous numer-ous other large contractors who have excavat ing work to do that requires the might, and power 'of a steam snovef, is recommendation sufficient for all, says Mr. Miller. I n reference to the shovel he sells Mr. Miller had this to say: - "Krie shovels are designed ami built in every detail with quality as the paramount consideration. Designed by men who know men who have specialized special-ized for years in the development of revolving shovels, they represent the best efforts of the leading steam shovel engineering talent in this country. coun-try. "Thev are built from the ground up. alont; Hues suggested by the long ex-pei ex-pei ience of our designers and builders, who are intimate in their' acquaintance wit h good ami bad shovel design, and who were mih'ampered by any collection collec-tion of ancient parts., patterns or other legacies of invested capital. "In addition to numerous improvements improve-ments in praetieall v every detail of const) uc lion, seventeen exclusive patented pat-ented features are embodied in, the Erie. "The Krie steam shovel is full revolving re-volving and is automatically controlled so that a level bottom to the excavation excava-tion is at all times maintained. Simplicity Sim-plicity of control is a feature. The shovel is adapted to and may be easily converted to several uses, such as locomotive loco-motive crane service, c lam shell, drag line, pile driver and trench wrk. ' |