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Show oo ,j PREVENTS SNOW DRIFTS r ON TRACK. j ; To prevent the drifting of snow in j . railroad cuts, Is the object of an in- vention patented by Benjamin F. I j Swezey, of Bellingham, Minn The l I device consists of a framework of J uotched beams running parallel with B the sides ot the railroad cut In the notches are placed , strips extending fi at anglos of approximately sixty de- j grees with the horizon. It is claimed C that when the wind strikes the strips. I the snow will be deflected downward around the forward end of the device I on one side of the track and up under I the strips on the other slde & |