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before using them has become almost fanatical. It is the same 

 idea as testing a locomotive on an indoor test plant. You can 

 make that engine do almost anything you want in the way 

 you run it on the test plant but the real way to get the ton- 

 nage rating of a locomotive, steam or Diesel, is to take it out 

 on the road and put what is called a "dynamometer car" be- 

 hind it in actual road operation where it is hauling the ton- 

 nage it is going to be required to every day. Then, from the 

 graphs on this car you can determine how it is operating, 

 how much fuel it is using, the oil, coal and water consump- 

 tion, its steam pressure, drawbar pull, etc., and from these 

 data you will be able to figure its tractive effort, horsepower 

 and how much tonnage it will haul. 



My final suggestion is to keep close track of what is said 

 about conditions by the fishing editors of the various news- 

 papers throughout the United States, especially those in the 

 vicinity of the waters you want to fish. All careful reporters, 

 these men do a great deal of fishing and shooting themselves 

 and consequently are quaUfied to keep their readers well 

 posted on conditions in any season of the year. And here is 

 one more bit of advice on the subject of fishing tackle— avoid 

 buying from various fishing guides up and down the Atlantic 

 and Pacific coasts. Many of these men are receiving commis- 

 sions on fishing tackle from various companies and are simply 

 trying to build up trade for the manufacturers. What gear I 

 have recommended here is guaranteed by my personal ex- 

 perience with it and I never use any but the best equipment 

 made by reliable manufacturers. When buying fishing tackle 

 it is preferable to obtain it at one of the ports that are con- 

 stantly fished, such as Balboa, San Diego, or any place large 



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