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THE IRRIGATION AGE 



A Consolidation of two Large Firms. 



For many years our readers have been 

 informed of the merits of the Hot Air 

 Pumping Engine for supplying water. 

 Two firms The Rider Engine Co., of 37 

 Dey street and the DeLamator Iron 

 Works, 467 West Broadway, New York 

 City .-have made and sold thousands of 

 these engines, and this consolidation 

 means an enlargement of the facilities 

 for producing the engines, as well as a 

 cheapening of the cost. The successors 

 of these two firms,-The Rider-Ericsson 

 Engine Co.,-propose to give the benefits 

 of this consolidation to their customers 

 in the way of reduction of prices, as 

 well as supplying an engine superior to 

 those heretofore produced. These en- 

 gines are simple in construction. They 

 require no attention after a fire is 

 started. Any kind of fuel can be used, 

 and a very small quantity of heat will 

 drive them to their utmost capacity. 

 They are capable of supplying thou- 

 sands of gallons of water per day, 

 which on a farm or country residence 

 can de distributed to any point with the 

 proper piping, thus facilitating the 

 watering of stock, sprinkling lawn, irri- 

 gating crops, and not only supplying 

 water in every part of the house, barn, 

 ect., but extinquish a fire if one should 

 occur. A shallow stream or well, 

 either dug driven or artesian, is all that 

 is necessary for the water supply and 

 the engine does the rest. 



We commend this new firm to the 

 best consideration of our readers. They 

 are thoroughly reliable. After April 1st, 

 1897, the office of the consolidated firms 

 will be at 22 Cortlandt street, and until 

 that time all communications should be 

 addressed to the Rider-Ericsson Engine 

 Co., 467 West Broadway, New York, 

 N. Y. 



Gasoline Engines. 



The Weber Gas & Gasoline Engine 

 Co., of 426 S. W. Boulevard, Kansas 

 City, Mo., is doing quite an entensive 

 export business. Among recent foreign 

 shipment of engines by this well-known 

 firm are: 



Two Weber Gasoline Hoisting En- 



fines going into a mining country of 

 aslo. B. C.; one large size gasoline 

 engine to operate a machine shop at 



Halifax, N. S. one complete electric light 

 p ant, including engine and fixtures, 

 Merida, Yucatan; duplicate order for two 

 engines for Piraeus, Greece; engines for 

 mining, irrigation and for driving agri- 

 cultural machinery have been reseutly 

 shipped to Monterey, Guanajuato and 

 Guadalajara, Mexico. 



This company reports its trade as 

 very satisfactory. It is just finishing 

 the installation of a large amount of 

 irrigation machinery for the Consoli- 

 dated Canal Co., at Mesa. Ariz., Beyers 

 Bros., of Sugden, I. T., the last named 

 having a capacity of 4,000 gallons of 

 water per minute; and the first named 

 7,500 gallons per minute 



Its 1896 design engine is meeting with 

 great favor among operators of flour 

 mills, mining machinery, electric light 

 plants and other users of heavy and uni- 

 form power, ranging from 18 to 50 H. P. 

 Another of its specialties is a 4 H. P. 

 Special agricultural engine which is 

 designed particularly to meet the wants 

 of farmers, ranchmen, feeders and others 

 requiring a small power for grinding, 

 pumping for small irrigation plants and 

 pumping water for stock supplies. 



Parties interested in Gas, Gasoline, 

 Crude Oil or Distillate engines are re- 

 quested to write the above company for 

 copy of catalogue and testimonials. 



Do You Want a Paying Buisiuess 



That is safe and will be permanent? If 

 you have a pair of horses and from 850 

 to $500 capital, the P. C. Austin Mfg. 

 Co., of Chicago, will be pleased to cor- 

 respond with you as to the use of certain 

 special road-grading and earth-moving 

 machinery; also well-drilling machinery. 

 To save correspondence, write plainfy 

 stating your situation fully and naming 

 parties to whom you can refer. 



A Small Community 



Nestled among the fierce monarchies 

 of Europe are several quiet little republics 

 that enjoy the blessing of free govern- 

 ment. The republic of St. Martin has 

 8.000 inhabitants; Andorra (>.000 : Mor- 

 esnet, the smallest of all, on the frontier 

 between Germany and Belgium. 1.200 

 inhabitants who carry on important in- 

 dustries. 



