Lehigh University - Epitome Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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New Jersey . . Prnnsylvania Concentrating Works. ; . Thomas A. Edisom, President. t . - Edison, Sussex County, N. J., Nov. lo, 1898. • ■Messrs. Paul vS. Reeves Son, Philadelphia, Pa. Dear Sirs: — This Company uses for bearings the alloy experimentally determined as the best by ' Babbitt, and made by Paul S. Reeves Son, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It gives. perfect satisfaction. , . •. Yours very truly. New Jersey Penna. Con. Works. The Lehigh Coal Navigation Company. Lansford, P.4.., December 21, 1898. Paul S. Reeves Son, ' ■ - Philadelphia, Pa. Dear Sirs: — , . For man)- vears, this Compan} ' , wdth very satisfactory results, has been using exclusively for bearings the anti-friction metals, and for mine pump valves and •valve stems the Phosphor Bronze metals, made by Paul S. Reeves Son, Philadelphia. The valves in a large Cornish Pump, employed under exceedingly heavy pressure to lift verj corrosive water out of No. 4 mir»e, have been in use about four . years and are still in good condition. This service, under most trj ' ing conditions, is unusual, not to say remarkable. Respectfully yours. i - -.•,;-. W. X). ehner, Superintendent. jEANESviLUE Iron Works Company, Mine and Special Mining Machinery ' . . JEANESVILLE Luzerne Co., Pa., Jan. 12, 1S98. Messrs. Paul S. Reeves Son. Philadelphia, Pa. Gentlemen: — Replying to your recent request for some information concerning your Phosphor Bronze, would sa -, that we have been using your Special make of. this metal for the past six years, and from the fact that our orders for it have been on the increase, this alone should be evidence ' ehough of what we think of your metal. We are glad to state, however, that the metal has given universal satisfaction, in withstanding the action of the acid mine water, and we are now useing it .exclusively for this class of work where we formerly used Brass Compositionj ;, Yours trulv, ■ ' -■■• ; JEANESVILLE IRON WORKS CO. V. H. Rood, Vice-President Manager.