NP, MT 9/20/1864

From the Macon (Ga.) Telegraph
 
September 20, 1864
 
Progress in Mechanical Arts
   While rambling through the work shops of the Macon & Western R. R. Company, the other day, we were shown a set of driving wheels for a locomotive engine, manufactured throughout in Macon -- probably the first ever made in Georgia. It is true locomotives have been built here, but in every case old driving wheels have been used. In this case, a material defect had been discovered in the driving wheels of the new locomotive George W. Adams, and they had been sent North for repairs. Meanwhile, communication became suspended by the war, and the George W. Adams lay motionless and useless for want of the propellers. Under these circumstances, the Superintendent of the Road, Mr. Taylor, directed patterns to be made -- the casting was done at Schofield's Foundry, and the work finished at the Rail Road Shops. In a few days the George W. Adams will be **** much more efficiently mounted than before. The work upon these driving wheels cannot be excelled.
   {Company reports say that the locomotive was sold to the Government and then to the East Tennessee & Virginia RR in 1861.}

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