| From the Macon (Ga.) Telegraph |
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| September 20, 1864 |
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| 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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