Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 180, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1917 — RAILROAD STAKE FOR PLATE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

RAILROAD STAKE FOR PLATE

Invention of Ohio Man Is Improvement In Grade and Elevation Stakes —How It Works. The Scientific American in illustrating and describing arallroad stake, invented by W. P. ’Newkirk of Portsmouth, 0., says: This invention is tin improvement in

railroad grade and elevation stakes, and provides a stake consisting of a holder for the plate carrying the grade and elevation indications am} adapted to be engaged with the base flange of the rail between adlacent ties, in such manner that the holder and plate will be superposed upon the base flange at one side of the rail in convenient position to be consulted.

Railroad Stake.