219 Hubbard Street, Fort Myers, Florida
We had a nice little steam show of our own here at Fort Myers
last week (dated Feb. 21, 1959). Mr. Joe Ross of Ross Construction
Company put it on in the interest of keeping steam alive. He
steamed up a boiler with two whistles on it and fans coupled up a
dozen or more small engines to the header he set up with
connections for any size tubing. Then as a background, there was a
fifty-horse power Erie center crank clicking over slowly beside the
boiler. Two engines were center crank, two were walking beam and
many others of all descriptions. One of the walking beam engines
came off a steamboat, the other was a baby with six inch
flywheel.
fifty-horse power Erie center crank clicking over slowly beside the
boiler. Two engines were center crank, two were walking beam and
many others of all descriptions. One of the walking beam engines
came off a steamboat, the other was a baby with six inch
flywheel.
With Mr. Blaker was Mr. C. C. Campbell of Tampa, Florida, and
another friend of Blaker’s whose name I cannot recall.
