I have been receiving the ALBUM since 1947 when the Late Arthur
Young, Kinzer, Pennsylvania gave me a copy of a story written by
Mr. Ritzman, dated July 29, 1946 titled ‘Steam Engines Are My
Hobby.’
My interest in steam goes back to the early 1900s when my family
operated a felspar quarry and chicken grit plant, using steam power
to operate the crusher, elevator and screens. I also worked in a
shop during World War II which made steam freight elevators fro the
Dupont powder plants. The machinery was run by steam. In 1949 I
purchased an 8 x 10 Frick traction engine for $250.
Make – Smith, Myers & Schnier. Date – unknown. Cyl. 16′
dia. X 20′ stroke. Flywheel, 96′ dia. and 24′ wide.
Boiler made by Johnson -Michigan, formerly used in a Great Lakes
dredge.
This engine powered a sawmill at Goshen, Indiana until the mill
burned down in 1901. Engine was sent to Sanders Sawmill in South
Bend, Indiana where it operated until 1924 when a large engine was
needed. This engine was stored, dismantled, until January 1970 when
it was acquired by the La Porte Society. It is now an operating
exhibit.





![THE BIG FULL! This house was hauled from way out in the country to Vulcan, Alberta, where it still stands [today it is quite a modern house, having been remodeled]. This picture was taken in 1915. The lead engine [owned by W.H. Jurney & Sons] is a 25 HP A](https://ogden_images.s3.amazonaws.com/www.farmcollector.com/images/1973/09/05164307/IMA_V28_I5_Sep_1973_06a-3.jpg)
![This 1914 80 HP Case steamer was moved under its own steam from Olds, Alberta, to Three Hills, Alberta, a distance of 55 miles, in the year 1967. We had a ''ball'' doing it. That's me [Doug], on the left relaxing against the big rear wheel, I acted as fir](https://ogden_images.s3.amazonaws.com/www.farmcollector.com/images/1973/09/05164314/IMA_V28_I5_Sep_1973_06a-4.jpg)





