abandoned them all and adopted the "American joint" system (Fig. 1) as
the most efficient, simple, and reliable. It gives the belt an unbroken
flat surface and is far superior to anything so far introduced for that
purpose.

We have not stopped at _flat_ link belting, but have turned our
attention to manufacturing round solid leather link belting, and believe
that we have almost attained perfection in that line. As the
illustrations clearly show, there is quite a demand for inch and upward
solid round belting, and the difficulty always has been to join such a
belt together. All steel hooks, etc., do not seem to satisfy. This, our
new invention, is so simple that it hardly needs explanation. A belt of
this kind can be taken apart in a short time, and shortened or
lengthened at pleasure.

Now, Mr. President and gentlemen, I shall be glad to answer any
questions in reference to these link belts, or give any further
explanation you may desire.

Question.--Can these link belts be used on dynamos for electric lights?

Answer.--Yes. In England they are used almost exclusively on dynamos.
However, they run only 700 revolutions per minute there, whereas our
slowest dynamo runs 1,100.

[Illustration: Fig. 2.]

Quest.--Would you advise link belts for high rate of speed?

Ans.--No; they give better results on slow running machinery.