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Marion Steam Shovel Company Official Returns. WITH GLOWING REPORT ON SUCCESS OF TEST Greatest Distance Gun Shoots | Twenty-Nine Miles—The Ac curacy Is Perfect. Officials of the Marion Steam Shovel company are lighty pratifel over the companys test of the lols, gun manufactured here and seul! East early in April The gun Was, given a thorough test at the Aber deen proving grounds, ‘ppt Bala nore. Tuesday. The test was satis factory in every way. ‘The test was held in the presence of government officials and Jaco W. Fellmeth, general superintent ent of the local plant, befae the gun was accepted by the govern ment Mr Fellmeth returned chit morning and was highly gratified all the results of the test After leaving Marion the gun was taken to Washington, where was placed on exhibition during the Vic. Lory joan campaign ! Favorable Comment. While in Washington, the gun ext oited much favorable comment from officials and officers at government brant the ordnance and artillery of the army From Washington the gun wail taken to the proving grounds a Aberdeen near Baltimore. The guns the only one at its kink to be entirely manufactured by any plant All the other large guns have been assembled the parts being mines In various plants over the country The gu turned out by (We local com pany was all home-made and not one part was built out of the local concern Shoots Twenty-Nine Wile Last Tuesday when the gun was fired for the first time no adjust ments were nace teary and every par of the intricate mechanism worked perfectly. Officials of the govern ment who tested the gun said that they were very much pleased with its workmanship and constructs and that it was very unusual to how a gun come from the factory and not need some minor adjustments to make it perfect In the first shot 369 pounds of spowder were used to fire a projec t one weighing 1,070 pounds Thy eneli reached a gemcity of 22,206 ffeet 1 second. The greatest distance’ the gun was fired was twenty-nine miles At this distance the accotar of the gun was perfect. Eleven more of the guns will be made at the focal plant The sec ond ones nearing completion and will be turned out in about ten day and gent East. :
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Marion Daily Star
Marion, Ohio, US
Sat, May 10, 1919
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