The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-05-07 00:00:00

A QUESTION OF COST

There can be no doubt that the most potent reason
which has influenced the adoption of the flange-rail..
on the Contiuent and in America is the initial
cheepue:s of the system, but we question whether
ultimately, if everything were taken into cousidera-
ti.n, the method in vogue in this couirry would not
prove the more economical. As regard. the char-
acter of the different tracks, there cannot be two
opinions It is, indeed, argued that the double-
headed rail lacks the steadiness which the flange
imparts to its rival; but the broad base of the ()hair
supp its this requirement ju-t where it is wanted,
viz., up n tile eleep-r ; aud tee metal which is
wasted in the flange rail in the portions between
the sleepers is utilised in the other to give an extra
thickness of w snug surface ia the bead. With
refereuce to the airing on this qu-stion of the
substitution of steel sleepers for wooden ones, wts
are not certain that it Battles the matter at all. It
remains to be proved yet that the plan of punching
an ear or clip out of the steel sleeper for gripping
the flange rail will bear the tee: of some years
wear and tear It is open ta question whether the
oscillatiou and vibration do not tend to affect the
guage and finally weak,n the fastening; while these
faults would be L•se likely to occur with chairs
bolted to the metal sleeper. We should not be
atm rised if the qvstiou again res,Aves itself into
one of expens;? •
Tile COLONIAL EXHIBITION. It was alway., •
expected that the Colonial and Indian Exhibit:op
would prove a finanei il success, and the report
presented at the final meeting of the exnibitjo
commisaii,n, held ou Saturday last, confirms that
icapressioa It must have been gratifying to the
Prince of \Valea to be able to annoluce the result.
for more reaso .a than one. The; e remained with he
commis-briers ihe substantial sarplus of ..t33,235.
After setting aide £4279, to be investtd ith,
name of trustees, to meet possible continge..cies,
the commissioners have been able to wipe off the
deficit on the Inventions Exhibition (E 5,961
But a far greater source of satisfaction must be the
fact that £25,000 has been transferred to the
Imperial Instituie feud. However opiniwis may
diller as to the oiij ct of the prlosed List trite, and
the mode in which the money is to be rais-d to the
amount required, the sum now set aside is a great
help. The money was legitimately earned, aad may
be as legitimately applied to the purpose to
which it has been assigned, greatly to the relief, we
Should think, of those who have the success of the
institute at heart —lron.

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