The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-06

American Association FOR the Improvement
or Railroad Machinery.

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American Association FOR the Improvement
or Railroad Machinery.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
ma association met Wednesday morning 1t the rooms Of
~ American Institute, 3sl Broadway. Tho attendance
was not ~ numerous on the nrst day.
me Presidort, p. JACKSON New Jersey hairoad Pro
udeut called the meeting to order.
mo Secretary Mr. HOLLY, read the minutes Of yesser
days which unanimously approved Of
md brought up the ollowns report from the Committee
- The Business OF the Association
committee respectfully report ha they have conferred
ne % sssy .a On having
ssesd s following order q for
/ Report Of Committee on Constitution and Bylaws
announcement OF the appointment Of committee Of ten
Announcement of the appointment of the iooa, oomni.
Paper By A. l. HOLY on the Combustion Of Coal in the
! Paper By ztIah CoSurn on Tools; % minutes
Paper. S, zersh Goburn. on BAdwin's Knsne 70 nj.
F F,., 2, asssr: Feed Hs,.sE; Is minutes
i NJ An'houy, Raj Joint and strinssr; is nnutss
3 !: Y s ss.,Gss q, sf p:;ss.
En WroSa.h., iron Oar wheels
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Il Z. T. HOLLY HOLLY Committee
Tho report Of the Committee the Constitution and By
Laws elected heightened discussion In which The Chair
man and Aessrs Imam, Winans, Hesdey and othes
took part
me constitution provides for-the actual practical
peTimenng on all railroad machinery and improvements;
hs collection and publication OF all information same;
e admission Of all railroad companies and those interest
ID, to be eligible members Of the association, annual
teea association TO be conducted by ms
sasers 70 be chosen ann ally by bsot-nve ooaitute
. quorum; tho Board TO meet nrss Tuesday In every
the nos Of the society TO be II the disposal Of the
Board Of Manages the members not 70 accountable r
moro than In the hands OF the Treasurer Then follow
Ne BY laws.
Each article was acted upon separately Some mem.
bars wished 10 include the objects of tbs association
valuable improvements, which may be proposed although
veo opened 10 suggestions Of improvement would
kad waste Of time There wore hundreds Of improve
nents pr oposed which thought ongh OF
pr cucsl se,t and these would be better 20 exclude
They must draw he line elsewhere.
hr ZERAH CoIBURN said vas only question whether
No expense Of putting Improvement, Into practical
eAaon
Mr. FISHER Of New York or posed TAI article a. Il stood
because prohibited the association from testing what
nsh pr, be valuable Inventions which the inven
s were not able to put into practical shape for want Of
nsans.
All tbs articles were adopted and the resolutions ADOPT
Cd yesierday were rescuded, so far eY conflict with
Tho report Of the committee was taken up and In .,
sordanoe With the fourth rule, Mr. Holly read piper
pied about half hour, and listened 70 with much
sssention The paper techni al interesting to scen
70 men, and quite volu ninousy elucdated the subject
scaSed ,ne necessity burn ~ coal railroads.
ing lily the chemklrv OF combustion, asceainei by
he beat chemisu OF England and Amercs and giving
abstract Of the experiments Of Dr. Not, Sir Davy 10
siah PAkes, Jacob Perkins, Charles Nye Williams, 80
He concluded that bituminons coal could be perfectly
ssrned In los motive by allowing sufficient air I, enter
nrR m hnRn TIM
he ested al length the advantages the 10 ,e
over the hue boiler, and applied thes ,usioua the
descti,D OF the Dimpfel boiler Abstracts of reports
engines With tbs BOILER sven and sno we'd ssaving
q nearly 30 cent wood, the engines are used
raunson apd New Bedford New York New Haven and
cher roads,
During the reading Of Mr. Hollys paper some Of the
members we're Agreeaoy chatting -some were reading
Me HnAlD-one 'all . noddn' "-another was ex
smnipg his bank book several went 10 he other end on
NE rvom TO talk 70 heir friends and lev attentive
me PRESIDENT the paper open for discussion
". anApiAY moved be referred TO the committee.
Mr.. WNASs asked FOR facts and not experimerts-that
Tho atse, a liable, being under PECULIAR
management Of ,be officials Of ,he respective roads
Another member called out for the facts
". HnApIr explained that his object moving ihs.
TIE paper ju,t read should taken up, 10 elicit dis
saAsion. The paper well worthy OF attention.
Mr.. BoARDnAH followed In the Same strain.
me CHARaAS said Il ~as In order TO move 70 lay II
Ne table or refer IL 20 the Board Of Management
Mr.. Holly explained the nature OF the paper he hsd
rad and for the inroductos statements
made BY the various railroads fe had alluded TO-
eS ana nos The genera rs.u~ spV psosr
brought before the association should proposition
% es some particular fac or Improvement Tia. might be
beneficial.
Mr. BoARDsAs objected 10 The pa ,er mot being such q
hgirmaieiy could DO referred 70 the committee
molten was made 70 place the paper on she nes OFT
mr. CoIBrRs read pa,er On NE machine tools buiH By
william sellers 20 OF phiiadepnis II stated .he heavy.
q their construction, and Described great number OF
I'm " ovemens recently made In their plan detcrip.
tTn given OF the ehpg hangers and couplings made
By these builders, tbc illustration being made sih the
AID OF full siTed working examples OF Selers pAten,
hanger . and pse0, SSapsg description Of me cast
also illustrated BY model OF PArrys anti fricnon
Dor and turn able, ~ set up In 10 pit.
wa ordered "a he nlcd
Mr. HsADIKy's paper tong next order he said no had
m, had ~ get he facts and arrange them for the
noa,ion. II iron subject which OF deep In.
tsrest 10 railroad men.
Mr.. coIBuss read paper on the economy Of moderate
s~ed for re hi trains and The peculiar adaps,, OF the
eng,res OF " BALDWIN Co Of Phadeiphis, for the
dssfs OF heavy traits n pIox speed shown by
Official state ns hat with the OF these engines OF
x tons the mnvn'an uack she Virginia Cearsl road
hAvos 400 fe,i grad and 2ei feet q,
ibs an bour, Nth one tenth Of the retars OF other
nons OF thai road hAsins uaTmom 80 feet grade, light
curves and ~ engines, aud run a 80 miles m hour
II cree 10 % ned
Mr.. HAYS I'd . paper Ebbeyts heat feeder, which
referred 10 the omnitee
PRESIDENT that association was already
recsrzeo shiosd Tor he hal jast received nsmeer o.
Documents from Phlsdspha, doubt for grstrtods cir
cniaat am ing the members The do5nmeun alluded 10
~ere . nundle 81 tracts, entitled "Ssobsth Mites and
Quesorso evidently 5opteoy written against the break
ns Of toe sabbath BY iDcorp rated ,ompsnies HID the
doc~mens been the lat quotation OF the share list In Val
steet, Ibey would doubtless ne vreediy p',ked up and
thcir peets tcvoured: hui "Bbe Arguments' fell
dead Va ne Railroad Convention the prodered bonts OF
tho Paker Vein Goal Company. AZ railroad interests
we're not To by The members 10 be "eernsi" tho god
seed vn scattered on barren soil II ~oud require
"tyfnl ucngs" OF sudden Wall street rise 70 thar
Nub hssrs
me meeting adjourned until ~ O'Clock
AFTERNOON sxssroN.
me President ~ o'sock, ca Ied the Convention 10
order.