, 1881-01-28
The Relative Merits OF Iron and
Steel Rails Discussed,
4 General Impression that Steel Is
Perfectly Safe in all Weathcrs.
Emfgrnnts' belongings 70 1}e 'Trnns-
ported Hereafter at Il Special
Rate.
The Aurora Stockholders Again In Possess
sion Of the Chicago Il Iowa
Road,


Tho numerous railroatt accidents tint have
occurred tits wiutcr ftns caused cot,sIslera-
bic speculation III to whether steel nru my
butter able to Withstand breaking fru,I,
severe fr0sts than iron rails. Tho feeling
las heco1le general, OIL acco,tnt Of 80 ilany
accidents resulting from brokeM steel rais.
t1'at such rails will break moro reality
than Iron rails, and 1t 1,as becn
ctlargcd that ratfroad managers llave
becnn,e awaro Of t!lls fact long ago, hut con.
tfnuo To Use Atect because It docs not wear
opt rs fast as Iron ard Is moro eeouol,tcat Ia
the end. ln order III get enlightenment oil
ihis SUBJECT. Jnnrnnt feporter called upon
rall-niauNtaeturers III this city mid folnd
that they NIL .ngrred that steel rails, wtlctt
prnperly inndr. viii mt only 0atiast iron
ralls, bgt Are safer 10 travel over III any klnd
Mr. Albert Keen, President of tho Nost!.-
western Railrgad. said that ills Com pasy con-
aitleretl the steel rail to be safer ,tlla'l tho
tor. i Syet. ft'r coid weather, tcs,ies l'nyinE
IN ordinary, wear. No rall. lro1I Or steel,
ta st stss S5s"f d put aass ts ~ Fon t 0tssr % s @
Of thp ties ai,t. Tic Kfouw! In t!,o eqll wealth
er. lie >ttd tut knuw that experiments Ind
neeti tsel ltg ~, i, ti'is coalltry.tl m bulley%
a'ctS Aat Sesi etseWLefG--1o ueSS tfl0 ttNRti-
tafea. Ito believed t,sNt tbs best expesl-
use, aud they Ind been decidedly In favor IT
'!&S s:sSi e. W. r.. Potter President Of tho North
Chicago ltolllig-Aitlfs, .was also aeon by Il
reporter. ~ reply ~ tho rcpartosia! laenl-
Iiss t MI NJ letter saa tiint everything depend-
gu ca a19 r. ns 1h f aft # ", fS sS! . Ssi sl1s
" twfstctt 1y yory slight power. al,ti, on tho
yt!'cs !!atNl. thoy cnuld be ,luln 81, 1,ar,t las
they would he easily snappgl IN coltl wealth
IT, t. lo E1fea t. rs sectln Of ftesl rail "n
folr f. feet lons, dnl twisted as regularly as ii
It,had, however,. been given this sslape
Eo ssi :Mth:F ST. Fotst ssa sa stss ws ra x s ess s 5
ttnn an Iron nste. It would not last 80 lung
stsel rails conid not 10 ,tsed IN variable
citate ilkc tlie Northwest, wl!cro tle tlter-
sixty deKrecs. \ rail- made Ut as hard steel
~ IL nut ~ raxDrs might 6o Used In Il wlrmi
climate ltkv that OF Now ,osleaas,, a,sd
North, IT. this latitude, to nsesthe sum- mil.
bccnuso It would certalnIy break In cold
weather. Experiuannts. Ind been made III
that s1!tety ! III Lopcnt's p ~ upon tie evennefs
cold country, like l&sssia q Aagtlsr
steel rall could DO used t'ian In ting Northern
that rntlru,A mel, wuuld llavo to pny ltlurO
ntteutIo.l to tho quality of hardness IN stcel
rstls. The tendency among them was to ,lsk
to hayc thoM n!ndo too hard, becatlsU they
4 steel ra1! properly Mn.ln would pistlast
soyoral iron rails, and be fur safer.
e. 4. tiorhnln, Assistant Generai MaHngcv
safd TINT IFS road tlatl not used steel ralls
yery extensively. but 50 fur M their ex-
lerlencn went ho was satisfied TINT a goMl
Bteol rail- properly laid was safer thal, all
lron oue. Everything depended OIL the luy'-
ing OF tho rnii.