, 1881-04-06

practicable. 50 ordered.
inF conve,t!oa shoald t III oa soa to monbdrs % Ut 70
crlls and to others At 81 )er copy.
Cnpt Hotlse sud- that the report Of tho Com;
Tho Committee on ccntral Offices and APP
pArntua WIS not roAdy to report.
THE COMMITTEE ON LINE CONSTRUCTION
AND MAINTENANCE
reported verbally through Mr.. lioos TINT expcrt-
Inrtits hatl been made wlih sleeI wire. which
possessed greator tensile strength than H.lrnll-
ways, Hn1 not 80 lNblu to yet out or order.
NJ. Il steel wire was nhont c1unl tn strength to
opportanics @ ri Of tnralns @ corsiers. @ stcei % was
lighter. cheaper, and tiid not s,g. The matter
OF rcs!stanec u,atlo little or no difference.
steel wire for river croSstngs. hit fonnd that
soon NJ the .pnlranlzed surface wore OF, steel
hoaT, sSs ss sSs Is shoa e be
hydrogen. Tho question Of Sondus,lvity did
III. sargent. OF phiadelplaia. said thai. they
used No. II wire, and Thought much OF thnir
success WINS consequent upon TINT.
economical to string any tlhcr wlro than Nu. II:
IIo thought that In nn nvcrhYc town tic life Of
Mr. Dnrant iniorsed Whit Sir. Maskins sa,d
a,npky cities, and lnstAncod cnses III st. Louis.
40 also promised nUrrlcra opportunities 0f in
9peuttne model Of a derrick for raising poles.
Mr.. Scsater, Of Canudn. sud tint nenr tue sea-
coast thoy bud been compelled to substitute No.
10 for No. ]. wire. IN consequence OF tho action
Of salt upvn 1t,
soyseral, ,.}eiexatc. agreed that stool wtre sui.
fered rapidly III smoky towns-
Mr. lttlss sAid tho use Of smMll steel wiro gave
tho ErcAtcst freedom from indnutlon.
Another delegate had found tho talking quail.
Mr. Eckert said thut IN Cincinnati exty hours
WOULD chnuge tho color Of n new wirn and nsslm-
Mr. snrgonr said TINT in Philadelphia tho
.strctche.s'. wore Hu0 feet. and thcy had 10
VII rsn s se he eilssed very fine wire could
be used In small cities and wl'esu tho atnhs-
phoTe was very very dEy: flno wire 9a. oxp.sed lsss
rcasou, as well lB custer to replace IN case Of
II I.S; W s;y<, st Esy ; Tosf sy 3 81 Me- f.
md No. t. wires all bruko down about tho s.'no
Sir. llaskins agreed TINT In slcot storm tho
stxo Of wlrn tA,i,io Ittlo difference. Steel would
resist seot better than trou
Mr. ltosB recommended tho use OF "x0 oross-
arms ~ most convenient.
Mr. Speett. VI Louisville. asked far insortan.,
tlon ns to the colnparattvo merits Of glass and
u The Ghar saii Il was generally Understood
that porcelain tnsulutors wore tho best, ulli
nothing but. ihotr greater cnst had prevented
Mr. iIaskllts said thoro WIS u grent dltfarcnco
between ess,ei Knobs aud tnsuiatcrs Of tho
Tho report or tho Committee was aloptod, and
tho Association took Il rccess until y. IT..
peI%ss ;s;tSss SSst ,s',1 sssa' H.
LIGHTNING alslsEsrElts
ia tho toweta. .....
\ Delegate from DAvonpoTt, H., said they had
used thetr with SUCCESS.
fcnporlrlly disabled by reason OF tho abseuUo
" sir. sarpont, Of Philadelphia, md otbor dclc-
gatcs bud not realized tho necessity OF arrcsters.
"cAnLEs"
iinakina. IL Siiw"nk",,. sn,h" IN ti,H x.,htnnt'
iaySnR no tut,,,ols IN si1vauec.' rs Ia Gs5c,Ino'
thS three e r'ysrs ny ca9ss tl9 eoasractoa or
WIFE w1 nropaInsnn ana cod9n,c thrnpS 1 ioasa ase
Nh sKnt g. so 2. Sc snS ccs o. rG
yeMr ~ y 1es an a way ~ p IT, ncs ~
@ fonttb If ~, s"H Hu as .i XII fna ~ ~ "'o Ppes'
1so v ~ -, tag May G WYE %tis ~ s th,t n no
~ nnsia1cnhn Scv w" md 'nhir tho,o ,taf ~
nas Fn.t ,,at,.o H., .rfnnt ~, ~ mu ''It" 49,, ~.
n .,.ts Ter ftt MD Weishc M 1,,s nnn r. I sna
'o1: r., G. II. Chinook, of Now York. .a,d their
caSic 1hTco ,niies ii icnFiS was struns III a Tic
'1u ~ nnno r.t,sesnnttS ~; c.t,ro e,ca,,,t,,,
ar'n' n.ni",meti sho u.nrift n s,,.S, coas aouoo
Mrii RSttsrsSp ia.ds iaii fsi,oIt Il e cab!es
~ ~ .s1.In ~ y ;, % p'Husut "1ao
NJ H"i,t,,' o ~ Hn| Grnnnsnn ncnorto.i ~,
cnt,lcs In that city,
Mr.. liHskins pkesenfcd tho report Of tho Cou-
lnlttco un
SUPPLEMENTARY LINES,
"a proparca by Mr. Horny ". puno ,,t Nev yor1.
i'h rrMst sit fnrti, lint tbn ~ nrie,,S" RI thn
inst Winter showui thur soIncth liz n,,Ist bS dnu1
m nrntn"t tl,n wir.s Yr,Im tn w.snshar " + nv.
hrI,n ,lcn,onstrnirti ny cxpar,nont lint ao,,"t i
t.niii hn "nnvnynI ernHt dIstnnrna Nv sIsi,tnr.
rnWean w;fns. Fhe rSport WA M pxhanss5vo
nsc, hid l.surIbet IN detail tlv V..ros syator,ss
lrnf. naErett' t SporiutV.idnnt of tho ,,htcooo
Flrc. AIsrn1 n"n1rttno,,t rnvma t}osrrtntinn m
MI ununrwrouni wiru 10 ES put III NAN In thia
~, ,ttv e'' stoAe'' ""o ," W. F"" Az nav II" 'n'o
e'ii}} i}r. nuk,r. of Akron. O.. rcnortos ,but ,ho
Canmtseu uM "Cai!sI.Siis sisI GonnSustng
HV. y At'or* TASt Ht@AAEA