New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-17
THE NEW TIME STANDARD.
PROBABILITY OF ITS ADOPTION HERE.
ADVANTAGES THAT WILL FOLLOW, ESPECIALLY
FOR THE SHIPPING INTERESTS.


81 have Just received telegram from the Grand
Trnnkl of Canada people," said w. +. Allen, secre-
tary of the General Railway Time COnyentlon, yes,
ferdav. @sayng that they will adopt the proposed
their trains on November a. One Of the absurd in
stances of the present multiplicity OF railroad time
standards can be found on this road. from 20
rOnto to Port Huron trains on the Grand Iunk ul-
vision are run on Toronto time, while the treat
Western road, under the same management, Is run
Hamilton canada tine when dlIeIs Two 90 NM IN
complications of the existing system Is suppned oy
trains to the South. From Boston to Providence
Boston time is the standard Tor running Trans ans
from New-LOndOn to New-YOrki New-Y0rk time
from New-York TO Baltimore, Philadelphia time
from Baltimore to Washington, Baltimore time
and south of Washington the time of that city is
the standard. By the New-YOTk Central ana the
Lake Shore TO San Francisco six different standards
are now used under the new system only tOur
standards will govern the roads. Nearly all the
roads of the country have pledged themselves TO
adopt the new standard time whenever they chang9
their autumn schedules. Those roads whlch VIII
make no change will adopt the new standard as
soon as practicable"
No ARRANGEMENTS have yet been made for having
the New.YoTk authorities conform the city clocks
TO the standard for the Eastern district, WHcH Is
the seventy fifth meridian time ms is only iouI
minutes slower than the present New loIh ,liihe,
and the difference is slight that 1t Is believed tat
people will conform readily to the new railroad Ie
when it is put into effect by resetnng Ine c1oChS
pany has under consideration the question OF crop
ping its tme-ba at the new seventy; fifth meridian
time 1t has not committed itself to the change but
regards it favOrabIy. The shipping interest is the
one most affected by the proposed change IN the
time standard here. If the seventy-hith meridian
time is adopted ship-mastcrs in regulating then
chronomeers will be saved the trouble OF caiGnlat-
ing all the minutes and seconds III the present dh5r-
cnce between New-YOrk and Greenwich time, the
latter being the standard time for marine interests
The proposed time at which the Western Union
ball would be dropped under the new system Is an
even five hours difference from Greenwich tihei
10. Dot. flfr1f1 aG
themselves to the proposed change. MI. Allen
thinks that there will be little difference IN con
forming the time of towns and cities to the new rail
road time "For instance" he said, all the princ-
pal places between New York and Buffalo along the
line of the New-York Central conform to the time
standard of that road, and if the company changes
there is little doubt doubt that these places VIII
follow its action. Before the Gould Southwestern
system was consolidated the towns along the dueT
ent roads followed the different time standards OF
the companies. When the consolidation was
effected Jefferson City time was taken as the stand
ard for running the trains on the entire system.
The towns Immediately conformed their time
pieces to the change"