The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-11
RAIL AND CROsSTIR.

The twenty-four hour notation reform
according to the Halliday Age, is not dead.
although l5 has seemed to be sleeping. The
committee OF the American Society of Civil
Engineers, which has been long and effect
| lively advocating the adoption of the plan Of
numbering the hours of the day consec-
utively, has issued another report. in which
1t shows that large majority of the rail
way companies of the United States and
Canada have already expressed themselves
III favor of the change. The number Of Of
ncers who are now on record in tie affirm
alive is given as follows: Presidents. vice
| presidents and general managers, 1856: gen
| eral superlntendents, n; superintendeuts,
d4f; general traffic managers, II; engineers,
%; total, 403. The report states
that the advantages of the twenty
iouf hour notation are also
beginning to be recognized in various
branches OF civil life, as for EXAMPLE in
hospitals, in meteorological tables and other
directors where simplicity of system and
accuracy in noting the hours are essential
Inc Canadian railway continues to use tue
system in its time tables, to the great cons
venlence of travellers over this long trans
continental line and to the advantage of
those engaged in handling trains, anu it is
difficult to see anything to prevent the
speedy adoption of the reform on the other
great lines of the country. At the instance
OF the society of civil engineers, q bill has
been presented to congress, authorizing the
use or the twentv-four hour notation and
making it equally valid with the present
method of numbering the hours in two
series of twelve hours each.
Mining Industry says: Zone may bs par-
doned for believing that the electric railway
system, OF which the road now In operation
between Gravesend and Conev Island is the
model, will be thing of universal adop-
ton. The overhead electric car has bay,in
revolution which may solve all the prob
lens of rapid transit and fulfill all prophe-
cles concerning the mission and uses Of
electricity as a motive power. The tri.
umPhs of electric power are 50 quick and
marvellous in their succession as to exceed
the most exacting demands of the present
industrial advancement, surprising even the
most extravagant conception of inventive
genius. The possibilities of its power have
ceased to be so much study of the scientist
as are the growing needs of devices for its
modified use and control. 1t is only
within the brief period which has
elapsed since the introduction of
the overhead electric street rail-
way car that we have conceived the idea of
general adoption Of electric power on til q
present system railway systems. The sac
cessful operation of the street car is ac-
cepted as first step in its general adoption
TO great railway systems. The elevated
electric railway is pronounced success.
Doubling the speed of the steam locomotive
the electric motor has come to take its place
for traffic and travel. And its speed is All
most unlimited; the possibility of CARRYING
all of the freight of the nation in rapid
transit is claimed for it. Among other
superior claims is that of absolute safety.
This, of course. as we'll as all other cues
tlons concerning the new system, is To be a
matter of investigation and experiment.
having all the advantages of the many
great improvements to which the an
plicatious of electric power may be sus-
ceptible"