Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-04-11
Steam and Electricity.

| Many S1cGnt1f1c men confident
ly predict that this generation
will see the almost universal sub
stitution of electricity for steam
as a motive power for railroads.
The experiments with electric
motors now being made on one
of its branch lines by the usually
conservative New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad
Company are watched with great
interest by railroad authorities.
Recently the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company has decided
to substitute electricity for steam
on it's line between Burlington
and Mt. Holly, n. j., and sever
al other great trunk lines are
preparing to experiment in this
line.
The short time which has
been required for a general sub
stitution of electricity for horse
power and dummies on street
railways and the constant i'm
provement in electric motors
give rise to great confidence in
the rise of electric propelling
power on larger scale. Only
two or three years ago it was be-
lieved that saving in fuel was
the only advantage that electric
| ity had over steam, but recent
inventions in the electric ap-
pliances have brought into con
sideration other important ad
vantages. A practical engineer
sets forth some Of them as fol
lows.
First, the cost Of repairs is
less with electric motors than
with steam locomotives, because
the mechanism is far more sim
pie. There are not so many NOV
ing parts, and these are not sc
much exposed to the action oi
mud, sand, water, etc. Three OF
four years ago, however, the
cost of repairs in electric service
was a formidable item. Second,
more miles are run per day, OF
more hours Of service are obtain
ed per day, with electric motors
than with steam locomotives, so
that the cost of labor per mile is
less with the former, and the
amount of work done with given
sum invested is larger. When
electric motors Of larger size and
for higher speed than those
now used are made, to take the
place Of locomotives, they w
run about the same numhA
hours as the motors now in use,
| but will cover continuously from
two and a half to three times the
distance now covered by loco
motives, The locomotives must
be run into the round house and
thoroughly examined and cleaned
up more frequently. Third, the
electric motors used to move a
train can be placed under one OF
the cars. The weight of the
train is thus reduced and less
power is required for the NOV
ing of it. 1t would not be neces-
sary to make this motor car as
heavy as a steam locomotive"
The probability is that we will
soon have electricity doing near.
ly all the locomotive work we
now get out Of steam. Then we
will want to flJ.
The North Carolina Kind.
NEWARK, n. j., April g.
Greater consideration could no
have been created among the
Republican leaders of Newark
than was caused by the discov
cry that the Voorhees, supple
ment to the election laws had al
ready gone into effect and would
affect the Spring election, TAX
ing effect now, it wipes out the
county board of registry ane
elections, and possibly the dis
trict election officers, takes away
from the Court and Common
Pleas the power of revising ths
registry lists for the approach
ing election, makes possibly nul
and void the registration of yes
terday, and may throw doubt OF
the election of next Tuesday
That was discovered yesterday
The VOORHEES, bill signed BY
the Governor, became law OF
Monday. The clause providing
that it takes effect immediatel,
was an amendment. It escaped
the vigilance Of the Essex coun
ty members, all of whom were
under the impression that it die
not become operative until Jul,
and who watched it's progress
, through the Senate and Assemb
. ly. A conference was held yes
2 terday upon the bill by Judge
1 Depue, Childs and Kirkpatrick
They scrutinized it to lear
3 whether the Court of Common
: Pleas was authorized to revis
a the registry lists. Their cor
cluSion was that under the ne1
law the court had no such at
thority for revision.
Rhode Island Democrats Defeated
: PROVIDENCE, r. l., April 81