The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-07
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Baldwin Locomotive Works and N"-ting-
house Electric Company ~ Allies.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 6.-Ohicial an
rouncement mas been made that the Bald
win Locomotive Works and the Mosting-
house Eectric Company have formed a
working partnership The TWO concerns
represent an aggregate capital OF about
so Ono. 900
Negotiations have been going on for
about two months Yesterday the terms
were ratified by the Baldwin Company.
Tomorrow the Board OF Directors OF the
WESTINGHOUSE Company viii pass upon
them.
Tbe coalition Of interests will. il was
stated. result in the early Introduction OF
improved forms OF electric motors for
railroad companies, and give employ
ment TO upward OF 1900 men IN busy sea-
SONS
each company will conduct its own
plant, as at present. extensions being
made as the business warrants
4 member of the big locomotive nrm,
In speaking Of the matter this afternoon
said:
I'VE have been seriously discussing the
matter ever since the latter part OF April,
and i'm view 81 the improvements winch
we Jointly considered the electrical deNcl-
Opments OF railways 10 have been we
thought il TO our advantage 10 combine
our Interests and I'm furtherancc OF mat
policy have concluded contracts Whlch
make q practical partnership, and We are
now prepared to construct electric ran
WAYS. locomotives. ana everything mat
pertains 10 electrical operation OF rail-
roads"
The Baldwin Locomotive Works was
founded by Matthias w. Baldwin, VINO,
on April p, 1851. put his first miniature
locomotive in motion and then punt
locomotive, "Oli lrOnsides,' which maze
its first trip on the Germantown iean
on November %, 1872. The first building
on the present site was erected IN ln,),
10 70 En0Wn
owned and managed by Burnham, IL
nams a Co. They cover fourteen acres OF
ground and the capacity, on tuil WORK
ing time is one locomotive in each eight
hours. There are 4g0o men employed.
The capital OF the firm-the enterprise
never having been incorporated-is placed
a 100000
The Westinghouse Electric Manufac-
Il ring Company Is Incorporated, having
its plant in Pittsburg. its capital is
SIC 10000. It's last statement showed It's
assets 10 be Si4722.3i5. Brayton Ives Is
chairman OF its board Of directors. ana
George Westinghouse, Jr. IS president
of the company. In the board are
Charles Francis Adams, August belmont
and OtL-r Weil-knOwn capitalists. IT'S
stock is divided into SOL $50 preferred,
s.. 100 4Si asserting. and Sllsl,o common.
It's charters franchises and patents are
rated as worth $i5l9.SS2
The Westinghouse Company controls
patents in existence. It's only formidable
rival being the Edison General Electric
Company. OF New York.
P1TTSBURG. Aug. t.-W: d. Upte-
graf of the Westinghouse Electric ana
Manufacturing Company said. in con-
firmng the report from Philadelphia,
that the company bad formed a partner
shin with the Baldwin Locomotive
Works fof that city 10 manufacture
electric locomotives.
Company viii give us everything that
is necessary in carriage machinery, and
we VIII supply the power. If our plans
are sHccessful-and there is every reason
TO believe that they Will he-railr0ading
will be revoiutiOnized. We have figured
that locomotives can be built 20 run 100
miles per hour, and we viii see them
going at that rate within a few years.
This may seem like "A flight OF magma
ton, but II is not. We have the motor
nish the 'carriase 10 allow this high
speed
NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-George West
inghouse who is at the Windsor Hotel,
ia New York. said 10 a World reporter
last night:
1--WE have entered into working ar
rangement with the Baldwin people,
under which We provide the motors Tor
electric engines, and they baild the rest
of the gear. There is an increasing de-
manu- LOT tltttliI iOtOAloliNtSs anu my
may become the chief traction power N
the future. In order 10 supply the great
demand for them we nave taken the
necessary steps in advance
so far these locomotives have had a
very limited use They have been as
signed 10 work in freight yards IN sit
uations where their freedom from smoke
made them especially valuable. But
these limitations cannot last, and we
realized that plans must be made 70
build the machines on a large scale"