New-York tribune., 1896-10-19
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN hiiLhOAD"'
. A BARATToNf TALKS OF THE iMPREssioHH VT
FREDERICK HARRISON. HEAD OF TIE
roNDoS AND NORTHWESTERN.

. p,rTONt TALKS OF THE IMPRESSIONS or
FREDERICK HARRISON. HEAD OF THE
LONDON AND NORTHWESTERN
,,,..,o, Harrison general manager Of the Lon
don and Northwestern Railway. and Mrs. Harrisoh'
Robert Turnbun. the superintendent OF the "he,
and Mrs Turnbull and G. A. Barattoh'' genera
nassenger and freight agent for the company neio'
.re at the Holland House All the members OF 'he
nortv with the exception of Mr.. raratton VINO Is
,c,tng as Mr. iarrison's secretary. are nah''is
nreparations to sail on the White star s,eams"'p
,,oios,,c rex, Wednesday for Liverpool 1ney
arrived I'm this country about the middle OF Ausus''
and since then they have visited Niagara rai'''
RuNnlo ST Louis Denver, Colorado springs ""'.
Frarcisco and other places OF the tar oou''' an"
Northwest besides Montreal. Quebec ana the arg
,,ios bordering on ths w-Engand coast since
,,.v left England they have travelled lsio H'"es
and have made a thorough Inspection OF the N''e''.
, railroad system As Mr.. Harrison Is the guest
of Ane rican railroad presidents and mahagerS' ne
believes II would be indelicate for MN 10 express
his views as to the railroads OF TINS country MI
Rorartoni however. knows well the views vi HIS
chief In talking with Tribune reporter !este'
,a,. ,hou, the trlp. Mr. Barattoni said that Mr.
Harrison and those OF his party had been much I'M
pressed with the scenic beauty OF the country
~, Harrison had been greatly interested In study
ing the methods employed by Am.rlcai nitis m ,hs
III oP'i",,.o ,,a,. run over some Western roads.
liz had noticed the absence OF sgnals alohs soIne
Inc which together with the methods OF train
disnatrtlnC and absence or safety appliances
cslsed him to wonder how so Few accidents nap
nan.d Providence he thought, was responsible
for the successful running OF trains OYER some
roads MANY persons. continued Mr baraltohi,
,.bava sought MIR Harrison, TO have MN make
cn,nn.rison between English and American systems
Sn conna rson can be made between these systems
:rbo American railway Is admirably adapted 10 unis
,nm,,rv and the other 10 its own country. Inc
nhvsicsi condition here. however does not compare
,,iih the English lines. especially as regards sod
rcadvav Mr. Barattoni named several railroads
witch he said. struck Mr. Harrison as having
"trong roadbed construction. The system o'
American switching" continued Mr.; Barattoni i'm
messed MIR Harrison as being better III many
,,esnects than the English system. The result oi
Tho tr,p may bc that American switchihs may sooh
ta saan ON new Northwestern lines.
..rhe thousands expended by many roads here.
no ven, on ION fine stations did not escape the
attention OF Mr.. Harrison. Many stations are
,.ri,,bln palaces In the opinion OF Mr.. Harrison
n,bo is MOI i'm favor Of erecting such buildings. In
EnCIand The roads operated to return the great
est dividends and in consequence. no great sum
Co ,avished on stations. The stations are substan
tailv and plainly built The building OF like sta
ions here would largely increase the dividends OF
American railroads. -, 81,
MIR Harrison was favorably impressed with the
mechanical departments OF the roads which he In
snect.d and admired the interior telephone system
in use in the general railroad offices OF the country