The Worcester spy., 1899-01-07
RI. LOCOMOTIVE WORKS
To Be Operated in Conjunction With
Wheelock Engine Shop-Plans of World ~s-
Wide Scope-Auto-Truck Capital
Raised to $10,00OOOO.

| 1T may be said that it's appearance is
| almost Identical with that OF the
steam locomotive. Air tubes, or bot
ties, are substituted for the boiler
| tubes, but the running gear Is un-
changed. One locomotive is in opera
a section of the New York Central A
| single charge will run the train hum
| dred miles with saving of two thirds
the consumption of fuel
Speaking Of the auto-truck business,
which promises to bring 50 much
money into Worcester, Mr.. Hoadley res
called the fact that yesterday the AL
ready urgent demand for these draws
literally and imperatively forced the
capitalization of the New York Auto
Truck Company from 100000 to $1O,-
100000 There seem to be no limits to
the expansion OF this business.
Mr.. Hoadley believed few knew how
mucn money the company had spent in
Worcester. From January l. 1896. to
February l. 1897, over $500 900 was ex-
pended tn experiments, not to speak Of
800, 600 that went into the carriage ex-
periments, up to August, 1897. Almost
every dollar went to Worcester labor
or Worcester business concerns. Wor-
eestar is a good place for an enterprise
OF this sort, because of the abundance
OF skilled mechanics available. There
IS where the motors and auto trucks
are to be built
II is the auto-truck, however that
most stimulates the imagination The
Introduction Of compressed air motors
on the cross town street car lines OF
New York is less startling than the
threat to drive all horses from the
streets with compressed air cabs, pleas
ure wagons and drays, the latter carry
ing four times the load at four times
the speed Of the horse. The imagination
pictures finely paved asphalt streets,
without the present accumulation OF
dirt and the abemination of noise. and
With horses actually taxed for the use
Of the streets. In three years after the
general introduction Of the motor Theses
changes are predicted
1t is estimated that a billion dollars
would be needed to replace the dray
horses in New York and Brooklyn with
! auto-truoks Still more would be need
| ed in London After New York has
| been taken care Of Philadelphia, Boss
| ton, Chicago, st. Louis, San Francisco.
Louisville, Cincinnatt and Buffalo Will
be taken up in the order named. In q
few years, says Mr.. Hoadley, Boston
Will have an auto-dray system, repre-
senting greater paid-up capital and
larger earnings than any steam rails
way system in the world
The 9uto-tluck companies to be or
gan1zed In the several cities stand in
ABOUT the same relation to the Ameri-
| can and international air motor COM
panies az the New England Telephone
and ether sub-companies stand to the
American Bell. The parent conpa-
ptes manufacture all the locomotives.
trucks, motors, air-comppessing ma
chimes, air reservoirs or bottles" and
sell them to the local auto truck COM
panies, or whatever the corporations
may be that control the transportation
service Gf various sorts Naturally.
some o. tho men who Incorporated the
parent companies have their fingers in
the auto-truck companies. The vast
demand for the truck is proved by the
strong pressure brought to bear to com
pei the increase Of the capital stock OF
The New York company, yesterday, as
above related.
Another point IN regard to the wor-
oester plant. Hitherto, the Wheelock
Engine Company has confined It's op-
eratioDs to the domestic trade Here
after 1t will build Greene Wheelock en-
gines for shipment To Europe and thu
Orient. Mr.. Alfred II. Hoadley, who
has been superintending the WorcesteS
works for some time. VIII remain there
indefinitely, but no Is not unlikely to
become general manager OF the Inter-
national Air Motor Company.
George Fl. Wilson, treasurer of the
Rhode Island locomotive works, will
remain here as the local financial man,
The parent company has its eye on
other New England manufacturing
plants that may yet be purchased.
As a matter Of record, It may be we'll
to name some OK the stockholders of
the American Air Motor Company.
They include A. A. Mcleod, president;
Thomas Dolan and w. L. Elkins OF
Philadelphia; Joseph II. Hoadiey,
Thomas Ryan. William G.. Whitney. II.
II Vreelaud and Coils p. Huntington,
cN-Goy. Roswell p. Flower of New
York II. NJ Flegler of the Standard
OIL Company w. G. Oakman, Col. So
per, president Of the Pintsch Railway
Gas Company, Joseph Letter and 9TH
ers The capital stock is $1,000, 600