Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-22
THE ERA OF BIG THINGS.
IPhiladelphia Record.]

The multitudinous changes of far
reaching Importance which are now oc-
curing in the industrial and CONNER
cial worlds demonstrate that we are
entering on an era Of big things.
Whether we look at the merchant, the
manufacturer, or the discoverer of new
processes and new inventions. we per-
ceive that success comes TO the man of
large ideas. Indeed, some of the most
remarkable achievements of recent
times have been due entirely TO en-
slarged methods of tgansacting business.
In the last week of october. for ex
ample, there We're recorded the largest
orders for steel rails, locomotives and
cars evar known in similar period.
One million and half tons of steel.
rails, 10000 cars and 500 locomotives
were actually ordered within six days.
In the same week there was published a
motive ever constructed, built by the
Brooks Locomotive Works for the Hi
nois Central Railroad company. The
| total weight of this engine. without the
tender is o32. 200 pounds, and the weight
of the engine and tender. loaded, is
SG4 600 pounds. The locomotive IS de-
signed 10 !aui Trains carrying -."Yv
tons.
| few weeks ago the largest Steam :
| ship in the world arrived IN New otk
after successfu! maiden voyage, ana
II Is now stated that the Great Norm
| ern Railway has already contracted in
| England for two steel steamships Whleh
| viii be l6 feet longer than the new
| Oceanic, OF the White star me ~ IS
l w.. -, !
/ further reported that these Two are pu'
the forerunners OF large ilest o.
equally gigantic steel steamships. fef
the trans-Pacllc trace between seat ZIG
and Japan.
/ When the baldwin Locomotive works
1 Installed two giant electric travelling
cranes. having a lifting capacity OF NV
tons each, in their erecting shops few
i Years ago these labor-saNing appliance
We're the cause Of much wondering
/ comment among the engineers ahe
! others; but more recently the Carnesi'
4 steel company caused TO be putt 20
4 its Homestead planD an electric travel
i ing crane having lifting capacity o
l5o tors. ana 1t IS SAID mat no NOR
aifticulty Is experienced IN the opera
tion OF this monstrous mechanism thal
IN the operation Of the smaller cranes
The Railway World (Noy 4, mention
in It's notes Of the week the following
That was q remarkable demonstra
Ition Of what a inogtil can DO, which &c
CURED on the New York Central tn
sother day, when engine No. 94S one 0
( the new Inoguls. hauled out train M
i II, the Southwestern Limited, made u
Iof two mail cars, five passenger coache
and nine Wagner cars, sixteen in al
The total weight Of the train was 1882
, 900 pounds, or 9l6 tons, and the lengt
of the train, including the engine. wa
.2l2 feet or nearly quarter of mil
This engine. II is said made the rur
J ning time Of the train between Ne
: York and Albany 143 miles, in thre
hours and fifteen minutes
Whether we consider the actual az
= complishments Of the present day ,
: those under confer plation for the nee
future. we can not fail to be impresse
by the fact that "bigness" is the Ike,
note OF every important undertakin
Indeed. many Of the great trade con
binations which have been forme
i within the past year or so are mere
i necessary preliminaries toward the r,
ACCOMMODATION az manufacturing indil