The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-08
RAILWAY MBN In SESSION.
Annual COuV nntiOn Of the Road
masters Association.
Delegates In Attendance From All
Parts of the United Stnt"S-The
Opening Discussion ON the subject
Of Tic-PIatr--S0ciuI Features.

U
Parts of the United StnteS-The
Opening Discussion ON the subject
of Tic-PIatrS-SociuI Features.
The nineteenth annual convention Of
| the National Boadmasters' and Ma .nte-
! nance of Ways Association began when
/ that body was called to order at the Ne
/ tioual Hotel this morning AT 1879 O'Clock.
Delegates and members of the association
are present from an parts of the coun-
! Try. many Of them being accompanied by
/ their wives and other members of their
/ families. Among the prominent railroad
men present as delegates are James
Sweeney. Of the Chicago and Rock Island
Railroad, Danville. H.: c. b Jones. Chi
cago. Darlington. and Quincy Railroad,
/ Bcardstnwn. H., D. Buhrcr. Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern. S3ndusIy. Ohio;
=. A. Theed. Lake Shore and Michigan
| Southern. Chicago. H.; Robert Black,
| New York city; William Robinson, Geor-
gia Railroad. Augusta Ga. y. A .Nest.
Atchison and Topeka. Pueblo, Col; Y J.
Moriarty. Atchison and Topeka, Abilene,
Kan; A. L. Mad Chicago and Rock Is
land Railroad. Clinton. Iowa; Charles Nc
/ Emery. Burlington. Cedar Rapids. and
Northern. Cedar Rapids Iowa: s p.
Rice, Richmond. Fredericksburg. and PO-
tomac. Ashland. Va; y. b. Summersett,
/ Charlotte. y. c.; J. S Fawcett. Erie
Railroad. Youngstown. Ohio: j. NJ
Meade. Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe
Railroad. Topeka. Kan. p. Moloncy. Chill
( iicothe, Ohio; William +. Ellis. Boston
/ Mass, John O Brien. Manhattan Rail-
road, New York city, J. $ Single Long
Island Railroad. Long Island city. y. Y.
/ W. J. McClaren. Norfolk and Western,
L
lington and Missouri River. Beatrice,
! Neb
The officers Of the association are: Pres
! ident. J. NJ. Meade. Atchison. Topeka. and
Santa Fe Railroad Topeka. Kans. first
vice president. Charles McEuery BurIinE-
! ton, Cedar Rapids. and Northern Rail
road. Cedar Rapids. Iowa: second vice
president. G. +. Hayward. Chicago St
Paul. Minneapolis. and Omaha. Nankate.
( Mimi; secretary and treasurer, j. y.
| Dickson. Chicago and Northwestern Rail-
7 road. Sterling. III
/ The executive committee is composed Of
/ Gurdou w Merrill Norfolk and Western,
/ Roanoke. Va, c. r. Jones. Chicas1. Bur
/ liuEtou. and Quincy, BeardsJown, ILL.,;
/ John Doyle. Chicago and West Michigan
Railroad. Grand Rapids. Mich. and NJ
| Sullivan. Michigan Central Railroad.
! Niles. Mich.
President Meade called the meeting to
order AT 1890 O'Clock. and n a brief adj
/ dress gave a review oi the work OF the
I association since its organization. The
next thing on the programme Was IN. re-
port OF the secretary. J. b DiCtsDI, " To
announced that twenty-five new members
had Joined the body and that the cash
balance on hand was $j3655
Ihe election Of officers for the ensuing
/ year was postponed uutH later date
The principal subject under discussion
this morning was lie Plates The dis
Z CUSSiOn was opened by J. G. Hechler.
General Roadmaster Of the Denver and
/ Rio Grande Railroad Company MI
HechIer said.
The increase Of tonnage and traffic de-
mands the use OF ne Dates 20 prevent
the rail from wearing- into the tie. can't
ing and spreading, especially where SOFT
wood ties are used The tie plate question
] Is a problem which requires a great deal
Of careful study and can only be- deter
mined by actual usage and experience
There are many different kinds Of tie
plates on the market. on the road with
which l am connected. the Denver and
Rio Grande Railway, j have four kinds
II tie plates in use. namely. the Seryis.
. WalhOupter. >. & W, and the tHeudOn
Z hange The Glendon fange Is now giving
/ the best satisfaction. as IL is the strong
est plate ana IS better adapted for our
red spruce and yellow pine ties. on ac-
count of its having two deep outer Ranges
that fastcn 10 and unite with the tie. and
viii remain so until the tie timber decays
As our ties in this country decay from
the bottom. and in many instances the top
is sound until the tie has decayed from
below 70 within two or three inches Of the
top. the tie plate holds good the life Of
the tie
ION our mountain roads with heavy
grades. sharp curves and heavy Compel
tiOu. where trains run 81 a high rate Of
speed. the tie plate As Indispensable. cs-
ties. The tie plate preserves the align
ment and gauge There are no ties TO
adze. OF rail TO level when canted. and
We do not have 20 reguaEe track every
as is the case where rail braces are used.
"Ou the Denver and Rip.Grande Railway
tie plates are USED on az curves lhI't ts-
Rrees and upward " g nave curves uu 10
sixteen degrees on our main line. The
tie plates are applied as follows
In construction Of new tracks plates
are laid with the rev ties and the rail
spiked on top Of the plates, allowing
I trains 70 embed them The same process
IS used when relayiug an old track with
new steel. allowing the trains 70 embed
the plates, and the men following each
day. driving down the SPIKES unth the
J plates are perfectly embedded
I'm my estimation il would be economy
20 use tie plates IN all yards on switch
ing leads or drill tracks. as the plates
would preserve the life Of ties al least -
/ per cent. To say nothing Of thu labor saved
in repairs No tie plates should De- less
than one-fourth Of an inch in thickness
Other papers that viii be read and dis
Cussed during the meeting are Does
Chemical Treatment Of Ties Increase
the Hardness OF the Wood and
the Holding Power OF the Spike
J. G. Rockbold, r. NJ. 5. F.. & 5.
/ J V Stockton. Cal. "Surfa-inE Track"
N Sullivan. r. NJ. n G. r. r.. Niles.
Mich; 'Tampiug Of Ties" r p Collins.
r N. y Y y II & H.. ReadviIle. Mass;
Burned Clay Ballast" William Shea. r
M G. NJ K St p. ElakeSbuTE- Iowa
Are the Best Results Obtained from the
| Use Of Broken or Square Joints. on Both
Double and Single Track l.. Bradley.
r N. a r q s. F.. Emp0ria. KAN and
r J. Allen. + NJ. q. b. d O.. Aurora. H.;
Results Obtained from the Use OF Forty
five and Sixty Feet Rails r r Coates
. Chief Engineer. C. q. W. St. Paul MINI;
-RauastIng." w r. Emery. r NJ. q. K
y W West Chicago III. The Rail"
W T. Manning Consulting Engineer. r.
d o. Baltimore, Md To Arrange for
the Nineteenth Annual Convention" s. r.
Rice r F. & =. r r r.. Ashland. Va
The social features of the session en-
brace boat ride down the Potomac 10
Mount Vernon. passing Alexandra, Fort
F0Ote and Fort Washington. and 20 car
riage drive 10 Fort MyeT. Arlington and
Southwest Washington ON THURSDAY.