The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-30
THBAMBRIChNL LOCOMOTIVE
An Expert From India Says 1t Is
s. the Best That Is Made,

... the Best That Is Made,
The Principal Objections to Them.
he Says l. Their ExtravuEa<t
Consumption, of Coal and Lusz of
DUrUbiIity-Thcy Excel in Hauling
NEW YORK July so-SpeakinE Of the
comparative qualities Of American made
and other locomotives. Theodore Phillips,
a director of uhe Bengal and Northwest
ern Railway Company Limited. and owR-
tT of the RurdwaH Engraving Works. of
Burdwan- India. who has Just arrived
here from Liverpool today. said
The American-buiIt locomotive Is be
ing received with much favor hv the diff
ferCut railroad companies in India There
are two unanimous objections TO them,
however. and these objections lie in their
eNtr;va CANT consumption of COAL and
lack of duFa bility- They are aImost. con-
tinuajly in tbs repair shops. These are
Two serious deficiencies. it must be ad-
mitted but IN all Other respects they have
proved thoroughly reliable ana emInentIy
adapted TO tbe many long stretches Of
railroad in India
3lr- Phillips is returning to Indie from
brief holiday spent with his son-I1-IaVT.
Sir william. Muir. III AVarWiCkshjTe- Eng
IeFld Frenf- Bere-he viii sge first. by way
Of san Francisco. direct 10 Japan, in
which country. IN The vicinity Of Eagasa-
k- he recently purchased >He acres Of
land for tho uureose- of erecting q large
engineering plant in connection with his
works IN India G5r Phillips had many in
tereztiHg things 10 say regarding the
thousands OF miles of Hgw territory that
has been opened up to civilization in The
northwestern provinces of India since the
introduction Of the railroad IL that section
70 the country some tweuJy.,years ago
Talking. further of the American JoGumo-5
tive he said:
Their hauling powers. however. are
far superior tc the English locomotive,
and for this reason they are used chief5s-
Hfor heavy freight purposes We have
quite a numlssr OF American locomotives
at present in service on the Bengal and
Northwestern Railway and they are
highly satisfactory il every way but for
the deficiencies ] have mentioned
% American STE f--{fF rails and bridge
purposes Is extensively used IN India. not
because American steel IS any better than
the British FTsdUCt. but because II Is
cheaper. both a. regards its bare cost and
tran spoTtatIon- AnotEer thing I may say
that has recently tended TO favor Ameri-
can steel III india is that when an order
Is placed N lSrnerIca it Is filed with
prornptness- This, II need hardly be said.
of the greatest Importance, for it means
an immense Saving 81. what would other
wise Hs unnecessary delay and expense
10 the Government OF course England
naturally gets The biggest share Of the
steel contracts from india. but in cases
where haste is required the order is gen
orally placed in the hands of an -Asneri-
can firm
Commenting on the present strike in
this country. Mr.. Phillips gave II as his
opinion that America viii suffer a great
downfall in her future commercial su-
TTemacy If she allows organized labor
headed by. agItators, te get the upper
hand Great Britain long ago permitted
trades Unionism TO graPple her by ti,e
throat and she i suffering ROW as a con-
sequence q restricted output IN every m
portant line OF her industries. which has
greatly Handicapped her in the race with
foreign competition and the fulfilling of
large orders IL countries where trades
unionism Is allowed 70 flourish II never
fans TO act as a cancer TO their CONNER
ciaI growth
IN japan the rest Of the world has IN
excellent example Of her wonderful con-
merciaI progress during the past fifty
years And free trade in labor is one of
the chief factors that -as made her To-
day q power TO be reckoned with It is 10
be hoped the employers in the present
strike viii give the strikers 2 chance 10
try their fuB strength against them II
VIII pay The employers 10 tight the strug-
gle 10 the bitter enc. II they WIN II VIII
he recognized IL every country as a sig
nay victory for the principles OF free
trade in labor as against organized labor
and corruption
ASKED regarding trade relations be
tween America and India. Nj Phillips
said India s present MONETARY system
greatly handIrapS HeT commercial INFER
course with EOid-tteaiinE countries A.
everybody knows midas currency is sill
Yer ana the rupee, winch Is equivalent
10 about , cents Is constantly nuctuat-
ing in its rate Of exchange. II Is this
fiuctuatiug II value Of the rlIPee. coming
IN contact wiz hostile cUrrencies- that
causes trouble, and Sn long as Il cor
EInueS Iudia'S foreign trade relations can
not be expected 10 be live In This the
British Government By continuing thu
present monetary system in India prac-
JICaliE closes the door of the enormous
market for British goods which the In
dian Empire ought 70 afford II India is
ever permitted 10 have the gold standard
she viii be able 10 engage in a great
trade with foreign countries. and ! have
no doubt she VIII become one Of An
erica = greatest customers as well as
kceEest competitors IN the markets Of the
world
MT. Philips Goes not advise anyone to
20 TO India unless thoroughly qualified in
soHe profession All the engineers en-
pioypd on railroad construction IN India
h said are graduates Of the Royal IN
dian Engineering Of GoJDers Fiji Stances
England. and the positions are secured
by rigorous competitive examination only
A physical examination has also 10 b
passed The pay OF q civil engineer
ranges from S2.eJ 10 sz9G13 a year. ac-
c5rciug 70 grade and ability
CHASE LAST WEEK.