Evening star., 1901-10-09

Rails" by Mr.. F. r. Coates, chief engineer
OF the c. G. w. stationed at ST. Paul. A
continued discussion prevails among rail-
road men as to the relative advantages of
thirty-three-foot, forty -fve-foot and sixty
foot rails. Mr.. Coates paper, although
masters did not dispose of the controversy
by any means. His position was that the
forty-five-foot rail, when the manufact-
urer will turn it out for the same cost per
ton as thirty-foot and thirty-three-foot
lengths will be adopted as the standard
on American roads. After a general re-
view OF the question as to first cost, trans
portation, cost of handling and mainte-
nance, the author said:
Taking into consideration what has pre-
Viously been said regarding the of rails
over thirty feet long, we are brought face
to face with the fact that the rail itself IL
longer than thirty-three feet, costs more
per ton, costs more to handle, costs more
to maintain for the same number of tons
ana is more expensive to line and surface.
THESE deductions have been arrived at by
the writer from experience with one hun
dred miles Of siXty-foot rails
But Mr. Coates conclusion was based on
the following:
considering the entire question. We are
of the opinion, where the rail is properly
laid, careful attention having been given to
handiing the same, extreme caution having
been exercised, and the expansion properly
attended to- that the track with forty-five-
foot rails will ride better than with thirty
foot lengths.
Another Association In Session
Sessions of the National Road and Track
Supply Association, in which twenty-four
manufacturing firms were represented, were
held simultaneously with those Of the Road
masters in other rooms at the National
HOTEL Among the companies represented
are: The Armspear Company, New York
Guy buda FOUNDRY and Manufacturing
Company, Chicago, ILL.,; Chishold & Moore
Manufacturing Company, Cleveland Ohio:
Dressed Railway Lamp Works, New York
city; Dillworth, Porter & Co., Pittsburg,
Pa; Elliott Frog and Switch Company, East
St Louis, H.; Fairbanks, Morse & Co.,
Chicago, H.; william Goidie, jr., & Co,
Pittsburg. Pa: Hussey. Binns & Co., Pitts
burg, Pa; Lidegerwood Manufacturing
Company, New York city; National Lock
washer Company, Newark. N. j.; Columbia
Steel Company, Philadelphia, Pa; Page
Woven Wire Fence Company. Adrian.
Mich; Pennsylvania Steel Company, Steel
ton, Pa; Ramapo Iron Works, Hillburn,
N. y; Railroad Supply Company, Chicago,
III; Rurner & Son, Philadelphia, Pa; Web
er halfway Joint Manufacturing Company
New York city; Pettibone. Mulliken & Co.,
Chicago, ILL.,; Diamond State Steel Com
pany, Wilmington, Del; A. o. Morton, Bos-
ton Mass; Iron City Tool Company, Pitts
peny, Three Rivers, Mich
Many of these firms have made exhibits
or their products which will be inspected
by the roadmasters. This is practically the
object Of the convention. The chief item of
business to be considered is the election of
officers.
New officers were chosen today as fol-
lows: r. j. Davidson, Hillburn, N Y pres
ident; William Golde, ST., Pittsburg, Pa,
vice president; j. Alexander Brown, New
York city, secretary: Messrs. H. Elliott,
tr, East st. Louis; F. A. ingalls,, Chicago;
w W. Worthington, New York city; R. L.
Thomas, Newark, N. j.: w. E. Clark, Chi
cago; J. H. Martin, Pittsburg, Pa, mem
bers of executive committee. This body
will convene in Milwaukee next year with
the roadmasters' convention.
An adjournment Of the business session
was ordered at the close of the morning
session, the convention to assemble in Mil
waukee the first Tuesday in October, 1902