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The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-14
Morrison was made visibly nervous by

Morrison was made tvisibly nervous by
the hostile demonstration.
He sent the engine to its work,
though, coupling 1t to several goods
Wagons" holding thirty-fou long"
tons in TO aggregate. AS the ungainly
machine lied along level stretch of
track before taking the grade the jeers
of the crowd grew into loud chorus
of disapproval This was moderated
somewhat as the machine began to
climb, but predictions that she would
soon become a"stalled" were freely
made. They were soon silenced though,
for in less than eleven minutes the
engine had mounted the incline at an
average speed of fourteen and half
miles an hour.
This changed the jeers into a storm
of applause from the throng at the top
of the grade and Capt Morrison's
nervousness was succeeded by corre-
spending degree of elation. Contrari-
wise, the British locomotive builders
were beside themselves with chagrin,
and BURY, whose standard as build
err was second only to Bruners, de-
clared that English engines could at
least duplicate the exploit of the Amer
lean machine. An engine of the new
est and best type was accordingly
brought from liverpool and started
empty" up the grade.
There was no jeering at the start, for
the crowd as well as BURY and Brunei
wanted to see demonstration Of. Brit
ish supremacy Bravely the engine set
out to duplicate the previous perform
ance, the drivers moving merrily round
and round, keeping time TO the rapid
exhaust. When the grade was struck
the machine began to move slower and
more slowly. Presently the single pair
of drivers began to slip, while the ex-
hausted was quickened into a nervous
succession of snorts. Then, before half
the grade had been overcome, the ma
chine came to a full stop and all
hands had to acknowledge that the de-
pissed Yankee engine had done better
than the best obtainable machine of
British make. Then there was jeering
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in the world. Its method of handling
passengers is more economical. it has
more fast trains and it's passengers
travel more comfortably. Only the
most prejudiced of Englishmen or
Germans or Frenchmen deny that.
But our freight carrying methods
are immeasura bly, superior to, those of
the foreign roads. There isn't rail-
road of any consequence in the United
States to-day that could operate its
freight department on the basis of
freight operation abroad without run
ming great danger of falling into a re-
ownership, since the cost per ton mile
on any good American line is only. a
fraction of the ton mile cost on the
best of the foreign lines. This, despite
the fact that our roads show grades
and curves that would be impossible of
operation with railroad equipment that
is considered quite adequate abroad.
We use heavier engines and bigger
freight cars than anybody else. In
the fifties our freight cars were eight
wheelers, and the capacity of the cars
was figured at a ton to the wheel, or
eight tons each. Gradually the capac-
ity of cars has increased till 1t aver
ages nearly four times as much. Five
years ago thirty tons was generally
|. counted as a carload. Now most of the
new cars will carry forty tons each.
! The big, new steel cars will carry fifty
tons apiece. When the eight-ton cars
! were in use fourteen cars was a load
| The massive new freight locomotive of
to-day will haul seventy-fve of the
new steel cars, loaded, on the dead
| level or sixty over the grades and
curves of such a trunk line as the New
| York Central or Pennsylvania. Ameri-
can locomotives are the most econom-
ical in the world for hauling such
trains. Hauling the short, light trains
of goods Wagons used on English
roads it is quite likely that they are
wasteful.
First American Engine Abroad.
| So far as efficiency under difficult and
varying conditions goes, the American
locomotive is far and away the best
machine. This was shown away back
in 1888, sxty-four yeasr ago, when the
first YezS,e engine was. imported into
! England.
The Birmingham and Lancaster Rail-
way was completed in that year. There
was one stretch of road on the line
that for economy's sake had a
gradient of one in 81, or
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a-plenty and the crowd dispersed much
disheartened at the result.
How American Engines Excel.
The, chief point in favor of the
American locomotive on that occasion
lay in its coupled driving wheels
American builders had learned early
that engines with two pairs of driv-
ing wheels coupled could haul more
heavier loads and could climb much
steper grades than engines with only
one pair of drivers. That was be-
cause two sets of drivers afforded two
bites" on each rail, whereas one pair
had only one bite" or just half as
much tractive power.
1t took the English railroad men
many years to grasp this simple the
ory, albeit 1t was amply backed up by
experience, and fully demonstrated In
England on that memorable day "a
years ago.
Inded, English engines furnished
with only one pair of drivers are often
to be seen to this day, and 1t was not
till few years ago, compare lively
that coupled drivers were seen In any
numbers on British roads. 1t should
be explained, however, that with rel
atively light strains single pair of
drivers is as efficient on the best Eng
fish roads as double drivers coupled
are on the average American line. This
is because the English lines were from
the beginning much better and more
extensively built than American
ones. The early English rail-
way builders spent thousands of
pounds In fills and cuts to
avoid grades and curves that the early
American builders would have cared
nothing about. Thus the American
and English types of locomotives, prac-
tically identical at the start, when
American as well as English machines
were built with one pair of drivers
only, diverged rapidly, being furthest
apart some twenty or thirty years ago.
To-day they are much closer, for many
of the new and heavy British locomo
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NEW YORK TOPICS.
DRIFTS AND UNDERGRADUATES OF
THE METROPOLIS.

How Certain PhiIanthropicnI Folk
Are Arranging to Serve Coal and
Meat CheapIy to the Poor-PrepOn-
dersnce of Girls in the Birth Rate.
interesting Economics of Subway
construction The Presidents
scheme for AutomoBiIists to Get n
Hoad Between New York and Phil
adelpbia.
New York, Sept. 13.-The high prices
Of coal and meats present a very se-
rous problem to the poor of this city.
An effort to meet the situation has
oeen made by some practical philan-
Hlropists who are already associated
with the University Settlement Socie-
~ The method adopted is the old So
elaiistic plan of cooperation. now for
'ne hrst time put to a practical test
mere A group OF one hundred fami-
"es' occupying six large tenements.
was selected by the experiments. All
purchases of provisions and fuel are
'''pe at Wholesale. the money being
"pFaneed by the promoters OF the en-
''priSe' Every need OF the families in
'Ds7uon IL supplied absolutely at cost;
quo me expense Of family maintenance
wa" "'H mus been decreased to the 100 fam
''' ' ~ about s7h per cent.
ne experiment has been 80 success
~, mat Il 10 now proposed 10 estab-
N several cooperative kitchens on
| Fast Side. James y. Reynolds.
''''@ls secretary 70 Mayor Low. 10 kaid
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A SIMPLE CHANGE.
Made n World of Inference.

The Health Resort does not always
bring back health, but the Health Re-
sort and proper food make a pretty
sure combination.
Mrs. e. BENNETT. Springfield. Mo-.
writes: II was pronounced a consump-
tive and sent to Asheville. N. c., for
my health. just could not eat with
out a cup OF coffee, and my stomuch
was In such a condition that / could
not drink 1t. / was almost in despair
when the landiady Of my boarding
house said that II / would drink Pos
tum Food Coffee, would find Il would
take the place OF coffee and agree With
me. She made II 30 delicious that en-
Joyed every meal ate, and gained ia
flesh and strength 80 rapidly that /
was able 20 come back home and 1--we.
gave Postum more credit for my re-
turn 70 health than climate Or any~
thing else. 1 ana sendiDg you tails iesv
Ter for the bene6f ~ those vino anN
having herd time living. and / ara
suge thai II they via uee Fostafa.
tlsir Uses Miil be pfoienssd
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the walls of the subway and for the
thick cement roof that is supported
by the steel girders. The subway
builders reckon that in this way they
are saving tens of thousands of dollars.
Much of the earth excavated is also be-
ing utilized. A little Of it that hap
pens to be a fine quality of building
sand is used by the mortar mixers,
but the greater portion is sold to
builders and real estate owners who
are compelled to fill in land before 1t
can be of any account commercially.
This drifts hither from Oyster Bay:
Some one gave President Roosevelt's
little son young skye-terrier. He Had
previously owned an Angora kitten,
which he was and is very fond of
stroking. so that he may hear kitty
purr." The first day that he owned
the puppy he held him in his arms
affectionately Afr a time he went
weeping to the nurse. When asked
why he felt so badly he sobbed out:
why, I've smooved i'm, an I've
smOoved i'm, an l can't make i'm
purr"
Andrew Carnegie, whose Fifth ave-
nue. mansion is nearing completion,
entertained King Edward at Skibo
Castle the other day. In Britains
ruler Mr.. Carnegie had a guest whose
stature is about as short as his own.
Mr.. Carnegie has always regretted
that he is not good six feet in
hight. He has frequently told his
most intimate friends that his one un-
fulfilled ambition relates 10 his phys
zeal dimensions. and at the last public
reception given 10 him In Pittsburg he
Enthusiastically expressed himself on
this point A. this reception one Of
the Smoky cityR prominent business
men met Mr.. Carnegie for the first
time. As this six foot three and two
hundred and nifty pound merchant
shook hands with the great ironmas-
teF ne remarked
MT Carnegie. J regret that ! did
net msek gou sooner, fcr 4 fesi eer-
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The recent report of the census bu-
reau on locomotives, which showed
that, in 1900 $50 American built ma
chimes were sold in foreign countries,
as against 161 in 1890, seems to indicate
that our engines are increasing in pop
ularity in other countries. But the
truth lies the other way, in a measure
at least. They may like our locomo-
tive better than any other in Mexico,
in South America, in Japan and pos
sibly Russia, but they don't in Eng
land or Germany or France. In every
one of these countries the engine driv-
ers complain that our machines are
wasteful of fuel, that it takes an inor-
dnate lot Of oil to keep their joints lu-
bricated, that the workmanship on
them is defective, thus necessitating
unusual and excessive repairs and ex-
penses, and so on.
Not all of these complaints are we'll
founded by any means, being prompted
in some instances by sheer animosity
against American machines, but the
fact remains that while our locomo-
uVes average up to the best, there are
points probably in which they are ex-
celled by foreign machines, especially
lot use on foreign lines.
There is no doubt, for instance, that
English locomotives are more carefully
finished nor that often they can do the
work required on an English railroad
with less fuel consumption than can
the American machines.
Why, then, do the foreign railroads
buy engines Of American make? Be
cause they are forced to do so or get
along without them for months and
months after they are demanded by
the traffic necessities of the roads. For
American locomotives makers, like
american bridge builders, have habit
OF hustling at their work, and, owing
TO certain manufacturing methods not
practiced abroad, can turn out more
work in less time than the locomotive
makers of any other country on earth
besides, 1.-The price is right
American Railroads Most Efficient
Notwithstanding all the foreign criti.
cisms of our railroads--and some OF
these criticisms are more than founded
on Tuth-the American railroad sys.
TEN is by long odds the most efficient
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at least one long distance speedway.
There seems to be a possibility In a
combination between them and the
electric roads between New York and
Philadelphia
. This line is being built in links, the
first car over the first link drumming
from Trenton to New Brunswick) will
be in operation within few days
The desperate automobiles, having
been declared Pariahs by so many
neighbors, see a possible opportun-
ity In the great width of the right-of-
way which has been secured by this
electric railroads promoters and if ev-
erything can be satisfactorily arranged
among the members of the Automobile
Club Of America, will make an offer
to the railway people for thep. rivilege
of building a long distance track for
the whole distance at the sides OF the
trolley tracks. Inasmuch as, for the
greater part of the route, the new troll
ley line runs through public highways.
"scorching" might be done along such
track with little danger to the lives
Of any except those who rode in and
operated the machine.
Early next week will see the con-
clusion of the preliminary campaign
for Tammany leaderships In the va
rious districts. This campaign has been
the most picturesque in the history If
the city. Devery's fight against Shee-
han In "de mint" IL. OF course. the
most picturesque feature OF this po-
litlcally extraordinary Autumn here.
with its soatterings OF coins In the
streets; It's strange nightly meetings at
the Pump" its free excursion for wO-
men and children. It's old fashioned
Indiana barbecue transpianted % a
New York city vacant lot. rs many
parades and club dedicatiOns. It's un.
limited number ~ free drinks ana cost
lofs smokes, and, above an, the un~
oouth bat mastery personality ~ ~
leading spirit. and bis slang soaked
speeches.
Fire cfief Edward Croker. whom
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tain that If / had / could have learned
from you how to make millions"
Little Mr.. Carnegie looked up into
the face of the man towering above
him.
"Ah, Mr. Blank" he said wistfully.
81 wish we had met years ago, for then
while l was showing you how to make
millions you could have taught me how
to grow"
Here's anothr Carnegie story. He is
the possessor of partially filled pho
tograph album such as no other man
in the world has ever possessed.
The pictures deal wholly with his Ii
braries. His agents see to it that
photographs of an especial size and
particular finish are made of; first the
site of each library before any of the
work has been done on it at ALL then
the site after It has been cleared and
then four photos of the building itself
in various stages of construction; a
picture of the library as it appears
when finished, and finally, a photo
graph of the structure surrounded by
the opening-day crowds. Provision has
been made In this album for about o.
600 photographs. There are eight pic
lures in connection with each library.
Eight goes in 1000. $50 times. Does this
indicate that Mr.. Carnegie has placed
$50 as the limit TO the number of IL
braries which he is TO build or help
build2
The list OF automobile fatalities
grows apace and the movement TO pre-
vent seorching on country highways ls
spreading rapidly.
In New York, Massachusetts. New
Jersey, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
many townships have adopted rigid
speed regulations and have show that
they intend 10 enforce them. The au-
fOmobiiisfH-most 81 them rich men
aer gradually learning that they can
not with impunity violate these laws.
and are looking about for some ar
ranxsment whereby fhsy may secure
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to have been the originator of this

to have been the originator of this
idea.
The plan Of the gold beaters' Union,
which is trying to get rid of female
competition by telling off husbands
from among it's members for the COM
netting workwomen, draws attention TO
the fact that according to the status
tics of the Board of Heath the pre-
ponderance of girl babies born in New
York is slowly increasing.
DR.. Tracy, who was for many years
chief statistician, regarded this grow
ing change in sex proportion with
gloomy eyes He believed the matter to
be very serious indeed and said so. Tie
is by no means a woman hater. nut
he feared that the continually decreas-
ing general birth rate and the contin-
u2lly increasing proportion of females
among the babies born indicated de-
crease in the general vitality of the
residents of New York and augured Ill
for the future.
They do queer things along the Sub
way, and one of the queerest is the
method by which the hundreds or
thousands Of cubic yards of stone taxi
en- from the miles of excavations are
turned to monetary account.
Not a cubic yard of stone goes 10
waste. Every piece is utilized. AS the
stone Is brought 10 the street surface
In huge steam shovels II is dumped
into wagons and hauled to several
dumping stations along the subways
course. At each of these places -
stone crusher capable OF reducing TO
tOwder thousands OF tons Of stone =
cay The maws OF these big machines
ore fed 20 assiduously that the supply
OF stone often runs out and 'hurryup
calls" have 10 be sent 10 the diggers
ard blnsters,
The crushed product h turned over
10 a ANAL army Of mortar ana cement
makers. and they from this mhtefiih
are manufacturing about Al ne fnof-
80 80 cement that IA Being uHed Ia
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cook in the Hudson River Railroad
management were puzzled nightly.
but after a while an engine driver told
them wherein their mistake lay. Be-
sides adopting the single pair driver
type, fhe axle of the drivers was set
back of the boiler, so as to bear only
small fraction of the machines to-
tai weight 1t rested mainly on the
forward trucks, and thus the drivers
bore no weight to speak Of and matt
urally they slipped as soon as they
We're called upon to haul a load. or
course, the new machines had to ba
rebuilt before they could be put into
actice service.
Present Railroad Tendencies.
Not only are the locomotive builders
of the world approaching one another
as to types of engines--though still
wide apart in many things-but rail-
road managers the world over are
coming closer together in their general
practice.
Thus while the block signal system
was an accomplished success abroad
long before it was introduced here, the
block systems on our great lines are
now the best in the world, and an au-
tomato American system is actually
being introduced on one of the big
English roads.
So 1t is with regard to roadbeds.
Originally the American roadbeds were
incomparably inferior to the English
and European roadbeds, but the road
beds OF some of the best American
lines are now the finest in existence,
and the work of improving them has
hardly begun, though since 1897 nearly
or quite billion of dolalrs has been
so laid out. This year the combined
expenditures in improving American
roadways cutting down grades.
Strengthening curves and laying heav-
Ter rails and abolishing grade" Qsoss-
ings-will amount literally to hundreds
Of miilions-perhaps half a. billion, a.
sum quite vast enough to bankrupt a
score of the most important old-world
lines.
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5 LocoMouvss or YESTERDAY AND TO-DAY

nearly 144 feet to the mile, and 1t Z
was freely predicted by the Eng
fish that no locomotive could be 7 Il
built that could haul a train of =
loaded goods wagons" up such, J 4
a line. Brunei, then the great
est engine builder in the United Z
Kingdom, admitted his fear I
that the prediction was cor ! -
rect. The civil engineer who had laid
out the line, one Capt. Morrison, was
severely criticised for introducing the
grade, and he began to be afraid that
the road would be failure, especially
as the two Stephensons, one of whom
had built the first practical locomo-
tive, agreed with Brunei
But Morrison had not ventured on
so steep a grade without some justi-
fication. Before laying out the line
he had heard that even sleeper grades
were in existence on American rail-
roads and that American engines were
successfully operated over them. So,
without advertising his action to the
world, he sent to Philadelphia many
months in advance of the roads OPEN
ing and ordered an engine from con-
Germ which has since become the most
famous engine building establishment
III Tie WOIlQs ne w do 6O 1SdIlQl lhdL
the engine would not reach England
in time for the opening, it is said, that
he purposely delayed the work lit
tie.
A Yankee Triumph.
The American builders were as
prompt then as now, however, and the
machine was landed on British soil
quite early enough to suit Capt. Nor
rison's purpose.
Railroad openings were a great nov
city in those days, and this one was
witnessed by a great crowd. Naturally
the interest conferred on the Lickey in
cline, as the stretch of heavy grade
was termed. When Capt Morrison
brought out his Yankee engine, saying
he had a machine that he was sure
could haul the ordinary goods train"
up the incline, there was amazement
all round. The engine differed in many
obvious ways from the English ones.
1t had two pairs of driving wheels,
coupled together, which looked very
odd in British eyes, used only to loco
motives with one pair of drivers. Be-
sides, the Yankee engine lacked in fin
ish. In fact, it was so roughly built
that the crowd jeered openly and the
chronicles of the day relate that Capt
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shut his eyes and hung on. AS soon
as they reached a place from which
they could see the railway station
Truax pointed to 1t and asked to be
let off there. Mr.. Croker smiled
grimly and the Judge alighted. When
he came back to London some other
Tammanyite asked him If he had
told Mr.. Croker about the hole the
organization was likely to get into un-
less something was done.
No." said the Judge, II said MOTH
ing at all about any hole in New York
CITY. There are some there at Wan
Continued m, rranth Tava
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The crushed product u turned over
10 a smnll army Of mortar hna ccineilt
makers. and they. from this material,
are manufacturing about 40 me NOR
tar ana celpent that u Being used IA
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How American Engines Excel.

a-plenty and the crowd dispersed much
| disheartened at the result
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IRE cllef Edward Croker. whom
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