The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-10
RAllRnAns, FxpENsEs.

RAILROADS EXPENSES.
rhousands of DOLLAR. spent by one Conn
rnuS FOR sale water ror Locomotive.
The wonder OF many people is free
uucuuy aroused unon noting Che cnor-
nous receipts OF railroad companies
because OF the comparatively smaN /
dividends Ono stockholders receive. The
fact is chat Tow realize the cost OF
maintaining those ueat corporation
the variety OF ihc demands upon their
resources. Figures Show s0ys The
Chicago Chronicle. thHt thc annual cX
ucndurcs OF railroad companies for
purposes concerning which the public
takes little Thought ore enormous. one
= the items ol large expense is the
softeuiur OF wutcr used boo locomotives.
experience having demonstrated that
&c is cheaper TO Install water soficners
than supply these locomotives with
raw water
on the middle division Of the Atchi-
SON. Topeka and Santa Fc Railway
system the sum of S2T31j Is cxpcnd-
| cd annually for this purpose. the soft
encr being used at ,wcnty.ninc water
stations where the water has been
found unsuitable for boiler purposes.
| Tie locomotives passing these stations
use. ON ava average. abou. 100000 gall
| Ions Of water daily. The water from
nearly ull of these sources contains I'M
crushing cousutucuts-that Is, the sui
/ phatcs and clrbuuaics OF lime and
magnesium, ARE present in troublesome
amounts.
The iucrusUng solids contained In
| 100000 gallons OF water used cdch day
In the year amount TO over 800
pounds. or IN the course OF ycnr
nearly 500 tons. This amount of In
| cru ding material deposited Va The boil-
or would in the first place. damage the
boiler plates and cnusc an enormous
increase 600 tho consumption OF coal.
The removal OF thls scale would cost
| probably from siA to ten cents per mile
OF distance run.
AZ these twcniy-ninc water stations
water s0llcucrs have been erected at
great initial expense. The malnten-
aucc OF these sof,cuors requires the
expenditure OF about Si7 day for
chemicals and an additional charge OF
about SOS a day Tor services OF attend
ants. making q total OF $40 n day. or
S2T3Tj a year. The cost Of construc'
ton OF these water softcners was not
! made public. but n the cost Of main
D tcnaucc represents four per cent. on
! the Investment the total rmount ex'
T pended for water softeners Is nearly
4 100000.
p The same experience holds true OF
4 other railroads. At ten water stations
n along the Union Pacific 21S0 pounds
}. Of solids are removed from the water
Il OF twenty.nlne stations along the San
o IA Fe system, although at the tel
it Union Pacific stations they use abouI
Z fifty per cent. more water than at The
Santa Fe stations.
l. The chemical survey OF natural wa
% tiers which is being made by the by
d droeconomic experts OF the geological
d survey Is directed In part toward Oh
location Of available waters which ma
IT. be used FOR boiler purposes withou
+. treatment II discovered aud their i
d cation made irawl the saving OF
e tremendous umu ~ OF money VIII b
n effected. In the case OF railroads th
q cost Of such great losses as abov
Y mentioned Is due largely 10 lack of Il
u formation concerning the sources q
r. water suitable FOR boilers md they wi
Il become the greatest bcnonclnrles
this phase OF the work Of the Cover
B. mcnt.