Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1905-10-26

Peat is abundantly stored Ia our
Maine boys. says the Lewiston Evening
Journal AndroscOggin county has
enough peat TO supply all Maine with
fuel for n generation. Yet We fail 10
encourage intelligent efforts to develop
our own resources In fuel 4 number
OF experiments which will bee OF inter
est TO many Maine men have recently
been made by the Boston and Maine
railroad In the use of peat fuel SO
far the tests have given entire salts
| faction, and now the company Il pre-
/ pairing 10 give the new locomotive fuel
a more extended trial than any hereto
| fore undertaken.
The company had It's attention call
ed TO the value OF peat as a steaming
agency some weeks ago and upon rep
resentation that Il was equal TO btu
mlnous coal was induced 20 test it,
qualities These were eminently sat
isfying and a carload OF the material
has bccn delivered for further expert
ment The source OF supply Ia In the
town OF Lexington. Mass. and Il Is
said that this single deposit would
furnish enough fuel for all the rail
roads entering Boston for a period Of
go years.
The treatment consists in cutting out
the peat In large cubes and then sub
Jecting them 10 heavy pressure. which
exudes all the moisture and makes the
mass as compact a. anthracite. In the
pressing the cakes take on an ellipticsl
shape. with an inch hole running
through them. which admits OF free
burning In reporting on the FIRST eX-
perimeuts the officials OF the road say
that they found that this fuel made an
exceptionally hot Ore. was free from
smoke and that IL could be purchased
FOR less than coal From an eeonom-
ical standpoint. however the coal show
ed 90 better advantage owing 20 slow
er consumption. but the two advan.
tages named for the pea, fully offset
that In favor Of coal.
The further tests which the company
proposes making will be watched with
interest. as solution OF the present
smoke nuisance may be found IN the
general use for steaming purposes OF
the peat fuel
The Great Western railway In Eng
land has put a train called the Corn
ishman Limited" on the run between
London and Penzance Between Lon.
don and plymouth. 30 miles. the aver.
age speed will D. 55T miles per hour.
says the Railway Review and Engi.
neering Three new trains have been
built for the service, composed of the
largest cars yet run In England. Each
coach II seventy feet long aud nine and
half feet wide. A train IL made up
Of six coaches. with total seating
capacity for 26s passengers.
Every seat In the train Is numbered.
and the passenger will receive a per.
forated ticket. bali % which will 10
torn on 10y the guard and slipped. 80
that II cannot be removed. into little T.
slot at the back OF the seat just above /.
the head
Electric light and electric fans are |
conveniently located Wallets and In. /
dies maids are carried. IN addition 10
the guards and dining car attendants
The maids will constantly patrol the
train 10 render service 10 women and
women travelling without an escort.
children and especially watch over
An order recently issued by the
Pennsylvania Railroad company which
h heartily received by the enginemen
and nremen provides that each engine
crew shall use the same locomotive all
the time. and no other will he assigned
to crew unless they are running ex-
ira, says Pittsburg dispatch. Il h
understood that In many cases the
pennsylvania has been pooling loco
motives on account Of the shortage OF
motive power In recent months, and by
me pooling system a locomotive crew
gets different one on nearly every
run. The officials realize that when n
crew has the same locomotive all the
time better care Is taken OF the ma
chine and better results are obtained.
IL will be the duty Of the crew TO
'oo% after the engines at the end OF a
run, and In this way the officials con
slider great deal Of repair worn will
b. eliminated. II Is also a recognized
fact that an engineer becomes attached
TO certain engine and can accomplish
a great deal more with one that he
knows. The new order IL not only sat
to the trainmen, but Is looked
upon by the officials as a means OF less
ening the expense OF keeping up the
motive power by having the engines
looked after from day TO day.
In future do not wear flowers or
bouquets In the lapels Of your coats
DR. any decorations OF any kind that are
not prescribed by the rules"
The above order. recently Issued for ,
he guidance OF Norfolk and Western {
irsinmsn. was provoked by the re. Q
narkabls taste for variety and guam c
lily OF flowers worn by conductors and e
'ther trninmen. says a Cincinnati dis
'atch to the Pittsburg Dispatch. The b
IlcIQA of tie ras.is thou0lt tho trot.