The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-16

i or gaSolene engine the efficiency Is more than doubled. This extraordinary result has been proved out'' within the last three weeks on one of the units of the Hoadley- Knight locomotive which Is be- ing built for the Southern Pacific rail- road.
 Internal Combustion Locomotive.
 He was one of the first men to see the necessity of obtaining a prime motive power to take the place of steam. He believes thoroughly that some day in the near future the steam locomotive will become practically obsolete. The internal combustion locomotive is consid- cred a great forward step in this direc- tion It is a verltable power house on wheels It uses internal combustion en- zines to generate electricity and there is | practically no limit to the speed that It can attain. Its builders contend that 1t will be able to haul a two-thousand ton train from New York to San Francisco without stop provided clear track can be obtained
 MT. Hoadley is always looking forward to the acquisition of perfection of new inventions that will tend to improve mo- tive power. One day not long ago he was asked If he was not getting tired of working on these new problems. |, Decidedly not" he replied. Standing still in such a matter as this means ret repression. The world Is moving forward and new inventions are constantly com ing to the front to displace the wonders of yesterday. The man who expects to succeed in the mechanical world must not be content with keeping pace with the present. He must be in advance of his time"
 It goes without saying that MT. Hoad- ley Is man of intense concentration of energy. Without this faculty 1t would have been impossible for him to achieve what he has in the brief space of forty years. He dispatches his work with mar vicious rapidity. His decisions are made like a flash. It is said that when he took over the plant of the American Ord nance company he made only four hour inspection before coming to his de- cision. Yet In that brief time he had &C., quired more knowledge of the possibili- ties of the concern than the superintend- ent who showed him about the works He is said to be the only man in Wall street who can sit in his office chair and be shaved by his barber, answer his calls on his desk telephone and consult with his office assistants at the same time
 Recreations Are Simple.
 His recreations are simple. He is not devotee of golf coaching but he frequently spends his summer vacation aboard his yacht, and while in the city takes pleasure in riding horseback in the parks. Although man reputed to be millionaire many times over, he really cares little for money. for what money itself may bring.
 "A man does not need more than one hundred thousand dollars to enjoy life on," he said not long ago. "Of course I realize that a man who Is engaged in big financial enterprises sometimes needs vast sums of money. But no man can spend over $10 day and enjoy himself. When he tries to get rid of more than that 1t means work and not pleasurer
 Such Is a bare outline of the life-work and character of Joseph H. Hoadley. A firm believer in the industrial future of the south, he has sought to bring about a combination of the great Alabama steel and iron interests. It is safe to say that if the consolidation is not effected