Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-07
Social Investigation of Va
fious Phases of Transporta-
ton Problem RetardS Rou-
| tine Work of Board,
SHIPPERS COMPLAIN OF
DELAYED DECISIONS
Conduct Of Baltimore and Ohio
Officials Following Recent
Disaster Severely Scored,
Washington Notes,
~IspeeIaI oorrespondence MornIng JournaI. !

Especial Correspondence Morning Journal
Washington. ID. c., Jan. 3-The M
terstate commerce commission is go
ing after the railroad situation from
all points. 1t of course has a standing
job to adjust railroad rates, but to this
is o added any number of special
Investigations imposed on it by special
acts of congress. 1t has not yet fin
ished investigating the coal, oil and
iron transportation of the country. II
is in the middle of an investigation as
to the relations OF the grain elevators
with the railroads and ii has the block
signal and safety appliance investiga-
ton on hand which ii is now combin-
ing with a special inquiry as to the
facts in the recent railway wreck out
side Of Washington, where between
forty and fifty people were killed and
three score injured.
All this is not conducive to keeping
up its regular work, There have been
very few cases Of complaints by ship
pers settled by the commission re
Gently. In fact the shippers Of the mid
die wesi are particularly incensed be-
cause it costs so much ard takes so
long to get a decision of any sort from
the commission and the railroads are
sure to evade the decision by putting
on the exaction in a little different
form as soon as one particular brand
Of extortion has bee declared differ
e.at.
The commission is Just now engaged
in v%estigating the railroad wreck ut
Terra Gotta, ID. c.. three miles from
the capital Of the United States in iu
relation TO the block signal system
This disaster, which happened las;
week, is one of the most aggravated
in recent railway history, The public
was more han eve ipcensed against
the railroad because the officials fired
the wreck before it was even definitely
determined that all the bodies had
been taken out and issued orders to
their press agent to suppress the real
sorry and the number Of dead. al
though the officials knew at the time
that they were w9efullY undertaking
the real fatalities. or course both.
these things are common railroad
practice. but they have attracted more
attention becausd al of the local pa
pers found out the railroad in this in
stance and printed cOndemnatory re-
ports about it. Therefore, the inter-
state commission has q
fruitful field of inquiry before i. WIKI
a specific instance az hand ~vhereunon
to base their recommendations for
ltl0At AldEllA NAifNe OF ft E@'
tion than the railroads have ever SUI
fered o. the public ever enjoyed be-
fore.
There had been held his week i'm
Washington quite a notable meeting OF
scientists from all over the country. II
was the joins gathering Of the Amerl~
cam Archaeological association ana the
American Pathological society. such
heavyweight organizations seldom pro
duee muc1 of popular interest, but
there was at least one paper presented
which was a revelation. not only to the
majority Of laNmen but perhaps also
to a majority of he scientists present
1t was By Prof. William Goodyear, and
dealt Win a very advanced system oi
the application of optics to archilec-
ture Which Prof. Goodyear has found
among some of the ruined temples %
Egykt, Some people. though perhaps
notfg majority. know that the Greeks
aud ARomans had this art ot uslnS
cukes to stimulate straight lines in
maik of their most notable temples.
bu{ It's discovery in Egypt showed thai
Those ancient builders were much laf-
tlhr. advanced in applied science than
Observers have given them credit
me scheme was briefly this: \ broad
lJglft Of steps, the plinth of a temple.
h q long line of caves and roof VIII
lot Took straight if they are bullt
)traight. Surprising that such q lous
Straight line OF architecture Is pun!
With mathematical eXactness, IL VII
appear to be a concaVe line If 1t IS
above the level of the eyes or Il con-
vex line If il is beneath them PROF.
Goodyear had found by measurements
with levels and exact instruments tnai
the architecture of some of the most
of these temples had been
carefully distorted by the builders so
that while X was decidedly untrue ll
it had al the effect OF BENG
most beautifully straight ana peflec'
to the eve unaided by measuring III
struments. For Instance, IN Inc p4lhtl
Of one temple two hundred feet across
Geodvear found that the line OF Z
architecture curved fully ten lhE' +.
ia the center, Vet the eHect
was that of an absolutely perteci
straight line. He had diagrams pre-
pared which showed that absolutely
parallel lines were apparently as
out of all shape by curves ana
slanting lines drawn near thcil re-
showed further that IN the pla1~t ="
st. Marks nj Rome the builders ha
made the open space appear aeelueoi9 .
greater than lt really Was by careluliN (
distorting the lines Of perspective AN
OF which goes to show that ttt W.
we're IA good deal clFVerer inah
usually give them Credit foF oeillb /.
aud that even d scientific meeting
always as dry as IL might DE- !
$50
Assistant Postmaster General hiitn-
cock haas figured out a new salary H' 4
tenn for postal clerks and letter ,"
riers ail over the counuf lhal WY