Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1907-06-19
NO BOLTS IN THIS NEW JOINT
RAIL.
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Willis d. Williams of kirkland ms
patented an invention which bids fair
lo royoulionizc ihc present method cot
track laying by railroads. Ills Iu,'n.
ton Is u bol'l,es rail Ioiu' and is %
coutrivuncc which mot only holds so"
Dudt Of The two rails iu position. hu' 90
acts as q visc when tho weight OF thr
train comes on the otlcr end of tIr
rail In other words b. operates as an
automatic clamp.
Tine banc " the railroad hu-Iu,,- it
The loose joint. cau4rd by the hoIt- be-
coming loose from the Jar of the con
slant passing trains. The principal part
Of a section foreman IS work Is 90 keep
the ties tampcd mp and the track
walkers main duty ~ To- watch for
loose bolts at the rail joints. TIN.
means an expense 10 the railroads of
the country Of millions Of dollars an
nually. The Williams boliIcss rail
joint win reduce this expense Zoo %
minimum. where tnc joints Hfc loose
the ends Of the rails rapidly wear oui
~ that point and have To- be- taken up
and sent TO the rolling mills. Uneven
joints also have IN injurious effect on
the rolling stock The fact that %.
ordinary rails are coupled with angle
hars and bolts causes the rails tn pull
apart in their weakest joint. resulting
~ what is known ~ spreading Of th"
rails and causing many wrecks
with the use of the Williams con.
trivancc, the rails can be- cut on an
angle of - degrees and placcdtog"ihcr.
permitting the wheels 10 pass more
gradually from one rail tu the other.
The rails are always held level. In
railroad construction, rails agc laid 10
allow for expansion and contraction.
and then are tightly bottled together.
When the rails contract in cold weather
something is bound to give aud ot
course il gives az the weakest point
Where the Williams joint r. used each
rail being independent az the otuor.
contracts or expands within ils own
length. In the Williams Loltlc,4
Joint, II is impossible for rail to be-
come loose at It's ends While the
splice firmly holds the rail an of the
time. yet when the weight of the train
Is on IL it is 80 constructed that this
weight causes it 10 clnmp the rails
NOR" tightly and virtually makes % one
continuous rail- go far ~ strength and
stability is concerned. as long as tuc
train Is on the rails when the weight
moves there il "a Slight relaxation
which permits each rail 10 expand aud
contract IN it's own length
Although this invention was patented
about two years ago. Mr.. William, has
been busy since that time in testing
IL before he placed The article ON the
market. With tnis object in view. he
has equipped section of the pccoS
Valley road at Roswell. y. W.. with
the contrivancc ana il has worked 10
perfection for the eleven months IL has
been in use there.
stock company has now been or.
ganized. capitalized ut Sl.00O.O00. and
stock will be sold for the purpose Of
erecting plant in the east for the
manufacture of the continuance. Judge
Frank Williams Of Roswell, y. NJ. the
president Of the company. will arrive
here today and the work of Financing
tnc company will Mt once be- under
taken. \ working model of the i'm
vcntion was exhibited here Yesterday
nnd IL bears out all the claims of the
inventor.