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New-York tribune., 1907-05-05
THE STEEL PASSENGER CAR.

Indeed If was only year ago that the PRESSED
Steel Car Company. the first concern 10 make an
alI-steel freight car commercially SUCCESSFUL ten
wears ago-it introduced later the equally success
full steel underframe car-inspired by the belief
that the next important step toward improving the
vehicles of railroad traffic. and thus preventing
the great loss of life occasioned by passenger
train uIreclle vvoud he the steel passenger cars.
Installed piant for their construction after hav-
ing its best engineers give long and exhaustive
menf A number of important orders have been
filed among the best known being those for the
tric Railway II would appear from the reports
of the company that this portion OF its business
singular, in view of the fact that the public,
startled almost daily by reports Of disastrous nec d
steel cars. had not inquiry developed the causes;
of their effect upon the wooden equipment, in ac-
cidents, and the consequent increased expense of
the general effect OF Investigations reduction of
rates and @ restriction @ OF trafhe in the different
encoura cement to buy more expensive class OF
steen cost rom g per cent to 40 per ee1
more than wooden of the same capacity.
oe ] ste ss n a Steel Gi lhs sb
II has thus far only constructed a few hundred
first steel passenger car made by it No.
2s56 of the broadway surface line. on which it is
The weight Of the steel car. of the same size and
the cost by than 20 per cent. But this COM
anxiety TO get that shall not only splinter
or burn but shall not be DESTROYED in collision for
greatly increase both cost and weight. "a moving
desroyed by 70 force whch eaaas s explain e
Of saia body, multiplied by the velocity at which
creased momentum, and destroys the body in like
The steel cars are susceptible to decorative treat
ment In the same degree the wooden ones
n fact the interiors cannot be told from those Of
monolithic pavement over steel base. Some al
New-York tribune., 1907-05-05
ENERGY IN CONDENSED FORM.

Earlier in this article allusion has been made "a
locomotive boiler explosions. and the difficulty %
tracing their causes; and later. the iron horse'
mas been accused of being. in wrecking Incidents
the most frequent of the holocausts thar "a
often follow in the wake of derafIments and col
hsions- As It is desired to reassure the tir,i5
traveller-not to add 20 the feeling Of apprehen-
sion and insecurity with which he has already
been more than sufficiently inspired by the horriAn
pictures the sensational word painters have linned
on ms 100 sensitive mental retina-it may be well
10 go into this branch of the subject more fully
, 10 oegln with II must be pointed out to him that
the NUMBER or train miles, in the trips by rail that
suIer such interruption, TO the 106 coo that the
locomotives OF America travel annually, is as a
drop or water TO the mighty Atlantic.
He has just been told that, although there has
Deen discovered no way of preventing a hrebox
from dscharging its deadly contents into debris
steel cars and freprOOfng processes. And he
should be informed that even the statement unads
earlier, that boiler explosions present the great
dlfnculty experts have to encounter in which 70
determine the causes against which to guard, etc
etc. because in such disasters all clues are usually
destroyed needs considerable qualification: for
the chief the most fertile OF this class OF
accidents have been scientifically demonstrated.
and is evidenced by their comparative rarity
subjected TO control.
In earlier day neither the material nor the
workmanship could, anywhere near so well as now
Withstand the tremendous energy men sought 20
COntine and to make take the place of man power,
hOTsepOwer-an energy, an explosive power
compared TO which, quote an expert, "a
Whitehead torpedo, such blew up the battleship
RetviZan, in the famous naval battle in the Sea
of JAPAN is toy" Even the effects OF wear and
cOrroSOn estimated with a remarkable ap-
guarded against In fact, almost all the elements
OF danger have revealed their secrets under the
searching eye Of modern science. and have been
largely neutralized-
Here, however as in all other fields OF endeavor
the chief difficulty science invention have ex-
perienced has been to devise means 10 protect the
New-York tribune., 1907-05-05
THE WATCHFUL STEAM GAUGE.

The first Of these-the steam gauSe-indieates' a
said. the steam pressure IN locomotive boilers anu,
TO appreciate its Importance, tt must be uAGeFseSO1
that. without the of this instrument, the ehs
neer would have no means OF determining lhiS
In 1851 E. H Ashcroft. Of Boston. began the maui
facture OF steam gauges. and the nrsI IN Us
country 10 adopt what is known as the Soi SouIoOil
Tube Pressure Gauge to-day IL is useo unls a.,
sally. The Bourbon type of gauge Is sinpiS s,n =.
itself The tube is hattened and bent. JnuS ~. Z.
ing the arc of circle; and. when prssssHteS sIe,s, ~
exerted on this tube the tendency Is 10 sttsisn'N
IL and IL TO resume its natural poSltlo1ss,
straight line Advantage taken OF t1is a. "
by simple mechanism which connects a HnE.. q
the end of the tube, to an operating sesns.I .s
which engages a pinion 10 is possible 20 hdNe
pointer or hand on this piniOn to indicate upo'
dial the correct presSures The AshcrOII ls,
featuring Company has improved the R,esSStis Ssie
gauges that they overcome the ulnlts -
found To exist these We're due 70 the a9lSt iSt,Sn IN
the tubes to "set" and also TO the great NloIdIotA
of locomotive The Ashcroft Improved L0SVIb1 , tbs
tive Gauge" with its auxiliary spring, SHOWS ~
simple methods effectively employed 70 proauJe
desired results. That the gauge may oe unri,v
sensitive and accurate, IL is necessary 70 einpu,y
a long Bourbon tube" or spring and II = eas''@
New-York tribune., 1907-05-05

public against the Grass ignorance the lazy negli-
gence, the criminal recklessness OF human
agencies Automata fast eliminating this hui
man equation. but no way has yet been found 70
get along without the engine driver, his fire
man-his occasional fellow sinner Where II has
been impossible TO take out OF the hands OF the
fortunately very few-incOmpetent or unfaithful en-
gineers and hremen the power to do mischief they
have been robbed OF all excuse for doing IL limo
lessness may not be tndulged in thoughtlessly-its
consequences must be pTecipitated by wiful dis
regard for them II is in the throwing OF thess
safeguards about its boiler. much IN the
building OF the boiler itself and in the planning OF its
other and more wonderful features, that this
machine nation shows its possession OF mechsn-
ical and inventive genius of the highest order and
its title TO supremacy The steam locomotive used
the American railroads." said close student
OF the art. lis the most compact and efficient form
in which steam power has ever been applied The
useful force 20 which this enormous steam power
Is daily put be everywhere this
tinent in the tremendous freight and passenger
trains that are drawn over its network OF rail-
New-York tribune., 1907-05-05

-
class of spectators have gotten hold Of the nan-
cial affairs of some few Of the roads, and deserve
the severest ceIsUrc. the people who manage their
operation are honest and intelligent. and have a
keen OF obligation to the public' for he has
thus fitted himself to judge their acts--and
quently the situation which has partly resulted
therefrom-without bias, and, therefore the more
inteIlisently.
For another reason, the Importance of digesting
and assimilating this, and thoroughly may not lie
Enderestimated. They who obtain the clements OF
the nations wealth from the SOIL Or dig them frcfn
depths beneath it; they who manufacture them;
they who trade IN them; they who furnish the
ways and means for handling them, ,ney wilo
transport them-agrculturists miners, nanufact-
urers, merchants, finaEciers and transportation
men-all these indissoIubiy bound together
their interests interdependent; ana one riay not
receive injury, and the others go unscatte1. For
these interests TO attempt to do anything hurtful
TO any one Of their co-partners simply to
tempt self-inJury. Now there could De greater
hurt inflicted upon the railroads than the weaken
ing of their credit at this particular time when
most they need the help OF money lenders enable
them TO respond 20 the many snd extraordinary
demands that being made upon tnem-Genands
for extension Of all kinds and descriptions such
as new terminal facilities, tracks, equip
ment, etc. And there is a well grounded fear that
that hurt has already been inflicted for While il
may not be well TO accept, in toto the extreme
view that no railroad can, to-day for any purpose
increase its Indebtedness, the policy of
renchment, which has recently been adopted by
even the strongest companes-and at a time, too.
when the utmost possible expansion OF railroad
facilities is imperatively demanded--Tnust be
accepted as showing inability TO raise money on
any save prohfbitive terms; for IL be sup
posed that a course generally followed is
prompted by anything so unbusinesske a spirit
New-York tribune., 1907-05-05

construction and thus its merits will soon be
satisfactorily tested.
The Sherwin- Williams Company Is getting up
for their makers, it is reported, specifications
through which the cost of finishing and painting
these boards viii be standardized
The various boards are utilized at present. on
and panels of cars; but, If encouraged by the
railway companies in such production. there is no
reason why the makers should out also.
partitions inside trim and possibly floors IN
deed, the fact that such varied and widely differ
ing uses have been found for it-as, for example.
In show cases. incubators. mirror backings. CON
cealed parts of furniture generally, and steamboat
superstructures- to the manufacturers
report. would to indicate adaptabihty that
peculiarly fits it for such purposes And certainly
it's use, wherever-in the steel car-the human
anatomy is likely in contact with the
metal especially in regions of extreme heat or
cold. is to be commended. Naval experience has.
a matter of fact, demonstrated such prOtectlon
70 be necessity in the steel ship.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-05
FIREPROOFING THE CARS.

It cannot have escaped the readers notice that
the figures given in the foregoing as to car pro-
duction show that the "steel underframe' vastly
outnumber the steel" coaches. This and the
further fact that it will be very long time before
either or both will replace the wooden passenger
coach on all the roads on two accOunts-frst, that
the railway arrangements do not feel authorized
under existing conditions, to make the OUTLAY and.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-05

pulled back onto the track and went on its way
with its passengers rejoicing at their escape from
q situation that might have cost many of them
their lives. serious injury, had it been con-
structed of wood. for in that 1t would
tainly have broken in two Would II not be the
part of wisdom for the travelling public TO show
appreciation of this description OF service by
hiblting its readiness pay passenger rates that
will enable the railroads to offer more encourage
nent to the manufacture of these hreproof and
iE ~ at tL-..f nln Gln...o
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-03-01

large quantities of farm produce would
be only too glad to buy direct from
the farmers. Hospitals, educational
institutions, sanitariums, hotels, res
taurants, retail groceries association,
logging camps and fraternal organiZa-
tions buying through their officers, as
the Grange does in so many places,
would, any of them, be a market for
farm produce. All the farmer has to
do is to get his produce into a bulk
with his neighbors' and having learn
ed who wants it, send it along, receiv-
ing his pay as soon as the goods are
delivered.
AS farmers organization the
Grange answers every demand. The
Grange is widely distributed and
reaches farmers of all sorts and much
of our farm produce can be inter-
changed from Grange to buyer, but
the customary way of doing is to or
ganize the farmers into several
Oranges in a county and then orga-
nize those who so desire into county
or permant Grange, which attends to
the marketing and buying for the
many farmers in the county. The
better the farmers are organized the
better work can be done in the way
of marketing or buying, as a larger
quantity can be handled.
Our State has not got the matter
of buying and selling direct worked
out nearly as we'll as it should be,
and much may be learned from the
Eastern States, where the Oranges
do much of the handling of farm buy
ing and selling. The farmers of this
State should organize and try to better
their condition financially as we'll as
socially. 1t is due to ourselves and
to our families that we make use of
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-03-01
The Grange AS Selling Medium.
FIRED w. IeWiS.)

(Fred w. L0W1S.)
| want to talk to the readers of
The Ranch a short time about the
Grange as a medium for selling our
produce direct to the consumer At
present by far the greater part of
our produce is sold to dealer in our
home town who ships it in car lots
to a commission house in some dis
tributing center and from there it goes
to the many retail stores in the small
err towns, and from there to the con-
sumner, or, if something like wheat,
which is to be manufactured into mill
products, the commission house sells
to the mill.
Now each party handling this pro-
duce has to get enough more than it
has cost him to pay him for the hand
ling and a greater or less profit on
his investment until by the time it
gets to the consumer the cost is so
much more than what the farmer re-
ceived that all resemblance is lost.
Now, | contend that this is unneces-
sary. The farmers in neighborhood
can unite in some form of organiza-
ton and then by pooling their produce
can sell in car lots. and by system
of letters can find a market direct to
the consumer, receiving a much
better price for their produce and let
ting the consumer have it at lower
price than he has been paying.
Now, as to a market for the pro-
duce. Many institutions which use
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-03-01
THE INSTITUTE
The School Book Question.
"a. d. Dunbar.)

Fred ii. Lewis, IN the issue OF F0Dru-
airy 18th, registering his kick against
the school book trust, is right to the
point. This combine has the State
clutched by the throat with one hand
and the other hand in the money bag.
Even the county superintendent are
the tools of the trust, as any one may
find cut by reading some of the print
ed or mimeographed literature
emanating from their offices request
ing the purchase of more text books
or asking that this or that book be
introduced into the schools. There
is no law compelling a school to have
all the text books the county super
intendent requests them to make a
part of their curriculum, and the in
ference can only be drawn that the
county superintendent is at the beck
and call of the school book trust.
While we have some very honest and
honorable men in our legislature, they
are helpless when money is used so
freely to persuade the unprincipled
members to vote against the best in
terests of the State.
| will try and express my views why
we are paying two prices for our
school books
First, it takes a great amount of
money to purchase a majority of the
Legislature so they will pass any law
requested by the trusts.
Second, the books the trust takes in
exchange towards new ones are de-
stroyed and the exchange price is ad-
ded to the new books, with the last
of exchanging them. A school JAM
tor told me he burned exchange books
for two weeks in the furnace of one
of Seattle's schools.
Third, it costs the trust money to
bring pressure upon our men who
adopt their books, poor as they are,
and regardless of price.
Fourth, so, after adding legislative
expenses, board of education ex-
penses and price of old books, with
expense of handling, to a legitimate
price for the new books, it runs into
lots of money-and the end is not yet!
Those agents who were unable to get
their books adopted must do business,
so they pursuade county superintend-
ents to recommend their books (Which
are generally better than the adopt
ed ones), as supplementary books in
the schools, and our school boards are
requested by the county superintend-
ents to purchase an amount nearly
equal to the adopted books to be used
in supplimenting work
My remedy for some of the evils
are these: Repeal that part of our
school law compelling us to change
our school books every five years,
then have our boards that adopted
the books readopt the ones in use, I'M
less the trust puts a more reasonable
price on their goods. | would abolish
the exchange of books.
1t is a shame to have such bonded
school debt pile up to be paid by the
unborn generation, while we are en-
joying the heights of prosperity. How
will the next generation pay our old
debts and pay their own way?
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-03-01

FOR sALE-Best 100 acres hay land in
the West $4,000; also $40 acres grain
and stock land at SIS per acre; will di-
vide. Terms. Box 81, Enterprise, Ore.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-03-01

NINE registered large English Berk-
shire pigs for sale; a choice litter,
short heads. Address Plinny Shepard
son, Castlerock, Wash.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-03-01

FOR SALE HARNESS. manufac-
ture all kinds of harness; quality
guaranteed and prices reasonable. Thos.
attic Wash.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-03-01

BUTTERMAKER WANTED-Will pay
$50 a month until April LIST, then $40
through the summer months. Call at
once Nelson Murray, Roy, Pierce Co.,
Wash
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-03-01

FOR SALE-Good Logan berry plants
at 81 per hundred; $50 per thousand.
Leave orders at S. J. Kidders' store,
Dunlap. Wash.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-03-01

FOR SALE-Fresh mich COWS and heif-
ers, heavy mixers; also pure bred
Holstein bull. A. B. Fowler, Osceola,
King Co., Wash.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-03-01

A FIRST-CLASS butter-maker with good
references, wants position at butter
making. Thoroughly understands pas
teurizing, refrigerating, bookkeeping
and latest creamery methods Il. O.
Burgess, Tampa Oregon
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-03-01

FOR SALE-Two Guernsey bulls, two
and three years old; a rare chance to
get such bulls. Thomas H. Wilson, Is
Saquah, Wash
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-03-01

MEN WANTED-To learn the barber
trade in 8 weeks. First class set of
tools free. Only reliable Colleges in the
u. S. Position waiting, SIS to $40 per
week. Illustrated Catalogue free. Call
or write. Moler Barber College, Main st.
and First Ave-, Seattle, Wash.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-03-01

FOR SALE-Eligible Duroc Jersey pigs
both sexes. Also White Wyandotte
eggs. G. McClelland, Sunnyside, Wash
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
APPLE RIVER CASE ENDS.
Mrs. King Victorious in Suit by Su
preme Court Decision.

Mrs. King Victorious in Suit by Su-
preme Court Decision.
A decision of interest in ST. Croix
county was handed down last week
by the supreme court when it decided
the damage suit against the Apple
River Power company. 1t was the case
of Mrs. Julia King of Somerset against
the company and DR.. F. w. Epley, it's
Wisconsin officer. Mrs King sued for
5000 damages for alleged false ar
rest. She was charged with having
cut down one Of the company's poles
at Somerset. while it was later proved
that her son, who was arrested with
her, really cut down the pole.
Mrs. King was discharged in justice
court and then started her suit before
Judge Helms A verdict was returned
awarding the woman 81 900 damages.
The defendants claimed that they
were entitled to a judgment of no
cause of action. A new trial was or
dered. The defendants thereupon ap-
pealed to the supreme court on the
ground that the court had erred. The
supreme court uphc the defendants
claim. w. f. McNaiiy of New Rich
mond represented the defendants, and
James A. Frear. secretary of state,
was one of the attorneys for the plain
tiff The other was A p Kinney of
Hudson.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09

Madison. Wis, May 8. - Irvine Il.
Lenroot of Superior withdrew from
the senatorial race last night without
making any requests as to the future
course of his followers.
Mr.. Lenroot's action was unexpect-
ed by his supporters, and as no OPP
portunity had been given to discuss
plans for future action, his supporters
prior to the caucus agreed that for
last night at least they would continue
to support him. Four ballots were
taken, the last one resulting: Ste
phenson IS, Esch Is, Lenroot Ia, Coop
er, IS, Hatten u, scattering 4
Edward L. Tracy of Milwaukee, who
was nominated by Gov. Davidson TO
be supervisor Of inspectors of illumi-
mating oils. will have to stand trial be-
fore the senate committee on judi
ciary before his appointment is con-
firmed, as required by law. Last week
Senator Sanborn had the appointment
laid over until Yesterday, and when
it came up on the calendar Senator
Hudnall moved that it be referred to
Tue COiIhIIILOC AOA AAA'S"'AoN
ton. Senators Browne and F'roem-
ming opposed this, but the reference
carried
No one seems to know just what
charges are being made against Tracy
A bill to authorize the removal OF
ashes, etc, in Milwaukee at the ex-
pense of the property owners benefited
was amended so as to make the bill
apply to all cities and villages, and
as so amended was concurred in.
Ten assembly bills were concurred
in, among them BancrOft's bill to
make make the national guard con-
form to the organization of the regular
and volunteer armies of the United
States and to authorize cities to main
tain schools. for the blind and the
state to pay 80 per cent of the cost.
The assembly killed the Roethe reso-
luton providing for the recall of elect
i've state officers.
The assembly also killed the Grassie
proposition to make the attorney gen
erals salary $4,000 and his term ten
years.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
FRIENDS HELP
ST. Paul Park Incident.

"After drinking coffee for breakfast
[ always felt languid and dull, having
no ambition to get to my morning
duties. Then in about an hour or so
weak, nervous arrangement Of the
heart and stomach would come over
me with such force / would frequently
have to lie down.
cat other times / had severe head
aches; stomach finally became affect
ed and digestion SO impaired that |
had serious chronic dyspepsia and con-
stipation. A lady, for many years
State President of the w. G. T. u,
told me she had been greatly bene-
flied by quitting coffee ana using
Postum Food Coffee; she was trou-
bled for years with asthma. She said
it was no cross to quit coffee when
she found she could have as delicious
an article as Postum.
Another lady, who had been trOu-
bled with chronic dyspepsia for years,
found immediate relief on ceasing cot
fee and beginning Postum twice day.
She was wholly cured. Still another
friend told me that Postum Food Cof'
fee was Godsend to her, her heart
trouble having been relieved after
leaving off coffee and taking Postum.
$50 many such cases came to my
notice that l concluded coffee was the
cause of my trouble and l quit and
took up Postum. l am more than
pleased to say that my days Of trou-
BILE have disappeared. am we'll and
happy" There's Reason" Read
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