Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-28
RUSH FOR SCOTLAND
Yors American Visitors Are Expected Than
Hav. Ever Before Visited Place.
GLASGOW MAY EXTEND IT'S BORDERS
Present Limits Of City Too Contracted for
Demands Of Trade.
WORK STARTS on THE AULD BRIG OF AYR
Concrete Will Be Used to Strengthen the
Old stone Work.
PREsBYTeRlANS HOPE FOR HARMONY
Informal Conferences Have Been Held
and Later Meeting May Devise
Plan to secure Better
Feeling.
WORK STARTS ON THE AULD BRIG OF Az
Concrete Will Be Used to Strengthen the
Old st7ne Work.
PRtsBYrERIANs HOPE FOR HARMON

GLASGOW. April q. Especially An |
American invasion Of Scotland SURPRISING |
all previous records will be the outstanding !
feature OF the coming season This alb /
normal influx of Americans is said to be |
due IN q large measure to the approaching |
arrival Of the motor millionaire's party" |
The steamship companies have never |
known such times for all their berths for !
May and June could be filled easily many /
times over. All the available steamers |
will be pressed into service. it is said, and !
extra staterooms are being added on many |
vessels for the great rush
On a moderate estimate S5OO.0OOOOO of |
capital will be represented by a picked
dozen OF the visitors who viii include mem
bers Of the Vanderbilt, Gould Bradley
Martin Stuyvesant Fish and whitney fam
lilies
The chief American tourist feature in
May will be the arriSal Of l5O motoring
Americans in London with their American
cars, on which they are making a Euro
pean tour. Among these will be willie
X. Vanderbilt Payne Whitney and F. r,
Thomas all famous millionaire sportsmen.
According to all reports this has been a
period of great financial prosperity in the
states and the holiday makers, many OF
whom have never before visited Scotland,
On the average IL is expected each Amer
lean guest will spend 1900. and the total
expense OF the American invasion will have
to be figured in millions and millions Of
dollars.
Glasgow May Expand.
The citizens Of Glasgow are just be-
ginning to make their opinions concerning
the city extension scheme. which is being
discussed in the suburban areas affected.
heard. The draft Of the provisional order
to extend the boundaries OF the city and
royal b1rgh OF Glasgow and for other pur-
poses has been issued as a printed docu-
ment. but It has not been accompanied
by any memorandum indicating just what
II all means for the existing municipality.
In the preamble Of the order It is stated
that Il Is "expedient that the boundaries
OF the city should be extended to include
the burgh of Pollokshaws and certain dis
triets In the counties OF Lanary and Rem
frew lying contiguous and adjacent TO the
city" The reason given Is Whereas, The
city has population of over $4,000 the
Industries OF the city having expanded
that lands suitable for the erection OF works
and dwelling houses within the city have
become so limited that many persons en-
ERged IN business or employed in the city
within the same and reside beyond the
existing boundaries OF the city"
Now that the funds have been subscribed
for the restoring to normal strength OF
the Auid Brig OF Ayr. and that the Board
of Trade has approved the proposals OF the
engineer 30 far as they come within the
purview Of that department. II is interest
ing to note the engineering aspects of the
question.
II has been said that those responsible
for the work have shown great wisdom
IN the selection OF Messrs. Simpson and
Wilson, the Glasgow civil engineers. II Is
reported that they have done underplnning
as difAoult and delicate as that at the Auld
Brig; that their appointment is some guar
antes Of the realization OF the hopes of
many archaeologists and devotees OF Burns
Plans for Bridge.
There Is satisfactory agreement among
experts in the diagnosis OF the trouble, just
- there was large prepOnderance OF en-
Einesring opinion In favor OF the work OF
restoration being undertaken in preference
TO reconstruction The engineers named re-
ported that the movement OF the arches is
due to Insufficient and improper Launching
and to the action Of the water, which has
washed cut large proportion OF the lime
forming the original mortar The conse-
quence is that all OF the arches have gone
out Of shape, more or less particularly the
south arch, which has hattened at the north
Hide and risen at the center, while the other
three arches have sunk at the crown ana
have drawn the spandril walls away from
the pier. Mr.. Carruthers OF London, who
inspected the bridge on behalf Of the So
ciety for the Preservation OF Ancient Build
ings. expressed the same view, but was
flss. a.q haf b,u -.
which cannot be remedied. Mr.. Francis
Fox. also OF London, spoke OF the perishlng
OF the mortar being 80 extensive that many
Of the stones are held In their places only
by the friction between them. Msssrs Will
son and Simpson propose to first caulk with
neAt cement grouting all open joints in the
arches, spandril walls and piers Ordinary
pointinS might not sufice as the intention Is
to make the outer shell OF the bridge com
pietely watsrtight. and for this purpose
liquid cement viii be pumped into the
points This can be done with safety and
eject, whether the Joints are, as IN one or
two cases large that a hand might be
inserted. or fine that a sheet OF card
board win not be able 20 hnd its way into
the space. There viii thus be no interfer-
sncs with the outer stonework OF the strue-
y ture. Two rectangular holes VIII then be
y made IN turn in the roadway over each pier
and some distance apart These excavations
win extend d0wn to the Launching and
they win a. once be filled with concrete
From theSs new concrete walls there will
be a trenoh alons the center OF the roadway
70 the corresponding walls of the adjacent
piers This win partly expose the top Of
the center OF the arch and part OF the
spandril walls and here again liquid CO
ment win be applied under a moderate air
pressure into every interstice. This done
the trench wui be nlled with concrete 70 a
level 20 receive the roadway. When the
concrete has sct the sahd which hes on
either side OF the trench between the span
drill walls win be removed and the interior
win be securely grotted with liquid cement.