The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-28
INDUST TRIAL
Hudson River Tunnel Opened.

lne uTSl luuy e4uippeu u"ih pSoiihS
passengers to pass under the Hudson
river made the trip from Fourteenth
street, New York city, to Hoboken,
N. j., Feb. 10. The party consisted of
about fifty people, mainly railroad OIL
Gals, bankers and newspaper men. The
| trip from station to station occupied a
little over FIVE minutes, and at the
conclusion Of the journey President
McAdoo announced that the tunnel
would be opened for general traffic OH
Feb. %. The cars and general equip
ment show high degree of develop
ment In the way of appliances for Sc
curing comfort and safety. The roll
Ing stock ia fireproof from trucks to
roof, the doors are operated by pneu-
matte power, and an automatic block
system makes a collision or telescoping
of trains almost an imposslbility.
| Thorough ventilation Is secured by an
ingenious system which compels each
train to act as a piston, drawing the at
mosphere after 1t, thus keeping con-
slant current through the tunnel with
out the aid of expensive fans.
Immigrant Outflow Continues.
The records Of the transatlantic
steamship lines show that for the first
forty-five days of the present year the
number of incoming foreigners was o.
500. while those returning for the same
period reached a total of 81 ,443. The
incoming figure is 249 per cent less
than for the corresponding period in
1907. while that for the outgoing travel
is 2GS per cent greater.
Gas Electric Ger Tested.
At Schenectady. n. Y, officials of the
Delaware and Hudson company and
the American Locomotive company
have made test OF the new gas-elec
trio car which is expected to revolu
tloni%c railroadlng on short lines. il
combines IN one the power house trans
mission lines, substations and all the
benefits of electric traction without
the costly and cumbersome features OF
the trolley. 4 powerful gas engine
drives ain electric generator. The cur
rent obtained in this way supple:
mower TO the motors which drive the
car. The gas engine, which consume:
gasoline, runs very smoothly, and thu
electrical equipment assures perfec
control of speed and as comfortable
riding as is enjoyed in the modern In
terurban electric. The shape Of thu
the air resistance to a minimum whel
travelling at high speed. The eigh
cylinder gas engine develops 100 horse
power and is coupled to a 100 horse
power direct current generator TIL
machinery worked finely on all kind
= of grades, and Il speed of over sixt
I miles an hour was made at times
e The car was especially designed an
j constructed by the General Electri
!. company for steam railroad work o.
the Delaware and Hudson lines an
: will lie used on several of its branc
u roads
:, Mississippi Jettics Completed.
The new jetties at the mouth of tn
Mississippi river, the construction @
which was commenced four years age
: are now practically completed and wi
= give the south one of the deepest hal
:. bors In the void by opening to the az
: cess of the largest steamships afloa
:, the 100 and 200 foot depths of the low
y err Mississippi. They consist of tw
- parallel walls, one about three and til
!, other about four miles long, lying owe
: half a mile apart and built In the sho;
water at the juncture Of the southwe:
pass with the gulf of Mexico. I'll
swift current which they have pr
q duced, aided Try dredging, has cause
e such q tremendous scour as to alread
r make from fifty to eighty-five feet {
q water in some places where at the b
D. ginning Of the work the depth was b.
d little over a mans head. The tettit
o. have no foundation. but rely for the
stability upon their extremely broa
bases, being from 100 to ITO feet wit
~ at the bottom. They are capped by
n. sea we'll about four feet high. 1t Is e.