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The sleetr lion OF team roma Il III IL
AT the present Ga "a Ia 81 Sths
lohment OF this lin ortant move.
!11ent TO draw finite c conc usf6ns
g assto5 the merits Or many of these l,,p.
claims. since Heriesnice alone s.al,
prove their value. but the writer, vii il,
endeayor to review the, opinions OF a q
number Of our leading engineers nin,.
railroad men, adding slfew personal
criticisms and comments, hoping thai
he may thus elicit some discussion, sion in
this body Of practicdng engineers and an;
one OF the most important engineering erin.
questions of this time. Z
In treating the subject, let us ,irst
consider the application OF electricity
to light RAILWAY service. And then g, we
IN 10 lie up q consideration: Of the ad.
vantages Of electromotive power. for
trunk lines and heavy railway traff;c
O. which the freight service lis large.
ly4the: controlling element. q.
eve may classify the advantages OF
electric traction oscr steam power for
light railway service as fnllnws:
These factors which fncrease
the fross receipts OF the ron,l making
lie service more popular.
- Those factors which Is. a re.Iuc..
ton Of financial expenditures.
%. Those factors which render. pos.
sihle an enlarged capacity OF til. road
and thereby nm Increased in .,me ,t5s
= he next ten years will reveal won
derful advances along lines suggested
In this paper. But 1t is ye:y doubtful
II the day will ever. como .,5l.,., tl,e
steam locomotive will be entirely en.
perse1e'l BY the electrical locomotive
for railroad: service. I. 55
The I:elnttont OF the Locilt:l ing I'm.
Eineers to j Modern Low G r:l,i:, frank
Line ~ Mr.. G. D. Brooke, assistant
engineer. B. & o. railroad, Morgan.
town, was the next paper read. He
discussed Ills the advantages Of the: steam
road Yet the great difference. IN lie
cost of construction of :lie sten ii roa,l
and tn" electric road gives the latter n
grsat 1..%aniage and in time the etenri
road will lie supplantel by the electric
road.
the next PAPER read was on .''r''! -
Upne' Frecport Coal Led. in n rtllcrn
West Virginia. in A1onongalia AMI Pres.
ton counties by Vice President Ray v.
Hennen. assistant gcologist. Mr.. Hen.
men gave general discourse OH the
merits. age, geological area OF each
county county that It appears In. He said
that in Monongalfa county the vein
thins down east OF the Monorgalel:l
river and thickens west. He discuss.
ell the structure OF the seam Il / sh.,w-
ed how closely 1t remains the same
and how easily 1t could be fnundS An
nlysis showed that there was Il great
amount Of waste materials in both the
bottom, and top portions. He sa:.. that
the Freeport coal was especial. eood
for coking purposes. (.
Practical Phases OF Centrifugal
Mine Pumps" written by Nr. o. X.
Baker. superintendent OF the u. ).
Portland Cement Company. Hays Kan.
and read by E. F. Hartley was a paper
that was well received.
Electrical Distribution in Shops
From Central States" was the subject
Of paper written by Professor c. R.
Jones. OF West Virginia University.
Floyd F. Parsons. associate editor OF
the Engineering and Mining journal.
Of New York. City. was a very enter
tanning talker ut this meeting.
The association Moved to extend
thinks to those who delivered papers.
and especially to Fairmont Coal Com
pany for It's courtesy in attending
meetings through its officers and SUI
perintendents, and to representatives
Of the press for courtesies extended.
Also to Mr.. Williams for use OF AS.
sembly Room"
Ex-Governor Fleming gave II short
history of the Fairmonr Coal Company.
He said in part: ,s. &
- know ]. cannot instruct yom .cn.
tlemen. along technical lines. you are
MI law. aware OF the present developments
81 this field. but II Won expect me to
say ANYTHING. perhaps. I ! can refer to
he early struggles OF the coal opera
tors who, mortgaged their, shoes to
meet their pay rolls NJ
We are glad to have YOU with liz.
md shall be glad to see sou here
again. Your papers have been very
for those of us who can
them. Laughter.)
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