The Mankato free press., 1911-01-20
INVENTION OF RUDOLPH WAcHT'
LER NORTH MANkATO.
Capitalists Interested and Com
pany Organized to Manufacture
Safety Appliance; Location for
Factory Selected; Names of Men
Who Will Make Up the Corpora.
ton Are Not Given to Public.


Who Will Make Up the Corpora.
ton Are Not Given to Public.
From Saturdays Daily.
Rudolph Wachtler, well known
citizen of North Mankato. who has
for several years owned a valuable
United States patent on a device in
vented by him and designated as
steel railroad tie with q simple
lor King arrangements which fastens
the rhirfto the tie in a manner which
makes it impossible for the rails to
spread and which it is claimed will
practically eliminate the breaking Of
rails, for the reason that each tie
Will retain its firmness at the sur,
face, thereby doing away with the
giving downward Of the rail .WheS
the weight passes over it, is meet
ing much encouragement. Another
feature OF this device which it is
claimed will make the spreading
and breaking Of rails, almost ''impOs-
sible is that each tie can be unlock
ed and slipped out of position or In,
10 position without in any way dis
tlirbing the rails, or; the ties on eth
er side.
Capitalists Are Interested.
A number Of capitalists, some of
whom came from the west and some
from the east, whose attention had
been called to this device, who have
an eye for business, came to Man
kato last week and called upon the
at once to lay plans for the forma-
ton Of a corporation covering the
whole United States to promote and
develop this improvement. These
gentlemen had rooms at the Saul.
paugh hotel and were in session for
several days discussing the project,
and they finally decided to finance
the matter and had papers made for
the formation of such a corporation,
which they expect to have perfected
some time this month 1t was de-
cided to locate their business center
in some eastern city, or at least in
some city with the very best of ship
ping facilities, there to procure a
site and take steps for the erection
Of factory of large dimensions.
They are not in position yet TO
state exactly where this will be,
! but the city is practically agreed
upon. In developing an improve
ment of this kind it is necessary to
get in touch with large railroad in
terests, and this is one consideration
kept in view in selecting the loca-
/ ton.
Are Practical Business Men.
| The gentlemen referred to are all
| practical business men and agreed
that device as useful as good
steel railroad tie, will, necessarily,
be in great demand in short time,
! owing to the rapid decrease in the
supply of timber suitable for good
railroad ties.
! Before taking this matter in hand
they had the device submitted to
some of the best railroad mechanists
in the country and it is the concen-
sus of opinion among these gentle
men and the railroad men inter.
viewed that it will soon be neces
sary for our railroads to turn to
steel ties in equipping their tracts
especially since all roads are gradu
ally putting on much heavier rolling
stock. The country far away from
water transportation is fast develop
ing and making the hauling of much
larger quantities Of freight into anc
out Of the interior necessary and
railroad men begin to recognize that
this Will gradually require much
heavier and stronger equipment, and
it is believed that well devised
steel tie must become part of thai
equipment in order that heavier
trains, both freight and passenger
can be run with greater safety.
Not Noisy Promoters.
The gentlemen interested in this
project do not belong to the noisy
class of promoters, in fact they arc
not promoters at all, but are busf
ness men seeking investment and
fully believe they have found some
thing safe and a sure winner il
this patent. Their business will bs
handled ccnservatively and they vii
take time to put the matter on q
safe basis. The stock in the corpo
ration being organized will not be
fiCuted about the country for a song
in fact will not have to be, because
several men of means, some of them
railroad men, have already spoken
for some of the stock at a good fig
ure, and it will be disposed of in {
short time if present indications par
out
The organizers Of the company
have requested that no names be
given out at present, or anything O.
their plans prior to the time tha
the organization is completed, hence
we do not give any names here The
facts will all be made known in du,
time.
MANkATO MANS HEN A LAYEF