The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-28

auction of the automatic stop on steam
| roads?
The attention Of the government to
| this matter has been reflected by. the
| reports Of the Interstate Commerce Com
| mission, which has insistently urged the
| adoption OF automatic stops. The State
railroad commissions have also directed
| their attention to this matter.
The attention of the railways Of
this country to this important matter
has been reflected. first. by the activ-
ity of the American Railway Associa-
ton. and. second, by the Railway Sig
nal Association. Large railroads. such
as the New York Central, Pennsyl-
vania, and the New Haven road have
| recently created automatic stop bu-
reaus or committees.
An Accepted Institution.
In fact, the matter has assumed
such extensive proportions in the past
few years as to become an accepted
| institution and practically requires no
discussion of. its importance and its
wide future probabilities to railway
! officials. Thus it will be seen that
the automotic stop Is an agency for
promoting safety on railroads that has
got to be reckoned with. because IT Is
the next great step in railroading.
In view of the attitude of the Fed
cEdi anu Sldlc COIuIuiSSlOnS, the tenn
per of the people and the press, in
GLIDING the good will of railroad off,
! Gals. consequently any one gaining
, leadership in this new art has an ex-
ceptional commercial opportunity. be-
cause there is presented a goodwill
| asset Of great value with respect to
the next great step in railroading.
From the foregoing 1t is clearly ap-
parent that there is a tremendous ad
" Mt IN he oil "a
of a satisfactory and inexpensive auto
matte stop. because IL is a highly es-
f, teemed quasi-public utility or agency.
that is imperatively needed. as shown
| by accident statistics for the pass
eleven years. and because its useful
ness and efficiency has been exempli-'
/, fed under the most crucial service on
| the subways. and which Is crowned
! with the crushing argument Of sue
! cess-an advantage that cannot be
argued for an ordinary or unheralded
invention that at the outset has .
prospect of slow commercial growth
and that requires stimulation to create
a demand by extensive advertising
and a vigorous sales Campaign to over
come the inertia ordinarily encoun-
tered in the introduction of new de-
vice or system on the market.
The automatic stop therefore offers .
commercial opportunity seldom met with
in the Industrial field nowadays.
Some years ago the government COM
PEELED the railroads to equip all cars.
freight and passenger with the air brake.
and later 1t compelled the equipment Of
all cars with automatic couplers and
the stockholders in the companies con-
trolling. the preferred type Of invention
In those lines have become rich.
| To grasp more definitely and forcibly
the general plan of the forward move
ment Of the automatic stop. II should be
noted that It is another industry singled
out by legislation. -
| From the foregoing 1t will be seen
that we are on the threshold Of great
change In safeguarding railway trans
portation. and out Of the troublous
1 past Of railway wrecks Is emerging q
vital movement In behalf of the auto
matte stop. which will result in pro-
dacing q great and powerful industry
and It Is Believed that the most i'm
poftant contribution to this industry 10
the.
BUELL. cAB SIGNAL AND AU1o-
AAT1c STOP.