The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-11
no pAgCOM n. T1MMoNS.
.,.. ,y..bineton Correspondent.

- NtYDN President Htt'
NN-l.,Iv will make no official
a ias fo the super-power zone
rosfon and washington. II
gs lfamai Today
y, bien ID f','al quarters II was
t.r ,rIr the b'ct,GUut mas
llu IN, thought to thls sub 'ect
W." s,qrot1ry Fall submitted the
in,. .,,,y .a November, his time
N tNo, s1 taken up visa !ntslna-
as 'r',f,srs nat he has not sivcn
mi n'.rntion he Intends 10
a T.. s1Brr. power zone report Is
M i4.r,l OF utmost importance.
E ohs' bc zone already mapped Is
n .roilou DO Us expected that
ID ,ores will follow. Oklahoma
,rtausas would be in ore Of
See Big saving.
-.. roicd economists insist
.J.tis plar would save moro to
zion than 70 cessation of shiD-
IL ming Among the leaders In
m,riC,r industrial thought who
t..d rrpuaro he report was ~ VI.
ilsyorfh urral uperiuJ"udCnt
'b, Ewntr. Bcfineries lt Tulsa,
t. WadsWorfhs part OF th1 report
y, do with it's effect on indus.
,,ry ntHgrs Of the foremost &C.
..,,ir authorities in the country
J.,rd N, Wadsworth who Nas
se only n.u from the southwest
# no rarr, .Utcd.
Y one OF "a, sIost interesting f'a-
n prgs of tu. plan is the proposed
" oetrlfipatiou of railroads. sumo
y thp s4lkire advantages OF 'Ee
,o wore ,tinted out In = srntc-
sent by the geological survey today.
rbose advantages include the con
ry,tion Of national resources,
boih coal and labor; an Increase
M The capacity OF main and track
n a,Sg. an Improvement of the ply
.Nh condition Of terminals ami an
crease IN the value Of the prop perty,
A. shown by the New Yorl. Central
and Pcnnsylyauia terminals In New
York city, benefits both to the tray
eH1g publ. and to residents along
mo route through the elimination
n noise and smoker the possibility
H. oi providins uuitiplc-level terminals
r. ard freish. wa houses; AMI evcnu-
ny IN operation through the usc rf
Mhsl and machinery for generating
Mercy by "a few skillful operators
III a.h small uncronomical machines
The Elcctrification Plan.
III The electric locomotive f.
eupped with meters that afford
II rompleie knowledge and control OF
operating conditions and that are
al.o a valuable guide I'm handling
N, train particularly in starting
long. heavy train. With electric
traction the economy OF the entire
sequence Of operation Is not depend
eri upon one man, as Il is with
steam Operation Is therefore no
longer a matter of individual human
Judgment, skill or fidelity. 1t is
thk unfortunate human element
that nulllfies the theoretical ad-
yantages OF the "full-jeweled move
meRi" steam locomotive. The ef-
fecilvsnfss Of the devices for in
creasirg efficiency and capacity,
surh as hr.eh arches, superheaters,
|doksr, sphons, automatic fire
doors, and power reverses. neces-
arly depends on the intelligence
ard faithtu!nes5 Of the average en-
ginte. and In consequence the av-
eiage results are low. The inherent
H+aNNANtlt70 VI AAAf NAtNIil lp'bNllo-
tive is proved by Its own advocates
N their claim that 40 per cent of
is coal can be saved by the careful
- Of these auxiliary devices"
Then why be skeptical. il is asked,
ol saving Of GO per cent by a mod
~ gh power station, which has all
Aese devices In greater complete.
n nas and. IN addition. has brains
70 use them?
" The speed Of different classes of
NJ rams run by electricity win be
III "oTe nearly uniform. Much heavi-
n trains can be handled. and al
Ne same time light freight trains
an be moved at the speed of local
aSenger trains. II has been
n yioyed that FOR the heaviest freight
M N'l'e such az mountain grade
'Wk' The electric locomotive Is su
eHor to the steam locomotive, but
superiority in handling light
III ~ 81 high speed is not so gem
~ understood.
n the electric locornotfve "a
mPle and as all the electric loco
Al -Vu'es OF d given class are ldenti-
ana no more skin is required to
PVale them than Is demanded OF
~ ordinary chauffeur, all these
Uhouves win be pooled, so that
W@l number required will be
Ha'erlally reduced.
saving In Time. Too.
~ ,uhs'derable saving in time and
IN an increase In capacity under
n y, upe,poWer system will be made
snglhening the operating divi-
~ .ss winch win he from 200 TO
HHes long instead Nof 100 miles.
n uip ~'ulc passenger locomotive
y,,t IN the morning from New
Il II, Boston and viii return
1y afternoon, or at night. max.
Il ,,, yotai run of $50 miles a day.
"a bs,%.las round trip viii be made
or Nm IN New York and Washington.
n ,lo,,.,," york and Syracuse. The
a locomotive viii be kent AT
5t dav ~. VI the road for 90 hours a
II spee5 y, ! operated at an average
wn toS o. y miles an hour. II can
X honsvo. "ules day. This mileage.
n trie double that of the cleo
"A bs passenger engines now used on
/ io,s NV York, New Haven Hart
III be oh,nt h.Is ana Is higher than would
I! is eysry 1i',gd . as an average. but there
# ubItsd' reason 10 believe that with
N operation an average be-