Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-15
Say Brig.-Ccn. Sir Henry
W. Thornton Registered
Great Achievement.
HANDLES ENORMOUS
STEAM TRAFFIC EASILY
Travel Through Depot Said to
Be Greatest of Any in
World.
IKy Associated Prnssl

BY Associated Press
LONDON. Oct. lt-The English
newspapers are saying that Briga-
der General sir Henry W. Thornton.
who is leaving the Great Eastern
Hallway 20 take charge OF the Cana
dian system. registered ono great
achievement in England in that he
organized the most efficient and
quickest system for handling an
enormous suburban passenger traf-
hc under steam that passes In and
out OF any depot in the world
II was planned when General
Thornton came TO London in 1914
from the United States. whore he
was general manager OF the Long
Island Railroad. New York. that the
Great Eastern suburban traffic would
he eicctriied. Eu; the war and It's
consequent financial strain upon the
railroads rendered that impossible
The papers are also recalling tho
frank admission by the directors OF
the Great Eastern when General
Thornton was imported In the face
of much opposition. that the English
railways were lacking in men capa-
bic OF dealing with biz problems.
with australia and Canada looking
to America for railway genius, the
explanation * given here tina, Eng
land Is such = small country that
mere railway men can gain no eX-
1erience in handling great systems
such as bic continent, affords
Ihs new scheme under which the
English roads are to be reorEanIzed
into four groups working together In
the interest OF economy IS about TO
he started and with It's bcsinniuE
E"es tho foremost iisur. In the Brit
:Sn railway world when Lord Claud
Hamilton passes into retirement He
is )" years of age. although looking
twenty years younger and says he
iceis "a younger man should take up
ih!s new work.
Great Brta;ns agricultural in.
cusrry is said 10 he in critical
state. anG combined effort on the
part OF the farmers to reduce the
!ao"rerS wages has created such an
upFoar that delegations OF the farm
ers and farm workers are TO visit
l-!oyd George and lay their cases be-
lore him
The farmers union declares the
financial position OF many of it's
members makes il imperative that
wages should be reduced. as en-
penSes are Still considerably above
the 1914 figures and have not do.
clined nearly as much as have farm
ON the other hand the laborer, as
sert they can scarcely exist On t.
present wages. and that II The y
posed reduction to % sim.
inss a week Is Insisted upon ,n.y
"'!' De close TO the starvation line.
An attempt 20 encourage the
manufacture and use OF motorlcss
airpianes In England, as well as 10
h,s
man Is being mad. by a London
newspaper. which has instituted
Eitdrr competition Tor prize OF
G.0oo. 20
The competition Will be held on
!foFd liI!. near lewes. Sussex. com
h'nc!ns tomorrow. and lasting a
Nsch The prize Will 60 TO III.
aviator Who san remain longest in
IA" ar. but ne must remain aioft AT
As1' an hour and land within
500 yards OF the starting point.
IN" air ministry is kcculy In.
e5fNe1 in the attempt. and has :,.
'a!.Aa twenty men 20 assist the COW.
?r,i'ors "s vel as lending n kite
balloon to haul Tho cliders to ,ha,r
starting 7oint on the hill.
some thirty competitors. including
ANthoHy Tokker. tho Dutch .v.s.or,
ana several Frerchmcn ar. ,,,rr.I
"ha some good aiShts are an,ic!-
'"'ef. As the position chosen Is au,-
rounded hy favorable air currents,
Graf; among English inunlclrai .rn.
p."E"s is rare. bu; the custom or lin.
''Hf ha' been 40 long ohscrvcd TIM,
''h'" class" "' government work.
rTs ro'snly the postmcn. demand
'P' AZ th"!- duo whom not cortAeom-
rs voluntarily.