. Scientific American Volume 90 Number 16 (April 1904) . stmerely of soft-wood trees cut to lengthand split in two. These are laid withthe flat face down and a notch is adzedin each to receive the rails. The weakfeatures of this type of tie are that itpresents but small bearing surface forthe base of the rail, which quickly cutsdown into the tie, and also it is liableto rot out quicker than the square tiethat is hewed on opposite faces. Inone of our illustrations, showing thelaying of the track, the latter form oftie is used, in another the half-roundsplit tie, and the difference in stabilitya
. Scientific American Volume 90 Number 16 (April 1904) . stmerely of soft-wood trees cut to lengthand split in two. These are laid withthe flat face down and a notch is adzedin each to receive the rails. The weakfeatures of this type of tie are that itpresents but small bearing surface forthe base of the rail, which quickly cutsdown into the tie, and also it is liableto rot out quicker than the square tiethat is hewed on opposite faces. Inone of our illustrations, showing thelaying of the track, the latter form oftie is used, in another the half-roundsplit tie, and the difference in stabilityand in bearing surface will be readilyappreciated by comparing these twopictures. Probably it will be found, as the warproceeds, that one of the elements ofweakness in the line, for operation pur-poses, is that the sidings are not ofsufficient length. These, however, canreadily be lengthened so as to accommo-date several trains at a time, andwith ample provision of this kind, theroad should be able to land at the seatof war a minimum of 800 troops a day. The Depot at Kraknoiarck, Central Siberia—A Most Important Mobilizing and Forwarding Station at the Present Juncture. Showing Substantia! Character of the Buildings. with their supplies of food, ammuni-tion, etc., and it might be able by ex-cellent management and good luck inthe matter of breakdowns to place asmany as 1,200 troops a day at the are informed by an eyewitness, whohas just arrived from Lake Baikal, that1,000 troops a day were being trans-ported during the latter part of Feb-ruary, and it is likely that the length-ening of the sidings that is now goingon, coupled with the experience thatis being gained, will enable Russia toplace troops at the front during thesummer months at the rate of from30,000 to 40,000 a month. »-•-• An instance of where brute strengthtriumphs with the moderii wire-draweras a wage-earning factor, as comparedwith the skill of the old-time wire-drawer, who had to make his own dies
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