. Railway age . protective measures that have been employeii. Theaverage life of wowlen ties does not increase; it decreases, whileIts cost fiuctuntes hut does not become cheaper; the offerings ofthe better grades of lies lessen, bu. the demand, naturally. Is steadily becoming greater. given encouraging results. The untreated, or. following oldermethods, the insuftlciently treated, beech tie, while iiresenllng sound decays In .he yo .hat In of a few years .he inside is rotten. It is hoped Ihiitthis serious defect will be remedied by better me
. Railway age . protective measures that have been employeii. Theaverage life of wowlen ties does not increase; it decreases, whileIts cost fiuctuntes hut does not become cheaper; the offerings ofthe better grades of lies lessen, bu. the demand, naturally. Is steadily becoming greater. given encouraging results. The untreated, or. following oldermethods, the insuftlciently treated, beech tie, while iiresenllng sound decays In .he yo .hat In of a few years .he inside is rotten. It is hoped Ihiitthis serious defect will be remedied by better methods of tl-eatmen., but while satisfactory results are , increase in costIs sure. We in Germany aie not alone in being affected by an our country is deficient in ore supplies, both In quantity and quality,and because we lack a substitute of domestic origin to take thepiaie of the ore. It must also not be forgotten .hat foreign woodIs steadily deteriorating owing to .he disappearance of the old ,irid \> Railway. 1896. the quality of whose heart woo<l Is nol l)elng by thai of Ihe younger growth. Moreover, .he more complete utilisation Repealed trials with beests for a great variety of purposes Is In- crea.«lng the dlfflrulty of obtaining good ties Although the de-crease li; .he power of .he wood is l>elng remedied, moreor ;-s successfully, by .he use of larger and heavier .ie platesand by screwing in hardwood plugs, ye. this Increases .he cost tosuch an extent iha. only the superiority of this system can Justifyits adoption. (Tu be continued.) GENERAL NEWS SECTION The Louisiana Railroad Commission in its annual report, Marcli11, aslied tlie state legislature tor a large increase of power. The mail car on the Oriental Limited was robbed on March 15near Bonners Ferry, Idaho, by a lone robber dressed as a post officeinspector. Announcement is made that the Baltimore & Ohio
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