. Railway age . k iiluiM for wooden tie* seraii 147 1 tons at $ 0,300 Hook stud plates _ ,.„, .oAr. ( lbs. eneli = tonsat $ .,. $! $000 Less scrap ..- 14,818 al 1«- 5 300 ClIiiN. 3 lbs. ea - , tons al $ - - $ $200 Less .scrap .. - nt |0 5,360 *»;^^„^.^ „ tons at $03,•. $..7 $233 Less scrap .. » at 35 983 1 - — I ^or Itrmanint Way vith Itib Tic*.Kib ties, book stud plale* and clips, ( -t^ 747 + 229) = $ — 1 198 z 0,04 $120.:
. Railway age . k iiluiM for wooden tie* seraii 147 1 tons at $ 0,300 Hook stud plates _ ,.„, .oAr. ( lbs. eneli = tonsat $ .,. $! $000 Less scrap ..- 14,818 al 1«- 5 300 ClIiiN. 3 lbs. ea - , tons al $ - - $ $200 Less .scrap .. - nt |0 5,360 *»;^^„^.^ „ tons at $03,•. $..7 $233 Less scrap .. » at 35 983 1 - — I ^or Itrmanint Way vith Itib Tic*.Kib ties, book stud plale* and clips, ( -t^ 747 + 229) = $ — 1 198 z 0,04 $120.: From the above It appears that In a country with an efficientiron and steel Industry, wooden ties are at least 85 per cent morecostly than metal ties. If the difference of $ between the annualpayments to the sinking fund is to disa|>pear. wooden ties must becomematerially cheaper. But these figures do not tell the whole storyof the economic superiority of the metal tie. In addition to a. $S,3S6 Fig. 41 — Permanent Way with Rib Ties. greater safety In operating, and a saving In wages, there wouldaccrue to the country at large the Indirect benefits arising from theregular and steady work that would tall to the share of the metalindustry. I am confident that the time Is approaching when, in view ofthe demonstrated longer life and greater reliability of permanentway with metal lies, even afler a very material reduction frompresent prices, the wooden tie will l)e regarded as too must accustom ourselves to the Idea that, as in ship building,house building, bridge building and in other fields, so also in rail-road building metal is crowding out wood. When half of the 70million wooden lies at present lying on 33,000 miles of Importantlines of main track are replaced by metal ties (which In Itself wouldmean lower costs of operation and of maintenance) the saving Inthe amount of the yearly contributions to the sinking fund wouldamount to nearly $1,7
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