Show DEFECTIVE DEFECT STEEL STEL RAILS RESPONSIBLE R 0 FOR MANY RAILWAY WRECKS Chicago April 23 Bad steel stel rails rais are I causing many of the disastrous us weck wrecks on or American railways accenting to a statement made today toda by b some of the most prominent nt operating officials in the United States who are ae in Chicago at attending attending tending the spring meeting of the Amen Ameri American can Railway association aso Aided by chem chemical heal ical l l experts epert and metallurgists a n a commit committee tee t e composed of ot operating officials have been making an Investigation of this mat matt t M have come to the conclusion that thata a dangerous percentage of r the steer steel rails ris manufactured today toda have hav havethe the te latent flaw which causes them to snap snIt anti break under the tho to Impact Impat of ot a fast train tain a 0 Amon Among the reports which have haye been ben pre prepared pre prepared pared for Tr r presentation to t the general generl meeting of ot the association tom tomorrow rw Is Isone I Ione Isone one by the committee committe on standard rail rl rland and wheel sections This report will wi recommend that a committed be bo appoint appointed ed to take up the tho question queston of or better steel stel rails with the tho American manufacturers in an effort the improve the te quality QUat oft of of material 0 I 0 |