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Show Elettricilv Taking the Plce or Meant. Prof. Elihu Thompson, in speaking speak-ing on "The Problems of the Future,"' Fu-ture,"' says. "In tlie near future railways uill be run by electricity; not the small roads, I mean, Iwt rtally the large ones connecting cities, and thtre Is no reason why we should not exct higher speeds than wecanattainat present with our steam locomotives. There we hnc reciprocating arts that must lie put in motion, stopped aud reversed re-versed continually, while In the tlectric locomotive we have the simple rotary motion, w Inch is all we need, which makes it lostible accordingly to run at a much higher rate of sliced. Although the steam locomotive has lieen very much improved, yet it ran hardly compare com-pare with the economy of stationary station-ary engines, placed where they can have an abundant water supply for condensing purjeses. vu raU) therefore, by employing stationary engines and electric roads, do away with a great deal of unnecessary weight and the moving (arts Iicing symmetrical, we can attain a much highir speed, say a hundred miles an hour. This would Is: a grand step forward, w hich would save us a great deal of time. It might even be iiossibie to reach a Ss.-ed of ISO mile an hour. It sirar,y depends upon finding the method of applying apply-ing sutiifieul power, and building the locomotive to suit, arrangements arrange-ments 11 ng adopted to keep the cars on the track." Saenlifc Amcri-cent. |